welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. fresh chaos for the british government as the home secretary leaves herjob, with a blistering resignation letter. it's a further blow to the prime minister, liz truss, whose premiership was already under threat. we'll have all the latest from westminster. also coming up: gunfire we have special report on the front line in ukraine's donbas — with russian positions just a few hundred metres away. president biden signs off the release of oil supplies from the us strategic reserve, in an attempt to limit global price rises.

it's six in the morning in singapore, and 11 pm in london, the end of a day of unrelenting chaos for prime minister liz truss and her government. it was just after 4 pm when reports started coming in about the resignation of home secretary, suella braverman. it wasn't long before her resignation letter was made public containing sweeping criticism of the government. later, there was chaos in the house of commons during a vote on fracking, with allegations of mps being manhandled to support the government. our political editor, chris mason has the latest from westminster. tonight at westminster,

rolling case studies in chaos — crises engulfing the government by the hour. the home secretary resigns. those at the highest level in government don't even know if others have followed her. at teatime, a man who was rebelling against liz truss just days ago was appointed by her as home secretary. i accept that the government has obviously had a very difficult period. what i do know is that there is a very importantjob to do, people expect their government to ensure there is security for them, the home office is at the heart of that in so many different ways, it is a great office of state, and i'm honoured to do that role. how long can the prime minister last? never mind the prime minister — well, for now at least — it is suella braverman who has gone. this was her yesterday, today she is out, because this morning she sent an official document from her personal e—mail account —

a breach of the rules. in a zinger of a resolution letter to the prime minister, suella braverman wrote, pretending we haven't made mistakes, carrying on as if everyone can't say that we have made them and hoping that things will magically come right is not serious politics. i have made a mistake, i accept responsibility, i resign. she continues, i have concerns about the direction of this government — not only have a broken key pledges that were promised to our voters, but i have had serious concerns about this government's commitment to honouring manifesto commitments. last month, suella braverman was promoted to one of the great offices of state. she cheered on a prime minister in trouble at the party conference. today, she becomes the shortest serving home secretary since the second world war.

all that after a summer in which she pledged to be prime minister herself. don't vote for me because i am a woman. because i am brown. vote for me because i love this country and because i would do anything for it. a hellish week for liz truss has got worse. earlier, she had to endure a prime minister is question time loaded with humiliation. a book is being written about the prime minister's time in office. apparently it is going to be out by christmas. is that the release date of the title? i have been in office forjust under two months, and i have delivered the energy price guarantee, i have reversed the national insurance increase. mr speaker, that is more of a record of action and the honourable gentleman in his two and half years in the job.

the prime minister defiant, the labour leader said she had crashed the economy, put bills up and was now cutting spending. and, he said, she ditched everything she had stood for. 45p tax cut, gone. corporation tax cut gone. 20p tax cut, gone. two year energy freeze, gone! economic credibility, gone! they are all gone! so why�*s she still here?! the prime minister stands up, the folder is slammed down, and liz truss insisted... i am a fighter and not a quitter! but what policies will survive given the new chancellor is looking over all sorts of promises. news from the prime minister — the state pension will rise in line with spiralling prices after all. can the prime minister

perhaps turn to a - chancellor right now, _ get permission to make another u—turn and committed to raising the state pension at the - rate of inflation? prime minister! we will maintain the triple lock, and i am completely committed to it, so is the chancellor. tonight, the next flashpoint — a vote on fracking, drilling into the land to extract gas — was turned by downing street into a serious test of loyalty in the government itself. division, clear the lobby! compelling conservatives to back it will face being kicked out of the parliamentary party — a weak government attempting a show of strength and then seemingly changing its mind. in the voting lobbies, confusion, tory mps not even knowing the consequence for them of their vote. and afterwards, this extraordinary allegation from a labourmp.

i saw members being physically manhandled into another lobby and being bullied. while crying! if we want to stand up against the bullying in this house of our staff, we have to stop bullying in this chamber as well, don't we? we will have a little bit of good behaviour for a moment — on. both sides of the house! the mp who it was suggested was manhandled and said he had had what was described as a frank and robust conversation. some conservative mps then told the bbc the chief whip, in charge of party discipline, had resigned — livid at the chaos over whether this was a vote of confidence in the government or not. and then watch this, a senior cabinet minister who didn't know what was going on. i'm not entirely clear on what the situation is with the chief whip, there has been an element of confusion over whether it was a confidence vote or not.

