this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. in herfirst interview in her first interview since the mini budget last friday, british by minister liz truss says it is the right decision. we had to take urgent action to get our economy growing, get britain moving and also deal with inflation. we got lots of people turning up here. two million people are left without power as one of the most powerful storms

in us history hits florida's southwest coast. the gangsta's paradise rap star, coolio, has died at the age of 59. and scientists find evidence that dogs can read our mood — by using their powerfull sense of smell. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the british prime minister, liz truss, has been speaking to the media about the economy for the first time since her government's tax—cutting mini budget. she's defended her strategy, saying decisive action had to be taken,

and the measures were needed to get the economy moving. however she conceded that growth wouldn't come immediately. her comments came as the former governor of the bank of england, mark carney, criticised the way the government promised big tax cuts, without giving any costings or economic forecasts. mr carney accused the treasury of "undercutting" the country's financial institutions. the value of the pound has plunged since chancellor kwasi kwarteng's announcement on friday. yesterday, the bank of england intervened to calm the turmoil by buying government debt, saying it would buy £65 billion of government bonds. in her comments this morning, the prime minister reiterated her warning that the uk and the world were facing very very difficult economic times. here's what she had to say when speaking to bbc radio leeds

we had to take decisive action to help people through this winter and next winter. i understand families are struggling with theirfuel bills. and we had to take urgent action to get our economy growing, get britain moving and also deal with inflation. and of course, that means taking controversial and difficult decisions. but i am prepared to do that as prime minister because what is important to me is that we get our economy moving, we make sure people are able to get through this winter, and we are prepared to do what it takes to make that happen. what it has done is it has made sure that people and businesses will be paying lower taxes. it's opened up new road projects, new infrastructure projects, which will mean we can get on with doing the things that will help people, whether getting to work, setting up their own business and growing the economy, and what it has done is made sure that businesses and people are protected from these very high

fuel bills this winter. we are here because of putin's appalling war in countries and currencies under pressure around the world and that is why it is important as a government we took urgent action and within a week of becoming prime minister i took urgent action on the energy bills and we have taken urgent action through our fiscal statement and we will continue to make sure we are on the side of people who work hard, who do the right thing and making sure people are not facing very, very high energy costs. i think we have to remember what situation this country was facing. we were going into the winter

with people expected to face fuel bills of up to £6,000 and huge rates of inflation and also slowing economic growth. we have taken action to make sure from this weekend people will not be paying a typical fuel bill of more than £2,500 notjust this year but also next year. that will curb inflation. you are making inflation work with the measures you brought in on friday in the mini budget. people are worried about their mortgages and tearing their hair out over pensions. i have so many messages, liz. this will curb inflation up to 5% and we are also taking action this winter and the action we have taken on and is expected to curb inflation by up to 5% and we are also taking action to grow the economy because we were facing an economic slowdown. we have to remember why that is. it's because of putin's appalling war in ukraine has pushed up global energy prices. we have seen the bank of england having to intercede because of the measures your government brought in on friday. this doesn't normally happen.

we're working very, very closely with the bank of england. the bank of england run an independent monetary policy and set interest rates. we have seen difficult markets around the world because of the very difficult international situation we face. what our government has done is we have taken decisive action first of all on energy bills, which is the biggest part of the package that we have put forward and i think that was the right thing to do. it is the other decisive action people are worried about. i think it would have been unconscionable for us to allow people to go into this winter next winter facing those high energy bills.

we've also taken action to reduce our tax burden which was at a 70—year high. tax cuts have affected the market and let's not shy away from that. the pound has absolutely died and we cannot have our entire monetary security undermined like this. we are working very closely with the bank of england and we face a very difficult international situation and i'm very clear the government has done the right thing by taking action to deal with the economy and the economic slowdown and high energy bills and that involves taking difficult decisions. joining us now is len shakleton, editorial and research fellow at the institue of economic affairs and professor of economics at the university of buckingham. given the turmoil in the markets and their criticism of the mini budget last friday do think the prime minister was to absolutely double

down and defended in the way she did in those interviews? i down and defended in the way she did in those interviews?— in those interviews? i think that is all she could _ in those interviews? i think that is all she could do _ in those interviews? i think that is all she could do at _ in those interviews? i think that is all she could do at the _ in those interviews? i think that is all she could do at the moment. l in those interviews? i think that is all she could do at the moment. i | all she could do at the moment. i think turning back and this would really undermine the whole basis of what she and kwasi kwarteng are trying to do. we have seen other countries facing these kind of problems. japan, germany, a lot of it is to do with the strength of the american dollar and of course the ongoing crisis with russia and ukraine. i think the basic idea that liz truss house of trying to cut taxes is a good one —— that liz truss has of trying to cut taxes is a good one. it will cost is probably

100 billion pounds in a conservative view of this whereas the tax cuts are relatively trivial in the top end which everyone is going on about, cutting the top rate, will only cost the revenue about £2 billion which is peanuts in the grand scheme of things. i think it is being looked at in a very short—sighted way. i have sympathies for liz truss in the situation. we will come _ for liz truss in the situation. we will come back to energy bills and the moment that when you could talk about other countries, have they put forward plans without explaining how they will pay for them? that is a difference between what this government is doing and what governments and many other countries have done. you governments and many other countries have done. ., ._ , have done. you may well be right about this- _ have done. you may well be right about this. presentation - have done. you may well be right about this. presentation late, - have done. you may well be right about this. presentation late, it l about this. presentation late, it hasn't been done too well. liz truss is not the most charismatic at

speaking, it has to be said. boris johnson in this kind of situation would have been much more buoyant in the way he presented it. that is really a question of presentation, hindsight and so forth. i don't think what the government is doing here is fundamentally wrong. it may have been put together badly and we may need to bring out some 0ffice may need to bring out some office for budget responsibility forecast earlier than anticipated but i think basically they are on the right lines. ~ , lines. the prime minister said i think more _ lines. the prime minister said i think more than _ lines. the prime minister said i think more than once _ lines. the prime minister said i think more than once in - lines. the prime minister said i think more than once in those l lines. the prime minister said i - think more than once in those radio interviews earlier no family would pay more than two and a half thousand pounds this year for energy bills but there is not a cap on energy bills so families could potentially pay more than two and a half thousand pounds. it is this kind of detail that a prime minister should be getting right? this kind of detail that a prime minister should be getting right?— should be getting right? this is a bit like the _ should be getting right? this is a bit like the pound _ should be getting right? this is a bit like the pound in _ should be getting right? this is a bit like the pound in the - should be getting right? this is a bit like the pound in the pocket l bit like the pound in the pocket from harold wilson many years ago. if people have all the lights and

heating on their bill could well rise above 2500 but this is based on an average of what people have been consuming but i think people do understand what is going on here and nobody will see great, the government pays all my bill and i can hit the swimming pool and all this kind of stuff, i think you underestimate the ability of people to understand what is going on. we were talking about other countries how they are handling financial difficulty. i want to ask about japan, the prime minister under pressure there to deal with the weakened yen. what of the japanese government said about how they will handle their economic difficulties? japan has had a long—standing problem was stagnation of its economy and it is clearly under pressure at the moment. i'm sure the japanese government can sort these things out for itself. i think we

are on the right lines of britain and i think we need to improve the presentation and explain things rather more clearly to the public than has been the case in the last week. a couple more comments. tony says is that the choice of the 23rd november date for the budget statement so it gets overshadowed by world cup news, with the world cup starting on the 21st of november? we have this as well from carl who says i am due to retire soon and i've seen 50% wiped off my pension pot in the last year. the tories are doing this to people who have done the right thing for their age. who have done the right thing for theirage. he who have done the right thing for

their age. he thinks they are employing deflection tactics this morning to avoid uncomfortable facts. this is not a scientific survey but the vast majority of comments i'm getting in our highly critical of the government budget and how it is handling this and we're not seeing anything in favour of what the government has done your comments. please keep them coming in on twitter about this are any stories we are covering and you can always get in touch. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo told us concerns remain over what we sight see in the independent budget forecasts even as the prime minister's message remains the same. there are people already calling for the office for budget responsibility forecasts to be brought forward, which the government is rejecting.

but people want the forecast brought forward because they'll tell people how likely the government is to meeting the growth targets and aspirations they say the tax cuts will generate and if there is a gap between what the independent forecasters predict and the government says the government will have to make up that gap in another way i look through more borrowing or through spending cuts and i think there is also some unease about what is coming down the track. you had the treasury confirm departments are being asked to make efficiency savings and there is sticking to the spending review as outlined last year and not updating it to take account of rising inflation. they are already questioning whether benefits will go up in line with inflation as promised by the previous government so you get a sense of what could be coming down

the track and i think that is what concerned some conservative mps. the other aspect of the growth strategy they want to announce, supply and planning reforms and deregulation, and measures around stimulating immigration, these will be politically unpalatable unpalatable so why did the government use up lots of political capital in promising to scrap the 45p tax bracket and scrap the cap on bankers bonuses? there is a lot of unease about what is coming down the track but you can see very clearly this morning the message from the prime minister, this is the first time she has spoken since the budget was announced on friday, the message from her loud and clear as this is a difficult course but we need to do it, it will stimulate growth, even if that does not happen overnight. the former governor of the bank

of england, mark carney, has criticised the government for the way it delivered its mini budget making tax cuts, without any costings or economic forecasts. mr carney accused the treasury of "undercutting" the country's financial institutions, leading to the ongoing volatility on the markets. the message of financial marketsl is that there is a limit to unfunded spending and unfunded tax cuts in this environment. _ ithe price of those is much higher. borrowing costs for the government and for mortgage holders and borrowers up - and down the country. and at some point those higher costs of borrowing for everybody undoes i the positive impact of any tax reductions or shorter- term growth measures. hurricane ian has been battering the us state of florida with powerful winds and a huge storm surge that has flooded communities along the south—west coast. governor ron de santis has said the hurricane would rank as one of the five strongest ever to strike florida and there would be damage throughout the state. more than two million homes and businesses are without electricity. azadeh moshiri has this report. good afternoon, everyone.

we are coming on the air because hurricane ian is about to make landfall on florida's south—west coast. ian has made landfall around fort myers. . the hurricane has made landfall as well as the headlines across us networks. that's because it has become one of the strongest hurricanes to ever strike the united states. and now the dangers are multiplying. the life—threatening winds and flooding have already caused damage throughout florida's south—western coast, with debris travelling through the waters and cars submerged. buildings like this beach front hotel in naples have been overwhelmed, forcing people to wade through the water. some areas, like tampa bay, have seen a rare occurrence, what's called a reverse storm surge. ian's winds have been so powerful, they have swept away massive amounts of water, leaving bare shorelines. but that water will soon

come barrelling back. now several states have also declared a state of emergency, reckoning with the breadth of the hurricane and realising florida is not the only place ian has in its cross hairs. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. jason allen, from cbs news, has the latest from tampa. most of the devastating destruction has been about 100 miles or so to our south and the fort myers area and cape coral area, those are the areas that saw a storm surge with the hurricane pushing watersix, eight, ten, maybe even 12 feet up into communities in some places. we know that there are high water, swift water rescue teams that are out, going into those communities and even tonight they are trying to rescue people who had stayed in their homes, who may be stuck, who may be in second—storey buildings and they couldn't get out to those

floors below that were flooded out. it could take some time for teams to reach them, given the roads are still covered with debris from trees and fallen power lines. we expect those rescues to continue through the night tonight and well into the day tomorrow. one of the last main suspects in the 1994 rwandan genocide is due to go on trial at the un tribunal in the hague. felicien kabuga is charged with genocide and crimes against humanity for his alleged role in the slaughter of about eight hundred thousand people most of them ethnic tutsis. he was arrested in paris two years ago after long evading capture. let's now go over to the hague where our correspondent, anna holligan, has been keeping up with the latest developments. tell us first of all what role specifically has felicien kabuga alleged to have played in the slaughter? we alleged to have played in the slaughter?— alleged to have played in the slau~hter? ~ ., , ., slaughter? we have 'ust heard details about _ slaughter? we have 'ust heard details about these _ slaughter? we have just heardj details about these allegations slaughter? we have just heard - details about these allegations and the hearing is now under way in the tribunal building behind me and the judge began the session by saying felicien kabuga as well but has

decided not to attend the trial are not too followed by video link from the detention centre where he is being held here in the hague. he is alleged to have set up a radio station which acted more like propaganda machine and was used to disseminate messages of hate against tutsis, infamously referring to them as cockroaches and encouraging that they be killed. he has also been accused of importing and distributing machetes used to kill more than half a million people in the space of 100 days in rwanda in 1994 and the allegation is to use the status as one of the most wealthy businessmen in rwanda. felicien kabuga evaded capture for very long time. how long could this

trial take? we very long time. how long could this trialtake? ~ ., ., ., trialtake? we have had an indication _ trialtake? we have had an indication ever _ trialtake? we have had an indication ever since - trialtake? we have had an indication ever since his i trialtake? we have had an - indication ever since his detention indication ever since his detention in paris in 2020. his defence of our good throughout the pre—trial proceedings he is too frail to go through with trial and it will jeopardise his health. he is in his late 80s. the healing sear will be unusuallyjust late 80s. the healing sear will be unusually just two late 80s. the healing sear will be unusuallyjust two hours three times a week so it is hoped he will survive this because one of the fears amongst the survivors of the genocide is he will die under the presumption of innocence and human rights groups have repeated that his presence here today after a quarter of a century on the run is evidence thatjustice delayed does not have to meanjustice thatjustice delayed does not have to mean justice to thatjustice delayed does not have to meanjustice to —— denied. it is a fascinating and long story that will be part of this discussion. he used a series of fake passports and

managed to travel between europe and africa and was detained two years ago. it could last many years. we saw in the initial stages he struggles a bit with a translation and finds it quite difficult to speak and all of this has to go through translations into rwandan an english and french. next week we expect to hear from the first witnesses, the prosecution aims to call 50 witnesses who will testify to say that felicien kabuga was one of the masterminds of the genocide. that is the allegation and he has denied all the charges. here in england, an unpublished report by the royal college of general practitioners — seen by the bbc�*s newsnight programme — has found that more than four in ten gps in england are likely to leave the profession

within the next five years. the rate is lower in scotland, wales and northern ireland. the royal college is warning that if those doctors do stop practising, a service that is struggling to cope will collapse altogether. two aircraft were involved in a minor collision at heathrow on wednesday evening, with the wing of one plane appearing to clip the tail of another. the incident, involving an icelandair and a korean air plane on the airfield, is being investigated. no injuries have been reported. the grammy award—winning us rapper coolio has died in los angeles. the legendary entertainer, whose real name is artis leon iveer, was 59 years old. coolio was an up—and—comer in the late 1980s who rocketed to fame with gangsta's paradise, which he recorded for the soundtrack to the film dangerous minds. an official cause of death has not yet been released. peter bowes reports from los angeles.

