welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines... criticism from tokyo and washington — as north korea fires a ballistic missile — throuthapanese airspace — into the pacific. after a conference marked by division and argument — british prime minister, liz truss, promises to deliver on, cutting taxes, and reducing business regulations 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 mp who held up a bank, to take out her own money. i apologised all the people i frightened, but how does that compare to the despair, anger and grief i every day? 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. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. lets start with some breaking news — and in the last few

minutes, japan's coastguard 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 — outsidejapan�*s exclusive economic zone. this comes just after the united nations security council held an emergency meeting to discuss north korea's test firing of another ballistic missile over japan on tuesday. that missile travelled 4,600 kilometres before falling into the pacific ocean. it was north korea's first missile launch overjapan since 2017. in the session the us ambassador to the united nations accused china and russia of enabling north korea. the dprk has enjoyed blanket protection from two members of this council. these two members have gone out

of their way to justify the dprk's repeated provocations and block any attempt to update the sanctions in the region. in short to permanent members of the security council have been enabled kimjong—un. 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 overjapan and impacted in the pacific ocean for the first time since 2017. i assume 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. i'm joined now by our news reporter tom brada. what can you tell us is the latest on this story?- what can you tell us is the latest on this story? this is the latest _ latest on this story? this is the latest escalation - latest on this story? this is the latest escalation of- latest on this story? this is the latest escalation of the| the latest escalation of the tension surrounding the korean peninsula. the latest reports we have are that two short range missiles were fired by north korea towards its east coast in the direction of japan. it's quite important to look at the context. this is the sixth missile launch in just the past 12 days. as you mentioned, the most provocative of which actually happened on tuesday when north korea fired and intermediate arrangements all overjapan, which is the first time they've done something like that in five years and is considered to be an extremely provocative move. in this case, the missile seems to have landed short ofjapan,

but it is once again a really provocative move from north korea. japan's prime minister called it an outrageous move and said it would not be tolerated. it's important to look at the context. at the moment, in response to tuesday's launch, the us and south korea have been doing military drills in the region and also north korea wasn't happy because the us has sent an aircraft carrier to the region. this is some of the context as to why north korea isn't happy and why it's behaving so provocatively. there has been military exercises with south korea and the us as these continued lunches happen. what exactly is north korea trying to achieve? there are a range of opinions among analysts among north korean leadership bonding from all of this missile action. on the one hand, some people believe that it is a kind of performance of strength, they are hoping it will be a deterrent from people who may

be inclined to intervene in north korean affairs. 0n the other hand, some people think it's a form of attention seeking, but with an aim, perhaps with the hope of bringing the united states or other countries to the negotiating table. don't forget, north korea would perhaps like a peace treaty with south korea. it would like the us withdraw from the region and perhaps in the more short—term, they would like to have some negotiations where they could get un sanctions he used. north korean economy is to put it frankly and a dire state and they would very much like the opportunity to get back on their feet. this may be a way to wave their hands in the air and a way to wave their hands in the airand hope a way to wave their hands in the air and hope that someone comes to the negotiation table. it should be said while they think that might be a useful tactic, there has been widespread condemnation of their behaviour and it become a risk of them becoming more isolated. i risk of them becoming more isolated. ~ ., , ., , isolated. i know you will be kee - in: isolated. i know you will be keeping a _ isolated. i know you will be keeping a close _ isolated. i know you will be keeping a close eye - isolated. i know you will be keeping a close eye on - isolated. i know you will be keeping a close eye on that story for us. and thank you for joining us on the programme.

within the past few minutes, it has lowered its outlook for its credit rating from british debt. it comes after the government announced huge tax cuts funded by borrowing and a mini budget last month. some of those plans were reversed on monday. earlier, prime minister liz truss gave her first conference speech as conservative leader. she has beenin conservative leader. she has been in the job for less than one month. some are already questioning whether she will be there by christmas. but despite all of that, she was in a 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 the fact is that the abolition of the 45p tax rate became a distraction from the major parts of our greater plan. that is why we are no longer proceeding with that. i get it. i have listened. environmental activist questions or legitimacy. it was a moment that didn't run for terror, but help to define who she is against with a catchall label she hopes will stick with. 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. 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. 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 a0 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. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... alec baldwin faces settlement for an accident with a prop gun onset of the film last year. 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, the 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. 0ur headlines... the south koren 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 american actor, alec baldwin, has reached

a settlement in the civil case filed on behalf of the family of a woman who was killed with a prop gun on a film set last year. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis has been following this story and hejoins me now from los angeles. what do we know about this settlement?— what do we know about this settlement? , . ., , ., settlement? this all relates to a wrongful _ settlement? this all relates to a wrongful death _ settlement? this all relates to a wrongful death lawsuit - settlement? this all relates to a wrongful death lawsuit that i a wrongful death lawsuit that was propped against the producers of the film by the way aware of helena hutchins, the cinematographer who was shot dead in october of last year, basically, that a lawsuit sought damages in return for what it said was cost—cutting, corners being cut on the film safety standards being cut, and also the liability of alec baldwin as they side for failing to check that the firearm that he used on the set

was loaded with live ammunition. now, nearlya was loaded with live ammunition. now, nearly a year after all that happened in the desert of new mexico, agreement has been reached. the lawsuit has been reached. the lawsuit has been reached. the lawsuit has been settled to the surprise of many. and the conditions involve the widower of helena hutchins, matthew hutchins becoming executive director when filming resumes, believe it or not, injanuary of next year. now, also, the director, joel sousa who was injured by the shot that killed her will be returning to the project and the weight aware of ms. hutchins will also be receiving a share of the prophets, we are told. of a surprising agreement that has been reached here, many people in this particular town by that this found project was all over

