welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm monica miller. the headlines: britain's new chancellor defends the prime minister, saying voters don't need the turmoil of a fresh leadership election. what they want is stability. and the worst thing for that would be more political instability at the top, another protracted leadership campaign. china's president stresses the need for continued economic development but defends the nation's covid policy as the communist party gathers in beijing. we've a special report on the impact of somalia's drought, the worst in a0 years, with people walking for days in search of help.

we are headed for a catastrophe. this is a serious. it is really going to get worse if nothing more something other than what is already there. and a bbc investigation finds that sexual harassment and bullying went unchecked at international broadcaster al jazeera. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc new, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk where the new finance minister jeremy hunt has been insisting the prime minister liz truss is in charge. 48 hours into thejob, he has the herculean task of restoring market confidence in her economic plans. he's made clear he will be looking at government spending as well as the planned

tax cuts. the prime minister's position does not appear secure. three conservative members of parliament have publicly called for her to resign. here's our political correspondent ben wright. behind the gates 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 strategy. so who has the power now? the prime minister is in charge. really? yeah, i think it is important... some tory mps think liz truss needs to go. 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 some of mr hunt's colleagues are still seething about the government's

now abandoned plan for unfunded tax cuts. 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. i wasn't the only one thati thought it was a mistake. even the us president has a view about what's been going on here. the idea of cutting taxes on the super wealthy - at a time when... anyway, ijust think, - i disagree with the policy but it's up to greatl britain to make that judgement and not me. and may have chilled relations with number ten with that highly unusual bit of commentary. 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. and this former cabinet minister thinks liz truss needs to get more talent into 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, that's only a third of the conservative party in parliament. reaction to the chancellor's budget plan could determine the prime minister's fate. some tory mps believe her time is up but allies says she can ride this crisis out despite the turmoil lapping at downing street's door. ben wright, bbc news. now to china, where 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 he won't ease the country's zero—covid policy that has led to mass lockdowns. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports from beijing. xijinping is on the brink of an historic third term in office. a move which will give him

power not seen in decades. so at the great hall of the people, he was praising his government's performance, sounding strident, as he said the communist party would try to achieve peaceful unification with the self—governing island of taiwan, but warning that he wouldn't rule out seizing by force what he sees as part of his country's territory. translation: we will never promise to renounce the use| of force as an option. he defended the hong kong crackdown, which he said had restored order to the city. but what most chinese people wanted to hearfrom him was whether covid lockdowns and travel restrictions might be eased when the congress finishes. the short answer, no. translation: people's lives come first. - we will not waver in our zero—covid policy. however, there was no acknowledgement of the pain this country has suffered, as cities have shut down for months on end, nor of the rising youth

unemployment as businesses close their doors. translation: the epidemic has really hit the economy, - and i was hoping to hear new policies to help people. translation: if we could find a job we wouldn't be studying l for a masters degree right now. 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 reveal his new leadership team. his political rivals have been removed. in theory, he could be leaderfor life. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. well, earlier i spoke to sue—lin wong, china correspondent for the economist, and host of the prince, a podcast series about xijinping's rise to power, and how he

has consolidated it. i asked what do we actually know about president xi. xijinping had an incredibly traumatic childhood. he was born into communist party royalty. his father bought allowance— royalty. his father bought allowance ., ., , ., ., allowance alongside mao zedong and is considered _ allowance alongside mao zedong and is considered a _ allowance alongside mao zedong and is considered a founding - and is considered a founding father— and is considered a founding father of— and is considered a founding father of the people's republic of china — father of the people's republic of china but when it xi jinping was nine _ of china but when it xi jinping was nine years old his dad was purged — was nine years old his dad was purged and xi jinping became at - was_ purged and xi jinping became at — was labelled a counterrevolutionary — and mao zedong's— counterrevolutionary — and mao zedong's red guards attacked them — zedong's red guards attacked them. he was given five minutes to live _ them. he was given five minutes to live and — them. he was given five minutes to live and then he was sent like — to live and then he was sent like millions of other chinese of his— like millions of other chinese of his generation to the countryside. xi of his generation to the countryside.- of his generation to the count side. , , countryside. xijinping lived in a cave — countryside. xijinping lived in a cave in _ countryside. xijinping lived in a cave in the _ countryside. xijinping lived in a cave in the chinese - in a cave in the chinese countryside for seven years and was subjected to terrible conditions and very, very hard labour, and so all of these experiences in his childhood haven't really shaped who he is as a person today and his fear

