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. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin here in the uk. britain's prime minister, liz truss, has sacked the chancellor of the exchequer, britain's finance minister kwasi kwarteng, just 38 days into his tenure. his departure came as the prime minister's economic growth plan and political credibility are being called into question. he's been replaced by the former foreign secretary jeremy hunt. in a press conference lasting less than nine minutes, ms truss was asked four times why she was remaining in herjob, with reports that some of her own conservative mps are privately suggesting she should resign. our political editor,

chris mason reports. turning up for another u—turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing street this afternoon and scrapped one of her key policies that she's championed for months. 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. i have therefore decided to keep the increase in corporation tax that was planned by the previous government. this will raise £18 billion per year. so, a tax policy ditched, and her chancellor, too. it never rains, but it pours. this was the now former chancellor kwasi kwarteng making an early dash home from a meeting of finance ministers in washington last night. a long—haul flight, followed by the sack is how his friday went.

should the prime minister go next, mr kwarteng? hello, good afternoon. congratulations, mr chancellor, nice to — congratulations, mr chancellor, nice to see _ congratulations, mr chancellor, nice to see you _ jeremy hunt is a former health secretary and foreign secretary, and has tried to become leader himself twice. now, he is the fourth chancellor of the exchequer since july. perhaps it's little wonder the conservatives' political rivals are sounding like this. another change in who is running the treasury, another tory chancellor isn't the answer to the challenges that we face as a country. the tories are out of ideas, they're out of time, it's time for a labor government. this is beyond a joke — it was never funny, but liz truss has already, through her own decisions, crashed the economy and heaped misery on people who were already struggling with the cost of living crisis.

so many questions for the prime minister, but she only asked four of us to ask one. chris mason. excuse the bluntness, prime minister, but given everything that has happened, what credibility do you have to continue governing? what i have done today is made sure that we have economic stability in this country. jeremy hunt as chancellor is somebody who shares my desire for a high—growth, low—tax economy. the questions from others were in a similar vein, and brutal. he has to go because of the fall—out from it, how come you get to stay? clearly, a difficult day — can you explain to the public why you think you should remain as prime minister? will you apologise to your party? - her answers were similar to the one i got, and then, that was it. thank you very much, everybody. prime minister... and since that news conference this afternoon, let me share with you some of the reaction in private from

conservative mps. "it was awful," says one. "i voted for liz. "sadly, i think it hastens her demise," says another. "i can't see how she survives," and, "she has trashed our reputation." the prime minister may have a new chancellor this evening, but she, he, confront many of the same problems, and herjob is still farfrom secure. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. at least 25 people have been killed and dozens are trapped underground following an explosion at a coal mine in amasra on the black sea coast. eight of those rescued are in a critical condition. rescuers have been working through the night digging through hard rock trying to reach workers stuck 300 metres below the surface. initial reports suggest the blast may have been caused by a build—up of flammable gas.

the 2017 killing of the investigative journalist daphne caruana galizia, who challenged malta's elite, shocked the island. now, five years later, two brothers on trial have admitted to murdering her. alfred and george degiorgio have been sentenced to a0 years in jail each. a businessman accused of ordering the killing is yet to stand trial. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. five years after journalist daphne caruana galizia was that after investigations in multiple arrests, the rap sheet is growing. mere hours after pleading not guilty, brothers george and alfred degiorgio admitted to murdering her, following in the steps of their accomplice, vince muscat. fizre accomplice, vince muscat. five ears is accomplice, vince muscat. five years is far _ accomplice, vince muscat. five years is far too _ accomplice, vince muscat. five years is far too long. _ accomplice, vince muscat. f e: years is far too long. 0ur years is far too long. our legal team, the ngos that have

