this is bbc news. the headlines. a coroner concludes social media did play a part in the death of 1a —year—old molly russell, the teenager who took her own life. molly's father gave his reaction after the inquest. if this demented trail of life—sucking content was safe, my daughter molly would probably be still be alive. at an elaborate ceremony in the kremlin, president putin formally annexes four regions of ukraine into russia after discredited referendums denounced by the west as a sham. translation: to be with its own | people, to be with its motherland. meanwhile an attack on a civilian

convoy in one of the four annexed regions zaporizhzhia leaves at least 23 people dead. a bbc investigation has found big regional differences in the number of fines issued to parents whose children missed school in england without a valid reason. some local authorities handed out thousands of fines in the last academic year, in other areas there were none. when we sign up to train with the dogs we know one day this day is coming. saying good bye to sammy the story of a retiring guide dog and how hard it is to get another one. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider�*s view of events in the uk in dateline.

we begin this hour with a disturbing case of molly. social media did contribute to the death of 1a —year—old molly russell who took her own life 5 years ago that's the conclusion of a coroner who said the material molly was looking at online "shouldn't have been available for a child to see". the inquest heard how she'd viewed thousands of posts online relating to depression, self harm and suicide before her death. her father has called on social media companies to tackle the "toxic culture" and prioritise the safety of young people. a warning angus crawford's report does contain some distressing details. after nearly five years, some answers and a sense ofjustice.

i hope that this will be an important step in bringing about much—needed change. ian russell always said social media helped kill molly. now, a coroner agrees. he said molly died as a result of an act of self—harm while suffering depression and the negative effects of online content. the inquest was shown images like this, liked and shared by molly. "look in my eyes," it says. "i want to die." and here, a heart monitor. the question, "if it stopped, would you miss me?" the algorithms sent her thousands just like it, dark and miserable, cut wrists and nooses. and there were hundreds of videos — black and white, glamorised, set to music. the coroner concluded that: "some of these sites were not safe. "they allowed access to adult content that should not have been

"available for a 14—year—old child to see." ian russell came every day, sitting through two weeks of graphic evidence about what molly felt and what she saw — the posts he described as a drip feed of daily hopelessness. and, in a first for big tech, executives for meta, which owns instagram, and the image—sharing site pinterest, called to account under oath in a court in the uk. ian russell first spoke out about what he found on molly's phone in 2019. "this world is so cruel and i don't want to see it any more." he became a vocal campaigner, speaking to mps. i remember my disbelief when i saw my lifeless youngest daughter... even meeting prince william, and all the time, coping with his grief. and some days, it's worse than others, but i don't think there will be a day

in the rest of my life where i won't blame myself. instagram did make some safety changes. three years ago, we spoke to the ceo, who had this message for ian. i have a lot of respect for the fact that he's turned an incredibly tragic experience into a force for change, into a force for good. and for that, i'm grateful. but ian says any reforms came too late for molly and much, much more needs to be done. if this demented trail of life—sucking content was safe, my daughter molly would probably still be alive and instead of being a bereaved family of four, there would be five of us looking

forward to a life full of promise and purpose. and the final thing i want to say... ..is thank you, molly, for being my daughter. thank you. molly's family grieve for a lost child but also want her story to force change, a legacy of the molly they knew, a teenager full of love, who lived a life that mattered. the prince of wales has been reacting we also saw him there talking to a father some time ago in a tweet prince william said no parents ever have to endure what ian and his family have been through they have been so incredibly brave it needs to be a prerequisite not

eight afterthought. if you need help or support you can find help at our action line. president putin has announced the annexation of four regions of ukraine that are controlled by russian forces it's the biggest seizure of territory in europe since the second world war. mr putin declared that kherson, zaporizhzhia, luhansk and donetsk are now part of russia forever. the land grab follows staged referendums in the regions, which ukraine and its allies denounced as a sham. in response, ukraine says it's application to join nato, the western military alliance, should be accelerated. from moscow, our russia editor steve rosenberg reports.

