welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... a new prime minister in number ten. liz truss arrives promising a bold plan to see britain through a range of challenges. i am confident that together we can ride out the storm, we can rebuild our economy, and we can become the modern, brilliant britain that i know we can be. after a visit to ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in russian—held territory, the un's nuclear watchdog calls for a safety zone.

canadian calls for a safety zone. police urged people in indigenous canadian police urged people in indigenous communities to stay indoors as the man hunt continues for one of two suspects following a mass stabbing. no more pcr tests for international visitors to japan from today. but is it enough to encourage overseas tourists back? we'll talk to a tour operator. live from our studio in singapore. this is_ live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc— live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. _ live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's _ live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. l welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it's six in the morning here in singapore, and ”pm in london where the new british prime minister liz truss has moved into downing street, having accepted the queen's invitation to form a government. and she's already made some key cabinet appointments. in her first speech as prime minister, liz truss promised that

britain could ride out the storm caused by severe global headwinds. speaking outside number 10, she said she would transform britain into an aspiration nation. we'll have more on the ministerial appointments — including kwasi kwarteng as chancellor — in a moment, but let's start with our political editor chris mason in downing street. a day of ritual and weather. a cloudburst puncturing the choreography of the new prime minister's arrival, her supporters hunkered under umbrellas, the lectern wearing a bin liner. it was even taken back inside. her motorcade playing for time with a detour and then a break in the deluge. the damp stage reset. within moments, a first glimpse of the new era. good afternoon. i have just accepted her majesty the queen's kind

invitation to form a new government. let me pay tribute to my predecessor. borisjohnson delivered brexit, the covid vaccine, and stood up to russian aggression. history will see him as a hugely consequential prime minister. i am honoured to take on this responsibility at a vital time for our country. we will transform britain into an aspiration nation, with high—paying jobs, safe streets and where everyone everywhere has the opportunities they deserve. i will take action this day and action every day to make it happen. "action this day" — a phrase borrowed from winston churchill. liz truss then set out her key objectives. as prime minister, i will pursue three early priorities. firstly, i will get britain working again. i have a bold plan to grow

the economy through tax cuts and reform. i will cut taxes to reward hard work and boost business—led growth and investment. next... i will take action this week to deal with energy bills and to secure our future energy supply. thirdly, i will make sure that people can get doctor's appointments and the nhs services they need. we will put our health service on a firm footing. and with a nod to the weather, both economic and meteorological, the prime minister sought to describe the country she now leads, how it is, how she wants it to be. we shouldn't be daunted by the challenges we face. as strong as the storm may be, i know that the british people are stronger. our country was built by people who get things done. we have huge reserves of talent,

of energy and determination. i am confident that, together, we can ride out the storm. we can rebuild our economy and we can become the modern, brilliant britain that i know we can be. i am determined to deliver. thank you. applause and cheers on a day of two prime ministers, a little over eight hours earlier, the departure at breakfast time of borisjohnson. his most loyal ministers and advisers here to cheer him off. what we were about to witness was a premiership terminated prematurely against mrjohnson�*s will. his frustration, his anger, buttered with self—deprecation and wit. thank you. this is it, folks.

thank you, everybody, for coming out so early this morning. the baton will be handed over in what has unexpectedly turned out to be a relay race. they changed the rules halfway through but never mind that now. the rules weren't changed, the simple truth is no prime minister has ever been able to stay in office without the confidence of their party — and he lost that. he remains defiant, almost willing his audience to wonder why on earth his party wanted rid of him. so, what of his future? i am now like one of those booster rockets that has fulfilled its function and i will now be gently re—entering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obscure corner of the pacific. and like cincinnatus, i am returning to my plough. it turns out cincinnatus was a roman politician who, yes, you guessed it, made a comeback.

