this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. uk prime minister liz truss meets her new chancellor to discuss further changes to the mini—budget as many in her own party question herfuture. jeremy hunt says voters do not need more turmoil. what they want is stability. and the worst thing for that would be more political instability at the top, another protracted leadership campaign. i think that's the last thing people want to happen. china's president, xijinping, stresses the need for continued economic development but defends the nation's covid policy, as the communist party gathers in beijing. iranian officials say four

prisoners are killed and more than 60 injured after a fire at a notorious jail in tehran. more than 1,000 paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth ii are to be sent to charity. we speak to the grand—daughter of paddington�*s creator. with prime minister liz truss, as they consider further changes to the mini budget that had been the centrepiece of her economic plan. 48 hours into thejob, mr hunt has made clear nothing has been ruled out on taxes or spending. he also said the prime minister is in charge. some of her own mps are continuing to criticise her, though, and are calling for changes to her team, and they're questioning whether she can remain in office.

here's our political correspondent ben wright. behind the doors of the prime minister's country retreat, liz truss met her chancellor — not unusual in normal times, but these are not. jeremy hunt has been sent in to urgently rewrite the government's economic plan. so who has the power now? the prime minister is in charge. really? i think it's important that when you talk about ditching things, the biggest element of that mini budget was the energy price guarantee. some tory mps think liz truss needs to go, but her chancellor had this warning to his party. when i talk to my constituents in south west surrey, what they want is stability, and the worst thing for that would be more political instability at the top, another protracted leadership campaign. i think that's the last thing that people really want to happen. but a former cabinet colleague said liz truss needed to get more talent in her team. she needs to bring the broad conservative party into her government.

so a reshuffle? she needs a reshuffle, because the reshuffle that she started her administration with, she took the decision — which was respectable but high—risk — to only put in the cabinet people who had voted for her, and that means, you know, that's only a third of the conservative party in parliament. as despairing tory mps trudge back to westminster tomorrow, they know this is a political crisis that directly affects their constituents, and if the last few weeks have shown anything it's that decisions made by politicians here can have an instant impact on people's lives and the economy, on the value of the pound, on borrowing costs, mortgage payments and rents. and it seems many tory mps have resolved that liz truss cannot be left in office to sort it out. can liz truss survive? no, i think the game is up. and it's now a question as to how the succession is managed. he's the first conservative mp to publicly say it should now be curtains for liz truss,

but the criticism from others is hardly veiled. power is a very fickle thing - and i think liz truss, as i see it, is in office but is not in power. over the past few weeks, the government has looked like libertarianjihadists and treated the whole country as kind of laboratory mice in which to carry out ultra, ultra free—market experiments. watching on, the leader of the uk's closest ally, who may have chilled relations with number 10 with this highly unusual bite of commentary... the idea of cutting taxes on the super wealthy at a time when... anyway, ijust think... i disagree with the policy, but that's up to great britain to make thatjudgement, not me. reaction to the chancellor's budget plan could determine the prime minister's fate. some tory mps believe her time is up, but allies say she can ride

this crisis out despite the turmoil lapping at downing street's door. ben wright, bbc news. a short time ago, we heard from bronwen maddox who's the boss of the chatham house thinktank in london. she's pessisstic about liz truss's chances are surviving her current political troubles. i don't think it can go on for very long, i don't think she can last very long. 0ne long, i don't think she can last very long. one of the key thing is jeremy hunt said was protracted, that people wouldn't put up with a protracted leadership campaign. but i think we may well see efforts to have a very short one, to get some kind of rallying around a figure, not liz truss, for prime minister. the real question is whether the conservative party can achieve the unity to do that. find conservative party can achieve the unity to do that.— unity to do that. and the question is who could _ unity to do that. and the question is who could unite _ unity to do that. and the question is who could unite the _ unity to do that. and the question i is who could unite the backbenches? who could get the party together and get the country through this crisis? you will have heard the rumours

