you're watching bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. prime minister liz truss and chancellorjeremy hunt will hold talks at chequers, the pm's country house, later as the uk government tries to salvage its economic credibility. the uk chancellorjeremy hunt tells the bbc that nothing is off the table over future tax changes, but says that the government will be �*compassionate�*. i'm not taking anything off the table. i want to keep as many of those tax cuts as i possibly can because our long—term health depends on being a low tax economy. china's president xijinping has been defending his controversial zero—covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing.

gunfire. the iranian authorities say four inmates dead after a fire at a prison in the capital — tehran is now under control — as protests continue. more than a thousand paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. good afternoon. welcome if you have justjoined us whether you are watching in the uk or around the world. we begin with the political and economical situation facing the

uk. the uk's new chancellor, jeremy hunt, will hold talks with the prime minister liz truss later, as the government fights to restore economic credibility. speaking to the bbc, mr hunt warned some taxes will increase and all government departments will be expected to find additional savings. posting online today, the prime minister has said she's "going to do things differently" in her quest for economic growth — promising she will "always act in the national interest". let's talk more about this to our political correspondent peter saull. jeremy hunt's challenge is quite considerable in terms of managing expectations at the same time as putting down strong markers that hopefully will reassure the markets when they open in the far east on sunday night. this when they open in the far east on sunday night-— sunday night. this first 48 hours has been about _ sunday night. this first 48 hours has been about exuding - sunday night. this first 48 hours has been about exuding call- sunday night. this first 48 hours | has been about exuding call him. sunday night. this first 48 hours - has been about exuding call him. he has been about exuding call him. he has come in build as a safe hand on the tail, a very experienced british cabinet minister, served in

successive governments. not from the same political wing as liz trust. she got rid of somebody who was a very strong ally, kwasi kwarteng. and put someone in already this government has had to roll back on some of its pleasures. —— scrapping its pledges. scrapping the top rate tax. next in line is the delaying of the cut of the basic rate of income tax. when the chancellor appeared on the laura kuenssberg programme this morning, he said basically that he was not going to rule anything out. i'm going to be asking every government department to find further efficiency savings. and can you today rule out dumping the other tax costs that liz truss has promised people? i'm not taking anything off the table. i want to keep as many of those tax cuts as i possibly can because our long—term health depends on being a low tax economy

and i very strongly believe that. it sounds, chancellor, like you are preparing the country for a period of real hardship when mortgages are going to go up, rents are going to go up and public services are going to be stretched and squeezed again. i mean, this is a return to austerity, isn't it? well, i was in the cabinet in 2010 when we had that first period of austerity. i don't think we are going to have anything like that this time. these meetings this afternoon at chequers. very strong impression this week and that really the person that will be leading the discussion isn't the prime minister, it will be the chancellor.— the chancellor. that is right. he has completely _ the chancellor. that is right. he has completely shredded - the chancellor. that is right. he| has completely shredded already the chancellor. that is right. he - has completely shredded already that don't make everything liz truss stood on. the tax—cutting agenda is gone. both he and the prime minister

suggests that the goal is growth. but that's the goal of any government. if you look at the sunday papers this morning they are full of frenzied speculation about political plots to oust liz truss, various different names being bandied about. would be successors. one conservative mp this morning said that liz truss was in office, but not in power. and jeremy hunt was asked directly about this this morning. he insisted that it was the prime minister who was in charge. and he had this message for his colleagues who might be thinking about removing her. what i would say to those colleagues is two things. the first is, when i talked to my constituents in southwest surrey, what they want a stability. and the worst thing for that would be more political instability at the top, another protracted leadership campaign. i think that is the last thing that people really want to happen. the second thing i would say is when it comes to a general election, when the public

give their verdict on this government, they willjudge us much more on what happens in the next 18 months than what has happened in the last 18 days. i suppose that is one thing that liz truss has going for her. there does not have to be another general election in the uk for another couple of years, but matters might be taken out of her hands. i think certain mps will give her the effort of the doubt largely until the economic statement, which they are working on, as we speak at chequers to turn things around and reassure the markets. if they fail in that aim with the economic statement, we might be talking about once again a change of prime minister in the uk. as strange as it seems.— as strange as it seems. thank you very much- _ thank you very much. i'm joined now by the conservative mp for north thanet, sir roger gale. good afternoon to you. welcome to bbc news. i wonder how you are feeling this weekend about the way this process of getting rid of a

