welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — the bill is passed. the us congress votes to avoid a government shutdown, but more tough negotiations lie ahead for president biden. tough questions for british police as the officer who raped and murdered sarah everard is jailed for life. with the cop26 climate summit looming, we look at why australia is lagging behind in its carbon commitments. and we meet the three teenage boys tracking the covid pandemic in australia.

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, where the us congress has voted to prevent a government shutdown by passing a short—term spending bill. it'll keep the lights on, but only for another two months. and there are other problems ahead for presidentjoe biden. here's house speaker nancy pelosi after the spending bill passed the house. and with this continual resolution, we not only keep government open, keep checks for vulnerable and to our veterans and social security recipients and the rest,

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the lower chamber. so that means that it could be put off, this book, for some time, perhaps for weeks, which will be potentially embarrassing to mr biden, particularly if he cannot get this legislation approved in the end because it's very much as i say a part of the promise that democrats made and they'll be looking to show

that they have upheld the premises of course going into the midterm elections next year.— elections next year. indeed, and also another _ elections next year. indeed, and also another pressing _ elections next year. indeed, and also another pressing deadline l elections next year. indeed, and i also another pressing deadline that they are facing, the borrowing limit government which they are two to hit within weeks is i understand it. why can the two parties not come to some sort of agreement on this? in a word, politics. _ sort of agreement on this? in —. word, politics. republicans in sort of agreement on this? in 5. word, politics. republicans in the senate are digging in on this one, and there arejust 18 senate are digging in on this one, and there are just 18 days to go before this country basically defaults on its debt. and that is something the secretary of the treasury janet yellen has sent would be catastrophic was that we would've course affect not just the financial markets here but potentially those around the world. and this is something that on both sides they agree the importance of the legislation, imports of a vote on this but theyjust cannot

legislation, imports of a vote on this but they just cannot agree legislation, imports of a vote on this but theyjust cannot agree on the details at the moment. republicans say basically that this shows that democrats have plans that are fiscally irresponsible and that's why they are digging in their heels at this time.— heels at this time. david willis makin: heels at this time. david willis making sense _ heels at this time. david willis making sense of _ heels at this time. david willis making sense of all _ heels at this time. david willis making sense of all that - heels at this time. david willis making sense of all that as - heels at this time. david willis making sense of all that as we j making sense of all that as we promised our audience, thanks much forjoining us here on newsday. much more detail on this story on our website, including a detailed look at what happens next. just log on to bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the furlough scheme, under which more than 11 million people in the uk were paid a percentage of their wages while coronavirus lockdowns meant they could not work, has come to an end. at the last count, 1.6 million people were still receiving support through the scheme. the british government says it will continue to support people if they need to look for work. the uk's petrol retailers association says there has been no

improvement in petrol supplies at independent petrol stations in the last 2a hours. more than a quarter of its members are still out of fuel, although that is an improvement on earlier in the week. the motoring organisation, the aa, says it is now seeing signs that the pressure on supplies is starting to ease. research suggests the percentage of people who get a face—to—face appointment with their local doctor in the uk has remained at the reduced levels of the covid lockdowns. only around 58% of patients were seen in person in august, compared to 80% before the pandemic. doctors are blaming rising demand and shortages of staff. still to come a bit later in the programme, we meet the three australian teenagers who've revealed themselves as the masterminds behind a covid tracking website which has left the official sites struggling to keep up.

but first — let's bring you an update now on a story which has horrified people in the uk — the abuction, rape and murder of a young woman, sarah everard, by a serving police officer. wayne couzens faked an arrest to snatch her off the street in london last march during a covid lockdown. on thursday, he was sentenced and was told he will never be yesterday, he was confronted in court by sarah's family. on thursday, he was sentenced and was told he will never be released from prison. lucy manning reports. sarah everard was, thejudge said, simply walking home. for herfamily, nothing can make things better, nothing can bring sarah back, they said, but the rapist, murderer, policeman will never be released — and herfamily said that brings some relief. this moment, using his position of trust and privilege as a police

officer to falsely arrest the 33—year—old, his arm out holding his warrant card, his use of handcuffs, persuaded thejudge he should die in prison. the misuse of a police role to murder a lone victim needed the greatest punishment. in the dock, couzens, as he had done throughout, kept his head down. he started shaking as thejudge sentenced him, with sarah's family looking on. lord justice fulford told wayne couzens, "you kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard, having long planned a violent sexual assault. you have eroded the confidence the public is entitled to have in its police forces. you have considerately added to the insecurity felt by people, perhaps particularly women. i have seen no evidence of genuine contrition." thejudge condemned his lies. do you know sarah? i don't, no.

