salvini welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades. a moment of history for italy — giorgia meloni's election victory puts her in line to be the country's first female prime minister, and the first from the far rght since mussolini. in this political elections have given us a clear indication and that a centre—right government guided by brothers of italy... super typhoon noru sweeps through the philippines capital, manila — bringing winds of up to 175 kph. i evacuated the house i'm living in because i'm scared.

the floods there get really high and i don't want a repeat of what happened to me before. cubans give their verdict on legalising same—sex marriage and whether gay couples can adopt in a landmark referendum that's divided the nation. japan prepares to hold a state funeral for the former prime minister shinzo abe, who was shot dead during an election rally injuly. and less than two months ahead of the men's football world cup in qatar, concerns that there may not be enough affordable accommodation. italy has never had a female prime minister. but exit polls suggest that is about to change, with the far—right "brothers of italy" emerging as the biggest party in the new parliament, and putting its leader giorgia meloni on course

to become the prime minister. her party leans further to the right than any government since the mussolini 80 years ago. the democratic party have already conceded, she said the voters had indicated their desire for a centre—right government and that she would work for all italians. italy has chosen us, we will not betray italy, we have never betrayed our homeland. so it's important to understand that if we are called to govern this nation, we will govern on behalf of everybody, all italians, with the clear objective of uniting this people, underlining what unites it rather than what divides it.

earlier, debora serrachiani of the democratic party addressed the media accepting defeat. considering the numbers we have seen so far, we can't deny the right has won. led by giorgia meloni. we think it is sad for— led by giorgia meloni. we think it is sad for the _ led by giorgia meloni. we think it is sad for the country - it is sad for the country because for us it is not a positive outcome. despite this, we are the main opposition and the second party in the country. we will be a strong opposition force because we have a great responsibility in front of you and our country. with me now, an italian journalist working for the bbc. stefano, we have heard some of what they have had to say and think. we accept it is a victory now. she says she wants to be there for all italians.

quite interesting what she said, because she spoke as a prime minister, actually, about rebuilding the relation with the parties and their citizens. she spoke about her victory with pride. she described it as a night of dreams for her and the party. but she also said it's time for responsibility towards thousands of people, she wasn't speaking just to her party but all italians. she said they were going to represent all italians, which is quite a change considering the rhetoric of the campaign. we do focus on this idea that she is coming in as a far right candidate, we haven't had someone that far right since benito mussolini. that's quite a headline, isn't it? i don't know how close to reality that is. it know how close to reality that is. , ., , is. it used to be true, especially _ is. it used to be true, especially when - is. it used to be true, especially when she l is. it used to be true, i especially when she was is. it used to be true, - especially when she was part of the original movement, the national alliance, that

basically came from the social movement... with time, she started to lean more and more towards the centre right. and actually today, she presented herself as being between the very far right league and the more centre—right of berlusconi, who is 86 and somehow she hopes to scoop the votes, presenting herself more as an appeaser. votes, presenting herself more as an appeaser-_ as an appeaser. whatever she sa s at as an appeaser. whatever she says at the — as an appeaser. whatever she says at the moment, - as an appeaser. whatever she says at the moment, there . as an appeaser. whatever she | says at the moment, there are clearly concerns among some eu member states. we have heard the german government, we have heard ursula von der leyen, both making suggestions that we need to see a certain thing from italy. and they have a lot of money at their disposal which meloni has to make sure she holds onto.— she holds onto. definitely. thanks to _ she holds onto. definitely. thanks to mario _ she holds onto. definitely. thanks to mario draghi's i thanks to mario draghi's government, it gets a lot of

money from the european union through the recovery and resilience plan. hundreds of millions, billion euros... and she will have two keep the bar straight. this money is coming through promises that mario draghi's government made, keeping some policies towards the eu direction. she will have to be faithful to those promises. she will probably try to appease some members of her government who indeed are pushing towards more eurosceptic positions. especially talking about ukraine, she has always been, since the very first day, actually, in favour of the nato intervention and support of ukraine against russia. but two members of her coalition have

been quite forceful against it. she probably has to strike while she is hot and on top. thank you very much, good to speak to you. the number of suspected ebola infections in uganda continues to rise, with the country's health ministry saying there have been 3a suspected cases. health teams are continuing to trace any people who may have come into contact with the virus. this is the fourth ebola outbreak uganda has faced — at and neighbouring countries say they are on high alert. banks in lebanon are due to reopen on monday, after being closed for a week due to a series of armed hold—ups. the raids were carried out by the banks' own depositors. in one case, a woman used a toy gun to force employees to hand over her own savings, to pay for cancer treatment for her sister. the co—founder of pink floyd, roger waters, has had a series of concerts in poland cancelled after comments he made, a criticising ukraine's actions

