this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: the former president of pakistan, general pervez musharraf, has died at the age of 79 following a long illness. the former uk prime minister, liz truss, blames what she's calls a "powerful economic establishment" for the failure of her tax—cutting agenda and the downfall of her premiership. the us continues to search for the wreckage of a chinese balloon suspected of spying, which was brought down by an american fighter jet yesterday. we successfully took it down, and i want to compliment our aviators who did it. china condemns the move, accusing the us of an over—reaction and insisting the balloon was for meteorological research.

pope francis's historic visit to south sudan ends with an open air mass. he urged people to reject the "venom of hatred" and pleaded with leaders to find peace. pakistan's former president, general pervez musharraf, has died following a long illness. he was 79 years old. president musharraf seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1999, serving in office for seven years from 2001. in 2008, he suffered defeat in the polls and left the country six months later.

when he returned in 2013 to try to contest the election, he was arrested and barred from standing. he was charged with high treason and was sentenced to death in absentia, only for the decision to be overturned less than a month later. at the time of his death, he had been living in exile in dubai, receiving medical treatment. the bbc�*s gordon corera looks back on his life. 1999. and when troops stormed the national television headquarters to put pervez musharraf in power, the people of pakistan heard a familiar refrain. the nation needed another leader in uniform to save it from self—serving politicians. in the past, our governments have ruled the people. it is time now for the governments to serve the people. pakistan had already been under army rule for more than half the time it had been independent. general musharraf portrayed himself as a moderniser out to rid pakistan

of islamic extremism. the attacks in the us in september 2001 severely tested his resolve. controversially, within pakistan, he decided to support the american—led military campaign to oust the taliban regime in neighbouring afghanistan. the best way to fight this common enemy is to join hands. he faced protests that he'd sold out to the americans. later, he only narrowly escaped an attempt on his life. challenges to his authority were put down with military force. he later handed over control of the army. but the killing of the former prime minister benazir bhutto in 2007, soon after her return from exile, undermined president musharraf's claim that the nation was safe in his hands. then his party was trounced at the polls, and the coalition that came in decided to impeach him for his alleged

misrule as president. pervez musharraf, though, moved first and resigned. he went into self—imposed exile but returned to pakistan six years later, intending to stand in the forthcoming general election. but he was placed under arrest — a move musharraf described as politically motivated. allowed to seek medical treatment abroad, he was convicted in his absence of treason and accused of involvement in bhutto's assassination. pervez musharraf once said pakistan would help to shape the future for both islam and the west, and the relations between them. on that, there would probably be little disagreement, but there undoubtedly will be over pervez musharraf's own contribution.

i'm joined now from islamabad by christina lamb, chief foreign correspondent at the sunday times. in that report, he talked about the drama of this decision by pervez musharraf to support the united states' invasion of afghanistan. was it as significant in reality as a strategic shift as it appeared to be on the surface?— on the surface? thank you. i'm actually in _ on the surface? thank you. i'm actually in london, _ on the surface? thank you. i'm actually in london, not - on the surface? thank you. i'm - actually in london, not islamabad. but i have spent lots of time though. i was there when he took power. he said he was going to be in power. he said he was going to be in powerfor 90 days, and he ended up in powerfor nine powerfor 90 days, and he ended up in power for nine years. powerfor 90 days, and he ended up in powerfor nine years. the powerfor 90 days, and he ended up in power for nine years. the artist states said, you either with us or against us, and he wrote that he

couldn't take them on. it wasn't that he wanted to do it, he felt like he had no choice. there was always a sort of feeling that it wasn't a complete support, that on one hand they were cooperating with the united states on some things, but then, another things, such as their support of the taliban, which became clearer as time went on, they were still doing that, so he was trying to have it both ways. there was a quote _ trying to have it both ways. there was a quote where _ trying to have it both ways. there was a quote where he _ trying to have it both ways. there was a quote where he said, - trying to have it both ways. there was a quote where he said, after| trying to have it both ways. there was a quote where he said, after he had deposed the former government, the constitution is just a piece of paper to be thrown in the dustbin. at the same time, there were those who argued that that was exactly the intervention at that point that pakistan needed. because the country

