this is bbc news. the headlines... voting closes on whether liz truss or rishi sunak will become the next prime minister. the winner will be announced on monday. russian energy giant gazpro says it won't resume gas supplies to europe tomorrow as planned and blames an oil leak. a review finds dame cressida dick �*felt intimidated' into stepping down as metropolitan police commissioner after an ultimatum from london mayor sadiq kahn. a florida court releases a detailed inventory of material seized during the fbi's search of donald trump's maralago home. fears of food shortages in pakistan as nearly half of the country's crops have been destroyed by the floods. the un warns many more children could die.

hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after 2 months of campaigning, and 8 initial candidates whittled down to 2, we'll find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be the next leader — and so prime minister. here's our political correspondent ben wright: after a long, rancorous campaign, it's now time to count the ballots. just 160,000 tory party members are picking their next leader, the next prime minister. and the challenges facing them are huge. they were spelt out today

by the current chancellor. he is backing liz truss, presumed frontrunner. there are no easy options. we have war on our continent. we havejust come through a pandemic. but this economy is resilient. how will they handle soaring inflation? i borisjohnson�*s ejection from office injuly triggered a stampede of wannabe successors. tory mps had the job of picking two final candidates. sunak, 137. truss, 113. leaving the former chancellor and liz truss to slug it out in front of party members. it's fantastic to be... here in darlington. it's fantastic to be... here in eastbourne. gosh, it's fantastic to be... here in birmingham. and at hustings around the country, one issue dominated. this autumn and winter, a conservative government that i am privileged to lead will be proud not just to cut vat on energy bills, but to go further to support the most vulnerable in our society, because that's what a compassionate

conservative governments do. i would lower taxes. we shouldn't have put up national insurance, we said we wouldn't in our manifesto, and i will have a temporary moratorium on the green energy levy to make sure that customers' bills are lower. she promised immediate tax cuts. rishi sunak said that would be a huge mistake. both avoided spelling out precisely what they would do in a coming budget. in downing street today, a clear sign change is coming. borisjohnson is moving out, but the two candidates vying to replace him have very different views about the departing prime minister. he is one of the most remarkable people i've met. i was very grateful that he gave me thatjob and i'm proud of all the things we achieved in government together, actually. but it got to a point where for me personally, and these things are personal decisions and liz made a different decision to me on this, but that is understandable, enough was enough. he admitted he made mistakes, but i didn't think the mistakes he made were sufficient that the conservative party should have rejected him.

borisjohnson remains pretty popular among tory party members and liz truss sounded more loyal to the outgoing leader. she also pitched herself as a born—again brexiteer despite voting remain in the referendum. decision—making in government has been paused while the candidates court the tory party faithful. the winner will have to grip the troubles facing the country. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. well, let's speak now to the conservative backbench mp, tobias ellwood for his view on the party's leadership contest and what difficulties the new prime minister will face. thank you very much for being with us. you didn't get a vote because you had your membership suspended by borisjohnson. in a sense, that probably gives you a dispassionate position on all of this. what do you make of the last seven and half

weeks? they have been a potential tremendous free publicity opportunity for the conservative party. i opportunity for the conservative pa . ~ ., �* , opportunity for the conservative pa . ~ ., �*, ., opportunity for the conservative pa . ~ ., party. i think that's a good way of ”uttin it. party. i think that's a good way of putting it. there _ party. i think that's a good way of putting it. there is _ party. i think that's a good way of putting it. there is a collective . putting it. there is a collective sigh of relief, this contest is finally over. it's been unedifying at times, occasionally brutal, and too long a contest. i think every conservative mp would agree with that, focusing on tory party member issues. that's not the fault of the candidates, but the, mechanics of the way we have conducted this contest which i think will be reviewed so we don't go here again. a lot of promises were made consequently on the campaign stump that simply won't survive contact with the real world. it does the government business has been put on hold this summer as we complete this contest. i think the nation will be pleased that this contest is finally over. i know mps will be as well. we can start to address those daunting lists of challenges that you've just been discussing in the last minutes.

