it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and ”pm in london — ——it�*s 6am in singapore, and ”pm in london — where the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has said he won't stand in the race to replace liz truss next week. he said will not run, despite claiming to have enough mps nominating him. inset 0n)it leaves the way clear for the former it leaves the way clear for the former chancellor rishi sunak, who today formally entered in the statement he says... it leaves the way clear for the former chancellor rishi sunak, who today formally entered the contest, and who is presently the clear frontrunner. he joins the leader of the commons penny mourdant in the race. rishi sunak has tweeted after boris jonnson made that announcement, he says... he added... damien has been following the story and joins us now. what exactly happened to borisjonnson? what changed his mind? happened to boris jonnson? what changed his mind?— happened to boris jonnson? what changed his mind? well, it seems ve

live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news, it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. security forces in iran have used live ammunition on protesters in several cities, forty days after the death of mahsa amini in police custody. she was arrested after allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. allegedly wearing her people took to the streets in 30 cities across the country with some businesses also closing to show their solidarity. our correspondent rana rahimpour reports. chanting. day forty of iran protest and forty days since the death of mahsa amini, the young iranian kurdish woman who has become a symbol for iran's protest movement. this is the city of saqez, her birthplace. the authorities did everything to stop people attending her memorial day. they blocked the roads and closed all the schools and universities of kurdistan province. but they failed. and thousands of people marched to her grave. the violent crackdown of the protests have failed to stop them. videos show demonstrations in tehran, the capital and in at least anot

thank you so i much forjoining us on newsday this morning. much forjoining us on newsday this morning-— distraught relatives have been visiting hospitals and a missing persons centre in seoul, south korea's capital in search of people who may have been injured or killed 154 people died in a narrow alleyway in the itaewon district that's just over three meters wide. officials have warned the death toll could rise. south korean investigators say they don't yet understand the circumstances that led to the crush as the crowds celebrated halloween. south korea's foreign ministry says that at least 26 people from 1a countries were among the dead. 0ur correspondent jean mackenzie sent this report from seoul — you may find parts of it distressing. as the bodies are counted and the victims identified, devastating accounts of seoul's halloween night of horror are emerging. thousands packed onto the streets to party... ..until this narrow alleyway became so crowded, people were crushed to death. nuhyil ahammed was in the alley. he managed to climb onto a platform to safety, where he watched

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, the headlines... celebrations by supporters of the left—wing challenger in brazil's presidential election, as lula da silva opens up a lead. a darker mood among supporters of the far—right incumbent, jair bolsanaro , with almost all the votes now counted. morning more people fell and i lost my friend. way, people are dying. sings in farsi. and how the rock band coldplay is offering their support to the protestors in iran. 95% of the voting machines have now been counted in brazil's presidential election with former president, luiz inacio lula da silva narrowly ahead of the incumbent jair bolsonaro. crowds of mr lula's supporters started celebrating in the streets as he overhauled the far—right incumbent, jair bolsanaro, who had taken an early lead. mr lula is now on 50.7% compared to bolsonaro�*s 49.3%. the left—wing candidate — and former president — lula da silva came first in the initial round, four weeks ago. but the contest with his rival, the current presidentjair bolsonaro, has be

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm monica miller in singapore. 0ur headlines — prime minister liz truss has acknowledged her government has made mistakes and said she's sorry for them. earlier, the new chancellor announced u—turns on major plans including tax cuts and long—term support for household energy bills. the united states has said president xijinping is leading china in a more "aggressive" direction. it follows the opening of the ruling party congress in beijing. president xi addressed the issue of taiwan, which china claims as part of its territory. he said the "complete reunification of our country must and will be realised". translation: resolving the taiwan question - is a matter for the chinese. we will continue to strive for the peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and utmost effort. but we will never promise to renounce the use of force and we reserve the option of taking all measures necessary. this is only directed at interference by outside forces and a few separatists seeking

it's newsday. lets start with some breaking news — and in the last few minutes, japan's coastguard and the south korean news agency yonhap have both said that north korea appears to have fired what could be a ballistic missile off — its east coast — and that it appears to have landed in the sea — outsidejapan�*s exclusive economic zone. this comes just after the united nations security council held an emergency meeting to discuss north korea's test firing of another ballistic missile over japan on tuesday. that missile travelled 4,600 kilometres before falling into the pacific ocean. it was north korea's first missile launch overjapan since 2017. in the session the us ambassador to the united nations accused china and russia of enabling north korea. the dprk has enjoyed blanket protection from two members of this council. these two members have gone out of their way to justify the dprk's repeated provocations and block any attempt to update the sanctions in the region. in short to permane

