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the uk, les truss is facing pressure from her own party with the rising cost of living. we from her own party with the rising cost of living-— cost of living. we haven't made a decision yet _ cost of living. we haven't made a decision yet on _ cost of living. we haven't made a decision yet on that _ cost of living. we haven't made a decision yet on that specific - decision yet on that specific issue and those depend decision yet on that specific issue and 1 cost depend ff decision yet on that specific issue and 1 cost of depend ff decision yet on that specific issue and 1 cost of d inside �*f— decision yet on that specific issue and zgst of d ir couple of you're on the road, dates age. t .... backpacks, all gages. age. e .... backpacks, all of abandoned backpacks, boots, all of those _ abandoned backpacks, boots, all of those cast — abandoned backpacks, boots, all of those cast aside by russian troops. twitter_ those cast aside by russian troops. twitter share trading has been suspended amid reports that elon musk has suspended a new deal to buy the company. we will have all of that and more. we start with north korea and a missile it launched overjapan. the us, south korea and japan have all conducted military drills in response. it was north korea's fifth weapons test in 10 days but its first launch of a ballistic missile overjapan in five years. this is footage of a joint

us and south korea precision aerial bombing exercise in the yellow sea off the korean peninsula. the us also carried out a separate military drill with japan. the north korean missile was launched on tuesday morning, travelling some 4,600km before falling into the pacific ocean. in response, joe biden and the korean leader have jointly contends things. in response, us presidentjoe biden and japanese prime minister fumio kishida have condemned the test. this is a statement issued by the two leaders: "the leaders jointly condemned north korea's missile test in the strongest terms recognising the launch as a danger to the japanese people, destabilizing to the region, and a clear violation of united nations security council resolutions." here's the japanese prime minister

speaking a little earlier. north korea's launch of a ballistic missile is a reckless act that absolutely cannot be allowed. this is the missile in question. this picture from a missile test back in 2017 appears to show the hwasong—i2 ballistic missile. such missiles are initially rocket powered and then follow an upwards trajectory before heading back to earth. they can carry conventional or nuclear warheads. the hwasong 12 was used back in 2017 in the last tests which overflew japan. let me give you an idea of the effect the north korean missile launch had in japan. this video was filmed on board a train — which was brought to a halt, with alarms ringing, from what is known as the j—alert system. the announcement said that the service would only resume itsjourney, once its safety had been confirmed. the bbc�*sjean mackenzie in seoul explained the significance of the launch.

we are getting very used to reporting these north korean missile launchers. they have almost been normalised. this has been a record yearfor normalised. this has been a record year for north korean normalised. this has been a record yearfor north korean missile normalised. this has been a record year for north korean missile tests and just last week we had four incidences of these. today's does stand apart because it is the first time for five years they have thrown a missile overjapan. most of their launches this year have been short range cell lunches and even when they have been testing longer range they have been testing longer range they blighted such way that it lands in the sea between korea and japan and for it actually to fly over another country territory is seen as incredibly provocative and it appears that japan was not given prior warning that this was going to take place. you have people injapan waking up to the sounds of warning sirens, being told to take cover, looking up into the sky and checking falling debris. it is a major escalation on the part of north korea.

lets go to washington now where we can speak to jamie kwong. she's a fellow in the nuclear policy program at the carnegie endowment for international peace think tank. thank you for coming on. her provocative do you think this is? i would agree with previous comments. we've seen a lot of missile testing this year in 2022, we have seen more than 2020 and 2021 combined. this one is a bit different, it flew over japan whereas the others landed in the seas off of japan. that's a worrying sign. not something entirely new. we were seeing the missile tested back in 2017, but of course that was quite a concerned period in our relationships. lets talk about _ period in our relationships. lets talk about deterrence, then. on the side ofjapan, the us, south korea, what are the options and are any of

them any good? let's start for example with sanctions, is that any use? . . example with sanctions, is that any use? ., ., ., ., . ., , use? there are a lot of sanctions currently imposed _ use? there are a lot of sanctions currently imposed against - use? there are a lot of sanctions currently imposed against north| currently imposed against north korea. north korea does its best to evade those sanctions. they certainly have an impact and have humanitarian implications in trying to forward the north korean nuclear programme. something we've seen happening as an alternative is a joint military exercise in the region. the us and south korea as well as japan have swiftly responded to protests that just occurred well as japan have swiftly responded to protests thatjust occurred with military exercises in the region. we have seen pictures of those right now as you speak. what kind of impact do they have given the number of tests and what is your assessment of tests and what is your assessment of north korea's attitude at the moment, do you think any more exercise or sanctions will change behaviour in any way?— exercise or sanctions will change behaviour in any way? north korea finds the test... _ behaviour in any way? north korea finds the test... the _ behaviour in any way? north korea finds the test... the military -

finds the test... the military exercises in particular quite provocative. when we see statements coming out of north korean state media they are often citing the exercises as motivation for doing these provocative missile tests. we will see responses there. whether or not this ends up in another un security council resolution is a bit uncertain. we saw the us trying to bring central resolution to the table back in may, so we might expect to see something quite similar if it gets to that stage as well. ~ ,., similar if it gets to that stage as well. ~ ., ., ., well. we saw north korea write there nuclear status — well. we saw north korea write there nuclear status into _ well. we saw north korea write there nuclear status into their _ nuclear status into their constitution. does that mark any kind of step change, make any material difference? it’s kind of step change, make any material difference?— material difference? it's not entirely unexpected. - material difference? it's not entirely unexpected. i- material difference? it's not entirely unexpected. i think| material difference? it's not. entirely unexpected. i think you material difference? it's not - entirely unexpected. i think you are referring to this past month with kim jong on referring to this past month with kimjong on laying out referring to this past month with kim jong on laying out nuclear laws as it were including what the chain of command might look like should he

