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is at its lowest level for almost 50 years, according to figures released this morning. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng will meet the treasury select committee to bring you his economic plans. we will have updates about shortly. a hearing is under way at the supreme court on whether scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the uk government. there is at the wreck of the mary rose. it has come to the surface and it s exactly a0 years since henry viii s flagship the mary rose was raised from the bottom of the solent after 437 years under the sea. we can now go straight to the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg to his reaction on those russian strikes in ukraine yesterday and today. we strikes in ukraine yesterday and toda . ~ . today. we will further increase the -rotection today. we will further increase the protection of today. we will further increase the protection of our today. we will further increase the protection of our critic ....
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 pr ....
a bbc investigation exposes a culture of humiliation, verbal abuse and bullying at one of the uk s largest mental health hospitals. the us rapper coolio dies at the age of 59. could earlier kick off times keep football clubs in business? a meeting will be held today to come up with a plan to help clubs deal with rising energy costs. rain to clear south west england this morning and then sunny spells and showers. with winds, not feeling as cool as it has in recent days. details later in the programme. it s thursday, 29th september. the treasury has rejected calls to overturn its mini budget plans despite ongoing economic turmoil. it s after the bank of england had to step in to buy £65 billion of government debt when some types of pension funds were at risk of collapse. hannah has been looking at some of the details for us this morning. it is quite complicated, but what the bank of england has said it has done is necessary. yes, hard to overstate the extent of the fal ....
report has just told uncomfortable truths and it has to be dealt with. air raid sirens sound in kyiv officials say russia is using self detonating drones to attack the ukrainian capital. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the new chancellorjeremy hunt is to deliver an emergency statement on the economy this morning, bringing forward measures a fortnight earlier than expected. it s expected there ll be a delay in the plan to cut the basic rate of income tax from 20p to 19p, that would be yet naother u turn from the mini statement that caused such turmoil on the financial markets. in an effort to calm those markets, the chancellor will bring forward measures from the so called medium term fiscal plan how he ll pay for the measures announced in the mini budget last month. yesterday he told the bbc that he was not taking anything off the table in terms of tax and spending. already on friday liz truss announced an £18 billion u turn on scrapping an increase in corporat ....
in the pension market. we ve needed to respond to that very quickly and we just can t respond fast enough. we ll bring you details of that series of interviews the prime minister gave this morning and the latest on the markets. also this lunchtime. russia announces its formally annexing four regions of ukraine after referendums there that have been condemned as illegal and illegitimate. one of the most dangerous storms in us history hits florida, plunging millions of people into darkness. at windsor castle, the first opportunity to see the queen s final resting place. hundredsjoin the queue to pay their respects. and the research which shows dogs can tell when people are stressed by smelling their sweat and breath. coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, the deadline passed on monday but tyson fury says there s still time for anthonyjoshua to sign up for their world heavyweight title in december. just good afternoon. the prime minister has defe ....