welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: a new prime minister in number 10. liz truss promises 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. the un security council meets in emergency session 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. thanks forjoining us. britain has a new prime minister. liz truss delivered her first address in the role outside number 10 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 deliverfor 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. i asked our north america correspondent, peter bowes, if the conversation with president biden would have been typical platitudes, or have some meat in it. 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 and they did that, looking to the future, but they raised between them, we didn't get any details, they raised between them some

of the other big global issues that are clearly affecting both countries, one on the list being ukraine. in the white house read out as it's called, really just a couple of paragraphs summarising what they discussed, china also was mentioned, and iran, a joint effort to ensure that iran never gets nuclear weapons. there are two or three areas where they stand shoulder to shoulder. other areas such as china 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 think there could be some potential trouble i had in a relationship

there depending on how things pan out, as far as the statement is concerned the two statements from number 10 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 doubts, 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 this isjust 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. an emergency session of the security council is under way 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. the bbc�*s nada tawfik more detail on the un meeting in new york. rafael grows he told the un security council but those shelling the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were playing with fire and warned that something catastrophic would take place. both ukraine and russia have accused each other of risking a nuclear disaster by shelling the plant. mr gracie did not assign blame to either party. his report was very technical. he along with the you and secretary general called for the establish of a nuclear safety and security zone around the plant, one that would be demilitarised with russian troops out and a commitment from ukraine not to

bring troops in. he said the iaea was ready to consult with the parties immediately to agree on that. he listed his many concerns. he said that the physical integrity of the plant continues to be violated and that the operators, the ukrainian operators at the plant, were working under extremely challenging circumstances alongside the presence of russian military personnel are much equipment and vehicles. he did say though that the fact that two inspectors have remained at the site was of enormous value and that could provide direct, immediate evaluation of any situation on the ground as it happens. we also heard from members of the security council, moscow's ambassador to the un said he welcomed the iea e's permanent presence. he again accused ukrainian forces of shelling the plant. western

nations are saying this is a situation entirely a russia's making saying they are playing relate with nuclear material and calling on moscow to immediately withdraw its forces not just from immediately withdraw its forces notjust from zaporizhzhia but from the whole of ukraine. mada from the whole of ukraine. nada tawfik there _ from the whole of ukraine. nada tawfik there on _ from the whole of ukraine. nada tawfik there on the _ from the whole of ukraine. nada tawfik there on the security - tawfik there on the security council. rescue teams are searching for hundreds of people left stranded orfeared missing, a day after a strong earthquake hit southwest china. at least 66 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 a 6.8 magnitude earthquake looks like. and this is what is left of the towns it hit, in south—western china sichuan�*s province. 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 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. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: these two, harry and meghan enjoy a countdown day out in dusseldorf, that's 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. the un security council meets in emergency session

to discuss the fate of ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. police in canada investigating the fatal stabbing of ten people on sunday have urged people in the indigenous community ofjames 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 minister justin 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. in our ongoing series, climate critical, we focus on key issues affecting the state of our planet — and this week we're taking a look at how the uk's new prime minister — liz truss — might deal with some of the most pressing environmental concerns. previously the truss campaign has said she is committed to the uk reaching net zero by 2050. another pledge was to remove vat from energy bills and scrap green levies meant

to pay for renewable projects. truss has also promised to end the moratorium on fracking in the uk, imposed in 2019 amid safety concerns. we can now speak to michael ross who's a professor in the political science department and the institute of the environment and sustainability at the university of california, los angeles where hejoins us now. thank you for your time. we just one through three of the points that we think we can expect to hear a bit more about from liz truss. we haven't had the detail yet but i wonder what your initial feelings are towards her likely approach? you know, i really am puzzled. the support in the uk or strong

climate policies is so strong, three quarters of the public report being deeply concerned about climate change. we are coming off one of the hottest summers on record. we have course of this urgent energy crisis. we are getting more and more alarming news every day, but the energy policies that the new prime minister is advocating don't deal with this at all. in fact, they are going the opposite direction.- the opposite direction. sorry to interrupt _ the opposite direction. sorry to interrupt you _ the opposite direction. sorry to interrupt you so _ the opposite direction. sorry to interrupt you so quickly, i to interrupt you so quickly, but you give a figure of how many british people are bothered about these climate issues, probably 95 plus per cent are more bothered right now about a much they are going to pay for energy in the winter and that is the problem, isn't it? it's true, and all countries now are dealing with this extension between the short need of controlling energy costs and the longer term need to get off carbon

fuels. �* .,, term need to get off carbon fuels. �* , ., , fuels. but most governments have done — fuels. but most governments have done a _ fuels. but most governments have done a better _ fuels. but most governments have done a betterjob - fuels. but most governmentsl have done a betterjob dealing with this, they are able to hold these two urgent needs in the policies at once. i don't see that yet in the new policies announced so far. the energy policies that i hear about so far, the 130 new rolling gas leases in the north sea, removing the ban on fracking and so on, reducing the green levies, these are not going to help much at all, maybe the green levies a little bit will help consumers but the other two will take five or ten years to change energy supplies. that is a perspective in time which i'm sure you would feel we simply don't have. whether it's about standing still or redeveloping fossil fuels.

