this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the contest to become the uk's next prime minister heats up — with senior conservative penny mordaunt becoming the first to enter the race. the former us prsident donald trump is summoned to testify before the congressional committee, investigating last year's attack on the capitol building. preparing to be sworn in — on sunday, giorgia meloni will become italy's first female prime minister — and the nation's first far—right leader, since the second world war. as president putin inspects his troops — with no military experience are being called up and sent to the front line.

when mobilisation was being discussed i agreed with my family that if such a situation arose i would refuse even if they sent me to prison. and — the japanese cartoon characters being recreated for the stage by the royal shakespeare company — breaking box office records in the process. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. in a few days�* time, the uk will have a new prime minister and penny mourdant, leader of the house of commons has become the first conservative mp to say she is running to replace liz truss. no other mp has declared yet — but both borisjohnson and former chancellor rishi sunak have nominations from other mps. sources have told bbc news,

rishi sunak has now received the public backing of 100 mps in the contest to become conservative leader. mrjohnson left office just over six weeks ago, forced out after a series of crises, including infringing the law. whoever wins becomes conservative leader and the next prime minister — but opposition parties are calling for a general election. our deputy political editor vicki young has this report. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you. once again, there is a vacancy at the top of government. liz truss�* resignation means the conservatives have to choose their fifth prime minister in just over six years. but can anyone unify a party that seems to have lost its way. secretary launched her campaign with a tweet saying she could offer a fresh start. supporters say she could bring confidence to thejob.

i think penny is the unifying candidate. she is a robust brexiteer, she is a highly experienced and competent government minister. penny has already indicated that should you become prime minister, jeremy hunt will remain as chancellor. so she will not do anything that risks businesses or the markets. remarkably, this man is being tipped by some for a comeback. yes, borisjohnson who was ousted injuly after a series of scandals including lockdown parties. he has been weighing up his options while on holiday in the dominican republic. seniorfigures are offering support. at the moment i would lean towards borisjohnson. in 2019 he won a general election with a huge majority and he was legitimately sent into parliament as the prime minister based on the vote of the whole electorate. not just on tory members or members of parliament, he got a mandate and that is an important thing for us all to bear in mind. mrjohnson is still being investigated by mps over

allegations he lighted parliament about parties ——lied in downing street. 0ne tory said it would be catastrophic to bring him back. plenty of others are appalled. he was forced out by dozens resignations. it is very hard to believe he can put together a stable government, as far as i can tell. it is a risk we cannot afford to take as a party and one we should inflict on the country. ——not one. momentum is building behind the former chancellor, rishi sunak, who lost out to liz truss. he predicted her economic policies would backfire. i am backing rishi sunak, because i think he is able to take us forward. i think his economic judgment has been shown to be absolutely correct. i think he can unite the party by bringing all the talents, if you like come into the government. rishi sunak was rejected by conservative party members, not very long ago.

i think in the light of experience, we want to revisit that. unity is what conservative mps keep talking about, but putting aside their differences and agreeing on a lead it without a contest, that was always going to be a remote possibility. even the suggestion today that borisjohnson might stand has reopened old wounds. and all this while the country faces difficult economic questions. liz truss is on her way out, her brief, unsuccessful spell in charge has made her successor�*s job a lot harder. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, jonathan blake, and began by asking him about the nominations coming in for one of the front runners, rishi sunak. tonight the rishi sunak campaign are claiming to have the support of 100 conservative mps. that's an important number because the bar has been set very high for people

to formally enter this contest. they will need 100 nominations from conservative mps to get on the ballot in the first place. although rishi sunak who finished behind liz truss in the race against borisjohnson replacement has not formally declared his candidacy it seems to be a case of when, not if. and he seems to be the front runner among conservative mps. borisjohnson the other big name who resigned as prime ministerjust a few months ago and is now being talked up by his supporters to make a possible comeback. we can report tonight that he has boarded a flight back to london from the dominican republic where he was on holiday with his family. he's due back in london tomorrow morning and we are told by his supporters that he is up for it. whether he will end up standing and entering the contest, we wait to find out. and then there is penny mordaunt, the leader

