contenders, they will stick to that? you can imagine perhaps almost all of them saying we stand byjeremy hunt's plan. but to the extent they don't, that injects uncertainty into the markets and the instability we have seen in the truss administration could yet outlive her. what about the reaction to liz truss�* downfall. let�*s go to our scotland editor, james cook who is in edinburgh. yes, a great shock here as it is across the uk and the same calls here we have had from the scottish national party that we have heard from the labour leader, sir keir starmer, calls for an immediate general election. that is what

nicola sturgeon told me when i spoke to her moments ago. she said it is a necessity the country should go to the polls. liz truss was the fourth prime minister nicola sturgeon had to deal with, but in truth she didn�*t deal with her at all. liz truss said she would ignore nicola sturgeon and in the end, that is what she said. the two of them in the 45 days had no formal discussions at all, no telephone call whatsoever, they exchanged a few words informally after the death of the queen, but there was no formal start of the relationship between the two governments. what happens now? nicola sturgeon said liz truss would be a footnote in the realms of political history. i asked about borisjohnson and the possibility of his returning to british politics at the highest level. she said it was a ludicrous idea and a ridiculous idea. it is

worth pointing out the scottish conservative leader douglas ross is not keen on that idea either. he said this evening, people know where i stand when it comes to boris johnson. but taking a step back and considering the potential implications for the debate about the future of the country, eight years ago when scotland voted against independence, a lot of the discussion was a people should vote no because to do so would ensure stability and prosperity. nicola sturgeon and other supporters of independence and now say, look around because that has failed to materialise. in fact, the opposite has occurred and in their view now, although there are difficult questions on independence, not least economics, they say what is happening at westminster advances the cause of independence. the labour party say it is about advancing the cause, in their view, for a labour government.

chris page in stormont, what about the reaction in northern ireland? it has been said in the last few days westminster had ceased to have a functioning government. northern ireland has been without a fully functioning devolved government since february. that is when the dup in effect withdrew from the power—sharing institutions at stormont and they say it will continue to block the formation of a stormont executive unless the brexit trade boulder with the rest of the uk is scrapped. there is no sign of that happening anytime soon. on the 20th of october, it is the latest potential end point for the conservative leadership contest, but that date was already in the diary. that is because it is the legal deadline for a devolved government to be formed. as things stand, the current northern ireland secretary is set on that day to call a new election to the devolved assembly. it is thought that would take place

on the 15th of december, about seven months after voters last went to the polls. there is no doubt event in london have increased the instability but the stormont parties think it is more likely than not the fresh assembly election will be called at the end next week. the only certainty is there is a lot more uncertainty. in only certainty is there is a lot more uncertainty.— only certainty is there is a lot more uncertainty. in wales, the reaction there? _ more uncertainty. in wales, the reaction there? two _ more uncertainty. in wales, the reaction there? two days - more uncertainty. in wales, the reaction there? two days ago i more uncertainty. in wales, the reaction there? two days ago in more uncertainty. in wales, the - reaction there? two days ago in the welsh parliament _ reaction there? two days ago in the welsh parliament they _ reaction there? two days ago in the welsh parliament they were - welsh parliament they were extraordinary scenes from the normally considered mark drakeford, the leader of the welsh labour party. he was visibly raging at the opposition leader, accusing the tory party of making a mess of the economy. it will come as no surprise that mark drakeford was scathing of today�*s events calling it a complete and utterfailure. there was no leadership at all. none of the reason he might have been so scathing, because similarly to what

has happened in scotland, the deteriorating relationship between cardiff bay and westminster. when borisjohnson was in charge, the relationship was fractious at best, but when liz truss came to power, it was nonexistent, there wasn�*t a phone call between them at all, she did not get in touch with him. when it comes to the next steps, mark drakeford said it was unlikely, it ridiculous that the tory party could credibly have a leader that could take them through until 2024, echoing the calls for a general election. when it comes to boris johnson, tory members in wales might be for that because in 2019 he managed to equal their best ever result here. here in llandudno, plaid cymru are due to start their conference and their leader was hoping to focus on delivering his vision for the future for wales. instead he has had to weigh in on today�*s events, another voice in the

