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well bring you all the latest on the cost—of—living crisis this hour, including the response from politicians. todays other headlines — horrific and shocking — police describe the murder of 87—year—old thomas ohalloran, stabbed while riding his mobility scooter in west london. officers call it an "unprovoked attack". more than 4000 people given contaminated blood in the �*70s and �*80s will receive compensation of £100,000 each, but campaigners say many grieving famili...

showers in the south—east but southern and eastern england have a dry day with sunshine, the breeze picking up all the while. temperatures reaching 25 in the south—east, 16—20 in the north and west. these values are around seasonal average. the weather front crosses the country thursday night, by friday it clears away from the south—east and then it is one of sunshine and showers, most of the showers will be across western scotland, northern ireland, staying dry in the south an...

thousands affected by the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 80s will get initial compensation of £100,000 each. # the way is clear, the light is good, i have no fear...# and after one venue cancels his latest production over comments on trans rights, monty pythons terry gilliam says british theatre needs to be braver. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. thats what art is about, pushing the limits. matt hudson—smith is going to take the european title agai...

obviously losing patience. >> right now youre sitting up here playing cards because they are short staffed and we can check-in and get in there in time so we are waiting for more people to come in. >> i was supposed to leave at 1:30 and they delayed it to 3:00 p.m. already today. i dont know if im going to get out on time or not. i brought my laptop charger and i may be hanging out here for a while. >> we are hoping the plane is there when we are ready to get on and a pilot to fly it, ...

and nasa has moved its giant moon rocket to the launchpad in preparation for its first ever flight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, writer and broadcaster jenny kleeman, and martin bentham from the evening standard. tomorrows front pages. the i warns that after the latest rise in the cost of living, we should now brace ourselves for an interest rate hike. "a living nightmare" is the independent�*s take on the cost of livin...

welcome to the programme. one of donald trumps fiercest critics in his own republican party has been forced out of her seat. liz cheney has lost her right to run as the republican candidate for the congressional elections in november, losing the primary to the trump—backed candidate, harriet hagerman. but while ms cheney lost her seat, she arguably gained something else. she is now the face of the trump opposition, more so than any democrat. and in her concession speech, ms cheney ma...

congresswoman cheney is the last of the so-called impeachment ten, those are the ten house republicans who voted to impeach president trump after the insurrection. seven of them have either lost their primaries or chosen not to run for re-election. two of them won, and then theres cheney. you may remember congresswoman cheney was booted from her leadership post in the republican conference more than a year ago after trying to warn the country about the threat she believes donald trump ...

wyoming has drawn a line in the sand. if we put you in power you will be accountable to us. you will answer to us. and you will do what is in our best interests. if you dont, we will fire. you >> wyoming has put the politicians on notice, not just here but all across this great country that our representatives work for us and not the other way around. >> and in alaska, some polls are closing right now. always in a different time zone. incumbent republican, the summit cow ski, who also...

her concession speech. >> we must be very clear dye about the fed threats we face and what is required to defeat it. i have said, since january 6th, that i will do whatever it takes to ensure that donald trump is never again anywhere near the oval office. i mean it. >> and alaska right now, polls are either closed or are closing. incumbent republican senator, lisa murkowski, who also voted to impeach trump is facing kelechi bakr who was been endorsed by the former president. in an atte...

and the heat is on — the met office says today could be the hottest day of the year so far. some parts of the uk will be hotter than athens and ibiza today. whats it like where you are and how are you coping? get in touch @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. also coming up, birth control for grey squirrels as scientists hope to control an expanding population and save our native reds. hello and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is the latest senior cabinet m...