music: gangsta's paradise. coolio, one of the biggest and most recognisable names in rap music. born in the state of pennsylvania, artis leon iveer moved to the la suburb of compton when he was a boy. it was there that his music career flourished. # been spendin' most their lives livin' in a gangsta's paradise. # gangsta's paradise was a huge hit in 1995. it featured in the film dangerous minds, starring michelle pfeiffer, and went on to become one of the most successful rap songs of all time. the track won coolio a grammy for best rap solo performance. it lets me know that we have been doing some good, we did something right. i mean, you know, an award is not really the pinnacle of what your achievements are, because you get an award. an award just lets you know that you worked hard

at least for that time, for that particular period of time. coolio rejected the label gangster rapper. instead, he embraced the role of an all—round entertainer. a talented producer and actor, he appeared in dozens of films and tv shows. he was a big personality and appeared on big brother in the uk, and even found an outlet for his love of food with a book and internet series, cooking with coolio. today i am going to show you how to get your kids to eat their vegetables. coolio's death at 59 has shocked many fans. sheila finegan, his manager at trinity artists international, michelle pfeiffer tweeted that she was "heartbroken to hear of the passing of the gifted artist coolio. a life cut entirely too short." # tell me why are we so blind

to see...# away from entertainment, coolio advocated for those suffering from respiratory diseases. he also raised money and awareness about hiv/aids in black communities. he leaves a rich and varied legacy. earlier on, for more on the life and legacy of the rapper coolio, i spoke to our music correspondent mark savage and started by asking him how recognisable his hit song, gangsta's paradise is, almost three decades on. coolio wrote it after going to his manager's house to pick up a cheque

and heard the song playing in another room and said that is going to be my song. three verses in under an hour and recorded it straight away. his record company tommy boy did not want to release it and thought it did not fit with what his music had been recently with upbeat party anthems. his manager thought we should sell it to a film and sold it to michelle pfeiffer�*s company for $100,000. the problem was it was based on a song by stevie wonder called pastime paradise and stevie wonder didn't want to be associated with gangster rap and said the only way i will let you use my song is if you take out the swear words

and tone down the language and that's what they did and allowed the song to become such a huge crossover hit. it was palatable to radio stations because the song was more melancholy than the kind of bragging a lot of other gangster rap songs but it was also suitable for radio because stevie wonder has got them to take out the swearing. he was playing with a number of other rap artists in texas two days ago. his manager did say that paramedics thought it might be cardiac arrest. the entire rap community has come out to pay tribute. ice cube said it was sad news and he witnessed first—hand the

struggle coolio at in the early 19905 struggle coolio at in the early 1990s and mc hammer said it was sad news and michelle pfeiffer said it was sad news. and she remembered him as being as nothing but kind and gracious. st george's chapel and windsor castle have reopened today giving people the opportunity to pay their respects to the queen at her final resting place. they were closed during the period of mourning following her majesty's death earlier this month. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports. bell tolls. after the death of the queen, to allow for official mourning and funeral preparations, windsor castle, along with other royal residences, was closed to visitors. today, the place the queen called home in recent years reopens. bell tolls. visitors will again be allowed inside st george's chapel,

within the castle precincts — now the queen's final resting place. from inside st george's, they'll be able to see where the queen is buried. visitors can't enter, but can look into the king george vi memorial chapel, where she now rests with her husband, father and mother. her sister's ashes are also interred here. a visit to the castle now has added poignancy. it has always been an important place for the queen. it was where she would come and worship at easter with the wider royal family. in 2019, st george's chapel was where we last saw her distributing maundy money. and there have been events of great happiness and celebration, too. the biggest recently was the wedding of the duke and duchess of sussex on a picture—perfect day in windsor.

and king charles and the queen consort also had their marriage blessing at st george's. so many significant moments in the royal family's recent history have happened here. now, it is where people can come and pay their respects and remember the queen's long reign at the place that became home. daniela relph, bbc news. 0ur royal correspondent, sarah campbell is in windsor for us this morning and told me more about what's happening happening at the castle. yes, good morning. as you say, the first time in three weeks now that the doors of windsor castle have been opened. the doors were open about 20 minutes ago at 9.30. you can see the queues of people there. people have been going in in waves. a lot of people have pre—booked slots. you can see there's large coachloads that have been arriving and obviously bearing in mind thousands of people that wanted to see the queen lying in state and the millions of people

who watched the funeral on television, you can understand why the authorities here at the castle are thinking that they will have increased visitor numbers over the next few weeks, as people want to visit the memorial chapel. lots of traffic here on the corner. two people who have travelled all the way from queensland, australia, we've got debbie and keith brooker. now you booked your slot here before the queen died, you arrived at the beginning of september but you've arrived at quite a sort of unique moment? yes, we thought we were going to miss out. we heard that the castle was closed and so we're happy to be here and to be able to come in today. and what did the queen mean to you? 0bviously, you've lived all your lives in australia and i believe you saw her in 1970, is that right? yes, just as children, she was there for the bicentenary, captain cook's discovery. she drove past, a fleeting glimpse as she went past in an official car. yeah, it was a long time ago. debbie, you've been a fan

of the royalfamily? i have, yes, i have, i have followed them as long as i remember. watching all their weddings and so on. so i guess coming to windsor was always going to be part of our itinerary anyway. but, yes, to be here now isjust that much extra special, i guess, in some ways and quite unique. we're relieved actually that we get to come into windsor because we sort of leave tomorrow. so after travelling for quite some time in england, so it is really good that we timed it right, basically. presumably, inside the grounds you will go inside the st george's chapel and see the ledger, see the place the queen has been laid to rest? yes, yes. i'm pleased i'm able to do that, really. i couldn't be in london when obviously everyone else lined up. we were still travelling in england at the time. we listened to her funeral on the radio as we were driving along, because we weren't anywhere near a w _

i'd always said when she did finally die, which was going to happen eventually, some time, that i would be glued to the television. it couldn't be that way but the radio, bbc radio, played its part for us there. but to now have this opportunity to go into windsor castle, a castle that i know was held in high esteem of herself and she lived there, it means a lot, yes. debbie and keith, i know you have the ten o'clock slot so i will let you go. i know you are hoping that the new king, one of the first things on his agenda will be visiting australia. so we wait to find out whether that will be the case but from here in windsor for the moment, back to you. let's get more on our main news, the difficulties in the uk economy and the financial. liz truss has been defending the government's tax cutting mini budget this morning, the day after the bank of england moved to intervene in the financial markets. earlier, labour's chief secretary to the treasury, pat mcfadden, responded

to the government's economic plan. this was a reckless act of choice, which has wreaked havoc in financial markets, beginning with a sharp drop in the value of the pound, which makes our imports more expensive. then going into the mortgage market, which you have been discussing, where hundreds of products have been withdrawn and the price of others has increased sharply. and yesterday, we had the extraordinary intervention from the bank of england to stop major pension funds from going off a cliff. so the recklessness of the government's announcements on friday have unleashed chaos in the financial markets and it's really important now that we try to get some stability back into those markets and in the longer term, restore the economic credibility of the country because what's happened in recent days has been very, very damaging and many people will be particularly worried about how they are going to

afford new mortgage payments if they are coming off a two year or a five year deal anytime soon. the government _ year deal anytime soon. the government insists - year deal anytime soon. the government insists and liz truss did eight interviews this morning on bbc local radio over the course of an hour and she said it was time to do something different to take bold action to really grow the economy. now clearly this is a turbulent time but do you think there is the potential to come out to the other side of this with growth?— side of this with growth? well, urowth is side of this with growth? well, growth is the _ side of this with growth? well, growth is the right _ side of this with growth? well, growth is the right question . side of this with growth? -ii growth is the right question and it is one we have been posing. but when i listened to the chancellor on friday and when i listened to the prime minister today talking about doubling down and sticking with it, you have to ask, in the face of what's happened, what's more important here, the prime minister and the chance of a saving face or saving the mortgage payments of millions of people across the country? this is going to have a

real and damaging impact, where payments could go up hundreds or thousands of pounds per year. so they've got to reconsider this. they've got to pause and think about what they've done. this is, unlike previous financial crises which have been a consequence of global events, this was self—imposed. it was an act of choice by the prime minister and the chancellor to do this and it's thoroughly irresponsible to go around the radio studios today and for her to say we are going to double down. because all that will mean is she is asking the rest of the country to pay the consequences for their mistakes.— for their mistakes. labour and other arties for their mistakes. labour and other parties have — for their mistakes. labour and other parties have asked _ for their mistakes. labour and other parties have asked for _ for their mistakes. labour and other parties have asked for a _ for their mistakes. labour and other parties have asked for a recall- for their mistakes. labour and other parties have asked for a recall of. parties have asked for a recall of parliament to discuss this. we have been told this morning by the government that they are sticking with the november the 23rd date before we hear what any independent forecasts of their plans will be. what can labour do at the moment to try to, you are clearly unhappy with this, to try to effect change, if you have to wait until november the

23rd for the 0br report, if parliament isn't recalled from motion recess, what else are you going to do?— motion recess, what else are you going to do? well, the obr report and the publication _ going to do? well, the obr report and the publication of— going to do? well, the obr report and the publication of some - and the publication of some independent assessment of what they've done is really important, because it speaks to this issue of institutional stability. britain has traditionally been regarded as a good and safe home for investment. but when you have ministers who the first that they do is to fire the permanent secretary at the treasury, they then enter a policy field where they then enter a policy field where they are at the direct opposite ends from the bank of england and forcing the bank of england to raise interest rates and mortgage rates more sharply and faster than they would have done, and you won't even allow your own independent office of budget response ability to produce a verdict on all of this, that sends out a terrible signal of uncertainty

to investors who can choose many different countries of where they want to invest. and they are asking, is britain still be good and safe bet that it has been in the past? and the actions of the government are calling that into question. that is why what they are doing is so irresponsible and what's really important now is to restore stability to the markets in the short term and credibility to the country in the longer term. shadow chief secretary _ country in the longer term. shadow chief secretary to _ country in the longer term. shadow chief secretary to the _ country in the longer term. shadow chief secretary to the treasury - country in the longer term. shadow chief secretary to the treasury pat| chief secretary to the treasury pat mcfadden. the american woman accused of causing the death of the teenage motorcyclist harry dunn will face a court in the uk for the first time this afternoon. the case against anne sacoolas will be heard at westminster magistrates' court, and it's expected she will appear remotely from the united states. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. harry dunn wasjust 19—years—old when he died. he was on his beloved motorbike when it was hit in a head—on collision on the b4031 half a mile

from raf croughton in northamptonshire. the base is used by the united states military and intelligence agencies, including the cia. at the wheel of the volvo suv that ran into harry was anne sacoolas. both she and her husband have been described in an american court as us government employees working for an intelligence agency. anne sacoolas left the country less than three weeks after the crash, claiming diplomatic immunity through her husband's work. her employment didn't become clear until almost two years later. since his death, harry dunn's family have been campaigning for there to be a trial in the uk. the crown prosecution service made a decision to charge anne sacoolas with causing death by dangerous driving, in december 2019. but little progress was made until the end of 2021. the first court hearing was scheduled to happen in january this year, with anne sacoolas expected

to appear by video link, but it was then postponed. this afternoon, more than three years after his death, harry dunn's family hope to finally see the process towards a trial in the uk begin, at westminster magistrates' court in london, with anne sacoolas attending remotely from the united states. daniel sandford, bbc news. iran's president has accused protesters of misusing the death of mahsa amini to cause riots. as protests continued for a 12th day, mr raisi said the death of the young woman while in the custody of the morality police was being investigated with transparency. at least 75 protesters are reported to have been killed so far. rana rahimpour reports. she reads out list of names. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe names the women who died while in custody, as she cuts her hair.

she is a british iranian national who spent six years in prison in iran, names herformer inmates one by one. also her mother and her daughter. "and for the women of iran, for freedom and justice", she says. for nearly two weeks, women in iran have been protesting the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini by cutting their hair and burning their hijab. her death has sparked the largest anti—regime protests since the islamic revolution of 1979. here, a woman mourning the death of her brother, who was killed in the protests, is cutting her hair. from new york to spain, women are showing their support. iranians' demand for freedom

has been heard across the world, but in iran so far, it has fallen on deaf ears. in iran today, president ebrahim raisi said everyone is saddened by mahsa amini's death, but warned that protests won't be tolerated. an update on the situation with the economy here in the uk. kevin peachey, ourfinancial peachey, our financial correspondence, saying peachey, ourfinancial correspondence, saying a further 321 mortgage products have been withdrawn from sale overnight, according to that financial information service, money facts, are on top of 935 products taken off the shelf the previous night. the daily record since money facts began in 2011. this is all a reaction to the mini budget last friday.

brazilians go to the polls in the first round of presidential elections this weekend. dozens of members of the european parliament have urged eu leaders to monitor brazil's election for attempts by presidentjair bolsonaro to subvert democracy, arguing trade sanctions should apply if he does. the leading contender is former leader luiz inacio lula da silva — who first came to power 20 years ago. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports. the press pack arrived and found lula in the middle of the rainforest. the amazon's risen to the top of the political agenda. a wise move, given that lula's running against a man who's accused of destroying it. translation: the planet needs us to pay special attention. _ we need to look after our forests, ourfauna, ourwater. but most of all, we need to look after our people. 20 years ago, lula came to power promising to be

a new kind of president — one who looked out for the poor in this deeply unequal country. with booming commodity prices, he had money to spend and he used it to lift millions out of poverty. that legacy was eroded as his party and lula himself was hit by corruption scandals and a prison sentence. the charges against him may have been dropped, but people are divided. some still see him as the savior of brazil, others merely a corrupt politician. but he didn't respond to that when i asked him how he'd win over his critics. translation: the murders - of dom philips and bruno pereira can never be repeated. brazil needs to be transformed into a civilised country, which is why i am convinced that we need to change brazil. and changing brazil means having a government that assumes

responsibility for really caring for people. this 24—year—old wants change more than anything. she and her three little kids have no working sewers, unreliable power, and live in this sea of rubbish. born here, she knows nothing else, although she does know who she's going to vote for. translation: i'm going to vote for lula because under him, - everything was easier. but i don't know if coming back, things will improve. the sun has set, but the hope hasn't faded. the crowd here is excited to see their candidate. translation: i am crazy for lula. brazil needs him because we are in decay. when he was president, before brazil was in the same situation — it was devastated — and we think he can do the same thing. our hope never dies. cheers. there are people of all ages here.

those who voted for lula 20 years ago and those who are voting for him for the very first time this year. it's the same politician but if lula wins, he'll be the president of a very different brazil. "out with bolsonaro!", the crowd chants. four years of a far—right president, and people here want change. singing. but the country is divided and the future of brazil — uncertain. katy watson, bbc news, in manaus. an update on the situation with the northstream pipelines. we were reporting yesterday that there had been a number of leaks from the pipelines. a number of governments and organisation reporting this as sabotage although clearly the pipelines haven't been discovered

yet. nato says it sees deliberate, reckless sabotage in the leaks, another leak reported today. norway has said it is deploying its military to protect gas following issues with the gas pipelines in the baltic sea. now nato saying it sees deliberate reckless sabotage in those leaks from two nord stream pipelines in the baltic sea. russia has rejected suggestions that it was responsible. the trading standards body in the uk says it's concerned by a new type of highly sophisticated car scam, which sees people being tricked into buying vehicles that don't exist from a website. it's thought organised criminal gangs could be behind the fake car dealerships, which cost victims thousands of pounds. ashleyjohn baptiste reports. we got lots of people turning up here.

they come here to basically pick up their new car and there's nothing here. harry runs a small repair garage in fife in scotland, but people turn up expecting to find a big car dealership. this was the couple that drove seven hours with a five—month—old baby. this is them just realising that it's been a scam. a dealership called auto—promotions ran here for 30 years, but that company hasn't existed since 2008. but its name and address have been used without their consent on this website, which claims to have hundreds of cars for sale. in west yorkshire, pietro thought he'd bought one of the second—hand cars from the auto—promotions website. he transferred almost £4,000, including delivery, but no car has ever turned up. the money was both his and his elderly mum's savings. it's just. . .just devastating, really. you know, such a large amount of money. really, really upsetting to tell you the truth.

