this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. as the british prime ministerfights for her political life — her new finance minister admits mistakes were made in rolling out the government's new economic policy and that some taxes will now rise. we are going to take some tough decisions, notjust on spending but also on tax because we have to show the world that we have a plan that adds up financially. and that's the way that we'll get stability back in this situation. rescuers are scrambling to free at least 15 coal miners trapped below ground after a suspected gas explosion in turkey which has killed at least a0 others.

exchange of fire, ukraine continues to push back russian forces and the troops are not giving up. the? to push back russian forces and the troops are not giving up.— troops are not giving up. they are t in: troops are not giving up. they are trying desperately _ troops are not giving up. they are trying desperately to _ troops are not giving up. they are trying desperately to change - troops are not giving up. they are trying desperately to change the i trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the red cross in nigeria warns that communities affected by extensive flooding there could soon face outbreaks of disease. and, it's one of nature's most incredible journeys — scientists finally unravel the eel migration mystery. find out what they've discovered later. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. it is good to have your company. we

begin with the dismissal of the uk's financial chancellor. jeremy hunt has refused to rule out public spending cuts and said taxes may have to rise. in his first interviews since being appointed. jeremy hunt told the bbc ministers had made mistakes when they announced plans to slash taxes without setting out how it would be paid for. in the three weeks since, the cost of borrowing money rose — both for the public and for the government. mr hunt said every government would have to come up with savings. answering prime minister's questions this week, liz truss had suggested that public spending would continue to rise. there were some mistakes made in the last few weeks, that is why i am sitting here. it was a mistake to cut the top rate of tax when we are asking everyone to make sacrifices. it was a mistake to fly blind and not to back up the economic plans that were announced with an independent forecast from the office for budget responsibility. those things have been addressed. we need growth with stability,

create the stability that will allow long—term growth to happen. we will have to make difficult decisions on spending. it won't rise by as much as we would have liked and we will have to ask all government departments for even more efficiencies and we won't be able to cut taxes as quickly as we wanted to and some taxes will have to go up. that is a very difficult message and that if we want to keep the rises in interest rates as low as possible, we have to give certainty to the markets that we really can fund every penny of our plans. joining me now is our political correspondent, ione wells. she was at westminster yesterday and listened to the chancellor today. huge uncertainty about what will happen with the government must �*s money plans. effectively the chancellor appeared to say actually we were wrong to suggest we could do these big tax cuts by borrowing in

these big tax cuts by borrowing in the short term and growing the economy longer term. that was fundamentally liz truss's whole approach. he has to pick up the pieces now, but she remains in charge. pieces now, but she remains in charae. ., �* , pieces now, but she remains in charae. . �*, ., pieces now, but she remains in chare. ., �*, ., ~' charge. that's right, and i think there are very _ charge. that's right, and i think there are very big _ charge. that's right, and i think there are very big questions - charge. that's right, and i think. there are very big questions about what this means for liz truss command as you say, who is in charge, because the three things that struck me about the new chancellor's interviews this morning was he said that taxes wouldn't fall as much as some people hope, some taxes may even go up and he couldn't rule out further big cuts to public spending saying all departments would have to find efficiencies. he also couldn't rule out that they may have to go back on truss's promise in defence spending unless the economic situation improves, so these are three big areas liz truss stood on this summer to get her elected in the tory leadership contest which may now be subject to change and are all hanging in the balance. as you said that leaves big questions for where it leaves liz

truss and those very policies she defined herself by. we truss and those very policies she defined herself by.— truss and those very policies she defined herself by. we had a former chancellor philip _ defined herself by. we had a former chancellor philip hammond - defined herself by. we had a former chancellor philip hammond saying l chancellor philip hammond saying yesterday, who was chancellor under david cameron and inventory theresa may, basically saying you have trashed decades' worth of hard won reputation for political competence with that budget, that was his claim. we had a former deputy of jeremy hunt at the foreign office saying they have thrown away £60 billion odd and we have to find a way to make this back. how would you characterise the mood among the current serving mps? those are both xmp summer may have been prominent figures in the party but in a sense they don't matter. the figures in the party but in a sense they don't matter.— figures in the party but in a sense they don't matter. the people around liz truss d0- — they don't matter. the people around liz truss do. how _ they don't matter. the people around liz truss do. how are _ they don't matter. the people around liz truss do. how are they _ they don't matter. the people around liz truss do. how are they viewing . liz truss do. how are they viewing yesterday's events? i think the short answer is they feel pretty bleak about everything at the moment. she has managed to effectively worry all sides of the party, really. those who pack to the tax cuts and supported her are now annoyed that she has rowed back on

