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hello and welcome. rishi sunak will be appointed as britain's third prime minister in seven weeks later, as he meets the king at buckingham palace. the former chancellor won the tory leadership contest yesterday without a vote being cast, after borisjohnson and penny mordaunt dropped out of the race. he has promised to serve with "integrity", and told the party they must "unite or die". mr sunak will be the first british asian to lead the government, and at 42 — the youngest prime minister for more than 200 years. he has promised to serve with integrity and toe the party they must unite or die. 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 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. so what can expect to happen in the next few hours? first things first — liz truss — the outgoing prime minister — will hold her final cabinet meeting at 9am, uk time. she'll make a statement outside number ten at around 10:15am, before travelling to buckingham palace for an audience with the king. after this — rishi sunak will head to the palace — where he'll be invited to form a government. then it's back to downing street — and the new prime minister will address the nation at around 11:35am. here's how the newspapers see the story in britain.

the morning newspapers, how they are digesting and reporting on this historic day. the front page of the financial times, sunakfails the front page of the financial times, sunak fails to get a grip on the economy. the interesting line is markets look forward to dullness dividend in the wake of trusts turbulence, of course focusing on the terminal that followed the mini budget by the then chancellor kwasi kwarteng on 23rd of september. daily mail says a new dawn for britain, rishi sunak becomes our youngest modern pm and first with an asian heritage. it talks about this following their weeks of turmoil within their weeks of turmoil within the conservative party, the paper says his when the heralds the beginning of the tory fightback. we then have the times newspaper, soon i could unite or die, but that photograph many newspapers have gone with. on the line unite or

die is the same with the telegraph. sue nacc tell stories — micro touray�*s we must unite or die. in the times it talks about speculation if you will be a part of his new team. they could be potential comebacks for the former deputy prime minister dominic raab, former tory chairman oliver dowden, cabinet roles are expected to be announced after mr sunak meets the king. unite or die, that is the eye. and the mirror says who voted for you? of course pointing out that rishi sunak has not got an electoral mandate as it were, there has not been a general election, something that the leaders of all the opposition parties are calling for an swiftly saying a general election is required. world leaders have been reacting to rishi sunak�*s victory in the contest to be the next prime minister. he is katya adler. first of all, some raised

eyebrows, caustic comments about losing count of the number of uk prime ministers this year but of course we do live in very serious times and whoever is at the helm in the uk, eu leaders really want to work with us on three main areas, again, like sarah said, ukraine, on growing military support for ukraine and continued russia's sanctions. secondly, ensuring energy supplies and working together where possible to bring down those exorbitant prices, and thirdly, trying to work on the ongoing thorny issue of the brexit agreement on northern ireland known as the protocol. privately, eu leaders have breathed a sigh of relief that borisjohnson has not returned to number ten, borisjohnson has not returned to numberten, he borisjohnson has not returned to number ten, he is seen as divisive and unreliable here. rishi sunak is viewed as a pragmatist, a grown up in the words of one eu diplomat i speak to this evening. he is known as a supporter of brexit but on the campaign trail this summer he said it was not in the uk's interest to have a trade war with the eu. now that is thinking economically, but

politically, considering how fractious the conservative party is, it may be very difficult for rishi sunak to be seen to be making compromises with the eu. so in brussels this evening, the thinking is that at best eu business will not be a priority for rishi sunak but at worst he could be tempted to court controversy, for example, over the northern ireland protocol, to shore up political support in eurosceptic waters back home. anotherfamiliarface, another familiar face, jonathan charles joining another familiar face, jonathan charlesjoining us. good morning to you. charles joining us. good morning to you.- charles joining us. good morning to you. gary good morning- _ morning to you. gary good morning. interesting - morning to you. gary good morning. interesting howl morning to you. gary good - morning. interesting how catty our client direction _ morning. interesting how catty our client direction across - our client direction across europe. you're thinking? i think it is an opportunity as well for rishi sunak. he certainly won't want bad relations with the european union. in fact, relations with the european union. infact, he might relations with the european union. in fact, he might be looking at relations with the european union as a way to improve his domestic economic situation. in the end,