and especially for my mum's side, you know, just to sort of like take her out, rather than her being homebound all the time. i've spoken to eight people from across the uk who have parted with thousands of pounds, only to not receive their cars. i've also heard from dozens more who were on the brink of sending money to auto—promotions. to try and find out who's behind the website, i called in one of the bbc�*s data experts, who looked in detail into every part of the website and its footprint on the internet. he discovered that most of the information on the site was taken from elsewhere. the team members were photos of people from across the world with no links to a car dealership, and the car adverts were also borrowed from other websites. it's really sophisticated. i mean, i could have been fooled by it myself. there's a few red flags, but, generally speaking, somebody that's really savvy could easily have fallen for this. last year, there were almost 3,000 reports of online vehicle fraud, up 21% since 2019.

and after covid pushed all sorts of previously face—to—face sales onto the internet, research suggests a third of us would now buy a used car completely online without seeing it. mike andrews, the head of the e—crime team for national trading standards, told us they haven't seen a car dealership website on this scale before and had this advice for consumers. one of the big things we say for consumers when they're buying online is do your research. if you're making any purchase online, don't make the payment by bank transfer. if you pay using your credit card in particular, you've got extra protection. you've still got an enhanced level of protection even if you use a debit card. as a result of our investigation, the police took the website down. but those behind it have not been caught. ashley jean—ba ptiste, bbc news.

kamala harris is visiting south korea a day after north korea fired two ballistic missiles off its close. it's the second launch this week. ms harris has travelled to the border and the heavily fortified demilitarised zone which separates the north and south to meet us soldiers. there she's said the us seks a world where north korea poses no threats. we know that dogs are very intuitive creatures and some owners will swear their animal can read their mood — well, now there's some evidence to back up that theory. researchers at queen's university in belfast found that dogs can smell when their human companions are stressed. i've been speaking to clara wilson, phd researcher in canine 0lfaction & behaviour at queens university belfast. we know dogs have an incredible sense of smell. my background is forward diseases. but we wanted to

borrow that premise and apply it rather than to a disease to a psychological state. so we wanted to see whether we could train dogs in the laboratory but to tell apart the sweat and breath taken from people i do when they are relaxed when they were stressed. we think they can do that because when we become stressed, our body does have a series of kind of hormonal and even nervous system changes, so that's probably what they are picking up on. 50 probably what they are picking up on. ., , . on. so when the dogs detect the stress hormone, _ on. so when the dogs detect the stress hormone, do _ on. so when the dogs detect the stress hormone, do they - on. so when the dogs detect the l stress hormone, do they perceive that as being a negative emotional state, do they recognise that? yes. state, do they recognise that? yes, that is a very _ state, do they recognise that? yes, that is a very good _ state, do they recognise that? yes that is a very good question and that is a very good question and thatis that is a very good question and that is actually outside of what this study was looking at. so there are some great studies that are trying to address that and that is what we would call emotional contagion, where animals who live closely together pick up and also kind of start to feel the way the people around them are feeling. but what we wanted to do to really nail down the odour part was to strip any

kind of context and just look at the odour is in isolation. and this was a discrimination task, so we simply want to see if becoming stressed changes the odour of a person and the dogs were picking between individual people's samples, so picking between a person' sample right before getting stressed. they did a difficult maths towers, and then four minutes later we put their stress and plan the dogs were picking between each sample so the only thing that changed was becoming stressed but the dogs were still very able to tell those two samples apart. so we don't know how the dogs are understanding that smell but it is really good to know there is a smell component for future studies that might want to see how the dogs interpret that in real life. and that might want to see how the dogs interpret that in real life.— interpret that in real life. and we know that some _ interpret that in real life. and we know that some dogs _ interpret that in real life. and we know that some dogs have - interpret that in real life. and we know that some dogs have an - know that some dogs have an incredible ability to detect certain diseases. in your study, your research, not all the dogs who started off with made it to the final stage. started off with made it to the finalstage. so started off with made it to the final stage. so was there a difference, was it due to breed or

could you tell what the differences were, if some dogs were able to discriminate between different odours better than other dogs? 50 odours better than other dogs? sr what odours better than other dogs? 5r what we did as we started with dogs, they were all pet dogs from the unity so not purpose bred dogs and a lot of them had no training at all. they were all lovely dogs but the difficult part was actually getting them to want to do the trial is over repeated times. so our final test question was, does the relax and is dressed smell different? that we couldn't start the dogs on that because if they were not very good at it, we wouldn't know if it was because they didn't understand what we were asking them or because the two things smell the same. so we started offjust two things smell the same. so we started off just with two things smell the same. so we started offjust with playing games where we knew that the smell smelled different and then if the dogs were not able to do it, we knew it was not able to do it, we knew it was not because of their sense of smell, more that they just not because of their sense of smell, more that theyjust didn't really like doing the game. so we had four dogsin like doing the game. so we had four dogs in the final study but they were the early ones that saw stress, or the other dogs that led the study early didn't see stress, they were

not up for playing the game. {lard not up for playing the game. clara wilson. not up for playing the game. clara wilson- you _ not up for playing the game. clara wilson. you are _ not up for playing the game. clara wilson. you are watching - not up for playing the game. clara wilson. you are watching bbc news. hello again. it's another day of sunshine and showers for us, but fewer showers than we saw yesterday. we've got this weak weather front, you can just see it there, it's weakening all the time and it's producing showers which are sinking south. and we've got this ridge of high pressure settling things down before the next area of low pressure comes away tonight and tomorrow. so here is that weak weather front producing those showers. they are sinking southwards. there are some showers in other parts of the country as well, but they're few and far between. and for most, it's going to be dry with some sunny intervals, and with lighter winds than yesterday's and temperatures between 11 and 17 degrees, it's not going to feel as cool as it did yesterday. now, tonight, many of the showers will fade. there'll be clear skies for a time. we'll see some eastern fog patches form across parts of central and eastern england.

but already the rain is gathering out towards the west, heavy rain at that, and the wind is strengthening. so it's not going to be a cold night in the north and west, but it will be cooler as we push further south and east. so tomorrow morning, we'll lose the mist and fog fairly early from the south and east. and what you'll find is we'll start off with some sunshine but that won't last because the cloud, the rain and the strong winds are going to be pushing steadily southwards and eastwards. we could have as much as 60 millimetres, in excess of two inches, in the western upslopes of scotland. and these black circles represent the strength of the wind gusts, so a windy day wherever you are, but touching gale force in the coastlines. temperatures at 13 to 17 degrees. some of the showers in the west of scotland could notjust be heavy, they could also be thundery. then as we move from friday into saturday, that system pushes away. but if we follow this weather front along, you can see how it looks like it's going to wave back into the south of england

later on in the day. so on saturday, we start off on a dry note for many. showers already in the west, though, will continue. a few of them blowing in the breeze making it over towards the east. and it's later in the day it looks like that wave in front will bring some rain back into southern counties, probably after dark on current thinking. temperatures 12 to 19 degrees. now, if it does come back, it's going to clear away quite early on in sunday. and then we've got this ridge of high pressure across us for a time before later on, we've got the next system coming in from the west. so remember on sunday, it's looking more settled, drier for many of us. but on monday, well, it could rather be rather wet in the north.

this is bbc news. i'mjoanna i'm joanna gosling. the headlines at 11... in her first interview since last friday's mini budget, the british prime minister liz truss insists it's "the right plan" to put "the country on a better trajectory." we had to take urgent action to get our economy growing, get britain moving and also deal with inflation. and of course, that means taking controversial and difficult decisions. this comes as a further 321 mortgage products were withdrawn from sale overnight. two million people left without power — as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits florida's southwest coast.

the gangsta's paradise rap star coolio has died at the age of 59. st george's chapel and windsor castle reopen to allow people the opportunity to pay their respects to the queen at her final resting place. good morning. the prime minister, liz truss, has been speaking to the media about the economy for the first time since her government's tax—cutting mini—budget. she's defended her strategy, saying decisive action had to be taken, and the measures were needed to get the economy moving. however she conceded that growth wouldn't come immediately. her comments came as the former governor of the bank of england mark carney criticised the way the government promised big tax cuts without giving any costings

or economic forecasts. mr carney accused the treasury of "undercutting" the country's financial institutions. the value of the pound has plunged since chancellor kwasi kwarteng's announcement on friday. yesterday, the bank of england intervened to calm the turmoil by buying government debt — saying it would buy £65 billion of government bonds. a huge focus is on mortgage interest rates. since the mini budget, research suggests that over 1600 mortgage deals have been pulled from sale altogether. that's down just over 40% from that mini budget announcement. in her comments this morning, the prime minister reiterated her warning that the uk and the world were facing very difficult economic times. here's what she had to say to bbc radio stoke. my policies are all about making sure that average salaries go up and we have a growing and productive

economy and you don't get a growing and productive economy by putting taxes up. that's a reality. often you get more revenue with lower taxes because it attracts more growth, it attracts more people into work, it attracts more investment. and what my policies are about is about delivering for places like stoke in the long term, delivering the investment, delivering the higher wage jobs. that's what i want to do. and too often tax policy has just been seen as being about distribution. it's not. it's also about how we grow the size of the pie so that everyone can benefit. by borrowing more and putting our mortgages up? we need to borrow more this winter for the energy crisis that we're facing. and i think that was the right thing to do. we're going to spend more in mortgage fees under what you've done based on the predictions than we would have saved with energy.

i don't think anybody is arguing that we shouldn't have acted on energy, which is what the majority of the package that we've done is all about. i think it would have been appalling if people were facing energy bills of up to £6,000. and frankly, i'm quite surprised that that is being suggested, that we shouldn't have done that. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo told us concerns remain over what we might see in the independent budget forecasts even as the prime minister's message remains the same. there are people already calling for the office for budget responsibility forecasts to be brought forward, which the government is rejecting. but people want the forecast brought forward because they'll tell people how likely the government is to meeting the growth targets

and aspirations they say the tax cuts will generate, and if there is a gap between what the independent forecasters predict and the government says the government will have to make up that gap in another way either through more borrowing or through spending cuts and i think there is also some unease about what is coming down the track. you heard the treasury confirm departments are being asked to make efficiency savings and that they are sticking to the spending review as outlined last year and not updating it to take account of rising inflation. they are already questioning whether benefits will go up in line with inflation as promised by the previous government, so you get a sense of what could be coming down the track and i think that is what concerning some conservative mps. the other aspect of the growth strategy they want to announce, supply and planning reforms and deregulation, and measures

unpalatable so why did the government use up lots of political capital in promising to scrap the 45p tax bracket and scrap the cap on bankers' bonuses? there is a lot of unease about what is coming down the track but you can see very clearly this morning the message from the prime minister, this is the first time she has spoken since the budget was announced on friday, the message from her loud and clear is this is a difficult course but we need to do it, it will stimulate growth, even if that does not happen overnight. our business correspondent marc ashdown is with me. she is digging in but there is some heavyweight criticism.— she is digging in but there is some heavyweight criticism. yesterday the imf and heavyweight criticism. yesterday the mp and world _ heavyweight criticism. yesterday the imf and world bank _ heavyweight criticism. yesterday the imf and world bank were _ heavyweight criticism. yesterday the imf and world bank were urging - heavyweight criticism. yesterday the imf and world bank were urging the | imf and world bank were urging the government to rethink these policies. today the former bank of england governor mark carney including the government of undercutting the uk are comic institutions. this morning we said we are out of global economy and these policies have led to quite

dramatic financial moves, pretty strong stuff from the man who not so long ago would have been on the hot seat with a hand on the tiller steering the bank of england and making big decisions like yesterday about how to intervene. three main issues he raises, first the fact this was a personal budget last friday, all these headline grabbing tax cuts but no indication of the supply—side changes, things like planning regulations, city regulations, childcare, immigration visas, all the stuff we are promised but nothing at the moment. he says it is not costed, no independent analysis for the 0b are, so does very difficult to understand how this will be paid for, he says it is important to have open independent tarot site expert scrutiny, appointed thing, a lot of suggestion that there is some inexperience in downing street, and he said the policies would not only be working at cross purposes at the bank but are undercutting them. he says it is

important the bank of england can take the decisions on the right timeframe, suggesting they are being bounced into things here, rushing things through, and he comes up with some big conclusions about world this is heading. the message of financial marketsl is that there is a limit to unfunded spending and unfunded tax cuts in this environment. _ the price of those is much higher. borrowing costs for the government and for mortgage holders and borrowers up - and down the country. and at some point those higher costs of borrowing for everybody undoes i the positive impact of any tax reductions or shorter- term growth measures. what is the latest on the impact? firstly pensions has been a big worry. that drove the bank's decision there to start buying bombs

to try and say buy things. a lot of pension funds are heavily invested in the stock market and many are leveraged, so a severe downturn like this means there are calls to put money into propping up, so there was a fear there would be a sell—off which would make things worse. the mortgage market is in process right now. lenders have no idea how high and how quickly interest rates may go so they have been withdrawing mortgage products so if you are looking for a new mortgage, 321 products withdrawn overnight, that comes on top of 935 the previous night, daily record, so since the mini budget on friday 1600 mortgages have been pulled leaving thousand 300 available, 41% fall lenders will wait for things to settle down and work out what the bank will do and then the repriced products, bring them back in the market but that means many people will be looking for a new mortgage, a lot of concerned people. the

for a new mortgage, a lot of concerned people. for a new mortgage, a lot of concerned --eole. ., concerned people. the message from liz chris concerned people. the message from liz chris this — concerned people. the message from liz chris this morning _ concerned people. the message from liz chris this morning is _ concerned people. the message from liz chris this morning is the _ liz chris this morning is the garment will not hold back on this, we heard from the chancellor last weekend that more tax cuts might be coming, what is your sense of what the government's next steps will be, will a plan b and estimate scaled back or will they still go in the direction intended? that back or will they still go in the direction intended?— back or will they still go in the direction intended? at the moment the are direction intended? at the moment they are doubling _ direction intended? at the moment they are doubling down. _ direction intended? at the moment they are doubling down. chris - direction intended? at the moment they are doubling down. chris phill they are doubling down. chris phil played it fairly straight this morning, as well as hearing from liz truss, he defended the decision to delay this independent analysis, the scorecard as he put it, he started laying the ground for how the tax cuts will be paid for and confirmed rumours that government is asking all departments to look at efficiency savings and we know what that means, the unions reacting sharply saying departments at government or in breaking points, further cuts in danger services and he commits to increasing the state pension and benefits in line with inflation, one of rishi sunak�*s key

promises, the government saying they are not afraid of being unpopular and that would be a big test about, the timescale, it is pretty clear the timescale, it is pretty clear the government want to keep focusing on the war in ukraine and how they step into help people with bills but people are now worried about mortgages and pensions, the trouble is none of these announcements that the government says will, things down make the markets realise they were wrong to overreact, none of thatis were wrong to overreact, none of that is due to come until the end of november but the chancellor is due to speak on monday at the conservative party conference, it will be interesting to see what he will be interesting to see what he will say to come his party and his own mps and the market, information vacuum is a pretty precarious thing for a government trying to show it is still in control and things are on planet. let's speak to jasmine cameron chileshe, political correspondent with the financial times. thank you forjoining us. the chancellor due to speak at the conservative party conference on monday, their calls for parliament to be recalled and potentially the

