this is bbc news, i'm kasia madera. our top stories... russian troops withdraw from a strategic east ukraine town to avoid being surrounded by the ukrainian military. new gas pipelines flow in both poland and bulgaria, loosening their dependence on russian energy. the eu says the new connections mean freedom. more dead and injured as the true extent of destruction caused by hurricane ian in florida becomes apparent. here in the uk, a man has been charged with the murder of olivia pratt—korbel, who was shot in her home in liverpool — in a case that shocked the nation. the final push for votes as brazil prepares for what could be its most important election since the 1980s.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the russian ministry of defence says its troops have left the strategic town of lemann, in eastern ukraine. a ministry spokesman was quoted by russian news agencies as saying the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. earlier, the ukrainian military said its troops were inside the town. lyman was a key strategic target used by russia as a major logistics hub and sits in the donetsk region which the government in moscow has just declared to be a part of russia. video footage shared online shows ukrainian soldiers waving their national flag on the outskirts of lyman. we cannot however verify exactly

where the flag—raising is taking place. alina frolova is a former deputy defence minister of ukraine and is now the deputy chairman of the centre for defence strategy think tank. she told me more about the significance of this development. you know, that yesterday russia declared its so—called referendums and then actually declared this territory to be russian territory. and this is actually the third released town out of those which were declared. however, it also has a very important operational meaning because it is like a connection hub and because it is also the beginning of the quite big events in the donetsk region. so, yes, it is very critical to stress that lyman is in the donetsk area, one of those regions that russia is now claiming as part of it,

but of course we are seeing russian troops leave so i wonder what that means for those other territories like donetsk and also further down in the south of luhansk as well, nearby, but also zaporizhzhia? any advance means a lot because we then disrupt the routes which they can connect, we disrupt the logistics, we move out the artillery from these areas. but the principle of counter offensive is important for ukrainians because this is the continuation of the counteroffensive and kharkiv region and it means that we didn't stop after this threat of nuclear war, that we didn't stop after all the claims which russia made, and this is principally very important for ukrainians. alina, are you concerned, we saw the horrific images from zaporizhzhia, over 30 people were killed in russian shelling there, are you concerned about these advances by the ukrainian military

and arguably what russia may do, in terms of retaliation, against civilians in ukraine? well, actually, yesterday was zaporizhzhia, today it is kupiansk who has the same situation. the civilians, 20 who are dead, 13 children, no one stay alive so, yes, obviously russia are starting to hit specifically the civilians. they know where they are located because this is actually established routes for driving people between occupied and non—occupied territories, and they are hitting specifically there, like paying back for the counteroffensive we did. gas has begun flowing down a new pipeline from norway to poland that will give central and eastern europe another alternative option to russian energy. poland had been dependent on russia

for its gas for decades until supplies were cut off in april after it refused to pay its bills in roubles. the polish prime minister, mateusz morawiecki, said the opening of the new link marked the end of russia's domination and blackmail in poland's gas market. meanwhile a gas pipeline running from greece to bulgaria has been officially inaugurated as well. bulgaria, too, had been dependent on russia for gas, and the new pipeline also has the potential to supply countries throughout the balkans. the european commission president ursula von der leyen was present at the ceremony, and stressed the importance of the pipeline for bulgaria and europe's overall energy security. this pipeline is a game changer. it is a game changer for both bulgaria and europe's energy security. and it means freedom. it means freedom from dependency on russian gas.

in the us at least 35 people are now known to have been killed by hurricane ian — which has been lashing the coast of south carolina after bringing widespread destruction to florida earlier this week. aerial photography has revealed just how extreme the devastation is coastal areas of south west florida. causways linking islands off the coast of the state have also been washed away, cutting off entire communities, with some residents having to be rescued by helicopter. the number of casualties — so far all in florida — has been rising slowly as search teams inspect the hardest—hit areas. wendy powell is the editor of the local newspaper the naples daily news. wendy, you're leading a team ofjournalists covering the story from a makeshift newsroom in fort myers, where hurricane ian made landfall. bring us up—to—date with the situation on the ground and how you guys are coping there.—

