Will he talk down growth, warn about pay restraint and shake a big stick at the City and its big fat bonuses? We'll be there. With the prospect of energy prices rising by 40 per cent by Christmas according to an industry insider today, and so soon after his letter from the Governor of the Bank of England warning inflation might hit four per cent by Christmas, AND with public sector unions threatening strikes if the government does not renegotiate pay settlements - what exactly is he going to say? It's Alistair Darling's BIG NIGHT OUT at the Mansion House - and boy, is there a lot for him to talk about. Rice discussing crisis at Security Council. Bodies of MDC supporters have been found. Susan Watts is on the case.Īre there any lighter stories you think we should get on air? Please look around. David Grossman and Neil Breakwell are in Brussels.ĭo we need to open the debate on GM because of the global food crisis? That's what the Environment Minister, Phil Woolas, seems to be saying. What on earth are Europe's leaders going to do about the Irish NO on Lisbon. Investigative journalist Simon Ostrovsky reports on the aftermath of cyclone Nargis - we see the harrowing journey he makes into the disaster zone, and how people there are coping with the aid that's trickling through. We have the second of our brilliant Burma films tonight. Today's output editor is Shaminder Nahal - here's her morning e-mail to the production team:

The Smoking Gun by Malcolm Rose