of chaos, and his desire for control, but what makes it xi jinping particularly interesting is that while many of his generation decided they wanted nothing else to do with the chinese communist party, and in fact many decided they wanted nothing to do with china anymore the country, xi jinping made a different choice and he decided to double down, and he decided to double down, and he decided to double down, and he decided to commit himself to the party, and what he took away from his childhood wasn't that the chinese communist party was bad in and of itself. he decided that what had happened was the chinese communist party lost control, and if he ever rose to the top of the party he would do everything in his power to make sure that the party did not lose control again. it’s lose control again. it's interesting _ lose control again. it's interesting now - lose control again. it's interesting now that l lose control again. it's interesting now that we see president xi giving his speech and might get an unprecedented third term. interesting enough is we are all paying attention very closely to what happens with taiwan and he has made it

very clear to foreign governments, including the us, do not tread on top of taiwan. but what do you think he will do in the long run? do you think he is willing to attack any time soon, or is he playing any time soon, or is he playing a longer game? it any time soon, or is he playing a longer game?— any time soon, or is he playing a longer game? it seems that xi jininu is a longer game? it seems that xi jinping is playing _ a longer game? it seems that xi jinping is playing a _ a longer game? it seems that xi jinping is playing a longer- jinping is playing a longer game, and we saw that yesterday in his work report at the party congress, where he talked more about the importance of peaceful reunification, but he also did not pull out the use of force, which is something he has said in the past. what is important to remember about xi jinping is that he really sees himself as a true inheritor of the chinese communist party �*s mission, and one that really important part of that is taking back taiwan. in the west, many of us see taiwan as this thriving democracy and a self—governing island but from the chinese communist party �*s perspective they see taiwan as

a province of china and its one of xijinping's most important missions is to take taiwan back into the communist party's fold and what is becoming increasingly concerning is the risk of some kind of military innovation from china, but i also think that xi jinping feels that he can take his time and the chinese communist party has many tools in its toolkit and we saw it uses tools on hong kong — things like infiltrating key organisations infiltrating key organisations in hong kong, co—opting businesses, including western businesses, including western businesses, and using fear, and so it is very possible that they might use this kind of tactics on taiwan as well. somalia has a long history of droughts but due to climate change, the intervals between them are getting shorter and this one is the worst in a0 years. it's estimated that more than half the population, nearly 8 million people, are currently living in drought—affected areas. the situation is getting worse.

it's growing into a full—blown famine where households have no food and children suffer acute malnutrition. andrew harding's report comes from dolow, where people have come in search of life—saving help. a warning that you are likely to find parts of it difficult to watch. from the parched plains of southern somalia, a weary exodus. these families have trekked for days across a hostile wilderness in search of food. tens of thousands have made similarjourneys in recent weeks. drawn to places like this. the crowded outskirts of dolow, a border town where some help is at hand. the local hospital, funded by britain since the last famine here back in 2011,

is playing a vital role. the baby is really very severely malnourished. but pamela, a nutrition expert from neighbouring kenya, is afraid of what lies ahead. somalia needs help. now? now, yeah. and if it doesn't get it? we are headed for a catastrophe. this is serious. it's really going to get worse if nothing more comes in other than what's already there. today, that catastrophe is already taking shape in the crowded stabilisation ward. as usual, it's the under fives who act as the fragile sirens of famine. and today, a boy is fighting for his life. he is two years old, but weighs little more than a newborn baby. he has been hungry for most of his life?

