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to the war in ukraine during his christmas day message. now on bbc news, it's time for review 2022. it's been an especially turbulent 12 months in british politics — and a year that's featured three prime ministers and four chancellors. helen catt looks back now at some of the most significant events to happen in westminster during an extraordinary year in politics. 2022 was a year when politics came at you fast. three prime ministers in the space of a few months, a mini—budget that had a dramatic impact within hours, all against the backdrop of a war in europe and the cost of li...

hello, a very warm welcome to the programme. let's 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 won't 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 commitment to economic growth going forward. our economics editor faisal islam has been looking at s...

affronts to everything we stand for is russia's invasion of ukraine and hughton�*s blockade of the ports that would otherwise be shipping food to the world's paris people. —— vladimir putin. at this moment, nearly 25 million tonnes of corn and wheat is piled up in silos across ukraine, held hostage by russia. britain supports the united nations plan to get that food out and we will invest over £370 million in global food security this year including £130 million for the world food programme. we want to work alongside our commonwealth friends to understand your needs, your pri...

on twitter @annitabbc. a decision is expected today over whether hundreds of gmb union members working as check—in and ground staff at heathrow airport will take strike action. the taliban appeals for international help in afghanistan after a powerful earthquake kills more than 1,000 people. we are desperately trying to work with local partners to get through that rubble and see if there are any survivors that we can administer first aid to get to local hospitals. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth's heads of government with food security, climate chan...

a pay rise for two or three years. the more the strikes go on, the more money that costs the industry, the more disruption it causes. that means i have less money available to make a pay award. it makes it harder to get a deal. the european union is expected to approve ukraine as a candidate for membership when it meets in brussels later. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth's heads of government with food security, climate change and the government's migrants policy expected to be on the agenda. the american artistic swimmer anita alvarez has been rescued...