iran s supreme leader warns no one can overturn the islamic republic, as protesters again take to the streets. hello, sorry, don t wish to be rude but i m in no fit state to entertain today. and the actor robbie coltrane, who played hagrid in the harry potter films, has died aged 72. hello and welcome to bbc news. britain s prime minister, liz truss, has sacked the chancellor of the exchequer, britain s finance minister, kwasi kwarteng, just 38 days into his tenure. his departure came as the prime minister s economic growth plan and political credibility are being called into question. he s been replaced by the former foreign secretaryjeremy hunt. in a press conference lasting less than nine minutes, ms truss was asked four times why she was remaining in herjob, with reports that some of her own conservative mps are privately suggesting she should resign. our political editor, chris mason reports. turning up for another u turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing
life without war. hello and welcome to bbc news. britain s prime minister, liz truss, has sacked the chancellor of the exchequer, britain s finance minister, kwasi kwarteng, just 38 days into his tenure. his departure came as the prime minister s economic growth plan and political credibility are being called into question. he s been replaced by the former foreign secretaryjeremy hunt. in a press conference lasting less than nine minutes, ms truss was asked four times why she was remaining in herjob, with reports that some of her own conservative mps are privately suggesting she should resign. our political editor chris mason reports. turning up for another u turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing street this afternoon and scrapped one of her key policies that she s championed for months. it is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than markets were expecting, so the way we are delivering our mission right now has to change. i have therefo
as protesters again take to the streets. and we ll bring you the story of a six month old ukrainian boy who s never known life without war. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin here in the uk. britain s prime minister, liz truss, has sacked the chancellor of the exchequer, britain s finance minister kwasi kwarteng, just 38 days into his tenure. his departure came as the prime minister s economic growth plan and political credibility are being called into question. he s been replaced by the former foreign secretary jeremy hunt. in a press conference lasting less than nine minutes, ms truss was asked four times why she was remaining in herjob, with reports that some of her own conservative mps are privately suggesting she should resign. our political editor, chris mason reports. turning up for another u turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing street this afternoon and scrapped one of her key policies that she s championed for months. it is clear that parts of o
more than a0 turkish miners are now known to have died following an underground explosion dozens of others were injured. and rugby league world cup hosts england get off to a flying start, crushing samoa in the opening game of the tournament at st james s park. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has indicated there ll be major changes to liz truss entire economic strategy. in a round of interviews this morning, mr hunt said mistakes had been made by the government and warned of what he called very difficult decisions ahead. he suggested taxes could rise to help restore market confidence and also talked about spending cuts. mr hunt was appointed yesterday after the prime minister sacked his predecessor, kwasi kwarteng. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. congratulations, mr chancellor. hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with setting out his stall, it was a very different one from the one the prime minister set out. on wednesday, she said she is abs
hello and welcome to the programme. 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. the state news agency has reported that a riot by inmates has been put down and the situation is back to normal. it comes as iran enters its fifth week of nationwide protests, sparked by the death in custody of a young woman detained for not correctly wearing the mandatory headscarf. the internet was shut down across much of the country on saturday, but videos have emerged showing protests in a dozen cities, including tehran. in the northwestern city of ardabitl, there have been reports of the security forces opening fire on demonstrators and protesters throwing rocks and chanting death to the dictator . and a couple minutes time, we will speak with the correspondent with more details about what we do and