or grandchildren, or whatever. this is bbc news. he i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a promise of change, despite the disruption — the uk prime minister, prepares to deliver her key—note speech after days of u—turns and intenal tory party divsions. the worst drought in a0 years leaves hundreds of thousands of somalians facing extreme hunger and death. 300,000 people are living in famine conditions with another 2 million on the brink of famine. so it is hard to imagine a situation more desperate, more urgent, more compelling. twitter confirms that the world's richest man, elon musk, is going through with his bid

to buy the company. protecting the planet from plastic pollution — scientists discover saliva from the lowly wax worm can degrade the additives that make it hard to break down. # diamond art forever, forever... and proving that "nobody does it better" — 60 years after the world premiere of the first james bond film, a special concert honouring the super spy�*s film music. a very warm welcome to the programme and we start in the

uk. the british prime minister will attempt to get her party back on side, when she makes her keynote speech at the conservative party conference later today. liz truss is also expected to insist that her economic plans are worth the disruption they've caused. so far, the event has been dominated by dramatic u—turns, policy changes and threatened rebellions. 0ur political correspondent ione wells has the details. how is it going? very well. the chancellor _ how is it going? very well. the chancellor loves _ how is it going? very well. the chancellor loves but _ how is it going? very well. the chancellor loves but it - how is it going? very well. the chancellor loves but it could i chancellor loves but it could not be further from the truth. the hardhats on a visit here in birmingham could not shield the prime minister and chancellor from a bruising few days at the party conference. conservatives arrived here with the market in turmoil and the plans tabara 55 billion pounds in tax cuts. they leave facing political upset as well. first, unhappy tory mps force minister to perform a u—turn over plans to cut tax for highest owners. the

home secretary accused her colleagues and staging a coup. i'm very disappointed that members of our parliamentary party staged a coup, effectively, and undermined the authority of the prime minister in an unprofessional way. the latest round _ in an unprofessional way. the latest round bring _ in an unprofessional way. the latest round bring among tory mps is whether to raise benefits in line with rising prices rather than in line with rising wages, which would be much lower. some mps argue they should, to help the most vulnerable.— should, to help the most vulnerable. ., , , ., vulnerable. the money you give in to this area _ vulnerable. the money you give in to this area to _ vulnerable. the money you give in to this area to deal _ vulnerable. the money you give in to this area to deal with - in to this area to deal with the worst off, we'll go straight back into the economy so that will help growth, ironically, at a time when we need growth rather than recession.— need growth rather than recession. , , recession. the cabinet minister also said they _ recession. the cabinet minister also said they should. - recession. the cabinet minister also said they should. the - also said they should. the prime minister told the bbc political editor chris mason another decision had been made. all of these things depend on the specific circumstances but what i sought to do when i got

into office is deal with the big challenges we face as a country. people are facing energy bills of up to £6,000 so it's about making the right decision at the right time. liz truss plans to use her speech today to explain why the disruption caused by her economic policies will be worth it. she will argue everyone will benefit from economic growth she thinks are tax cuts will bring. challenges is to take members and mps along with her. the party may physically come together over the next few days but the splits within it have rarely been laid so bad. ione wells, bbc news. later we will be looking at the situation with regards to the conservative party, the mini budget, the aftermath and what liz truss may say later. it is one of the most severe humanitarian crises

anywhere in the world right now. somalia is in the grip of the worst drought since the 1980's. hundreds of thousands of people, many trapped by conflict, are facing extreme hunger and death. a full—blown famine, where households have no food, children suffer acute malnutrition, and people die every day from starvation, is likely within a matter of weeks. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding reported on somalia's last famine in 2011, in which a quarter of a million people died. he sent this report from baidoa, a city at the heart of the current crisis. baby cries. in a crowded hospital in baidoa, 2—year—old mohammed clings to life, weak with hunger. "this is the worst drought we've ever been through," says his mother, "i worry for all my children." another child is brought in with swollen limbs, a sign of severe malnutrition.

two of his sisters have died in the past fortnight. and already, in this unfolding catastrophe, the hospital is struggling to cope. sometimes we lack supplies. you lack supplies? that must be incredibly frustrating. sure, sure. when it happens, it's actually terrifying because people are dying and we cannot support them. 0n the dusty plains around the city, more families arrive each hour and set up camp. bringing little with them but stories of dead cattle, dead crops and a rural way of life that a changing climate will no longer tolerate. 0fficially, no famine has been declared yet here in somalia. but today, right now, 300,000 people are living in famine conditions, with another 2 million on the brink of famine, so it is hard to imagine a situation more desperate, more urgent, more compelling.