and that there would be no resumption of filming. their criminal charges _ resumption of filming. their criminal charges and - resumption of filming. their | criminal charges and pending against mr baldwin. does this settlement in any way have any impact on them?— impact on them? that's an interesting _ impact on them? that's an interesting point. - impact on them? that's an interesting point. it's- impact on them? that's an interesting point. it's all. interesting point. it's all very well to settle this civil lawsuits, but as you say, monica, there is the possibility of in the sheriffs department in santa fe new mexico is thought to be wrapping up its inquiries. long and detailed investigation particularly who handled the gun that alec baldwin fired on the set that killed ms. hutchins, how it came loaded as a live round, and so on. it's possible that they could decide to press charges and reports have suggested that up to four people potentially wear crew members and could be indicted in that regard. that's within

the next few weeks, possibly within the next few days. and the possibility of involuntary manslaughter charges do exist. but that would mean, of course, for the resumption of filming remains to be seen.- for the resumption of filming remains to be seen. thank you very much _ remains to be seen. thank you very much for— remains to be seen. thank you very much for that _ remains to be seen. thank you very much for that update. - 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, lu—hansk, zapoizhizhia and herson — 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 6 more villages in luhansk since yesterday. there's also been a signifant breakthrough for ukrainian troops in the south near herson — with president zelensky 0ur editor is 0ureditor is in 0ur editor is in the capital of kyiv. and he sent this report. people are going around the streets shouting and cheering, but they are

quietly pleased with what is going on. and now americans are starting maybe if we, they, ukrainians could recapture the city of kherson in the south maybe they will be able to capture the whole crimean peninsula. this comes only a matter of a few weeks really since americans and europeans were saying to president zelensky that you have to be really careful. you have to be realistic. you can't win. and we saw the richest man on earth elon musk to sedate her so ago talking about giving up crimea permanently to russia which infuriated them here. the problem that president zelensky has is that he must not allow people to start feeling that it is a walkover that the russian are hopeless that they are bound to win.

he has got to keep the sport of the west in arms terms and in finance terms. 0ur our world affairs editor, john simpson. 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 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 ——lebanon's interior minister has condemned the raids, 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. is known as the fastest man in jamaica. he came to bijan's is athlete to run the 100 metres in under ten seconds.- in under ten seconds. people didn't believe _ in under ten seconds. people didn't believe someone - in under ten seconds. people didn't believe someone in - in under ten seconds. people i didn't believe someone in south asia can run fast, something like that, sooner or later, but i was able to break that barrier. so i think it's a very

good accomplishment for all south asian people. running this year after the finals. my couege this year after the finals. my college told me that you can win and you can finish the race with some medal. so finally i got the bronze. and that's the fastest man in salvation. finally, this the launch of the spacex rocket — from cape canaveral, in florida. five, four, three, two, one. cheering heading for the international space station, the rocket has four crew members on board — including russian cosmonaut, anna kikina — nicole mann, the first native american in space,

is the commander of the crew—five mission. that's it for this edition of newsday. stay with bbc world news. goodbye for now. hello. it stays windy for the rest of the week. there will be a brief lull at the start of the weekend — we'll take a look at that in a moment. first of all, let's deal with thursday's weather — and, well, there'll be some sunshine to be had, there'll be some showers, though, and it will remain blustery — you can see the isobars close together on the pressure chart here. this one weak weather front will be the focus for some thicker cloud in places, weatherfronts pushing back in towards the northwest, as it will be turning wetter again later in the day, especially western scotland. much cooler start to the day than it was on wednesday morning, 5—10 degrees cooler in wales and england. a lot of sunshine here to begin the day. showers across parts of scotland, northern ireland, northwest england —

in fact, a cloudy zone from north wales running across parts of the midlands and northern england will have some showery outbreaks of rain around. south wales, southwest england, you may catch a shower — most won't. east anglia and the southeast, dry, plenty of sunshine. parts of eastern scotland will stay dry and mostly sunny, as well. these are average wind speeds across northern areas — you may well see some gusts up to 50 mph or so. and as for temperatures, well, there's some warmth if you get that sunshine and or out of the breeze, particularly across the eastern side of england. as i mentioned, it will be turning wetter across western scotland to end the day, as the weather fronts i showed you earlier start to move in. so, parts of scotland and northern ireland overnight and into friday morning will see some outbreaks of rain moving in. to the south of that may catch a shower — most places won't — a touch milder by friday morning. this area of rain accompanied by some gusty winds. the rain, quite heavy briefly, will continue moving southwards through england and wales on friday, and not reaching the southeast until close to dark, if not after in places. ahead of it, though, there will be a few showers, behind it, sunshine and showers feeling cooler, and fresher once again behind it. and this is why there's a lull

at the start of the weekend — a ridge of high pressure moving in, something quieter before further weather fronts head in from the atlantic, for part two of the weekend on sunday. this is how saturday is shaping up — still a few showers around, mostly towards northwest scotland. for many places, a sunny start, some clouds going to build. there'll be further sunny spells. most places will stay dry, and the winds are lighter than they've been. daytime highs will be a touch lower than they've been, especially in england and wales. northern and western areas see further rain moving in on sunday, though southern and eastern england could well stay dry for another day. and another quieter period briefly on monday.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues — straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. fewjournalists have got as close to donald trump as my guest today. maggie haberman has covered trump's rise in new york city to his presidential campaign, presidency, and difficult period after leaving office. now this pulitzer prize winning journalist, who is a new york times star reporter, has published a new book about him

called confidence man. her book has been making headlines, but has also brought