this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines. the prime minister and chancellor unite in defending their controversial plans to grow the uk economy, despite widespread criticism. i think we have to look at what situation this country would be in if we hadn't acted. people are facing fuel bills, energy bills of “p facing fuel bills, energy bills of up to £6,000. we have very high inflation expectations and an economic slowdown. what we've done is taken decisive action. the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, was asked if his mini—budget was a disaster. what we're focusing on is delivering the growth — what we're focusing on is delivering the growth plan and making sure with

things— the growth plan and making sure with things like _ the growth plan and making sure with things like energy intervention, that people right across this country are the queen's official death certificate has been published. it was signed by the princess royal and reveals the monarch died of old age. one of the most dangerous storms in us history hits florida, damaging buildings and submerging some coastal areas in floodwater. florida's governor, ron desantis, says the impact of the damage across the state will set records. tributes flood in from across the music world for the rapper coolio, famous for the 90s hit gangsta's paradise.

hello. the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, has dug in to defend his mini—budget, saying the government will stick to its plan to try to boost the uk economy. he's said they will also continue to pursue efforts to help people with their energy bills, despite criticism of the tax—cutting schemes he announced last friday. his comments came after the prime minister also spoke to the media for the first time in a week to defend her economic policies. liz truss said tax cuts and increased borrowing are �*controversial and difficult' decisions, but the �*right plan' to get the economy moving. this week the pound fell to a record low against the dollar and yesterday, the bank of england intervened to buy government bonds. 0ur political correspondent, leila nathoo, reports. prime minister liz truss, who wittm — after radio silence since last friday's mini budget, this morning a punishing round of interviews. liz truss faced eight of the bbc�*s local radio presenters, forced to defend her economic approach. local radio presenters, forced the pound has dropped to a record low. the imf has said you should re—evaluate your policies

and the bank of england has had to spend £65 billion to prop up the markets because of what they describe as a material risk. where have you been? liz truss: we had to take urgent. action to get our economy growing, get britain moving, and also deal with inflation. and of course, that means taking controversial and difficult decisions. it was awkward and uncomfortable at times. we're going to spend more - in mortgage fees under what you've done based on the predictions then we would have saved with energy. i i don't think anybody is arguing that we shouldn't have acted on energy. if you make a million, you will benefit 55 grand a year from tax cuts. 0n 20k, like a teaching assistant or a nurse, £157. a couple of people said to me in nottingham, "this is like a reverse robin hood." that... that simply isn't true. by far the biggest

part of the mini... which bit of it? the entirety of what you said. but the tax cuts are disproportionally benefiting the wealthiest. but the main message was a government refusing to change course and wanting to focus on support for energy bills rather than tax cuts. it's a difficult time. we're facing a global economic crisis brought about by putin's war in ukraine, and what was right is that britain took decisive action to help people get through what is going to be a difficult winter. labour says this is a crisis of the government's own making. they want the budget to be abandoned and for parliament to be recalled. the government has unleashed chaos in the financial markets as a result of the measures announced on friday. this is not something that was imposed on them by external conditions. it was a reckless act of choice. and for the prime minister now to double down on that in interviews does beg the question, what is more important? saving face for the prime minister

and the chancellor, or saving the mortgage payments of millions of people? there's plenty of concern among tory mps, too, about the government's tax—cutting plans. many are concerned about damage to the party's economic credibility, about the politicaljudgments involved, and are questioning whether tax cuts can really generate enough growth. but the government seems confident that in time nerves will be calmed. downing street and the treasury are aiming to hold out almost two more months before announcing their medium—term economic plans. the tory party conference begins this weekend. pressure on the government will continue. leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. the prime minister has also done a round of interviews with all of the bbc tv�*s regional political editors. she was asked by elizabeth glinka from bbc midlands what people whose mortgages were getting more expensive should think of her. look, expensive should think of her. i understand it's difi

times look, i understand it's difficult times for people and facing a difficult winter. interest rates have always been that since 1997 by the bank of england, and that's a really important principle. politicians don't get involved in setting interest rates. what we are seeing is interest rates going up around the world, so we've seen the federal reserve in america raise interest rates in response to the global situation. this is being driven by putin's appalling war, so there is a global situation we're facing. we are seeing rising interest rates around the world. it's something that i can't comment on what these decisions should be in the uk. that's a matterfor the independent bank of england. but of course, we will do all we can to help families — that's why we've taken decisive action on energy bills and we're reversing the national insurance rise and keeping tax load to keep the investment coming into our country. but

abundantly —— ultimately, those decisions are a matter for the bank rather than the government. that's 'ust one of rather than the government. that's just one of the _ rather than the government. that's just one of the interviews - rather than the government. that's just one of the interviews she's - just one of the interviews she's given today. let's talk to our political correspondent, zoe conway. we didn't hear anything from the prime ministerfor days, and then suddenly, a whole flurry today of tv and radio interviews. what was the message she was giving out? the prime message she was giving out? tie: prime minister is message she was giving out? ti9 prime minister is very message she was giving out? ti9: prime minister is very much message she was giving out? ti9 prime minister is very much standing firm behind that economic plan, as is the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng. they both spoken today, but i think what both of them are trying to do today is a couple of things. they're trying to still talk about how britain is not an outlier in all of this, that there are problems in economies all over the world, so they're really trying to keep the sort of focus on problems within

global markets. that there is nothing unique or idiocy into accurate —— nothing unique here in britain. another thing i think they're trying to do is reset the conversation around that so—called mini budget. what they feel has got lost is that there was an awful lot of support in that mini—budget for people on low incomes and people struggling with their energy bills. they kept reiterating today, let's remember that the average bill was set to rise to £6,000 next year. now it's going to be £2500 thanks to their intervention. i think they're really trying to reset the political conversation around that budget to take it away from this idea that it's all about disproportionately benefiting the better off. find it's all about disproportionately benefiting the better off. and none of this the ideal _ benefiting the better off. and none of this the ideal backdrop - benefiting the better off. and none of this the ideal backdrop for - benefiting the better off. and none of this the ideal backdrop for the l of this the ideal backdrop for the conservative party conference ——

