this is bbc news, our latest headlines: britain's prime minister has abandoned another key tax—cutting proposal. liz truss says a rise in corporation tax will now go ahead. the decision has failed to immediately reassure financial markets. the pound sterling dropped against the dollar, and interest rates on long—term uk government bonds have risen again. it follows her earlier decision to sack her chancellor, kwasi kwarteng. he was recalled from washington to be replaced by the more centristjeremy hunt, britain's fourth finance minister in a year. the labor party said the government was "in meltdown" and it was time for a general election. iran's supreme leader has said no one should dare think they can overturn the islamic republic, as anti—government protests enter a fifth week. crowds have again filled

the streets of zahedan, the city where dozens of people were reportedly killed by the security forces. now on bbc news, our world. in march, russia's last independent tv station went off air. tv rain opposed russia's wore in ukraine and challenge the kremlin�*s began the machine. the kremlin's began the machine-— the kremlin's began the machine. , . ., ., machine. this narrative about massive support _ machine. this narrative about massive support of _ machine. this narrative about massive support of this - machine. this narrative about massive support of this war i machine. this narrative abouti massive support of this war is false. so that is what they did to us. ., . , , false. so that is what they did to us. ., ., , , ., to us. the “ournalists of tv rain, to us. the journalists of tv rain, including _ to us. the journalists of tv rain, including senior- rain, including senior presenters katya and tikhon were forced to flee the country. our world were forced to flee the country. ourworldjoins

were forced to flee the country. our world joins the power couple on their mission to relaunch the channel from exile. i to relaunch the channel from exile. ., to relaunch the channel from exile. . ., ., exile. i am scared to death. can they — exile. i am scared to death. can they fight _ exile. i am scared to death. can they fight the _ exile. i am scared to death. can they fight the kremlin? | can they fight the kremlin? they believe their weapon is the truth. it's june 2022. it'sjune 2022. with the war in ukraine, georgia's t blee c 7 " with ' 7 blee c. tbilisi. e c. times. tbilisi. at i. lines; tbilisi. at this limes; tbilisi. at this festival —— tbilisi. at this festival refugees mingle with ukrainian refugees mingle with russian emigres. among them, tikhon dzyadko, editor—in—chief of tv rain, russia's last independent tv channel. his

wife is katya kotrikadze, tv rain�*s direct ideas. having escaped russia, tv rain §§£§.q§€i russia. tv rain and have their colleagues have found temporary refuge in georgia. everyone here is united by their opposition to the war and their opposition to the war and their love for the festival headliners.— their love for the festival headliners. , , . ~ ., ., headliners. this is a ukrainian band. headliners. this is a ukrainian band- they — headliners. this is a ukrainian band. they are _ headliners. this is a ukrainian band. they are fighting - headliners. this is a ukrainian band. they are fighting for. band. they are fighting for their country, just like every ukrainian is. sometimes i feel like i am more ukrainian than russian. i want people to understand that there are russians who are against this. katya and tikhon are russian tv personalities. forfour months, tv rain has been off air. now the plan is to relaunch the channel as quickly as possible.

cheering and applause. when tv rain, dozhd in russian, launched in 2010, the channel offered a new, progressive vision of russia. founded by media entrepreneur natalya sindeeva, its content focused on lifestyle and culture. but that soon changed. during this period of time, tv rain has come through the biggest events and bs parts of russian history. —— biggest parts. in 2011 tv rain exclusively

covered mass anti—government protests in moscow, while state media self—centred. in then in a ukraine's 2013, a broadcast ukraine's maidan uprising. if 2013, a broadcast ukraine's maidan uprising.— 2013, a broadcast ukraine's maidan uprising. if you want to follow what — maidan uprising. if you want to follow what is _ maidan uprising. if you want to follow what is happening - maidan uprising. if you want to follow what is happening in - follow what is happening in kyiv, you should watch dozhd. we had a lot, a lot of viewers. by we had a lot, a lot of viewers. by contrast, kremlin controlled media portrayed ukraine's revolution as a western backed coup.

to stay on our, the channel switched to viewer subscriptions. —— stay on—air. it is getting more and more subscribers. millions of people who watch youtube, not television.