some of the tax cut she promised —— those who backed the tax cuts. those who didn't support those policies feel she is not the right person for thejob. it was interesting feel she is not the right person for the job. it was interesting speaking to lots of conservative mps about this yesterday. one of the big themes that came up in conversations, particularly after the press conference she gave in the afternoon, was, the thing is it is notjust afternoon, was, the thing is it is not just the chancellor, afternoon, was, the thing is it is notjust the chancellor, did her, these are her policies and this is these are her policies and this is the platform she stood on. there are big, serious questions and discussions going on amongst senior conservatives about whether they really can back her any longer to be the prime minister. there are different schools of thought about this, there are some mps who think it would be completely absurd to try and oust her and have another leader injust a few and oust her and have another leader in just a few weeks when the country is already in this period of instability. they argue that more chaos and more disruption would not be the answer. however, there are some who are quite honestly saying, well, at this point the absurd might be the better option, and they feel like come in the words of one mp i spoke to, it would be the "less toxic option" to appoint somebody

who they feel would cause less damage to them at the next election, for example. there are significant fears among conservative mps that currently, given the polls, they will lose the next election, that is their fear. will lose the next election, that is theirfear. the will lose the next election, that is their fear. the case will lose the next election, that is theirfear. the case now will lose the next election, that is their fear. the case now for some of them is what can we do to try and mitigate the damage that has been caused so far?— mitigate the damage that has been caused so far? , ~ , ., ~ ,, caused so far? only wells, thank you very much- — joining me now is the politcial commentator mo hussein. you couldn't make it up, that's the joke phrase often used when political events spiral out of control. the fact is you couldn't have scripted something like this without it having seeming like some sort of satire and yet it is real life and there is one expert on the bond market suggesting this morning, we are now going to pay for this for some time to come because there is now an extra risk factor built into the kind of cost of borrowing money. there is certainty about the british

government, the certainty about how all british governments will behave them has been lost and they want more money from us to guarantee we will not do those kind of things again. will not do those kind of things aaain. , ., ,, will not do those kind of things aaain. , ., �* again. yes, and you couldn't make it u . again. yes, and you couldn't make it u- feels again. yes, and you couldn't make it up feels like — again. yes, and you couldn't make it up feels like a _ again. yes, and you couldn't make it up feels like a very _ again. yes, and you couldn't make it up feels like a very overused - again. yes, and you couldn't make it up feels like a very overused phrase | up feels like a very overused phrase in british politics right now. but sadly, that is the reality many people and businesses across the country are going to be facing already what would have been a very difficult time, which is now going to get worse, a lot of which i'm afraid to say, is a self inflicted. the real damage here is also that this isn'tjust westminster bubble stuff, it isn'tjust palace intrigue where someone did something and somebody else tried to do something different. this is having real—world implications across the markets and across family budgets, and the political damage is, for the conservative party, the economic competence point. this is something the party prides itself on and goes into elections talking around in