conference not to go ahead, what is your sense, conference not to go ahead, what is yoursense, is conference not to go ahead, what is your sense, is there any likelihood that parliament will be recalled? i think it is highly unlikely. it is only recalled because parties have gone offer conference season so we have just had the labour conference and we will have the conservative party conference weekend so i suspect liz truss will want to ride it out and use the confidence as an opportunity to pitch her ideas to mps and the public. i think she is in quite a precarious position with backbenchers at the month, many are getting mps, letters from because it was here worried about energy bills and mortgages, and there is real unease within the conservative backbenchers and many are calling for truss to row back on some proposals and to potentially suck kwasi kwarteng, but she has been defiant this morning and sticking to her plans. the —— potentially sack kwasi kwarteng. her plans. the -- potentially sack kwasi kwarteng.—

kwasi kwarteng. within the parliamentary _ kwasi kwarteng. within the parliamentary party, - kwasi kwarteng. within the parliamentary party, this i kwasi kwarteng. within the - parliamentary party, this criticism of kwasi kwarteng from the imf, the information from the bank of england, pretty unprecedented for a british chancellor. i england, pretty unprecedented for a british chancellor.— british chancellor. i think it is important _ british chancellor. i think it is important to _ british chancellor. i think it is important to note _ british chancellor. i think it is important to note that - british chancellor. i think it is important to note that liz - british chancellor. i think it is l important to note that liz truss british chancellor. i think it is - important to note that liz truss has built her cabinet predominantly with those who backed her leadership campaign and on the same phase as her and her plan so she has got a parliament full of backbenchers, many supported boris johnson parliament full of backbenchers, many supported borisjohnson and didn't think he should have had to resign, many people supported rishi sunak and are quite sceptical about her, so she has quite a sceptical audience, because of the timing at which she came to power, shortly after she became pm there was the queen's passing and then there is a parliamentary recess, she hasn't had much time with her mps to put forward her case, to give the reassurances they so desperately need and need to pass on to their constituents. 50 need and need to pass on to their constituents.—

need and need to pass on to their constituents. ., ., ., ., constituents. so how long today have in terms of delivering _ constituents. so how long today have in terms of delivering on _ constituents. so how long today have in terms of delivering on what - constituents. so how long today have in terms of delivering on what they i in terms of delivering on what they say they will deliver because liz truss has acknowledged this morning this plan is not going to deliver immediate growth but that is the overall goal, reframing the economy to deliver that longer term. in the short—term we are seeing the reaction from the markets and we are potentially less than two years away from a general election. i potentially less than two years away from a general election.— from a general election. i think time is of _ from a general election. i think time is of the _ from a general election. i think time is of the essence - from a general election. i think time is of the essence and - from a general election. i think| time is of the essence and what from a general election. i think- time is of the essence and what will be particularly dangerous for truss is how her economic proposals are viewed among the general public at large, so we now among tory members they have put her in power, they are generally quite supportive of the nation of tax cuts so they might be willing to give her the benefit of the doubt and may safety has only beenin the doubt and may safety has only been in powerfor a couple of weeks, let's leave it couple of months but among the general public who will be looking at potential increases in their mortgage payments and in their energy bills, there may be a growing sense of scepticism that actually

truss's economics of the right plans for the country and i think that is being conveyed to mps and there is a growing sense of unease among the public at large, that could put truss in quite a difficult political position in the going months. itruiheh position in the going months. when the mini budget _ position in the going months. when the mini budget was _ position in the going months. when the mini budget was delivered the chancellor said it is a part of a strategy and there will be other things rolled out, he said there would be more tax cuts coming, they are taking bold steps and being unapologetic about that, but is the reaction going to stop them being able to take further bold steps? i suspect they will continue on the plans they set out. if we look back to the borisjohnson administration, but was incredibly comfortable with u—turns and going back on unpopular ideas, truss has taken a different approach, being quite consistent, we heard her throughout the leadership

contest saying she wanted to scrap, introduce tax cuts, scrap the national insurance hikes, and she has stuck to those plans and i think they will want to give those plans are couple more weeks and months to see them through before they reconsider.— see them through before they reconsider. ., ,, , ., ., ., reconsider. thank you for “oining us. some breaking news we are hearing. russia saying it will formally annexed four more parts of ukraine in a ceremony on friday, just days after those, which are not recognised. they have been described as sham referendums but they had the outcome of voting in favour of the areas where they were held as being parts of russia, they were held in the brick race regions of donetsk and hanson and also the southern regions of kherson and zaporizhzhia

and the results indicate that the majority is in favour ofjoining russia, so they now say there will be a ceremony on friday to formally annexed four parts of ukraine. we will bring you more on that little bit later, we be returning to that. hurricane ian has been battering the us state of florida with powerful winds and a huge storm surge that has flooded communities along the south—west coast. governor ron de santis has said the hurricane would rank as one of the five strongest ever to strike florida, and there would be damage throughout the state. more than two million homes and businesses are without electricity. azadeh moshiri has this report. good afternoon, everyone. we are coming on the air because hurricane ian is about to make landfall on florida's south—west coast. ian has made landfall around fort myers. . the hurricane has made landfall as well as the headlines across us networks.

that's because it has become one of the strongest hurricanes to ever strike the united states. and now the dangers are multiplying. the life—threatening winds and flooding have already caused damage throughout florida's south—western coast, with debris travelling through the waters and cars submerged. buildings like this beachfront hotel in naples have been overwhelmed, forcing people to wade through the water. some areas, like tampa bay, have seen a rare occurrence, what's called a reverse storm surge. ian's winds have been so powerful, they have swept away massive amounts of water, leaving bare shorelines. but that water will soon come barrelling back. now, several states have also declared a state of emergency, reckoning with the breadth of the hurricane and realising florida is not the only place ian has in its cross hairs.

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. jason allen, from cbs news, has the latest from tampa. most of the devastating destruction has been about 100 miles or so to our south and the fort myers area and cape coral area, those are the areas that saw a storm surge with the hurricane pushing watersix, eight, ten, maybe even 12 feet up into communities in some places. we know that there are high water, swift water rescue teams that are out, going into those communities and even tonight they are trying to rescue people who had stayed in their homes, who may be stuck, who may be in second story buildings and they couldn't get out to those floors below that were flooded out. it could take some time for teams to reach them, given the roads are still covered with debris from trees and fallen power lines. with debris from trees we expect those rescues to continue through the night tonight and well into the day tomorrow.

ben rich is with me. tell us more about what the trajectory is now of hurricane ian. hurricane ian surprised usjust before it made landfall on the west of florida because it really strengthened just at the last minute. let's take a look at the graphics i have got to show you step you can see the storm system approaching the west coast, that clear in the centre of the radar also shows a storm that means business and at the last minute it strengthened and brought sustained winds of around 150 mph as it made landfall on the west coast of the peninsula bust up since then it has been tracking across the peninsula. the land robs it of its energies will be whence have been weakening but the rain has kept on coming stop we will expect rain to set in across eastern parts of georgia up into the carolina mac and even further north of there, some places could see up

to 300 millimetres of rain. this graphic is striking, it shows how much rain we expect to accumulate over the next few days and the bright white colours mean more than 100 millimetres. very low lying ground as well along the coast, combined with still very strong winds, that will cause further flooding, so while the weather in florida will very slowly improve and it'll take a long time, it is spots a little bit further north but have to watch for that rain. i5 a little bit further north but have to watch for that rain. is hurricane dorian going _ to watch for that rain. is hurricane dorian going to — to watch for that rain. is hurricane dorian going to be _ to watch for that rain. is hurricane dorian going to be one _ to watch for that rain. is hurricane dorian going to be one of- to watch for that rain. is hurricane dorian going to be one of those i dorian going to be one of those named hurricanes that go down in history? named hurricanes that go down in histo ? �* .,, named hurricanes that go down in histo 7�* ., , , history? almost certainly. there is still a lot of— history? almost certainly. there is still a lot of numbers _ history? almost certainly. there is still a lot of numbers to _ history? almost certainly. there is still a lot of numbers to be - still a lot of numbers to be crunched. it looks like it is one of the strongest hurricanes to have made landfall on the us soil. it may well be something like the joint fifth strongest on record to make landfall anywhere in the us in terms of wind strength. pictures of the impact, the storm surge, 12 feet in

places, inundating coastal areas, huge amounts of flooding, 150 mph winds, that is the sustained went, the gusts are even some given that, so they will have been huge amounts of damage which we will only hear about over the days to come as a carer begins. this storm will undoubtedly go down as one of the strongest and most destructive in history. strongest and most destructive in histo . . ., strongest and most destructive in histo . ., ,, strongest and most destructive in histo . ., ~ strongest and most destructive in histo . ., . history. thank you. we will continue to keep and — history. thank you. we will continue to keep and i _ history. thank you. we will continue to keep and i see _ history. thank you. we will continue to keep and i see you _ history. thank you. we will continue to keep and i see you later- history. thank you. we will continue to keep and i see you later forward i to keep and i see you later forward a forecast. let me go back to the news i was reporting a few moments ago about russia saying there will be a formal ceremony now on friday to formally annexed four parts of ukraine following the referendums carried out in luhansk, donetsk, kherson and zaporizhzhia, the outcome of the referendums was there was overwhelming backing for those

areas to be part of russia, the referendums have been described as a sham and russia says it will now be proceeding without formal ceremony on friday to formally annexed those parts of ukraine. the white house says the united states will rally global opposition to russia's attempts to annex ukrainian territory through what it called sham referendums that recently took place in occupied parts of the country. president zelensky has once again condemned the votes. in his nightly address — he had this message for the ukrainian people. translation: if someone over there in russia think they can . get away with everything they are doing in the occupied territory, if someone over there in russia hopes the world will betray its own values, frightened by some other russian announcements about annexation, then they are wrong. if you want to live, fight on the streets for your freedom.

norway says it is deploying its military to protect oil and gas installations, following the apparent sabotage of gas pipelines in the swedish and danish economic zones in the baltic sea. the norwegian prime ministerjonas gahr stoere said there were no concrete indications of direct threats to norway, but security would be boosted and the military would be much more visible. finnish government has announced restrictions on russians entering finland — this is after the mass mobilization by vladimir putin of russian civilians for the war. there have been images of queues of traffic trying to get across to finland from russia and also suggestions that at that border there have been checks to prevent people who have been called for

subscription, conscription to leave russia and go to finland to try to stop that from happening. we are now hearing finland is limiting the number of russians who can enter finland across that border. the grammy award—winning us rapper coolio has died in los angeles. the legendary entertainer, whose real name is artis leon ivey jr, was 59 years old. coolio was an up—and—comer in the late 1980s who rocketed to fame with gangsta's paradise, which he recorded for the soundtrack to the film dangerous minds. an official cause of death has not yet been released. peter bowes reports from los angeles. music: gangsta's paradise. coolio, one of the biggest and most recognisable names in rap music. born in the state of pennsylvania, artis leon iveer moved to the la suburb of compton when he was a boy. it was there that his music career flourished. # been spendin' most their lives

livin' in a gangsta's paradise. gangsta's paradise was a huge hit in 1995. it featured in the film dangerous minds, starring michelle pfeiffer, and went on to become one of the most successful rap songs of all time. the track won coolio a grammy for best rap solo performance. it lets me know that we have been doing some good, we did something right. i mean, you know, an award is not really the pinnacle of what your achievements are, because you get an award. an award just lets you know that you worked hard at least for that time, for that particular period of time. coolio rejected the label gangster rapper. instead, he embraced the role of an all—round entertainer. a talented producer and actor, he appeared in dozens of films and tv shows. he was a big personality

and appeared on big brother in the uk, and found an outlet for his love of food with a book and internet series, cooking with coolio. today i am going to show you how to get your kids to eat their vegetables. coolio's death at 59 has shocked many fans. sheila finegan, his manager at trinity artists international, said... michelle pfeiffer tweeted that she was "heartbroken to hear of the passing of the gifted artist coolio. a life cut entirely too short." # tell me why are we so blind to see...# away from entertainment, coolio advocated for those suffering from respiratory diseases. he also raised money and awareness about hiv/aids in black communities. he leaves a rich and varied legacy.

joining me now to talk more about the life and legacy of coolio is the former music editor at mtv europe lindsay wesker. welcome and thank you forjoining us. even if people don't necessarily know coolio, that song is something that seems like everybody would recognise, it is such an iconic song. i recognise, it is such an iconic sonu. ~' recognise, it is such an iconic sonu. ~ , ., recognise, it is such an iconic sonu. ~ ,, ., ~ recognise, it is such an iconic sonu. ~ .,~ ., recognise, it is such an iconic sonu. ~ ., song. i think if you make a track like that you _ song. i think if you make a track like that you can _ song. i think if you make a track like that you can pretty - song. i think if you make a track like that you can pretty much i song. i think if you make a track i like that you can pretty much dine out on it for the rest of your life. it was absolutely huge. in that particular year it was the second biggest selling single in the uk. the only track i had a bit was robson and jerome, unchained melody. it was absolutely huge. the funny story about gangsta's paradise is obviously it is sampling stevie wonder�*s pastime paradise and stevie

wonder�*s pastime paradise and stevie wonder is out you can have the sample but i don't want to hear any profanity, so coolio said ok, you're the boss. but of course it wouldn't become such a huge radio and mtv hit if there had been profanity so it worked really well. the album went on to sell 2 million copies worldwide. he got the great statute on his mantelpiece, the grammy award for best rap performance, and if he had never made another recording, he could have dined out on that, he has been, untilvery could have dined out on that, he has been, until very recently. could have dined out on that, he has been, untilvery recently. he could have dined out on that, he has been, until very recently. he was touring around america in this massive tour called i love the 90s, alongside vanilla ice and young mc and others, and all of these guys from the 90s fell out arenas doing their songs. from the 90s fell out arenas doing theirsongs. i from the 90s fell out arenas doing their songs-— their songs. i would have loved to have gone — their songs. i would have loved to have gone to _ their songs. i would have loved to have gone to that. _ their songs. i would have loved to have gone to that. in _

their songs. i would have loved to have gone to that. in terms - their songs. i would have loved to have gone to that. in terms of- their songs. i would have loved to i have gone to that. in terms of what he has also done with the cooking and hearing him say, parents, iwill show you how to get your kids to eat vegetables, that is the coolest way to try, i didn't even know he was doing that sort of stop. this to try, i didn't even know he was doing that sort of stop.— doing that sort of stop. as your re ort doing that sort of stop. as your report said. — doing that sort of stop. as your report said, he _ doing that sort of stop. as your report said, he viewed - doing that sort of stop. as your report said, he viewed himself| doing that sort of stop. as your. report said, he viewed himself as doing that sort of stop. as your- report said, he viewed himself as a general entertainer. the thing about singers and rappers, most of them have a short shelf life, so very wisely he did acting. he was in a really good movie, batman and robin with george clooney and chris 0'donnell, with george clooney and chris o'donnell, and he recorded a fantastic theme song for a wonderful nickelodeon show called keenan and kell which my kids watched for hours and hours. he did the cooking but he also did reality tv shows, the report mentioned big brother, he also did wife swap, held out?! his girlfriend at the time left him

sooner they finish typing that show. not for the other guy? that's another story, let's not go there! he also did this thing called tipping point, a uk show, called tipping point, a uk show, called tipping point, a uk show, called tipping point lucky stars, so wow, coolio on that. he did a bit of everything, the cooking show was wonderful, cooking with coolio, and as i say he was touring around the us in what sounds like this fantastic all—star tour until very recently. if you go to the website you can see his photo and there, there are dates booked into 0ctober, there are dates booked into october, there are dates booked into october, the tour continues, but sadly without coolio.— the tour continues, but sadly without coolio. ., ., ,, ., without coolio. good to talk to you. thank ou without coolio. good to talk to you. thank you for— without coolio. good to talk to you. thank you forjoining _ without coolio. good to talk to you. thank you forjoining us. _ the mac good morning to you joanna. tyson fury has reached out to

anthonyjoshua, act asking to sign a contract for a heavyweight world title way in december. the champion had givenjoshua and his team an ultimatum to sign the deal by monday, but he said the offer is still on the table. i monday, but he said the offer is still on the table.— still on the table. i don't care either way. — still on the table. i don't care either way, you _ still on the table. i don't care either way, you sign - still on the table. i don't care either way, you sign or - still on the table. i don't care either way, you sign or you . still on the table. i don't care - either way, you sign or you don't. you are _ either way, you sign or you don't. you are a — either way, you sign or you don't. you are a beaten man, and i am a world_ you are a beaten man, and i am a world champion. i'm throwing you a massive _ world champion. i'm throwing you a massive bone, but i can punch a facing. — massive bone, but i can punch a facing. so — massive bone, but i can punch a facing, so i'm willing to give you an opportunity. there's nothing more to do _ an opportunity. there's nothing more to do. everyone is happy get your team _ to do. everyone is happy get your team onto — to do. everyone is happy get your team onto mine, and they will be available — team onto mine, and they will be available all day. i have been available _ available all day. i have been available for the last two weeks. get this— available for the last two weeks. get this contract signed today. england's white ball cricket captain joss butler, says he will be ready for the 2020 world cup in australia, despite playing no part in the current series in pakistan. england trail that 3—2 with two matches to

play. he is with the squad but has a calf problem. to make my fitness is coming on really well. i'm getting a lot of confidence back in the body. if it was the world cup tomorrow i would be fit to play. i am being a bit cautious and making sure there is no last—minute pick is close to the tournament. joss butler speak jos buttler speaking to the sports news podcast which will be out tomorrow on bbc sounds. great britain's cameron norrie has had a patchy couple of weeks with defeats in the davis cup and also laver cup for team europe, but he got a win under his belt at the korea 0pen. he's the second seed in seoul and made very light work of his opening match against the japanese wild card haichi uchida. hewon6262. norrie has broken into the top 10 for the first time this year, with two tour titles and also a run to the wimbledon semi finals. he is targeting a place at the end of season atp finals, which means he has to maintain his ranking at no