become incapacitated. within that aren't around that, he also declared that north korea will no longer pursue denuclearisation. we did see that language of north korea are they willing to pursue denuclearisation talks with the us in 2018 and 2019 during the summons of donald trump. we see north korea removing itself from having them. great to get your analysis, thank you so much for coming on the programme. you so much for coming on the programme-— to the uk now. another tough day for the prime minister liz truss. this time — she's under pressure to increase welfare benefits to keep up with the rising cost of living. and that pressure is coming from some inside her own conservative party. here's cabinet minister, penny mordaunt. i have always supported whether it's

pensions, the welfare system, keeping pace with inflation. it makes sense to do so, so that's what i voted for before and so have a lot of my colleagues. the reason why penny mordaunt�*s comments have captured attention is because the current prime minister hasn't made the same commitment. we haven't made a decision yet on that specific issue and it all depends on specifics. let's take a closer look at what we're talking about. during his term, former prime minister borisjohnson promised that benefits would rise with inflation. in may this year, then—chancellor rishi sunak said that rise would be in line with september's consumer prices index measure of inflation, which is currently 9.9% — subject to a review by the work and pensions secretary. if benefits weren't kept in line with rising prices, it would mean some of the uk's poorest households would face real—terms cuts to their incomes. but today, current prime minister liz truss refused to also make that promise. let's hearfrom her again:

of course, how we up the great benefits is an important issue, but thatis benefits is an important issue, but that is a decision to be made later this year. my priority was dealing with the immediate issues that families face this winter and i am sure that people will understand why we had act on first. penny mordaunt was the most senior member of the party to speak out on the issue today. but she wasn't the only one. here's backbencher robert halfon. it was promised by the previous chancellor, by the previous prime minister_ chancellor, by the previous prime minister borisjohnson chancellor, by the previous prime minister boris johnson and chancellor, by the previous prime minister borisjohnson and of chancellor, by the previous prime minister boris johnson and of those on lowest _ minister boris johnson and of those on lowest earnings who are being hurt by— on lowest earnings who are being hurt by the cost of living challenges that we face. so it's morally— challenges that we face. so it's morally right for the government to do so _ so that's the issue of benefits. but there's a bit more to the story here. as we've been reporting, this week is the conservative party conference in birmingham. but at what's designed to be a show of unity, splits in the party have been wide open.

in the past few days, other senior conservative mps like michael gove spoke out about the chancellor's plan to cut the highest level of income tax. the government u—turned on that proposal. today the home secretary suella braverman attacked those who undermined the chancellor. ultimately, i am very disappointed that members of our own parliamentary party aged a coup effectively and undermined the authority of the prime minister. in an unprofessional way. the truss government's approach overall, too, has been met with mixed reactions. former secretary of state nadine dorries posted this tweet today, reacting to comments from truss that her government would look at thing differently. dorries said... and that if they did not want to deliver on the promises, they need a fresh mandate.

put simply — any big policy changes must be put to the people, in an election. as the party looks to future elections, these divisions could prove to be a persistent headache for truss. let's hearfrom uk political correspondent rob watson. the conservative party likes to things. — the conservative party likes to things. it — the conservative party likes to things. it like _ the conservative party likes to things, it like small— the conservative party likes to . things, it like small government, lower_ things, it like small government, lower taxes— things, it like small government, lower taxes and _ things, it like small government, lower taxes and it _ things, it like small government, lower taxes and it also _ things, it like small government, lower taxes and it also makes - lower taxes and it also makes competence _ lower taxes and it also makes competence. she's _ lower taxes and it also makes competence. she's definitelyl lower taxes and it also makes i competence. she's definitely got lower taxes and it also makes - competence. she's definitely got a problem _ competence. she's definitely got a problem in — competence. she's definitely got a problem in the _ competence. she's definitely got a problem in the sense _ competence. she's definitely got a problem in the sense that - competence. she's definitely got a problem in the sense that many. competence. she's definitely got a i problem in the sense that many think she's problem in the sense that many think she'sjust _ problem in the sense that many think she'sjust not — problem in the sense that many think she's just not showing _ problem in the sense that many think she'sjust not showing great- she'sjust not showing great competence _ for more on this, i'm joined now by professor andrew blick — he's the head of the department of political economy at kings college london. thank you for coming on the programme. be thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the programme.- yourl thank you for coming on the _ programme.- your assessment programme. be here. your assessment of how this conservative _ programme. be here. your assessment of how this conservative party - of how this conservative party conference has gone so far. it’s of how this conservative party conference has gone so far. it's not a treat conference has gone so far. it's not a great surprise _ conference has gone so far. it's not a great surprise given _ conference has gone so far. it's not a great surprise given what - conference has gone so far. it's not a great surprise given what was - a great surprise given what was happening in the run—up to it that it's not going well. i think what we are seeing is the party with many different factions in it, many complicated strands of opinion and loyalty and combined with the unfortunate political position liz

