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hello and welcome. president putin is expected to hold a ceremony in the next few hours to declare that four ukrainian regions willjoin russia. the kremlin says luhansk, donetsk, zaporizhzhia and kherson voted to join russia in recent, self—styled referendums. but ukraine and the west have dismissed the votes as a sham. ukraine insists its goal of fully liberating the country will never change, regardless of any statements from moscow. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, has been to one village close to the front line, as well as where russia now sees as a new border.

there aren't cues to the front line from this side. war with russia is trying to cause new water. it feels like driving into a vacuum. devoid of communities but not damaged. in the village here, it's mostly women and not many. the men and children have left now. life 11 miles from the enemy is not easy. translation: miles from the enemy is not easy. tuna/mom- miles from the enemy is not easy. translation: there should be a free and _ easy. translation: there should be a free and independent - be a free and independent ukraine. we didn't attack anyone, didn't hurt anyone. and don't want anything. we want to live the way we did before. that was until the village became regularly shoulder. this person only recently able to return home, or what's left of it. the charred remains of a

previous existence. the thought of russia announcing annexations, they are using it to threaten more lethal weapons, can you imagine things getting worse for you? translation: getting worse for you? tuna/mom- getting worse for you? translation: , ~ ., translation: yes, i think that putin's politics _ translation: yes, i think that putin's politics is _ translation: yes, i think that putin's politics is to _ translation: yes, i think that putin's politics is to destroy - putin's politics is to destroy us, it's the genocide of our people. we are under constant pressure. i can't even describe it. i don't exclude the possibility that we will continue to suffer because of russia. , , ., , continue to suffer because of russia. , , . , . . continue to suffer because of russia. , , ., , . ., ., russia. russia is clearing to t to russia. russia is clearing to try to make _ russia. russia is clearing to try to make its _ russia. russia is clearing to try to make its presence - russia. russia is clearing to l try to make its presence here if you just. here, try to make its presence here if youjust. here, nothing seems fair. you quickly realise what people have gone through and what they are still scared of. a lot of these annexations, no—one here cares about those, but of what escalation could mean. for moscow, that is the point. creating fear over what

would happen next. in relative of zaporizhzhia city, a welcome party for those who finished the dangerous journey out of russian occupied areas. the invaders immobilising men there, ukrainians, to fight. and for anton, that would mean fighting his father. translation: ,, ., , ., translation: russians came to mobilise me _ translation: russians came to mobilise me twice. _ translation: russians came to mobilise me twice. the - translation: russians came to mobilise me twice. the first - mobilise me twice. the first time we went home. when they came again they stayed our house for a while. my pregnant wife was there as well. they could have taken me. if it wasn't for her, maybe they would have.— wasn't for her, maybe they would have. for ukraine, the liberation _ would have. for ukraine, the liberation of _ would have. for ukraine, the liberation of its _ would have. for ukraine, the liberation of its land - would have. for ukraine, the liberation of its land will - liberation of its land will be down to its military, it says. and not a treaty signed in moscow. james waterhouse, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. 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 boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore. 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. some chose to ignore the evacuation warnings, despite the authorities making it clear the hurricane would put emergency help beyond reach. this is a storm surge that we talked about, 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! 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

britain's prime minister will meet the head of britain's independent forecaster later, after days of market turmoil. in an unusual move, liz truss and chancellor kwasi kwarteng will meet the chairman of the office of budget responsibility to discuss the fallout after friday's mini budget. it follows a series of interviews given by the prime minister on local radio on thursday. simon jones has more. seeking to regain confidence of the markets. an unusual move, the markets. an unusual move, the prime minister and chancellor will meet the chairman of the office for budget responsibility after a slump in value of the slump in the value of the pound, uncertainty over mortgages and a week of extreme financial volatility. watchdog had offered to prepare a draft forecast in time last friday's any budget but rejected by the

government. forecast of uk's economic outlook are usually published through major financial announcements. lejarraga sessions ministers were trying to avoid scrutiny and that has, in part, driven lack of confidence in the markets. now the opr, it's costing methods and forecasts are seen by many as central to the plan to restore stability. but in a series of bbc interviews yesterday, the prime minister seemed keener to talk about cutting taxes and capping energy bills than surging mortgage costs. it sounds like you are seeing prices, what crisis? �* ., ., crisis? i'm not saying that all. i crisis? i'm not saying that all. i think _ crisis? i'm not saying that all. i think we _ crisis? i'm not saying that all. i think we are - crisis? i'm not saying that all. i think we are a - crisis? i'm not saying that all. i think we are a very l all. i think we are a very serious situation, a global crisis brought about by the aftermath of covid and putin's invasion of ukraine. i completely understand that people are concerned but it is very important that we have an independent monetary policy run by the bank of england. more than 1,000 —

