welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. after a conference marked by division and argument the british prime minister, liz truss, pledges to deliver on promises to cut taxes and to reduce regulations on business. whenever there's change there's disruption. not everyone will be in favour of change but everyone will benefit from change a growing economy and a brighter future. we return to somalia, for a second report on the people displaced by war and the worst drought in four decades a symbol of the economic crisis facing lebanon — the bbc speaks to a lebanese woman

who held up a bank, to take out her own money. and we'll hear from south asia's fastest man — about his secrets to success and his thoughts on the economic crisis facing his country. lets start with some breaking news — and in the last few minutes, japan's coast guard and the south korean news agency yonhap have both said that north korea appears to have fired what could be a ballistic missile off — its east coast and that it appears to have landed in the sea. this comes just after

the united nations security council held an emergency meeting to discuss north korea's test firing of another ballistic missile overjapan on tuesday. that missile travelled 4,600 kilometers before falling into the pacific ocean. it was north korea's first missile launch overjapan since 2017. in today's session the us ambassador to the united nations accused china and russia on wednesday of enabling north korea. the d prk has enjoyed blanket protection from two members of this council. these two members have gone out of their way to justify the dprk provocation in update the sanctions in the region. in short to permanent members of the security council have been enabled —— enabled kimjong—il

and on. japan's ambassador to the un condemned what he described as a clear escalation from north korea. they pose a grave and imminent threat of not only japan but also the region and beyond. in short they challenge the very authority of this council. mr president, among these launches the latest one was especially significant. it flew over japan and impacted in the pacific ocean for the first time since 2017. i ask you we can all imagine how terrifying it must be to see a missile flying overhead. this is absolutely unacceptable and japan condemns it in the strongest possible terms. and of course, we will keep you up to date as the story develops here on bbc news. now to the uk where prime minister liz truss

gave her first conference speech as conservative leader. she's been in thejob for less than a month. but already some are questioning whether she'll still be in the position by christmas. now she's been forced into a partial u—turn over her signature policy of huge tax cuts, funded by borrowing, after the plan spooked the markets and led to higher mortgage costs. she also has a relatively small mandate having been selected by members of her party rather than through a general election. and even then, fewer than a third of her mps actually voted for her. but despite all that she was in bullish mood as she addressed her party. 0ur political editor, chris mason was watching. # moving on up, you're moving on out...#. not everyone here has been standing up for the prime minister in the last few days, but they did today. moving on up, liz truss hopes. she began with the themes that shape us. we gather at a vital time for the united kingdom.

these are stormy days. we are dealing with the global economic crisis caused by covid and by putin's appalling war in ukraine. a prime minister unknown to many, still introducing herself to the country, and explaining what drives her. i remember as a young girl being presented on a plane with a junior air hostess badge. meanwhile my brothers were given junior pilot badges. laughter. it made me angry, and it made me determined. from the personal to the political, and her core objective. for too long the political debate has been dominated by the argument about how we distribute a limited economic pie. instead we need to grow the pie so that everyone gets a bigger slice. applause. that is why i am determined to take a new approach and break us out of this

high—tax, low—growth cycle. and listen to this — an acknowledgement not everyone will like what she's doing, it'll be bumpy, but worth it. whenever there is change, there is disruption. and not everybody will be in favour of change. but everyone will benefit from the result. but this tax—cutting prime minister had to ditch a tax cut for the best—paid and there was contrition. the fact is that the abolition of the 45p tax rate became a distraction from the major parts of our great plan. that is why we are no longer proceeding with it. i get it, and i have listened. the prime minister, at first, appeared nervous but what happened next appeared to galvanise her. environmental activists questioned the legitimacy of a prime minister who hasn't won an election.

it was a moment that didn't wrong—foot her but helped her define who she's against with a catch—all label she'll hope will stick. i will not allow the anti—growth coalition to hold us back. labour, the lib dems, the snp, the militant unions, the vested interest dressed up as think tanks, the talking heads, the brexit deniers, extinction rebellion, and some of the people we had in the hall earlier. they peddle the same old answers. it's always more taxes, more regulation and more meddling. wrong, wrong, wrong! this is a prime minister plotting a very different course from borisjohnson, but on one issue there is continuity. we did not stand up to russia early enough.