truss mac has put herself into so early on it's very difficult to see where the unified basis for support for the prime minister is and in that sense, how much longer she can really keep going as a credible leader. ~ ., ., ,., ., , leader. what about the arguments that she's trying — leader. what about the arguments that she's trying to _ leader. what about the arguments that she's trying to put _ leader. what about the arguments that she's trying to put forward - that she's trying to put forward that she's trying to put forward that these are unprecedented times, you've got big global factors, that these are unprecedented times, you've got big globalfactors, she was dealt a very tough hand and therefore she has to make tough decisions and the unpopular? certainly she has succeeded at being unpopular, that's definitely the case. i think that's what has happened is liz truss was put into the position she is in partly by a faction within her own parliamentary party but not represented by the whole of the parliamentary party and is probably out of step with a big chunk of the voting public, including people who might otherwise be inclined towards the conservative

party. that drove her towards certain policy options including the tax cut for the richest people which prove very unpopular but also critically undermined market confidence. in any circumstance, especially in difficult times like these, it's not a good idea to be undermining market confidence in your own government. i undermining market confidence in your own government.— undermining market confidence in your own government. i know you are not a aid your own government. i know you are not a paid adviser _ your own government. i know you are not a paid adviser to _ your own government. i know you are not a paid adviser to liz _ your own government. i know you are not a paid adviser to liz truss, - your own government. i know you are not a paid adviser to liz truss, but. not a paid adviser to liz truss, but if you were, what kind of advice would you be giving? what kind of things could she be doing to try and restore a bit of credibility and authority? it restore a bit of credibility and authority?— restore a bit of credibility and authori ? , ., ., ., authority? it might be an idea at this oint authority? it might be an idea at this point to _ authority? it might be an idea at this point to try _ authority? it might be an idea at this point to try and _ authority? it might be an idea at this point to try and build - authority? it might be an idea at| this point to try and build bridges with the wider party beyond those who put her into power, because they do not have the numbers to sustain her in office. members at the party at large have voted and right now her real and immediate challenge is to somehow re—gain or gain support.

their policy perspective that was given to her by the faction that fits into power is unravelling at the moment. if she is going to hang on, the most immediate concern is to rebuild links with her parliamentary party. rebuild links with her parliamentary -a . �* rebuild links with her parliamentary .a _ �* , ., , rebuild links with her parliamentary party. and 'ust finally before i let ou no, party. and just finally before i let you go. talk— party. and just finally before i let you go. talk of — party. and just finally before i let you go, talk of her— party. and just finally before i let you go, talk of her not _ party. and just finally before i let you go, talk of her not surviving l party. and just finally before i let i you go, talk of her not surviving by some is just dismissed you go, talk of her not surviving by some isjust dismissed because you go, talk of her not surviving by some is just dismissed because we are gazed into her reins as leader. how much credibility do to the are gazed into her reins as leader. how that 1 credibility do to the are gazed into her reins as leader. how that 1 cr could y do to the are gazed into her reins as leader. how that 1 cr could be o to the are gazed into her reins as leader. how that 1 cr could be out to the are gazed into her reins as leader. how that 1 cr could be out soon? 3 are gazed into her reins as leader. how that 1 cr could be out soon? i idea that she could be out soon? i think we have to take this seriously as a possibility because the conservatives, if they are going to remain in power, which conservatives of all parties like doing, they may take the view that if they are going to get rid of her eventually, they may as well do it sooner rather than later to give themselves a chance to

turn things around. i would not rule it out. we know they can do it. they have got rid of other leaders between elections over the last five or six years, if they have done it once, they know how to do it and potentially could do it again. fascinating stuff. thank you so much for coming on. ukrainian troops have retaken more territory in occupied regions illegally annexed by russia. both ukraine and russia say there is now fierece fighting in the south as kyiv�*s forces advance near the city of kherson and consolidate gains in the east. at the weekend ukraine retook a strategic town of lyman which the russians had used as a logistics base. we'll have more on lyman shortly. but first, to kherson. these are the latest pictures coming into us from there, showing russian flags taken down and replaced with ukrainian ones. russian—installed officials in kherson have confirmed the advance, but says moscow's

forces are digging in. our correspondent hugo bachega in kyiv gave us this update. we know that they are making gains in the south now. talking about the kherson region. the ukrainians are advancing along the river which is very strategic because it acts as a natural barrier for the ukrainians. and it seems that more russian forces are now being pushed back in that part of the country and the ukrainians are now reclaiming several villages in that region. it is significant because it is the most significant breakthrough for the ukrainians in the south in this counteroffensive. for weeks we have been watching developments in kherson.

there was not a lot of movement and now they have been able to be claim russian occupied territory in that part of the region. as these new reports come of ukrainian troops recapturing several more villages in the south of the country — roman holovnia — the deputy mayor of kherson — described conditions — in the areas re—taken by ukrainian troops. some parts of the city can be shelled~ _ some parts of the city can be shelled. secondly, it is quite tough in those _ shelled. secondly, it is quite tough in those territories and the majority _ in those territories and the majority of the settlements, but effectively it is a lot. we can save any settlements. there are some settlements with almost no on destroyed buildings left. ukrainian forces _ destroyed buildings left. ukrainian forces and liberating them and the local residents are gladly greeting them _ more now on the strategic eastern town of lymaan, which the russians had been using as a logistics base. evidence has emerged of the speed with which russian troops were forced to flee the town. our correspondent orla guerin who's just arrived in the town, sent this report, and a warning it contains images some viewers may

find upsetting. 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 is death. along the roadside, evidence of the human cost of russia's defeat. unknown soldiers in vladimir putin's war.