about a possible double act of rishi sunak and penny mordaunt, who could do it? , ., ., ., do it? there is no one figure that can unite them, _ do it? there is no one figure that can unite them, what _ do it? there is no one figure that can unite them, what can - do it? there is no one figure that can unite them, what can unite l do it? there is no one figure that - can unite them, what can unite them is the fear of a wipe—out at the next election, that is the uniting thing. 0bviously you've got rishi sunak, penny mordaunt, you've even gotjeremy hunt in there. a combination of those three is an alternative to liz truss that people are going to be exploring. but there is no single figure that can get them easily out of this. the chinese president, xijinping, has said beijing would not renounce the right to use force in order to take control of taiwan, which beijing considers part of china. in his opening address to the communist party congress — president xi also stressed the need for continued economic development despite signalling that there won't be an easing of his zero—covid policy that has led to repeated mass lockdowns and slowdown of the economy. 0ur china correspondent stephen

mcdonnell reports from beijing. xi jinping entered the great hall of the people as a leader confident that he enjoys unchecked power. but what many wanted to hear from him was whether covid lockdowns and travel restrictions might soon be eased. the short answer — no. translation: people's lives come first. - we will not waver in our zero—covid policy. there was no acknowledgement of the pain this country has suffered, that cities have shut down for months on end, nor the rising youth unemployment as businesses close their doors. translation: the epidemic has really hit that economy, - and i was hoping to hear new policies to help people. if we could find a job . we wouldn't be studying for a masters degree right now. 0n matters of great international concern, mr xi said he wouldn't rule out taking taiwan by force. china considers the self—governing island part of its territory, and military drills have accompanied rising tensions in recent months.

he also defended the hong kong crackdown, which he said had restored order. a few days ago, protest banners were hung off a beijing bridge calling for xi jinping's removal. there's always increased security in the city when these big political meetings happen, but this time round these bridges are being guarded round the clock. and seeing these guard stations is probably the closest most people come to engagement with the congress. when this meeting finishes in a week's time, xijinping will have moved into a historic third term in office — the most powerful chinese leader since mao zedong. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. the authorities in iran say four prisoners have died after a fire at evin prison in tehran, which holds hundreds of political prisoners as well as foreign detainees. at least 61 others are reported to have been injured. evin prison also holds some of those detained in the current wave of anti—government protests. foreign governments, including the uk and the united states have expressed concern.

parham ghobadi from the bbc persian service, explained what he's heard about what happened at the prison. one of the prominent iranian activists who was held in prison has told herfamily, and not many people have managed to call their family, that the prison, the situation was like a war zone. some of the female inmates were so scared for their lives that they managed to break the doors and get into the yard, but then faced snipers and riot police were shooting tear gas. this is different from state media's account, who were showing a quiet and calm environment in the prison, but some of the journalists who spent time in the prison confirmed to bbc persia that they were showing different sections

of where the action took place, versus where they showed. a news agency said that there was a prison break and some of the inmates tried to escape from the prison and ended up in a minefield, which is really bizarre. and they rejected that claim, but from the footage that we saw on social media, we see two objects, shot and fly from outside the prison into the prison and if you look at the trajectory, it is not something that can be thrown by hand, something that is probably shot and it is immediately followed by a sound, video of an explosion. i'm joined now by shiva mahbobi, she's a women's rights activist and former iranian political prisoner. thank you becoming on bbc news. what have you heard about what happened at the prison?— at the prison? your previous guest soke at the prison? your previous guest spoke about _ at the prison? your previous guest spoke about what _ at the prison? your previous guest spoke about what happened, - at the prison? your previous guest spoke about what happened, but l at the prison? your previous guest | spoke about what happened, but to add to that, what we heard about, shooting towards prisoners, some phone calls, very brief, from some political prisoners, calling their

families. saying they had been shooting, basically, tear gas, and the prisoners couldn't grieve, so they tried to get out. basically they tried to get out. basically they face the guards. —— couldn't breathe. they faced the guards and they shot at them. a very difficult situation, because the latest we got this morning, the phone calls are disconnected, the visit of the family are banned, they can't visit them. so many families do not know if their children are alive or dead. among that, there are many of them, they announced 60 people injured, we can't believe them, but what we know from all the videos, specifically one of them taken by one of the eyewitnesses, perhaps living around evin prison, was actually that the fire was started intentionally by three guards, and it shows how they started and they fuelled it. they're