guys are coping there. thank you, es, as guys are coping there. thank you, yes. as you _ guys are coping there. thank you, yes, as you mention, _ guys are coping there. thank you, yes, as you mention, it— guys are coping there. thank you, yes, as you mention, it has- guys are coping there. thank you, yes, as you mention, it has beenl guys are coping there. thank you, | yes, as you mention, it has been a coastal storm to compare to nothing we had ever seen before. residents are still very much, it is still very much a search and rescue operation, helicopters are taking the evacuees out, but such trying to take evacuees out because the causeway to sanibel island has collapsed so there is absolutely no way for them to get on or off the island. three other bridges have also been compromised so another island, pine island, is also pretty devastated and we actually have reporters go out on jet skis and in canoes and in helicopters and trying to tell the story of this absolutely terrible, terrible situation that our community has been put in. the journalists have been doing an amazing job. fin journalists have been doing an amazing job-— journalists have been doing an amazing job. journalists have been doing an amazin: 'ob. , . _ ., amazing 'ob. on 'et skis and by a canoe, amazing job. on 'et skis and by a canoe. my _ amazing job. on jet skis and by a canoe, my goodness. _ amazing job. on jet skis and by a canoe, my goodness. when - amazing job. on jet skis and by a

canoe, my goodness. when it. amazing job. on jet skis and by a - canoe, my goodness. when it comes to the power situation, what is the situation like now? the the power situation, what is the situation like now?— the power situation, what is the situation like now? the latest we have a 7396 _ situation like now? the latest we have a 7396 of — situation like now? the latest we have a 7396 of the _ situation like now? the latest we have a 7396 of the county, - situation like now? the latest we have a 7396 of the county, fort i situation like now? the latest we - have a 7396 of the county, fort myers have a 73% of the county, fort myers and naples area, including all the islands, are still without power. the problem, too, is the connection, internet and phone service is absolutely bad. we have had water issues, our water mains have been compromised so people are having to boil water for the last few days, thatis boil water for the last few days, that is starting to be a little bit better but, yes, it has been pretty, pretty intense, and overnight last night we had interstate 75, our main arterial road over here, it was compromised by the rising river up in the north sarasota area that has left, people had to go for a two hour detour around, shutting down the interstate in both directions for the near future.

the interstate in both directions for the nearfuture. so, the interstate in both directions forthe nearfuture. so, it the interstate in both directions for the nearfuture. so, it has been coming in now, conditions like i have never seen before. wendy, how are --eole have never seen before. wendy, how are peeple caning? — have never seen before. wendy, how are people coping? we _ have never seen before. wendy, how are people coping? we know - are people coping? we know communities have been rallying around supporting the most vulnerable but this is really tough. it is, and actually, they are rallying as much as they can because we still don't know the situation. we haven't really been on the island, we have eyewitnesses who have walked the islands and taken pictures of the total devastation, we still don't know what there is, other than the aerials, and some of the images we have got in different ways or have been provided to us in the videos of people who stayed behind, so we are still trying to assess what is going on, you know, traffic lights aren't working on the road, so as much as there are some places starting to open up on one side of town, the grocery stores, the lies that that are absolutely insane, and so they are opening up at the same time the officials are telling people not to go on the

roads traffic lights aren't working and so there is the potential for even more devastation, basically. wendy, you paint a really vivid picture of the situation there. thank you forjoining us, stay safe, thank you. here in the uk, a man has been charged with murdering nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel five weeks after she was shot in the chest at her home in liverpool. 34—year—old thomas cashman is accused of killing olivia, who died after convicted burglar joseph nee was chased into her family's property in august. at a press conference in liverpool this evening, maria corr from the crown prosecution service outlined the charges. the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadier drive, west derby, with the murder of a 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 counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. i have further authorised the police to charge paul russell, 40, from snowbury road west derby, with assisting an offender. i, on behalf of cps mersey cheshire, have authorised the charges following a review of a file of evidence received from merseyside police. the defendant's first court appearance will take place at liverpool magistrates on monday the 3rd of october. today's the last day of campaigning before brazilians head to the polls on sunday. the top two candidates are the right—wing incumbent, jair bolsanaro, and the former

leftist president, luiz inacio lula de silva. all major polls have put lula ahead of bolsanaro. laura trevelyan is in rio dejaneiro. laura, a rather divided nation but they are agreed that this is really significant, really crucial election. significant, really crucial election-— significant, really crucial election. , ~ ., election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this election. absolutely. welcome to ri0- this is _ election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this is being _ election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this is being seen _ election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this is being seen as - election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this is being seen as the - election. absolutely. welcome to i rio. this is being seen as the most significant election in brazil since the country threw off the military dictatorship in the 1980s and became once again a democracy. and the reason is because president bolsonaro, the incumbent, he had very close ties with the military and he is already questioning the integrity of the election system in brazil ahead of the first round of the presidential elections tomorrow. he suggested without any evidence that the electronic voting machines, widely seen as efficient and

