this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines at eight. liz truss takes part in her first pmqs as prime minister — she rules out a windfall tax on energy companies, promising to announce a package of support for bills tomorrow. ias i as prime minister will take immediate action to help people with the cost of their energy bills and giving people certainty to make sure that they are able to get through this winter. the that they are able to get through this winter-— that they are able to get through this winter. ., , ., , ., _, this winter. the money has to come from somewhere _ this winter. the money has to come from somewhere and _ this winter. the money has to come from somewhere and she _ this winter. the money has to come from somewhere and she knows - this winter. the money has to come | from somewhere and she knows that every _ from somewhere and she knows that every single pound and excess profit she chooses not to tax as an extra pound _ she chooses not to tax as an extra pound and — she chooses not to tax as an extra pound and borrowing that working people _ pound and borrowing that working people will be forced to pay back a decade _ people will be forced to pay back a decade to— people will be forced to pay back a decade to come. as business struggles,

little can be done to stop the uk falling into a recession, that's the verdict of the bank of england. in pakistan, the authorities are desperately trying to stop the country's biggest lake from bursting its banks, adding to the devastation cause by the recent floods. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a retrial on domestic violence charges. and chelsea football club have sacked their manager thomas tuchel, prompting anger from many of the fans. welcome to the programme. liz truss has spent her first full day as prime minister appointing more of her front—bench team and clashing with the labour leader, sir keir starmer, over her plans to cut taxes and cap gas

and electricity bills for households and businesses. details of the scheme to control the cost of energy will be announced tomorrow. it's understood it'll be funded by government borrowing. sir keir told the commons that a windfall tax on energy companies would have been a fairer way of funding the scheme. the pair faced each otherjust hours after the prime minister chaired her first cabinet. our political editor chris mason reports journalists shout questions. the endless questions to those in power. and the new team tasked with answering them. the cabinet was told to turn up for a meeting at 8:30 this morning. some of them had only been officially appointed at nearly 11 o'clock last night. after a summer of visions and promises, the demand to do things and not just talk about them will be immediate for liz truss and her government. where's your cost of living plan, prime minister? energy bills, for a start, and an announcement is coming tomorrow.

but first, a new—look prime minister's questions. to welcome the new prime minister to her place. - cheering. mr speaker, iam honoured to take my place as prime minister in this house and to take on responsibility at a vital time for our country. i am determined to deliver for everybody across our united kingdom. i will work constructively with all members of this house to tackle the challenges we face. those opening words carefully prepared, typed out and read from her ring binder. keir starmer! and the labour leader faced a new opponent. can i congratulate the prime minister on her appointment? when she said... when she said in her leadership campaign that she was against windfall taxes,

did she mean it? a windfall tax is a one—off tax on companies that have benefited from something they were not responsible for. one was imposed on energy firms in may. labour, the liberal democrats and the snp want it extended. the government must announce| an enhanced windfall profits tax, making sure that those oil and gas producers pay their fair share - from excess profits. but the prime minister repeatedly insisted to the snp and labour it was a bad idea. i am against a windfall tax. i believe it is the wrong thing to be putting companies off investing in the united kingdom just when we need to be growing the economy. gone were the verbal gymnastics of borisjohnson. instead, the instinctive dividing lines between the conservatives and labour seemed sharper. can't she see there is nothing new about a tory prime minister who,

when asked, "who pays?" says, "it's you, the working people of britain"? well, there is nothing new about a labour leader who is calling for more tax rises. the first full day of doing the job she dreamt of, and the first glimpse too of the new political stage and conversation. it's going to feel different. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. let's talk to our political correspondent helen catt. hi there, helen. what sense did we get from today, what hence did we get from today, what hence did we get about what kind of prime minister liz truss is going to be? i think as you heard chris say there we have seen a change in style. during her campaign, herwords were deliver, deliver, deliverand i

think what she wants to do is portray herself as a prime minister that will get on and get things done. so it is cutting the flourishes, but putting on very practically. and that does seem to have played quite well among her mps. i was talking to some conservative mps this afternoon after she had been addressing them, the i922 after she had been addressing them, the 1922 committee, she went to meet them and addressed in this afternoon. i had dressed spoke to them and what a shame of liz truss all through or whether they had been all through or whether they had been a supporter of rishi sunak, the way she handled prime minister's questions today, they seem to have gone down pretty well. one had told my colleague that not easily impressed and had been by this. i spoke to an mp who was a supporter of liz truss but also a big supporter of borisjohnson and he said he felt that while she liked boris johnson's said he felt that while she liked borisjohnson�*s boosterism, as he put it, what she did today was crisp and that is what was required. there certainly is a sense that things

have changed and she is certainly trying to put herself forward as a very businesslike prime minister, i think. , ., ., ., think. helen, lets look forward to business tomorrow _ think. helen, lets look forward to business tomorrow then. - think. helen, lets look forward to business tomorrow then. what i think. helen, lets look forward to | business tomorrow then. what can think. helen, lets look forward to - business tomorrow then. what can we exect? business tomorrow then. what can we meet? we — business tomorrow then. what can we meet? we are _ business tomorrow then. what can we expect? we are expecting _ business tomorrow then. what can we expect? we are expecting to - business tomorrow then. what can we expect? we are expecting to finally i expect? we are expecting to finally get this big announcement on how liz truss and her government plan to tackle this enormous challenge of the rising cost of living, the single biggest issue that they are going to face for some time. and there have been repeated calls during the course of the campaign for her to set out her plan to tackle this and her response during that was to say you white line prime minister and to have all the facts in front of me and i will give you my plan and that is what we are going to get tomorrow. so as we understand it, we heard a bait hinted to that end chris's piece that you just put there, and expectation is that there be some sort of price freeze, a price freeze