in mind, many detainees had been arrested during the last month, being held specifically in this prison. putting pressure on them. and right now, they transferred some of the prisoners, prisoners expressing concern about basically extra charges, because they came out and shouted, deaf to the dictator. they are talking about may be punishing them, to send them to solitary confinement. —— debt to the dictator. solitary confinement. -- debt to the dictator. , ., ., solitary confinement. -- debt to the dictator. ,., ., ., ., solitary confinement. -- debt to the dictator. ., ., ., ., , dictator. the governor of tehran was sa in: dictator. the governor of tehran was saying there — dictator. the governor of tehran was saying there was _ dictator. the governor of tehran was saying there was a _ dictator. the governor of tehran was saying there was a riot _ dictator. the governor of tehran was saying there was a riot by _ dictator. the governor of tehran was saying there was a riot by petty - saying there was a riot by petty criminals, such conflicting reports around. you were in prison in iran in the 1980s for protesting. you were just 16 at the time.- were just 16 at the time. yes, actually i _ were just 16 at the time. yes, actually i was _ were just 16 at the time. yes, actually i was arrested - were just 16 at the time. yes, actually i was arrested twice, | were just 16 at the time. yes, - actually i was arrested twice, once when i was 12 years old, once when i was 16, and spent almost three and a

half years in prison, just like these schoolgirls you see on the street, i was fighting for freedom of expression against the hijab. now i'm seeing two generations after me, they still carry on the fight. this is really important, to notice that in evin prison, they are lies the government is saying, and their intention i assume would be to get rid of the detainees and political prisoners, and then claim it was an accident and they died just in natural causes and stuff like that. but right now, there are many students, school students in the prison. two of the iranians british actually in prison at the moment. i think we people in iran want the british government, liz truss, to shut down the regime's embassy. it's been a month that people gravely

fight on the street, women burning their hijab, which they could be punished by death, many of them lost their lives. —— gravely fight. i'm asking, how many more lives could be lost for liz truss to take action and shut down the regime's embassy and shut down the regime's embassy and expel diplomats? it is the beginning of the end for the islamic regime in iran. it is now the uk government needs to take action and do something about that situation, rather than having a murderous regime. we rather than having a murderous reaime. ~ . , ., regime. we have seen the uk and the us have expressed _ regime. we have seen the uk and the us have expressed concern _ regime. we have seen the uk and the us have expressed concern today, - us have expressed concern today, haven't we?— haven't we? that's brilliant they ex - ressed haven't we? that's brilliant they expressed concern, _ haven't we? that's brilliant they expressed concern, but - haven't we? that's brilliant they i expressed concern, but expressing concern doesn't do any more. the only way to pressure the regime, to expel them from international organisations, to shut down the embassy in every country. if we could do that for russia in eight days, they sanctioned russia everywhere, rightly, they sanctioned russia, and they supported people in

ukraine, and they can do that for iran as well. it's been a month and the protests are still going on and i'm afraid we've lost so many people, and there are many detainees in prison at the moment. that people, and there are many detainees in prison at the moment.— in prison at the moment. that in itself is so _ in prison at the moment. that in itself is so striking, _ in prison at the moment. that in itself is so striking, it's - in prison at the moment. that in itself is so striking, it's been - itself is so striking, it's been more than four weeks of these people have been taking to the street. i suppose it must be frustrating for you to say it's still happening, still people calling for the same things you were calling for, all those years ago. and yet, people are saying this time it feels different. do you feel like the regime is actually really threatened by these protests? do you expect change to happen? protests? do you expect change to ha en? ~ protests? do you expect change to ha--en? ~ , protests? do you expect change to ha en? ~ , . protests? do you expect change to ha en? . , ., ., happen? well, they are threatened. the are happen? well, they are threatened. they are not — happen? well, they are threatened. they are not going _ happen? well, they are threatened. they are not going to _ happen? well, they are threatened. they are not going to kill— happen? well, they are threatened. they are not going to kill people - they are not going to kill people and arrest people if they don't feel threatened. you are right, two generations after me, they are still fighting. but on the other hand, in the last 43 years, people are adamant to get rid of the islamic