some clustered together. once, they were someone's husband or someone's son. a few steps away, a soviet book for teenagers entitled "adventure library". and something else russian troops left behind. deadly anti—tank mines — barely visible. well, there's evidence here notjust of fighting, but also of the desperate attempt russian troops made to get away. here on the road there is discarded bedding, backpacks, russian army uniforms and boots. all of this cast aside by russian troops. what happened here wasn'tjust a defeat for president putin. it was a complete humiliation. last friday, he announced to the world that he was annexing territory, including lyman. he said it would be forever russia's. well, looking around here, you get a very different picture, especially from the top of a

captured russian tank. we are going to win. i feel very good, very great. but lyman may never be as it was before. pro—russian graffiti is daubed around town, including the cyrillic letters for the soviet union. lena and her ten year old son, radian, are out looking for water and hoping their ordeal is over. the hardest thing was surviving the bombing, she tells me. the shells were exploding. we prayed as we stayed down in the cellar. we didn't eat regularly and we couldn't even make tea. deprived of school, radian has

learned lessons of war. well, war is very bad, he tells me, because people are dying, so the population is being reduced. and how do you feel now? my heart is more at peace, he says. back at the edge of town, ukrainian forces head for new battles. they know they need to move fast. soon freezing winter weather could slow their advance. shares in twitter have been suspended following a report that elon musk is going ahead with is takeover of the social media platform. musk is reported to be set to buy twitter at the original price he offered months ago, before walking away from a deal. shares in twitter were up almost 13% before trading was halted. musk was due to face twitter

in court later this month he tried to pull out of the takeover. we can cross to new york and our north america business correspondent samira hussain. what has been going on? it is really uuite a what has been going on? it is really quite a u-turn _ what has been going on? it is really quite a u-turn for— what has been going on? it is really quite a u-turn for months _ what has been going on? it is really quite a u-turn for months elon - what has been going on? it is really| quite a u-turn for months elon musk quite a u—turn for months elon musk has been trying to back out of his $44 has been trying to back out of his $41; million deal to take over twitter. his argument for trying to walk away from it is the claims over the number of fake accounts or bots. twitter has always said that about 5% of their monthly users are actually fake accounts, but mr mosque has always claimed that that number is actually much higher and they were going to go and battle it out in court next week here at a court in the united states. —— elon

musk. now elon musk says he will indeed set out to buy twitter as he said he would do back in april this year. said he would do back in april this ear. . , . said he would do back in april this ear. ., , . ., , said he would do back in april this ear. ., _ , said he would do back in april this ear. ., _ _ said he would do back in april this ear. ., ,. ,, .,, said he would do back in april this ear. ., _ _ ., year. that price was seen by many as uuite year. that price was seen by many as quite generous- _ year. that price was seen by many as quite generous. it _ year. that price was seen by many as quite generous. it was, _ year. that price was seen by many as quite generous. it was, but _ year. that price was seen by many as quite generous. it was, but there - quite generous. it was, but there are a few things _ quite generous. it was, but there are a few things that _ quite generous. it was, but there are a few things that take - quite generous. it was, but there are a few things that take away i quite generous. it was, but there i are a few things that take away from this reversal. of course, no one believes for one moment that this is in fact a done deal. it's just what we are hearing in terms of reports. it seemed to be a done deal in terms of elon musk buying twitter in the first place, but that didn't happen. there will be a lot of speculation until we hearfrom both sides, but it is widely reported that this is in fact the case. if you look at the reasons why, i think there are a lot of analysts and tech watchers here in america suggesting that if he is walking back from the deal or walking back from the deal or walking back from the deal or walking back to the deal, it is perhaps a sign that he wasn't very hopeful of his prospects of winning

in the court of law later on this month. this is such welcome news to twitter shield holders that have been living in limbo since all of this began. been living in limbo since all of this began-— been living in limbo since all of thisbeuan. �* , ., . ., , this began. briefly, what changes could be expected _ this began. briefly, what changes could be expected if _ this began. briefly, what changes could be expected if it _ this began. briefly, what changes could be expected if it goes - this began. briefly, what changes i could be expected if it goes ahead, i know it is a big if, but if elon musk does take over, what can we expect? musk does take over, what can we exect? ~ ~ , expect? well, i think the first thing you _ expect? well, i think the first thing you would _ expect? well, i think the first thing you would see - expect? well, i think the first thing you would see is - expect? well, i think the first thing you would see is a - expect? well, i think the first l thing you would see is a change expect? well, i think the first - thing you would see is a change in leadership, because it has been widely reported that elon musk does not get along with the current ceo of twitter and the two have battled in the past and so it is pretty likely that would be a significant change in leadership pretty early on. , , ' , on. interesting stuff, but we will not count our— on. interesting stuff, but we will not count our chickens. - on. interesting stuff, but we will not count our chickens. thank. on. interesting stuff, but we will. not count our chickens. thank you very much for that. do stay with us. plenty more online. if you are online, get me there at... outside