8 in the world at the very least. novak djokovic is in israel at the tel aviv open, and plays later on thursday. the serb says he has no immediate plans to follow roger federer into retirement. he watched on as the swiss played his final match at the laver cup in london last week. djokovic, who is 35, says he plans to carry on for a while longer. full i don't have a number of years in my head when i want to stop, or how many tournaments i want to play, so i shalljust keep going. when it comes to who is my biggest rival, it is no dial without a doubt. he is still there. we played the most matches against each other of any other rivalry in the history of tennis, and the rivalry is very special and keeps going. 0f

tennis, and the rivalry is very special and keeps going. of course jock itch is one grand slam title behind. the late queen was a huge supporter of horse racing and that has passed on to king charles. thejockey, tom mark arndt, says it will be a moment to cherish. that is all the sport for now. i'll be back in an hourfor an update. there is a lot going on on the bbc sport website. it is also the final day of the county championship but i would back in the next hour. lenders across the board have

withdrawn certain mortgage products. more than 900 were pulled yesterday alone — way higher than the previous record during the covid—19 pandemic. these are temporary measures as they while lenders work out their prices reprice, and many products should come back on the market soon, though nationwide has already confirmed its rates will definitely go up. tim muffett has been speaking to buyers and sellers about their concerns. with mortgages being pulled from the market, james's costs look set to skyrocket. the situation has been created over the last three or four days and it is quite disturbing really. his fixed rate mortgage deal will end next year. the dwindling options for his next fixed rate look a lot more expensive. can be going from £1600 a month to to £3000 a month, and it's not acceptable. we are not in a position to increase our salaries to meet those costs. there is a genuine concern there. last friday, there were almost 4000

residential mortgage products available, according to the financial information information service, moneyfacts. but yesterday morning, that had fallen to around 2600. that is a drop of more than one third in five days. it is having a huge impact. my concern is more for our buyers and our buyers by us. they are going to be refused a mortgage, and then the whole my concern is more for our buyers and our buyers by us. they are going to be refused a mortgage, and then the whole chain will collapse. amy's nine—year—old son is autistic and she is desperate to move soon so he can settle at the new school. if we don't move now, this year, we won't be able to until he has settled in secondary school, and who knows what the situation will be in three year years' time. we're quite worried aunts way. hannah and ryan had hoped to buy their forever home in the summer,

but the move was delayed. 0ur mortgage offer has expired. we had it at quite a low rate for five years, and we've had to resubmit that recently, which still we were packed and ready to go. we are living out of boxes at the moment. in chester—le—street in county durham, estate agent, andrew siddle, is desperate for an end to the economic shocks and surprises we have seen in recent days. the thing at the moment, is, uncertainty a little bit of certainty is what we need. at the moment i think it is too open ended in terms of, not only where the interest rates are, but where they will be in six months, even a year's time. barney had been hoping to sell his flat and buy another with his girlfriend. instead, he says he'll probably move home with his parents. the economic outlook is too uncertain. i'm having sleepless nights, worrying about where my situation will be, not only next year, but also next month. the rate things are changing at the moment. things could get even worse.

it just feels like every step towards moving on in my life, the barriers keep moving. buying or selling a home can be stressful at the best of times, but these are extraordinary times for the economy. and stress levels for many are rising. tim muffett, bbc news. let's hear more from the prime minister. about the mini budget. this is what she had to say talking to bbc leeds and radio kent. brute this is what she had to say talking to bbc leeds and radio kent. we had to bbc leeds and radio kent. we had to take decisive _ to bbc leeds and radio kent. we had to take decisive action _ to bbc leeds and radio kent. we had to take decisive action to _ to bbc leeds and radio kent. we had to take decisive action to help - to take decisive action to help people through this winter and next winter. we had to take urgent action to get our economy growing. that means taking controversial and

difficult decisions. i am prepared to do that as prime minister. what is important to me is that we get our economy moving and we make sure people are able to get through this winter. we are prepared to do what it takes to make that happen. it has made sure that people and businesses will be paying lower taxes. it has opened up new projects —— road projects, new infrastructure projects, new infrastructure projects, which means we can get on with doing the things that will help people, whether it's getting to work, setting up their business, growing the economy. it has made sure that businesses and people are protected from these very high fuel bills this winter. we are here because of putin's war in ukraine, that has pushed up global energy prices. countries are under pressure around the world. that is why it is

so important that this government took urgent action, and within a week of becoming prime minister, i took urgent action on the energy bills. we have taken urgent action through ourfiscal tait bills. we have taken urgent action through our fiscal tait statement, and we will continue to make sure we are on the side of people who work hard and do the right thing, and making sure people aren't facing those high energy costs. we have to remember what situation this country was facing. we were going into the winter with people expected to face fuel bills of up to £6,000, huge rates of inflation, but also slowing economic growth. we have taken action to make sure that, from this weekend, people won't be paying a typical fuel bill of more than £2500, notjust this year, but also next year. white might have you made inflation work with the measures you

have brought in in the mini budget? people are worried about their mortgages. this will curb inflation by up to 5%. we are taking action this winter. the action we have taken on energy is expected to curb inflation by up to 5%. we are also taking action to grow the economy because we are facing an economic slowdown. we have to remember why thatis,itis slowdown. we have to remember why that is, it is because of putin is appalling war in ukraine. these -roblems appalling war in ukraine. these problems are — appalling war in ukraine. these problems are bad, _ appalling war in ukraine. these problems are bad, but - appalling war in ukraine. these problems are bad, but we - appalling war in ukraine. these problems are bad, but we have| appalling war in ukraine. these - problems are bad, but we have seen the bank of england having to intercede because of the measures that your government brought in on friday. this doesn't normally happen. friday. this doesn't normally ha en. ~ . friday. this doesn't normally ha en, . ., ., 4' , friday. this doesn't normally ha--en.~ . ., ~' ,~ , happen. we are working very closely with the itank _ happen. we are working very closely with the bank of _ happen. we are working very closely with the bank of england. _ happen. we are working very closely with the bank of england. they - happen. we are working very closely with the bank of england. they are l with the bank of england. they are -auttin out with the bank of england. they are putting out your — with the bank of england. they are putting out your fire. _ with the bank of england. they are putting out your fire. the - with the bank of england. they are putting out your fire. the bank - with the bank of england. they are putting out your fire. the bank of i putting out your fire. the bank of encland putting out your fire. the bank of england to _ putting out your fire. the bank of

england to run — putting out your fire. the bank of england to run an _ putting out your fire. the bank of england to run an independent i england to run an independent monetary policy. they set interest rates. we have seen difficult markets around the world because of a very difficult international situation we face. 0ur government has taken decisive action. festival on energy bills, which is the biggest part of the package that we have put forward, and i think that was the right thing to do. it is the other decisive _ was the right thing to do. it is the other decisive action _ was the right thing to do. it is the other decisive action that - was the right thing to do. it is the other decisive action that people | other decisive action that people are worried about. it other decisive action that people are worried about.— are worried about. it would have been unconscionable _ are worried about. it would have been unconscionable to - are worried about. it would have been unconscionable to go - are worried about. it would have been unconscionable to go into i are worried about. it would have i been unconscionable to go into this winter facing those energy bills. we have taken action to reduce the tax burden, which was at a 70 year high. when the chancellor talked about more tax cuts copper, that has affected the markets. we saw the pound dive, and we have got used to talking about bonds and gilts. this cannot happen. we can't have the monetary system undermines like this. has

monetary system undermines like this. �* , monetary system undermines like this. a ., monetary system undermines like this. x ., ., 4' this. as i say, we are working closely with — this. as i say, we are working closely with the _ this. as i say, we are working closely with the bank - this. as i say, we are working closely with the bank of - this. as i say, we are working - closely with the bank of england. we are facing a difficult international situation. i am clear the government has done the right thing, by taking action urgently, to deal with inflation, to do with economic slowdown, and to deal with the high energy bills. that of course involves taking difficult decisions. that was liz truss took it to bbc radio kent. we spoke to pat mcfadden who spoke about this decision. itruiheh who spoke about this decision. when i listened who spoke about this decision. when i listened to — who spoke about this decision. when i listened to the _ who spoke about this decision. when i listened to the chancellor— who spoke about this decision. tunes i listened to the chancellor on friday, and when i listened to the prime minister today talking about doubling down and sticking with it, you have to ask, in the face of what happened, what is more important here? the prime minister and the chancellor saving face, or saving the mortgage payments of millions of people across the country? this is going to have a real and damaging

impact, where payments could go up hundreds of thousands of pounds for year. they have got to reconsider this. they have got to pause and think about what they have done. this is unlike previous financial crises, which have been a consequence of global events. this was a self—imposed, it was choice by the prime minster and chancellor to do this. it is irresponsible to d0 today and say we will double down. 0r today and say we will double down. or that will mean is that she is asking the rest of the country to pay the consequences for their mistakes. ,, ., ., ,, . ., , ., mistakes. shadow chief secretary to the treasury- _ trading standards say they're concerned by a new type of highly sophisticated car scam that's been exposed by a bbc investigation. they say organised criminal gangs could be behind fake car dealerships which cost victims thousands of pounds. figures from action fraud show online vehicle scams cost

consumers in england, wales and northern ireland almost £9.5 million last year. ashleyjohn baptiste has this report. we got lots of people turning up here. they come here to basically pick up their new car and there's nothing here. harry runs a small repair garage in fife in scotland, but people turn up expecting to find a big car dealership. this was the couple that drove seven hours with a five—month—old baby. this is them just realising that it's been a scam. a dealership called auto—promotions ran here for 30 years, but that company hasn't existed since 2008. but its name and address have been used without their consent on this website, which claims to have hundreds of cars for sale. in west yorkshire, pietro thought he'd bought one of the second—hand cars from the auto—promotions website. he transferred almost £4,000, including delivery, but no car has ever turned up. the money was both his and his elderly mum's savings. it's just. . .just devastating, really. you know,

such a large amount of money. really, really upsetting to tell you the truth. and especially for my mum's side, you know, just to sort of like take her out, rather than her being homebound all the time. i've spoken to eight people from across the uk who have parted with thousands of pounds, only to not receive their cars. i've also heard from dozens more who were on the brink of sending money to auto—promotions. to try and find out who's behind the website, i called in one of the bbc�*s data experts, who looked in detail into every part of the website and its footprint on the internet. he discovered that most of the information on the site was taken from elsewhere. the team members were photos of people from across the world with no links to a car dealership, and the car adverts were also borrowed from other websites. it's really sophisticated. i mean, i could have been fooled by it myself. there's a few red flags, but, generally speaking, somebody that's really savvy could easily

have fallen for this. last year, there were almost 3,000 reports of online vehicle fraud, up 21% since 2019. and after covid pushed all sorts of previously face—to—face sales onto the internet, research suggests a third of us would now buy a used car completely online without seeing it. mike andrews, the head of the e—crime team for national trading standards, told us they haven't seen a car dealership website on this scale before and had this advice for consumers. one of the big things we say for consumers when they're buying online is do your research. if you're making any purchase online, don't make the payment by bank transfer. if you pay using your credit card in particular, you've got extra protection. you've still got an enhanced level of protection even if you use a debit card. as a result of our investigation, the police took the website down. but those behind it have not been caught. ashley jean—ba ptiste, bbc news.

