wears on somewhat. hitand miss. not everyone will see them and some will stay dry with the best of the sunshine. feeling mild if not warm in the sunshine. 15 to 18 celsius, the top temperature. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: rishi sunak officiallyjoins the race to be the next conservative leader and prime minister, this afternoon culture secretary michelle donelan has gone public with her support for him. penny mordaunt is still in the running despite running a distant thrid in declared mp nomiations. she told the bbc she believes in cabinet led politics. i have my views but i won't be imposing policy that ijust made up in a room by myself.

imposing policy that i “ust made up in a room by myself._ imposing policy that i 'ust made up in a room by myself._ in a room by myself. leader of the communist — in a room by myself. leader of the communist party _ in a room by myself. leader of the communist party in _ in a room by myself. leader of the communist party in china - in a room by myself. leader of the communist party in china has - in a room by myself. leader of the| communist party in china has been given a third term. the first 100th birthday cards from king charles and the queen consort, camilla have been delivered to people celebrating their centennial year. good evening. in less than 2a hours, the process of electing the leader of the conservative party will move up again whoever wins will be succeeding liz truss after her ill—fated six—week premiership. earlier on sunday, the former finance minister or chancellor — rishi sunak — officially announced that he will stand.

the current leader of the house of commons — penny mordaunt — has already thrown her hat into the ring. and there's also a lot of buzz around the former prime minsiter boris johnson. is he about to attempt a return to front line politics? here's our political correspondent helen catt. three potential prime ministers. two of them have now officially said they want the job. the former chancellor rishi sunak has confirmed he is running, after getting more than the 100 backers he needs. in a tweet, he said he was standing because he wanted to fix the economy, unite the party and deliver for the country. penny mordaunt had already said she was in the race and is the only contender so far to go in front of the cameras. but she wouldn't be drawn on the detail of the detail of the policies she would pursue. yes or no, do you stand by what you said a couple of weeks ago? you're trying very hard, laura... her number of public backers trails those of her rivals, but she insisted she hasn't done any deals to drop out. i am very confident about the progress we're making and i will say to you that i am in this to win it. i think it's important for our party that we have a contest, and i'm very confident about our numbers.

the reason why i'm doing this is because i think i am best placed to bring the party together. which just leaves borisjohnson to say what he plans to do. allies say he will run and insist he does have the numbers, despite the figure of public backers being just over half of what's needed. clearly, he's going to stand, there's a great deal of support for him, as you will have seen. the system is that the proposer and seconders' names are made public. other people have a choice as whether to make their names public or not. but the people doing the numbers for boris' campaign tell me they have the numbers, so the hundred that is necessary of members of parliament are there. another supporter said borisjohnson had promised to run a tighter ship if he went back to downing street. an investigation by mps is due to start soon over what he told parliament over the covid rule—breaking that took

place there the last time he was in charge. boris is an amazing figure in our party. an incredible campaigner, he lights up any room and if he was in charge of our campaigning, he could be an incredible asset, but the problem is, as prime minister, we would be absolutely shackled to somebody who was bound to bring us down. the labour leader again said there should be a general election to let the public decide. there are worries among tory mps that mr sunak would not be able to win votes in the same way as mrjohnson when the next election is called. but for now, he is the only declared candidate who is certain of a place on the ballot tomorrow. helen catt, bbc news. marcus fysh is the conservative mp for yeovil — he's backing penny mordaunt for leader. you are one of what appears to be not very many intensive support for penny mordaunt. would it be a good

time to look at other candidates? there is a lot of support there for a penny. not all that is declared. i am quite sure that penny mordaunt is the best candidate to actually move us past the psychodrama and get us to a better place. i think we... she's the one who can bring the party together in a way that the others i don't think can. that's important... others i don't think can. that's important - -— others i don't think can. that's important... others i don't think can. that's imortant... , important... the boris johnson camp are sa in: important... the boris johnson camp are saying that _ important... the boris johnson camp are saying that we _ important... the boris johnson camp are saying that we have _ important... the boris johnson camp are saying that we have more - important... the boris johnson camp are saying that we have more than i are saying that we have more than 100 which would mean that penny mordaunt didn't. the two have had a meeting and there are conflicting views as to who was asking what of whom in that. can you enlighten us on that? no, i cannot. we will see what happens in the end in terms of whether they have the numbers or not, but i don't know what they've been talking about. is that this

