mother as well. we heard olivia's mother as well. we heard from the cps there, saying that that had now been confirmed, those charges had been confirmed, and that... warning people that now these charges had been brought, to be extremely careful in what they said on the reporting of this case. we also heard that this is very much an ongoing investigation, and the police still need people to come forward if they have any evidence that they feel would be relevant. but confirmation there that a 34—year—old man, thomas cashman, has been charged with the murder of nine—year—old olivia per. —— olivia pratt—korbel. it is 7pm in bbc news. more than 50,000 rail workers are taking industrial action today, causing the biggest strike disruption on the railways this year. only around 11% of the usual saturday timetable

will be able to run. members of four unions are taking part in the strike in a long—running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. shutters down, empty platforms — it's the most disruptive train strike yet. i've got no train, so now i'm having to... i've just rung my husband, he's got to drive two hours, well, longer than that, down to here, to pick me up. everything has gone up in price so they need to be paid for the work they are doing. but i don't like the strike, no. so, for my money, 100% behind them, all power to them, - and i hope they win. karen from staffordshire is running the london marathon tomorrow to raise money for the hospital where she had breast cancer treatment. news of the strike meant changing her plans to get there. so, for me, thisjust blew everything apart. i couldn't even begin to think of how we would get there. ijust worried, until we knew what our plan was, ijust panicked.

the red lines on this map show the only parts of the rail network where some trains are running today. large parts of england, scotland and wales have none at all. where there have been trains today, they started a lot later than usual and they finished earlier as well. nothing at all has been running between london and some other major cities including edinburgh, newcastle and brighton. the train drivers�* union aslef is demanding a pay rise amid high inflation. the rmt wants that for its rail worker members too, and it argues job security and working conditions are under threat. it says its current mandate for strike action lasts until late november. we will be commencing a re—ballot next week, so that process will be under way and we expect a very healthy return and a fresh mandate that will go through to the middle of next year, if that is what is needed, but we don't want that. we would rather get a settlement

and get this dispute out of the way and get back to normal. rail industry bosses say they want to give a pay rise but the impact of the pandemic on finances and travel patterns means reforms must be agreed to afford it. we're looking to standardise areas of working practices that will then allow us to be able to give staff an increase, but we can't forget there's a £2 billion funding gap and there's no new money. we have got to generate that money from within the industry. negotiations continue and the new transport secretary recently met with the rmt and aslef leaders, but there has been no breakthrough and unions have made it clear that more strikes could be coming down the track. katy austin, bbc news. let's just remind you of that breaking news in the last few minutes. a spokesman from the crown prosecution service has been outlining the charges against thomas cashman, 3a, who has been charged with the murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel. let's listen to what she had to say. the crown

prosecution _ what she had to say. the crown prosecution service _ what she had to say. the crown prosecution service has - what she had to say. the crown i prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadier drive, west derby, with the murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel. also, the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august, 2022. cashman additionally has been charged with two macro counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. she also said the defendant's first court appearance will take place at liverpool magistrates�* courts on october the 3rd, and she said her thoughts were with olivia pratt—korbel�*s family at this time. let�*s get more and today�*s strikes now. —— en today�*s strikes.

also walking out today, royal mail workers are on their second day of a 48—hour strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. the communication workers union says the walkout by around 115,000 of its members is the biggest strike of the year. a royal mail spokesman described the action as "reckless" because it would weaken the company�*s finances and jeopardise workers�* job security. liz truss has admitted there has been "disruption" in the uk economy following the mini—budget last week. this was the prime minister arriving at the tory party conference in the past hour. are you losing the support of tory mps, _ are you losing the support of tory mp5. prime — are you losing the support of tory mps, prime minister? _ it comes as the government unveiled £16 billion of tax cuts funded by borrowing, but did not accompany it with the usual economic assessment of the plans. this has worried investors. our political correspondent ben wright is in birmingham. ben, welcome to you. we did not quite hear it there, but she was shouted a question about her leadership, wasn�*t she, and the course of her party? she not surprisingly didn�*t answer it, but

