this is bbc news the headlines at 8pm. the prime minister admits her government should have better communicated before the mini budget that sparked turmoil on the financial markets — and insists they'll be no u—turn on axeing the top rate of income tax. i do stand by the package we announced and i stand by the fact that we announced it quickly, because we had to act. but i do accept we should have laid the ground better. i do accept that. the sheer risk of using borrowed money to fund tax cuts, that is not conservative. meanwhile, at the conservative party conference, the northern ireland minister and arch brexiteer, steve baker, apologises for showing a lack of understanding to his irish and eu counterparts during the brexit process.

one of the world's worst stadium disasters. at least 125 people have died in a stampede at an indonesian football match after police tear—gassed pitch invaders. and crunch time in brazil — with just hour to go in the election — which has seen a bitter campaign between past and present presidents. good evening. the prime minister has admitted her government should have "laid the ground better" before unveiling its plan for major tax cuts — funded by borrowing — which led to days of turmoil on the financial markets. in a bbc interview this morning

liz truss defended the content of the mini budget but some prominent conservatives are publicly expressing significant concern. our deputy political editor vicki young is in birmingham — where the conservative party conference is underway. this is a prime minister who needs to calm the markets and many in her own party. the decision to borrow billions to pay for tax cuts was met with panic and disbelief. today she made no apology for acting quickly to help with energy bills, but did finally accept a small part of the torrent of criticism that has come her way. i do stand by the package we announced and i stand by the fact that we announced it quickly because we had to act but i do accept we should have laid the ground better. i do accept that. and i have learned from that. i have learned from that. and i will make sure that in future, we do a betterjob of laying the ground. but she repeated her view that global problems are to blame

for a rise in interest rates. liz truss and her team believe higher growth is the answer to the country's problems and lower taxes will help, so will she still abolish the top 45p rate for the most wealthy? yes. and it is part, laura, of an overall package of making our tax system simpler and lower. did you discuss scrapping the top rate with your whole cabinet? no. we didn't. it was a decision that the chancellor made. the prime minister admits some of her plans will make her unpopular. today, she sidestepped questions about cuts to public services and welfare. what i am going to do is make sure we get value for money for the taxpayer. but i am very, very committed to making sure we have got excellent front line public services. this was the immediate verdict from a former cabinet minister, who never thought liz truss should be in the top job. the sheer risk of using borrowed

money to fund tax cuts, that is not conservative. and the second thing is the decision to cut the 45p rate and indeed at the same time to change the law which governs how bankers are paid in the city of london, when you have additional billions of pounds in play, to have as your principal decision, the headline tax move, cutting tax for the wealthiest, that is a display of the wrong values. michael gove would not say whether he would vote for his own government plans. he and some colleagues are concerned that ministers are considering breaking a promise to raise benefits in line with inflation. what we have to do is to make people spend more, to have growth in the country. and if 45p of a tax cut, which is kind of nothing really,

is going to make a big difference to people's spending, let's go for it. it is horrific, absolutely hugely damaging to us. they need to u—turn it, reverse the decision, get it changed, it will kill us. we should thrive on our loyalty to the leader, irrespective - of who we voted for. and i am very happy- that we are taking a positive approach to the economy. you robbed from the poor to give to the rich! loyalists like jacob rees—mogg are used to a hostile reception from protesters, who will never be convinced by his arguments, but rebellious mps need to be kept in line. they have been warned they will be kicked out of the parliamentary party if they don't vote for the plans. was the mini—budget a mistake? some of them are questioning the chancellor's politicaljudgement. and they want a sign that he and the prime minister will back down.

our political correspondent, ben wright, has been following all of today's developments. yes, a very busy first day of this conference. and of course, it is a disorientating time for the tory party will you have got to remember that. they have just been through months of leadership turmoil. —— now they have liz truss, the firm favourite of tory party members and she has come into office and has sort of ripped up the economic plans of borisjohnson possibly as government and take in this country in a completely different direction, insisting deregulation and very large tax cuts funded by borrowing is in her view the only way to get kick—start economic growth and stave off a deep recession. there is a lot for tory party members to get their heads around. and as we reported, there is clearly a lot of concern within the parliamentary party about what is happening.

