good afternoon, lukwesa. i think actually it is very i lukwesa.y it is very significant. russia relies on railways for their logistics, especially for their fuel and to get their ammunition closer to the front, then it uses trucks. as far as i'm aware, this is the main railway for supplying the troops around curse —— kherson in the south, and those areas are not being used at capacity at all, and there is a question whether that railway is a question whether that railway is actually operational or not. the russians have claimed it is, but there was footage this morning showing them still trying to remove burned—out wreckage from it, so there is a big question over that. so the initial significance, we know that parts of the road bridge are still operational. it depends how much they can naturally bear in terms of the load. but i think it is quite significant, and if i was a russian commander especially to the north of this city, you must be looking behind you wondering how am i going to get supplied, and wouldn't it make better military sense to w

im lu kwesa im lukwesa burak. the headlines at four...ll defended bridge to crimea. officials in the ukrainian city of zaporizhzia say 17 people have been killed by a russian missile strike on an apartment block. cabinet ministers are urging tories to rally behind prime minister liz truss to avoid risk of defeat at the next election. police in ireland have named the ten people who died in an explosion at a petrol station in donegal. investigations are ongoing to establish the cause. it is a huge impact to a small rural community. they are all local people. they are all very much involved in the community. they were all people who are shopping in the local shop.

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines. new chancellor to discuss further changes to the mini budget, as many in her own party question herfuture. jeremy hunt says voters do not need more turmoil. what they want is stability. and the worst thing for that would be more political instability at the top, another protracted leadership campaign. i think that is the last thing people want to happen. iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital, as protests continue. china's president xijinping has defended his controversial zero—covid strategy as the communist party gathers in beijing.

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at six...t sparked turmoil on the financial markets and insists there will be no u—turn on axing the top rate of income tax. i do stand by the package we announced and i stand by the fact that we announced it quickly because we had to act, but i do accept we should have laid the ground better. i do accept that. the should have laid the ground better. i do accept that.— i do accept that. the sheer risk of usin: i do accept that. the sheer risk of using borrowed _ i do accept that. the sheer risk of using borrowed money _ i do accept that. the sheer risk of using borrowed money to - i do accept that. the sheer risk of using borrowed money to fund . i do accept that. the sheer risk of| using borrowed money to fund tax cuts, _ using borrowed money to fund tax cuts, that — using borrowed money to fund tax cuts, that is not conservative. one _ cuts, that is not conservative. one of— cuts, that is not conservative. one of the _ cuts, that is not conservative. one of the world's worst stadium disasters

i'm lukwesa burak.e south korean capital seoul during halloween celebrations. it was very clear that there was just so many people here, probably the most i have ever seen in itaewon, and the crowds were just gathering more and more. russia pulls out from a crucial un—brokered deal to export grain from ukrainian ports. the move follows moscow blaming ukraine for a wave of drone attacks on the russian black sea fleet in occupied crimea. a new zulu king has been crowned in south africa in the first such ceremony since apartheid.

i'm lukwesa burak. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sebastian payne, whitehall editor for the financial times, and martin lipton, chief sports reporter at the sun. tomorrow's front pages. the mail leads on speculation mps will move to topple liz truss this week. mps will move to topple a similar tone in the i, saying it could all be over for the pm within days. meanwhile, the metro details three separate plots to oust her. the mirror is rather more blunt, saying tory mps want truss to just "quit now". the independent says senior tory figures are telling her "the game is up". the guardian echoes this sentiment, but suggests truss will try to fight on. the daily express meanwhile focuses on the economic backdrop to all this, asking if her latest u—turn will be enough to turn things around. amid this, a plea for unity by former leadership rival penny mordaunt is on the front of the telegraph. so, let's begin. there is sebastien! i'm glad w

hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines...ancellor rishi sunak confirms that he is in the race to be the next conservative leader. and british prime minister. however, speculation is still rife that the former prime minister borisjohnson will also enter the contest. the business secretary bit jacob rees—mogg tells the bbc that he will stand. and penny mordaunt is still in the running with 23 backers. she told the bbc that she regrets liz truss's mini budget. keir starmer says his party has not got complacent, repeating calls for a general election. in other news, xi jinping has a third term as china's leader after being in powerfor a decade already. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show. pulling down the past... i believe that the monuments would not give a tribute to the regime but they should preserve the history and the memory. ..feeling the heat. . .. we're getting major fires every year now, and multiple ones. oh, my god! ..and up to our knees in an estonian bog. there's a lot there. there's a lot. for 3

and i'm lukwesa burak in the studio. also in the programme... all chanting.supreme leader warns no—one can overturn the islamic republic, as protesters again fill the streets of zahedan. communities in three australian states have been ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. and the actor robbie coltrane, who played hagrid in the harry potter films, has died aged 72. welcome to downing street, where it's been a day of high drama. less than 2a hours after kwasi kwarteng insisted he was 100% safe in hisjob as chancellor, he has gone — sacked by liz truss after he flew back early from washington. three weeks of turmoil on the financial markets has culminated in this — another dizzying day in politics. the prime minister has announced a second major u—turn on her economic plans for growth — corporation tax will now rise from 19 to 25% in april after all. liz truss has sacked the chancellor and named a new one, jeremy hunt, the fourth this year. our political editor, chris mason, is westminster. they are committed to the prosperity of their c

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at six police in ireland have named the 10 people who died in an explosion at a petrol station in donegal. investigations are ongoing to establish the cause. it isa it is a huge impact to a small rural community they are all local people, they are all very much involved in they are all very much involved in the community, they are all people who were shopping in their local shop. ukranian officials say 17 people have been killed by a russian missile strike on an apartment block in the south—eastern city zaporizhzia. as the war in ukraine grinds on, the uk continues to play its part in sending weapons. we'll have a special report. cabinet ministers are urging tories to rally behind prime minister liz truss, to avoid risk of defeat at the next election. and coming up at half past six we'll have the latest round—up of sport on sportsday. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police in the republic of ireland have named the ten people who were killed by an explosion at a pet

im lu kwesa im lukwesa burak. the headlines at four... russia investigates how and what caused the explosion that severely damaged its state—of—the—art and well defended bridge to crimea. officials in the ukrainian city of zaporizhzia say 17 people have been killed by a russian missile strike on an apartment block. cabinet ministers are urging tories to rally behind prime minister liz truss to avoid risk of defeat at the next election. police in ireland have named the ten people who died in an explosion at a petrol station in donegal. investigations are ongoing to establish the cause. it is a huge impact to a small rural community. they are all local people. they are all very much involved in the community. they were all people who are shopping in the local shop. in iran protestors appear to hack into state—run television as demonstrations against the regime continue. and max verstappen has secured his second formula one world championship after winning the japanese grand prix. good afternoon. at least 17 people have been killed by russia

earlier, my colleague lukwesa burak spoke to kelly kasulis cho, a reporterfor the washington post inwho had been at the scene. yeah, i live in this area and i was celebrating halloween in my house when i started hearing reports of some possible deaths, and i arrived around midnight. by the time i got there, what i saw was some people who were completely covered, and who were dead, being taken away into ambulances. and i also saw a man, a civilian, helping another man who appeared to have hurt his ankle and could only walk on one leg. he helped him onto a motorcycle and drove him away. at that point, there was a lot of chaos, people trying to understand what was going on. there was a shock to seeing some bodies being rolled out, and there were no confirmed dead, as the night went on, it almost felt like a funeral procession there were so many people being rolled out who were clearly dead and covered with a blue sheet. what's happening in the area now? has it more or less cleared or has it been contained? the area where the accident happened is pretty much clear and it has been for sev

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at three...e—art and well defended bridge to crimea. officials in the ukrainian city of zaporizhzia say 17 people have been killed by a russian missile strike on an apartment block. former uk culture secretary nadine dorries says prime minister liz truss needs to change course if she wants to keep the party together and avoid facing a "wipe—out" at the next general election. i'm still one of the liz's biggest supporters, but you have to put that into the context of the fact that we are 30 points behind labour in the polls. police in ireland have named the ten people who died in an explosion at a petrol station in donegal.

i'm lukwesa burak. officials say at least 146 people have been killed in a crush in the south korean capital seoul during halloween celebrations. it was very clear that there was just so many people here, probably the most i have ever seen in itaewon, and the crowds were just gathering more and more. russia pulls out from a crucial un—brokered deal to export grain from ukrainian ports. the move follows moscow blaming ukraine for a wave of drone attacks on the russian black sea fleet in occupied crimea. a new zulu king has been crowned in south africa in the first such ceremony since apartheid. hello and welcome to bbc world news. at least 146 people have died and 150 others have been injured in a crush in the south korean capital, seoul. the disaster occurred as huge crowds gathered in a popular nightlife area to celebrate halloween. video footage from the scene shows medical teams giving emergency treatment to dozens of people who appeared to be unconscious, lying in the middle of crowded streets. the

hello this is bbc news with lukwesa burak.er shelling cuts its external power. strike action leftjust 20% of regular rail services running across england, scotland and wales today, as workers walked out for the eleventh time this year. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday.

i'm lukwesa burak.bastian payne, whitehall editor for the financial times, and martin lipton, chief sports reporter at the sun. tomorrow's front pages.

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines. as protests continue in iran there are reports coming in that —gun shots can be heard from iran's evin prison in tehran and there is a huge fire on the premises — where hundreds of iranian political prisoners — and dozens of dual nationals — are held. as the uk prime minister fights for herjob — the new chancellor signals he'll make major changes to her economic policy. in northern turkey, at least 41 coal miners have been killed in an underground explosion. president erdogan promises an investigation during a visit of the scene. hello and welcome to bbc news. in iran, a fire has broken out at the notorious evin prison in the capital tehran, where political prisoners including dozens of foreign nationals are being held. in videos posted on social media, gunshots and an alarm can also be heard. there has been no official comment from the iranian government.|t comes as iran enters its fifth week of nationwide protests, sparked by the death in custody of a young woman detained for not co

i�*m lukwesa burak. the headlines.es — where hundreds of iranian political prisoners — and dozens of dual nationals — are held. as the uk prime minister fights for herjob — the new chancellor signals he�*ll make major changes to her economic policy. in northern turkey, at least 41 coal miners have been killed in an underground explosion. president erdogan promises an investigation during a visit of the scene.

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak.use. it isa it is a huge impact to a small rural community they are all local people, they are all very much involved in they are all very much involved in the community, they are all people who were shopping in their local shop. ukranian officials say 17 people have been killed by a russian missile strike on an apartment block in the south—eastern city zaporizhzia. as the war in ukraine grinds on, the uk continues to play its part in sending weapons. we'll have a special report. cabinet ministers are urging tories to rally behind prime minister liz truss, to avoid risk of defeat at the next election.

i'm lukwesa burak.rikes in the middle of the night on the city of zaporizhzhia. president zelensky condemned the attack as absolute evil. the latest strikes came hours after the bridge linking russia to occupied crimea was badly damaged by an explosion. patrick bury is a defence expert from the university of bath, and a former army officer, and nato analyst. he's been telling us about the significance of the hit on the bridge linking russia to crimea. i think actually it is very significant. russia relies on railways for their logistics, especially for their fuel and to get their ammunition closer to the front, then it uses trucks. as far as i'm aware, this is the main railway for supplying the troops around kherson in the south, because other areas are not being used at capacity at all, and there is a question mark whether that railway is actually operational or not. the russians have claimed it is, but there was footage this morning showing them still trying to remove burned—out wreckage from it, so t

hello this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines: the un nuclear watchdog calls for the urgent protection of the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine after shelling cuts its external power. strike action leftjust 20% of regular rail services running across england, scotland and wales today, as workers walked out for the eleventh time this year. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. the perfect start — england get their rugby union world cup campaign going in record breaking style against fiji. hardened on target again for manchester city, who cook top tonight in the premier league. could this be the perfect weekend for max verstappen? he's claimed pole for the japanese grand prix, where he could retain his world title. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. as far as opening games to a world cup campaign go, they really don't come much better than england's. earlier today, they blew away fiji, scoring 1a tries in a record—breaking victory in new zealand. they

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines. uk prime minister liz truss meets her new chancellor to discuss further changes to the mini budget, as many in her own party question herfuture. jeremy hunt says voters do not need more turmoil. what they want is stability. and the worst thing for that would be more political instability at the top, another protracted leadership campaign. i think that is the last thing people want to happen. iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital, as protests continue. china's president xijinping has defended his controversial zero—covid strategy as the communist party gathers in beijing. the new uk chancellorjeremy hunt has been in talks with prime minister liz truss, as they consider further changes to the mini budget that had been the centrepiece of her economic plan. 48 hours into thejob, mr hunt has made clear nothing has been ruled out on taxes or spending. he also said the prime minister is in charge. some of her own mps are continuing to criticise

i'm lukwesa burak.on, and rather than cutting them in real terms. we haven't made a decision yet on that specific issue and all of these things depend on the specific circumstances. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid public inquiry, focussing on the country's pre—pandemic preparations before 2020 takes place with inquiry chair, baroness heather hallet. ukrainian troops say its forces have seized back more territory in regions annexed by russia last week. calls come for supermarkets to give more surplus food to those in need