as it is widely predicted, lays trust winds on monday or is announced on monday and becomes prime minister on tuesday —— liz truss. did she have quite a large challenge? but in terms of party management, given a relatively small number of the people who'd worked closely with her in government and she is the longest—serving cabinet minister. she is the longest-serving cabinet minister. ., ~ ., ., ., minister. yeah, i know you want to focus on that _ minister. yeah, i know you want to focus on that and _ minister. yeah, i know you want to focus on that and you _ minister. yeah, i know you want to focus on that and you are - minister. yeah, i know you want to l focus on that and you are absolutely right. i would say we have not focused enough on ukraine. it's come up focused enough on ukraine. it's come up to say we will support the country, but many of the well is that we face here, oil and gas prices and food costs and so forth actually hold .2 ukraine. that wasn't debated. we need international leadership. at the wider point you made, again, we face a point in that party. i will make it very clear. what we are seeing to do in the next couple of weeks,

months, will determine our prospects for winning the next general election. the nation will be looking in the short term for an immediate support to get us through this difficult winter and then a longer term strategy to help the country move forward. also they will be looking at a confident government. the ability to deliver, and that requires a united party that appeals beyond our base, does not look tribal, and that requires a government that exhibits competence, discipline, unity. the leadership that we expect in times of crisis. backin that we expect in times of crisis. back in the party's history and those big beasts are often the ones that actually face a crisis but turn them around to the nation's advantage, but so often in the case as well from disarray, churchill, thatcher, they do it from the centre ground, bringing in the talent right across the party. if our party is not united, the nation will see it and we won't be able to come up with the difficult solutions that the country now expects.-

the difficult solutions that the country now expects. time for liz truss to offer _ country now expects. time for liz truss to offer some _ country now expects. time for liz truss to offer some olive - country now expects. time for liz i truss to offer some olive branches. if you want an overwhelming victory, while there are those who would save got a mandate and no i am going to be a bulldozer.— be a bulldozer. chris that's not to forget that _ be a bulldozer. chris that's not to forget that we — be a bulldozer. chris that's not to forget that we still _ be a bulldozer. chris that's not to forget that we still retain - be a bulldozer. chris that's not to forget that we still retain a - be a bulldozer. chris that's not to forget that we still retain a large | forget that we still retain a large majority. labour is not the government in waiting is such at the moment, but it has been a turbulent few years for the conservative party. we are not doing well in the polls. we have two years to turn this around. we can only do that if we then emulate thatcher. she was mentioned so many times on this campaign trail, but if you look at the front benches, from ken clark to heseltine, but also nigel lawson there. the strengths, competent people running those big departments. that's what we need to go back to. that's what the country would like to see.— go back to. that's what the country would like to see. tobias, thank you very much- — and we'll find out how this story —— and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers.

0ur guestsjoining me tonight are kevin schofield, who's political editor at huffpost uk, and the columnist for the article, ali miraj. do to be open on saturday, not gas has its detected an oil leak in it turbine under one pipeline and will have to stay closed for an indefinite period. it's been completely —— the russian energy giant gazprom says it has found a new problem in its key gas pipeline to europe, which had been due to reopen tomorrow. gazprom says it's detected an oil leak in a turbine on the nord stream 0ne pipeline, meaning it will remain closed for an indefinite period. the pipeline has already been completely shut down for three days for what gazprom described as maintenance work. moscow denies weaponising energy supplies in retaliation for western sanctions. i'm joined now by energy expert and ceo of the business consultancy firm the mrl corporation, cornelia meyer. thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. can i ask you first of all what do you make of this announcement that has come in the last couple of hours? not altogether

surprising, perhaps. ida. last couple of hours? not altogether surprising, perhaps.— surprising, perhaps. no, it is not altogether— surprising, perhaps. no, it is not altogether surprising. _ surprising, perhaps. no, it is not altogether surprising. i - surprising, perhaps. no, it is not altogether surprising. i thought i altogether surprising. i thought when i saw the press release that russia would in some way or the other respond. nerd stream one was the obvious. it was already down for a so—called maintenance for three days, so the easiest thing was to just keep it shut.— days, so the easiest thing was to just keep it shut. yes, the g7, the ma'or just keep it shut. yes, the g7, the major world _ just keep it shut. yes, the g7, the major world economy is _ just keep it shut. yes, the g7, the major world economy is talking, i just keep it shut. yes, the g7, the i major world economy is talking, this will be discussed again by the eu in a meeting shortly about capping the price of russia's oil and gas. effectively, the russians have said if you do that, we will not sell it to you. if you do that, we will not sell it to ou. ~ , ,., , if you do that, we will not sell it to ou. ~ , , �* , if you do that, we will not sell it to ,~ , to you. absolutely. and they won't have to because _ to you. absolutely. and they won't have to because they _ to you. absolutely. and they won't have to because they have - to you. absolutely. and they won't i have to because they have redirected those trade flows for some time now to china and to india. india is becoming a major, major importer of russian crude and you will see that european countries will die crude from saudi arabia and from kuwait and someone from the gcc, the gulf

