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welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore — i'm mariko oi. the headlines. making history — rishi sunak will be the uk's next prime minister — the first ever british—asian to hold the post. we now need stability and unity and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. russia's foreign spy—chief denies moscow is engaging in nuclear sabre rattling — and accuses ukraine of planning to use a so—called �*dirty bomb�*. the us issues criminal charges against thirteen chinese citizens as part
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of an investigation into beijing's activities in america. and — disgraced former hollywood mogul — harvey weinsteen — faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and midnight in london where rishi sunak will formally become british prime minister on tuesday morning after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contest just before the deadline for nominations. mr sunak made a short statement
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in which he promised to work "day in, day out" to bring the party and the country together. here's our political editor chris mason. cheering today's new conservative leader, this week's new prime minister. rishi sunak arrived at conservative party headquarters this afternoon, his party's third leader this year. waves, smiles and handshakes done, he wanted to talk to the country — but didn't want to face questions i'd like to pay tribute to liz truss for her dedicated public service to the country. she has led with dignity and grace for a time of great change and under exceptionally difficult circumstances both at home and abroad. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party i love and give back to the country i owe so much to. the united kingdom is a great
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country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. i pledge that i will serve you with integrity and humility and i will work day out to deliver for the british people. all weekend and into this morning this woman, penny mordaunt, wanted to stand as well. she had until two o'clock this afternoon to find 100 supporters, in order to make sure the final decision was taken by conservative party members rather than being left to mps. just after one, her team reckoned they were just a few supporters short of the magic number. but, with minutes to go, one of her biggest backers
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was having second thoughts. so we are at, what, 1.30, half an hour to go, penny mordaunt�*s campaign grappling for every possible vote, and you've fled the ship? yeah, i think there's plenty... i mean, there's 100 others, and i totally understand the legitimacy of arguing that the party membership should have the say. it's a difficult call, but ijust think in the circumstances, where division in the conservative party costs money — it increases the price of money, it puts interest rates up — the statesman—like thing to do i think is to get together today. and rishi and penny will work together, can work together. ijust think, "why not do it now rather than wait three days?" half an hour later, an official announcement imminent, and a statement from penny mordaunt. "0ur party is our membership, whether we are elected representatives, activists, fundraisers or supporters. we all have a stake in who our leader is. these are unprecedented times.
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despite the compressed timetable for the leadership contest, it is clear that colleagues feel we needcertainty today. they have taken this decision in good faith for the good of the country. rishi has my full support", and, she added, "we all await to the country, to each other and to rishi to unite and work together for the good of the nation. there is much work to be done." and, a few minutes after that, confirmation of another new prime minister. i can confirm that we have received one valid... cheering and thumping drones speech ..and rishi sunak is therefore elected as leader of the conservative party. it's quite astonishing, isn't it, that the guy who was defeated by the current
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prime minister is replacing her a matter of weeks after she took office? the conservatives�* rivals say it's time for a general election. they can'tjust keep doling out prime ministers every month because they're in total chaos and they've lost control of the market and haven't got any ideas of how they're going to tackle the cost of living that people are facing. he's the second person in a row to be appointed as prime minister by tories, not elected by the population to stop the idea that he can go tonight years before seeking or winning a democratic mandate i think isjust unthinkable. the challenges we face - are so serious that we need the mandate, the democracy, given by a general election. l the tory party have - sidestepped that for today. this building has seen much down the centuries, the generations, and rather a bit in just the last few weeks, posing sharp questions for those who govern us. what do you say to our
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viewer who comes to the reasonable—minded conclusion that it's been a complete shambles? well, no one — no one — would want to see what we've seen over the last few months. it's been difficult, it's been painful. i've been dealing with my international counterparts, with all the challenges going on around the globe, and of course what they want is they want the uk government, they want britain, to once again be the rock of stability... they're laughing at us, aren't they? 0verseas we've become a laughing stock? look, what's going on... no one is going to defend what's gone on over the last few months. it's been painful, it's been brutal, but now it comes to an end. autumn's second new prime minister — the third to call this place home this year. the era of rishi sunak, for however long it lasts, beckons.
