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interest rates are expected to rise sharply today, as the bank of england attempts to tackle soaring prices. the bank is expected to increase its base rate by three quarters of a percentage point from 2.25% to 3%. that would be its eighth consecutive increase since december, pushing the rate to its highest level for m years. it would also mark the biggest single increase since 1989, and could have a big impact on the cost of living and people's finances. our correspondent navtej johal has this report. omar is a veterinary surgeon based in derby. he came to the uk four years ago and h...

on crime. the uk's approach to controlling migration also faces strong criticism from abroad, with this intervention from the albanian prime minister. ukraine's nuclear energy company says the zaporizhzhia plant has been disconnnected from the electricity grid and has only 15 days of generator fuel left. a surprise peace deal after nearly two years of civil war in ethiopia. it's hoped vital aid can now flow into tigray, where 90% of the population is going hungry. here in the uk, the second report into the manchester arena bombing in 2017 is due out later, and is likely to be highly ...

in the uk, as the bank of england warns the longest recession on record lies ahead. the united states calls for a un security council meeting to discuss north korea's continued use of ballistic missiles. and the world's disappearing glaciers — a new report says a third could have melted to nothing in less than 30 years. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. we begin the programme with dramatic developments in pakistan, where the former prime minister imran khan has been shot and injured while leading a protest march in the east of the country, calling f...

more children could die. i'll be joined by correspondence to discuss the conservative leadership contest in the crisis in ukraine and the departure from iraqi politics. stay with us on bbc news. hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after two months of campaigning, and eight initial candidates whittled down to two, we'll find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be the next leader — and so prime minister. here's our political correspondent ben wright: after a l...

hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after 2 months of campaigning, and 8 initial candidates whittled down to 2, we'll find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be the next leader — and so prime minister. here's our political correspondent ben wright: after a long, rancorous campaign, it's now time to count the ballots. just 160,000 tory party members are picking their next leader, the next prime minister. and the challenges facing them are huge. they were spe...