cooperation council countries in the arab world. so we are redirecting trade flows, which on that sort of thing is always an expensive undertaking. you know, the chinese and the indians may be marginally heavy because they are at this point getting about $30 discount on russian crude. they may be able to getjust russian crude. they may be able to get just that russian crude. they may be able to getjust that smidgen more of a discount. but other than that, i don't see it having that much of an intact. ., , . , intact. some of the price is that --eole intact. some of the price is that people are _ intact. some of the price is that people are paying _ intact. some of the price is that people are paying at _ intact. some of the price is that people are paying at the - intact. some of the price is that i people are paying at the moment intact. some of the price is that - people are paying at the moment for gas are almost unbelievable. it feels as if the market isn't functioning anyway, never mind the impact of sanctions on the war. if you try to factor that in, it still seems that the market has gone slightly crazy. the seems that the market has gone slightly crazy-— seems that the market has gone sliahtl cra . ., ~ ., slightly crazy. the market has gone cra , but slightly crazy. the market has gone crazy. but when _ slightly crazy. the market has gone crazy, but when you _ slightly crazy. the market has gone crazy, but when you come - slightly crazy. the market has gone crazy, but when you come to - slightly crazy. the market has gone crazy, but when you come to gas, l slightly crazy. the market has gone crazy, but when you come to gas, a lot of that comes from the war and less russian gas coming. the continent of europe was very

dependent on that pipeline gas, that very cheap pipeline gas from russia, and you look at a country like germany can you've got 55% of its gas imports from russia. it's now down to a little bit less than a0%. so the continent of europe, not so much britain, but the continent of europe is much dependent on russian pipeline gas, and, you know, britain also will have its effect on it's because we have been to connectors and we are dealing. it's very much a european regional gas market. i am cufious european regional gas market. i am curious as to _ european regional gas market. i am curious as to know _ european regional gas market. i am curious as to know how _ european regional gas market. i am curious as to know how this looks from the country you are in at the moment in switzerland. countries not directly involved in the conflict, but deals with all of the countries that are. how great are people in switzerland that at european wide recession? ~ , ,., , �* switzerland that at european wide recession? �* , _, , �* , recession? absolutely. i'm very worried. recession? absolutely. i'm very worried- i _ recession? absolutely. i'm very worried. i split _ recession? absolutely. i'm very worried. i split my _ recession? absolutely. i'm very worried. i split my time - recession? absolutely. i'm veryl worried. i split my time between recession? absolutely. i'm very - worried. i split my time between the uk and switzerland. and saudi

arabia. but i have to tell you that people are very worried that the government has come out on wednesday with a plan on how we can save electricity and how we can save gas. switzerland imports all of its gas. very dependent on what it buys from germany and from france. with electricity, experts electricity and imports in winter because gas is also part of the creation on producing electricity, about 18% eu wide is produced from gas. especially as the french nuclear plants are down, more is coming from gas. the waters are low, so there is not enough coal going to the coal—fired plants. europe is in for a tough time, and ifearfor what that means for industry in europe and for investments into europe many

of the global companies that are invested in europe have other options. they can go to america, they can go to asia, and if we can't sort out our electricity and heating situation and industrial gas situation and industrial gas situation in europe, ifearfor those investments coming in further down the road. those investments coming in further down the road-— those investments coming in further down the road. thank you very much for “oininr down the road. thank you very much forjoining us- _ down the road. thank you very much forjoining us. thank _ down the road. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you _ down the road. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very - down the road. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much. | for “oining us. thank you very much. forjoining us. thank you very much. , and forjoining us. thank you very much. . and charged _ forjoining us. thank you very much. , and charged for _ forjoining us. thank you very much. , and charged for checking _ forjoining us. thank you very much. , and charged for checking that - , and charged for checking that plant in ukraine has been damaged in the fighting. 0n plant in ukraine has been damaged in the fighting. on thursday, a team of un inspectors are finally able to reach the plant and it was announced that they would stay there until monday. russia says it will allow two of the team to remain permanently. arriving in vienna, the ie h chief executive who led the group in ukraine allied his

assessment and plans for the immediate future. six. assessment and plans for the immediate future.— assessment and plans for the immediate future. . ., ., , , immediate future. six of our experts remain there- _ immediate future. six of our experts remain there. they _ immediate future. six of our experts remain there. they are _ immediate future. six of our experts remain there. they are going - immediate future. six of our experts remain there. they are going to - remain there. they are going to continue the work that we started yesterday, and after that, i also indicated in kyiv and after the visits in the inspection when i came back, and at the plant itself. we are establishing our permanent presence on site, this time with two of our experts which will be continuing the work. a report into the resignation of dame cressida dick as head of the metropolitan police says she felt �*intimidated' into standing down by the london mayor sadiq khan. the report, commissioned by the home secretary, says the mayor failed to follow due process in removing herfrom office. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from scotland yard

