this is bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds and these are the latest headlines... as the prime minister fights 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 tax 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 in the situation. 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. more than a0 turkish miners are now known to have died following an underground explosion — dozens of others were injured.

exchange of fire — ukraine continues to push back russian forces — but the invading troops aren't giving up. they are trying desperately to change the narrative here, and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. and the rugby league world cup gets under way — a year late — as hosts england take on samoa in the opening game of the tournament at newcastle. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, today indicated major changes to liz truss�* 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 refused to rule out spending cuts, saying every government department would be asked to make new savings. mr hunt was appointed yesterday after the prime minister sacked kwasi kwarteng. here�*s our political correspondent, ione wells. well... hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with setting out his stall, 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 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. on person's efficiency savings is another person's cut. - yes. and remember when liz truss said the country cannot tax its way to economic growth? we 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. we are also going to have pressure on the tax—side, taxes are not going to come down by as much as people hoped and some taxes will have to go up. then there was her pledge to boost spending on defence to 3% of 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 a healthily growing economy. the prime minister moved in 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.

they did notjust tank the british economy, they also clung on, they clung on as they made the pound thing, they clung on as they took sink, 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 pain our country faces now is down to them. and there is still one person clinging on, the prime minister. um... the prime minister�*s 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 have therefore decided to keep the increase in corporation tax that was planned by the previous government. mps who did not like them think she is not the right person for thejob. some think it would be mad to oust her already.

others argue that would be better than the alternative. aren't you 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 top job but feels far from being completely in control of her increasingly divided party. our political correspondent, helen catt, is in downing street. welcome to you. we heard from the new chancellor admitting mistakes have been made, has he done enough to calm the party and the market? i think those are a bit linked but also different things. in one sense, yes, he has been out providing a calm and reassuring message that things are going to change, things will be looked at. admitting there had been mistakes. but in terms of

the party, may be temporarily some mps had suggested his appointment will give liz truss breathing space but in some ways it creates another political problem for her. liz truss�*s pitch to the conservative party over the summer was very clear, it was a big economic vision of cutting taxes, loose regulation, throwing everything at economic growth. the fact she has a counsellor indicating that a law that has been unpicked and he agrees that has been unpicked and he agrees that economic growth is great but he will unpick a lot of that is another challenge to authority. there are a couple of questions to address, if the point of her premiership is not this big push for growth, what is the point of our premiership? there is also the issue of her supporters who were enthused by her agenda, they saw it as a return to full

throated tourism —— tourism. they are disappointed by these u—turns. so there are those issues to address. and also it has damaged her authority further. colleagues are speaking to conservative mps are really concerned by her performance at the press conference yesterday, she did not look like the women in control, the women authority to seize the moment. there are these worries and there are certainly conversations being head amongst conservative mps about changing the prime minister but that is not an easy thing to do. as well as the worry what that will look like, there is also the mechanics of it which are quite hard to achieve, the logistics and also, they really would need to know where they are going. they would not want to remove the prime minister with no idea of who to replace her. im’ith the prime minister with no idea of who to replace her.— who to replace her. with all this flux and uncertainty _ who to replace her. with all this flux and uncertainty and - who to replace her. with all this flux and uncertainty and calls i who to replace her. with all this|

flux and uncertainty and calls for who to replace her. with all this i flux and uncertainty and calls for a general election from the opposition parties, could that happen? i general election from the opposition parties, could that happen?- parties, could that happen? i think that is the very _ parties, could that happen? i think that is the very last _ parties, could that happen? i think that is the very last thing - parties, could that happen? i think that is the very last thing the - that is the very last thing the government and the conservative party want, given the lead of the labour party in the polls at the moment. that looks bleakfor the conservative party so there will be a real effort not to end up in a situation where they have to call a general election. nobody wants a leadership election like the one over the summer which went on for a long time. they don�*t want a repeat of that again so the talk among conservative mps is if their weather change, it would have to be through another mechanism where the party provides what they call a unity candidate but that is difficult to achieve, logistically and politically, and it risks further dividing an already very divided party. dividing an already very divided .a . ., ~' dividing an already very divided la . ., " dividing an already very divided well to talk more about the implications of what mr hunt said this morning, i�*m joined by our business correspondent, marc ashdown.

good to see you, what�*s left of the mini budget and what does it mean to the money in our pocket? cache mini budget and what does it mean to the money in our pocket?— the money in our pocket? cache your mind back to — the money in our pocket? cache your mind back to three _ the money in our pocket? cache your mind back to three weeks _ the money in our pocket? cache your mind back to three weeks ago - mind back to three weeks ago yesterday, the mini budget was launched. liz truss�*s promise of a high wage low tax economy. just three weeks later, her new chancellor buried that. she remains prime minister butjeremy hunt was clear there, prime minister butjeremy hunt was clearthere, he prime minister butjeremy hunt was clear there, he has a clean slate to completely rethink this economic plan. from tax cut to possibly tax rises. a slowdown on spending. this is a back to the drawing board moment really. nothing is off the table including health and defence, normally untouchable. they could be as for savings as well. for the markets, after weeks of uncertainty and disbelief, this is being seen as and disbelief, this is being seen as a reality check and possibly