to stop energy prices going up in the way that we are expecting them to. she was pretty clear how she wasn't going to be paying for it but she wouldn't be paying for it with a windfall tax or a further windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies as labour has chosen to do. the implication is that it will probably be covered by borrowing and certainly the chancellor was saying earlier that there would need to be more short—term borrowing to cope with the current situation. so i think that is what we are expecting to get, something along those lines but we will have to wait for the detail of that and of course the detail of that and of course the detail she has promised that there will be some provision for businesses because it is notjust households seeing their energy bills go up. businesses are not protected by any cap or limit and they have seen big increases as well and large increases in recent weeks. there has been promise of support for them and we should find out about that tomorrow. we should find out about that tomorrow—

we should find out about that tomorrow. . tomorrow. helen cut there. -- mckellen _ tomorrow. helen cut there. -- mckellen cat _ tomorrow. helen cut there. -- mckellen cat their... - the governor of the bank of england said today there was little he could do to stop the uk sliding into recession. andrew bailey told a committee of mps that any economic downturn would be caused by russia's actions and the impact of rising energy prices. but he welcomed the prime minister's confirmation that she will announce proposals tomorrow to tackle the soaring cost of energy. i do very much welcome the fact that there will be, as i understand from announcements this week, because i think that will help to sort of, in a sense, frame policy, and that's important. and i think it's important that there is a clear way forward on policy, so i welcome that because i think that will be important for markets to understand what is going to happen. our economics editor, faisal islam, says it's notjust the warning of a potential recession from the governor of the bank of england that will be a concern for the new prime minister and herteam. also in the markets and certainly on your first full day in downing street,

whether you the prime minister or the chancellor, you wouldn't want the news that was delivered from the foreign exchange markets which is of the pound sterling — we can show a chart here— against the dollar reached its lowest level since 1985 when margaret thatcher was prime minister. that is showing the trend over the past year, down about 15%. now, a lot of that is the dollar being stronger because interest rates in the us are going up faster than they are elsewhere, but the pound has also fallen over the timeframe against the euro by much smaller amount. i think in general terms, there is concern about the situation across europe as regards gas prices inflation and recession, but even the bank of england itself said that there were uk specific factors here, perhaps the hiatus over policy—making in energy over the summer, but also the fact that while the uk is not dependent on russian gas, we are dependent on gas more generally more than similar economies. the prime minister's energy price plan, to be announced tomorrow, is expected to freeze the energy

price cap , at around two £2,500, for the average household. but will that provide sufficient support? our business editor simonjack examines the detail, and a warning, there are some flashing images in this report. heat means energy, means bills. huge bills. annette dolan employs 17 people at her glass—blowing business in bath but won't for long without an energy lifeline. my staff are terrified, not only for their domestic bills but for theirjobs. our gas bill has gone up from 1a grand to 233,000. it's alice in wonderland. we cannot exist. now, if the government doesn't take action, businesses will fall like flies. annette is not alone. insolvency experts say over 53,000 substantial businesses, those with over £1 million turnover, more than ten employees, may fail in the next year. that is a colossal number of people whose businesses will fail,

more than would've failed in the pandemic and more than have ever failed in any previous recession. the government has promised help is on the way for businesses and households tomorrow. for business, the cost of the energy they use will be reduced and capped. for households, the planned october hike in typical bills from £1,971 to £3,519 will be reduced to a new cap, we think ofaround £2,500. with a £400 rebate coming in october and possibly a cut in vat on energy, bills in october for many households may remain roughly the same as april. the cost of these subsidies could easily exceed £100 billion, which we expect the government to borrow and add to the uk's large and growing debt pile. now, the government may think that it's preferable to add money to consumer bills for the next decade or two, but the interest on that debt already costs us half an nhs per year and is forecast to rise. and while £100 billion definitely helps, bills are much higher

than they were before the crisis, and there's no guarantee that people won't go cold, hungry or both this winter, and many businesses may still fail. inflation is brutal — it raises businesses costs while emptying their customers' pockets, which is why personal—finance campaigners welcomed these expected measures. we can argue that they are expensive, they are. - we can argue that they're not well targeted, they aren't, _ but the most important. is they will fulfil the remit of giving many people a sigh of relief that they are able . to pay their energy- bills in the short term. energy costs are pervasive, they push up the price of everything. if there is a light at the end of the tunnel, it's that if you can cool those, you can cool inflation. simon jack, bbc news. energy analyst david coxjoins me now. thanks for talking to us. what do you make of this price cap? it’s a you make of this price cap? it's a

bit disappointing _ you make of this price cap? it's a bit disappointing if _ you make of this price cap? it's a bit disappointing if it _ you make of this price cap? it's a bit disappointing if it is _ you make of this price cap? it�*s —. bit disappointing if it is going to be 2500. i think most people were hoping the price cap would be held at 1900, the current tariff for an average bill for both gas and electricity. of course, that's another, if it's increased another £600 earlier what people are paying and people are really struggling to pay the 1900, so it's not brilliant news. but freeze the price cap is the only game in town now. it's been suggested in the past by the labour party, by scottishpower, by other energy companies and i think the government are doing the right thing. it's a universal benefit for everyone, but they also need to target extra help for some of the poorer sections of society as well to help them afford the 2500, which is already over double what it was a year ago. fin is already over double what it was a ear a . o. , is already over double what it was a ear auo. , ., �* , is already over double what it was a earauo. ,., �*, ., year ago. on its own, it's not enough- _ year ago. on its own, it's not enough- you _ year ago. on its own, it's not enough. you want _ year ago. on its own, it's not enough. you want extra help| year ago. on its own, it's not i enough. you want extra help for those who need it most. i enough. you want extra help for those who need it most.- enough. you want extra help for those who need it most. i think they

