hello, i'm maryam moshiri. this is outside source. voting ends in four disputed referendums in parts of occupied ukraine, which russia may use to annex more territory. the west has denounced the vote a sham. ukraine accuses moscow of a terror attack on two pipelines carrying gas to europe. seismologists reported underwater blasts before three leaks emerged. meanwhile, the exodus continues. thousands of russian men trying to avoid the military call up are fleeing across the border. 66,000 russians have entered the eu in a week. here in the uk, the opposition leader keir starmer accuses the government of crashing

the economy with its new plan to cut tax and increase borrowing. don't forget, don't forgive. the only way to stop this is with a labour government. applause and nasa has deliberately flown a space—craft into an asteroid — to push it off course — in the first test of a planetary defence system. voting has ended in widely discredited referendums organised by russia in four occupied regions in ukraine. as expected, russia is claiming that an overwhelming majority of residents are in favour ofjoining russia, but not all the votes have yet been counted. ukraine and the west have condemned the five—day vote as a "sham" and an attempted land grab by moscow. russia's president claims hejust wants to help people living there.

nearly four million people from the eastern regions of donetsk and luhansk and the southern regions of kherson and zaporizhzhia were to attend polling stations and vote. the areas in question represent 15% of ukraine's territory — roughly the size of portugal. but how many of those votes were given freely is in dispute, as the bbc�*s hugo bachega explains. we have heard reports, though, from residents, accounts from people on the ground saying that soldiers are going door—to—door, forcing people to vote. ukraine officials are saying that in some towns, residents have been banned from leaving, some workers have been threatened with losing theirjobs if they do not join this process. so it seems like people are being forced to take part in this so—called referendum. so could the results be legitimate? here's our world affairs editorjohn simpson. kherson, which is probably

containing the greatest number of people that do not want to have anything to do with russia, is supposedly voting 97% in favour of moving into russia, going into russia. zaporizhzhia, 98%. donetsk, 98%. luhansk, 98%. i mean, these are ludicrous. the uk's ministry of defence has said vladimir putin could announce the annexation of occupied regions of ukraine when he addresses russia's parliament as early as friday. we heard earlier that putin has justified the votes as helping people living in these territories who consider themselves russian. but there is another school of thought as to his motivation, as one of ukraine's former prime ministers explains. ukraine launched a number of counteroffensive and putin failed on the battlefield, so now he wants actually — the battlefield, so now he wants actually to subdue this area in order— actually to subdue this area in order to —

actually to subdue this area in order to commit another war crime, to commit_ order to commit another war crime, to commit another international crime _ to commit another international crime against the sovereignty of ukraine — ukraine has said any of its citizens who've helped with russia's self—styled referendums will face treason charges and at least five years in jail. it has accused uruguay, belarus, syria, egypt, brazil, venezuela, togo and south africa with unlawfully seeking to legitimise the votes. uruguay has denied this, with the foreign ministry tweeting that it... here's the country's foreign minister speaking on monday. translation: our country has condemned _ translation: our country has condemned it _ translation: our country has condemned it in _ translation: our country has condemned it in the _ translation: our country has condemned it in the strongest l translation: our country has - condemned it in the strongest terms as a clear— condemned it in the strongest terms as a clear violation _ condemned it in the strongest terms as a clear violation on _ condemned it in the strongest terms as a clear violation on the _ as a clear violation on the principles— as a clear violation on the principles on _ as a clear violation on the principles on which - as a clear violation on the principles on which we - as a clear violation on the l principles on which we have as a clear violation on the - principles on which we have built this organisation— principles on which we have built this organisation and _ principles on which we have built this organisation and which - principles on which we have built this organisation and which must principles on which we have built. this organisation and which must be respected _ this organisation and which must be respected by— this organisation and which must be respected by all— this organisation and which must be respected by all its _ this organisation and which must be respected by all its members. - this organisation and which must be respected by all its members. it- this organisation and which must be respected by all its members. it is. respected by all its members. it is imperative — respected by all its members. it is imperative that— respected by all its members. it is imperative that the _ respected by all its members. it is imperative that the russian - imperative that the russian federation _ imperative that the russian federation cease _ imperative that the russian federation cease hostilitiesj imperative that the russian - federation cease hostilities and

withdraw— federation cease hostilities and withdraw as _ federation cease hostilities and withdraw as soon _ federation cease hostilities and withdraw as soon as _ federation cease hostilities and withdraw as soon as possible i federation cease hostilities and i withdraw as soon as possible from ukrainian — withdraw as soon as possible from ukrainian territory. _ the eu says it will impose sanctions on any organisers of the so—called referendums. meanwhile, the un has also expressed concerns about reports from russia of nearly 2,400 protesters being arrested since president putin's order to partially mobilize troops for the war in ukraine last wednesday. we call for the immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained and for the authorities to abide by their international obligations, to respect and ensure the rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly. the kremlin said last week that 300,000 russians would be summoned, with priority given to those with military experience. however, vladimir putin admitted on monday that there had been errors in who was being called up — with reports of elderly people and those with disabilities receiving a summons. across russia, there's been a spate of attacks on enlistment offices. more than a dozen have been set on fire. however, there are also those who support the sign up, as the bbc�*s steve rosenberg found out when he visited a military

conscription office. translation: i am in to fight, says demetri. since we have been draughted, we have to serve. the lads will run out a bit there, they will lose a bit of weight. he will be fine. russia says it has not asked for the extradition of thousands of russian citizens who've rushed into neighbouring countries following the call up of extra soldiers to fight in ukraine. places such as belarus nd uzbekistan have reported a surge in the number of those crossing their borders. finnish authorities said almost 17,000 russians crossed the border into finland last weekend, an 80% rise from a week earlier. these satellite images show long vehicle queues on russia's borders with georgia and mongolia. the bbc�*s rayhan demetrie is at the upper larsi border crossing from russia into georgia and sent this report.

