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the pound has stabilised today after hitting a record low yesterday. we'll be explaining the impact of what's going on in the markets. also this lunchtime... sir keir starmer will promise a fresh start for the uk in his keynote speech to the labour party conference today. the prince and princess of wales make their first visit to the nation since they were given the titles. and nasa smashes a spacecraft into an asteroid to test whether they can be deflected away from earth. and coming up on the bbc news channel: scotland are in poland seeking nations league promotion. avoid defeat to...

to test whether space rocks that might threaten earth could be deflected out of the way. as far as we can tell, our first planetary defence test was a success, and i think we can clap to that, everyone. cheering. so... right? so, yeah, well, i... yeah, i think the earthlings should sleep better. ukrainians in four russian—held regions have one final day to vote in a referendum that kyiv and its western allies dismiss as a sham. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. in the uk, chancellor kwasi kwarteng is meeting fund managers this morning after days of...

on twitter @annitabbc. a decision is expected today over whether hundreds of gmb union members working as check—in and ground staff at heathrow airport will take strike action. the taliban appeals for international help in afghanistan after a powerful earthquake kills more than 1,000 people. we are desperately trying to work with local partners to get through that rubble and see if there are any survivors that we can administer first aid to get to local hospitals. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth's heads of government with food security, climate chan...

Giving share markets in asia a real boost today. let's get some of the day's other news now. turkey's new finance minister says he will encourage "rational" policies after recent economic decisions by president recep tayyip erdogan had sent the country's currency to record lows. mehmet simsek said conventional economic policies would boost the lira, which has tumbled 67% against the us dollar in the past three years. and almost £9 billion in old banknotes have not been cashed in across the uk, even though paper £20 and £50 notes stopped being legal tender in october. paper banknotes have be...

Note also marks a change in 300 years of history. that is because it is the end of paper banknotes in circulation. for the first time, the entire bank of england collection will be made of polymer. over the road, in a cashless cafe, there was once an old banking hall here, the new plastic notes get a mixed reception. so, there are a bit slippery? there are a bit slippery. they quite, yeah, difficult to keep hold of, really. yeah. notjust because you're spending them? no. yeah, feels a little bit cleaner and a little bit less concerned about it ripping in my pocket. i'm not sure, but the plasti...