. no, and it's interesting that kwasi kwarteng _ . no, and it's interesting that kwasi kwarteng roach - . no, and it's interesting that kwasi kwarteng roach today i . no, and it's interesting thatl kwasi kwarteng roach today to . no, and it's interesting that - kwasi kwarteng roach today to mps, all of the them pay —— mps —— wrote to. it's trying to be much more conciliator e, suggesting he's open to ideas. there's deep unease about how the chancellor and the prime minister have handled this mini—budget, but he is also trying to make it clear that they're moving quickly to try and calm the markets, and what he's trying to show them is that they have a plan that is going to be fully costed by the independent 0ffice to be fully costed by the independent office for budget responsibility and that plan will calm the markets and they're working at pace, he said, to come up with

all the detailed plans that show they have a plan to ensure the markets and they have a whole lot of reforms that will be made clear over the next six weeks. he hopes they will show the markets that they've got a plan in place to show how they're going to pay for those tax cuts. :, :, ~' they're going to pay for those tax cuts. :, :, ~ , :, they're going to pay for those tax cuts. :, :, ~' , :, , : the former governor of the bank of england, sir mark carney, has criticised the government for promising tax cuts without proper costings or economic forecasts. he said the plans undermine the bank's efforts to control inflation, and that this had led to �*dramatic�* moves on the financial markets. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. today was the day that £65 billion of reassurance wasn't enough to calm markets' nerves. while yesterday, traders welcomed the bank of england's intervention to calm unprecedented volatility in the market for government bonds,

by spending a huge sum buying them, this morning, investors were again demanding higher interest rates to make up for the risks they now think they're taking lending to the uk government. i mr bailey, will further intervention i by the bank of england be necessary? i can't answer that question, i'm afraid. the first public words from the prime minister since last friday's budget didn't do much to reassure the markets. in a highly unusual move, a former governor of the bank of england has now accused the government of undercutting the uk's economic institutions because its heavy borrowing has forced up interest rates. there is a limit to unfunded spending and unfunded tax cuts. the price of those is much higher borrowing costs for the government and for mortgage holders and borrowers up and down the country. and at some point, those higher costs of borrowing for everybody undoes the positive impact of any tax reductions. this is a chart that shows credit default swaps. those are instruments where traders

take a view on how creditworthy or not the uk government is to lend money to. and what this chart tells us is that the cost of insuring against the government defaulting on its debt is now about twice what it was a couple of weeks ago, and it has also shot up since friday to levels here that you can see, is higher even than at the beginning of the pandemic. traders are now pricing in the likelihood of a downgrade to the uk government's credit rating within weeks. it may be the case that the rating could be cut to perhaps aa2, so we sre moving away from the aaa status that had been the benchmark so we are moving away from the aaa status that had been the benchmark and the gold standard that the uk had operated underfor most of the post—war period. much like a homeowner whose house price plummets below the amount of the mortgage, pension funds had effectively borrowed from banks to buy long—term government bonds and saw their value halve. they were being told they would have to come up with more cash immediately which they could only find by selling more bonds,

threatening a vicious circle of selling. we've never seen government bond prices fall this far this fast - at any point in history. that's caused a lot of stress in the pension market. - we have needed to respond to that very quickly and we just can't - respond fast enough, _ and that's why the bank of england's action yesterday was very timely and has given us two weeks' - breathing space to catch up. the pound has dropped sharply this month and it dipped again this morning against the dollar and euro. that's hit importers like this bicycle firm that pays its suppliers in dollars. it's really painful. 0ur cost price has effectively increased by nearly 5% in a few hours last week, and that's on top of already having gone up by over 20% since january. and because we buy all our bikes in us dollars, we are at the whim of the exchange rates. the retailer next has now warned the weak pound will prolong the cost of living crisis, forcing up the price of clothes

it pays for in dollars, which are now more expensive to buy in pounds. costs, it says, are likely to continue rising next year. andy verity, bbc news. the official death certificate for queen elizabeth has recorded that she died of old age. the document released by national records of scotland noted the time of the queen's death on thursday the 8th of september, at 3.10pm. i'm joined by our correspondent danjohnson. what else do we learn from this quiz although not a huge amount of detail. people were perhaps expecting some insight into what the queen actually died of. the only detail given is into what the queen actually died of. the only detail given— of. the only detail given is old ace, so of. the only detail given is old age. so we're _ of. the only detail given is old age, so we're not _ of. the only detail given is old age, so we're not going - of. the only detail given is old age, so we're not going to - of. the only detail given is old - age, so we're not going to get much more information, it seems. the finding out that she died at ten past three is perhaps significant. there was a statement at half past

midday saying she was ill, that she was under medical supervision. we know prince charles, as he was then, was with her, but the rest of the family were trying to get there. it seems they didn't get there. they did make it time for her majesty passed away. it was 6:30pm when the official announcement was given. the prime minister was told at a about 4:30 p:m.. the six effort —— a certificate is extraordinary for how ordinary it is. we have name, elizabeth alexandra mary winsor, occupation, her majesty the queen. it gives that detail about when she died. there's a suggestion the registration work lightly different and that if she died, she would not have been of the monarch compelled

to fill in this form. it gives her parents�* details and we know it's princess and who registered this death. —— princess anne. it's princess anne who went to national records to register this death, but not much more detail about exactly what it was that caused her death. dan, thank you very much. floods in florida caused by hurricane ian are a one in 500 year event, according to state's governor. with waters surging inland, more than two million people are without power. anjanna gadgil reports. hurricane ian smashed into the west coast of florida with wind speeds of up to 150 miles an hour. more than 2 million people were left without power and roads were submerged.

