this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the pound plunges to an all—time low against the us dollar, days after the chancellor unveiled historic tax cuts in his mini—budget. labour call on the government to act. i labour call on the government to act. ~ ., labour call on the government to act. ~' . ~' labour call on the government to act. ~ . ~ u, act. i think that the bank will come under pressure _ act. i think that the bank will come under pressure to _ act. i think that the bank will come under pressure to extend - act. i think that the bank will come under pressure to extend this - under pressure to extend this inflationary pressure and selling off of sterling, but really, we need the chancellor to get a grip on this. we will explain how the drop in the pound affects you. if you are a business worried about this, do get in touch with me. a moment of history in italy — far right leader giorgia meloni is on course to win the election.

it puts her in line to be the country's first female prime minister. iii country's first female prime minister. ., country's first female prime minister-— country's first female prime minister. . ., ., minister. if we are called to govern this nation. — minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we _ minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will— minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do _ minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do it _ minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do it for - minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do it for all - this nation, we will do it for all italians with a clear objective of uniting the people, of underline what unites it, rather than what divides it. and, nasa prepares to crash a probe into an asteroid to see how to stop a space rock from hitting earth. coming up later this hour — how king charles helped save british farmhouse cheese. the value of the pound has fallen to a record low against the dollar, following the uk government's announcement large tax cuts funded by borrowing. in trading in asia overnight,

sterling fell 4%, close to $1.03 — it's since regained some ground to stand around $1.06. the fall in the pound threatens to further fuel inflation because it makes imports into the uk more expensive, and adds to the costs for british businesses. it also puts further pressure on the uk's finances, as the cost of borrowing for the government rises. markets are signalling they expect interest rates to rise further as a response to sterling's fall, with investors predicing interest rates could hit 4% by the middle of next year. the pound fell dramatically on friday after the government announced huge cuts to taxes and more borrowing. sirjohn gieve is a former deputy governor of the bank of england, and member of the monetary policy committee, the group that decide interest rates in the uk. he spoke about his concern this morning. i concern this morning. think i would be worried. thi bank, i think i would be worried. the bank, and indeed the government,

have indicated that they are going to take their next decision in november, and publish forecasts and so on at that point. and the worry is that they may have to take action a bit sooner than that. there are two things when the currency moves. there are two instruments that are immediately available. one is to use the country's reserves to buy pounds, and therefore increase its value, we don't have many reserves compared to the scale of currency markets, so i think that is not seen as an effective weapon. the other is to put up interest rates. joining me now is susannah streeter, who is a senior market analyst at hargreaves lansdown, which is a financial management company. just explain how worrying is this

drop in the currency?— drop in the currency? well, it certainly _ drop in the currency? well, it certainly has _ drop in the currency? well, it certainly has been _ drop in the currency? well, it certainly has been worrying i drop in the currency? well, it - certainly has been worrying when it plunged to those record lows this morning, of $1.03. really on a roller—coaster ride downwards. it has recovered a little bit, as you say, but there are real concerns, and what this is is a loss of confidence in the government �*s economic management. simply, there are real concerns about the fact that these historic tax cuts, the like of which we have not seen for four decades, are simply unaffordable. and notjust that, they will fuel inflation, and that is the real worry. you mentioned that the costs of borrowing for the government have gone up and that is because the expectation is that the bank of england willjust have to keep raising interest rates to try to compensate for the government �*s policies. that will make borrowing more expensive because around a

quarter of government debt is inflation linked. so, with interest rates staying higher for london, inflation linked. so, with interest rates staying higherfor london, it will be even more expensive for the government to pay off this ballooning debt. you will see reaction on equity markets, domestically focused stocks really falling back, they have recovered a tiny bit but there is concern continuing that consumers and businesses will face ever higher borrowing costs, which will make the cost of living squeeze even worse. can you just explain further how people are going to feel this in daily life, this current volatility? absolutely. for example, the oil price, we have seen it decline over the last four weeks, also, but the problem is, lots of commodities like oil are priced in dollars. that means that when they are imported into this country, the imports are more expensive so, although the oil price has come down, that's going to translate to a cheaper price at the

pump because imports are more expensive. the same will go for imports of food ingredients, for example. they had been high hopes we would see food inflation fall, but this could mean that food inflation will stay higher because those imports are more expensive. and as a result of those imports being more expensive, it means inflation will take longer to come down, so interest rates will have to go higher still, interest rates will have to go higherstill, making interest rates will have to go higher still, making that cost of living squeeze for consumers more acute. and so, even though the government says it will return more money to consumers by these tax cuts, what you will see instead is that actually, interest rates will have to go up, so they won't really feel they have got any more money at all. in feel they have got any more money at all. , ., .,, ., , , all. in terms of options if things aet too all. in terms of options if things get too difficult, _ all. in terms of options if things get too difficult, what _ all. in terms of options if things get too difficult, what choices i all. in terms of options if things i get too difficult, what choices are there if the government feels they do need to stabilise this? well.

do need to stabilise this? well, luckil we do need to stabilise this? well, luckily we have _ do need to stabilise this? well, luckily we have an _ do need to stabilise this? well, luckily we have an independent| do need to stabilise this? in luckily we have an independent bank of england, said the bank of england has its remit to bring down inflation because it sees inflation as being really financially dangerous for the economy, causing financial instability. so it is set at and it will act as a counteract of the government is doing. what the government could do is not introduced quite so many tax cuts, but certainly over the weekend, kwasi kwarteng was digging in his heels and say they could be more tax cuts to come, which is why, i think, we did see sterling fall further this morning. we will have to see whether or not the government decides to change tack, but there is some expectation that the bank of england may now be forced to step in with an emergency rate hike, even before the next meeting that is scheduled in november. or, at least, come out and say that we are still focused on bringing down inflation, we will take action when we meet.

