hi, dodd. not seen you for a while. how have you been, you big giraffe? sally laughs. good morning. with one game to go before the world cup begins, how gareth southgate s future s the spotlight, a year after leading england to the euros final. good morning. we ve currently got some rain in the south east which will clear away and for all of us we are looking at a day of sunshine and showers and a noticeable wind too, and feeling chilly in that wind. i will have all the details about this mornings programme. good morning, everybody. it s monday 26th september. our main story. the pound has fallen to its lowest level against the us dollarfor 50 years. the record slump came after the government unveiled tax cuts funded by huge increases in borrowing. let s talk more to nina about this. how did this all start? a drop to around $1 how did this all start? a drop to around s1that s how did this all start? a drop to around $1 that s the how did this all start? a drop to around $
rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, is there and they promise they will bring back the rate of interest tax to fund nhs staff. other news this afternoon. a moment of history in italy georgia meloni looks set to become its first far right leader since the second world war and its first female prime minister. a school shooting in russia has left at least 13 people dead, seven of them children. and nasa prepare to crash a space probe into an asteroid to find out how hard it would be to save the planet. welcome to bbc news, very good to have your company and it is going to be a busy afternoon. the pound fell overnight to its lowest level against the dollar for half a century. asian markets were reacting in part to the government s announcement last week of tax cuts and increased borrowing to pay for them. of course, that had come too late for their trading week on friday. at one stage, sterling plunged to around $1.03, before regaining ground. a weaker pound raises the cost
It comes as no surprise that so far this election campaign is the dullest on record. Our Prime Minister Rishi Sunak needs a focus group to tell him what he believes in, and Keir Starmer is devoid of any real policies and playing it safe. He is Blair without the flair, and these men are both followers and not leaders.