good afternoon. the new chancellorjeremy hunt today indicated major changes to liz truss' entire economic strategy. in a round of interviews, mr hunt said mistakes had been made by the government and warned of what he called "very

difficult decisions" ahead. he suggested taxes could rise to help restore market confidence and also talked about spending cuts. mr hunt was appointed yesterday after the prime minister sacked his predecessor, kwasi kwarteng. here's our political correspondent ione wells. well... hours into his newjob, the well... hours into his new “ob, the chancellor— well... hours into his new “ob, the chancellor was i well... hours into his new “ob, the chancellor was tasked _ well... hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with - well... hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with setting | chancellor was tasked with setting out his still, a very different one from the one the prime minister set out. on wednesday, she said she is absolutely not planning public spending cuts but listen to this. we have spending cuts but listen to this. - have some very difficult decisions ahead, difficult decisions on spending, which is not going to rise as much as people hope and i am going to be asking all government departments to find additional efficiency savings.— efficiency savings. 1000's efficiency _ efficiency savings. 1000's efficiency savings - efficiency savings. 1000's efficiency savings is - efficiency savings. 1000's i efficiency savings is another person's— efficiency savings is another person's at _ efficiency savings is another person's at— efficiency savings is another person's at.- and - efficiency savings is another - person's at. yes. and remember efficiency savings is another _ person's at. yes. and remember when liz truss said — person's at.“ and remember when liz truss said the _ person's at.“ and remember when liz truss said the country _ person's at.“ and remember when liz truss said the country cannot - liz truss said the country cannot tax its way to economic growth? we are also tax its way to economic growth? - are also going to have pressure on

the track—side, taxes are not going to come down by as much as people hoped and some taxes will have to go up. hoped and some taxes will have to go u -. ., , , ., up. then there was her pledge to boost spending — up. then there was her pledge to boost spending on _ up. then there was her pledge to boost spending on defence - up. then there was her pledge to boost spending on defence to - up. then there was her pledge to boost spending on defence to 396i up. then there was her pledge to i boost spending on defence to 396 of boost spending on defence to 3% of national income 2030. but boost spending on defence to 396 of national income 2030.— national income 2030. but the defence department, - national income 2030. but the defence department, too, - national income 2030. but the defence department, too, is. national income 2030. but the - defence department, too, is going to have to help find efficiencies. the long—term ability to fund an increasing defence spending will depend on stability in the economic situation and healthily growing economy. situation and healthily growing econom . ~ , ., economy. the prime minister moved in here 'ust economy. the prime minister moved in here just weeks — economy. the prime minister moved in here just weeks ago, _ economy. the prime minister moved in here just weeks ago, promising - economy. the prime minister moved in here just weeks ago, promising to - here just weeks ago, promising to cut taxes, not cut public spending, and boost defence spending. the new chancellor, who will base himself here, just next door, has now said that all of those things are back on the table. this leaves massive questions for liz truss about what she stands for, and who is really in charge, after the economic plan that she won the tory leadership election on now all hangs on the balance. the opposition were quick to say it was not enough for the prime minister to

just replace the chancellor. it did not 'ust just replace the chancellor. it did notjust tank _ just replace the chancellor. it did not just tank the _ just replace the chancellor. it did not just tank the british - just replace the chancellor. it c c not just tank the british economy, it also clung on, they clung on as they made the pound thing, they 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 roof. they did all of this. all the pain our country faces now is down to them. and there is still one person clinging on, the prime minister.- the - person clinging on, the prime minister.- the prime i person clinging on, the prime - minister.- the prime minister's minister. um... the prime minister's ress minister. um... the prime minister's press conference _ minister. um... the prime minister's press conference yesterday _ minister. um... the prime minister's press conference yesterday did - press conference yesterday did little to ease conservative mps' fears about her leadership. supporters of her policies are annoyed she has done a u—turn on some of her tax cuts. i annoyed she has done a u-turn on some of her tax cuts.— some of her tax cuts. i have therefore — some of her tax cuts. i have therefore decided _ some of her tax cuts. i have therefore decided to - some of her tax cuts. i have therefore decided to keep i some of her tax cuts. i have i therefore decided to keep the increase — therefore decided to keep the increase in corporation tax that was planned _ increase in corporation tax that was planned by— increase in corporation tax that was planned by the previous government. mps who—