supported us in this fight, it is thanks to that humongous teamwork that this has been possible. teamwork that this has been ossible. , ., ., ., possible. daphne caruana galizia was _ possible. daphne caruana galizia was known - possible. daphne caruana galizia was known as - possible. daphne caruana galizia was known as a i possible. daphne caruana - galizia was known as a 1-woman galizia was known as a i—woman wikileaks, a journalist so dogeared that she riled some of malta's most powerful figures and uncovered networks of corruption at the top of the establishment. that is why she —— the public has continued to demand answers for her. their calls so loud it led to then prime ministerjoseph muscat�*s resignation in 2019 after his close associates were implicated in the assassination. he has denied all allegations of corruption. this is what he said days before he stepped down. i want this case to _ before he stepped down. i want this case to close _ before he stepped down. i want this case to close under- before he stepped down. i want this case to close under my - this case to close under my watch, i think the authorities have already delivered what many thought could not be delivered.— delivered. that didn't, and still doesn't _ delivered. that didn't, and still doesn't wash - delivered. that didn't, and still doesn't wash with - delivered. that didn't, and still doesn't wash with the | still doesn't wash with the people of malta, nor with her

family who say they are not just after the middlemen, but those who ordered her assassination. showing the same determination for the truth that daphne herself was known for. the supreme leader of iran, ayatollah ali khamenei, has said "no—one should dare think they can overturn "the islamic republic", as anti—government protests enter a fifth week. it's been barely a month since the death of a 22—year—old woman in police custody sparked the demonstrations. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, has this report. cheering and chanting a defiance that's dangerous. brandishing headscarves — burning them can get you arrested. hundreds have been detained. cheering and applause this may seem so ordinary, but even walking without compulsory hijab can have consequences. dounir raad, in a white shirt, eating breakfast, went to prison

after she posted this photo. across iran over the past month, there have been unprecedented scenes like this. shouting and cheering and this, too — schoolgirls ripping photos of iran's leaders. this defiance spread across society, across generations, on wider issues. and security forces have shot back with tear gas, metal pellets, live fire. 0ne protester who, like most, hides her identity, told us it's no longer just about hijab. they don't want islamic republic with all the violence it's giving. things that they have done politically to us, economically to us, and what they are showing as the face of iranians to the world, and this is what we do not want. power resides here in the islamic republic. the supreme leader, 83—year—old ayatollah khamenei,

has said little, but he's blaming the west. translation: these recent matters - are not home—grown and spontaneous. it's possible that the enemy used some pretext to pursue their agenda using provocative propaganda. those who back the government deny the islamic republic is at risk, or even rattled. there are very few protests. the country is quiet... we see them every day, professor marandi. that's factually incorrect. the united states and its allies try to undermine iran in every possible way. iran is more open than any of the countries in this region. what we see says these protests aren't dying down, and the government isn't backing down. mahsa amini! in london, a vigil to mark a month of defiance, to remember 22—year—old mahsa amini. her death

sparked this movement. say her name, say her name! protests like this have been happening in cities across the world over the past month. what's happening now in iran, what happens next matters in many places. but the course of events inside iran will be decided there. chanting a young generation rises against an old clerical order. for now, it's moving in ways iran hasn't seen before. chanting lyse doucet, bbc news. over 1,000 venezuelan migrants have set out from southern mexico towards the us border. that's after an announcement by washington earlier this week that they would be sent back. the united states and mexico agreed that venezuelans who try to cross overland would be returned, a decision migrant advocates described as unhumanitarian.

here's our correspondent in mexico city, will grant. what is happening here is partly the fact that these migrants have been to hell and back to get to the point that those protests took place, ie, southern mexico. they have already traversed the derian gap which separates columbia from panama. ——colombia from panama. thick, very very treacherous jungle. pregnant women, people with their children in their arms and so on, so they have very, very little intention of turning back at this stage despite the policy change taking place in washington. and in fact, those who were already in the united states and who've been deported since the policy announcement changed are also gathering along the border, refusing to go anywhere for the time being and talking about ways of getting back in. i think what's clear is that are a variety of things at play here. one of course is the mid—term elections that are not too far away. certainly the biden

administration with a close eye on demographics in the united states and domestic political policy, the idea of formalising ways for venezuelans to come in but throwing out anybody who doesn't have the right paperwork, they hope will play well. but also i think at play is relations with caracas. we've seen efforts by the united states in recent weeks, particularly after the russian invasion of ukraine and the energy crisis that that has created, to sort of re—establish ties, to create a better relationship. we saw, for example, members of nicolas maduro, the president there, his family were arrested in the united states, serving a sentence on drug charges and they have been sent back to venezuela in exchange for americans in prison there. so all of these things, i think, are efforts to try to normalise things in the middle of a global energy crisis too. malnutrition, gang violence, cholera, spiralling inflation — the situation in haiti is worsening by the day.

