welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines: britain's third prime minister in a matter of weeks, rishi sunak, warns of difficult economic times ahead, but says he's �*not daunted'. i fully appreciate how hard things are. and i understand too but i have work to do to restore trust after all that has happened. and the work begins with shaping the new cabinet, some returning, some retained. civilians continue to flee the ukrainian city of kherson

as russia persists in claims kyiv is preparing to use a so—called �*dirty bomb'. first pictures emerge of airstrikes in myanmar. the military defends the attack, in which 50 civilians were killed. and adidas cuts ties with the rapper ye, calling his anti—semitic postings on social media voice-over: live voice—over: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. rishi sunak became the 57th prime minister of britain today, and the first of indian descent. he warned that the country

he now leads faces a profound economic crisis and moved rapidly to appoint a cabinet, emphasising continuity and stability. here's our political editor, chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street's security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king's invitation to form a government in his name. it is only right to explain why i'm standing here as your new prime minister. right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis. a businesslike, sober tone, a blunt, direct assessment of the country's predicament and future.

i want to pay tribute to my predecessor, liz truss. she was not wrong to want to improve growth in this country, but some mistakes were made, and i have been elected as leader of my party and your prime minister, in part, to fix them. this will mean difficult decisions to come. translation — spending cuts and/or tax rises appear likely. and here's why the new prime minister doesn't think there needs to be a general election. the conservatives won the last one, he said, not borisjohnson. the mandate my party earned in 2019 is not the sole property of any one individual. he concluded by addressing

the political crisis that has raged in recent weeks. i understand, too, that i have work to do to restore trust after all that has happened. all i can say is that i am not daunted. we will create a future worthy of the sacrifices so many have made, and fill tomorrow and every day thereafter with hope. thank you. the era, or at least stint, of rishi sunak begins. an extraordinary moment. he was plunged into the political wilderness just weeks ago and now he is prime minister. his task colossal. the photographers shouted at the prime minister, asking for a smile. cheer up, rishi!

he pretty much resisted. that report by political editor chris mason. rishi sunak has spoken on the phone to president biden, who's described his appointment as �*a groundbreaking milestone�*. mr sunak comes to office facing a series of major challenges on the global stage, from the war in ukraine to the global energy crisis. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, explains what's ahead. we've got breaking news on who will be britain's new prime minister. rishi sunak is the name... he may be britain's fifth prime minister in six years but rishi sunak�*s arrival in downing street still made headlines. world leaders offered their congratulations, even if they didn't quite get his name right. rashi sanuk is now the prime minister. pretty astounding. a ground—breaking milestone. and it matters.

it matters. and notjust in america. history has been scripted in britain as rishi sunak... the fact that mr sunak is a british—asian resonated around the world, especially in india, where the prime minister, narendra modi, spoke of the living bridge of uk indians that he hoped could transform historic ties into a modern partnership with britain. gunfire but mr sunak takes office while a war rages in europe. and for all the warm welcome, many leadersjust want to know his policy on this and other international challenges. the prime minister may struggle to be as popular in kyiv as borisjohnson, but he's made clear he will reinforce britain's total support for ukraine. in a tweet, president zelensky congratulated mr sunak and said he was ready to continue strengthening the strategic partnership between ukraine and britain. but supporting ukraine in the long run will cost money,

largely from the coffers of the ministry of defence. and on this, mr sunak�*s plans are less clear. liz truss promised to spend 3% of national wealth on defence. that's a huge increase, as much as £100 billion a year. mr sunak dismissed that as an arbitrary target. the prime minister will also have to deal with china, which recently launched missiles into the sea near taiwan. he says china is a long—term threat to britain. but it's also a trading partner, so getting the balance right won't be easy. and then there's europe. mr sunak campaigned as a committed brexiteer, but some in the eu are hoping he'll adopt a more pragmatic approach on energy prices and trade disputes left over from brexit. ultimately, what many foreign leaders want to know is whether mr sunak can give britain the political stability his predecessors have not. james landale, bbc news.

