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Children are dying in increasing numbers in the worst drought to hit Somalia in 40 years

Mayor of Baidoa in Somalia says 700,000 people have left everything behind to look for food.

Children are dying in increasing numbers in the worst drought to hit Somalia in 40 years. We'll hear from the Mayor of Baidoa, in one of the worst affected areas, who says they now have an extra seven hundred thousand people who have left everything behind to look for food.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has been forced to make a major U Turn over a tax cut policy, and with many in the Conservative Party openly challenging her policies, we explore whether can she take back control of her Party.

And we'll head to the frontline in Ukraine, too, in the company of one of our correspondents. The Ukrainian military has now been making large gains against Russian invaders in the South as well as the East of the country.

50 minutes

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  • Wed 5 Oct 2022 06:06GMT