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live from singapore, this is bbc news. the us senate passes a bill paving the way for the us government to reopen after the longest shutdown in its history. the bbc’s director general tim davie and ceo of news deborah turness resign after criticism that a panorama documentary on president trump mislead viewers. plus, super typhoon fung-wong hits the philippines displacing nearly 1 million people just days after another deadly storm tore through the country.

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we start with breaking news out of washington where us senators have just voted to advance a stopgap measure to extend government funding. it’s a significant step that paves the way toward ending the longest government shutdown in us history. it comes after hours of closed-door talks during a late weekend session on capitol hill. the measure will now have to return to the house of representatives before heading to donald trump’s desk for final approval. the shutdown is already the longest in us history and is about to enter its 40th day. for more we can speak with joi chaney is a democratic strategist who previously served as chief of staff to senator kirsten gillibrand. great to get your thoughts. it has finally passed, how significant significant is this? it is very significant, significant, the longest government government shutdown in american history. history. it has been extremely unfortunate unfortunate for federal workers but but all americans and much of the the world. anybody who travelled travelled in us airspace. had to

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to endure a tough time. all because because the president and house and and senate republicans would not not negotiate on the bill where they they needed senate democrats votes. votes. they were willing to sacrifice sacrifice the american people for for ego and political power. democrats democrats democrat set enough today today – set enough today and try try to restore order in the us. unfortunately unfortunately we didn’t get the deal deal on tax credits we would have have liked to have seen believe the the american people understand democrats democrats are fighting for them. them. how did the republicans get get these eight democrats to vote vote in their favour? it was not not the republicans they got them them to vote in favour of the spellar. spellar. it was the fact americans americans would be enhanced because because they would not come to the the table. republicans would not not come to the table. democrat said said if you are not willing to do

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do it, we have to do it, we have have to come to the table and go go ahead and vote for a bell. at at least in this case they were able able to get more awareness of tax tax credits and a promise to do something something about them. also back people people federal workers as well as as an unprecedented deal to make make sure they restored those that that had been fired during the shutdown. shutdown. so it makes government government workers whole. at least least they were able to get that. that. it was the strain of president president trumpet playing games with with the health and safety of the the american people. democrat said said we have to do something about about it. while i don’t agree that that these eight should have made made the deal and the way they did did what they chose to do and they they are senators and they vote with with their conscience. what is clear clear is the republican party are are not for the modern people. what

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what would you prefer them to have have done? i came from a civil right right background so i would have have liked to have seen a little little more theatre around this. this. a late-night deal with a press press conference that was not exactly exactly exciting. i would have liked liked us to do a bit better but that that is not what is democrats are are about, they are about what they they feel is best for the american american people and in this case case they felt like as we went into into the wee, by the 15th if we had had not got a deal, we would see see people go home for the holidays holidays without a paycheque and and that was a bridge too far for for many democrats. it seems like like the republican party have no no flora, no bottom. in terms of of what they were able or willing willing to do to make the american american people suffer. democrats democrats had to step in. i understand, understand, i wish could have had had a different outcome. this is

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is the longest one and uss red, how how was this achieved? many americans americans would surprised that democrats democrats they were not to make this this enormous noise that we are about about to see premium increases of of 1000 or more dollars, double and and triple what people were paying paying in 2025 having to pay in 2026 2026 in terms of health care premiums premiums and others for people on on the exchange, vast majority of of republicans on the exchange because because they are from states that that did not create their own exchange exchange so the republican party party was hurting its own people. people. had we not raise awareness awareness of the republicans were were not going to engage with all all above us because those efforts efforts have been happening for the the entirety of this congress. we we had been saying that we have to to do something about this, the republicans republicans waited until the last last minute and hoping no one noticed, noticed, they would just get surprised surprised premiums by the democrats

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democrats made sure that was not not profitable and everybody understands understands what is happening. there there is at least the public pressure pressure for republicans to do something something about it. we are saying, saying, look, health care has been been a big issue for americans. of of the rubber summer, they were protesting protesting cuts to medicaid. we brought brought attention and reminded people people that there is someone fighting fighting for you in washington. right right now and i think we sought on on tuesday, incredible fear they they was no one who has the ability ability and willingness even to do do what it takes to fight for the the american people and even do things things unpopular. now they know that that democrats are willing to do do with. all of them i want to go go to the nth degree, they are willing willing to do and there was a point point ms exercise and important to to note they didn’t give up without without making sure federal workers workers were made whole. we appreciate appreciate your time. thank you.