source. hello there. although weather system dominating. coming infrom hello there. although weather system dominating. coming in from a southwesterly direction meaning it will feel on a mild side most of the time. things to very windy as we head through tonight and into wednesday with the area of low pressure bringing widespread, pretty heavy rainfall through the overnight periods. northern and western initially and starting to push into northern and western england. the south east will escape and stay largely dry. very mild for england and wales. temperatures in the mid teens but turning windy. you can see

this area of low pressure crossing the country heading through wednesday. starting off very wet, very windy in northern and western areas. deal is developing. this rain will slowly travel eastward throughout the course of the morning. the rain will reach the south east and eventually clear away. then it brightens up the many through the afternoon, sunshine and showers in scotland. wind gusts and blasts very noticeable. causing some disruption, some tree branches could be brought down, but turning cooler behind that rain cloud. temperatures in the low and mid teens for many. overnight, stain glossary for all areas, further showers rattling in. it will be a chilly night to come to start thursday. single figure values for most. more showers and went. heading towards thursday and friday, holding onto low pressure for the

north. seeing glossary, windy at times. these weather fronts across the country will see spells of rain and showers. not a bad day across southern and eastern areas. plenty of showers further north—west, even longer spells of rain. temperatures may be up a notch on thursday. heading through friday, a similar story. lots of showers across northern areas. a big rage of high pressure building on. turning wet and windy again with the second half of sunday.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. this is outside source. international condemnation after north korea fired a ballistic missile overjapan, its fifth weapons test in ten days. in the uk prime minister liz truss is facing pressure within her own party to commit to an increase in benefits in line with the increased cost of living. line with the increased cost of livina. ~ ., ., ., ., . , ., living. we have not made a decision on that specific _ living. we have not made a decision on that specific issue _ living. we have not made a decision on that specific issue and _ living. we have not made a decision on that specific issue and all - living. we have not made a decision on that specific issue and all these i on that specific issue and all these things depend on the specific circumstances.— things depend on the specific circumstances. ,, , , ., things depend on the specific circumstances. ,, , ., ' ~ circumstances. supporters of the 16 old protester— circumstances. supporters of the 16 old protester killed _ circumstances. supporters of the 16 old protester killed in _ circumstances. supporters of the 16 old protester killed in iran - circumstances. supporters of the 16 old protester killed in iran tell - old protester killed in iran tell the bbc security forces still her body and buried her in secret.

several french cities are refusing to set up fanzones and giant screens for the upcoming football world cup — in protest at qatar's human rights record. and could wax worms reduce our pollution? we speak to a scientist on her discovery that their saliva can break down plastic bags. we're going to iran now and the anti—government protests still going there. i want to bring you the story of one 16 year girl who's died. sources close to her family have told the bbc security forces have stolen her body and secretly buried her in a village. nika shakarami went missing for 10 days — afterjoining protests in tehran. remember these protests started after 22—year—old mahsa amini died in police custody. she was accuesed of breaking the country's dress code for women. the violence has led to the deaths of more than 100 people with hundreds more arrested.

rana rahimpour reports. this was nika shakarami, a typical shy teenager seen here singing karaoke with friends. she joined the protests and was killed a few days before her 17th birthday. her family told the bbc that the authorities abducted her body and buried her in a village, despite her parents' wishes. they were worried about the possibility of her funeral fuelling further anger and unrest. chanting, "death to the dictator."

here, in a kurdish city, schoolgirls are chanting, "woman, life, freedom." a slogan that has become the stamp of these protests. only himself to blame, and that he must go. rana rahimpour, bbc news.

we are getting reports from iran and the south east of the country, a report saying the number of people killed in several days of clashes between police and protesters has reached at least 83. and since friday the city was already tense with anti—government protests across the country. and security forces have used military helicopters to shoot at civilians in areas of a city controlled by protesters. let's look at the qatar football world cup now. several cities in france say they won't host fanzones to watch the games. in protest at qatar's treatment of migrant workers. in less than six weeks the tiny gulf kingdom — ofjust 2.8 million people — will make history as the first middle east country to host the tournament. 32 nations will compete on the pitch — france among them. but things haven't been straightforward. in france — six cities have

announced they won't be screening matches in public on �*ethical grounds' — meaning giant outdoor fanzones won't feature. the boycott began on saturday — when the mayor of lille declared the qatar world cup "nonsense in terms of human rights, the environment and sport". today, paris followed. this is the city's deputy mayor in charge of sports. translation: the environment conditions primarily on social make us question the event. this is not the model we want to promote for big events in paris. that is the first reason. the second reason is it takes place in december so that no one misses out, and that did not seem to me to be the most appropriate thing. so for these reasons we have decided not to set “p reasons we have decided not to set up these podcast areas. criticism of qatar's human rights record isn't new. human rights groups have repeatedly complained about the treatment

of foreign labourers. this is lusail stadium — where the world cup final will be staged on december the 18th. it's one of eight venues qatar's built from scratch for the world cup. an entire new city has been build around it. the government says 30,000 foreign workers were hired to build its stadiums. it also says three people have died while building them — in work accidents. there's dispute over that figure. last year the guardian found that at least 6,500 migrant workers have died since qatar won the world cup in 2010. others believe the figure is far higher. back in march the secretary general of the 2022 qatar world cup hassan al—thawadi was asked about the criticism. this was an interview with the bbc�*s dan roan. it's very important to perform the relevant research and understand the issues, you know, as you speak. are you saying some haven't, then? i am saying some people have made statements that, in my opinion, that were ill—informed. we don't apologise for hosting the tournament.

