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 chancellor 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 forty 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 underway — 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 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 by 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

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. from what we heard from the new chancellor this morning, has he done enough to reassure the increasingly divided conservative party? his reassure the increasingly divided conservative party?— reassure the increasingly divided conservative party? his primary “ob was to try and fi conservative party? his primary “ob was to try and reassure i conservative party? his primary “ob was to try and reassure the i conservative party? his primaryjobl was to try and reassure the markets. he calmly set out the position and suggested there would be a change of strategy. in that sense he did what he needed to do. in terms of addressing the political issue in the conservative party, potentially that his height and depth are liz

truss because her central plank of her leadership pitch over the summer was this big economic visions of loose regulation, cutting taxes, at throwing everything at growing the economy, saying they needed this new bold approach to make this work. for those who did not support liz truss, they will look at what was said this morning by the chancellor, seeing a different strategy emerging and thinking if she is not going to do the vision she set out to do, what is the point of a liz truss premiership? there is another problem for her in that those supporters who were really enthused by that vision she set out in the summer and bought into it, they are really disappointed she has overturned most of that, even though she says the mission is still to go for growth. you have that issue and theissue for growth. you have that issue and the issue that her authority has taken a huge knock. there are some

who thinkjeremy hunt�*s appointment has bought her some breathing space but there are many in the party who think her authority cannot be restored. there are conversations going on about whether they should try and replace her. there are issues with that because of course, not just a worry issues with that because of course, notjust a worry of issues with that because of course, not just a worry of what that would look like, it would look like they are not in control of trying to replace a prime minister after a0 days but there is also the logistic challenge, how do you do that? there is an idea made by a number of mps about a unity candidate for the party to rally behind but that is very tricky logistically. how do you find a candidate in a party that is currently so divided?— find a candidate in a party that is currently so divided? yes, helen, thank yom _ currently so divided? yes, helen, thank you. more _ currently so divided? yes, helen, thank you. more on _ currently so divided? yes, helen, thank you. more on what - currently so divided? yes, helen, thank you. more on what we - currently so divided? yes, helen, | thank you. more on what we heard from jeremy hunt. joining me now is torsten bell from

the resolution foundation think tank. did you hear anything from the new chancellor which would improve the lives of middle income earners? lats lives of middle income earners? lots ofthe lives of middle income earners? lots of the difficult _ lives of middle income earners? lots of the difficult substance still remains whoever the chancellor is but we heard a different tone and honesty about the difficult decisions that lie ahead on the scale of some of the tax cuts that have been proposed directly lead to this difficult decision so that is a bit of a significant change and he now has two weeks to decide what they are difficult decisions will be. ., . . they are difficult decisions will be. ., ., ., ., , ~ be. how damaging was the mini budget for middle income _ be. how damaging was the mini budget for middle income earners _ be. how damaging was the mini budget for middle income earners and - be. how damaging was the mini budget for middle income earners and what - for middle income earners and what you want to here in two weeks? last month has been _ you want to here in two weeks? last month has been a _ you want to here in two weeks? last month has been a complete catastrophe in british economic policy—making. he put up the cost of borrowing for government and we are likely to see big rises in mortgage bills over the coming years because interest rates are rising around the world. we made it sooner and worse thanit world. we made it sooner and worse

than it otherwise would have been. we are talking about 5 million households seeing their bills rise by an average of £5,000 by the end of 202a. these are big worries for everybody, especially if they do not have a long—term fixed deal. a quarter of households will be affected over the next two years, a minority but they will be very affected —— might indeed against the backdrop of what�*s happening with energy prices. backdrop of what's happening with energy prim-— energy prices. meanwhile the backdron of _ energy prices. meanwhile the backdrop of house _ energy prices. meanwhile the backdrop of house prices, - energy prices. meanwhile the. backdrop of house prices, they energy prices. meanwhile the - backdrop of house prices, they will crash, good if you want to buy but bad if you�*re selling? crash, good if you want to buy but bad if you're selling?— bad if you're selling? absolutely, the flip side _ bad if you're selling? absolutely, the flip side of— bad if you're selling? absolutely, the flip side of the _ bad if you're selling? absolutely, the flip side of the driver- bad if you're selling? absolutely, the flip side of the driver of - bad if you're selling? absolutely, the flip side of the driver of high | the flip side of the driver of high house prices over the last decade and four decades, is the fall in interest rates and making mortgage rates cheaper and pushing up the price of houses. now that is going into reverse, it is hard for that not to lead to a significant fall in house prices which is good news for

