welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades. our top stories: a new prime minister in number ten. liz truss promises a bold plan to see britain through a range of challenges. iam 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. an emergency session of the un security council is underway to discuss the fate of ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. rescue teams are searching for hundreds of people a day after an earthquake hit southwest china.

and at least two people are believed dead as a huge wildfire rages through parts of southern california. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. britain has a new prime minister. liz truss delivered her first address in the role outside number ten downing street, promising a bold plan to see the uk through its economic troubles. she said the country could �*ride out the storm' caused by severe global headwinds. that storm includes soaring prices, an energy crisis and widespread labour unrest. and she takes over a divided and increasingly unpopular party following the resignation of borisjohnson after a series of scandals. this report from 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. as is traditional, other leaders have been congratulating liz truss on her appointment. 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. let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. it is tradition, it would be very— it is tradition, it would be very odd _ it is tradition, it would be very odd if there was not some sort _ very odd if there was not some sort of— very odd if there was not some sort of phone call, but was a just— sort of phone call, but was a just latitude? did you get a sense — just latitude? did you get a sense of— just latitude? did you get a sense of meat behind this call? there _ sense of meat behind this call? there was— sense of meat behind this call? there was a sense of some meat, you are right, it is tradition, it would have been unusual if there was not a reference to that special relationship between the two countries, there is historic tradition built and now at least to the beginning of those relationships between a new british prime minister or indeed a new president of the united states, just to stress that special relationship than they did that, look into the future, but they raise between

them, we didn't get any details, they raise between them some of the other big global issues that are clearly affecting both countries, one on the list being in the white house as it's called, really just a couple of paragraphs summarising what they discussed, also was mentioned, and iran, ajoint effort discussed, also was mentioned, and iran, a joint effort to ensure that iran never gets nuclear weapons.— ensure that iran never gets nuclear weapons. you have to erha -s nuclear weapons. you have to perhaps there _ nuclear weapons. you have to perhaps there is _ nuclear weapons. you have to perhaps there is room - nuclear weapons. you have to perhaps there is room for - nuclear weapons. you have to i perhaps there is room for some friction, liz truss has stamped am a champion herself is the one playing hardball with the eu, and joe biden has made it clear do not rock the boat on the good friday agreement, how do you think that might pan out? i do you think that might pan out? ~' . ., ,

out? i think there could be some potential _ out? i think there could be some potential trouble - out? i think there could be some potential trouble i i out? i think there could be i some potentialtrouble i had out? i think there could be - some potentialtrouble i had in some potential trouble i had in a relationship there depending on how things pan out, as far as the statement has gone, the two statements from number ten in the white house simply expressing a joint desire that this should be a negotiated agreement, with the eu over the northern ireland protocol, and joe biden as an individual has irish roots, this is an issue very close to his heart, and he has expressed some doubt and of course we're going back to liz truss as foreign secretary expressing some doubt about the british government's recent position on that, so i think if anything is perhaps, and i'm sure liz truss did not need it, but a warning shot from joe biden, that he is watching how the situation develops. she biden, that he is watching how the situation develops.- the situation develops. she is nothin: the situation develops. she is nothing if _ the situation develops. she is nothing if not _ the situation develops. she is nothing if not determined. it | nothing if not determined. it might be interesting to see how they rub along. you are not necessarily describe them as kindred spirits, would you?

they are not kindred spirits, clearly they are from different political persuasions, here we have a fairly centrist us government withjoe biden at the helm, and by any standards, towards the right conservative government under liz truss, we have to see exactly which direction she takes the british government so they clearly will not agree on everything but perhaps, just perhaps they might agree on more than previous british prime ministers, borisjohnson and ministers, boris johnson and joe ministers, borisjohnson and joe biden seem to get on superficially but i think it was fairly obvious there were some quite significant differences between them. certainly a lot at stake there, peter thank you very much indeed. an emergency session of the security council is underway at the un in new york, to discuss the state of the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine. they're considering a report from un nuclear inspectors who recently visited the plant and reported extensive damage caused by the war.

