this is bbc news, i'm lucy grey. our top stories: gun shots are heard after a huge fire breaks out at a prison in iran's capital, tehran. state media reports at least eight people are injured. china's communist party congress gets underway with president xijinping expected to be given a third term in office. as the uk's prime minister fights for herjob, the new chancellor signals he'll make major changes to her economic policy. we have some very difficult decisions ahead, difficult decisions ahead, difficult decisions on spending, witchery is not going to rise as much as people hope. i will be asking all government departments to find additional efficiency

savings. and, a chiller in chile. santiago sees the return of the zombie walk, after a 3—year gap due to coronavirus. prison in the capital, tehran. hundreds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals are held in the prison, as well as many protesters arrested during the past four weeks of unrest. officials say that eight people have been injured, and that the situation is now under control, but information is still trickling out of the country. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. flames engulfing iran's notorious evin prison. in the midst of widespread unrest, it is a scene that frightened iranians both inside and outside the country.

officials say a riot broke out between inmates. what people saw on social media was fires raging across the compound and gunshots heard in the distance. scenes of riot police and firefighters rushing to the prison did little to calm people's fears. for the inmates�* families, it was pure panic. they rushed to evin, clogging the roads with traffic, trying to find out if their loved ones were safe. but evin is also known for housing hundreds of political prisoners as well as dual—nationals, which is what prompted this tweet by ned price, the us state department spokesperson. the incident will likely lead to further scrutiny from abroad. this is what us presidentjoe biden said when asked about the fire.

the iranian government is so oppressive, we can't have anything but an enormous amount of respect for those people who march in the streets. as they are on the scene, also believed to be in ardabil. began. they are still led by women and schoolgirls, but also involve people from all walks of life. and amidst a crackdown by the government and internet well, earlier, ispoke to human rights activist sussan tahmasebi, who is also one of iran's foremost feminist

figures. i asked what she had learned about what's happening in evin prison in tehran. well, there's a lot of speculation and a lot of concern. we've had different stories. people who have seen the video say that it seems that two wards, seven and eight, seem to be the wards that have caught fire. and ward seven, they say, is next to the quarantine section of ward 240 where a lot of the protesters who have been taken prisoner are being held. but really we don't know. it's a lot of speculation at this point. the authorities and government are saying one thing, people who are familiar with evin prison say a different thing. family who are outside of the prison when the fire broke out were attacked by security guards and teargas, so they are not provided with any information. they can't provide clarity into the situation, and it's very frustrating and concerning for us. we're not going to know, and i think your previous guest talked about how it's difficult

to trust the iranian government when what they're saying is not in line with what we're seeing. they very much regularly lie about what is going on. until we can hear from the prisoners inside the prison, until they are allowed to call, we're not going to have any clarity on what's going on. more broadly, looking at the protests and how widespread they are, and how fearless people seem to be, are you surprised at how long they've gone on for? we're looking at the fifth week of protests now, aren't we? yes, we are. i'm actually more amazed than anything. i understand the motivations behind these protests, so i'm not surprised in that sense. but i am surprised, despite the incredible violence they face, that protesters continue to go out into the street and demand freedom

and equality and democracy. so in that sense, i think they're very determined to get what they want. iran has seen protests before. why do you think that the regime has been so far unable to stop these protests? well, these protests are a little bit different than previous protests because, first of all, it started — they were sparked by a demand for women's rights, and we see women in these protests and leading them more than any other protests in the past. the 2009 protests, which were against the presidency of ahmadinejad, and then the last two major protests in 2017 and 2019, women were present but they weren't so front and centre. we also see a lot of young people, including high schoolers now, participating in these protests. but these protests are across the country, very dispersed, decentralised, organised locally, in big and small cities, the provinces. we have cities that never participated in protests in the past who are participating in these

protests. they're intersectional, so you see different people with different ages, different socio—economic backgrounds, different ethnicities, different religions, participating in these protests. so it's very difficult, and they're very broad—based so it's difficult to quell them even though there is a lot of violence being used. the chinese leader xi jinping has been addressing the 20th communist party congress. in a report on the five years since the last congress, he cited the many accomplishments of the communist party in achieving what he called socialism with chinese characteristics for the new era. 0n taiwan, mr xi said that separatist tendencies and foreign influence had been countered, while in hong kong he claimed a high degree of autonomy had been maintained under one country two systems. his first two terms saw an anti—corruption drive and a crackdown on dissent, as well as the imposition of severe controls in xinjiang and a draconian security law

in hong kong. in a break in decades—long tradition, delegates are likely to hand mr xi a third term as party chief. it paves the way for him to become the most powerful leader since mao zedong. our correspondent celia hatton reports on how he rose to power. when he strode onto the stage ten years ago, signalling he had 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 has reshaped the communist party, the military and the government so that he is at the top of it all. some call him the chairman of everything. so how did he do it? you 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 is 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 is popular with the public, but it has 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 has 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.