michael gove, the first and clearly the most prominent conservative mp to break cover today and says that parts of that plan are in his view completely misguided. and there is clearly pressure liz truss and kwasi kwarteng at least to rethink their decision to abolish the top rate of income tax. that is where a lot of the discontent will focus. we will hear from kwasi kwarteng tomorrow, a big event in birmingham on monday. but the economy is not the only thing that the tory party members and mps are talking about. there was an interesting intervention this evening from steve baker, who've causes a prominent brexiteer, a leading member of the european research group of tory mps, now a minister in northern ireland and he said this about the uk's relationship with ireland and the eu early on. as one of the people who perhaps

acted with the most ferocious determination to get the uk out of the eu, i think we have to bring some humility to the situation. and it's with humility that i want to accept and acknowledge that i and others did not always behave in a way which encouraged ireland and the european union to trust us to accept that they have legitimate interests. legitimate interests that we are willing to respect, because they do and we are willing to respect them. and i'm sorry about that, because relations with ireland are not where they should be and we will have to work extremely hard to improve them. and i know that we are doing so. and when we look at some of the challenges the tories are facing, the polls are not bringing good news to their door either. no, the polls are wretched, if you are a their poll numbers have plunged, especially in the last week. labour has i think a lead over the conservative party it has not

had for about 20 years and it was the labour party at their conference last week had a huge spring in its step. it is dawning on people here that if they have any chance of holding on and winning the next election in around two years, there is a battle ahead of them. i think there are a lot ofjitters about whether they are on the right track or not. notjust on the economic question, which is clearly going to be central, but issues such as fracking as well. part of the liz truss, kwasi kwarteng reform agenda for getting growth, they have decided to lift the ban on fracking. there is disquiet within the tory party about that and labour have certainly said that is not the right way to go. there is a lot of controversy in british politics at the moment and conservatives are worried, i think critically around whether or not their economic red ability has been shot and how they start to rebuild it for some as i said, not very long to go until voters have their next say. before we leave you, any murmurings that you have picked

up as to what took place today? it has been described as the prime minister throwing her chancellor under the bus. it was part of laura bassett vs interview with liz truss, when laura asked the prime minister about the decision to axe the 45p rate and whether or not the cabinet had discussed it, and liz truss said very tersely the cabinet were not consulted and then she said it was a decision for the chancellor. which was i thought rather appointed name check for her downing street neighbour and led some to think she could be effectively attempting to throw him under a bus. i don't think that is right. i think they are bound together invest new economic strategy. if that unravels, then they are both in trouble. joining me now is chris hopkins, political research director at polling group savanta comres.

as group sava nta comres. as group savanta comres. we go into the conference, other as we go into the conference, how other conservatives looking when we look at the polls, there are various polls out there, what are they telling us?— polls out there, what are they tellin: us? , ., , ., telling us? they are telling us that if there was _ telling us? they are telling us that if there was a _ telling us? they are telling us that if there was a general— telling us? they are telling us that if there was a general election - if there was a general election tomorrow, there would be a total wipe—out, frankly. some of the polling leads we have seen the labour party last week, one was 33 points, i mean, if you put that into a seat calculator, that shows the conservative party are going to ultimately get very few seats, maybe even zero. i think that poll is an outlier but we are seeing a labour enjoy a majority they haven't had since 1997 and a polished sash haven't had since 1992. this is pretty unprecedented and there is a long way for the conservatives to go so you can claw some of that back, let alone be the government at the next election. the let alone be the government at the next election-— next election. the poll you were auoted next election. the poll you were quoted may _ next election. the poll you were quoted may have _