you have been watching newsday. stay with us. goodbye for now. hello there, the unsettled theme is lasting through the end of the week but into the weekend it looks like high pressure will build in to settle things down for many of us, more wet and windy weather will arrive during sunday. friday is another windy day with sunshine, blustery showers, could even see a spell of rain associated with this weather front which will spread southwards across england and wales through the day. some of the rain could be heavy and squally for a short time, maybe some rumbles of thunder as well as it continue southwards. ahead of it, the odd sunny spell, behind it coolerfresher and with a mixture of sunny spells, scattered showers, some of them could be heavy, even across western scotland. it will be a windy day, gus will be higher than that, particular cross north and western scotland. cool to mid—teens in the north, warm in the south—east, 18, 19 celsius. the heavy rain moves out of the south—east in the evening, overnight it is drier, southern and eas

it is newsday. votes are being counted in brazil after one of the most polarised presidential elections in decades. the right wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro, is facing a strong challenge from his socialist rival, luiz inacio lula da silva. millions of people queued for hours to cast their votes and some polling stations stayed open past the scheduled closing time to give everyone a chance to participate in what lula has described as the most important elections in brazil's history. we can go now to laura trevelyan in rio dejaneiro. welcome to an extremely windy real we are today the polling stations had lines around the block as people lined up to cast their votes in what is being seen as the most significant election since brazil stopped being a military dictatorship in the 1980s and held the first free and fair election in 1989. we have about 25% of the vote counted, gerbils are narrow and slightly ahead of lula da silva but 75% is still to be counted. from the latest that we can infer from the re

you have been watching newsday. hello. we�*re going to see out the rest of the month with temperatures above where we might expect them to be for this time of year by day and by night. staying unsettled, a windier day again for wednesday, the chance of catching a shower after some early wet weather clears away. the bulk of the wet weather from this area of low pressure coming through overnight and into the first part of wednesday morning. before then, sunshine and the chance of catching a blustery shower. and, if anything, temperatures edge up a few degrees in the next couple of days. we are drawing the air up into the uk from a long way south of us. and these are the starting temperatures for wednesday morning, for the most part in double figures. now, we have got some rain into scotland that will push into the northern isles, clearing shetland in the afternoon. a band of showers across all parts following on behind. but look at the timeline. this is lunchtime, and then into the afternoon, it is sunny spells. showers ma

you have been watching newsday. a reminder of our top story, president zelenskyy says ukraine will not be intimidated by the wave of russian strikes across this country, in his nightly address insisting ukrainians were now even more united and convinced that russian aggression is must be neutralised.— neutralised. the attack said ukrainian — neutralised. the attack said ukrainian energy _ neutralised. the attack said i ukrainian energy infrastructure and left several regions without power. that is it for this edition of newsday, thanks forjoining bbc world news, goodbye for now. hello there. despite a few isolated showers in the far northwest, on the whole, monday was a glorious autumnal day with a lot of sunshine — a great opportunity to get out and enjoy those late—summer flowers. however, clear skies by day lead to a chilly night, and we could see a touch of frost as temperatures hover around freezing early on tuesday. these are favoured spots across central and southern areas of england. a little more cl

it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. with more than half of votes counted in brazil's tightly contested presidential election, the right—wing incumbentjair election, the right—wing incumbent jair bolsonaro is ahead by a narrow margin. he has 46% of the vote compared with 115% has 46% of the vote compared with 45% for his main rival, the former left—wing leader lula da silva. the results have surprised supporters of both candidates is all opinion polls gave lula da silva a clear lead. let's head to laura trevelyan in rio dejaneiro. exactly what is the sense on the ground?— exactly what is the sense on the round? ., ., the ground? the jair bolsonaro su ort the ground? the jair bolsonaro support is _ the ground? the jair bolsonaro support is extremely _ the ground? the jair bolsonaro support is extremely resilient l support is extremely resilient with 66% of the votes now counted. lula da silva and jair bolsonaro are literally neck and neck and it does look as if lula da silva may be about to overtake jair bolsonaro