what he was about to do had sparked international condemnation, but vladimir putin didn't care. in the kremlin, he announced the annexation of 15% of ukrainian land. in the audience, kremlin—appointed officials from those territories occupied by russia. translation: | want the kyiv i authorities and their real masters in the west to hear me, so that they remember this forever. people in luhnask and donetsk, kherson and zaporizhzhia are becoming our citizens — forever. defiant, unapologetic — russia's president laid into the west. translation: instead of democracy there, i there's suppression and exploitation. instead of freedom, enslavement and violence. america is the only country in the world that has used

nuclear weapons twice, when they destroyed the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. by the way, they set a precedent with that. comments like that are worrying in light of the kremlin's recent nuclear sabre—rattling. through this annexation, vladimir putin is trying to change the facts on the ground, trying to secure for himself some kind of victory. the problem is, you can claim all you want that land you have occupied is rightfully yours, but ukraine isn't going to believe that. the international community doesn't believe that, and that leaves vladimir putin looking more isolated than ever. in washington, president biden condemned the annexation and impose more sanctions on russia. we are rallying the world to keep support for ukraine strong and consistent. applause ukraine's right to exist as a i

people. moscow says these territories are joining russia after holding referendums, but they've been widely discredited. the west denounced them as a sham, a smoke screen for annexation. near red square, some kremlin choreography. workers and students have been bussed in to celebrate russia's expansion. but there's little public excitement here over annexation and there is growing alarm about russians being called up to fight in ukraine. and inside the kremlin — the signing ceremony. plenty of pomp, but think of the circumstance. vladimir putin has just raised the stakes. he's warned he will defend the annexed territories with all means at his disposal, and he says he's not bluffing. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.

ukrainian officials in zaporizhia one of the four areas annexed today say 23 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a russian missile strike on a convoy of civilian vehicles. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse has been to the site of the attack on the outskirts of the city. a warning his report contains some distressing details. there was no doubting the target. this was about killing civilians, people. here, waiting to be escorted to russian occupied territory, they work methodically, patiently, under an eerie silence. until... people arrived to find someone dear to them has gone.

victoria had stepped out for a break at the cafe where she worked. she came back to find her boss lying dead on the floor. translation: people were dying here. i was away for five minutes and when i came back, i saw a boy dying, his mother trying to save him. then i ran around calling out for my boss. there was somebody�*s mother, her son saving her. somebody�*s husband, his wife weeping. all this complete hysteria. you can't believe how terrifying that was. then, we are told to take cover. another russian missile is in the air and the fear is what's called a double tap, hitting the same place twice. this close to the front line, the threat is always there. another russian annexation of ukrainian territory has been met with a now

typical kyiv response. translation: the entire territory of our country i will be liberated from this enemy. the enemy of not only ukraine but also of life itself, humanity, law and truth. russia already knows this, it feels our power. when you think about what this place was used for, along with that enormous crater, all of those point to a very deliberate targeted strike. the reasons for it are not clear, as ever. but the devastation is plain to see. ukraine says it is once again applying tojoin nato. the alliance, however, has always been worried about causing an escalation, something russia is less concerned about. james waterhouse, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.

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of its economic policies. today the prime minister and the chancellor met the office for budget responsibility the independent spending watchdog to discuss their plans to cut taxes and stimulate growth. the meeting came after days of turmoil on the financial markets. the government says the obr's analysis won't be released until the end of november, when kwasi kwarteng gives more details about his plans for the economy. here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. what a difference a week makes. last friday, the chancellor on his way to parliament for his so—called mini budget, going it alone, having rejected independent analysis of his plan. today, those analysts, the office for budget responsibility, were brought into downing street. unusually, meeting the prime minister herself, their verdicts now promised late november. though the chancellor gets a draft before. we will provide the chancellor with updates of our forecast next friday,

and we will set up a timetable of that process next week. there is pressure for the government to publish that earlier, to prove their plan is credible, but ministers are holding firm. everybody wants their budget and their forecast tomorrow, but you also want something that reflects all of the latest information that's available at that moment in time, and something that's going to endure, not something that you are going to have to revise too quickly. they have promised to get the economy moving, with more on planning rules, immigration and child care in coming weeks. but labour is unconvinced. i am concerned, and what i cannot forgive is that this crisis was entirely made in downing street. it did not need to happen. they are responsible for it, yet it is the british people who will pay the price for that. the government needs to prove its sums add up. it says it can grow the economy, but that won't be easy, and it will take time. they could look again at tax cuts, but that has been so central to the prime minister's plan, it would be hard for her to back down, and there is no sign of that. so ministers are looking at cutting