0n on 24 0n 2a february, tikhon broke the news about russia's invasion of ukraine. the feeling was absolutely astonishing. like, you, oh... you can't breathe. thai astonishing. like, you, oh... you can't breathe.— astonishing. like, you, oh... you can't breathe. tv rain took a firm anti-war _ you can't breathe. tv rain took a firm anti-war position. - after the war has started, it became obvious that we were one of the biggest problems in terms of informational war for moscow. we had 25 million views on youtube daily, which is a huge amount of people. this

amount of people could show that this narrative about massive support of this war is false. so that is why they have two kill us. false. so that is why they have two kill ve— two kill us. meanwhile state media echoed _ two kill us. meanwhile state media echoed the _ two kill us. meanwhile state media echoed the kremlin l two kill us. meanwhile state i media echoed the kremlin line. that russia's invasion of ukraine was just a special military operation, not a war. then president putin signed a law that would jailfor then president putin signed a law that would jail for after 15 years anyone questioned the war. , ., ., , 15 years anyone questioned the war. , . ., war. this law was adopted specifically _ war. this law was adopted specifically to _ war. this law was adopted specifically to get - war. this law was adopted specifically to get rid - war. this law was adopted specifically to get rid of i specifically to get rid of anyone who would be against this government, openly and actively. this government, openly and activel . ' . actively. on 1 march the kremlin _ actively. on 1 march the kremlin shutdown - actively. on 1 march the kremlin shutdown tv i actively. on 1 march the - kremlin shutdown tv rain's kremlin shutdown tv rain�*s website. katya received a call from a journalist friend. he from a “ournalist friend. he said from a journalist friend. he said "grab _ from a journalist friend. he: said "grab your kids and leave the country". and i was

absolutely dead on that moment. we understood that it is impossible to work in such conditions and we decided to stop— conditions and we decided to stop operations. when tv rain made its last broadcast from moscow on 3 march, katya and tikhon had already left the country. staff were wondering whether they would ever work together again. since leaving russia, katya and tikhon have spent the last four

months in tbilisi. katya was born here but moved to moscow when she was ten. i born here but moved to moscow when she was ten.— when she was ten. i was always thinkin: when she was ten. i was always thinking i _ when she was ten. i was always thinking i could _ when she was ten. i was always thinking i could be _ when she was ten. i was always thinking i could be happy- when she was ten. i was always thinking i could be happy only l thinking i could be happy only in georgia. katya's mother was one of more than 200 people killed after bombs destroyed two apartment blocks in moscow in september 1999.

chechen militants were blamed for the attacks, but there were credible allegations russian security services planted the bombs to justify a war in chechnya and to assist vladimir putin's rise to power. the memory of her mother inspired katya to pursue a career injournalism.

there are a lot of theories about responsibility of vladimir putin and the fsb of russia. as a journalist i don't have evidence, but what i know about his policy and russia's state policy is that they, they really want to forget about these people. i used to live in these people. i used to live in the united states, i remember every single year, 11 september, what is going on there, how they remember, how they say every single name of they say every single name of the 3000 people who died. i was trying to understand, what is wrong with my country, what is wrong with my country, what is wrong with my president and what is wrong with the whole 20 plus years of his presidency in russia, that my mum doesn't deserve to be remembered?

before the channel's official relaunch, tikhon and katya have been producing their own new stream on youtube with the help of georgia's formula tv. 0ne one of the main ideas of russian propaganda over these last 20 plus years is to make people not believe anyone.

when you listen to so many different versions, you think that there is no truth, because it could be anything.

this is one of the main part of the mission that we have, to reach the guys who are actually pro— war. there is a possibility to talk to them and it is one of the main things that we are working on right now is to find a tone of voice. there has been an important meeting because the staff worldwide, tv rain due to relaunch but not here in georgia. its new headquarters will be in riga, latvia, and the european union.

many russians who have left the country opposed the war but the channel must connect with those who have stayed behind.

the discussion to answer the question of language. while in georgia, katya has strived to give her children a sense of normality. but once again, the family is preparing to move. to latvia, the new home of tv rain. david is sure that this is something very temporary and he is gonna be back to moscow soon. 50. temporary and he is gonna be back to moscow soon. so, yes. we are all— back to moscow soon. so, yes. we are all very _ back to moscow soon. so, yes. we are all very emotional. - back to moscow soon. so, yes. we are all very emotional. it's| we are all very emotional. it's not easy to understand that it's gonna last for a long time. it's like my son, david,

he thinks he will be back to school in a year, maximum. there are a lot of colleagues who are saving their hopes about going back to russia soon. if i accept this thought that i am in immigration and i'm staying in latvia or in europe for a while, and maybe for ten years or 20 years, then, it's gonna be harder to work. it's gonna be harder to fight. work. it's gonna be harder to fiuht. �* , work. it's gonna be harder to fiuht. �* _ , work. it's gonna be harder to fiuht. kg , i: work. it's gonna be harder to fi.ht, , :: ., fight. it's july, 2022. riga, it's the day _ fight. it's july, 2022. riga, it's the day of _ fight. it's july, 2022. riga, it's the day of tv _ fight. it's july, 2022. riga, it's the day of tv rain's - it's the day of tv rain's relaunch. the family have been in latvia for only a week. i

realise that we have to do work very hard now. with the support from a latvia's tv3 group and independent financial backing, tv rain has an newsroom again. a reactor team are discussing will be in the first programme.

