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 rise. we are going to take some tough decisions. notjust on spending, but also on taxes, because we have to show the world that we have a plan that adds up financially, and that is the way we will get stability back into the situation. at least a0 turkish miners are now known to have died following an underground explosion — dozens of others were injured. manchester united footballer mason greenwood is arrested for allegedly breaching bail conditions that were set after he was taken into custody on suspicion of rape and assault injanuary. exchange of fire —

ukraine continues to push back russian forces, but the invading troops aren't giving up. they're trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the delayed rugby league world cup will finally begin later, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk, or around the world. in the uk, the new chancellor of the exchequer, 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 department 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 but 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. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has been speaking at a party conference in yorkshire, where he said the conservatives no longer have a mandate from the british people to govern the country. but this lot, they didn'tjust tank the british economy. they also clung on. clung on as they make the pound sunk. clung on as they took our pensions

to the brink of collapse. clung on as they pushed the mortgages and bills of the british public through the roof. they did all of this. all the pain our country faces now is down to them. and there's still one person clinging on — the prime minister. no doubt we will hear plenty of laughable excuses in the coming days. after 12 years of stagnation, that is all her party has left. but even they know she can't fix the mess she has created. and deep down her mps know something else. they no longer have a mandate from the british people. sir keir starmer, the leader of the labour party, speaking this morning. our political correspondent ione wells had this assessment

of mr hunt's interviews this morning. i think the three things that really struck me about the new chancellor's interviews this morning was, he said that taxes would not fall as much as some people had hoped. some may even go up. 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 they may have to roll back on the pledge to boost defence spending unless the economic situation improves. these are three big areas which liz truss stood on this summer to get her elected in the tory leadership contest, which may now be subject to change and are already hanging in the balance. so i think, as you say, that leaves big questions for where this leaves liz truss and the very policies she has defined herself by. we had a former chancellor, philip hammond, saying yesterday — chancellor under david cameron and then theresa may — basically saying that you have trashed decades worth of hard work with that budget, that was his claim.

we had jeremy hunt's former deputy at the foreign office, not an mp any more, saying they have just thrown away £60 billion and we have to find a way to make this back. i mean, how would you define the mood among the current serving mps? those are both ex—mps. maybe prominent figures in the party, but in a sense they don't matter. the people around liz truss, how are they viewing this? 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 backed tax cuts and supported her, are now annoyed she has rowed back on some of the tax cuts she promised. those who didn't support those policies feel she is not the right person for the job. speaking to lots of conservative mps about this yesterday, one of the big themes that came up in conversation, particularly after the press conference she gave in the afternoon, was, the thing is, it is notjust the chancellor, it is her. these are her policies,

the platform she stood on. there are big serious questions and discussions going on among senior conservatives about whether they can back her any longer to be the prime minister. there are different schools of thought about this. some mps think it would be completely absurd to try to oust her and have another leader in just a few weeks. the country is already in this period of instability. they argue that more chaos, 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 in the words of one mp i spoke to, it would be a less toxic option to appoint somebody they feel could cause less damage to them at the next election, for example. there are significant fears among conservative mps that currently, given the opinion polls, they will lose the next election. that is their fear. the case from some of them is, what can we do to try to mitigate the damage caused so far? 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, which is in the bartin province on the black sea coast. initial reports suggest it had been caused by a build—up of flammable gases. anjana gadgil reports. the smoke billowing from the site of the explosion, one of turkey's deadliest industrial accidents in years. the blast took place at a state owned coal mine in the black sea port town of amasra. over 100 people were working there at the time. rescue efforts went on throughout 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 more than 70 rescuers had reached a point in the pate 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 people are being transferred to the hospital. president erdogan is expected to visit the scene. he tweeted that he hoped the loss of life would not increase further. mining—related accidents happen all over the world. it is one of the riskiest ofjobs. turkey suffered its deadliest coal mining disaster in 2014, when 301 workers died in a blast in the west of the country. the local prosecutor's office said it was treating this incident as an accident, and has begun an investigation. mason greenwood has been arrested

after breaching his bail conditions. the manchester united and england forward was arrested injanuary over allegations of rape, assault and making threats to kill. he's yet to be charged and his bail was extended injune. manchester united have previously said he's unavailable for selection — a stance which hasn't since changed. greater manchester police say enquiries are ongoing. russian forces are continuing to lose ground in much of ukraine but they are making slow progress in their attempt to take the city of bakhmut, in the donbas region. 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 still there, 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. president 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 hymars 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. a video of iranian security forces , which appears to show one of them

sexually assaulting a female protester during an arrest, has provoked widespread anger on social media. the footage shows a group of officers surrounding the woman in tehran�*s argentina square. social media users have called for the resignation of iran's police chief. the leader of china, 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 headlined stories about how poorer towns have been transformed after visits from the president. 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. the headlines on bbc news... 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 rise. at least a0 turkish miners are now known to have died following an underground explosion — dozens of others were injured. and manchester united footballer mason greenwood is arrested for allegedly breaching bail conditions. it was after he was taken into