first—time buyers when the deposit is the main barrierfor buying first—time buyers when the deposit is the main barrier for buying their home but for those who already own their home, it means they are worse —— worth less and if they have a mortgage they will be paying more for it. ., ., ~ ., ., mortgage they will be paying more for it. ., . ~' ., ., g , for it. from what we know of jeremy hunt, for it. from what we know of jeremy hunt. what — for it. from what we know of jeremy hunt. what you _ for it. from what we know of jeremy hunt, what you expect _ for it. from what we know of jeremy hunt, what you expect from - for it. from what we know of jeremy hunt, what you expect from him - for it. from what we know of jeremy hunt, what you expect from him as| hunt, what you expect from him as chancellor now liz truss has had her plan for economic growth been thrown out the window? we plan for economic growth been thrown out the window?— out the window? we will have to wait and see. understandably _ out the window? we will have to wait and see. understandably this - out the window? we will have to wait | and see. understandably this morning he was refusing to be drawn on policy specifics, pointing out he�*d only been on the job for 12 hours and it would have to look at the numbers and the treasury. if we step back, the only thing different from him beyond the tone which is a marked change, he takes the issue of balancing the books more seriously and recognises it will take tough decisions. the substance from liz truss yesterday was he would look

among the policy options to close the public finance problems he faces, he would look at tax rises and you turning on more of the tax cuts and the prime minister announced a few weeks ago. that is broadly sensible because there are not a lot of easy options left for the chancellor to take. thank you very much for your time. thank you. 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. greater 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 gm 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 we are still waiting to know whether gmp will actually charge greenwood, as yet they arejust continuing with their inquiries. turkey says ai 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 201a, 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. the headlines on bbc news... breaking news from the governor of the bank of england, he has said in a speech in washington, he warns interest rates might need to rise by a large amount than expected. he said we will not hesitate to raise interest rates as inflation. it might require a stronger response than we thought in august. that interest rate decision is on the 3rd of november and shortly after the government economic plan is reviewed on the government economic plan is reviewed on the first government economic plan is reviewed on the first —— government economic plan is reviewed on the first —— 31st government economic plan is reviewed on the first —— 31st of government economic plan is reviewed on the first —— 31st of october. government economic plan is reviewed on the first —— 31st of october. a warning there from the governor of

the bank of england that interest rates might need to rise by a larger amount than previously expected. the headlines on bbc news... 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 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. sport and now a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. england thought they�*d scored a try in the opening minutes but were instead awarded a penalty, george williams�*s boot gave them

a 2—nil lead. those are the first points of the competition. jack welsby then extended that lead with an impressive interception. don young just added another. it is now 1a—0. these are live pictures from the bbc coverage. an impressive lead against the team with eight players from the australian league. england will be incredibly pleased with how the first 27 minutes have gone. available on bbc one for you right now. 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 by games against france are really comfortable. usually labelled the crunch, this breakfast time clash renamed the branch started with some bite. the french lowest —— lost two key players early on. emily scarlett touchdown, kicking the conversion and penalty to put her side after the restart, england built but blundered and as pressure mounted, temporary —— tempers flared. in this kind of game points mattered. england�*s lead was stretched with that kick. france put

themselves on the scoreboard in a few minutes and were right back in it. a big finish loomed but while the french defence held strong, they could not find a way through to close the gap. england rattled but make it two wins from two. meanwhile more world cup heartache from scotland. having led australia they were overrun in the second half, eventually succumbing to another narrow defeat which leaves them needing to beat new zealand next weekend for any chance at making the quarterfinals. just to three o�*clock kick—offs in the premier league this afternoon. just one goal so far. dominic solanke is going for bourne giving them the lead at fulham. leicester moved temporarily off the bottom of the premier league table after a 0—0 draw