accurate, he is suggesting they could perhaps be somehow tampered with and the result could be changed. all of this is leading many people to fear that he will not accept the result of tomorrow's first round election, should he lose, as polls suggest that he may, to lula da silva, himself a colourful and controversial character, former president, he was actuallyjailed for character, former president, he was actually jailed for corruption character, former president, he was actuallyjailed for corruption and actually jailed for corruption and convicted, actuallyjailed for corruption and convicted, and then his conviction was an old, so he's back and able to run again. but you have the left—wing populist lula da silva, the champion of the poor, running against the right—wing populist bolsonaro who models himself on donald trump and revels in the monica trump of the tropics, so all eyes are on tomorrow. candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, it goes to a second round, and if bolsonaro contest the results, it is unclear what would happen. i contest the results, it is unclear what would happen.— contest the results, it is unclear what would happen. i was going to ask ou, what would happen. i was going to ask you. what _

what would happen. i was going to ask you, what does _ what would happen. i was going to ask you, what does that _ what would happen. i was going to ask you, what does that mean - what would happen. i was going to ask you, what does that mean and| what would happen. i was going to - ask you, what does that mean and how do brazilians, how will they accept that? what will be the next stage of this? ., ~ ., , ., , this? you know, it is really murky. the fear here _ this? you know, it is really murky. the fear here of— this? you know, it is really murky. the fear here of course _ this? you know, it is really murky. the fear here of course because i the fear here of course because brazil was a military dictatorship, because bolsonaro has close ties to the military and has appointed many military officials to government posts, the worries he would somehow call on the military to back him and there would be some kind of a clue. but everyone i have spoken to, including a former foreign minister of bolsonaro and a former minister of bolsonaro and a former minister of lula, they don't think that will happen, they think they will not get involved in a situation where they will get sanctioned. they had seen what happened in russia. the power of the west and enema in particular, they should be a free —— the power of the west and america, in particular. there is the fear of

january six scenario where bolsonaro summons people to the streets. there has been violence in the run—up to this election. tomorrow is being made a dry day, no drinking in ten of brazil's states, so there is uncertainty about what tomorrow will be bringing us that the developments.- be bringing us that the developments. be bringing us that the develoments. ., ~' , ., ., , be bringing us that the develoments. ., ~' ., , ., developments. thank you. lots more on our website. _ you are watching bbc news, the headlines... russian troops withdraw from a strategic east ukraine town to avoid being surrounded by the ukrainian military. new gas pipelines flow in both poland and bulgaria, loosening their dependence on russian energy. the eu says the new connections mean freedom. here in the uk, a campaign is being run to help give displaced ukrainian women and children laptops to ensure they're able to work and learn. peter boolkah founded the laptops 4

livelihoods campaign. peter, you've just returned from krakow in poland where you were distributing them to the ukrainian refugees there. i wonder, how did you find the refugees now that we are seven months into this war and what was the thinking behind giving them laptops? the the thinking behind giving them la to s? , ., laptops? the refugees right now, the need laptops? the refugees right now, they need help — laptops? the refugees right now, they need help more _ laptops? the refugees right now, they need help more than - laptops? the refugees right now, they need help more than ever. l laptops? the refugees right now, | they need help more than ever. it all started back when the war first started, everyone was making donations, it was all clothes, it was all food, and i wanted to think about something that was just that little bit different, i wanted to think, what could make a big difference? and really, when you take remote working and the global

pandemic, there are all these displaced women that will have to earn money and it came to me that if we could maybe donate laptops they could go out there, they could use them and actually they could start earning money and as we know, many people will not make... some of these families, the mothers are going to be the bread woman —— breadwinners. we going to be the bread woman -- breadwinners.— going to be the bread woman -- breadwinners. ~ . , ., , breadwinners. we are seeing images of some of the _ breadwinners. we are seeing images of some of the women _ breadwinners. we are seeing images of some of the women and _ breadwinners. we are seeing images of some of the women and children i of some of the women and children who you have been donating these laptops to commit is really, really stark, but there was an almost unintended consequence because kids were using these laptops to remote learn. �* , ,., , �* were using these laptops to remote learn. �* , , �* ., , learn. absolutely. i didn't realise it m self. learn. absolutely. i didn't realise it myself- it _ learn. absolutely. i didn't realise it myself. it has _ learn. absolutely. i didn't realise it myself. it has come _ learn. absolutely. i didn't realise it myself. it has come in - learn. absolutely. i didn't realise it myself. it has come in really i it myself. it has come in really useful and while being out there and being in a refugee camp, they were telling me that the kids themselves got to two schools, they go to a new stash a normal school in the day to learn polish, and in the evening they are learning online with

