this is bbc news: i'm gareth barlow. our top stories: a huge rescue effort is under way in south—west florida in the aftermath of hurricane ian. president biden warns it could be the deadliest storm that's ever hit the state. the danger is real, to state the obvious, please obey warnings and directions from emergency officials. moscow prepares a ceremony to mark the annexation of occupied territories in ukraine, but the us says it will never recognise russia's claims. britain's prime minister stands by her chancellor's widely—criticised economic policy. but global experts continue to express their doubts. public, three weeks on.

the globe. a huge rescue effort is taking place in the us state of florida in the wake of hurricane ian. fears are growing that there may have been many deaths — at least ten have been recorded since the storm struck. president biden said ian could prove to be the deadliest hurricane in florida's history. it is expected to crash into south carolina on friday. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life—threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane's power. boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore.

at their peak, wind speeds reached over 150 mph. residents who had ignored warnings to evacuate were told to shelter in place. with the biggest risk coming from the storm surge, well over six feet in places, that left homes and businesses quickly flooded. you're looking at a storm that's changed the character of a significant part of our state. i mean, this is going to require years of effort. this is a storm surge that we talked about, but weren't sure about. ..with conditions too difficult or dangerous for rescue workers. ian fits the pattern of increasingly powerful hurricanes in recent years as a result of warming sea temperatures. scientists monitoring them say

man—made climate change is having an effect. whoa! never seen that much turbulence before. today's flight was certainly the roughest that i've been on in my six years of doing this. the worst of the onslaught may now be over, but for the state of florida, the task of assessing the cost has onlyjust begun. it will be a lengthy process for many parts of florida. our correspondence this is the kind of damage officials warned about when it came to rvs and mobile homes, the streets are filled with water because of a lack of drainage and in rb at the back, with a tree fell right on top of it when an elderly couple were sitting

inside, they simply had 90, go, the time they else to go, by the time they knew 2?" 77 to else to go, by the time they knew 235 77 to evacuate else to go, by the time they knew he" 77 to evacuate it knew it was time to evacuate it was simply too late, is was simply too late, this is the kind of damage the defiantis wanting to ron desantis is wanting to assess across his estate and what was so important the president released major declaration fun so federal funds could come out and help rebuild all the damage around her. president biden has warned russia that the united states will never recognise its claims to ukrainian territory, as moscow prepares to announce the annexation of four occupied regions. mr biden accused russia of pursuing imperial ambitions and called the referendums it staged in occupied areas an absolute sham. the kremlin says president putin will hold a ceremony on friday to incorporate occupied areas into russia. at the same time, the un security council will vote on what they are going to do about the referendums in russian—held areas of ukraine while president volodymr zelensky will hold an emergency meeting of security officials to discuss how to respond.0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports.

and a warning — it contains some graphic details. for months, warfelt so farfrom russia's capital. it's feeling much closer now. moscow mobilised. the special operation advertised on bus stops and billboards. russia calls them heroes, but it needs more, so more men are ordered to the call—up centres and sent to ukraine. conditions are basic. these draftees have no beds. these do, sort of. and he says his group is being sent straight to ukraine without any military training. and the president? he's escalating this conflict. tomorrow, vladimir putin is expected to start the annexation of 15% of ukrainian territory. there's little

excitement about that on the streets of moscow. i feel negative about it because it's the territory of ukraine. i think it is historically russian territory. i think it's a total disaster, not only for ukraine, - but also for the russia. what's more, the kremlin call—up has sparked widespread fear. in all the years i've been covering russia, in all the places i've been, there's one phrase more than any other i've heard from people here — "we must avoid war." this country knows very well the cost of war. millions of people were killed here fighting nazi germany, and yet today, the russian leadership is calling up and sending its citizens to the front line and annexing large parts of its neighbour. and look what can happen to those who oppose war — like artem, who read out an anti—war poem.