it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and 12am in london — where the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has said he won't stand in the race to replace liz truss next week. he insisted he had enough support among mps, but said that putting himself forward was not the right thing to deal. nominations close on monday afternoon with a former chancellor, rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny moudant the only declared candidates. are you running for the leadership, mr sunak? could september's loser be october's prime minister? rishi sunak is a step closer to downing street tonight, beaten by liz truss just weeks ago, he could replace her as soon as tomorrow. declaring his candidacy today, he wrote... he also felt the need to say... throughout the day, the public support for mr sunak among tory mps has continued to tick up. this minister reckons borisjohnson would be a guaranteed disaster. what we can't do is have him in as prime minister in circumstances where he is bound to implode, taking down t

it's newsday. i want to bring you some news that's just come through in the last hour from the us, where a usjury in connecticut has ruled that the conspiracy theorist alexjones must payjust shy of $1 billion in damages to the families of those killed in the 2012 sandy hook mass shooting. mrjones falsely claimed for years that the mass shooting had been staged by the government to try to introduce tighter gun controls. the school principal was among the 26 people killed in the attacked in 2012. a little earlier, our correspondent gary 0'donoghue told me why alexjones has been held accountable. really, from when it actually happened, alexjones, on his info wars channels, reaching millions of people, suggested that sandy hook massavre — 20 dead elementary school children, six adult — was a hoax and that the parents of those who died were "crisis actors", he put it, and it was all done in the name of attacking gun rights by the government. some of his followers took up this mantra, and they persec

it's newsday. welcome to the programme. the congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol building last year has voted unanimously to subpoena the former president donald trump. the vote came at the end of a session in which the end of a session in which the committee presented taped evidence from two of donald trump's closest supporters who talked about stealing the election before the vote was counted. sara smith has this report. as a violent mob stormed the capitol, trying to stop congress confirming thejoe biden as president, elected members were rushed to safety, shown here on this previously unseen footage. at the same time, according to witnesses, donald trump was watching the violence on tv from inside the white house and refusing to tell his supporters to back down. they said somebody was shot. it's just horrendous, and all at the instigation of the president of the united states. the committee has heard the violence was inflamed by a trump tweet accusing his vice president, mike pence, of cowar

this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines: ukrainian authorities say fighting is continuing in a number of areas in the east as the country's forces retake more territory from the russians, in the south. twitter has confirmed the world's richest man, elon musk, is going through with his bid to buy the company. the united states, japan and south korea have all conducted military drills in response to north korea's first test—launch of a ballistic missile overjapan in five years. south korean and us aircraft fired at a mock target on an uninhabited island in the yellow sea, while the us and japan also jointly carried out drills over the sea of japan. the north korean missile was launched tuesday morning korean time. it travelled about 4,600km before falling into the pacific ocean. there have been no reports of damage or injuries. the range is believed to have been the longest distance ever travelled for a north korean test flight. yuki tatsumi is the director of the japan program at the stimson center and she ex

it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in ukraine where the country's forces have retaken more territory from the russians — in the south. the focus is near the city of kherson — in one of the regions unlawfully annexed by russia last week. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances against russian forces. in his nightly video address, he asserted that in the past week alone, dozens of settlements had been recaptured from the russian military in the south and east. over the weekend — ukraine re—took the strategic eastern town of lyman — which the russians had been using as a logistics base. but both sides paid a heavy price for the fighting there. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin sent this report which includes some distressing images. driving into lyman — now liberated soil. ukraine is clawing back territory. it has the momentum. but among the ruins, victory can look bleak. further in, the wreckage of war. and among the pines, there

you've been watching newsday. just to recap — leaders of the g7 countries have warned russia of severe consequences if it uses nuclear, chemical or biological weapons in ukraine. after an online meeting which was addressed by president volodymyr zelensky, they said irresponsible nuclear rhetoric was putting global security at risk. the emergency talks were convened in response to russian missile and drone strikes across ukraine this week. in their closing statement, they condemned the bombardment of civilian areas as a war crime. they also warned belarus not to assist russian forces. mr zelensky, following two days of russian that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. i'm monica miller. bye for now. hello. a chilly start again on wednesday morning across parts of east anglia and southeast england. the rest of the uk will be milder, cloudier, breezier, and you may be seeing some rain around. in fact, a damp start across much of scotland and northern ireland courtesy of this weather front, and that will take