most of the damage was caused by storm surges, walls of water carried by the wind onto land. the tourist town of fort myers was one of the areas worst affected. this is the storm surge that we talked about, but we weren't sure about. in nearby naples, the fire station was submerged. whoa! a hurricane hunter who flew into the eye of the storm said it was the strongest he'd seen. today's flight was certainly the roughest that i've been on in my six years of doing this. never seen that much turbulence before. we're watching the radars, and as we're going through the eye wall, which is the roughest part of the storm, itjust seems to kind of go on forever. during the storm, a boat carrying cuban migrants to the united states sank off the key west coast. us border patrol found three survivors, but 23 others are missing.

hurricane ian is now moving north through florida, downgraded to a tropical storm. it's expected to reach georgia and south carolina tomorrow. both have declared a state of emergency. anjana gadgil, bbc news. florida's governor ron desantis has described the flooding as a once in �*500—year event'. right now, if you look in central florida. — right now, if you look in central florida, you're looking at potential major _ florida, you're looking at potential major flooding and orange & counties, st. john's river into northeast— counties, st. john's river into northeast florida and jacksonville. the amount of water that's been rising _ the amount of water that's been rising and — the amount of water that's been rising and will likely continue to rise today, even as the storm is passing. — rise today, even as the storm is passing. is _ rise today, even as the storm is passing, is basically a 500 year flood _ passing, is basically a 500 year flood event, and i know seminal county— flood event, and i know seminal county has _ flood event, and i know seminal county has done evacuation 's. we're

going _ county has done evacuation 's. we're going to _ county has done evacuation 's. we're going to see — county has done evacuation 's. we're going to see a lot of images about the destruction that was done in southwest florida. people should understand this storm is having broad _ understand this storm is having broad impacts across the state and some _ broad impacts across the state and some of— broad impacts across the state and some of the flooding in areas, hundreds— some of the flooding in areas, hundreds of miles from where this made _ hundreds of miles from where this made landfall are going to set records — made landfall are going to set records. that's going to obviously be things— records. that's going to obviously be things that will need to be responded to. 0ur correspondent azadeh moshirir updated us on the aftermath of the storm from st petersburg in florida. it's been downgraded to a tropical storm, that doesn't mean the danger is over. here in a place like tampa bay, the danger is now more mainland, towards fort myers and naples. that's where you'll have seen all those homes that have been inundated. parts of those roofs floating down these inundated rivers. 0fficials floating down these inundated rivers. officials are saying that the danger from these storms is not

from the wins, it's from the waters, and so to take care, warning people not to go back into their homes, stay in shelters. that's partly because while several people die as a direct result, it's actuallyjust as dangerous if not more afterwards. the governor used the example of several people having died during hurricane irma in 2017, but dozens dying afterwards. that's why president biden has declared a major disaster and has released federal funds to help with the aftermath, but in mainland florida, we're not there yet and governor ron desantis said he won't think about that right now. the woman accused of killing the teenage motorcyclist harry dunn near an american military base in northamptonshire has appeared in court for the first time, via video link from the united states — ending his family's three—year wait for criminal proceedings to begin. 19—year—old mr dunn died in a collision outside an raf base

in northamptonshire in august 2019. daniel sandford reports. it's been a hugely emotional day today, harry dunn's mother and father were here, his stepmother and stepfather, his twin brother, and many other members of his wider family, they all came to court. many of them looking exceptionally emotional. for more than three years, they've tried to get to the point where the case relating to how he died on that road in northamptonshire would be heard in a british court. and today, that process started. we were in court one at westminster magistrates�* court, video screens were there, and then suddenly, there was anne sacoolas, the woman charged with causing his death by dangerous driving, but who left the uk just 19 days after her car ran into his motorbike in a head—on collision.

she stood as the chief magistrate entered the court, and then she sat down at the desk with her american lawyer by her side. she was appearing via video link from the us. she was asked to give her full name and she gave that. she was asked to give her date of birth, and then there was a discussion of the address the court had and that was given as her lawyer's office in washington, dc. as often happens with these hearings, it was a brief hearing, just about six minutes, it was agreed the case should go to the central criminal court, the old bailey, on the 27th of october. for now, anne sacoolas will remain in the us and the court was told that the prosecution and the defence will make a joint application that the next hearing at the old bailey should also happen by video link, and then the court case was over suddenly and that moment that harry dunn's family had been waiting forfor so long had happened. they can now believe that

there's a court process going on in this country to try to find out whether or not somebody was guilty of causing harry dunn's death by dangerous driving. russia has announced it is formally annexing four regions of ukraine after discredited referendums there that have been condemned in the west as illegal and illegitimate. there'll be a signing ceremony in the kremlin tomorrow. the votes were in the eastern regions of donetsk and luhansk, and kherson and zaporizhzhia in the south. together, they amount to about 15% of the total territory of ukraine. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from kyiv. there's no surprise here because ukraine had said this was a farce. the so—called referendums had no legitimacy, and this process would be used as an excuse by the kremlin to go ahead with a land grab. it seems that this is exactly what is going to happen.

