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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...

hello and welcome to bbc news. millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip of a severe winter storm. its brought extreme frost, heavy snow and strong winds. at least 35 people have died in weather related incidents and around 175,000 homes are without power. 0ur north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. a very white christmas has turned more into a deep freeze. the city of buffalo in new york state is used to tough weather conditions, but this st...

more now on the day ahead in the uk, and we could know as early as this afternoon who the next leader of the conservative party is and therefore our prime minister. as youve been hearing, borisjohnson has pulled out of the contest, saying the time isnt right and would not lead to much needed party unity. this leaves two contenders — former chancellor rishi sunak and the leader of the house of commons, penny mordaunt, with mr sunak currently the front runner. by 2pm this afternoon if ...

we start here in the uk — where a final battle to become the next prime minister is taking place as the country faces the worst cost of living crisis in a generation. as youve been hearing, formerfinance minister, rishi sunak, and the foreign secretary, liz truss are the last remaining candidates. they will now face a vote by conservative party members around the uk — with a result expected in september. whoever wins could mean a very different approach to the economy. truss says "...

Thats when the olympics and paralympics finish. Translator i want you to give me some time, but i dont intend to stay on as governor forever. Tokyo will host the next summer games in 2020. As governor, masuzoe is expected to go to rio for a flag handover. The liberal democratic property and komeito hold 60 of the seats. They both recommended him for the post. Now they say he has no choice but to resign. Translator we are fully aware that tokyo residents not convinced by the governors account at ...

Time. Thats 61 of 121 seats up for grabs. Needs the support of more than twothirds of the chamber of the diet. His Ruling Coalition has the number in the lower house the number includes seats that are not being contested this time. Lawmakers have redrawn districts in an effort to correct voting miss disparities. Now the official campaign will continue for 18 days until saturday, july 9th, day before the vote. Nhk newsline will bring you lead up along with results and analysis. Officials from the...

Thats when the olympics and paralympics finish. Translator i want you to give me some time, but i dont intend to stay on as governor forever. Tokyo will host the next summer games in 2020. As governor, masuzoe is expected to go to rio for a flag handover. The liberal democratic property and komeito hold 60 of the seats. They both recommended him for the post. Now they say he has no choice but to resign. Translator we are fully aware that tokyo residents not convinced by the governors account at ...

Time. Thats 61 of 121 seats up for grabs. Needs the support of more than twothirds of the chamber of the diet. His Ruling Coalition has the number in the lower house the number includes seats that are not being contested this time. Lawmakers have redrawn districts in an effort to correct voting miss disparities. Now the official campaign will continue for 18 days until saturday, july 9th, day before the vote. Nhk newsline will bring you lead up along with results and analysis. Officials from the...

British doctor Abdul Qadir Hammad was in Gaza a day before Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel.

Rescuers are digging for survivors of a powerful earthquake that flattened whole villages in Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people.