they are concerned about the potential for a serious nuclear accident and have recommended the immediate creation of a security zone to shield the facility from fighting. russia is being urged to allow that to go forward. more on the meeting of the security council now from the bbc�*s nada tawfik in new york. the report does not attribute any claim for the attacks but it is the most detailed assessment of what the war has done to one of the world's largest nuclear plants. they said that there was no immediate risk of any possible leak of nuclear material. russian military personnel and equipment have been deployed around the complex, and special concern about the conditions for the ukrainian staff who are still operating the plant. they are working on the high stress

and pressure, which could raise the risk of human error. the situation the monitor is described as nonsustainable. for the first time the agency called for the creation of a protection zone around the facility saying it was working on that. it is hard to see it happening without difficult negotiations, four weeks ukraine has urged the demilitarisation of the zone, something that so far has been rejected by russia. rescue teams are searching for hundreds of people left stranded orfeared missing, a day after a strong earthquake hit southwest china. at least 65 people are now known to have died when the 6.8 magnitude quake struck sichuan province. millions of people in the region were already dealing with a covid—related lockdown. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has this report. this is what is left

of the towns it hit, rescue teams have been deployed to find survivors. some trapped under toppled buildings, authorities say dozens have been killed and warned hundreds of people are still stranded or missing. translation: we will continue to seize every minute and second to rescue the inured and check the disaster situation, carry out rescue work in a scientific and efficient way so as to ensure the injured people are transferred and treated as quickly as possible. for those still under a strict covid lockdown, there was no escape from the buildings they had been confined to. and away from urban areas, landslides have destroyed roads and created several obstacles for the rescue teams. it's made getting survivors to safety challenging. teams have sometimes had to use makeshift bridges to carry people through. police and relief teams have also set up tents and food

supplies for anyone who has been displaced by the earthquake. here a reporter asks whether a family in this tent has eaten anything. yes, they say — instant noodles. meteorologists have now warned they are expecting significant rain to follow, making rescue operations even more difficult. police in canada investigating the fatal stabbing of ten people on sunday have urged people in the indigenous community of james smith cree nation to stay indoors after a reported sighting of one of the suspects. myles sanderson is thought to be wounded but still very dangerous. his brother, also suspected of the murders, was found dead on monday. the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau urged residents to heed local authorities' warnings. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, is in saskatchewan. we have just come from

the area where most of the victims lived. james smith cree nation, home to about 2000 indigenous people. police say the two suspects, the brothers, also came to this neighbouring village of weldon which is about a 15 minute drive, where at least one man was killed. local residents described him as a kind—hearted man who owned a local coffee shop. now, the manhunt has gone from two brothers to one. myles sanderson is still on the run, police believe he is either in this area or in the city of regina, which is around three hours away from here. we still get these alerts on our mobile phones warning us of the latest update and warning people to keep safe. now, people here are understandably angry, they are upset, they are calling on the government to do more to help. canada's prime minister justin trudeau has said that the government is ready to assist in any way it can but, so far, we have not

received any details of that. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: harry and meghan enjoy a day out in dusseldorf — the venue for next year's invictus gamers. george w bush: 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!" _ translation: 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. lam free! this is bbc news, the latest headlines: in herfirst speech as britain's prime minister, liz truss promised what she called a bold plan to see the country through its economic troubles. let's have more on our top story. liz truss, the new british prime minister, has now picked members of her cabinet, with a set of challenging economic circumstances facing the government from the outset. upon assuming the office, liz truss has also chosen james cleverly to replace her

as foreign secretary, which was her former role. but what foreign policy priorities will this governement embark on? well, for more on that let's speak to nile gardiner who's here with us, he is the director of margaret thatcher center for freedom at the heritage foundation. thank you very much indeed for joining us. maybe this is liz truss' first trump card that, the parallels have been drawn with margaret thatcher and i know the view from the kremlin is she is a thatcher mimic but is she is a thatcher mimic but is that going to help her, do you think? i is that going to help her, do you think?— pw you think? i think firstly it is a good _ you think? i think firstly it is a good thing _ you think? i think firstly it is a good thing that - you think? i think firstly it is a good thing that liz - you think? i think firstly it i is a good thing that liz truss is a good thing that liz truss is hated by putin's kremlin, so thatis is hated by putin's kremlin, so that is a very good early sign i think. she has been a very robust foreign secretary. also an excellent international trade secretary and without a