police raided his flat and the nightmare began. artem's fiancee, sasha, was there when the police burst translation: they dragged me across the floor by my hair. - they started super—gluing stickers to my face. they threatened to glue my mouth up. then i heard the beating from the room where artem was. they forced him to undress. i heard how they were talking about raping him. they filmed everything they did to artem. they grabbed me by the hair and showed me a photo of him naked and beaten up, covered in blood. russia's invasion is having devastating consequences for ukraine and for russia, too. steve rosenberg,

bbc news, moscow. us senate has approved a package of aid for ukraine. it is part of an extension of the budget house is expected to pass because it is needed to keep government and care funded before a friday deadline. britain's prime minister is standing by her government's economic policy despite widespread criticism. liz truss was speaking for the first time since the mini—budget was announced by her chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, last week which led to a collapse in the value of the pound, higher interest rates and extreme volatility on the financial markets. she insisted that her tax—cutting plans are right for the british economy and that the volatility is part of a "global crisis" caused by the war in ukraine. our economics editor faisal islam has the latest. an engine factory in darlington. the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, out and about for the first time since his mini

budget stalled, britain's currency slumped and borrowing costs surged. what do you say to people whose mortgage interest rates are rising as a result of your economic policy? so, we're absolutely protecting people right across the country. if you look at our energy intervention, people were potentially facing bills of £6,500 next year, and because of the intervention we've limited the average household bill to £2500. but they're being wiped out by the increasing cost of mortgage borrowing? i think that if you look at the government's plan, we've got the growth plan, we've got the energy intervention. the chancellor and the prime minister, too, in a tense set of bbc regional interviews, more keen to talk about the energy rescue, than the surging mortgage costs seen since the mini budget. it sounds like you're saying, crisis, what crisis? i'm not saying that at all. i think we're in a very serious situation. it's a global crisis which is being brought about by the aftermath of covid and putin's war in ukraine. 0n the point of interest rates, i completely understand

that people are concerned, but it's very important that we have an independent monetary policy run by the bank of england. another day of see—sawing government borrowing costs. these are huge moves by the standards of this ordinarily calm market for lending over two years. and rates did go up again as the pm stuck to her guns, but then they settled. however, this is what it looks like over the past week, a significant and rapid rise that's now working its way into the borrowing costs of companies and for mortgages, too. we have a stand—off between the government in westminster and the markets in the city, and how that works out will determine when this interest rate shock ends, or if it's prolonged and worsened. what we learned from the government today is that despite everything we've seen over the past week, that in their view, there is no challenge, there's definitely no crisis, there isn't a problem.

and if there's no problem, there's no need to change course. but the tidal wave of rising borrowing rates coming from city trading floors is far from normal, says one of the world's most noted experts. i have seen it, but never in a g7 economy. never in a mature economy, with respected institutions. this is something that you see in developing countries going through difficulties. you normally do not see this in a g7 economy. the former governor of the bank of england, mark carney, made a rare intervention, saying the turmoil was down to the mini budget and a pattern of undermining economic experts. there was an undercutting of some of the institutions that underpin the overall approach, so, not having an 0br forecast, and certainly a budget that is based on an acceleration of growth, or would appear to be based on that, certainly that's the aim,

but if that's what's necessary for the numbers to add up, it's important to have it subject to independent and, dare i say, expert scrutiny. today, amid global falls in stock markets, the value of british consumer brands tumbled in particular, with retailers next, 0cado and pets at home down over 10% had traders expected a squeeze on consumers and the housing market. despite a recovery in stirling today, the weaker pound is increasing prices further for everyone from clothes retailers to this kids' bike manufacturer. it's really painful. 0ur cost prices effectively increased by nearly 5% in the space of a few hours last week, on top of having already gone up by over 20% since january and because we buy all our bikes in us dollars, we are at the whim of the exchange rates. so, the financial markets have stabilised, for now.

but such an interest rate shock is still likely to put the brakes on, both for businesses and consumers. faisal islam, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll find out how much this iconic set of wheels driven byjames bond himself, was sold for at auction. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited _ the religious compound, - and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy- to palestinians.