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines: a former policeman in thailand kills at least 38 people at a nursery school, most of them children. what could have driven this man to carry out such a cruel and desperate act? president biden pardons all americans convicted of marijuana possession under federal laws and urges state governors to follow his lead. as six people face criminal charges over indonesia's football stadium disaster we hear from survivors and families of those killed in the crash. piling on the pounds, why alaska's brown bears are big news. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it was a massacre that shocked the nation and the world. now, thailand's king is expected to visit the town of uthai sawan. it's where at least 38 people, mostly young children, were killed by an attacker at a nursery school. the man responsible was a former police officer who was facing a trial on drug charges. he carried out the attack with a gun and a knife and killed children and teachers b

it's newsday. . it's 6am in the morning in singapore, and 5am in thailand where at least 38 people, mostly young children, have been killed by a gunman at a nursery school. he was a former police officer who'd been dismissed from his job and was facing trial on drugs charges. he entered the school in the town of utthai sawan in northern thailand with a gun and a knife and attacked teachers and children. he then killed himself, his wife and son. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head is at the scene. and a warning, his report contains some very distressing images. this is a community now consumed by grief and shock. that children so young had been deliberately killed by a fellow parent. there, and then opened fire. translation: it all. went down really fast. he was slashing the knife, he didn't use the gun, he kept slashing in there, it's all by knife. translation: he was in the middle of reloading the gun. _ i held my hands up and begged for mercy. i didn't know what to do. survivors were ta

it's newsday. welcome to the programme. president biden and g7 leaders have said they will provide ukraine with military and financial support for as long as it takes as they warned russia against using weapons of mass destruction. the leaders made the commitment at an online meeting, in which they promised severe consequences should moscow's rhetoric on nuclear weapons become more than just words. the meeting was addressed by president volodymyr zelenskyy, who called for more help with air defence following two days of russian missile attacks. paul adams reports from kyiv. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday's storm. air raid sirens did sound briefly, citizens heeding their government's warning to seek shelter, some heading for the metro. translation: we don't feel safe because we don't know what's coming next. nevertheless, i hope that what happened yesterday was the scariest thing. translation: i'm not afraid because there i will be victory for ukraine, ukrainians, for all of our people. one of yesterday's mis

it's newsday. welcome to the programme. rishi sunak became the 57th prime minister of britain today, and the first of indian descent. he warned that the country he now leads faces a profound economic crisis and moved rapidly to appoint a cabinet, emphasising continuity and stability. here's our political editor, chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street's security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king's invitation to form a government in his name. it is only right to explain why i'm standing here as your new prime minister. right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis. a businesslike, sober tone, a blunt, direct assessment of the country's predicament and future. i want to pay tribute to my predecessor, liz truss. she was not wrong to want to improve growt

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — it's been two weeks since new zealand banned more single—use plastics. we find out how it's going. parts of san francisco released effective are returning to life, but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. he conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed.— it was a £20 bomb which exploded on the fifth _ it was a £20 bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the ground hotel, ripping a _ the fifth floor of the ground hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building — ripping a hole in the front of the buildinu. , ., ., building. this government will not weaken. democracy _ building. this government will not weaken. democracy will— building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. l building. this government will not j weaken. democracy will prevail. it feels weaken. democracy will prevail. feels me with gratitude to know weaken. democrac

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines. britain's new chancellor defends the prime minister, saying voters don't need the turmoil of a fresh leadership election. what they want is stability. and the worst thing for that would be more political instability at the top, another protracted leadership campaign. china's president stresses the need for continued economic development but defends the nation's covid policy as the communist party gathers in beijing. we've a special report on the impact of somalia's drought, the worst in a0 years, with people walking for days in search of help. we are headed for a catastrophe, this is serious, it's really going to get worse. and private screenings of a film starring british and pakistani stars are being auctioned to raise funds forflood victims in pakistan. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk, where new finance ministerjeremy hunt has insisted prime minister liz truss is in charge. 48 hours into thejob, he has the herculean ta