growing wave of opposition leaders calling for a general election. thank you all very much. if you are justjoining us, this is an extended bbc news at six on the day the prime minister resigned. the news where you are will follow here on bbc one at seven o�*clock. leaders around the world reacted swiftly to the news that the uk will have its third prime minister this year. president biden said the us would continue its close cooperation with britain on global issues, and thanked ms truss for her partnership on the russian war with ukraine. the french president, emmanuel macron said the most important thing was for britain to find stability as soon as possible. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley looking at the global reaction. we�*re following some breaking news out of the united kingdom. after less than two months on thejob... her resignation made headlines around the world, capturing the international bewilderment at the chaos in the uk. this from italy, no stranger itself

to short governments. a german journalist found herself having to repeat the expletives used by one mp last night. "i am bleep furious and i don't bleep care any more." - she continues in german. in brussels, eu leaders holding a summit to discuss the world�*s energy crisis were, for a time, sidetracked by the extraordinary political drama here. translation: i won't get involved in the political life of uk, _ i hope ihope in i hope in any case the uk can survive delete microphone stability. it is good for us and good for europe. stability is very important and we would like to see the uk's system, within its capacity, to be in a position to have a successor selected as quickly as possible and that stability will be brought to the situation, given the fairly significant geopolitical issues facing europe. at the weekend, joe biden

took the unusual step of making clear he was no fan of liz truss�*s economic policies. i disagree with the policy, but that�*s up to great britain to make thatjudgment, not me. today, he had warmer words for her. look, she was a good partner on russia and ukraine, and the british are going to solve their problems, but she was a good partner. but diplomats who spent their careers trying to build up britain abroad, such as this former ambassador to the us, are looking on at the political turmoil of the past few weeks with horror. our reputation built up over decades seems to me to have been sacrificed, to have been ruined almost overnight. it�*s a really sad moment, to see this happening. i would never have expected it. and it feels almost surreal to see events unfold in this way. ijust hope that we can get some stable and competent and effective government back and rebuild our repetition, but it�*s

going to take quite a long time. today, predictably, russian television mocked liz truss. the foreign ministry said britain had never known such a disgrace as prime minister. but britain�*s allies are fervently hoping for a period of political calm with the myriad problems facing the world, not least the threat that russia poses. caroline hawley, bbc news. let�*s talk to our north america editor smith in washington and our europe correspondent jessica parker in brussels. sarah smith, tell us about the reaction in the united states? president biden has talked about the enduring friendship between the us in the uk and his chief of staff use the magic words british prime ministers love to hear and he talked of the special relationship between the two countries. but you cannot have any kind of relationship with a partner who has no stability and no

reliability. what the white house really want to see is a return to stable government under prime minister in office who is going to stay there long enough for the president to build a relationship with. it was highly unusual for president biden to make those comments about liz truss�* economic policy, us presidents do not interfere in domestic policies like that. but these are not normal times. he did praise liz truss as being a reliable partner on ukraine. that is what the white house will be looking for most in the next prime minister. someone he was committed to continuing to help ukraine and holding russia to account for the war. that is really important to the white house, not least because president biden has cast that as a next essential battle between democracy and autocracy. the other thing that a deep concerns about in the white house is the post—brexit northern ireland protocol and they are worried about what implications that could have for peace in

northern ireland. that is something that matters to president biden personally. he will want to take that up with any new incoming prime minister. but mostly what the white house are looking for, the people who have been watching open mouth that what has been going on in the uk over the last few days, they want somebody who is reliable, stable and going to stay the course. they want a return to boring politics as normal and somebody they can deal with across the atlantic. find with across the atlantic. and jessica parker, _ with across the atlantic. and jessica parker, i— with across the atlantic. and jessica parker, i can - with across the atlantic. and jessica parker, i can imagine this will be a hot topic of conversation for eu leaders? eli will be a hot topic of conversation for eu leaders?— for eu leaders? eu leaders were arrivin: for eu leaders? eu leaders were arriving for _ for eu leaders? eu leaders were arriving for the _ for eu leaders? eu leaders were arriving for the summit - for eu leaders? eu leaders were arriving for the summit as - for eu leaders? eu leaders were arriving for the summit as the i for eu leaders? eu leaders were i arriving for the summit as the news of liz truss�* resignation broke. they were strolling down the red carpet at the british prime ministers are used to stroll down. the immediate words of reaction was it was unfortunate, predictable. luxembourg�*s leader listed off the prime ministers from britain he has known since 2016. they see the

