this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ready to fight on — britain's prime minister liz truss says she will not be stepping down, despite admitting mistakes were made in her government's financial strategy. i do want to accept responsibility and say sorry for mistakes that have been made. french oil workers and transport staff go on strike as anger builds against president macron�*s government. the worst is yet to come — with a warning of yet more torrential rain and further flooding,

and karim benzema of real madrid and france is crowned the world's best footballer for the first time. hello and welcome. britain's prime minister liz truss says she will not be stepping down as prime minister, despite her premiership hanging by a thread in the aftermath of the mini budget. in an interview with the bbc, ms truss apologised for what she called "mistakes" over the past six weeks but she insisted she would lead the conservatives into the next general election. but her insistence hasn't dampened down talk of her leaving office, with one backbench mp saying "well, we'll have to see" when asked about her future. here's our political

correspondent, jonathan blake. inside number ten last night, after a day in which her programme for government was largely scrapped, liz truss sat down for an interview and offered an apology. 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. your very vision for britain. it's dead, isn't it? what i'm focused on is delivering on energy supplies, on delivering new roads, new opportunities across our country. we have to make sure, though, 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. a low tax, high growth economy was still the prime minister's vision, she said, but it would have to be delivered differently. what about the impact of her early moves in office? lots of people are facing massive increases in mortgage payments and analysts say at least some of that is because of what you've done in the last five or six weeks. what do you say to them? well, look, i understand it is very difficult for families across the country. and they're blaming you. and the fact is, we are facing both a difficult economic situation internationally where interest rates are rising, as well as pressure,

pressure here in britain. but do you accept that you have made it worse? well, what we've been through over the last few years is a very low interest rate world, and that is changing and that is changing across the globe. but do you accept that what you've 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. well, first of all, i have said sorry for the fact that we did act too far, we went too far and too far. liz truss said the job had been tough and acknowledged with understatement her time as prime minister hadn't been perfect. she urged mps questioning herfuture to focus on the public. i'm sticking around because i was elected to deliver for this country and that is what i am determined to do. and will 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. earlier, the prime minister had come to the house of commons to witness her new chancellor, jeremy hunt, confirm most of her economic plans were being thrown out. all the prime minister could do was watch and listen as policy after policy was scrapped in an attempt to restore financial stability and the government's credibility. labour say the prime minister's apology won't undo the damage she's done. it's unlikely to be enough on its own to secure herfuture in office. jonathan blake, bbc news. we can now speak to mark davies, a uk political analyst who previously ran a strategic communications consultancy advising on reputation management through government and media relations. what did you make of her performance while she was being grilled by our political editor? ,

grilled by our political editor?— grilled by our political editor? , ., , , editor? oh, my gosh, absolutely terrible. i was _ editor? oh, my gosh, absolutely terrible. i was watching - editor? oh, my gosh, absolutely terrible. i was watching with - terrible. i was watching with my head in my hand, didn't know whether to laugh or cry, if i'm honest. i wasn't a big fan of her when she came into government, but i'm afraid, every time she appears on television, she confirms the fears of those who were not in favour of her taking over as prime minister in the first. if she really thinks she can continue as prime minister, i'm afraid probably her and her immediate family, and that's probably about it. i immediate family, and that's probably about it.— immediate family, and that's probably about it. i mean, you sa head probably about it. i mean, you say head in — probably about it. i mean, you say head in your _ probably about it. i mean, you say head in your hands, - say head in your hands, confirmed to you she's not the right person, but the conservative party voted for her, the members did vote for her, the members did vote for her, and it wasn't that long ago. her, and it wasn't that long auo. ., y her, and it wasn't that long am, ., , ., her, and it wasn't that long auo. ., , ., ., ., her, and it wasn't that long auo. ., , ., ., ._, ., ago. not very long ago at all. i think they — ago. not very long ago at all. i think they voted _ ago. not very long ago at all. i think they voted for - ago. not very long ago at all. i think they voted for her - i think they voted for her because they would have voted for anyone who wasn't rishi sunak at the time. the parliamentary party put her and rishi sunak through, and they weren't keen on rishi sunak. why not?—