terms of we are the financial stewards of the country, we will keep the economy in check. on i'm afraid the last few weeks have shown that that reputation has been lost and this is what lots of mps are now being concerned about. let’s and this is what lots of mps are now being concerned about. let's assume for now that — being concerned about. let's assume for now that liz _ being concerned about. let's assume for now that liz truss _ being concerned about. let's assume for now that liz truss remains - being concerned about. let's assume for now that liz truss remains prime| for now that liz truss remains prime minister. how do she manage her relationship with the parliamentary party, which originally only 50 members of it, and i think i'm right in saying, a couple of hundred plus in saying, a couple of hundred plus in the conservative party, 250 odd, may be slightly more, conservative mps because they have a majority, it must be more than that, up towards 300 now. 5; :: must be more than that, up towards 300 now-- i _ must be more than that, up towards 300 now. 350. i ought to know that ofthe 300 now. 350. i ought to know that of the to- 300 now. 350. i ought to know that of the top of _ 300 now. 350. i ought to know that of the top of my _ 300 now. 5: i ought to know that of the top of my head, forgive me not being sharp with that number, but the point is only 50 mps back originally, that's a small proportion. lots of people jumped originally, that's a small proportion. lots of peoplejumped on the bandwagon at subsequent stages, but that doesn't give her a deep level of support from which to draw when she is under fire. level of support from which to draw when she is underfire. lilo. level of support from which to draw when she is under fire.— when she is under fire. no, it really doesn't, _

when she is under fire. no, it really doesn't, and _ when she is under fire. no, it really doesn't, and it - when she is under fire. no, it really doesn't, and it wasn't l when she is under fire. no, it - really doesn't, and it wasn't helped by the fact that her government appointments and the people around the cabinet table were all allies and friends, as well as some of the other contenders to almost try and buy them and their supporters in. so you already had some feeling of us and them within the party. and then you get rid of people who have been around the cabinet table with you for a very long time from senior positions, so they know how you think, they know the contributions you have made. let's remember the prime minister has been a cabinet ministerfor years and prime minister has been a cabinet minister for years and years as well. and so these people are now on the backbenches creating a bit of an awkward squad. they made it very well known that they did not like her direction of travel on the economy. it was very organised attempt, particularly around party conference, where you have the bigger beasts like michael gove, grant shapps and priti patel all making their interventions. they all have their own support bases within the party as well. so it is a very dangerous position to be in where you are sat in number 10 and the

opposition is actually internal, your own mps. and if you are not doing so well, where is the next dissenting voice going to come from? this is where you really lose control. , , ., this is where you really lose control, , ., , ., control. just now in terms of managing — control. just now in terms of managing this _ control. just now in terms of managing this next - control. just now in terms of managing this next stage, . control. just now in terms of. managing this next stage, the chancellor has effectively said i'm now going to go away, put a hot towel over my head and focus on the numbers and try and make them add up. how receptive do you think his party will be? we will wait and see about the public response. how receptive will his party beat if he turns around and says between now and the next election we will have to increase taxes, cut public spending, increase borrowing. it is a terrible platform to present to the public, isn't it? it might do what is necessary in the economy, but to try and sell that as a package is going to be tough, isn't it? it package is going to be tough, isn't it? ., , , package is going to be tough, isn't it? ., y , ., , , it? it really will be at this is the different audiences _ it? it really will be at this is the different audiences the - it? it really will be at this is the - different audiences the government and the prime minister has to now try and appeal to. the appointment

ofjeremy hunt was seen by some as an olive branch. he is not from her wing of the party, he is much more from the mainstream rather than libertarian, and he is an experienced government minister, although he has never worked in the treasury. so his appointment was aimed to calm the markets but also aims to appease some mps. i think the short—term effect of that some people will be slightly calmer, but the decisions he has to make going forward to try and resolve this situation and try and balance the books are going to be challenging. when you have been told on the one hand by the prime minister in her leadership campaign that she is going to be radical, she is going to challenge the orthodoxy and is happy to be unpopular, and actually none of these things are happening and the main platform around lowering corporation tax is now not happening, a lot of people will think, well, what else is going to change, what else where we told that we'll also never see the light of day now? and the commitments, only a

few days ago we heard, not cutting public spending, it feels like that has shifted again. sojeremy hunt i think today has called time on trussonomics and the prime minister's vision for the economy. he will have to make some tough decisions, and mps will not like that, and there will be financial challenges for people because the spending taps will not be as fulsome perhaps as we were all led to believe. and yes, where does that leave the markets? probably in a slightly better place because they see the books are being balanced, but politically and ahead of a general election where normally governments do make the commitments and make big promises, as do all political parties who try and secure the votes, that's going to be a very different conversation going forward. ~ ., different conversation going forward. ,, ., ~ different conversation going forward. ,, ., , forward. mo hussein, thank you very much. rescuers in turkey have been digging through rock to try to reach people trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine. as many as a0 people are feared