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chris mason there. so who is britain's soon to be prime minister? well, rishi sunak�*s career has been a rapid raise to the very top, as our deputy political editor, vicki young, explains. addressing the nation during a pandemic a month after becoming chancellor. you will not face this alone. rishi sunak helped lead to the government's economic response. the furlough scheme paid 80% of millions of people's salaries for months and cost billions. hello! he also masterminded the eat out to help 0ut scheme, encouraging diners back to restaurants when they reopened. i have worked with rishi for some time and i would say everyone knows that he's smart and competent but he is also incredibly dedicated, really hard—working and just a really kind person. big boots to fill, lad. all of that came just five years after he was elected as the conservative mp for richmond in north yorkshire. his parents, of indian descent, came to the uk from east africa. he has spoken about the
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sacrifices they made to send him to winchester college, a top private school. he talked about the experience in a bbc documentary. you know, i have friends who are aristocrats, i have friends who are upper class, i have friends who are working class. but... well, not working—class. but i mix and match and then i go to see kids from an inner state school and tell them to apply to oxford and talk to them about people like me. after oxford university, a career in banking and his marriage to the daughter of a billionaire made him extremely wealthy. political opponents have commented on his expensive houses, clothes and shoes, suggesting he is out of touch with ordinary people. the revelation that his wife had non—dom tax status proved politically toxic. he said he had informed senior civil servants when hejoined government but a u—turn followed. she has always followed all the rules but she recognises this goes beyond just following those rules so she has decided to pay both uk and foreign taxes. the episode was a low
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point for rishi sunak. he was visibly angry at what he saw as an intrusion into his wife's financial affairs. colleagues, though, felt it betrayed a certain political naivety and some even predicted that his career would never recover. rishi sunak is a long—standing brexit supporter but, as chancellor, he rarely trumpeted the benefits of leaving the eu. he got caught up in the scandal about downing street parties, receiving a fine for breaking covid laws. friends say he had just turned up early for a meeting in the cabinet room. tackling the costs of transport... there had been rumours of tensions between him and borisjohnson over spending. after a number of scandals, mr sunak resigned in protest. he was blamed by mrjohnson�*s friends for bringing him down. please welcome rishi sunak. when he stood to be tory leader in the summer, he gave this warning about liz truss�*s tax cuts. liz, your plans, your own economic adviser has said that
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that would lead to mortgage rates, interest rates going up to 7%. can you imagine what that is going to do for everyone here and everyone watching? that is thousands of pounds on their mortgage bill. a few weeks ago, rishi sunak was rejected by conservative members. today, colleagues have decided he is the man to bring stability. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. you can find more on this story on our website, including live updates and analysis from our correspondents. just log on to the bbc news website at bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. the us department of justice says it has issued criminal charges against 13 chinese citizens as part of an investigation into beijing's activities in america. they are accused of stealing technology, harassing dissidents and interfering in the prosecution of a chinese telecom company. let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes.
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we've not talked about us china tensions in a while but been ongoing since the trump administration. what are these latest charges about? well, charges about? this involves three cases, well, this involves three cases, 13 individuals, two of them chinese officials accused of paying a us official thousands of dollars and tens of thousands in cash and jewellery in bit coin as well to attempt to obstruct investigations into a chinese telecommunications company which wasn't named as this was announced by us officials but widely reported to be huawei, huawei back in 2019 was accused of stealing us trade secrets amongst other charges in these two individuals accused of trying to get information about that investigation possibly
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including a witness list. the us attorney general has described this as an egregious attempt by chinese officials to shield a chinese company from accountability and to undermine the usjustice accountability and to undermine the us justice system. accountability and to undermine the usjustice system. the accountability and to undermine the us justice system. the two other cases involved and were connected but slightly different, one involves an attempt on chinese dissidents recognised as a us citizen to get individuals to go back to china and to put pressure on american academics to work for the chinese. american academics to work for the chinese-— american academics to work for the chinese. thank you so much for that update. _ you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... as rishi sunak prepares to become britain's next prime minister, we speak to british asians about what this moment means to them.
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indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she had spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, i would be proud of it, every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation. after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have of what each day might bring. booster ignition, and lift—off of discovery with the crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right, this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the 7,000,000,000th person on the planet.