we will make sure this never happens again. we will stand with our ukrainian friends however long it takes. ukraine can win, ukraine must win, and ukraine will win. just as the protesters united this audience, this did too, but behind the applause, gloom for many about this party's future, its leader, its direction. and so, a concluding plea. we must stay the course. together we can unleash the full potential of our great country. that is how we will build a new britain for a new era. after days of indiscipline within government and near mutiny beyond it, liz truss and her team are glad this is over. that was the speech of a prime minister trying to hold her party together. have you done enough,

prime minister? this has been a conference defined by dysfunction, disagreement, even open civil war. i know that sounds like an exaggeration. it really isn't. in the moments afterwards, though, relief here and warm words. i thought that was great. that's great. that's what we needed, was the vision. she's put the signal out. we want everyone to get involved. this is what the country needs. i thought that speech was exactly what we want to present the country. clear conservatism. it's been an upbeat - conference full of energy. energy? that's what you call it? absolutely. we've got the ideas, - we've got the fizz, we've got the debate here. this is where it's happening. as for the prime minister, she couldn't leave quickly enough. she can run away from this conference but not the immense challenges she confronts. chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham. ijust want

i just want to give you a ijust want to give you a quick update on our top working story today about a north korea missile launch. irate today about a north korea missile launch. ~ . ., ., launch. we are learning from the south korean _ launch. we are learning from the south korean military _ launch. we are learning from the south korean military that - launch. we are learning from the south korean military that north| south korean military that north korea fired two short range ballistic missiles and that is according to yonhap the south korean service. early we had reported the coastguard as well as yonhap had appeared to seen. .net they may have seen earlier one this week but what is interesting about this is that they are shooting this torts depend ——japan. it is the they are shooting this torts depend —— japan. it is the first since 2017. let's turn to somalia now, where aid agencies and local officials are warning of a looming catastrophe, with hundreds of thousands of people in the country threatened by starvation after the worst drought in forty years. somalia is in the horn of africa, and has a long history of droughts.

but a succession of them, turbo—charged by climate change, has driven many people from their homes. those that remain are cut off from potential help by a long—running islamist insurgency. al—shabab militants —— who control parts of the country seen here in black —— restrict the delivery of aid. and it's in these areas where more than half of the people affected by the current drought live. you can see on this map — show a hunger crisis at its worst is looming. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding travelled by air to bydoa — it's the only way to enter the city because of the threat from militants. he sent this special report. the parched plains of southern somalia, and the heart of what could soon be declared a famine. we've come to the dusty city of baidoa, in a region plagued for years by conflict and now by the worst drought in four decades.

child cries. in the main hospital, severely malnourished children in every bed. some fighting for breath. this crisis has been years in the making, and yet it feels like a distracted world has been caught off guard. we need more supplies. we need more actors on the ground and people moving around to provide support to the population. 0r localised famine will turn into something much bigger? definitely. 0n the outskirts of baidoa, hundreds of thousands of people have already gathered in search of food. 50—year—old habiba is building a shelterfor herfamily. "there's nothing left on our farm," she says. "there's no reason to go back there." climate change is to blame for much of this,

but there are other factors. as you can't fail to notice, most of the adults here and around these camps are women. and that's because of somalia's conflict, which has ground on for three decades or so in one form or another. and, indeed, the front lines, such as they are, are about four kilometres away from where we are now. this footage shows somali government forces advancing further north, seizing territory from a formidable islamist militant group, al—shabab. but in much of the countryside, communities remain trapped by the conflict, unable to receive aid. this two—year—old girl has made it to safety in baidoa and is finally getting help. but her mother, too afraid to reveal her identity, told us that her relatives at home had just called to say they were now in hiding after more fighting broke out in their village.

and so a fragile nation grapples with climate change and drought, against a backdrop of unending conflict. andrew harding, bbc news, baidoa, somalia. indonesia's president has ordered an audit, of all of the country's football grounds, following one of the world's deadliest stadium disasters. the indonesian leader made the comments while on a visit to malang, where 131 people were killed in a stampede at the local stadium. valdia bada—putri sent this report from the stadium. presidentjokowi hasjust left kanjuruhan stadium. he and other indonesian government officials went inside the stadium area that had been closed almost immediately after the deadly night. 0n the same day asjokowi's visit, indonesian government also released a new death toll from 125 to 131. this new number includes 35