vote vote gets put to the members. i think the conservative party would be in an incredibly bad place if its membership wasn't asked to give its opinion on what is happening. i don't think that would be a good outcome at all. really penny mordaunt is the one who i believe is the best leader for the party who can build a team across the party and actually steer the ship of state in a steady way away from the rocks and on a very steady course. it would, by the basis of the arithmetic, mean that penny mordaunt or borisjohnson where one of the two to get the 100. i think another supporter of penny mordaunt was quoted saying that she has huge admiration for the achievements of borisjohnson but she doesn't admiration for the achievements of boris johnson but she doesn't see how he can in any way bring the

stability we now urgently needed. is that of you you sharedon't think either of the other candidates can bring the stability that penny can. that's why i've been supporting penny. fist that's why i've been supporting penn . �* ., ._ penny. at the end of the day we need a candidate who _ penny. at the end of the day we need a candidate who is _ penny. at the end of the day we need a candidate who is not _ penny. at the end of the day we need a candidate who is not going - penny. at the end of the day we need a candidate who is not going to - penny. at the end of the day we need a candidate who is not going to be - a candidate who is not going to be undermined by the supporters of the other two. that is a risk. that's a risk with either of the other candidates. they are at risk of being undermined and i'm afraid that has been done much too much over the last six months and we need to get to a better place. we need a happy ship and it's only happy ship that can set that steady course and deliver for the people of the uk. thank you very much indeed for joining us. joining me now is our political correspondentjonathan blake.

you've picked up on a few of the remarks being let out amongst the various camps. a happy ship seems a long way away. what are the chances of penny mordaunt getting into the ring? i of penny mordaunt getting into the rim ? ~ , . , . of penny mordaunt getting into the rim? «a .. . . of penny mordaunt getting into the ring? i think she has a chance of caettin ring? i think she has a chance of getting to _ ring? i think she has a chance of getting to the — ring? i think she has a chance of getting to the first _ ring? i think she has a chance of getting to the first stage. - ring? i think she has a chance of getting to the first stage. a - getting to the first stage. a maximum of three candidates can get the 100 names they need. as you pointed out, penny mordaunt is a long way away from that in terms of the numbers who have publicly declared her support. it may be that we see falling away from this contest before tomorrow afternoon london time when the candidates need to demonstrate that level of support and she will then potentially play a role in terms of who she throws her weight behind, where her support goes. that is likely to be rishi sunak. the attempts on the part of borisjohnson to get her own board with his campaign hasn't worked. her

supporters are indicating they are far more likely to go to rishi sunak. �* , , . h, sunak. it's interesting that both penny mordaunt _ sunak. it's interesting that both penny mordaunt and _ sunak. it's interesting that both penny mordaunt and boris - sunak. it's interesting that both i penny mordaunt and boris johnson sunak. it's interesting that both - penny mordaunt and boris johnson is penny mordaunt and borisjohnson is camps are saying that we asked for their votes rather than them asking for us. they are still at least in the fight. for us. they are still at least in the fiuht. , w for us. they are still at least in the fiuht. , , ., for us. they are still at least in the fight-— for us. they are still at least in thefiht. ., ., . the fight. jostling for position and the fight. jostling for position and the are the fight. jostling for position and they are adamant _ the fight. jostling for position and they are adamant they _ the fight. jostling for position and they are adamant they have - the fight. jostling for position and they are adamant they have the l they are adamant they have the numbers now. they do have 100 plus mps ready to go and nominate the former prime minister for what would be an extraordinary political comeback if he were to formally enter the race never mind win it. the supporters of penny mordaunt talk with confidence, enthusiasm about her but they cannot be sure at this point that they have the support that is needed. so it looks like a lot can happen in what is a very short and unpredictable contest between now and monday afternoon, but it looks like at this point that it is likely to be rishi sunak and