his mother tells me he had a fever for weeks. "the drought took everything from us, all our crops, "our cattle," she says. "there was nothing left for the boy to eat." which is why they came here, to dolow. it took the boy and his family nine days to walk to this camp. they had to beg for food on the way. it was somalia's savage drought that forced them off their farm but the real culprit here is man—made climate change. almost no—one here thinks they will ever go back to their farms, to their old way of life. the next morning, we return to check up on the boy. but he is struggling. his body temperature has dropped sharply. probably might be successful. we are not sure. but we are still trying to resusicate. the doctors try to warm him with a foil blanket,

but he's too weak to respond. his mother and grandmother watch silently. but there is no more to be done. and with a light touch on her shoulder, his mother is told that it's over. her husband is there, too, to see the end. the number of children that we've lost here this year, 2022, also increased. it must take a toll on you and your staff to see that. yeah, it normally takes a toll, especially it is so sad and painful when you witness something that can be prevented and can be corrected very easily. within hours, the boy's father is already helping to dig a grave.

there are brief prayers. and as the women watch from a distance, a two—year—old's body is buried. it will not be the last here. andrew harding, bbc news, in dolow, somalia. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a dinosaur that'll fit in your room. the small skeleton that could sell for a big price. atan at an historic moment that many of his victims have waited for decades. in the dock, older, sid as he sat down obedient enough. sid as he sat down obedient enou:h. ., .,, sid as he sat down obedient enou:h. . , enough. dawn and as the sun breaks through _ enough. dawn and as the sun

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as the communist party gathers for a congress that happens only twice a decade. a bbc investigation has found that international news broadcaster aljazeera did not address years of complaints about inappropriate and toxic behaviour at its headquarters in doha, qatar. beenera with the news channel for 16 years, left to join another news channel in new zealand. the bbc�*s suranjana tewari joins me for more. thank joins me for more. you forjoining us on the programme. thank you forjoining us on the programme. you worked on this investigation four months, what did you find? i investigation four months, what did you find?— did you find? i spoke to multiple _ did you find? i spoke to multiple former- did you find? i spoke to multiple former and - did you find? i spoke to - multiple former and current employees of aljazeera and many of them told me that former presenter kamahl santamaria sexually harassed

sa ntamaria sexually harassed them santamaria sexually harassed them in the doha news room where aljazeera based in qatar. some say he wasn't the only one to do so and there are wider allegations as well, some people told me that people are experiencing years and years of bullying and harassment in the newsroom and that managers are aware allegedly but that they continue to give the accused on our opportunities including mr santamaria. the people i spoke to say that creates a toxic work environment. i've seen documentary evidence of this being reported as far back as 2016 and victims told me that there is disregard for policy, a culture of forgiving behaviour and protecting people who are considered to be above the law. 50 who are considered to be above the law. ., ., , ., the law. so what does -- what has mr santamaria _ the law. so what does -- what has mr santamaria been - the law. so what does -- what l has mr santamaria been accused of? he has mr santamaria been accused of? , . . . , ., has mr santamaria been accused of? , ., ., ,

of? he is accused of a number of? he is accused of a number of things. _ of? he is accused of a number of things, sending _ of things, sending inappropriate messages on social media and on internal work email as well as kissing people in the newsroom uninvited. 0ne people in the newsroom uninvited. one man told me he kissed him on the lips in the newsroom. a few other females told me he kissed them on the neck, on the cheek. 0ne told me he kissed them on the neck, on the cheek. one woman told me that she had to wipe saliva from her face after he had kissed her. now, another young producer told me that he often commented on people's appearances, once commenting on co—host�*s breasts, something that many people heard as well. i put these allegations to mr santamaria. he admitted to and apologised for all behaviour he says may have made anyone feel uncomfortable and added that what he previously considered to be flirtatious, over friendly, just a bit of banter or simply within the bounds of acceptable in the prevailing newsroom culture was in fact