there is help arriving here in baidoa and plans for much more. but it is too slow. the things we do now, we needed to do three months ago. so in reality, we are behind. i think something catastrophic will happen in this area. by catastrophic, you mean famine spreading? famine spreading. but drought is not the only challenge. somalia is at war. a long fight against an islamist insurgency is limiting access to many vulnerable communities. fatima 0mar managed to escape from the conflict but her 10—year—old son died of hunger soon after reaching baidoa. he is buried here beside the family's makeshift camp. "i cannot grieve for my son, there is no time," she says. "i need to find work and food "to keep my other children alive." listening to her is her 11—year—old son. the mention of his brother

is too much for him. 0ne family among millions now wrestling with drought, war and our climate emergency. andrew harding, bbc news, baidoa, somalia. the world's richest person, elon musk, has changed his mind about buying twitter, again, and is now willing to proceed with his takeover. in a letter to the social media company, mr musk agreed to pay the price he'd originally offered in april. the surprise reversal comes just weeks before the two sides were due in court. james clayton has been following the story. the world's richest man usually gets his way but in this case it appears his hands have been tied. four months he said he did not want to buy twitter even accusing the company of fraud than a bombshell

revelation, he would now honour the original agreement. in a series of treaties he wanted to use the platform to create an app use the platform to create an app for everything. he said purchasing the company would speed up the process by 3— five years. but twitter has had its fingers but before. elon musk has been an erratic negotiator. in a statement as it was there intention to push through the deal in an agreed price celebration. this could be a delay intact big. however, it would be reputational in damaging if elon musk does so again. twitter could be run by the eccentric billionaire and that means less moderation and perhaps more fake news and hate speech on the platform and if you believe elon musk�*s height, eventually an app that does a

lot more than just tweets. let's get more on the story and speak to gerrit de vink, tech reporter at the washington post, in san francisco. what do you make of this change of heart? i what do you make of this change of heart? ~' ., what do you make of this change of heart? ~ ., ., , of heart? i think four months, exerts of heart? i think four months, exnerts have _ of heart? i think four months, experts t musk— of heart? i think four months, experts t musk i a _ without paying money without paying money at without paying money at all without paying money at all or ithout paying money at all or with t paying money at all or with having 3 any money at all or with having to pay a lower amount. the deal was ironclad and looking at it, it is clear thejudge was ironclad and looking at it, it is clear the judge most likely forced elon musk to go through with the deal so it is possible that in the last few weeks, as more and more information as of the trial part of the trial process, just recently bunch of text recently a bunch of text messages between elon musk and other wealthy people became public and more and more

embarrassing for elon musk and his circle of other wealthy people and it is possible he started listening to the lawyers and that he was going to buy the company and make it less damaging. to buy the company and make it less damaging-— to buy the company and make it less damaging. what are people in the tech _ less damaging. what are people in the tech sector— less damaging. what are people in the tech sector saying, - less damaging. what are people in the tech sector saying, the i in the tech sector saying, the prospect of twitter with elon musk at the helm? it has been pretty hammered, twitter, by this six month saga? it pretty hammered, twitter, by this six month saga?- this six month saga? it has been rough _ this six month saga? it has been rough is _ this six month saga? it has been rough is another - this six month saga? it has - been rough is another company. they have lost around 700 workers since september alone. they wanted the trial to happen quickly to come to some kind of resolution. they are likely to get that however, a lot of employees we have been talking to today, they are still worried about the prospect of elon musk taking the company private, changing some of the

policies, he has spoken about opening moderation, bringing donald trump back into the platform but still with kawana you can never quite tell what he's going to do so it is the company continues to run, maybe allows a few more right wing figures kicked off the platform to come back on it, but it is also possible he changes things radically and the company struggles to attract new talent and keep going. struggles to attract new talent and keep going-— struggles to attract new talent and keep going. what about his new idea of _ and keep going. what about his new idea of this _ and keep going. what about his new idea of this x _ and keep going. what about his new idea of this x app? - and keep going. what about his new idea of this x app? i - and keep going. what about his new idea of this x app? i thinkl new idea of this x app? i think elon musk _ new idea of this x app? i think elon musk has _ new idea of this x app? i think elon musk has docked - new idea of this x app? i think elon musk has docked in - new idea of this x app? i think elon musk has docked in the l elon musk has docked in the past about why does the us not have an app that brings everything together. in china there are popular apps with search engines, e—commerce, and social media all in one app but in europe and north america no company has been able to crack that and i think that is what elon musk is talking about.