of the house of commons and has held other cabinetjobs as well and the only one to publicly declare her candidacy. saying she wanted to unite the party and deliver on the pledges to the election to electorate via twitter. what kind of reaction to borisjohnson entering the race to become prime minister again? he is dividing the party as he has done for some time. he still has many supporters among conservative mps in westminster. who believed he should not have been forced to resign in the first place. he says he has unfinished business and won a huge majority in 2019 and is the only one, among conservatives who claim that has a mandate to govern. others are horrified by the prospect, don't forget that he left office under a cloud of scandal. partygate where he was accused

of breaking the rules in downing street holding gatherings and parties while we were under lockdown during the pandemic. he is facing investigation by a standards committee in parliament on whether he lied to mps on that or not. and cabinet ministers, others across government and many of his own mps called on him to gojust months ago. the former conservative leader lord haig has tonight said that his return concerned conservative into a death spiral. the us house committee investigating last year's attack on the capitol building in washington has ordered former president donald trump to testify under oath. the committee says its evidence shows mr trump played a central role in an orchestrated effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. they went to see documents

relevant surrounding january six. , , relevant surrounding january six. , six. text messages, phone calls, six. text messages, phone calls. anything _ six. text messages, phone calls, anything that - six. text messages, phone calls, anything that could l six. text messages, phone l calls, anything that could cut any sort of light on what the president was doing, who he was talking to during that crucial time in the committee wants to see those documents by the 11th of november. just a couple of weeks away. they also want him to testify under oath in person and they have given a deadline of the 14th of november. in between those two dates of course, we have the midterm elections and that could be crucial in itself, because if the republicans take control of the republicans take control of the house of representatives, well, this committee will be disbanded and to all of these issues will become moot points. we don't know how he might react to this but we have seen one of his close aides steve bannon reaction to a similar

subpoena. bannon reaction to a similar subpoena-— bannon reaction to a similar subpoena. yes donald trump faces various _ subpoena. yes donald trump faces various options - subpoena. yes donald trump faces various options and - subpoena. yes donald trumpj faces various options and one is not to comply and that is what we've been invented. he was also asked for crucial documents and to appear before the committee and he flatly refused to do that. he was prosecuted and found guilty, we now know his sentence four months injail and 6500 find. he is not going straight today a backed jail he has said that will launch a vigorous he will launch a vigorous appeal in his words but that will take some time. if he fails in that appeal he will go to jail. fails in that appeal he will go to “ail. ~ ., ~ fails in that appeal he will go to “ail. ~ . ~ ., ., to jail. we will take a look at some of the _ to jail. we will take a look at some of the other _ to jail. we will take a look at some of the other days - to jail. we will take a look atj some of the other days news now. the un security council has voted to impose sanctions on armed gangs that have caused widespread disruption in haiti in recent months. the council singled out the island's most powerful gang leader, jimmy cherizier, who's known as �*barbeque.’ canada has banned new handgun

sales in the country strongest gun control regulation in a0 years. trudeau set the new measures took effect on friday and stop people from buying, selling or transferring handguns within canada and also prevents them from bringing newly bought handguns into the country. the leader of the far— right brothers of italy party, giorgia meloni, has been invited by the country's president to form a government, after winning elections last month. she heads a coalition with two other parties on the right, the league, led by matteo salvini, and forza italia of a former prime minister, silvio berlusconi. ms meloni will lead the italy's first far— right government since the second world war. daniele albertazzi is a professor of politics at the university of surrey. he says the new prime minister is not likely to make major changes to foreign policy. meloni has been clear and consistent _ meloni has been clear and consistent on _ meloni has been clear and consistent on trying - meloni has been clear —.ic consistent on trying to reassure the united states

saying that italy will stand by ukraine. she is make calls with the president of ukraine to re—aerate this. but also to reassure the european commission that italy will still play a constructive role within europe. i am expecting this government to do this because frankly i don't think that they have any other choice. meloni needs to be seen abroad as a credible conservative leader. this is what she wants to be seen as a conservative. as far as the relationship with the european commission is concerned let's keepin commission is concerned let's keep in mind that italy is gaining at the mine recovering money that is coming our way after the pandemic. some of these have already been secured by the previous government but there is one in december if everything goes to plan and i really don't think meloni wants to be remembered as a prime minister who started losing