was so corrupt was in hindsight, how does it look 20 years on, that judgment? the most recent, who knows if it is the last, military intervention.— if it is the last, military intervention. ~ intervention. when he took power, for the most _ intervention. when he took power, for the most part, _ intervention. when he took power, for the most part, it _ intervention. when he took power, for the most part, it was _ intervention. when he took power, for the most part, it was a - intervention. when he took power, for the most part, it was a popular| for the most part, it was a popular move, people celebrated because they were fed up with the politicians as there was a lot of corruption and a feeling that there was a merry—go—round between two families, and it didn't represent or really help ordinary people at the situation was getting worse and worse in the country. so the things he said at the beginning, when he talked about how fed up he was with all of that, and those people would never come back into power, people

thought it was a good thing. but, over time, thought it was a good thing. but, overtime, his thought it was a good thing. but, over time, his administration became more repressive, also there was corruption within his government. so it didn't solve the problems. the military were getting an awful lot of money from the united states for their cooperation, or suppose it cooperation against the taliban and al-qaeda. what has changed now is that, by the end of his time in power, the army were really discredited because of what he did. i think the military remain incredibly powerful in pakistan, but have decided to take a back—seat and pull strings from behind, rather than overtly, like he did.- pull strings from behind, rather than overtly, like he did. thank you so much for—

than overtly, like he did. thank you so much for giving _ than overtly, like he did. thank you so much for giving us _ than overtly, like he did. thank you so much for giving us your- than overtly, like he did. thank you so much for giving us your insight. | the former uk prime minister, liz truss, has blamed what she's called a "powerful economic establishment" — and a lack of support from the conservative party — for her downfall in number ten. ms truss was forced to quit after her package of tax cuts caused panic in the markets and the pound dropped to a record low. in a newspaper article, ms truss admitted she's not blameless, but doesn't think her tax policies were given a "realistic chance". i spoke earlier to our political correspondent, helen catt. in essence her message can be distilled to four words — i was still right. she fundamentally believes it was right she pursued this policy and she fundamentally believes it was the right recipe for growth and this is what the uk economy should be doing. as you said, she said she was not blameless, she has talked about perhaps doing it differently, but she has then

also listed quite a lot of different groups of people that she says in effect blocked her from enacting her policies on the way she wanted and that extends to the uk treasury, the media, in passing, presidentjoe biden is in the mix somewhere, and even her own mps that she did not have the political backing of her own mps. and there have been some people who suggested this might be much too soon for a defence of this kind from liz truss of her time in office. i suppose what's interesting is that she fundamentally still believes in these economic policies and there are others in the party who are keen to see tax cuts. we are in a period where the uk government is coming up to setting its budget, this is a live conversation among conservative mps but here's what the business secretary grant shapps said earlier. liz truss does accept that actually, you can't just go straight to those tax cuts without not only laying out the groundwork. that was her point.

my point would be without dealing with the other things, first, inflation, first of all, getting growth into the economy, keeping debt under control. your question is, in my heart, do i think we should have a lower tax economy? answer, yes, absolutely. my question is in your heart, do you think that liz truss' . approach was the right one? well, clearly it wasn't. fascinating to hear that because grant shapps, the brief period he wasn't in cabinet, was because he hadn't supported liz truss and she didn't appoint him. you can understand some of the tensions that must exist from that difficult period for the conservative party, but the danger presumably with an article like this is it creates a massive political opportunity for the opposition to say they do not agree, she still thinks she was right which means she does not agree with the approach that rishi sunak is taking and they can play up divisions? grant shapps was appointed by liz truss for six days as the uk home secretary.