dame cressida dick's last days in charge have resulted in a report which is highly critical of the london mayor sadiq khan enemy immediately resulted in him accusing the report author of being clearly biased when concerns about the performance and culture of the metropolitan police reached at had in february last year, relations between the london mayor and dame cressida dick reached rock bottom and he said if she did not resign, he would go public and say he lost confidence in her. and the former chief of constabulary said that was not the procedures set out by parliament for getting rid of the police chief. in a very strongly worded report, he said sadiq khan had been unjustifiably politically brutal in getting dame cressida dickjust an hour to decide whether or not and it's been entirely unacceptable and unfair. sadiq khan immediately accuse them

sing their been a long time supporter of dame cressida dick and had a long history of supporting conservative politicians policies in the non—unusual movies at this official report commissioned by the home secretary was not worth the paper it was written on. -17 —17 minutes past 8pm some. the headlines on bbc news... the winner will be announced on lunch time. the russian energy giant has announced it won't resume gast on saturday as planned and blames an oil leak. he is of flood shortages as half the country's crops have been destroyed by the flooding the sick. many more children could now die. in the united states, a more detailed inventory of the documents seized by the fbi from donald trump's florida estate has just been released. according to the list, agents took 33 boxes of documents including dozens of empty folders marked classified.

it also reveals several documents marked secret and top secret were recovered from mr trump's office. 0ur washington correspondent gary o'donoghuejoins us now. gary, is the suggestion that these files were empty because the documents had been moved around or that they might have actually been destroyed? we that they might have actually been destro ed? ~ ., ., ., . destroyed? we have no idea. we literally have _ destroyed? we have no idea. we literally have no _ destroyed? we have no idea. we literally have no idea. _ destroyed? we have no idea. we literally have no idea. these - destroyed? we have no idea. we literally have no idea. these 43 l literally have no idea. these 43 empty folders in his office alone, there are others in a separate storage units. 43 in his office were empty and labelled classified. we don't know that some of the other documents in the room that they found should have been in those folders are but that those filters had been cleaned out, we simply don't know. we also do know now that some of the documents found in his office included the most secret, 27 office included the most secret, 27 of them when they did the search where in the confidential top—secret category in the president, former

president's office. and they were sort of mixed income it seems with a load of other stuff, newspapers, magazines, photographs, even, would you believe, mixed in with articles of clothing rather weirdly. in terms ofthe of clothing rather weirdly. in terms of the significance _ of clothing rather weirdly. in terms of the significance of _ of clothing rather weirdly. in terms of the significance of these - of the significance of these documents, lots of people think, well, come on, its government, there will be lots of complement —— copies of these documents floating around. i saw some commentary saying that these documents may have been unique. these documents may have been unirue. , , ., unique. absolutely. some of them were of the _ unique. absolutely. some of them were of the highest _ unique. absolutely. some of them were of the highest classification l were of the highest classification absolutely top—secret. to the extent that the fbi agents who were conducting the search then had to go through this material had to have special clearance in order to do so. thejudge conducting the special clearance in order to do so. the judge conducting the case in the review of things had to have special clearance. these are notjust people slapping secret on something just because that's what governments do. these are some of the most sensitive

documents. some of these folders where labelled, you know, had to be returned, the secretary for military affairs, things like that, there was clear concern about the nature of what was being held on to come in mind, this is against the background of the president and his team insisting, the former president insisting, the former president insisting they returned all the documents they'd asked for and then there were further subpoenas, then there were further subpoenas, then the fbi still didn't think they were getting cooperation, in fact, they thought they were getting obstruction from donald trump and his lawyers, it which is why they then conducted the search. the evidence of some —— obstruction that they talk about is important because this wasn't just stuff found elsewhere in rooms on my lago. this was stuff found in his office. so if the suggestion is, of course that this brings it to ever closer to the man himself rather than people who may have delegated to look after a few boxes. . ~ may have delegated to look after a few boxes. ., ,, , ., , may have delegated to look after a