planned by the previous government. mps who did not like them think she is not the right person for the job. some think it would be mad to oust her already. others argue that would be better than the alternative. i due going to say sorry? and - be better than the alternative. i | due going to say sorry? and she faces more _ due going to say sorry? and she faces more clashes _ due going to say sorry? and she faces more clashes with - due going to say sorry? and she faces more clashes with them i due going to say sorry? and she - faces more clashes with them ahead, on possible spending cuts, on her plans to bring back fracking, on changes to house—building and planning rules. she is still in the topjob but feels planning rules. she is still in the top job but feels far from being completely in control of her increasingly divided party. well, to talk more about the implications of what mr hunt said this morning, i'm joined by our correspondent, marc ashdown. the markets have closed for the weekend but they open because of the time difference in asia on sunday night uk time and how are they going to react to what the chancellor had to react to what the chancellor had to say? if to react to what the chancellor had to sa ? , ., to react to what the chancellor had tosa ? to react to what the chancellor had tosa? to say? if you cast your mind back to say? if you cast your mind back to 23rd of september, _ to say? if you cast your mind back to 23rd of september, we - to say? if you cast your mind back to 23rd of september, we got - to say? if you cast your mind back to 23rd of september, we got the | to 23rd of september, we got the mini budget but we also got new phrase, trussonomics, discarding liz truss um vision for a low—wage —— of high wage, low tax and high growth economy, and this morning, it was

buried, jeremy hunt says he has a clean slate to completely rethink the economic plan so we have gone from tax cuts to tax rises, from huge investment to a spending slowdown. make no mistake, this is a back to the drawing board moment driven, as you say come in large part, by the turmoil of the markets in the party weeks, the pound battered, the cost of government borrowing going through the roof along with mortgage rates. the initial reaction from people i have spoken to today say they welcome this fresh approach and they think jeremy hunt gets it and they can trust him but credibility remains low. the problems are not going away. remember, the government still wants to borrow tens of billions of pounds to help families and people with their energy prices, which is going to need paying for and we will get the verdicts from the market on sunday night and monday morning but there remains a huge challenge to make all of the figures add up. turkey says a0 people are known to have died in a coalmine near the black sea coast, after a suspected methane explosion on friday. the turkish interior minister said a number of miners thought trapped had been found dead at the site in amasra. anjana gadgil reports.

smoke billowing from the site of the explosion, one of turkey's most deadly 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. more than 70 workers took part in rescue efforts, which went on throughout the night. crowds gathered around the head of the mineshaft, many 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. translation: 110 of our brothers were working in the mine. - some of them, the ones on the upper level, managed to exit right of the explosion. some others have been rescued. turkey suffered its deadliest coal mining disaster in 2014, when 301 workers died in a blast in the western town of soma.

the local prosecutor's office said it was treating this incident as an accident and has begun an investigation. anjana gadgil, bbc news. in iran, a video of anti—riot forces appearing to sexually assault a female protester while trying to arrest her 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 united states has announced more military aid for ukraine. the $725 million package includes ammunition, missiles and military vehicles, and brings the total military assistance provided to ukraine under the biden administration to more than $18 billion. fresh tributes have been paid to the actor robbie coltrane,

whose death was announced yesterday. the scottish actor, who was 72, played hagrid in the harry potter films but was also known for his work in comedy and the itv detective drama cracker. harry potter actor daniel radcliffe said he felt "incredibly lucky" to have met and worked alongside coltrane, while the book's author jk rowling described him as an "incredible talent" and a "complete one—off". now, with all the sport, here's hugh ferris at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. the rugby league world cup gets under way this afternoon with hosts england taking on samoa. holders australia have won the men's trophy 11 times, but this year's tournament is expected to be a lot closer. we can cross live now to our reporter adam wild who's at st james' park. adam. a year later than expected, the

rugby league world cup finally gets under way here in newcastle this afternoon. it is being billed as the biggest, the best and the most inclusive competition that rugby league has ever seen, the women's and wheelchair competitions get under way in a couple of weeks but the focus this afternoon is very much on the men's tournament. the hosts england are desperate to start the competition with a win in front of a raucous, noisy, the competition with a win in front ofa raucous, noisy, big the competition with a win in front of a raucous, noisy, big crowd in newcastle. but they are up against a samoa side who are an emerging force in this game, it will be a tough match for england this afternoon, it will be a tough match for anyone in the tournament. a little later, attention turns to headingley, where australia, the defending champions, take on fiji. remember, australia has been champions eight out of the last nine world cups and they remain the team to beat. it all begins in newcastle, the opening ceremony gets under way very shortly. england continued their successful start to the women's rugby union