there's a flow of people coming across. some are on their bikes, many are crossing the water by foot, some are in their cars. people are dragging their suitcases behind. all of them are looking exhausted, hungry, but also relieved to be here. this is the point of safety for them. many people told me that it took them days to cross the border and there are many thousand more people on the russian side. there are also issues going on on the russian side — people have to pay bribes to avoid being in a queue for too long. but once here, they're being met by taxi drivers that are haggling prices with them. many people, for some reason, want to purchase their bikes, i can see even with the flat.

once here in georgia? georgia had its own war with russia back in 2008, and many people here are extremely concerned about such big influx of the russians. they're concerned because they think it's a security threat, they're worried that the russian government might decide to come and protect its own citizens, like it's done before. so, therefore, the feelings are really mixed, but at the moment, these people are coming through. there are lots of russians already in the capital, tbilisi. it's putting enormous pressure on the capital — shortages with rental accommodation and so on. that's rayhan demetrie there. the president of kazakhstan, which also borders russia, has said his country has to ensure the safety of large numbers of russians who've crossed the border in recent days.

98,000 russians have entered the country since the mobilization was announced. translation: there is a large-scale war going j on in the immediate vicinity of us. bearing this in mind, we must first of all think about the security of our country. the territorial integrity of states must be inviolable. this is a key principle. i have always spoken about this openly, clearly in the international arena. alongside those who are fleeing over the borders are those who have hastily purchased and overpriced tickets to countries such as montenegro and turkey, where russians currently don't need visas to enter. alexander is one such person — he says there's no sense in going back to russia. translation: i want to live. i do not want to go to war. this is not our war. we are not protecting our homeland, we are attacking our neighbours, our brothers. we are trying to occupy territories that do not belong to us and which, as far as i'm concerned, we do not need. it is ukrainian territory and i definitely will not fight for that, let alone die for it.

meanwhile, a united nations commission of inquiry investigating alleged human rights violations in ukraine has concluded that war crimes have been committed. their report is based on evidence they have collected between february and july and found human rights violations by both russia and ukraine. here's the head of the rights monitoring mission. following several field visits to settlements in kyiv and chernigov regions, we've corroborated willful

to north—eastern germany. neither it or its twin russian—owned pipeline, nord stream 2, are currently in operation, although they both still contain gas. the cause of the damage to is unclear, but authorities have not ruled out sabotage. to put this in context, here's the bbc�*s damien mcguiness, who is in berlin. nord stream 2 one, for many years, has been the main source of rushing up has been the main source of rushing up to europe via germany —— nord stream one. nord stream 2 is next, very controversial project, was stopped by german authorities just days after the russian invasion of ukraine, and russia is accused

traditionally... using gas as a weapon, coming towards germany, and thatis weapon, coming towards germany, and that is can tripping factors in rising prices. == that is can tripping factors in rising prices.— that is can tripping factors in rising prices. that is can tripping factors in risin: rices. ., , ., ., rising prices. -- that is one of the can tripping _ rising prices. -- that is one of the can tripping factors. _ those rising prices are a key issue that many european countries are trying to grapple with, but it's not thought the leaks will have any significant impact on this. poland's prime minister has accused vladimir putin of using the nord stream pipelines as instruments of war. he didn't directly accuse anyone of attacking the pipelines, but the implication was clear. translation: today, we have to deal with an act of sabotage. _ we do not know yet the details of what happened, but we clearly see that this is an act of sabotage. this is an act that probably signals a new phase of the escalation of the situation in ukraine. the kremlin also expressed concerns about the damage to the pipelines — also without pointing any fingers. here's spokesperson dimitry peskov. translation: the pressure really has fallen significantly. _ the situation is unprecedented and

requires immediate investigation. we're extremely worried by this news. no option can be ruled out right now. it's clear that there is damage to the pipeline. one expert is clear about who he thinks is to blame. when you look at the complexity of the attacks and how _ difficult it is to carry out| such an act of sabotage, it is most likely that - a state actor is involved. and there are only one| state actor in the baltic that has the possibility, _ the capabilities and the motivation come together, and that is obviously russia. - ukraine has also accused russia, saying the alleged actions amount to "nothing more than a terrorist attack." another analyst the verdict is still out on what has caused the leaks. no—one has been caught red—handed doing this

operation, so we still think, i still think, it's possibly about technical issues, but it remains to be seen. here in the uk, labour leader keir starmer has attacked liz truss' tax cut plans — promising a brighter economic future under a labour government. in a keynote speech in liverpool, he promised to turn the uk into a growth superpower if elected. his speech lasted 60 minutes, and there was a clear theme throughout. here's how he began. what we have seen in the past few days has no precedent. the government has lost control of the british economy. and for what? they have crashed the pound. and for what? higher interest rates, higher inflation, higher borrowing. and for what? not for you, not for working people. for tax cuts for the richest 1% in our society. don't forget, don't forgive. the only way to stop this