after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: search and rescue efforts continue in florida in the destructive wake of hurricane ian. as russia prepares to announce the annexation of occupied regions, the us says it will never recognise its claims to ukrainian territory. sweden's coast guard says it has discovered a fourth hole in the nord stream pipeline that runs under the baltic sea between russia and europe. nato says the breaches have been caused by deliberate

and reckless acts of sabotage. russia has denied responsibility. with the latest, here's our diplomatic correspondent james landale. it's four days now since these underwater pipelines were damaged, and these images of the latest leak, filmed by the swedish military, showing that gas continues to escape unchecked, and some experts say that it might take many days before it stops. now, the leaks are happening here in the baltic sea, in the southern end of pipelines that stretch 700 miles, all the way from russia down to germany here. initially, there were reports of three leaks here, near the danish island of bornholm, but swedish coast guards have now discovered a fourth nearby. it's not yet known what caused all this damage and disruption but german security authorities are reported to be blaming massive explosive devices. the pipelines are largely owned and controlled by a russian

state corporation, but that hasn't stopped western ministers blaming the kremlin, saying it's trying to test european resilience. translation: we don't know precisely what happened - but there's no doubt that it's a planned explosion. we don't know who's behind it but it's very serious. the nato military alliance blamed what it called deliberate, reckless and irresponsible acts of sabotage and promised a united and determined response if there were further attacks. the united nations security council will discuss the situation tomorrow but russia's foreign ministry suggested that american intelligence was responsible, saying if the nord stream pipelines close, then the us could sell more of its gas to europe. translation: there was a clear beneficiary in the situation. - of course, it's washington, putting gas pipelines out of action. please, our western partners, share the information with us because we've never seen anyone but you there engaging in provocations and shams.

the truth is that it may be some days before investigations begin and even longer before responsibility is established, but many countries are not waiting and are beefing up their defences at their energy facilities. the bbc has announced plans to cut about 300 and 80 jobs and as world service radio department to save nearly £30 million, part of a wider £500 million, part of a wider £500 million annual reduction in operating costs. the proposals affect the world service and will see seven bbc language services becoming digital only. the organisation says cuts are necessary due to challenging financial climate, high inflation and the license fee settlement. on sunday, brazilians will go to the polls in the first round of presidential elections. 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. 20 years ago, lula came to power promising to be a new kind of president — one who looked out for the poor 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.

but people are divided. some still see him as the saviour of brazil, over his critics. can never be repeated. assumes responsibility for really caring for people. this 24—year—old wants change more than anything. 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. 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. cheering. 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. certificate has been published with the cause of death given as "old age". it records that the queen died at 3:10 in the afternoon of september 8 at balmoral castle — that's three hours before the death was announced. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. an extract from an entry in the register of deaths — the equivalent in scotland of a death certificate. it refers to elizabeth alexandra mary windsor. her occupation is given as her majesty the queen. the document discloses that the queen died at 1510 hours — 3:10pm — on the afternoon of 8 september. for cause of death, it simply says, "old age".

the disclosure of the time of death confirms that the group of family members who flew to scotland that afternoon arrived too late. the aircraft, carrying prince william, the earl and countess of wessex and prince andrew, arrived at aberdeen airport at 3:50pm — a0 minutes after the queen had died. the party travelled onto balmoral by road, arriving there just after 5pm. the duke of sussex, who'd travelled separately, arrived later still. two days before her death, the queen had been photographed inside balmoral castle looking frail but alert as she waited for the arrival of the new prime minister. she was photographed again as she invited liz truss to form a new government. the next day, we were told that she was too tired to host a virtual meeting of the privy council. the day after that, she passed away peacefully. at windsor, the castle reopened this morning to allow visitors to enter st george's chapel.