according to the un, almost 2 million people are experiencing acute food shortages and thousands of residents in an area of the capital, port—au—prince, could face starvation in the coming days. and there are now reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon in the city's gang—controlled areas. stephanie prentice reports. gunfire chaos in the capital and a situation being described as horrific. this is port—au—prince, a major city running on empty. food is scarce, water is scarce, gasoline is scarce. what resources there are primarily controlled by violent gangs who've also cut off supply lines from the food—producing south. haiti is facing a humanitarian catastrophe, 4.7 million people are facing food insecurity, 1.8 million of them are facing emergency levels of food insecurity. here in cite soleil,

already one of port—au—prince's poorest areas, the situation is exacerbated by a lack of infrastructure. many people can't get to work, can't reach supplies and don't know where to turn. translation: | had to | take out a high-interest loan to survive. they lent me 2,000 haitian dollars. on top of poverty and hunger, women here in particular facing another threat with reports of widespread sexual violence, including children as young as ten and elderly women. they say gangs are using sexual violence to create a culture of fear. and amid this fear, aid agencies are still trying to get through. the struggle to reach these communities along flooded roads emblematic of the global community's struggle with how to help. the us say they're sending in disaster response support and armoured vehicles, but they are entering a situation that is only getting worse.

stephanie prentice, bbc news. mathias pierre is a former haitian government minister. he explained why international intervention should focus on uniting domestic leaders. we need to negotiate so we can get ammunition and a weapon legally from countries, so we could equip our police, and i believe also the government on its side need to negotiate for a security state of emergency to allocate enough resources for the police force with 13,000 people to be able to be well—equipped, organised, have intelligence, to address the gang issue. the problem has to be sold locally. an international intervention or international intervention or international force will be coming just to try to give the

specifications by don't forget, gangs are shielding the slum population. how are you going to address that? there might be in position when you have an international force they back off but they are going to be inside of the slum population. how even address that? this is a long—term issue, it's all around the country and it has to be addressed in a dialogue with haitians to sit together to solve the problem and i don't believe in international intervention is the right solution for long—term stability and economic development of haiti. let's get some of the day's other news. president putin says his call—up target of 300,000 conscripts for his war in ukraine will be reached within two weeks. he said more than 220,000 had already been mobilised, with 16,000 already engaged in fighting. he denied his objective was ending the existence of ukraine as a nation.

president biden has authorised the release of another $725 million worth of military aid for ukraine. it brings the total us assistance to more than $17 billion. saudi arabia has also announced a further $400 million in aid, following a telephone conversation between crown prince mohammed bin salman and president zelensky. the exact death toll in the war in ukraine remains unknown, but thousands of people are believed to have died. many more have been forced from their homes, seeking safety where they can. the bbc�*s tim allman reports on one family in the eastern city kharkiv, who've had their lives turned upside down. zenya is six months old, and this bomb shelter is the only home he's ever known. his mother was seven months pregnant when the war began and the family fled here as the russian invasion

got under way. they've tried to make the best of things, living as normal a life as possible. but it's not easy. translation: today, as soon as we left the shelter to go - to the clinic, there was an air raid alarm, so we turned back and went downstairs straight away. two or three weeks ago, there was a blast which shattered all the windows in this building. kharkiv bears the scars of war. buildings and vehicles burned out, a city living on the edge. this was where the shevchenko family used to live in the village of prudyanka, just north of kharkiv. their home almost derelict and they have no plans to rush back. translation: we will. surely spend winter here because we have nowhere else to go, nowhere to stay. we're not going back home because, first of all, in order to rebuild it, clean it all,