at home to crystal palace. james maddison looked the most lilkely to engineer a breakthrough for the foxes but his recent goal—scoring prowess deserted him... meanwhile at the other end, odsonne edourard came closest for the eagles only to be denied by a smart save from danny ward. the other game is wolves against forest and currently 0—0. i�*ll the other game is wolves against forest and currently 0-0.- forest and currently 0-0. i'll sort it would be _ forest and currently 0-0. i'll sort it would be a _ forest and currently 0-0. i'll sort it would be a season _ forest and currently 0-0. i'll sort it would be a season where - forest and currently 0-0. i'll sort it would be a season where we i forest and currently 0-0. i'll sort - it would be a season where we needed to be patient after market in the summer— to be patient after market in the summer so the players are very focused, — summer so the players are very focused, you can see them fighting and running, you can see the confidence to take the ball and there _ confidence to take the ball and there is— confidence to take the ball and there isjust that confidence to take the ball and there is just that final set of the pitch. _ there is just that final set of the pitch. we — there is just that final set of the pitch, we just need that bit of luck and something to drop for us and if we can— and something to drop for us and if we can do— and something to drop for us and if we can do that, the team will continue _ we can do that, the team will continue to get more points. tom youn: continue to get more points. tom young has — continue to get more points. tom young has now— continue to get more points. tom young has now scored _ continue to get more points. tom young has now scored a - continue to get more points. trrrn young has now scored a second try in the opening match of the rugby world cup. the opening match of the rugby world cu -. ., ~ the opening match of the rugby world cu, ., ~' , .,

the opening match of the rugby world cu. ., ~ , ., , the opening match of the rugby world cu. . , cup. thank you, we will see you later. 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.

the "line of duty" actor vicky mcclure was back on our screens this week — but this time she�*d be the first to say she�*s not the star of the show. she�*s returned for a second series of her "dementia choir" project. megan bourne went to nottingham to see the singers in action — and to meet their very proud choirmaster. this week saw the return of our dementia choir on our tv screens on bbc one. the red carpet was rolled out for a special screening in nottingham with stars of the choir attending. what was that like for you, seeing yourself on the big screen in front of all these people here tonight? we smashed it anyway. yeah, that�*s his favourite saying — he smashes it every single time. singing. ijust want to get the word out i there that it is a terminal illness, but it's not the end. you can still live - a good and happy life. singing. it�*s given me a balance of what it�*s all about.

i could sit on the chair and die in three weeks or ten years�* time, but music is. ..takes all that away. 0k, we've got pink floyd. the choir was inspired by vicky mcclure�*s own personal experience after helping care for her grandma who had dementia and died in 2015. she wants the government to think more about supporting families. there isn�*t enough funding, there isn�*t enough support. we need more choirs, people need to have access to music therapy, and the choir show, you know, many reasons as to why it�*s so important. singing. now, listen, i�*m not expecting music to replace medicine or anything like that, i understand that there�*s much more needed. however, if we can try and start with that, where gps are aware that they can, you know, send people in a direction to go and get extra support and not just expect them to get on with it, that�*s a start for me. singing.

vicky�*s proud of her choir and how far they�*ve come, and she hopes her grandma would have felt the same. she�*d have been extremely proud. i think the fact that this all kind of came because of her dementia is very bittersweet. singing. british scientists have solved the mystery of where eels go to die — by tagging them with satellite trackers. each year, the eels leave european rivers and swim more than 3,000 miles into the north atlantic, where they breed once and then die. researchers say the discovery could help save the critically endangered species. 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. 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 $1a 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. today marks a year since the southend mp

sir david amess was murdered during a constituency surgery. a special memorial service was held in the city last night and today a tree was planted in his honour. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello there. a mixed picture this afternoon, sunshine for some but gusty weather for others. that heavy rain extending into the northern isles, showers pushing into northern ireland, scotland and wales. a few creeping further east, they will fade this evening and overnight but plenty of showers across northern ireland, northern england and scotland, still with gusty winds and temperatures between 6—9 c. lower for rural scotland. showers around tomorrow morning for scotland, northern ireland and northern

england but plenty of sunshine for the rest of the uk. before the next rain pushes and from the south—west, heavy for sunday evening and overnight. temperatures for tomorrow afternoon on a par for today, overnight. temperatures for tomorrow afternoon on a parfor today, 16 — 12 celsius. mainly dry for sunshine before wet weather moves in midweek. 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.

the governor of the bank of england was the interest rates might need to go was the interest rates might need to 9° up was the interest rates might need to go up by more than expected following the government is a mini budget last month. 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. now on bbc news, talking business with aaron heslehurst hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. let�*s go and take a look at what�*s on the show. the great dollar dilemma. the us currency is at a 20—year high, but why is it causing problems for the rest of the world? it might be good news for americans getting more bang for their buck, but is the strength of the world�*s most reliable currency making the rest of us poorer? this currency expert from one of the world�*s biggest banks

tells me how it�*s a story of both american strength and the weakness