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this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines... making history — rishi sunak will be the uk's next prime minister — the first ever british—asian to hold the post. the chief of russia's foreign spy service has denied that moscow has been provoking nuclearfears during its war with ukraine. sergei naryshkin went on to repeat an unsubstantiated claim that ukraine could be planning to use its own dirty bomb — a device that combines conventional explosives and radioactive materials. mr naryshkin was speaking to our russia editor steve rosenberg. he is not only russia's spy chief. sergei naryshkin heads
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the russian historical society, too. and he is here to remember one of the most dramatic moment in history. when khrushchev and kennedy sparred in the cuban missile crisis 60 years ago, and the world came dangerously close to a nuclear apocalypse. a chance for me to ask about the kremlin�*s current nuclear sabre rattling. will you categorically rule out using the nuclear weapon in ukraine, i ask. he dodges the question but point a finger back. translation: we are of course very concerned about western . rhetoric regarding the possible use of nuclear weapons. it is simply unacceptable and yesterday our defence minister telephoned his counterparts
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in turkey, america and france and told them about the possible plans of ukraine's leaders to use a so—called dirty nuclear bomb. but there is no evidence of that, i say. and i'm asking about russia's nuclear rhetoric. do you admit it has been happening? no, no. absolutely not. the evidence suggests otherwise. days before the russian invasion, president putin oversaw massive nuclear drills and since then, several times he has dropped unsubtle hints that he would be prepared to use a nuclear weapon in the ukraine conflict. and what about moscow's claim that ukraine is about to explode a dirty bomb and then blame it on the kremlin? well, the british, american and french governments have issued a joint statement rejecting what they call
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russia's transparently false allegations against kyiv and that the world would see through any attempt to use this allegation as a pretext for escalation. as for the cuban missile crisis, stas namin�*s grandfather was the soviet official who helped end the stand—off. he fears nuclear rhetoric can lead to catastrophic mistakes. i don't think it's a real danger that somebody will decide to push the button. but it's not a matter of decision of one person, it's the matter of even a mistake, but the result will be the same. compromise diffused the missile crisis. so far, though, vladimir putin has shown little desire for that. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. 0pening arguments have begun in the latest sexual assault trial of the disgraced former hollywood producer, harvey weinstein. he faces eleven charges of attacking women in beverly hills and los angeles
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hotels over a ten—year period. he's pleaded not guilty. i'm joined now by sophie long in los angeles. thank you forjoining us. bring us up—to—date with what's happening. us up-to-date with what's happening-— happening. it's the first ro er happening. it's the first preper day _ happening. it's the first preper day of _ happening. it's the first proper day of the - happening. it's the first proper day of the trail l happening. it's the first. proper day of the trail after happening. it's the first - proper day of the trail after a two—week jury selection proper day of the trail after a two—weekjury selection process and mr weinstein who is now 70 years old with feeling isolated and deteriorating health was wheeled into the courtroom and struggled to make his way from his wheelchair to his seat at the table and then the opening statement the district attorney who spoke for over an hour and said to the court that they'll be hearing from eight women over the coming weeks and four of those women will be giving evidence as jane though, that is the term used to protect a woman's anonymity and four others to be giving evidence of prior bad act witnesses. and to
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establish or demonstrate the harm harvey weinstein had a penchant for. and a model and actress of the time of her alleged assault, jane doe two was an actress and aspiring screenwriter at the time the alleged assault, jane doe three was a massage therapist and jane doe four was a young aspiring actress of the time of her alleged rape. 0pening statements by making quotes from harvey weinstein�*s accuses, i'm shaking having been dragged into the bedroom and part of me was thinking i should just make a run for it, but he is a big guy, said another. i was trying to convince them that nothing was going to happen, housing please, have kids. harvey weinstein said in court this and all these quotes and descriptions of the assaults and rapes that he is accused of without making any reaction and mr thompson told the court that each woman would be able to describe abnormalities in his genitalia, resulting from surgery he underwent a 1999
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which left considerable scarring. this afternoon, we talking about the works meant and making the defendant opening statement, two of the alleged victims made up the accusations and to others said had what he called transactional sex with them. he called jane dope four just another bimbo who slipped to get ahead in hollywood. he nodded his head approvingly when doing the opening defence statement and returning to the defence table, harvey weinstein has pleaded not guilty to all of the 11 charges he faces, including four of rape in the curious sentence, maximum sentence of 240 years. he is also appealing is 20/20 conviction for rape and sexual assault in new york, the highest court in the state of new york says it will hear that course taking my case under way next year. so, this is critical if you successful up even new york, this case will determine
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whether or not walks free. thank you so much that update. let's return to our top story now — rishi sunak, who's about to become britain's next prime minister. mr sunak is a practising hindu of indian descent. his grandparents were from british india and migrated to east africa in the 1960s. 0ur correspondent navtej johal has been speaking to british asians about what this moment means to them. two years ago, this was then chancellor rishi sunak, a practising hindu, lighting candles outside 11 downing street to mark the start of diwali during lockdown. tonight, in leicester — home to one of the biggest diwali celebrations outside of india — large crowds of all backgrounds have been enjoying the festivities. the city has one of the uk's largest south asian communities, and many feel this is a moment loaded with
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personal significance. how do you feel about rishi sunak? these young british asian students from de montfort university are of different faiths, but they agree on one thing. so who here thinks that rishi sunak becoming prime minister is a positive thing for ethnic minorities in the uk? it's huge strides into creating a better society and creating a more balanced society, you know, in a generation where colour shouldn't even matter. i'm not sure if it is a major step, as he's not been voted by the general public. i think if he was to then possibly call a general election and then stand, then maybe we'd get more of an idea of how it sits. well, rishi sunak is from a higher socioeconomic. background than the majority of bame people in the uk, i so does he actually represent those people financially? - does he represent them in terms of a socioeconomic status? - not necessarily.
