behalf of the council, as members on behalf of the council, as members and staff, _ on behalf of the council, as members and staff, i_ on behalf of the council, as members and staff, i want to pass on our sincere — and staff, i want to pass on our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims of this terrible — and friends of the victims of this terrible tragedy, thank you. thank ou, terrible tragedy, thank you. thank you. gary- — terrible tragedy, thank you. thank you. gary- i'm _ terrible tragedy, thank you. thank you. gary- i'm now _ terrible tragedy, thank you. thank you, gary. i'm now going - terrible tragedy, thank you. thank you, gary. i'm now going to - terrible tragedy, thank you. thank you, gary. i'm now going to ask. terrible tragedy, thank you. thank you, gary. i'm now going to askjj| you, gary. i'm now going to ask” mcgowan, the chief ambulance officer for the western region of the national ambulance service, to provide a briefing on the national ambulance service response to this incident. ,., ., ambulance service response to this incident. ., ., , ., incident. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen- — incident. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen- on _ incident. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. on behalf— incident. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. on behalf of— incident. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. on behalf of the - incident. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. on behalf of the hse - incident. good afternoon, ladies and| gentlemen. on behalf of the hse and ambulance _ gentlemen. on behalf of the hse and ambulance service, _ gentlemen. on behalf of the hse and ambulance service, we _ gentlemen. on behalf of the hse and ambulance service, we want - gentlemen. on behalf of the hse and ambulance service, we want to - ambulance service, we want to express— ambulance service, we want to express our— ambulance service, we want to express our deepest— ambulance service, we want to express our deepest sympathy| ambulance service, we want to i express our deepest sympathy for this tragedy— express our deepest sympathy for this tragedy that _ express our deepest sympathy for this tragedy that unfolded - express our deepest sympathy for this tragedy that unfolded in - this tragedy that unfolded in creesiough— this tragedy that unfolded in creeslough yesterday. - this tragedy that unfolded in creeslough yesterday. the l this tragedy that unfolded in - creeslough yesterday. the staff, words _ creeslough yesterday. the staff, words cannot _ creeslough yesterday. the staff, words cannot describe _ creeslough yesterday. the staff, words cannot describe their - creeslough yesterday. the staff, i words cannot describe their efforts. each and _ words cannot describe their efforts. each and every— words cannot describe their efforts. each and every one _ words cannot describe their efforts. each and every one of— words cannot describe their efforts. each and every one of you - words cannot describe their efforts. each and every one of you have - words cannot describe their efforts. i each and every one of you have gone above _ each and every one of you have gone above and _ each and every one of you have gone above and beyond _ each and every one of you have gone above and beyond in _ each and every one of you have gone above and beyond in your— each and every one of you have gone above and beyond in your response. i each and every one of you have gone. above and beyond in your response. a special— above and beyond in your response. a special word _ above and beyond in your response. a special word of— above and beyond in your response. a special word of thanks _ above and beyond in your response. a special word of thanks also _ above and beyond in your response. a special word of thanks also goes - above and beyond in your response. a special word of thanks also goes to i special word of thanks also goes to those _ special word of thanks also goes to those who— special word of thanks also goes to those who have _ special word of thanks also goes to those who have provided _ special word of thanks also goes to those who have provided medical.