president putin will sign deals for the annexation of these four ukrainian regions that are now partially occupied by russia, during a major speech tomorrow. then, there's a parliamentary process to ratify the decision in russia, and that's likely to happen early next week. these announcements won't be recognised internationally. western countries have said more economic sanctions will be imposed on russia as a reaction to this decision. here in kyiv, officials have told me that nothing really changes. there's no legal implication as a result of these announcements. they say this is moscow's reaction to recent military defeats and they will continue with the offensive to take back territory that's now under russian occupation. there's obviously the fear this could lead to an escalation in this war. moscow may say these areas are now part of russia and that any attack on those regions could be seen as an attack on russia itself.

we've just had some comments on that from the un secretary—general. he's saying if russia goes ahead with its plans to annex those four regions of ukraine, it would mark a dangerous escalation that would jeopardise the prospects of peace in the region. that is the latest from the un secretary—general, saying any decision to proceed would have no legal value and deserves to be condemned. that's the un secretary—general. sweden has found a new leak in a major undersea pipeline carrying russian natural gas to the eu — making it the fourth discovered in the last few days. denmark and sweden had already reported gas leaks in the nord stream 1 and 2 pipelines earlier this week. the eu is blaming sabotage, and nato says the situation is of deep concern. greater manchester police have opened a criminal investigation, after a bbc panorama revealed

a toxic and abusive culture at one of the uk's biggest mental health hospitals. the edenfield centre near prestwich in manchester, which is run by the nhs, says it was taking the allegations "very seriously", and has taken immediate action to safeguard patients. this report from our social affairs editor, alison holt, contains some distressing details. behind the high fences of the medium secure units at edenfield mental health hospital in prestwich, panorama's undercover cameras found a toxic culture. patients here are vulnerable, sometimes challenging. there's a serious risk they may harm themselves or others. what's going on at this hospital, by and large, isn't working for the patients and is often actively cruel. the undercover reporter

alan haslam went in after whistle—blowers raised concerns. he spent three months as a health care support worker. he saw staff mocking patients... ..slapping and pinching them. sometimes wards were worryingly understaffed... ..and patients felt failed. this is harley. she's 23, has autism and a history of self—harm. staff say at times she assaults them. she says she's provoked. the hidden camera shows harley held in a small, bare seclusion room for more than two weeks. there is some good care at the hospital, but the undercover reporter also sees basic care that doesn't always happen, like 15—minute checks on patients.

and he sees records for these observations being falsified. they're important for monitoring care — and if anything goes wrong. it's a culture that experts warn feels unsafe. i think you're quite clearly seeing toxic staff, and i think there's an awful lot of hostility towards patients across all of the wards. the task of the hospital - is the treatment of patients, to promote recovery. that's the principal task. well, that task, i think, is being undermined. . the trust which runs the hospital says the allegations will be fully investigated, and that it owes it to the communities it serves to ensure the best care every day. a number of staff have been suspended.

alison holt, bbc news. you can watch panorama's hospital undercover: patients at risk on bbc iplayer. it is now time to take up —— check out the latest weather with tomasz schafernaker. how's we can forecast looking? the weekend is it looking bad, but it's friday night which is part of the weekend i guess, that is not looking good for some of us. very strong winds and rain on the way. this is the headline for friday. but i also want to emphasise in the morning, there will be some sunshine around, so it's not a complete wash—out. this is what it looks like this evening. by the time we get to the early hours of friday, this very broad area of rain sweeps into the northwest of the uk. gales

expected to better parts of western and northern scotland, the irish sea and northern scotland, the irish sea and western coast also. this is where that band of rain will be around the middle part of the afternoon. by this stage, the weather will have improved in places like belfast and glasgow, but this rain will be heavy and the winds will be gusty, and here's friday night. southern parts of the uk. really not very pleasant at all, and then later on friday, the weather does improve and then saturday itself and sunday it's going to be a day of blustery winds, occasional sunny spells and showers. hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines. i think we have to look at what situation this country would be

in if we had not acted. people are facing few bills, energy bills of up to £6,000 we had very high inflation expectations and an economic slowdown. what we have done is taken decisive action. the chancellor kwasi kwerteg was asked if his mini—budget was a disaster. the queen's official death certificate has been published. it was signed by the princess royal and says the monarch died of old age. one of the most dangerous storms in us history hits florida, damaging buildings and submerging some coastal areas in floodwater. florida's governor ron desantis says the impact of the damage across the state will set records. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0li.

final day of the county championship, exciting match between warwickshire and hampshire, warwickshire battling to stay in the first division. they need two wickets. hampshire need eight runs to win. if warwickshire get the two wickets will be yorkshire that are relegated and not men but it is not looking good for warwickshire. england's white ball cricket captain jos buttler says he will be fit for the t20 world cup in australia next month. he's with the squad in pakistan but has played no part in the seven match series so far as he nurses a calf problem. yes, my fitness is coming along really well, getting lots of confidence back in the body so, yes, if it was a world cup tomorrow i'd be fit to play but just being a bit cautious with making

sure that there's no last—minute hiccups. jos buttler speaking to the sports desk podcast which will be out tomorrow on bbc sounds. went around 6011 under six birdies and an eagle on the back nine. he seven shots behind finishing for under. , :, :, , , under. this tournament sees the -la ers under. this tournament sees the players rotate — under. this tournament sees the players rotate around _ under. this tournament sees the players rotate around three - players rotate around three different courses they are also playing kings barn. for those who make the cut on saturday night they will play the final round at saint andrews on sunday. the wbc world heavyweight champion, tyson fury, has taken to social media again, calling on anthonyjoshua to sign a contract by the end of the day to fight him on december 3rd. he said the fight was off earlier this week after his monday