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budget. the cut in the basic rate etc will be popular but removing the bankers bonus cap, the abolition of the top rate, that is incredibly unpopular, and none of these policies are going to be seen by the public to generate growth which is ultimately what liz truss and the chancellor want them to do, so when the markets reacted as they did and with all of the negative headlines it will naturally lead to conservative voters deserting them and this time going to the labour party. and this time going to the labour pa . ., ., ., _, . party. you are at the conference, what or how _ party. you are at the conference, what or how good _ party. you are at the conference, what or how good a _ party. you are at the conference, what or how good a difference . party. you are at the conference, what or how good a difference be j what or how good a difference be made to turn those numbers around? obviously, but the party members think is good is not reflective of how it is regarded with the public. what needs to be done? i would be interested to see a party members poll now, i wonder if there is buyers remorse. a lot of the things liz truss and kwasi kwarteng have put into policy in recent days won't

really what they ran on and there would possibly be some buyers remorse among members but ultimately this stuff is never going to be that palatable among the public on what needs to change? ultimately, the conservative party need to use this conference as a chance to take stock, they won't claw—back this huge deficit in a couple of days here but labour is going to be out of the news, it is not their conference any more, maybe the conservatives can at least study the shed and maybe that polling need we have seen a 33 points and consistently of 20 plus, maybe it could be reversed by things settling down. and after that, whether there is a reversal in policy or whether the public and up coming round to more of these conservative ideas, that remains to be seen but liz truss doesn't have a long, really, to turn things around, because next election isn't really old money that far away and she only has half a term to endear herself to the public, and hadn't started well. there was a positive meeting today,

it was held today, and some of the conclusions are very interesting. one came from the founder ofjail partners who says the damage to liz truss's brand is also a conservative brand and damage to the party. is there any light whatsoever for the party at the moment? ida. there any light whatsoever for the party at the moment?— there any light whatsoever for the party at the moment? no, not really. the conservative _ party at the moment? no, not really. the conservative brand _ party at the moment? no, not really. the conservative brand have - party at the moment? no, not really. the conservative brand have taken i party at the moment? no, not really. the conservative brand have taken a l the conservative brand have taken a battering over the last year three borisjohnson and three partygate, and unfortunately it is continuing to happen because of what liz truss has done so early into her premiership. it is going to be ready to put her to turn things around. as the public get to know her, ordinarily for a new leader, they might start to warm to that person but it is very difficult when you come in and do so early, maybe that is irreversible, and i think that is probably whatjl partners were talking about today. it is an incredible risk to go so bold and to go with something so possibly

unpopular so early and that can be very difficult to reverse, no matter how long liz truss has before the next election.— next election. ok, kris hopkins, thank you _ next election. ok, kris hopkins, thank you very _ next election. ok, kris hopkins, thank you very much _ next election. ok, kris hopkins, thank you very much indeed, - next election. ok, kris hopkins, i thank you very much indeed, thank you. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages. brazil's two main presidential contenders have cast their votes in one of the most consequential elections for the country in decades. the right wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro, has been trying to fight off a strong challenge from his socialist rival, luiz inacio lula da silva. mr lula da silva said he was running in order to get the country back to normal, without hate and discord. let's take a quick look now at the leading candidates in this election. the far—right incumbent, jair

bolsonaro, is seeking a second term. a former captain in the brazilian military, he was a councillor for rio dejaniero, before being elected president in 2018. he cut ties with the social liberal party in 2019, and is running for the conservative liberal party in this election. mr bolsonaro has previously said if he loses this election, it will be because the voting system is rigged — something brazil's electoral authority has dismissed — but it raised concerns he may not accept the result. the other frontrunner is luiz inacio lula da silva, known simply as lula. the left—wing former metal worker and union leader was president of brazil from 2003 to 2010 for the workers' party, and left office with an approval rating of 80%. he was jailed in 2018 on corruption charges, but those were quashed and he was freed in 2021,

