policy is working at cross purposes. what s your reaction to what liz truss has said this morning? what impact is the turmoil in the economy having on you? get in touch with your concerns via twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions two million people are left without power as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits florida s southwest coast. the gangsta s paradise rap star, coolio, has died at the age of 59. and scientists find evidence that dogs can read our mood by using their powerfull sense of smell. the prime minister, liz truss, has been speaking to the media about the economy for the first time since her government s tax cutting mini budget. she s defended her strategy, saying decisive action had to be taken, and the measures were needed to get the economy moving. however she conceded that growth wouldn t come immediately. her comments came as the former governor of the bank of england, mark carney, criticised the way the government promised
going on in georgia. democratic senator raphael warnock and republican challenger herschel walker faced off last night. was there first and likely only debate before election day. team fox news coverage, and discovering the president he is in portland, oregon with that visit. let s first let s go back down to georgia, atlanta. with the election week looks like to come. hey there eric, it was a while debate indeed. as you pointed out by the only one we are going to see between democratic senator raphael warnock and republican star athlete herschel walker. the fireworks were flying this bard over series including abortion, take a listen too. it s too narrow and small and cramped space for a woman, her doctor, and united states government. he s a neat talker but did heat not mentioned there s a baby in that room as well? and the topic of election integrity walker acknowledge president biden legitimately won the 2020 election. senator warnock dodged but he would support t
ready for lift off again. nasa prepares to make a second attempt later to launch its most powerful rocket to the moon five days after technical problems scuppered its first attempt. (sot) it is not unusual for a rocket, it is not unusualfor a rocket, a new rocket to experience setbacks or delays but the team are confident they can overcome this and all eyes will be on the launch pad. we start in russia. mourners in moscow are queueing to pay their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, who died on tuesday at the age of 91. later today, he will be buried in the city s largest cemetery, novodevichy, next to his wife raisa. russian president vladimir putin is not attending the funeral. the kremlin says mr putin has no space in his schedule. these are live pictures from moscow. mourners are gathering at the hall of columns. he left office in 1991 as the country crumbled around him. he had been the leader of reform but the forces and desire for independence among
china warns of counter measures after the us approves a $1 billion arms package to taiwan saying it s to maintain its self defence capabilities. millions of people in england and scotland will be invited for their autumn covid booster vaccine from monday with care home residents first in line for the jab. ready for lift off again. nasa prepares to make a second attempt later to launch its most powerful rocket to the moon five days after technical problems scuppered its first attempt. it s not unusual for a it s not unusualfor a new it s not unusual for a new rocket to experience setbacks and delays but the team is confident they can overcome this and all eyes will be on at the launch pad as the countdown clock ticks down. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. mourners in moscow are paying their last respects to mikhail gorbachev, the last soviet leader who brought the cold war to a peaceful end. he died on tuesday at the age of 91. later
unpaid work from five o clock today unless ordered to do so, amid a pay dispute. xijinping defends china s model of ruling hong kong during a visit to mark 25 years since britain handed over control but the territory s final governor, chris patten, labels the comments absurd . cheering in sport, britain s heather watson is through to the last 16 of wimbledon after beating kaja juvan in straight sets. and coming up on the film review later, if you want some comedy the minions are back. find out why marco made loves them so much. that s coming up at 5:45pm mark kermode. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. downing street has insisted that boris johnson was not aware of specific allegations against chris pincher before he appointed him as the conservative party s deputy chief whip. the prime minister is also facing calls to suspend the mp who s alleged to have groped two men. chris pincher resigned as deputy chief whip after admitting he had drunk far too much a