regime. this killing is expected from the regime. remember, in the summer of 1988, this was the same regime that executed more than 5000 political prisoners in only three weeks. so therefore, yes, we are fighting, we never wanted the islamic regime or the hijab. and these schoolchildren are the same as me, years and years ago, they are fighting forfreedom. me, years and years ago, they are fighting for freedom. this me, years and years ago, they are fighting forfreedom. this is me, years and years ago, they are fighting for freedom. this is the time that people around the world, people in britain, stand by people in iran and specifically the government to take action. you cannot shake hands with a murderous regime while they are killing people on the street, and tolerate them in the heart of london.— on the street, and tolerate them in the heart of london. good to talk to ou, the heart of london. good to talk to you. thank— the heart of london. good to talk to you. thank you _ the heart of london. good to talk to you. thank you very _ the heart of london. good to talk to you, thank you very much _ the heart of london. good to talk to you, thank you very much for- the heart of london. good to talk to | you, thank you very much forjoining us. the new uk finance minister, jeremy hunt, meets the prime minister, liz truss, to discuss further changes to a controversial mini—budget.

after a fire at a notorious jail in tehran. let's cross to the bbc sports centre and paul scott. hello and thanks forjoining us. we'll start with the premier league and a fiesty enconter at anfield where liverpool beat manchester city. the 1—0 defeat for city is their first league loss of the season. it had been a relatively quiet first half at anfield, but certainly got going after the break. a phil foden goal was disallowed for city and it wasn't until the 76th minute that mo salah scored, but there was plenty of drama after the goal with liverpool managerjurgen klopp unhappy with a challenge made on salah and was ultimately sent off for his comments. the win means liverpool

are in eighth place while manchester city are now four points behind league leaders, arsenal. to play in these type of games, the referee said play on, play on, how many thousand million times four the goal is given, yeah, that's the question. so when the referee decides to speak with the manager is, my assistant coach, and say that it happens all the time in that way. you cannot disallow the goal, but if you decide in the minutes that it someone else's fault, . .. but this is anfield. very important. obviously cannot be too picky in our situation. i cannot decide, choose games where we think we can have three points. we have to get three points. the boys showed that obviously today, and against the best team in the world. it is incredibly difficult. but we deserved the three

points with a really exceptional performance. manchester city's defeat means arsenal's lead at the top of the premier league is now four points after their 1—0 win at leeds. a match that was delayed by around 40 minutes after a powerfailure meant some of the referee's equipment didn't work. the chelsea boss, graham potter, maintains an unbeaten record as the london club put two goals past aston villa. manchester united drew 0—0 with newcastle. a declan rice equaliser saw west ham draw 1—1 with southampton. a busy day across the european leagues, including spain's first el clasico of the season, which was won by real madrid. they beat barcelona 3—1 to take their place at the top of la liga. the home side struck first at the bernabeu. viniciusjunior seeing his chance saved, but karim benzema was there to tuck home the rebound. real doubled their lead through federico valverde scoring from outside the area 10

minutes before half—time. barcelona enjoyed more possession and more shots, but it wasn't until the 83rd minute when ferran torres scored to give barca a glimmer of hope at salvaging a draw. however, madrid were awarded a penalty in stoppage time which rodrygo stepped up to take. he dispatched it, to take his side three points clear at the top of the table. at the rugby league world cup, ireland have got their tournament off to a winning start after thrashing jamaica 48—2. italy have also started with an impressive win beating scotland 28—4. jake maizen scored a second—half hat—trick to help his side to victory in newcastle. new zealand are currently playing lebanon, leading 34—12. just finished. and before we go, earlier today the t20 men's cricket world cup

where there's been a huge shock as sri lanka were beaten by namibia in their first match. that's all the sport for now. more than 1,000 paddington bear toys left by the public to commemorate the queen will be sent to charity. camilla, the queen consort, is patron of the children's charity barnado's who will receive the bears. paddington famously appeared alongside the queen during her platinum jubilee, in a sketch that saw the pair take afternoon tea together at buckingham palace. i'm joined now by robyn jankel, who is the grand—daughter of paddington creator michael bond. this is very lovely, because there were so many of them. it this is very lovely, because there were so many of them.— were so many of them. it was absolutely — were so many of them. it was absolutely astonishing, - were so many of them. it was absolutely astonishing, we i were so many of them. it was i absolutely astonishing, we couldn't believe it. we saw the first reports