ukrainian schools to maintain their ukrainian schools to maintain their ukrainian education system because they hoped one day to go back. the la to -s they hoped one day to go back. the laptops themselves, what is your appeal? how do they work? they have been donated to you? thea; appeal? how do they work? they have been donated to you?— been donated to you? they have been donated so some _ been donated to you? they have been donated so some members _ been donated to you? they have been donated so some members of - been donated to you? they have been donated so some members of the - donated so some members of the public have been kind enough to donate and a couple of great organisations have done so. they have wiped them, we get them over to ukraine and we work with humanitarian agencies to get them distributed to where they are needed the most. . ., distributed to where they are needed the most. ., ~ , ., , . the most. peter, thank you very much for tellinu the most. peter, thank you very much for telling us — the most. peter, thank you very much for telling us about _ the most. peter, thank you very much for telling us about this _ for telling us about this organisation that you have created, laptops for livelihood. peter is looking for those laptops to give to ukrainian refugees in poland, thank you very much. lots more on our website when it comes to the ongoing war in ukraine. now let's get all the sports news. we start with a

football. arsenal maintained their position at the top of the english premier league with an outstanding performance against tottenham in the north london derby. they were on top throughout. not helped by the red card for a second—half file. arsenal took a deserved lead in the first half, the visitors handed a lifeline before the break, harry kane hadn opportunity to score his 14th goal in 18 derby games, his 100th goal in the premier league. spurs fumbled and gabriellejesus scored. arsenal are four points clear at the top having played one game more than manchester city in second. right from the beginning _ manchester city in second. right from the beginning we _ manchester city in second. t mt from the beginning we were ready for it. ithink from the beginning we were ready for it. i think we showed bravery and commitment to play the way we wanted

to play. we generated energy, and had energy in the stadium which is incredibly helpful in a game like this, and i think we deserved to win their game. this, and i think we deserved to win their game-— their game. connor gallagher returned to _ their game. connor gallagher returned to selhurst - their game. connor gallagher returned to selhurst park- their game. connor gallagher returned to selhurst park to i their game. connor gallagher - returned to selhurst park to form ——... gram putter—macro first win since taking over as chelsea boss. they make you suffer, you are getting really involved in the game because the attacking players are very dangerous. obviously to concede that goal, puts us on the back foot glut credit to the players, they stuck at it, they dug in, they pushed and pushed. a very tight game, we are delighted to come away with three points.— with three points. liverpool dropped oints with three points. liverpool dropped points again — with three points. liverpool dropped points again this _ with three points. liverpool dropped points again this time _ with three points. liverpool dropped points again this time to _ with three points. liverpool dropped points again this time to brighten i points again this time to brighten as their new manager made an

impressive start to his club. a good start, roberto firmino scored twice, mo salah has been struggling but at moselahhasbeen'strugglingbut'at his team—mate moselahhasbeen'strugglingbut'at his an n—mate score moselahhasbeen'strugglingbut'at his an own ate score moselahhasbeen'strugglingbut'at his an own ate liverpool �*e a couple. an own goal gave liverpool the lead. 11 points behind leaders arsenal with a game in hand. elsewhere in the premier league,... in la liga, barcelona aiming to move top of la liga as they visit majorca. a five successive league wins, they started this one impressively as well. robert lewandowski with his ninth goal of the season. atletico madrid got a 2— nil when. in germany, borussia dortmund lost

to cologne. in italy, natalie beat gerrie 3—1. qualifying returned to singapore circuit, max verstappen could clinch a second world title this week, he will have his work cut out for him as he finished eighth today after aborting his final.

more on the singapore grand prix over the bbc sport website but that is all your support for now, back to you. thank you. protests sparked by the death of a kurdish woman arrested by the country's morality police show no sign of abating in iran. these pictures show women and students defying the law by taking off their hijabs. it's one of the many cities inside iran where protesters took to the streets and clashed with security forces. today, iranian expatriates expressed their support by taking to the streets around the world too. well, for more on this i'm joined by siavash mehdi—ardalan from our bbc persian service. we have seen ongoing protest now for numerous days but what do you think, what is different about today? tatiana;r

