this man does the sums that tell the government how much money they have to spend. but why do they sometimes get it wrong? we ll ask the boss of indepent organisation the obr, richard hughes. it s michael gove s job to make sure the chance of a good life is spread fairly across the land, but can he level the country up when living standards are going down? labour s lucy powell has big plans for the bbc what s the problem she s trying to fix? and remember this act of courage? marina ovsyannikova famously interrupted live tv in russia to protest against the war in ukraine. she ll tell us about her astonishing escape. translation: i was thinking it was better for me translation: i was thinking it was better for me to translation: i was thinking it was better for me to go translation: i was thinking it was better for me to go back translation: i was thinking it was better for me to go back to - translation: i was thinking it was better for me to go back to russia, | bet
also on the programme. lucy letby goes on trial accused of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of ten others at a hospital in chester. she pleads not guilty. in aberdeen nicola sturegon tells the snp that the economic case for scottish independence will be published in a week s time. and how councils across the uk are supporting warm hubs where people can keep snug at a time of rising energy bills. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, there s a premature end to the w series season. the championship for female drivers scraps its last three races because of financial reasons. good evening. parts of ukraine have suffered the biggest bombardment by russian forces since the early weeks of the conflict. more than 80 missiles have struck both industrial and civilian buildings. it s the first time the capital kyiv has been targeted in months. president putin says the strikes on ukraine are retaliation for saturday s attack on a key bridge linkin
more surplus food to those in need after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there s already a cabinet split on the issue the leader of the commons, penny morduant, has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it s tin hat time for liz truss. she a