well, in a call in the past few hours with ukraine's president zelensky, rishi sunak promised that the uk's support would be — he said — �*steadfast and as strong as ever�* under his premiership. it comes as russia is standing by its claim that ukraine is preparing to use a so—called dirty bomb — an explosive device laced with radioactive material. here�*s our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega. ukrainians have dismissed allegations as absurd and lies and says russia could be preferring to use a dirty bomb, a bomb with radioactive material. we saw that the accusations were first made by the russian defence minister on sunday, then russian officials repeated the same accusations without providing any evidence. today again we have the same accusations made by the kremlin

spokesperson, dmitry peskov commisso western countries have dismissed these allegations as false but the fear here in kyiv as this could be a pretext first false flag attack by the russians, in other words, the russians, in other words, the russians could carry out an attack using a dirty bomb and then try to blame ukrainians for this attack. it is interesting to see that these allegations are coming as the ukrainians are going ahead with this counteroffensive, taking back territory, that�*s been under russian occupation, and now all focus is on kherson, one of the four regions president putin claims to have annexed, the russians are there, ukrainians are making advances, taking back territory there in that part of the country, so the fair, and it�*s the fear has been voiced by some western countries as well as that russian may use this dirty bomb allegation is a pretext for an escalation in this war. ukraine has urged its citizens

who are abroad not to return until the spring, to help ease the pressure on the severely damaged energy system. russian missile and drone attacks on power plants and other infrastructure have reportedly destroyed a third of the country�*s energy sector. the first pictures have emerged of a recent military airstrike in kachin state in northern myanmar. around 50 people were killed, and 100 injured, when a concert organised by one of the country�*s biggest ethnic insurgent groups was bombed. here�*s our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, with the details. even by the standards of myanmar�*s really brutal civil war and this region, kachin state, that�*s been fighting the central government more than 60 years, was not the concert was magic in memory, 62 years since the kachin independence army started the struggle, even by their standards and the region has a lot of violence, and

there is a particularly shocking attack. people at the concert who hadn�*t started, gathering in this open area, controlled by the kitchen and dependence of organisation, so all ages with her because it wasn�*t to be a concert community events. they said there was no warning, they didn�*t even hear the aircraft, there were three very, very large explosions, very well, as was fiat tv 7 flat thef that theémyanmar air nighttime that the myanmar air force was using some of munitions to that so so precisely it caused mayhem, was dark, many imany people many people killed and so many people killed and injured. the kachin have lost to mark of the most popular fingers, loved or through kachin land who are about to perform. another actor we thought he was killed and escaped with injuries but it was a tremendous blow, killing a number of kachin independence organisation leaders but a lot of others were hit as well and

the hole to community in myanmar is a substantial part of the country in the north, in morning today, holding candlelit ceremonies, they are mostly christians and there have been christian services. the myanmar government, the military government, has denied hitting civilians and claimed it was a military base that they struck and referred to conflict with the kachin independence army as justification saver has a lot of clashes and kidnappings. this is an area where they have been regular clashes go a long way between the government and kachin forces, also where a lot ofjade mining is, a crucial source of income for insurgents and the myanmar are military so tightly contested, fighting is nothing new but something on the scale is a shocking and many people refer to it as a war crime. jonathan head there. you�*re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we look at the profound effects the pandemic has had

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person on the planet. this is newsday on the bbc. i�*m mariko 0i, in singapore. our main story: britain�*s third prime minister in a matter of weeks, rishi sunak warns of difficult economic times ahead but says he�*s not daunted. five people, including at least three palestinian gunmen have been killed in an israeli raid against a militant group in the occupied west bank. it follows the killing of an israeli soldier earlier this month. from nablus, our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports on the latest violence. explosion. israel�*s special forces move in after midnight. they say they�*ve come to target the leader of the lions�* den, a rising palestinian

military group. palestinians use loudspeakers for a call to defend the city. and many answer. gunfire. gunfights break out between militants and israeli troops. israel�*s search and arrest raids in the occupied west bank have been mounting for months and this was one of the biggest in years, killing five, including the militant commander. with the strike now closing shops, people emerged to streets cleared of trade but full of the talk of death. the lions�* den rejects the traditional palestinian leadership and has rapidly grown a popular base. israel says this was the group�*s bomb factory. rayek lives next door and told me he was blown out of bed by the missile strike. "i saw it come in. "all this glass fell on us," he says.