have to, those who need it most. i think they have to. really- _ those who need it most. i think they have to, really. because _ those who need it most. i think they have to, really. because two - those who need it most. i think they have to, really. because two and i have to, really. because two and half thousand pounds, double what it was last year, i don't think many people on benefits or even working people on benefits or even working people can necessarily afford that. so i think it's going to be a struggle. so i think it's going to be a struggle-— so i think it's going to be a stru: ule. ~ ., ., , struggle. we will wait to see the detail and that _ struggle. we will wait to see the detail and that tomorrow - struggle. we will wait to see the detail and that tomorrow and i struggle. we will wait to see the | detail and that tomorrow and see struggle. we will wait to see the i detail and that tomorrow and see if that extra support is there. what are the best way of paying for this? that was a lot of the argument today prime minister was my question is, whether it should be owned by borrowing or whether we should tax a bit from energy companies? i borrowing or whether we should tax a bit from energy companies?— bit from energy companies? i think the oil and gas _ bit from energy companies? i think the oil and gas producers _ bit from energy companies? i think the oil and gas producers are i the oil and gas producers are making windfall profits and i think people look at that and think, well, what have they done to deserve that? they are simply producing the same oil and gas and selling it into the global market, for they have done nothing new or made new investments etc. it would be reasonable for a government to consider putting a windfall tax on those companies, another one in addition to the one that has already been imposed in april. but the problem is that will not raise enough money to pay for

this capping of the price freeze. it's an open cheque, we don't even know was 100 million or 150 million because we don't know what the input prices, that is the wholesale gas prices, that is the wholesale gas price and that there will be over the next year. so 100 million is just a guesstimate, it could be more. i think they need money from everywhere, frankly. they probably need money from windfall tax on oil and gas producers but they also probably need to borrow more as well. , ~ ., ., ., well. interesting. what about a timescale here? _ well. interesting. what about a timescale here? any _ well. interesting. what about a timescale here? any sense i well. interesting. what about a i timescale here? any sense given your expertise about how long this is going to 14? i expertise about how long this is going to 14?— expertise about how long this is auoin to 14? ~ ., going to 14? i think we are looking at 18 months _ going to 14? i think we are looking at 18 months - _ going to 14? i think we are looking at 18 months - two _ going to 14? i think we are looking at 18 months - two years - going to 14? i think we are looking at 18 months - two years and i going to 14? i think we are looking at 18 months - two years and what at 18 months — two years and what has already made said is that the pound weakening against the dollar is bad news for buying gas as well because most gas liquefied natural gas that we are going to need this winter to stop blackouts, we are going to have to buy in the world market and is normally priced in dollars and that becomes more expensive as the pound weakens

against the dollar. this is going to go on for 18 months or two years, unless there is some miraculous outbreak of peace in ukraine and russia start flowing gas into europe again and i don't see that happening anytime soon. that again and i don't see that happening anytime soon-— anytime soon. that is a fairly bleak assessment _ anytime soon. that is a fairly bleak assessment but _ anytime soon. that is a fairly bleak assessment but we _ anytime soon. that is a fairly bleak assessment but we appreciate i assessment but we appreciate your expertise. thank you very much. we'll find out how this story is a covenant tomorrow's papers. dojoin us for that. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good evening. rangers' return to champions league football didn't go exactly how they would have planned giovanni van bronckhort�*s side were comfortably beaten by ajax 4—0 in amsterdam. former spurs man steven bergwijn with the fourth and final goal. the dutch champions were 3—0 up

afterjust over half an hour, while rangers had a goal disallowed for offside in the second half. totte n ha m tottenham and liverpool have not long kicked off. spurs are home to marseille in their return to the competition and it is goalless there. and liverpool are in naples facing napoli in their 1—0 down but they could be 2—0 down but they are not. napoli had a second penalty saved. they are 1—0 down after a penalty but they're still one goal down but napoli have missed a penalty in that match there. as we've been hearing — chelsea are on the hunt for a new manager, following the sacking of thomas tuchel, after their champions league defeat last night to dinamo zagreb. he's chelsea have sacked manager thomas tuchel following tuesday's earlier our sports reporter alastair mcgowan explained brighton boss graham potter is in talks with chelsea to take over. he would maybe fit that profile of manager that they are the people who play a collaborative brooch in the

boardroom are also tactically flexible in the football that they are looking for in the football club. the tactics under thomas became confused in the end and porter has been tipped as a potential future england porter has been tipped as a potentialfuture england manager as potential future england manager as well. potentialfuture england manager as well. very highly regarded in the game with pep guardiola and juergen klopp singing his praises. other names have been mentioned such as potter tino who was a former tottenham manager and has been at paris saint—germain. there's also a link tojonathan goldstein so that interesting. and another one is xenadrine sedan, the former real madrid manager who has won three jumpers like theirs. maybe the new owners of chancy wild a different approach. and maybe they want create approach. and maybe they want create a dynasty. some huge news in the women's game — barcelona have agreed a world—record

fee with manchester city for the signing of england midfielder kiera walsh. the 25—year—old has agreed to join the catalan club on a three year deal — for around 400,000 pounds. walsh will be the sixth england player to leave manchester city this summer. she earned her 50th cap for england in tuesday's10—nil victory over luxembourg. rory mcilroy has admitted his relationship with a number of ryder cup team—mates has been strained by their defection to liv golf. five members of europe's side last year have joined the saudi—funded series, with four of those five, ian poulter, lee westwood, sergio garcia and bernd veesberger, playing in this week's bmw pga championship at wentworth. spekaing at a media press conference earlier, mcilroy didn't shy away from his feeling about those participating. it is what it is, they are here and playing a golf tournament. my opinion is they shouldn't be here, but that's just my opinion. but we are going to tee off in the first two tomorrow and we will play 72 holes, which is a novelty for them at this point and will go from