tory mps cannot believe the dysfunction they are witnessing. i think it is a shambles and a disgrace. i think it is utterly appalling. you seem quietly furious. lam livid, and i really shouldn't say this, but i hope all the people that put liz truss in numberten, i hope it was_ worth it, i hope it was worth it for the ministerial red box, to sit around the cabinet table, because the damage they have done to our party is extraordinary. what is happening with chief whip? it was a great victory today, chief whip, . great credit to her. tonight, many senior conservatives gathered at a private members club. is it right to be having champagne while the government is collapsing, sir graham? they don't know, we don't know, how long this government has left. after a day like today, it's life expectancy has shortened further.

to the war in ukraine now and president putin has again upped the ante — announcing martial law — in four areas russia illegally annexed last month. the decree gives extra powers to local proxies installed by moscow. have a look at the map — the four regions affected are donetsk, luhansk, kherson and zaporijia.the move comes, as ukrainian forces close in, on the key city of kherson — occupied since the start of this war — with russian officials starting to evacuate civilians from the city. the russian general now in charge of moscow's so called special operation — has admitted, his forces are facing, quote, a �*difficult situation�*. our correspondentjonathan beale reports from the front line in the donbas — a warning that his piece contains distressing images. the road of retreat. a dead end for some, where these russian forces met their own armageddon.

the carcasses of armour and bloated dead bodies scatter the ground of the recently liberated east. a village the new front line for these ukrainian troops. artillery fire still within range of russian artillery,

as we make a speedy exit. to the main headquarters. gunfire

many of these troops only volunteered at the start of the war. months of fighting has transformed but these counter—attacks are slowing their advance. volodymyr, their captain, tells me they need more armour and they're waiting for reinforcements. the push east is testing supply lines. with most bridges blown, ukraine's had to rely on amphibious vehicles and boats to keep feeding the front line. they've only just completed the construction of this crossing. and there are other obstacles too — countless russian minefields that need to be cleared. ukraine is still advancing, but it's getting harder. explosion jonathan beale,

bbc news, donbas. president biden says the us will sell off a further 15 million barrels of crude oil from its emergency supplies. the release is meant to prevent prices rising after the oil—producing nations, led by saudi arabia, said they would cut production. speaking in washington, president biden called on american oil companies to pass on lower prices to consumers. my message to the american energy companies is this, you should not be using your profits to buy back stock for dividends. not now. not while a war is raging. you should be using these record—breaking profits to increase production and refining. invest in america for the american people. bring down the price you charge at the pump to reflect what you pay for the product. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. how much sleep do you get?

we'll find out the minimum amount you need for a healthy life. 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 newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines. fresh chaos for the british government as the home secretary leaves herjob with a blistering resignation letter. it's a further blow to the prime minister, liz truss, whose premiership was already under threat. a hong kong pro—democracy protester who was beaten at the chinese consulate in manchester has said he fears for his family's safety. bob chan was at this protest on sunday, when several men dragged him inside the consulate grounds and then assaulted him. foreign secretary james cleverly called the attack unacceptable,

but china said its diplomats were not to blame for the altercation. speaking to the media on wednesday, mr chan gave his version of the events. i then found myself being draughted into the grounds of the consulate. i held onto the gates where i was kicked and punched i could not hold on for long. that incident in manchester took place right at the start of the chinese communist party congress in beijing, at which president xi jinping is widely expected to win a third leadership term. for more on this, we can speak now to einar tangen, senior fellow at taihe institute. he joins us live from beijing. thank you forjoining us. china's foreign ministry claims those protesters had entered

the consulate illegally but the footage clearly shows him being dragged in — and according to a british mp, a senior communist party official is seen in the footage pulling the protester�*s hair. how has the incident been viewed in china?, to the extent it is no what they see here is protesters once again that they see as violent engaging in the kind of chaos and mayhem that was evident in hong kong. so this one narrative from their side from the other, they say that we were just exercising our right to protest and someone came and knocked on one of our signs and engaged in some sort of altercation. it is not clear that this gentleman was dragged in. it looked like a senior official

