a so called dirty bomb disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinsteen faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. and as hindus around the world celebrate divali, we ll look at the significance of what indians are calling a divali gift britain s first ever prime minister of indian descent hello and welcome to bbc world news. we begin here in london, where rishi sunak has been named as the uk s next prime minister. he ll be appointed by king charles on tuesday morning, the country s third pm in seven weeks. mr sunak was declared leader of the conservative party, when his rival penny maudant pulled outjust before the deadline. he ll be the first person of colour ever to hold the post, and at forty two the youngest in more than two hundred years. his challenges include tackling the highest inflation in forty years, and restoring confidence in the government, after the brief but chaotic administration of predecessor, liz truss. here s what he said after
in his words, the profound economic challenges facing the country. the guardian carries a warning from rishi sunak to his party unite or die referencing a potential defeat at the next general election. the daily mirror makes their feelings clear on yet another unelected tory leader and asks the pm who voted for you? the daily star mocks up rishi sunak in a calendar titled prime ministers of 2022, as it ponders whether the third leader can make it to the end of october. but the daily mail declares it s a new dawn for britain as the country sees its first asian prime minister mr sunak s heritage is warmly welcomed on the times of india website, which says the indian prime minister narenda modhi is looking forward to collaborating with the new premier. so let s begin. thank you as always forjoining us tonight. again, another busy day. let s start with a financial times and i will come to you festival, and and, because the international edition of the ft focusing on the
even her supporters worry they still don t know her plans to tackle rising prices. i voted for her so i m definitely glad that she won. ijust hope that many of the tax cuts come as soon as possible. liz truss, when she was foreign secretary, she did a brilliantjob and i have a lot of respect for her for that. however, i do have a lot of issues with some of her economic policies. the worry is real from staying in business to keeping warm. the fourth prime minister in six years facing voter demands for immediate and bold action. lucy manning, bbc news, peterborough. let s get a final word from our political editor chris mason who s in downing street. chris, what does tomorrow bring? first thing tomorrow, as they are having our breakfast, the prime minister, borisjohnson, still the minister, boris johnson, still the prime minister, borisjohnson, still the prime minister tonight and still the prime minister tonight and still the prime minister tonight and still the prime minist
flights have already been cancelled and schools closed, as heavy rain and strong winds begin battering the south of the country. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the journalist and broadcasterjenny kleeman, and natasha clark, chief political correspondent of the sun. tomorrow s front pages. there s no surprise about the story dominating the front pages. liz puts her foot on the gas is the headline in the sun, saying the new pm s first major move will be to freeze energy bills for homes and businesses. the mail goes with cometh the hour, cometh the woman with a reminder that liz truss is the third conservative female prime minister. the telegraph believes the freeze in energy bills could last for two years, and says the announcement could come as early as thursday. the ft says the total package to be announced on energy could end up costing £100 billion. the metro goes with liz: i will deliver , quoting
or prince charles thinks about things. i or prince charles thinks about things, i am unsure what the reality is. , , , ., is. the papers will still go with it. i am sure is. the papers will still go with it. i am sure we is. the papers will still go with it. i am sure we will is. the papers will still go with it. i am sure we will read - is. the papers will still go with | it. i am sure we will read about what they have been up to. thank you very much, that is eight for the papers tonight. the papers will be back tomorrow evening when we will know who the new tory leader and prime minister in waiting will be. jenny kleeman and natasha clark will be having a look through them, do join us then, but if you can, from now, from me, good night. hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. i mjane hill, and back with us after a summer break, mark kermode, good to see you again. nice to see you again. so, interesting week. we have the forgiven with ralph fienn