is with a labour government. the context to all this is a cost of living crisis and a looming financial crisis. yesterday, the pound sank to record low against the us dollar, on the back of the uk government's biggest tax cuts in 50 years, a plan it says will grow the economy. today, sir keir starmer put forward an alternative plan. here's some of it. today, i'm so proud to launch our green prosperity plan, a plan that will turn the uk into a green growth superpower. and driving the plan forward is a goal that will put us ahead of any major economy in the world — 100% clean power by 2030. a huge national effort, an effort that will

double britain's onshore wind capacity, triple solar power, quadruple offshore wind invest in tidal, hydrogen, nuclear, back carbon capture, commit to green steel production, new renewable ports, new giga factories and insulate 19 million homes. so that's some of what labour want to do. on friday, the new uk chancellor kwasi kwarteng set out his plan to boost the economy by slashing £16 billion in taxes, paid for by increased borrowing. under the plan, he scrapped the uk's top rate of income tax and cancelled a planned rise in corporation taxes. this is how he pitched it in parliament. we promised to prioritise growth, mr speaker. we promised a new approach for a new era. we promised to release the enormous potential of this country. but markets are rattled. and keir starmer had other words. they used to lecture us about fixing

the roof when the sun was shining. but take a look around britain. they haven'tjust failed to fix the roof, they've ripped out the foundations, smashed through the windows, and now they've blown the doors off for good measure. the chancellor insists his plan will succeed. while keir starmer was in liverpool, kwasi kwarteng was meeting top bankers in london, where he said... in focus now is the bank of england and what it might do next. this is its chief economist. on the back of all that, and in a context where there is a rebalancing of the macro policy environment and an anticipation of looser fiscal policy,

i think it is hard not to draw the conclusion that all this will require a significant monetary policy response. so, "a significant monetary policy response". he also said the central bank will have to act in november. economists are now predicting interest rates — that have already been rising — will more than double byjune from their current level of 2.25% to 5.8%. this will impact home—owners. some 8.3 million people have mortgages in the uk and now face paying much more on their monthly repayments. many mortgage lenders are already pulling deals because of volatility. here's one lender on what that means. well, it means that if you are looking for a new mortgage or to reremortgage, the pool that you are fishing from has gotten considerably smaller, and alongside that, obviously, the fish that are in that pool are much more expensive now. clients are very worried.

the media has hit on the story today, and i have already had phone calls while doing these interviews, about, "what shall i do, what do i do?" it is a worrying time and clients are notjust having to deal with their mortgage rates increasing but the whole cost of living is increasing, so they are being bashed at all sides. there's other fallout too. a weaker pound makes imports and goods priced in dollars much higher. it also risks fuelling a rise in prices at a time when inflation is already at its highest level in a0 years. and many people in britain are worried. this is one home—owner. having costs rising, in terms of energy and other bills, is going to certainly put us at a little bit more of a loss, a deficit. i guess i am picking up the entirety of the mortgage cost as well, so, yeah, quite a lot of pressure and a big hit. so economic fallout — and there's perhaps political fallout. a new poll for yougov has given labour a i7% lead over the conservatives, its largest in more

than two decades. next, let's get the assessment of our political editor chris mason, who is at the labour party conference in liverpool. there is a buoyancy here borne of banishing the trouble of the past and floating on the current problems that have been made, really, by the new prime minister, and sir keir starmer hopes that he can effectively move towards the political territory that he thinks liz truss has vacated. that is absolutely the strategy. and there's no doubt, as i say, an optimism here, but he has to translate that to the wider electorate, and even his biggest supporters will acknowledge what we just heard there in alex's report, that he doesn't necessarily have as much va—va—voom as the very man he was referring to and used the words of in his speech, tony blair.

so how does, therefore, the future look for labour? when you speak to people here, they will acknowledge that, yes, they are doing better than they could have ever possibly imagined by this stage, but they still have an awful long way to go. why? their defeat last time in 2019, their biggest since 1935. so to get from that point to victory is a huge leap. tony yates is an independent economist and a former senior adviser on monetary policy at the bank of england. thanks forjoining us, tony. let me ask you first of all, before you move on, let you make of the labour plan for the economy and what you think the markets would make of it? the plan has got a lot of hopeful optimism in it ended this traditionally vague, as conference speeches already are. what is important is in what is in the manifesto. the important bits of it,

it is clearly not what the government are duping. the markets are very worried about the government's hope that cutting taxes is actually going to raise revenues by improving the supply side of the economy, and almost all economists, probably all of those except those closely involved with the truss team, would not agree that that will happen, no evidence that it would happen, no evidence that it would happen, and that is why financial markets are concerned, because they will see that simple he piling on indefinitely. what is stopping this becoming a full—blown financial crisis, i think, becoming a full—blown financial crisis, ithink, is becoming a full—blown financial crisis, i think, is the very encouraging polling for labour, so markets can see there's a clear and to it, because two years of your responsible borrowing is completely manageable, and the way things are looking, the conservatives will only have two years unless they can find a way out of this situation —— your responsible borrowing. in a way out of this situation -- your responsible borrowing.— responsible borrowing. in effect, ou're responsible borrowing. in effect, you're saying _ responsible borrowing. in effect, you're saying if _ responsible borrowing. in effect, you're saying if labour _ responsible borrowing. in effect,

