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a cold start to the day in highlands, temperatures overnight falling to three degrees but for many of us it will be dry with some sunny spells, just a few showers around, and into the weekend it all changes as we start to see some rain. its wednesday the 31st of august. our main story. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war and is widely considered one of the most influential po...

there are warnings of a potential threat to life and property as super typhoon noru hits the philippines, with forecasted winds of up to 200 kilometres an hour. good afternoon. sir keir starmer has said a future labour government would reinstate the 45% top rate of income tax which the tories are abolishing, but keep the 1p cut in basic rate income tax also announced by ministers. as the labour party conference got under way sir keir said the party would take a very different approach ...

>> so just eight days remain for voters to be convinced they have control over congress over the next two years. former president trump and president biden and obama hitting the campaign trail. >> 2100 ballots have been castrated how many minds can be changed and what does this mean for the presidential race? those of the questions for the return of our dueling panels. this is where we each get four minutes in our panels make their best case and we decide who wins at the end. >> we are...

gathering much more on all of this for us. shes joining me now from washington. what are you hearing now? >> reporter: kate, here is what we know. the white house has just released a statement revealing that additional government documents with classified markings have been found at president bidens wilmington, home. and in a statement they described where these were found, two different locations. they said all but one of the documents were found in a storage space in president bidens...

the former england footballer alex scott speaks out about the domestic abuse she and her mother experienced. i feel sorry right now that ive not used my voice sooner to help my mum, or any other woman that is in this position. and the man who spent 16 years building his own spitfire from scratch with the help of his wife finally takes off. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... im here at the inaugural bbc green sport awards, where well hear from some of the athletes using their sport t...

the rise to the average wage increase instead, a much lowerfigure. it comes as the home secretary, suella braverman, accused tory mps of undermining liz truss and staging a coup to force the u—turn on the top rate of tax for high earners. our political editor, chris mason, reports from the conservative party conference in birmingahm. how much does this cost if i break it? is the prime minister in control? does she know what she is doing? liz truss, on a visit to a building site in bi...

thousands of royal mail workers in the uk stage a second day of strike action in a row over pay, disrupting deliveries of packages and letters. a new study shows the impact of climate change on the shrinking glaciers of switzerland. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk, or around the world. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war. he was one of the most influential poli...

but before that, this. the final chance for liz truss and rishi sunak to persuade conservative party members to vote for them — the last hustings gets under way here at wembley in under an hour. thejury in the ryan giggs domestic violence trial fails to reach a verdict. he could face another trial. andy murray is in action at the us open. well have the latest after emma raducanu falls at the first hurdle in her defence of the title. and on sportsday on the bbc news channel, one month...

was smuggled into syria by an intelligence agent working for canada. royal mail apologises to customers, as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries. good afternoon. the jury in the trial of ryan giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on any of the three counts he faced during the four—week domestic violence case at manchester crown court. matt graveling is at manchester crown court. hejoins me from manchester. so, explain what has happened and what it m...

breaking news on the midterm elections, now just 16 days away. a stunning revelation in the latest nbc news polling. about 80% of democrats at republicans believe the political opposition poses a threat that if not stopped will destroy america as we know it. were going to get news of that received existential threat in a moment. also new from the polls, abortion remains a top issue for voters with 50% saying they are less likely to vote for a candidate who supports the overturning of r...