spending, but there are few options that won't be politically challenging. for tory party members, all this just weeks after the prime minister was chosen. i have been quite disappointed that it has only taken today for her obviously to speak with the chancellor and the obi are. if we did have the figures and the research before that, i think people would have been much more encouraged and influenced by her ideology. -- the obr. i feel positive in general about her premiership. i hope she sticks with what she has done in terms of budget wise and i hope she does not decide to pander to some of the people that she has got. i live in leeds, and it feels massively out of touch. i you know? it makes me quite - disillusioned with the party, because i personally would definel myself specifically as economically conservative, but this i is almost a step too far. so, as the party prepares for its conference in birmingham this weekend, the political and economic

backdrop is far from secure. let's turn to the us. hurricane ian is right now bearing down on south carolina after devastating florida. this is the historic coastal city of charleston which is being lashed by winds and heavy rain. there are warnings of life threatening storm surges and hundreds of kilometres of the south eastern seaboard of the us are under severe weather alerts. ian has regained some of its previous strength it is already caused widespread devastation. in florida where search and rescue efforts are under way officials believe at least 21 people may have died and it may be days before the full number of casualties is no. the hurricane is one of the worst hit florida ever. presidentjoe biden saying substantial loss of life and before that it hit cuba and whistled out know what damage it has done

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police have started a new search for keith bennett, one of the victims of the moors murderers after they were notified of the discovery of human remains. keith was 12 when he was killed by ian brady and myra hindley in 1964. officers are examining a "site of interest" on saddleworth moor near oldham where three of the five victims were found buried. with high winds driving rain and rolling mist that couldn't have been no bleaker place in the north of england no difficult terrain for search teams working today and in fact today i know it is hard for you to see through our camera just about barely see here by my own eyes, the detail be on this missed. just a short distance from where i am but the tent, the search site where those people, for the teens have been working. now, the police search for keith has been dormant for some years but they have always said that they would come back for these mortars and search actively if new

evidence was to emerge and see yesterday when they were contacted they said by an author who has been working on this for some time. with evidence he said that there were human remains a short distance from here that officers came to assess the site and then to the decision to come here forfurther the site and then to the decision to come here for further exploration. now this is very nearby to where some of the other child victims remains were found in the past. greater manchester police say that it is too early at the stage to know whether what has been found are human remains but they are keeping the family of keith, his brother in particular very closely informed about developments. in the hope that finally they have an answer to this mystery since 1964 when he went missing. at half past seven i will bejoined for missing. at half past seven i will be joined for dateline but first a

full round—up for sports. get even to you lizzie. phil sought help power england 28 wicked victory with more than five wickets to spare. under the light the task was simple this wind to keep the series alive important than to start strong and england did just that with too early wickets. this is been a series of twists and turns this match would be no different. he is one of the worlds best batters in the world and he was changing the narrative. english bowlers left. pakistan captain would finish unbeaten on 87 england needed to put

107 twin. a total that felt imposing for everyone but england to openers alex and in sub style to england 50 without loss with just three overs. pakistan did remove hales but saul did not stop his hat century coming up did not stop his hat century coming up afterjust 19 balls. just short of 100 finishing. and leveled the series for england the deciders on sunday. england's richard mansell is leading the dunhill links championship at the halfway stage. mansell shot a four under par second round on the old course at st andrews. richard mansell took the lead at the alfred dunhill links championship after romain langasque struggled to continue the form of his record equalling opening round. the rugby league world cup starts in just over a fortnight and the

england men's head coach shaun wane has named his squad for the tournament on home soil. andy ackers is among six debutants in the 24 and six of the squad, including the uncapped victor radley, ply their trade in the australia new zealand based nrl. 33—year—old sam tomkins will captain the side, although he's had to manage a recurring knee injury for the past month. it is never something that i take for granted, 13 years ago i made my debut i was chatting to him this morning and he was eight when i made my debut. it is certainly doesn't feel like that long ago. but it is special. i will not be involved in another world cup so for me it is an opportunity to really take hold of this into everything i can with it because it will be my last. worcester warriors say they expect an exodus of player and staff who are epxcted to serve breach of contract notices after not getting paid today.