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medical services, various community air ambulance ground crews, the - air ambulance ground crews, the coastguard — air ambulance ground crews, the coastguard rescue _ air ambulance ground crews, the coastguard rescue 118 _ air ambulance ground crews, the coastguard rescue 118 helicopterl air ambulance ground crews, the - coastguard rescue 118 helicopter and the university— coastguard rescue 118 helicopter and the university hospital— coastguard rescue 118 helicopter and the university hospital surgical - the university hospital surgical teanr, — the university hospital surgical teanr, a — the university hospital surgical team, a special— the university hospital surgical team, a special word - the university hospital surgical team, a special word of- the university hospital surgical team, a special word of thanks the university hospital surgical - team, a special word of thanks also to the _ team, a special word of thanks also to the doctor— team, a special word of thanks also to the doctor who _ team, a special word of thanks also to the doctor who assisted - team, a special word of thanks also to the doctor who assisted on - team, a special word of thanks also to the doctor who assisted on the l to the doctor who assisted on the half of— to the doctor who assisted on the half of the — to the doctor who assisted on the half of the irish _ to the doctor who assisted on the half of the irish community - to the doctor who assisted on the half of the irish community air. half of the irish community air ambulance _ half of the irish community air ambulance. we— half of the irish community air ambulance. we will— half of the irish community air ambulance. we will continue i half of the irish community air. ambulance. we will continue our efforts— ambulance. we will continue our efforts to — ambulance. we will continue our efforts to work _ ambulance. we will continue our efforts to work with _ ambulance. we will continue our efforts to work with colleagues l ambulance. we will continue our| efforts to work with colleagues in the fire _ efforts to work with colleagues in the fire service _ efforts to work with colleagues in the fire service with _ efforts to work with colleagues in the fire service with all- efforts to work with colleagues in the fire service with all recoveryl the fire service with all recovery efforts _ the fire service with all recovery efforts to — the fire service with all recovery efforts to be _ the fire service with all recovery efforts to be completed. - the fire service with all recovery. efforts to be completed. yesterday we transported _ efforts to be completed. yesterday we transported eight _ efforts to be completed. yesterday we transported eight patients- efforts to be completed. yesterday we transported eight patients fromi we transported eight patients from the scene, — we transported eight patients from the scene, one _ we transported eight patients from the scene, one of— we transported eight patients from the scene, one of whom _ we transported eight patients from the scene, one of whom was - we transported eight patients from l the scene, one of whom was critical, to a hospital— the scene, one of whom was critical, to a hospital in — the scene, one of whom was critical, to a hospital in dublin. _ the scene, one of whom was critical, to a hospital in dublin. seven- the scene, one of whom was critical, to a hospital in dublin. seven of- to a hospital in dublin. seven of those _ to a hospital in dublin. seven of those transported _ to a hospital in dublin. seven of those transported at _ to a hospital in dublin. seven of those transported at this - to a hospital in dublin. seven of those transported at this time l those transported at this time remain— those transported at this time remain in— those transported at this time remain in a _ those transported at this time remain in a stable _ those transported at this time remain in a stable condition. i those transported at this time i remain in a stable condition. the national— remain in a stable condition. the national ambulance _ remain in a stable condition. the national ambulance service - remain in a stable condition. the - national ambulance service allocated a total _ national ambulance service allocated a total of _ national ambulance service allocated a total of eight — national ambulance service allocated a total of eight emergency— a total of eight emergency ambulances— a total of eight emergency ambulances yesterday, . a total of eight emergencyl ambulances yesterday, and a total of eight emergency- ambulances yesterday, and three a total of eight emergency— ambulances yesterday, and three this morning _ ambulances yesterday, and three this morning they— ambulances yesterday, and three this morning. they also _ ambulances yesterday, and three this morning. they also dispatched - ambulances yesterday, and three this morning. they also dispatched two i morning. they also dispatched two patient _ morning. they also dispatched two patient transport _