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we will be getting more analysis on this letter today. in in the meantime if you want to get get up to speed with what is happening happening in washington you can head head over to our life page, all the the details about how this vote is is playing out into the night. it it is now just past 11pm in washington, washington, dc. the director general of the bbc tim davie and the ceo of bbc news deborah turness have resigned, after a week of criticism and allegations of editorial mistakes. in a statement to staff announcing his resignation, tim davie said ‘there have been some mistakes made’. last week, the telegraph published details of a leaked memo suggesting an edition of panorama had selectively edited a speech by president trump. in her statement to staff, deborah turness also acknowledged mistakes, but added that recent allegations that bbc news is institutionally biased are wrong. here’s our media correspondent david sillito. the bbc, and after a week of headlines and many

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behind-the-scenes conversations, a series of sunday night statements announcing that both the director general and the chief executive of news are resigning. the reason, or at least a major part of the reason, is this panorama broadcast last year, the programme about donald trump featured this clip of his speech on january 6 2021. we’re going to walk down to the capitol and i’ll be there with you. and we fight. we fight like hell, and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country any more. that sentence was actually from two different sections of donald trump’s speech, 54 minutes apart. the first part of the sentence actually ended with this. and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women.

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and an external editorial adviser, michael prescott, feels the edit was seriously misleading. in a statement, the director general, tim davie, said while not being the only reason, the current debate around bbc news has understandably contributed to my decision. overall, the bbc is delivering well, but there have been some mistakes made and as director general, i have to take ultimate responsibility. and his chief executive of news, deborah turness, said “the ongoing controversy around the panorama “on president trump has reached a stage “where it is causing damage to the bbc, “an institution that i love. “while mistakes have been made, i want to be absolutely clear - “recent allegations that bbc news is institutionally “biased are wrong. we’re going to walk down. the question is, how did a story in the telegraph about a 12-second clip from a panorama lead to all of this? for many, it’s about how the bbc responded. they’ve known all about this for six months, and they were keeping shtoom about it, hoping that it would go away.

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instead of going away, it ends up with some incredible reporting by the daily telegraph, which has forced this change. the problem is here that they... not that they’re institutionally biased, but as an organisation, they appear to be somewhat stupid because they make really stupid basic mistakes and then they are hopeless at pr. for tim davie, it’s far from the first headline making crisis, though. there was the scandal over huw edwards, the long-running drama over gary lineker and more recently, an apology about a documentary on gaza in which it was revealed a young narrator was the son of a hamas official. that’s far from a complete list. the director-general of the bbc is the most enormous job, and you’re dealing with masterchef, and you’re dealing with huw edwards, and you’re dealing with all these other issues that happen. and i think it’s almost too much for one person.

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and for the bbc, this has happened at a crucial moment. these resignations and their accompanying statements make it clear - mistakes, serious mistakes have been made, and also that the reputation and trust in the bbc, especially bbc news, was being damaged. and all of this comes at a crucial moment, just as the bbc is about to begin to argue its case for its next charter. i think it leaves the bbc in a very difficult position, coming up to charter renewal, and the people who don’t believe in the bbc fundamentally will be pleased to see these two people go. tonight a statement from donald trump castigating the bbc, saying “they were caught doctoring my “very good perfect speech of january the 6th.” tim davies resignation, the end of a turbulent time in charge, his watchwords throughout trust and impartiality. david sillito, bbc news.