his behaviour, calmly buying snacks after raping and murdering sarah and coolly letting his children play in the woods where he'd dumped her remains. should the police not have detected a murderer in their ranks? they admit they missed a check when vetting him which could have linked him to one of three indecent exposure allegations. and how can women regain trust in them now? this man has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly, as an organisation, we have been rocked. i absolutely know that there are those who feel their trust in us has been shaken. there are no words that can fully express the fury and overwhelming sadness that we all feel about what happened to sarah. i am so sorry.

no response to questions about whether she should resign. i think she's shown that she is not the person to lead the change that is necessary. sarah everard lived her last hours in terror, but the final thoughts of her family are of a time before. in a statement, they said... their daughter never wanted to start a national debate about violence against women. she just wanted to get home safely. lucy manning, bbc news. mexico's government sent 70 haitian migrants back to haiti yesterday in what it described as a "voluntary return" flight. this came just days after the united states cleared thousands of haitians from a camp that they'd been staying in near the us—mexican border.

officials from the biden administration are in haiti this week meeting with local government leaders about both the migrant crisis and the ongoing political instability within haiti. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s will grant, who is in port—au—prince for us. great to have you from there. it's rare that we get to speak to people on the ground in this way. just start by asking you what sort of country are haitians returning to given the political instability, the natural disasters that we have seen there just in the last few weeks? this is really the very worst result that those deportees could have possibly expected or wished for. their intentions were to make it to the us and indeed they did that. they were under that bridge at the makeshift camp in texas. they thought and very much hoped that they would now be processing their

asylum applications in the us, living with families in the us and taking steps to normalise their asylum positions and their migration papers in the us. of course these were the ones who did not get that result, who have been brought back to haiti and are essentially not just back when they started but worse off. all of their savings have been spent on that trip was that many of them were living in south america and have endured an extremely gruelling trip to make it to the us council to find themselves back with their children, many of whom were born in south america, now backin whom were born in south america, now back in haiti, as you say, a very, very difficult time in this country's history, economically, environmentally, politically, this is an extremely difficult moment for haiti and so it's a tough time for the families to find themselves back here. �* , ., �* here. and there is a biden administration _ here. and there is a biden administration team - here. and there is a biden administration team on i here. and there is a biden| administration team on the here. and there is a biden - administration team on the ground here. and there is a biden _ administration team on the ground as we understand. what are they trying to achieve? �* , .,

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an update now on north korea reporting it is carried out a missile test this time on a surface to air device. official state media says a test took place on the 30th of september, in the last 2a hours, and the test firing was a success. worth pointing out the international bands on north korean missile development concern long—range ballistic missiles, and a service to air missile would not be in breach. but it's also the fourth missile system to be tested by pyongyang in just a month, indicating that kim jong—un remains committed to military development. if you want to get in touch with me, i'm on twitter, @bbckarishma. i look forward to hearing from you. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme, in germany, one of the last ever nazi trials has been postponed after a 96—year—old war crimes suspect fled her nursing home.

in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited _ the religious compound and that started the trouble. _ he wants israel alone to have sovereignty. over the holy sites, - an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines — the us congress votes to avoid a government shutdown, but more tough negotiations lie ahead for president biden. the italian prime minister, mario draghi, has said world leaders need to be "whipped into action" to tackle climate change. he was speaking ahead of key talks in milan involving about 50 environment ministers. mr draghi also met the activist greta thunberg who, on tuesday, said politicians' efforts to tackle climate change amounted to "30 years of blah, blah, blah". mr draghi reassured her that the leaders were listening. with the un climate summit

in glasgow only a month away, many nations are ramping up their commitments to try and slow the rate of global warming. but australia, where carbon emissions per person are among the highest in the world, has been called out for not doing enough. its emissions reduction pledge for 2030 is only 26—28%, well below what most other rich economies have promised. and it still hasn't agreed to net—zero emissions by 2050. this week, prime minister scott morrison said he may not attend the cop26 summit at all. our correspondent shaimaa khalil has been to the hunter valley one of australia's mining heartlands to find out more. the devastating bushfires less than two years ago were the starkest warning yet for australians. experiencing first—hand the consequences of a warming planet. and the science is clear.

