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insisting the policy would stay, despite the widespread criticism. and tonight, another shift by the government, forced by events to make it, they are bringing forward their plan for dealing with debt to later this month, to try to reassure the markets. we will have the latest from birmingham on what the chancellor admitted had been a tough day. also tonight... raising the flag. ukrainian forces retake a village in one of the region is annexed by russia last week. a warning that the uk is facing a serious risk of gas shortages this winter, which could affect electricity supplies, too...

good evening and welcome to bbc news. "it's been a tough day" — that's how the chancellor began his speech to the party faithful at the conservative party conference this afternoon. it follows a dramatic u—turn this morning when the government suddenly dropped its plan to scrap the 45p top rate of income tax. only yesterday, the prime minister had insisted the tax cut would stay — except in scotland. but now kwasi kwarteng says criticism of the measure had become a "huge distraction" that had "drowned out" other measures announced in the government's so—called mini budgetjust...

as the king and the queen consort attend their firstjoint engagement since the end of formal mourning. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. the uk chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, has told the conservative party conference in birmingham that he's still determined to deliver his economic plan hours after performing a major u—turn on a flagship policy. he's abandoned a proposal to scrap the top income tax band, following widespread criticism, turmoil on the financial markets and a dramatic drop in the value of the pound. the chancellor acknowledged his plans ...

attend theirfirstjoint engagement since the end of formal mourning. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. britain's finance minister kwasi kwarteng, has told the conservative party conference in birmingham that he's still determined to deliver his economic plan hours after performing a major u—turn on a flagship policy. he's abandoned a proposal to lower taxes for high earners, following widespread criticism, turmoil in the financial markets and a dramatic drop in the value of the pound. the chancellor acknowledged his plans caused, what he called, "...

in premier league history. good morning. there is a lot of dry weather to come today although some light and patti went across the north—west first thing in the morning. forthose north—west first thing in the morning. for those that are desperate to see some heavy rain, i think i can see someone at the distant horizon. i will tell you more about that a little bit later on. good morning. it's sunday, 28th august. our main story: the prime minister has said whoever succeeds him will announce another huge package of financial support to help people cope with soaring energy bills thi...