allowing him to run in this election, promising to "get the country back to normal". let's cross to copacabana beach in rio where our correspondent laura trevelyan is standing. laura, how has voting on today? well, the polls are closing injust over a0 minutes' time and here in rio, voting has been brisk, voting is compulsory in brazil, by the way, but the fines for not voting aren't very often followed through on, but nonetheless, over in sao paulo that was an violent incident where a man fired at two police officers in polling station. there is an undercurrent of tension here. people i was speaking to in rio didn't really want to talk about who they were voting for. what they said was overwhelmingly they hope there is a

victor in this first round, that summary gets more than 50% of the vote because otherwise it will go to a run—off between the top two candidates at the end of october and then there will be a big period of uncertainty and more tension because over all of this, lurking is the prospect that president bolsonaro, as you alluded to there, may not accept the result if it goes against him. he has cast doubt via his party on brazil penang system of electronic voting machines which by the way develop a very rapid results. we expect to get the results. we expect to get the results quite soon after, compared to an election in britain. so, definite tension and anxiety here as we run up to the polls closing. there are fears of a military coup, is there a precedent for that in a country? is there a precedent for that in a count ? �* ., ., , ., ., , country? brazilwas a military dictatorship _ country? brazilwas a military dictatorship from _ country? brazilwas a military dictatorship from the - country? brazilwas a military dictatorship from the 1960s l country? brazil was a military i dictatorship from the 1960s until the 1980s and because president bolsonaro has close links to the military, he was an army captain, he

has appointed many mothers of the military to his government, there are fears that if he won't accept the military result —— the election result, military people will back him. but people i have spoken to, including the former foreign minister, said the military does not have an appetite for a clue. what is unclear is if president bolsonaro does as former president donald trump did, and he has taken a leaf out of that playbook, which is to encourage supporters to come to the street because the election has barely been undertaken to him. —— unfairly been taken away from him. if lula da silva, as polls suggest, when is this first round by more than 50%, that would be more clear—cut situation because he would have won the presidential election. what happens next will all depend on the margins in this first round. thank you very much, laura to in rio dejaneiro. laura is watching the

outcome of those elections and will be with you life here on bbc news to bring you all the latest elements. flash developments. —— all the latest developments. in indonesia — at least 125 people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium — which began after police fired tear gas at fans who had invaded the pitch. it happened in malang, on the island ofjava. a warning that you might find parts ofjonathan head's report distressing. videos posted by fans at the stadium in malang showed the disaster unfolding almost as it happened. it had been a hard fought match between two teams with a history of rivalry. the home side had lost 3—2 and some of its fans streamed onto the pitch in protest. there were running skirmishes with the police, who then decided to fire tear gas, which drifted into the stands, causing the above capacity crowd to search for the exits.

that is where many of them were crushed. unconscious fans were carried out of the stadium to the ambulances which had begun arriving to get them to hospital. this survivor described choking on tear gas. it was everywhere, he said, inside and outside the stadium, even in the shops and stalls nearby. the indonesian president, joko widodo, ordered an immediate investigation and for all premier league matches to be suspended. i hope this will be the last tragedy of this kind in our country, he said. outside the stadium, the burnt shells of police trucks bore witness to the anger of the crowd. indonesian football has long been troubled by fan violence and poor management. but the way the police handled the crowd trouble in malang, in particular the use of tear gas inside a packed stadium, must be the main focus of this investigation.

a minister has said suggestions that the government "ordered" the king not to travel to next month's cop climate summit in egypt are "simply untrue". buckingham palace conformed today that the king will not be attending the summit after seeking advice from downing street and there was agreement he should not attend. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has more. in november of last year, the then prince charles was a conspicuous presence when the un climate change conference, cop26, was held in glasgow. it was hardly surprising, he had been raising the issue for discussion long before climate change became a prominent political concern. later that month, prince charles travelled to egypt, the location of cop27. the united kingdom will be with egypt as your friend and partner in this epic struggle to protect and restore our environment. it was widely presumed that the king