we aim for a sustainable development and labour reforms and other aspects as well that the world cup will allow to accelerate and develop. there is always more work to be done. the treatment of migrant workers isn't the only concern. homosexuality is illegal in qatar. rights groups say women and the lgbt community face discrimination. in protest the world cup captains of at least eight teams will be wearing an anti—discrimination armband when they play in the tournament — among them england capital harry kane. many players and fans say they don't feel comfortable — a concern that was also put to mr al—thawadi. we've always said everyone is welcome and we will ensure a welcoming environment. everyone will come, everyone will feel safe. many remain sceptical. also making a statement at the qatar world cup is denmark. last week it unveiled three monochrome kits including this plain red jersey. and this black one —

the team had this message. "we don't wish to be visible during a tournament that has cost thousands of people their lives". so are these gestures enough? the guardian newspaper doesn't think so. this editorial argues "world football's governing body should heed calls to compensate abused migrant workers". guardian journalist pete pattison has been reporting extensively on the qatar world cup — and workers rights in the country. thank you for coming on the programme. what do you make of this decision by some cities in france not to host these big fan zones and not to host these big fan zones and not put up the big screens? i not to host these big fan zones and not put up the big screens?- not put up the big screens? i think it is important _ not put up the big screens? i think it is important for— not put up the big screens? i think it is important for people - not put up the big screens? i think it is important for people to - not put up the big screens? i think it is important for people to make | it is important for people to make their own choice about the situation in qatar for is plenty of information out there and taking a stand in this way is an important gesture to that end. i think what is more important is what will benefit the workers involved in building the

world cup. human rights groups are calling on fifa to create a compensation fund to pay workers who were not properly paid and also compensate the families of workers who died in qatar. very few of them received compensation. a couple of weeks ago i spoke to the widow of a worker who died building one new world cup stadium and died shortly after one of his shifts. she has not received any compensation from qatar for his death and said to me people are making huge amounts of money from this world cup so why have i not received anything for the death of my husband. 50 not received anything for the death of my husband-— of my husband. so this idea of a compensation _ of my husband. so this idea of a compensation fund _ of my husband. so this idea of a compensation fund is _ of my husband. so this idea of a | compensation fund is interesting of my husband. so this idea of a - compensation fund is interesting and just to be clear, where with the funds come from, who would pay? i believe the human rights groups are calling on fifa and possibly the qatar authorities to pay. find calling on fifa and possibly the qatar authorities to pay. and you

think there _ qatar authorities to pay. and you think there is _ qatar authorities to pay. and you think there is a _ qatar authorities to pay. and you think there is a chance _ qatar authorities to pay. and you think there is a chance of- qatar authorities to pay. and you j think there is a chance of success in this or not? it think there is a chance of success in this or not?— in this or not? it is hard to say, fifa has not _ in this or not? it is hard to say, fifa has not been _ in this or not? it is hard to say, fifa has not been deeply - in this or not? it is hard to say, i fifa has not been deeply engaged in this or not? it is hard to say, - fifa has not been deeply engaged on theissue fifa has not been deeply engaged on the issue of labour rights since it awarded the world cup to qatar in 2010. qatar have taken the brunt of the criticism so as pressure mounts with just a few weeks to go until the world cup, we will see how fifa respond. the world cup, we will see how fifa resond. , ., the world cup, we will see how fifa resond. i. ,., the world cup, we will see how fifa resond. ,, ,., ., respond. even your reporting and eve hinu respond. even your reporting and everything that — respond. even your reporting and everything that you _ respond. even your reporting and everything that you have - respond. even your reporting and i everything that you have unearthed, do you think this world cup should go ahead at all? let do you think this world cup should go ahead at all?— do you think this world cup should go ahead at all? let me give you an examle go ahead at all? let me give you an example of— go ahead at all? let me give you an example of what _ go ahead at all? let me give you an example of what i _ go ahead at all? let me give you an example of what i found _ go ahead at all? let me give you an example of what i found in - go ahead at all? let me give you an example of what i found in qatar i example of what i found in qatar earlier this summer, i went to interview workers working on the grounds, the landscaping directly around some of these stadiums. they told me they have been forced to pay very high illegal fees told me they have been forced to pay very high illegalfees in their own countries to secure the jobs and money were being paid the equivalent of around £1 an hourfor their work. they said that they were not able to

change jobs and find a betterjob and in fact one said if we could we would all leave. i followed their bus from the stadium back to their compound and it was a farm and then edge of the desert and they lived in small rundown cabin is in amongst huge greenhouses. up to six to a room and some in bunk beds with no privacy and no space for personal belongings. i've been reporting on theseissues belongings. i've been reporting on these issues for nine years and these issues for nine years and these are some of the worst conditions that i'd seen. not all workers involved in world cup projects are enduring these kind of conditions but the qatar authorities have taken conditions but the qatar authorities have ta ken steps to conditions but the qatar authorities have taken steps to improve conditions but the fact that i could find themselves easily suggest there is a long way to go. find themselves easily suggest there is a long way to go— is a long way to go. thank you very much. is a long way to go. thank you very much- still— is a long way to go. thank you very much. still to — is a long way to go. thank you very much. still to come. _ is a long way to go. thank you very much. still to come. we _ is a long way to go. thank you very much. still to come. we hear- is a long way to go. thank you very| much. still to come. we hear about is a long way to go. thank you very i much. still to come. we hear about a