few boxes. . ~' , ., , . staying in the united states, voters have been digesting a hard hitting speech by president biden in which he accused donald trump and some of his supporters of extremism. democracy regardless of their ideology. donald trump responded by calling biden insane. i'm joined now by the republican pollster and ceo of north star opinion research, jon mchenry. it seems as if the rhetoric is not going to get any better in this midterm election than it did in the last general election. what do you make of this speech? is there any sense in which it might shift the dial in american politics in the run—up the midterms? dial in american politics in the run-up the midterms? honestly, i think that run-up the midterms? honestly, i thinkthat the — run-up the midterms? honestly, i think that the dial _ run-up the midterms? honestly, i think that the dial could _ run-up the midterms? honestly, i think that the dial could shift back| think that the dial could shift back the way the president, president biden, doesn't want it to go. if you look back at where numbers stood in may, republicans were very well—placed to take the house, they looked like they were taking back the senate in the elections. then you saw the division in the us which

overturned roby way —— roe v wade abortion decision. democrats started to get very energised, more likely to get very energised, more likely to do well in polls. there are more eager to guide and support democratic candidates. he saw from some of the discussion in the spring and early summer around inflation gives way to discussion about the papers in my lago. so things have been trending backwards for democrats or at least charted something towards parity —— mar—a—lago. for president biden to insert himself when he is sitting on a dangerous territory for any president in their party in the midterms, it seems like it might actually help republicans by uniting republicans who had gotten a little splintered over whether it was ok or not for the president to have these papers in his possession. might actually backfire on president biden. in actually backfire on president biden. , ., ., biden. in terms of the impact of the story about — biden. in terms of the impact of the story about the _

biden. in terms of the impact of the story about the mar-a-lago - biden. in terms of the impact of the story about the mar-a-lago rate, i biden. in terms of the impact of the story about the mar-a-lago rate, is| story about the mar—a—lago rate, is there any sign that it is kind of weakening party affiliation towards donald trump? because i know we had a few primaries and kind of mixed results about the kind of republicans who were getting selected and winning through at the last stage. we all reported the case of dick cheney's daughter, liz cheney, being kicked out because she such a passionate opponent of donald trump and some of the other trump backed candidate student do well in the primaries. is there any sense of that kind of glue that holds the republican party to donald trump is starting to begin?— starting to begin? there had been some weakening _ starting to begin? there had been some weakening throughout - starting to begin? there had been some weakening throughout the l starting to begin? there had been - some weakening throughout the year. i think in large part because some republicans, while they might not have come out and said i can't stand donald trump any more, there are certainly put off by all the drama. we often have a question are you more of a supporter of donald trump or mark a supporter of the republican party and other republicans�*s those numbers had been

55-60% republicans�*s those numbers had been 55—60% for donald trump when he was president. it shifted back the other way but about 45—55% saying republicans. we are probably going to see a little bit of a bump in that decline for president trump where he gains back up to 50% with people just feeling like he where he gains back up to 50% with peoplejust feeling like he is being singled out unfairly. most people who look at that situation for him if it were hillary clinton and possession of these papers, it you would such everyone in the country's position on that. they would say, no, republicans would be to minot, she is a traitor and democrats would be defending her. i think we will see a bit of a rally around donald trump at this point. just with republicans saying this is a partisan issue. joe biden giving a speech on this issue lent a bit of credibility to that, whatever the legal ramifications are.- legal ramifications are. donald trum - legal ramifications are. donald trump will _ legal ramifications are. donald trump will be _ legal ramifications are. donald trump will be centre _ legal ramifications are. donald trump will be centre stage - legal ramifications are. donald | trump will be centre stage this weekend. he's got a rally appearance. how is he going to use that opportunity do you think? weill. that opportunity do you think? well, it is an interesting _

that opportunity do you think? well, it is an interesting dynamic - that opportunity do you think? -ii it is an interesting dynamic because it is an interesting dynamic because it really seems like whichever president, president biden, president trump is getting the most attention. joe biden goes out, he thought we might be more paying attention to his policies, talking more. more democrats being fired up to go out and vote against him, but against the people he supports. john mchen , against the people he supports. john mchenry, thank you very much for joining us. there are fears of food shortages in pakistan, after the devastating floods there washed away what officials say is nearly half the country's crops. so far around 1,200 people are known to have been killed but today unicef said many more children could die from a rapid spread of diseases like cholera and malaria. about a third of pakistan the worst affected areas are here in red is essentially underwater, according to its climate minister. that's a landmass roughly equivalent to the whole of the uk. 0ur correspondent pumza fighlani reports from dadu one of the worst hit parts of sindh province.

meet this boy, his two days old, her sixth child. as he sleeps under a tree that has become this family's only shelter, his mother is anxious. this is no place for a baby. translation: we don't even have a tent, just this tree. . we spent the whole night in the rain running away from the flood, trying to get to safety. when we arrived, this was the only space we could find here. it gets really hot and he starts crying and won't stop. it is very difficult. the baby was born in a nearby hospital but she was forced to return to the river bank because she had left her husband and five young children. hundreds of families have taken refuge along a flood wall. their homes were washed

away by the floods. this was the only high ground for kilometres. the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged. the families that you see around me came here hoping they would be safe but they now fear that things are about to get a lot worse. and with good reason, the water across this district is rising and a quarter of a million people are in harm's way. it is notjust one woman who is worried about a young family. there are children in each tent we come across and scores of pregnant women. 0n the other side of the flood wall, i meet marion, who is due to deliver any day will stop her village is buried under water, 20 kilometres from here. when the floods came, all they were able to save from her old life where the clothes on their backs and four powers.