you're saying if labour has - responsible borrowing. in effect, you're saying if labour has a - responsible borrowing. in effect, | you're saying if labour has a solid plan of what the markets consider a solid plan, the markets will settle india but calm her because they don't see the current government lasting beyond two years? is that what you're saying? i lasting beyond two years? is that what you're saying?— lasting beyond two years? is that what you're saying? i think that is already helping — what you're saying? i think that is already helping provide _ what you're saying? i think that is already helping provide a - anchorfor anchor for the financial markets. labour would not agree that you cut taxes and the supply—side will improve. obviously there is a lot of water that can flow under the bridge between now and election and labour's fiscal plan could get more worrying, or credited get even more conservative with a little c, but it looks different from what the government have embarked on —— could get even more. government have embarked on -- could get even more-— get even more. what do you thing about the bank _ get even more. what do you thing about the bank of _ get even more. what do you thing about the bank of england's - get even more. what do you thing about the bank of england's job i get even more. what do you thing about the bank of england's job in j about the bank of england's job in this? it looks like the government could be bringing inflationary policies and that push and pull between the two, a lot of economist

i've spoken to have sounded quite worried about that. it is i've spoken to have sounded quite worried about that.— worried about that. it is really unhelpful- _ worried about that. it is really unhelpful. it _ worried about that. it is really unhelpful. it puts _ worried about that. it is really unhelpful. it puts the - worried about that. it is really unhelpful. it puts the bank. worried about that. it is really unhelpful. it puts the bank in| worried about that. it is really| unhelpful. it puts the bank in a tough position. it'sjob is clear, it has to control inflation, so as the chief economist has hinted very heavily, even though he is only one member of the committee, there is a vote for a whole at for tighter interest rates, there is an expectation of higher interest raise in the markets and the activity of mortgage lenders, starting the process of repricing mortgages, which are going to go up a lot and put people, at that point of the distribution, with not much money but a big mortgage, distribution, with not much money buta big mortgage, in distribution, with not much money but a big mortgage, in great difficulty. but a big mortgage, in great difficul . ~ ., �* but a big mortgage, in great difficul .~ ., difficulty. what you're saying sounds like _ difficulty. what you're saying sounds like it _ difficulty. what you're saying sounds like it is _ difficulty. what you're saying sounds like it is going - difficulty. what you're saying sounds like it is going to - difficulty. what you're saying sounds like it is going to be i difficulty. what you're saying . sounds like it is going to be very hard. why do you think the government is doing what it is doing? i government is doing what it is doinu? . , government is doing what it is doinu? ., , doing? i really don't understand it. it seems doing? i really don't understand it. it seems like _ doing? i really don't understand it. it seems like to _ doing? i really don't understand it. it seems like to me _ doing? i really don't understand it. it seems like to me that _ doing? i really don't understand it. it seems like to me that they - doing? i really don't understand it. it seems like to me that they have | it seems like to me that they have departed from reason and evidence in this hope that the tax cuts will

generate an improvement and growth, bring tax revenues on stream quickly. they talked about it over the summer and they have now done it, so i think that it is futile to train peer inside their souls. one just had to take them at their word, but i think they are wrong, and they will have to change course or there —— they will be put out of government business and someone will take overfor them. tow; government business and someone will take over for them.— take over for them. tony yates, thank you _ take over for them. tony yates, thank you very _ take over for them. tony yates, thank you very much _ take over for them. tony yates, thank you very much indeed - take over for them. tony yates, thank you very much indeed for| thank you very much indeed for taking the time to speak to us. if you want any more on that or any of the stories you have been watching on outside source, as always, there's plenty more on our website. also the very latest on both the labour and conservative plans for the uk economy. i am back in a few minutes, though, so stay with us on

bbc. good evening. the past few days have brought us a fairly blustery, showery spell of autumn weather. we've had plenty of rainbows around by day. this was the picture on tuesday afternoon in wigan. now, as we head through the course of tonight, you'll notice most of those showers tending to ease away, the winds falling lighter and some clear spells developing. it's a recipe for a fairly chilly night ahead. low pressure still not far away, so through tonight, into tomorrow morning, we've still got low pressure out towards the east there and this waving weather frontjust pushing into the far southwest. so, some rain into the next few hours still for the likes of cornwall and the channel isles too. that looks like it clears away through the early hours of wednesday. still a few showers anywhere exposed

to this northerly breeze, down the east coast of england, northern scotland, through the irish sea as well, but clearer skies elsewhere and temperatures falling to between 3—8 degrees for most of us in towns and cities. could be a touch colder than that in the countryside. so, quite a chilly start to wednesday. could be just a touch of frost in one or two prone spots. but after that fresh start, more sunshine than we've seen recently and fewer showers. one or two for western areas and we'll also see some heavy rain for eastern scotland and northeast england, particularly later on in the day. just 12 degrees here, blustery, could be the odd rumble of thunder. but elsewhere, more sunshine and lighter winds. 14—16 degrees for most of us. should feel that little bit warmer than it has been of late. wednesday night into thursday, this low pressure sinks its way south, bringing its associated showers to parts of southern england. perhaps a few for wales to start your thursday morning. not as cold as first thing wednesday, because we've got a bit more cloud and a few showers around too to stop the temperatures falling too low. but as we move through into thursday now, you can see that low pressure tending to fizzle out and fill, as a ridge of higher pressure tries to move its way in here from the atlantic. so i think thursday itself, a fair amount of dry

weather, particularly for northern ireland and scotland. you'll notice a few speckles of blue, a few showers for parts of england and wales clearing to the south through the day. but we will see a change in wind direction, more of an easterly direction, so it's going to be a touch warmer, around about 14—18 degrees for most of us on thursday. but after that quieter day, it's all change into friday. this deep area of low pressure pushes this weather front right across the uk. some brisk winds and some heavy rain, and some of us seeing that lingering into saturday too. so a particularly wet and windy picture friday and overnight into saturday. turns a little bit drier, particularly for northern parts of the uk, through the day on saturday, though. bye— bye.