there are so many expectations. iam i am overexcited and i'm scared

and i'm nervous. i know it will be perfect, he always is. i am praying for everything to be right. tv rain is streaming live on youtube, which, for now, is still available in russia. already, tens of thousands are watching.

we are not there. we're not on the ground. we need to find the way to be as honest as professional as we were. it's a huge stress and a huge trauma for russians to understand, to acknowledge that their country right now is on their country right now is on the other side, that their country is an aggressor, actually. right now the only thing that we can do is to spread information, five propaganda, put the facts in front of people.

cheering. i don't want to be a part of a political fight. unfortunately, we are part of a political fight but it's not our choice to be there. wejust fight but it's not our choice to be there. we just wanted to be journalists. to be there. we just wanted to bejournalists. 0ur to be there. we just wanted to bejournalists. our mission is to be there for russian citizens, for people who live in russia. who want better russia. ,, . , ., . ., russia. since its relaunch from latvia, tv _ russia. since its relaunch from latvia, tv rain's _ russia. since its relaunch from latvia, tv rain's audience - russia. since its relaunch from latvia, tv rain's audience has| latvia, tv rain's audience has grown. in september, 1a million viewers inside russia watched its content on youtube. i think tv rain can — its content on youtube. i think tv rain can stop _ its content on youtube. i think tv rain can stop putin. - its content on youtube. i think tv rain can stop putin. i - its content on youtube. i think tv rain can stop putin. i think| tv rain can stop putin. i think citizens of russia can stop putin.

hello. most of the weekend's showers will come on saturday, there will be some heavy downpours around, a blustery day, too. by sunday, it's a different story — it's looking drier. we are in between weather systems by then. now, low pressure very much in control for saturday just to the north of scotland, bands of showers swinging around that. before that pulls away on sunday, there's the gap we find ourselves in, this next system coming in towards the south and west later in the day. after a cold night in scotland, we'll start saturday with some rain in the west, having gone through

northern ireland overnight. rain across parts of north—west england, wales too. all of these heavy downpours sweep eastwards during the day, some reaching east anglia and the south—east later in the afternoon. after some showers in the morning have cleared away, then a few hours of fine weather. now, once you clear through the heavy and thundery downpours, further scattered showers arrive into the afternoon, particularly across the north and west of the uk. getting windier — gales through the irish sea and adjacent coasts. a cold—feeling day in scotland when you get the showers and the wind — maybe some snow to the highest ground out of these. as we go on into saturday night, you can see all these showers becoming mainly confined to northern areas where it stays quite windy. it does mean a milder night going into sunday morning in scotland. it does mean a touch colder the further south you are, where you become mainly dry with clear spells. so, on sunday then, still blustery and showery, especially in scotland first thing, but here's the gap many of us find ourselves in during sunday with a lot of fine weather to come. here's the next weather system moving in, though — some uncertainty about timing,

but towards southern england, parts of wales, especially northern ireland going on through sunday evening, it will be turning wetter by then. and after a brief lull in the wind, the winds will pick up again as this system moves in. so, here it is — it sweeps its wet weather north and east overnight and into monday morning and, still on monday, early rain clearing away from the far south—east, but further heavy downpours to come in scotland, especially the north and west. showers for northern ireland, northern england, perhaps north wales too. northern areas staying windiest on monday, whereas for much of england and wales and especially the further south you are, it is looking like another spell of fine weather after some overnight rain. then after that, well, a largely fine tuesday then, then another weather system coming in towards the south—west later in the week, with a lot of uncertainty about how quickly it will move any wetter weather northwards.

this is bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories: kwasi kwarteng is sacked as britain's chancellor straight after the sacking, the pm announces another major u—turn on her economic plans. it is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than markets were expecting, so the way we are delivering our mission right now has to change. a court in malta sentences two brothers to a0 years each injail, after they admitted murdering an investigative journalist. iran's supreme leader warns no—one can overturn the islamic republic, as protesters again take to the streets. and we'll bring you the story

of a six—month—old ukrainian boy who's never known life without war.