borisjohnson in that final two. 0ne—man rule with six loyal men in supporting roles. that's what was effectively confirmed in china today — as xi jinping was elected to a tradition—breaking third five year—term as the communist party's general secretary. china's most formidably entrenched leader since mao zedong appeared in beijing's great hall of the people with his new leadership team — which some observers claim prizes loyalty over experience. our correspondent stephen mcdonell has the latest from there. applause. xijinping led out china's new leadership team in order of rank with him at the top. it confirmed one of the worst kept secrets in the world, that he'd remain in power into a third term and potentially for as long as he likes — barring some unknown upheaval in the future. translation: china is embarking on a long journey filled _ with glory and dreams, and the bugle has been sounded.

again, there were no women on the seven person politburo standing committee, a group stacked with xi loyalists. the appointment of li keqiang as premier will concern some. he oversaw the disastrous months—long shanghai lockdown with significant food shortages. now mr li is in charge of managing the chinese economy. i think the appointment of li keqiang as the premier shows that xijinping is not principally interested in the economy. he's never really been interested in the economy except as a political tool. china's new leadership faces exploding youth unemployment and a massive property crisis. they also have to generate economic activity while implementing strict zero covid lockdowns. xijinping and his team have pledged to tackle these problems with ideological unity and nationalist zeal. well, many will wonder if that's going to be enough.

crucially, there are no identifiable successors to mr xi in this group. yet another indication he could remain in powerfor a long time. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. what do voters make of the turbulent events in westminster? danjohnson has been speaking to people in the conservative consitutency of peterborough. here are some alternative candidates who are being put up for election. i quite like that one. i love that one. he's a bit like boris! torrential rain disrupted this morning's scarecrow contest, and politics too has been overshadowed by the new search for anotherfigurehead. i think it's an absolute shambles and really, i'd like to see a general election so that we can choose, because i think to continually have new prime ministers that nobody,

well, apart from a minority have voted on, is grossly unfair. the city's mp says his constituents want borisjohnson back and, loved or loathed, he is the name on many lips here. boris got us through covid and i think he's, you know, people have mixed feelings but at the end of the day, i think he's good. who should be prime minister? sunak. rishi? yes. tell me why? because we don't want boris back, do we? we're going through a financial crisis in the country, we need someone with that kind of thought process in terms of getting us out of the financial crisis. so who should it be? rishi sunak. 0ver sunday lunch at the cathedral cafe, sherry is against the idea of a borisjohnson comeback. because he lied to us and he was partying while we weren't allowed to because of the virus. and because of that, i wasn't allowed to see my dad and he died and i never got to say goodbye. it's not fair. so, no, i don't like him and i don't

like the conservatives either. mark runs a window cleaning business and wants to see a fresh start, a new general election. yes, i shall probably vote labour this time, but i have been a conservative for most of my life. 0pinion polls say conservatives should be scared of losing this area. that's why they fear a general election and why one may not be forthcoming. danjohnson, bbc news, peterborough. well, whoever wins will have the cost of living crisis at the top of their in tray. this morning there was a stark warning from the former governor of the bank of england, lord king, he said whoever is in power will need to impose public spending cuts or tax rises in order to tackle inflation. mervyn king said central banks had got it wrong by printing money — to support people during the pandemic. quantitative easing, or qe, it's one of those big,

scary sort of confusing phrases, but it is actually quite simple. it's when central banks buy government bonds to stimulate their economies, but because the money doesn't really exist you can say they are printing money. now, it is happening all over the world, it has done since the financial crisis, but the problem, lord king says, happened during the covid lockdowns. money was already being pumped into the economy via furlough to help people and businesses, and he says egged on by economists the banksjust kept on doing it. and he said that was a mistake. and it contributed to inflation going up. now he says it is time for politicians to front up, to start bringing down inflation with policies that lead to slow growth over many years. but they also need to be honest with the public about the scale of tax rises and spending cuts that might require. he says, actually, there is a case now for more money to go into public spending because of the damage done by the pandemic. we all know cuts are probably on their way. he warns that that could spell a period of austerity which could be even more difficult than the last.

