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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...

welcome to westminster, where people continue to queue to pay their respects to her majesty the queen. the queue is now officially closed and no more people are now allowed to join the end of the queue, so the people who are now filing past me are some of the last who will have that moment in westminster hall in that historic building, nearly 1000 years old, that has witnessed so much history, witnessing it once again, these are some of the last people to be able to file past her majes...

russia after the kremlin held unofficial referendums. referendums. the bank of england has stepped in to prop up the government bond market after uk interest rates soared and gilts tumbled following the governments mini budget. the bank warned the markets reaction to the governments measures now represented a material risk to uk financial stability. it says the market for gilts, in which the british government borrows, has become dysfunctional and threatens the finances of uk household...

(pres) a bbc investigation has found that albanian drug gangs are offering to pay for migrants to cross the english channel, if they are prepared to work in the uk drugs industry when they arrive. albanians whove already travelled from their home country to mainland europe, account for almost a third of the 38,000 people whove crossed the(ani)channel to england so far this year. for each boat in each migrant there could be many smugglers. albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish crimina...

a unique pageant of british history. tomorrow, the abbey will be the setting for the state funeral of her majesty queen elizabeth ii, an event on a scale not seen in britain since the death of the queens father, king george vi, 70 years ago in 1952. her majestys body has been lying in state at nearby westminster hall for the past four days, where hundreds of thousands of people have filed past the coffin in silence, giving thanks for the longest—reigning monarch in british history. a...

we start here in the uk, where in the next few hours prime minister liz truss will unveil a multibillion—pound plan to protect consumers and businesses from soaring energy prices. typical household energy bills could be capped at around 2,500 pounds a year, with companies also likely to get help. but the cost of subsidising bills is likely to be astronomical. the prime minister has ruled out tax increases, and further windfall taxes on energy firms. so, it could mean extra government...

convened her final cabinet meeting afterjust seven weeks in office, making her the shortest serving prime minister in british history. i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. i have therefore spoken to his majesty the king to notify him that i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. this is the easy bit, they will appreciate the transition from one prime minister to the other. after that, in tough road lies ahead with rising inflation, r...

and wished rishi sunak success. our country continues to battle through a storm. but i believe in britain. i believe in the british people. and i know that brighter days lie ahead. the cost of living crisis continues — as many food prices soar — some like pasta, tea and cooking oil up by 65% in a year. in our area, there is a lot of people that rely on pensions, rely on benefits, and if they are not supported, businesses wont continue to thrive because there will be nobody to use u...

american dollars in free money. >> when i was a place kicker once upon a time, i never thought this debate would happen the atlantic now says separating sports by sex makes no sense. everybody should just play together. >> that will be a big one later. cheering for legal progress. why dont celebrities open up their homes? several high-profile democrats who own homes are remaining silent. others in a frenzy last week but did not want to house them. >> people say, hey, they sent them to ...

and the legacy earning invasion, how is russias war invasion, how is russias war in ukraine affecting russians back home? north korea has launched three ballistic missiles, according to the south korean military. warnings were issued in some regions ofjapan, but none of the missiles crossed their territory. the news comes after wednesdays launch of around 20 missiles, including one that landed less than 60km from the south korean city of sokcho. those launches were described by us secr...