not. newsroom culture was in fact not, ., ., , newsroom culture was in fact not. ., newsroom culture was in fact not, . ., not. so what has come to light now? the _ not. so what has come to light now? the reason _ not. so what has come to light now? the reason this - not. so what has come to light now? the reason this has - not. so what has come to light| now? the reason this has come to liuht now? the reason this has come to light now. — now? the reason this has come to light now, many _ now? the reason this has come to light now, many of— now? the reason this has come to light now, many of the - to light now, many of the victims i spoke to are telling me, is that in qatar, it's quite difficult to speak up because there are strict laws around freedom of expression and there is a tight lid on the media there as well and the people who work at aljazeera, their jobs, people who work at aljazeera, theirjobs, their visas, skills education and homes are all linked to visa so it's quite hard to raise these issues in the work lease. some of people told me that the star status of kamahl santamaria in the kamahl sa ntamaria in the newsroom kamahl santamaria in the newsroom made it difficult to complain about him and he continued to get air opportunities, they say, despite management being formed of his behaviour. since the allegations came to light since mr santamaria went back to new zealand and started a newjob many of pointed out that at

tvnz, it tookjust many of pointed out that at tvnz, it took just 32 days for an internal investigation to be conducted. he spent 16 years at aljazeera of which more than half we know there were allegations of harassment. the bbc sent aljazeera 22 allegations it uncovered but the broadcaster did not address them individually. instead saying in a statement it considers staff safety and well being to be of a most important.— being to be of a most imortant. ., ,, i. turkey's president has been criticised for linking the deaths 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 in bartin province on saturday. protests have taken place in istanbul objecting to his remarks, with some protestors describing the accident as a "massacre". the two candidates in brazil's run—off

presidential election are facing each other in the first televised debate ahead of the vote, which will be held in two weeks' time. it's been a campaign marked by accusations of corruption and personal attacks on the candidates and their families. the former left—wing leader, luiz inacio lula da silva, won the first round — five percentage points ahead of the far— right president, jair bolsonaro, who's seeking re—election. a number of unidentified gunmen opened fire in a bar in central mexico, killing twelve people. it's the second mass shooting in the state of guana—huato it's the second mass shooting in the state of guanajuato in less than a month. the region has been convulsed by brutal turf wars between rival drug gangs in recent years. the iguazu falls, which straddle brazil and argentina, have recorded some of their highest water levels because of heavy rainfall in brazil.up from one—point—five million litres per second to more

than sixteen million litres per second. the falls are classed as one of the "seven new natural wonders" of the world and are a popular tourist attraction, but fears over the fast moving water meant footpaths were closed on the brazilian side of the river for the past week, only opening this weekend. the auction of a 150 million—year—old dinosaur fossil take place in paris later this week. zephyr was an iguanodon and its remains were found in what is modern—day colorado. it's estimated this dinosaur skeleton could sell for around $500,000, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. it will fit in your front room. well, it would have to be quite a big front room but is dinosaurs go, zephyr is fairly

definitive. part of the iguanodon family, it's no more than 1.5 metres in height and around three metres in length. small but remarkable nonetheless. �* nonetheless. translation: the interestinu nonetheless. translation: the interesting thing _ nonetheless. translation: the interesting thing about _ nonetheless. translation: the interesting thing about zephyr i interesting thing about zephyr �*s first leads governance because it was found one of the best fossil deposits in the united states and then secondly, it's quite complete. we're talking about 70% of the skeleton. , , ., , , skeleton. this is what zephyr mi . ht skeleton. this is what zephyr might have — skeleton. this is what zephyr might have looked _ skeleton. this is what zephyr might have looked like - skeleton. this is what zephyr might have looked like back. skeleton. this is what zephyrl might have looked like back in the day. iguanodon is date back to the latejurassic the day. iguanodon is date back to the late jurassic to the day. iguanodon is date back to the latejurassic to the early cretaceous period and can be found in what is now asia, europe and north america. dinosaur skeletons can go for big bucs at auction. this tyrannosaurus rex called stan sold for $32 million two years ago. it's a growing and lucrative market. �* . �* lucrative market. translation: there are different _ lucrative market. translation: there are different profiles - lucrative market. translation: there are different profiles of. there are different profiles of bidders. there are museums. 0therwise bidders. there are museums. otherwise it's individuals who are collectors. there are even