world cup with a narrow victory against france. scotland though need to win their final pool match to keep alive hopes of staying in the competition after an agonizing defeat to australia. jo currie reports. england may have won their last 26 matches but games against france are rarely comfortable, usually labelled le crunch, this uk breakfast time clash, redubbed le brunch, started with some white, the french losing two key players early on before the roses struck. emily scarratt crashing through a resolute defence to touch down, kicking the conversion and a penalty to put her side ahead the break. after the restart, england built, but blundered. and as pressure mounted, tempers flared and spilled over. in this kind of game, points matter, skerritt stretching england's lead and that kick proving to be a wise decision as moments later, france

showed their class, putting themselves on the scoreboard and right back in it. a big finish loomed but while the french defence held strong in the closing stages, keeping england at bay, they themselves could not find a way through to close the gap. england rattled but make it two wins out of two. meanwhile there was more world cup heartache for scotland. having led australia 12—0 at the break, they were overrun in the second half, eventually succumbing to another narrow defeat and that leaves them needing to beat new zealand next weekend to have any hope of making the quarterfinals. finally, there'll be a bit of boxing history tonight when claressa shields and savannah marshall headline the first ever all—female uk boxing card. marshall and shields take part in one of 11 bouts on the night, and faced off yesterday for the final time before they contest the undisputed middleweight championship at the o2. shields hasn't lost a fight since being defeated by marshall ten years ago. that's all the sport for now.

that's it for now. our next news on bbc one is at 5.20pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. we're going to stay with politics, and the new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, who has refused to rule out public spending cuts, and said taxes may have to rise. in his first round of 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. we are going to have to make difficult decisions on spending. it is not going to rise as much as we would have liked. we are going to have to ask all government departments for more efficiencies. we are not going to be able to cut taxes as quickly as we would want to. some will have to go up. that is a difficult message but we have to be honest with people. if we want to keep the rises in interest rates as low as possible, then we have to give certainty to the markets. that we really can fund every penny of

our plans. we really can fund every penny of our lans. we really can fund every penny of our plans-— we really can fund every penny of our plans. we really can fund every penny of our lans. , ., ., .., our plans. one way a government can rive our plans. one way a government can give certainty — our plans. one way a government can give certainty to — our plans. one way a government can give certainty to individuals _ our plans. one way a government can give certainty to individuals and - give certainty to individuals and markets is by sticking to what they say they are going to do. that includes the prime minister. liz truss told us recently, we will not be cutting public spending. is that true now, as it was when she said it? ~ ., �* ., true now, as it was when she said it? . ., �* ., ., true now, as it was when she said it? ~ ., �* ., ., . true now, as it was when she said it? ., it? we don't want to cut public spending- _ it? we don't want to cut public spending- i— it? we don't want to cut public spending- i am _ it? we don't want to cut public spending. i am going - it? we don't want to cut public spending. i am going to - it? we don't want to cut public spending. i am going to ask i it? we don't want to cut public. spending. i am going to ask that iuestion spending. i am going to ask that question very — spending. i am going to ask that question very carefully - spending. i am going to ask that question very carefully again. i spending. i am going to ask that| question very carefully again. liz truss will not be cutting public spending. i5 truss will not be cutting public s-iendin. , . ~ truss will not be cutting public s-iendin. , ., . spending. is that true? will you let me answer — spending. is that true? will you let me answer the _ spending. is that true? will you let me answer the question, _ spending. is that true? will you let me answer the question, charlie? | me answer the question, charlie? please do. . ~ me answer the question, charlie? please i10-— me answer the question, charlie? please do. ., ,, , ., ., ., ., please do. thank you. i am not going to make any — please do. thank you. i am not going to make any commitments _ please do. thank you. i am not going to make any commitments less - please do. thank you. i am not going to make any commitments less than | please do. thank you. i am not going i to make any commitments less than 24 to make any commitments less than 2a hours after becoming chancellor on any individual element of spending or tax. any individual element of spending ortax. i any individual element of spending or tax. i would say to you, overall i expect public spending to continue to rise. that includes very important measures announced by my predecessor, such as the energy price guarantee, where people's energy bills were heading for £6,500

per year. that has been capped at £2500 for the average household. that is a very important measure that will make a very big difference to families. it will bring down inflation by about 5%. some very important things have happened. but straight after this i am going to be sitting down with my officials in the treasury, we are going to go through the whole picture. i shall be talking to the prime minister about it at chequers tomorrow. and we will announce our decisions in two weeks on monday, when we have the big announcement on the 31st of october. i think that is the way we will get to the right decisions looking at everything in the round. can you see that someone listening to you this morning who is using public services, it could be the nhs, any of the organisations, who hears you are unable to repeat what your prime minister has said, we will not be cutting public spending, you cannot repeat that to us this morning, they will think to themselves, i see a u—turn coming?