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for the latest, let’s speak to our overnight reporter in london, leigh milner. we heard a bit of it in david’s report but tell us more about president trump’s reaction? this is the first time president donald trump has commented commented on the controversy surrounding surrounding the 2024 panorama documentary. documentary. taking to truth social social to share his views of the the resignation of tim davie. he he called his leadership team very very dishonest people and accused accused the bbc of trying to step step on the scales of a presidential presidential election. he said be be top people in the bbc including including tim davie, the boss, are are all quitting/ buy because they they were caught doctoring my very very good public speech on january january six. interestingly the word word doctoring of the same were to to the telegraph used a article about about this. he goes on to say thank thank you to the telegraph are exposing

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exposing in his words these corrupt corrupt journalists, very dishonest dishonest people trying to step on on the scales of a presidential election election on top of everything else else they are from a foreign country, country, one many consider our number number one ally. what a terrible terrible thing for democracy. another another interesting thing is he should should pick up on the number one one ally aspect. so keir starmer starmer and donald trump have been been getting on very well recently. recently. especially on the issue issue of tariffs and trade between between countries. donald trump of of courses in the uk not so long long ago. clearly he has been angered angered very much and responding responding using strong terms. what what happens next? this happens at at a very crucial time for the bbc. bbc. this all happens at a very, very, very crucial time for the bbc. bbc. every ten years the government government draws up its new charter charter that sets out the bbc’s purpose. purpose. how it will be funded, how

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how it will be governed and the current current charter is due to expire expire in 2027. the government is is supposed to be conducting a review. review. also a wider backdrop of of questions about the future of of the bbc license fee we had a political political party here called reform reform uk and they have, and said said they will bow to scrap it if if they win the next election. what what this means for the next director-general director-general taking over, it it will be a very politically tricky tricky time for them especially walking walking into discussions and negotiations negotiations with governments that that could have a big impact on the the bbc’s future. at the moment there there is no information on who is is going to be the next director-general director-general or when the

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typhoon fung-wong has lashed the philippines with destructive winds and torrential rain. fung-wong made landfall as a super typhoon with winds exceeding approximately 149 mph per hour or 240km/h. more than 900,000 people have been forced to evacuate. two people have already died in flash flooding with fears that number will rise. this is the second massive storm to hit the country in the space of a week. the previous typhoon killed at least 200 people and left a trail of destruction. and this is the live satellite weather map of the typhoon, giving you an idea of its scale and size. it has now passed into the south china sea and is heading toward taiwan. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head is in eastern luzon and sent this update. we have just driven around cabanatuan city. the eye of the typhoon passed very close to here and at its peak last night, the wind and rain was really

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strong and dramatic. from what we have seen this morning, the damage is surprisingly light and we hear the same from the rest of the country. you can see the main river here has really come up. there is flooding and people who’ve got through the night and are probably relieved to have done so have come out just to survey the river and damage in this town. you cannot still rule out the possibility of landslides in the saturated hills, the amount of rain that fell last night was so large. people here have to clean up neighbourhoods that are flooded but with the experience of previous typhoons, most of them knew to take the right precautions, to get into shelter and authorities also with a lot of experience behind them did seem to be very well prepared for this one. around 70 people were on a boat carrying migrants that capsized near the border between malaysia and

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thailand on thursday. malaysian authorities said the status of another boat with about 230 passengers remains unclear. 13 people have been rescued and seven bodies recovered during malaysia’s search operations, which are expected to continue for seven days. the passengers included members of myanmar’s rohingya persecuted community. the syrian president, ahmed al-sharaa, is in washington for a landmark visit that will see him hold talks with donald trump, the first syrian president to ever visit the white house. he’s widely expected to commit to a washington-led coalition against islamic state - as the two leaders discuss syria’s reconstruction after years of civil war. caroline rose is director at the new lines institute. i asked her what the key thing to understand is about this visit. i think that this visit very much is a message in and of itself. this is al-sharaa’s first visit to washington, dc. he was in new york just a few months ago, but this really indicates a new level in us-syrian relations after the fall of the assad regime.