but we certainly would expect a pretty super—sized hike in interest rates to come when they do decide what to do. rates to come when they do decide what to tie-— what to do. thank you very much indeed. our chief political- indeed. our chief political correspondentjoins me now from the inference in liverpool. what is the sense there, we have heard rachel reeves on the airways today saying that she is very concerned. yes. the word from — that she is very concerned. yes. the word from the _ that she is very concerned. yes. the word from the labour— that she is very concerned. yes. the word from the labour party - that she is very concerned. yes. the word from the labour party this - word from the labour party this morning — word from the labour party this morning is— word from the labour party this morning is that they think the comments of the chancellor over the weekend, _ comments of the chancellor over the weekend, when he suggested that, rather_ weekend, when he suggested that, rather than rethinking tax cuts, they— rather than rethinking tax cuts, they were — rather than rethinking tax cuts, they were going to go even further, but that_ they were going to go even further, but that has fanned the flames of the fall— but that has fanned the flames of the fall in— but that has fanned the flames of the fall in the pound and will only make _ the fall in the pound and will only make it _ the fall in the pound and will only make it worse. now, the argument the labour— make it worse. now, the argument the labour party— make it worse. now, the argument the labour party is making is that because — labour party is making is that because the borrowing the government has announced for tax cuts and for subsidised — has announced for tax cuts and for subsidised energy bills, because that borrowing is so significant, that borrowing is so significant, that spooked the markets and is leading — that spooked the markets and is leading to the situation we are seeing — leading to the situation we are seeing this morning. as you say, the

shadow_ seeing this morning. as you say, the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, called _ shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, caiied this— shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, called this incredibly concerning. this is— called this incredibly concerning. this is what she told us.- called this incredibly concerning. this is what she told us. well, i am a former itank— this is what she told us. well, i am a former bank of— this is what she told us. well, i am a former bank of england _ this is what she told us. well, i am | a former bank of england economist and i think that the bank will come under pressure to stem this inflationary pressure, and selling off of sterling. but really, we need the chancellor to get a grip on this. one of the things that concerns financial markets on friday was that more and more money was going to go in borrowing and government debt, despite the fact that there are windfall profits being made by the energy giant, which the government refuses to tax to fund the energy package, the energy price cap freeze, and the government are cutting tax for the very wealthiest in society on a permanent basis, on the basis that they think somehow that wealth will trickle down to everybody else. marat. trickle down to everybody else. now, the government _ trickle down to everybody else. now, the government 's _ trickle down to everybody else. now, the government 's response - trickle down to everybody else. now, the government 's response to that would _ the government 's response to that would he _ the government 's response to that would be that it's tax cuts will, it

believes. — would be that it's tax cuts will, it believes. is— would be that it's tax cuts will, it believes, is to relate the economy. the message from ministers over the last few_ the message from ministers over the last few days has been that they are prepared _ last few days has been that they are prepared to go even further and accelerate some of these plans to bring _ accelerate some of these plans to bring tax — accelerate some of these plans to bring tax cuts down, so the impression that ministers are constantly giving is that they are going _ constantly giving is that they are going to — constantly giving is that they are going to try to ride out what has happened — going to try to ride out what has happened in the markets on friday, and again— happened in the markets on friday, and again this morning.— happened in the markets on friday, and again this morning. i hearl focused on, because they are �*ahead. is ' 7 is" or is worry, also set out they fairer, so shadow $0 5255 " '* " 7 "' that be

in that's to talk truth she wants to talk about. the truth is really hard away the backdrop of what get away from the backdrop of what happened on friday, | n in the market today. it is happening in the market today. it is interesting that labour have said that they oppose some of the tax cuts that the government announced, for example they would not go ahead with additional for example they would not go ahead with tax additional for example they would not go ahead with tax by iitional for example they would not go ahead with tax by people than £150,000. but they would more than £150,000. but they would cut the basic rate of income tax, and they do agree with cutting national insurance contributions. now, all of that would, of course, cost money. what rachel reeves has suggested is that labour would be, as well as the government, prepared to borrow some money to pay for tax cuts. now, it is not the same scale as what the government is promising and it is not tens of billions. it would probably be £20 billion a year, but it is borrowing for tax cuts, and that makes a lot of people

nervous in the economic world. it makes a lot of mps nervous as well, and i wouldn't be surprised if over the next few days we hear more conservative mps starting to say that they are worried about just conservative mps starting to say that they are worried aboutjust how much the government is borrowing. thank you. as nick was just mentioning, labour will reveal plans today to set up a national wealth fund to invest in green energy and technology projects. shadow chancellor rachel reeves will tell the party's annual conference that the £8 billion scheme would create jobs and grow the economy more effectively. our political correspondent iain watson reports from liverpool. let's speak to alex mayer, she is the labour party advisor to dan norris, west of england metro mayor. she's also former member of the european parliament for the east of england. thank you forjoining us. do you think that the labour party are right to be focusing on these long—term plans, given there is actually so much uncertainty and worry right now? should they not be addressing today �*s concerns first of all? i