britain's new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has indicated there'll be major changes to liz truss�* entire economic strategy. in a round of interviews with broadcasters on saturday 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 after the prime minister sacked his predecessor, kwasi kwarteng. here�*s our political correspondent, ben wright. congratulations, mr chancellor. the fourth chancellor in as many months, jeremy hunt�*sjob now is to try and urgently calm financial markets. he has just two weeks to write a budget that looks set to junk many of the prime minister�*s signature policies. on wednesday, liz truss said she was 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�*m going to be asking all government departments to find additional efficiency

savings. that�*s going to be... 0ne person's efficiency savings is another person's cuts. yes. during the tory leadership contest, liz truss said the country couldn�*t tax its way to economic growth, but now... we�*re 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 the prime minister�*s pledge to boost defence spending 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. cheering and applause. spending cuts and tax rises is not what liz truss planned when she entered number 10 last month, but the economic and political turmoil that followed her first chancellor�*s mini—budget has forced a fundamental rethink, plunging her premiership into chaos. um... yesterday, the smiles had gone, and the prime minister�*s

appearance in number 10 did little to convince her tory party critics that she is up to the job. some believe herfuture now hinges on the chancellor�*s budget at the end of this month. if that package doesn�*t work and the markets are still reacting all over the place, then i think she is in considerable trouble. she�*s admitted mistakes, and if she admits those mistakes and puts them right, then i think she could conceivably get beyond this. but i emphasise "could," because i think it all depends on that financial statement on 31 october. the opposition said the prime minister�*s government was now clinging on. they didn�*tjust tank the british economy, they also clung on — clung on as they made the pound sink, 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. questions? liz truss clearly wants to battle on, hoping this turmoil will subside. but behind her in parliament sits a fractious, even mutinous party. some think it would be mad to try and oust the prime minister already. others say keeping her in place would be worse. rebuilding her political credibility will not be easy. ben wright, bbc news. let�*s get some of the day�*s other news. uganda�*s government has imposed overnight curfews as it tries to stop the spread of ebola. the measures include the closing of churches and restricted movement into and out of the areas affected. 19 people have so far died from the disease. there have been large protests in the tunisian capital against president kais saied, denouncing him as an autocrat who�*s reversing the democratic progress in the country. mr saied took on full executive power last year but protestors

say there�*s been no improvement in living standards turkey says 41 people are known to have died in a coalmine near the black sea coast, after a suspected methane explosion on friday. president 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 coastal town of amasra. other families waited outside the morgue where their relatives�* bodies lay. it�*s one of turkey�*s deadliest industrial accidents in years and left smoke billowing 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 members of the dead and injured. it�*s believed methane ignited at a depth of 300 metres, causing a fire in one of the tunnels. president erdogan made a visit to the scene and said he hoped no more lives would be lost.

translation: of course, we will find out how this l explosion happened 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. this is bbc news. a reminder of the headlines: gunshots. gun shots are heard after a huge fire breaks out at a prison in iran�*s capital, tehran. state media reports at least eight people injured. the chinese leader, xijinping, has emphasised the need for further economic development, in his address

to the 20th communist party congress, which has opened in beijing. heavy floods on the greek island of crete have claimed at least one life, swept away cars and flooded dozens of homes. local authorities have evacuated tourists, and asked the residents to remain vigilant. stefano fasano has more. mud and water. and people shovelling away the consequences of yet another extreme weather event. heavy floods on the greek island of crete have wrecked havoc and flooded dozens of homes on saturday night. a 45—year—old man died after his car was dragged by currents in the northern part of the island where rains battered towns and villages four hours. his passenger, a woman, is still missing. for everyone else, the tough job of rebuilding and cleaning up is left. translation: it all- happened within seconds. i don�*t know how long it happened for. we just barely managed to get everyone out at the very last minute when the water reached up to their shoulders