by the bank of england. more than 1,000 mortgage - by the bank of england. more than 1,000 mortgage products are being withdrawn due to forecasts of rising interest rates. listen to the reaction of the question time audience when one woman describes the impact it's having on her. i was in the process of getting a mortgage as a young person and was told my initial interest rate would be 4.5%, and i was told that a lender has for the offer another burst of i can get is about ten 25%. the chancellor _ get is about ten 25%. the chancellor told _ get is about ten 25%. the chancellor told conservative mps the government is looking at pace to show the markets it has a clear plan. as they prepare to for in birmingham, with labour had in the polls, some tory mps need convincing as well but the government is on the right simonjones, on the right path. simonjones, bbc news. and we'll have much more on that story coming up shortly on business. that's in about 20 minutes so stay with us for the brief. —— for that. let's get some of

the day's other news. a fire has seriously damaged the headquarters of paraguay�*s national electoral commission in the capital, asuncion. the building houses hundreds of staff and the voting machines used in elections. there are no reports of casualties, but the fire has raised questions about the timing of upcoming primaries and of paraguay�*s general and presidential elections, due in april next year. australia is scrapping rules requiring people to isolate for five days if they test positive for covid, one of its last remaining pandemic restrictions. the change will come into effect in two weeks' time. support payments for people infected with covid will also end, with exceptions for vulnerable people and care workers. the south african television presenter and comedian trevor noah has announced he will be stepping down as host of the daily show after seven years at the helm. he announced the news personally during the latest episode of the us comedy central talk show. on sunday, brazilians go to the polls in the first

round of presidential elections. these are being billed as the most important since the country returned to democracy in 1989. the front—runner is former president luiz inacio lula da silva, and current incumbent jair bolsonaro is trailing him by quite some margin. our south america correspondent, katy watson, reports from rio dejaneiro. jetskis and chaebol scenario. enbert loving priscila, this would operate a political statement any other. translation: statement any other. tuna/mom- statement any other. translation: �* , ., ., translation: boss and i love that, it's crazy. _ translation: boss and i love that, it's crazy. this _ translation: boss and i love that, it's crazy. this week's - that, it's crazy. this week's what weather has had dampen his enthusiasm for the president of a jet ski. brazil is evolving, even better than the us, a first world country. both scenarios in favour of the

family, security, anti—corruption and he supports health. he anti-corruption and he supports health. , _, . , health. he is convinced his candidate _ health. he is convinced his candidate will _ health. he is convinced his candidate will win - health. he is convinced his i candidate will win re-election candidate will win re—election despite the polls are saying otherwise. but rio dejaneiro is a city in extremes of deep inequality and political division. nowhere more so than the country's biggest favela where hundreds of thousands of people are crammed in, overlooking the city's bridges. here there is one clear winner. billed as a politician his enemies, luke later remembered by this woman and her family as the man who made things better for the poor when it came to power 20 years ago. she shows me what little food she has in the house, living with her son and for other family members. with no plumbing, she has to wash her plates with rainwater in the bathroom. translation:

i'm not gonna say that montanaro hasn't helped but in the pandemic he didn't have a decent response to people who lost family so between him and lula i prefer lula. wejust want to live a quiet life with a decentjob allows us to live every day. a decent job allows us to live every day-— every day. the campaign has been personal. _ every day. the campaign has been personal. he _ every day. the campaign has been personal. he has- every day. the campaign has been personal. he has used| every day. the campaign has - been personal. he has used both scenario's love of guns to offer a more peaceful future for this violent country. meanwhile, both scenario is a man accused of long 7 out voting long 77 out voting system tout voting system and ut voting system and this brazil's voting system and this week his claimed, with no 7 could evidence, sunday's ballot could be by workers. elections have been these electiens have been built important since democracy in more democracy in more than emocracy in more than em years in more than em years on, 1989. more than 30 years on, the very essence of still being debated, just is still being debated, just showing how deeply polarised this country is. for many here, they've given up on politics

altogether. translation: are altogether. translation: we are coin: altogether. translation: we are going through _ altogether. translation: we are going through a — altogether. translation: we are - going through a 5 don't 5 altogether. translation: we are going 1 ornugh a 5 don't have ; altogether. translation: we are going 1 orjobs a 5 don't have ; altogether. translation: we are going 1 orjobs and ion't have ; altogether. translation: we are going 1 orjobs and politicians g money orjobs and politicians say so much but do very little. we are disillusioned. i say so much but do very little. we are disillusioned.— we are disillusioned. i am votin: we are disillusioned. i am voting for— we are disillusioned. i am voting for lula _ we are disillusioned. i am voting for lula because i we are disillusioned. i am| voting for lula because out we are disillusioned. i am - voting for lula because out of the two — voting for lula because out of the two worst candidates i the two worst candidates i - the - will- the two worst candidates i the will be lula. think the best will be lula. whoever wins will lead brazil down a very different paths but either road will be bumpy as hunger, poverty and insecurity continued to rise. katy watson, bbc news, rio dejaneiro. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this.