doubt i think that liz truss has great admiration for margaret thatcher, for her leadership and what she did for britain but also for thatcher's leadership on the world stage and i think that liz truss will seek to emulate margaret thatcher's robust and powerful style of leadership globally, and i think that is a positive thing for britain, and without a doubt i think that liz truss faces immense challenges at home and abroad just as margaret thatcher did several decades ago. it margaret thatcher did several decades ago-— margaret thatcher did several decades ago. it looks as if she would be _ decades ago. it looks as if she would be keen _ decades ago. it looks as if she would be keen to _ decades ago. it looks as if she would be keen to hold - decades ago. it looks as if she would be keen to hold the - decades ago. it looks as if she l would be keen to hold the reins on policy issues and perhaps foreign policy is one of them. what would be the potential, do you think for improved relations with the us at the moment? we still don't have a trade deal, for example. i think relations with the united states are tense in some respects, especially over brexit and the northern ireland protocol. i think borisjohnson

and joe biden had a rather lukewarm partnership and without a doubt i think the biden administration has launched a series of attacks actually on the uk over the northern ireland issue in qjl and also nancy pelosi the speaker of the house of representatives issued a series of three, going to britain warning about the uk trade deal. , warning about the uk trade deal, , ., warning about the uk trade deal. , ., , warning about the uk trade deal, , ., , l, deal. sorry to interrupt you, do ou deal. sorry to interrupt you, do you think _ deal. sorry to interrupt you, do you think then _ deal. sorry to interrupt you, do you think then it - deal. sorry to interrupt you, do you think then it would i deal. sorry to interrupt you, | do you think then it would be politic of liz truss to put this to bed? to try to find a way to reconcile with the european union on the northern ireland protocol because that will enhance opportunities elsewhere? mr; will enhance opportunities elsewhere?— will enhance opportunities elsewhere? , , ~ elsewhere? my sense is i think that liz truss _ elsewhere? my sense is i think that liz truss is _ elsewhere? my sense is i think that liz truss is going - elsewhere? my sense is i think that liz truss is going to - that liz truss is going to stand her ground both in terms of dealing with brussels but also with washington as well and are expected to be more assertive than borisjohnson especially in dealing withjoe biden. after all, especially in dealing withjoe biden. afterall, ithink especially in dealing withjoe

biden. after all, i think that borisjohnson tried to avoid clashing directly with the us president and i think that liz truss, with her pledge to amend the northern ireland protocol, i think inevitably there is going to be a clash with washington on this stopping my advice for liz truss is to really be strong and assertive in dealing withjoe biden and make it clear that the united states has no interest on lecturing britain on what to do over national sovereignty. so i think we're going to see a much stronger stance taken by liz truss as opposed to boris johnson who tried to avoid i think any sort of clash with biden. , . , . ., biden. there is a very clear message. _ biden. there is a very clear message. we _ biden. there is a very clear message, we will- biden. there is a very clear message, we will see - biden. there is a very clear message, we will see howl biden. there is a very clear- message, we will see how that pans out. thanks very much indeed for your views. my pleasure. _ indeed for your views. ii pleasure, thank you indeed for your views. ii1: pleasure, thank you very indeed for your views. ii1 pleasure, thank you very much. at least two people are reported to have been killed by a huge wildfire burning in southern california.

