this is bbc news the headlines at 5pm... 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. but there's more bad news for the government on the economy — the head of the bank of england says interest rates may have to go up even higher than predicted. we will not hesitate to raise interest rates to meet the inflation target as things stand... stand today, my best guesses inflationary

pressures will require a stronger response than we perhaps in august. manchester united and england footballer mason greenwood is charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault. more than a0 turkish miners are now known to have died following an underground explosion — dozens of others were injured. and rugby league world cup hosts england get off to a flying start, crushing samoa in the opening game of the tournament at st james�*s park good afternoon. the new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, who has refused to rule out public spending cuts, and said taxes may have to rise.

mr hunt — appointed yesterday after kwasi kwarteng was sacked from the job — said mistakes had been made by the government and warned of "difficult decisions ahead". and in a further problem for the government, the governor of the bank of england has predicted that — in order to combat inflation — uk interest rates may have to rise even higher than expected. we'll get more on that in a moment — first let's listen to want the chancellor had to say when interviewed this morning by bbc breakfast. he said taxes might have to rise and refused to rule out spending cuts, saying every government department would have to come up with savings. we will have to make difficult decisions on spending. it will not rise by as much as we would've liked and we will have to ask all government departments for even more efficiencies, and by the same merits, we will not be able to cut taxes as quickly as we wanted to, some taxes will have to go up. that is a very difficult message, but i think we have to be honest with people if we want to keep the rises in interest rates as low as possible and give certainty to the markets that we really can fund every penny of our plans. that we really can fund every penny of our nam-— of our plans. when that way a government _ of our plans. when that way a government can _ of our plans. when that way a government can give - of our plans. when that way a | government can give certainty of our plans. when that way a i government can give certainty to

individuals and markets is by sticking to what they say they are going to do, and that includes the prime minister. liz truss told us very recently, we will not be cutting public spending. is that true now as it was when she set it to? ~ ., �* ., ., true now as it was when she set it to? ., ,,. to? we don't want to cut public spending- _ to? we don't want to cut public spending- i _ to? we don't want to cut public spending. iwill_ to? we don't want to cut public spending. i will ask _ to? we don't want to cut public spending. i will ask you - to? we don't want to cut public spending. i will ask you that. spending. i will ask you that auestion spending. i will ask you that question very _ spending. i will ask you that question very carefully - spending. i will ask you that l question very carefully again. spending. i will ask you that - question very carefully again. i've heard ou question very carefully again. i've heard you very — question very carefully again. he: heard you very quickly. question very carefully again. i've heard you very quickly. you - question very carefully again. i've heard you very quickly. you will l question very carefully again. i've l heard you very quickly. you will not be cuttin: heard you very quickly. you will not be cutting public — heard you very quickly. you will not be cutting public spending, - heard you very quickly. you will not be cutting public spending, is - heard you very quickly. you will not be cutting public spending, is that i be cutting public spending, is that true? ~ ._ be cutting public spending, is that true? ~ ,, be cutting public spending, is that true? ~ ., , true? way you let me answer the cuestion, true? way you let me answer the question, charlie? _ true? way you let me answer the question, charlie? please - true? way you let me answer the question, charlie? please do. - true? way you let me answer the i question, charlie? please do. thank ou. i'm question, charlie? please do. thank you- i'm not— question, charlie? please do. thank you- i'm not going — question, charlie? please do. thank you. i'm not going to _ question, charlie? please do. thank you. i'm not going to make - question, charlie? please do. thank you. i'm not going to make any i you. i'm not going to make any commitments less than 2a hours becoming chancellor on any individual of spending or tax. i would say to you, overall, i expect public spending to continue to rise, that includes very important measures that were announced by my predecessor, such as the energy price guarantee where people �*s energy bills were heading for sex and have thousand pounds a year, that has been capped at two and half thousand pounds for the