morning. they also dispatched two patient transport vehicles - morning. they also dispatched two patient transport vehicles and - morning. they also dispatched two patient transport vehicles and four| patient transport vehicles and four ambulance — patient transport vehicles and four ambulance officers. _ patient transport vehicles and four ambulance officers. we _ patient transport vehicles and four ambulance officers. we currently. ambulance officers. we currently have _ ambulance officers. we currently have two — ambulance officers. we currently have two emergency— ambulance officers. we currentlyl have two emergency ambulances, ambulance officers. we currently- have two emergency ambulances, two officers _ have two emergency ambulances, two officers and _ have two emergency ambulances, two officers and one — have two emergency ambulances, two officers and one doctor— have two emergency ambulances, two officers and one doctor on _ have two emergency ambulances, two officers and one doctor on the - officers and one doctor on the scene — officers and one doctor on the scene 0ur— officers and one doctor on the scene. our thoughts- officers and one doctor on the scene. our thoughts remain l officers and one doctor on the i scene. our thoughts remain with officers and one doctor on the - scene. our thoughts remain with the bereaved _ scene. our thoughts remain with the bereaved victims, _ scene. our thoughts remain with the bereaved victims, those _ scene. our thoughts remain with the bereaved victims, those injured, - scene. our thoughts remain with the bereaved victims, those injured, thei bereaved victims, those injured, the responders, — bereaved victims, those injured, the responders, the _ bereaved victims, those injured, the responders, the community- bereaved victims, those injured, the responders, the community and - bereaved victims, those injured, the responders, the community and all. responders, the community and all those _ responders, the community and all those who— responders, the community and all those who contributed _ responders, the community and all those who contributed to _ responders, the community and all those who contributed to the - responders, the community and alll those who contributed to the rescue efforts _ those who contributed to the rescue efforts. further— those who contributed to the rescue efforts. further services— those who contributed to the rescue efforts. further services by- those who contributed to the rescue efforts. further services by the - those who contributed to the rescue efforts. further services by the hse| efforts. further services by the hse at the _ efforts. further services by the hse at the creeslough _ efforts. further services by the hse at the creeslough daycare - efforts. further services by the hse at the creeslough daycare centre. l further services by the hse - at the creeslough daycare centre. we will now have a briefing on what the next steps of this investigation will be. ,., ., . ., ., the next steps of this investigation will be. . . ,, the next steps of this investigation will be. . . ~ i. will be. good afternoon. thank you for coming — will be. good afternoon. thank you for coming here _ will be. good afternoon. thank you for coming here today. _ will be. good afternoon. thank you for coming here today. yesterday | for coming here today. yesterday afternoon, i went to a meeting, driving by the location where this happened, little did i think i would be standing here today, this is a tragedy for our community, there are families left devastated and i want

to start off by offering on behalf of myself and colleagues, our very sincere condolences. you have heard from my colleagues into other services. initially the fire service took the lead in this operation and they still do, we assisted them from a garda perspective, securing the scene and making it safe for them to work and their personnel and indeed the hse ambulance personnel. there was great assistance given throughout the relevant emergency services but we also received great help from our colleagues in northern ireland, that is what it is to be in donegal, we look out for each other. forgive me if i get a bit emotional because you are dealing with the public, you know, but in terms of how we did, i outlined that we worked with the other services. at this point in time, we have to keep

an open mind but our information is pointing towards a tragic accident. that said, being a garda, i have to take a holistic and overall viewpoint but that is where we are going at the moment. we are working in consultation with the coroner. in that regard, we have put a for my —— family liaison officer in place and we are working with the hse in terms of the local community and offering psychological safety to the families and the wider community in that regard. in terms of my own colleagues, and my colleagues in the fire service and the ambulance service, the necessary resources have been put in place in that regard. i would like, the garda response, as you can imagine, the call comes in, we are directed by our control centre based in galway, resources were initially deployed

from here and assisted by members of duty, i am from here and assisted by members of duty, lam proud from here and assisted by members of duty, i am proud to say i did not have to ask for people to come for duty. we had people coming from many places. we are working with the garda national technical bureau and they are giving us assistance. we have specialist in donegal, suffice to say any resource that is required we are putting them in place and we are using them. i hope i have answered most of your questions. if not, i am sure my colleagues can help afterwards. we are looking into that at the moment, we are following certain investigative angles but at this point in time, i am not going into that.

inaudible. we have transported eight atients to inaudible. we have transported eight patients to hospital _ inaudible. we have transported eight patients to hospital yesterday, - inaudible. we have transported eight patients to hospital yesterday, one - patients to hospital yesterday, one of which _ patients to hospital yesterday, one of which is — patients to hospital yesterday, one of which is in critical condition, and _ of which is in critical condition, and we — of which is in critical condition, and we further transported by air to and we further transported by air to a hospital— and we further transported by air to a hospital in dublin. of the other seven, _ a hospital in dublin. of the other seven, at— a hospital in dublin. of the other seven, at this time, we believe they remain— seven, at this time, we believe they remain in— seven, at this time, we believe they remain in a — seven, at this time, we believe they remain in a stable condition and do not have _ remain in a stable condition and do not have life—threatening injuries. inaudible. the not have life-threatening in'uries. inaudible. ., ., inaudible. the age of the in'ured? we are not inaudible. the age of the in'ured? we not going i inaudible. the age of the in'ured? we are not going into i inaudible. the age of the in'ured? we are not going into that. h inaudible. the age of the injured? we are not going into that. it - inaudible. the age of the injured? we are not going into that. it is - we are not going into that. it is not even 24 _ we are not going into that. it is not even 24 hours _ we are not going into that. it 3 not even 24 hours since this not even 2a hours since this happened. we have a family liaison officers dealing with very traumatised families at this time so we are not going into any details,

