i am ending this long—running saga. i am cancelling the rest of the h52 project. and in its place... ..and in its place, we will reinvest every single penny, £36 billion, in hundreds of new transport projects in the north and the midlands, across the country. this means £36 billion of investment in the projects that will make a real difference across our nation. applause ijust want to remind you exactly what hs2 actually is. it's a high—speed railway — which is what the hs stands for — and it was touted as the uk's biggest infrastructure project, aiming to transform public transport between london, the midlands and the north. the first part, between west london and birmingham, is already under construction and will be completed. but the length stretching further north from birmingham to manchester has now been officially scrapped. a separate leg from nottingham to leeds had already been canned. the last official estimate on hs2 costs, excluding the cancelled section, added up to about £71 billion. but that figure is from 2019 — so does not account for the rise in costs for materials and wages since then. the prime minister said £36 billion would be spent on alternative rail, road and bus schemes instead. mayor of greater manchester andy burnham reflected on the changes a short time ago — saying it's been a "frustrating week". it cannot be right that a project that we have all worked on together, i speakfor everybody behind me and with me... we have been at this for 15 years, where we have been working together across geography but also across the political divide, to try and develop the right plan for the long—term best interest of our country and we have put to political differences aside, we've worked hard at it and we have devoted a lot of time and a lot of energy to it. i don't see how you can take a plan that goes beyond the life of any individual government or goes beyond the interest of any one political party, given it goes all the way through the country, how you can take that plan and basically tear it up at a party conference. what has direction been like at the conservative party conference in manchester? here is our political rob watson. the reaction here in the whole i think has been pretty positive so far to this idea. it is a very, very major decision. a really massive policy change to invest the money instead of in this high—speed rail, to put it into local railway, bus and road projects here in the north and in the midlands. what will be interesting to see is the reaction beyond britain's shores and amongst those invested in the projects because, certainly in the run—up to this decision, we heard there was an awful lot of conservatives, an awful lot of politicians from other parties and indeed an awful lot of businessmen here and international corporates who think it is a really, really bad decision and one that would reflect badly on britain as a smart place to invest. mark reynolds, is chir and chief executive of mace group, the construction and architecture company that's been involved in the london to birmingham section of h52. he gave me his view of the decison in one respect, it's very pleasing about the commitment to go to euston. but there is far more detail that we want to support that and disappointing about the extension from birmingham to manchester which effectively is going to be a spine of a future rail network. i think it has been underestimated. we clearly don't have all of the information that the government has to hand. it would be great that they could share that so they could demonstrate and prove that the decisions that they are going to invest that £36 million into local, regional projects is going to be invested and the timing for that. going to be invested and the timing forthat. —— going to be invested and the timing for that. —— 30 £6 billion. it is disappointing not to have that review, hopefully that will come through. moving to euston, we have been working much more closely with hsz been working much more closely with hs2 team, department for transport team, and more recently sending information through to number 10 and number 11 on proposals that actually give us a six platform solution which actually safeguards for the manchester to birmingham link. it is going to need to run on the conventional tracks, the existing tracks, so we need to think about that. one thing i have been an advocate about the review is enabling us to advance the development works because we also believe that there is an opportunity to create new homes more quickly and we have to come up with solutions that actually reduce the disruption on the neighbourhood. previously, the schemes being proposed were far more extensive and i have used the term many times — we have been creating monuments. we now have the opportunity to create high spilled rail system from london to birmingham by 2031 and that is really important that we get that up and running for the real economic benefits. —— high—speed rail. if we can then get the approval to begin the enabling works, the no regrets works, to progress with that, we can pass on the development of parcels and then allow that to continue at pace and deliver those homes and commercial and retail facilities. donald trump has arrived in court in new york again — for the third day of the civil fraud trial. he, along with his two adult sons, and the wider trump organisation, are all accused of gaining financial advantage by giving misleading valuations of properties. before going into court again today, he outlined how those valuations were never intended to be taken at face value. we are not entitled to a jury. because if i had a jury, even though it's in new york and i think i would do fine in new york, but if i had a jury, we'd win this case very easily. but i don't have a jury. and you see what's happening, this is a railroading and it's the beginning of communism in our country. this is the beginning of communism. so, we are going back in, playing the game and doing everything right. butjust you remember, i borrow money, the statements were perfect. not only perfect, the statements are much more conservative than my real net worth. my real net worth is much higher, not lower, much higher than the statements. i put the statements in, they don't use the statements because it has a disclaimer clause. they do their own work. the clause tells them, do your own due diligence, do your own work. that's where we are. live now to new york, i'm joined by correspondent nada tawfik. nada, hello, good to talk to again. we werejust listening to nada, hello, good to talk to again. we were just listening to donald trump as he was making his way into court and just reflecting that it's very different to normal court case that one would see, we wouldn't really expect mr trump to say quite so much on the steps of the court, but he is determined to have his time, isn't he, and address the media? 