children aged 3 to 17. this new number made the tragic night at the stadium the second deadliest stadium tragedy in the world. jokowi calls for a thorough audit of all stadiums in indonesia. he also gave his stakes of what happened here. he says that the problem was in the locked doors and the sharp stairs, plus the panic of the masses. however, he said, everything would be concluded by a joint independent fact—finding team. before coming to the stadium, jokowi visited one of the hospitals where injured supporters are still being treated. he has also pledged to compensate the deceased victims families with 15 million or more than 3,000 usd each. you are watching newsday still to come

still to come on the programme: the man who put sri lanka in the athletics charts. i'll be speaking to the only runner from south asia to have clocked 100m in under 10 seconds. this was a celebration by people who where relishing their freedom. they believe everything is 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 reaches its climax, two grenades exploded, a group of soldiersjumped from the military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing automatic rifles. after 437 years, a skeletal ribs of henry viii's - tragic warship emerged, i but even as divers worked to bouy 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. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm monica miller in singapore. in russia, president vladamir putin has said he expects the situation to stablise in the four regions he says have been annexed from ukraine. these are the four regions — donetsk, luhansk, zapoizhizhia, and zherson — and president putin's forces are in control of the areas in red. ukraine is regaining ground in the east, shown in purple, with a governor on the ground telling the bbc they've

retaken six more villages in luhansk since yesterday. there's also been a signifant breakthrough for ukrainian troops in the south near kherson, with president zelensky saying there have been fast powerful movements in this purple zone, with dozens of settlements liberated this week alone. let's turn now to the financial crisis in lebanon. many people can't get much cash from their bank accounts because the banks won't allow it, as the country's currency has fallen in value. now a lebanese member of parliament has held up a bank, demanding money from her frozen account. she's far from being the first person to take this drastic step. the bbc�*s rachel thorn has spoken to one woman who's in hiding, after using a toy gun to take out 13,000 dollars of her family's money. some viewers may find scenes in this report upsetting.

screaming. this woman is about to rob a bank. she is using a toy gun. but those inside don't know that and they are terrified. last month 27—year—old sally hafez lebanon's capital beirut. along with her sister into other accomplices. but this wasn't a typical bank heist. sally and her sister took $13,000 of their own money. now on the run she says she had no other choice. translation: | lost| hope i was desperate because my sister was dying. sally's other sister has a brain tumour. but the family can't access their savings to pay for her treatment because of withdrawing restrictions placed on banks. it was a toy gun, someone could have had a heart attack or pulled their own gun, do you accept that you put people at risk? translation: even if that did happen it would be the banks _

to blame and not me. i apologised to all the people i frightened but how does that compare to the despair, anger, grief that i feel every day knowing my sister is dying. people raiding banks to retrieve their own money is becoming more common in lebanon. in september there were five robberies in just one day. and that is because people are struggling. since the financial crisis in 2019, banks have stopped people from withdrawing more than $400 a month. while the lebanese pound has lost 90% of its value. banks have only partially reopened since the latest raids. people have been queuing filing in one by one just use an atm

and that for people withsavings. more than three quarters of this publishing are now living in poverty. lebanon's interior minister has condemned the rates saying security forces would enforce law and order. and that the bank sally held up the chairman says they are pressing charges. well definitely it is wrong to try to get money by force or by violence. this is a country of law, we have to have laws. really, i can understand the anger and we are angry also about the situation. the number one, by far, responsibility is on the politicians of this country. lebanon's lawmakers have been slow to respond to the economic crisis and negotiations for them a bailout from the international monetary fund continue to drag. without decisive political action future for lebanese people is increasingly bleak. rachel thorn, bbc news, beirut. now he's known as the fastest man in south asia. injuly, sri lankan sprinter yupun abeykoon became the region's first athlete to run the 100 metres in under ten seconds.

and in august, he won sri lanka's first medal in 24 years, when he took commonwealth bronze in birmingham. and i'm happy to say that yupun joins me now from italy where he currently trains. it's been quite a year for you, you've achieved so much. let's talk firstly about when you became the fastest man in south asia — only a few men have ever run the 100 metres in under 10 seconds. how did you manage to do it? of course it does a very important day for me and i think it is a very important day for sri lanka also in south asia too. because people didn't believe i think, that someone in south asia can run fast, something like that. but i was able to break the 12nd barrier but i think i think it is a very good