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running to replace liz truss. both boris johnson running to replace liz truss. both borisjohnson and rishi sunak have nominations from other mps. sources have told bbc news that rishi sunak has received 100 mps backing him. what a week but we are finally getting some clarity of the. there is still not an awful lot of clarity _ there is still not an awful lot of clarity on where we go next. rishi _ of clarity on where we go next. rishi sunak seems to be at the front_ rishi sunak seems to be at the front runner at the moment and perhaps— front runner at the moment and perhaps that is because there are a — perhaps that is because there are a lot _ perhaps that is because there are a lot of mps who are terrified _ are a lot of mps who are terrified about the prospect of boris — terrified about the prospect of borisjohnson coming back terrified about the prospect of boris johnson coming back to terrified about the prospect of borisjohnson coming back to be prime _ borisjohnson coming back to be prime minister again. borisjohnson coming back to be prime ministeragain. now borisjohnson coming back to be prime minister again. now he had to— prime minister again. now he had to resign only a couple of months — had to resign only a couple of months ago now because of a number— months ago now because of a number of issues, one of which was _ number of issues, one of which was partying during covid but that led — was partying during covid but that led onto allegations about

what _ that led onto allegations about what borisjohnson did or did not know_ what borisjohnson did or did not know about allegations about — not know about allegations about some of his mps and that caused — about some of his mps and that caused all— about some of his mps and that caused all of his mps and his party— caused all of his mps and his party to— caused all of his mps and his party to question his integrity and his— party to question his integrity and his ability to govern and run the _ and his ability to govern and run the country. they collapsed his government and he was forced _ his government and he was forced to— his government and he was forced to resign and is the same _ forced to resign and is the same group of people have done much _ same group of people have done much the same to liz truss. they— much the same to liz truss. they have _ much the same to liz truss. they have collapsed her government by being deeply unhappy with her policies and everyone _ unhappy with her policies and everyone is forgetting that the same — everyone is forgetting that the same party has been deeply unhappy with its leader for about— unhappy with its leader for about six years now. they have been _ about six years now. they have been fighting increasingly tribally about things. it doesn't look like that will heat— doesn't look like that will heal anytime soon full—time. even — heal anytime soon full—time. even if— heal anytime soon full—time. even if rishi sunak was to be crowned _ even if rishi sunak was to be crowned. he has still got half of his— crowned. he has still got half of his party in parliament is not — of his party in parliament is not supportive of him and they will still— not supportive of him and they will still rebel, defect, lose the whip they will refuse to

vote — the whip they will refuse to vote the _ the whip they will refuse to vote the way the prime minister want _ vote the way the prime minister want them to and it will be real— want them to and it will be real problems for anyone in the conservative party trying to govern _ conservative party trying to govern for the next two months. we have — govern for the next two months. we have been looking at the paper is reporting on that possible return of boris johnson, we have heard that he is flying back from his holiday in the caribbean. do you think there is a chance that he could stand for prime minister once again? stand for prime minister once auain? , . stand for prime minister once auain? ,.,. ., . stand for prime minister once aiain? , ., . ., . ., again? there is a chance that he is that _ again? there is a chance that he is that stupid _ again? there is a chance that he is that stupid but - he is that stupid but i don't think— he is that stupid but i don't think it would be very clever of him to do so and i hope when he gets here that there will be some — he gets here that there will be some sensible people that won him against it. the daily telegraph and the times and even — telegraph and the times and even the _ telegraph and the times and even the daily mail all of which _ even the daily mail all of which are right—wing papers which — which are right—wing papers which normally would be supportive of boris johnson have — supportive of boris johnson have all— supportive of boris johnson have all said, is this really the — have all said, is this really the best— have all said, is this really the best idea because we have -ot the best idea because we have got to— the best idea because we have got to remember, the labour party— got to remember, the labour party was— got to remember, the labour party was ahead of boris johnson in the polls since november 2021 for a year now. keir— november 2021 for a year now. keir starmer has had the lead on him — keir starmer has had the lead on him and that is before liz truss— on him and that is before liz truss came into power. and

