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is at its lowest level for almost 50 years, according to figures released this morning. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng will meet the treasury select committee to bring you his economic plans. we will have updates about shortly. a hearing is under way at the supreme court on whether scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the uk government. there is at the wreck of the mary rose. it has come to the surface and it's exactly a0 years since henry viii's flagship — the mary rose — was raised from the bottom of the solent after 437 years under the sea. we can...

we start here in the uk, where as you have been hearing the pressure on prime minister liz truss is building after another day of political chaos. the exit of a key cabinet member, home secretary suella braverman, who delivered a blistering attack on her former boss in her resignation letter. then a huge row in the house of commons over a vote on fracking, seen as a test of loyalty to the prime minister. it saw the pound fall sharply on wednesday, wiping out all the gains made this week after liz truss replaced her chancellor and abandoned the tax cutting plans that had rattled the m...

we start with more from the cop27 summit in egypt. as you've been hearing, developing countries have urged richer nations to provide financial support to combat the effects of climate change. but many countries face huge challenges in keeping energy supplies flowing, and the energy crisis has moved the focus from renewables and the transition to green energy to energy security at any cost. opec now says the world will hit peak oil demand later than expected because countries are prioritising energy security over net zero emissions. speaking at his first international appearance since...

this is bbc news. the headlines... fighting appears to be intensifying around the ukrainian city of lysychansk. an adviser to the defence ministry in kyiv said the situation there was very difficult, but the city was not yet under full russian control. one week after the us supreme court's decision to remove the constitutional right to an abortion — rallies have been taking place around the world. protesters took to the streets in australia, france and the united states. greece has welcomed the first of more than 200 foreign firefighters — to help contain summer wildfires. last y...

strategy, undersecretary state blanket and under the national security adviser but also under president biden has been fairly straight and forth right now. i think this is some free ranging by speaker pelosi. doesn't have a reputational impact in the united states? of course it does. but beneath the surface, as we all know, the administration is desperately trying to stop —— talk speaker pelosi out of it. as a friend and partner of the united states but now heading a think tank, i would also urge speaker pelosi simply to postpone the visit, send some other congressional represent...