to have died in the blast in amasra, on the black sea coast. initial reports suggest it had been caused by a build—up of flammable gas. anjana gadgil reports. the smoke billowing from this site, one of turkey's deadliest industrial accidents in years of the blast took place in a state owned coal mine in the black sea port town of amasra. over 100 people were working there at the time, many are still trapped. rescue efforts went on throughout the night as crowds gathered around the night as crowds gathered around the head of the mineshaft, some family members of the dead and injured. it is believed methane ignited at a depth of 300 metres causing a fire in one of the tunnels. the local governor said a team of than 70 rescuers had reached a point in the pit 250 metres below ground. translation: 110 of our brothers

were working in the mine. - some of them, the ones on the upper level, managed to exit. right after the explosion. some others have been rescued. at the moment they are being transferred to the hospital. president erdogan is expected to visit the scene. he tweeted that he hopes the loss of life will not increase further. mining —related accidents happen all over the world. it is one of the riskiest ofjobs. turkey has suffered its deadliest coal mining disaster in 2014 when 301 workers died in a blast in the western town. the local prosecutor's officer said it was treating this incident as an accident and has begun an investigation. anjana gadgil, bbc news. let's cross live to istanbul. hannah lucinda smith is turkey correspondent for the times. hannah, thank you very much. what is the latest? 50

hannah, thank you very much. what is the latest? , , the latest? so 'ust within the past half an hour — the latest? so just within the past half an hour turkey _ the latest? so just within the past half an hour turkey cosmic - the latest? so just within the past| half an hour turkey cosmic interior minister has put out a statement saying the death toll has now risen to 40 people, rescue operations are being scaled back but are continuing and there is a huge fire burning at the mine, but it does seem the rescue operations are drawing to a close. 58 of the 110 people who were down the mine when the explosion happened yesterday evening have been rescued. there is a further 11 in hospital. it rescued. there is a further 11 in hos - ital. ., , rescued. there is a further 11 in hosital. , rescued. there is a further 11 in hosital. . , , ,. , rescued. there is a further 11 in hosital. ,. , hospital. it has been described as an accident _ hospital. it has been described as an accident and _ hospital. it has been described as an accident and as _ hospital. it has been described as an accident and as far— hospital. it has been described as an accident and as far as - hospital. it has been described as an accident and as far as i - hospital. it has been described as an accident and as far as i can - hospital. it has been described as| an accident and as far as i can see nobody is suggesting there was anything deliberate about what happened. but there is a difference between an accident and neglect and i suppose they have always been concerns in the mining industry in turkey, even relatively recently, that standards are not as high as they should be.— that standards are not as high as they should be. that's absolutely ri . ht, they should be. that's absolutely riaht, and they should be. that's absolutely right. and eight _ they should be. that's absolutely right, and eight and _ they should be. that's absolutely right, and eight and a _ they should be. that's absolutely right, and eight and a half- they should be. that's absolutely right, and eight and a half yearsl right, and eight and a half years ago in the spring of 2014 there was this huge disaster at the mine were more than 300 people died and it sparked huge protests, notjust in the area but across the country

against what people considered mishandling of the accident and the aftermath by president redouane's government. it is significant that president erdogan today has completely dropped his planned programme —— president erdogan's government. he is going to give a talk to the people at the mine in the next couple of hours. it will be interesting to see how it is received. a photographer on the scene i spoke to this morning said people were already very angry and the absolute despair was already turning to anger, the first funerals for those people who died were going to be held today, so i think for president erdogan this couldn't have come at a worse time, he facing elections next year and this is not the kind of thing he wants to face again. hannah in istanbul, thank you very much. again. hannah in istanbul, thank you ve much. ., ~ again. hannah in istanbul, thank you ve much. ., ., again. hannah in istanbul, thank you very much-— again. hannah in istanbul, thank you ve much. . ., , , very much. thank you for bringing us the latest on — very much. thank you for bringing us the latest on that _ very much. thank you for bringing us the latest on that story. _ let me cross to barnsley where the labour leader keir starmer, leader of the british opposition, is making