that will be the focus for her now, won�*t it? that will be the focus for her now, won't it? , . ., , won't it? yes, it certainly will. she was asked _ won't it? yes, it certainly will. she was asked if _ won't it? yes, it certainly will. she was asked if her - won't it? yes, it certainly will. she was asked if her mps - won't it? yes, it certainly will. she was asked if her mps are l won't it? yes, it certainly will. - she was asked if her mps are behind, and she shrugged off the question and she shrugged off the question and smiled and walked into the conference hotel, where she will be in residence now until wednesday afternoon. that is a long time to be questions about why the government�*s economic plans seem to have gone so awry in her first days and weeks in office. i think normally a new leader of the tory party, in office forjust a month, heading to their first party conference, should be feeling pretty buoyant, and it would be a fairly celebrate every gathering. not so this time. the chancellor�*s fiscal statement clearly caused deep disquiet within the conservative party, let alone, of course, on the financial markets, prompting an intervention by the bank of england to shore up pension funds. i think the government�*s fiscal credibility has taken an absolute hammering, and privately, a lot of tory mps say that is the

case, and they wonder what liz truss and the government can do to stabilise the situation over the next few days, when the policies of the government are going to be under huge scrutiny. the question will be, that she needs to focus on, whether or not she will be climbing down or standing firm. we know margaret thatcher was her big hero and famously said this lady is not for turning. liz truss has said she is prepared to be unpopular. how unpopular can she be prepared to be within her own party? i think you are right. that is exactly the political role model she will have in the back of her head as she tries to sort of weather some of the criticism that is coming her way. the piece that she wrote for the son today firmly suggest she doesn�*t line any kind of rollback at all. she feels she is justified doesn�*t line any kind of rollback at all. she feels she isjustified in breaking the link to what she considers the old economic orthodoxy, the treasury way of doing

things, and in her mind, she feels the only way to accelerate economic growth in this country is to go down the path of low taxes, deregulation, the path of low taxes, deregulation, the sort of supply—side reforms that we expect to hear more of from the government in the coming days and weeks. if that proves to be unpopular, which it is proving at the moment, with the party tanking in the opinion polls, so be it. i don�*t think it will be that straightforward, because they will be a lot of pressure on her from the conservative party to at least slow down a bit and explain what the government is attempting to do here. as i said, i think that is what we will hearfrom her and her ministers over the next few days. precisely what sort of housing reforms, for instance, or immigration changes may be part of this new approach to seeking economic growth. but there is a real imperative to try and speu is a real imperative to try and spell out to the markets. the chancellor has said he will this in the commons by november. exactly how

thisjig the commons by november. exactly how this jig fits together. borrowing £45 this jig fits together. borrowing £16 billion to fund these tax cuts, well, it seems inevitable, require that would also require some sort of spending cuts as well to make sure the numbers add up and pass muster when the office for budget responsibility finally get to cast their eyes over the figures, and they need to sign them off and show their plans for growth look plausible. this is a very big task liz truss has set herself, and clearly, the first few days since this plan was put forward have been incredibly difficult, and there is a lot of calming down of tory party nerves she will have to do here over the next few days. yes, calming down of nerves. i know you are up on a roof they are talking to us. i don�*t know if you have had a chance to talk to many of the tory mps arriving there today, but there are quite a few big names not attending this conference. rishi sunak and borisjohnson are amongst them. what is the mood light, that you know of, at the moment?

well, at the moment, there is no mood, because apart from the prime minister, i�*m not sure any conservative party members are here yet. this doesn�*t get going until 4pm tomorrow afternoon. privately, i have talked to mps who are in despair, who can�*t quite see how liz truss gets herself out of this political corner she has driven herself into without losing a lot of political capital on the way, but nor can they see much mileage in her continuing to pursue this and allowing labour, as we saw last week at their conference in liverpool, to attack the government for prioritising tax cuts for rich people, and i think there is a very difficult position she has found herself in. and as you say, quite a lot of big names, for instance rishi sunak, are not going to be here. borisjohnson is not expected here. a lot of tory mps will not show up. frankly, that is not unusual at conservative party conference. you don�*t usually have the same swell of party members and tory mps turning up