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hello, i'm maryam moshiri, this is outside source. voting ends in four disputed referendums in parts of occupied ukraine which russia may use to annex more territory the west has denounced the vote asa sham. ukraine accuses moscow of a terror attack on two pipelines carrying gas to europe seismologists reported underwater blasts before three leaks emerged. meanwhile the exodus continues. thousands of russian men trying to avoid the military call up are fleeing across the border. 66,000 russians have entered the eu in a week. a powerful hurricane sweeps through cuba causing landslides and flooding. it's intensifying as it heads towards florida which is under a state of emergency we'll

be live in tampa bay. iran's crackdown on anti—government protests is continuing over 1,200 people have been arrested in 12 days of demonstrations. also coming up: we'll tell you about the huge scandal rocking chess with world champion magnus carlsen accusing his opponent of cheating. him now to the caribbean, where hurricane ian has made landfall in cuba. the category three storm brought wind speeds of up to 205km/h, forcing cuban authorities to declare emergencies in six areas. tens of thousands of people were told to leave their homes and seek shelter, with forecasters warning of storm surges on the coast along with flash floods and mudslides. hundreds of thousands of residents are currently without power. here's a cuban

meteorologist describing the hurricane on state tv. translation: at almost 4:30am the i eye of the hurricane had advanced l over canal del rio territory. it was still moving. it ended with maximum wind of what 205 kph a category three hurricane that bordered on category four. an intense hurricane. our central america and cuba correspondent will grant gave us the latest. it has hit the western tip of cuba, particularly a providence where a lot of tobacco industry is based. and we have seen images coming out of small towns along there in villages of some depth the station. power lines down, trees down, streets flooded in some areas. fields damaged, crops damage to all of that is going to have a huge impact on that part of the island. it looks like for now that havana is

ok comparatively speaking. there have been some blackouts but this has come at the worst possible time for the island which is already suffered fire blackouts as a result of a whole series of problems. buy impart the terrorism on the downturn after the two or three years of co—fitted as well as the recent explosions of the fuel deposit meaning there is no way of large amounts of fuel that would normally be held there that has been cut in half. the island is economically facing a particularly dire outlook and this really is the worst time for a large hurricane to be barreling through. so that is the situation in cuba. but ian is expected to gather force on its way to florida, where it's forecast to land on wednesday. according to the us national hurricane centre, florida's western coast from fort myers to tampa bay is at greatest risk of "life—threatening" storm surges. the governor has declared a state of emergency for all of florida and activated 5,000 national guard troops. he has warned of "broad

impacts throughout the state". folks should be prepared, if you're in this region, that there is going to be interruption of power. so just plan on that, understand that that will happen. even if the storm, the eye of the storm, doesn't hit your region, you're going to have really significant winds, it's going to knock over trees, it's going to cause interruptions. that's just the name of the game. mandatory evacuations have already begun in some coastal areas of florida. the governor also urged residents to stock up on food, water, medicine and fuel. let's hear from some of them. preparing for the hurricane. we have our sandbags here. we already have them in the back. we are taking in all the balcony furniture from our many condos that we rent out. i think you're always worried when there's a storm coming your way. we're doing the best we can to prepare. i will evacuate if i need to. i'm a

little more _ i will evacuate if i need to. i'm a little more freaked _ i will evacuate if i need to. i'm a little more freaked out - i will evacuate if i need to. i'm a little more freaked out because| i will evacuate if i need to. i'm a little more freaked out because now i little more freaked out because now i understand — little more freaked out because now i understand the _ little more freaked out because now i understand the power— little more freaked out because now i understand the power and - i understand the power and destruction— i understand the power and destruction of— i understand the power and destruction of hurricanes. i i understand the power and - destruction of hurricanes. from school— destruction of hurricanes. from school in — destruction of hurricanes. from school in all _ destruction of hurricanes. from school in all of _ destruction of hurricanes. from school in all of the _ destruction of hurricanes. from school in all of the news - destruction of hurricanes. from . school in all of the news channels and all _ school in all of the news channels and all that — school in all of the news channels and all that stuff. _ school in all of the news channels and all that stuff. the _ school in all of the news channels and all that stuff. the storm - school in all of the news channelsl and all that stuff. the storm surge and all that stuff. the storm surge and flooding — and all that stuff. the storm surge and flooding is what _ and all that stuff. the storm surge and flooding is what you _ and all that stuff. the storm surge and flooding is what you have to l and flooding is what you have to worry— and flooding is what you have to worry about _ and flooding is what you have to worry about the _ and flooding is what you have to worry about the most. _ our reporter azadeh moshiri is in tampa bay for us. what is the latest on the situation there? this what is the latest on the situation there? �* , , ., what is the latest on the situation there? ~ , i. ., , ., there? as you mentioned the storm didn't make — there? as you mentioned the storm didn't make landfall in _ there? as you mentioned the storm didn't make landfall in cuba - there? as you mentioned the storm didn't make landfall in cuba earlier| didn't make landfall in cuba earlier today as a category three storm in it will make its way toward florida. what officials are not sure about is exactly how high the category will be in florida and exactly where it will hit. the last few forecasts have had it shipped a little bit more mainland. but the issue is when you are dealing with power outages a cut in fuel supply as well as major flooding, preparations have to be made anyway. especially when it comes to an area like tampa bay which is extremely vulnerable to flooding an area that is extremely