addressing today 's concerns first of all? .. addressing today 's concerns first of all? ~' ., ,., ., , addressing today 's concerns first of all? ~' ., ., , ., of all? i think the labour party are addressing — of all? i think the labour party are addressing both _ of all? i think the labour party are addressing both the _ of all? i think the labour party are addressing both the short - of all? i think the labour party are addressing both the short term . of all? i think the labour party are | addressing both the short term and the long—term issues. i think one of the long—term issues. i think one of the big challenges of our time is the big challenges of our time is the climate emergency, but that is also linked to the cost of living crisis with soaring energy bills that we are seeing. so i think it is absolutely right that the labour party are announcing policies, including quadrupling the of offshore wind, tripling the amount offshore wind, tripling the amount of solar power, doubling the amount of solar power, doubling the amount of onshore wind. that is the kind of policy that will make sure that energy bills get cut on and on into the future. i energy bills get cut on and on into the future. ,. ., energy bills get cut on and on into the future-— energy bills get cut on and on into the future. ~ ., .,, ., , , the future. i know, obviously, there is that focus — the future. i know, obviously, there is that focus today, _ the future. i know, obviously, there is that focus today, but _ the future. i know, obviously, there is that focus today, but right - the future. i know, obviously, there is that focus today, but right now i is that focus today, but right now for the people you are speaking to, what has their reaction been to what we heard from the chancellor on friday, and are our businesses, are people worried about what is happening with the pound? yes. people worried about what is happening with the pound? yes, they absolutely are — happening with the pound? yes, they absolutely are worried _ happening with the pound? yes, they absolutely are worried about - happening with the pound? yes, they absolutely are worried about what - happening with the pound? yes, they absolutely are worried about what is. absolutely are worried about what is happening with the pound. i mean, i think if you go into any supermarket

and talk to people, they think goodness me, haven't the prices got really expensive? people think that when they are filling up their cars at the pumps, and i think people think there is a general sense that britain isn't working any more. you can't get a doctor appointment, you deftly can't get a dentist appointment where i live. and i think thisjust makes appointment where i live. and i think this just makes it even worse. we are now in a situation where the pound is at its lowest level against the dollar in my entire lifetime, and that means it is going to get more expensive, too. the previous best you had on was exhaling how that was going to make it even more expensive because oil and gas tends to be priced in dollars, so when we are importing it, that's going to make it more expensive. and that is not the way to solve the cost of living crisis. not the way to solve the cost of living crisis-— not the way to solve the cost of living crisis. and what about the whole taxation _ living crisis. and what about the whole taxation debate _ living crisis. and what about the whole taxation debate that - living crisis. and what about the whole taxation debate that we l living crisis. and what about the l whole taxation debate that we are seeing? we saw a huge change in economic direction from kwasi kwarteng last week, and yet, you

know, we heard john mcdonnell, former shadow chancellor today, saying that he would not want to reduce the basic rate of tax, even though rachel reeves does support that. ~ .. . that. well, i think i will be stickinr that. well, i think i will be sticking with _ that. well, i think i will be sticking with rachel- that. well, | think | will be| sticking with rachel reeves that. well, i think i will be . sticking with rachel reeves 's that. well, i think i will be - sticking with rachel reeves 's plan sticking with rachel reeves �*s plan as a former economist for the bank of england, but i think the fundamentals are that we are having less money to spend. if interest rates go up, that's going to be a problem for people who are buying their homes, and it's also going to be a problem for the economy as a whole. you mentioned that i work at the moment in the west of england. we havejust seen the moment in the west of england. we have just seen £11 million wiped off the amount of investment that we can put into anything at all in the west of england because of inflation. you know, it is literally burning up money that could have been spent on transport systems, on retrofitting homes, or investing into our businesses. we are losing huge sums of money every time

inflation goes up.— inflation goes up. we'll have to leave it there, _ inflation goes up. we'll have to leave it there, thank _ inflation goes up. we'll have to leave it there, thank you - inflation goes up. we'll have to leave it there, thank you for i leave it there, thank you for joining us. leave it there, thank you for joining us— let's bring you some breaking news now because there's been a shooting at a school in russia. it happened in the city of izhevsk, according to reports from reuters. six people are reported to have died and 20 wounded. according to the state owned news agency police are still trying to detain the shooter. ambulances are at the scene. one report says a security guard was shot — and there are victims among the children. so just to repeat that, reports that a gunman has opened fire at a school in russia. we will keep you updated. it is in the centre of the country, according to the interior ministry, with reports that casualties include children. we are not sure about the

attacker, whether they are still alive or not. we are getting fresh reports all the time but we will keep you updated on that. giorgia meloni, who's set to become italy's first female prime minister, has called for unity and promised to govern for all italians. projected results in the italian general election a right—wing alliance appears to have won, after exit polls put ms meloni's brothers of italy party out in front. the result has yet to be confirmed, and approved by the president, but the main centre—left party has already conceded. it's an historic moment, notjust for giorgia meloni, but for italy as a country. for the first time, voters have chosen a female prime minister, one which aims to form italy's most right—wing government since the second world war.

speaking afterwards, ms meloni said her brothers of italy party would govern for everyone and would not betray people's trust. italy has chosen us. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do so for all italians, with a clear objective of uniting the people. the great objective is to ensure that we will once again be proud to be italian. at almost 62%, turnout was very low, and voting levels were especially poor in southern regions including sicily. ms miloni's party is set to win with 25% of the vote. however she will have to share power with other right—wing parties in a coalition. with forza italia, led by silvio berlusconi, and matteo salvini's league party. a meloni—lead italy will

alarm much of europe, with russia at war in ukraine,, but unlike her right—wing allies, she has openly said she is pro—nato and has no time for vladimir putin. although she has worked hard to soften her image, she leads a party rooted in a post—war movement that arose out of benito mussolini's fascists. still embracing their old slogan, god, fatherland and family, she campaigns against lgbt rights and is calling for a naval blockade of libya to stop migrant boats. she is very, very right wing. a lot of issues about things in italy going on in a way more liberal, but now we say we are going backwards. this election has been a political turning point for the country. besides tax cuts, her alliance

