they have chris sutton trust is the biggest worry for these students? the biggest for them is what comes next. we are all living through a cost of living crisis at the moment, but next year is when students really think they re going to be struggling. prices have risen throughout the year, but maintenance loans are not keeping pace with that. student support comes in to make main components, you have the tuition fees, they have been frozen at £9,250 for the next two years. the maintenance loan is meant to cover things like rent, food and bills. that is going up by a 2.8%, from september. but at the time of the announcement, inflation was at 10.7%. the main concern for students that i have spoken to is what comes next. from september, are they going to be able to afford their rents, which is going up by a far more than the 2.8% rise in maintenance loans. thank you so much forjoining us from leedsjust to thank you so much forjoining us from leeds just to outline some of the co
in the south east of england. the sa year old singer and rapper, aaron carter has been found dead at his home in california. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. there s only three days to go until the midterm elections in the us which will decide which party controls congress. ahead of the vote, the biggest names in us politics have all chosen to head for the key battleground state of pennsylvania. donald trump will be holding a prime time rally. but within the past couple of hours, not one but two democratic presidents barack obama and joe biden have held a joint rally in philadelphia. they re trying to get every last vote out for their candidatejohn fetterman, who s up against republican mehmet oz who s been endorsed by donald trump. president biden said this is a defining moment for us democracy. this isn t referendum this year, it s a choice, a choice between two vastly different visions of america. maybe it s in our blood butjohn and i be
scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned a very warm welcome to the programme. a very warm welcome to the programme. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned the uk government for blocking a piece of legislation passed in holyrood, saying it was a full frontal attack on its parliament. the measure had aimed to make it quicker and easier for trans people to change gender. but the scottish secretary, alisterjack, said allowing the bill to proceed would have a significant impact on equality laws across great britain. here s our political editor, chris mason. this is the ceremonial mace. it represents the scottish parliament s authority. we are seeing it here at the opening of its sixth session the year before last. and next, the crown of scotland, a symbol of royal authority. but power is shared in the uk, and with a rule book. all the laws that are passed here are checked to make sure they don t contradict with laws for the whole of the uk. i
as world leaders gather in egypt for cop27, can they prevent geopolitical issues from casting a shadow over tackling climate change? and the 34 year old singer and rapper aaron carter has been found dead at his home in california. hello and welcome to the programme. the crucial us midterm elections, which will decide who controls congress, are just days away and president biden and barack obama have taken to the stage together at a campaign rally in pennsylvania. mr biden urged the cheering crowd in his home state to back the democrats john fetterman for the senate. he said the elections would shape the country for decades to come. this is not a referendum this year. it s a choice. a choice between two vastly different visions of america. vastly different. maybe it s in our blood butjohn and i believe all, it s all about fighting for working and middle class people. the way i ve said from the beginning of my, my objective when i ran for president was to build an economy from