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the significance of today will be felt across the generations, including among those who knew a less diverse britain. lorde bilimoria is the owner of a successful beer business and an independent life peer in the house of lords. i've seen, in front of my own eyes, this glass ceiling being well and truly shattered, with this country becoming a country of aspiration and opportunity for anyone regardless of race, religion or background. and here's the ultimate example. well, the diwali celebrations are in full swing here in leicester tonight. despite recent issues, this city has been held up as an example of diversity in britain working pretty well over the years. but there are some concerns about the size of the challenges facing the prime minister and what tackling those may lead to. british society has changed significantly and there's a high degree of tolerance now, notwithstanding a significant
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minority of the population for whom there is a degree of resentment and opposition to this diversity. amid the pride felt by many south asians in the city, there is also trepidation. the scale of the challenges faced by rishi sunak as prime minister leaves perhaps little time to truly savour this moment. navtej johal, bbc news, leicester. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. the festival which is why rishi sunak�*s elevations being suna k�*s elevations being celebrated sunak�*s elevations being celebrated as a gift. the northern indian city they have more than one that million decorative lamps lit to mark the festival representing the victory of light over darkness
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and good over evil. that is it for the programme and thank you so much for watching the news day. hello there. one of the most notable features of the weather over the next few days will be the temperature. it is going to feel very mild, it is actually going to feel warm in places where we get some sunshine, but there will equally be some rain at times. it is all being driven by this big area of low pressure churning, spinning to the west of the uk, throwing showers or longer spells of rain northwards, but also sucking up this very warm air from a long way south, you can see the orange colours surging northwards towards our shores. now, that said, tuesday morning is getting off to a relatively cool start, certainly not a particularly cold start for an october day but a little bit on the cool side first thing, clear skies overhead, but that means there will be some spells of sunshine. equally, a scattering of showers here and there
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but many places will avoid them and state largely dry. thickening cloud will push rain into south—east england and parts of south—west wales late in the afternoon. temperatures, 13 degrees in stornaway, 18 degrees in london, those values a little bit above what we would expect to see it this time of year. a wet evening across the south—west of england, wales, there is heavier and perhaps thundery rain driving its way northwards into north—west england, northern ireland, and then across scotland. so, a wet start to wednesday, particularly across the northern half of scotland, and there will be bands of heavy, thundery showers following on behind. but once again, we will see some spells of sunshine developing. quite a strong wind, it is going to be breezy where ever you are, but as you can see from our wind gusts, particularly windy around some of these western coasts, easily 40 mile our gusts, maybe those gusts touching 50 mph in some exposed spots, but with the wind coming from the south, it will be mild, even one in places, 15 for glasgow, 20 degrees for norwich, and for thursday, we will see some further showers here and there, some of which could be heavy,
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possibly thundery, this weather system trying to bring rain into the west but ahead of that, that surge of warmth from the south with temperatures in parts of eastern england potentially getting to 21 or 22 degrees. another warm day, particularly in the south and the east on friday, where we were see too many showers, where is further north and west, there is a bit more rain in the forecast. and as we head into the weekend, well, it will start to feel just a bit cooler.
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