personal details of the families. was everyone local? my understanding is that everyone was local to the donegal art creeslough area, yes. inaudible. fire donegal art creeslough area, yes. inaudible— inaudible. are they already examining — inaudible. are they already examining the _ inaudible. are they already examining the site? - inaudible. are they already examining the site? we - inaudible. are they already examining the site? we are | inaudible. are they already - examining the site? we are attending that site and — examining the site? we are attending that site and carrying _ examining the site? we are attending that site and carrying out _ examining the site? we are attending that site and carrying out some - that site and carrying out some investigations but at the moment of the priority remains searching the site to make sure there are no casualties. over the next number of days, the time will be taken to investigate this fully and find out what caused this tragic accident. inaudible. the what caused this tragic accident. inaudible—

what caused this tragic accident. inaudible. , ., . , ., inaudible. the younger child is a uirl. an inaudible. the younger child is a girl- any other— inaudible. the younger child is a girl. any other questions? - girl. any other questions? inaudible. at this point in time, all the indications are that it is a tragic accident. however, the investigation will determine the exact nature of the cause but at this moment in time, it appears to be a tragic accident. inaudible. we have to determine the exact cause of the action —— accident before we identify any particular problems, and that will follow as we added before —— identify causes. is and that will follow as we added before -- identify causes. is there any indication _ before -- identify causes. is there any indication of _ before -- identify causes. is there any indication of how _ before -- identify causes. is there any indication of how long - before -- identify causes. is there any indication of how long before l any indication of how long before the ambulance arrived on the scene? my understanding is the emergency services arrived on the scene within ten minutes. inaudible. iwasn't there myself and i don't think any of my three colleagues were there but i know talking to my own

colleagues and i know” but i know talking to my own colleagues and i know jj and but i know talking to my own colleagues and i know” and gary talking to their colleagues, it was a very traumatic scene that people came across, a very confused scene, as you can imagine, a lot of debris, as you can imagine, a lot of debris, a lot of very traumatised people already at the scene, so our colleagues will definitely all be provided with their own counselling service by our own agencies to deal with the very tragic circumstances that they arrived at yesterday afternoon. that they arrived at yesterday afternoon-— that they arrived at yesterday afternoon._ this l that they arrived at yesterday | afternoon._ this is afternoon. inaudible. this is robabl afternoon. inaudible. this is probably one _ afternoon. inaudible. this is probably one of _ afternoon. inaudible. this is probably one of the _ afternoon. inaudible. this is probably one of the largest i afternoon. inaudible. this is- probably one of the largest civilian casualties in recent times that any of our services have probably dealt with and certainly one of the largest civilian casualties in this region, certainly over recent years or decades. region, certainly over recent years or decades— region, certainly over recent years or decades. ., , , ,, ., or decades. nobody is missing now? has everyone _ or decades. nobody is missing now? has everyone been _ or decades. nobody is missing now? has everyone been accounted - or decades. nobody is missing now? has everyone been accounted for? i or decades. nobody is missing now? l has everyone been accounted for? the search has everyone been accounted for? search and has everyone been accounted for? he: search and recovery is still has everyone been accounted for? ii9 search and recovery is still on to be 100% sure that the site is

unclear but every person that was unaccounted for we can now account for but we need to make sure there is nobody else out there that we are not aware of so that search and recovery operation will continue for the next few hours and then the garda will take the lead. the investigation will take its course over the next few days. obviously, postmortems will be needed to be carried out on the deceased and that will take place over the next few days. inaudible. my understanding is that ten fatalities were all fatalities at the same. all the bodies have been removed at this stage. the response of the local community has been overwhelming. they were dealing with the situation in the village, the local people, their neighbours, they turned out in great numbers and gave great assistance to the med —— the imaginal services and it is