oh, you're right. of course he was because she sacked suella braverman. fair point, quite right. you are right, it is not useful for the current government to have a big reminder of months of turmoil they have been trying to move on from and at the end of the month they have been fighting political fires and have struggled to get their message out. certainly it is something the opposition are picking up and commenting on, particularly the fact within this 4,000—word essay there is not really any sense of apology who felt the effects of what happened as a fallout from that period of her 49 days in office. listen to liz kendall from the labour party. we have a clear plan on growth. i think one of your former guests here, the chair of tesco, said we were the only team on the pitch in terms of growth. whether that's on clean energy, backing businesses and working in partnership. in an industrial strategy or investing in the skills we need for the future.

that is, you know, the unspoken thing in the room and in grant shapps' interview. and i think it actually leads back to what the discussion we are having on strikes and pay and the state of our public services, because unless we grow the economy, we won't have the money to put into public services. i think what is also striking also is the reaction to the article this morning has been quite muted. among her supporters in particular, you have not got them coming out and really going for it. you have seen quiet retweets, her party chairmanjake berry was on the same programme and said, i agree with her diagnosis, but we got the prescription wrong. so i think the takeaway at the moment is there is not that flaming division right now within the conservative party that we have seen, certainly not at the surface, over so many months of last year. 0ur political correspondent on the remarks made by liz truss, the

former british prime minister. the giant chinese balloon that had been floating across parts of the united states has been shot down by an american fighterjet off the coast of south carolina. the balloon, which the us says was being used to spy on military sites, appeared to plummet into the sea. china continues to insist it was a stray civilian weather observation airship. china's foreign ministry says it strongly disapproves of — and protests against — the us attack on a civilian unmanned airship by force. it also said american use of force is a "clear overreaction and a serious violation of international practice". tim allman reports. for days now, all eyes have been on this solitary object, floating serenely through us airspace. was it a harmless weather balloon or a spy in the sky, sent by the chinese? whatever it was, the american government had decided enough was enough. look at that trail of white vapour on the left of the screen. that is a us f—22 fighterjet,

streaking towards the balloon. then, a second trail, this time from a sidewinder missile, about to bring its journey to an abrupt end. suddenly, we saw something take off from the jet and we knew it was a missile and you could see the explosion. didn't hear anything but saw the explosion of the balloon. gosh, it was almost like it was a moving cloud coming down. then the smoke was gone and then it started slowly going down towards the ocean. explosion. whoa! did you hear that? a few moments after the impact, the sound of the explosion could be heard at ground level. then the remains of the balloon — its canopy torn to shreds, falls to the earth. a satisfying moment for president biden although he had to wait a few days for the operation to be carried out. i ordered the pentagon to shoot it

down as soon as possible and they decided without doing damage to anyone on the ground, decided the best way to do that was to wait till it got over water. in a statement, chinese foreign ministry accused the us of overreacting: it added: the whole incident has caused tensions in what is already a delicate relationship. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, cancelled a planned trip to beijing as a result. the balloon is believed to have come down in relatively shallow water and any wreckage should be easily retrieved. the americans hope they will then be able to work out exactly what the chinese were up to. tim allman, bbc news. police investigating the disappearance of nicola bulley say they've spoken to a woman they'd described as a key witness. 0fficers said last night they were trying to trace the woman,

who'd been seen pushing a pram in st michael's on wyre, in lancashire, close to where ms bulley was last seen, nine days ago. detectives said the woman had come forward "very quickly". pope francis is on his way back to rome after a historic visit to south sudan. addressing an open—air mass congregation injuba at the end of his visit, he told the congregation he brought a message of hope and pleaded with south sudan's leaders to focus on bringing about lasting peace. he was the first pope to visit the country since it achieved independence in 2011 and then swiftly descended into ethnic conflict. i'm joined now by our correspondent injuba, south sudan. she's been following the pope's visit. let's start with what his message was on this last day.—