deadline wasn't met. joshua's promoter eddie hearne says the fight can still happen but the contract won't be signed today. probably on monday when fury came out and initially said the fight is not happening we should have really gone out and said, "fair enough, we'll find another fight. " we didn't. we kept trying and we kept moving forward to try and make the fight and we're still doing that today so it is a bit frustrating because, you know, you see those comments and half the comments on this post are people that are slightly more advanced and go i can't make out what this guy is doing one day to the other and other half going, "it's only a bit of paper, eh, j? "just sign it. " it doesn't work like that. when you talk about an athlete the size of anthonyjoshua with commercial dealings and by the way we have a b—side in his fight whether that is right or wrong because we accepted that position as challenge and we also accepted a day, quite frankly, that was a disadvantage to anthonyjoshua because he isjust going up a fight despite coming off

a fight but he is prepared to do it and still prepared to do it. time is coming up on us and we'll want to get it done but i don't understand the deadlines that keep popping up on instagram when these deadlines are not being applied in negotiations, and it doesn't help anyone. racing history at salisbury this afternoon the first horse to royce and the royal colours of king charles iii. he's on the famous purple and gold silks. the late royal was a great supporter of horse racing and won every race apart for the real derby. his first runner did only finished second this afternoon. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six.

we have just heard from the times and heard this labour has surged from 33% lead and it'd be the biggest pole lead enjoyed by any party since the late 1990s. according to the times bowl labour on 54% and conservatives on 21%. so a lead of 33 points. sing the times.

he called the many budget madness. he called the many budget madness. he said you and the chancellor are true believers and believe in what you are doing striving for growth. that you don't understand the impact this has on working people. what do you say to that? we this has on working people. what do you say to that?— you say to that? we have to look at what the alternative _ you say to that? we have to look at what the alternative is _ you say to that? we have to look at what the alternative is if _ you say to that? we have to look at what the alternative is if we - you say to that? we have to look at what the alternative is if we had - what the alternative is if we had not taken — what the alternative is if we had not taken action. which is people are facing — not taken action. which is people are facing energy bills of up to £6,000 — are facing energy bills of up to £6,000 facing very high inflation and also — £6,000 facing very high inflation and also a — £6,000 facing very high inflation and also a slow in the economy. in the majority— and also a slow in the economy. in the majority of the package that was announced _ the majority of the package that was announced was about supporting people _ announced was about supporting people on energy bills. in announced was about supporting people on energy bills.— announced was about supporting people on energy bills. in the short term there — people on energy bills. in the short term there are _ people on energy bills. in the short term there are many _ people on energy bills. in the short term there are many people - people on energy bills. in the short term there are many people in - people on energy bills. in the short term there are many people in the | term there are many people in the west midlands that are just managing who have lost their mortgage deals and desperately worried that they are coming at a fixed term mortgages what do you say to those people? many of those people taking a risk in 2019 voting conservative for the first time what you say to those communities? i first time what you say to those communities?— first time what you say to those communities? i understand it is difficult times _ communities? i understand it is difficult times for _ communities? i understand it is difficult times for people - communities? i understand it is difficult times for people and i communities? i understand it is| difficult times for people and we are facing the winter. interest rates — are facing the winter. interest rates have always been set since

1997 _ rates have always been set since 1997 by — rates have always been set since 1997 by the independent bank of england. that does a really important principle. do england. that does a really important principle. do you know that tory mp _ important principle. do you know that tory mp for _ important principle. do you know that tory mp for north _ important principle. do you know that tory mp for north dorsett? i important principle. do you know. that tory mp for north dorsett? he said these are not circumstances beyond our control. this inept madness cannot go on. i beyond our control. this inept madness cannot go on. i don't agree with what he — madness cannot go on. i don't agree with what he is _ madness cannot go on. i don't agree with what he is saying. _ madness cannot go on. i don't agree with what he is saying. they - madness cannot go on. i don't agree with what he is saying. they are - with what he is saying. they are difficult — with what he is saying. they are difficult circumstances that we are facing _ difficult circumstances that we are facing globally. and we have seen actioh_ facing globally. and we have seen action taken in the united states, actioh_ action taken in the united states, action taken in the united states, action taken around the world. we are working — action taken around the world. we are working very closely with the bank _ are working very closely with the bank of — are working very closely with the bank of england to deal with the situatioh — bank of england to deal with the situation. it would have been fundamentally wrong for us to not act. fundamentally wrong for us to not act and _ fundamentally wrong for us to not act and to— fundamentally wrong for us to not act. and to allow our taxes to continue at the highest rate is 70 years _ continue at the highest rate is 70 years l _ continue at the highest rate is 70 ears. ~' continue at the highest rate is 70 ears. ~ , :, , :, , years. i think everyone understands that ou years. i think everyone understands that you needed _ years. i think everyone understands that you needed to _ years. i think everyone understands that you needed to take _ years. i think everyone understands that you needed to take action - years. i think everyone understands that you needed to take action but i that you needed to take action but the action that you have taken are now forcing key workers in cambridge out of their homes. they are now leaving. if this is about growth how long will it be till we see that?