western funds that are linked to dinosaurs now.— to dinosaurs now. zephyr will no to dinosaurs now. zephyr will go under _ to dinosaurs now. zephyr will go under the _ to dinosaurs now. zephyr will go under the hammer - to dinosaurs now. zephyr will go under the hammer on - go under the hammer on thursday, a small dinosaur that may sell for a big price. tim allman, bbc news. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. although there's some wet and windy weather sweeping its way northwards, a lot of that is gone for monday, leaving for many areas a largely dry day with sunny spells. here's the area of low pressure. it will pull away northwards. in its wake, it'll be blustery, it'll be bright. still with a few showers around, though, particularly in scotland. this is how we're starting the day, milder air moving northwards overnight and into the morning, the rain still in the far north of scotland that will then move across the northern isles. and in east anglia, in the southeast of england, rain clearing, then a hang back of cloud probably, gradually brightening up during the day. northern ireland, northwest

england, perhaps north wales will see a few showers but become mainly dry in the afternoon. showers will continue in scotland, north of the central belt. some quite lengthy downpours around here. and it'll be windy again in all areas. the strongest winds will be in the central belt, southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england, north wales. these are average speeds. we could well see some gusts around a0 to 50 miles per hour. and as for temperatures, well, if you get that sunshine, as many will, especially in england and wales, in the afternoon and out of the breeze, there'll be some warmth in that still. now, as we go on into monday evening and night, as that low pressure system continues to pull away, there'll still be a few showers around northern scotland. for many, the wind will ease, it'll be dry, skies are clearing, and it will turn chillier than this in more rural spots. so there will be a touch of frost in places as tuesday begins and a day which will offer a lot of dry and sunny weather. more cloud around parts of eastern scotland, northeast england, slight chance of a shower. more cloud towards the far south and south west of england. again, a slight chance of a shower here. the vast majority, though, a dry day. 13 degrees in glasgow,

up to around 18 degrees in cardiff. there is another area of low pressure coming our way and, in fact, unlike the others which have swept right the way through, this willjust linger towards the southwest or west of us as the week goes on, starting to bring some showers in. scott now, wednesday will begin with some cloud around scotland, northeast england. maybe a bit drizzly in places. that's reluctant to clear. it'll make for a rather chilly—feeling day, whereas from that low pressure towards south, southwest england, wales, into northern ireland in particular, there'll be some showers moving in and some of those could be heavy, perhaps thundery as well. and as the low pressure exerts more of an influence across the uk, from thursday onwards, more places will see some wet weather at times spreading its way northwards.

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straight after this programme. hello. as the war in ukraine continues to escalate, what role does journalism play in peacemaking, in dialling down the rhetoric? the bbc'sjohn simpson was in kyiv last week to interview president zelensky. in a moment, we will hear his take. and with me in the studio is another giant ofjournalism. emma tucker is the editor of the sunday times, only the second woman to have done thatjob in more than 100 years. emma, welcome to the media show. hello, katie. hello, presumably the fact that you are able to come in here on a wednesday means that wednesday isn't the day when you have to decide what the front page is? wednesday is definitely not the day when we decide on the front page, but it is a day when we are thinking very hard about it. because there is this intense pressure when you are editing a sunday paper all week because you are expected to break exclusives. so if you haven't got anything in the bag by wednesday, you are beginning to panicjust a little.

and are you panicking this week, how are you feeling? actually, iam not, we have got two crackers.