welcome to bbc news, i'm ben boulos. our top stories. britain's prime minister liz truss admits mistakes were made on the day her new finance minister tears up her economic plan. i do want to accept responsibility for mistakes that have been made. after deadly drones target ukraine's capital, iran is accused of violating un sanctions by supplying russia with the pilot—less weapons. and one of the literary world's biggest prizes, the booker, is won by sri lankan author shahaan karunartilaka, who wrote about his country's civil war.

i was writing a murder mystery and it just seemed that every sri lankan atrocity, we never deal with it, we kind ofjust move on. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the british prime minister liz truss has apologised for mistakes in the government's financial strategy — a strategy that she set in motion. the majority of measures in her so—called mini budget have been reversed by her new finance ministerjeremy hunt. he was in parliament to explain why the economic policy was being scrapped. the prime minister herself was keeping a low profile. our political editor, chris mason, has the story of how the day unfolded.

first thing this morning, it felt like a government on the run. the chancellor was even apologising about the weather, jeremy hunt wasjogging. 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, 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 parliamentary legislation. cancelling a rise in national insurance and changes to stamp duty in england in northern ireland, and 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 leant through weeks of criticism, for help with energy bills for two years —

that was watered down, too. 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 than was planned. by 3.30 this afternoon, labour were demanding answers from liz truss. they tried to get her to turn up at the commons, but she said no and sent along a cabinet minister instead. 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'tl even have the backbone to show up here today, i is there really any point - in her showing up here again? surely time's up. she needs to go and let the people decide. - for the damage and pain they have caused across our country, will the 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 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, as the honourable lady... listen to the barracking and just 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. later in the evening our political editor, chris mason, caught up with the prime minster. and in a revealing interview she acknowledged that her plans had gone "too far and too fast". inside ten 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 say sorry for the mistakes that have been made. i wanted to act 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 oui’ country. we have to make sure that we have economic stability and that has to be my priority as prime minister. i've acted in the national interest. i remain committed to the vision, but we will have

to deliver that in a different way and that's what i'm determined to do with the new chancellor, jeremy hunt. i do think it is the mark of an honest politician who does say, "yes, "i've made a mistake, i've addressed that mistake and now we need to deliver for people what we have said we will deliver." do you accept that what you have done in the last five weeks since you took office has made it worse for people? it's made it harderfor people to pay their bills? first of all, i have said sorry for the fact we did act too far, we went too far and too fast. that has consequences for people, on people's bills. 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. and will you lead the conservatives into the next general election? i will lead the conservatives into the next general election. more analysis on that later from outside the uk. 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. air strikes have also hit critical infrastructure in three regions beyond the capital cutting off electricity to hundreds of towns and villages. among them the area close to the zaporizhzhia

nuclear power plant, cutting it off from mains electricity. it is currently running on back—up energy from a nearby coal—fired power station. our correspondent, paul adams reports from kyiv. ukraine's capital under attack again. moscow determined to keep kyiv on the front line. the city's defender is equally determined to tackle the city's defenders equally determined to tackle the threat any way they could but the drones came thick and fast. of 28, five got through. one tore this elegant apartment building in two. half of it is gone. one elderly resident's balcony was just a few feet away from the impact. it is terrible. a terrorist act. i heard the second

one out of nowhere. it has been a few hours since the explosion in the city, but there is still frantic rescue work going on. this is the second time in a week that the centre of kyiv has been hit. among those who died here. a young couple. the woman was six months pregnant. the target is to destroy the infrastructure of ukraine. they are leaving people freezing in the winter. letting people go without electricity. the russians want to make a catastrophe in our hometown. this, a piece of one of the weapons used. iranian made so—called attack drones. low flying, hard to shoot down. russia has used hundreds in recent weeks. they are low—flying

and difficult to shoot down. ukraine says it needs more help to deal with them. offices of the national energy companies were hit today, infrastructure facilities targeted outside the city as well. moscow's assault on daily life continues. as our correspondent paul adams said there, russia's wave of attacks were made with what appear to be iranian—made drones. our news reporter azadeh moshiri joins us now to discuss. what do we know about these drones and their connection to iran? , , ., ., , drones and their connection to iran? ,, ., , drones and their connection to iran? , ., iran? russia has been able to make great — iran? russia has been able to make great use _ iran? russia has been able to make great use of _ iran? russia has been able to make great use of them, - iran? russia has been able to make great use of them, and | make great use of them, and target civilian and energy infrastructure. the drones and allow them to tear an apartment building in half. but the british ministry of defence says because they are quite slow and noisy, they fly at low altitudes, conventional defence mechanisms can work against them. but when they do make an impact, they make devastating impact, they make devastating impact because they explode as soon as they hit the target.

the eu is still gathering evidence as to the fact they may be iranians made, they say it's already preparing sanctions in response. the united states, france, the uk, they are using definitive language. the united states said it has been warning about this sincejuly, sitting on evidence for months, warning the world that these denials by iran are flat lies. the white house explained earlier. iran continues — house explained earlier. iran continues to _ house explained earlier. iran continues to deny _ house explained earlier. iran continues to deny this, providing weapons to russia to use in— providing weapons to russia to use in ukraine. according to these — use in ukraine. according to these new reports, iran is considering selling still more destructive weapons to support an invasion they claim to oppose _ an invasion they claim to oppose-— an invasion they claim to ouose. , ., oppose. so given the support of the west has — oppose. so given the support of the west has been _ oppose. so given the support of the west has been giving - the west has been giving ukraine, how are they likely to respond to this issue of the drones? in respond to this issue of the drones? , ., . ., , drones? in short, sanctions. the united _ drones? in short, sanctions. the united states _ drones? in short, sanctions. the united states has - drones? in short, sanctions. the united states has said l drones? in short, sanctions. i the united states has said this deepening alliance between

russia and iran is a profound threat to the entire world, not mincing their words and taking it very seriously. they and the united kingdom and france say it violates un sanctions. france and the uk say it violates the iran nuclear deal. these things really matter to iran, because it could have a profound economic impact. iran said this is not true and so it is all because of us political machinations. that is a classic response they make when they have the sort of criticisms levelled at them, and it is something they are saying about the protests as well. the protests. _ the protests as well. the protests, you _ the protests as well. the protests, you mention, l the protests as well. the protests, you mention, and with these additional sanctions it comes at a critical time for iran domestically. it comes at a critical time for iran domestically.- comes at a critical time for iran domestically. it does, the fifth week _ iran domestically. it does, the fifth week of _ iran domestically. it does, the fifth week of protests, - iran domestically. it does, the fifth week of protests, and - iran domestically. it does, the j fifth week of protests, and the crackdown the government has been levelling towards protesters is not working. in fact, the eu have issued on monday new sanctions against iranians security officials as

well as the morality police, the same police who detained mahsa amini before she died in custody which triggered this whole wave of protests. so they are dealing with sanctions from abroad. protests that are not losing steam at home. their most high security prison in flamesjust most high security prison in flames just days most high security prison in flamesjust days ago. most high security prison in flames just days ago. and one of the biggest threat they have ever had to deal with since the inception of the islamic republic. inception of the islamic republic— inception of the islamic reublic. ., ~ , ., , inception of the islamic reublic. . ~' , . stay with us on bbc news — still to come. back on track — the paris motor show returns after a four—year break, with a focus on electric vehicles. 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 a good and lasting solution. 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.

uk's prime minister liz truss acknowledges her government made mistakes, and says she's sorry for them. for more on that story, we can now speak to the political analyst max kutner about how the us is responding to the crisis in the british government. how is it being viewed over there? inaudible. it's having an indirect impact. economic stability in the uk and in europe, instability is not a good thing for president biden and the democrats. foreign affairs ranks low on the list of concerns for us voters, but the economy ranks at the top. so to have this economic stability having an impact, not a good thing for president biden, who has tried to distance himself from what happening. he called the prime

minister'splan a mistake. that makes sense given that it's more of a republican minded plan than a democratic one. he also said he wasn't concerned, so he is trying to stop the concerns and make it seem like everything is ok in the us. {line everything is ok in the us. one ofthe everything is ok in the us. one of the responses _ everything is ok in the us. one of the responses the _ everything is ok in the us. one of the responses the british prime minister has given is that the uk is facing international pressures that puts it in common with many other countries. do you get the sense that the same is being said in the us about the rising cost of living, the high prices, and the high rate of inflation there? or is that argument sort of being made more strongly in the uk than the us? i more strongly in the uk than the us? 4' 4' the us? i think the uk, like the us? i think the uk, like the us, the us? i think the uk, like the us, a — the us? i think the uk, like the us, a lot _ the us? i think the uk, like the us, a lot of _ the us? i think the uk, like the us, a lot of countries i the us, a lot of countries right now are facing these inflationary pressures. the number one thing people are speaking about in the us is

inflation, certainly among the biggest topics going into these elections in three weeks. the newest numbers from last week showed inflation at 8.2% in the us over last year. that's a big dealfor us over last year. that's a big deal for boaters, who are seeing these prices notjust a number in the reports, but really seeing these prices reflected in their purchases. —— voters. it is pressure that biden and the democrats are facing. the president gets blamed when the economy is not doing well. so while president biden is not on the ballot next month, the democrats who are are going to be facing it, similar to the pressures your leaders are facing in the uk. part of the pressures internationally comes on the strength of the us dollar. some decades ago, i believe a one—time treasury secretary said, it's our currency but it's your problem, addressing

the rest of the world. if the fed continues with rate rises to bring price rises under control, its going to make the dollar even stronger, isn't it? president biden in his comments about what's happening in the uk, he alluded to this, he said he's not concerned about the dollar getting weaker. so, yes, you could be right. we are seeing the dollar gets stronger against a lot of these european currencies. but at the same time, that isjust currencies. but at the same time, that is just one currencies. but at the same time, that isjust one metric of how an economy is doing. so the inflation numbers not looking good, and the republicans in the us, we should talk about them, they are really using this as an opportunity to help their side in what is happening, in the upcoming election. they are pointing out, according to them, while the democrats are busy with a lot of these social reforms like marijuana, justice reform, student debt forgiveness, while the democrats are focused on those,

we are seeing inflation and economic issues. you are right, even as the us dollar is getting stronger against other currencies. getting stronger against other currencies-_ currencies. thank you very much. 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 united nations security council has split over whether to send an international force to haiti to help police restore order and create a human aid corridor. the us and mexico proposed the deployment of a multi—national force after criminal gangs took control of the main port, blocking fuel deliveries and food imports. russia and china have expressed reservations about the plan.

haiti is facing widespread famine, a cholera outbreak and political instability. the real madrid and france footballer karim benzema has won the men's ballon d'or award for this year's best player. he scored 44 goals last season to help real madrid win the spanish title and champions league. but despite his success on the field, he was barred from joining the french team because of a sex tape and blackmail scandal. the paris motor show has long been one of the most important events in the motor industry calendar. but the coronavirus pandemic had stopped it from taking place. now after a four—year gap, the show is back on, and this time it's all about going electric, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. if you are a petrol head, this must be like heaven.