average household. that's a very important measure that will make a very big difference to families and will also 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 and the treasury, we will go through the whole picture and i will talk to the prime minister about it at checkers 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's the 31st of october. i think that's the way we will get to the right decisions, looking at everything in the round. flan decisions, looking at everything in the round. ., , ., decisions, looking at everything in the round. ., i. , decisions, looking at everything in the round. ., , ., , ., decisions, looking at everything in the round. ., , ., the round. can you see that some listenin: the round. can you see that some listening to _ the round. can you see that some listening to this _ the round. can you see that some listening to this morning - the round. can you see that some listening to this morning who i the round. can you see that some listening to this morning who is i listening to this morning who is using public services, the could be the nhs, could be any of the organisations, who hears you unable to repeat what your prime minister has said, "we will not be cutting public spending", you cannot repeat that to us this morning, will think to themselves, "i see a u turn coming up." to themselves, "i see a u turn coming up-'— to themselves, "i see a u turn coming up." what i say to those --eole, coming up." what i say to those people. everyone _ coming up." what i say to those people, everyone of _ coming up." what i say to those people, everyone of them, i coming up." what i say to those people, everyone of them, is i coming up." what i say to those i

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

the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, speaking to the bbc earlier today. earlier, i spoke to our business correspondent marc ashdown, and i asked him what was left of the mini budget. cast your mind back to september 23, three weeks ago yesterday. the mini budget was launched along with that new phrase truss—enomics. we were promised liz truss's vision for high—growth, high wage, low tax economy. just three weeks later, this morning, her new chancellor, buried that, she remains prime minister butjeremy hunt remains pretty clear he has got a clean slate to completely rethink this economic plan. we've gone from tax cuts to possibly tax rises now. from huge investment to what they are calling a slowdown in spending and we all know what that means. this is a back to the drawing board moment. nothing is off the table as well as we have been hearing, health and defence, normally untouchable in normal times. they could well be asked for savings as well. in terms of the markets, after weeks of uncertainty and disbelief in financial circles about how this is playing out,

this has been seen as a sort of reality check really and possibly, whispering it, even a turning point. yeah and the markets open on monday or sunday night, so what is your assessment, your thoughts of how they are going to react? first of all, a large chunk of this is driven by the turmoil we've seen in the markets over the last few weeks, the pound has been battered, the cost effectiveness of government birriwing has gone through the roof along with many people's mortgage rates as well. inflation stubbornly high, the bank of england having to emerge and step in to prop up pension funds. the initial reaction of people i spoke to today said they are cautiously optimistic, they welcome this fresh thinking. they thinkjeremy hunt is a money contrast, he gets it, in city speak. but yes, the credibility remains pretty low and it comes with quite a low point. the problems remain. the government still wants to borrow tens of billions of pounds to help everyone out with their energy bills and rising cost of living. that will need paying for. talking to the institute for fiscal studies earlier today,

they said that sort of thing we could be looking at is very below inflation pay rises in the public sector and tight spending rounds, the global economy is the challenge of course. back to the short term, as you said, we will see the verdict on the markets overnight sunday into monday. but it remains a very difficult task ahead to make the sums add up and in the short timeframe we still are due this new budget on october 31. meanwhile, as we've heard, there's been a further warning of economic problems from the governor of the bank of england andrew bailey. in a speech in washington, he said the bank might have to raise its interest rates even higher than first thought in order to tackle inflation. let's hear what he had to say: recently the uk government has made a number of fiscal announcements. and has set october the 31st as the date for a further fiscal statement. the mpc will respond to all this news at its next meeting in just under three weeks from now, just after the 31st of october. this is the correct sequence in my view.

we will know the full scope of fiscal policy by then but i repeat what i have said already, we will not hesitate to raise interest rates to meet the inflation target. and as things stand today, my best guess is inflationary pressures will require a stronger response than we perhaps thought in august. he saidi he said i could say there was a very clear meeting of minds between us about the importance of fiscal sustainability and the importance of taking measures to do that. earlier i spoke to david gauke, former conservative mp who was lord chancellor and secretary of state forjustice in 2018 and 2019. i started by asking him what he made of the commons made byjereny hunt this morning. i think he has demonstrated that you've got to face up to reality. the fact that he is talking about taxes as well as spending i think is realistic. i don't think there's any

way we can simply say we've done enough contacts to fail in the black hole and public finance is just purely on spending. i think that is a little encouraging, and i think him as i say, he struck the right tone in recognising whatever the government does, it needs to make sure it protects the vulnerable which is not really the impression that's been given until now. what that's been given until now. what did ou that's been given until now. what did you make _ that's been given until now. what did you make of— that's been given until now. what did you make of the _ that's been given until now. what did you make of the prime - that's been given until now. what did you make of the prime minister's news conference yesterday in terms of its tone and content? i news conference yesterday in terms of its tone and content?— of its tone and content? i don't think it was _ of its tone and content? i don't think it was what _ of its tone and content? i don't think it was what was - of its tone and content? i don't think it was what was needed. | of its tone and content? i don't| think it was what was needed. i think it was what was needed. i think it's not what the country are the markets are looking for. i think there were two problems. one was tone, a sense of contrition i think was needed because a lot of problems had been caused by the government's actions of the last few weeks. i think she needed to put her hand up and say sorry, that what had