what i say to those people, every one of them, is that what you want me to be is completely honest. and we have some very difficult decisions ahead of us. but what i want to tell them is that as we take those decisions, our priorities, our values, will be to think about the people who are struggling the most, businesses, families, vulnerable people, they will be in our mines. those are our values as a compassionate conservative government. that is the prism through which we will approach these decisions. but i don't want to pretend they aren't going to be very difficult. we have a very challenging economic situation. to bring back that stability that the people you are speaking to earlier want so badly, whether it is about mortgage rates, whether it is about, you know, the currency value, these things chancellors can't control directly, but the one thing

chancellors can do is to show that there is sums add up. that wasjeremy hunt, the chancellor of the exchequer, talking to charlie stayt on breakfast. joining me now isjill rutter from the institute for government. what an extraordinary 24—hour is. we keep saying that. during her leadership contest, the election she won only in the summer against rishi sunak, liz truss was withering about treasury orthodox views. she was critical of the way the bank of england, the independent institution, had behaved. is the consequence we have seen, the of the chancellor and the rolling back of policy, a sign that the institutions our government system have fallen back? i our government system have fallen back? ~ , our government system have fallen back? ~' , ,., , back? i think the gut is paying a rice, if back? i think the gut is paying a price. if you _ back? i think the gut is paying a price, if you like _ back? i think the gut is paying a price, if you like -- _ back? i think the gut is paying a price, if you like -- the - back? i think the gut is paying a - price, if you like -- the government price, if you like —— the government is paying a price for disruption in

policy—making. and in that sense it has been forced to overcompensate, if you like. it now has to be more orthodox than it might otherwise have been able to get away with. and thatis have been able to get away with. and that is because it took that a very early and deeply unwise decision to go ahead with the mini budget without any of the sort of buttressing institutions around that. we didn't get a forecast from the obr. it announced one side of the obr. it announced one side of the equation, the tax cuts, without telling anything substantive about what it was going to do on the spending side. it predicated all on on audited and frankly rather implausible assumptions that those measures would generate a huge amount of economic growth, something successive governments have tried to do and failed to do. that is really the problem. they came in saying, we don't believe in any of this. we will be disruptive. their first act at ten o'clock on the night the new

government came into power was to sack the long serving permanent secretary to the treasury, indicating they would do things differently. you can claim you are going head—to—head with treasury orthodoxy, but when treasury orthodoxy, but when treasury orthodoxy is simply the treasury reflecting to you market orthodoxy, get into a huge amount of trouble. in the end, it is another shows a politics, you can't buck the markets, but if we ever want to test that theory in this country, we have kind of done it now, haven't we? we have tested it and it turns out you can't. if you want to borrow money, they still determine how much it is going to cost you?— going to cost you? yes, and the --rosect going to cost you? yes, and the prospect of _ going to cost you? yes, and the prospect of government - going to cost you? yes, and the prospect of government having | going to cost you? yes, and the i prospect of government having to going to cost you? yes, and the - prospect of government having to go and borrow huge amounts more money has clearly spooked the markets. we have seen the rise in interest rates. the real problem for the government is you get yourself into something of a vicious circle. the less the markets trust you, the more they demand from you to service your

debt. the bigger the cuts, the bigger the tax rises you have to get you to re—establish fiscal balance. they have got themselves into a bit of a mess now. the interesting question is whetherjeremy hunt, making more reassuring noises this morning, will be enough. haifa morning, will be enough. how potentially _ morning, will be enough. how potentially is _ morning, will be enough. how potentially is this _ morning, will be enough. how potentially is this going to impact on the prime minister's authority within whitehall? you are a former civil servant. within whitehall? you are a former civilservant. it within whitehall? you are a former civil servant. it can be difficult sometimes for even a politically strong prime minister to pull the lever in downing street for something that happened at the other end. i wonder how much harder it is for a prime minister who is perceived to be weak? i for a prime minister who is perceived to be weak? i think people in whitehall recognise _ perceived to be weak? i think people in whitehall recognise the _ perceived to be weak? i think people in whitehall recognise the power - perceived to be weak? i think people in whitehall recognise the power and the land isjeremy hunt, the treasury, in this government, not liz truss or number 10. the treasury