would want to attend cop27 but buckingham palace has said that will not be the case. the sunday times quoted a senior palace source who said the prime minister advised the king to go. this has been dismissed today as mp not true by a government minister. instead, both the palace and government now say there was agreement on both sides and it was unanimously decided he should not attend cop27. much has changed over the past year, as he made plain in his first address to the nation as king. there are new roles and responsibilities, meaning less time to devote to issues he cares passionately about. that will not stop him supporting environmental causes, according to a former adviser. i have absolutely no doubt that he will make those views known to people when he can but he would do

it in a different way than he did it as prince of wales and that is perfectly clear and he will not be in egypt and that will give a strong signal that he recognises the difference. early in his reign, this has shown the delicate balancing act required a man is due to appear in court tomorrow, charged with the murder of nine—year—old olivia—pratt—korbel, who was shot at her home in liverpool in august. 3a—year—old thomas cashman from west derby, has also been charged with the attempted murder of olivia's mother cheryl and joseph nee — who he's alleged to have chased into olivia's home. judith moritz reports. it's six weeks since olivia pratt—korbel was killed — six weeks of her family grieving... i feel i'm on it as well. ..and the police hunting for the gunman responsible. at last, a breakthrough, announced at a hastily arranged media conference. 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, also the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august 2022. olivia was shot when a gunman burst into her home in the liverpool suburb of dovecot in august. he'd been chasing another man when they both ran through the front door, which olivia's mum cheryl had opened, wanting to see why there was so much noise outside. olivia's death has shattered the community where she lived. another man, a0—year—old paul russell, has also been charged in connection with the shooting, accused of assisting an offender. both men will appear at liverpool magistrates court on monday. judith moritz, bbc news. the cost—of—living crisis is hitting people living in rural areas harder than those living

in towns and cities, according to a new report. the rural services network, says people in the countryside are spending more on essentials like heating, transport and housing. joanne writtle has more. like many rural villages, welshampton, near ellesmere, doesn't have mains gas. great—grandad ian fletcher relies on heating oil, and the price has shot up. we've no other alternative. we've got to buy the oil or we freeze, basically, and can't cook. so, we've got to make sure we have the oil in at all times. he gets a small discount through a community bulk—buying scheme and has solar panels. the government has said householders off the gas grid will receive £100. the north shropshire mp says that's not enough as oil prices have doubled in the year. for an average household, that's about £1200 more and the government have only offered them £100,

which isn't going to be enough to meet that challenge. and if we look at the impact of last friday's budget, where sterling has collapsed and oil is traded in dollars, there's a risk that those prices are going to go even higher over the next few weeks. so, you're saying a £100 payment isn't enough but where would the money come from to pay for more? well, we'd like to see the energy price cap extended to people who are off grid and we've been very clear that we'd like to see that paid for with a windfall tax. the department for business and energy told us further details will be announced shortly. meanwhile in prees, log seller richard evans says this year is his busiest in a decade of trading as people with open fires stock up. normally, we would start deliveries approximately now — end of september, running into october. this year, it started on the first week ofjuly and it went absolutely crazy and it is not stopped since. he's increased prices slightly but not enough, he says, to cover his

soaring electricity costs. joanne writtle, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. for many parts of the country it was a fine day today, plenty of sunshine around as well, but overnight it is going to get quite cold. we've got clearer skies, lighter winds overnight. later on in western areas we could see a bit more cloud. the lowest temperatures will be further east across scotland into eastern england and also the midlands. those are the numbers in towns and cities, but if we focus on rural parts of england, perhaps into east wales, temperatures could be as low as two or three degrees. that will be the coldest night of the week ahead. we start with some sunshine across england and wales. there will be some areas of cloud moving eastwards, so the sunshine will be quite hazy. the cloud thickening up in northern ireland and scotland, the winds picking up too, gales in the north—west and this is where we are going to find most of the rain arriving as well. ahead of that, with dry weather across england and wales and lighter winds here, still got temperatures up as high as 18 or 19 degrees. it could be quite a mild week ahead,

mainly because it will be windy, particularly on wednesday and thursday, and those really strong winds will push in some rain or some showers. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister admits her government should have better communicated before the mini budget that sparked turmoil

on the financial markets — and insists they'll be no u—turn