welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines. counting is under way in brazil's elections, with the far—right president, jair bolsonaro, facing a strong challenge from his left—wing rival, luiz inacio lula da silva. i'm laura trevelyan. with more than 20% of the votes now are tallied, people here are watching the results are very closely indeed. the indonesian authorities are investigating one of the deadliest football stadium disasters in decades. 125 people were killed after police fired tier gas at fans, causing a stampede.

iran's president warns he will not accept what he calls "chaos", as the crack down continues on nationwide protests since the death of a young woman in custody. britain's prime minister admits her government should have communicated better 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. live from her studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it is newsday. votes are being counted in brazil after one of the most polarised presidential elections in decades. the right wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro, is facing a strong challenge from his socialist rival, luiz inacio lula da silva.

millions of people queued for hours to cast their votes and some polling stations stayed open past the scheduled closing time to give everyone a chance to participate in what lula has described as the most important elections in brazil's history. we can go now to laura trevelyan in rio dejaneiro. welcome to an extremely windy real we are today the polling stations had lines around the block as people lined up to cast their votes in what is being seen as the most significant election since brazil stopped being a military dictatorship in the 1980s and held the first free and fair election in 1989. we have about 25% of the vote counted, gerbils are narrow and slightly ahead of lula da silva but

75% is still to be counted. from the latest that we can infer from the results that are in, 25% of the vote in, jair bolsonaro slightly ahead but how much would you read into it? it is too soon to call, lots of votes to be counted yet, and the brazilian polls have predicted that lula da silva is going to be the winner, and he has a good chance of winning tonight, without the necessity of going to the second round, but as you know, democracy is uncertainty, an open box. we will only know when the votes are completely counted, but i think we have to highlight how competitive this election was and how peaceful

and stable and brazilian democracy has been extremely consolidated. it has been extremely consolidated. it has been extremely consolidated. it has been an incredibly busy day and then sao paulo they have had to keep some of the polling stations open a bit later so everyone can vote. how do you feel about the way voting has gone today after such a polarising campaign? the gone today after such a polarising camaiun? ., ., gone today after such a polarising cam-cain? ., ., campaign? the polarisation was better and _ campaign? the polarisation was better and nasty, _ campaign? the polarisation was better and nasty, but _ campaign? the polarisation was better and nasty, but in - campaign? the polarisation was better and nasty, but in the - campaign? the polarisation was better and nasty, but in the end campaign? the polarisation was - better and nasty, but in the end the voters had made their decisions and they voted normally. it was not the first time that people took so long to vote. in previous elections we had these situations in which we had a huge queue and the electoral court decided to keep the ballots open for them to vote. i believe tonight we are going to know who will be the next president or if we are going to have a run of in four or five weeks. jair bolsonaro has been casting doubt on the integrity of brazil's

voting systems. he said today if it was a clear election he would win with 60% of the vote. do you think he will accept the result if he does not like it? i he will accept the result if he does not like it? ~' , ., he will accept the result if he does not like it?— not like it? i think you will have not like it? i think you will have no alternative. _ not like it? i think you will have no alternative. it _ not like it? i think you will have no alternative. it will _ not like it? i think you will have no alternative. it will be - not like it? i think you will have no alternative. it will be very i no alternative. it will be very complicated for him because he will create lots of animosity with the electoral court and other institutions, they will try to go after him. so if he would like to build a smooth bridge for his retirement, he would be better off by accepting the result and cooling off all this polarisation and try to build a bridge for a nice and peaceful transition. build a bridge for a nice and peacefultransition. if build a bridge for a nice and peaceful transition. if he loses, because he might be the winner still. �* ., ., , ., ~ , still. and how high are the stakes for brazilians _ still. and how high are the stakes for brazilians in _ still. and how high are the stakes for brazilians in this _ still. and how high are the stakes for brazilians in this election - still. and how high are the stakes for brazilians in this election and | for brazilians in this election and how different are the choices they are facing? how different are the choices they are facin: ? , how different are the choices they are facina? , ., , ., , are facing? they are very opposing candidates- — are facing? they are very opposing candidates. jair _ are facing? they are very opposing candidates. jair bolsonaro - are facing? they are very opposing candidates. jair bolsonaro as - are facing? they are very opposing candidates. jair bolsonaro as you l