instability in the uk is flowing from britain�*s decision to leave the european union. but that aside, they are calling for stability in the uk as well. the uk is a major economy on the eu�*s doorstep and there is the energy crisis. that is what they are preoccupied with here tonight. the uk and the continents are connected in terms of energy supplies. then the post—brexit arrangements for northern ireland, still unresolved and talks have resumed and the mood music was getting better. of course, there is the russian invasion. many countries towards the east had highly valued the uk support for ukraine. europe has been watching what is happening in the uk recently with a level of fascination. people talk how they have seen britain as a stable country, not known for political and economic volatility, but that reputation has certainly suffered in recent times. reputation has certainly suffered in recent times-_ and there will be a special edition

of question time at 8pm this evening live from cheltenham on bbc one and on iplayer. american woman has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a teenager in 2019. motorcyclist harry dunn collided with a car driven by american anne scoolas in august 2019 and died in hospital. today, via video link to the old bailey, she admitted causing his death by careless driving. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. it�*s more than three years since harry dunn was killed in a head—on collision outside a us base in northamptonshire. this afternoon, wearing the green of his favourite motorbike, his family arrived at the old bailey in london to see the american woman responsible finally admit her guilt in court. appearing by video link

from her lawyer�*s office in washington, anne sacoolas — with her dark hair tied back — pleaded guilty to a charge of causing harry dunn�*s death by careless driving. harry dunn wasjust 19 years old when he died, and his family have campaigned hard to get the case to this stage, when once a court case seemed impossible. it�*s been really tough. and today, honestly, it feelsjust like the sun�*s come out. i didn�*t know if we�*d ever get to this stage sometimes, and thankfully today, with the support of these guys and you guys, we�*ve got there and we�*ve gotjustice for our son. yeah. i really feel that. emotions were running high, but they were partly trying to create panic any population and this is a propaganda exercise. this comes after the new commander of the russian forces here in ukraine said the situation was

very difficult in the curse on region. this morning, the british defence ministry said these comments could suggest russian forces are seriously considering pulling out their troops from the western bank of the area. hugo bachega in kyiv. parts of the chinese capital beijing have been placed under covid lockdown. some areas have been cordoned off stop it comes as the city hosts the congress of the early communist party, bringing officials in from right around the country. with more from beijing, here stephen mcdonell. with more from bei'ing, here stephen mcdonell. ., , ., ., , mcdonell. thousands of delegates down of the _ mcdonell. thousands of delegates down of the great _ mcdonell. thousands of delegates down of the great heart _ mcdonell. thousands of delegates down of the great heart of - mcdonell. thousands of delegates down of the great heart of the - -- all —— all of the people are not aware the city hosting the communist party congress has started to implement localised lockdowns. i say they are possibly not aware because those delegates are in isolation, to stop them from being infected. at the

moment in beijing, it is at the housing estate, housing compound type level, where there are lockdowns being imposed. if you are a contact if someone infected or contact of the contact, you have to stay at home. if you have to a part of the city deemed high risk, your health code will change colour. you are also ordered to stay at home. earlier this week, china�*s leader xi jinping said that the no swerving from the zero covid approach, despite this is having a huge impact on the economy. we don�*t really know the latest figures, in terms of that impact, because gdp figures, which were supposed to come out this week, have been delayed, presumably because it would be more bad economic news during the congress. but lockdowns like we are seeing right now in beijing, that is happening also in shanghai, in inner

mongolia, in xinjiang, whole cities are sit down. in xinjiang, the whole region is shut down. you cannot leave there without special permission because of coronavirus outbreaks. then there are cities elsewhere, partial lockdowns. the tourist industry is being absolutely hammered by these covid measures. we have spoken to people they�*re barely hanging on, in terms of keeping a business afloat. but nevertheless, at the communist party congress, they are preparing to usher in a historic third term in powerfor xi jinping on sunday. he will reveal his new leadership team and there is no indication at all from the chinese governments that it has no idea of how or when it might provide an off ramp for the current of nervous crisis, and with winter closing in, every indication is that situation will probably get much worse. ,, , a