what this is about is about helping people _ what this is about is about helping people through this very difficult wihter~ _ people through this very difficult winter. helping with energy bills. reducing — winter. helping with energy bills. reducing taxes to encourage investment and getting on with infrastructure projects to deliver more _ infrastructure projects to deliver more normal growth. some of these things— more normal growth. some of these things will— more normal growth. some of these things will take time, that is no doubt _ things will take time, that is no doubt but — things will take time, that is no doubt but the best time to start is today _ doubt but the best time to start is toda . ~ , , :, doubt but the best time to start is toda. , today. why should people believe that our today. why should people believe that your gamble _ today. why should people believe that your gamble will _ today. why should people believe that your gamble will pay - today. why should people believe that your gamble will pay off - today. why should people believe| that your gamble will pay off when international markets don't seem to believe? the international markets don't seem to believe? : :, : , , believe? the chance will be setting out in november _ believe? the chance will be setting out in november how— believe? the chance will be setting out in november how we _ believe? the chance will be setting out in november how we will- believe? the chance will be setting out in november how we will get i out in november how we will get borrowing — out in november how we will get borrowing down as a proportion of gdp over— borrowing down as a proportion of gdp overtime. borrowing down as a proportion of gdp over time. what would have been wrong _ gdp over time. what would have been wrong it's— gdp over time. what would have been wrong it's for people to face is complete _ wrong it's for people to face is complete huge energy bills and tax rises at _ complete huge energy bills and tax rises at a _ complete huge energy bills and tax rises at a time where we are in this very very— rises at a time where we are in this very very difficult economic situation. it very very difficult economic situation-— very very difficult economic situation. , ,, :, situation. it sounds like you are sa in: situation. it sounds like you are saying crisis. — situation. it sounds like you are saying crisis, what _ situation. it sounds like you are saying crisis, what crisis? - situation. it sounds like you are saying crisis, what crisis? i'm i situation. it sounds like you are i saying crisis, what crisis? i'm not sa in: saying crisis, what crisis? i'm not saying that _ saying crisis, what crisis? i'm not saying that at _ saying crisis, what crisis? i'm not saying that at all. _ saying crisis, what crisis? i'm not saying that at all. i _ saying crisis, what crisis? i'm not saying that at all. i think - saying crisis, what crisis? i'm not saying that at all. i think we - saying crisis, what crisis? i'm not saying that at all. i think we are i saying that at all. i think we are in a very— saying that at all. i think we are in a very serious situation it is a

global crisis _ in a very serious situation it is a global crisis which has been brought about— global crisis which has been brought about by— global crisis which has been brought about by the aftermath of cobit. and prudence _ about by the aftermath of cobit. and prudence were in ukraine. that about by the aftermath of cobit. and prudence were in ukraine.— prudence were in ukraine. that is the prime minister _ prudence were in ukraine. that is the prime minister she _ prudence were in ukraine. that is the prime minister she did - prudence were in ukraine. that is the prime minister she did with l the prime minister she did with local interviews and regional tv as well. so what is happening in the last few days let's get the latest from mark. big companies and investors will be impressed with the value of the company but if you look at the stock market closes to an hour ago at the stock market closes to an hour a.. :, at the stock market closes to an hour a. . :, :, , , at the stock market closes to an houran :, :, , , , , hour ago one of the biggest builders down 1396. down _ hour ago one of the biggest builders down 1396. down 1296, _ hour ago one of the biggest builders down 1396. down 1296, down - hour ago one of the biggest builders down 1396. down 1296, down 1096 - hour ago one of the biggest builders| down 1396. down 1296, down 1096 that hour ago one of the biggest builders i down 1396. down 1296, down 1096 that is down 13%. down 12%, down 10% that is on the day. and a lot of his household big names have gone down a lot since last friday many budget. now that impacts pension schemes as well. there is a glimmer of the pound is back up a bitjust over $1

ten. the markets are still unsure about where the uk is headed. there are rumours that the uk credit rating could be downgraded. it has always been aaa the best of the best gold standard since world war ii. traders are now promising in a downgrading of the next few weeks which would have a ripple over the economy. which would have a ripple over the econom . :, , , , , which would have a ripple over the econom . :, , ,, , , economy. one of the big upsets is with people _ economy. one of the big upsets is with people with _ economy. one of the big upsets is with people with mortgages - economy. one of the big upsets is l with people with mortgages interest rates could go up to five or 6%. what has been happening with mortgage products specifically because they have been withdrawn. it because they have been withdrawn. it is fair to say that the whole market as a paralysis at the moment. lenders have no idea really how high orsoon lenders have no idea really how high or soon the bank may have to put interest rates up. so they have been withdrawn products 321 to get over the shelves overnight that is over 935 removed yesterday which is a daily record. since the many budget on friday 1600 or so residential mortgage deals have been pulled from sale. that is a 41% fall from the

impact on people uk finances, 600,000 people on fixed rate deals expected to fall by the end of the year. lenders will reprice products bring them back, even out they are the cheapest pushing 5% if you are on the standard variable weight 3.7%. that is before the bank puts the rates up as they are expected to work in the next month or so. fix, work in the next month or so. a lot ofthe work in the next month or so. a lot of the criticism _ work in the next month or so. a lot of the criticism of _ work in the next month or so. a lot of the criticism of the _ work in the next month or so. a lot of the criticism of the many - work in the next month or so. a lot of the criticism of the many budget last week was that it was not properly costed that there was no independent forecasting underpinning that many budget. we have had a developer on that today. we that many budget. we have had a developer on that today.- that many budget. we have had a developer on that today. we had the world bank on _ developer on that today. we had the world bank on it _ developer on that today. we had the world bank on it yesterday - developer on that today. we had the world bank on it yesterday and - developer on that today. we had the world bank on it yesterday and afteri world bank on it yesterday and after days of radio silence we heard kwasi kwarteng this afternoon doubling down sticking to their plan. we have had both had light cuts saying tax cuts in november will get a full