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absolutely. this is the start of many trials to come, as you mention. donald trump is facing four other criminal trials, those relate to trying to interfere with the results of the 2020 election, the mishandling of classified documents and the january six attack on the capital. this one, though, is a civilfraud case in new york state and this really stems from accusations that he basically reverse engineered his property values to fit a net worth that he wanted to try to appear like a billionaire, to get on the forbes billionaires list. ajudge has already found, rolling on the heart of this case, that donald trump did in fact commit fraud. that he overvalued his properties by millions of dollars. people will know trump tower on fifth ave up from here in manhattan, donald trump listed his try plex apartment as three times its actual size in square footage. so the judge ruled, coming from a real estate developer, that can only be considered as fraud. there are other instances that the new york state attorney general provided so the judge has sided with her. this trial now will really look at if donald trump needs to pay any penalties and if he will be banned from ever running a business in new york again. nada, for the moment _ business in new york again. nada, for the moment to _ business in new york again. nada, for the moment to thank _ business in new york again. nada, for the moment to thank you. - business in new york again. nada, for the moment to thank you. i - business in new york again. nada, l for the moment to thank you. i know you will keep watch on happenings in court. staying in the us and a historic vote has seen the republican party's top lawmaker pushed out of his job in a vote triggered by one of his own. a motion to remove kevin mccarthy from his role as speaker of the house of representatives passed narrowly overnight. it makes him the first speaker in us history to be voted out by the chamber. doing the right thing isn't always easy but it is necessary. i do not regret standing up for choosing governing over grievance. it is my responsibility, it is myjob. i do not regret negotiating. 0ur government is designed to find compromise. i do not regret my efforts to build coalitions and find solutions. i was raised to solve problems, not create them. the ousting of the speaker follows months of fractures and in—fighting in the republican party. this was brought to a head over the weekend, when kevin mccarthy secured a funding deal with the democrats to avoid a us government shutdown. that deal was highly criticsed by hardline members of the party including gaetz — who accused mccarthy of doing a "side deal" with democrats over funding for ukraine. the house is now in recess until a vote on his replacement takes place next week. live now to lisa james who's a republican party adviser and strategist. lisa, thank you so much for talking to us. i wonder if you could explain what this means, first of all for the republican party?- what this means, first of all for the republican party? well, you can look at it two _ the republican party? well, you can look at it two ways. _ the republican party? well, you can look at it two ways. at _ the republican party? well, you can look at it two ways. at this - the republican party? well, you can look at it two ways. at this very - look at it two ways. at this very moment, it's not a good look for the republican party. but it also brings without an opportunity for someone to emerge that shows real leadership and can provide the unity that we need moving into the 2024 elections. take us through that could possibly be, what's the now? the? take us through that could possibly be, what's the now?— be, what's the now? they will have to no be, what's the now? they will have to to back be, what's the now? they will have to go back and _ be, what's the now? they will have to go back and vote _ be, what's the now? they will have to go back and vote now _ be, what's the now? they will have to go back and vote now for - be, what's the now? they will have to go back and vote now for a - be, what's the now? they will have to go back and vote now for a newl to go back and vote now for a new speaker. some of the names that we are hearing arejimjordan, who was brought up multiple times when speaker mccarthy was seeking his nomination, and also steve scully, another name we heard a lot about at that original time. he is very popular and is seen as a great option, otherthan popular and is seen as a great option, other than the fact that he has faced a lot of health issues and has faced a lot of health issues and has said quite frequently that he does not desire to have this job. jimjordan was does not desire to have this job. jim jordan was very supportive and steadfast in his support for mccarthy in round one when he became speaker, but i think he would be someone i would definitely be looking for to see emerge in this and he is smart, well respected and could be a good move for republicans.— could be a good move for reublicans. ., , , ., ~ , republicans. until a new speaker is in lace, republicans. until a new speaker is in place. what _ republicans. until a new speaker is in place, what does _ republicans. until a new speaker is in place, what does it _ republicans. until a new speaker is in place, what does it mean - republicans. until a new speaker is in place, what does it mean for- republicans. until a new speaker is in place, what does it mean for the| in place, what does it mean for the functioning of government in the us? well, the functioning of the house will be very limited and they cannot proceed until they have a new speaker. that is going to have to be the first order of business. 