potential breakthrough in reducing pollution through wax worms that can break down plastic bags. the former footballer alex scott has been speaking about some things that she enjoyed during her childhood. the bbc broadcaster has released a memoir in which she describes her father's violent behaviour. herfather, tony, denies her claims though he said he was a strict parent. celestina olulode reports. i can visualise it like it was yesterday. it's like you try to move on with your life and leave it to the side, but it never leaves you. former footballer alex scott talking about the abuse she says she endured at the hands of her father, tony. in her new autobiography, she writes how her father was violent towards her mother too, whilst she and her brother were in bed. she doesn't know that her two kids that are in the room hearing everything. she is trying to be strong in a totally different way and we're trying to be strong for her but can't help her.

the 37—year—old's father denies all the claims. your father has spoken to the daily mail... yeah. and he has denied ever being violent, but does acknowledge he was strict and the quote to the paper was, he said, i was never violent. that'sjust not me. i never beat alex or anyone else in the family or did anything like that. strict, if you are saying being beaten with a belt is just being strict, i can take that. i really don't care about me. what i do care is about my mum and the fear and the terror that she had to live in. and the fact i was never able to help her. scott says she wishes she had spoken about it sooner. what i will do is do all i can to help women in this position so they don't have the feelings that my mum has carried her whole life. scott says all the proceeds of her book will go to help women affected by domestic abuse.

celestina olulode, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. international condemnation after north korea fired a ballistic missile overjapan, its fifth weapons test in ten days. here, a public inquiry into the uk's handling of the covid pandemic has had its first hearing today. it is exploring the impact on individuals. hello. i'm abi williams. hello, i'm peter openshaw. hi.

i'm doctor sanjay bhagani. three experts. a care home boss, a scientist on a government advisory committee, and an infectious diseases consultant. all three saw the early impact of covid before lockdown in march 2020. the world they knew was about to change. i can never forget that day. on the 16th of march when i received a call from one of my senior members of staff. she was actually on night duty. she called me about 2am in the morning and said, "abi, i'm sorry to tell you that we have our first covid case." how did you feel when you lost your first resident? i cried. i did cry. and... i was just devastated, really. because i felt i was asking myself the question, "am i doing everything right?" i felt i wasn't doing enough. it was a telephone call with one of my infectious diseases colleagues in milan. he was like, "sanjay, i haven't had any

sleep at all this week. our intensive care unit completely full. the ward is completely full. you know, we are having to ration ventilators. in other words, we are having to choose who gets onto a ventilator and who doesn't. " and that for me was like, oh, my god. we had a young doctor at another hospital suddenly became very, very sick and required intensive care. and that was slightly scary, because it was like, i can't explain this. i was asked to give an online seminar about what we were projecting in terms of the potential impact. and the numbers that i was giving out almost seemed unbelievable to me. i had to sort of pinch myself. today the inquiry chair said one word summed up the pandemic, loss.

those who were bereaved lost the most. they lost loved ones and the ability to mourn properly. it is therefore right that we begin this first hearing with a minute's silence for those who died. she went on to say those who suffered would be at the heart of the inquiry. lawyers for bereaved families wanted further assurances. witnesses will be called from next spring and that will include those ministers who made the key decisions at the time. hugh pym, bbc news. now, to a potential breakthrough in getting rid of plastic in the environment. researchers in spain have found that saliva from the larvae of wax worms can break down some of the toughest types of plastic. here's a time lapse showing them release saliva which penetrates a plastic bag in the space of one hour. it's exciting business in the science world — with hopes these worms can one day be used to degrade plastic commercially.

we can speak to dr federica bertocchini, molecular biologist at the spanish research council and researcher on the study. thank you for coming on the programme. how did you discover these things can help to break down plastic? these things can help to break down lastic? �* . . , these things can help to break down lastic? �* . ., , ., ., plastic? actually the original discovery happened - plastic? actually the original discovery happened a - plastic? actually the original discovery happened a few. plastic? actually the original. discovery happened a few years plastic? actually the original- discovery happened a few years ago. we observed at that time that these worms could break down polyethylene. it is more niche about the biodegradation of plastic, it was born a few years ago. we did not know in which manner it happened and now we found that the worms can do it through their saliva and there are enzymes in the saliva that can

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time! a good message to levon, thank ou ve time! a good message to levon, thank you very much — time! a good message to levon, thank you very much for _ time! a good message to levon, thank you very much forjoining _ time! a good message to levon, thank you very much forjoining us. _ time! a good message to levon, thank you very much forjoining us. -- - time! a good message to levon, thank you very much forjoining us. -- to - you very much forjoining us. —— to leave on. a rover designed and built by british engineers at airbus in hertfordshire was all set to go to mars — until its role in a mission to collect martian rocks was cancelled. now it's a robot on the hunt for a newjob — to prevent all of the expertise and work that's taken more than a decade from going to waste. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. one state—of—the—art rover. its skills — it can drive autonomously, negotiate the most difficult terrain and cope in extreme environments. but now it's looking for work. built in the uk, it's being tested in a quarry in bedfordshire. it was heading for mars, until its mission was cancelled. we have spent a lot of time and a lot of effort in developing this expertise. we don't want to let that go to waste, we want to exploit it and make sure that investment comes to fruition. also, it puts us in a good place to be involved

