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peter saull reports. from the dean of westminster to the relative calm of chequers, shes meeting her new chancellor here and stay together try to turn her faltering premiership around. the sunday papers are full of speculation about plots, with various names doing the rounds as would—be successors. something this man is already running the show, but he says... man is already running the show, but he sa 5... man is already running the show, but he sa s... ~ , , he says... the prime mi...

the iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital as protests continue. more than 1,000 paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has asked conservative mps to get behind the prime minister, liz truss. hes insisted that she remains in charge of the government and said the country needed stability, not another "protracted l...

self—inflicted, sometimes there is an economic crisis because of world events that cant be predicted. this is self—inflicted, in downing street, with that budget. well have more on the bank of englands emergency intervention, and whether its likely to work. also on the programme. an investigation by bbc panorama exposes whats described as a toxic culture at one of the uks largest mental health hospitals. and, the people of florida are bracing theselves for one of the worst storms i...

economy competitive. at the end of the day, thats ultimately what we have to do. what we politicians are responsible for is making the economic decisions that will drive continued growth. overnight, more chaos as hundreds of mortgage products were withdrawn. labour says its all because of government negligence. what the government now needs to do, is to recall parliament, immediately, abandon that budget before any more damage is done. well have more on the bank of englands emergency i...

there will be millions of people watching — there will be millions of people watching this right now with their housing _ watching this right now with their housing in— watching this right now with their housing in their pensions and that is because — housing in their pensions and that is because the government has lost controi— is because the government has lost control of— is because the government has lost control of their economy. humiliated, abused and isolated for weeks...

welcome to the programme. amid the turmoil in uk markets this week, the chancellor met the us banks today and was told in no uncertain terms that his budget which he has planned for november is "way too far away". the government needs to communicate much sooner, said the banks, on what the solution will be to the problem the city believes they created. it has been another chaotic day on the markets. this morning, the bank of england performed a screeching u—turn, putting the brakes o...

interest rates are expected to rise sharply today, as the bank of england attempts to tackle soaring prices. the bank is expected to increase its base rate by three quarters of a percentage point from 2.25% to 3%. that would be its eighth consecutive increase since december, pushing the rate to its highest level for m years. it would also mark the biggest single increase since 1989, and could have a big impact on the cost of living and peoples finances. our correspondent navtej johal h...

good morning from the cooper box arena, where the stage is set for the wheelchair rugby league world cup. elsewhere, champions league history is made by the 17—year—old manchester city player rico lewis, on the final night of group stage matches. good morning. we have had some heavy overnight rain pushing southwards and eastwards. it will take its time to clear from the far south—east today, but behind it we are looking at sunshine and showers. strong winds in the north of scotla...

nasa successfully crashes a probe into an asteroid — to test whether space rocks that might threaten earth could be deflected out of the way. ukrainians in four russian—held regions have one final day to vote — in a referendum, kyiv and its western allies dismiss as a sham. the head of the metropolitan police pledges to be "ruthless" in rooting out corruption, racism and misogyny in the force. a state funeral is underway for the former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. leaders ...

could the emergency services have done more to save lives after the manchester arena bombing? a report is due out shortly. the migrant crisis in kent — the home secretary visits dover and manston to see for herself whats happening there. and why soaring energy bills mean many swimming pools and fitness centres could be forced to close this winter. ive been going, what, ten years or more. peter has been coming 16. and coming up on the bbc news channel... its crunch time in the t20 wor...