welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines... on the day that her new finance minister completely tears up her economic plan, liz truss vows to fight on. i do want to accept responsibility and say sorry for the mistakes that have been made. and will you lead the conservatives into the next general election? i will lead the conservatives into the next general election. we'll have that interview with the british prime minister and ask, can she really survive? the other headlines... as the china party conference

begins, the united states says president xi is leading the country in a more "aggressive" direction. and members of the south korean pop band bts have confirmed their next gig — military service. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and 11 in the evening in london, where the british prime minister, liz truss, has said she is sorry and accepts responsibility for mistakes in her economic plan. the majority of measures in her so—called mini budget have been reversed by her new chancellor, jeremy hunt. in an interview with our political editor, chris mason,

she said the plans had gone "too far and too fast", but insisted she would lead the conservatives into the next election. inside 10 downing street tonight, today's prime minister in the corridors, those of yesterday on the wall. prime minister, who is to blame for this mess? first of all, i do want to accept responsibility and to accept responsibility and say first of all, i do want to accept responsibility and say sorry for the mistakes that have been made. i wanted to act but to help people with their energy bills, to deal with the issue of high taxes, but we went too far and too fast. i've acknowledged that, i've put in place a new chancellor with a new strategy to restore economic stability, and now what i'm focused on is delivering for the public. let's be clear and blunt,

your very vision for britain is dead, isn't it? what i'm focused on is delivering on energy supplies, on delivering on new roads, opportunities across our country. we have to make sure that we have economic stability and that has to be my priority. i've acted in the national interest. i remain committed to the vision, but we will have to deliver in a different way and that's what i'm determined to do with the new chancellor. i do think it is the mark of an honest say, "yes, "i've made a mistake, i've addressed that we need to deliver for people what we have said we will deliver."

the reason i did that was to make sure we were dealing with the immediate issue of the energy crisis and we did help people with their energy bills. do you feel humiliated? i feel, first of all, that i did make mistakes and i've been upfront and honest about that. yes, it hasn't been perfect — it's been a difficult time, and i think we did an interview before i got thejob and i said it would be tough because of the circumstances we're facing... has it been harder than you could possibly have imagined? i was expecting it to be tough and it has been tough. when you lead the conservatives into the next general election? i will lead the conservatives into the next general election. definitely? well, look. i'm not focused on internal debates within the conservative party.

you know you need to be to stay in office. the important thing is that i have been elected to this position to deliver for the country. we are facing very tough times. we simply cannot afford to spend our time talking about the conservative party rather than what we need to deliver, and that is my message to my colleagues. first thing this morning, it felt like a government on the run. any more u—turns? the answer was yes. news was already breaking. mr hunt was performing the last rites on almost all of liz truss's plans. her programme for government dead. living hour by hour.

this is what hand—to—mouth governing looks like. camera crews were called to the treasury, ministers so petrified by the pace of events, yanking big chunks of a massive announcement forward by a fortnight isn't enough. even leaving it to this afternoon was too late for them. there was a statement filmed just after 11 o'clock, too. no government can control markets by every government markets, but every government can give certainty about the sustainability of public finances. and they're doing that byjunking pretty much everything liz truss said she stood for. we will reverse almost all the tax measures announced in the growth plan three weeks ago that have not started oarliamentary legislation. started parliamentary legislation. cancelling a rise in national insurances and changes to stamp duty in england in northern ireland, the only bits held onto. the planned cut in income

tax in england, wales and northern ireland is off. at a time when markets are rightly demanding commitment to sustainable public finances, it is not right to borrow to fund this tax cut. so, i've decided the basic rate of income tax will remain at 20% and it will do so indefinitely. and that wasn't it. the very crutch against which the prime minister has lent three weeks of criticism, help with energy bills for two years, that was being watered down. the prime minister and i have agreed it would not be responsible to continue exposing public finances to unlimited volatility in international gas prices. so, i'm announcing today a treasury—led review into how we support energy bills beyond april next year. there will be more difficult decisions, i'm afraid, on both tax and spending. stark and blunt. taxes will be higher and government spending will be lower lower than was planned.

by 3.30 this afternoon, labour were demanding answers from liz truss. they try to turn up at the commons, but she said no with apologies to the leader of the opposition and the house, the pm is detained on urgent business. laughter. from the opposition parties here, derision. how can britain get the stability it needs when all the government offers is grotesque chaos? how can britain get the stability it needs when instead of leadership, we have this utter vacuum? how can britain get the stability it needs when the prime minister has no mandate from her party and no mandate from the country? where on earth is the prime - minister, and if she doesn't even have the backbone to show up here today, i is there really any point - in her showing up here again? surely time is up.

