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welcome to the programme. amid the turmoil in uk markets this week, the chancellor met the us banks today and was told in no uncertain terms that his budget which he has planned for november is "way too far away". the government needs to communicate much sooner, said the banks, on what the solution will be to the problem the city believes they created. it has been another chaotic day on the markets. this morning, the bank of england performed a screeching u—turn, putting the brakes on its plan to sell government bonds and instead launching a new scheme to buy them. think of it as a...

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 people's finances. our correspondent navtej johal has this report. omar is a veterinary surgeon based in derby. he came to the uk four years ago and h...

good morning from the cooper box arena, where the stage is set for the wheelchair rugby league world cup. elsewhere, champions league history is made by the 17—year—old manchester city player rico lewis, on the final night of group stage matches. good morning. we have had some heavy overnight rain pushing southwards and eastwards. it will take its time to clear from the far south—east today, but behind it we are looking at sunshine and showers. strong winds in the north of scotland, and the winds are strengthening later in the south—west. details coming up. good morning. it's...

nasa successfully crashes a probe into an asteroid — to test whether space rocks that might threaten earth could be deflected out of the way. ukrainians in four russian—held regions have one final day to vote — in a referendum, kyiv and its western allies dismiss as a sham. the head of the metropolitan police pledges to be "ruthless" in rooting out corruption, racism and misogyny in the force. a state funeral is underway for the former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. leaders from across the world are at the service. and coming up in the sport: a moral—boosting draw for en...

could the emergency services have done more to save lives after the manchester arena bombing? a report is due out shortly. the migrant crisis in kent — the home secretary visits dover and manston to see for herself what's happening there. and why soaring energy bills mean many swimming pools and fitness centres could be forced to close this winter. i've been going, what, ten years or more. peter has been coming 16. and coming up on the bbc news channel... it's crunch time in the t20 world cup group stages as pakistan dig deep to claim a vital victory over south africa to avoid elim...