was on this last day. good afternoon. _ was on this last day. good afternoon. pope _ was on this last day. good afternoon. pope francis. was on this last day. good i afternoon. pope francis left was on this last day. good - afternoon. pope francis left two hours ago active rome. last evening, he held prayers for the people of south sudan. 0n he held prayers for the people of south sudan. on his last eight before departing, he was appreciative of the people for being welcoming to him, for coming out in large numbers to seek audience with him. on the last day, he made an appeal to the individual south sudanese people. previously he has been speaking to little and religious leaders, but today he talked to the people and told them of the importance of each one of them making individual small steps, in whatever way they can, to help their country be better. telling them as much as their political leaders are doing things, he told them to be the ones that flavour or

bring peace in their own individual ways. maybe the people who will remember the visit the most will be those parents whose children were picked out for a blessing. taste those parents whose children were picked out for a blessing.— those parents whose children were picked out for a blessing. we saw in some of those _ picked out for a blessing. we saw in some of those pictures _ picked out for a blessing. we saw in some of those pictures just - picked out for a blessing. we saw in some of those picturesjust now - picked out for a blessing. we saw in | some of those picturesjust now that some of those pictures just now that he was accompanied by the church of scotland moderator and the archbishop of canterbury. there is a message in that, isn't there, from the different christian denominations that well represented. does it have an impact? there is a significant christian community in south sudan and i'm thinking of an impact on political leaders.- impact on political leaders. people believe that _ impact on political leaders. people believe that that _ impact on political leaders. people believe that that is _ impact on political leaders. people believe that that is very _ believe that that is very significant. it is a big deal that those leaders are in the country at the same time for the first time that hasn't happened before. they

have been calls for peace, but the fact the pope is they were the other leaders, it sends a significant message, it is time to listen to the piece messages. people think it is symbolic that they are here and they hope it will be a turning point for the country. when the leaders of this country went to the vatican and the pope knelt down and kiss their feet, people thought that was it, but it changed nothing when it came toissues but it changed nothing when it came to issues of war and conflict. but there is a strong sense and a strong belief that this will be it for them. . ~ belief that this will be it for them. ., ~ ,., belief that this will be it for them. ., ~ i., belief that this will be it for them. ., ~ . an aristocratic british family is due to travel to the island of grenada to publicly apologise for the ownership of more than 1,000 enslaved africans in the 19th century. the trevelyan family will also pay reparations to the people of grenada, where it owned six sugar plantations.

one member of the trevelyan family is my colleague, laura trevelyan. she is a bbc presenter, and she spoke to our news reporter, azadeh moshiri, in a personal capacity. how do you make up for centuries of oppression? that's a question countries like britain and the united states are still trying to answer. bbc presenter laura trevelyan is confronting her ancestors' own role in the slave trade. across the caribbean, there are calls for reparations. after she learnt her family was listed on a database of slave owners, ms trevelyan visited grenada to face her ancestors' painful legacy. when i went to grenada and i saw for myself the plantations where slaves were punished, when i saw the instruments of torture that were used to restrain them. when i looked at the neck braces, at the manacles, at this system

of dehumanisation that my family had profited from as absentee slave owners of these sugar plantations, i felt ashamed. the trevelyan family has decided to apologise in a public letter. they write... they go on... five—times great grandfather... ms trevelyan explained the impact her family's actions still have today. poverty is rife. there's a lot of obesity, of hypertension, of ill health, which is linked to slavery,

health experts feel because of decades of poor diet, of stress. and so some people could see what you're doing and argue, you know what, this is a drop in the bucket and that it's not going to fix the generations of difficulties and setbacks that these families have had to face. what would your response be to that? yes. i completely understand that this can seem like a very inadequate gesture that our family received the equivalent of about £3 million in compensation when slavery was abolished. we got that money in 183a. so for me to be giving £100,000, almost 200 years later, for a fund that's going to look at economic development in grenada and the eastern caribbean, maybe that seems like it's really inadequate, but i hope that we're setting an example by apologising for what our ancestors did.

later this month, the trevelyans will return to grenada. they'll attend a public forum organised by its national reparations commission. that's where the island will continue to reflect on what it's lost after centuries of colonisation and enslavement. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. voting is underway in cyprus for a new president. 1a candidates are standing, with the winner needing half the votes to take the job. that looks unlikely in the first round, meaning the two leading candidates will face a run—off next week. 0pinion polls put former foreign minister nikos christodoulides in the lead. a 16—year—old girl has died after being attacked by a shark in western australia. she was pronounced dead after being pulled from the swan river in perth. it's thought there hasn't been a fatal shark attack on the stretch of water in more than 100 years. police gave this update. very early on, what we're being

advised that she was with friends on the river, on jet skis. there was possibly a pod of dolphins being seen nearby and the young female jumped in the water to swim nearby the dolphins. so we've spoken to the department of fisheries in relation to the location and whether it is unusual for a shark to be in that area. and the information that we're being provided is that it is unusual for a shark to be that far down the river. but again, we're relying on the experts and their knowledge. and at this point in time, an alert has been put out. a text alert as a shark warning just to let people know that this incident has taken place. hundreds of boats have taken part in a parade along the waterways at the start of the annual carnival in venice. the two—week event attracts tourists from all over the globe, with dancers, costumes and music lighting up the city. it was scaled down during the pandemic, but has returned

to normal this year. we will leave you with those pictures of life in venice. hello there. part two of the weekend looking much brighter than part one. we had a lot of cloud around on saturday. today feels very different. lots of sunshine around, but feeling a little bit chillier than what we've been used to. in fact, temperatures will be closer to the seasonal norm for the next few days, in fact, for much of this upcoming week. high pressure sitting right on top of the uk, bringing all this fine and settled weather through the afternoon. a bit more of a breeze there for the far southeast, east anglia and for northern and western scotland and many northern and western parts will see some high cloud at times which will turn the sunshine a little bit hazy. but a fine and bright afternoon to come. bit cooler than of late — 7 to 9 celsius. now through tonight, our area of high pressure or the centre of it pushes towards the eastern

side of the country, influencing much of england and wales. so here, lighterwinds, clearskies. it will turn cold with the widespread frost. also, some mist and fog patches, some which could be quite dense across the southeast. but for scotland, northern ireland, more cloud, more breeze. so, less cold here. but it does mean for monday we will see more cloud around generally. scotland and northern ireland, maybe the odd shower for the western isles, more of a breeze. england and wales, a cold, frosty start with some early mist and fog. but again, it's going to be bright with the best of the sunshine down here, albeit a little bit hazy at times. temperatures, again, single figures for most, up to ten degrees in the north and the west, though with more breeze for tuesday, generally, i think mist and fog could be stubborn to clear across parts of england and wales, but it's here where we'll see the best of the sunshine, although here will be the lowest of the temperatures. variable cloud, some sunshine for scotland and northern ireland. for wednesday, a strong area of high pressure holds on across the continents, influencing our weather for the majority of the time. but these weather fronts

will try to flirt with the north and the west of the uk, so it will be windier on wednesday across the northwest, more cloud, maybe one or two showers generally. scotland and northern ireland, these are mean wind speeds. gusts could be quite higher than that. england and wales, lighter winds, a cold, frosty start with some mist and fog. probably the best of the sunshine as we head through the course of the afternoon. for most of us, temperatures remain in single digits closer to where we should be this time in february. could see a spell of wet, windy weather for a time across scotland on thursday. otherwise, for most, it'll stay fine and settled, and on the cool side.

this is bbc news. the headlines. the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died at the age of 79. general musharraf took power in a coup in 1999 and served as president for seven years from 2001. the united states is trying to find the wreckage of a chinese surveillance balloon, which it shot down over the atlantic. the pentagon believes it had been spying on sensitive sites. beijing has accused the us of an over—reaction. liz truss blames what she calls a "powerful economic establishment" for her downfall. the shortest serving prime minister in uk history says she was never given a "realistic chance" to implement her tax—cutting agenda.