she needs to go and i that the people decide. for the damage and pain they have caused across our they have caused across oui’ country, will be leader of the house on behalf of her whole party address the people and businesses of our great country and apologise? and this labour mp suggested... and all we know right now is unless she tells us is, unless she tells us otherwise, that the prime minister is cowering under her desk and asking for it all to go away. the prime ministerl is not under a desk. listen to the barracking and look at penny mordaunt�*s facial expression. wherever she had been, we finally did spot liz truss making her way to parliament. i know the prime minister... just before a50, she arrived in the commons and her ministers shuffle along to make space for her as a growing

number on her own side wonder when she might shuffle off as prime minister. i'm joined now by our uk political correspondentjonathan blake. what did you make of mr truss mask�*s interview. —— mrs ross mass? i what did you make of mr truss mask's interview. -- mrs ross mass?- interview. -- mrs ross mass? i think it will calm — interview. -- mrs ross mass? i think it will calm some _ interview. -- mrs ross mass? i think it will calm some conservative - interview. -- mrs ross mass? i think it will calm some conservative mps l it will calm some conservative mps that she's acknowledged that some were made. she accepted that she went too far and too fast in cutting taxes and trying to provide support for people with their energy bills. but i don't think there was very much in the way the prime minister engaged with that interview or the way she attempted to mount a defence of her premiership so far that will convince any of her critics but she should stick around any longer than

she has to. the trouble for those who want to see liz truss removed from office is that there is no clear path to doing that at the moment and no clear candidate they can unite around in order to replace her. so i think it might well bite her. so i think it might well bite her up —— buy her some time, but again, after that conference we saw on friday, this was not a particularly competent or full throated defence of her premiership so far, and no real detailed answer to why she has had to throw out or put in place a chancellor who was thrown out the majority of her programme for government. jeremy hunt's massive — programme for government. jeremy hunt's massive u-turn _ programme for government. jeremy hunt's massive u-turn yesterday . hunt's massive u—turn yesterday seemed to quiet markets, makes people feel a bit more reassured. what can we expect today? well. people feel a bit more reassured. what can we expect today? well, i don't think — what can we expect today? well, i don't think we'll _ what can we expect today? well, i don't think we'll see _ what can we expect today? well, i don't think we'll see any _ what can we expect today? well, i don't think we'll see any more - don't think we'll see any more detailed policy changes for the time

being. the chancellor today and confirming that pretty much all of the measures announced in the so—called mini budget at the end of last month by his predecessor, and hinting that they may well be further changes to come to things like pensions triple law, as it's called, which ensures that old age pensions rises in line with earnings or 2.5%, that could be up for discussion. spending on defence could be up for discussion as well, and other things that would be considered sacred. between now and the end of the month, there'll be a discussion about all those things. the chancellor's confirmation today that a lot of the policies that liz truss had outlined had been thrown out the window. may well have calmed

the situation financially, but a lot of discussion where the government is heading and exactly how it will make the numbers add up. jonathan blake, make the numbers add up. jonathan blake. thank — make the numbers add up. jonathan blake. thank you — make the numbers add up. jonathan blake, thank you very _ make the numbers add up. jonathan blake, thank you very much - make the numbers add up. jonathan blake, thank you very much for - blake, thank you very much for joining us. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines around the world. russia has attacked the ukrainian capital, kyiv, with a wave of iranian—made explosive drones. the strikes killed at least four people, including a pregnant woman and her husband. airstrikes have also hit critical infrastructure in three regions beyond the capital cutting off electricity to hundreds a russian warplane has crashed into a residential area beyond the capital cutting off electricity to hundreds of towns and villages. a russian warplane has crashed into a residential area in the southern russian resort town of yeysk, close to the occupied ukrainian city of mariupol. at least four people have been killed with several more missing. russia's defence ministry said the plane crashed during a training flight from a military airfield due to an engine fire. the un security council is holding an urgent session to discuss

the situation in haiti, which faces gang violence, rising inflation and a cholera outbreak. gangs have taken control of the country's main port and are blockading fuel, water and food imports. the un is calling for international armed forces to be deployed to restore peace. (sting) carrying benzema has won the ball on door award for his years best player. he's scored 44 goals last season to help real madrid win the spanish title. despite his success, he was barred from joining the french team because of a sex tape and blackmail scandal. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: as the ruling party conference begins, the united states says president xi is leading china in a more