there. and in cricket, alex hales has been called up to england's twenty20 world cup squad as a replacement for the injured jonny bairstow. hales hasn't played for england since being dropped from the 50—over world cup squad in march 2019 because of an "off—field incident". he's also been added to the t20 squad for september's tour of pakistan. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. as the cost of living crisis hits more and more households, some schools say they have become crisis centres for struggling families. but schools are not covered by the energy price cap, and headteachers in england say they're having to make tough choices — as our correspondent ellie price reports. i love you. bye. it's bahirah's first day of big school, and she's got a lot on her mind. maybe not fitting in. like, being the odd one out, and stuff. lucy's worried, too.

the work being too hard. for their mums, the new term can be an expensive time. my son started when it was year seven, and obviously with covid, he didn't get to use his uniform to the full potential. so i managed to keep hold of it for her. going forward, it will be a concern, financially. she needs to eat in school. because i think it will be cheaper to eat in school than to bring packed lunches, you know? i'm always really excited at the start of term. i it's always brilliant _ to welcome the students back. and for rachel hallam, their new head teacher, the class of 2023 isn't going to be an easy one. the looming energy crisis, _ changes to the examinations for 2023 are a concern for our students. we're bracing ourselves, potentially, for another. year where covid comes back, staff absence. i rachel says teachers have already left because they can't afford the higher petrol prices to commute. but it's the students and their parents in this already deprived area she worries about the most. some of our students i come here, and forthem,

this is the only time _ that they have warmth, heating. and i do think that there is more and more emphasis on schools. becoming centres to support| families, and becoming crisis centres, almost, to support with absolutely everything. | are these going to be more efficient than the boilers that we had before? yeah, they are going to be more efficient for the heating. up in malton, north yorkshire, they're doing what they can at norton college. their gas bills have soared, they say, by 373%. there is another worry, too. higher than expected pay rises for teachers and support staff, set by the government injuly, that they hadn't budgeted for this year. i've taught for 30 years, i've never experienced anything like this. we're all faced with this potentially catastrophic shortfall in our finances. we're all looking at ways by which to balance our budgets. none of us has a single silver bullet here, because there isn't one. a massive welcome. hurrah, you finally made it. the department for education says it's increasing core funding by £4 billion this year alone, and providing schools with tools to help them get the best value

for money from their resources, including recommended deals for energy costs. these are your year seven ties. back in oldham, the students are getting to grips with the same old challenges. but their teachers are trying to find new ways to do more with less. ellie price, bbc news, oldham. more than 1300 people died in pakistan. the authorities are now trying to stop the big gift like in the country from bursting its banks. a pakistan correspondent reports from islamabad. this province are still drowning. the land still remains waterlogged but it hasn't rained. on the shore line, the boats are still coming. the dangers have been contained for now, authorities say. its banks were deliberately breached to protect urban areas in

what remains of the damaged infrastructure there. but the threat is not over and rescue teams are working on evacuating thousands stranded in their villages. 125,000 people have been affected by the overflow of water. the people whose homes are sacrificed have been left with nothing. translation: my brother just translation: my brotherjust died in my village because of the water that came. we thought we were going to be able to save him but we couldn't. around 20 people are still stranded there. some are unconscious, some are just sitting waiting for help. water level in pakistan's biggest like it is starting to recede officials have told the bbc. but as an additional measure, they are reinforcing flood bikes in the area. as rescue efforts continue, authorities are also under pressure to rebuild what has been lost. climate change minister told

the bbc that pakistan will need international expertise. we the bbc that pakistan will need international expertise.- international expertise. we are coin: international expertise. we are auoin to international expertise. we are going to have _ international expertise. we are going to have to _ international expertise. we are going to have to do _ international expertise. we are going to have to do some i international expertise. we are going to have to do some very| going to have to do some very important thinking, notjust on her own, but with climate specialists for infrastructure. key communication lines naturally have to be restored, the railways have to be restored, all of that. so they have already started the reconstruction. i was thinking because it has to happen and people have to cross over most of it will not be resilient. we neither have the money or the technical capacity at this point. the money or the technical capacity at this point-— at this point. building with a future in mind _ at this point. building with a future in mind may - at this point. building with a future in mind may be i at this point. building with a future in mind may be a i at this point. building with a i future in mind may be a luxury for those whose entire livelihoods have been lost to the floods. for now, those who make it out of these treacherous waters are troubled by uncertainty where they —— whether they will sleep what they will eat. it is about. i want to bring you one bit of news that we have just

received. the royal berkshire hospital in reading is asking people to avoid using its a&e services at the moment. they aside avoid using it for anything other than serious and life—threatening emergencies. the reason is it says it is dealing with what is calling an it incident. clearly there is an it incident at the royal berkshire hospital in reading so if at all possible, avoid using it but do continue to use it if you have a serious and life—threatening emergency. but other than that, there are asking people to stay away. the family of a 23—year—old man, who was shot dead by police in south london, are accusing the metropolitan police of racism. chris kaba was killed in a residential street in streatham hill on monday night following a police chase. the police watchdog, who's now investigating,

said a single shot was fired from a police gun. our correspondent greg mackenzie reports. a family still coming to terms with the killing of their son. 23—year—old chris kaba, who died following a police chase on monday night. officers say they used a tactic where they deliberately collided with the audi he was driving to make him stop and then chris was shot. we are shocked to see that in this century, from especially the law, the police can short cut someone's life, especially a young boy. there are tensions in the black community in south london, all demanding answers. chris kaba was due to become a father within months. he was well known locally by his rap artist name, mattix. my heart is broken.

