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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. hed originally been expected to return back t...

care workers out of theirjobs. its the late, late show at old trafford, as an injury time winner earns manchester united victory in the europa league, which keeps alive their chances of winning their group. we are live at kings cross station in london. say happy birthday to the worlds most famous train, the flying scotsman, celebrating 100 years on our ways. and as we steam towards the weekend, expect a mishmash of cloud, sunshine and rain at times. sunday looking driver many. coming u...

the leaders of chinas ruling communist party gather for a summit in which ruler xijinping is expected to secure a historic third term in office. communities in three australian states are ordered to evacuate as 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. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. britains chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, has cut short hi...

Is returning to the uk early, our economics editor, faisal islam, has sent us this report from washington. the chancellor of the exchequer, kwasi kwarteng, has notjust left the british ambassadors residence here in washington, dc, he has left of the entirety of the international monetary funds annual meetings and gone home a day early, flying back to london unexpectedly. why? _ because his team say he wants to consult with senior members of government, basically the prime minister and his fellow...

The british ambassadors residence here in washington, dc, he has left the entirety of the international monetary funds annual meetings and gone home a day early, flying back home to london unexpectedly. why? because his team say he wants to consult with senior members of government, basically the prime minister and his fellow mps, about that mini—budget, the mini—budget that isntjust going down badly in his own party, its also gone down badly in the financial markets. in fact, they are now c...

Other key points about isis that my intelligence source tells me they have a safe haven unlike al qaeda in yem and an-pakistan and somalia, mali, they have this big swathe of territory in syria and iraq. what advantage does that give them? >> i would say theyre halfway to safe haven more so in syria. safe haven for me is the space for people to plot attacks against europe or the united states without worrying as much about fighting government forces. advantage that gives you is pretty straight f...

Fema, the federal government. so right now, were still on the search and rescue effort, you may not -- your listeners may not know it, but the areas you talked about, many of those counties were the same tornado, one line, but then desoto, jasper, we have other parts of the state that were hit by other tornadoes. we had a big, big swathe of bad weather that went through here and spawned a lot of tornadoes, not only in mississippi, but probably in arkansas, louisiana and alabama as well. but yet,...

Its growing particularly in to the latino immigrant community who live in families who many are voters, but many dont have papers. this is a family issue, thats why its a threshold issue. and the fact that president obama hasnt followed through on his promise is putting in play a big swathe of new voter who is swung dramatically away from president bush and towards democrats in 2008. he either steps up or hes going to get the lions share of the blame for not stepping up. >> i think he stepped up...