chancellor, retooling the economic policy really kind of rewriting the mini budget that was announced three weeks ago. how that leaves the party andindeed weeks ago. how that leaves the party and indeed the country? i’m a weeks ago. how that leaves the party and indeed the country?— and indeed the country? i'm a lot ha ier and indeed the country? i'm a lot happier today _ and indeed the country? i'm a lot happier today than _ and indeed the country? i'm a lot happier today than i _ and indeed the country? i'm a lot happier today than i was - and indeed the country? i'm a lot happier today than i was a - and indeed the country? i'm a lot happier today than i was a few i and indeed the country? i'm a lot l happier today than i was a few days ago. because i think the appointment ofjeremy hunt is sound. he is very experienced, he has held great offices of state. and secretary of health for a long time. he was foreign secretary for a while. he is a businessman, self—made, he understands an economics. i think that make if there is going to be a safe hand on the till, it is his. stirring the next steering the ship should surely be the prime minister, where does it leave her? he is workin: where does it leave her? he is working closely _ where does it leave her? he is working closely with _ where does it leave her? he is working closely with the - where does it leave her? he isj working closely with the prime minister, but it is clear to me and

i know him very well, that he would not have been taking this job other than on the terms that he felt he would be able to make a difference. i don't actually think that peter saull was entirely correct in saying that effectivelyjeremy hunt has trashed all of the prime minister's ambitions. because the ambition to be low tax and to achieve growth are plainly still right at the top of the agenda. but what he has made plain is that he is going to have to do it his way and make changes. i am much more comfortable with that then i was with what was happening before. in i was with what was happening before. , , ~ before. in the interviews this week and jeremy — before. in the interviews this week and jeremy hunt — before. in the interviews this week and jeremy hunt has _ before. in the interviews this week and jeremy hunt has been - before. in the interviews this week and jeremy hunt has been explicit| before. in the interviews this week i and jeremy hunt has been explicit in saying is you cannot do is offer tax cuts and rely on borrowing to fund them. and that seemed to be a large part of what liz truss at least in

the short term, in the hope that the structural reforms that they were going to tell us about laid around would deliver the growth and you would deliver the growth and you would not need to continue borrowing longer—term. but that was the initial pitch and that is the thing that seem to scare so many people in the money market. i that seem to scare so many people in the money market.— the money market. i think that is absolutely right. _ the money market. i think that is absolutely right. i _ the money market. i think that is absolutely right. i am _ the money market. i think that is absolutely right. i am more - absolutely right. i am more concerned about people i represent and then i am about my party. i'm concerned about the future of the country. i have lived through the 19805 country. i have lived through the 1980s mortgage repositions as a member of parliament mike i've been in for that long. i never want to see that again. people are very frightened about mortgage increases. small businesses are frightened about not being able to repay the loans they have incurred during covid. and therefore facing possible bankruptcy. and we don't want to see any of that happen. so, ifjeremy hunt can take the necessary measures to put that right, then i think we

are on the right track and i believe that we have to givejeremy are on the right track and i believe that we have to give jeremy the are on the right track and i believe that we have to givejeremy the time between now and the 31st of october to prepare the statement, work with the office for budget responsibility and then deliver on the 31st. and everything, i think, and then deliver on the 31st. and everything, ithink, is and then deliver on the 31st. and everything, i think, is going to ride on what he says and how he says it. ., g , , ride on what he says and how he says it. you said jeremy hunt is working closely with — it. you said jeremy hunt is working closely with liz _ it. you said jeremy hunt is working closely with liz truss. _ it. you said jeremy hunt is working closely with liz truss. we - closely with liz truss. we understand that kwasi kwarteng was working closely with liz truss. can you really sack your chancellor, change course in a sense or at least direction of travelling even if your goal is the same and say it's not about the prime minister? that was one of the things _ about the prime minister? that was one of the things that _ about the prime minister? that was one of the things that was - one of the things that was very bewildering about liz truss's statement. she say did —— she stated very plainly that her and kwasi

