this is bbc news. i'm nancy kacungira, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. fears of food shortages in pakistan. the government says up to half of the country's crops have been destroyed by the floods. the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged. russia warns a key pipeline to europe is facing a new problem. nordstream one will remain closed for an indefinite period. the head of the un's nuclear watchdog warns of serious tensions at ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and says its physical integrity has been violated. voting closes in the uk campaign to be the next conservative party leader and prime minister, succeeding borisjohnson.

and a swimming cap designed for athletes with black or afro hair gets approval for use in top level competitions. hello, and welcome to the programme. there are fears of food shortages in pakistan, after the devastating floods washed away nearly half of 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. our correspondent pumza fighlani is in pakistan. meet this boy, he's two days old, her sixth child. as he sleeps under a tree that's 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's very difficult. the baby was born in a nearby hospital, but she was forced to return to the river bank because she'd left her husband and five young children. hundreds of families have taken refuge along a flood wall.

it's notjust one woman who's worried about her young family. there are children in each tent we come across and scores of pregnant women. on the other side of the flood wall, i meet mariam, who is due to deliver any day. her village is buried under water, 20 kilometres from here. when the floods came, all they were able to save from her old life were the clothes on their backs and four cows. translation: i've already got eight children. - look at where we live. i can barely take care of them. sometimes, we don't eat for days. i'm 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. the russian energy giant gazprom says it has scrapped plans to reopen a key gas pipeline to europe. the company claims it can't restart nordstream one because of an oil leak in a turbine, and that it will remain closed for an indefinite period. that will have implications for europe's energy supply this winter. the pipeline has already been completely shut for three days. moscow denies weaponising energy supplies in retaliation for western sanctions. but that's not how the move has been seen in european capitals, the president of the european council took to twitter to express his disapointment.

charles michel said... he went on to say... the bbc�*s economics editor faisal islam explained more about what russian gas giant gazprom has been saying. it announced that this key artery for european gas supply "has been fully shut down" after it was shut for maintenance. let me show you a map of the pipeline — and you'll see it essentially connects germany with russia, it's a symbol of germans�* traditional dependence on russian gas, a0%, up until a few months ago. and the russians claim to have found that leaks in this maintenance which was due to start tomorrow — but many in the markets and amongst the diplomats think this is a predictable escalation of an attempt

to essentially blackmail europe over supplies. the timing does seem rather questionable — earlier today, g7 finance ministers, including nadhim zahawi, the uk chancellor, agreed to cap the price we pay for russian oil, the world will pay for russian oil. it seems to have an element of tit—for—tat — very serious, because even during the height of the cold war, those gas supplies from russia into europe continued. the head of the international atomic energy agency has said that there are tensions at the russian—held zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine and the situation needs to be treated with immense caution. he's just arrived in austria following his initial inspection of the plant, which has been damaged in fighting. on thursday, a team of un inspectors was finally able to reach zaporizhzhia — and it was announced they would stay there until at least monday. now, russia says it will allow two of the team to stay at the facility permanently.

arriving in vienna, the iaea chief rafael grossi outlined his assessment and plans for the immediate future. for more on the significance of the inspection, here's our security correspondent frank gardner, who is in zaporizhzhia. it's something of a breakthrough that mr grossi and his team have been able to get in there. because it wasn't at all clear that they would get access, because they have had to come through the ukrainian lines, then pass through a grey zone, no—man�*s—land to get into the russian—controlled zone. he has said that he was able to see everything he wanted to see, that's really important. he didn't spend very long there yesterday, but he's left six members of his team, two of whom will stay on a semipermanent basis. and this is really important because there's been a lot of shelling around this nuclear plant. the stakes are very high here because it's not so much the physical damage to the reactor buildings

themselves — they're well—protected and designed to withstand even a crash from an aircraft. the problem is if the electricity is cut off, then there's the risk of the reactors overheating and having an accidental release of radiation that could affect whole areas across europe. so that's why the stakes are high, the tension is high, and we aren't out of the woods yet because the fact is this is zaporizhzhia, and a war zone, ukraine and russia are fighting each other, and that fighting will continue. thousands of people, including politicians, cultural figures and human rights advocates, have rallied in the centre of buenos aires in support of argentina's vice president. cristina fernandez de kirchner escaped unharmed when a gun pointed at her failed to go off. the gunman — who's been named as fernando andres sabag montiel — was arrested close to the scene. our south america correspondent katy watson reports. this is the moment the gunman pointed a weapon just inches

from the vice president's had. —— head. the trigger was pulled, but none of the five bullets inside the gun were fired for reasons that aren't yet clear. amid the commotion, she ducked down to retrieve an object from the ground as people warned her to be careful. encryption trial after being accused of back iii encryption trial after being accused of back if convicted, she could — accused of back if convicted, she could face _ accused of back if convicted, she could face 12 _ accused of back if convicted, she could face 12 years - accused of back if convicted, she could face 12 years in . she could face 12 years in jail. she denies the allegations and had been greeting supporters who'd 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. translation: we can have deep disagreements, but hate - speech cannot take place because it breeds 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. —— respect divergence and diversity. argentina's president is declaring friday a national holiday to show solidarity