out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of it was his humility that produced this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited _ the religious compound, - and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy- sites, an idea - that's unthinkable 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 news.

the main story this hour: as russia prepares to announce the annexation of occupied regions, the us says it will never recognise its claims to ukrainian territory. let's stay with that story. president biden has warned russia that the united states will never recognise its claims to ukrainian territory. mr biden accused russia of pursuing imperial ambitions and called the referendums it staged in occupied areas an absolute sham. 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. our 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. the first coins featuring king charles iii have been unveiled by the royal mint. a special commemorative crown and a 50p will be the first coins to feature the king's portrait. the 50 pence coin is expected

to go into circulation within weeks. the coins will also commemorate the life and legacy of her late majesty queen elizabeth ii. early queen elizabeth ii. next week, we will be launching early next week, we will be launching the memorial rain, which is commemorative but going into circulation, and people should start to see the circulation coin, the circulation coin, the circulation 50p go out in a month, and the commemorative coin should start to go out and about six weeks time. you have six weeks _ about six weeks time. you have six weeks to — about six weeks time. you have six weeks to wait. _ here's the latest sports news. mark edwards with your sport, the nfl say the sunday game between the tampa bay buccaneers and kansas city chiefs will be played in florida is planned despite the

effects of hurricane ian, the president says he fears that has been a loss of life as a result of the hurricane now downgraded to a tropical storm. the nfl had selected the us bank stadium in minneapolis as a contingency after they evacuated the area but the buccaneers have relocated and players, coaches and families have gone to the south florida areas and gone to the miami dolphins facility. we areas and gone to the miami dolphins facility.— dolphins facility. we are definitely _ dolphins facility. we are definitely wanting - dolphins facility. we are definitely wanting some | definitely wanting some normalcy, i guess so, we are just part of this process, and families at the hotel, it has been ok, everybody is handling it well, we look forward to going back home and playing at home. ., , , going back home and playing at home. ., , _ ,, ., ., going back home and playing at home. ,, ., ., , . home. topsy know that d'okovic safel home. topsy know that d'okovic safety through i home. topsy know that d'okovic safely through to the _ safely through to the quarter—finals of the tel aviv open, the 21 time when a bye in the first round and breezed through the second round match,

he won the second set. he took the second to seal his place in the second to seal his place in the last eight where he will face proper soil of canada. he said the match was tougher than the scoreline suggested. i said the match was tougher than the scoreline suggested.- the scoreline suggested. i won seven games _ the scoreline suggested. i won seven games in _ the scoreline suggested. i won seven games in a _ the scoreline suggested. i won seven games in a row, - the scoreline suggested. i won seven games in a row, we - the scoreline suggested. i won | seven games in a row, we were fighting in that 8—game, for 15 minutes, i think, fighting in that 8—game, for 15 minutes, ithink, one fighting in that 8—game, for 15 minutes, i think, one of the longest games i ever played in my life. and i played many games in my life, credit to pablo for fighting. games in my life, credit to pablo forfighting. and playing a great match, as well. and, in the second set, it was even after 4—3, then i managed to break his serve, just stay solid, stay focused, and close out the match very well. all in all, very, very happy with my performance and hopefully i can keep going same way tomorrow. the sam harper shop defeat for

the number three seed from argentina, diego schwartzman beaten and 3—step beaten by the frenchman ranked 58 in the world on a tie—break to seal his place in the quarter—finals. some golf, ghost leads after the first round of the latest event on the european tour, it is being played across three link courses in scotland and he equalled the course record by shooting 11 underpar 61, as round included eight birdies and three eagles, he leads by shop from another frenchman who shot a 62, the pretournament favourite is rory mcilroy and the number two from northern island opened up with a four underpar round 68 at

carnoustie, seven shots off the lead. that's all your sport from me. by by. when you think ofjames bond — you probably think of action, adventure, and of course — preposterously attractive cars. to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of �*doctor no', a charity auction has 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 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. 2,400,000, this bidder has it, is 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.

standby the business. 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 a good squeeze in the isobars here. and really quite chilly. mph in the western isles of scotland, 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. heavy in east anglia and the south—east, 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.

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. of the united states, again, is likely to cause problems and heavy rain inland as well. bye— bye.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. trying to rebuild confidence. the prime minister and chancellor agree to meet with britain's spending watchdog after days of market turmoil sparked by their budget plans. this is something that you see in developing countries going through difficulties. you normally do not see this in a g7 economy. relief rally. the biggestjump for sterling in more that two years, as the bank of england steps in to buy uk government bonds. but investors warn it may not last. also: feeling the heat.

millions in the uk face a surge in energy bills from tomorrow, despite government help to limit price rises.