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interest payments — some of which are linked to inflation. lets get this in perspective though — the uks national debt is at record levels. it owes £2.69 trillion. that is almost the size of the uk economy — the so—called debt to gdp ratio is around 97.7%. that is a useful guide to how affordable the debt is for a country. the chancellor has pledged to get that ratio down. the uks far better off than some of its neighbours though — italys debt to gdp is around 140%. but if w...

of which are linked to inflation. lets put this into perspective — because the uks national debt is at record levels. it owes £2.69 trillion. that is almost the size of the uk economy — the so—called debt—to—gdp ratio is around 97.7%. that is a useful guide to how affordable the debt is for a country. the chancellor has pledged to get that ratio down. the uks far better off than some of its neighbours though — italys debt—to—gdp is around 140%. but if we look at german...

under way on bbc two, the news continues here on bbc one , as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team its goodnight. across france, protests, riots and looting run into a fourth night. president macron closes transport networks, blames social media — but what can he do to end the unrest? one further fatality reported tonight after violence sparked by a police killing of teenager of north african origin in th...

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important to the global economy but its also seen as one of the most polluting. its responsible for about 2.5% of the carbon emissions that are warming the planet. that and noise pollution is why the dutch government is trying to cut the number of flights at amsterdams schiphol airport by more than 10%. and its defending its plans in court today. but of course airlines arent happy. the likes of klm, delta and easyjet are behind the legal action. theyve invested heavily in what is the t...

interest rates are expected to rise sharply today, as the bank of england attempts to tackle soaring prices. the bank is expected to increase its base rate by three quarters of a percentage point from 2.25% to 3%. that would be its eighth consecutive increase since december, pushing the rate to its highest level for m years. it would also mark the biggest single increase since 1989, and could have a big impact on the cost of living and peoples finances. our correspondent navtej johal h...

on crime. the uks approach to controlling migration also faces strong criticism from abroad, with this intervention from the albanian prime minister. ukraines nuclear energy company says the zaporizhzhia plant has been disconnnected from the electricity grid and has only 15 days of generator fuel left. a surprise peace deal after nearly two years of civil war in ethiopia. its hoped vital aid can now flow into tigray, where 90% of the population is going hungry. here in the uk, the seco...

in the uk, as the bank of england warns the longest recession on record lies ahead. the united states calls for a un security council meeting to discuss north koreas continued use of ballistic missiles. and the worlds disappearing glaciers — a new report says a third could have melted to nothing in less than 30 years. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. we begin the programme with dramatic developments in pakistan, where the former prime minister imran k...

more children could die. ill be joined by correspondence to discuss the conservative leadership contest in the crisis in ukraine and the departure from iraqi politics. stay with us on bbc news. hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after two months of campaigning, and eight initial candidates whittled down to two, well find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be t...

hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after 2 months of campaigning, and 8 initial candidates whittled down to 2, well find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be the next leader — and so prime minister. heres our political correspondent ben wright: after a long, rancorous campaign, its now time to count the ballots. just 160,000 tory party members are picking t...