it's not a job for one day. zenya and his family are just one of countless families trying to survive in a country at war. his parents hoping the future will be much better than the months just passed. tim allman, bbc news. let's go to west africa now. the red cross in nigeria is warning that communities affected by extensive flooding there could soon face outbreaks of disease. it's believed people whose homes have been submerged are living on boats in an attempt to protect valuable roofing materials from looters. the state of kogi in central nigeria is one of the worst affected. 0ur west africa correspondent, mayenijones, is in its capital, lokoja. a neighbourhood submerged. nigeria is facing disaster — hundreds dead, the worst flooding for a decade. for the past three weeks, this has been the only way some of the people here

have been able to get into their houses. this civil servant moved here a decade ago with her husband, who passed away during the pandemic. she now takes care of her four children on her own. you're doing very well. yes. take your time. when you think about the future and more flooding coming, how does it make you feel? whispers that is my tears coming out. how do i get money to rebuild this house? i built this house with my husband and it's no more. kogi is where two of nigeria's major rivers, the river niger and a river benue, meets, and for that reason, neighbourhoods like these get flooded every single year. people have to use canoes to go through neighbourhoods where you used to be able to walk. and many of the residents of this neighbourhood

say they haven't been able to go anywhere else, they simply can't afford to move. one of the factors why it is worse, people continue to build in water plain areas. despite the warning, immediately after the flood recedes, people goes back to the same place again and they continue to block water channels. seasonal flooding in africa's most populous country has many causes, including poor infrastructure and urban planning. but many people believe climate change is also making things dramatically worse. many communities are short of food and fuel. with more rain expected over the coming weeks, the situation in kogi state remains precarious. mayenijones, bbc news, lokoja. the actor robbie coltrane has died at the age of 72. for many, he'll mostly be remembered for his role as hagrid in the harry potter films, but he had a varied career in film and on british television. 0ur correspondent, david sillito, looks back

at his life and career. 0h, hello. sorry, don't wish to be rude, but i'm in no fit state to entertain today. ain't no—one going to get past fluffy. hagrid in harry potter. big, gruff, fond of a drink, but blessed with a good heart. jk rowling said there was only one person who could play him — robbie coltrane. well, i knew that she wanted me to play hagrid in the film, and then i heard that she actually imagined me as hagrid. but, you know, women imagine me all the time, you know! laughs in her tribute, jk rowling said: sorry, guvnor. apples and pears, tit—for—tat, i love london town. and it was comedy in the �*80s where he made his name. i went into the video shop yesterday, you know. among those he worked alongside, stephen fry, who said:

come back here, dammit! and you could see it all in a drama like tutti frutti. don't get the stripey stuff, it stings my gums. and his best work, cracker. i think i owe you an explanation. think again. an apology. you owe me nothing. my life's a bit of a mess... i had a wonderful time, fitz. the gifted, but troubled criminal psychologist fitz. he won a bafta three years running for this clever, hard—drinking character. some questions are so obvious that nobody ever bothers to ask them. there were a few parallels with his own carefully guarded private life. singing this is our only chance to go straight! the killer's not on the dole, you're not up and about at 7:30 if you're unemployed, right? i terminated my uninterrupted categorisation... robbie coltrane — fierce, clever, funny, vulnerable.

it's what made him so compelling. the actor robbie coltrane who has died at the age of 72. four astronauts have returned to earth after spending six months on the international space station. the crew that included three americans and one italian splashed down off the coast of florida. they travelled back to earth in a spacex capsule. rugby league's world cup gets underway in newcastle later on saturday, with host nation england's men's side taking on samoa. the tournament was delayed for a year owing to the coronavirus pandemic and organisers hope the competition's global exposure could define the sport for years to come. for the first time, the men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments are being held simultaneously. there is much more on the bbc news website on all of those

stories, bbc.com/news or on the bbc news app. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston. do you get in touch. from all of us, goodbye. 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.

stephanie prentice, bbc news.

this is bbc news, the 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.