happened and has given many people sleepless nights worrying about if their business is going to go under, secondly, i think in terms of substance, she needed to be realistic that we weren't going to get all of this through spending. i think that setting out a plan that is more balanced makes sense. i think whatjeremy hunt has said today suggests that they are going today suggests that they are going to have a more balanced plan. hagar to have a more balanced plan. how much contact _ to have a more balanced plan. how much contact are _ to have a more balanced plan. how much contact are you _ to have a more balanced plan. how much contact are you having with your former friends and colleagues in the conservative party at the moment, and what are they saying to you about the leadership?— you about the leadership? morale is low. i you about the leadership? morale is low- i have — you about the leadership? morale is low- i have a — you about the leadership? morale is low. i have a lot _ you about the leadership? morale is low. i have a lot of— you about the leadership? morale is low. i have a lot of contact - you about the leadership? morale is low. i have a lot of contact with i low. i have a lot of contact with former colleagues. morale is low. they know that the liz truss agenda has essentially not survived contact with reality. they know that the conservative party is deeply unpopular. they know that economic

credibility has been lost notjust with the markets but with the population as a whole and that the conservative party tends to win elections off the back of economic credibility. it is a pretty downbeat assessment. there's also recognition that it assessment. there's also recognition thatitis assessment. there's also recognition that it is quite hard to change a because unless you have got really an overwhelming momentum towards one particular candidates, the conservatives have a process whereby party membership takes a long time, there is not a huge amount of confidence in the party membership necessarily coming up with the right answer either. you know, there are plenty of concerns about what practically can be done. i think certainly most of the conservative mps i've had contact with in recent days you feel that the prime minister is in a very, very difficult position.- difficult position. and the newspapers _ difficult position. and the newspapers are - difficult position. and the newspapers are right i difficult position. and the| newspapers are right with difficult position. and the i newspapers are right with talks difficult position. and the - newspapers are right with talks of plans to oust, difficult to do that

given their cannot to be another leadership bed for another 12 months by the party rules. do you see that being overturned? do you see her leadership now pretty much on its deathbed? or does it all hang on whatjeremy hunt says and what effectively will be a full budget on october the 31st. ? effectively will be a full budget on octoberthe 31st. ? i effectively will be a full budget on october the 31st. 2— october the 31st. ? i don't think the principal— october the 31st. ? i don't think the principal problem _ october the 31st. ? i don't think the principal problem of- october the 31st. ? i don't think the principal problem of the i octoberthe 31st. 2 | don't think| the principal problem of the 1922 committee rules, i think if there is sufficient demand for an earlier contest, then there will be an earlier contest or an earlier vote on confidence. i don't think that's the issue. i think the issue really is whether conservative mps can collectively decide on a candidate that has the support of the overwhelming majority of the parliamentary party. if they cannot do that, because there is a recognition that a lengthy process, which would perhaps be inevitable if it goes out to party member is is

unviable in the current circumstances then, you know, several mps won't go down that particular route. i think a lot of this may also depend on how the markets react. and i guess ifjeremy hunt can convince the markets that the government has a credible plan, particularly when he delivery�*s his medium—term fiscal statement on the sist medium—term fiscal statement on the 31st of october, then the masses may calm down and that may help liz truss. but there is still a big political problem, which is the conservatives are now languishing is very, very long way behind the labour party and in terms of mps, looking at the next general election with a great deal of foreboding. find with a great deal of foreboding. and as he talked — with a great deal of foreboding. and as he talked about there, the markets and how they react to what the new chancellor has to say. we have heard in the past hour from the bank of england saying that he thinks the interest rates and after to rise further than they expected them to when they were looking at them to when they were looking at them back in august because of