standing still or redeveloping fossilfuels. that's right, fossil fuels. that's right, that's fossilfuels. that's right, that's right. in five or ten years' time, the crisis is only going to be more urgent. so why the prime minister would be advocating more investment in this sector that is destined to become obsolete, we hope, is just deeply puzzling. you know, people have looked internationally and looked to the uk for leadership on climate issues for a long time, since margaret thatcher. boris johnson, such a champion of climate issues. it is very puzzling that all of this leadership would be given up so quickly. leadership would be given up so cuickl . . ., _, quickly. can i ask you, michael. _ quickly. can i ask you, michael, do _ quickly. can i ask you, michael, do you - quickly. can i ask you, michael, do you drawl quickly. can i ask you, i michael, do you draw any quickly. can i ask you, - michael, do you draw any sort of consolation almost from the fact that while we are looking at possibly a bit of a backward step in a climate sense, in the uk, you are in a country now which seems to have put its foot down fairly firmly on the

accelerator for efforts to green up the us?- accelerator for efforts to green up the us? that's right, it's a strange _ green up the us? that's right, it's a strange moment - green up the us? that's right, it's a strange moment here. . it's a strange moment here. just a month ago, the us was the big climate pariah in the world and the uk was the leader and now they have switched places, the ui �*s after passing this massive government—sponsored climate bill now has a whole set of new policies that are going to be rolled out in the coming years. —— the us. $5 rolled out in the coming years. -- the us-_ rolled out in the coming years. -- the us. as he got the desire in the drive. — -- the us. as he got the desire in the drive, do _ -- the us. as he got the desire in the drive, do you _ -- the us. as he got the desire in the drive, do you think - in the drive, do you think momentum on that, because we got another gathering of governments in egypt, the so—called cop27 in a couple of months from now, there is this sense that the momentum has fallen off a bit from last year. can he reignite that, do you think mr mark is going to be very hard without the kind

of support that the host country had last year, boris johnson's support for the cop26, the egyptian government does not have that same heft so it will need help from a lot of other countries.— it will need help from a lot of other countries. the us would like to be _ other countries. the us would like to be pushing _ other countries. the us would like to be pushing forward - other countries. the us would like to be pushing forward on | like to be pushing forward on this but it's going to be very tricky because they are going to take issues that are much more complicated, much more politically delicate. it’s more complicated, much more politically delicate.— politically delicate. it's a bit of a bleak _ politically delicate. it's a bit of a bleak picture. i politically delicate. it's a | bit of a bleak picture. i'm going to move straight on, thank you very much indeed for your time, thank you very much indeed for yourtime, but thank you very much indeed for your time, but this is arguably related. 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 weren't 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. hundreds of hectares engulfed in flames with firefighters admitting only a fraction of the blaze is under control. what we are going to experience in the next 2a hours is in the morning hours, some light breezes in the area but in the afternoon the winds are going to shift and blow the opposite direction, so that could be a big concern forfirefighters, so i wouldn't say we are out of the woods at this time, we have a a lot of work to do. officials believe thousands of houses and other properties could be in danger. people have been told to leave their homes. 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. tim allman, 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.

rain to follow, making rescue operations even more difficult. 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 un security council has discussed the situation at the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine. the un secretary general antonio guterres said russian forces should withdraw beyond a demilitarised perimeter and ukrainian forces must commit not to move into it. rescue teams in southwestern china are searching for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings following the 6.8 magnitude earthquake on monday.

66 people are now known to have died and more than a dozen are still missing. now on bbc news, panorama. our new prime minister is facing a national crisis. it's going to be an absolutely catastrophic winter unless the government steps in. what will liz truss do about soaring energy bills? how can you justify such a massive hike? how can you justify £8,000? it's ridiculous. tonight we investigate companies cashing in. the biggest winners in these crises are the oil and gas producers. no question about that. and the extraordinary profits being made. this is a moment of real

crisis, i think, where we can no longerjustify letting them get away with that.