budget costed crucially by the office of budget response ability laying out these other measures. things like planning reforms, city regulation childcare immigration visas. the pm and the chancellor say that the market will see the full picture of this growth plan and realised that they have it wrong. as you say for that to come sooner in the 0pr will have to draught an assessment of this plan in early october and then send it to the chancellor to see what to do with it. treasury secretary has written to them this afternoon to publish the earlier. interestingly, the chancellor do to stand up and adjust the room on monday after re—sure his mps and instill confidence on markets that things are under control. : :, :, , control. and against the backdrop oinion control. and against the backdrop opinion poll— control. and against the backdrop opinion poll lead _ control. and against the backdrop opinion poll lead labour— control. and against the backdrop opinion poll lead labour at - control. and against the backdrop opinion poll lead labour at 3396. l control. and against the backdrop i opinion poll lead labour at 3396. the opinion poll lead labour at 33%. ti9 conservatives can sticking to their

plan they are saying that this is all going to plan but i think the criticism the state that is not the only poll that has been coming up labour. but in the conference this each week they will have to make their case to the country this week. difficult questions looming i mentioned early that the world bank, former governor of the bank of england are certain lighting up to question the information void we have two months before we get a full budget and pressure will continue to mount in the days to come. thank you ve much mount in the days to come. thank you very much to see _ mount in the days to come. thank you very much to see you. _

the american rapper coolio has died in los angeles at the age of 59. coolio, whose real name was artis leon ivyjunior, was a leading figure in the west coast rap scene of the 1990s. he had a string of hits, including gangsta's paradise, which topped the us charts and won him a grammy. our music correspondent, mark savage, reports. music: gangsta's paradise coolio, one of the first rappers to balance the dark and gritty stories of street life with a pop sensibility. # as i walk through the valley of the shadow of death # i take a look at my life and realise there's nothin' left... born artis leon iveer in pennsylvania, he moved to the los angeles suburb of compton when he was a boy. after his parents divorced at the age of 11, he fell into the gang lifestyle and spent time in prison before he turned 20. he poured those experiences into gangsta's paradise, one of the most

successful rap songs of all time. featured in the michelle pfeiffer film dangerous minds, it won coolio a grammy for best rap solo performance in 1996. an award is not really the pinnacle of what your achievements are because you get an award. an award just lets you know that you worked hard at least for that particular period of time. coolio rejected the label of gangster rapper, with his christian faith inspiring more socially—conscious songs like too hot, with its message of safe sex. # when it's time for selection, what's your direction? # before you make a choice you better do some inspection... aw, here goes! an all—round entertainer, he appeared in dozens of films and tv shows, including celebrity big brother in the uk, and sharing his love of food in the internet series cookin' with coolio. coolio's death at 59 has shocked his fans and the music industry.

"this is sad news," tweeted the rapper ice cube. "i witnessed first—hand this man's grind to the top of the industry. "rest in peace." mc hammer called coolio, "one of the nicest dudes i've ever known." michelle pfeiffer said she was heartbroken, adding, "i remember him being nothing but gracious." away from his entertainment career, coolio was a lifelong sufferer of asthma, and advocated for those suffering from respiratory diseases. he died on wednesday night at a friend's apartment. no cause of death has been given, but his manager said paramedics believed it may have been cardiac arrest. mark savage, bbc news. a man who died when his ear infection was missed during telephone consultations with his gp surgery should have been seen face to face that's according to a ruling by nhs england. an investigation by the bbc�*s newsnight programme found that 26 year old david nash had four phone calls over three weeks

during covid restrictions, but was never offered an in—person appointment. david grossman has this report. er, scared. i'm worried about what it could be. i'm worried it could be cancer. david nash didn't have cancer. the 26—year—old musician and law student had a middle—ear infection, but was otherwise fit and healthy. it's a condition that's normally very easily treated. as his symptoms worsened, he had four telephone consultations with four different clinicians at his gp practice over 20 days in the autumn of 2020. each failed to diagnose his condition. his parents believe that not being able to see a doctor face—to—face was a significant factor in his death. david died from a condition that you'd expect to see happen in the third world. mm. you know, people living in the middle of nowhere with no access to medical treatment.

it's all right. ifeel like i'm on the phone to you all the time. newsnight has obtained the audio recordings of david's consultations. by the fourth one, he's very ill. the infection has spread to his brain. he's in extreme pain and he's slurring his words. i've got pain behind both sides, my sinuses, my back and my neck, and i've got a temperature as well. woman: sinuses? sinuses and the back of the neck, so, like, the cheek area and the back of the neck. back of your neck? you don't have sinuses in the back of your neck, usually. no, but... each clinician david spoke to, it was though... - the first consultation. ..he was treated as a stand alone i consultation, and very little regard was given to the fact that this - was the fourth time and that, only days earlier, he was passing blood. woman: sorry, the line's not very good. _ david has now had four telephone

consultations and was so gravely ill that he was to die two days after this final call. do you think you've done anything? so you've not been in a a bit ofa bump in a car, oryou've not been doing lots and lots of computer work or any exercises that might have wrenched your neck or anything? no, i've not done anything for, like, a week. it's been appalling care. i think they've completely let david down at every single point. - and i am absolutely convinced, . as david's mum, that if he'd been | seen on that last consultation, | he would still be with us today. newsnight understands that nhs england, which investigated david's care, has concluded that while he could have been seen face—to—face at any point, there was a clinical rationale for not seeing him until the fourth call. theyjudged that that call was not satisfactory and a face—to—face consultation should have been organised. that's him and i at his christening. an inquest is scheduled for the new year.

david's gp surgery extended its condolences to the family but said it won't comment until after that concludes. the coroner will look at whether not receiving face—to—face care contributed to his death. david grossman, bbc news. you can see the full investigation tonight on newsnight on bbc two at 10:30pm. the bbc is cutting more journalistjobs. 300 and 82 posts will be closed on the world service as part of an attempt to save 28 and a half million pounds in the bbc�*s international services. there will also be the closure of some programmes altogether, including bbc arabic radio and persian radio. the bbc is trying to make wider savings of 500 million pounds. in a world where fraudsters are ever more bold, a new scam has been unearthed by a bbc investigation — it's a fake car dealer website which has already cost victims thousands of pounds.