i'm lukwesa burak. our top stories...hold talks in the race to be conservative leader and british prime minister. only penny mordaunt has formally declared she is running for leader — with 23 backers. she told the bbc she believes in cabinet—led politics. i have my views. i will not be imposing policy that i have just made up in a room, by myself. de labor leader keir starmer says that labour has not got complacent and has made repeated calls for a general election. the public need to decide. are they going to continue with this utter chaos? in other news — xijinping has a third term as china's leader, after being in powerfor a decade already. ukraine's president zelensky says renewed russian strikes won't stop a ukrainian military advance — after attacks that targeted ukraine's energy grid. hello and welcome to bbc news. it's little more than 2a hours until nominations for the conservative leadership close and we're still not entirely sure who the candidates will be — less still the likely winner. the former prime minist

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at six... the prime minister admits her government should have communicated better before the mini budget that sparked turmoil on the financial markets and insists there will be no u—turn on axing the top rate of income tax. i do stand by the package we announced and i stand by the fact that we announced it quickly because we had to act, but i do accept we should have laid the ground better. i do accept that. the should have laid the ground better. i do accept that.— i do accept that. the sheer risk of usin: i do accept that. the sheer risk of using borrowed _ i do accept that. the sheer risk of using borrowed money _ i do accept that. the sheer risk of using borrowed money to - i do accept that. the sheer risk of using borrowed money to fund . i do accept that. the sheer risk of| using borrowed money to fund tax cuts, _ using borrowed money to fund tax cuts, that — using borrowed money to fund tax cuts, that is not conservative. one _ cuts, that is not conservative. one of— cuts, that is not c

i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines. politicians in northern ireland have until midnight tonight to restore the power sharing executive and avoid a new election being called. as the un warns of a climate catastrophe, the uk government is accused of failing to protect key power, communication and transport networks from extreme weather. england's largest councils are warning any proposed budget cuts would be �*worse than austerity�* and result in �*devastating' reductions to already stretched local services. around 350,000 nhs staff in england, wales and northern ireland are to start voting on whether to strike over pay. the energy company, shell, has reported another quarter of huge profits. injust three months it made more than £8 billion — the second—largest report in its history. and we head to a village near gateshead on the hunt for an unusual visitor which is becoming a social media star. politicians in northern ireland have until midnight tonight to restore the power sharing executive — or face new elections. memb

hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines... they must stay the course. the average two—year mortgage rate hits its highest level for 14 years. if you're burgled in england and wales, a police officer will come to your home — the new pledge from police chiefs. warnings of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in somalia. displaced by war and drought, hundreds of thousands are on the move, looking for food. # diamonds are forever, forever, forever...# and the stars come out to celebrate james bond on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. liz truss has insisted she's ready to make the hard choices needed to get the uk's economy moving, in herfirst speech to conservative conference as prime minister. she dismissed those who dislike her tax—cutting policies as the "anti—growth coalition" after she was heckled by a group of environmental activists. ms truss has also faced criticism from some of her own conservative colleagues. henry hill is the deputy editor of conservative home, a publication independent b

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: after the row over tax cuts for higher earners, now the prime minister is under pressure to increase benefit payments in line with inflation, and rather than cutting them in real terms. we haven't made a decision yet on that specific issue and all of these things depend on the specific circumstances. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid public inquiry, focussing on the country's pre—pandemic preparations before 2020 takes place with inquiry chair, baroness heather hallet. ukrainian troops say its forces have seized back more territory in regions annexed by russia last week. calls come for supermarkets to give more surplus food to those in need after a drop—off in donations as the cost—of—living crisis bites. and the british—built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real—terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some

i'm lukwesa burak.e been multiple strikes and explosions across ukraine, including the capital. here's what we know so far. a series of explosions hit kyiv, from around 8.15 local time this morning. the government says at least eight people have been killed and many more injured in the strikes, which the city's mayor says also hit critical infrastructure. ukraine's military say at least 75 missiles have been fired during the wave of attacks, and claim the majority were shot down by ukrainian forces. there are also reports of further missile strikes in several key cities. authorities say zaporizhzhia, dnipro, and lviv in the west, near the border with poland, have been targeted, as has the second largest ukrainian city kharkiv in the north east. moscow has yet to comment on the strikes. volodymyr zelensky has accused russia of trying to wipe his country off the face of the earth — saying in a message, "the air raid sirens do not subside throughout ukraine. there are missiles hitting. unfortunately, there

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