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we begin in iran, where a large fire has been blazing at evin prison in the capital tehran. hundreds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals are held in the prison, as well as many protesters arrested during the past four weeks of riots around the country. officials say that eight people have been injured, and that the situation is now under control, but information is still trickling out of the country. well earlier i spoke to human rights activist sussan tahmasebi who is also one of iran's foremost feminist figures. i asked what she had learned about what's happening in...

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. more than a thousand paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk's new chancellor, jeremy hunt, will hold talks with the prime minister liz truss later, as the government fights to salvage its economic credibility....

it has become the conventional wisdom overnight that labour will win the next election. the polling suggests there's been a greater swing in recent days and weeks than there was during the last worst financial crisis to hit a conservative government — black wednesday back in 1992. and that'll mean there will pretty soon be much greater scrutiny of what labour will do. faced with the same economic fundamentals — high taxes, high borrowing, high inflation and low growth. if labour does indeed win an election, lisa nandy will be the cabinet minister with the job of delivering for wh...

i mean, it's absolutely wonderful that we've managed to find a home for these bears. they were all left there. paddington was left in paddington station seeking a home. these bears were left in the royal parks effectively seeking a home and it's wonderful to think that all of these bears will go to children who will appreciate them and love them for many years. donating the bears to barnardos is a tribute in itself. for more than 30 years, the queen was the charity's patron, carrying out a number of engagements for them before handing that duty over to the then duchess of cornwall si...

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. hello and welcome to bbc news. good to have your company this hour. we begin in the uk. where the country's new chancellorjeremy hunt is holding talks with the prime minister later at the country retreat as a government fights to salvage his economic credibility. speaking to the bbc, mr hunt warned some taxes will increase and all government departments will be expected to find additional savings. posting online today, the prime minister ...