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it comes as new figures show the task in hand — with the price of some household basics soaring. tonight with the context, anand menon, director of the think—tank uk in a changing europe and jack blanchard, the uk editor for politico. welcome. rishi sunak has become the uk's third prime minister in seven weeks, saying he'll unite the country, �*not with words, but with action�*. he promised stability, integrity, professionalism and accountability. his first day in office began with a trip to buckingham palace to meet the king and formally be invited to form a government. afte...

if gas prices keep rising. fuelling controversy. opec slashes production to boost oil prices, sparking an angry reaction from president biden. plus — too broke for beauty? women around the world say they are cutting back on cosmetics — so how is the industry responding? we'll hear from a top entrepreneur. we start here in the uk, where as you've been hearing, prime minister liz truss has been presenting her plans to boost the economy — in her keynote speech to the conservative party conference in birmingham. she re—stated her commitment to lowering taxes just two days after b...

the pound remains under pressure — from market concerns about government borrowing to fund tax cuts. a state funeral is due to be held for the former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. leaders from across the world are expected to be at the service. the event will start in just under an hour but there has been growing opposition with detractors citing the cost. and honours even as engalnd and germany share six goals in their final game before the qatar, world cup. of an asteroid travelling at 14,000 miles per hour! it's the first time it's ever been done, and it's hoped that it'll...

we begin with the turmoil on financial markets — today, the pound sterling continues to languish against the us dollar and several other currencies. the slide in its value was triggered by last week's mini budget, with its controversial package of tax cuts. let's get historical for a moment. we have records for sterling against the dollar going back through history, and in the early hours of monday morning it reached an all time low — that is since the creation of the us currency in 1792. let's take a closer look at the past few days — the dollar has been strong but this furthe...

nasa successfully crashes a probe into an asteroid — to test whether space rocks that might threaten earth could be deflected out of the way. ukrainians in four russian—held regions have one final day to vote — in a referendum, kyiv and its western allies dismiss as a sham. the head of the metropolitan police pledges to be "ruthless" in rooting out corruption, racism and misogyny in the force. a state funeral is underway for the former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. leaders from across the world are at the service. and coming up in the sport: a moral—boosting draw for en...