is now tasked with bringing the financial turmoil under control what can he do? he will hope things can get better, the prime minister hasjunked he will hope things can get better, the prime minister has junked two key planking of her programme for government. and her chance, the big question tonight, can she survive? also on the programme. police investigating the murder of leah croucher say a convicted sex offender who died three years ago is the murder suspect. almost a month since the death of mahsa amini in iran over her headscarf, 200 people are reported to have been killed. and robbie coltrane has died at the age of 72. and robbie coltrane has died at the age of 72. and coming up on the bbc news channel. hailed at the most inclusive rugby league event ever, we bring you all the build up to the world cup ahead of tomorrow s opening game. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. less than 2a hours after kwasi kwarteng insisted he was 100% safe in hisjob as chan
but liz truss remains under pressure from the markets and her own mps. at a press conference in downing street, she acknowledged the market turmoil and said a rise in corporation tax would now go ahead. it is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than markets were expecting. so the way we are delivering our mission right now has to change. called back from washington only to be fired the now former chancellor kwasi kwarteng in office for less than six weeks. his replacement, the former health secretary, jeremy hunt. he is the fourth uk chancellor since the summer. ~ , ., , ., summer. the prime minister has now been two planks summer. the prime minister has now been two planks of summer. the prime minister has now been two planks of her summer. the prime minister has now been two planks of her programme i summer. the prime minister has now| been two planks of her programme for government and her chancellor. the question tonight is can she surviv
and we celebrate a0 years of christmas classic, the snowman, and its iconic soundtrack, walking in the air. good morning. it s christmas eve. our top story. around 250 million people in the us and canada are under severe weather warnings, as an unprecedented winter storm sweeps across north america. from alaska to texas, bone chilling temperatures, blizzards and icy winds have caused widespread disruption and left more than a million homes and businesses without power. at least 12 deaths have been linked to the conditions. tom brada reports. once ina once in a generation whether out of the worst possible time. ice, wind, rain and extreme cold are wreaking havocin rain and extreme cold are wreaking havoc in the build up to christmas. trees have been ripped from the ground and power lines have been knocked out across the country. from maine to texas, more than i million people are without electricity. people are very frustrated because we pay our bills. all day it has been goin
virat kohli misses out on a century but india continue their unbeaten run at the cricket world cup. england hold off tonga to win the opening match of their three test rugby league series. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. we start tonight with the day s only premier league game, which has seen aston villa beat west ham by 2 1. 4 1. the result moves villa up to fifth in the table and is their 11th win in a row at home, as adam cottier reports. aston villa are on their longest home winning run for more than four decades. the manager marks a year in charge this week under his guidance, there are leaving an imprint on the top end of the premier league table can help by inform players like midfield players douglas louise, who gave them leads going scoring any six successive home premier league game. a foul saw villa awarded a penalty in the second half and another goal from the spot. west ham briefly rallied with bow and benefiting from a deflection to become only the th
who gave them the lead, scoring in a sixth successive home premier league game. a foul saw villa awarded a penalty in the second half and another goal from the spot. west ham briefly rallied with jarrod bowen benefiting from a deflection to become only the third player ever to score in each of his club s opening five away matches of a premier league season. no answer to villa s dominance, as ollie watkins scored his eighth goal of the campaign and substitute leon bailey added a fourth, as villa crowned an 11th successive home league win. aston villa s tally of 19 points is the highest after nine games of the premier league season for 25 years. before kick off at villa park, these were the scenes a minute s applause for sir bobby charlton, a day after the england world cup winner died at the age of 86. at old trafford today, fans have continued to sign a book of condolence and pay their respects to a manchester united legend, with flowers placed in front of the holy trinity