i'm speechless. my heart is broken. police have taken chris from me. i don't know how to say, butjustice needs_ i don't know how to say, butjustice needs to _ i don't know how to say, butjustice needs to he — i don't know how to say, butjustice needs to be done. justice needs to be needs to be done. justice needs to he done _ needs to be done. justice needs to he done for— needs to be done. justice needs to be done for chris. this is very racist, — be done for chris. this is very racist, it's— be done for chris. this is very racist, it's not good. the metropolitan police has expressed its condolences to the family but he says it won't be commenting any further, as the shooting is being investigated by the independent police watchdog, iopc. sobbing: where are you, my son? but the family say they want answers and are accusing the metropolitan police of racism. they want more details as to the circumstances behind the killing of their much loved son, who they claim was unarmed. greg mackenzie, bbc news. there's to be more industrial action by postal workers. the communiation workers union said in the last hour that its members would strike on september 30th

and october the first. the dispute is over terms, conditions and pay. some 115,000 postal workers are already due to strike tomorrow and friday following a similar walk—out last month. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. the same area of low pressure is sticking close by all week so we have had sunny spells, scattered showers and thunderstorms for the first half of the week. the last half of the working week looks similar as well. this area of low pressure will start to push its way eastwards and by thursday — friday, it would be clearing out into the north sea and then for this weekend, we should say something a bit quieter in between weather systems. a ridge of high pressure should settle things down, but there will be some issues with mist and fog as winds will be loud. now, through to night, it stays showery, you could hear further the numbers of thunder across southern parts —— mike rumbles of thunder...

of britain and some heavy downpours across scotland. and in between, some dry interludes. temperatures no lower than 11—15. thursday and we do it all again, we have sunshine through the morning there could be showers from the word go across the south and north and then into the afternoon, the showers become widespread pretty much anywhere catching a downpour, and may be some flashes of lightning, rumbles of thunder and temperatures a little bit down on today with highs of 17—22 c. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. liz truss takes part in her first pmqs as prime minister — she rules out a windfall tax on energy companies, promising to announce a package of support for bills tomorrow. ias i as prime minister will take immediate action to help people with the cost of their energy bills and giving people certainty to make sure that they are able to get through this winter. the

mone has able to get through this winter. the money has to come from someone and she knows_ money has to come from someone and she knows that every single pound in excess _ she knows that every single pound in excess profits, she chooses not to task is _ excess profits, she chooses not to task is an — excess profits, she chooses not to task is an extra pound on borrowing that working people will be able to pay back— that working people will be able to pay back for decades to come. as business struggles, little can be done to stop the uk falling into a recession, that's the verdict of the bank of england. in pakistan, the authorities are desperately trying to stop the country's biggest lake from bursting its banks, adding to the devastation cause by the recent floods. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a retrial on domestic violence charges. and, chelsea football club have sacked their manager thomas tuchel, prompting anger from many of the fans.

british columbia, dying from stab wounds to the chest. that is with chelmsford criminal court had to say. it was here at the crown court this morning thatjack admitted murdering his teenage girlfriend ashley after a psychiatrist fountain fit to enter a plea to a single charge of murder and he told the judge that i am guilty. 19—year—old ashley was found unresponsive in chelmsford. the canadian national had been in the uk on a tourist visa from british columbia since november last year. but on february one, there are called to jack's home where ashley was found injured. she was pronounced dead at the scene in the court was told that the cause of death was established in the chest. today's plea was unexpected as

ashley family were prepared to travel to essex for a trial that had been set for november the 8th. although they'd been spared the gruesome details in court, as these family were hoping the questions around herfinal moments family were hoping the questions around her final moments would family were hoping the questions around herfinal moments would be answered. ashley and jack met online and talked over many years. the family said they still don't understand how a man who'd been in her life and had been in their lives for so long i'll be in by the internet, ended up killing her. following her death, vigil was held in chelmsford to pay tribute to ashley and she is remember by friends and family as a free spirit. i'm just taking a little video on your— i'm just taking a little video on your phone. a i'm just taking a little video on your phone-— i'm just taking a little video on our hone. �* ,, ., ., ., your phone. a young woman who loved to travel and — your phone. a young woman who loved to travel and plan _ your phone. a young woman who loved to travel and plan to _ your phone. a young woman who loved to travel and plan to see _ your phone. a young woman who loved to travel and plan to see the _ your phone. a young woman who loved to travel and plan to see the world. i to travel and plan to see the world. a creative and caring daughter aunt and sister whose life was cut tragically short. judge christopher morgan told him after pleading guilty to murder that he can only be handed a life term and is not being remanded in custody will be

sentenced in october the 10th. bbc news and essex. breaking news, the new prime minister has had a phone call with the german chancellor and this is part of the routine for new prime minister is, they have phone calls with various leaders in the first couple of days. the number one issue in this call was the energy crisis in this call was the energy crisis in the quote here is that both agreed on the importance of energy resilience and independence into big issues of trying to solve the energy crisis. ajury failed to

a jury failed to reach a verdict at manchester crown court last week and a new trial is expected to go ahead injuly of next year and our reporters sent this update from manchester crown court. icard reporters sent this update from manchester crown court. cord number seven, manchester crown court. cord number seven. they — manchester crown court. cord number seven, they stood _ manchester crown court. cord number seven, they stood up _ manchester crown court. cord number seven, they stood up and _ manchester crown court. cord number seven, they stood up and when - seven, they stood up and when addressing thejudge and seven, they stood up and when addressing the judge and requesting addressing the judge and requesting a retrial, he set this matter has been discussed with the crown prosecution service over the past week at a very senior level. mr gates was not in court today and he was under no obligation to attend but, it was last wednesday that a iury but, it was last wednesday that a jury spent on the 23 hours of deliberation and failed to reach a majority verdict on any of the three counts faced by the former manchester united football. these counts were one of alleged controlling behaviour towards his former partner over a three—year period and two counts of assault, one towards her and the other towards her youngest sister which is alleged to have happen at the former managers home on the 1st of november