worse. stephen mcdonell. the united nations has urged _ worse. stephen mcdonell. the united nations has urged an _ worse. stephen mcdonell. the united nations has urged an investigation . nations has urged an investigation into the killings of dozens of people in days of protests in chad. protest have been held right across the country. the military rulers had promised to step down this month but exited their rule for another two years. lebanon�*s parliament has failed for a third time to elect a successor to the president, stoking fears the country could fall further into pluto crisis. parliament�*s speicher had called for a third vote on monday and hope of overcoming long—running this agreement disagreements —— to raymond�*s... a mosque in the in the asian capital ofjakarta has burned down. the giant dome ofjakarta�*s ran mosque collapsed after being ravaged by flames for several hours. the authorities say no one was hurt in the incident. the bbc has found that

nearly 2.5 thousand children died of malnutrition in ethiopia�*s tigray region last year. the ethiopian government has been at war with the regional forces since 2020. aid agency say that has led to a catastrophic humanitarian situation, with thousands of people killed and over 2 million people displaced. with journalist not given access to tigray, our africa correspondent has been gathering testimony and sent us this report. just a warning, some viewers may find these images distressing. the conflict is one of the world�*s deadliest and hidden wars. access and medication shut off by the central government, but for many weeks my team and i have reached out to contacts in the region. doctors and aid workers told us it is a grim situation for the 7 million people in tigray. there is little food, aid or medicine getting

into the region. the biggest concern is for children. data gathered by regional health workers and shared with the bbc shows that thousands of children who became severely malnourished have died since the war began. betweenjuly malnourished have died since the war began. between july 2021 and july this year, more than 214,000 children screamed suffered from moderate acute malnutrition. another 76,000 suffered from severe acute malnutrition. thousands of them have died. one of those who died is this baby. when i reported on his health earlier this year, he was three months old and weighed less than he did at birth. so how does this compare to previous years? between 2017 and 2020, the number of deaths of severely malnourished children was 508. after the war began in may 2020, deaths shot up to more than

1900. and now to nearly two and a half thousand. but health officials believe these cases are just the tip of the iceberg. and that is because the war has made it impossible to find all malnourished children. in these pictures we managed to get from health workers on the ground, we see now nurse children during the screening in august. united nations report said the funding to treat these children was set to run out. the consequences are not yet clear.

ethiopia�*s government has been accused of making the humanitarian situation worse by stopping tigray from accessing the national power grid. look at these satellite images provided to the bbc by nasa. they show low force at night in the capital city. this is before the conflict began in 2020, and you can see how it changed from 2022 today, a virtual blackout. ethiopian officials have repeatedly denied blockading tigray. this conflict has struggled to get the world�*s attention, and it has gotten harder, with so many resources focused on the war in ukraine. in the meantime, the war in ukraine. in the meantime, the deadly war in ethiopia has only gotten worse, leaving millions trapped in a catastrophic, humanitarian crisis. here in the uk, people who work with children and don�*t report

allegations of child sexual abuse should be prosecuted, according to a long—awaited independent inquiry. it is among the white set of reforms recommended following a seven—year inquiry which described child six abuse in england and wales as horrific and deeply disturbing. here is our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. the testimony heard in this room has been devastating. of the eight boys in my dormitory at st leonards, six are now dead from drug overdoses and suicides. devious perpetrators protected by institutions more worried about their reputations. today, the final verdict of the panel, which has heard it all. the nature and scale of the abuse we encountered was shocking and deeply disturbing. this is notjust a historical aberration which happened decades ago. it is an ever increasing problem. so what�*s the recommendation?