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. the un warns there's no credible way of limiting the rise in global warming. — we have a special report from the arctic circle where temparutures are rising more quickly than any other place on earth. it will make if we get more countries directly engaged in changing their plans more rapidly, joe the omissions to more rapidly transition, it is more rapidly transition, it is more plausible that we can hold them very close to that. president putin warns that the coming decade will be the �*most dangerous and unpredictable�* — since the end of the second world war. claiming he is buying twitter to claim save humanity. we look at how inflation is affecting voters. midterm elections — we'll look at how inflation welcome to the programme. there's been another grim warning from the un — that there's no credible way of limiting the rise in global warming to one of the key thresholds. a new report talks of �*woefully inadequate�* action by the world�*s governments — to keep

you are watching newsday on the bbc. british asians about what rishi sunak becoming prime minister means to them. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday, she had spoken of dying in the service of her country, and said, "i would be proud of it. "every drop of my blood will contribute "to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, - no more uncertainty- of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery, with six astronaut heroes and one american legend! we're enjoying the show. this is beautiful. baby cries a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the seven billionth person on the planet. welcome back. you are watching newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines: the former chancellor, rishi sunak, will be the uk's next prime minister — the first ever british—asian to hold the post. russia's foreign spy—ch

newsday straight hardtalk. welcome to this special edition of hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi from the taiwanese capital, taipei. people here in taiwan, which is self—governed, live under a constant threat from china, which lies about 160km across the waters. beijing claims taiwan as part of its territory and in the past few months has carried out hundreds of military sorties near taiwan, leading to speculation that it is preparing for an invasion.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm kasrishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: ajury orders conspiracy theorist, alexjones, to pay over $900 million to the families of the victims of the sandy hook massacre. the world wide fund for nature urges governments to take immediate action, to reverse biodiversity destruction, after wildlife populations decline by almost seventy per—cent in 50 years. in other top stories for you today, the un general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn russia's attempts to annex four regions of ukraine. meanwhile, the us and its nato allies have reaffirmed their support for ukraine in the face of intensifying russian agression, promising to send military hardware to kyiv for as long as it takes. in as it takes. the past few days putin has given in the past few days putin has given us all another group review of the future when the appetites of aggressive autocrats outweigh the rights of peaceful states. we are going to do everything we can as fast as we can to help the ukraini

it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and 11 in the evening in london, where the british prime minister, liz truss, has said she is sorry and accepts responsibility for mistakes in her economic plan. the majority of measures in her so—called mini budget have been reversed by her new chancellor, jeremy hunt. in an interview with our political editor, chris mason, she said the plans had gone "too far and too fast", but insisted she would lead the conservatives into the next election. inside 10 downing street tonight, today's prime minister in the corridors, those of yesterday on the wall. prime minister, who is to blame for this mess? first of all, i do want to accept responsibility and to accept responsibility and say first of all, i do want to accept responsibility and say sorry for the mistakes that have been made. i wanted to act but to help people with their energy bills, to deal with the issue of high taxes, but we went too far and too fast. i've acknowledged that, i've put in pl

you have been watching newsday. stay with us. hello. it's been a very blustery day and gals that have spread from west to east but did brightened up during the afternoon. find east but did brightened up during the afternoon.— east but did brightened up during the afternoon. and some of them heavy across _ the afternoon. and some of them heavy across the _ the afternoon. and some of them heavy across the north _ the afternoon. and some of them heavy across the north and - the afternoon. and some of them i heavy across the north and the seas blustery through tonight fairly strong winds with clear spells and further heavy showers most the showers affecting the northern half of the country could see weather fronts moving. it does stay windy but a lot of dry weather expected through southern central and eastern parts of the country. most of the showers affecting northern ireland and north—western wales but it will be a cooler fresher night than the previous night flows around 7—10 celsius. here's a pressure chart and sees windy across