inflation. that is going to impact on the future of the prime minister as well, isn't it? i'm wondering what your thoughts are about that assessment from andrew bailey and how much they are to do with global inflationary pressures and how much to do with the impact of the many budgets. to do with the impact of the many bud . ets. ., to do with the impact of the many buduets. . .. ., , ., budgets. there are factors here that are drivin: budgets. there are factors here that are driving up _ budgets. there are factors here that are driving up interest _ budgets. there are factors here that are driving up interest rates. - budgets. there are factors here that are driving up interest rates. even . are driving up interest rates. even if the government had not done anything over the last few weeks, interest rates would still be going up. the political problem for the government is, i suspect, people paying their mortgages and looking at the increases that they are going to be paying which are going to be very, very happy indeed for millions of households. the government is going to get the blame for pretty well all of and arguments about, well, they are internationalfactors and so on, i'm not sure are going to geta and so on, i'm not sure are going to get a receptive audience. some of it undoubtedly is the government's fault. the fact that there does seem to be an additional risk bringing in

for the uk, it may well fall but the appointment ofjeremy hunt, but interest rates are not going to be higher than they otherwise where —— are going to be higher than otherwise thought. partly from confidence, probably from the fact that the government is putting more money in the economy because they are cutting taxes and not finding the money from elsewhere. conservative mp there. 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—thousand 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. 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. a short time ago i spoke to the anna firth who's the mp for southend west which was amess's constituency for 2h years. she told me how they'd spent the day remembering sir david. we had the tributes to sir david in parliament this week, led by the

speaker and parties from every political party, all corners of the chamber. then, last night, we had a requiem last year in south bend with mark tributes in the community. today we had a tree planting where david use to walk his dog and was a very common for gary. again, there was music, there were attributes, prayers will stop most of all, though, there was a huge coming together and desire that we want to make south bend the city that david would've been proud of. this make south bend the city that david would've been proud of.— would've been proud of. as he came toaether would've been proud of. as he came together today _ would've been proud of. as he came together today to _ would've been proud of. as he came together today to pay _ would've been proud of. as he came together today to pay tribute, i would've been proud of. as he came together today to pay tribute, what l together today to pay tribute, what is sir david's legacy there in the area but it is immense. city status is david's crowning achievements, but knowing david, he wouldn't have wanted to stop there. he would've said rights, we are a city. let's go on and become uk city of culture,

and that is one of the focus is that we are all working on because south bend is a fantastic cultural icon. it's already the city of culture, and now we are going to really work to get that accolade in 2029. hour and now we are going to really work to get that accolade in 2029. how is it been for you _ to get that accolade in 2029. how is it been for you taking _ to get that accolade in 2029. how is it been for you taking over - to get that accolade in 2029. how is it been for you taking over as - to get that accolade in 2029. how is it been for you taking over as mp? l it been for you taking over as mp? well, it is a challenge because obviously i've got enormous boots to fail here. and as i say to everybody, if i can be half as good as sir david, then i want to be going far wrong. and just to give you an example of how loved he was, lots of people went up to honour the queen, and one of the shop owners was telling me that she had gone up and was quite determined to take david with her, so she took a picture of david that she has in her shop all the time all the way up to london so that he wouldn't miss out.

good evening. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has indicated there'll be major changes to liz truss' entire economic strategy.

in a round of interviews this morning, 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. congratulations, mr chancellor. hours into his newjob the chancellor was tasked with setting out his stall. it was a very different stall 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. one person's efficiency savings is another person's cuts. yes. and remember when liz truss said the country can't 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 increase in 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, to not cut public spending and to 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 that tory leadership election on now all hangs in the balance. the opposition were quick to say it was not enough for the prime minister to just

replace her chancellor. they didn't just tank the british economy, they also clung on, clung on as they made the pound slump, 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 u—turned 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 didn't like them think she is not the right person for thejob. some think it would be mad to oust her already, others argue that 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 and changes to house and planning rules. she is still in the top job but feels far from being completely in control of her increasingly divided party. ione wells, bbc news. well, the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, spoke to the new chancellor yesterday and he said there was a "clear meeting of minds" on the importance of stability. this afternoon mr bailey also warned of the possibility of higher interest rates ahead, more than previously expected. our business correspondent, marc ashdown, has this analysis. all smiles, launching the mini—budget at the end of september,