you won't have missed that that was not large came, that was our business correspondent on the comments from lord king earlier in the day. mr wallace cautioned against using the allegations as a pretext for greater escalations. the minister made the same allegation in earlier calls to french and turkish defence ministers. russia has yet to publish any evidence to support that claim. ukraine's army claims russian forces are continuing to retreat from the city of kherson in the south. defending troops are continuing to launch counter offensives towards the west of the regional capital — and say invading forces are setting up new positions

across the dnipro river. moscow's been accused of placing explosives on a key dam as it pulls out — which it denies. 0ur ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse has been to some 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has been to some of recently liberated villages in the area. in the kherson region, there is activity, military movements back and forth from ukraine's counter—offensive, a logistical artery weaving through recently liberated villages. after months of shelling, it's finally quiet. ukraine is back in control. but of what? communities like khreshchenivka looted and destroyed. there have been times when 69—year—old fedir thought he was going to starve to death. "we lived under explosions and shelling", he says. "those russians said they were liberators. in reality, they started robbing us. it's not why i'm crying. i'm crying because we spent half a year under explosions". outside the nursery, there are holes, one from a shell and more from shrapnel. all that's left of the pupils are their names. they left long ago.

translation: when i came here for the first time after liberation, | ijust stood here and cried. it is really hard. so there's nothing left? aliona's own home was looted after she escaped. they took almost everything. you learn a lot about the russian occupiers just by looking around. this school was their headquarters, supplies and rubbish scattered everywhere. not the footprint of a disciplined force, but of one fighting in squalor, which left in a hurry. there are endless moments when this war feels pointless, and this is one of them.

whether villages like this are occupied or liberated, the result is the same. communities are destroyed. but there is relief here, and a belief that people can one day heal. and those are the reasons why ukraine continues to fight. liberation in this region is fiercely contested. if achieved, it doesn't bring instant normality either. but in the words of one ukrainian soldier, what choice do they have? james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson region. a russian warplane has crashed into a residential house in irkutsk, in southern siberia, killing both pilots. city officials say the fighter plane was on a training flight, and there were no casualties on the ground. it's the second such incident in six days. last monday, another milirary plane

crashed into an apartment block killing at least 15 people. at least three people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in southern somalia. it started when a suicide bomber rammed his car loaded with explosives through the gate of the hotel, blowing up the vehicle and several attackers rushed through into the building opening fire. a security officer said the hotel itself is hosting a meeting about a plan to launch a major war on al ship security forces entered the scene and killed the attackers. the novelist salman rushdie, has lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand — his agent has confirmed. the author was stabbed in the neck and the abdomen at a literary event in western new york in august. he received death threats from iran in the 1980s after his novel the satanic verses was published.

head teachers in england say 9 out of 10 schools will have run out of money by the next school year due to the cost—of—living crisis and spiralling energy prices. the teaching profession is calling on the government to stand by its 2019 election pledge to restore education spending to what it was in 2010, before public spending was cut under austerity. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. an unprecedented funding crisis in education as the everyday gets more expensive. that's the warning from many who work in schools who say the reality is stark. a recent survey indicates the burden of rising energy costs as well as salary increases means nine out of ten schools could run out of money by next september. i know of one colleague who has been round his school and taken out all of the light bulbs that he doesn't think are essential. i have talked to school leaders that are not putting their heating on until absolutely necessary. things like trips and visits and all the extra things that sometimes schools put on are not going to be happening this year. it comes as 13 education bodies have written an open letter to conservative mps urging them

to put the issue at the forefront of their minds when choosing a new prime minister. they say current forecasts show a £2 billion black hole by 2024, a desperate situation that will severely impact the quality of education. steve chalke says energy costs for the 52 schools in his academy chain havejumped from £26,000 a year to just under 90,000. we are paying three times as much for our energy, even after government support, three times as much as we were this time last year. that means we are spending through our reserves so that the situation cannot continue forever. you cannot do that and survive. the department for education says it is increasing budgets this year and that all schools will benefit from the government scheme to discount energy costs.