candidates. jair bolsonaro as you describe him as an extreme right—wing candidate, and lula da silva i would say is not extreme left wing back left wing, but they have very opposing agendas. they have very opposing agendas. they have very opposing agendas. they have very complicated issues in their past. lula da silva has been not only accused but convicted twice under the charge of corruption and money—laundering, which is not an easy thing for people to forget, but what i do believe is that people are so fed up with the jair bolsonaro administration that they are re—electing lula da silva not because they would like to have the party back, because the workers party back, because the workers party did not perform extremely well at the national level, neither at congress, so they are re—electing lula da silva but not rewarding the party. lula da silva but not rewarding the .a . ., ~' lula da silva but not rewarding the la . ., " lula da silva but not rewarding the party. thank you so much for that anal sis.

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a defeat to the home club. supporters went to the pitch to express their disappointment to players and officials, and then indonesian police tear gassed the crowd and people ran to the exit, only to find that they were closed. tonight, people gathered at the statue of the club mascot, where they put flowers and candles. this man lost a friend he watched football games with, but he didn't go on that fateful day. he hopes his friend, a father of two children, will getjustice. translation: i am in shock. i thought the atmosphere at football games had been getting better — more family—friendly. behind me, people are remembering the victims of the tragedy. they pray and put candles at one of the gates that people tried to get out from, but failed. cornered and desperate, supporters punched the wall to try to get out. more than 100 people died,

some here on the scene, and many others at the hospital. valdya baraputri, bbc news. we'll have more on that story a bit later in the programme. iran's president ebrahim raisi says the enemies of the country have failed in what he described as their conspiracy. he made his comments as anti—government protests entered their third week. the number of people killed is continuing to mount following the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini while in custody of the nation's morality police in mid—september. well, to discuss this further i'm nowjoined by reza aslan. he is an iranian—american author and his upcoming book �*an american martyr in persia' — covers the first revolution in iran.

well, to discuss this further i'm nowjoined by reza aslan. he is an iranian—american author and his upcoming book �*an american martyr in persia' — covers the first revolution in iran. nice tojoin you, can nice to join you, can you hear me 0k?i nice to 'oin you, can you hear me 0k? .., nice to 'oin you, can you hear me 0k? , , i'm nice to 'oin you, can you hear me ouch m sorry. - nice to 'oin you, can you hear me ouch m sorry. .- nice to 'oin you, can you hear me 0k?_ i'm sorry, i am i ok? i can, yes. i'm sorry, i am havin: ok? i can, yes. i'm sorry, i am having a— ok? i can, yes. i'm sorry, i am having a hard _ ok? i can, yes. i'm sorry, i am having a hard time _ ok? i can, yes. i'm sorry, i am having a hard time hearing - ok? i can, yes. i'm sorry, i am| having a hard time hearing you, ok? i can, yes. i'm sorry, i am l having a hard time hearing you, i am afraid. . , ., , ., , afraid. have you seen anything quite like this? i have _ afraid. have you seen anything quite like this? i have not _ afraid. have you seen anything quite like this? i have not seen _ afraid. have you seen anything quite like this? i have not seen anything l like this? i have not seen anything like this? i have not seen anything like this? i have not seen anything like this and _ like this? i have not seen anything like this and i— like this? i have not seen anything like this and i lived _ like this? i have not seen anything like this and i lived through - like this? i have not seen anything like this and i lived through the . like this and i lived through the revolution of 1979. this is unlike anything i think iran has experienced since the birth of the islamic republic and i don't know if even the word uprising a protest is the proper term for this because this is really at this point a national uprising. it is in a majority of the provinces of iran and has brought together a coalition

of upper and middle and lower class, progressives and conservatives, younger and older people. it seems as though in a sense something profound has happened and it is being led by generation z, but now it has become something much broader. notjust the death of mahsa amini, not evenjust broader. notjust the death of mahsa amini, not even just about the morality police, but the very legitimacy of this government. find legitimacy of this government. and have we heard anything from the supreme leader? it seems that he has been very ill. what has the government responded aside from the statements we have just heard? it is statements we have 'ust heard? it is interestin: statements we have 'ust heard? it is interesting to _ statements we have just heard? it 3 interesting to note that know. so far we have not seen a friday sermon from ayatollah khamenei, the supreme leader, orany from ayatollah khamenei, the supreme leader, or any kind of grand statement. that is what we saw in 2009 and that was the moment at which it went to the next level and