wants to renegotiate italy's massive eu covid recovery plan and have italy's president elected by popular vote. as the country's new prime minister, it is up to her to steer italy through one of its most delicate periods, dealing with huge challenges, from the energy crisis and high inflation to a possible recession and a winter wave of covid—19. jessica parkerjoins us from verona now. what is the latest there? when we are —— when are we likely to get confirmation? when we are -- when are we likely to get confirmation?— get confirmation? yes, so the latest here in verona _ get confirmation? yes, so the latest here in verona is _ get confirmation? yes, so the latest here in verona is it _ get confirmation? yes, so the latest here in verona is it is _ get confirmation? yes, so the latest here in verona is it is pretty - here in verona is it is pretty interesting actually, because in the region in the last election, ms meloni was a political minnow. she got something like ll% of the vote here, and now we haven't had the

final result yet, but looks set to have vastly improved on that cupboard something over 50% of the polls suggesting voters here have opted for her right—wing alliance. but it's important to say that, as those results come in, it is not as though there has been a huge amount of excitement about this election. i'm in an area that is bustling with tourists. they are much more apparent than the election campaign has been. you would not even have known it was going on. if you talk to people, a frequent theme is apathy, people being fed up that yet another government has fallen, and they are fed up, too, they say of politicians promises. they will be a lot of pressure on giorgia meloni to deliver on some of those promises that appear to have been fairly popular in this wealthy area of northern italy, such as tax cuts. what other policy changes are we likely to see? she what other policy changes are we likely to see?— what other policy changes are we likel to see? ,, , ., , ., likely to see? she has promised tax cuts, likely to see? she has promised tax cuts. including _ likely to see? she has promised tax cuts, including a _ likely to see? she has promised tax cuts, including a flat _ likely to see? she has promised tax cuts, including a flat rate _ likely to see? she has promised tax cuts, including a flat rate of- likely to see? she has promised tax cuts, including a flat rate of tax - cuts, including a flat rate of tax for those earning under 100,000 euros. she has promised help for

businesses as well. in terms of her hard—line stance on immigration, she wants a naval blockade on libya, to stop people crossing over to italy, is it that is one of the policies, i think, that people mention in terms of they want to see a tougher stance on immigration as well. on the european union, is quite interesting. she has talked about renegotiating this billion pound fund from the eu for coronavirus recovery, but it is pretty vague in terms of what exactly she wants to renegotiate. i think something will be interesting to watch is her approach to the eu. automatically, people are asking if she will be a natural ally of poland, hungary, conservative nationalist government that often have an awkward relationship with government. they have been fights over lgbt rights. she has spoken out over the lgbt lobby, as she puts it, but it is more complicated than that because of the war in ukraine, hungary has

seemed to take a relatively soft stance against russia. its leader has been criticised as being an obstacle, whereas poland has taken a hard line against russia. giorgia meloni says she backs ukraine, but when you look at people in her right—wing alliance, again it looks a bit more complicated, given some of the comments they have made in the past, and their ties to the kremlin. , ,, .., the past, and their ties to the kremlin. , ,, ., ~ the past, and their ties to the kremlin, ,, ., ,, ., ~ i. let's go to rome now, where i'm joined by claudia mariotti. she's a professor of italian politics at university roma tre. what is your reading of what is going on here? how far to the right is this government going to go? thank you for inviting me. i don't think that giorgia meloni will try to change the balance of the european level, on the opposite i think that she would try to legitimise our government at the international level and at the european level because this is more

convenient for her. i think that she will forgo on what she calls the fight on the lgbt lobby, and the illegal immigration. —— focus on. actually she the coalition is not strong enough in order to try constitutional reform on their own, so they need to open a dialogue with the opposition. i think that the coalition, the centre—right coalition, the centre—right coalition, if we can call it in this way, of giorgia meloni, could be problematic. in our political history, most of the government actually fall because of internal problems. in this case, we are aware

of the success of giorgia meloni, but we couldn't imagine the success of the party of cellulose gurney, —— berlusconi. he said it is very much still alive and we are positive he will use that power in the coalition.— will use that power in the coalition. . , ., , ., coalition. can i 'ust ask you, in terms of_ coalition. can i 'ust ask you, in terms of actual— coalition. can ijust ask you, in terms of actual policy - coalition. can ijust ask you, in terms of actual policy changes | coalition. can ijust ask you, in - terms of actual policy changes that we are going to potentially see. on immigration, what are they planning? on immigration, she will try to follow the path against illegal immigration, but martell savini is facing a trial, so giorgia meloni will be smart enough not to make this same mistake. she will try to

make it harder to arrive in italy. she will try to ask europe for more support. and she will try, of course, to make more agreement with the african countries in order to stop immigrants arriving. igrate the african countries in order to stop immigrants arriving. we have to leave it there- _ stop immigrants arriving. we have to leave it there. i'm _ stop immigrants arriving. we have to leave it there. i'm afraid _ stop immigrants arriving. we have to leave it there. i'm afraid we - stop immigrants arriving. we have to leave it there. i'm afraid we are - leave it there. i'm afraid we are out of time, thank you forjoining us. out of time, thank you for “oining us. . ~' out of time, thank you for “oining us. . ~ , ., in iran, clashes between police and anti—goverment protestors are now said to have claimed more than a0 lives. the protests were prompted by the death of a young woman in police custody — mahsa amini. she'd been detained for allegedly flouting strict rules on wearing the hijab head—covering. the iranian president has threatened "decisive action" to stop the wave of protests sweeping the country. for more on that, i'm joined now by rana rahimpour of bbc persian.