because everyone was sleeping and they had no idea what was happening. cars were swept away to sea in what is one of the most famous tourist destinations on the mediterranean. now, several vehicles can be seen floating in front of one of the island�*s famous beaches. firefighters rescued one woman trapped inside her car before it, too, was swept out to sea. authorities said they were investigating more reports of missing people and fear others may have been trapped in their cars. the island�*s international airport was closed as the runway was underwater. tourists on the island were evacuated and authorities advised residents to remain vigilant. and this mightjust be the beginning. natural disasters such as flash floods are expected to intensify in greece and become more frequent as climate change takes hold. stefano fasano, bbc news.

russia�*s defence ministry says that 11 people were killed and 15 more wounded at a military training ground when two citizens of an ex—soviet state opened fire on trainees during an exercise. the authorities described the incident in the belgorod region as a terrorist act. those killed were described as volunteers who wanted to fight for russia in ukraine. russia�*s defence minstry said the assailants were shot dead. elon musk says his starlink satellite company will continue to provide internet to ukraine for free, despite threatening to start charging for the service. ukraine has described starlink as vital, saying it helped the country survive critical moments during the russian invasion. for more on this about—turn, here�*s stephanie prentice. mission control: three, two, one, zero. _ ignition. lift—off. elon musk�*s starlink satellites launching in 2019. his bid to provide broadband around the world that, a few years later, would become critical to the ukrainian war effort.

the company�*s 3,000 stations in low earth orbit have been crucial to communications by troops for the past eight months as they monitor russian movements. but on friday, a different battle was raging. mr musk said his company could no longer provide the service, suggesting the pentagon to cover the alleged $20 million a month internet bill. so, why the sudden change? it all seemed to start when he weighed in on ukraine�*s military strategy, asking twitter users if it should accept territorial losses, including crimea, in the interest of a peaceful end to the war. it was not welcomed by volodymyr zelensky or ukrainian ambassadors, including one who tweeted a profanity, saying "that is my very diplomatic reply to you".

in pulling his internet services, mr musk said he was just following their recommendation. now, though, the world�*s richest man has had another change of heart and, in another tweet, has said he�*ll continue his support. and for now at least, ukraine has one less battle to worry about. stephanie prentice, bbc news. the first european woman to command the international space station has spoken after arriving back to earth on friday. samantha cristoforetti had been on board for nearly six months conducting research. the italian astronaut says her mission to the space station is likely to be her last. it was great to experience again the re—entry into the atmosphere. it�*s quite a wild ride, but also quite amazing. i�*m obviously very happy to be back with my loved ones and my family, so i look forward to spending time with them. and i also like to look to the future. i mean, it�*s a bittersweet moment for me. i�*m happy to be back,

obviously, but it was also bittersweet to say goodbye to space station, my home in space, most likely for the last time. we are in the process of selecting a new class of astronauts. the husband and wife team behind one of the most successful covid vaccines say they believe the same technology could help transform cancer treatment. the couple who founded the german company biontech, also said they would fight claims by a rival company that they infringed patents in their covid jab. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. if you have a covid booster this autumn, whether it�*s the pfizer—biontech or moderna jabs, they both rely on a new type of vaccine technology known as mrna. all done! among the pioneers were husband and wife team professors ugur sahin and ozlem tureci, who founded biontech. professor sahin, professor tureci. .. speaking to sunday with laura kuenssberg, the doctors said mrna is showing promise in cancer studies, where patients receive a personalised vaccine

to prompt their immune system to attack their disease. every step, every patient we treat in our cancer trials helps us to find out more about what we are against and how to address that. therefore, as scientists, we are always hesitant to say we will have a cure for cancer. we have a number of breakthroughs and we will continue to work on them. but it may be several years before we know if trials in bowel cancer, melanoma and other tumour types really do live up to the hype. covid vaccines, though, have been highly successful and made billions for biontech, but rivalfirm moderna has started legal action for patent infringement — in essence, claiming key elements of their mrna technology were copied. biontech says it will