april— truss came into power. and april came out today that put labour— april came out today that put labour another five points ahead _ labour another five points ahead. that is with world rurnours _ ahead. that is with world rumours that boris johnson might— rumours that boris johnson might be coming back. if you were — might be coming back. if you were to — might be coming back. if you were to stand he will almost certainly _ were to stand he will almost certainly lose the next election whether next week or next _ election whether next week or next year _ election whether next week or next year. so is this person really— next year. so is this person really going to take one from the team _ really going to take one from the team and try and save a few tory— the team and try and save a few tory seats — the team and try and save a few tory seats that will get lost in the — tory seats that will get lost in the event of that election. i in the event of that election. i don't — in the event of that election. i don't think he is that kind of person. i think he wants to win and — of person. i think he wants to win and i_ of person. i think he wants to win and i think when he realises— win and i think when he realises he will not and cannot that he — realises he will not and cannot that he may find a sudden urge to stand — that he may find a sudden urge to stand aside in the nations best— to stand aside in the nations best interest. he also if of course _ best interest. he also if of course is _ best interest. he also if of course is on track to lose his own— course is on track to lose his own seat~ _ course is on track to lose his own seat. he has a majority of the thousand and all of the surveys _ the thousand and all of the surveys show that he is going to lose — surveys show that he is going to lose it _ surveys show that he is going to lose it and quite hard. i don't _ to lose it and quite hard. i don't think really his heart is in being _ don't think really his heart is in being an mp any more not least— in being an mp any more not least because he is on his third _ least because he is on his third holiday since july. will have to keep _

third holiday since july. will have to keep an _ third holiday since july. ll have to keep an eye on that make you very much forjoining us. there's growing anger in russia over the forced mobilisation of men to fight in the war in ukraine. president putin had said the call—up was a temporary measure, but today the kremlin refused to say when it will end. as russian forces struggle to hold territory in ukraine, men with no military experience are being sent to the frontline — to fight, and often to die. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports. this is the picture the kremlin is trying to paint. putin, the strongman... the caring commander—in—chief. and the russians lining up to do their patriotic duty, mobilize to fight in ukraine. these alleged recruits are well equipped. but these aren't. for weeks now, mobilized russians have been complaining of a lack of resources and training.

these men say they've been given old guns and no helmets or body armour. mobilization has sparked deep alarm in russian society. this human rights group is giving advice on what to do if your loved ones are sent to the front line. as you can see, it's packed. the kremlin says that more than 200,000 reservists have been called up to fight. with mobilization, what is happening in ukraine has suddenly become very real for the russian public. now, the kremlin wants russians to believe that those people who've been drafted into the army are being sent off to defend the motherland. but not everyone here believes that. the voice belongs to mikhail. 500 miles from moscow, he told the local military draft office he wasn't going to fight because there was no threat to russia. mikhail insists that if russia truly needed defending, he would rush to volunteer.

he considers himself a patriot, but he doesn't believe in this war. he won't fight ukraine. translation: when mobilization was being discussed i agreed - with my family that if such a situation arose, i would refuse, even if they sent me to prison. if i had to, i would choose prison. the state will consider me a criminal if i don't go to fight in this war. but i won't be a criminal from the point of view of humanity or myself. after his refusal to fight, mikhail has received some abuse on russian social media. but what is interesting is that he's had plenty of support, too, for his decision to take a moral stand. steve rosenberg,

bbc news, moscow. a vigil has been held in memory of the murdered french schoolgirl — lola — in her hometown. lola's body was found dumped in a suitcase in paris last friday — a discovery that shocked the french public. a 2a—year old woman from algeria — whose residence permit to live in france had expired — has since been remanded in custody on suspicion of murder, french president, emmanuel macron said the murder was an act of "extreme evil" and paid tribute to lola's family. translation: i think that all the parents feel- at the core what lola's parents are feeling. fear for child you drop off at school. fearfor a child who returns home after the end of school. it is that, exactly that. so i think of lola's parents, her brother, her stepbrother of this family in disarray which is extremely dignified and united in this moment. i think that above all it needs the respect and affection of the nation. it's one of japan's greatest cultural exports — the oscar—winning studio ghibli's distinctive