party members and tory mps turning up at the annual conference that you would at a labour party annual gathering, but as i said, they are here for a long time, until wednesday afternoon, and they will have to feel that i�*m somehow! it certainly gives us plenty of opportunities to try to speak to ministers and mps, activists and donors, to get a sense of what they think about the government�*s new economic strategy, which does mark a very big break to the one that boris johnson was pursuing just a month or two ago. johnson was pursuing “ust a month or two auo. , ., two ago. yes, the government will obviously want _ two ago. yes, the government will obviously want to _ two ago. yes, the government will obviously want to move _ two ago. yes, the government will obviously want to move all - two ago. yes, the government will obviously want to move all the - two ago. yes, the government will| obviously want to move all the talk away from that. what else will be top of their agenda? well, i mean, it is not really a forum... certainly not a forum for creating policy here, or even debating it. again, like labour, you won�*t see the whole full of people debating policy issues that have percolated upward through the party to discuss. the tory party conference is a very stage—managed thing. we will hear a number of speeches, most of them are in short,

from cabinet ministers, and then a number of fringe events where policies will be discussed. this will be the dominant issue. this is a massive breakfrom borisjohnson�*s economic strategy. it has created economic strategy. it has created economic turmoil that we have seen. there is a lot in that to discuss. i think other issues that will crop up and are proving controversial at the moment are the government�*s decision to lift the ban on fracking. a lot of conservative mps and party members are not thrilled about that. so we will see if that is one of the issues that also circulates around this conference. housing too is one of the supply—side reforms the government thinks it needs to focus on as it tries to kindle some economic growth, but again, building new houses, particularly in areas like the green belt, is not something that a lot of the conservative party have been in favour of in the past. so there are interesting issues, ithink, that may well rumble through this conference. then, in birmingham, for now, thank you.

and the prime minister will be interviewed live on bbc one tomorrow on sunday morning with laura kuenssberg. you can see that at the slightly earlier than usual time of 8.30. that is because of the marathon. let�*s get more than a breaking news this hour. a34—year—old man has been charged with the murder of olivia pratt—korbel, the ao—year—old man with assisting an offender. our correspondent yunus muller was at that news conference. hejoins me now. talk us through he joins me now. talk us through the charges in what was said. it's charges in what was said. it�*s been almost six weeks since olivia pratt—korbel was shot to death in her home in an area of liverpool. police say that a man with a gun chased his intended target who had forced his way into olivia�*s family home. now, two men had been under arrest in connection with this murder investigation, and today, the assistant chief said they had reached a significant stage of their investigation. —— assistant chief is to both. this had been a

complex inquiry supported not only by the wider community, but also olivia�*s mum and dad and the senior crown prosecution service prosecutor said that the time had now come to charge thomas cashman, who is from the west derby area of liverpool, with the murder of olivia, and also the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel, who was injured during this shooting. he has also been charged with the possession of a firearm with the possession of a firearm with the possession of a firearm with the intent to endanger life. and paul russell, also from west derby, has also been charged with assisting an offender. this was a complex inquiry, police say, supported, of course, by the wider community, and here today, the detective chief inspector said this was very much an active investigation and they still needed help from the wider public. specifically, he said ring the door

bell footage, — cam footage, any cctv footage that can help them with this investigation. he also said the first court appearance of thomas cashman and paul russell will be on monday, the 3rd of october at liverpool magistrates�* court. they also said their thoughts are very much with olivia�*s family and friends. thank you. brazil goes to the polls tomorrow in a highly polarised election. the two front—runners are presidentjair bolsonaro and the former left—wing leader luiz inacio lula da silva, who�*ve been holding their final rallies today. our correspondent laura trevelyan is in rio dejaneiro. laura, welcome to you. this has been billed as the most important election for the country since the 80s, hasn�*t it? election for the country since the 80s, hasn't it?— 80s, hasn't it? absolutely. this election is _ 80s, hasn't it? absolutely. this election is really _ 80s, hasn't it? absolutely. this election is really being - 80s, hasn't it? absolutely. this election is really being seen - 80s, hasn't it? absolutely. this election is really being seen as| 80s, hasn't it? absolutely. this| election is really being seen as a stress test of brazil�*s young democracy. the country was a military dictatorship between the