cutting carbon emissions is the best hope of slowing the pace of the rising temperatures causing these extreme weather events. but australia's commitments fall well behind other rich developed countries. injuly, the un ranked it last out of 170 member nations for its response to climate change. our goal is to reach net—zero emissions as soon as possible, and preferably by 2050. australia is the second—biggest coal exporter in the world, and in the hunter valley, it's the bedrock of the economy. despite the global urgency, climate change remains a divisive issue here in australia. it draws in the powerful fossil fuel industry and regional voters, like the ones in this mining community, where an anti—coal message doesn't play well. without the coal mine industry,

i wouldn't have a job. been in my family for- as long as i can remember. dad has always gotten up and gone to work in the mines. _ probably would be like a stabbing in the back. at the quarry mining, they've been manufacturing coal mines and equipment for nearly a0 years. we hear all the noise about going away from coal, and we try to be ready to pivot, but we don't have a road map for that. we just don't know what is next so we don't know how to do that, it's incredible difficult to turn your mind to that when you're in such a busy industry as we are now. former prime minister malcolm turnbull lost hisjob because of clashes over climate policy within his own party, and its coalition partner, which is powerful in mining regions. right—wing politics has framed - climate and the responses to climate as an identity or ideological issue. it's a combination of that plus the fossil fuel lobby| and right—wing media. it hasjust been a toxic. political battle for years, for well over a decade.

with plenty of sun and wind, renewables are growing fast in australia. this zinc refinery in north queensland is one of the country's biggest users of electricity. with more than a million solar panels, it's now generating about a quarter of its power from the sun. and it aims to be using 100% renewable energy as early as 2025. it is the right thing to do, but it is also the smart thing to do. it aligns us more closely with our customers, who are increasingly on an urgent mandate to decarbonise and drastically reduce their emissions and directly in their operations and indirectly across the supply chain. even though it's on the front—line of this environmental emergency, australia is out of step with its allies when it comes to climate action. stuck in a balancing act between its domestic politics and its international reputation. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, the hunter valley. let's take a look at some other

stories in the headlines. officials in ecuador say they are trying to identify the remains of 116 inmates who were killed in a prison riot. more than 400 heavily armed police officers were sent in to restore order there are fears the number of deaths could rise. the un's commissioner for human rights, michelle bachelet, has told the bbc she's very concerned about the situation in myanmar. the secretary—general says time is running out to stop the conflict from spiralling out of control and called on the international community to take immediate action. the former french president nikolas sarkozy has been sentenced to a year in prison for illegally funding his 2012 campaign. the court ruled he could serve the term under house arrest. mr sarkozy says he will appeal the verdict. police in germany have arrested a 96—year—old woman who failed to appear in court to face charges of complicity in mass murder at a nazi concentration camp during the second world war.

irmgard furchner left a care home near hamburg in a taxi hours before she was due to be taken to court. jenny hill reports. it's taken nearly 80 years to get to this moment, but this morning the elderly woman accused of complicity in mass murder didn't turn up for her trial. irmgard furchner, shown here as a young woman, had called a cab from her care home and disappeared before she was later arrested. it's a lifetime since she worked as a secretary at stutthof concentration camp. her lawyers argue she didn't know what really happened there. today, visitors are left to imagine the cruelty, the inhumanity, of the place. 65,000 people were murdered here — hanged, gassed, shot or simply left to succumb to the brutal conditions. i am convinced that she knew everything.