with his deputy. katy watson, bbc news. the fbi recovered more than 11,000 government documents and photographs during the search of donald trump's home in florida last month, according to court documents made public the details come after president biden warned that donald trump and some of his supporters threaten democracy. reacting to that, donald trump said joe biden was unfit for office. our north america editor sarah smith reports. election season has begun in america, so fun times at this wayne county fair in pennsylvania come with a serving of politics on the side. i'm voting republican. got to get the democrats out. they had a chance and they haven't done anything, in my opinion. donald trump is not on the ballot in november but he still dominates the debate. i'm definitely voting for trump again, absolutely. this guy has got to go. this whole party has got to go. they scare the crap out of me. anybody but trump, anybody that he supports, i do not. i so republicans have lost their shot at getting your vote because donald trump has made

himself front and centre here? yes, and i'm a republican. voters in pennsylvania had better buckle up. they are going to be getting a lot of attention from politicians in the coming weeks. this is one of the key states that will determine whether republicans can seize control of congress in the mid—term elections, and it will be a real test of donald trump's current electability because he has got a number of hand—picked candidates on the ballot. my wife wants some vegetables for crudite. including the tv celebrity dr oz, who is running for the senate in pennsylvania. like many of trump's inept choices, he could lose a winnable seat with clumsy campaign messages, talking about crudite. guys, that's $20 for crudite and that doesn't include the tequila. i mean, it's outrageous. we've gotjoe biden to thank for this. in pa, we call this a veggie tray. the democratic candidate, john fetterman, is having a lot of fun at dr oz�*s expense and it may cost the republicans a senate seat.

president biden came to pennsylvania to launch his mid—term campaign with a dramatic warning of the threat to the soul of the nation. there's no question that the republican party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. and that is a threat to this country. unusually calling out donald trump by name, and saying he is undermining democracy. they promote authoritarian leaders and they fan the flames of political violence. they are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit ofjustice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country. joe biden is telling the nation the coming elections are a choice between him and trump, between democracy and extremism. people who might have otherwise voted republican and were maybe excited to sort of send a message tojoe biden and the democrats, now they're

looking at these republican candidates and saying, "i'm not sure i can vote for them, they're so extreme. " at his mar—a—lago residence in florida, donald trump has other things to worry about. the classified documents found there by the fbi are a huge problem, but won't stop him hitting the campaign trail this weekend in pennsylvania. sarah smith, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we'll tell you why a zoo in the uk city of bristol is closing its gates after 186 years. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. a we have to identify - the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take

them back home. parents are waiting, and wives are waiting. hostages appeared — some carried, some running — trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she i reached out as "irreplaceable", an early morning car crash| in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, - warmth and compassion. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... there are fears of food shortages in pakistan — the government says up to half of the country's crops have been destroyed by the floods.

russia warns a key pipeline to europe is facing a new problem. nordstream one will remain closed for an indefinite period. voting has closed in the uk conservative party leadership race. after two months of campaigning, and eight initial candidates whittled down to two, we will find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be the next leader — and so succeed borisjohnson as 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's backing liz truss, the presumed frontrunner. there are no easy options. we have war on our continent. we'vejust 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. good evening. 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'm privileged to lead will be proud notjust to cut vat on energy bills, but to go further to support the most vulnerable in our society, because that's what 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's 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's 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. let's get some of the day's other news... the united states has approved the sale of a new package of arms to taiwan worth $1.1 billion, amid rising tensions with beijing over the island. the deal, announced by the us state department, includes an early radar warning system to track incoming missiles, and anti—ship missiles. a sri lankan official says the former president gotabaya rajapaksa, who fled abroad after mass protests in july, has returned to colombo. sri lankans blame his government for the island's economic crisis.

the mayor ofjackson, in the us state of mississippi, has warned the city's 180,000 residents that increasing water pressure could rupture pipes. much of the city remains without clean tap water four days after flooding at a local treatment plant on monday resulted in a drop in pressure and a serious deterioration in water quality. nasa is preparing the second launch of its most powerful rocket in 50 years. technical problems and bad weather thwarted the artemis—one—moon—mission lift off on monday and engineers have spent the week reviewing data to find out what went wrong. hopes are high that saturday's take—off will be trouble free and the 37—day mission to the moon can get under way. a swimming cap designed for athletes with black, or afro hair, has been approved for use in top level competitions. the specialised covering, which is designed for thick, curly hair and styles such as dreadlocks, weaves and braids — was banned

from last year's olympics. swimming's world governing body, fina, said the decision to approve the soul cap followed a period of review and discussion. alice dearing is the first black swimmer to represent great britain at olympic level, and he has partnered with the brand soul cap. she's been giving me her reaction to the decision. itjust sends the message to swimmers and non—swimmers alike that this is a sport that is for everybody. it doesn't have to be that you have to work your hair in a certain way to fit into a smaller—sized swimming cap. itjust gives everybody the opportunity to express themselves how they want to express themselves, and compete from the highest level all the way down to club level, and then even just learn—to—swim programmes, it's accepted everywhere, it's great. it's been open for 186 years, but on saturday

