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hello and welcome. after two months of campaigning, eight candidates and thousands of votes, in just a few hours�* time either liz truss or rishi sunak will be named the new leader of the conservative party and britains next prime minister. theyll officially take up that post tomorrow, bringing borisjohnson�*s three—year premiership to an end. our political correspondent iain watson has this report. iam i am always going to respond to support people through it. i support people t...

hello, a very warm welcome to the programme. lets start here in the uk where, in a few hours from now, the next leader of the conservative party and the uk will be announced. we wont officially know who that is until 12:30 bst but we do know for sure that whomever takes the reins will have a monumental task, both economically and politically. rising inflation and the high energy prices will be at the forefront of voters�* minds, while businesses will be keen to see stability and a co...

the government to abandon its plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda — after finding many of those selected may have been victims of torture. barristers in england and wales go on indefinite strike — in their dispute with the government over pay. and meghan, the duchess of sussex, will address the opening ceremony of the one young world summit in manchester this evening amidst continuing controversy over her relationship with the royal family. welcome to 10 downing street, at luncht...

or a living in a household already struggling financially? we want to hear from you. you can find me on twitter, im @annitabbc or use #bbcyourquestions. bbc news has been told that conservative mps are in talks with opposition parties to oppose the governments fracking plans. calls for all women to be invited for a menopause check up when they turn a5, as a report criticises the current support as �*completely inadequate�*. last night the police arrested himm — tributes pour in f...

an nhs health check at the age of 45 so they can discuss the menopause with their doctor. heartbreakfor the home nations as both scotland and wales fail to qualify for the womens world cup. a cold start the day in the southeast with patchy thrust, the rest of us do not have a skull to start as yesterday. —— with apache frost, the rest of us do not have as cold start as yesterday. its wednesday 12th october. our main story. the value of the pound has fallen sharply after the bank of...

richest man to buy twitter. thats right. the legal battle is over and the deal is on. the shares after being traded most of the day surging 22%. many interpreted that as a sign that the deals are back and if it can win over the worlds richest man, its off to the races. buyers were in droves. well have more on that later. now theres this. nearly a week after hurricane ian hit, rescue crews in florida continue to comb through damaged home looking for anyone trapped inside. the number kil...

wallace. i was happy to be in with for her. tonight, bill maher makes his debut live tonight a week out from the midterms. were going talk about everything you want to hear bill maher talk about and maybe some of the thing you dont, which is why bill maher makes for a good guest. paul pelosi, a defendant in the attack, arained. we begin with election day. we are one week out, and we have the continuation of what sounds like an american trend line, because early voting is smashing recor...

to announce his resignation in early july following repeated criticism of his conduct in government. the decision on who the new prime minister will be is down to a relatively small group of 160,000 conservative party members. borisjohnson will formally resign tomorrow and the the queen will then ask liz truss or rishi sunak to form a government. u nfortu nately, we unfortunately, we have some technical issues with our link to huw, but there is a picture of the door at no 10, who will ...

the relationships mean much more to you than any stupid pronouncement. nancy pelosi made over the last year from her compound in napa. >> but still, politics do matter. theyre not irrelevant. nancy pelosis babblings do have an effect on your life. >> so what defined the politics of 2020 two? >> well, lying. did. this was the year of lying. the people in charge tell an awful lot of lies. >> thats what we learned. and we know this for sure because while they are avid and committed liars,...

it has arrested eight people in connection with saturdays bombing of the kerch bridge that links russia with occupied crimea. a bbc investigation finds that up to 70% of donations being sent to displaced families in syria via tiktok are being taken by the social media platform. and tributes pour in for the british—born actress, angela lansbury, best known for her role in murder she wrote, who has died in los angeles aged 96. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the...