people were being slaughtered on the street. at this point it is really hard to know who is calling the shots. is that the supreme leader? is that the revolutionary guard? a lot of iran watchers myself included say it is the revolutionary guard thatis say it is the revolutionary guard that is the power behind the supreme leader, but as you rightly know, the supreme leader as very ill. he is by all accounts been prepping his son in order to succeed him. where that to happen and where they are to be some sort of succession as you are taking place in the midst of this current uprising, that very well may be the last straw and we might see truly a successful revolution for the first time since 1979 in iran. i the first time since1979 in iran. i was going to say quickly before we 90, was going to say quickly before we go, is this iran's arab spring? there is something more happening here. this isn't about a stolen

election or a peaceful protest. we are not seeing marchers on the streets like we saw in 2009. what we are seeing is absolutely uncorked anger and frustration and resentment built up for decades suddenly pouring out onto the streets and it is not again just young people, pouring out onto the streets and it is not againjust young people, it is not againjust young people, it is farm workers and factory workers and retirees and older women. we are seeing women head to toe covered marching right alongside generation z who are completely unveiled, for the exact same thing, and that is something i have to say we have not seenin something i have to say we have not seen in iran since the revolution that created the islamic republic in the first place. it is hard to know where this will go but make no mistake, this is unprecedented. thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. thank you very much for “oining us on the programme._ on the programme. thank you for havin: on the programme. thank you for having me- _ on the programme. thank you for having me. you _ on the programme. thank you for having me. you are _ on the programme. thank you for

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iam i am monica miller and singapore. 0ur headlines. counting is under way in the presidential election that could mark a major change of direction in brazil. the indonesian authorities are investigating one of the deadliest football stadium disaster is in decades which left at least 125 people dead. let's head back to indonesia now where authorities are investigating one of the deadliest football stadium disasters in recent years. for more on this i am joined now by mohamad susilo from the bbc�*s indonesian service.

thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. fifa's president called this a "dark day for all involved in football", but what are the authorities in indonesia saying? the president has ordered an investigation and he also hoped this tragedy would be the last of its kind, and the national police say they will review the use of tear gas inside the stadium. {line they will review the use of tear gas inside the stadium.— inside the stadium. one thing fifa has banished _ inside the stadium. one thing fifa has banished is _ inside the stadium. one thing fifa has banished is tear _ inside the stadium. one thing fifa has banished is tear gas, - inside the stadium. one thing fifa has banished is tear gas, when i inside the stadium. one thing fifa i has banished is tear gas, when these incidents happened. how much experience to police have with tear gas in indonesia, particularly in this part? it gas in indonesia, particularly in this art? , , ., gas in indonesia, particularly in this art? , ., gas in indonesia, particularly in this art? , , ., this part? it is very rare to see olice this part? it is very rare to see police in _ this part? it is very rare to see police in indonesia _ this part? it is very rare to see police in indonesia used i this part? it is very rare to see police in indonesia used tear l this part? it is very rare to see i police in indonesia used tear gas. we have seen in the past the police used water cannon to disperse the crowd, but i think this is the first time we have seen the police used

tear gas, as many rounds, as we saw in the match on sunday evening. the two that our rivals in east java. and exactly who do you think is going to take the blame for this in the long run? i going to take the blame for this in the long run?— going to take the blame for this in the long run? i think many people, includin: the long run? i think many people, including human _ the long run? i think many people, including human rights _ including human rights organisations, will look into how the police responded to the event. why so many tear gas rounds were fired at a stand inside the stadium. it is a packed stadium, 42,000 people, and the police when trying to disperse the crowd, they have fired tear gas indiscriminately towards them. so i think this is one of the aspects which will be looked into. �* . , . ~ ,