2020 in manchester. now, mr edicts denies all of these charges in the earliest possible date that all parties come back here to manchester crown court for this trial to be reheard as the 31st ofjuly of next year. we have heard from mr gates this morning just after the news came out about the retrial that we are given a statement from mr gates that i will read to you now, after more than three weeks in court, i'm obviously disappointed that a retrial has been ordered. my not guilty plea remains in relation to all charges and i'm confident that justice will eventually be done in my name will be cleared of all the allegations if he went on to say that he would like to thank the legal team, that he would like to thank the legalteam, his mum, his children, his girlfriend as well as his closest friends for all of their support throughout this period and finally he says, he understands the level of interest and scrutiny around this case but he would like to ask that he and his family's privacy is respected in the weeks and months ahead.

the mother of 9 year old olivia pratt—korbel, who was shot in liverpool last month, has called for the person who killed her daughter to confess. speaking in a video filmed and released by merseyside police, cheryl korbel, who was injured during the shooting, said the murderer knew they'd done wrong and should own up. four men arrested in connection with the murder have been released on conditional bail. judith moritz reports. stop filming me, dad. i'm on it as well. grabbing onto her dad for comfort, olivia pratt—korbel was spellbound by the christmas fair, eyes wide and full of questions. what's that big black thing? it's a forklift. today, both of her parents have told of the depths of their loss. her father, john, said the little girl was his bright spark, and still nursing her own injury from the gun attack which killed her daughter, olivia's mum, cheryl, spoke in a video released by merseyside police. she left a mark on

everyone that she met. and she may well have only been nine, but she packed a lot in them nine years. cheryl korbel appealed directly to the gunman who burst into her home two weeks ago, and to anyone who may be helping him. you know you've done wrong, so you need to own up. like i've taught my kids — you do something wrong, you own up to it. if anyone is hiding these guns, they need to speak up, because they need to be off these streets. no—one, no—one at all should have to go through this. four men were arrested earlier this week, one on suspicion of olivia's murder, and three for assisting an offender. all four have now been released on conditional bail. merseyside police say their investigation is ongoing. judith moritz, bbc news.

government lawyers have begun their defence of the policy to deport failed asylum seekers to rwanda. it's currently being challenged in the high court. flights to country's capital kigali were cancelled at the last minute after the european court of human rights granted an injunction to stop a number of people being taken from the uk injune. in indonesia, scientists have discovered the ancient remains of a young person in a remote cave, showing what they believe to be the earliest evidence of surgical amputation. the remains are around 31 thousand years old, which means the amputation was carried out some 24 thousand years earlier, than the previous estimate. our science correspondent victoria gill has the story. home to our ancestors. these remote caves in indonesian borneo are adorned with some of the world's earliest rock art. but when archaeologists went in search of other signs of prehistoric life,

they found something unexpected, a human skeleton carefully buried inside a cave with its left foot missing. forensic inspection revealed what researchers say is the first evidence of surgical amputation of a limb, carried out 31,000 years ago, when this person was a child. this is a very clear surgical technique that's been done. it's concrete evidence, in the most extreme and clear way. very advanced surgery would have been required for this child to have survived. and if that's the case, people are sharing knowledge, people are learning and questioning their environment, like scientists do today. a detailed examination concluded that the person — depicted here in an artist's impression — lived for up to nine years after their surgery, dying in their late teens or early 20s. i think our ancestors were as caring as we are today,

and hopefully we will be in the future. i don't think we can underestimate our ancestors. we have this idea that we know it all today. but i think they can teach us a lot about who we are today, and what we might be in the future. the team plan to search this treasure trove of human archaeology to find out what methods and perhaps what stone surgical tools might have made this prehistoric medicalfeat possible. victoria gill, bbc news. chelsea have sacked their manager thomas tuchel, after their third defeat of the season. he has led the club to win three trophies in his 20 months in charge, but it's believed he'd lost the confidence of the squad and the board in recent times. our sports editor dan roan reports. they may have just spent a record quarter of £1 billion on new players, but it was clear last night that not all was well at chelsea. consultation, they

are not happy at all. thomas tuchel cutting a frustrated figure, as his side were humiliated by lowly dinamo zagreb. it continued a poor start to the season. but even by this club's standards, today's sacking of one of the world's best coaches particularly ruthless. in a statement, chelsea said... tuchel�*s departure came as a shock to many, but speaking after his team's third defeat of the season, his exasperation had been evident. this is a huge underperformance from all of us. it is not precise enough, it is not clinical enough, it is not aggressive enough on the ball. it is not determined enough. it was only last year that tuchel led chelsea to champions league glory, just months after taking over. more trophies followed, and the german gained praise for his calm leadership during the club's sale by roman abramovich, after the russian oligarch was sanctioned by the government.