"aggressive" direction. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited forfor decades. the former dictator in the dock older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plane, it lights up a biblicalfamine — now in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies - in the past with great britain, but as good friends, - we have always come to good and lasting solutions. concorde bows out in style after almost three decades in service.

an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... —— monica miller. prime minister liz truss has acknowledged her government has made mistakes and said she's sorry for them. earlier, the new chancellor announced u—turns on major plans, including tax cuts and long—term support for household energy bills. the united states has said president xijinping is leading china in a more "aggressive" direction. it follows the opening of the ruling party congress in beijing. president xi addressed the issue of taiwan, which china claims as part of its territory.

he said the "complete reunification of our country must and will be realised". translation: resolving the taiwan question - is a matter for the chinese. we will continue to strive for the peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and utmost effort. but we will never promise to renounce the use of force and we reserve the option of taking all measures necessary. this is only directed at interference by outside forces and a few separatists seeking taiwan independence under separatist activities. it is by no means directed at our taiwan compatriots. for more on this, i'm joined by kerry brown. all the way in london. he is a professor of chinese studies and director of the lau china institute at king's college london.

thank you very much forjoining us. what did you think a president xi's speech on sunday? i think it's a reaffirmation of many of the policy positions that his administration have had in the last five years and maybe longer. strong commitment to nationalism, which is a problem for much of the rest the world, and interesting commitments to education development and underlying that, i desire to be more autonomous, have less descendents and may be economically on the rest of the world. —— less dependence. finally, a very big a search and about the importance of the party. so, these are not new things. just reaffirmed as he looked at his third term in this position. aha, reaffirmed as he looked at his third term in this position.— term in this position. a more powerful _ term in this position. a more powerful china _ term in this position. a more powerful china means - term in this position. a more powerful china means a - term in this position. a more powerful china means a big l term in this position. a more - powerful china means a big economy, and with the zero covid policy, he is not wavering. we were expected to

see some figures out today of its gdp on whether they decided to call those. what he read into that? i think they may have taken inspiration from the big collapse of confidence in the uk economy because of reducing data which people didn't really believe. china clearly is going through economic hard times at the moment, and the question is, is this going to be the new normal if they're going to have a glow growth economy for a while? are they going to be able to stimulate growth and things about it? they certainly can do things other governments might not be able to do so quickly in any case, but there is no doubt at the moment the housing market in china is in a bad state. zero covid is taking a big toll on supply chains, on growth, unemployment, youth unemployment in particular is going up. there's got to be some urgent attention to this in the outside world. the situation is also not

terribly helpful. stay there, professor brown — i want to turn to another story concerning china, and the uk government has said it's �*deeply concerned' after a hong kong pro—democracy protester was pulled into the chinese consulate grounds in manchester on sunday and attacked. around a0 people had gathered outside the consulate for a peaceful protest. this is the moment one of the demonstrators was dragged inside and beaten up. he eventually escaped with the help of the police, but suffered injuries and spent the night in hospital. the consulate says the protestors had insulting posters of chinese president xi jinping, and had been asked to move to the other side of the road. let's go back to kerry brown. in terms of what had happened, we've seen this kind of thing happen in hong kong and on mainland china, but

nothing quite like this, especially in the uk. ., ., ., in the uk. yeah, one of them is don't interfere _ in the uk. yeah, one of them is don't interfere in _ in the uk. yeah, one of them is don't interfere in the _ in the uk. yeah, one of them is don't interfere in the affairs - in the uk. yeah, one of them is don't interfere in the affairs of i don't interfere in the affairs of other countries. so, this seems well over this web design. —— red line. it's regarded as territory of the government represented on that land, and so this is a shady area. but at the moment, the uk china relationship is in a very critical position. it's not easy for liz truss, how much longer she continues in that position. this kind of behaviour plays into that narrative. you might... the government sees this as defence of patriotism, but certainly, the optics of this in the outside, particularly in britain, are extremely negative. professor

brown, i are extremely negative. professor brown. i know— are extremely negative. professor brown, i know they _ are extremely negative. professor brown, i know they have - are extremely negative. professor brown, i know they have their - are extremely negative. professor| brown, i know they have their own land and rules in every country, but it was pretty hard to watch the british police standing by. is there anything they could have done? i believe there was one police man who dragged the protester being beaten off the land and went to hospital eventually. the extraordinary thing about this is it seems from the fixtures, the consul general, and a very senior colleague in manchester, which is a good size consulate. were involved in... diplomats are there to stop this kind of thing, not be fuelling it, and with all the claims, thisjust fuelling it, and with all the claims, this just gives the most