it's time for politics to be over, folks, it's time for us all to get behind liz truss and her team and her programme, and deliver for the people of this country. commanding attention is borisjohnson�*s greatest skill — it seems improbable he'll lose that knack now. but this morning's man's time in office had come and was going. going via a highland handover at balmoral. "hello, prime minister," the greeting, perhaps for the very last time. within minutes, he'd resigned. enter next the wobbly plane of liz truss, flying in to be prime minister by royal appointment. an audience with the queen and the assumption of office. her majesty's 15th prime minister, the country's fourth in six years. applause and cheers the prime minister,

alongside her husband, hugh o'leary, on the threshold of government. her challenges in office both instant and colossal. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. let's pick up on some of the international challenges that face liz truss — none more so than the war in ukraine. leaders have also been congratulating liz truss on her appointment as prime minister. within hours of entering number 10, ms truss held a call with president volodymyr zelensky and accepted an invitation to visit ukraine. she also spoke with us presidentjoe biden. for more on this, i am joined now by our political correspondent ben wright. great to get you on the programme, ben. interestingly, she spoke to president zelensky before biden, anything we should read into that? i anything we should read into that? i think president biden was the first world leader to put his

congratulations, the actual first phone call was between ukraine's president and the new british prime minister. and i think it simply states the obvious which is right now the single most important relationship i think that the british prime minister has is probably with ukrainian president because the two countries are bound together at the moment as they try and face down russian aggression. the uk has given ukraine bull support from the moment that invasion happened, providing arms and training, liz truss as foreign secretary was vociferous with the need to have a very tough sanctions on russia so i think the continuation of borisjohnson�*s policy on ukraine was given from the start and i think perhaps it was fairly unsurprising that president zelensky and she had the first phone call of her premiership. and during that phone call, downing street said that phone call, downing street said that liz truss is said to the ukrainian president that ukraine would have the uk's full backing,

that they would face down russian aggression and do whatever they could to cut the fund is fuelling 13's war machine, they are the words of number ten. and an invitation for liz truss to visit the country, which she has accepted. let's turn to the conversation _ which she has accepted. let's turn to the conversation with _ which she has accepted. let's turn to the conversation with presidentj to the conversation with president biden, they talked about pressing global issues like economic issues that we are all facing but also the war in ukraine. what do you think is likely to be the sort of key focus as she starts this newjob? likely to be the sort of key focus as she starts this new job? as she starts this new “ob? well, for the coming h as she starts this new job? well, for the coming weeks, _ as she starts this new job? well, for the coming weeks, and - as she starts this newjob? ii for the coming weeks, and months potentially, ukraine will be the key focus because of course in britain like countries across europe, less so in america but across europe, the economic impact of that conflict is being felt very, very keenly, in terms of the effect on energy supplies and what that is doing to people's bills and liz truss is

domestic headache is what to do to help people facing astronomical energy bills this winter. we expect a big package of support to be out in the coming days. in terms of the transatlantic relationship, that clearly is a very important issue right now. the us, uk, european countries are aligned at the moment in having a united response, helping fund ukraine, providing arms, that will continue. additionally, the us and uk have what they call a special relationship and in the conversation between president biden and liz truss today, that relationship was said to be enduring, it was appreciated by both leaders again, although they did also talk about one of the thorniest issues that is causing difficulty between washington and london at the moment, which is northern ireland, and what to do about the disrupted trade that is happening there after brexit

because of course the republic of ireland remains part of the european union, northern ireland is within the uk and there is a trade border between the two. the government, the british government has put forward legislation that would give ministers the power to unilaterally —— unilaterally override the brexit deal in the eu and that is said in washington were battered due to peace and stability in northern ireland, president biden has made his concerns are clear about that, has —— as have many other us politicians in recent months and that was discussed between the two leaders and both washington and london will have to try to pick a way through that very complicated question in the coming months. indeed. ben wright, thank you for joining us, and i know you will be watching this story closely over the coming weeks. a full inbox for the prime minister and within an hour,