kwarteng were joined at the hip making everything. and then she didn't really explain why she sat him. that seems mildly odd. but we are where we are and i think if anybody can get this back on the tracks in the way that it it is necessary to do of the country, not the conservative party, thenjeremy hunt is probably the best man for thejob. hunt is probably the best man for the 'ob. . ~' , ., , hunt is probably the best man for the 'ob. ., ,, y., , . "work hard to promote high quality development." that's the new message to china from president xijingping. he was speaking at the opening of the communist party congress — a week—long event that is likely to culminate in his being given a third term as party chief. in a wide—ranging speech lasting more than two hours, the president spoke of �*peaceful reunification' with taiwan, the administration of hong kong, and the maintenance of the zero covid policy. the bbc�*s stephen mcdonell is in beijing and has been watching events at the congress. listening to this speech, the most important thing for most chinese people was to hear

whether or not there might be an easing of the country's covid restrictions after the party congress. the short answer is no. the mass testing, the lockdowns, the scanning, the quarantine, they're all to stay. xijinping said there'd be no wavering on zero covid, because of the need to save people's lives. however, there was no acknowledgement in the speech of the pain that zero covid is causing economically and socially. in fact, on several fronts, there was nothing from china's leader, for example, nothing about youth unemployment, nothing about the housing crisis. in fact, it was a two—hour speech, very long on standard rhetoric and very short on actual practical solutions to the serious problems that this country is facing. when it comes to hong kong, he defended the crackdown there, saying that order has been restored. with taiwan, he said

that his administration would genuinely seek peaceful reunification with taiwan, however, that it was not going to rule out the use of force if necessary. so, in short, this is really a speech for the party faithful and in terms of ordinary chinese people, not a lot there to enlighten them. well, for more on this, i'm joined by duncan bartlett. he's the editor of asia affairs magazine and research associate at the soas china institute. thank you for coming in. what was the tone of the speech? it thank you for coming in. what was the tone of the speech?— the tone of the speech? it was reall all the tone of the speech? it was really all about _ the tone of the speech? it was really all about ideology. - the tone of the speech? it was really all about ideology. xi i really all about ideology. xi jinping was emphasising that marxism was the basis for the way in which china is run and he is talking about once again socialism with chinese characteristics. this affects every aspect of society in china. in particular i think it touches on the question of freedom of speech and the media. he said that the party must exercise control over ideology

and make sure that the media expounds what he calls the right values. in other words, this is not an opportunity for debate and discussion, this is party ideology being read to the party faithful underneath a enormous... in being read to the party faithful underneath a enormous... in terms of what was in — underneath a enormous... in terms of what was in the _ underneath a enormous... in terms of what was in the detail, _ underneath a enormous. .. in terms of what was in the detail, i _ underneath a enormous... in terms of what was in the detail, i he _ underneath a enormous... in terms of what was in the detail, i he ruled - what was in the detail, i he ruled out any change of the country's covid policy which is causing quite a lot of resistance and resentment in china as well as frustration of people trying to get in and out of china. what about taiwan? the very difficult relationship with the island nation that china argues isn't even a country at all, it should be treated as part of china. this was notjust an off—the—cuff set of remarks to a press conference. it had been carefully planned out. so the words about taiwan were carefully chosen. he talked about peaceful reunification. said china would not rule out the use of force though. the

reunification is an idea in beijing, but not in taipei. taiwan does not see itself as part of the mainland. the president time william —— the president of taiwan said that they would defend their sovereign teen —— sovereignty and resulting to war is not the option. and here we have xi jinping making this remark that the use of force would not be ruled out. thank you very much. the authorities in iran say four inmates are dead after a fire which broke out in teheran's evin prison. the fire is now under control. 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. azadeh moshiri reports. flames engulfing iran's notorious evin prison in the midst of widespread unrest.

