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where her majesty will invite her to form a government. liz truss will be the 56th prime minister of the united kingdom — the third female occupant of number ten. she has promised to tackle the energy bill crisis in her first few days in office. her plan — to be revealed on thursday — is likely to include a freeze in bills. canadian police say one of the two men charged in connection with ten fatal stabbings has been found dead. the other is still on the run. good morning from do...

pressure, temperature starting to edge down during the second half of the week, feeling a bit fresher. there might be some extant fog patches by day, but on thursday showers around. —— there might be some mist and patches. some places inevitably stay dry with sunny spells. here is the low pressure again, moving across the sun is moving away by the weekend. we are into a gap between weather systems which allowed something drier before the pressure looks like moving back in at the st...

and when to expect them. its tuesday, the 6th of september. welcome to downing street, a date that will go in the history books because in a few hours number 10 will welcome its newest resident and we know who it will be, liz truss, elected leader of the conservative party yesterday and has had the night to get her head around things and make appointments and plans. this morning, borisjohnson leaves here. bringing his three—year premiership to an end and then liz truss will arrive an...

new cabinet later today. one of the most pressing issues she will face is how to deal with soaring energy bills. details are beginning to emerge of a plan that could see energy bills frozen at their current levels for 18 months. well hear from voters about what they want from the new prime minister. i feel like there needs to be somebody who is a little bit more honest, a bit more transparent and has a goal that is going to make the world a better place for this generation because, as ...

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 and welcome to bbc news. 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 fig...

the air tomorrow. much more of a breeze further south, temperatures 15 or 16, distance rumbles of thunder in the channel islands, perhaps, in the south coast, some isolated thunderstorms developing. in orkney and shetland, lots more sunshine developing throughout thursday afternoon. lots of blue skies across much of scotland and northern ireland, may be an isolated shower in northern ireland, temperatures peaking at 20 or 21, an isolated light shower in north—eastern england, more cl...

tory tribes go to war. the mail speculates that they could put their differences aside and join forces to govern together, in a bid to unite the conservative party. but the former tory leader william hague says it would be fatal for borisjohnson to return to downing street, saying its the "worst idea in 46 years". that makes the front page of the times. and his return concerns the mirror as well, which says "not again" to borisjohnson, citing dismay among bereaved families of the coron...

commentator since the 1970s, michael goldfarb, actor turned journalist, foreign correspondent for pbs radio in the united states, now host of the podcast the first rough draft of history, steve richards began his career as a westminster correspondent just as margaret thatcher was ending hers. coincidental! his blog is called rock and rolls politics, his most recent book about the talented politicians who failed to make it to number ten. steve, we can leave the question unanswered, whoe...

four days after the death of queen elizabeth ii, at her scottish estate, the eyes of millions of people throughout scotland, the united kingdom, the commonwealth and beyond are fixed on the city of edinburgh this afternoon as the people of the country her majesty loved so much have their opportunity to say farewell. flags are at half mast, and theres a palpable sense of respectful remembrance around the capital, a city the late queen knew so well. back injuly, when the queens health wa...

three will become two — conservative mps in the uk get set to vote on the final candidates who will go on to fight it out to become the partys leader and the countrys next prime minister. italys prime minister, mario draghi, faces a confidence vote — in a political crisis that could bring down his government and trigger early elections. and the moment when the parents of britains newest world athletics champion saw him win gold at the world championships in oregon. hello and welcom...