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it also reflects a new degree of trust that washington is reflecting by inviting not only al-sharaa to visit the white house, but also inviting syria to formally join the us-led global coalition to defeat isis. and so, i think this will be a meeting that will open doors in 2026 once we expect a full repeal of sanctions relief in syria, and i think that this will also lead to greater security co-operation in the new year. yeah. so in terms of, you know, items, then what will the trump what will trump and al-sharaa be looking to secure out of this meeting? well, we certainly know that the global coalition will be one agenda item, and that there is an expected invitation for the syrian government - the new syrian administration led by al-sharaa - to formally join that coalition which is notable because over the last year, syria has applied to this goal - this coalition

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unsuccessfully multiple times. additionally, i believe that sanctions relief will be a very large agenda item, especially as we expect several amendments regarding partial or full-scale sanctions relief will be coming to congress and will be introduced on the house and senate floor. and then also, of course, large-scale security co-operation as well as the subject of a potential deconfliction agreement between syria and israel that will also be discussed as well as likely pushed by the trump administration, given their desire to try and get syria on board with the abraham accords. and if we speak about al-sharaa just for a moment, how is he seen in syria and how much support for his leadership does he have? i think that as we as we head into the anniversary of the assad regime’s fall on december 9th, i think that al-sharaa has mixed reviews amongst syrians. many do see him as a strong man, as a hero of the syrian

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revolution who was able to really bring the assad regime to its knees, unlike many other groups. and so as a result, i think that there are many syrians that are thankful for this new moment and credit al-sharaa and his allies. at the same time, after experiencing several bouts of extreme violence and sectarian tensions, in some cases perpetuated by many of the forces within al-sharaa as government in latakia as well as in suwayda, i think that there are many syrians that are hesitant over al-sharaa as commitment to including minority voices as well as of course, commitment to a more full-fledged democracy. and so this visit, i think is very much also about trying to build credibility and legitimacy. so, caroline, what are you looking out for then - not just from this meeting, but in the immediate sort of future for syria? what should we keep an eye on?

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i think i’m very curious to see that, you know, whether after this meeting, after we also see likely sanctions relief, how the united states relationship with syria is going to transform. ahead of this visit we saw some reports that the united states is exploring a potential base in damascus. that would be a major change from what we’ve seen. thus, up to this point in the trump administration, where we expected the united states to try and withdraw its forces from northeast syria. and how they will collaborate with the new syrian army against against islamic state in north-east north-east area. britain has celebrated remembrance sunday to commemorate the contributions of military and civilian servicemen and women in the two world wars and later conflicts. king charles led the annual service in whitehall in central london.

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he was joined by other members of the royal family, as well as prime minister sir keir starmer and other senior leaders and dignitaries. services also took place in edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. graham satchell reports. singing. in glorious autumnal sunlight, the cenotaph in whitehall - the annual focus of a moment of national remembrance. in roman numerals on the side, 1945. it is the 80th anniversary of the end of world war ii and centre stage this year 20 world war ii veterans. the youngest is now 98. the real heroes are out there lying under crosses. that’s how i feel about it. we are lucky to be here. i’m so proud of the men, the ladies, the uniforms, everything. it’s... it’s not difficult to feel a bit emotional. at 10:58am, the king led out the

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royal party, with him prince william, the prince of wales and prince edward, the duke of edinburgh. princess anne, the princess royal is at a remembrance service in australia. the king’s brother andrew is no longer a serving member of the royal family. a salute in readiness for the national two-minute silence, when those who lost their lives in the world wars and other conflicts are remembered.

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after the sounding of the last post, the king laid his wreath on behalf of the nation against the cenotaph’s northern face. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, and other political leaders laid their wreaths, followed by high commissioners and military chiefs. and then it was the turn of the veterans, some 10,000 men and women, to march past the cenotaph. in pride of place, the world war ii veterans. among them former airman jack ruck, who turns 100 today. they march to remember lost friends who made the ultimate sacrifice. graham satchell, bbc news. a reminder of that breaking news out of washington where us senators have just voted to advance a stopgap measure to extend government funding.

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it’s an important step toward ending the longest government shutdown in us history.

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a reprieve for air travel in the us after 10,000 flight delays on sunday as the senate passes a bill that paves the way towards ending the longest government shut-down in us history. plus, china rolls back export curbs on chips that are vital for many car makers across the globe. hello and welcome to business today. i’m steve lai. us senators have voted to pass a bill to extend government funding, paving the way toward ending the longest government shut-down in us history. it comes after hours of closed-door talks during a late weekend session on capitol hill.

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