it's 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's 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's 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. you can't have anything but enormous amount of respect for those people marching in the streets. and it will add to the anger within the country, as protests continue in more than a dozen cities. they were throwing stones at authorities over the weekend, shouting "death to the dictator" — a reference to iran's supreme leader. the security forces are still clamping down on dissent as they are in this scene, also believed to be in erbil. it's now been more than a month since the protests began. they're still led by women and schoolgirls, but also involve people from all walks of life. and, amidst a crackdown by the government and internet blackouts, it's clear the dissent is far from over. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. joining us now is anoosheh ashoori,

who was imprisoned for four and a half years at evinjail in tehran. thank you very much for being with us. let me ask you about your experience of that prison. what sort of place is it? i experience of that prison. what sort of place is it?— of place is it? i used to call it the valley — of place is it? i used to call it the valley of _ of place is it? i used to call it the valley of hell. _ of place is it? i used to call it the valley of hell. you - of place is it? i used to call it the valley of hell. you can i of place is it? i used to call it - the valley of hell. you can imagine. the situation there is really dire. medical care is next to zero. they are living with bed bugs, rats, cockroaches, you name it. it is an extraordinary _ cockroaches, you name it. it is an extraordinary diverse _ cockroaches, you name it. it is an extraordinary diverse population i extraordinary diverse population there within the prison. you've got political prisoners, people like yourself, dual nationals who are being detained. you have sensitive prisoners as well. there was a suggestion overnight that people were allowed to call home and reassure their families that they were not in dangerfrom

reassure their families that they were not in danger from the fire. well, i don't know about that, but i am in contact with a few of my friends' families and i am really extremely worried about their safety. extremely worried about their safe . �* , , ., extremely worried about their safe . �* , ., , safety. are they giving you any indication of _ safety. are they giving you any indication of what _ safety. are they giving you any indication of what may - safety. are they giving you any indication of what may have i safety. are they giving you any - indication of what may have started this? there are contradictory reports, suggestions of some kind of accident that led to an attempted break—out, which is the claim that has been made by the authorities. others suggest that there was some kind of assault on the prison. lode kind of assault on the prison. we don't kind of assault on the prison. - don't know. i'm getting as much news as you are. perhaps you are more well—informed than i am. i am concerned. well-informed than i am. i am concerned-— well-informed than i am. i am concerned. , , concerned. this is a prison as well as holding — concerned. this is a prison as well as holding people _ concerned. this is a prison as well as holding people it _ concerned. this is a prison as well as holding people it is _ concerned. this is a prison as well as holding people it is an - as holding people it is an interrogation site. there were some experiences that you've described since your release that sound pretty horrific. especially rome 121. can

you tell us about it. horrific. especially rome121. can you tell us about it.— horrific. especially rome 121. can you tell us about it. there were 17 ca tives you tell us about it. there were 17 captives in — you tell us about it. there were 17 captives in room _ you tell us about it. there were 17 captives in room 121 _ you tell us about it. there were 17 captives in room 121 and _ you tell us about it. there were 17 captives in room 121 and we - you tell us about it. there were 17 captives in room 121 and we didn'tj captives in room 121 and we didn't have space to walk. we had to tiptoe over each other if you wanted to use the bathroom. that is in the interrogation centre 209. the solitary confinement are on the first floor. i spent quite a long time there. 50 first floor. i spent quite a long time there-— first floor. i spent quite a long time there. so it is a huge site. yes, it is. _ time there. so it is a huge site. yes. it is. yes- _ time there. so it is a huge site. yes, it is, yes. presumably - time there. so it is a huge site. yes, it is, yes. presumably the| yes, it is, yes. presumably the authorities— yes, it is, yes. presumably the authorities in _ yes, it is, yes. presumably the authorities in tehran _ yes, it is, yes. presumably the authorities in tehran would - yes, it is, yes. presumably the authorities in tehran would be | yes, it is, yes. presumably the - authorities in tehran would be very worried to lose control because obviously any government does not want to lose control of a prism, but because of the symbolism of what evin represents. i because of the symbolism of what evin represents.— evin represents. i think it is fortified strongly, _ evin represents. i think it is fortified strongly, so - evin represents. i think it is fortified strongly, so it - evin represents. i think it is fortified strongly, so it is i evin represents. i think it is l fortified strongly, so it is very difficult to penetrate into that