low lying. that is why in the hotel we are staying at with my team many of the employees have been moving in. because they are in flats in homes that are close to these coastal areas. as you mentioned the governor has declared a state of emergency is mobilised up to 5000 troops to deal with this. schools across these affected areas have been shot. to be turned into essential shelters and emergency services have stocked up hundreds of trailers with food and water for those who might need them. but again when this kind of potential damage there is only so much you can do. it there is only so much you can do. it is obvious isn't it that florida is really preparing itself isn't? and really preparing itself isn't? and that is right. _ really preparing itself isn't? and that is right, in _ really preparing itself isn't? fific that is right, in general these areas especially in tampa and tampa bay haven't actually dealt with a major storm in more than a century. it typically goes a little bit more west. so for that they are in areas that are more vulnerable than a lot of the other areas in florida. and yet, haven't had to deal with it yet

in fact there tends to be a bit of a myth, legend here people think there is some indian mounds that have protected them around here from a storm ever reaching them. but in terms of whether that is true or not, to preparations have to be made. as the government said these could be life—threatening storms. thank you very much. for more on the weather picture, joining me now in the studio is our weather presenter louise lear. let me ask you what more do we know about where this hurricane has been but more importantly for people in the area its trajectory? it but more importantly for people in the area its trajectory?— the area its tra'ectory? it 'ust moved across i the area its trajectory? it 'ust moved across from i the area its trajectory? it 'ust moved across from the h the area its trajectory? itjust moved across from the cuba l the area its trajectory? it just - moved across from the cuba coastline just a few hours ago. the eye of the storm was quite significant on the satellite picture when it pushed across the north west coast of cuba. that defines a significant powerful hurricane. at that point it was a category three. it was a relatively narrow part of the eyelids that it went across. it did begin a little. but the water across the gulf of mexico are very warm at the moment

and that means that the storm is strengthening. whether it is a category three or four is fairly irrelevant at the moment it is the storm surge that is the life—threatening issue. we are looking at potentially at three and half metre storm surge. but that in context along the west coast of florida parts of tampa there they are very low lying areas. only about are very low lying areas. only about a metre above sea level. so three and half metre storm surge is going to have possible catastrophic implications. with loss of life if people don't evacuate and take it fiercely. and on top of that once the hurricane pushes across toward the hurricane pushes across toward the west coast of florida it looks like at the moment it is going to slow down significantly. so it will be you will hear this phrase a rainmaker. we will see a couple of days of significant heavy rain. they are saying now the latest 500 to 600 mm of lean. so there is going to be

some catastrophic flooding. —— rain. i'm sure it is one that we will be talking about. i i'm sure it is one that we will be talking about.— i'm sure it is one that we will be talking about. i want to talk about somethin: talking about. i want to talk about something else _ talking about. i want to talk about something else now— talking about. i want to talk about something else now another - talking about. i want to talk about. something else now another powerful storm after ripping through the philippines. typhoon noru is heading for vietnam, where the government has ordered hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. noru is forecast to be one of the fiercest storms to hit the country in two decades. a curfew has been imposed in parts of central vietnam and over a quarter of a million military personnel are on standby. hundreds of flights have been cancelled and many schools and offices have been closed. back with louise now in the studio. isa is a very powerful thai food to hit the philippines will it be as strong when he hits vietnam? iikla it the philippines will it be as strong when he hits vietnam?— when he hits vietnam? no it is beginning _ when he hits vietnam? no it is beginning as — when he hits vietnam? no it is beginning as we _ when he hits vietnam? no it is beginning as we speak- when he hits vietnam? no it is beginning as we speak so - when he hits vietnam? no it is beginning as we speak so it. when he hits vietnam? no it is - beginning as we speak so it probably won't be a typhoon when it hits the east coast of vietnam but it is still going to have a lot of heavy rainfall. we are looking at around 250 to 350 mm of rain. it is likely

to push significantly further inland. already it is a rainy season so it will be moving its way across vietnam and its northern thailand than in some emr. and we've only just gotten rid of the monsoon rains so more significant rainfall in these areas is going to get potentially some life—threatening flooding as well. potentially some life-threatening flooding as well.— flooding as well. thank you very much. let's go to iran now, where protests against the government have entered a twelfth day defying continued efforts by authorities to stop them. videos verified by the bbc show anti—riot police shooting live bullets at the protesters in several cities in iran. and this that you're seeing here are plain—clothes security forces locking people in the boots of their cars. videos like those — as well as many others — have been circulating widely on social media, despite widespread internet restrictions implemented by authorities. there are reports that security forces are being stretched to the limits.

next, you'll hear from the head of the iranianjudiciary. translation: they didn't sleep last night. _ they couldn't sleep the night before. they didn't sleep for many nights now. as the protests continue, some families have begun to say farewell to loved ones killed. officials say the current death toll is a1. but another report from a human rights group says that number is closer to 76 — likely higher. let's take a quick look at how these latest protests began. this is 22—year—old mahsa amini. she died on the 16th of september — three days after her arrest for allegedly violating iran's strict female dress code. this is cctv this is 22—year—old mahsa amini. police have denied reports officers beat ms amini's head with a baton and banged her head against one of their vehicles. she later died in hospital. the authorities blame

"sudden heart failure". her father has called their assertion a lie. experts say the women's rights movement in iran is more than a century old but there is something unique about what's happening right now. azadeh pourzand explains. women have been at the forefront of protest before, but in this one, women are the centre, their body, their right to their body, which is a symbol for their demands for a larger pool of rights and freedoms, at the centre of, essentially, a nation's uprising. so, �*a nation's uprising'. as experts like azadeh point out, what we're seeing in iran goes beyond a pushback against rules governing a woman's headwear. it's a call for overarching change. protests aren'tjust in the streets here you're seeing some university students taking part in strikes refusing to go to class.

