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exactly under what mechanism, but it will happen. chinas president, xijinping, has been defending his controversial zero—covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. 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 h...

the value of the pound has dropped again today by nearly a percent against the dollar as investors digest the warning from the international monetary fund about the uk governments fiscal plans. the imf has openly criticised the plan for widespread tax cuts, warning the measures are likely to fuel the cost—of—living crisis and increase inequality. heres michelle fleury with more details in new york. one of the roles of the international monetary fund is to act as an early economic w...

iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital, as protests continue. more than a thousand paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt has been in talks with liz truss this afternoon — as they consider further changes to the mini budget that had been the centrepiece of her economic plan. 48 hours into thejob, mr hunt has made clear nothing ...

to some of her mps, they continue to question herfuture. and her new chancellor. more changes to the mini budget look set to come, amid talks this afternoon between liz truss and her new chancellor. they met at the prime ministers country retreat, and as some of her mps continue to question her future. butjeremy hunt says voters do not need more turmoil. what we want to stability, and the worst thing for that would be more political instability at the top, another protracted leadershi...

the channel to england so far this year. thats according to uk government figures. lucy williamson has been speaking to people in albania, france and the uk. for each boat, each migrant, there can be many smugglers — albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish criminal gangs. the journey starts in towns like laknas, now marked by absence. the shuttered houses and empty streets signs of an exodus this year. most were drawn by uk wages ten times higher than here. and each departure makes b...

begun sudden and sweeping job cuts to save money. its thought its new owner elon musk, whos the worlds richest man, might reduce the platforms workforce of 8 thousand by as much as half. many twitter staff are finding out via email that they no longer have a job. heres our technology editor zoe kleinman. elon musk did not speak to any of the thousands of employees laid off today. instead he was a surprise guest at this investor conference in new york. meanwhile, many twitter staff woke...

tennessee. on wednesday, a violent criminal ezekiel kelly had a rampage all over town. he even live shooting on the facebook page. he laughed, smile. ultimately he was apprehended by police and here he is smiling in his mugshot. you probably wont be surprised to find out that kelly should have been in prison all along as he was discharged with attempted -- charged with attempted murder in 2020. thats only two years ago. he only served 11 months of what was a three year sentence which s...

its six in the morning in singapore, and six in the evening across florida where the state is being battered by hurricane ian. there are warnings of catastrophic damage — both from the high winds — which are gusting at up to 240 kilometres per hour, thats around 150 miles per hour. and from the heavy rain. combine that with what experts are saying could be the highest storm surge on record — and there are fears for the safety of thousands of people. lets get the latest now from o...

protesters... we start in florida where the state is being battered by hurricane ian. there are warnings of catastrophic damage both from from the high winds which are gusting at up to 235 kilometres per hour, thats around 145 miles per hour. you can see the image that this is the seen life in florida at the moment. the gusts of wind that are blowing throughout that are blowing throughout that state as i was saying at around 230 kph that is around 145 mph and also the damage thatis 145...

live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. its newsday. its 8am in singapore, and 7pm in washington where the first day of the new us congress has been full of drama. after the swearing in of new members, the house of representatives is stuck at the very first hurdle — for the first time in 100 years the house failed to elect a speaker in the first ballot. the house has now adjourned until wednesday after three rounds of votes. the latest saw the republican kevin mccarth...