achievement for south asian people and then you won sri lanka's first commonwealth medal in 24 years when you won the bronze in birmingham — a lot going on at home what was going through your mind when you were competing? because of all of the pandemic running this year and of course 100 metres is a very hard game in the sport track and field. actually during the semifinals my coach told me that you can win and you can finish the race with some metals. so finally, i think it is

the first asian metal for the hundred metres men and for my country it was a an amazing victory for all of us. of course, as an athlete ijust for all of us. of course, as an athlete i just focused for all of us. of course, as an athlete ijust focused on the for all of us. of course, as an athlete i just focused on the target and finally i did it. fix, athlete i just focused on the target and finally i did it.— and finally i did it. a lot has happened — and finally i did it. a lot has happened in _ and finally i did it. a lot has happened in sri _ and finally i did it. a lot has happened in sri lanka - and finally i did it. a lot has happened in sri lanka i'm l and finally i did it. a lot has - happened in sri lanka i'm wondering how is yourfamily? happened in sri lanka i'm wondering how is your family?— how is your family? they're doing aood but how is your family? they're doing good but the _ how is your family? they're doing good but the thing _ how is your family? they're doing good but the thing is _ how is your family? they're doing good but the thing is of _ how is your family? they're doing good but the thing is of course i how is your family? they're doing | good but the thing is of course my friends and family and my people in sri lanka right now are in some troubles in sri lanka, but i think now we are getting better,

step—by—step, i hope it will be fine very soon. step-by-step, i hope it will be fine ve soon. , step-by-step, i hope it will be fine very soon-— step-by-step, i hope it will be fine ve soon. , ., . very soon. yupun thank you so much forjoining us— very soon. yupun thank you so much forjoining us on _ very soon. yupun thank you so much forjoining us on the _ very soon. yupun thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. - forjoining us on the programme. thank you so much. finally. this the launch of the spacex rocket — from cape canaveral, in florida. heading for the international space station, the rocket has four crew members on board including russian cosmonaut, anna kikina interesting that us — russian cooperation is, for now, continuing on space missions despite everything we are seeing over ukraine. nicole mann, the first native american in space, is the commander of the crew—five mission. you have been watching newsday. stay with us.

hello. it's been a very blustery day and gals that have spread from west to east but did brightened up during the afternoon. find east but did brightened up during the afternoon.— east but did brightened up during the afternoon. and some of them heavy across _ the afternoon. and some of them heavy across the _ the afternoon. and some of them heavy across the north _ the afternoon. and some of them heavy across the north and - the afternoon. and some of them i heavy across the north and the seas blustery through tonight fairly strong winds with clear spells and further heavy showers most the showers affecting the northern half of the country could see weather fronts moving. it does stay windy but a lot of dry weather expected through southern central and eastern parts of the country. most of the showers affecting northern ireland and north—western wales but it will be a cooler fresher night than the previous night flows around 7—10

celsius. here's a pressure chart and sees windy across most of the country less windy in the south then it will be further north we could see gals around the coast. lots of showers rattling in from the west or the south—west some of them could be heavy merging together during longer spells of rain but some spells of sunshine between in southern south eastern england. gusts will be higher than that but in the sunshine across the south temperatures will be a bit higher on thursday up to 19 degrees further north it's the mid teens celsius. then as we move through thursday night it sees windy showers longer spells of rain. across scotland northern ireland band of friends darting spell southwards. it would like to feel a touch milder to start writing morning. pressure chart for friday lots of isobars it will be a blustery day that rain dancing since we southwards and ease with another

when following behind that will enhance the showers across scotland northern ireland soap will be dry across southern and south—eastern areas breezy and mild here rain will reach the south east later in the day. 19 degrees ahead of that, further north it will be blustery showers and sunny spells again low to mid teens celsius. a ridge of high pressure builds and for the start of the weekend so if i find it to come on saturday with lighter winds before it turns whether in windy here again across the north and west as we had through sunday. not a bad day at all saturday, plenty of around lighter winds start to turn wet and when you get in the north on sunday.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the south korean military says north korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the east sea. media reports in tokyo say a projectile has landed outside the japanese territorial waters. the british prime minister says she's ready to make hard choices to get the country moving. liz truss said the government's task was difficult but necessary and they must stay the course. aid agencies have warned that hundreds of thousands of people in somalia face starvation unless aid deliveries are urgently stepped up. the worst drought in decades has forced many people from their homes. a group of the world's top oil—producing countries have announced deep cuts to the number of barrels they export in a decision