official and walked by and knocked down one of the protesters signs and there was a scuffle. so i am not exactly clear, i have watched it a number of times it looks like it was the police that were inside trying to get this man out. but there is also damage done to staff and that has been widely circulated within china. this man being kicked and pummeled while he was on the ground was a chinese consulate staffer. so both sides are claiming that the other was the aggressor. but the fact that it took _ other was the aggressor. but the fact that it took place _ other was the aggressor. but the fact that it took place not - other was the aggressor. but the fact that it took place not in - other was the aggressor. but the | fact that it took place not in china but in the uk and also the fact that it happened just at the start of that party, conference. how are they viewing this instant? i am that party, conference. how are they viewing this instant?—

viewing this instant? i am sure bei'ina is viewing this instant? i am sure beijing is not _ viewing this instant? i am sure beijing is not happy. _ viewing this instant? i am sure beijing is not happy. they - viewing this instant? i am sure| beijing is not happy. they don't want any kind of trauma to affect the message that they are trying to send at the central party conference. so at this juncture i am sure they are not happy basically put this gentleman out in front of everyone. they see this as a nationalist incident that someone from their staff who became frustrated, did that they should not have done and the ensuing violence was not to their taste either. i was asking about _ was not to their taste either. i was asking about the _ was not to their taste either. i was asking about the zero _ was not to their taste either. i was asking about the zero covid - was not to their taste either. i was asking about the zero covid policy and it is on a lot of peoples mind in china. it is having a massive impact on the economy why are they sticking to it?— sticking to it? there is a couple of issues one — sticking to it? there is a couple of issues one is _ sticking to it? there is a couple of issues one is vaccines. _ sticking to it? there is a couple of issues one is vaccines. there - issues one is vaccines. there has not been enough boosters to open up.

at the march larger question for the party is the fact that this long coveit party is the fact that this long cove it that they are discovering that they don't know enough about. people after one year still exhibiting signs, in the us 500,000 workers had been removed from the contributing site and have to be taken care of. you have 17 million people within europe itself who have long cove it it it is just not clear. —— covid. if you start looking at the numbers 3% of population getting into the long of it it could be devastating. people are fed up here, no question about it. they see the rest of the world going towards herd immunity and are saying why can't be. but this is the hard part of the government. it is not about political decisions, about

once based on science. thank you so much forjoining us. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the united states has issued a warning to tehran following the return home of iranian rock climber elnaz rekabi. it said it would be watching how she was treated after competing abroad with her head uncovered. a state department spokesman said the iranian regime had a long history of abusing the rights of women. explosions at a notorious prison in myanmar which houses many political detainees have killed at least eight people. the blasts are thought to have been caused by parcel bombs, which tore through an office where mail is sorted. it's not yet clear who's responsible for the explosions. many of those held in the prison were detained for resisting the army coup last year. the world health organization has announced that a shortage of cholera vaccines has prompted a shift

in strategy to using a single dose, rather than two. the agency says there has been an unprecedented rise in outbreaks of the water—borne disease worldwide. 29 countries have reported cases this year. new research suggests that people aged over 50 who sleep less than five hours a night could be at increased risk of chronic health problems. a study by british scientists tracked the health of 8,000 individuals and found that people getting five hours' sleep were at higher risk of getting unwell than those who had more than seven hours' sleep. let's get more on this with our news reporter tom brada. this is such scary report for people like us who've been up all night or since 3am — what does it say? iam afraid

i am afraid that is right. this report makes for pretty unhappy reading for people like me or you. who perhaps are getting up excruciatingly early in the morning and are under slot. essentially, this report has tracked the health and sleeping patterns of around 8000 people in the uk. these people at the age of 50 were found to have no chronic disease at all. and they kept a record of their sleeping pattern for the next 25 years. so comprehensive. the results i am afraid are ominous but those of us who don't get so much sleep. i will try to get the statistics right in spite of my own sleep deprivation. to people who are getting five hours of sleep or less were 30% more likely or at greater risk of coming down with multiple ailments that people who were sleeping at least seven hours. and perhaps even more ominously, people who are getting less sleep were also much more associated with coming to an early