hopefully, we may be coming to the end of what might be the collective political nervous breakdown in the united kingdom and a more serious time for a more serious age. brexit has clearly not delivered the economic evidence that the conservative party were expecting. if you look at the facts alone, the united kingdom economy is probably 4% smaller in gdp terms than it would have been at this point if we had still been in the european union. ortake still been in the european union. or take another metric, round about 2016, we were somewhere around 90% of the size of the german economy. now the united kingdom is about 70% of the size of the german economy. so if you are sitting where rishi sunak is an you are looking for growth, then you may well be thinking is there a better relationship with the european union that could be had, one that will allow the united kingdom to trade more freely, and to use that phrase thatis

freely, and to use that phrase that is very popular, grow the economy. because the alternative to doing that will be higher taxes and poorer services in the united kingdom. only a bigger economy can deliver the sort of future that rishi sunak wants to see. it will be interesting to see what line he does decide to take. he was very pro—brexit. even in his teens he was talking about the benefits of the uk leaving the benefits of the uk leaving the european union. but, as you say, many are looking for this dullness dividend from rishi sunak, after weeks of turmoil. i think we will see a return to less psychodrama, is often the borisjohnson or liz less psychodrama, is often the boris johnson or liz truss times have been called, to something that is a bit more boring. i think the nation is crying out for a boring, more serious politics, and really get down to a job at work. and when you look at the opinion polls and the difficulty is that the government have, the conservative party has come if

it really wants to make an impression in the elections, which will have to be held in 2024, it is going to have to show that it repaired some of the economic damage, and that is going to require a thankless focus on daily drama, and much more than nuts and bolts of dealing with the economy, and we will have to see who the chancellor is. the expectation of course is thatjeremy hunt will stay in position. we have got to remember of course he was in the remain camp during the brexit discussion, so he is certainly someone who might also be looking towards europe as a way forward. but overall i think we are going to see this focus on the economic nuts and bolts. that is the only way the conservative party will hope to retrieve itself, to try to find a better way forward by the 2024 election. a really tough task though. we are about to head into a winter of stratospheric gas and electricity prices, that is bound to cause huge economic

commission. it is quite a lot on rishi sunak because my plate. on rishi sunak because my late. , , ., plate. there is, but also as well something _ plate. there is, but also as well something that, - plate. there is, but also as well something that, in - plate. there is, but also as i well something that, in terms of how he is met on the global stage, one of the comments that was made about liz truss was she didn't make an effort to go to the us. to be fair, she didn't have much time, did she, following the passing of the queen and the formalities that followed that. but she did make an effort with emmanuel macron's european summit. she really prioritise going there to try and show she wanted to broker a new relationship with europe following the area of borisjohnson. it is very important for rishi sunak to start well on the global stage. yes, when you look at rishi sunak, he is very much an internationalist. he was educated in university in the united states as well. the someone who has good links with the united states. generally,

he takes a global view. and i think we will see that coming out. we are talking about someone who is a serious person by nature, as far as we can see. and i think he will understand that britain also has to restore its global reputation. the government in the past few weeks and indeed the past few weeks and indeed the past few weeks and indeed the past couple of years might have done some economic damage at home, but also a great deal of damage to its international relations, and this will have to be restored, and i'm sure rishi sunak has it on his agenda. rishi sunak has it on his agenda-— rishi sunak has it on his aaenda. ., ., ., agenda. thank you, jonathan charles, with _ agenda. thank you, jonathan charles, with his _ agenda. thank you, jonathan charles, with his thoughts i agenda. thank you, jonathan charles, with his thoughts on the daunting entry for rishi sunak, who is today going to be set in as prime minister. remember, there is a lot more detail on our website of course, including analysis from our correspondence, including our correspondence, including our political editor chris mason. a live page will keep you up—to—date throughout today's formalities. and later on in this programme, we will have a lot more, in terms of

what the business community is looking for, the financial markets's reaction, all of that to come later in this programme. other news now, a global poll, commissioned by the bbc, shows the profound and diverse effect that the pandemic had on mental health, according to the world health organization. a third of people polled in 30 countries reported that they had lost a close loved one during the pandemic, and nearly half said they were financially worse off. butjust over one in three said they had experienced an improvement in their sense of well—being. the bbc�*s population correspondent, stephanie hegarty, reports from vietnam, where a majority of people polled said they feel better now than they did before the pandemic. sang lost most of the business at her printing company during lockdown in vietnam, but she has found one silver lining in all of this.