of the aspects which will be looked into. �* ., , , , ., into. and finally, quickly before we leave, into. and finally, quickly before we leave. what — into. and finally, quickly before we leave, what has _ into. and finally, quickly before we leave, what has been _ into. and finally, quickly before we leave, what has been offered i into. and finally, quickly before we leave, what has been offered to i into. and finally, quickly before we | leave, what has been offered to the victims? ,., victims? the government said yesterday _ victims? the government said yesterday that _ victims? the government said yesterday that all _ victims? the government said yesterday that all the - victims? the government said yesterday that all the victims. victims? the government said i yesterday that all the victims will receive compensation from the government, but the amount of money they will be receiving, we have to see in the next few days when we see victims receiving compensation from the government. we victims receiving compensation from the government.— the government. we will have to leave it there, _ the government. we will have to leave it there, thank _ the government. we will have to leave it there, thank you - the government. we will have to leave it there, thank you very i the government. we will have to i leave it there, thank you very much for that update. the british 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. the report by our political editor chris mason contains flashing images.

liz truss facing the music. smile for the cameras. this is what close scrutiny looks like when you are a prime minister and chancellor, especially after the week they've had. a penny for what they're whispered small talk was about after their big joint decisions had huge consequences. earlier, in a bbc interview, the prime minister's first acknowledgement that she'd made mistakes. i do want to say to people that i understand their worries about what has happened this week and 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 have learnt from that and i will make sure that in future we do a betterjob of laying the ground. 0ne element of the budget plans that angers many conservative mps

is the tax cuts for the very highest earners, and so there is an obvious question. are you absolutely committed to abolishing the 45p tax rate for the wealthiest people in the country? yes, and it's part, laura, it is part of an overall package of making our tax system simpler and lower. but i think it's worth noting in the package we announced, the vast majority of that package is the energy package. an energy package costing billions but overshadowed by the tax cuts. did you discuss scrapping the top rate with your whole cabinet? no, no, we didn't. it was a decision that the chancellor made. cabinet isolated from what was coming, a prime minister isolated after what came next. market turmoil and the pound plunging almost as fast as the confidence of conservative mps. watching, with his verdict on what he'd heard, a familiar face, no fan of liz truss,

who is still not convinced. the sheer risk of using borrowed money to fund tax cuts, - that is not conservative. to have as your principal decision the headline tax move, _ cutting tax for the wealthiest, that is a display _ of the wrong values. it's not unusual for left—wing protesters to rather noisily articulate their opposition to the conservatives outside their conference, but what is striking this year is there are blunt voices of opposition to the prime mps will reject it. the problem is, and i noticed this talking to my constituents this weekend, that what they are seeing is money being borrowed in order to fund tax cuts for the better off

whilst they themselves are having to, for example, take on a second shift, anotherjob, in order to pay for the rise in interest rates and mortgage rates. but let's not muddy the water with this other thing, this tax cut for wealthy people right now when the priority needs to be done everyday households. in yourjudgment, will the prime minister be able to get these budgetary measures through the house of commons? no, unfortunately, and really this is the backstop, i don't think the house is in a place where it's likely to support that. how helpful is it to intervene publicly now, so soon after a new prime minister has taken office? i mean this to be entirely helpful. there is a way through this but the way through isn't put fingers in the ear, tin ears, and just push on. not yet a month in the job, liz truss's first party conference as prime minister is anything but a honeymoon. in the next few days here, she will need to douse her party and the country in bucketfuls of reassurance.

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham. let's go back to brazil and our top story there. the votes are now being counted in the presidential election. laura trevelyan is in rio dejaneiro. election. laura trevelyan is in rio dejaneiro— de janeiro. that is right. we have not de janeiro. that is right. we have got almost _ de janeiro. that is right. we have got almost 4096 _ de janeiro. that is right. we have got almost 4096 of _ de janeiro. that is right. we have got almost 4096 of the _ de janeiro. that is right. we have got almost 4096 of the vote i de janeiro. that is right. we have i got almost 4096 of the vote counted got almost 40% of the vote counted here in brazil, and presidentjair bolsonaro is a leading at the moment, but i would caution that one of the biggest states in the north—east, where they are sore to count, which is the stronghold for former president lula da silva, we don't have a high percentage of the vote there yet, and in rio de janeiro and sao paulo we don't have much of the vote in either. those