remarkable. —— the emergency services. the officers will determine details, and they will be postmortems and we will work with them to see how that happens. it will be the coroner's office to determine. we hopefully will try and have a short update later on today but we will have to wait and see, as things pan out over the next few hours. thank you very much, everybody. hours. thank you very much, everybody-— hours. thank you very much, eve bod. . . , :, everybody. so, that was a member of the garda there. _ everybody. so, that was a member of the garda there. just _ everybody. so, that was a member of the garda there. just to _ everybody. so, that was a member of the garda there. just to remind - everybody. so, that was a member of the garda there. just to remind you i the garda there. just to remind you of what we have learned and what has taken place. we heard first off that a wide—ranging and urgency services have been taking place in response to the incident in creeslough. at 3:20pm, that explosion took place. the latest information we have is that there are now ten fatalities

that there are now ten fatalities that have been confirmed. of those, four are men, three are women, two are teenagers, and there was one little girl of primary school age. eight people were injured in the attack, one was critical and has now been transferred to a burns unit, the remaining seven are in a stable condition. it is a case of search and recovery now. the important aspect of the activities from the emergency services at the moment is to ensure that there are no further casualties and that everyone has been accounted for. we also heard from the garda that it is now a case of a search and check, just to go over and ensure that they have not overlooked any further casualties that may have remained in that building. so, they will remain on site for a good few hours yet. as far as the fire services go,

confirmation again that it is search and recovery. the response came from six brigade areas, 65 personnel were there, they also had the help of a structural engineer because the important thing was that they stabilised the building as soon as possible. it was described as very unstable. also, david kelly from the garda, superintendent david kelly saying very cautiously, but pointing to the fact that the cause of the explosion now, he described it as cautiously a tragic accident. he underlined, though, that there is an investigation that will be taking place and it will last over a number of days. also, describing it as one of days. also, describing it as one of the largest civilian casualties in the region in recent history. and when i say the region, it is north gone nash north donegal and the creeslough area. the priority is to

get any the search at the site and ensure that no one has been overlooked. in attendance, in terms of the reaction time, we learned that they were there in less than ten minutes, and the scene that greeted them described also as chaotic and traumatic for both the people that were there and also the emergency services that arrived, many off duty staff coming in to help and to ensure that action was taken as quickly as possible. from donegal, let us get this update on events from our reporter chris page. a rescue effort has now become a recovery operation, a sad sign that the emergency services don't expect to find anyone else alive. blown out

walls, a crumpled roof, and tonnes of rubble showed this was a lethal explosion. the blast triggered a wave of devastation and desperation. local people hurried to what was left of the petrol station to see who amongst their friends and relatives may have been caught up in the incident. there were several flats above the garage shop which largely collapsed. farmers brought tractors and diggers to start removing the debris, a coastguard helicopter arrived to help airlift the injured to hospital. paramedics and firefighters from northern ireland and the irish republic search through the remains of the building, at times they ask for complete silence that they could hear if anyone was calling out. creeslough is a small village with about 400 residents, never would the community have imagined they such horror. this morning, a church, there was a real sense of disability.

i was in the house at the time, and my house is only about 150 yards from the town, and i heard an explosion at about half three. instantly, i knew it was something, you know? the bang, it sounded like a bomb going off. you know? so, yeah, i knew there was something tragic happened. the leader of the irish government, the taoiseach, micheal martin said this was the darkest of days for the entire country. i think the entire nation is shocked at what has happened. it is an unspeakable tragedy. it is very, very difficult to comprehend that as people go about their daily lives, something like this could happen in the middle of the day. the singer brian mcfadden is from creeslough. he said his heart was broken by the news. what is really striking here is just the quietness, the silence, there are people here at the police cordoned, a few dozen have come and gone throughout the course of the last few hours. they are watching, they are waiting for news. but really people just cannot take in what has happened, that some people in his local community pops into the

local shop on a friday afternoon and lost their lives so suddenly. chris page, bbc news in county donegal. the only road bridge linking russia with the crimean peninsula has collapsed following an explosion. russia annexed crimea from ukraine in 2014. the bridge was a main route for russian troops and artillery into ukraine. the explosion is a huge defeat for russia in what has been a humilating week for the kremlin as our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. the images are dramatic and they are worrying for moscow. this is the bridge the kremlin built, linking russia to annexed crimea. it was supposed to have been heavily protected. an explosion at dawn sparked a major fire and serious damage. at least three people were killed. russian officials claim a lorry was blown up and the flames