that's the extra support available to help through the winter months. readers at schools like this one say it will come nowhere near to bridging the gap. the national association of head teachers has announced it is balloting members for strike action over funding for the first time in its 125—year history. as the cost of living crisis deepens, schools are finding their financial balancing acts even more precarious. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. king charles and the queen consort have sent their first ever cards to hundreds of people celebrating their 100th and 105th birthdays across the united kingdom. ruth park—pearson, who served in the women's royal naval service, celebrated her century on friday. the tradition dates back to 1917, when those celebrating big milestones were sent a telegram of good wishes from king george v. also getting a card was irene lloyd who worked on a dairy farm during the second world war he recently

turned 100. her son said it was a great gift for his mum. indie turned100. her son said it was a great gift for his mum.— turned 100. her son said it was a great gift for his mum. we got it on saturday and _ great gift for his mum. we got it on saturday and it _ great gift for his mum. we got it on saturday and it was _ great gift for his mum. we got it on saturday and it was a _ great gift for his mum. we got it on saturday and it was a kind - great gift for his mum. we got it on saturday and it was a kind of - great gift for his mum. we got it on saturday and it was a kind of a - saturday and it was a kind of a surprise in the end because we thought it was never coming. my mums birthday was the 25th of september and i had a letter that i had to contact an office to do with the government and that office was closed the moment the queen died. i couldn't get in touch with anybody and eventually i did get in touch with them and i was told it would come through possibly in a few weeks and we weren't given a date. rather than waiting for the day, which her birthday was the 25th of september, it could come any day. it came on saturday and it was a delight amongst all the bills and the usual paraphernalia. so my mum was really pleased. you know, it's a great delight. i mean, one of the things i presumed was that with the death of the queen, it would be a photograph ofjust the king, an elderly man in

suit. so that after all the years of the queen, it would be slightly disappointing and it was nice that camilla is with him and if you see it was nice that camilla is with him and if he stayed inside, its actually signed or to pen i suppose, but it signed by both of them, greeting is from both of them. that is very nice and i think is part of that warmer culture we've got with the monarchy in the last few weeks. the walkabouts outside the palace and things like that. it's slightly less formal than we are used to. hundreds of sheep and goats have been taking over the streets of madrid. for one day only shepherds guided theirflock madrid. for one day only shepherds guided their flock through the heart of the capital. the annual event marks the removal of livestock to

northern spain more southerly pastures for winter grazing. you can get more on all these stories on our website. hello. we've got two areas of rain to look out for overnight. the first is the main band of rain we've had working northwards today. much of the thunder element now diminishing from this as it pushes into scotland and starts to clear from northern ireland. but some heavy thundery showers pushing up from the south and they will continue to work their way north and eastwards through england and wales through this evening and overnight. that band of rain weakening as it pulls its way northwards through scotland, could see a few clear spells developing behind that main band of rain. will continue to weaken, but a noticeable breeze quite gusty.

potentially reaching 55 mph. another mild night,. it says mild through the week ahead by day and night we are frost—free. for the spells of rain at times but also dry and sunny spots. some dry days. for monday, a day of sunshine and showers. early showers clearing away from eastern coast. some spells of sunshine in this sunshine it could feel very mild if not warm with temperatures between 13 and 15 celsius. it was running the way eastwards across northern england as well. as we head into tuesday, quieter spells for many. i had a fat atlantic system approaching from the south—west as we head into the weekend. the cloud

will start together across england and wales ahead of this band of rain. cloudy skies across northern ireland with rain. in the sunshine, the further east you are, temperatures getting up to 19 or 20 celsius. staying very mild but for all of us, we will see further spells of rain. goodbye.

this is bbc world news, the headlines... rishi sunak officiallyjoins the race to be the next conservative leader and british prime minister, with senior cabinet ministers declaring support. former prime minister borisjohnson is reported to have asked fellow leadership hopeful penny mordaunt her to drop out of the race and to back his campaign. she is said to have refused. leader of the house of commons penny mordaunt is still in the running despite running a distant third in declared mp nomiations. she told the bbc she believes in cabinet—led politics. xijinping has become the most powerful leader in china in decades, after being given a third term as leader of the communist party.