"the building exploded. "we took the kids and we ran downstairs." the big fear now is of a much further collapse into violence, and that is because you have a new generation of militants prepared, willing to fire at the israelis during these raids, and the israelis using a level of force here some here mourning say it adds to the group�*s appeal. "for every one who dies," this boy tells me, "there will be ten more ready to fight." israel says it will keep striking hard to counter the threat,

the clothing giant adidas, which has factories in china and india, has ended its partnership with the musician yay, formerly known as kanye west. adidas says it doesn�*t tolerate hate speech. hours later, gap said it would remove his yeezy products from its stores. it comes after yay posted anti—semitic comments on his twitter account. let�*s speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. he has been following the story. adidas has been under a lot of pressure but this is quite a costly decision for the company?— company? very costly for the company _ company? very costly for the company but _ company? very costly for the company but it _ company? very costly for the company but it seems - company? very costly for the company but it seems as - company? very costly for the company but it seems as if, i company? very costly for the | company but it seems as if, in the end, they really had no choice. you�*re right, they have faced some witticism for taking some time to reach this decision. yay and adidas have

had a fractious relationship for some time, and now deleting — that in an instagram post accusing the company. adidas said it was putting the relationship under review and then came the anti—semitic comments in social media that saw him bad from a twitter and facebook and instagram as well. —— band. i have indeed reached the decision to end what has been quite a long—term relationship with kanye west, now chris reed, with adidas saying his comments were unacceptable, hateful and dangerous. —— now yay. you mentioned gap removing his products, the company in los angeles, the talent agency caa has dropped him, it seems his

many commercial partnerships are imploding.— are imploding. have we heard from yay _ are imploding. have we heard from yay about _ are imploding. have we heard from yay about this _ are imploding. have we heard from yay about this and - are imploding. have we heard from yay about this and of. from yay about this and of partnership yet? we from yay about this and of partnership yet?— from yay about this and of partnership yet? we have not heard directly _ partnership yet? we have not heard directly from _ partnership yet? we have not heard directly from him. - partnership yet? we have not heard directly from him. we i heard directly from him. we have had no comment from yay or any of his representatives responding to adidas�*s statement. it remains to be seen but his next move will be, both personally and professionally because of this clearly would be damaging his reputation further and damaging him financially as well. fobs have estimated his no longer a billionaire and is worth $400 million now. he billionaire and is worth $400 million now.— billionaire and is worth $400 million now. . , , ., ~ million now. he has been making news headlines _ million now. he has been making news headlines with _ million now. he has been making news headlines with his - news headlines with his intention to buying a social media group as well?-

intention to buying a social media group as well? yes, and that is the _ media group as well? yes, and that is the chatter _ media group as well? yes, and that is the chatter now - media group as well? yes, and that is the chatter now that - media group as well? yes, and that is the chatter now that he | that is the chatter now that he perhaps wants to go his own way in social media and in his clothing designs, his sneaker designs, that he wants to be his own man and does not want to be dependent on of these relationships with established fashion companies. that is one theory about the direction he wants to go and, of course, that would make him immune to some extent from that criticism and encourage him to be his own man even more, even though his reputation is severely damaged by those comments he posted on social media.— social media. peter, thank you social media. peter, thank you so much for — social media. peter, thank you so much for the _ social media. peter, thank you so much for the update. - let�*s get some of the day�*s other news: a russian court has rejected an appeal by us basketball star brittney griner against her nine—year jail term for drug smuggling. she is due to serve her sentence in a penal colony. the white house has called