in the war with russia. in an open letter, waters — who is an anti—war advocate — accused ultra—nationalists in ukraine of provoking russia. he said the west was prolonging the bloodshed by arming ukraine, but failed to mention russia's role in starting the conflict. a category three tropical storm has made landfall in the philippines. super typhoon noru has been lashing the eastern parts of the country with high winds and torrential rain. thousands of evacuations are under way, including in parts of the main island of luzon. president ferdinand marcoer has suspended work and classes for monday. 0ur correspondent laura bicker has more from manila. super typhoon noru crashed into the main island of the philippines. winds gusted up to 180 mph. there are fears of coastal surges. the torrential rain is already causing river levels to rise.

red cross volunteers worked their way through low—lying neighbourhoods, ushering the vulnerable to safety. this country is used to extreme weather alerts, but noru developed into a super—typhoon with very little warning. more than 8,000 people have now sought shelter. translation: i evacuated the house i'm living - in because i'm scared. the floods there get really high and i don't want a repeat of what happened to me before. as this storm makes its way over land, people here can only wait and hope they have done enough to stay safe. laura bicker, bbc news, in manila.

another huge challenge for the country. i am joined another huge challenge for the country. iam joined by another huge challenge for the country. i am joined by the chairman of the philippines red cross. can i ask you, in terms of this actual event, how bad is it? comparative to others? well, it is a lot badder than we expected. at the last moment, it became a super typhoon. it wasjust moment, it became a super typhoon. it was just a tropical storm to begin with. but it converted into a super typhoon. it hit us at night. pre—emptive evacuations mercifully happen. 12,000 families in the evacuation centres. at the same time, unfortunately, quite a lot of casualties among rescuers. they simply drowned

or they were electrocuted, but we recovered the bodies already. at the same time, i'm saying it could have been worse, that would be my assessment. because right now, we are coping with trees down. that can be repaired. i hope the casualties will not rise, but i'm preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. in the meantime, on standby. the point about loss _ meantime, on standby. the point about loss of _ meantime, on standby. the point about loss of life _ meantime, on standby. the point about loss of life is _ meantime, on standby. the point about loss of life is critical. - about loss of life is critical. anyone who succumbs, that is too much. but it's fair to say, you have an extremely well drilled operation when it comes to these typhoons. you know what you are doing and how to bring the casualty list down, and that seems to be bearing fruit again. and that seems to be bearing fruit again-— fruit again. well, you know, most of the _ fruit again. well, you know, most of the time _ fruit again. well, you know, most of the time we - fruit again. well, you know, most of the time we have i fruit again. well, you know, i most of the time we have been skilful, like in this

particular case, lots of people died, others were evacuated and rescued. at the same time, other areas out in the pacific, the biggest problem is always communication. it is dark, there is no communication. a great part of the night last night and this morning was to try to find out how those people were. about five o'clock we found out they were 0k. the water is good for drinking so far... drinking from deep wells and boiling the water. far. .. drinking from deep wells and boiling the water.- and boiling the water. sorry to interrunt--- — and boiling the water. sorry to interrupt... just _ and boiling the water. sorry to interrupt... just a _ and boiling the water. sorry to interrupt... just a last - and boiling the water. sorry to interrupt... just a last point, l interrupt... just a last point, how long those who have been evacuated before they can get back to their homes?-

evacuated before they can get back to their homes? they want to net back to their homes? they want to get back _ back to their homes? they want to get back to — back to their homes? they want to get back to their _ back to their homes? they want to get back to their homes, - to get back to their homes, their livelihoods. their fields, to find out whether they need to replant. itjust came and went, the weather has improved. i should came and went, the weather has improved. ishould be came and went, the weather has improved. i should be thankful it didn't linger. hopefully people will be back on the ground by tomorrow. a bit of breaking news, the pound sterling has fallen to its lowest level against the us dollar since decimalisation in 1971. more than 50 years. in early asia trade, sterling fell by more than 4% to just over $1 before regaining a bit of ground, it is about 1.05 at the moment. the pound has also been under pressure by the us central bank continuing to