custody on suspicion of rape and assault in january custody on suspicion of rape and assault injanuary of custody on suspicion of rape and assault in january of this custody on suspicion of rape and assault injanuary of this year. the united nations says hunger in one of haiti's biggest slums has reached catastrophic levels. the un's world food programme warned nearly 20,000 residents of the cite so—lay in the capital, port—au—prince, have dangerously little access to food and could face starvation. it says across the island almost five million people are struggling with malnutrition, gang violence, inflation, and a cholera outbreak. 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: i 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 translation: i had to take out a high-interest - 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. over a thousand venezuelan migrants have set out from southern mexico towards the us border in a direct challenge to a recent announcement by washington that they'd be sent back. video showed the migrants walking in the dark chanting, "yes, we can". this week, the united states and mexico agreed that venezuelans who try to cross overland would be returned — a decision the migrants have 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 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. will grant willgrant in will grant in mexico city. the rugby league world cup — delayed for a year because of the pandemic — finally kicks off today. england are the hosts, and their men's team will play samoa in newcastle in the opening game. the tournament — which includes the men's, women's and wheelchair world cups — is being billed as the biggest and most inclusive

the sport has ever held, with sixty one games across twenty—one venues. mike bushell is there. thanks very much and welcome to stjames' park, newcastle, normally home to newcastle united football club. but today it is all about rugby league. and the start really of the biggest world cup tournament ever held. there are three world cups going on over the next few weeks, month or so. you have the men's tournament starting today. in a couple of weeks you have got the women's world cup, and also the wheelchair rugby league world cup starting down in london on november the 3rd. that is the first time they have been integrated, happening to raise the profile and spread the word and appeal of this wonderful game, rugby league. fast and furious. they claim to have the fastest, the strongest, leanest athletes of any sport. the speed of the running and big impacts around the hits. we will see that this afternoon. what an opener it promises to be.

sometimes at world cups you have a bit of a mismatch in the opening match. but not today. england, the tournament hosts, play samoa. one of those teams who a lot of people fancy as there dark horses to maybe go on and lift the trophy. so many of their players have just played in the australian grand final in rugby league. stars of the game there, a really talented squad. some people are making them the slight favourites this afternoon. in fact, there is the huge away end for the samoan support. you can see the flags, the red, white and blue fluttering in the sunshine, and the red and white of england at the other in. a defining match for the ambitions of both of these teams and what is going to happen to them over the next few weeks. it really is one of the most open world cups as well. one of the hardest to predict because of the pandemic across the world. and the break that many of the nations have had since they last played a proper competitive international match. take australia, who have won

the rugby league world cup so many times in the men's tournament. once again, very strong favourites in many people's eyes, but they have not played a proper test match since three years ago, when they actually lost to tonga. 13 of their players will be making their debuts in this competition. but as i say, there is such a tradition and history in this world cup, you can't rule them out as strong favourites. then you have got new zealand. then there are the emerging nations. samoa, also tonga, who did so well in the last world cup. this has been seven years in the making, this world cup. it was meant to be held last year, 2021, but was put back a year because of the pandemic. so much to look forward to. it all starts on the pitch this afternoon. the opening ceremony, the parading of the flags and the nations, the 16 nations in the men's competition, eight in the women's and the wheelchair competition. and music from the kaiser chiefs as well, getting it off to a rock and roll start ahead of what is regarded as a rock and roll sport, rugby league.

it all starts, england against samoa. that is all from st james' park, where we cannot wait for it to begin. employees at a second apple shop in the united states have voted to form a union. 56 employees at the apple penn square store in oklahoma city voted in support ofjoining the communication workers of america union. the union was formed following concerns about covid—19 health and safety. in early october, employees filed an unfair labour practice charge against management at the store. 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 huge 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 for nasa. you are watching bbc news. it's a mystery that has puzzled scientists for generations, but now one of nature's most incredible journeys is finally being mapped out. 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. 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. i don't know if i could actually handle them. it is another one of my problems if i ever wanted to change jobs to something like that. what a journey. now the weather. hello, there. it is a saturday afternoon of sunny spells and scattered showers. driven along quite quickly by some blustery winds. most of the showers on southend west coasts. some will filter further inland. the southend west coasts. some will filterfurther inland. the best southend west coasts. some will filter further inland. the best of any dry weather in more sheltered eastern areas. the wind is a

feature. 30 to 40 mph, perhaps even stronger. top temperatures in the afternoon 11 to 13 celsius in the north. highest values of 17 degrees somewhere across south and east england. through the evening and overnight some of those showers across england and wales will fade away as the low pressure drift steadily northwards. we will continue to see some showers across scotland and northern ireland. clearer skies, single figures elsewhere. as we move into sunday it will be a dry, settled start for many before we see many —— more persistent rain in the south—west later.