what is the latest? despite the violent crackdown, the protests are continuing. last night, several neighbourhoods in tehran saw protest, and dozens of other cities. i want to remind you that the internet is blocked in many of those cities and more rural parts of the country, so it is difficult to get the latest of elements. but on top of that, today, a number of universities have called for a general strike and eight sit in, so they have closed the schools and universities, and a number of the universities, and a number of the universities have been moved online because the government is worried about the student protests, and professors and students have come out and said that, and until they stop suppressing our free speech and releasing other students that have been arrested, we are not going to go back to the classes. share been arrested, we are not going to go back to the classes.— go back to the classes. are some --eole go back to the classes. are some people worried — go back to the classes. are some people worried about _ go back to the classes. are some people worried about continuing l people worried about continuing protests, given the potential

crackdowns from the government? there are worries on both sides. but both sides seem adamant about changing tack. obviously, the government is worried about its legitimacy and it is under a lot of pressure internationally and domestically, and there are so many crises that it has to manage. it also, the young people out of the street, they are just fed up. also, the young people out of the street, they arejust fed up. they feel hopeless, there is no site for a nuclear deal, or the end of corruption, and now a young woman being killed for not wearing the headscarf properly. she was wearing a covering but it was not covering all of her hair. and now she has been killed and that has really struck a chord amongst many iranians, including regime supporters who say it is just too much. and including men? yes, men as well as women. these protests are being led by women and supported by men, so we are receiving footage of women standing on top of their cars on the streets waving their headscarves and they are being

cheered on by men. this is still continuing, despite many people being injured and thousands arrested, which is quite telling about the state of the iranians society. about the state of the iranians socie . ~ . about the state of the iranians socie . . . . about the state of the iranians socie . ~ . ., ., , about the state of the iranians socie . . . society. what about the family of this ouna society. what about the family of this young woman. _ society. what about the family of this young woman. have - society. what about the family of this young woman. have they - society. what about the family of - this young woman. have they spoken? we interviewed — this young woman. have they spoken? we interviewed them _ this young woman. have they spoken? we interviewed them of— this young woman. have they spoken? we interviewed them of the _ this young woman. have they spoken? we interviewed them of the father. i we interviewed them of the father. the line was really bad but he maintains that his daughter was completely healthy, she was a 22—year—old healthy, fit young woman and he denied all the stories that the authorities have made up saying that it was a sudden death, a heart failure, and he told me that he was not even allowed to check her body. she was wrapped in a cloth, so he could only see her legs, which were bruised and swollen, and herface. he was not even allowed to check to see if there were head injuries, which many people believe is her cause of death. and they are under a lot of pressure not to talk, so they have been very brave and they carry

on expressing their opinions, despite the crackdown. thank you. let's despite the crackdown. thank you. let's catch — despite the crackdown. thank you. let's catch op _ despite the crackdown. thank you. let's catch up with _ despite the crackdown. thank you. let's catch up with the _ despite the crackdown. thank you. let's catch up with the weather - despite the crackdown. thank you. l let's catch up with the weather now. we have had some rain crossing through the course of the night, which is now making good progress on to the continent. behind it, sunny intervals and bright spells, but also showers but strong winds particularly around the coast, gusting to gale force across the finals in scotland. the winds are north—westerly, blowing in the showers. temperatures 8—17 c, and feeling cool in the winter. this evening and overnight, we hang on to the strong winds. many showers will fade, but not all of them, and it will be a cool night in eastern areas, with temperatures dipping away, 4—7 c. further west, and it's not going to be quite as cold. tomorrow will still be windy, the strongest still in the north of the country. low pressure still close by, so a lot of showers coming in

across the north and north—east of scotland and some will be heavy and foundry. thick cloud in south—west england later. in between, a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers and once again the wind will take the edge of those territories. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the pound plunges to an all—time low against the us dollar, days after the chancellor unveiled historic tax cuts in his mini—budget, funded by borrowing. historic tax cuts in his labour call on the government to act. i think that the bank will come under pressure to stem this inflationary pressure and selling off of sterling, but really we need the chancellor to get a grip of this. a moment of history in italy — far—right leader giorgia meloni is set to win the election, putting her in line to be the country's first female prime minister. translation: if we are called|

to govern this nation we will do so on everybody�*s behalf. we will do it for all italians, with a clear objective of uniting the people, of underlining what unites it rather than what divides it. nasa prepares to crash a probe into an asteroid to see how to stop a space rock from hitting earth. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. how quickly things can change in the world of sport. a year after that memorable run to the euro is a final gareth southgate says he faces losing his england job if results don't go his way up the upcoming world cup. england have failed to win any of their last with just one goal coming in those matches from the penalty spot. if they fail to beat germany later at wembley it will be england's longest winless run since the 1950s making

tonight's match their last before the tournament begins in qatar in november such an important one. i’m november such an important one. i'm not the november such an important one. ii�*tii not the first coach to go through a difficult time in terms of results and criticism. that is part of the territory. for me it's a great challenge to lead the team through a moment like this. you're not going to have six years as we have had to without a spell where you're going to have some tough results. let’s to have some tough results. let's not for: et to have some tough results. let's not forget wales _ to have some tough results. let's not forget wales play _ to have some tough results. let's not forget wales play england in their group game at the world cup in november 29. they lost to poland last night meaning they have also been relegated from their nations league group. as jane dougall reports. singing it echoed around the cardiff city stadium, the welsh national anthem lifting the players, but could they lift wales off the bottom of their group? perhaps, with their star