raise interest rates. the new uk chancellor kwasi kwarteng has also unveiled historic tax cuts funded by huge increases in borrowing. stay with us, coming up. if you are thinking about a trip to the world cup, make sure you know where you will be staying. there are growing concerns there are not going to be enough opportunities for affordable accommodation in qatar. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said today 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 that 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 unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrated the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. italy's democratic party concedes election victory — paving the way for giorgia meloni to become the country's first female pm and first far right leader

since benito mussolini. super typhoon noru has struck the philippines and is sweeping through the capital manila with winds of up to 175kph. citizens in cuba have been voting on a referendum called the family code. it includes a vote same—sex marriage. the result could be tight. evangelical churches oppose the moves which would give same—sex couples the chance to adopt. among the first to vote was the cuban president diaz canel and his wife, who came out in support of this raft of changes to the country's family code. the most noteworthy change would be the legalisation of same—sex marriages or civil unions. it also would give the right to gay couples to adopt.

the president said he expected the motion to pass, although he did recognise there could be a strong anti—government vote and said that, whatever the result, he felt it had been to the benefit of the nation to hold the conversation. this long document had been through more than 22 changes and been debated at community level town hall meetings. nevertheless, there will be significant opposition to these measures coming from a variety of quarters. one is the growing strength of the evangelical church notjust in cuba but across the caribbean and central america. as well, ingrained conservative opinions in society in cuba, people who see this as wrong and have done for decades. don't forget, in the 1960s and 1970s, cuba sent homosexual people to re—education camps. and of course, there is opposition from anti—government

activists, who say this is simply an effort by the state to clean up its human rights image at a time that it has been clamping down on any form of dissent. it should be a very close result either way, and the final decision should be emerging in the coming hours. japan is preparing to hold a state funeral for former prime minister shinzo abe, who was shot dead during an election rally injuly. political leaders from across the world are set to attend, including us vice president kamala harris and indian prime minister narendra modi. in the last few weeks however, opposition to mr abe's state funeral has grown withinjapan. many of those who oppose the honour say during his eight years in power, mr abe illegally trashed japan�*s pacifist constitution. from tokyo rupert wingfield—hayes reports. shouting.

the message from these protesters is simple. shinzo abe does not deserve a state funeral. most of these people are pacifists. they believe that when he was prime minister, mr abe trashed japan�*s pacifist constitution, and that he did so illegally without a proper vote. translation: abe made japan able to go to - warand fight again. that is why i'm against abe and his state funeral. after his killing injuly, there was an outpouring of sympathy forjapan�*s longest—serving prime minister. but when it was announced he would be given a state funeral, the mood changed. i'm actually surprised that the opposition to the state funeral has gone up so much more. you know, as the weeks passed, and now it's like over 60% of the people. i think it has most to do with the fact that abe is seen as somebody who is not

accountable to his people. and so whatever he did, he did it against the constitutional principles. he did against the principles of democracy. the scale of these rallies opposing shinzo abe's state funeral show what an incredibly divisive political figure he remains, even after his death. to these people, he was a corrupt warmonger who wanted to drag japan back into the past. but to his supporters, he was an international statesman who saw the threat from china coming and was determined that japan must prepare for it. mr abe's supporters say he understood that to fend off a rising china, japan needed to deepen its alliance with america. but to do that, he also knew japan must be ready and able to fight alongside its ally. abe had a very, you know, a futuristic vision. he had this idea that the china will rise and the united states will retreat from the region. so in order to get

the united states involved in the region, we need to have the power on ourselves to defend ourselves. but the japanese people were never asked if they agreed to that change. nowjapan�*s ruling party is preparing a state sendoff for its fallen leader. and once again, the japanese people have not been asked. but they will not stay silent. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in tokyo. with under two months to go until the men's football world cup gets under way in qatar, there are concerns over insufficient accommodation for fans. over a million people are expected to travel to the finals, but many fans say they're being priced out — with too few affordable rooms, as our middle east business correspondent sameer hashmi reports from doha. with less than two months left for the world cup to kick off, the excitement is building up.

