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welcome to the programme, it's great to have you with us. a committee of experts will investigate the cause of tuesday night's rail disaster that killed at least 43 people. rescuers have been working through the night at the wreckage but there have also been protests over what many see as an accident that was waiting to happen. rail workers are planning to strike on thursday in protest at what they say is official neglect of they say is official neglect of the railways. the aftermath of greece's worst ever rail disaster. a stationmaster in a nearby city has now been charged with mans...

lets now get down to business. the biggest interest rate rise since 1989. that's what we are awaiting from the bank of england in just a few hours�* time as it battles to control soaring prices. the bank is widely expected to raise its benchmark rate — from 2.25% to 3% — pushing up the cost of mortgages, credit cards and loans. it comes as america's central bank — the us federal reserve — raised its main rate by three quarters of a percentage point — and warned borrowing costs will have to go higher than many are expecting. michelle fleury has this from new york. this is ...

welcome to the programme. the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has formally resigned after days of huge anti—government protests. mr rajapaksa sent his resignation letter from singapore, where he fled to on wednesday as protestors took over government buildings. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. the governor of sri lanka's central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if it's to stand any chance of tackling its economic crisis. we begin our coverage tonight with this report from rajini vaidya...

of the year so far — we'll be talking to a cafe owner in arboyne. that afternoon. the international trade minister, penny mordaunt, has become the ninth candidate to enter the conservative leadership contest. most candidates are focusing on their plans for the economy. the former health secretary, sajid javid, wants to bring forward the 1p income tax cut to next year. both mrjavid and the former cabinet minister, jeremy hunt, are also pledging to reduce corporation tax from 19% to 15%. here's our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. and then there were nine. trade minis...

continues across the continent. music. and finland's prime ministerfaces a backlash after a leaked video shows her dancing and singing at a party with celebrity friends. she says she did nothing illegal. we start with the war in ukraine. the leaders of ukraine, turkey and the un have been holding talks in the ukrainian city of lviv. one the agenda — the situation at a nuclear power plant in the south of the country. it's here — in the city of zaporizhia. and it's occupied by russian forces. kyiv has called for the plant to be demilitarised — this is the ukrainian president. the...