19605 military dictatorship between the 1960s and 1980s, and now what we are seeing today is presidentjair bolsonaro, the incumbent, casting doubt upon the very validity of brazil�*s election system. he is suggesting that brazil�*s electronic voting machines, which are widely seen by election observers as efficient and reliable, he is suggesting that perhaps unnamed government officials could try and tamper with the results of these machines. now, he is trailing in the polls behind the former president, lula da silva, a leftist, the man who is trying to position himself as the champion of the poor. so the underlying current here in brazil is uncertainty and fear that if jair bolsonaro does not win the first round of the election tomorrow, and polls suggest he won�*t, that he will not accept the result and somehow suggest there is fraud. so there has been anxiety here in brazil. could that mean that president bolsonaro, who is very close to the military,

could somehow turn to them to keep him in power? the good news on that front is that military officials have been briefing brazilian newspapers that they have no appetite at all for a coup. but there has been some political violence in the run—up to the selection and there is heightened uncertainty about what will happen when the polls close and the results are announced tomorrow night in this first—round election. jair bolsonaro swept to power four years ago in a wave of discontent over corruption within the country. and disillusionment with mainstream politics. he has certainly been a different kind of leader. but has he done anything to tackle those issues? well, bolsonaro has wrapped himself in populist, pugnacious conservatism. he has accelerated deforestation of the amazon rainforest. he has increased gun ownership in brazil. he is campaigning on a platform of god, faith, family and homeland, so he

speaks in abstract concepts. but the reality is that brazil has been really hard hit by the pandemic, his leadership was very controversial for the way that he seemed to cast doubt on the coronavirus vaccines and turn to alternative medicine, and turn to alternative medicine, and still is also suffering from the impact of the war on ukraine. you are seeing food and energy prices soaring here. there is rampant inflation. so lula da silva, who is the opponents ofjair inflation. so lula da silva, who is the opponents of jair bolsonaro, is really casting himself in saying that brazilians need to have three square meals a day. they need to be able to enjoy a barbecue on the beach and a beer. he is talking about the cost of living in a country where an estimated 33 million people don�*t have enough to eat. so it isjust million people don�*t have enough to eat. so it is just so interesting how, in a way, both candidates are throwbacks to the past. both candidates are populists, but with very different messages. laura, in rio dejaneiro, thank you. the cost of gas and electricity for millions of households has risen

from today with a typical annual bill going up to £2,500, twice as high as last winter. but the government has brought in a number of measures to try to help with the increase, as our business correspondent simon browning reports. in different corners of the country this afternoon, protests. coordinated demonstrations about the cost of living. from today, 25 million households are paying more for their energy. million households are paying more fortheir energy. i million households are paying more for their energy.— for their energy. i am on a pension. every penny — for their energy. i am on a pension. every penny that — for their energy. i am on a pension. every penny that they _ for their energy. i am on a pension. every penny that they charge - for their energy. i am on a pension. every penny that they charge me i for their energy. i am on a pension. | every penny that they charge me for the oil is out of my purse, that i have less to spend on food or whatever i need.— whatever i need. walk into a supermarket, _ whatever i need. walk into a supermarket, last _ whatever i need. walk into a supermarket, last night, - whatever i need. walk into a supermarket, last night, for| supermarket, last night, for instance. _ supermarket, last night, for instance, there was a difference of £2 in _ instance, there was a difference of £2 in the _ instance, there was a difference of £2 in the product from three days a-o £2 in the product from three days ago that— £2 in the product from three days ago that i— £2 in the product from three days ago that i looked at. in belfast, newcastle, leeds, london and birmingham, protests that enough is enough, as prices rise and the impact it has on consumers struggling with their bills. the government�*s huge package of energy support fixes the amount you pay per