her ministerial line—up was already taking shape. kwasi kwarteng, a long—time ally of liz truss, is the new chancellor. james cleverly, another close colleague, is foreign secretary, suella braverman is the new home secretary, and therese coffey is deputy prime minister and health secretary. it means that for the first time, not a single white man will occupy one of the senior cabinet positions. our deputy political editor vicki young has the latest. have you got a newjob, mr kwarteng? the new chancellor appointed tonight during difficult economic times. kwasi kwarteng needs to come up with a plan to help the country through a cost of living crisis. he is one of liz truss's closest political allies. an eton—educated intellectual who backed brexit. instinctively a free marketeer but he has accepted the need for government intervention in the energy sector and has already made the case for more borrowing and lower taxes. hello, i'm kwasi kwarteng from london and i'm reading classics. friends admire his intelligence. trinity, kwarteng. the john paul getty museum. it is indeed. he was a winner on university challenge and the prime minister

will be hoping he can still find the right answers. therese coffey can't hide her delight in the official photo marking her elevation to deputy prime minister. she will also take on the serious challenge of sorting out the nhs. heading straight to work tonight, she acknowledged the problems. we've got priorities a, b, c, d, ambulances, backlogs, care, doctors and dentists, and we are going to work through that, and we are going to make sure we are delivering for patients. the new home secretary is suella braverman. she stood in the leadership contest, attacking what she called "woke rubbish", including the approach schools take to trans rights. there was a hint back then of what her priorities will be now. i want to fix the problem of illegal boats crossing the channel, stop a strasbourg court from interfering in our domestic policies. james cleverly is a long—standing ally of borisjohnson from his time as london mayor. he is a former army reserve officer and this appointment

as foreign secretary means for the first time there are no white men in the top fourjobs. the new business secretary, who will be in charge of energy policy, is jacob rees—mogg. he's spoken out about the costs of the drive to reduce carbon emissions and prefers fracking to wind farms. among those who have been sacked tonight, some experienced faces — grant shapps, dominic raab, steve barclay and george eustace. after such a divisive leadership contest, all the talk in tory circles has been about unity. can liz truss bring her unhappy party back together? she certainly hasn't reached out to those who backed rishi sunak, almost all of them have lost their cabinetjobs. once again a new team takes charge inside number 10. liz truss has decided she wants her friends around her at the top table as she takes on the toughest of roles. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. let's turn to ukraine now because the united nations' nuclear watchdog, the international atomic energy agency,

has called for the creation of a security zone around the zaporizhzhia plant on the frontline of russia's war in ukraine. the agency, which sent a team of inspectors to the plant last week, said it was gravely concerned about the unprecedented situation at the plant. rafael grossi, who is the director for the un's nuclear watchdog, has explained why a protection zone is needed. ..hits that this facility have received and that i could personally the hits that this facility have received and that i could personally see and assess together with my experts, is simply unacceptable. we are playing with fire, and something very, very catastrophic could take place. this is why in our report we are proposing the establishing, the establishment, sorry, of a nuclear safety and security protection zone limited to the perimeter and the plant itself.

rafael g rossi rafael grossi speaking there are a little earlier. still to come, we go on the prowl with a chinese detective, this is no ordinary sleuth, this is a pet detective. freedom itself was attacked this morning and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here — of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! the difficult decision we reached - together was one that required great

and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. the headlines... an update on a developing story we have been covering from canada. police in canada have urged people in the indigenous community of james smith cree nation to stay indoors after a reported sighting of a suspect in a mass stabbing. myles sanderson has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of ten people on sunday. he is thought to be wounded but still very dangerous.

the canadian prime minister justin trudeau urged residents to heed local authorities. i want to say that we are still monitoring the situation in saskatchewan. it is important that everyone continues to follow the instructions from local authorities. the federal government is working closely with the community leadership and with the province, and we need to make sure that everyone says safe, that we resolve this as quickly as possible. i spoke with chiefs couple of days ago, i spoke with...yesterday i spoke with the premier. we are going to continue to be there while people grieve, while people heal, but right now while they are also very fearful. all canadians stand with the people of saskatchewan at this time. let's turn to japan now which is finally easing restrictions to welcome more international tourists back. from today, they will no longer need to take a pcr test to enter the country. but they will still need to book