the fairview fire started on monday and now covers more than 800 hectares. firefighters say it's burning mostly out of control, and an evacuation order is in place. the bbc�*s tim allman has more. it's been raging for little more than a day but look at what damage the wildfire can cause. vehicles, houses, furniture, burnt out and completely destroyed. that pink colour you see that makes this look like some strange alien landscape is a fire retardant substance that saved at least one property, but others were not so lucky. this is the fire burning out of control. long streaks of yellow and orange forming violent patterns across the hills and valleys of this area stop the hundreds of hectares engulfed in flames with firefighters admitting only a fraction of the blaze is under control.—

under control. what we are auoin under control. what we are going to — under control. what we are going to experience - under control. what we are going to experience in - under control. what we are going to experience in the l under control. what we are - going to experience in the next 24 going to experience in the next 2a hours is in the morning hours, some light breezes in the area but in the afternoon the area but in the afternoon the winds are going to shift and blow the opposite direction, so that could be a big concern for firefighters, so i wouldn't say we are out of the woods at this time, we have a a lot of. the woods at this time, we have a a lot of-_ a a lot of. officials believe thousands _ a a lot of. officials believe thousands of _ a a lot of. officials believe thousands of houses - a a lot of. officials believe thousands of houses and l a a lot of. officials believe - thousands of houses and other properties could be in danger. people have been told to leave their homes stopping the next few days should see more high temperatures and a distinct lack of rain. it's only at the weekend that the weather may finally change. nature doing some firefighting of its own. prince harry and meghan markle visited dusseldorf on tuesday, a year ahead of the invictus games there, which is the competition for injured military veterans that harry was instrumental in setting up. anna holligan has this report from there. bathed in sunshine and

adoration, meghan and harry came to do sort talking to use the meeting dominic media spotlighted champion issues close to their hearts. prince harry founded the invicta schemes to celebrate wounded warriors. —— invictus games. members of the armed forces who made personal sacrifices to serve the country. prepared for unimaginable _ serve the country. prepared for unimaginable mental— serve the country. prepared for unimaginable mental and - unimaginable mental and physical stress. they were fighting for their lives, our lives, ourfreedoms fighting for their lives, our lives, our freedoms and fighting for their lives, our lives, ourfreedoms and our democracies. they are my role models. . ., , democracies. they are my role models. . . , models. prince harry said he was excited _ models. prince harry said he was excited to _ models. prince harry said he was excited to have - models. prince harry said he was excited to have the - models. prince harry said he was excited to have the next j was excited to have the next competition here with the river rain at a backdrop. he couldn't wait to hear the crown's raw and share in the laughter and happy tears. interviews, podcasts, memoirs and other personal projects aside, this expedition has been a chance for the self exiled royals to

reengage with the public on their terms. those games, invictus games taking place in a yearfrom now. you are watching bbc news. 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 winds 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, maybe gusts in excess of 30 miles an hour at times, that will drive in the bands of showers around that low pressure, just like we've seen over the last few days. so, one band of intense rain clearing the far north of scotland, another hot on its heels behind, further showers pushing into the south—west and some of these will move further inland as we go through the afternoon. blustery winds, particularly

when you get the showers, but 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 as the last couple of days, a little bit fresher, 15—21 degrees generally but we might, across eastern england, once again see highs across england of 23 celsius. into the evening, the risk of some sharp, thundery downpours coming in across the channel, particularly 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 a little bit further east, centring itself across england and wales. the isobars open up, the winds will fall a little lighter and as a result 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 miss across

england and wales. not all of us will see them, but if you do catch one or two of them, again it could be quite potent, top temperatures 15—20 celsius. moving out of thursday into friday and the start of the weekend, that low pressure finally starts to ease away. we'll see this little ridge of high pressure building from the west, mist and fog could become more of an issue as we get into the weekend with those lighter winds, those kind of autumnal conditions, but saturday into sunday certainly a drier story. in terms of the feel of the weather, not quite as humid but nevertheless still those the temperatures peaking in the low 20s. take care.

this is bbc news, the headlines: in herfirst speech as britain's prime minister, liz truss has promised what she called a bold plan to see the country through its economic troubles, including tax cuts and action to tackle the energy crisis. she said she was convinced britain could ride out the storm. an emergency session of the security council is underway at the un in new york — to discuss the state of the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine. they're considering a report from un nuclear inspectors who recently visited the plant and reported extensive damage caused by the war.

(tx 00v)rescue teams in southwestern china are searching for survivors in the rubble of collapsed