——old life where the clothes on their backs and four cows. translation: i have already got eight children. _ look at where we live. i can barely take care of them. sometimes, we don't eat for days. i am worried notjust about my health but about my unborn baby. i don't even have money to go to hospital. if i get sick here, i wouldn't know what to do. uncertainty surrounds the families marooned on this sliver of dry land. not even the next meal is promised. whatever little there is has many hungry mouths waiting and as always, there isn't enough for everyone. pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu. strikes that had been due to close hundreds of schools, and leave bins unemptied, across large areas of scotland next week have been suspended. three trade unions have agreed to put a new offer to members, which would mean a bigger pay rise for many staff, rather than a smaller rise and one off cost of living payments. members of the climate campaigning group extinction rebellion entered the house of commons debating

chamber this lunchtime and superglued themselves together, around the speaker's chair. the group posted this video on its website of five protestors inside the chamber. they were arrested afterbeing led from the chamber. parliament isn't currently sitting. argentina's vice president cristina fernandez de kirchner has narrowly avoided assassination after a gunman's weapon jammed as he took aim at her. the politician was greeting supporters outside her home in buenos aires when the incident took place. the gunman — who's been named as fernando andres sabag montiel — was arrested close to the scene. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports this is the moment the gunman pointed a weaponjust this is the moment the gunman pointed a weapon just inches from the vice president's had. the trigger was pulled but none of the five bullets inside the gun were fired for reasons that aren't yet clear. i the commotion, she ducked down to retrieve an object from the ground as people warned her to be

careful. she's one of latin america's most controversial politicians. she was the president between 2007 and 2015. she's currently facing a corruption trial after being accused of defrauding the state why a leader. if convicted, she could face 12 years in jail. convicted, she could face 12 years injail. she denies the convicted, she could face 12 years in jail. she denies the allegations and had been greeting supporters who had been keeping vigil outside her house when the gun attack took place. the home of the suspected gunman has been rated. he's been needed named a argentine police. a citizen of argentina and resident of buenos aires. it's believed he was born in brazil. political violence is rare in argentina. the country's president held an emergency cabinet meeting and has said it's the most serious incident since argentina return to democracy in 1983.

transition back we can have deep disagreements, but hate speech cannot take place because it breeds violence. there is no chance of violence. there is no chance of violence coexisting with democracy. government ministers and opposition ministers have condemned the attack as have leaders across the region. brazil's former president who is running in next month's presidential elections, lula da silva, said she was a victim of a fascist criminal who doesn't know how to respective agents and diversity. argentina's president is declaring friday a national holiday to show solidarity with his deputy. katie watson, bbc news. the queen is to miss this year's highland games, says buckingham palace. the queen, who's 96, normally attends the braemar gathering every year, but has been suffering from ongoing mobility issues. prince charles will attend the games, this saturday. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello.

get yourself into some sunshine this weekend. it will feel relatively warm. in many places, rain a bigger story, had sundry bursts of rain, always wettest in the west. 0ften always wettest in the west. often quite windy as well. as we had to tonight, the rain continuing to set and across northern ireland, parts of southwest cotton, some avenging into west wales, maybe the west of cornwall as well. the shower of cornwall as well. the shower of cornwall as well. you shall results wreck areas of cloud, some clear spells as well. quite blustery, especially in the northeast, and mild, 13-16 especially in the northeast, and mild, 13—16 celsius. a soggy start for northern ireland in southwest scotland. this will be the baddest although west wales on the southwest likely to see it rain at times. sharp showers do northern england into the midlands, east anglia down towards the southeast. some spells of sunshine lifting temperatures to 24 of sunshine lifting temperatures to 2a degrees, smart like 16 there in belfast but the cloud and rain overhead. in two sunday, still very wet, particularly in the west and it will be quite windy for some of us as well. that's all for me. goodbye.