travel through a tour group. the move has been welcomed by many, but some business owners are sceptical, saying more needs to be done to revive japan's tourism sector back to its pre—pandemic levels. for more on this, i am joined now by dai miyamoto the founder ofjapan localized — a company that organises running and walking tours all around the country. great to get you on the programme. you must be relatively pleased that at least this move makes it easier for international travellers to enterjapan, how much will it help, do you think?— enterjapan, how much will it help, do you think? thank you very much for havin: do you think? thank you very much for having me. _ do you think? thank you very much for having me, good _ do you think? thank you very much for having me, good morning. - do you think? thank you very much l for having me, good morning. today is a kind of big baby step date for reopening japan but still i am very suspicious and sceptical about whether it will really help to recover our business because still

it is from 20 still people have package tour to so we are still not sure what this will look like coming september and october. what sure what this will look like coming september and october. what would ou have september and october. what would you have liked _ september and october. what would you have liked to _ september and october. what would you have liked to see _ september and october. what would you have liked to see the _ september and october. what would | you have liked to see the government do when it comes to easing restrictions for travel to restart? so, if necessary, to bring back everything back to before covid, 2019. right now, the japan government still requires a visa from all around the country but this time, before arrival to japan, pcr time, before arrivaltojapan, pcr testis time, before arrival to japan, pcr test is not required if you get three doses so that will be a big step for people coming to japan and also for people going back to japan,

but still, japanese government cash to ease my restrictions. just but still, japanese government cash to ease my restrictions.— to ease my restrictions. just talk us through. _ to ease my restrictions. just talk us through, dai _ to ease my restrictions. just talk us through, dai miyamoto, - to ease my restrictions. just talk us through, dai miyamoto, the l to ease my restrictions. just talk. us through, dai miyamoto, the past couple of years, how it has been full for companies like yours having to deal with the restrictions on the pandemic? to deal with the restrictions on the andemic? �* . .,, pandemic? after the pandemic, most of us had to — pandemic? after the pandemic, most of us had to shift _ pandemic? after the pandemic, most of us had to shift domestic _ of us had to shift domestic business. before covid, japan, tokyo was preparing the welcome four tokyo 0lympics was preparing the welcome four tokyo olympics 2020, and the number of tourist arrivals was double digits since 2013, but after the pandemic, it completely went to zero and almost right now it is 30 months that japan started to close since covid, so we are doing business tools for international travellers, we have to shift to the domestic

terrorists, domestic business, or try to find another business to survive, —— domestic business,. i do survive, -- domestic business,. i do hoe survive, -- domestic business,. i do ho -e the survive, -- domestic business,. i do hope the situation _ survive, —— domestic business,. i do hope the situation improves, thank you so much dai miyamoto from japan localized from —— forjoining us on the programme. and finally — the heartbreak of losing a pet. if you own one, you'll know what i mean. well, in china, where's there thought to be over 68 million people now owning cats or dogs, there's now a pet detective not too far away ready to track down people's missing beloved pets. michael bristow reports. this is a pet detective. he is on the hunt for a runaway cat that goes by the name of dee—dee. the treasured pet was last seen at 3:44pm. his owner shows the pet detective the last photo. when are you moving out? tomorrow. so we have to find it today. there is great pressure. there is no time

to lose, the family who live in shanghai are moving home tomorrow and he has to be found today. the pet detective started out by helping stray dogs, he has adopted some of them. is stray dogs, he has adopted some of them. �* ., ., ., them. a lot of the time i am disappointed _ them. a lot of the time i am disappointed in _ them. a lot of the time i am disappointed in human - them. a lot of the time i am i disappointed in human beings, them. a lot of the time i am - disappointed in human beings, it feels nicer to be with animals, they have brighter eyes.— have brighter eyes. then china's curowin have brighter eyes. then china's growing army — have brighter eyes. then china's growing army of _ have brighter eyes. then china's growing army of pet _ have brighter eyes. then china's growing army of pet owners - have brighter eyes. then china's . growing army of pet owners created have brighter eyes. then china's - growing army of pet owners created a job opportunity, desperate people looking for their cats and dogs contacted him and wanted him to find them. back on the hunt for dee—dee, they try to guess where he has one of two. he also has to make out that work out if there is more to the story than he has been told. some cases a more _ story than he has been told. some cases a more ethical _