vigorously defend against the allegations. our innovations are original. we have spent 20 years of research in developing this type of treatment and, of course, we will fight for our intellectual property. these patent disputes won�*t stop the rollout of covid vaccines. mrna technology came of age in the pandemic. the question now is can it take on cancer? fergus walsh, bbc news. the coronavirus pandemic brought much of the world to a halt. but, now, as covid—19 fades somewhat into the background, things are beginning to return to normal. in chile, a popular event making a comeback is the so—called zombie walk. i should tell you tim allman�*s report contains a lot of make—up, but no real blood! after three years, the walking

dead have risen once more. well, not really. instead, a lot of people dressed up as zombies "it is an event we used to do every year," said this man, "but due to the coronavirus, it had been suspended. sometimes, they�*re for no real cause at all — except for this one, of course! "i come because it�*s fun," said this young zombie. "it�*s fun because we can wear make—up." "we came here to get out of the old routine," said this zombie, "and be a kid again".

groaning. this carnival of gory make—up and indiscriminate groaning has one is special. a real chiller in chile. a reminder of our top stories: a large fire has been blazing at evin prison in the iranian capital tehran. hundreds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals are held in the prison, as well as many protestors arrested during the past four weeks of unrest. and, the chinese leader, xijinping, has emphasised the need for further economic development, in his address to the 20th communist party congress, which has opened in beijing. on taiwan, mr xi said that separatist tendencies and foreign influence had been countered, while in hong kong he claimed a high degree of autonomy had been maintained under one country two systems.

in a break in decades—long tradition, delegates are likely to hand mr xi a third term as party chief. that�*s all from that�*s all from me that�*s all from me for that�*s all from me for now, that�*s all from me for now, you that�*s all from me for now, you can get me on twitter if you like. hello. the weekend started with plenty of showers, some heavy and thundery in places, gusty winds. as one area of low pressure begins to pull away from the uk, there�*ll be fewer showers around for part two of the weekend. for much of the uk for much of the day, it�*ll stay dry. this is that area of low pressure pulling away. however, this is another one moving in towards the south—west later in the day, so there will be some wetter weather pushing north again by sunday evening. let�*s look at how sunday begins. there�*s still some showers around, especially in scotland — some heavy ones in the west. temperatures a little lower than this in rural parts. a cooler night across southern areas of the uk. the showers in scotland

will tend to fade away and will still be around the northern isles in the afternoon. as you can see, though, elsewhere in the afternoon, for most places, it�*ll be dry, there�*ll be some sunny spells. cloud increasing in northern ireland and, indeed, southern england, south wales, so you could see a few showery bursts of rain heading in later in the afternoon and by evening, it�*ll be turning much wetter in northern ireland as this moves north. temperatures pretty much where they�*re going to be over the next few days — around 12 degrees in glasgow, 18 in london. very wet on sunday evening in northern ireland. we�*ll see some wet and windy weather pushing north across the uk overnight and into monday morning. the winds picking up again through irish sea and adjacent coasts and into western scotland with gales in places. a much milder night, especially across wales and england. closer to that area of low pressure on monday, it�*s northern ireland and northern england that could well see some showers but it�*ll be scotland bearing the brunt of some heavy downpours once again. for much in england and wales in the afternoon, actually, it�*ll be dry, broken cloud and sunny spells and not as windy as it still will be across the northern half of the uk. temperatures on monday

may well be a degree or so higher in places. as we go into tuesday, this latest area of low pressure pulls away, then there�*s a ridge of high pressure settling things down. there is another area of low pressure, though, sitting to our south—west. and whilst on tuesday, most places are looking dry — just the odd shower here and there — cloud mayjust start to increase across eastern scotland, north east england. the breeze will pick up later towards the south—west, closer to that next area of low pressure, which will gradually, on wednesday, start to feed some outbreaks of rain in from the south—west, whereas many places will actually have another dry day but wetter weather becoming more widespread again towards the end of the week. that�*s your forecast. bye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines: a big fire has broken out at evin prison in the iranian capital, tehran, where hundreds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals are held. in videos posted online, gunfire and sirens can be heard. roads to the prison have been closed off. the chinese leader, xijinping, has emphasised the need for further economic development in his address to the twentieth communist party congress, which has opened in beijing. president xi said the country�*s new policy would be to "work hard to promote high quality development". britain�*s new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has admitted the government made mistakes when announcing unfunded tax cuts last month and that very difficult economic decisions would now have to be taken. he�*s promised to restore

certainty and predictability to public finances after weeks of turmoil.