coming through, and they kept coming and coming. coming through, and they kept coming and cominr. ~ ., ., ,., coming through, and they kept coming and comin-. . ., ., ~ and coming. what do you think your granddad would _ and coming. what do you think your granddad would have _ and coming. what do you think your granddad would have made - and coming. what do you think your granddad would have made of i and coming. what do you think your granddad would have made of this? j and coming. what do you think your i granddad would have made of this? he: would have been incredibly touched but he was such a humble man he would have even all the credit to paddington! i would have even all the credit to paddington!— would have even all the credit to paddington! i spend a lot of time near buckingham _ paddington! i spend a lot of time near buckingham palace - paddington! i spend a lot of time near buckingham palace and i paddington! i spend a lot of time l near buckingham palace and green park, whether tributes were, and there was a lovely garden, did you go there to green park with all the flowers and people walking among them? ., , ., ~' flowers and people walking among them? ., , ., ~ them? no, sadly, i live in york, so i them? no, sadly, i live in york, so icouldn't— them? no, sadly, i live in york, so i couldn't visit _ them? no, sadly, i live in york, so i couldn't visit myself, _ them? no, sadly, i live in york, so i couldn't visit myself, but - them? no, sadly, i live in york, so i couldn't visit myself, but i - them? no, sadly, i live in york, so i couldn't visit myself, but i had i them? no, sadly, i live in york, so i couldn't visit myself, but i had al i couldn't visit myself, but i had a lot of people sending me photos, so i saw it from a distance. 51am lot of people sending me photos, so i saw it from a distance.— i saw it from a distance. such a lovely aspect — i saw it from a distance. such a lovely aspect was _ i saw it from a distance. such a lovely aspect was the _ i saw it from a distance. such a lovely aspect was the little i lovely aspect was the little children turning up and placing paddington bears, and marmalade sandwiches, because in the sketch it is revealed she carries a marmalade sandwich in her handbag. why do you think that sketch really got to people? why did it strike such a chord, do you think? i people? why did it strike such a chord, do you think?— people? why did it strike such a chord, do you think? i think it's a combination _ chord, do you think? i think it's a

combination of— chord, do you think? i think it's a combination of things, _ chord, do you think? i think it's a combination of things, partly i combination of things, partly because the last thing we saw with the queen in it, it happened to be that sketch, the last time we saw her in public, really. and partly because paddington is such a lovable character, so innocent and kind. we should all be more paddington, and maybe people think that as well. i suppose it was so lovely the way he thanked herfor suppose it was so lovely the way he thanked her for everything at the end of the sketch, it was a very sweet moment, talking on the heart of the nation, paddington bear having this voice for the nation, who would have thought? i know! absolutely. _ who would have thought? i know! absolutely, it's _ who would have thought? i know! absolutely, it's incredible. - who would have thought? i know! absolutely, it's incredible. it's- absolutely, it's incredible. it's quite shocking, i think, that he did speakfor everybody on quite shocking, i think, that he did speak for everybody on that day. i suppose he came together to unite everybody when she passed away. it was very strange for our family to see that paddington was the uniting factor. but lovely all the same. have you had much contact with the palace? ., . , ., ,