weren't keen on rishi sunak. wh not? �* , , why not? because they felt he handed out — why not? because they felt he handed out too _ why not? because they felt he handed out too much - why not? because they felt he handed out too much money, | handed out too much money, ironically. they felt he had raised taxes to the highest level for some time and he wasn't a conservative chancellor. so they were not at all in favour of him. they would have taken anyone they were offered as an alternative. the parliamentary party were very clear that they didn't want liz truss, she snuck in at the last minute. but the members did.— the last minute. but the members did. ~ ., members did. when asked, will ou lead members did. when asked, will you lead the — members did. when asked, will you lead the party _ members did. when asked, will you lead the party at _ members did. when asked, will you lead the party at the - members did. when asked, will you lead the party at the next i you lead the party at the next general election, she said yes. the level of conviction in that answer, you could debate. but regardless of that, if she was not to do that, who will? well... the trouble they've got is they can't just well... the trouble they've got is they can'tjust appoint somebody the members don't like at all because they do have a process that in theory they are

meant to go through. the members are meant to get a say. if the parliamentary party suddenly injected liz truss and put in rishi sunakfor example or possiblyjeremy hunt, the members would feel there had been a coup in parliament, so they have to run with somebody who can carry the credibility of the members. if you look back at the time of the leadership election, to me that has to be penny mordaunt, because it was quite clear the members were polling very high in favour of penny mordaunt, and she almost made it into the last two. so i suspect a deal will be done where there are a few people put together who can come together as a sort of dream ticket, but to my money, penny would have to lead that because i can't see the members accepting jeremy hunt or rishi sunak is the person at the top. do you think in two years' time when we have a general election, if it is not sooner, that it's going to be a

disaster for the conservatives regardless? it’s disaster for the conservatives regardless?— regardless? it's clearly going to be a disaster _ regardless? it's clearly going to be a disaster if _ regardless? it's clearly going to be a disaster if they - regardless? it's clearly going to be a disaster if they have l to be a disaster if they have it any time in the immediate future. all they can hope for is whoever takes over as prime minister takes 18 months or two years that is available in the parliamentary calendar and does a decentjob. you have to think it can't get worse than 36% behind in the polls. so everything from here is an upside. but it's certainly not looking good at the moment. haw looking good at the moment. how lona has looking good at the moment. how long has liz _ looking good at the moment. how long has liz truss _ looking good at the moment. how long has liz truss got, do you think? ., , long has liz truss got, do you think?- thank- long has liz truss got, do you think?- thank you - long has liz truss got, do you think?- thank you very| think? hours! thank you very much! we — think? hours! thank you very much! we have _ think? hours! thank you very much! we have more - think? hours! thank you very much! we have more later. think? hours! thank you very much! we have more later in| think? hours! thank you very - much! we have more later in the business coverage, how has the business coverage, how has the business community reacted to the changes in the mini budget? many of the announcement yesterday, things like for example corporation tax changes, will impact how much money they make, so we will

talk about that. to france now and the main union, the cgt, has called for a nationwide strike today, as they demand "real wage increases" of at least 10%. the latest action is set against the backdrop of fuel shortages caused by weeks of strikes by oil workers. stephanie prentice has more: cities across france waking up this morning to what's expected to be large—scale strike action, with workers in transport, health care, schools and even nuclear power plants expected to walk out. the action also seen as a protest against the government forcing some oil—refinery workers back to work after weeks of strikes in that sector. translation: the government has underestimated anger _ in the refineries and anger in the country. in general, this strike was not taken seriously, and that is the problem. the anger of working people is minimised. it took almost three weeks for negotiations to begin.

three weeks of people having to get strategic, with a quarter of petrol stations reporting shortages. translation: you have to think ahead, either in the morning - or in the evening before going to work — should i go see if there is fuel tonight? it's a daily stress and it has an impact on everyone. the oil workers have made some gains, with a 7% increase offer on the table, but the union are digging their heels in, and the government are trying to order workers back into refineries. today's strike much more ambitious, and with the potentialfor much more havoc. it wasn't that long ago here that a single—issue protest — into nationwide unrest, meaning in towns and cities across the country, it's notjust cars that could be grinding to a halt. let's get some of the day's other news.

australia has dropped its recognition ofjerusalem as the capital of israel. making the announcement, foreign minister penny wong said australia remained a steadfast friend of israel, and an unwavering supporter of the palestinian people. an australian government spokeswoman said the status ofjerusalem should be resolved as part of a middle east peace negotiation. 13 people are now confirmed as dead after a russian warplane crashed into a residential area in the southern russian resort town of yeysk, close to the occupied ukrainian city of mariupol the search for more survivors has now ended. the un security council has split over whether to send order and create a humanitarian aid corridor. force after criminal gangs took control of the main port,