spread to fuel tanks on a train. parts of road collapsed into the water. both car and rail traffic has been suspended across the bridge. russian investigators announced they were opening a criminal case. and the kremlin has set up a government commission to look into the incident. the 12—mile long bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin, a crucial supply route. it is also a symbol of the russian annexation of crimea. vladimir putin opened it in 2018. by building it, he was trying to show that as far as he is concerned, russia and crimea are joined forever. in crimea, pro—kremlin officials blamed the blast on ukrainian vandals. kyiv has not claimed responsibility for the explosion.

whatever happened here, it is more bad news for moscow. russia's so—called special military operation in ukraine has not been going according to plan. recent days, it has been losing land it occupied and now this. it increases the pressure on the kremlin and it is unclear how vladimir putin will respond. stephen rosenberg,, bbc news, pressure. the scottish national party has accused the uk government of chaos and confusion when it opened its conference in aberdeen this morning. the party's deputy leader, keith brown, told delegates that their homes, pensions and incomes aren't safe "under westminster co ntrol". he also said that independence is the only way for scotland, "to get rid of the tories for good." ian blackford is at the podium live

at the conference, let us take you there. the snp conference being held in aberdeen, less risk —— listen in. i have to say it is a realjoy to be back again at conference. it feels all the better because this is the first time we have been able to gather together in person since the pandemic changed all of our lives. and without giving away my age for veterans like me who firstjoined the party many decades ago, we needed far smaller venues, it remains a sight to behold that we have been able to gather in such numbers. and with that in mind, it is worth taking a moment to remember that since we last met at conference, that strengthen support for our party has grown even further. let's remember that in the 2019 westminster election, we secured over 80% of the seats here in scotland. in may of this year, we increased our share of the vote, increased our share of the vote, increased the number of councillors,

and became the largest party at even more counsel. and, friends, most important of all, we won a landslide at last year's holly ridge election. —— holly redirection. together, we secured an independent majority and with it the democratic right of the scottish people to choose their own future. friends, let record, those results, and that success has —— is only possible because of each and every one of you. our activists who bring our vision and our values to every corner of scotland, and we know too that that story of success wouldn't be possible without the character, the competence, the calm

of our party leader, scotland �*s first minister. of our party leader, scotland 's first minister.— first minister. so, that was ian blackford. _ first minister. so, that was ian blackford, scottish _ first minister. so, that was ian blackford, scottish politician i first minister. so, that was ian j blackford, scottish politician of course, leader of the snp, in the house of commons. we are going to be getting more on what he has said from our correspondent who is listening in for us. davis wallace lockhart is there in aberdeen, following the conference and giving us an update and of course reaction and analysis later here on bbc news. do stay with us. in the meantime, we are going to get the all—important sport from gavin who is at the bbc sport centre. hello, gavin. it was a real statement of intent, from england earlier showing just why they're favourites, for this year's rugby union world cup. they thrashed fiji 84 points to 19 .

on the opening day of the tournament in new zealand. they ran in 14 tries, for a record breaking victory that extends their winning run to 26 tests. jo currie was watching. the year—long covid delay means these players have had a long wait for this moment. england's red roses are expected to bloom at this world cup. fitting then that they get their campaign under way in eden. for emerging fiji, a first ever appearance in the tournament. unbeaten in 25 games, this england side knows how to score big tries. they also know how to score simple ones. claudia macdonald opening the scoring. the world number one did it twice more, before they felt lead, before they felt the fizzle of the fiji attack, a reminder that they too can turn it on.