well, this huge report says that anyone who works with children and fails to report direct evidence of child abuse, either witnessing it or being told about it by a child or a perpetrator, could be prosecuted and fined. and what would that requirement mean in real life? these campaigners supporting each other survived abuse within the jehovah�*s witnesses, a religious sect. were there moments when it could have been reported outside the jehovah�*s witnesses? it was his word against mine. at no stage were the police contacted, and therefore, because he denied it and they couldn�*t take it any further, he was allowed to continue with the abuse to the point where years later he raped me. if there'd been mandatory reporting at that time, that abuse would have stopped instead of carrying on for another five and a half years. notjust reporting, but also sanctions necessary so that

if people don�*t obey that particular law, that some action can be taken against them. but victims�* lawyers question how many people would be prosecuted for not disclosing abuse. somebody would have to have been told by the child, by the perpetrator, or they would have had to witness it themselves. how likely is that? very rare, in my experience of the vast cases that i�*ve dealt with over many, many years. and that is a problem with the proposed legislation. yes, that bit�*s fine, but it doesn�*t deal with the vast majority of cases that i see, which is where a report is made of concern. the government will now consider the recommendation. today, labour said it would change the law. tom symonds, bbc news. that is it from me. let me take you back to westminster. here in the last few minutes, plenty more on that major breaking story of the

day, the resignation of liz truss. we will be returning to downing street, returning to christian fraser here in a moment or two on bbc news. thanks for watching. now let�*s catch up with the weather details. it has been a very changeable day today, more of the same tomorrow, but i think overall, it is going to be a brighter day. showers are expected, quite a few of them, quickly —— like gusty winds, but on the whole, sunny spells for many of us tomorrow. low pressure is still close by. this is the weather front that brought the dilution to parts of the country through the course of thursday. the air has been also coming in from the south so it is relatively warm for the time of the year. quite humid, really. this is what it looks like through the course of this evening. thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain for scotland. then we have the drier,

slightly clear whether in other parts of the country, but then towards the southwest, here, by the early of friday, we are expecting this area of low pressure to push in some showers and actually with this quite close by, even a few isobars, quite close by, even a few isobars, quite a strong wind blowing around this area of low pressure. i think it will be a changeable day for morning onwards in many parts of england and wales. showers will moving swiftly along. that also means frequent sunny spells. gusts of when could be approaching around 30 miles an hour even inland, with temperatures, are expected to reach perhaps the high teens of the more typically around 15. a changeable day for many of us, but remember, it won�*t be raining all the time. sunny spells in the forecast for friday for saturday, i think from your skies across the bulk of england and wales, but more frequent showers here in northern ireland and scotland. could actually end up being fairly cloudy here, only 14 or

glasgow. compare that to around 17 in the midlands. low pressure is still close by on sunday. the thinking is, outbreaks of rain at times, i think, thinking is, outbreaks of rain at times, ithink, starting in the south of the country but that moving northwards through the course of the day. again, brightening up, at least for a time, for example, any midlands, parts of wales. temperatures again above the average, 19 or so in london, around 15 excited for glasgow, and for edinburgh, and in outlook, you can see how changeable that is. really going to be difficult to pinpoint from hour to hour what you are going to get and certainly apps are going to get and certainly apps are going to be struggling with this changeable, unsettled weather. beibei. i put in place a new chancellor, with a new strategy to restore economic stability. there will be more difficult decisions, i'm afraid. i will lead the conservatives into the next general election.

definitely? well, look, yeah. i am a fighter and not a quitter! i think it is a shambles and a disgrace. _ i think it is a shambles and a disgrace. i_ i think it is a shambles and a disgrace, i think it is utterly appalling. | disgrace, i think it is utterly appalling-— disgrace, i think it is utterly anallina. ., appalling. i cannot deliver their mandate on — appalling. i cannot deliver their mandate on which _ appalling. i cannot deliver their mandate on which i _ appalling. i cannot deliver their mandate on which i was - appalling. i cannot deliver their| mandate on which i was elected appalling. i cannot deliver their . mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. i have therefore spoken to his majesty the king to notify him that i am resigning as leader of the conservative party.

this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i�*m christian fraser in downing street on an historic day for british politics. liz truss has resigned as prime minister and leader of the conservative party. i recognise, though, given the situation, i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. i have therefore spoken to his majesty the king to notify him that i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. the process for the parliamentary stages of the contest will begin now, and nominations are now open.