but amid suggestions the manager had lost the faith of some players the new owner, american billionaire todd boehly, wasted little time in making what is proving a hugely controversial change. very surprised and also disappointed. i want managers to stay in theirjob. it's a difficultjob. but i think we also understand it probably comes to us all at some time. having spent more than £100 million on paying off a host of sacked managers during the roman abramovich era, chelsea face the prospect of another massive severance package for thomas tuchel, that is before they shell out on a replacement. the sanctions imposed on russia following the invasion represent the biggest current threat to the world economy. this is what he had to say. after the pandemic, different challenges arrived that have also been globally in nature and pose a

danger to the whole world, i'm talking about the west sanctions fever. it's brazen and aggressive attempts forcing us to behave a certain way and force us into submission. there is nothing unusual about that and the policy has been used by the west for decades. today, the proportion — used by the west for decades. today, the proportion is _ used by the west for decades. today, the proportion is found _ used by the west for decades. today, the proportion is found only _ used by the west for decades. today, the proportion is found only 996 i used by the west for decades. today, the proportion is found only 996 that l the proportion is found only 9% that is according to the european commission. that is give more information with the eu is proposing to do. this is our correspondent jessica parker. the commission president. _ jessica parker. the commission president, one _ jessica parker. the commission president, one of— jessica parker. the commission president, one of which - jessica parker. the commission president, one of which was i jessica parker. the commission| president, one of which wasjust president, one of which was just talking about the headline proposals by taking you through them, the commission which is the executive arm of the european union is proposing a mandatory target for peak hours when it's most expensive in the cap on revenues have companies that produce electricity at relatively low because of the

moment and so, renewables using the money taken from those profits every distributing it to vulnerable households and businesses that are struggling as well and also solidarity contributions for fossil fuel companies and money from fossil fuel companies and money from fossil fuel companies and money from fossil fuel companies to go to the same ends and facilitating some support for energy companies that are struggling and are volatile and the market and is cap on russian gas. the queen has postponed her privy council meeting after being advised by doctors to rest, buckingham palace has said. her majesty, who is 96 and has mobility issues, remains at balmoral castle, where she appointed liz truss as the new prime minister yesterday. a woman who found she could identify parkinson's through smell has inspired scientists to develop a new test that could be used to detect the disease.

it's the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, and causes a range of symptons including stiffness or tremors. researchers at the university of manchester have created the new method which they say can detect it in three minutes. earlier, professor perdita barran who led the research at the university of manchester told us how the test works and what its results can identify parkinson's disease. how it works is we take a stencil, i got one here, like a q-tip how it works is we take a stencil, i got one here, like a q—tip and we rub it on someone's back or clinician rubs it on their back and they posted to us and then we take that swab we take the molecules offered by spraying them the area and we wave them and when we do that, can we identify the difference between a parkinson's disease from people who don't. and when we see them, are the stuff that we see on her face and also on her body b collect a lot from her hair and by sampling that, we are able to see

that there is an molecular difference, so they can spell the difference, so they can spell the difference in our machines, they can detect it and that is pretty exciting and with me now isjoy milne who started this whole process. she says she could identify parkinson's in her late husband years befire his diagnosis. thank you so much for coming and talking to us and people who do not know much about it, it was your sense of smell that detected. can you tell us what happened to? find sense of smell that detected. can you tell us what happened to? and my husband knew — you tell us what happened to? and my husband knew i _ you tell us what happened to? and my husband knew i had _ you tell us what happened to? and my husband knew i had it, _ you tell us what happened to? and my husband knewl had it, he _ you tell us what happened to? and my husband knew i had it, he was - you tell us what happened to? and my husband knew i had it, he was a i husband knew i had it, he was a consultant and just before his 32nd birthday, his body smelled changed and i think those close conditions and i think those close conditions and i think those close conditions and i started saying to them, i think you should share a bit more.

he really became quite annoyed with me and i have to let it go. and it got worse and sometimes be better but is getting worse. and i have to say, i think i'm a slow growing rain tumour and say, i think i'm a slow growing rain tumourand so, we say, i think i'm a slow growing rain tumour and so, we went to see a urologist and they said no, you have parkinson's. and —— neurobiologist when we came to scotland and we walked into our first parkinson's uk meeting and my, when my nose is smelling something that is interesting and my head went up and i thought i don't believe this, the room smelled of parkinson's. and quite strong and is quite a heavy smell. and so, i sat at the dining

room table and a like i think there's something i need to tell you. and the other people in the room smelled the same thing. the response was, what on earth are you talking about? and he said to him, look, rememberthat smell talking about? and he said to him, look, remember that smell i told you about when you are about 30, 31 or 32? oh, that? being a doctor, he had to have her reconfirming done and we got to the area and we are asking what happened and i was like yes, it was different levels and different people between women, men and perhaps the order people some of the differently and yes, there's a smile. and so, the doctor started and i thought enough to get the scientist, we need to find somebody who will listen to this and there were a few meetings but he decided that this was an actual fact, the person i should stand up and speak

to. and asked him, why are you not using the smell of parkinson's diagnosis? total silence. and so, he askedif diagnosis? total silence. and so, he asked if i could repeat that and so i repeated it and everyone went, don't know if i've heard of that. and it said i will speak to you later. he was so busy after his lecture that i have left it a few months passed and he was at a dinner with a cancer researcher and we find that woman and you find her now. and that woman and you find her now. and that was it. ., �* , ., that was it. you're putting me out of a “ob that was it. you're putting me out of a job here _ that was it. you're putting me out of a job here because _ that was it. you're putting me out of a job here because i'm - that was it. you're putting me out i of a job here because i'm mesmerized as listening to you. what an extraordinary story and that was where it all began and how do you reflect now on the news that your ability and your desire to actually do something about it has gotten us to potentially a test? shifter

