torrential rain brings major flooding. and the flying scotsman the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour celebrates a century on the tracks. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has cut short his visit to the us to hold urgent talks with the prime minister, as pressure mounts on the government over its mini budget. the chancellor had been in washington for a meeting of global finance ministers. he d originally been expected to return back to london on saturday. speaking to the bbc yesterday before the change of plans, mr kwarteng said he believes 100% that he will still be a chancellor and liz truss will still be prime minister in a month s time. later today, the chancellor and prime minister are expected to hold talks with conservative mps. some think the government s tax cutting plans should be reversed, while others believe the help with energy bills should be more targeted. there s even talk of whether both the chancellor and
who s on trial for alleged corruption clash with police outside her home. europe s biggest carnival returns to the streets of london after a three year break caused by covid. pakistan has made a fresh appeal for international aid to deal with what it describes as overwhelming flooding, which has killed more than a thousand people. an estimated 33 million people, or 15% of the population, are affected in the north and south of the country, after unusually heavy monsoon rains. pakistan s prime minister, shehbaz sharif flew over one affected area, jaffarabad baluchistan, in a helicopter distributing relief. a massive aid operation is under way but the government says it s unable to cope. officials in the southern province of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters from the north flow downstream. from sindh, pumza fihlani reports: local aid agencies in pakistan say they are doing what they can, but there simply aren t enough resources for
aces, who clinched the british premiership grand final, thanks to an away victory at the sheffield tigers and the riders joined the travelling fans in the mexican themed celebrations. the sombreros were out in force. they have become a bit of a tradition for the club, and began, as a bit of a joke, about the manchester weather. cannot subscribe to anyjokes about the manchester weather but i can tell you that of course it is the rugby league world cup, all three of them, starting tomorrow in newcastle with england against samoa and we will be live in newcastle in the next half an hour. the bank of england stepped in to buy government debt to try to prevent pension funds collapsing. but how does the gilt market work? we thought we d take a closer look. our business reporter noor nanji has the details. this is a complicated area of finance and economics, but we ll try to explain. let s start by looking at what exactly the gilt market is. usually, the government wants
but they were hanging on at the end. newcastle also hit the bar in injury time. they are seventh in the table. wolves remain in the bottom three. west ham are off the bottom of the table after their first win of the season. it came at aston villa, pablo fornals scored the only goal of the game, 15 minutes from time. the hammers are now level on points with villa. and there was a record scoreline in scotland, champions celtic won 9 0 at dundee united. japanese striker kyogo furuhashi and israel s liel abada both scored hattricks. it equals the record win in the scottish premiership and is the biggest away victory. in theirfirst meeting in 10 months, india beat pakistan right at the death at the asia cup. the t20 tournament that s taking place in the united arab emirates. india won the toss and put pakistan into bat. mohammed rizwan topscored with 43
play and show that he is a magnificent player to play football. the game as a final, they are not in the best position in the championship, but he s more conditioned, weird doing that tomorrow, and so, yeah, we will prepare tomorrow, and so, yeah, we will prepare well, we prepared well today, prepare well, we prepared well today, tomorrow, to go through and -et today, tomorrow, to go through and get the today, tomorrow, to go through and get the qualifier. leeds united have confirmed the appointment ofjesse marsch following the sacking of marcelo bielsa on sunday. the american has been out of work since leaving german side rb leipzig in december, but has also coached the new york red bulls and red bull salzburg. leeds are currently 16th butjust two points above the relegation zone, following a run of heavy defeats. and two time major winner zachjohnson will captain the united states ryder cup team against europe in rome in 2023 as they look to end a run of 30 years without an awa