0nline vehicle fraud is on the rise, and as ashleyjohn baptiste reports, it can be brazen and take a terrible toll on the people taken in by it. we get lots of people turning up here. they come here to basically pick up their new car and there's nothing here. harry runs a small repair garage in fife in scotland, but people turn up expecting to find a big car dealership. this was the couple that drove seven hours with a five—month—old baby, and this is them just realising that it's been a scam. a dealership called auto—promotions ran here for 30 years, but that company hasn't existed since 2008. but its name and address have been used without their consent on this website, which claims to have hundreds of cars for sale. in west yorkshire, pietro thought he'd bought one of the second—hand cars from the auto—promotions website. he transferred almost £4,000, including delivery,

but no car has ever turned up. the money was both his and his elderly mum's savings. it's just. . .just devastating, really. you know, such a large amount of money. really, really upsetting to tell you the truth. and especially for my mum's side, you know, just to, sort of, like, take her out, rather than her being homebound all the time. i've spoken to eight people from across the uk who have parted with thousands of pounds, only to not receive their cars. i've also heard from dozens more who were on the brink of sending money to auto—promotions. to try and find out who's behind the website, i called in one of the bbc�*s data experts, who looked in detail into every part of the website and its footprint on the internet. he discovered that most of the information on the site was taken from elsewhere. the team members were photos of people from across the world with no links to a car dealership, and the car adverts were also borrowed from other websites.

it's really sophisticated. i mean, i could have been fooled by it myself. there's a few red flags, but, generally speaking, somebody that's really savvy could easily have fallen for this. last year, there were almost 3,000 reports of online vehicle fraud, up 21% since 2019. and after covid pushed all sorts of previously face—to—face sales onto the internet, research suggests a third of us would now buy a used car completely online without seeing it. mike andrews, the head of the e—crime team for national trading standards, told us they haven't seen a car dealership website on this scale before and had this advice for consumers. one of the big things we say for consumers when they're buying online is do your research. if you're making any purchase online, don't make the payment by bank transfer. if you pay using your credit card in particular, you've got extra protection. you've still got an enhanced level of protection even if you use

a debit card. as a result of our investigation, the police took the website down. but those behind it have not been caught. ashley jean—ba ptiste, bbc news. and you can watch more on that story, now, over on the bbc iplayer. now it's time for a look at the weather. before we have a look at the weather for the weekend i went to update you on tropical storm ian and you can see the storm is just a exiting florida and as you can see now over the atlantic ocean and the next laugh all over the next 44 hours will be around south carolina. so very much a serious weather situation over this part of the world and then through the weekend the remnants of the storm will drift northwards. in the flooding rains are likely to continue. so the storm

still very much a storm there in south east of the united states. here's the forecast for friday wet and windy weather is expected to spread across the uk. but not immediately, here's the low pressure that it will come our way. ahead of it the skies will be clear through the course of this evening and overnight. a look at the forecast then. we can see plenty of clear weather across england and wales. 0ut towards the north west we have that deep area of low pressure deep needs intense, strong winds also substantial amount of rainfall. we can see that rain spreading into ireland and also western parts of scotland. milderair ireland and also western parts of scotland. milder air here around ten, 12 degrees but towards peace in the software have a clear spell overnight temperatures are quite a bit lower. but if not sunday start with some mist and fog across many eastern and southern areas but the slow pressure spreads into western areas and with have some very strong winds. gusts of wind across the western or the parts of scotland

could approach 60 or even 70 miles an hour on friday. in further south into england it could be around 40 also so very blustery and wet afternoon and evening to come across eastern and southern areas. so friday night certainly looking soggy across the south east. let's have a look at the weekend of low pressure still very much with us the weather front will have pushed through into more central parts of europe but in the wake of that weather front we have brisk winds sprinting in showers off the atlantic the most frequent ones will be across western scotland and also northern ireland perhaps thunder here. in a few showers elsewhere but despite all of this temperatures can still get into the high teens. uncertainty with rainfall on friday across the south of the country this week some rain across the southern counties from time in the morning before eventually it clears way and gets way too sunshine. for most of us sunday it is going to be a pretty decent day. the temperatures ranging

from around 15 in class low to around 18 across. and monday if you are thinking that farhad fine as well.

today at six... the prime minister and the chancellor insist that the government is sticking to its growth plan for the economy. liz truss says their strategy is the right one. i liz truss says their strategy is the ri . ht one. :, liz truss says their strategy is the riaht one. :, :,. liz truss says their strategy is the riuhtone. :, ., , right one. i have acted decisively to make sure _ right one. i have acted decisively to make sure we _ right one. i have acted decisively to make sure we are _ right one. i have acted decisively to make sure we are keeping - right one. i have acted decisively l to make sure we are keeping taxes low to avoid the economic slowdown which is feared, as a result of this global situation. which is feared, as a result of this globalsituation. but which is feared, as a result of this global situation.— global situation. but as fears ersist, global situation. but as fears persist, mortgage _ global situation. but as fears persist, mortgage lenders i global situation. but as fears i persist, mortgage lenders withdraw hundreds more products amid the uncertainty over interest rates. and tonight we will have details of more falls on the financial markets. also tonight... the queen's death certificate is made public and it

says she died of old age at ten past three in the afternoon.