millions of people have died from covid—19. and it has had a profound impact on mental health, according to the who, affecting different groups and varied ways. in a poll of 29,000 people by globe scan, commissioned by the bbc, 36% say they feel better now than they did even before the pandemic, while 27% they worse. n n worse. people worse. people in n n worse. people in vietnam feel worse. people in vietnam were particularly positive. in chi minh city's harsh ho chi minh city's harsh lockdown last year, norm could not leave the house, even to buy food, and she had a newjob

and a new baby to content with. when surveyed, women were more likely than men to say the pandemic negatively affected their mental health. for some time, i their mental health. for some time. i was — their mental health. for some time, i was exhausted, - their mental health. for some time, i was exhausted, and i their mental health. for some time, iwas exhausted, and if| their mental health. for some | time, iwas exhausted, and if| time, i was exhausted, and if i needed some time for myself self adjustment of the toilet and stayed there for a few minutes. then after you get, 0k, minutes. then after you get, ok, breathe in, breathe out. but the survey suggests that parents of children under 18 are faring better now, on average, than most other groups. i average, than most other . rou s. ~' average, than most other u-rous. 4' ., average, than most other u-rous. ~ ., , groups. i think for me, it is easy for— groups. i think for me, it is easy for me _ groups. i think for me, it is easy for me to _ groups. i think for me, it is easy for me to recover, - groups. i think for me, it is - easy for me to recover, because i was so busy with what was happening in daily life. you know, about work, about my children, and then need to take some rest and learn chinese. i am braver after the covid. if i want to do something, then i just do it, yes, don't delay. this therapist has been surprised to see how well her clients have been recovering and she has an idea why.

human university of social sciences, she is working on a programme called vaccine for the mind, which started in lockdown when reports of anxiety and suicidal thoughts surged. she says people are more aware of the mental health than ever, especially younger people. which may explain why in many parts of the world they report bouncing back faster than any other age group. stephanie hegarty, bbc news, in vietnam. and you can find a link to the full results for that pandemic poll at bbc.com/news. stay with us on bbc news.

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baby cries a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the seven billionth person on the planet. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: ready to take office. rishi sunak is to be appointed as britain's new prime minister — the third injust a few weeks. senior officials in europe congratulate the new prime minister, saying they hope for a �*strong and constructive' relationship. let's stay with that story. more now on the conservative leadership contest. it has come to an end. rishi sunak is a practising hindu. for him to become the new conservative party leader,

and soon to be britian's new prime minister during the biggest hindu holiday, diwali, is considered highly auspicious. let's cross to delhi now and speak to journalist rajesh joshl talk to us through the reaction where you are to this news. everyone seems to be very happy for rishi sunak. not only in india but pakistan as well. everyone wants to bla kely india but pakistan as well. everyone wants to blakely and on the new prime minister of britain. forsome on the new prime minister of britain. for some it is a victory of hindus, some say it's a victory of punjabis, some are saying that the brits have done is great then, they have done is great then, they have embraced a member of a minority community, so the reactions are very, i talk about the reaction from the former finance about the reaction from the formerfinance minister about the reaction from the former finance minister here. he has said that, first, kamala harris, the american leader,

now rishi sunak. this is significant. he adds: he is casting suspicions on the governing party of india, the bjp, calling itself a hindu nationalist party. he bjp, calling itself a hindu nationalist party.- bjp, calling itself a hindu nationalist party. he is saying that if it's _ nationalist party. he is saying that if it's can _ nationalist party. he is saying that if it's can do _ nationalist party. he is saying that if it's can do it, - nationalist party. he is saying that if it's can do it, why - that if it's can do it, why can't we do it in india? there are other reactions also. a congressperson, well known across the world, an author and former united nations official, he is also saying: these are the reactions from the opposition party. the bjp looks at it through a different

prism, so the spokesperson tweeted: everyone is looking at a rishi sunak�*s ascent through their own prisms. across the border in pakistan, people are very happy. they've been tweeting about it, now they have a bucket list. somebody once rishi sunak should bring them the diamond, in britain, and they say bring it back to lahore because it was taken away by the brits from lahore. it is very, very interesting. i'm sure many have a bucket list, as you have very briefly, what does this mean for relationships going forward with the prime minister narendra modi and particularly about trade, critical for both economies?—