energy you use. the typical household with average energy usage and paying by direct debit will now pay £2500 for their energy. prepayment will cost more. but the more energy you use, the more you will pay. all uk households will be given a £400 discount on their energy bills from october, arranged by energy companies. more cost of living payments are available for pensioners, those on disability payment, and low—income homes. but fuel poverty charities are already — but fuel poverty charities are already concerned. the level of sopport — already concerned. the level of support for everybody has been really. — support for everybody has been really, really welcome, but the depth — really, really welcome, but the depth and severity of the issue for millions_ depth and severity of the issue for millions of— depth and severity of the issue for millions of householders is not being — millions of householders is not being satisfactorily affected by these — being satisfactorily affected by these relief packages. they simply need more support to get through the winter~ _ winter. on a visit to winter. — on a visit to british gas yesterday, the prime minister said it was important the government took steps to deal with the costs faced by households by putting in place its energy plans. but liz truss said she did not want to raise taxes, but

instead increase borrowing to pay for the support. the price cap will soften the impact of higher energy costs. but as bills go up, the advice is to use less if you can as the colder months arrive. simon browning, bbc news. the russian news agency ria, quoting the defence ministry in moscow, said russian troops have now left the strategic town of lyman in eastern ukraine. earlier, the ukrainian military said its troops were inside the town, which is just inside the russian—occupied donetsk region. the minister spokesman, quoted by russian news agencies, said the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. our europe regional editor, paul moss, has been watching developments around the town of lyman. this morning, we were hearing that lyman had been in surrounded, effectively by troops, and now they are saying they are withdrawing to more favourable lines, which is a euphemism if i have ever had one.

but yes, we are also seen ukrainians waving the ukrainian flag and sticking once of the welcome sign on the outskirts of the town, as if to emphasise their success. but first of all, i think this is important because of the nature of this town. it is a logistical hub. it has very good railway connections. it has been very important for the russian war effort, that�*s why they made such an effort to take the town back in spring. lyman was very heavily pummelled by attacks. the russians took it over. a key part of their operations since then. but i think we also do have to think about the timing of this, bearing in mind it was only yesterday that vladimir putin had this grand ceremony in moscow where he announced this annexation and said very grandly that the people in these areas will be russian citizens forever, and he also said that they would use all our strength and means to defend these areas. well, if all their strength and means ends up with the a defeat only 24 hours later, it certainly doesn�*t look good. the optics, as they say, are bad, as is the strategic defeat.

we are joined from the ukrainian capital kyiv by alina frolova, ukraine�*s former deputy defence minister and current deputy head of board of the centre for defense strategies, a think tank. welcome to you. thanks very much for being with us. what do you understand is happening in lyman in eastern ukraine at the moment? ishieiiii. eastern ukraine at the moment? well, we still don't — eastern ukraine at the moment? well, we still don't have _ eastern ukraine at the moment? well, we still don't have some _ eastern ukraine at the moment? vii we still don't have some kind of we still don�*t have some kind of official report from ukrainian generals, but there are multiple reports from the troops on the ground, and there is a report, an official report, of russian, that they left lyman, but this was obviously a one—off, successful operation of ukrainian troops, and we expect confirmation of how many losses the russians have. they are now counting around 600 being dead, and we still expect that there could be a lot of prisoners of war in this situation. how significant would be the

regaining of this town to ukraine? that is significant because of the operational meaning. it has interconnection and is a good position for pushing back rusher, as well as in the donetsk and luhansk region. it has some routes which are important for transportation and logistics, but it is also important from the point of view that your correspondence just mentioned, that yesterday there was an annexation of this territory, and only a day later, a defeat, so that is quite remarkable for ukrainians, and we continue to defend our territories. there are some reports of russian troops who were fighting their deserting. i don�*t know if you are hearing about that, but if confirmed, what would that tell us about the russian war efforts, and has significant would it be, do you think you micro you has significant would it be, do you think you micro— think you micro you mean inside