qatari nationals and residents are bracing themselves for the biggest football carnival. the country is set to become the smallest nation ever to host the tournament. qatar is expecting to attract 1.2 million visitors during the course of the world cup. it has invested billions of dollars to organise the tournament ever since it won the bid in 2010. but with just weeks left for the kick—off, many fans who were planning to come down from different parts of the world are struggling to find accommodation. qatar has a little over 30,000 hotel rooms, out of which 80% have been booked by fifa for officials and football teams. this has squeezed availability for travelling fans. the organisers say that there will be over 100,000 rooms available for fans across different categories, including empty apartments like this, villas and floating hotels. but the cost of these rooms is proving to be expensive. even tiny prefabricated cabins

at fan villages built on the outskirts of the city are listed for over $200 a night, which many fans say is pricey. we weren't given permission to visit the site by the authorities. with no affordable options available, simon whitney was forced to book a room in dubai, where he is paying a fraction of the price compared to doha. i did expect there to be a quick flurry of purchasing accommodation from the beginning, but i thought i'd wait my time to see if there was more accommodation, more variety. but that has not proved to be the case. at no stage has the cost actually come down or become more accessible to the average fan. like simon, thousands of fans are choosing not to stay in qatar, and are booking their stay in dubai, which is 45 minutes away by flight. we reached out to the organising committee for an interview, but they declined the request. however, the local hospitality industry here is optimistic that travel from dubai will not dampen the world cup experience forfans. if you ask me, i could be a spectator and like they say,

hit two birds with one stone. i could go and see dubai, see qatar, both at the same time, and have the opportunity to watch the match and enjoy tourist attractions in both areas. for qatar, thejourney to hosting the world cup has been mired in controversy right from the start. issues like the treatment of foreign migrant workers and anti—homosexuality laws have been under the scanner. given this backdrop, the stakes are high for the tiny gulf state. but with time running out, it needs to resolve the accommodation issues soon to ensure that fans have an enjoyable experience. samir hashmi, bbc news, doha. double olympic champion eliud kipchoge has broken his own men's marathon world record in berlin. the 37—year—old kenyan crossed the line in a time of two hours, one minute and nine seconds, beating his previous best by 30 seconds, set four years ago

also in berlin. kipchoge was coy about any future plans to tackle the two—hour mark, saying "one rabbit at a time". a bit of ground up to 1.05. the pound has been under pressure as the dollar has been boosted by the us central bank raising interest rates. the new uk chancellor recently unveiled a pretty historic tax cuts funded by huge increases in borrowing. tax cuts which he said would go

on over the course of the weekend. those are the main news stories for now on bbc news. we will get our first proper taste of autumn this week, with temperatures below average for the time of year, north—westerly winds to begin with, a changeable week in terms of sunshine, during the first half of the week, and then the potential for something quite nasty later on. to start the week we have warm weather fronts clearing away from southern coastal counties, bringing early rain, and that opens the door to a north—westerly airflow bringing arctic air our way, but don't forget it is september, there is still warmth in the atmosphere and it won't feel desperately chilly, and temperatures higher than they were on sunday. but we do start with rain across southern counties of england, the channel islands, just one or two showers later here. ever changing skies elsewhere, sunshine and showers, most frequent across scotland

and out of the western coast, one or two spots may avoid showers altogether, but quite breezy compared to of late. strong winds in the west. and of course it all adds up for a cool afternoon, and out of the sunshine you will notice temperatures of 10—16, lower than of late, and distinctly chilly in the north of scotland, 8 degrees cooler than on sunday. through monday night into tuesday, we continue with the strong wind, showers frequent across northern parts of scotland and a bit cooler particularly in the south and east, but enough of a breeze to stop a frost forming to take us into tuesday. the chart for tuesday, low—pressure to the north—east of us, system trying to move down, sliding towards the south—west, a bit closer with a chance of some cloudy conditions, outbreaks of rain close to cornwall and devon

but otherwise it is sunshine and showers, a different position of showers due to a shift in wind direction, so some eastern areas will stay dry for longer before showers develop. and temperatures, 11—15, it will feel cool. the wind is starting to ease down a little bit, longer spells of rain, eastern scotland pushing down, and overall southern and western areas looking a little bit drier and brighter and it won't feel quite as cold given the winds are lighter. a cold start to thursday, but the quietest day of the week with more places dry, but the potential for some very wet and windy weather on friday.

you're watching bbc news. the headlines. in italy giorgia meloni is set to become the nation's first female prime minister and the first far—right leader since benito mussolini. her brothers of italy party, which campaigns against immigration, is set to take more than 40% of the general election vote. the main philippine island of luzon has been hit by flooding as a result of heavy rain from super tycoon noru. emergency services have rescued people in low—lying areas from the roofs of their houses. noru is the strongest storm to hit the philippines this year. cubans have been voting in the referendum on whether to legalise same—sex marriage.

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