worcester�*s men's and women's sides are currently suspended from all competitions because the company that owns them went into administration on monday. the player salaries are paid by a separate business but that's also facing a winding—up petition from hmrc next week. my my understanding is that they will not be paid today with no promise to do that. so imagine the players association will advise them to serve 14 days terminations on the contracts. the next thing that will happen to potentially is a winding up. on the company on the 5th of october. so if nothing happens within the time comes that and i understand from the directors that the revenue intentions is to proceed with the winding up of the company. british number one cameron norrie has pulled out of the korea open less than an hour before his quarter final match. the second seed was due to play

americanjenson brooksby but the atp has confirmed he was unable to play due to illness. he's the third seeded player to withdraw from the korea open. norrie had said after his last match that he was suffering from jet lag. one of horse racing's top flat jockeys, christophe soumillon has been banned for 60 days after pushing another rider off a horse during a race in france earlier today. the incident happened towards the back of the field at st cloud, soumillon appeared to lean into fellowjockey rossa ryan until he fell off. ryan wasn't seriously hurt and soumillon said it was an accident. but he was disqualified and given him the 2 month ban starting on october 14th which means he can still ride one of the favourites in the prix de l'arc de triomph this sunday. it should never have happened. it was dangerous. but he apologised straightaway to the rider, rossa ryan, affected, to the horse and the trainer of the horse as well. he is aware he put them in real potential danger. luckily, no harm came of that

incident, to horse or rider, and i admire soumillon for putting his hands up and being so apologetic so soon after the event. as i say, largely out of character, but what an extraordinary rush of blood to the had that was. it could have been so much worse. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. time for a look at the weather. good evening. friday brought us a pretty wet, windy and unsettled end to the working week. it's been a fairly unsettled week, actually. this was the picture in perth a little bit earlier on in the day — some big shower clouds around there. and as we head through the rest of this evening and overnight, the main band of rain will start to clear away, the winds will ease a little bit, but we'll still have some blustery showers continuing through the night too. so here's the weather front that brought that rain on friday. that's just going to be lingering in the southeast over the next few hours, and then further showers just piling in across northern and western parts of the uk.

but fewer showers further south, and towards eastern areas, mostly dry with long, clear spells. once that rain clears away, we should have clearer and drier conditions towards the southeast of england, for instance. but temperatures for many of us remaining in double figures, just dropping into single figures for parts of northern england and eastern scotland, for instance, as well. now, through the day tomorrow, more sunshine than we've seen today and drier conditions, but not dry everywhere, because we've still got a westerly breeze driving in a few showers to northern ireland and scotland. could be the odd heavy one, perhaps the odd rumble of thunder in the far northwest. just the odd one for western parts of england and wales, but drier in the east and winds not as strong as recent days, but still gusts of perhaps 30—40 mph. so, a noticeable breeze coming in from the west. temperatures a touch warmer than in recent days, 19 or possibly 20 in the southeast, but typically the mid to high teens further north. into the evening and overnight, as we head through into sunday now, still some showers in the far northwest. clear skies elsewhere, but then this next area of cloud and rain moves in from the southwest to start off your sunday morning. so this feature here

is a waving weather front which is going to dominate sunday's weather for some of us in the south. some uncertainty about just how far north the wave on that weather front gets, where exactly is going to see the rainfall, but it looks most likely on sunday for parts of southern england and south wales. and it is, of course, the london marathon sunday, so we could well see a bit of rain. if you're running in the marathon or if you're going to spectate, you may well just want to be prepared for a little bit of wet weather around. but for the rest of the uk, a lot of dry weather. a few showers across the far northwest, and it looks like rain slowly clears from the south during sunday afternoon. so in the sunny spells, top temperatures between about 14—17 degrees for most of us on sunday. then it looks like higher pressure holds on as we head through monday and tuesday towards the south. drier and warmer weather on the way. more showers to come, though, further north. bye— bye.

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