an address to his local party now. her mps know something else. they no longer have a mandate from the british people. no mandate for an outdated ideology which says it's the rich and only the rich who drive this country forward. no mandate for unfunded promises that destroy our economic stability. no mandate for an economic policy which says we can't see your struggles, our dogma has drawn the curtains. so, conference, know this, whatever they say now, whatever they do, it boils down to one argument for them, it is party first, country second, and that's unforgivable. the change this country needs is a labour government. applause because whatever damage they do, we

remain bold on reform, on renewal, on national reconstruction. that's what the british people expect from a labour government and we will deliver it. it's what we did in 1945 when out of the rubble of the second world war we built a land fit for heroes. it's what we did in 1964 when we harnessed technology to pay our way in a modern economy. in 1997 when we modernised a country held back by crumbling public services and outdated institutions. it's up to us to write the next chapter of labour history together, about how we built a fairer, greener, more dynamic britain by tackling the climate emergency head on and used it to create the jobs, the industries, the opportunities of the future. our new chapter of labour

history. and across the world, countries are already gearing up to meet this challenge. we can't afford to miss out. that is sir keir starmer who is talking at labour's yorkshire and the humber regional conference on saturday morning. we will keep across the rest of his remarks. talking about why the government has lost its authority and that they should be a general election. —— there should be. almost eight months on from russia's invasion of ukraine, its forces are struggling, while ukraine's soldiers have advanced and regained territory in the east and south. but in the eastern donbas region, the city of bakhmut remains a russian target, and its troops are making progress. the city — once home to more than 70,000 people — has been under constant artillery bombardment. our defence correspondent jonathan beale went to meet some of those who are remain in the city — and the ukrainian troops who are resisting the russian advance.

russian forces are inching ever closer to the city of bakhmut. explosion. the centre now reverberating with the sound of constant shelling. explosion 70% of the population have already fled, and each day more are leaving. you're trying to leave? among them, olena, who has packed all that she can carry. translation: it's very hard - when you are almost 70 years old and you have to go through all this. you need to squat over the fire to cook food, you need to carry buckets of water to your apartment. it's so hard. i curse the one who started this war. i curse him 100 times. olena prays that one day she'll return.

she's not alone, though, in looking for divine intervention. so is this russian soldier taking part in the assault. recent ukrainian drone footage shows the ferocity of the battle. but the russians are still closing in. bakhmut is one of the few places where russia is on the advance. incremental, small gains, and constant bombardment that you can hear all the time. they're trying desperately to change the narrative here, and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. this is the image of russia's army that ukraine wants to show the world. a graveyard of tanks, armour and even aircraft destroyed in its advance further north. but even ukrainian commanders admit this war still hangs in the balance. with russia calling up more troops. translation: it depends on how many

they will be able to _ mobilise and the quality of those troops. so far we are seeing they are of poor quality and they don't have enough weapons. there's another graveyard in nearby liberated lyman. at this one they are digging up the remains of up to 200 civilians and soldiers buried during russia's brief occupation. forensic experts still looking for any evidence of torture. this war is proving costly for ukraine, too. jonathan beale, bbc news, the donbas. presidentjoe biden has authorised the release of another $725 million worth of military aid for ukraine. the department of defense said the package would include additional ammunition for himars rocket systems, artillery rounds, anti—tank weapons, humvees and medical supplies. the announcement follows recent russian attacks on civilian areas and is designed to provide support

for ukraine's territorial offensive. xijinping will be given a historic third term in power this weekend. the effort to boost his image and popularity is in full swing across the country. state media has headline stories about how poorer towns have been transformed after visits from xi jinping. towns have been transformed after visits from xijinping. our corresponding to celia hatton reports on how he rose to power. applause. when he strode onto the stage ten years ago, signalling he'd become china's new leader, he was a relative unknown. he was supposed to rule alongside these six other officials. but now it's clear that he's reshaped the communist party, the military, and the government, so that he's at the top of it all. some call him the chairman of everything. so, how did he do it? how did he become so powerful? he started out with a bold vision — the china dream. it unleashed big projects to build things like high speed rail