is always powerful, even when prime ministers are not keen on that, as we saw in the dynamic between boris johnson and rishi sunak in the treasury. but now the prime minister has sacrificed one chancellor. she can't possibly afford to lose a second one. everybody in whitehall and now that the person who is really in charge of this government now isjeremy hunt. really in charge of this government now is jeremy hunt.— really in charge of this government now is jeremy hunt. thank you very much. what do voters make of the turbulence in westminster that led to his appointment? our correspondent ben boulos has been speaking to voters in romford, in essex, which has been conservative for more than 20 years. traders are preparing themselves for the day ahead here at romford market. this area has had a conservative mp for the last 20 years or so. but with all that has gone on at westminster in the past 24 gone on at westminster in the past 2a hours, what do voters here make of it all? we are going to speak to

karen, a stallholderfor of it all? we are going to speak to karen, a stallholder for 25 years. what would you like to see the new government, the new chancellor deal, to help you as a traitor and with the cost of living?— to help you as a traitor and with the cost of living? basically, 'ust to help us — the cost of living? basically, 'ust to help us with i the cost of living? basically, 'ust to help us with the i the cost of living? basically, 'ust to help us with the basics, h the cost of living? basically, just to help us with the basics, gas i the cost of living? basically, just i to help us with the basics, gas and electric _ to help us with the basics, gas and electric it— to help us with the basics, gas and electric it is — to help us with the basics, gas and electric. it is a major factor in our— electric. it is a major factor in our lives, _ electric. it is a major factor in our lives, especially mine, because i our lives, especially mine, because i am _ our lives, especially mine, because lain a _ our lives, especially mine, because i am a carer— our lives, especially mine, because i am a carer for my mother full-time _ i am a carer for my mother full—time. she has got ms. i had to put rny— full—time. she has got ms. i had to put my heating on a month ago because — put my heating on a month ago because my mum has to keep warm 24 hours _ because my mum has to keep warm 24 hours a _ because my mum has to keep warm 24 hours a day _ because my mum has to keep warm 24 hours a day i_ because my mum has to keep warm 24 hours a day. i have to have the telly _ hours a day. i have to have the telly on. — hours a day. i have to have the telly on. i— hours a day. i have to have the telly on, i have to have the lights on all— telly on, i have to have the lights on all through the night because she is lying _ on all through the night because she is lying down. so for me, gas and electric— is lying down. so for me, gas and electric is— is lying down. so for me, gas and electric is a — is lying down. so for me, gas and electric is a bigger factor.- is lying down. so for me, gas and electric is a bigger factor. when we talk about confidence _ electric is a bigger factor. when we talk about confidence in _ electric is a bigger factor. when we talk about confidence in the - electric is a bigger factor. when we talk about confidence in the uk - talk about confidence in the uk economy, the pound, its strength, its weakness, do you feel like that affects you in everyday life? in everyday life, yes, because only yesterday— everyday life, yes, because only yesterday i had to go and get some us dollars — yesterday i had to go and get some us dollars. i was in there and i got