to australia now, and thousands of residents across the southeast of the country are bracing for more flooding, as forecasters warn of more downpours later this week. the murray river, which straddles victoria and new south wales, could hit a near 30—year high on friday and farmers are warning that supplies of milk, fruit and vegetables could be affected by the flooding. let's speak now to kim mansell. her home has been flooded in shepparton, victoria, north of melbourne. kim, it's good to have you in the programme. i presume you are not at home, you have had to move out? we are not at home, you have had to move out?— to move out? we can't get anywhere _ to move out? we can't get anywhere close _ to move out? we can't get anywhere close to - to move out? we can't get anywhere close to our - to move out? we can't get i anywhere close to our home, anywtaere close. to our heme..— ,..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7 it was anywhere close, to; our heme; ~ it was deep yesterday it was waist deep in water, but the homes have “f"fsggrgaf'fzaaigg’er “m755;rfeafif'lf'tlfqi’ejqedfl'w “m755;feafif'bf'tlfjeitqejblj} been spared fortunately and our

friend has taken us in. we probably won't get back for a good week. we have security cameras in our home and we have been watching the rising waters. we left as soon it breached our floor. waters. we left as soon it breached ourfloor. it is probably two metres to the house. ., ..,, , probably two metres to the house. ., , , ., house. the forecasts are saying there is no _ house. the forecasts are saying there is no let _ house. the forecasts are saying there is no let up _ house. the forecasts are saying there is no let up for _ house. the forecasts are saying there is no let up for some - there is no let up for some time so what is your plan going forward? we time so what is your plan going forward? ~ . , time so what is your plan going forward? ~ ., , ., ., forward? we are very fortunate, we have plenty _ forward? we are very fortunate, we have plenty of— forward? we are very fortunate, we have plenty of places - forward? we are very fortunate, we have plenty of places to - we have plenty of places to stay, staying with a friend here. we are going day by day, as you would probably imagine. we have already been offered a very large caravan so we could be close to home. but beyond the next couple of days, fortunately today we've been able to get out and get some groceries in the neighbourhood. got some more supplies. the chances of the river rising again, it's receding, but it

could come up. we are bracing for some weather for some terrible weather lots of rain. for some terrible weather - lots of rain.- for some terrible weather - lots of rain. coming, lots of rain. we are lookin: coming, lots of rain. we are looking at — coming, lots of rain. we are looking at photos _ coming, lots of rain. we are looking at photos of - coming, lots of rain. we are looking at photos of your. coming, lots of rain. we are - looking at photos of your home, it must be devastating to see the flooding there. in terms of insurance cover, the outlook for you financially going forward, have you got insurance back—up? forward, have you got insurance back-u - ? , forward, have you got insurance back-u? , ., ., , back-up? yes, fortunately, we have. back-up? yes, fortunately, we have- lots _ back-up? yes, fortunately, we have. lots of _ back-up? yes, fortunately, we have. lots of residents - back-up? yes, fortunately, we have. lots of residents don't. i have. lots of residents don't. they were denied it or it was out of financial reach the people to pay for it. we have got flood insurance. that's just us. you have moments of devastation and a little bit of tears here and there, and you think about it, but we moved everything to high ground where we expected the levels to come, two levels, unfortunately it's gone through the higher level. so there are things there, but

it is just stuff. we are ok and our dog is safe, yeah, quite a number of us affected. so many very kind gestures offering us any sort of help we need. just went to a cafe, they don't even know me and they offered help. we will go back and support them. utilise their services some catering down the for some catering down the track when we are working at trachfiwhen we are working at there will tragkfiwhen we are working at there will be lots to be home, there will be lots to be done. i home, there will be lots to be done. .., . home, there will be lots to be done. . ., ., ., home, there will be lots to be done. .. ., ., , done. i can imagine, and this is where _ done. i can imagine, and this is where community - done. i can imagine, and this is where community kicks - done. i can imagine, and this is where community kicks in. | is where community kicks in. lovely to talk to you, kim, and wish you all the best going forward. . ., wish you all the best going forward. ., ,, , ., wish you all the best going forward. . ~' , ., , wish you all the best going forward. ., ,, i. , . stay with us on bbc news, still to come: one of the literary world's biggest prizes — the booker — is won by shehan karunatilaka, whose novel is set during sri lanka's civil war. 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.

this is bbc news, the top stories. britain's prime minister liz truss says she will not be stepping down as prime minister, despite her premiership hanging by a thread in the aftermath of the mini budget. french oil workers and transport staff go on strike as anger builds against president macron's government policy. 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. iran denies supplying the drones to russia. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. explosion. kyiv under assault once again. explosion. russia has acquired weapons that are having a devastating impact.