what is different about today? today there are the — what is different about today? today there are the most _ what is different about today? trr— there are the most widespread, the most widespread we have seen over the past a0 years since the islamic republic took power in 1979, they are the most well planned, in the absence of a leadership, in the absence of a leadership, in the absence of a leadership, in the absence of unified opposition central planning headquarters, so to speak. we had students protesting across 200 university campuses across 200 university campuses across the country, in some cases leading to clashes with security forces who fired rubber bullets and tear gas into the campuses. also ongoing street protests and strikes that took place in five provinces on the western side of iran. these tracks are very important because they are especially took place in kurdistan, the home country of mahsa amini, and they could be a trigger to crippling strikes that could be a game changer. taste to crippling strikes that could be a

game changer-— to crippling strikes that could be a game changer. we hear the protest, it is a big day. _ game changer. we hear the protest, it is a big day, are _ game changer. we hear the protest, it is a big day, are we _ game changer. we hear the protest, it is a big day, are we seeing, - it is a big day, are we seeing, witnessing the beginning of a revolution?— witnessing the beginning of a revolution? , ., ., ., , revolution? some people are already callin: it a revolution? some people are already calling it a revelation _ revolution? some people are already calling it a revelation and _ calling it a revelation and squabbling over who takes how much credit, who should replace the government if it topples, what the power—sharing arrangements are, perhaps all a bit too premature at this stage. what we have had is the law enforcement forces, anti—riot police and plainclothes officers trying to repress the protesters which obviously and evidently has failed. what matters now is how much the regimes will to survive is. if they bring onto the scene the revolutionary guards, and if they want to decide to fight to the last bullet, to the last breath, that kind obviously change things, or the other end of the scenario is the regime mayjust collapsed like a house of cards or anything between that. what we do know is that no matter what happens now, things will never go back to how they were before because the protesters have lost their fear of the regime. tt is

lost their fear of the regime. it is incredible to _ lost their fear of the regime. it is incredible to watch this unfolding and we know that mahsa amini, her hashtag on social media continues to trend. thank you forjoining us. there is much more on our website on this. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. after all the cloud and rain we had yesterday, today has been a more straightforward mixture of sunshine and showers. brisk westerly winds. we continue to see the driest weather across more sheltered eastern parts of the uk. but if we look out to the west, this weather front is coming in from the atlantic and it will thicken the cloud and bring some rain across more southern parts of the uk tonight and into tomorrow. and that thicker cloud starting to bring some rain before midnight into the south—west of england. and that thicker cloud will push some patchy rain east towards southern england and into south wales late on. keeping temperatures up here, but further northwest, skies are clearer.

those showers tend to fade away. winds are falling lighter and temperatures could be down to about 7 or 8 degrees. the winds will be a lot lighter tomorrow for the london marathon, which is good news, but there will be a lot of cloud and there could be some rain around, particularly in the morning. it should become drier, maybe a bit brighter into the afternoon as well. this is where we have the rain first thing across southern england and into south wales. there could be some heavier bursts of rain, mainly in the south—west of england in the morning. a lot of that rain becomes lighter and more patchy as it sinks its way further south in the afternoon. away from here, lots of sunshine around, some patchy cloud and the odd lighter shower, i think, in the north—west of scotland. certainly fewer showers than today. a lot of places will be dry. maybe not quite as warm as today through the midlands and east of england, with averages of 17 or 18 degrees. it could turn pretty chilly overnight into monday morning thanks to that high pressure. but it will get bumped into by these weather fronts coming in from the atlantic, and many places will start the day dry on monday. there could be some early mist and fog patches across england and wales.

some early mist and fog patches across england and wales. otherwise some sunshine. the cloud will increase across scotland and northern ireland, wind will pick up, gales in the north—west and this is where we will find some rain setting in during the afternoon. away from here, it's widely 18 or 19 degrees to start the week. it is going to be an unsettled week. we will continue to see weather fronts piling on from the atlantic, they get so far and then they start to stumble and then they will push their way eastwards again later on. so a very unsettled week ahead. some rain in the forecast most days across the uk. there will be some sunshine around at times, but there will be some strong winds. at least it should be fairly mild.

hello this is bbc news, the headlines. a milestone in the investigation of the murder of 9—year—old

olivia pratt—korbel, who was shot in her home in liverpool. the crown 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. anyone with information is asked to direct message @merpolcc or contact crimestoppers anonymously @crimestoppersuk, or telephone them. large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as fifty thousand workers stage a walkout in the biggest rail strike so far. prime minister liz truss has arrived in birmingham buckingham palace has confirmed that the king will not be going to the global climate change

conference, cop 27, to be held in egypt later this year.