there's been a strong response internationally, too. these were pictures we brought you last night of demonstrations at the iranian embassy in london. this was the scene yesterday in the french capital is "unprecedented". let's hearfrom her once more. i've seen on the streets men advocating for women, tehran advocating for a kurdish girl who was killed. right now, this is sectoral—level mobilisation for strikes, so workers coming in the scene, the intellectual and cultural class coming also into the scene more heavily than before. to discuss this, i'm joined now by gissou nia. she's a human rights lawyer and director of the strategic litigation project at the atlantic council — which looks at the human rights situation in iran. thank you forjoining us. let me

start by asking what do you make of these protests? what makes these protests different from ones we've seen before?— seen before? well we have been seeinu seen before? well we have been seeing protests _ seen before? well we have been seeing protests since _ seen before? well we have been seeing protests since december| seen before? well we have been - seeing protests since december 2017 in the country. obviously there is a long history of protests in ian but in more recent years december 2017. these protests have been reoccurring with shorter and shorter spaces in between each state of protest. what is interesting about this one is that there can be nobody i can dismiss it as something due to economic concerns or other things that aren't fully within the grasp of the islamic republic of ian. they are sparked by social change and are being marked by antigovernment protest. the slogans are clear. they are synced up to the addict catered death to the islamic republic. hagar

death to the islamic republic. how is it likely with _ death to the islamic republic. how is it likely with cohesion that change will happen? i is it likely with cohesion that change will happen?- is it likely with cohesion that change will happen? he now is the international community keeping the internet on helping with that and with accountability processes and prior protests. there were organised protests. there were organised protests back injune 2009 that were seeking reform within the system and despite that being organised it wasn't ultimately successful. we see now that authorities are rounded up different after this lawyers, human rights defenders and jailing them in

an effort to silence the protests. but because these have no organiser and decentralised they are ensuring that they can continue. let and decentralised they are ensuring that they can continue.— that they can continue. let us talk about human _ that they can continue. let us talk about human rights, _ that they can continue. let us talk about human rights, because - that they can continue. let us talk about human rights, because your work is to collect information from victims of human rights abuses in iran. can you tell us how that has affected the country last two years? the mandatory hijab laws are the most visible part of the gender discriminatory framework. it is a legal framework that discriminated against ethnic minorities religious minorities the lgbt q against ethnic minorities religious minorities the lgbt 0 population, the discrimination is widespread. it is the law. it is very difficult to challenge within the system. it is not independent. there is no free

press in iran. if you have a view thatis press in iran. if you have a view that is dissenting to the government your newspaper will be shut down as a journalist, you will be jailed. and really the only way people can voice their dissent is to take to the streets. so, i have seen different commentators comment on how if the morality police is disbanded than that would be a step towards progress. i think what we are seeing here is the protesters are seeing here is the protesters are calling for something much deeper than that. they want this entire discriminatory legal framework to be done away with. there needs to be a process that can transparently be done so and they have no elective representatives that they can call on to do that. they are not even political parties. that would be able to push that chain through. so we need to see a change wholesale change.- chain through. so we need to see a change wholesale change. thank you so much for — change wholesale change. thank you

so much for your _ change wholesale change. thank you so much for your input. _ stay with us on outside source. still to come: the scandal rocking chess. world champion magnus carlsen has openly accused his opponent of cheating. the state funeral of japan's assassinated former prime minister, shinzo abe, has been taking place in tokyo. mariko oi reports from the japanese capital. akie abe, the widow ofjapan's longest serving prime minister, carries his ashes to his state funeral. a,500 people attended to pay respect to shinzo abe, who was shot dead injuly in a rare case of violent crime in the country. among those attending today were the us vice president kamala harris, india's prime minister narendra modi and the uk's former

prime minister theresa may. outside, a long queue of people also waited for hours to express their condolences, butjust as when he was prime minister, mr abe's state funeral has divided opinion. translation: i'm about to pay for a tribute to mr abe - because of his contribution to the country, but also to the way he was killed. translation: i have nothing against spending that much i money for the country, but the money can be spent on other things, like people who are suffering in shizuoka, where a typhoon hit. many protests took place throughout the day questioning the legitimacy of a state funeral, which is usually only reserved for imperial family members. others are unhappy about the £10 million price tag. quite a change from an outpouring of grief and sadness shortly after his assassination. the state funeral is now over but what's been dubbed as funeral diplomacy continues for the current prime minister fumio kishida, who is taking the opportunity

to hold dozens of meetings with the state leaders who have attended. pushing ahead with the event has affected his popularity. whether it was worth the cost and the surrounding controversy remains to be seen. mariko oi, bbc news, in tokyo. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. voting ends in four disputed referendums in parts of occupied ukraine — which russia may use to annex more territory. now to a huge scandal in the world of professional chess. it centres around world chess champion — magnus carlsen — who has for the first time openly accused fellow player — 19—year—old

hans niemann — of cheating. it began earlier this month when top—ranked carlsen, who you see here, was defeated by niemann in a major upset at the sinquefield cup. iran and then, last week — the pair met again in this online tournament — with carlsen quitting in apparent protest after making only one move. this is the moment it happened. and what? no. what happened? what? no. what happened ? that's it? we're going to try and get an update on this. mr carlsen has made veiled cheating accusations against mr niemann — who has admitted cheating online twice, when he was 12 and 16. but carlsen has now released this statement: it reads that he "believes niemann has cheated more — and more recently — than he has publicly admitted.'... though he offered no evidence. the statement adds that �*cheating