on monday, ukrainians in the regions of kyiv, dnipro and sumy saw first—hand what they can do. the barrage of attacks also hit critical infrastructure, like this sunflower—oil terminal in mykolaiv, causing storage tanks to go up in flames. the terminal is ukraine's largest sunflower—oil facility. translation: right now, there is a new russian drone attack. l the world can and must stop this terror. when we talk about ukraine's need for air and missile defence systems, we talk about real lives taken by terrorists. this one apartment building was torn in half... ..with some surviving, but others killed in the onslaught of explosions. all this wreckage is because of these metal triangles, which form what appear to be iranian—made kamikaze drones. and while iran flatly denies it supplied them,

the white house has warned russia's deepening alliance with iran is a profound threat to the entire world. iran continues to lie about this. they have not been truthful about this, and deny providing weapons to russia for use in ukraine. meanwhile, according to these new reports, iran is considering selling still more destructive weapons to support an invasion they claim to oppose. the eu is now gathering evidence and preparing to respond with punitive measures, with the united states, the united kingdom and france warning iran's actions violate un sanctions. that means iran could now face consequences for violence both abroad and at home. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. 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 the champions league. barcelona captain alexia putellas won the women's award for the second year running. joining us now is french footballjournalist sara menai. let's talk about karim benzema to begin with, the right winner?— to begin with, the right winner? ., , winner? good morning! yes, the ri . ht winner? good morning! yes, the right winner. _ winner? good morning! yes, the right winner, or— winner? good morning! yes, the right winner, or because - winner? good morning! yes, the right winner, or because when i right winner, or because when you look back at the season, no one else than benzema deserve the trophy. outstanding season, probably the best of his life. he won everything with his club, the spanish league, the champions league and the spanish super cup. he scored 44 goals, and some very important ones as well. he scored three in the champions league semifinal against manchester city, for example. he became the highest goal—scorer in

france with thierry henry. the rules have changed this year. for the first time, performances werejudged for the first time, performances were judged across the season rather than the calendar year. the season rather than the calendaryear. during the season rather than the calendar year. during that season, he has been the key player for his team. bud season, he has been the key player for his team. and also really symbolic, _ player for his team. and also really symbolic, who - player for his team. and also i really symbolic, who presented the award to him. {iii really symbolic, who presented the award to him.— the award to him. of course, zinedine _ the award to him. of course, zinedine zidane. _ the award to him. of course, zinedine zidane. a _ the award to him. of course, zinedine zidane. a very - zinedine zidane. a very powerful symbol, especially for french football fans. karim benzema, the first winner of the ballon d'or since zinedine zidane in 1998. benzema is walking in zinedine zidane's footsteps, two real madrid legends, benzema is a legend of the club now, he has been there for 13 years. he said yesterday during the ceremony that...

inaudible. they won many trophies together when zinedine zidane was the real madrid manager. a very powerful symbol for french people, we nowjust hope that karim benzema had success with the french national team, which is not really the case at the moment. is not really the case at the moment-— is not really the case at the moment. �*, _ ,., moment. let's say something about alexia _ moment. let's say something about alexia putellas, - moment. let's say something about alexia putellas, who i moment. let's say something i about alexia putellas, who won the women's award.— the women's award. yes, the second in _ the women's award. yes, the second in a — the women's award. yes, the second in a row— the women's award. yes, the second in a row for _ the women's award. yes, the second in a row for the - second in a row for the barcelona captain. she made history, becoming the first female player to win the ballon d'or two years in a row. a phenomenal season last year with barcelona, scoring 29 goals in total. you won the spanish cup, the super cup, the league, he also suffered a very long—term injury which ruled her out of the euros, but she still had barcelona's historic spanish title. complete deserved for alexia putellas, a role model for all the girls

who want to be a football player. a phenomenal player. thank you so much for your reaction to the ballon d'or awards taking place late yesterday. now to a novel with a protaganist who is dead, that's been described as full of life, and won the coveted booker prize for 2022. the seven moons of maali almeida is a supernatural satire set amid the horrors of the sri lankan civil war. its author shehan karunatilaka was given his award by britain's queen consort — and spoke to the bbc�*s culture editor katie razzle. 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 moons, 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 enough conceit for a novel. and that's really what i was doing. but, yeah, 1989 was a grim time in our history, forgotten by many, including people in sri lanka. it was interesting to research that.

stay with us. 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 has 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.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. tax changes to boost business have been scrapped by the new chancellor — we get reaction from the business community asjeremy hunt performs almost a full u—turn — ripping up most of liz truss' economic plans. kanye west buys the right—wing social media platform parler, after being banned by twitter and instagram for posting controversial messages. the pandemic backlog — frustration for thousands of indian tech workers, as covid grinds us visa applications to a halt. and it's world menopause day — we take a look at the impact it has on millions of working women, with calls for more assistance for those

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