every order of the chief commander of the camp went over her desk or she wrote it. justice has caught up with a number of low—ranking nazis in recent years. oscar groening, a guard at auschwitz, was convicted six years ago after a previous court allowed prosecutors to charge people like him and like former guard, reinhold hanning. neither man ordered or committed mass murder, but by simply being part of the nazi machine, they were judged complicit. translation: it's very simple. if someone consciously contributes to systematic mass killings, that's legally relevant, regardless of whether it happened yesterday or a long time ago. but germany's nazi—hunters are running out of time. state prosecutors are currently working on eight other cases before age and infirmity bring to a close this, the darkest chapter in german history. germany is still, in many ways, haunted by the horrors perpetrated in its name. these trials, a final opportunity to hear from the people who were there. it's aboutjustice, of course. it's also about delivering a public

record and a warning. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. three australian teenagers have been talking to the bbc about their covid tracking website that's won tens of thousands of followers. the trio had become frustrated trying to find clear data about the pandemic. there's been shock in australia that the site could be run by a group of schoolboys. here's their story. it's been really wild how much attention that it's given us. my name is geoff, i'm 15. my name is wesley, i'm14. i'm darcy, i'm15. we go through all the data from the government sources, whether that's vaccination, cases, all that sort of stuff, and just try

to publish as much detail data as we can. so, we thought that getting our first vaccination, that would be a good time. i was expecting some people would think it was cool. the response that we got was mind—blowing. we were grateful for all the support. on the day we did it or the day after, we were having problems with the website because it had too much traffic. i don't really see covid leaving any time soon, so i think that we could be doing this for at least a year or two or a few more years.

that is it for us. thanks for watching. good evening. it's been a warm september for many, but we've certainly closed the chapter on that story in recently days, haven't we, with gusty winds and heavy rain for many. this was ambleside earlier on this afternoon, and that heavy rain, well, it's spreading its way steadily south and east. that means overnight tonight, we'll see some heavy rain pushing into west wales, particularly to higher ground, with strong, squally gusts of winds at times. now, that is going to gradually push its way south and east, a blanket of cloud and rain moving towards the south east by dawn. behind it, squally showers continuing to be a feature into western scotland, northern ireland and parts of north west england. but because of the cloud and the rain around, it's not going to be as cold as the nightjust passed. temperatures holding up into double figures. but it does mean a grey and wet

start into the south—east corner, with that rain slowly easing away by the middle part of the morning. leaving some sunshine behind, but still some blustery winds and squally showers continue to be a feature into western scotland, northern ireland, parts of north west england and north wales at times. some of these heavy, possibly even thunder. top temperatures in the sunshine maybe a degree or so up, 17—18 degrees. but it's all about low pressure as we move into the weekend. we've got one low pressure sitting to the far north of scotland, but it's this fellow that we need to keep an eye on that's going to move in during the early hours of saturday morning. so, it's going to bring a spell of wet and windy weather into the south west first thing on saturday. it's going to gradually move its way steadily north and east throughout the day. so, a dry start to the east of the pennines, a dry start into the east of scotland, but eventually we will see some rain to all areas by the end of the afternoon, with gusts of winds in excess of a5, close to 50 mph on exposed coasts. now, that area of low pressure is going to be an issue. in terms of the feel of the weather, top temperatures again 12—16

degrees, but the low will be sitting up into the far north, and that's where the strongest of the winds are likely to be as well. it's certainly worth keeping abreast of the forecast for the second half of the weekend. there may be some changes to the story, but it looks likely that the low will sit in scotland. that's where the heaviest of the rain and the strongest of the winds to the southern flank of that low is likely to be. gusts in excess of 50—60 mph, heavy rain or sunny spells look likely to be the story from sunday into monday.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the us senate has voted to avert a government shutdown that would have affected hundreds of thousands of federal workers. the vote on spending came after a deal between the republicans and the democrats with just hours left to avoid the crisis. hundreds of police officers are trying to restore order inside a prison in ecuador where clashes between rival gangs has left at least a hundred and sixteen people dead. it's the worst prison violence in the country's history. the police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered londoner sarah everard has been sentenced to life in prison. he used covid lockdown rules as a pretence to arrest and handcuff her. petro retailers say there's been no improvement in petro supplies. independent petrol stations in the last 2a hours over a quarter are out of fuel.