whispering it, even a turning point. the markets open on monday and some on sunday night, what is your assessment of how they will react? first of all, a large chunk of this is driven by the turmoil in the markets over the last few weeks. the pounds have been battered and government spending has gone through the lee —— ruth. the bank of england and its emergency step in to help pension funds, the initial reaction as they are cautiously optimistic and they thinkjeremy hunt is a man they can trust. credibility remains pretty low however, it is a low point and the problems remain. the government still wants to borrow tens of billions of pounds to help everybody out with their energy bills and the cost of living. that will need paid for. the institute for fiscal studies said it could be below inflation pay rises in the

government sector, a tight spending round and the challenge is back to the short term, we will see the verdict on the markets on sunday and into monday but it remains a difficult task ahead. in the short time frame we are due this new budget on october 31.— time frame we are due this new budget on october 31. seeing those hikes in interest _ budget on october 31. seeing those hikes in interest rates _ budget on october 31. seeing those hikes in interest rates for _ hikes in interest rates for mortgages, people want to know well the steady that orwell the bank of england carry on with their rates hike. , ., , ., england carry on with their rates hike. , . , ., ., , hike. interest rates are relatively low at around — hike. interest rates are relatively low at around 296 _ hike. interest rates are relatively low at around 296 but _ hike. interest rates are relatively low at around 296 but mortgage l hike. interest rates are relatively - low at around 296 but mortgage rates low at around 2% but mortgage rates are about 6%. everyone expects them to be put up at the start of november. we need to get this new economic plan. we have a difficult two weeks now, we have a dark period until we get these things but i thinkjeremy hunt has been more clear there,

thinkjeremy hunt has been more clearthere, he thinkjeremy hunt has been more clear there, he will independently run it through the obr independently and we hope that will bring a bit of credibility and confidence back to the markets. credibility and confidence back to the marketa— 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 hasn�*t been charged. ourfootball reporter simon stone has more on this. manchester police released a statement this morning saying a 21—year—old man had been arrested after they had been made aware of these allegations of breach of bail conditions. the police say their inquiries are ongoing. as you said, 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 will charge greenwood, as yet they are just continuing with their inquiries. turkey says 41 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. anjanna 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 after 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. 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. 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 70000 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 dollars�* 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. as the prime minister fights 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. 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. more than a0 turkish miners

are now known to have died following an underground explosion — dozens of others were injured. the leader of china, xijinping, will be given an 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. our correspondent 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 united nations says hunger in one of haiti�*s biggest slums has reached catastrophic levels. the un�*s world food pr20,000 twenty—thousand residents in cite solei 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 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. the opening ceremony of the rugby league world cup — delayed for a year because of the pandemic — is under way at st james�*s park in newcastle. and in a few minutes�* time, the england men�*s team will kick off against samoa 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 61 games across 21 venues. our correspondent adam wilder is at st james�*s park — earlier he told us what to expect. as you were saying, the rugby league world cup 2021 is finally upon us. a year later than expected. 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. which begins here this afternoon in newcastle. the hosts — england — are desperate to start their competition with a win in front of a raucous, noisy, partisan, big crowd in newcastle. but they are up against a samoa side who are a real emerging force in this game, it will be a tough task for england this afternoon,

it will be a tough task for anyone in the tournament facing this side. it is really important, it is only the opening weekend but the result this afternoon will go a long way to deciding the route each team takes through this competition. so this afternoon, whilst it is a festival and the opening ceremony, it is really important for both sides. a little later on, 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. they really are a dominant force in this game. they take on fiji who reached the semifinals in three of the last four world reached the semifinals in three of the last four world cups. reached the semifinals in three of the last four world cups. they reached the semifinals in three of the last four world cups. they will be no pushovers. we have so much to look forward to the next few weeks. great teams like greece and jamaica entering the world cup for the first time. teams from us far away as lebanon. it really has a global feel to this competition. mouthwatering

prospect. let�*s go over live now to newcastle and see some of that opening ceremony.. we have heard the rugby league team captain sam tomkins say a success would give them the chance to inspire a generation. england kick off against samoa in half an hour. the team are warming up and looking pretty relaxed. lots of activity on the pitch as well while the crowds are geared up for the first game of the rugby world cup. 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. 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. hello there, really picture this afternoon. sunshine in places and also fairly frequent showers and heavy rain in scotland. plenty of showers this afternoon, for western scotland, western ireland, north—west england, pushing eastwards. temperatures from

12-18 c. the eastwards. temperatures from 12—18 c. the shares will keep going overnight for scotland and northern ireland and northern england. clear skies. those between six and nine celsius. still showers first thing tomorrow they will soon fade with sunshine before the next band of rain pushes and from the south west in the afternoon. 11—13 c for scotland and 14—18 c further south. monday and tuesday looks mostly dry with sunshine. more rain come wednesday, thursday and friday. hello. this is bbc news. i�*m samantha simmonds and these are the headlines... as the prime minister fights for her political life — her new chancellor admits mistakes were made in rolling out the government�*s new economic policy and that some taxes will rise.

manchester united footballer mason greenwood is arrested