anything like that would be very much in the future and would take a lot more investment than the 44 billion dollars he has to pay for it. we shall keep a close eye on it. thank you very much for your analysis. we will have more on that as well our business coverage. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a special concert marking 60 years since the world premiere of the first james bond film. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on, they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be, before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize.

as the parade _ was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck _ taking part in the parade and run towards the president, firing from — kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii�*s tragic warship emerged. but even as divers worked to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. cheering and applause this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a promise of change, despite the disruption — the uk prime minister prepares to deliver her key—note speech after days of u—turns and divsions.

the worst drought in a0 years leaves hundreds of thousands of somalians facing extreme hunger and death. next to the conflict in ukraine. the country's forces have retaken more territory from the russians in the south. the focus is near the city of kherson, in one of the regions unlawfully annexed by russia last week. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances against russian forces and dozens of settlements had been recaptured from the russian military in the south and east. over the weekend, ukraine re—took the strategic eastern town of lyman, which the russians had been using as a logistics base. but both sides paid a heavy price for the fighting there. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin sent this report which includes some distressing images. driving into lyman — now liberated soil. ukraine is clawing back territory.

it has the momentum. but among the ruins, victory can look bleak. further in, the wreckage of war. and among the pines, there is death. along the roadside, evidence of the human cost of russia's defeat. the bodies of fallen soldiers, still lying where they fell. ukrainian volunteers keep watch over the dead, trying to help identify the remains. unknown soldiers in vladimir putin's war. some cluster 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. what happened here wasn'tjust a defeat for president putin, it was a complete humiliation. ukrainian forces head for new battles. they know they need to move fast. 0rla guerin, bbc news, lyman. more detail on that conflict on our website. 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. tom brada reports. plastic pollution is one of the great environmental crises of our time but could the humble worm potentially provide a solution?

this specific worm, you can see wriggling away, is the wax worm, and spanish researchers say they have discovered chemicals in the wax worms's drool that can break down polyethylene, one of the most widely used plastics in the world. now we found that worms can do that through their saliva and in the saliva there are two enzymes that can actually oxidise and degrade polyethylene. according to the scientists who carried out the research, just one hours' exposure to the saliva can break down the plastic as effectively as years of weathering, and that could be crucial. polyethylene is an extremely useful, but durable, material. first created in 1933, it is cheap to produce and doesn't interact with food. that means it can be particularly useful for things like food packaging but it can also be very hard to get rid of. the original concept of biodegradation in the environment, so throw the plastic bag and it breaks down, i don't think it is feasible.

it doesn't make much sense. in a controlled environment, a waste management facility, bigger, smaller, whatever it is, you can imagine, clearly, we have to collect the plastic and then we pour litres of a solution of the enzymes in there. wax worms currently have a tricky reputation. they are actually considered pests by beekeepers as they feed on beeswax, pollen and honey, but if they prove a useful weapon for tackling plastic problems we may have to rethink their reputation. tom brada, bbc news. time for all the sports news. the new york yankees alanjudge has broken the new york yankees alan judge has broken baseball's the new york yankees alanjudge has broken baseball's american league record for home runs in a single season, hitting number 62 against the texas rangers in arlington, he shares the record with another yankee who held it

since 1961, after his 61st of the season six days ago in the opening inning of the second game he had one deep to left—field, jesus sunoco taking the record with one more game to go in the regular season. barry bond holds the major league record with 73 overs that was set back in 2001. when in the champions league considered the toughest, every victory counts, inter milan victory counts, inter milan victory over barcelona could prove crucial, there was only one goal for the italian side to put themselves in pole position to qualify behind bayern munich who have won three straight, into go to camp at moonah next week. for all the stuttering in the premier league liverpool consolidate their session with the second group victory over rangers, in

the first competitive meeting between the two british sites. alexander has faced criticism for his performances but his free kick gave liverpool and early lead at enfield, it was doubled by a mohammed seller penalty. fc copenhagen will be the next team into the line of fire of manchester city with pep guardiola maintaining the record strike is even better than statistics suggest, stats include three successive patrick set home in the premier league, part of his all of 17 goals over a mirror —— 11 appearances, his appearance in the champions league is pretty impressive too. it appears in the danish champions league on wednesday. to mark 60 years since the world premier of the james bond film dr no, a concert honouring the original recording artists has taken place at the royal albert hall in london. dame shirley bassey, lulu and chrissie hynde were among the performers.

0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. # diamonds are forever. dame shirley bassey belting out bonds. the 85 year undoubted star attraction at a concert to celebrate 60 years of 007 teams. �* ., celebrate 60 years of 007 teams. 1, g. , celebrate 60 years of 007 teams. , teams. bond. james bond. they couldn't take _ teams. bond. james bond. they couldn't take the _ teams. bond. james bond. they couldn't take the coat. - couldn't take the coat. backstage dame shirley was everything you would hope. i’m everything you would hope. i'm read . everything you would hope. i'm ready. refusing _ everything you would hope. i'm ready. refusing to _ everything you would hope. i'm ready. refusing to do _ ready. refusing to do interviews _ ready. refusing to do interviews until- ready. refusing to do interviews until she l ready. refusing to do i interviews until she had ready. refusing to do - interviews until she had a gold cape attached. then gushing about the reception she received. standing ovation, dame shirley? my received. standing ovation, dame shirley?— dame shirley? my musical director had _ dame shirley? my musical director had to _ dame shirley? my musical director had to play - dame shirley? my musical director had to play it - dame shirley? my musical director had to play it four| director had to play it four times instead of two because i could not start to sing because everybody was standing up and

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bond? is this trust now shaken and stirred, she has her big speech coming up in more detail. we will look at that more detail, —— liz truss. hello. wednesday gets off to a windy start, a wet start in northern and western areas. got an area of low pressure which is spinning up across the uk and will quickly move on towards scandinavia, there'll be a trailing weather front from it though that'll rain southwards which will begin wednesday dry and following on behind, it'll be sunshine and blustery showers. this is how things look at 6:00 in the morning. bit of a wet night in northern ireland and across much of scotland, heavier rain for wales and north—west england. look how mild it is, though, through wales and england in particular as the day begins. quite quickly the rain out of northern ireland, it'll be out of much of scotland by end of morning, brighter skies following on behind with scattered showers, some heavy and maybe thundery, moving through quickly on gusty winds. wales and northern and western england turning drier into the afternoon, sunny spells, chance of a shower, and through the afternoon,

spell a brief spell of rain moving through east anglia and the south—east after what is a dry start to the day here, maybe a few sunny spells. it is a windy day, these are some wind gusts, there'll be stronger ones through irish sea coasts, particularly north wales and north—west england, very windy to begin the day and temperatures actually come down a bit once the rain has moved on through so it will feel cooler and particularly fresher into the afternoon. of course, that's helped by that gusty wind. we continue with some showers moving in overnight, wednesday into thursday, particularly towards the north—west of the uk mayjust merge to give a longer spell of rain moving in here. it will become mainly dry the further south you are through wales and england, lower temperatures, so a cooler start to the day on thursday. high pressure to the south keeping many southern areas essentially dry on thursday. whereas another set of weather fronts are coming close to northern ireland and scotland so here, there'll be a few showers around to begin the day but the idea will be that it'll tend to cloud over and we will see some outbreaks of rain coming into northern ireland and push in parts of scotland. by the end of the day,

some of this could be quite heavy in places, notice further south, though, it is mainly dry and a quite bit of sunshine around here. more heavy rain in parts of northern ireland and scotland, overnight and into friday, then pushing through wales and england on friday, very slowly, mind you. behind it, so further north you are, you're back into the sunnier skies, brisk winds still, there'll be showers around, some of them could be heavy, maybe with a rumble of thunder. an area of high pressure nosing in across the uk to give many places a dry start to the weekend before we see further outbreaks of rain, mainly to the north and west as we go on through sunday.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. after months of ambiguity elon musk is to finally go through with the purchase of twitter, in a deal worth $41; billion. a cut above the rest — oil prices surge as opec plus gathers in vienna to consider a big drop in production. after a two year break, the british cheese awards are back — will there be recognition for new cheeses challenging the more mature contenders? and creating the future in frozen treats — we taste the world of ice cream innovation in denmark.