and with it a new political phrase. trussonomics. describing liz truss's vision for a high growth, high wage, low tax economy. butjust three weeks later, her new chancellor has buried it. have you been given a clean slate? can you change elements of the mini—budget if you want to? yes. and the fundamental thing the prime minister wants me to do and i need to do is to be completely honest with the country. trussonomics reversed, then. tax cuts likely replaced with tax rises, huge investment replaced with a spending slowdown. this rethink has largely been driven by the turmoil in the financial markets since the mini—budget was announced. the pound has had a torrid time. the effective cost of government borrowing has soared and the bank of england had to step in with an emergency programme buying up government bonds to stabilise the pension sector. there is a pressing need, then, to restore some confidence and credibility. bank of england governor andrew bailey said he spoke to the new chancellor yesterday

and had an immediate meeting of minds. but in a speech in washington dc, he had this warning on interest rates. we will not hesitate to raise interest rates to meet the inflation target. and as things stand today, my best guess is that inflationary pressures will require a stronger response than we perhaps thought in august. the current base rate is 2.25%. investors are expecting a rise of up to one percentage point in november to 3.25%. most mortgage offers are currently already around 6%, but a bigger rise in the base rate will affect the economy elsewhere. and even with a change of approach, the government's problems remain the same. how to find tens of billions of pounds to help people with their energy bills and make the sums add up. we're certainly looking at a really tough couple of years, we've got a very tough economic environment. we've got very stretched public finances. i think we're going to see some even further reversal of the tax cuts that we've had, and in addition, probably some very

tight spending rounds. the first verdict will come when financial markets open next week. i don't expect a dramatic reversal, because the devil will be in the detail. and when we find out the detail of the budget on the 315t of october, that will be perhaps a more holisticjudgment being made by financial markets. that's a fortnight away, a long time in the life of a chancellor. marc ashdown, bbc news. let's go live now to downing street and our political correspondent, helen catt. helen, what does all of this mean for liz truss?— for liz truss? the chance this mornin: for liz truss? the chance this morning was _ for liz truss? the chance this morning was trying to - for liz truss? the chance this i morning was trying to calm things economically, to reassure the financial markets, but in doing so he has added to liz truss' political problems. why is that? she built her leadership edge on this vision of regulation loosening, tax cutting, throwing everything at the economy,

taking a massively different economic approach. if it sounds like thatis economic approach. if it sounds like that is now about to be junked it leaves those who did not support are asking what is she for as prime minister? she also means those who enthusiastically embraced her plan are disappointed and she is not going to see that through. all of this means that is a huge knock to her authority. some mps then given time, given breathing space, she may try to build that back, but plenty think it is too late already, that her authority has been fatally undermined and her conversations are now turning to who comes next? in the meantime, there are others who say that there is no trust in liz truss any more, but it is now next door at number 11 with the new chancellor. 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 president, recep tayyip erdogan,

has visited the site at amasra and promised a thorough investigation. anjanna gadgil reports. a funeral for one of the miners killed in the blast in the black sea costal town of amasra. other families waited outside the morgue where their it is one of the deadliest industrial accidents in years unless made billing into the sky. 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 were family announces —— 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. . and if there any people are responsible for it

with the prosecutions which already started. 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 at the state—owned coal mine as an accident and has begun an investigation. anjana gadgil, bbc news. the footballer mason greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. the 21—year—old manchester united striker was first arrested on suspicion of rape and assault injanuary and was immediately suspended from playing or training by the club. he was re—arrested earlier today for allegedly breaching bail conditions. anti—government protests are being held across iran as activists intensify their demonstrations sparked by the death in custody of a young woman. a number of videos show protests in at least five cities,

including the capital, tehran. in ardabil, in the country's north—west, there've been reports of security forces opening fire on demonstrators. the city has been especially tense after police attacked children protesting at a school. in rugby league, england have opened their world cup campaign with a convincing win against samoa in newcastle, scoring an impressive ten tries at st james's park. the reigning champions, australia, will take on fiji in leeds later. adam wild reports. come on, england! the rugby league world has had to wait, a year later than planned, but a tournament unlike any the game has seen before. it was being branded as the biggest, the best in the sport's history. it had a lot to live up to. frustratingly, that wait would go on a little longer. major technical problems meant the opening ceremony was curtailed. it was left to the players to make their own introductions.