0ur correspondent ashley john baptiste is here. how did you find out about this in the first place, ashley? somebody messaued the first place, ashley? somebody messaged me _ the first place, ashley? somebody messaged me on _ the first place, ashley? somebody messaged me on social _ the first place, ashley? somebody messaged me on social media, - messaged me on social media, explaining that she had bought a car online on this website, and she didn't receive it. she did an online bank transfer and she was expecting delivery, but the cart never showed up. that was enough for me to begin to do some digging. 0ver up. that was enough for me to begin to do some digging. over time, i spoke to eight people across the uk in similar positions. they had all paid for cars, but hadn't received them. that was the start. we then began to investigate the website, and from that there were so many red flags. there were photos of staff members on the website. all of them were fake identities, the photos belong to other people. the second hand cars were on other legitimate

websites, on trading websites, but more expensive prices. there were paragraphs of text is ripped from other websites. that initial message lead to discovery after discovery about the nature of this website, and it being fraudulent. that about the nature of this website, and it being fraudulent.— and it being fraudulent. that is a lot of digging — and it being fraudulent. that is a lot of digging on _ and it being fraudulent. that is a lot of digging on your— and it being fraudulent. that is a lot of digging on your part - and it being fraudulent. that is a lot of digging on your part to - and it being fraudulent. that is a | lot of digging on your part to find it out, but for the ordinary punter, you can see how it is easy to fall for. ., ., ., ., , ., ., , for. national trading standards say it is very sophisticated _ for. national trading standards say it is very sophisticated and - for. national trading standards say it is very sophisticated and is - for. national trading standards say it is very sophisticated and is the l it is very sophisticated and is the first websites of this scale and nature they have come across. they often see car on legitimate website thatis often see car on legitimate website that is fraud, but the whole website seems wholly set up to defraud consumers. they have taken that name from a former legitimate company is... they have hijacked credible

information to appear convincing. ii information to appear convincing. if the scammers are getting more sophisticated, what can we do to protect ourselves?— sophisticated, what can we do to protect ourselves? national trading sent standards _ protect ourselves? national trading sent standards is _ protect ourselves? national trading sent standards is do _ protect ourselves? national trading sent standards is do not _ protect ourselves? national trading sent standards is do not part - protect ourselves? national trading sent standards is do not part with l sent standards is do not part with cash online. use money protected services like paypal and if in doubt, callaction services like paypal and if in doubt, call action fraud or national trading standards.— trading standards. thank you, ashle . trading standards. thank you, ashley- to — trading standards. thank you, ashley. to uganda _ trading standards. thank you, ashley. to uganda where - trading standards. thank you, ashley. to uganda where an i trading standards. thank you, - ashley. to uganda where an outbreak of ebola is causing concern. the government has been urged to quarantine risk areas, in effect enforcing a lockdown to prevent further transmission. we can go to our deputy africa editor. the president — our deputy africa editor. the president has _ our deputy africa editor. tis: president has ruled out our deputy africa editor. ti;s: president has ruled out a our deputy africa editor. til president has ruled out a lockdown in the country. he said ebola is not

spread as easily as covid, so there is no great need for a lockdown. there are three districts in uganda that have been affected. they have been classed as high risk. at the moment they have set up a treatment centre there, but as you said some of those affected are doctors who treated the first cases. in recent outbreaks measures had been taken to ensure medical practitioners are protected. by the time i went there, they actually had not recorded a single case. in this case in uganda, it took them about three weeks to make them realise they were dealing with ebola, so some medical workers had been exposed. the president expect breast confidence that they had dealt with this before, and they should be able to bring it under control. he urged people to stop shaking hands and to wash them

frequently, and to avoid touching noses and mouths and eyes, because ebola is spread through infected bodily fluids fluids. it is an entry point in an infected person. it would be those natural openings, or a cut on the skin. without close contact, it is virtually impossible to contract ebola. that is giving the government can't confidence that they can control this, by making sure contacts of all cases have been traced and tested. so far we note that there are about 20 four confirmed cases. about 18 people have died, and they are classified as probable cases because they are linked to the cases we are seeing now. one of the risk areas, one of the potential hotspots was the funeral that people went to. there

is a lot of close contact. that usually is is a hotspot. bodies are people who have died from a bowler are highly infectious. the country is confident they can deal with it. thank you and. the saying goes that an englishman's home is his castle but a flat in merseyside that looks more like an egyptian tomb has prompted a campaign to preserve the artwork contained within. the late ron gittins was an artist from birkenhead who created paintings and sculptures all over his rented flat and some of it really has to be seen to be believed. 0ur media and arts correspondent david sillito has more. from the outside, it looks like any other house. however, it hides a secret. welcome to ron's place.

now, let's have a little look inside. there was a rental agreement which said that ron was allowed to redecorate, according to the tenant's taste and ron's taste... this was ron's taste. it's minotaur. ron gittins was well known in the neighborhood, but it was only when he died that his family got to see inside his home. and it wasn'tjust a minotaur. in the living room, there's a giant lion. the kitchen has a roman bread oven. and on almost every surface, ron has left his artistic mark. did you have any idea all this was here? no. ron — we would only ever see ron at family gatherings or down in town.

we would see him in his eccentric outfits, but we would never, ever come into his flat because he just wouldn't have thought to invite us in it. it just wasn't that relationship. eccentric. yes, very. so he had been known to wear flower pots on his head. he would dress in soldiers' uniforms. i've seen him in a robin hood outfit. he was what might be known as a character. yeah — definitely. if you saw ron in the street, you wouldn't forget him. it has taken months to reveal the full extent of all his creations, but the question now is what to do with it, which is why there is now a campaign to preserve and protect ron's place. i think some people obviously look at what he's done to be of a kind of not a fantastic standard. those things miss the point, really. it's about the immersive nature of this place. that's what makes it so special. the idea of the landlord, who needs to rent it out to somebody else, knocks down the fireplaces and gives it a kind of magnolia makeover. and that's the end of it —

if that happens, ijust couldn't sleep at night. and whatever becomes of ron's place, it is a reminder that we often have little idea about what might be going on behind closed doors. david sillitoe, bbc news, 0xton, on the wirral. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol hello, it's another day of sunshine and showers, fewer showers around today, compared with yesterday. we do have a weak weather front extending through central parts of england and wales and down towards the south—west, that is going to take some showers here and there moving southward through the day, but for most, it will be dry with the odd shower and lighter winds. temperatures 11 to 17 degrees. temperatures are a little bit above yesterday so once again, not feeling quite as cold as it has done. through this evening and overnight, will lose many of the showers and under clear skies it will be a chilly night to start with across england and wales.

there are some missed and some fog patches. but already we've got some rain piling in across the west, and that will be accompanied by strengthening winds. into tomorrow, we start off with with the mist and fog that lifts to give some sunshine, before the cloud and the rain and the strong winds push from the west towards the east. there is heavy rain embedded within that, followed by blustery showers, strong winds, gales around the coasts, with highs of 17.

this is bbc news. the headlines... prime minister liz truss insists it's "the right plan" to put "the country on a better trajectory." it was absolutely right we gave that support because without that support people would be facing highfield bills this winter, i was worried about people struggling to heat their homes. this comes as a further 321 mortgage products were withdrawn from sale overnight. moscow declares it will formally annex four russian—occupied regions of ukraine at a ceremony in the kremlin friday. two million people left without power — as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits florida's southwest coast.

the gangsta's paradise rap star coolio has died at the age of 59. good afternoon. the prime minister, liz truss, has been speaking to the media about the economy for the first time since her government's tax—cutting mini—budget. she's defended her strategy, saying decisive action had to be taken, and the measures were needed to get the economy moving. however she conceded that growth wouldn't come immediately. her comments came as the former governor of the bank of england, mark carney, criticised the way the government promised big tax cuts, without giving any costings or economic forecasts. mr carney accused the treasury of "undercutting" the country's

financial institutions. the value of the pound has plunged since chancellor kwasi kwarteng's announcement on friday. yesterday, the bank of england intervened to calm the turmoil by buying government debt — saying it would buy 65 billion pounds of government bonds. a huge focus is on mortgage interest rates. since the mini budget, research suggests that over 1600 mortgage deals have been pulled from sale altogether. that's down just over 40% from that mini budget announcement. the prime minister has defended her government's mini budget — say they took they necessary decisive action. we have to look at what situation this country would be in if we hadn't acted. people were facing fuel bills, energy bills of up to £6,000, we had very high inflation

expectations and an economic slowdown. we have taken decisive action to make sure nobody is paying more than a typical fuel bill of £2500, that will come in this saturday. but also to reduce our tax burden to make sure we grow the economy and also curb inflation. that is so important was the it is difficult time. we are facing a global economic crisis about by putin's were in ukraine and what was right is that britain took decisive action to help people get through what is going to be a difficult winter. is what is going to be a difficult winter. , : , ., what is going to be a difficult winter. , : , :, , , winter. is it credible to suggest that the logic _ winter. is it credible to suggest that the logic on _ winter. is it credible to suggest that the logic on friday - winter. is it credible to suggest that the logic on friday didn't l winter. is it credible to suggest. that the logic on friday didn't have an impact on what to happening over the that the days, you may suggesting that? the the that the days, you may suggesting that? the that the days, you may su: arestin that? , , ., , suggesting that? the biggest measure in the mini budget _ suggesting that? the biggest measure in the mini budget was _ suggesting that? the biggest measure in the mini budget was the _ suggesting that? the biggest measure in the mini budget was the support - in the mini budget was the support we have given to people on their energy bills and it was absolutely right that we gave that support. without that support people would be

facing highfield bills this winter, i was worried about people struggling to heat their homes, but also we would have seen businesses like pubs go out of business, so it was the right decision to take and we need to continue to make sure we deliver the economic growth we have delivered, thejobs deliver the economic growth we have delivered, the jobs and deliver the economic growth we have delivered, thejobs and opportunity, and that is the long—term future that we have set out. just and that is the long-term future that we have set out.— that we have set out. just on delivery. _ that we have set out. just on delivery. we _ that we have set out. just on delivery, we are _ that we have set out. just on delivery, we are being - that we have set out. just on delivery, we are being told l that we have set out. just on - delivery, we are being told already that government departments are looking for efficiencies, they are being told to commit where on earth of those efficiencies going to come from? it of those efficiencies going to come from? , , ., from? it is optically right that we alwa s from? it is optically right that we always seem _ from? it is optically right that we always seem to _ from? it is optically right that we always seem to get _ from? it is optically right that we always seem to get value - from? it is optically right that we always seem to get value for - always seem to get value for taxpayers' money every pound we take from somebody is a pound they could be spending on their future, and what i need to support themselves, so it is right that we get value for money and i am always making sure we deliver that. haifa money and i am always making sure we deliver that. :, , :, :, :, :,

deliver that. how you going to do it? there always _ deliver that. how you going to do it? there always ways _ deliver that. how you going to do it? there always ways we - deliver that. how you going to do it? there always ways we can - it? there always ways we can oruanise it? there always ways we can organise things _ it? there always ways we can organise things more - it? there always ways we can i organise things more efficiently it? there always ways we can - organise things more efficiently but i want to make sure is taxpayers' money is focused on front line services and getting our gp appointments, making sure people can get to see a doctor, making sure we deliver on our road projects, all of those things that people rely on us for. there are plenty of areas where the government can become more efficient. : , :, the government can become more efficient. :, , :, ., the government can become more efficient. :, ., ., , efficient. can you give an example? not at the moment, _ efficient. can you give an example? not at the moment, we _ efficient. can you give an example? not at the moment, we are - efficient. can you give an example? i not at the moment, we are continuing reviewing to make sure we're getting good value for money and i think thatis good value for money and i think that is taxpayers expect. 0ur deputy political correspondent, vicki young is at westminster. she has done a lot of interviews this morning, is there more clarification about where things go from here? i clarification about where things go from here? ., , clarification about where things go from here? ~ , . ., , from here? i think it is certainly clear she is _ from here? i think it is certainly clear she is saying _ from here? i think it is certainly clear she is saying there - from here? i think it is certainly clear she is saying there will. from here? i think it is certainly clear she is saying there will be | from here? i think it is certainly i clear she is saying there will be no u—turns, she is sticking to those plans, there was no suggestion they would change any of them according to what he says, what is striking is

trying to focus their the energy package rather than all the other things because that was in some ways although it was the biggest amount of money it was actually the least controversial, there was political agreement that some huge government intervention was required, it was well flagged and we only would put coming, lots of other countries are done the same thing so that is what you want to concentrate on and what will undoubtedly help millions of people. but of course it wasn't that element that has caused a surprise, it was the other things that people including lots of conservative mps simply weren't expecting and that was the income tax cuts, so that has been a problem. she didn't want to focus on any of that but it all goes back to the original handling of all of this. kwasi kwarteng didn't call it a budget, it wasn't a budget, and one of the reasons for that was there were no costings alongside it so it was a quarter budget, there all these other reforms that ministers tell me will be coming,

things like helping make childcare more affordable, getting more workers visas, loosening up planning regulations, all things a site that will contribute to growth which is at the heart of their package, but we haven't heard those yet, so the problem there is for the markets and us and everyone is where we know part of the story, we don't know how kwasi kwarteng will make his numbers had up, how he will produce the growth and pay for it and bring that down in the long—term. we have to wait until the 23rd of november to hear all of that and that is still the problem they have got. you have a lot of tory mps are clamouring to do that sooner and the markets wanting some answers and they want them quicker than the end of november at.— them quicker than the end of november at. ~ :, ., ,:, ., november at. meanwhile labour are sa in: the november at. meanwhile labour are saying they are _ november at. meanwhile labour are saying they are now _ november at. meanwhile labour are saying they are now the _ november at. meanwhile labour are saying they are now the party - november at. meanwhile labour are saying they are now the party of i saying they are now the party of fiscal responsibility. what is happening within the tory party in terms of support for what the prime minister and chancellor are doing? there's a huge amount of concern. i

have spoken to lots of ministers and ex ministers and mps, what tire extremely worried about is what this does to their own credibility as a government when it comes to managing the economy, what it does to their constituents every day lives. there's also a suggestion about departments being asked efficiency savings, added there will be spending cuts, where they will follow, who will be hit by that, and a suggestion, speaking to members of the government, but yes, one area benefits, we have heard about this before, rishi sunak when he was chancellor talked about benefits being upgraded in line with inflation next april, there is a certain amount of agreement now that the government are looking at not doing that. i havejust spoken the government are looking at not doing that. i have just spoken to one x minister who says you cannot be in a position where you might be bringing down benefits or not putting them up with inflation but also then bringing down the top rate of tax. they don't think that a

sustainable.— our business correspondent marc ashdown spoke to me earlier. yesterday the imf and world bank were urging the government to rethink these policies. today the former bank of england governor mark carney accusing the government of undercutting the uk's economic institutions. this morning he said we are in a tough global economy and these policies have led to quite dramatic financial moves, pretty strong stuff from the man who not so long ago would have been in the hot seat with a hand on the tiller steering the bank of england and making big decisions like yesterday about how to intervene. three main issues he raises, first the fact this was a partial budget last friday, all these headline grabbing tax cuts but no indication of the supply—side changes, things like planning regulations, city regulations, childcare, immigration visas, all the stuff we are promised but nothing at the moment. he says it is not costed, no independent analysis from the 0br, so very difficult to understand how this will be paid for,

he says it is important to have open independent, dare i say expert scrutiny, appointed thing, a lot of suggestion that there is some inexperience in downing street, and he said the policies would not only be working at cross purposes at the bank but are undercutting them. he says it is important the bank of england can take the decisions in the right timeframe, suggesting they are being bounced into things here, rushing things through. joining me now is carys roberts, the executive director at the institute for public policy research. she was formerly the think tank's chief economist at the centre for economicjustice. thank you forjoining us. liz truss says it is all about growing the pie and pulling all the levers they can

to deliver growth in very difficult economic circumstances. how do you see at? i economic circumstances. how do you see at? ., : economic circumstances. how do you see at? ~ :, ., , ., , see at? i think what we have seen as markets themselves _ see at? i think what we have seen as markets themselves don't _ see at? i think what we have seen as markets themselves don't believe i markets themselves don't believe that message from the government. the government has said these tax cuts are going to assimilate growth but there's not much evidence that is what will happen. we do know it is what will happen. we do know it is going to feel inequality and people at the top will do well from these tax cuts and at the same time it will undermine the government's ability to have public service on a sustainable footing. the other element is it is likely to push up inflation and that is why the markets have reacted, they have lost their confidence in the government to deliver the growth and stability they need. in to deliver the growth and stability the need. , :, , :, they need. in terms of trying to un - ick they need. in terms of trying to unpick what _ they need. in terms of trying to unpick what happens _ they need. in terms of trying to unpick what happens with i they need. in terms of trying to i unpick what happens with inflation, when a lot of money is being pumped into the economy, that can drive up inflation, but liz truss is saying by giving household support and also business support with the energy

bills and keeping a cap on that, that will reduce inflation by 5%. i guess what we are seeing across all of this is pulling in two directions. i of this is pulling in two directions.— of this is pulling in two directions. ., : , directions. i think that is right. i would completely _ directions. i think that is right. i would completely agree - directions. i think that is right. i would completely agree with i directions. i think that is right. i | would completely agree with her directions. i think that is right. i i would completely agree with her on the energy price cap point. by helping people with bills the government is reducing inflation. that was fairly unavoidable, that support was needed, but what they have chosen to do in that context, whether they are supporting people with energy bills and facing in fleshly pressures, is to pour more fuel on the fire with these unfunded tax cuts, and no plan for how public finances are going to be supported in the long run. it is not that they didn't have space to do anything, i didn't have space to do anything, i did have some room to for example put public services with extra funding, to upgrade benefits in line with inflation, but instead they chose to use that space on something