in future space missions, which is brilliant for the reputation of the uk. so where could the rover go instead of mars? one option could be to swap the red martian terrain for the grey lunar landscape. this rover was designed for mars. if it's heading to the moon, it will need some modifications. the lunar surface can get as hot as 120 degrees celsius, and as cold as —230. so this will have to cope with extremes. there's also problem with light. the moon gets two weeks of daylight followed by two weeks of darkness, and this will be a challenge for solar power. and then there's the fine lunar dust. it's particularly clingy and abrasive, which could be an issue for the rover�*s moving parts. lunar exploration is having a resurgence right now. nasa's new artemis rocket will soon be heading there and eventually taking

astronauts to the moon's surface. the idea is to have a permanent lunar base, and rovers could play a crucial role. they could be used anywhere that you want to do something autonomously, so it could be autonomously moving around rovers for building habitats, or it could be used for going to places that are uninhabitable by humans, or in an extreme temperature or particularly dangerous. for now, the rover is out of work, stuck on earth, driving around a quarry. but this isn't just about salvaging a £23 million piece of kit — it's about the people and expertise that goes with it. rebecca morelle, bbc news. now to the story of the spitfire, the iconic fighter plane use during world war ii. but it is actually brand—new and built from scratch by a man who desperately wanted one but could not afford an original.

duncan kennedy reports. what do you do when a childhood ambition takes off in your dreams? steve marcum always wanted to have his own spitfire but instead of buying one he built one. to spitfire but instead of buying one he built one-— spitfire but instead of buying one he built one. to me the spitfire is the best aircraft _ he built one. to me the spitfire is the best aircraft that _ he built one. to me the spitfire is the best aircraft that has - he built one. to me the spitfire is the best aircraft that has ever- he built one. to me the spitfire is. the best aircraft that has ever been built and ijust love the best aircraft that has ever been built and i just love flying the best aircraft that has ever been built and ijust love flying it. it is a copy of world war ii spitfire reconnaissance aircraft and it took steve more than 11,000 hours to make. has this been a labour of love? , love? there were times when i did have some — love? there were times when i did have some deep — love? there were times when i did have some deep despair, - love? there were times when i did have some deep despair, it - love? there were times when i did have some deep despair, it would | love? there were times when i did i have some deep despair, it would be untrue to say not but most of the time ijust love doing it.- untrue to say not but most of the time ijust love doing it. steve was insired time ijust love doing it. steve was inspired as — time ijust love doing it. steve was inspired as a _ time ijust love doing it. steve was inspired as a boy _ time ijust love doing it. steve was inspired as a boy by _ time ijust love doing it. steve was inspired as a boy by this _ time ijust love doing it. steve was inspired as a boy by this film - time ijust love doing it. steve wasj inspired as a boy by this film about wartime fighter pilot douglas bader. and fell in love with the spitfire and its graceful lines. he began the project in 2006. and bit by bit from

airframe to avionics, he and his wife spent 11 years making it. down the us as steve did try to buy a spitfire but was often outplayed. one already made would cost up to £4 million. the civil aviation authority has cleared steve and his plane to fly. it may be a replica but this is one man's tribute to an iconic original. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in hampshire. just a reminder of breaking news this hour and getting reports from an iranian city in the far south—east of the country the reports that a number of people have been killed up to 83 killed in unrest which has worsened since friday. the city was already tense

with anti—government protests sweeping right across the country. that is all for now. goodbye. low pressure is going to be dominating the weather for the rest of the week. staying unsettled and windy at times with outbreaks of rain followed by sunshine and showers. the s source is coming in from west of the south—west suffering mild most of the time. things turn windy heading for tonight and into wednesday with his area of low pressure bringing widespread and heavy rain to the period to and western areas initially and then pushing into western england and wales. the south—east state largely dry. very mild for england and wales in the

mid teens but turning windier. low pressure crossing the country as we had to wednesday so it starts off wet and windy in the north and western areas and particularly windy in england and wales. the main moving east through the course of the morning and by the latter part of the afternoon reaching the south—east and eventually clearing away. brightening up for many to the afternoon with some blustery showers. the wind will be noticeable in excess of a0 miles an hour. that could cause some disruption with tree branches coming down but turning cooler behind that rain with temperatures in the low to mid teens for many. heading through wednesday night it stays blustery for all areas with further showers rattling in across the north of the country and maybe some longer spells as well. feeling chilly with single figure values for most on thursday.

heading through thursday and friday we held onto low pressure in the north and higher pressure to the south. staying windy times. spells of rain followed by blustery showers. 13 of rain followed by blustery showers. first another bad day across southern and eastern areas. plenty of showers further north and west and even longer spells of rain. temperatures could be up on those of wednesday for the heading through friday again blustery with a lot of showers across northern areas. saturday settling down before it turns wet and windy again for the second half of sunday.

this is bbc news i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 8. the prime minister faces growing pressure from some within her party to increase benefit payments in line with inflation. we haven't made the decision yet on that specific issue in all of these things depend on the specific circumstances. the home secretery suella braverman spoke to party members today as the conservative party conference continues affirming her plans to make for the rwanda migration policy started by her predeccesor. we need to find a way to make the rwanda scheme work. applause ukraine says its troops have seized back more territory in regions annexed by russia last week. calls for supermarkets to give more surplus food to those in need —