samoa building the atmosphere as only they can. england were going to need something special — the occasion definitely needed it. young starjack welsby suddenly on hand to provide it. england find a little bit of magic! and with that, the moment the world cup came alive. dom young, whose family is from newcastle, he plays in newcastle in australia, now delighting the english crowd in newcastle. many have tipped him to be a standout star of this tournament. it isn't hard to see why. it's a culmination of circus tricks and superman. the first half scoreline more comfortable than many expected. in the second england's world cup charge really took off. ten tries in total in a dominant display of power. england unstoppable. off to a perfect start, and for the wider rugby league world, relief that this world cup is finally under way. adam wild, bbc news in newcastle.

that's it for now. we're back with the late news at five past ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. there is nothing out of the ordinary and the forecast as we head through the second half of october. typical autumn fair, which is what we have seen through this weekend. an area of low pressure pushing north and eastwards has put showers and longer spells of rain. on sunday, a second system arriving from the south—west but in between quieter weather. for many of us, sunday will be dry with sunshine. showers lingering at first but they will soon fade. the second system are pushing from the south—west, increasing cloud, bringing outbreaks of rain into south—west england, wales, and northern ireland through the afternoon. 11 to south e—11 to 13 celsius across the uk and 1a to 18

further south. wet and windy midweek with rain later but mostly frost free. this is how we start the new weight with this area of low pressure pushing its way north and eastwards take on a sunday rain across the whole of the uk, likely to linger through monday, that area of low pressure across scotland, so showers and longer spells of rain and this band of rain could take it time to clearfrom and this band of rain could take it time to clear from south—east england. elsewhere, dry day, plenty of sunshine, innes —— winds easing. temperatures widely in the mid—if not high teens. on tuesday, the low pressure drifts away north eastwards, the aspar become further apart so the winds will be lighter. frontal systems just the far south of england so we could just say claire —— cloud lingering. a dry day, plenty of sunshine, mist and no

cloud in parts of england and eastern scotland, but the winds will be lighter on tuesday so where we have the sunshine, temperatures perhaps up to possibly 19 celsius across central and southern england. on tuesday into wednesday, our next challenge existing pushes gradually from the south—west are also strengthening the winds, so a stronger south—easterly wind, that will also be pushing mist and low cloud along many eastern coasts. meanwhile, outbreaks of rain and gusty winds pushing into southern and south—west england, wales, and northern ireland, and we could see girls along some southern and south—western coasts for a time on wednesday. —— we could see gales. a slice of sunshine between the cloud and band of rain with temperatures getting up to 16 or 17 celsius but feeling cooler where you have cloud and rain. as we head through wednesday into thursday, this frontal system slowly pushes north—east was, running into an area of high pressure, so a lot of the

rain will tend to visual out so we keep the showers across northern ireland, scotland, also across wales and south—west england, not a fad for many but increasing sunshine from the south as the day wears on and temperatures in the range of the mid—teens, perhaps up to 17 celsius across the southern half of england but still frost free overnight. through friday and into the weekend, this area of low pressure dominating the situation so they will be showers, another spells of rain, also some gusty winds as well, low pressure stays in charge as we move into the following week. for the week ahead, starting dry, some unsettled weather mid week with some stronger winds and it is likely then we will keep outbreaks of rain and strong winds as we head through into the weekend. that is all for me, goodbye. this is the story of a quiet scandal that's depleting nigeria of some

of its finest medical talent. it's crazy. you spend all your trainings. you spend all your training here. and everything is supposed to give back to your community at the point of your best time, your best energy. you're leaving the country. nigerian doctors are queuing to practice abroad and the uk is taking more of them than ever, despite the british government supposedly cracking down on active recruitment from developing nations. where do you want to go? uk. but the bbc has discovered that once they arrive in the uk, some nigerian doctors find themselves open to exploitation. i felt really trapped. a lot of people, theyjust can't fathom how you are able to be confined in a hospital for seven days working 2a seven. and when they try to leave their contracts, it's not always as simple as they think. this is a slave type work with excess hours, the like of which we thought had

been gone 30 years ago. so we're close, guys. this is the part where i feel really, really tense. ifeel like, oh, god, i'm coming back to this prison again because it was a prison to me, like to coming back again to this place. dr augustine is a nigerian doctor who came to the uk two years ago. today he's taking me back to that hospital that he says almost broke him. it's my room over there, the fourth floor. there you can see the windows open. so there's a doctor up there right now doing the same job i was doing. i still feel anxious because, you know, i can't explain what it means, likejust being confined to this place for seven days, 2h, seven. every day i work in this hospital, i always thought that something could go wrong.

augustine is one of 9,500 nigerian doctors