the ruling "a sham". tens of thousands of protesters in sudan have held demonstrations to mark the first anniversary of a military takeover. the biggest rally was in the capital, khartoum. sudanese troops fired teargas at the demonstrators in an attempt to prevent them from marching towards the presidential palace. 0ne protester has died. a plane carrying the body of a prominent pakistani television presenter who was shot by police in kenya has touched down in islamabad. arshad sharif was killed on sunday when the car he was in sped through a checkpoint outside the kenyan capital. an investigation is under way. nasa has unveiled a prototype lunar rover with living space for astronauts. the move is part of the agency�*s push to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in half a century, under its artemis project. the rover was put on display in the us state of arizona — this space—bound car

can crawl across rocks, drive in all directions, and comes complete with a toilet. a global survey commissioned by the bbc shows how mental health has been profoundly affected by the covid pandemic. a third of people polled in 30 countries reported that they had lost a loved—one during the pandemic. stephanie hegarty reports from vietnam. giang 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 in 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% say they feel worse. people in vietnam were particularly positive. in ho chi minh city�*s harsh lockdown last year, ngan 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 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,

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 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 child, and then i need to take some rest and learn chinese. i am braver after the covid. if i want to do something, then ijust do it, yes, don�*t delay. therapist vi has been surprised to see how well her clients have been recovering and she has an idea why. at ho chi minh�*s 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. vi 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 of that pandemic poll on the bbc news website. before we go, iranian state media says a 94—year—old iranian hermit, nicknamed the �*world�*s dirtiest man�*, has died. amou haji, from the southern province of fars, is said to have not washed with soap and water for more than 60 years. he�*s reported to have eaten roadkill.

the hermit is said to have believed bathing would make him ill, though it�*s claimed that a few months ago local people did persuade him to have his first wash in six decades. that�*s all for now. thank you so much for watching. hello. we�*re going to see out the rest of the month with temperatures above where we might expect them to be for this time of year, by day and by night. staying unsettled, a windier day again for wednesday, the chance of catching a shower, after some early wet weather clears away. the bulk of the wet weather from this area of low pressure coming through overnight and into the first part of wednesday morning. before then, sunshine and the chance of catching a blustery shower. and, if anything, temperatures edge up a few degrees in the next couple of days. we are drawing the air up into the uk from a long way south of us. and these are the starting temperatures for wednesday morning, for the most part in double figures. now, we have got some rain into scotland that will push into the northern isles, clearing shetland

in the afternoon. a band of showers across all parts following on behind. but look at the timeline. this is lunchtime, and then into the afternoon, it is sunny spells. showers mainly in scotland and northern ireland, some heavy and thundery, a few pushing into wales and western parts of england, but the further east you are, the bulk of the afternoon could well be dry. these are average wind speeds. gusts are going to be higher. coastal gales through the irish sea, some gusts in the western isles to around 50 miles an hour or so. out of that breeze and in the sunshine, there�*ll be some warmth around in the afternoon in parts of eastern and south—east england, not just wednesday, but for the rest of the week. a few spots will get to 20, if not a bit higher than that. as we go on through wednesday night and into thursday morning, we�*ll see cloud and rain gathering and starting to push up across parts of england and wales. another weather front may just bring some rain into the far west of northern ireland and northwest scotland early on thursday. another very mild start. so cloud and outbreaks of rain to clear away from england and wales on thursday, and a brighter, dry afternoon following. some of that rain pushing through northern ireland into scotland, where we keep a lot of cloud around into the afternoon.

and again, these temperatures are well above the long—term average. now, looking at the big picture going into friday, low pressure weather fronts again, with a lot of the wet weather, though, again going through overnight and into friday morning, clearing from scotland and northern england, for example, quite quickly on friday morning. maybe just a weaker area of showers for east anglia and the south—east — not much in the way of rainfall here. then it�*s a case of sunny spells, the chance of a shower, though many places with a dry afternoon, before some rain edges back towards southern areas later on friday. for the weekend, staying unsettled, yes. it does look like a lot of the wet weather, though, will move through overnight saturday and into sunday morning before clearing to sunny spells and showers.

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