for one of two suspects following a mass stabbing. and no more pcr tests for international visitors to japan, but will that be enough to encourage tourists to come back? welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 8 in the morning here in singapore, and 1am in london, where the new british prime minister liz truss has moved into downing street, having accepted the queen s invitation to form a government, and she s already made some key cabinet appointments. in her first speech as prime minister, liz truss promised that britain could ride out the storm caused by severe global headwinds. speaking outside number 10, she said she would transform britain into an aspiration nation. our political editor chris mason has the story. a day of ritual and whether. the cloudburst puncturing the choreography of the new prime minister s arrival and supporters under umbrellas, and on the left turn wearing a bin liner. it on the left turn wearing a bin l
somewhere, and she knows that every single somewhere, and she knows that every single pounding excess profits she chooses single pounding excess profits she chooses not to tax is an extra pound on borrowing chooses not to tax is an extra pound on borrowing that working people will be on borrowing that working people will be forced to pay back for decades will be forced to pay back for decades to come. the first cabinet meeting of the truss premiership took place earlier. it s said to be the most diverse cabinet on record. we ll have more on the new cabinet and on the cost of living crisis, as another warning comes on the state of the economy. as business struggles, little can be done to stop the uk falling into recession that the verdict of the bank of england. in pakistan, the authorities are desperately trying to stop the country s biggest lake from bursting its banks, adding to the devastation caused by the recent floods. and chelsea football club have sacked th
will take immediate action to help people with the cost of their energy bills and i will be making an announcement on that tomorrow. and we ll report from pakistan and the deadly flooding there. officials the threat of the country s largest lake bursting its banks is receding. we start with the war in ukraine. the russian president vladimir putin says the sanctions imposed on russia following the invasion of ukraine represent the biggest current threat to the world economy. have a listen. translation: after the pandemic, different challenges arrived that have also been global in nature and pose a danger to the whole world. i m talking about the west s sanctions fever. its brazen and aggressive attempts to force others how to behave, deprive them of their sovereignty and force them into submission. there is nothing unusual about that. this policy has been used by the west for decades. the kremlin has repeatedly tried to downplay the effect of sanctions on its economy. with s
, single pound in excess profits she chooses not to tax is an extra pound on borrowing that working people will be forced to pay back for decades to come. the first cabinet meeting of the truss premiership took place earlier. it s said to be the most diverse cabinet on record. we ll have more on the new cabinet, and on the cost of living crisis, as another warning comes on the state of the economy. as business struggles, little can be done to stop the uk falling into a recession that s the verdict of the bank of england. the queen postpones an online meeting with senior ministers after being advised by doctors to rest. in pakistan, the authorities are desperately trying to stop the country s biggest lake from bursting its banks, adding to the devastation cause by the recent floods. liverpool have lost 4 1 to napoli in the opening match of the champions league the opening match of the champions league campaign. and coming up on the bbc news channel: it s a world record dea
iphone, why there s a boom in old fashioned dumb handsets. life from our studio in singapore, this is life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. . welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 6am in the morning in singapore, and midnight in brussels, where the european union has outlined plans to introduce a price cap on russian gas after president putin threatened to cut off all energy supplies if such a step was taken. eu governments have accused moscow of using energy to blackmail them in retaliation for western support for ukraine following russia s invasion. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. announcement in russian. in his energy war with europe, a fresh salvo today from russia s president. vladimir putin warned, if the west does what it