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is a lot of conversations happening right now and i think we will have a better idea in the next 48 hours or so. hopefully sooner. but it is an interesting time that a small group of republicans, a very small group of republicans, a very small group of republicans, a very small group of republicans, sided with democrats to do something that they were criticising the speaker for doing himself. so, i have to hand it to mccarthy for putting the country above himself. he kind of sacrificed himself in this process to move the budget forward and avoid a government shutdown. however, we are going to have that same problem in just over 40 days now, so we need to get a speaker elected and we need someone who can lead us through that process. someone who can lead us through that rocess. ., ~ , ., ., someone who can lead us through that rocess. ., ~ ., ., ~ process. lisa, thank you for taking a srue process. lisa, thank you for taking a sprue bully _ process. lisa, thank you for taking a sprue bully us — process. lisa, thank you for taking a sprue bully us through _ process. lisa, thank you for taking a sprue bully us through the - a sprue bully us through the process. —— thank you for taking us through the process. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. police are investigating possible corporate manslaughter at the hospital where child serial killer lucy letby worked. the former nurse, who is 33, was found guilty in august of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the countess of chester hospital. a safeguarding review will take place into the death of sara sharif. the 10—year—old's body was found at her home in woking on the 10th august. herfather, stepmother and uncle appeared at the old bailey last month. they will face a murder trial next autumn. laurence fox has been sacked by gb news after an outcry about comments he made on air about a female journalist. the former actor and political activist sparked controversy last week when he asked what "self—respecting man" would "climb into bed" with ava evans. you are live with bbc news. pope francis has warned that the world's climate "may be nearing breaking point" and global leaders and bodies have proved ineffective in preventing it. the pope's strongly—worded view, which criticises what he calls the pope's strongly—worded view, which criticises what he calls the "irresponsible lifestyle connected with the western model", was published on the day he's opening a major meeting of the roman catholic church with members from across the world expected to discuss issues including attitudes towards lgbt people. 0ur religion correspondent aleem maqbool is at the vatican in rome. you are just looking at live pictures there from the synod of bishops. we were talking in the last hour about the fact that this is a 26 day meeting involving something like 300 bishops. 0ur religion correspondent aleem maqbool is at the vatican in rome. throughout his papacy over the last ten years pope francis has been talking about the climate crisis, has made talking about the climate crisis central maybe to his work. and he, in 2015, released an encyclical which is the highest level of teaching document a pope can release, on climate change. but this really was a follow—up to that and it was a review, really, of how he feels the last eight years eight years has gone since he released that document. and the verdict was, well, he didn't pull any punches in saying that it had been a failure in many aspects. the world's response to climate change over the last eight years. he talked about the global governing bodies having been ineffective, he did praise some of the initiatives from things like the cop meetings but said the commitments were vague, there wasn't enough sanctions for those countries that didn't fulfil their commitments, didn't reach their targets. he was scathing about politicians who still denied the problem of climate change or the human impact on climate change. but he was also critical of individuals, particularly in the west. he particularly focused on the us where, in his words, the emissions per person are double what they are of an individual in china. seven times what they are of someone from the poorest countries and he said the lifestyle and he said the lifestyle change in the west was urgently needed. it was very strong stuff indeed, but it was following on from previous pronouncements he has made on climate change. he just doesn't feel that they are being treated with another urgency. we are just looking at pictures of the synod. take us through the purpose of it, what is expected, how many people attend? yes, the pope presided over mass at the beginning of this synod. it is a 26—day meeting. bishops come together from around the world, around 300 bishops come together from around the world every few years. this is highly unusual because, for the first time in living memory, for the first time in hundreds of years, laypeople have also been invited, non—bishops will be at the bishops conference and will get a vote and that also means that women, for the first time, have been included. it is just over 50 women out of 365 people that will get a vote who are involved. what is extraordinary is the consultation process that has taken place leading up to this massive conference. that has been a consultation process of trying to take in the views of catholics from all over the world over the past two years and it is they that have created the agenda, high on the agenda is the role of women but also about finding a way to be more inclusive church lg btq+ catholics. staying in italy. 21 people, including a baby and at least one other child, have died after a tourist coach crashed off a flyover near venice, onto railway tracks, and burst into flames. the bus was taking passengers from the centre of venice to a campsite in the nearby mestre district on the mainland. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen reports from the scene. the spot where the tourist bus made its last deadlyjourney. suddenly, it swerved and careered off the side of the overpass, plunging several metres down towards the railway tracks and bursting into flames. many of the passengers died on impact. ukrainians and germans among the victims. some of the bodies are too charred to identify. translation: it was a complex operation last night _ for the 60 fire brigades from all over the veneto region. the coach caught fire and so we first had to extinguish the flames in order to get inside. we carried out a rapid intervention which allowed us to save 15 people. but unfortunately, we could do nothing for the victims. well, you can see the sheer force of the impact as the bus smashed through these barriers, beginning its fatal fall. already, there are questions being asked about the state of these guardrails and how very clearly they had aged. but working out why this happened will be for the days ahead. translation: maybe it's a tragedy foretold. - the overpass has been in a bad way for years. they said maintenance has been done, but they've just started. i noticed there are pieces of rusty and detached guardrail. it was shortly before 8:00 pm when the bus carrying foreign tourists staying at a nearby campsite took the overpass back from central venice. police say there's no sign of the vehicle suddenly brakeing. the most likely scenario at this stage is that the driver suddenly fell ill before taking a catastrophic turn. initial reports said it was methane fuel that sparked the flames. but now the authorities say the bus was electric and it was the batteries that probably caught fire. the fall and the flames were impossible to withstand. the mangled mess of what remained of the bus was taken away overnight. it will provide essential clues. and so a bus carrying families enjoying the beauty of venice has ended with horror. late summer holidays turned into a nightmare inferno. mark lowen, bbc news, venice. this year's nobel prize for chemistry has been won by three scientists who made making ground breaking discoveries in the field of quantum dots. what are quantum dots? they are actually nanoparticles, so tiny their size determines their properties. the particles are crucial in new led light and tv screen technology and help to map cancer tumours. awarding the prize, the royal swedish academy of sciences said the researchers believed that in the future, they could contribute to flexible electronics, in a solar sales and encrypted quantum communication. there you go! do stay with us here on bbc news, plenty more to come. hello. a lot of cloud across the uk today and rain bearing cloud across scotland. it's already been wet here and further pulses of rain in the next few days are forecast. the south of the country is a little bit brighter. warmer too, highs of around 19 in london, 18 in liverpool. but here where we have the weather front, you can see wet south of the lowlands and in the north of scotland, fresher with some showers. now, here's the forecast for tonight. another area of low pressure is sweeping in. the winds are starting to blow in from the southwest, so that means mild conditions spreading across the uk. 12 in plymouth, about that in liverpool and belfast. but the other side of the weather front in the north of scotland, it's still chilly and here is that low pressure with the wet weather moving to north western parts of the country. the high pressure centred across western europe. that's the beginning of a warmer settled spell of weather across the south. but you can see the extent of the cloud and the rain through thursday. so, many of us are in for some damp conditions, but it will be relatively mild despite the clouds, the damp weather and the breeze. 17 there in belfast and probably nudging up to close to 20 degrees celsius there in the south. so that's thursday evening. let's have a look at the forecast then as we head towards the end of the week. and again, more weather fronts in the north—west, more outbreaks of rain there heading to western scotland. you can see it spreading across the southern uplands, the lakes as well. but across the bulk of england and wales here will see temperatures nudging up to about 20 or 22 degrees celsius northerly, though, in the northern isles, so only around 12 to 14. here's the forecast, then. saturday into sunday, a low pressure out in the atlantic. southerly winds developing across western parts of europe, an area of high pressure and rising temperatures. so i think it could be 25 or 26 in london, 20 in newcastle. but it's still fresh there in the north of scotland, only around 12 celsius, which is actually close to the daytime average for early october. but look at that. in the south, we'll be getting around 25 or six. the average is closer to 16. and take a look at this outlook for cardiff. for london, temperatures well into the 20s. belfast also could exceed 20 degrees celsius this weekend. that's it for me. bye— bye. the headlines. prime minister rishi sunak confirms he is scrapping a high—speed rail link to manchester and will spend the money on new transport projects for the region instead. more than 1.7 million afghans are told to leave pakistan by november the 1st in a crackdown on those who are in the country illegally. and a new documentary about one of the famous couples in the world — david and victoria beckham has come out. it's called — appropriately enough — beckham. time for a look at the business news now. we start with the rising cost of government borrowing. investors appear to be increasingly concerned about the global economic slowdown that has been caused by rising interest rates. it means that in the us, the uk and the eurozone the cost of that government borrowing is, in many cases, at the highest it's been in years. it's difficult to pinpoint the exact cause but there does seem to be a link with the mantra we've heard from many central banks recently that they will keep interest rates higher for longer if that's what it takes to bring inflation down. this graph shows the cost for the us government to borrow money for 30 years.