the world's fifth—oldest zoo — bristol zoo gardens — will close its gates to the public for the final time. our reporterjenny kumah has been to the zoo as visitors take a last look around. newsreel: back in britain, at the bristolzoo, several. newcomers got a very warm and affectionate welcome i from the public... for decades, bristol zoo has welcomed new generations of species, including baby rhinos and rare white tiger cubs. and generations of families have been coming here to meet them, families like diana's. she has been coming here for 85 years and remembers riding wendy the elephant. used to climb on here, you all used to go on a ladder, and she used to sway. why was it important for you to come today? this has been part of my life since i was a very small child, and i brought my grandchildren here and i brought my own for decades, bristol zoo has welcomed new generations and i brought my grandchildren here and i brought my own children here and it was always a haven, and 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. how long have you been coming here? 0h, since i was a baby, . since i was my son's age. because it was closed, we thought it would be good for the grandchildren to come and see what i saw when i was their age. in the weeks running up to the closure, it has been really busy here, with the zoo even extending its opening hours to meet demand. it was a general fall in visitor numbers and the pandemic which led to the zoo putting this 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. how are you going to take him down to dartmoor? not too exciting, he's going to get strapped into my car seat and we've got got a two—hourjourney 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 in dartmoor. but for some of the larger creatures it's a bit more complex. our flamingos we will move by shipping them all together as a flock, we will move them in a couple of vans, we'll put the flamingos loose in the back, with padded sites, and they move much more efficiently that way. another challenge is the rising cost of energy, with some enclosures needing to be kept at higher temperatures. the old victorian buildings on this site are not very efficient thermally so they cost a lot to heat. the new zoo will have more energy—efficient buildings, much better use of energy and sustainability built into the zoo. this is me giving wendy and christina the african elephant a bath. so, there are many positives about the move, but for staff, it's sad to leave this special site. i started working injanuary 1975, i worked here for 45 years, and this site means

everything to me, so to hear that the zoo is closing in a couple of days is a very sad day, i think. the process of moving will take several months. but for now, 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. just a reminder you can keep up to date with all our stories via the bbc news website, including the latest on our top story — pakistan appealing for aid amid its flood crisis. pakistan is appealing for further international assistance after floods wreaked havoc across the country. head to bbc.com/news, or download the bbc news app. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some

of the team on twitter — i'm @kacungira. bye for now. hello there. september can often be a contrasting month, as the battle between summer and autumn really take shape. in fact, on friday, we saw a high of 27 celsius — 80 fahrenheit in suffolk. it was pretty humid, as well. but out to the west was a different story — and as we head through the weekend, we will see heavy, thundery rain with the wettest of the weather continuing out to the west, and the winds strengthening to gusts in excess of 40mph at times. so this low pressure not really going very far, very fast, and it will flick these frontal systems in an anti—clockwise direction around that low — that's where the heaviest of the rain is likely to be. take a look at the accumulation totals as we go through the weekend, take a look at northern ireland and parts

of southwest scotland — the darker blues, the brighter greens suggest that we could potentially see as much as 50—100mm of rain before the weekend is through. so that's where this relentless wet weather is likely to be, but elsewhere, we will see some sunshine. and if you dodge any showers and keep that sunshine, once again, you could get some warmth. some of the showers merging together in organised bands up through parts of east anglia towards northeast england, cut with the sunshine, we could see highs of 2a celsius. through saturday night, into the early hours of sunday morning, as the low shifts position a little, we might see a squeeze in the isobars with this next pulse of wetter weather — that suggests that we could see those winds gusting in excess of a0 mph. and some of that rain, again, quite heavy — the brighter greens suggesting that, across northwest england, southwest scotland and, at times, parts of northern ireland. there will be showers elsewhere, but not everyone will see the showers. it'll be a slightly windier day

generally, but the wind direction still coming from the south, we could see some more persistent showers arriving across the channel coast by the end of the day. but again, those temperatures may well peak at 211—25 celsius — that's still into the high 70s. early into next week, that low pressure really stays with us, so we will continue to see frontal systems moving in across the country. it won't be consistent in terms of where the showers are likely to be, but some of us will see showers on and off throughout the week, and some of them could be heavy.

this is bbc news. the headlines... there are fears of food shortages in pakistan, after the devastating floods washed away nearly half of the country's crops. so far around 1,200 people are known to have been killed and unicef say many more children could die from a rapid spread of diseases like cholera and malaria. the russian energy giant gazprom says it has scrapped plans to reopen a key gas pipeline to europe. the company claims it can't restart nordstream one because of an oil leak in a turbine, which will have implications for europe's energy supply this winter. the head of the international atomic energy agency has said that there are tensions at the russian—held zaporizhzhia

nuclear plant in ukraine and the situation needs to be treated with immense caution.