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines iranian security forces open fire on protesters in several cities, forty days after the death, of a woman accused of wearing her hijab incorrectly. the un secretary general issues a stark warning that we are approaching the point of no return, if the world wants to tackle climate change. as russia suffers military setbacks in the south around kherson, it has been conducting annual exercises to test out its strategic nuclear weapons. ballistic missiles were launched from the ground submarines in the barents sea, and from the air. president putin was watching the exercises from the kremlin. robin brant has the details. as the missiles went up, the message went out. this was only a simulation, a test, but russia wants the world to remember that it has the biggest stockpile of nuclear weapons. vladimir putin watched and he was briefed, is russia's forces as far from the north—west to the east of the country rehearse to their reaction to a nuclea

it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and 11 in the evening in london, where the government is battling new economic uncertainty. prime minister liz truss has told mps her strategy of cutting tax will not change. but she's also said she won't cut spending either, suggesting the government will have to borrow more. that's raised concern even among her own mps. some want her to rethink tax cuts to reassure the markets. our political editor, chris mason, reports. reporter: have you wrecked the economy, prime minister? - there are plenty of questions for liz truss at the moment, but that one gets to the crux of things. spiralling prices, interest rates climbing, the markets wobbling, and her backbenches, too. quite the backdrop for her second outing at prime minister's question time. given the government's central challenge right now is proving the numbers add up, it was this exchange today that stood out... during her leadership contest, the prime minister said, and i quote her exactly, "

you're watching newsday on the bbc. we are on the red carpet in london for the premiere of the film woman king. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on, they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be, before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade _ was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck _ taking part in the parade and run towards the president, firing from — kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but even as divers worked to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. cheering and applause this is newsday on the bbc. i'm monica miller. our head

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — we'll tell you how a tree farm in scotland could hold the key to tackling climate change. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited forfor decades. the former dictator in the dock older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plane, it lights up a biblicalfamine — now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies - in the past with great britain, but as good friends, _ we have always come to a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style after almost three decades in service. an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi, in singapore. our headlines. the uk government has been engulfed in further chaos after the home secretary resigned and launched an attack on liz

you have been watching newsday. some real party animals have been taking part in a halloween costume competition in florida. the fantasy fest pet masquerade with cult classics and cartoon chaos. notable entries include pirates, stay with us. that�*s all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. with 18 degrees in edinburgh on thursday, 21 in london, it doesn�*t feel like the last few days of october out there, it will stay very mild into the weekend, often windy and there will be further rain at times with low pressure anchored to the west of the uk and around it spinning towards us these weather fronts to give these spells of rain but also drier, sunnier moments at times, too. all the while, the air coming from a long way south of us, although temperatures take a little bit of a step backwards during friday, they will head back up again during saturday. starting with a lot of rain across western parts on friday morning, some strong winds, too, gales in places, a lot of standing water spray northern ireland,

it's newsday. the uk chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, has told the conservative party conference in birmingham that he's still determined to deliver his economic plan hours after performing a major u—turn on a flagship policy. he's abandoned a proposal to scrap the top income tax band, following widespread criticism, turmoil on the financial markets and a dramatic drop in the value of the pound. the chancellor acknowledged his plans caused, what he called, "a little turbulence" in the economy. he's now also expected to bring forward his next financial statement from the 23rd of november to this month. here's our political editor, chris mason. first thing this morning, things are moving. and fast. the planned tax cut for the highest paid is being junked. the government has blinked. it was an ambitious plan, and we talked to lots of people up and down the country. i saw the reaction. we considered what to do with it, and i felt and the prime minister felt that this was just a distraction on what is a ve

this is newsday on the bbc. the new uk chancellor — jeremy hunt — meets the prime minister liz truss — to discuss further changes to the mini—budget. china's president defends his zero—covid policy as the communist party gathers for a congress that happens only twice a decade. a bbc investigation has found that international news broadcaster aljazeera did not address years of complaints about inappropriate and toxic behaviour at its headquarters in doha, qatar. beenera with the news channel for 16 years, left to join another news channel in new zealand. the bbc�*s suranjana tewari joins me for more. thank joins me for more. you forjoining us on the programme. thank you forjoining us on the programme. you worked on this investigation four months, what did you find? i investigation four months, what did you find?— did you find? i spoke to multiple _ did you find? i spoke to multiple former- did you find? i spoke to multiple former and - did you find? i spoke to - multiple former and current employees

this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines. president putin blames ukraine's intelligence services for saturday's crimean bridge explosion — calling it an act of terror. authorities in australia have warned about rising floodwaters after days of rain in new south wales. after days of rain in new south wales. more on ukraine and kyiv says moscow is targetting civilian areas because its forces are unable to respond on the battlefield. in recent weeks, ukraine has managed to regain some territory in the south and east, including the strategically important town of lyman. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports from close to the front line. distant explosion. ukraine's still advancing, still hunting down russian positions. here, using a drone to spot them. ukraine's retaken another dozen miles of territory over the past week here in the east. but the retreating russians are still putting up a fight. it's quite intense, the fighting here. yeah, yeah, yeah. it's, uh. it's russian artillery work now. russian guns haven't be