thatis chose to use that space on something that is only going to add fuel to the fire and increase inequality. because the spending on cutting the top rate of income tax obviously is your indicating, as really grab the attention and striven the agenda and response to it, are you saying the same amount of money could have been spent on something else and the reaction would have been different? not the same out of money, i think if they had put a lot in, and probably too much, we don't entirely know how space i had, but there was some room so this is as much about the choices and whether the government is choosing, but they are choosing to do with fiscal policy and what they have chosen to do tax cuts for those at the top of society, it is also, as we have heard, about how they have chosen to do that, so they haven't alongside it got the independent analysis of the impact on growth and on the

economy, and that is going to lose confidence in their ability to steward the public finances. thank ou for steward the public finances. thank you forjoining _ steward the public finances. thank you forjoining us. _ steward the public finances. thank you forjoining us. if _ steward the public finances. thank you forjoining us. if you _ steward the public finances. thank you forjoining us. if you are i you forjoining us. if you are watching us on bbc two, time to say goodbye. the headlines on bbc news... prime minister liz truss insists she has "the right plan" to put "the country on a better trajectory." this comes as a further 321 mortgage products were withdrawn from sale overnight. two million people left without power — as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits florida's southwest coast. time for the sports update. tyson fury and anthonyjoshua's proposed world heavyweight title fight in

december looked to have been off earlier this week, is a monday deadline to sign contracts came and went, but tyson fury today, the wbc world champion has again reached out to joshua world champion has again reached out tojoshua and says the offer is still on the table. i to joshua and says the offer is still on the table.— still on the table. i don't care either way- — still on the table. i don't care either way. it _ still on the table. i don't care either way. it makes - still on the table. i don't care either way. it makes no i still on the table. i don't care i either way. it makes no difference to me. you are a beaten man and i am a world champion, i am chucking you a world champion, i am chucking you a massive bun but i know i can punch your face and so a massive bun but i know i can punch yourface and so i am willing to give you an opportunity. there is nothing more to do. everyone is happy, get your team onto mine, they will be available all day, like they have been for the last two weeks. get this contract signed today. england's white ball cricket captain jos buttler says he will be ready for the t20 world cup next month despite playing no part in the current series in pakistan, england trailed 3—2 with two more matches to play. he is with the squad in

pakistan but has a car problem. mr; pakistan but has a car problem. ij�*i fitness is pakistan but has a car problem. m1: fitness is coming along really pakistan but has a car problem. m1 fitness is coming along really well. i am getting confidence back in the body, so if it was a world cup tomorrow i would be fit to play, i am being cautious with making sure there is no last—minute hiccups this close to the treatment. jos there is no last-minute hiccups this close to the treatment.— close to the treatment. jos buttler s-ueakin close to the treatment. jos buttler speaking to _ close to the treatment. jos buttler speaking to the — close to the treatment. jos buttler speaking to the sports _ close to the treatment. jos buttler speaking to the sports desk i close to the treatment. jos buttleri speaking to the sports desk podcast, that you can find on bbc sounds from tomorrow. british number one cameron norrie has had a patchy couple of weeks with defeats at the davis cup and also the labour cup from tim europe but he got a win under his belt today. use the second seed at the korean open and made light work of his opening match against japanese wild card. he won 6—2, 6—2. he has broken into the top 10 for the first time this year with two micro tour titles and also a run of the golden xi final copy of targeting a place at the end of season atp finals which means he has to entrain his ranking at number

eight in the world at the very least. finally some golf, if your short game has been letting you down this could be the competition for you. it is the long drive world championships in nevada, justly one club required this one. one of the star attractions bryson dechambeau, famed for his big hitting on the tour, a club speed of about 230 mph. he is looking to improve unless year when he could only finish seventh with a drive of 460 yards, it is the early started in nevada, he has made it through to the round of 64, cracking it up to 374 yards to top his group which is still a long way. that is over now. back after the o'clock news. moscow says president putin will complete the annexation of four ukrainian territories tomorrow, following referendums deemed a sham by most of the rest of the world. kremlin spokesperson, dmitry peskov, says that the ceremony

of the signing of agreements into the russian federation will be held on friday afternoon. the russian president is expected to give a major speech and meet with moscow—appointed administrators of the ukrainian regions. hurricane ian has been battering the us state of florida with powerful winds and a huge storm surge that has flooded communities along the south—west coast. governor ron de santis has said the hurricane would rank as one of the five strongest ever to strike florida, and there would be damage throughout the state. more than two million homes and businesses are without electricity. azadeh moshiri has this report. good afternoon, everyone. we are coming on the air because hurricane ian is about to make landfall on florida's south—west coast. ian has made landfall around fort myers. i the hurricane has made landfall as well as the headlines across us networks.

that's because it has become one of the strongest hurricanes to ever strike the united states. and now the dangers are multiplying. the life—threatening winds and flooding have already caused damage throughout florida's south—western coast, with debris travelling through the waters and cars submerged. buildings like this beachfront hotel in naples have been overwhelmed, forcing people to wade through the water. some areas, like tampa bay, have seen a rare occurrence, what's called a reverse storm surge. ian's winds have been so powerful, they have swept away massive amounts of water, leaving bare shorelines. but that water will soon come barrelling back. now, several states have also declared a state of emergency, reckoning with the breadth of the hurricane and realising florida is not the only place ian has in its cross hairs. azadeh moshiri, bbc news.

jason allen, from cbs news, has the latest from tampa. most of the devastating destruction has been about 100 miles or so to our south and the fort myers area and cape coral area, those are the areas that saw a storm surge with the hurricane pushing watersix, eight, ten, maybe even 12 feet up into communities in some places. we know that there are high water, swift water rescue teams that are out, going into those communities and even tonight they are trying to rescue people who had stayed in their homes, who may be stuck, who may be in second storey buildings and they couldn't get out to those floors below that were flooded out. it could take some time for teams to reach them, given the roads are still covered with debris from trees and fallen power lines. with debris from trees we expect those rescues to continue through the night tonight and well into the day tomorrow.

ben rich has more on what we're likely to see over the next few days we will expect rain to set in across eastern parts of georgia up into the carolina mac and even further north of there, some places could see up to 300 millimetres of rain. this graphic is striking, it shows how much rain we expect to accumulate over the next few days and the bright white colours mean more than 100 millimetres. very low lying ground as well along the coast, combined with still very strong winds, that will cause further flooding, so while the weather in florida will very slowly improve and it'll take a long time, it is spots a little bit further north that have to watch for that rain. is hurricane ian going to be one of those named hurricanes that go down in history? almost certainly. there is still a lot of numbers to be crunched. it looks like it is one of the strongest hurricanes to have made landfall on the us soil.

it may well be something like the joint fifth strongest on record to make landfall anywhere in the us in terms of wind strength. pictures of the impact, the storm surge, 12 feet in places, inundating coastal areas, huge amounts of flooding, 150 mph winds, that is the sustained went, the gusts are even some given that, so they will have been huge amounts of damage which we will only hear about over the days to come as the clearup begins. this storm will undoubtedly go down as one of the strongest and most destructive in history. the grammy award—winning us rapper coolio has died in los angeles. the legendary entertainer, whose real name is artis leon iveer, was 59 years old. coolio was an up—and—comer in the late 1980s who rocketed to fame with gangsta's paradise, which he recorded for the soundtrack to the film dangerous minds. an official cause of death has not yet been released. peter bowes reports from los angeles.

music: gangsta's paradise. coolio, one of the biggest and most recognisable names in rap music. born in the state of pennsylvania, artis leon iveer moved to the la suburb of compton when he was a boy. it was there that his music career flourished. # been spendin' most their lives livin' in a gangsta's paradise. gangsta's paradise was a huge hit in 1995. it featured in the film dangerous minds, starring michelle pfeiffer, and went on to become one of the most successful rap songs of all time. the track won coolio a grammy for best rap solo performance. it lets me know that we have been doing some good, we did something right. i mean, you know, an award is not really the pinnacle of what your achievements are, because you get an award. an award just lets you know

that you worked hard at least for that time, for that particular period of time. coolio rejected the label gangster rapper. instead, he embraced the role of an all—round entertainer. a talented producer and actor, he appeared in dozens of films and tv shows. he was a big personality and appeared on big brother in the uk, and found an outlet for his love of food with a book and internet series, cooking with coolio. today i am going to show you how to get your kids to eat their vegetables. coolio's death at 59 has shocked many fans. sheila finegan, his manager at trinity artists international, said... michelle pfeiffer tweeted that she was "heartbroken to hear of the passing of the gifted artist coolio. a life cut entirely too short."

# tell me why are we so blind to see... away from entertainment, coolio advocated for those suffering from respiratory diseases. he also raised money and awareness about hiv/aids in black communities. he leaves a rich and varied legacy.

it was absolutely huge. in that particular year it was the second biggest selling single in the uk. the only track i had a bit was robson and jerome, unchained melody. it was absolutely huge. it is sampling stevie wonder�*s pastime paradise and stevie wonder is out you can have the sample but i don't want to hear any profanity, so coolio said ok, you're the boss. but of course it wouldn't become such a huge radio and mtv hit if there had been profanity so it worked really well. the album went on to sell 2 million copies worldwide. he got the great statute on his mantelpiece, the grammy award for best rap performance, and if he had never made another recording, he could have dined out on that, he has been, until very recently. he was touring around america in this massive tour called i love the 90s, alongside vanilla ice and young mc and others, and all of these guys from the 90s fill out arenas doing their songs.

i would have loved to have gone to that. in terms of what he has also done with the cooking and hearing him say, parents, i will show you how to get your kids to eat vegetables, that is the coolest way to try, i didn't even know he was doing that sort of stuff. as your report said, he viewed himself as a general entertainer. the thing about singers and rappers, most of them have a short shelf life, so very wisely he did acting. he was in a really good movie, batman and robin with george clooney and chris o'donnell, and he recorded a fantastic theme song for a wonderful nickelodeon show called kenan and kel which my kids watched for hours and hours. he did the cooking but he also did reality tv shows,

the report mentioned big brother, he also did wife swap. his girlfriend at the time left him sooner they finish taping that show. not for the other guy? that's another story, let's not go there! he also did this thing called tipping point, a uk show, called tipping point lucky stars, so wow, coolio on that. he did a bit of everything, the cooking show was wonderful, cooking with coolio, and as i say he was touring around the us in what sounds like this fantastic all—star tour until very recently. if you go to the website you can see his photo and there, there are dates booked into october, the tour continues, but sadly without coolio. there arejob cuts there are job cuts at bbc world service coming through. 382 post

closures in all. in a statement from the bbc it reads, changing audience needs around the world with more people accessing news digitally go along a challenging financial climate, i inflation, soaring costs and a catch that licence fee settlement have led to top choices across the bbc and the bbc�*s international services need to make a saving of £28.5 million as part of the wider £500 million of annual savings and reinvestment to make the bbc digital lead. the proposals will see seven more language services moving to digital only and they say modelling the success of hours which already offer digital service and performing well with audiences but that means nearly have a full 41 services will be digital only. the bbc world service will continue to operate in all the languages and countries where it is currently present, including the new languages added during expansion in 2016, no language services will close. some

tv and radio programmes. under the new plans. bbc arabic radio and bbc persian radio will also cease. big changes in the pipeline for bbc world service and it is all part of the plan to accelerate the bbc�*s digital offering and it will mean 382 post closures. let's catch up with the weather. there is a distinct chill in the air and a northerly wind to blame. but there is great weather for the remainder of the day. one or two showers across scotland, one or two across central and eastern england and that will continue. if you had in the sunshine, 16 or 17 celsius which isn't farfrom in the sunshine, 16 or 17 celsius which isn't far from the average for

this time of year. 0vernight under clear skies in the south, it will turn chilly again with patchy fog but it is all change out west. we look to the atlantic for our first big spell of autumn gales blowing rain in by the end of the night across scotland and northern ireland. really wet and windy for the rush hour. the met office have warnings for 20 to 30 millimetres of rain. gales if not severe for scales up rain. gales if not severe for scales up to 60 to 70 mph will move southwards during tomorrow but still 16 or 17 celsius. 13 or 14 in the north. i'll have more later. hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: prime minister liz truss insists she has "the right plan" to put "the country on a better trajectory." it comes as a further 321 mortgage products were withdrawn from sale overnight

moscow declares it will formally annex four russian—occupied regions of ukraine at a ceremony in the kremlin on friday £2 million people left without power as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits florida's southwest coast. the gangsta paradise rap—star coolio has died at the age of 59. let's get more on our main news, the difficulties in the economy and the financial markets at the moment. lenders across the board have withdrawn certain mortgage products. more than 900 were pulled yesterday alone — way higher than the previous record during the covid—19 pandemic. these are temporary measures as they while lenders work out their prices reprice, and many products should come back on the market soon, though nationwide has already

confirmed its rates will definitely go up. tim muffett has been speaking to buyers and sellers about their concerns. with mortgages being pulled from the market, james's costs look set to skyrocket. the situation has been created over the last three or four days and it is quite disturbing really. his fixed rate mortgage deal will end next year. the dwindling options for his next fixed rate look a lot more expensive. i could be going from £1,600 a month to to £3,000 a month, and it's not acceptable. we are not in a position to increase our salaries to meet those costs, so there is a genuine concern there. last friday, there were almost 4,000 residential mortgage products available, according to the financial information information service moneyfacts. by yesterday morning, that had fallen to around 2,600.

that's a drop of more than a third in five days and it's having a huge impact. my concern is more for our buyers and our buyers's buyers, they are going to be refused a mortgage, and then the whole chain will collapse. amy's nine—year—old son is autistic. she is desperate to move soon so he can settle at the new school. if we don't move now, this year, we won't be able to until he has settled in secondary school, and who knows what the situation will be in three year years' time. we're quite worried, aren't we? hannah and ryan had hoped to buy their forever home in the summer, but the move was delayed. so our mortgage offer has expired. we had quite a low rate for five years and then we've had to resubmit that recently, which still hasn't been approved. we were packed and ready to go. we're living out of boxes at the moment. in chester—le—street in county durham, estate agent andrew siddle is desperate for an end to the economic shocks

and surprises we've seen in recent days. i think at the moment, it's a little bit of certainty we need. you can't plan without certainty. at the moment i think it is too open ended in terms of, not only where the interest rates are, but where they will be in six months, even a year's time. barney had been hoping to sell his flat and buy another with his girlfriend. instead, he says he'll probably move home with his parents. the economic outlook is too uncertain. i'm having sleepless nights, worrying about where my situation will be, not only next year, but next month. the rate things are changing at the moment, things could get even worse. it just feels like every step towards moving on in my life, the barriers keep moving. the goalposts keep moving. buying or selling a home can be stressful at the best of times, but these are extraordinary times for the economy and stress levels for many are rising. tim muffett, bbc news.

earlier, we spoke to the shadow chief secretary to the treasury, pat mcfadden, who had this to say about the prime minister's decision to double down on her economic plans. when i listened to the chancellor on friday, and when i listened to the prime minister today talking about doubling down and sticking with it, you have to ask, in the face of what happened, what is more important here — the prime minister and the chancellor saving face or saving the mortgage payments of millions of people across the country? this is going to have a real and damaging impact, where payments could go up hundreds or thousands of pounds per year. they've got to reconsider this. they've got to pause and think about what they've done. this is unlike previous financial crises, which have been a consequence of global events.