networks and new global trading routes that aimed to revitalise the whole country. and through viral incidents like this, a visit to a beijing steamed bun shop. he cultivated a different image for himself, making sure everyone in china knew his story and saw him as the top leader. he reorganised the military, too. by ousting hundreds of generals and replacing them with his allies, he's firmly in control. and let's not forget the ongoing anti—corruption crackdown. this man, zhou yongkang, is the former top security chief now in prison for amassing $14 billion in ill—gotten gains. more than a million party officials have been punished under xi, silencing all rivals. the campaign's popular with the public, but it's also bred fear. xi is at the top of his game, but he faces serious challenges. china's economy is suffering under tight covid restrictions, and he's made quite a few enemies behind the scenes. china watchers will be looking

to see if he begins to delegate any responsibilities, sharing the power and also the blame. celia hatton, bbc news. astronomers have detected what may be the most powerful flash of light ever seen from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light—years from earth. the burst of gamma—rays was first detected by orbiting telescopes on the ninth of october, and its afterglow is still being watched by scientists across the world. it's believed to have been caused by a dying star as it collapsed into a black hole. 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 space—x capsule. this was the fourth mission that the company, founded by elon musk, has flown to the international space station on behalf of nasa.

it's a mystery that has puzzled scientists for generations — but now one of nature's most incredible journeys is finally being mapped. every year, eels leave european rivers to travel across the atlantic ocean to breed for a single time, and then die. their exact final destination has never been clear until now, as our environment correspondent, helen briggs reports. it's a tough life being an eel. arriving on the coast having drifted in the sea for months, tiny baby eels have to make their way upstream through fast—flowing water and passed numerous obstacles. they go up a vertical like this. scientists have been monitoring eels in this essex river for 20 years, recording steep declines. compared to the historic number, there's been a 95% decline in young eels coming into fresh water from the ocean. after maturing into adults, growing up to one metre long, european eels swim all the way

back across the ocean to reproduce and die. yeah, they've travelled thousands of kilometres to get here. it's taken up to two years. they will spend several years in the fresh water and then the adults have this huge journey, thousands of kilometres back. it's long been thought they end up in the sargasso sea but until now the facts have been hard to prove. there's still many more mysteries surrounding these eels? yeah, for hundreds of years, people have been trying to understand eels. they are very mysterious, they are incredible creatures. we are gradually learning more and more and part of the monitoring that we are doing is helping to build up a picture of what's going on in the eel populations. the researchers picked up the trail in the azores islands in the middle of the atlantic ocean, attaching satellite tags to eels on the final leg of their journey. that's a big one. and they say they now have the first

direct evidence of adult european eels reaching this spawning ground. we knew they could get as far as the azores but had final leg wasjust undiscovered. so, we thought if we could tag eels in the azores, then we might fill that gap. and we have managed this, we can confirm we have filled in that final leg of the journey to the sargasso sea. for young eels arriving from the sea, there's still time to mature and grow. predators, pollution, poaching, and climate change are just some of the hazards they face. so, shall we release them, now? let's put them back in. and as these eels set off on the next step of their odyssey, there's hope the knowledge gained will help in conservation. helen briggs, bbc news, essex. they are so perfectly designed for a

long swim. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. it's a saturday afternoon of sunny spells and scattered showers driven along quite quickly by some blustery southwest winds. so most of the showers along south and west facing coasts, but some of them will start to filter a little further inland. but the best of any drier, brighter weather in more sheltered eastern areas. the winds a feature, widely gusting 30 to 40 miles an hour, perhaps even stronger gales along exposed west facing coasts. top temperatures as we go through the afternoon, 11 to 13 celsius in the north. we're looking at highest values of 17 degrees somewhere across south and east england. now through the evening and overnight, some of those showers across england and wales will fade away as the low pressure drifts its way steadily northwards. we'll still continue to see some showers across scotland and northern ireland, clearer skies, single figures elsewhere. and then as we move into sunday, it'll be a dry settled start for many before we see more persistent rain pushing into the southwest a little later on.

that's it. take care.