concept cars, new models, new designs. the most exciting innovations this industry can provide. but in this day and age, petrol is part of the problem. companies say they are trying to set out in a new direction. translation: �* , ., ~ translation: because we talked to the french _ translation: because we talked to the french authorities - translation: because we talked to the french authorities to - to the french authorities to find ways of boosting electric vehicles, if we invest, it's for a good reason and we need to profit from that and it's in our interest to see the number of electric cars go up. emmanuel macron did the honours, opening this year's paris motor show. the french president seemed suitably absorbed by the cars on show, even taking a chance to sit behind the wheel. he said his government will offer subsidies so some families can buy electric vehicles, which are notoriously expensive. translation: notoriously expensive. tuna/mom- notoriously expensive. translation: , ., ., " translation: five years ago, 1% ofthe translation: five years ago, 1% of the sales _ translation: five years ago, 1% of the sales market _ translation: five years ago, 1% of the sales market was _ of the sales market was electric. today, it is 10%. we

have multiplied by ten, in five years. the objective is at the end of this five year term, we should have 30% of the market. the president said cars are part of the french identity. that may never change, but for the good of the environment, the good of the environment, the cars themselves will have two. this year's booker prize for fiction has gone to the sri lankan author — shehan karunatilaka. for his novel �*the seven moons of maali almeida' — a supernatural satire set in the sri lankan civil war. the author spoke to our culture editor — katie razzall. congratulations, i wonder how it feels to join the likes of salman rushdie, hilary mantel, amazing authors, and win this prize? look, i am used to releasing books to little fanfare, and that's what i thought for this, i thought it would come out, maybe some people might like it, and then we got the booker long list. that was phenomenal.

every step, the party has continued, and yeah, i was going to have a drink and go home, and this is fabulous. turns out it's a better story and you get to win. as i said, it's a ghost story and your protagonist wakes up dead on the first page of the novel and has to spend seven days trying to find out who killed him and expose the horrors and atrocities of war. how important is it for you to get the message of the sri lankan civil war out to a wider audience? i wasn't thinking in those terms, i was writing a murder mystery and it just seemed that every sri lankan atrocity, we never deal with it, we kind ofjust move on. the idea of a ghost story where the dead get to speak, i just thought that was an absurd conceit for a novel. and that's really what i was doing. but, yeah, 1989 was a grim time forgotten by many, including people in sri lanka. it was interesting to assert that.

hello there. monday brought plenty of afternoon sunshine across england and wales and it was very mild for the time of year, with temperatures reaching as high as 20 in london. that's four degrees above the october average. meanwhile, in scotland, an area of low pressure was with us all day, bringing cloudier weather and outbreaks of rain that struggled to clear away. now, what we're looking at over the next couple of days is this area of low pressure will move out of the way, and in its place, 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 in that — that reaches scotland. meanwhile, to the southwest, low pressure lurks. that's going to be flicking bands of rain across the uk over the next few days from the southwest. looking at the weather picture at the moment, it's quite quiet weather—wise. clearing skies for most of us and it's a much

colder night as well, so temperatures starting off tuesday morning down into low single figures and, for some, i reckon there will be some mist and fog patches around, probably the worst of it across parts of wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern england. it'll take the first couple of hours before that mist and fog is cleared out of the way. then you can see the extent of the day's sunshine, just a few passing showers for orkney, shetland, clipping aberdeenshire, and there may well be a little bit of cloud just coming in across cornwall, threatening an odd spit of rain, but for most, it's dry. temperatures mild again — england and wales, 14—18 degrees, bit closer to average for scotland and for northern ireland. heading into the middle part of the week, we see this area of rain extending in from the southwest. now, as the rain comes in on wednesday, it's going to come in kind of sporadically in bursts here and there. might stay dry across northeast england and dry for scotland, but you'll notice more cloud building in here, probably quite misty as well. cooler weather for scotland and the far northeast of england —

9—12 degrees is below average, but still mild further south, even with the rain moving in. now, for thursday, we've got a heavier band of rain that's going to push its way northwards followed by probably a mixture of sunny spells and showers. if anything, it will get a little bit milder again with temperatures up to 19 degrees in london. mild as well for northern ireland, but still relatively cool in scotland. friday, the low pressure is still with us, but it's getting closer. really, we'll see some showery bursts of rain extending northwards across the country, and some of those downpours could be quite heavy at times. that's your latest weather, bye—bye.

air strikes killed at least four people including a pregnant woman and her husband. the us, britain and france have accused iran of violating us sanctions by supplying the

weapons.