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we've been looking at some key issues which face the incoming prime minister. we've focused on housing and providing people in this country of decent and affordable homes. the new rime of decent and affordable homes. iie: new prime initially focused of decent and affordable homes. i"i2 new prime initially focused on england with a crisis is at its most severe. private rents are rising at their parting rates on record. the price of an average home in england is more than £300,000. more than nine times typical annual pay making buying a house more unaffordable than ever despite years of promises to make it easier to get on the housing ladder. the problem is most acute in london in the south—east. i've been to epsom in surrey where rents are soaring. houses are

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you can't cope. you live each day as it comes each— you can't cope. you live each day as it comes. each day you think, 0h, tomorrow— it comes. each day you think, 0h, tomorrow they will be a solution but it's never_ tomorrow they will be a solution but it's never coming and it gets more frustrating — it's never coming and it gets more frustrating and it's very, very hard — frustrating and it's very, very hard. ., ., , ., hard. the huge need for affordable homes in epsom _ hard. the huge need for affordable homes in epsom is _ hard. the huge need for affordable homes in epsom is assessed - hard. the huge need for affordable homes in epsom is assessed at - hard. the huge need for affordablej homes in epsom is assessed at 577 extra properties every year in the borough but the council hasn't even got close, in fact, they won't provide 40% of what's required, performance i bad the government has threatened to take away their planning powers. this threatened to take away their planning powers.— threatened to take away their ”lannin owers. , , . , planning powers. this is technically ureen belt planning powers. this is technically green belt land. _ planning powers. this is technically green belt land. protecting - planning powers. this is technically green belt land. protecting the - green belt land. protecting the ureen green belt land. protecting the green belt _ green belt land. protecting the green belt is — green belt land. protecting the green belt is why _ green belt land. protecting the green belt is why many - green belt land. protecting the | green belt is why many affluent council say they can't find the land to build homes desperately needed but research by housing analysts says it could meet all of its annual nearby planning one part of 1% of its green belt. irlat nearby planning one part of 1% of its green belt.— its green belt. not all green belt is ureen its green belt. not all green belt is green and _ its green belt. not all green belt is green and pleasant _ its green belt. not all green belt is green and pleasant land. - its green belt. not all green belt|

is green and pleasant land. some areas could be developed and could go toward solving the housing crisis. ~ ., ,., crisis. with a government encouraging _ crisis. with a government encouraging no _ crisis. with a government encouraging no building l crisis. with a government - encouraging no building on green belt the only option is brownfield sites, previous developed plots like this bit of waste ground by this railway station. encouraged by the council, developer ben spent £200,000 devising plans forflats. this is utterly inexcusable. but after a stop — this is utterly inexcusable. iei,ii after a stop that our this is utterly inexcusable. eli after a stop that our campaign sent more than 1000 protest letters, the development was rejected, not once but twice. development was re'ected, not once but twice. ., ., ,., but twice. you get to the point where the _ but twice. you get to the point where the costume _ but twice. you get to the point i where the costume accumulated but twice. you get to the point - where the costume accumulated so high. we sold the land more than a month ago. and of course, no new homes here so this site will sit derelict for years to come. epsom is

”lannin derelict for years to come. epsom is planning committees _ derelict for years to come. epsom is planning committees meeting - derelict for years to come. epsom is. planning committees meeting tonight here in the town hall. we asked to interview any counsellor about the housing policy. none was available. that this is about more than planners in surrey, it's about the millions who are struggling to find an affordable place to live. mark easton, bbc news, epsom. now you think we got to worry about problems with energy and the morning to might have to take cold showers in the winter, people in mississippi are advised to shower with their mouths closed after people were affected after flooding affected the treatment plant. i have me and six kids here and i have to look after them and say, do not brush your

teeth with that water. do not wash your face with that water. the residents in the city say that they've been dealing with problems with their water supply for years. this time, a pump failed after recent flooding. schools have been. switch to online learning because toilets wouldn't flush. 0fficials toilets wouldn't flush. officials are asking for more support from central government. president biden says he will do what he can. we t in: to says he will do what he can. we trying to do _ says he will do what he can. 2 trying to do everything available. that help is coming up form of the national guard. they are bringing water babe can drink, watch and cook with. it water babe can drink, watch and cook with. , , ., ., with. it is terrible, and i thought our governor. —