108. _ us dollars. i was in there and i got 108. which— us dollars. i was in there and i got 108, which was a big hit. that kind of made _ 108, which was a big hit. that kind of made me — 108, which was a big hit. that kind of made me think, this is a big effect — of made me think, this is a big effect on — of made me think, this is a big effect on my life compared to two years _ effect on my life compared to two years ago. — effect on my life compared to two years ago, when it was 25% better than that — years ago, when it was 25% better than that. eight years ago, ten years— than that. eight years ago, ten years ago. _ than that. eight years ago, ten years ago, it was double. really noticeable- _ years ago, it was double. really noticeable. karen, _ years ago, it was double. really noticeable. karen, thank- years ago, it was double. really noticeable. karen, thank you i years ago, it was double. really i noticeable. karen, thank you very much. we hope you have a good busy tracing day ahead.— tracing day ahead. thank you. thank ou. a lot tracing day ahead. thank you. thank you- a lot of — tracing day ahead. thank you. thank you. a lot of the _ tracing day ahead. thank you. thank you. a lot of the other _ tracing day ahead. thank you. thank you. a lot of the other traders i tracing day ahead. thank you. thank you. a lot of the other traders are i you. a lot of the other traders are iiettin you. a lot of the other traders are getting ready _ you. a lot of the other traders are getting ready as _ you. a lot of the other traders are getting ready as well. _ you. a lot of the other traders are getting ready as well. there i you. a lot of the other traders are getting ready as well. there is i you. a lot of the other traders are getting ready as well. there is a i getting ready as well. there is a lot of focus on what the chancellor may do to try and help them as they set out their stalls, looking at what he will do to set out his stall. let's talk to tony, who has been trading here for 18 years. with all that has been going on in westminster, what is your take on it all? . , ., �* ~' all? really i don't think the veneral all? really i don't think the general public _ all? really i don't think the general public are - all? really i don't think the general public are quite i all? really i don't think the i general public are quite happy all? really i don't think the - general public are quite happy with what liz— general public are quite happy with what liz truss is brought to the table _ what liz truss is brought to the table for — what liz truss is brought to the table for the uk economy. she has obvious— table for the uk economy. she has obvious he — table for the uk economy. she has obvious he had to get it of her chancellor very quickly. and

clearly, _ chancellor very quickly. and clearly, she has had to appoint a new guy — clearly, she has had to appoint a new guy. who knows what is going to happen _ new guy. who knows what is going to happen with the new guy in place? what _ happen with the new guy in place? what would you like to see the new chancellor do? what would help you, as someone in business? it’s as someone in business? it's difficult. _ as someone in business? it's difficult, but _ as someone in business? it's difficult, but he _ as someone in business? it's difficult, but he needs to be able to reduce — difficult, but he needs to be able to reduce the costs of everything. the whole — to reduce the costs of everything. the whole world, prices have gone up necessarily _ the whole world, prices have gone up necessarily i— the whole world, prices have gone up necessarily. i don't see any reason why everything has had to go up about, _ why everything has had to go up about, not— why everything has had to go up about, not 10%, 20%, some things about, not10%, 20%, some things have— about, not10%, 20%, some things have gone— about, not 10%, 20%, some things have gone up by 50%. wages have not .one have gone up by 50%. wages have not gone up _ have gone up by 50%. wages have not gone up by— have gone up by 50%. wages have not gone up by 50%. therefore, the world will not _ gone up by 50%. therefore, the world will not continue to go round in the same _ will not continue to go round in the same circle — will not continue to go round in the same circle that we have been going around _ same circle that we have been going around in _ same circle that we have been going around in for the last few years. 0k, tony. — around in for the last few years. 0k, tony, thank you. you carry on. ok, tony, thank you. you carry on. get on with your day. plenty of thoughts therefore the new chancellor to take on board. as people here and around the country wait to see what plans he has got in store to try and restore confidence in the uk economy, and help the cost

of living squeeze that traders and households alike are feeling. ben boulos and romford market. you can tell he was out early because it would have been a lot busier than that from about nine o'clock onwards. we had an early start. the manchester united and england forward mason greenwood has been arrested after allegedly breaching his bail conditions. he was arrested injanuary, around allegations of rape, assault and making threats to kill. he has not been charged. our football reporter simon stone has the latest. yes, greater manchester police released a statement this morning saying that a 21—year—old man had been arrested after they had been made aware of these allegations of a breach of bail conditions. greater manchester police say their inquiries are ongoing. as you say, this goes back to january, when greenwood was arrested on suspicion of assault and rape, subsequently

questioned about making threats to kill. he has not played since then. manchester united say he is unavailable for selection and will be so until this case is resolved. we are still waiting to know whether gmp are going to actually charge greenwood. as yet, they are continuing with their inquiries. simon stone in wolverhampton, thank you very much. 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello, there. it is a saturday afternoon of sunny spells and scattered showers, driven along quite quickly by blustery winds. most of the showers along the southend west facing coasts, but some of them will filter further inland. the best of any dry and bright weather in sheltered eastern areas. the winds gusting 30 to 40 mph, perhaps even stronger along exposed west facing coasts. top temperatures, 11 to 13 celsius in the north, highest values of 17 degrees 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 drifts steadily northwards. we will still 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 and settle to start for many before we see some persistent rain pushing to the south—west a little later. that's it. take care.

hello. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the headlines. 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 forty 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. and...the delayed rugby league world cup will begin in an hour, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament.