the chancellorjeremy hunt tells the bbc that nothing is off the table over future tax changes, but says that the government will be �*compassionate�*. china's president xijinping has been defending his controversial zero—covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the irainian authorities claim a fire at a prison in the capital — tehran is now under control — as protests continue. elon musk says his rocket firm spacex will continue funding its starlink internet service in ukraine, a day after he said it could no longer do so. now bbc news investigates a new trend on tiktok: hundreds of families in refugee camps in syria, begging for gifts on tiktok livestreams.