l man? think you micro you mean inside lyman? yes- — think you micro you mean inside lyman? yes. yes, _ think you micro you mean inside lyman? yes. yes, so _ think you micro you mean inside lyman? yes. yes, so actually, l think you micro you mean inside | lyman? yes. yes, so actually, in accordance _ lyman? yes. yes, so actually, in accordance with _ lyman? yes. yes, so actually, in accordance with the _ lyman? yes. yes, so actually, in accordance with the differing types of information, but there were a lot of information, but there were a lot of big words russian troops were asking those in lyman. they were ordered to leave the city for a few days already because everyone was understanding that it has no chances to stay within the russian control, but they didn�*t get this order, which displayed their election for russian lives, even their military, so we expect the losses could be quite high. the russian army has reportedly had another civilian convoy today, killing another 20 people, we understand, including children. how concerned are you that they may encourage these kind of attacks on civilians, given ukraine�*s increasing successes? well, this is what they usually do, and yesterday it was one convoy.

around 30 people dead. today, it is another, with 24 reported dead, among them 13 children. so this is how russians do their war, and so i guess, sure, we can expect that they would escalate now we are seeing the success of the ukrainian army on the ground. and where do you think that escalation could go? i mean, given the success of the ukrainians in lyman today, a chechen leader has suggested that russia should consider using low yield nuclear weapons in pursuing such aims. do you think that has become a possibility?— you think that has become a possibility? that possibility is already quite _ possibility? that possibility is already quite high, _ possibility? that possibility is already quite high, because l possibility? that possibility is i already quite high, because we possibility? that possibility is - already quite high, because we have heard these threats for quite a period, more than a week, and most experts consider it is quite high. however, it won�*t change the course of the war. i mean, the usage of any type of tactical weapons won�*t

influence on the intention of ukrainians and our armed forces. but we still hope that the international community, our partners, and ukraine, will demonstrate a deterrence to this situation. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you. a large part of the former redcar steelworks has been demolished today. the basic oxygen plant was brought down in the uk�*s biggest controlled explosion for 75 years. our business correspondent ian reeve reports. alarm blares redcar�*s so—called bos plant had stood since the 1970s, when molten iron was refined and turned into steel. but with the redevelopment of the former steelworks, it had to come down. explosion 105,000 tonnes of steel brought down by more than 1.5 tonnes of explosives. applause

and looking on, stuart and ken, father and son, both former steel workers, both former bos plant managers. it�*s gave a brilliant living to so many people in the area and beyond. and, you know, there is something sad about, i guess, losing it on that front. i mean, that is sad, but i am also well aware that we need to move on. steel— making is finished. we need to now develop this area. so, all the things that's happening with teesworks, taking this down and moving on is the best possible legacy. but will the hoped—for newjobs come to the site? this last week has seen markets, companies and investors all spooked. well, i think we are uniquely placed that we have got the largest brownfield site in western europe, we have the uk�*s largest freeport with all the incentives that brings, we have got the site and support

of government as well, and actually that inoculates us from some of the international headwinds that we are seeing. so the likes of net zero teesside, bp, who are all committing to the site, are not slowing down, they are still committing money as quickly as they can. it is seven years since the steelworks closed. today�*s blow—down a dramatic reminder that those days have gone for good. ian reeve, bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. most of the showers today have been across more western parts of the uk on a brisk westerly wind. a lot of those showers will fade away this evening and overnight and skies will clear for some. not in the south of england and the far south wales. thickening cloud will bring some rain in from the west by the time we get to the early hours of the morning. that�*ll keep the temperatures up here further north with the winds dropping and some clearer skies. temperatures will be seven or eight degrees. now, the good news for the london

marathon is it won�*t be as windy as today, but there will be a lot of cloud around and we could have some rain from time to time, particularly in the morning. conditions should improve in the afternoon, but this is where the rain is early in the day. and we�*ve got some heavier rain affecting the south west of england. through the day, the rain becomes lighter and more patchy and many places do become drier. we�*ve got a lot of dry weather across other parts of the uk, plenty of sunshine, just a few showers in the northwest of scotland, but certainly fewer and lighter than today. in the sunshine, it�*ll feel quite pleasant. temperatures typically 16 to 18 celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: merseyside police announce have charged 34 year—old thomas cashman with the murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in liverpool and two counts of attempted murder. large parts of britain�*s rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walk—out in the biggest rail strike so far. prime minister liz truss has

arrived in birmingham