this was self—imposed, it was an act of choice by the prime minster and chancellor to do this. it is irresponsible to go around the radio studios today and say we will double down. all that will mean is that she is asking the rest of the country to pay the consequences for their mistakes. in her comments this morning, the prime minister reiterated her warning that the uk and the world are facing very, very difficult economic times. here's what she had to say when speaking to bbc radio leeds and bbc radio kent. we had to take decisive action to help people through this winter and next winter. i understand families are struggling with theirfuel bills. we had to take urgent action to get our economy growing. that means taking controversial and difficult decisions. but i am prepared to do that as prime minister because what is important to me is that we get our economy moving,

we make sure people are able to get through this winter and we are prepared to do what it takes to make that happen. it has made sure that people and businesses will be paying lower taxes. it's opened up new road projects, new infrastructure projects, which means we can get on with doing the things that will help people, whether it's getting to work, setting up their own business and growing the economy. it has made sure that businesses and people are protected from these very high fuel bills this winter. let's remember why we're here — we're here because of putin's appalling war in ukraine, that has pushed up global energy prices. countries are under pressure around the world. that is why it is so important that this government took urgent action and within a week of becoming prime minister, i took urgent action on the energy bills. we've taken urgent action

through our fiscal statement, and we will continue to make sure that we are on the side of people who work hard, who do the right thing and making sure people aren't facing those very, very high energy costs. we have to remember what situation this country was facing. we were going into the winter with people expected to face fuel bills of up to £6,000, huge rates of inflation, but also slowing economic growth. we have taken action to make sure that, from this weekend, people won't be paying a typical fuel bill of more than £2,500, not just this year, but also next year. isn't that cancelled out by the fact you've made inflation work with the measures you have brought in in the mini budget?

this will curb inflation by up to 5%. we are taking action this winter. the action we have taken on energy is expected to curb inflation by up to 5%. we're also taking action to grow the economy because we are facing an economic slowdown. we have to remember why that is — it is because of putin's appalling war in ukraine. it has pushed up global energy prices. these problems are bad. we have seen the bank of england having to intercede because of the measures that your government brought in on friday. this doesn't normally happen. we are working very closely with the bank of england. they are putting out yourfire, to be fair. the bank of england run an independent monetary policy. they set interest rates. we have seen difficult markets around the world because of the very difficult international

situation we face. our government has taken decisive action, first of all on energy bills, which is the biggest part of the package that we've put forward, and i think that was the right thing to do. it is the other decisive action that people are worried about. it would have been unconscionable for us to allow people to go into this winter facing those energy bills. we have taken action to reduce the tax burden, which was at a 70—year high. when the chancellor talks about more tax cuts, that has massively affected the markets. let's not shy away from that. we saw the pound dive, and we have got used to talking about bonds and gilts. this cannot happen, we cannot have our monetary system undermined like this. as i say, we are working closely with the bank of england. we are facing a difficult international situation. i am clear the government has

done the right thing, by taking action urgently, to deal with inflation, to deal with economic slowdown and to deal with the high energy bills. of course, that involves taking difficult decisions. trading standards say they're concerned by a new type of highly sophisticated car scam that's been exposed by a bbc investigation. they say organised criminal gangs could be behind fake car dealerships which cost victims thousands of pounds. figures from action fraud show online vehicle scams cost consumers in england, wales and northern ireland almost £9.5 million last year. ashleyjohn baptiste has this report. we get lots of people turning up here. they come here to basically pick up their new car and there's nothing here. harry runs a small repair garage in fife in scotland, but people turn up expecting to find a big car dealership.

this was the couple that drove seven hours with a five—month—old baby. this is them just realising that it's been a scam. a dealership called auto promotions ran here for 30 years, but that company hasn't existed since 2008. but its name and address have been used without their consent on this website, which claims to have hundreds of cars for sale. in west yorkshire, pietro thought he'd bought one of the second—hand cars from the auto promotions website. he transferred almost £4,000, including delivery, but no car has ever turned up. the money was both his and his elderly mum's savings. it's just. . .just devastating, really. you know, such a large amount of money. really, really upsetting to tell you the truth. and especially for my mum's side, you know, just to sort of like take her out, rather than her being homebound all the time. i've spoken to eight people from across the uk who have parted with thousands of pounds,

only to not receive their cars. i've also heard from dozens more who were on the brink of sending money to auto promotions. to try and find out who's behind the website, i called in one of the bbc�*s data experts, who looked in detail into every part of the website and its footprint on the internet. he discovered that most of the information on the site was taken from elsewhere. the team members were photos of people from across the world with no links to a car dealership, and the car adverts were also borrowed from other websites. it's really sophisticated. i mean, i could have been fooled by it myself. there's a few red flags, but, generally speaking, somebody that's really savvy could easily have fallen for this. last year, there were almost 3,000 reports of online vehicle fraud, up 21% since 2019. and after covid pushed all sorts of previously face—to—face sales onto the internet, research suggests a third of us would now buy a used car completely online without seeing it.

mike andrews, the head of the e—crime team for national trading standards, told us they haven't seen a car dealership website on this scale before and had this advice for consumers. one of the big things we say for consumers when they're buying online is do your research. if you're making any purchase online, don't make the payment by bank transfer. if you pay using your credit card in particular, you've got extra protection. you've still got an enhanced level of protection even if you use a debit card. as a result of our investigation, the police took the website down. but those behind it have not been caught. ashley jean—ba ptiste, bbc news. st george's chapel and windsor castle are due to reopen today giving people the opportunity to pay their respects to the queen at her final resting place.

they were closed during the period of mourning following her majesty's death earlier this month. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports. bell tolls after the death of the queen, to allow for official mourning and funeral preparations, windsor castle, along with other royal residences, was closed to visitors. today, the place the queen called home in recent years reopens. bell tolls visitors will again be allowed inside st george's chapel, within the castle precincts — now the queen's final resting place. from inside st george's, they'll be able to see where the queen is buried. visitors can't enter, but can look into the king george vi memorial chapel, where she now rests with her husband, father and mother. her sister's ashes are also interred here. a visit to the castle now has added poignancy.

it has always been an important place for the queen. it was where she would come and worship at easter with the wider royal family. in 2019, st george's chapel was where we last saw her distributing maundy money. and there have been events of great happiness and celebration, too. the biggest recently was the wedding of the duke and duchess of sussex on a picture—perfect day in windsor. so many significant moments in the royal family's recent history have happened here. now, it is where people can come and pay their respects and remember the queen's long reign at the place that became home. daniela relph, bbc news.

hurricane ian has been battering the us state of florida with powerful winds and a huge storm surge that has flooded communities along the south—west coast. governor ron de santis has said the hurricane would rank as one of the five strongest ever to strike florida, and there would be damage throughout the state. fatalities could be in the hundreds according to a local sheriff who said he has not had any confirmed numbers but understands fatalities are in the hundreds. 2.5 million people are without power. let's go to our correspondence from cbs news. what are you hearing about the impact of this storm? i what are you hearing about the impact of this storm?— impact of this storm? i mean, certainly. _ impact of this storm? i mean, certainly, this _ impact of this storm? i mean, certainly, this was _ impact of this storm? i mean, certainly, this was a _ impact of this storm? i mean, certainly, this was a monsterl impact of this storm? i mean, i certainly, this was a monster of a storm that came ashore in southwest florida. it's now over us as it makes its way into the atlantic. in

the atlantic, it is expected to strengthen once again and you can see some of this whipping wind and rain in the orlando area. just to get a sense of what's happening here in central florida, there is concern for historic levels of flooding. why is that? 0rlando is essentially swamp so even when you get a bit of rain there is concern for flooding. 0ne meteorologist for the national weather service said the amount of rain that will fall during this storm is likely to be the same as what would normally fall during half of the year. as far as the southwest part of florida where they have been hardest hit by the storm, you can see from the videos it is absolutely devastating. the storm surge certainly led up to 12 feet of storm surge last we heard and you've got to imagine one county official in the west coast of florida said that

this storm surge is powerful enough to push a home off of its foundations and we saw some of examples of that. did foundations and we saw some of examples of that.— foundations and we saw some of examples of that. did most people heed the warning _ examples of that. did most people heed the warning to _ examples of that. did most people heed the warning to leave? - examples of that. did most people heed the warning to leave? the i examples of that. did most people i heed the warning to leave? the vast ma'ori of heed the warning to leave? the vast majority of people — heed the warning to leave? the vast majority of people did _ heed the warning to leave? the vast majority of people did but _ heed the warning to leave? the vast majority of people did but here's i majority of people did but here's where the concern lies. you've got to remember that if we take a few steps back, this storm, the first initial track days and days ago, said it was going to hit southwest florida but then all of a sudden that changed and it didn't change just a little bit, but dramatically. where the storm was forecasted to hit the panhandle of florida, then it was slated to hit tampa so i didn't like it was going to hit southwest until the day before and the day before is when the forecast just completely changed and made that last—minute turn so it's very concerning and let me just explain the magnitude of ian here. hurricane

charley in 2004 went through the same area. the entirety of that hurricane could fit within hurricane ian. �* , hurricane could fit within hurricane ian. �* . ., , , hurricane could fit within hurricane ian. �* , , :: :: , hurricane could fit within hurricane ian.�* , , 11:1 ian. because it is 500 miles across? yeah, it is — ian. because it is 500 miles across? yeah. it is an _ ian. because it is 500 miles across? yeah, it is an absolute _ ian. because it is 500 miles across? yeah, it is an absolute monster- ian. because it is 500 miles across? yeah, it is an absolute monster of. ian. because it is 500 miles across? yeah, it is an absolute monster of a| yeah, it is an absolute monster of a storm and now that daylight has risen, officials will have to go in there and assess the damage. thank ou ve there and assess the damage. thank you very much. _ there and assess the damage. thank you very much, christian _ there and assess the damage. thank you very much, christian from i there and assess the damage. thank you very much, christian from cbs i you very much, christian from cbs news for updating us. there's new evidence that dogs can smell when their human companions are stressed. it's been carried out by researchers at queen's university belfast. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports. 0ur canine companions come in many sizes, shapes and personalities — but they all seem to share a common sensitive trait. she can sense that i'm stressed, so she gets more stressed. as soon as i, like, get up off the couch, like,

they know that they're going fora run, or, like, they know how i'm feeling and are all like, "right, out, out! " really? out the house, yeah. many dog owners will tell you that their pet can sense their mood, but now there's some evidence to suggest that they can smell our psychological state. can't you ? this is a stress sniff test devised by scientists. willing pet dogs, volunteered by their owners, were trained to nose through this canister line—up. each can contains a sample of sweat or breath taken from a person either before or just after they'd completed a difficult stress—inducing maths problem. the task — sniff out the stressed person's sample. she's one of our study dogs. she's a three—year—old mixed breed and she's a rescue dog and she's absolutely gorgeous. this is herbert. 0h, they do look kind of similar! they do, don't they? having a psychological stress response changes the way that our body is emitting odours, and dogs can detect that change.

why was stress of particular interest to you? i think it's just really interesting to kind of confirm that, alongside everything that we're aware of, there are these kind of more subtle cues that we might be emitting that dogs are picking up on. the researchers say their findings could help in the training of service and therapy dogs, understanding exactly what human scent cues their noses can detect. but the researchers also sniffed out one more reason why people feel so connected to their dogs. victoria gill, bbc news. the saying goes that an englishman's home is his castle — but a flat in merseyside that looks more like an egyptian tomb has prompted a campaign to preserve the artwork contained within. (pres)the late ron gittins was an artist from birkenhead who created paintings and sculptures all over his rented flat — and some of it really has to be seen to be believed.

0ur nedia and arts correspondent david sillito has more. from the outside, it looks like any other house. however, it hides a secret. welcome to ron's place. now, let's have a little look inside. there was a rental agreement which said that ron was allowed to redecorate, according to the tenant's taste and ron's taste... this was ron's taste. it's a minotaur. ron gittins was well known in the neighbourhood, but it was only when he died that his family got to see inside his home. and it wasn'tjust a minotaur. in the living room, there's a giant lion. the kitchen has a roman bread oven. and on almost every surface,

ron has left his artistic mark. did you have any idea all this was here? no. ron — we would only ever see ron at family gatherings or down in town. we would see him in his eccentric outfits, but we would never, ever come into his flat because he just wouldn't have thought to invite us in it. it just wasn't that relationship. eccentric. yes, very. so he had been known to wear flower pots on his head. he would dress in soldiers' uniforms. i've seen him in a robin hood outfit. he was what might be known as a character. yeah, definitely! if you saw ron in the street, you wouldn't forget him. it has taken months to reveal the full extent of all his creations, but the question now is what to do with it, which is why there is now a campaign to preserve and protect ron's place. i think some people obviously look at what he's done to be of a kind of not a fantastic standard.

those things miss the point, really. it's about the immersive nature of this place. that's what makes it so special. the idea of the landlord, who needs to rent it out to somebody else, knocks down the fireplaces and gives it a kind of magnolia makeover. and that's the end of it — if that happens, ijust couldn't sleep at night. and whatever becomes of ron's place, it is a reminder that we often have little idea about what might be going on behind closed doors. david sillito, bbc news, 0xton on the wirral. now it's time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. there's been a distinct chill in the air this week but now we look to the atlantic for the next phase of autumn weather. gales and heavy rain rolling in on this next area of low pressure. ahead of it through the rest of today, a ridge of high pressure

which means there will be fewer showers than recent days. still quite a chill in that northeasterly breeze, one or two showers across central and eastern england, perhaps northeast scotland, but for many a lot of dry weather with sunshine. temperatures not too far away from the seasonal average. where the winds are light, the sunshine will feel pleasant enough but as we go through this evening and overnight, the wind strengthens towards the northwest and we pull in some quite heavy rain by morning to parts of northern ireland in western scotland. i had of that, it's still going to be chilly with temperatures dropping low enough for a touch of grass frost and perhaps patchy mist and fog which at this time of year will take until nine or ten o'clock in the morning to clear away so that's the main thing to watch for in the south across england and wales tomorrow but for scotland and northern ireland, a gale—force wind blowing in this rain, even gales across the land, gusts of 60 or 70 mph and that will sweep southwards and eastwards through the day so

even to the english channel we will see perhaps of your gales through the irish sea and the north and west. then brighter weather with scattered showers follows behind. 13 or 14 once the rain clears, 16 or 17 with the rain, mildly clear atlantic air but it will be a windy day for the south. that clears for the start of the weekend then we have our west, north westerly wind throwing showers are away and then showers rushing in on saturday, particularly the north and west, but in the south it may be that we will see fewer showers because the approach of the weather system later in the day will dampen the activity. because it's a westerly breeze, not northerly, 14 to 19 celsius and pleasant in the sunshine but then? as to how far north and how much wind and rain we will see on that next weather system moving on through saturday night into sunday before it clears out the way and we got a ridge of high pressure building end. the second part of the weekend at the moment looking a little bit drier across

the north, eventually that rain clearing in the south.

the prime minister breaks her silence on the market turmoil that's followed last week's mini budget. liz truss says the government has taken controversial and difficult decisions that were needed to get the economy growing. i think we have to look at what situation this country would be in if we hadn't acted. people were facing fuel bills, energy bills, of up to £6,000. we had very high inflation expectations and an economic slowdown. and what we've done is we've taken decisive action. but there is continuing uncertainty on the markets in the wake of the government's decisions. analysts say the last few days have been unprecedented. we've never seen government bond prices fall this far, this fast at any point in history. and that's caused a lot of stress in the pension market.

we've needed to respond to that very quickly and we just can't