animated feature films have a host of devoted fans across the globe. our culture editor katie razzall has been to the barbican in london for an exclusive peak of the production, which has puppetry at its heart. it's just an old house. there is no sign of totoro in our sneak preview of this show. the rsc is keeping the mysterious creature befriended by two children under wraps. the only puppets on the stage right now are the so—called soot sprites. working with puppets is so much fun. they're so funny and they are so cheeky, a lot of them, and they really do have a life of their own. you're talking about them like they're real people. yeah! my neighbour totoro has never been staged before but, for more than 30 years, this hand—drawn animation has been one of the most—loved films to have come out of japan's equivalent of disney, the renowned studio ghibli. with legions of global fans, there's a lot riding

on the new show, not least how to replicate the magical furry totoro. this is our backstage puppet workshop, where we're... puppet designer basil twist, who devised the dementors in the harry potter films, isn't giving much away. so you're showing me chickens. i want to see totoro. right, well, you'll see chickens for now. we're still keeping totoro under wraps so that people can find the surprise of him when they come and see the show. there are clues from los angeles, where basil created the totoro puppet and others, with the company behind the muppets, jim henson, in a real east meets west collaboration. i would keep in touch with the japanese as i went, and they're very specific about totoro's eyes need the distance between his eyes and the shape of his head and how that works because, once you come into a three—dimensional world, it's very different than a 2d world. what's not different is the music and the man behind it, the celebrated japanese composer who persuaded the studio to allow this

adaptation showcasing japanese heritage for a new audience. we have our own music, our own culture, so this is very important for me. to show the world. yes. you saw the production last night. what did you think? great show, spectacular. so there is a daunting aspect of bringing something totally new and the adaptation of it being new on the stage. to be bringing this treasure ofjapanese culture to the stage, yeah, it's been one of the privileges of my life. we all love the film. i mean, most of us grew up with it. please, get well soon. but will this magical fantasy cast a spell on theatre audiences, as it has on screen? katie razzall, bbc news.

you can find me on twitter. i look forward from hearing from you thank you for watching and stay with us on bbc news bye for now. friday brought heavy rain for some the heavy is moving up through dorsett and across the midlands and in fact there was over an inch of rainfall in parts of oxfordshire throughout the day so muddy fields starting to develop now however, eastern england lots of blue sky inside top temperatures peaking at 20 degrees. a beautiful opportunity for getting out and enjoying some of the gorgeous autumn colours that we have. for the start of the weekend

promising but this bump of high pressure but the second half of the weekend sees the slow developing moving in and bringing further outbreaks of rain once again the winds will become a future, but we keep the wind direction from a southerly so that milder flow stays with us temperatures widely are going to sit in the mid to high teens over the next few days. saturday come out outbreaks of showery rain through northern ireland pushing out to northern england into southern scotland and beginning attached. same time we will start to see showers some of them heavy and thundery gathering to the south—west sandwiched in between the two the best of the sunshine will be there and temperatures again peaking at 18—19 with that sunshine it will feel very pleasant. sunday, the low starting to bring some heavy downpours across the country a spell of wet weather through the morning which will grind to a halt across central scotland into the afternoon putting up with sharper showers behind but still pretty warm with it so a day of contrast i suspect once again into sunday afternoon. that frontal system will start

to push through but we will still keep the threat of further fronts moving in from the west as we go through the week ahead. so on monday we have got some wet weather clearing scotland sunny spells and scattered showers behind, still the risk of some of the showers could be thundery chiefly out to the west the best of the dry weather once again remains for eastern england and against we will see temperatures into the high teens above where they should be for this time of year. that will be the trend as we go to the week ahead. it states relatively mild but we have got more showers to come towards the end of the working week. that's it whatever you're doing a lovely weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the senior conservative penny mordaunt has become the first to announce she will run in the contest to become britain's next prime minister. her possible rivals may include the former finance minister rishi sunak, and previous pm borisjohnson, although both have yet to enter the race officially. the former us president donald trump has been summoned to testify before the congressional committee investigating the january 6th riot at the capitol building. the committee says it has evidence that shows mr trump played a central role in an orchestrated effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. italy's far right leader georgia meloni has accepted an offer from the country's president to form a new government, after winning last month's election.

she will be formally sworn in on saturday morning as leader of the country's most right—wing administration