story than he has been told. some cases a more ethical issues, - story than he has been told. some cases a more ethical issues, for i cases a more ethical issues, for instance, the father kicks the pet out and lies to the daughter, saying it is lost. 0r dramas like the neighbour ate my dog. it is lost. or dramas like the neighbour ate my dog. suddenly, a breakthrough. _ neighbour ate my dog. suddenly, a breakthrough, cat _ neighbour ate my dog. suddenly, a breakthrough, cat has _ neighbour ate my dog. suddenly, a breakthrough, cat has been - neighbour ate my dog. suddenly, a| breakthrough, cat has been spotted under some decking, the pet detective takes a picture of the frightened animal. i5 detective takes a picture of the frightened animal. is it dee-dee? that's him, _ frightened animal. is it dee-dee? that's him, that's _ frightened animal. is it dee-dee? that's him, that's him, _ frightened animal. is it dee-dee? that's him, that's him, confirms l frightened animal. is it dee-dee? that's him, that's him, confirms a visibly— that's him, that's him, confirms a visibly relieved owner. i feel much happier. _ visibly relieved owner. i feel much happier. as — visibly relieved owner. i feel much happier, as a mother. but visibly relieved owner. i feel much happier, as a mother.— visibly relieved owner. i feel much happier, as a mother. but the drama isn't over, happier, as a mother. but the drama isn't over. the _ happier, as a mother. but the drama isn't over, the pet _ happier, as a mother. but the drama isn't over, the pet detective - happier, as a mother. but the drama isn't over, the pet detective and - isn't over, the pet detective and his assistant spent three hours trying to extract dd who doesn't seem completely overjoyed to be caught. dee—dee! there are no such reservations at home, the owner lovingly spells the runaway cat, where have you been? you spell so back. thank you, thank you, she tells the pet detective, another

satisfied client for the shanghai pet detective. that's it from us. the by. low pressure has dominated the weather story so far this week and don't expect any significant change over the next few days to come. if you see skies like this, you will know what is coming, some pretty intense possibly thundery downpours are likely to continue. with the wind is strongest in the far south—west, because you are closest to the centre of the low and on that southern flank of the low is where we will see the strongest winds, may be gas in excess of 30 miles an hour at times, that will dry in the balance of showers around low pressure, like we had seen over the last few days. one band of rain in the final that scotland, another hot on its heels, further showers in the

south—west and some will move inland as we go through the afternoon. blustery winds, particularly when you get the showers, the strongest of the winds are likely to be down around the southwest. in terms of the feel of the weather, perhaps not quite as humid, a little bit fresher, 21 degrees generally but we might see highs across england of 23 celsius. into the evening, the risk of some sharp, thundery downpours coming in across the channel, medically where we have seen the warmest of the weather but the story will slowly start to change as we move out of wednesday into thursday, our area of low pressure will drift further east, centring itself across london and wales. the winds were full little lighter and we won't see quite as many organised bands of rain. yes, we have one band moving its way through north—east england and scotland but the showers are hit and scotland but the showers are hit and miss across england and wales, not all of us will see them but if

you do catch one or two of them, it could be quite potent, top temperatures 15 to 20 celsius. moving at a friday and the start of the weekend, the low pressure will ease away, a region of high pressure will build from the west, mist and fog could become more of an issue as we get into the weekend, those autumnal conditions, but saturday into sunday certainly a drier story. in terms of the feel of the weather, not as humid but nevertheless the temperatures peaking in the low 20s. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines. britain has a new prime minister. liz truss has taken power in downing street, saying her government will "transform britain into an aspiration nation" and that "together, we can ride out the storm". she's already filled some key cabinet posts with allies — kwasi kwarteng as chancellor, suella braverman as home secretary, james cleverly as foreign secretary and therese coffey as health secretary. after a visit to ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in russian—held territory, the un's nuclear watchdog has called for a safety zone. the iaea is warning that shelling of the plant could lead to unlimited release of radioactive materials. canadian police are urging people in an indigenous community in saskatchewan to stay indoors, as the manhunt continues

for a surviving suspect following a mass stabbing,