player fit to start. last time around, poland took the points. they took up where they left off. this was a must—win for wales. lose and they would be relegated from their nations league group. motivation for a double chance from dan james. but wojciech szczesny equal to both. with so much at stake, the nerves got to wayne henessey, almost putting the ball into his own net. poland struck first, a magic touch from robert lewandowski putting it on a plate. wales tried to reply, denied by the former arsenal keeper's finger tips. it just wasn't their night. gareth bale's header hit the crossbar and frustrations bubbled over. that's now no wins in five for wales — not the best preparation before a world cup. jane dougall, bbc news. that will cup now just 55 days away. the england t20 cricket team will head into their fifth the england t20 cricket team will head into theirfifth match the england t20 cricket team will head into their fifth match of the series against pakistan on wednesday tied at 2—2 after dramatic defeat in karachi. england lost by three runs

in a topsy—turvy match that saw them set a modest target, only to squander their opportunity in a frantic finale. nesta mcgregor reports. no country has played more t20 matches than pakistan. game number 200 is unlikely to be hard to forget. moeen ali chose to bowl first and the home side found a gap centre boundary. mohammad rizwan did most of the heavy lifting, scoring an impressive 88 before phone to the bowling of reece topley. england were set a gettable target of 167. the key would be not to lose any early wickets. after phil salt was caught, and this alex hales effort held, there were reasons for concern. the england captain came in to steady the ship but his bales were spectacularly blown over and when liam dawson scored 21l were spectacularly blown over and when liam dawson scored 2a in an over the game swung back in england's favour. briefly. a nailbiter, it would go to the final

over. pakistan the eventual winners, the series tied at 2—2, three games to go and everybody is hoping they are half as good as this one. nesta mcgregor, bbc news will stop players and staff have been told to collect all their belongings from worcester rugby club before ll:30pm this afternoon as the premiership side faces being suspended from all competitions unless they can show they have enough money to continue. the rfu want to see evidence of insurance cover and funds available to pay staff and players by the deadline. that is looking unlikely and if players don't get their september salaries they will be in a position to walk away. their game against newcastle took place at the weekend, which they won. that's all the sport for now. five rescue workers have been killed in a typhoon that has swept through the philippines, devastating homes and leaving millions without electricity. super typhoon noru brought gusts of up to 149 miles an hour to the main island of luzon, where more than 50 million people live. let's get an update from our asia

correspondent laura bicker. we are on the main road to san miguel, one of the worst hit areas on the main island of the philippines. i think around 7a,000 people have been taken to evacuation centres. many people have also just decided to stay with friends, or kind of out of their houses, but, as you can see, out onto the streets. the flood waters, i'm just going to take you to give you an idea, as soon as you come off the road, where the floodwaters go. if you go down the alley you can see they are having to wade at least chest deep to get to their homes, which is one of the reasons why i'm not standing in that water. you've got thousands of people living under these conditions at the moment hoping the floodwaters will recede over the next few hours. this super typhoon did come with a warning but not much because it formed so quickly before slamming into the philippines in the last few hours. it brought with it those gusty winds

and torrential rain and it's that rain coming off the mountains that has caused so much trouble here. five rescue workers, as you mentioned, were swept away in floodwaters as they tried to get out in a boat and rescue people from their homes. when the president spoke during a disaster committee meeting this morning, what he said was that he feels that at this time the philippines may have got off lightly. now this is a country very much used to weather events. they say that these typhoons are coming with more intensity and more frequently than they have before. this area was flooded in 2013 but not this badly. and when i was asking people who were sitting on the roofs of their houses kind of passing food to one another, i said, what do you need, and i thought they would ask for better housing. i thought they would ask for better protection from floods. one young ladyjust shouted to me, "no, i need the world to know that they need to focus on climate change."

laura bicker. in the last two weeks, ukraine has retaken huge swathes of the east that have been under russian control. schoolteachers in these areas have described to the bbc a systematic attempt to eliminate the ukrainian curriculum by force, including beating and deporting staff. such findings only worsen concerns for those who are still living in occupied territories and have beeen "voting" in the discredited referendums, the results of which are expected to be announced this week. our correspondent zhanna bezpiatchuk reports from the region of kharkiv. during any occupation, for the invading force, shaping young minds is often a key priority. this is an abandoned school in balakliya in the east of the country. the russian military tried to confiscate all ukrainian textbooks at this school, so some teachers tried to hide them here. this has been happening in all areas occupied by russia since last spring, a systematic strategy

to impose their education system by introducing the russian curriculum. more than 100 kilometres north, in the town of vovchansk, russian textbooks were brought in and ukrainian books destroyed. translation: we were told - to teach our students that ukraine is a territory of russia. the teachers who agreed to collaborate were promised career promotions and high salaries. 70,000—80,000 russian roubles. but in reality, many of them didn't even get paid. inna refused to collaborate and launched online courses for her students underground. but others were not so lucky. when lydia refused to set up a russian school, she was detained for 19 days. despite her age she says she was made to kneel,

she was beaten, she was humiliated and verbally abused. translation: a car pulled up and three masked men - with assault rifles came out. they put a gun to my throat and tore apart my diploma as a teacher of the ukrainian language. they throw me into a cell. they didn't give me anything to eat or drink. i thought, no one knows where i am. my soul ached. the bbc asked the russian authorities to respond to lidiya's claims but they did not reply. but some parents did sign up their kids to these new schools. translation: parents _ were threatened that if they didn't

send their children to schools run by russia, their kids would be abducted by russian soldiers. now, only days after the russians have retreated, these students are free to study in ukrainian. but normality is a long way ahead for those whose lives have been so deeply affected by this war. zhanna bezpiatchuk, bbc news, kharkiv region. two teenagers will appear before magistrates today charged with the murder of a 15—year—old boy. khayri mclean was stabbed outside his school in huddersfield on wednesday and died in hospital. west yorkshire police say the boys, aged 15 and 16, have also been charged with possession of a bladed article. despite the risks, the number of people crossing the english channel in small boats continues to rise, with the total so far this year having already surpassed

