welcome to bbc news. i'm lucy grey. our top stories: 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 that 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. mourners march in nablus during funerals of five palestinians killed in an israeli raid. and adidas cuts ties with the rapper ye, calling his anti—semitic postings on social media " hateful and dangerous".

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. britain's new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number 10 downing street and spent most of his first day in office appointing senior members of his government. on arriving in downing street, he said the uk was facing a "profound economic crisis" and he made a point of saying that he'd need to repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor, liz truss. here are 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, 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. 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. 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 that hasn't been seen in the west bank in years. at the funerals, there are calls to resist. israel says it's responding to a deadly wave of attacks by palestinians. mohammed escaped death in the strike that killed his militant brother. some here mourning say it adds to the group's appeal.

"for everyone 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, but the queues of mourners are growing and so too the grip of militancy. tom bateman, bbc news, nablus. let's get some of the day's other news. thousands of protesters in sudan have been marking the first anniversary of a military takeover. security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to prevent protesters from reaching the presidential palace. 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

the rover was put on display in the us state of arizona. this vehicle can crawl across rocks, drive in all directions, and comes complete with a toilet. but yes, to turn the cameras off before use it. wednesday marks a0 days since the death of the young iranian woman mahsa amini. that's a number which holds great significance in iran, and marks the end of the mourning period. her death while in custody of iran's morality police sparked nationwide protests that are now in their sixth week. joining is our news reporter, azadeh moshiri. what are you expecting on this 40th day? what are you expecting on this 40th da ? ~ ., what are you expecting on this lt0th day?— 40th day? what will happen around the _ 40th day? what will happen around the country? - 40th day? what will happen - around the country? authorities tend to be concerned when it comes to funerals for any sort of mourning ceremonies for that matter because they tend to turn into protests. that's been happening in the last six weeks, people chanting anti—government slogans, women have started taking their hijab

off and it tends to galvanise more anti—government sentiment. because this is a0 days, as you said, one of the most significant days in the morning period and it is for mahsa amini, the same woman who triggered these nationwide protests. it's going to concern the government a lot so they've taken certain steps to mitigate what they think could be renewed protests. that includes, for example, the irani and state tv, broadcasting a statement from her family saying they aren't going to mark the ceremony which is unusual and they said i don't want any trouble. of course certain rights groups are saying it was a coerced statement and other provinces like kurdistan, the government has decided to shut down scores for that day. they say it's because of an influenza outbreak but of course schools are a gathering place a lot of these protesters, students tend to be at the of these protests but despite all of these irrigation and all these

decisions the government has taken, civil unions within iran are still calling on more protests. are still calling on more protests-_ are still calling on more rotests. a, ., , protests. more generally, however _ protests. more generally, however protests - protests. more generally, however protests now, i protests. more generally, | however protests now, are protests. more generally, - however protests now, are they still do they have momentum, they fading out of it?— they fading out of it? they haven't lost _ they fading out of it? they haven't lost any _ they fading out of it? they haven't lost any steam - they fading out of it? they l haven't lost any steam stop this week we've seen my protests and universities, two of them in tehran, and the crackdown is continuing as well, there is one instance thatis well, there is one instance that is concerned people and that is concerned people and that security forces strip searching schoolgirls in a school in tehran, and that seemingly is because they are trying to avoid students bring in mobile phones into schools because they don't want protests and scenes of defiance to be broadcast. given the a0 day mark, it's worth taking a look and drilling down into some figures as to what this crackdown has looks like these past six weeks. according to the ngo group iran human rights, at least 23a people

have been killed during these protests. they also say that that figure includes 29 children. now in terms of attentions, 12,500 people have been arrested, many of them held in the infamous evin prison. there is also crackdown going on against the press with a aa detained, according to the committee to protect journalists. there are still censorship with the government blocking all vpns and international messaging services. aside from all this, the bbc has also received reports of beatings, even of young schoolgirls, so in short, no, these protests have not lost steam, protesters are still calling for change, still rejecting the system of this sonic republic and that's why this crackdown is happening. 0k, this crackdown is happening. ok, thanks very much, as a day missionary.

stay with us on bbc news. still to come: from pugilist to pop—star — why tyson fury is hoping to be a knockout in the charts. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only 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 ag years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, - no more uncertainty- of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery, with six astronaut heroes and one american legend! we're enjoying the show. this is beautiful.

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: britain's third prime minister in a matter of weeks, rishi sunak warns of difficult economic times ahead but says he's not daunted. and the pm's work begins with shaping the new cabinet — some returning, some retained. 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, i just went to the toilet, and stayed there for a few minutes. then after you get, ok, breath in, breath 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's happening in daily life. you know, about work, about my child, and then i need to take some rest and then learn chinese. i am braver after the covid. if i want to do something, then ijust do it, yeah, don't delay. therapist vi has been surprised to see how well her clients are 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 during 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. 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. we can now speak to entertainment and fashion lawyer melissa dagodag. thank you very much forjoining us. they had been under pressure, adidas, to do this and some are they did not act sooner? i and some are they did not act sooner? ~ , and some are they did not act sooner? ~' , ., , sooner? i think they have been under a lot _ sooner? i think they have been under a lot of _ sooner? i think they have been under a lot of pressure - sooner? i think they have been under a lot of pressure and - sooner? i think they have been under a lot of pressure and i i under a lot of pressure and i am surprised i did not act sooner because caa jumped yay a few days ago and also jam records failed to renew its contract with him about a year ago, so there has been a response in the public eye to all of his remarks.— all of his remarks. how do