do something about it has gotten us to potentially a test?— to potentially a test? after think the group- _ to potentially a test? after think the group. they're _ to potentially a test? after think the group. they're super. i to potentially a test? after think the group. they're super. you i to potentially a test? after think. the group. they're super. you can put five or six of us if you can put five or six of us if he tried. it's serendipitous. they've worked so hard on it and they've retested, tested again, retested with different swabs and different people and i believejohn sachar went through like 110 people just to get the perfect one for the test. their hard work and your talent and determination to do something as well and to make a difference, what difference do you think eventually now this could make? i got a tweet from someone who has parkinson's and what he said was, at last, if we diagnose it earlier, we can investigate this disease properly. and really, that is what i hope will happen and i think that's what we hoped would happen. because he was a doctor and he knew, diagnosing 50% of damage is done is not going to

get you anywhere. that of damage is done is not going to get you anywhere-— get you anywhere. that can be a remarkable _ get you anywhere. that can be a remarkable breakthrough i get you anywhere. that can be a remarkable breakthrough and i get you anywhere. that can be a remarkable breakthrough and a | remarkable breakthrough and a remarkable breakthrough and a remarkable legacy for you and thank you for coming on the programme. thank you. the eurovision song contest is heading to the uk next year — and seven cities are in the running to stage the event. we're taking a look at each of the potential hosts; this week our entertainment correspondent colin paterson visited newcastle. # you shook me all night long... newcastle and tyneside's musical output has been wildly varied, from ac/dc singer brianjohnson... # let's get ready to rumble! ..to pj and duncan. from sting, to gazza with lindisfarne. # fog on the tyne is all mine... and now the city could host eurovision. so this is what gives newcastle its name. this is it? this is the new castle. the team behind the city's bid are full of confidence. we have the hotel space, we have the arena, we have the connectivity links. we are the perfect eurovision host.

newcastle doesn't have many eurovision links, but one former contestant is now working at a vet's in south shields. hello, rocky. david ducasse has made the move from scooch to pooch. everything all right? # flying the flag for you. would you like a complimentary drink with your meal, sir? in 2007, the uk's entry, scooch, came 22nd out of 24. i think out of the four of us, i was the one who genuinely believed that we were going to win, so i was gutted. but as an experience, i think any eurovision entrant would just say, "we'll do it all over again." and if eurovision came to newcastle, would scooch get back together? 100%, we'd be there. literally, i would swap this t—shirt and go and get my cabin crew outfit out of the wardrobe. newcastle hosting eurovision would also mean a lot to ukrainians living in the area. alex fil was a newsreader in ukraine until she fled the country with her mother, sister and dog yizhak,

which means hedgehog. she is now working here in a bar. for me now, after months of living in this area, newcastle is like a part of ukraine, part of ukraine culture. and i understand that it's like a second home for me and if it will invite eurovision, i would be really happy. this is about newcastle getting the bid for eurovision. and hosting the event could have a huge impact on all aspects of the city. eurovision—themed silent disco walking tours are already being tried out. # ooh, ah, just a little bit, ooh, ah, a little bit more! i think it would be - a perfect place, basically, because it's like a party town. we just noticed! in 2023, if it's eurovision time on the tyne, then there are going to be an awful lot of excited people. colin paterson, bbc news, newcastle. yeah! cheering.

now, it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. it's been another day of sunshine and thundery showers and torrential downpours in places. the next couple of days look similar, we got the same area of low pressure sticking close by. it's going to be sunny spells, thundery showers once again and nowhere particularly cold but temperatures will come down a little bit as we move into friday. our area of low pressure pushing across the country as it pushes towards the near continent it will allow something a bit cooler to move in behind it. by saturday we're in between weather systems, a bit cooler to move in behind it. by saturday we're in between weather systems, ridge of high pressure so she be a little bit drier but a bit of mist and fog around. through tonight we hold onto the showers again, some heavy and thundery across areas and across boxes scotland, clearer spells through central parts for the temperatures 11 to 15 degrees with nowhere particular cool because of the breeze and all the cloud and showers around.

there is a similar story, low pressure and again towards the southwest of the country. that's going to bring fresh breezes and through the through the afternoon the showers will become more widespread, could even see an area of more persistent rain affecting north east england and east scotland for the temperatures down a notch, 19 to 22 celsius. thursday night again, stays on settle, shower in the south of a more persistent rain affecting parts of scotland and northern ireland, perhaps northwest england and north wales. those temperatures again the low to mid teens for many of us. friday, our area of low pressure will be pushing out into the north sea. we will start to see more west northwesterly winds across the country and gradually, things will turn a bit drier across the extreme west of the country later on friday. it's going to be one of sunny spells and scattered showers once again, even longer spells of rain across more northern areas. some showers heavy and thundery. you will notice it will feel fresher, highs of 15 to 20 celsius from north to south across the uk.

into the weekend, that we're in between weather systems for the be drierfor most, not completely dry but certainly dry we will have dense mist and fog patches through the morning areas which could be slow to clear. saturday probably the driest of the day for sunday across the day for subsonic proceeds will be dry and the system bring out breaks of rain and strong winds to western areas for the temperatures could be higher across sunday with sunny spells where they will start weather higher across sunday with sunny spells where they will start wetter and breezier across the far west later on sunday.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. in herfirst full day in the newjob, the british prime minister has ruled out a windfall tax on the profits of the big energy companies i, as prime minister, will take immediate action to help people iam against i am against windfall taxes and i think is the wrong thing to be putting companies of investing in the united kingdom just when we need to be growing the economy. having given billions of dollars to ukraine, were trying to figure what support to give to ukrainians in the

long term.