vocal critics of china all of the grist that they want. it's extremely hard to think of any way this could be defended. normally, you look at expulsion of diplomats. that might have to be pretty extreme, but there's a lot of anger about this. sure, we'll have to leave it there. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. the sri lankan author shehan karunatilaka has won this year's booker prize. his book �*the seven moons of maali almeida' is set during the sri lankan civil war. he's the second sri lankan—born author to win the trophy, which was awarded in london just a couple of hours ago, by the queen consort. members of the south korean pop band bts have announced they will fulfil their military service. public opinion has been divided over whether to allow the stars an exemption because of their contribution to south korea's economy. all south korean men have to serve

between 18 and 21 months. here's michael bristow.. here's michael bristow. bts or global pop superstars. they contributed billions of dollars to their country's economy and done more than most to generate interest in south korean cultural. they even got involved in issues outside the p0p got involved in issues outside the pop world. perhaps the world's biggest fan has spoken at the united nations and met president biden at the white house. but in south korea, all able—bodied men have to undergo military service before the age of 30. they have to join military service before the age of 30. they have tojoin up military service before the age of 30. they have to join up from between 18 and 21 months. there's been a national debate about whether bts should be given an exemption because of the huge service they've

already given to south korea. the issue has even been discussed in the national assembly. the seven band members have now ended the specialisation about their futures. in a statement, they said they would serve in the military out of respect, they said, for their country's needs. that means resisting north korea. among the glamour and glitter of the music business, it's easy to forget that soul is under constant threat from its neighbour to the north. for a few years, bts will say goodbye to the red carpet and screaming fans and exchange formal wear for arm 50s. be back —— but they will be back in three years. michael bristow, bbc news. we all need to let off steam sometimes, and we all know that students do it better than most. here they are at at st andrews university in scotland having a foam fight. looks like fun, doesn't it? the university is of course where

the prince and princess of wales — that's prince william and kate middleton, as they were — first met. that's all we have for you now. stay with bbc world hello there. monday bought perennial and —— afternoon sunshine and it was very mild. temperatures reaching as high as 20 in london, 4 degrees above the october average. meanwhile in scotland, an area of low pressure was with us all day bringing platter whether an outbreaks of rain that struggled to clear way. what we're looking at is this area of low pressure moving out of the way and its an area of high pressure will build in from the north, but because it's coming in from the north, it will have some colder air trapped. meanwhile, low pressure lurks to the southwest. 0ver meanwhile, low pressure lurks to the southwest. over the next few days,

from the southwest. looking at the weather picture, it's quite quiet weather—wise. clearing skies for most of us and it's so much colder as well, so temperatures starting off down into low single figures and for some, off down into low single figures and forsome, i reckon off down into low single figures and for some, i reckon there's going to be some mist and fog patches around. probably the worst across parts of wales, the midlands, east anglia and and southern england. then, you can see the extent of the sunshine, just a few passing showers for 0rkney, shetland, aberdeenshire and a little bit more cloud coming in across cornwall, threatening and all its bit of rain. temperatures mild again, england and wales 14—18 degrees. heading into the middle part of the week, we see this area of rain extending in from the southwest. as the rain comes in on wednesday, it will come in kind of sporadically in bursts here and there. probably quite misty as well.

cooler weather for scotland and the far northeast of england, 9—12 degrees below average. for thursday, we've got a heavier band of rain that's going to push its way northwards. followed by a mixture of sunny spells and showers. if anything, it will get a little bit milder with temperatures up to 19 degrees in london, mild as well northern ireland but relatively cool in scotland. friday, low pressure still with us, but getting closer which our reverse of rain across the country. —— shower read bursts of rain. that's your latest weather, bye—bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines in an interview with the bbc, prime minister liz truss has apologised for the mistakes she said were made under her premiership. she added she had fixed those mistakes, by appointing a new chancellor with a new strategy to restore economic stability. that new chancellor, jeremy hunt announced uterine plans on major plans including tax cuts and long—term support for household energy bills. a fighterjet has crashed into a residential block killing at least four people in the apartment clock was set on fire. ——

block. leaving china into a more aggressive direction and it follows the opening