prison. difficult to penetrate into that rison. ., ., , ., ., prison. you found ways of dealing with, prison. you found ways of dealing with. perhaps _ prison. you found ways of dealing with, perhaps that's _ prison. you found ways of dealing with, perhaps that's the - prison. you found ways of dealing with, perhaps that's the wrong i with, perhaps that's the wrong word,, but managing your time. what were some of the strategies you used to get through it?— to get through it? from 630 in the mornin: to get through it? from 630 in the morning to — to get through it? from 630 in the morning to 6:30pm, _ to get through it? from 630 in the morning to 6:30pm, if _ to get through it? from 630 in the morning to 6:30pm, if you - to get through it? from 630 in the morning to 6:30pm, if you do - to get through it? from 630 in the morning to 6:30pm, if you do not| morning to 6:30pm, if you do not have a plan for yourself, you can easily go insane. so you must have a plan for every hour that you are spending there. and it is repetition. every day is repetition of the previous day. so, you must be vigilant about your own health mentally and physically or other —— otherwise you will lose it. what otherwise you will lose it. what thin . s did otherwise you will lose it. what things did you _ otherwise you will lose it. what things did you do? _ otherwise you will lose it. what things did you do? you - otherwise you will lose it. what things did you do? you establish yourself a little kind of hideaway, a place where you could go and retreat and drink tea and spend time one—on—one with some of your fellow prisoners. one-on-one with some of your fellow risoners. , ., ., , one-on-one with some of your fellow risoners. , . ., , ~ ., prisoners. yes, that was well-known as my corner- _ prisoners. yes, that was well-known

as my corner- i _ prisoners. yes, that was well-known as my corner. i participated - prisoners. yes, that was well-known as my corner. i participated in - prisoners. yes, that was well-known as my corner. i participated in the i as my corner. i participated in the workshop we were allowed there. and then i started running and i used running as a way of fighting insanity. my ambition to run the london marathon which i did on the 2nd of october in solidarity with the women's movement and in solidarity with the inmates friends that i've left behind. what solidarity with the inmates friends that i've left behind.— solidarity with the inmates friends that i've left behind. what was your time in the — that i've left behind. what was your time in the end? _ that i've left behind. what was your time in the end? my _ that i've left behind. what was your time in the end? my aim _ that i've left behind. what was your time in the end? my aim was i that i've left behind. what was your time in the end? my aim was not i that i've left behind. what was your. time in the end? my aim was not the time. it time in the end? my aim was not the time- it was — time in the end? my aim was not the time. it was five _ time in the end? my aim was not the time. it was five hours _ time in the end? my aim was not the time. it was five hours and _ time in the end? my aim was not the time. it was five hours and 28 - time. it was five hours and 28 minutes. i had interviews along the way. my main aim was to actually convey the message rather than doing the run itself. it is convey the message rather than doing the run itself-— the run itself. it is a pleasure to seak the run itself. it is a pleasure to s - eak to the run itself. it is a pleasure to speak to you — the run itself. it is a pleasure to speak to you again. _ the run itself. it is a pleasure to i speak to you again. congratulations on that. you certainly achieved your objective. on that. you certainly achieved your ob'ective. . ~ on that. you certainly achieved your ob'ective. ., ,, , ., on that. you certainly achieved your ob'ective. . ~' , ., on that. you certainly achieved your ob'ective. ., ,, , ., . on that. you certainly achieved your ob'ective. ., . ., ,, objective. thank you so much. thank ou.

