this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i m lewis vaughan jones. the headlines. as the prime minister here in the uk fights for herjob the new chancellor signals he ll make major changes to her economic policy. we are going to take some tough decisions, i will be asking all government the persians to find additional savings. in northern turkey, at least forty one coal miners have been killed in an underground explosion. president erdogan promises an investigation as he visits the scene. translation: of course we will find out how this explosion happened - and if there are any people
northern ireland. then from tuesday and into wednesday today looks to be and into wednesday today looks to be a quieter day but i m sure you can see this next system arriving in from the atlantic as we head into wednesday. so a dry start to the week a good deal of sunshine for many on monday to see before some rain arrives midweek and with it stronger winds. bye bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: there s been a huge fire at a prison in iran s capital tehran where hundreds of 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.
this is bbc news, i m lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. gun shots are heard after a huge fire breaks out at a prison in iran s capital, tehran. state media reports at least eight people injured. as the uk s prime minister fights for herjob the new chancellor signals he ll make major changes to her economic policy. we have some very difficult decisions ahead, difficult decisions on spending, which is not going to rise as much as people hope and i am going to be asking all government departments to find additional efficiency savings. in northern turkey
and even with a change of approach, the government s problems remain the same how to find tens of billions of pounds to help people with their energy bills and make the sums add up. we re certainly looking at a really tough couple of years. we ve got a very tough economic environment. we ve got very stretched public finances. i think we re going to see some even further reversal of the tax cuts that we ve had and, in addition, probably some very tight spending rounds. the first verdict will come when financial i don t expect a dramatic reversal, because the devil will be in the detail. and when we find out the detail of the budget on the 31st of october, that will be perhaps a more holisticjudgment being made by financial markets. that s a fortnight away a long time in the life of a chancellor. marc ashdown, bbc news. to turkey now and the latest on the explosion in a mine on friday.
let s get more on the reaction of tory mps. to turkey now and the latest on the explosion in a mine on friday. earlier, whilst on a visit of the scene of the disaster, president erdogan confirmed that 41 people had died. it s believed a build up of methane gas caused the explosion at the coal mine in the northern city of amasra on the black sea coast. the bbc s anjana gadgil reports. a funeral for one of the miners killed in the blast in the black sea costal town of amasra. other families waited outside the morgue where their relatives bodies lay. it s one of turkey s deadliest industrial accidents in years, and left smoke billowing into the sky. over 100 people were working there at the time. more than 70 workers took part in rescue efforts, which went on throughout the night. crowds gathered around the head of the mineshaft. many were family members of the dead and injured. it s believed methane ignited