death. so all in all we should be taking our beauty sleep rather seriously. taking our beauty sleep rather seriousl . �* , ., ., taking our beauty sleep rather seriousl . �* ., ., seriously. but you do have some examples _ seriously. but you do have some examples of _ seriously. but you do have some examples of people _ seriously. but you do have some examples of people who - seriously. but you do have some examples of people who have i seriously. but you do have some - examples of people who have defied their lack of sleep to live a full lives, so tell us some optimistic examples?— lives, so tell us some optimistic examles? ., , , ., , ., lives, so tell us some optimistic examles? ., , , ., ., examples? examples of people who not only survived — examples? examples of people who not only survived but _ examples? examples of people who not only survived but thrived _ examples? examples of people who not only survived but thrived on _ examples? examples of people who not only survived but thrived on minimal - only survived but thrived on minimal hours of sleep each night stop i think we are able to show you a few examples now. famously from the uk the british prime minister winston churchill during the second world warjust churchill during the second world war just got churchill during the second world warjust got four hours of sleep at night but it should be said that he was a prolific nap or in the daytime so he was making up hours there. there was also another british prime minister margaret thatcher she also supposedly only got by on four hours of sleep a night. i dread to think of sleep a night. i dread to think of it but it should be also noted that she did end up suffering some health problems later in her life so perhaps underscoring the results of

the report. so finally the us president donald trump he claims to be able to get by on just three hours of sleep at night although, i should caveat that example, he is known to be play fast and loose with the truths to be up to take it with a grain of salt. 50 the truths to be up to take it with a grain of salt.— a grain of salt. so the question is should we _ a grain of salt. so the question is should we go back _ a grain of salt. so the question is should we go back to _ a grain of salt. so the question is should we go back to bed - a grain of salt. so the question is should we go back to bed but - a grain of salt. so the question is should we go back to bed but we | a grain of salt. so the question is - should we go back to bed but we have some time before we turn 50. thank you so much for that. and just before we go, we have one more story to bring you. one of the most iconic paintings of 20th century british art, l.s. lowry�*s "going to the match" has been sold at auction for a record—breaking $8.81 million. the 1953 artwork features lowry�*s emblematic stick figures set in an industrial landscape of northwest england, in this case, a crowd of people heading to a football match in bolton. it was bought by the lowry arts centre in manchester, which means the painting will remain

in britain and accessible to the public. that's all for now stay with bbc world news. for many people, it's been a much cloudy day today with fairly gusty winds around. low pressure to our southwest firmly in charge, throw in these bands of cloud across the country, some of us seeing rain as well. it wasn't all doom and gloom, we saw sunshine coming through aross southern london england. temperatures reached 20 degrees across a south. whilst it was mild and sunny across parts of the south, we had this really heavy area of rain that worked into northern ireland. i wouldn't be surprised to hear reports of localised flooding. that was really the clouds gathering the first signs of that system working its way in. overnight tonight we do have more heavy rain on the way. the rain is going to be heaviest across the western side of the country, particularly

for northern ireland and parts of western southwest scotland. the rain probably not too heavy across eastern areas of england. temperatures overnight in the double figures, so it is another mild night. tomorrow, we do have more wet weather on the way. it's from the same area of low pressure but this time the heaviest rain is going to come from this developing part of the weather system across portugal and spain. with the bulk of rain expected to work across france of the uk some uncertainty with the heaviest rain will be tomorrow. almost certainly, yes, across eastern areas of england. however, the system could be more developed. if that happens we will see the rain notjust affecting eastern england but becoming more widespread across the midlands, northern england and southern scotland. the rain where it does arrive is likely to be heavy, perhaps with a bit of thunder mixed in. the winds a little bit lighter for northern ireland, england and wales but picking up and strengthen scotland. friday, low pressure is still with us, the same one.

it can't move anywhere because it's pinned and trapped in this area of high pressure to these. it will continue to throw up heavy showers or bands of rain from the southwest again some of the rain quite heavy with a bit of thunder mixed in. the winds picking up again for northern ireland, england and wales with in lancaster reaching 30, or miles per hour. in brighter moments we could see particularly high temperatures for the time of year with ten 220 in norwich, ——20 degressfive degrees about the seasonal average. the weekend, i wouldn't guarantee it stays dry anywhere saturday or sunday. there is still going to be plenty of showers around. it will stay quite breezy and pretty mild once again.

hello and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world, as we look at how the uk newspapers are covering the dramatic developments at westminster. we would not normally be seeing this programme as we look at how the uk newspapers are covering the dramatic developments today. that's the reason you are getting a chance to see this discussion between... ..aubrey allegretti, the political correspondent of the guardian, and katy balls the deputy political editor of the spectator. pretty much a centreleft paper. traditionally seen on being on the

centre right. read avidly by