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: as more russian forces retreat from the southern kherson region, we pay a visit to some recently liberated villages. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday she had spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. "every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth no more suspicion, no more fear, no i more uncertainty of what each day might bring. . discovery, with six astronaut heroes and one american legend! we're enjoying the show. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this. girl in india is the seven billionth- person on the planet. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines: borisjohnson has boris johnson has dropped borisjohnson has dropped out of the race to be tory leader and prime minister leaving rishi sunak and penny mrdant in the running. cementing his place at the top, xi jingping will have a third term in power, th

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i, in singapore. 0ur headlines: brazil's left—wing former leader, luiz inacio lula da silva, is making a dramatic return to power after narrowly beating the far—right incumbent, jair bolsonaro, in the presidential election. there's national mourning in south korea, after more than 150 people were crushed to death at a halloween event, in seoul. let's get more on our top story. luiz inacio lula da silva has won the election narrowly against jair bolsonaro. it narrowly against jair bolsonaro.— narrowly against jair bolsonaro. it was i was exnected _ bolsonaro. it was i was expected to _ bolsonaro. it was i was expected to be - bolsonaro. it was i was expected to be a - bolsonaro. it was i was expected to be a close| bolsonaro. it was i was - expected to be a close race but it was a nailbiter until the very end. the crowd chanting lula has returned and whether you like him or loathe him, the fact is he has come back to come back 20 years after becoming leader is an hist

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. fresh chaos for the british government as the home secretary leaves herjob, with a blistering resignation letter. it's a further blow to the prime minister, liz truss, whose premiership was already under threat. we'll have all the latest from westminster. also coming up: gunfire we have special report on the front line in ukraine's donbas — with russian positions just a few hundred metres away. president biden signs off the release of oil supplies from the us strategic reserve, in an attempt to limit global price rises. it's six in the morning in singapore, and 11 pm in london, the end of a day of unrelenting chaos for prime minister liz truss and her government. it was just after 4 pm when reports started coming in about the resignation of home secretary, suella braverman. it wasn't long before her resignation letter was made public containing sweeping criticism of the government. later, there was chaos in the house of commons during a vote on fracking, with allegations of mps bein

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: it's three weeks to the crucial us midterm elections and the battle for power in capitol hill is heating up. we'll have the latest on the campaign trail. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades — the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblical famine now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, - it is actually cheaper— to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain but as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style. after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines: a retired military commander has told the

this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines. the un warns there's no credible way of limiting the rise in global warming. a new report talks of "woefully inadequate" action by the world's governments. president putin warns that the coming decade will be the most dangerous and unpredictable since the end of the second world war. it's the deal that's been on, then off, and now seemingly on again. elon musk has until the end of friday to close an agreement to acquire twitter, ending months of turmoil after the billionaire agreed to buy the social network, then tried to back out. in a tweet, on thursday, he said he didn't buy the firm "to make more money. i did it to try to help humanity, whom i love". a short time ago i spoke to the new york times technology reporter ryan mac for more. a court imposed deadline to close this deal and he is at the headquarters of twitter in san francisco and he's meeting with employees and it seems like the deal is going to get over the line for $41; billion. you know, you're based in san francisco a

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i. 0ur headlines. after weeks of chaos, liz truss has resigned, becoming the shortest—serving prime minister in british history. the conservative party is now racing to find a successor, with a new prime minister due to move into downing street by the end of next week. the chinese communist party congress has gone ahead in beijing this week, despite areas of the city being under a covid lockdown. organisers have kept delegates well away from beijing's residents, after cases quadrupled in recent weeks. stephen mcdonell reports. thousands of delegates down at the great hall of the people are possibly not aware that the city, which is hosting the communist party congress, has started to implement localised lockdown. now i say they are possibly not aware because most delegates are in isolation to stop them from being infected. at the moment, in beijing though, it is at the housing estate, housing compound type level, where there are lockdowns being imposed. if you are a contact with someone who has been