the whole of last year. according to government figures collated by the bbc, more than 31,000 people have made the crossing in 2022, which is more than 3,000 higher than in all of 2021. just last week, more than 1,100 people were intercepted in a single day — that represents the third highest daily figure this year. and so far this month, more than 6,000 have made the crossing. a people smuggler based in turkey has told bbc panorama that the uk won't put off his customers. a people smuggler based in turkey has told bbc panorama that the uk government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda won't put off his customers. the government has defended its plan — despite legal challenges from human rights campaigners — and says it hopes to break the the people smugglers' business model. jane corbin went to istanbul to find out more about this booming trade. istanbul in turkey is the front line of the refugee crisis. people smuggling is big business here. i'm heading to a safe house to meet a kingpin. we have agreed not to reveal his identity,

as it was the only way he would tell me about his business. he denies it, but there have been allegations that a migrant died on one of his boats. smuggling is dangerous, people's lives are put at risk, you are making money from putting people's lives at risk. translation: accidents can happen. but we explain how dangerous the journey is, and we have them sign a consent form. "you could die," i tell him. and warn his mum and dad too. the uk government announced it would crack down on this trade. it plans to send some asylum seekers, likely single men, to rwanda in africa to have their claims processed. the smuggler says it won't make any difference. translation: even if they send 1000 people a day to _ rwanda, they won't stop. people won't change their mind. they aren't afraid of dying, and if they are not afraid of death,

they won't be afraid of going to rwanda. earlier this month, the plan was challenged in the high court in london. a ruling is expected later in the autumn. the united nations refugee agency says the uk government needs to change course. the numbers are going up. the people who are taking these journeys are well aware that they are at risk of being transferred to rwanda — it's not stopping them. what is being achieved here? almost nothing. it's hugely expensive and the very high probability is that those that do come to rwanda will leave very, very quickly and we are right back where we started again. the government says the rwanda plan is legal and safe and will help fix the broken asylum system. it wants to stop the people smugglers and prevent further loss of life.

but there's no sign of the plan working yet. the numbers arriving in the uk are still rising. this month, the number of arrivals by boat reached a new record. jane corbin, bbc news. and you can watch panorama's investigation — channel crisis: can people smugglers be stopped? — on bbc one at 8'00pm tonight. this evening, nasa are planning to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to change its course. the space rock doesn't pose any danger to the earth, but this mission will test whether an asteroid could be diverted if it was heading for our planet. our science editor rebecca morelle has more. it's the stuff of hollywood — an asteroid threatening to wipe out the earth and a mission to stop it, like in the film, armageddon. but now, nasa is turning science fiction into science fact. they are about to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to try

and change its path. this space rock poses no threat, but it's a chance to show how we could deal with one on a collision course with the earth. the double asteroid redirection test is, first and foremost, a test. it is a test on an asteroid that is not a danger to earth. there is nothing we can do to it that will make it a danger to earth, and we are doing this now when we don't have to do in order to develop the capabilities to deflect an asteroid if we ever should need to in the future. three, two, one... and lift off, of the falcon 9 and dart. the spacecraft launched last year and has travelled nearly seven million miles. after the first stage, you see those engines coming to life... _ now it's nearing its destination. its target is a small space rock called dyomorphus that's orbiting a larger one. travelling at 11l,000 mph, the spacecraft will crash into dyomorphus, giving the asteroid a kick.

this will change its speed, and alter its orbit, which scientists can monitor from earth to see if it's worked. it's the first time that nasa has tried anything like this, and on—board cameras will film the collision and beam the footage back to earth. but if the test is a success it will be the first step in protecting our planet should a real asteroid threat ever come our way. rebecca morrelle, bbc news. to bring you the latest on the news of a shooting at a school in russia, happening in a city, and the latest reports from reuters say the victims who have been killed include five children, two teachers and two security guards, according to the reuters news agency. they are also reporting that amongst the people killed, the gunman then committed

suicide, killed himself, that's according to the russian investigative committee. but a number of victims, including five children in that school shooting. we don't have details yet as to the motive or who the gunman was or why this attack happened. a terrible attack on a school in central russia, with children amongst the victims, five children thought to have died. we will bring you the latest details as they come in. the new king started his reign in the same week as the prime minister liz truss took over, and it seems both have an interest in cheese. truss famously made a speech criticising the level of cheese imports and was somehwat mocked for it. king charles, as prince of wales, took an interest in reviving artisan cheeses. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. cow moos. it is tough to make ends meet when you are running a small dairy farm. this farmer says his farm

in mid wales was saved by the efforts of the new king. he saw the need for farmers to add value to their milk, because, after all, it's a very tough economic climate for dairy farmers at the moment and we probably wouldn't even be here were it not for our decision to go into cheesemaking. he was a really major influence. so how did doing this — making cheese — help? well, patrick found he could triple the value of his organic milk by making it into cheese, which is where the king came in. because our king loves artisan british cheese, and his support was vital to keep the industry going. the headlines this evening, the agriculture minister, john macgregor, wants to ban cheese made from unpatched rice milk. a series of food scares in the 1980s meant new hygiene rules were being applied to manufacturers.