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. the uk home secretary has unveiled plans for a major crackdown on disruptive protests carried out by environmental groups. suella braverman says the new public order bill will stop demonstrators holding the public "to ransom". ministers will be empowered to block protests causing "serious disruption" to key infrastructure and goods. activists said they would not be intimidated by law changes aimed at "silencing non—violent people". uganda's government has imposed overnight curfews as it tries to stop the spread of ebola. the measures will last for three weeks and include closing churches and restricted movement into and out of the areas affected. 19 people have so far

died from the disease. fire crews have spent the night tackling a large blaze at a building in the centre of leeds in the north of england. the fire broke out on the top floors of a derelict high—rise building near the city's millennium square. a number of nearby pubs and restaurants were evacuated. there are no reports of any injuries. for many of us, 2022 is the first year where life has started to feel close to normal afrter the predations of covid. some once familiar rituals are being performed once again. in chile, the so—called zombie—walk is back. 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 for a sloping, staggering stroll around santiago.

it's an event we used to do every year, said this man. but due to the coronavirus, it had been suspended. it's a family event where everyone participates and people show their creativity. zombie walks date back more than 20 years. sometimes they're for a good cause. sometimes they're for no real cause at all. i come because it's fun, said this young zombie. it's fun because we can wear makeup. we came here to get out of the old routine, said this zombie, and be a kid again. this carnival of gory makeup and indiscriminate groaning has been replicated in plenty of other cities across the globe.

a real chiller in chile. tim altman, bbc news. you really are watching bbc news. we have now said goodbye to viewers around the world. here in the uk, i can tell you 1000 paddington bears and other soft toys which were left outside of the row residences in tribute to queen elizabeth will be donated. the charity barnardo's. the bears will be professionally cleaned then delivered over the coming weeks — but, first, a select group of them were greanted an audience with the queen consort, camilla, as our royal correspondent daniela relph explains. keeping an eye on the hundreds of bears that have been left in tribute to her mother—in—law, camilla, queen consort, was photographed in clarence house last thursday, 64 years to the day since the first paddington

book was published. after the queen's death, every royal residence was surrounded by a sea of flowers and in amongst those floral tributes were the paddington bears, so many of them, in london, windsor, sandringham, balmoral, snuck in between the flowers, a nod to the queen's specialjubilee surprise when hejoined herfor tea. thank you for having me. i do hope you're having a lovelyjubilee. tea? oh, yes, please! even other members of the royal family noticed the impact of paddington as they thanked crowds in the days after the queen's death. i think paddington might knock the corgi off the top spot now. | the corgis won't take that very well. - after the funeral, the flowers and bears were carefully cleared away and moved to buckingham palace, clarence house, and the royal parks nursery in hyde park.

one of the sweetest things was a pair of boots and a little paddington bear. they will now be professionally cleaned and given to the children that barnardos cares for in the weeks ahead. i mean, it's absolutely wonderful that we've managed to find a home for these bears. they were all left there. paddington was left in paddington station seeking a home. these bears were left in the royal parks effectively seeking a home and it's wonderful to think that all of these bears will go to children who will appreciate them and love them for many years. donating the bears to barnardos is a tribute in itself. for more than 30 years, the queen was the charity's patron, carrying out a number of engagements for them before handing that duty over to the then duchess of cornwall six years ago. barnardos says the bears will be well looked after by the children they support and they will be told the story of this special group of bears and how they came to be donated.

daniela relph, bbc news. you don't have to go into the woods today for a big surprise, do you? now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. hello there. plenty of this today. yes, for many, there's going to be a lot of sunshine around, a lot of winds. it'll feel quite pleasant out there as well. we keep the risk of a few showers across the northern and western isles and anywhere north west to the great glen. and as the afternoon continues, we will see the wind strengthening and some cloud and outbreaks of rain arriving by the end of the day in the southwest when certainly lighter. so temperatures will respond, highs likely of around 18 celsius. that's above where they should be really for this time of year. but as we go through the evening and overnight, we're looking down to the southwest. a spell of wet and windy weather will push its way steadily north. there'll be some heavy pulses of rain through northern ireland,

the trailing weather front will sit across east anglia and southeast england as well towards dawn on monday. so monday we'll see that light rain easing away. dry settled weather elsewhere. a few scattered showers continue into the far northwest. take care. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: prime minister liz truss and chancellorjeremy hunt will hold talks at chequers, the pm's country house, later as the uk government tries to salvage its economic credibility. the uk chancellorjeremy hunt tells the bbc that nothing is off the table over future tax changes, but says that the government will be �*compassionate'. china's president xijinping has been defending his controversial zero—covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the iranian authorities say four inmates dead after a fire at a prison

in the capital — tehran is now under control — as protests continue .