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Today very similar to yesterday, drier weather towards Northern Areas but wetter In The South of england and wales. Sundry downpours expected today, which could cause some problems. I will bring you the full forecast very shortly. Its sunday, the 22nd of october. Our main story the prime Minister Sir Keir starmer has said it is his job to Do Something about leaks from his government, which he has described as damaging to everybody. Mr starmer was speaking ahead of start of the Labour Party Confe...

bumper day here at the commonwealth games, the penultimate day, with 45 gold medals to be one, easily the busiest games day that we have had so far. the womens road racing, englands anna henderson among the competitors and matt. as for last night... well, we were hoping for a super saturday in the athletics stadium but it failed to materialise. nick miller did win gold for england in the hammer, but other hopefuls were pushed down the medals. heres our sports correspondent natalie pirk...

a publication at the heart of the conservative establishment. famously, borisjohnson was an editor of the magazine, kemi badenoch also worked there for a bit. fraser, hello, will you be anointing a leader? were going to find out a five oclock. and apparantlyjeremy hunt is struggling to stay in. the big news of course, is that a yougov poll puts penny mordaunt way ahead of all her rivals. the betting markets have moved behind her now so she is the odds on favourite. and will the spectat...

warfare in port—au—prince led to greater instability. the un says at least 230 people were killed in five days of fighting in the capital earlier this month. now on bbc news, the media show. a warning this programme contains flashing images. hello and welcome. today we are asking what role the media has in choosing the next conservative leader. how do you cover an election campaign that most of the public doesnt have a say in? and what might all this mean for a channel 4s planned p...

the media show. a warning this programme contains flashing images. hello and welcome. today we are asking what role the media has in choosing the next conservative leader. how do you cover an election campaign that most of the public doesnt have a say in? and what might all this mean for a channel as planned privatisation? next weeks media bill, which would have included details of the sale has now been delayed. my guests today, fraser nelson, editor of the spectator, a publication at ...

this time, they miss. the howitzers get away. the artillery commander tells me the russians are regularly targeting them because of their western weapons. "because theyre precise and effective," he says. ukraines also having to learn a western way of war, the emphasis on precision. and this ones making a difference — the us himars rocket launcher. ukraine doesnt have many, but it can now strike targets from distance. but its creating a massive logistical challenge. ukraines now havin...

her rival rishi sunak is on the front of the sunday telegraph urging sanctions for iran following the stabbing of salman rusdie. and finally, the sunday times focus on the cost of living crisis with reports the treasury is developing a plan to hand out more money to cope with energy costs. lets to cope with energy costs. begin with the observer picture, lets begin with the observer. this picture, emma, of wimbledon common. im guessing that this pond normally looks a bit bigger than tha...

the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says the veto makes the us complicit in what he describes as war crimes against palestinians. in a statement, he condemns the american position as a "flagrant violation of all humanitarian principles and values" and he holds the us "responsible for the bloodshed of palestinian children, women and elderly people in the gaza strip". the us envoy said such a ceasefire would be dangerous and unrealistic. every other member of the council backed the r...

here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run—up to the general election on ajuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour wins the general election. in a newspaper interview, he set out plans to prioritise british workers and crack down on businesses that break employment laws. the conservatives are focusing on health policies for england today. they say theyll build or modernise 250 more gp surgeries, open more ...

After three years in captivity. In sport, its the final day of the Premier League season, with Champions League places at stake. Manchester city, liverpool and arsenal will vie for the last two spots to join europes elite next season. And phil has the weather for us this morning. Good morning. There is a much improved started day compared to yesterday in scotland and the rest of the British Isles is not far behind. Details in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. In business, somet...