macdonald picked up herfourth. there was a ruthless win the relentless roses. in pool c, they face france next weekend. celtic have made sure they'll finish the weekend on top of the scottish premiership, but they did it the hard way with an injury time winner at stjohnstone. celtic dominated the first hour, but only managed to score thanks to a slice of luck — sead haksabanovic�*s shot deflected in off andy considine. and it looked like stjohnstone made them pay for not taking their chances, when alex mitchell drew them level in the third minute of injury time but with just 20 seconds of stoppage time left, celtic took all three points — a great finish from giannis yackomakis to take the points. max verstappen is in the perfect position to clinch a second world title at the japanese grand prix. after claiming pole for sunday's race. no one loves former one quite like the japanese. —— no one loves former one quite like thejapanese. —— formula no one loves former one quite like the japanese. —— formula 1. no one loves former one quite like thejapanese. —— formula 1. good things come to those

the japanese. —— formula 1. good things come to those who wait. like a hero of their own too cheerful in the first time in eight years, he troubled by break problems but qualified in 13th. the dutchman is the perfect weekend, he almost came to grief before he composed a time in the final session. he lost control of his red bulljust as bland and risk came flying past. the strap and was later reprimanded by the stewards but despite that fright, he kept nerves and beat him. leclerc fought hard missed leclerc fought hard and missed out on pole by 100 of the second. max verstappen has never won the great gas —— japanese grand verstappen has never won the great gas ——japanese grand prix. britain's georgia taylor—brown extended her lead at the top of the women's triathlon standings. after she won the world championship series event in italy. she finished in one hour 47

minutes and 42 seconds, 12 seconds ahead of second—placed emma lombardi, of france. fellow britons sophie coldwell, beth potter and kate waugh were seventh, 10th and 12th respectively in cagliari. this swim was long, the bite was long, it was very long. it is a bit of a shock to the system for most of us but i did try to run my own race in the end and tried to stay in contact. taylor made it really hard but that worked in our favour because we got a really good gap there. that's all the sport for now. lots of football matches under way. you can keep across all the scores on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. man city in action against southampton — will erling haaland score again?.. 1—0 joao cancelo ....you can keep across all the scores on the bbc sport website.

sirjeffrey donaldson has addressed his first democratic unionist party conference as party leader in belfast today. in his speech, the dup leader said that the latest assembly election in may, which saw sinn fein emerge for the first time as the largest party, was a wake—up call to unionists across northern ireland. our correspondent charlotte gallagher told us more about today's speech. there was a real focus, as you'd expect, on the union, northern ireland's place in the united kingdom, the importance of northern ireland remaining in the union, and sirjeffrey donaldson tried to reach out to people that perhaps don't vote for the dup but want northern ireland to remain part of the united kingdom, saying he wanted to build a broad coalition. but, of course, the protocol was never far from any of the conversations, any of the speeches. the dup loathe the northern ireland protocol, they think it really cuts them off from the rest of the uk, these checks that have to be made

on goods coming from the mainland uk into northern ireland, they hate, and they say they will not return to power sharing at stormont until the protocol is either axed or significantly altered. so, there was an ultimatum, really, for the westminster government, saying we will not be coming back until you get rid of the protocol. there was no sign from sirjeffrey donaldson that the dup were ready to return to stormont anytime soon. and why that's important is because of this deadline, the 28th of october — if the dup have not returned to power sharing by then, fresh elections in northern ireland will need to be called. sirjeffrey donaldson said he had no fear of a new vote but how will his hard—line stance and the hardline stance of his party go down with voters who want the politicians they voted for to be dealing with things like the cost of living, health care, public transport,

and the dup remains solely focused, at the moment, on the protocol? that was charlotte gallagher with the latest from the dup conference. the bbc understands that the serial killer peter tobin has died at the age of 76. he was serving a life sentence for raping and murdering 23—year—old student angelika kluk and hiding her body under the floor of glasgow church in 2006. he was also serving life terms at her majesty's prison edinburgh for the murders of 15—year—olds vicky hamilton and 18—year—old dinah mcnicol. major electricity producers are urging the government not to cap the price of power produced at older renewable facilities. the earliest wind, solar and nuclear plants receive government subsidies and benefit from the rising cost of gas, even though they don't use it. ministers are expected to intervene as early as next week

to make such renewable electricity cheaper, in a scheme similar to one already announced in the eu. earlier, i spoke to dr lawrence haar, an expert in renewable energy finance at the university of brighton. wet and windy weather in scotland and northern ireland tomorrow, but a ridge of high pressure for the majority and continuing dry weather stopped a scattering of showers in western scotland, take a cloud north of mainland scotland and northern ireland, producing patchy rain. temperatures 14—17. tonight the cloud and the breeze will pick up