in chess is a big deal, and an existential threat to the game'. 19—year—old niemann has strenuously denied cheating in competitive chess and has accused carlsen of trying to ruin his career. alex therrien is a bbc news journalist and fide master chess player, here he is on why magnus carlsen thinks hans niemann cheated. i think the issue is really neimann's very fast and surprising rise up the ranks. so only 20 months ago, he was roughly ranked around 800 in the world, and in that time, he's soared up the rankings and he's now in the top 50. so i think it's basically that rise that kind of underpins all this. and there were rumblings and rumours in the chess community about how unusual that rise is. now, it should be said that there are some top players in the world who have risen at a similar level, but nevertheless it is a pretty extraordinary rise, to go from relative obscurity in chess to now right among the world's elite in such a short period of time. but neimann's young, he's 19 years old, and this does

happen with younger players. magnus carlsen has offered no evidence nor made any diret allegation of the way hans niemann cheated. mr niemann says he'll play naked to prove he's not cheating. so how do you cheat in chess? here's alex again. when we're talking about cheating, we're talking about using computers. chess programmes nowadays are far, far stronger than even the best players in the world, so the idea would be that somehow he's managed to use a computer. now, doing that in a tournament is extremely difficult, because they have anti—cheating measures in place, they check people for electronic devices. so, generally speaking, the suggestion that you could cheat at the top level would be, you need an accomplice, someone who could somehow signal to you the ideas of the computer that you can use during a game. so what's being done to prevent cheating in the sport? sean ingle, guardian chief sports reporter, explains. after carlsen left the sinquefield

cup in missouri earlier this month, they started introducing electric wand scanning. so players would step in and they would put their hands up in the air — a bit like an airport. another player, though, fabiano caruana, who's an american, didn't think much of that. i was chatting to somebody else who played in the chess olympiad in india last month, and they said that they were actually scanning players�* teeth and faces as well, to see, perhaps, whether there was a device in the teeth. now, you may ask — "how's that going to help you?" well, another grandmaster i spoke to said sometimes all you need is an acknowledgement that there's a good move in the position, and then if you're told that, then it's much easier to help you find it. so, say there was something in your teeth — and i'm just speculating here — but there was a buzz when you're sat at the board. suddenly, if you're a top player, you can say, "well, hang on a second, maybe there is a move here." and if you find it, then you'll be in a much better position and it

could help you win the game. rescu e rs rescuers in guatemala are searching for two people who disappeared in a sink hole on a major carriageway. you can see how deep that sinkhole is. it must have been very frightening for whoever fell into that. officials say that to sinkholes opened on a major road south of guatemala city. recent heavy rain has led to land sites and claps roads. colombian singer shakira has ordered to stand trial on the tax fraud case. persecutors and barcelona said they would seek sentences of eight years against the singer as well as a fine of $24 million as she rejected a plea deal. in a magazine interview last week she said she was confident that she behaved correctly and did not owe the spanish tax office anything. you

have been watching outside source on the bbc thank you for your company bye—bye. the bbc thank you for your company bye—bye. good evening. the past few days have brought us a fairly blustery, showery spell of autumn weather. we've had plenty of rainbows around by day. this was the picture on tuesday afternoon in wigan. now, as we head through the course of tonight, you'll notice most of those showers tending to ease away, the winds falling lighter and some clear spells developing. it's a recipe for a fairly chilly night ahead. low pressure still not far away, so through tonight, into tomorrow morning, we've still got low pressure out towards the east there and this waving weather frontjust pushing into the far southwest. so, some rain into the next few hours still for the likes of cornwall and the channel isles too. that looks like it clears away through the early hours of wednesday. still a few showers anywhere exposed to this northerly breeze, down the east coast of england, northern scotland, through the irish sea as well, but clearer skies elsewhere and temperatures falling

to between 3—8 degrees for most of us in towns and cities. could be a touch colder than that in the countryside. so, quite a chilly start to wednesday. could be just a touch of frost in one or two prone spots. but after that fresh start, more sunshine than we've seen recently and fewer showers. one or two for western areas and we'll also see some heavy rain for eastern scotland and northeast england, particularly later on in the day. just 12 degrees here, blustery, could be the odd rumble of thunder. but elsewhere, more sunshine and lighter winds. 14—16 degrees for most of us. should feel that little bit warmer than it has been of late. wednesday night into thursday, this low pressure sinks its way south, bringing its associated showers to parts of southern england. perhaps a few for wales to start your thursday morning. not as cold as first thing wednesday, because we've got a bit more cloud and a few showers around too to stop the temperatures falling too low. but as we move through into thursday now, you can see that low pressure tending to fizzle out and fill, as a ridge of higher pressure tries to move its way in here from the atlantic. so i think thursday itself, a fair amount of dry weather, particularly for northern ireland and scotland. you'll notice a few speckles of blue, a few showers for parts

of england and wales clearing to the south through the day. but we will see a change in wind direction, more of an easterly direction, so it's going to be a touch warmer, around about 14—18 degrees for most of us on thursday. but after that quieter day, it's all change into friday. this deep area of low pressure pushes this weather front right across the uk. some brisk winds and some heavy rain, and some of us seeing that lingering into saturday too. so a particularly wet and windy picture friday and overnight into saturday. turns a little bit drier, particularly for northern parts of the uk, through the day on saturday, though. bye— bye.

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