with. it is terrible, and i thought our governor, our _ with. it is terrible, and i thought our governor, our officials, - with. it is terrible, and i thought our governor, our officials, all . with. it is terrible, and i thought| our governor, our officials, all of them _ our governor, our officials, all of them should work together and sold this problem. this should have been fixed years— this problem. this should have been fixed years ago, not just starting now _ fixed years ago, not “ust starting now. , , ., ., now. this is not a quick fix problem. _ now. this is not a quick fix problem, use _ now. this is not a quick fix problem, use of— now. this is not a quick fix . problem, use of underfunding now. this is not a quick fix - problem, use of underfunding and structural neglect, but residents don't have that time to wait. they need clean, usable water now. now she live in the west country is the end of nero because the more than two centuries it's welcomed 90 million visitors but tomorrow, bristol zoo, the worlds fifth oldest, closes. it's moving out its animals beginning with lions, gorillas, flamingos and butterflies. 0ur reporter has been taking a look around. our reporter has been taking a look around. a . ~ our reporter has been taking a look around. 1, . ~ �* ., ., around. back in britain at the bristol zoo. _ around. back in britain at the bristolzoo, several- around. back in britain at the l bristol zoo, several newcomers around. back in britain at the - bristol zoo, several newcomers got a warm _ bristol zoo, several newcomers got a warm welcome. the bristol zoo, several newcomers got a warm welcome-— warm welcome. the decades, bristol zoo has welcomed _

warm welcome. the decades, bristol zoo has welcomed many _ warm welcome. the decades, bristol zoo has welcomed many species, - warm welcome. the decades, bristoli zoo has welcomed many species, baby rhinos and rare white tiger cubs, just some of the newcomers. generations of families have been coming here to meet them. families like diana's she's been coming here for 85 years and remembers riding wendy the elephant. you had to climb on here, and we all used to go on a ladder, and she used to sway. why was it important for you to come today? it's been part of my life since i was a very small child, and i've brought my grandchildren here and i brought my own children here. and it was always a haven. i'm really sad it's going, but i'm glad that the animals will be freer. like diana, many are making their last visits. more than 80,000 people have come in the zoo's final month. and how long have you been coming here? 0h, since i was a baby, since i was... my son's age. because it was closing, - we thought it would be good for the grandchildren - to come and see what i saw. in the weeks

running up to the closure, it's been really busy here, with the zoo even extending its opening hours to meet demand. but it was a general fall in visitor numbers and the pandemic which led to the zoo putting the site up for sale to cover funding shortfalls. around 70 species are moving to the zoo's more modern and larger sister site here in south gloucestershire. but around 300 creatures are being rehomed by other zoos, like this egyptian tortoise, who is relocating to devon. talk us through how you're going to take him from here. he's going to get strapped into my car seat, and we've got a two—hourjourney back down to plymouth, and we're going to go straight to the zoo, and he's got a lovely little habitat ready, off—show at the moment while he gets used to our surroundings at dartmoor. but for some of the larger creatures, it's a bit more complex. 0ur flamingos we will move by shipping them all together as a flock.

we will move them in a couple of vans. we'll actually put the flamingos loose in the back with padded sides, and they move much more efficiently that way. another challenge the zoo's facing is the rising cost of energy, especially as some enclosures need to be kept at high temperatures. the new zoo will have more energy efficient buildings, much better use of energy and sustainability, built into the whole zoo. i've worked here for 47 years and to find out _ i've worked here for 47 years and to find out its — i've worked here for 47 years and to find out its closing is a very sad day _ find out its closing is a very sad da . , , , ., find out its closing is a very sad da. ., ., day. the process of moving would take several _ day. the process of moving would take several months. _ the process of moving

will take several months. for now, though, the flamingos are on the move... the parrots are packing their own boxes... and some don't seem that keen to leave. jenny kumah, bbc news. i have to say thatjohnny morris animal magic would never have been the same without those films done at bristol zoo. let's get your headline is now voting has closed in the election to decide whether liz truss or rishi sunak will become the leader of the conservative partner and is therefore asked to form the next government. it will be announced on monday lunchtime. the russian energy giant gas prom says it will not supply gas to europe tomorrow blaming an oil lake. and there's a detailed inventory of materials seized by the fbi from the home of donald trump in florida. that's the news at 16 minutes to nine. now it's time to join the

newswatch team. hello and welcome back to news watch with me, samira ahmed. hello and welcome back to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up in the programme, there is rising concern about energy prices but is bbc news contributing to the public�*s anxiety over the issue? 0n the bbc faces criticism again on the thorny issue of impartiality. broadcasters and journalists have often seen august as the time to recharge their batteries on holiday, safe in the knowledge that nothing much will happen. that wasn't the case in the summer when the news agenda was busy and questions continued to be raised about the bbc�*s role in reporting it. at the top of many bulletins where the cost of living in general and energy bills, in particular. the typical gas and electricity bill willjump to £3549 bill will jump to £3,549 per yearfrom 0ctober. and almost £60 more if you are on a prepayment metre.