it was here on september 19 that the committal service took place and where, later that evening, the coffin was placed in the small king george vi memorial chapel. there it rests, alongside those of her late husband, herfather king george vi, and her mother. nicholas witchell, bbc news. denmark's queen margrethe, who is europe's only reigning queen and the continent's longest—serving monarch, has decided to strip four of her eight grandchildren of their titles. they are the children of the queen's second son, princejoachim. the official reason given was to allow the four children to live more normal lives, but countess alexandra, the mother of two of the boys, said she was shocked, adding that the children couldn't understand why they were losing their royal identity. when you think ofjames bond, you probably think of action, adventure, beautiful women

and, of course, cars. to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the cinematic release of doctor no, a charity auction's been taking place in london. among the items up for grabs, one of bonds famous aston martins, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. bond theme plays. the theme tune almost as iconic as the man himself. 007, license to kill — you know the rest. its 60 years since james bond first appeared on the silver —— it's 60 years since james bond first appeared on the silver screen, and a secret agent can collect quite a lot of stuff in that time, so an auction in london of clothes, props and a very special automobile. it's one of eight aston martin replicas that were made especially for no time to die and used in matera on location in italy for the chase scene, so it is one of the stunt cars with some gadgets

on it as well. and so, we come to the sensational aston martin db5 replica stunt car. there was plenty of interest with bids coming in from all around the world. eventually, the price reaching if not an all—time high, but close enough. —— then close enough. 2,a00,000, this bidder has it. it's against you in the uae, if you want to come back in, last chance, the cameras are up. it's not quite gone. it is now. sold to you. add on commission and this rather battered stunt car sold for more than $3 million. as for the bond franchise, it will continue, and soon with a brand—new leading man. afterall, nobody does it better. the name's allman — tim allman, bbc news.

going to have to keep saving before i can afford an aston martin myself. that's all from us for now. you can find me on twitter. thanks for watching. hello. well, it's fairly clear and calm across most of the uk right now but later on, we are expecting wind and rain to sweep right across the country. a big autumn low is on the way, and here it is on the weather map. a lot of isobars there, and that does mean some very strong winds, especially in north—western parts of the uk. let's have a look at the forecast for the early hours. you can see that broad band of rain sweeping into ireland and western parts of scotland. a good squeeze in the isobars here. that means strengthening winds. but further east and south, it's a completely different picture — light winds, calm, mist and fog in a few places and really quite chilly.

0n those winds, gusting through the morning up to 70 mph in the western isles of scotland and really very windy around the irish sea coasts and down towards the south—west as well. now, here's that band of rain around lunchtime and then later on in the afternoon, it'll reach other parts of the uk. but the weather will improve out towards the north—west later on in the afternoon. within the band of rain, it'll be very windy and temperatures will be 12—14 celsius. then, friday night, that rain turns heavy in east anglia and the south—east and eventually, it'll sweep into the near continent by the time we get to early saturday. and here is saturday. that low pressure is very broad and it's still driving our weather. in fact, the winds will remain brisk on saturday, although not quite as strong, but they will blow in some showers off the atlantic. they will be most frequent out towards the north—west here. hail and thunder is quite possible. in southern parts of the uk, given a bit of sunshine, it actually shouldn't be too bad at all. and later, saturday night

into sunday, we are expecting another weather front to just brush southern parts of the uk. some uncertainty exactly how quickly that rain will clear away on sunday but the thinking is by the time we get to the afternoon, most of us should have a dry day. just before i go, an update on tropical storm ian — it's out in the atlantic but the second landfall expected on the south carolina coast. and heavy rain inland as well. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: a huge rescue effort is taking place in florida in the wake of hurricane ian. fears are growing about the death toll, at least ten deaths have been recorded since the storm struck. president biden said ian could prove to be the deadliest hurricane in florida's history. to officially incorporate occupied areas of ukraine into russia. but the us has warned moscow it will never recognise russian claims to ukrainian territory. president biden has called the recent referendums russia staged in four occupied areas an �*absolute sham.�* britain's prime minister has responded to widespread criticism of her plans for the economy. she's defended her government's policies to try to boost the uk