are key swing cities that jair bolsonaro won convincingly in 2018, so it is still quite early in the night, although the results are coming in extremely rapidly in the key question now as well either candidate emerge with over 50% of the vote and when the presidential election outright because if not all the other candidates are eliminated and there is a run—off on october the 30th between the top two. there is uncertainty around the election with presidentjair is uncertainty around the election with president jair bolsonaro saying he wouldn't accept the result he didn't win, so it will be interesting to see how he responds when all the votes are counted. we expect that within the next hour and a half. ., ., , ., ,, ., a half. you have been talking to voters todav- — a half. you have been talking to voters today. what _ a half. you have been talking to voters today. what exactly i a half. you have been talking to voters today. what exactly is i a half. you have been talking to i voters today. what exactly is their sentiment on _ voters today. what exactly is their sentiment on the _ voters today. what exactly is their sentiment on the ground? - voters today. what exactly is their sentiment on the ground? the i voters today. what exactly is their i sentiment on the ground? the voters i was talking to, there was definitely anxiety about the idea of a run—off election. voters are hoping this would be settled in the

first round because a run—off would happen on october the 30th, there would be another four weeks of campaigning, and this has been a very polarised campaign with jair bolsonaro, who is a nationalist right—wing leader who revels in the moniker of trump of the tropics against former president lula da silva, a left wing are saying he wants to bring back normality to brazil and for everyone to be able to have enough to eat. a lot at stake notjust to have enough to eat. a lot at stake not just for to have enough to eat. a lot at stake notjust for brazil but for the world because brazil is the fourth largest democracy and the entire world. the amazon rainforest and the policies here are so important in the fight against climate change and very different views from jair bolsonaro, who has encouraged logging, and lula da silva, who wants to roll it back. laura trevelyan, i know you will keep us posted on those results as the row and throughout the evening and morning. that is all we have for

now, stay with bbc world news, thanks for watching. quite a chilly start for some of us on monday with the light winds and clearing skies over night. very different to how the weather is going to be overall in the week ahead. we are expecting strong winds and spells of heavy rain. back to the here and now, briefly high—pressure on top of and wales, leading to the calm conditions and that 6am on monday at some spots in the countryside the temperature could be a couple of degrees above freezing, compare that to 10 degrees and western parts of scotland where we have more of a breeze of the atlantic, and that is ahead of this weather front that will spread across northern ireland and scotland later in the day on monday, but

elsewhere through the afternoon it will be a mostly bright they and quite warm, 19 in london, 17 in liverpool, but with that cloud and outbreaks of rain that will be closer to 14. this weather front does not make much progress southwards through monday evening, most of the weather sweeps towards the north and the east. tuesday morning, some western and northern areas of england and wales will get some rain as this rain pulls away from scotland and northern ireland on tuesday. but with this weather front comes quite warm winds so look at the temperature, 26 in norwich in london and should stay bright. want to focus on tuesday night into wednesday, this weather front will spawn a separate area of quite nasty low pressure which will sweep across the uk through the course of wednesday. a lot of isobars and a very gusty weather front as it moves across the uk. gail is notjust around the coasts but england as

well. 50 even 60 mph and on top of that a lot of heavy rain. northern wales and the north—west of england in south—west scotland could get up to 100 millimetres of rain through tuesday and wednesday combined. thursday, that low pressure as in scandinavia but in its wake we have strong atlantic winds which will continue to push in the showers, shower is mostly affecting scotland and northern ireland and the further south you are the better the weather will be in with strong south—westerly winds in london, the temperature will be not far off 20, goodbye.

hello. welcome to our look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us for monday morning. i'm joined what the papers will be bringing us for monday morning. i'mjoined by the broadcaster and journalist cameron frost and also the parliamentaryjournalist, tony. lovely to have you both back. let's take the viewers through some of those front pages and we will begin with london's nature leading with criticism from the former cabinet minister, michael gove, who says the prime minister's plan to fund tax cuts with more borrowing, which is

not conservative according to mr gove. the times leads with criticism from the former cabinet minister and to grant chaps this time over that scrap, out that plan to scrap the 45p rate of income tax. that is the front page of the times. let's turn to the eye. we are turning to the financial times, shall be? the ft says that the pm's chancellor will defy the rebellion insisting his plan yet it's defy the rebellion insisting his plan yet its is the right one. the telegraph says that the rebellious mps have got their way, reporting on a delay to the boat on the cuts amid fears that mps will not back it. next, the front page of the mirror says, will that help the prime minister survive? that's the question. the mere will lead with report saying that a failure to make a u—turn would lead to lee's