about trade, critical for both economies? , ,, ., ., ,. economies? rishi sunak's ascent to the to economies? rishi sunak's ascent to the tepjob — economies? rishi sunak's ascent to the tepjob is _ economies? rishi sunak's ascent to the topjob is not _ economies? rishi sunak's ascent to the topjob is not going - economies? rishi sunak's ascent to the topjob is not going to - to the top job is not going to make any major changes because india treats the uk as a partner, a friendly country, and that's not going to change. narendra modi is comfortable with international leaders so rishi sunak will be treated as the prime minister of the uk, not as a hindu, because, of course, narendra modi's politics is, he also calls himself a hindu nationalist, but i think that is not going to give rishi sunak a preferential treatment by the presidential treatment. hat presidential treatment. not presidential _ presidential treatment. not presidential treatment. not presidential treatment but presidentialtreatment. not presidential treatment but i wonder if narendra modi believes he might have something entered. but we have no more time to discuss this. but thank you for being on the programme. it but thank you for being on the programme-— programme. it is really, very aood.

let's get some of the day's other news. russia is to take its accusation that ukraine is planning a dirty bomb attack to the un security council today. in a letter the russian ambassador vassily nebenzia said that the use of any such device by kyiv would be seen as "an act of nuclear terrorism." ukraine has vehemently rejected the allegation. the us department ofjustice 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. the american actor and comedian lesliejordan, who starred in will and grace, has died in a car crash, aged 67. the star's car reportedly went into a building in hollywood yesterday morning. police say it's unclear whether he died in the collision, or if he'd suffered from a medical emergency beforehand. leslie jordan also starred in american horror story. swedish maritime archaeologists

have discovered the long—lost sister ship of the 17th—century warship, vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage. the applet went down carrying 64 cannon in a strait off the island of vaxholm, just outside the capital, stockholm. technical details as well as measurements and wood samples confirmed that it was indeed applet. time for some sport now. hello. i'm gavin ramjaun. and this is your update from the bbc sport centre. one match in the english premier league on monday, and west ham jumped up the table, with a 2—0 win at home to bournemouth, but the match wasn't without controversy. kurt zouma got the opener for the hammers, with a header just before half—time — the ball appeared to hit the hands of west ham defender thilo kehrer in the build up. var deemed it accidental, and the goal stood, to the dismay of the travelling side. another handball cost bournemouth late in the match for a penalty this time. said benrahma scoring to make it 2—0 to west ham. they're now up to 10th.

it can't stand, it's impossible, but that could be a goal. his hand moved towards the ball. they say his hands were in their natural position by having your hands in front of your stomach, i don't know if that's more natural when jay—z�*s were. it pushes the ball into an area it would have never gone into, so whether the rule, if the rule is that should be a goal, the rule is incorrect. erling haaland will return to play at former club borussia dortmund for the first time since departing for the english premier league. pep guardiola's side have already qualified for the next round and have beaten dortmund 2—1 the last three times they've played each other. and haaland scored for city in the reverse fixture in manchester. home side australia trained at the perth stadium, looking to bounce back from their defeat in their opening match of the t20 world cup. the hosts are in a spot of bother after being thumped by new zealand by 89

runs on saturday.. the aussies now need to win against a confident—looking sri lanka who are fresh from a nine wicket victory over ireland in tasmania on sunday. the nature of the tournament, you lose one game, your back is against the wall and we know what's in front of us now. it was important for us and we've spoken about not looking far ahead, we have sri lanka tomorrow night and that's all that matters. hopefully we get well done mike that and on to england. and world number one carlos alcaraz rallied from a set down to beat britain's jack draper in the first round of the swiss indoors tournament. draper broke alcaraz�*s service twice and made just three unforced errors in the first set. but the spaniard raised his game in the second, and then went on to take the third, firing a forehand winner down the line. the victory was the alcaraz�*s first on tour since winning his first grand slam singles title — the us open — last month. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me — gavin ramjaun —

and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. we will have the top business stories next. see you in a moment. 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 but many

places will avoid them and stay largely dry. thickening cloud will push rain into south west 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 at this time of year. a wet evening across the south—west of england, wales, this heavy 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 whereever you are, but as you can see from our wind gusts, particularly windy around some of these western coasts, easily 40mph gusts, maybe those gusts touching 50mph in some exposed spots, but with the wind coming from the south, it will be mild, even warm 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, 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 won't see too many showers, whereas 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.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the new prime minister promises stability and will work to unite the conservative party — but with multiple warnings about the outlook for the uk economy what are rishi sunak's plans for tax and spend? what does the city and business leaders want from the new prime minister? markets react calmly for now as rishi sunak warns of the challenges ahead. banking giant hsbc reports a 42% drop in third—quarter

profits but the money is rolling in as it benefits from