palace? not directly on this occasion. — palace? not directly on this occasion, but _ palace? not directly on this occasion, but funnily - palace? not directly on this | occasion, but funnily enough palace? not directly on this i occasion, but funnily enough my grandad had contact in the past because he was a sound engineer at the queen's,nation and he received his obe the queen's,nation and he received his 0be from her as well, so there is something quite cyclical about it. , ., ., , is something quite cyclical about it. did paddington play a role in our it. did paddington play a role in your childhood? _ it. did paddington play a role in your childhood? -- _ it. did paddington play a role in your childhood? -- the - your childhood? -- the queen'scoronation? i your childhood? -- the l queen'scoronation? 0h, your childhood? -- the i queen'scoronation? oh, yes, your childhood? -- the - queen'scoronation? oh, yes, we your childhood? -- the _ queen'scoronation? oh, yes, we slept under the duvet covers and paddington mugs all around the house. ~ . ., paddington mugs all around the house. . ., , ., , house. what about now? is there any continuation — house. what about now? is there any continuation of _ house. what about now? is there any continuation of the _ house. what about now? is there any continuation of the paddington i continuation of the paddington stories, or did they stop with your grandad? still stories, or did they stop with your urandad? ,, ., ,., ., «a .., ., grandad? still more books coming out based on his — grandad? still more books coming out based on his writing, _ grandad? still more books coming out based on his writing, and _ grandad? still more books coming out based on his writing, and my - grandad? still more books coming out based on his writing, and my mum i based on his writing, and my mum wrote some things with him, so she is looking over some of the writing that was left behind, so there are still some stories coming out now and books, yes. it still some stories coming out now and books. yes-—

and books, yes. it lives on! absolutely. _ and books, yes. it lives on! absolutely. lovely - and books, yes. it lives on! absolutely. lovely to i and books, yes. it lives on! absolutely. lovely to have | and books, yes. it lives on! i absolutely. lovely to have you and books, yes. it lives on! - absolutely. lovely to have you on, thank ou absolutely. lovely to have you on, thank you so _ absolutely. lovely to have you on, thank you so much, _ absolutely. lovely to have you on, thank you so much, the _ absolutely. lovely to have you on, i thank you so much, the granddaughter of paddington's creator. the turkish president has been criticised for linking the death of 41 miners in an explosion to destiny, saying such accidents will always be. president erdogan made the comments during a visit to the site on saturday. protests have been taking place in istanbul objecting to his remarks, with some protesters describing the accident as a massacre. the amounts are warning of a billion bloodbath in northern ethiopian, as rebels might be pushed out of the towns by ethiopian and eritrean troops. the residents is a food and medical supplies are running out as a massive offensive in the region intensifies. the who chief, from the region, says cities are being carpet bombed. heavy floods on the greek island of crete

have claimed at least one life, one person was swept away and cars and dozens of homes have been flooded. local authorities have evacuated tourists. that is all for now. hello, there. it is going to be quite a wet night for all of us. low pressure lurking to the south—west of the uk, and that is set to move north—east across the whole of the country overnight, bringing a spell of wet weather, some rain hanging around even into monday across the north—west. outbreaks of rain overnight, some quite heavy. but the most part, the rain is accompanied by fairly brisk winds, coming

in from a southerly direction. mild winds, which means overnight temperatures don't drop much below 14, even 16 across parts of east anglia and south—east england. after an initial dip in temperatures for scotland, they start to lift towards the end of the night. tomorrow, this low pressure, outbreaks of rain pushing away from it quite quickly. england and wales has some fine weather and sunshine. scotland and northern ireland, slower to brighten up, and in the afternoon, some showers lingering around. temperatures 19 in london, three celsius above average for this stage of october. temperatures close to normal in scotland. the week ahead sees high pressure build in across northern uk, but that area of high pressure is associated with cool air, towards the south—west low pressure lurks, bringing outbreaks of rain in the week ahead. tuesday, for most of us, a decent day. mist and fog to start with, and a much colder start too.

but for many, dry with sunshine, the threat of rain arriving from the south—west late on. wednesday, an increasing threat of rain moving in across western england, wales, northern ireland, some northern ireland, some of the rain quite heavy, the winds are strengthening, but for scotland and eastern england, dry with sunshine. temperatures if anything dipping below normalfor the time of year in scotland. further south, still very mild. thursday looks like one of the wetter days of the week, a pulse of rain moving north. the rain should clear later in the day across the south, 18, but close to normal with the temperatures in scotland.

this is bbc world news. the headlines: uk prime minister liz truss meets her new chancellor to discuss further changes to the mini—budget as many in her own party question herfuture. jeremy hunt says voters do not need more turmoil. what they want is 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 people want to happen. iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital, as protests continue. china's president xi opens the communist party conference

stressing the need for continued economic development but defends the nation's covid policy.