these contracts _ all of his remarks. how do these contracts typically . all of his remarks. how do - these contracts typically work, these contracts typically work, the rug clauses companies can get out of them if there is a rest today reputation perhaps? yes, our view is would be interested to know there is a moralist clause or morality clause and dictates that the person under contract, like yay entered this example, must adhere to certain standards and if they fail to, then the content can be terminated, typically right away and more over those clauses are usually written in favour of the company or brand like adidas so they have great latitude to terminate the agreement and sole discretion. can terminate the agreement and sole discretion.— sole discretion. can they define the _ sole discretion. can they define the standard - sole discretion. can they define the standard in i sole discretion. can they - define the standard in advance or is it up to their interpretation? if or is it up to their interpretation? or is it up to their interretation? . ., , , interpretation? if the clauses were well _ interpretation? if the clauses were well written, _ interpretation? if the clauses were well written, adidas - interpretation? if the clauses i were well written, adidas would have great latitude so they do not have to specify the reason except the moral clause is

violated and it would include something like the fact that if it tends to put the brand in a bad light, that is sufficient enough to terminate. tar; bad light, that is sufficient enough to terminate. yay has been no stranger _ enough to terminate. yay has been no stranger to _ been no stranger to controversy. adidas must have decided the risk was worth it? agreed. this controversy has been looming over the years with regard to his anti—semitic remarks, unfortunately, so they finally took action which most people are i think would agree is a good thing.— people are i think would agree is a good thing. thank you very much for _ is a good thing. thank you very much forjoining _ is a good thing. thank you very much forjoining us. _ melissa dagodag. entertainment and fashion lawyer. tyson fury is one of the biggest names in boxing. he's a two—time world heavyweight champion and a fan favourite. he's also a bit of a crooner. famously, after big fights, he'll serenade the crowd. now, he's releasing his first single, hoping to raise awareness surrounding mental health. the bbc�*s tim allman reports.

inside the ring, �*the gypsy king' is a force to be reckoned with, powerful, remorseless, a formidable opponent but away from boxing, tyson fury is a more sensitive soul... at? more sensitive soul... # touching _ more sensitive soul... e touching me... more sensitive soul... # touching me... not - more sensitive soul... # i touching me... not content more sensitive soul... # - touching me... not content with bein: a touching me... not content with being a world — touching me... not content with being a world champion, - touching me... not content with being a world champion, he - touching me... not content withj being a world champion, he now wants to be a pugilist rockstar.— wants to be a pugilist rockstar. ,, ., ., rockstar. # suite caroline, thins rockstar. # suite caroline, things have _ rockstar. # suite caroline, things have never - rockstar. # suite caroline, things have never seen - rockstar. # suite caroline, things have never seen so | things have never seen so good... things have never seen so good- - -— good... releasing a cover version — good... releasing a cover version of _ good. .. releasing a cover version of neil— good... releasing a cover version of neil diamond'sj good... releasing a cover- version of neil diamond's suite caroline. i version of neil diamond's suite caroline. ., , version of neil diamond's suite caroline. . , ., caroline. i have been vocal about the _ caroline. i have been vocal about the mental- caroline. i have been vocal about the mental health i about the mental health struggle, highs and lows, ups and downs and i have tried my best to talk about it as much as i can, keep trying to smash the stigma, i suppose.- the stigma, i suppose. first

released — the stigma, i suppose. first released in _ the stigma, i suppose. first released in 1969, _ the stigma, i suppose. first released in 1969, sweet - released in 1969, sweet caroline has already been covered by some of the greats, elvis presley, andy williams and... hasselhoff. boston socks advancing at, the lionesses to get on on the way to the european championship. as for tyson fury, flying the flavour mental health is one thing but it is not is only motivation... i've always wanted to be a singer even though i am not any (bleep) good at it. i believe i could be the next tom jones. # sweet caroline... could be the next tom jones. # sweet caroline. . ._ sweet caroline... this unique musical rendition _ sweet caroline... this unique musical rendition is _ sweet caroline... this unique musical rendition is due - sweet caroline... this unique musical rendition is due to i sweet caroline... this unique j musical rendition is due to be released next month, all proceeds going to charity. no doubt �*the gypsy king' is hoping it will be a knockout. tim allman, bbc news.

before we go, iranian state media says a 9a—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. people in nepal have been celebrating a special festival for dogs. 170 dogs were decorated and given a special food for the day. it is estimated as many as 20,000 stray dogs are in kathmandu valley alone. during this festive period, showing compassion and love suffering dogsis compassion and love suffering dogs is considered especially weather. that is all for me for this half—hour. you can reach me on twitter. more on our

stories on the website. 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.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the new british prime minister, rishi sunak, has been shaping his new cabinet after taking office. he has already run into controversy by reappointing suella braverman as home secretary. she resigned last week after admitting that she sent out an e—mail which broke ministerial security rules. thousands of mourners in the occupied west bank have marched through the streets of nablus during funerals held for five palestinians killed in an israeli raid. israel says it acted after the killing of a soldier earlier this month, and that the army had targeted an emerging armed group. the clothing giant adidas has ended its partnership with the musician ye, formerly known as kanye west. adidas says it doesn't tolerate hate speech. hours later gap said it would remove his yeezy products