they didn't take account of traditional production methods and cheese makers were going out of business. that's when prince charles stepped up. the king convened a meeting of cheesemakers and civil servants to get a dialogue going and pour oil on troubled waters if you like, and byjingo it worked. i mean, we started talking as amicable friends, we made common sense prevail, whilst adhering to the law. it was a decisive moment in the history of british cheese, and in the decades that followed the industry has flourished. mmm—mm, that's a lovely one. and the story of british artisan cheese gives an insight into how charles used his position to make change happen. the new king has got behind literally hundreds of issues,

including tackling climate change, and his passion for them isn't suddenly going to evaporate. of course he's going to be careful. you won't hear him express an opinion on fracking for example. but how controversial would it be for the monarch to urge the world to act more quickly on climate change, say? or for that matter, to encourage us all to eat more british cheese? justin rowlatt, bbc news. the eurovision song contest is heading to the uk next year, after organisers decided it could not be held in the winning country ukraine due to the ongoing war. seven uk cities are shortlisted to stage the event, and we've been visitng each of the contenders to see what they can offer. this week our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, is visiting leeds. yorkshire has hosted the eurovision song contest before, in 1982. bienvenue a harrogate.

welcome to harrogate. now, it's been a very, - very popular spot this week for all the delegates _ from all the european countries. many magnificent examples of victorian architecture — l there's one now. is that one of the bronte sisters? # so many nights i spend # trying to catch my breath... # things have rather changed since then. but eurovision could return as part of a special year dedicated to culture, leeds is bidding to host the event. we've got everything. it's in the middle of leeds 2023, which is our big cultural festival, we have the infrastructure. this is what we do, we entertain, we are musical, we can deliver this. # kisses for me, save all your kisses for me...# and leeds has produced a eurovision winner. brotherhood of man triumphed in 1976. sandra stevens was born and grew up in the city. the people in britain had put us

at number one in the charts when we actually went there, so we all said, well, let's do it for them. # i'll be thinking of you # in 'most everything i do...# what would it mean to you if eurovision was held in leeds? it would give the yorkshire people the boost that everybody needs in the country. it would just mean so much to them. # kisses for me, save all your kisses for me...# and her band—mate nicky stevens hopes brotherhood of man will be part of next year's celebrations. well, i think it would be fabulous, as we are the biggest selling eurovision winning song. and we still hold the record for winning by the greatest majority of votes. respect, bbc. give us a shot! leeds also played a crucial role in last year's czech republic entry.

we are domi met and formed while studying music at the leeds conservatoire. without leeds, without studying there, playing all the gigs we played there and having the group of associates around us as a music city, then of course we would never be a band, and we lived there for five years together and i think we played every club you can play in leeds, and i think it's a really good option and i really hope leeds gets picked. that's a view shared by two of west yorkshire's biggest eurovision fans. it's already a place where music is so important and so vibrant in leeds culture and i think it would just expand that even more. i think it could be a really world—class show. i think there is a general consensus that we want to see other parts of the uk that are not usually seen. so i think this would be just a great opportunity

to put leeds on the map. this is leeds first direct arena. fingers crossed — fingers crossed — that we will be holding it here. radio presenter stephanie hirst is already excited and thinks it's important that one crucial aspect is remembered. it's incredible to think that the entire world could be focused on leeds, this building, but we can't forget that this is ukraine's party. we are just letting them host it in our house, that's all. and the ukrainian community centre in the chapeltown area of leeds, there is a mix of excitement and sorrow. we have become leeds people. but we are ukrainian. and it's just wonderful that we may get this chance to show the world what we're here for. is there any part of you that really wishes it was being held in ukraine, though? yes, definitely, because it. would mean the war is over. so, yeah. | definitely.

why would leeds be a good place? leeds is the best town in britain! and if eurovision does return to yorkshire, hopefully this time, the tv coverage will find something more interesting to say about the region. of course, in this area i is the home of ici fibres. crimple house, from . which comes crimplene. colin paterson, bbc news, leeds. let me remind you of some sad breaking news coming from russia. we are getting reports of a shooting at a school that has left nine people dead, five of them children, two teachers and two security guards also reported to be killed. investigators are saying possibly 20 others or more possibly injured when a man opened fire in a school in the

city of izhevsk in west central russia. an unidentified man entered the school and opened fire and there are reports the gunman then killed himself after the attack on the school. nine people dead, many others injured, and five children among those who have lost their lives in a school shooting in central russia. we do not know the identity or the motive behind the attack of the gunmen. we will keep you updated in the next few minutes. we can turn to the weather with carol kirkwood. what we have this morning as a band of rain that has now more or less clear to the south of england and behind it we are looking at a mixture of bright spells, sunny intervals and some showers. we also have a brisk and noticeable wind, the strongest of which around the coasts, especially the far north of scotland, touching gale force at times but taking the edge off the temperatures and it will feel cooler than the temperatures suggest, between eight and 17 degrees.

heading through this evening and overnight, hanging onto strong wind, touching gale force across the far north of scotland. still showers around although not as many as during the day and it will be cold across eastern areas with overnight low temperatures between four and six or seven, but not as cold towards the west. tomorrow, still a strong wind and still strongest in the north of the country. also showers across north and north—east scotland, some of which will be heavy thundery. the weather front bringing thicker cloud and rain into the south—west later. in between, bright spells, sunshine and feeling cool especially the wind.

this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the pound plunges to an all—time low against the us dollar, days after the uk chancellor unveiled historic tax cuts in his mini—budget funded by borrowing. the opposition labour party calls on the government to act. i think that the good bank will come under pressure to stem this inflationary pressure and selling off of sterling, but really, we need the chancellor to get a grip of this. a moment of history in italy. far right leader giorgia meloni is set to win the election putting her in line to be the country's first female prime minister. if we are called to govern this

nation, we will do so on everybody 's behalf. we will do it for all italians,