today at six, still no governing executive in northern ireland, with new elections now on the cards. with no deal in sight at stormont, major decisions on public services, including sorting out record nhs waiting lists, are still on hold. the democratic unionists are not happy with the post—brexit trade deal, but biggest party sinn fein says they're disrespecting the voters�* wishes. backin back in may, people voted for change. they voted because they want politics to work. the electorate want grown—up politicians to take everyday challenges seriously, the things that impact the lives of workers and families. the things that impact the lives of workers and families. the barrier to devolution is _ workers and families. the barrier to devolution is not _ workers and families. the barrier to devolution is not the _ workers and families. the barrier to devolution is not the dup, - workers and families. the barrier to devolution is not the dup, it - workers and families. the barrier to devolution is not the dup, it is - workers and families. the barrier to devolution is not the dup, it is the l devolution is not the dup, it is the northern_

devolution is not the dup, it is the northern ireland protocol, and when this is— northern ireland protocol, and when this is addressed, we are ready to form _ this is addressed, we are ready to form a _ this is addressed, we are ready to form a new— this is addressed, we are ready to form a new executive. the this is addressed, we are ready to form a new executive.— form a new executive. the legal deadhne form a new executive. the legal deadline for a _ form a new executive. the legal deadline for a power-sharing i deadline for a power—sharing coalition to be formed is midnight but that is set to pass without a breakthrough. we'll have the latest from stormont as business leaders warn that the stalemate is damaging northern ireland's economy. also on the programme... the oil giant shell reports its highest quarterly profits and record but still pays no tax in the uk. a woman has been found guilty of murdering and decapitating herfriend in order to inherit her estate. a special report from the norwegian arctic from a region that is warming more quickly than anywhere else on earth. and the wall of and coming up on the bbc news channel: a month on from their demise, could worcetser�*s former director of rugby have a plan to resurrect the club? steve diamond reveals he's heading

a consortium to buy the warriors. good evening. after months of political deadlock in northern ireland, the situation is now at crisis point. the latest efforts to form a new governing executive have failed, so major decisions on public services, including sorting out record nhs waiting lists, are still on hold. business leaders say the political instability is damaging investment and job creation. back in may, the nationalist party sinn fein for the first time won the biggest number of seats in the stormont assembly. it's called on the dup, who were in second to support the election of a speaker,

so that a governing executive can be formed. but the dup, the biggest unionist party, has so far refused because it believes northern ireland's place in the uk is being undermined by the post—brexit deal signed by borisjohnson. that deal, known as the protocol, sets out the trading arrangements between great britain and northern ireland. goods being transported to northern ireland are subject to checks. if there's no deal by tonight, new elections will be called, probably for the 15th of december. there is no sign of a deal so far. there are fears that a new set of elections could lead to more tensions. our ireland correspondent chris page is at stormont. just under six hours to go until time officially runs out of stormont. in the past, deadlines in northern ireland politics have been known to come and go with little

consequence but it feels like it is not going to be like that this time. today, most of the 90 members of the devolved assembly were back in their debating chamberfor a couple of hours but what happened only seemed to signal that an election is all but inevitable. eight months have passed since northern ireland last had a functioning devolved government. at the start of another deadline day, the start of another deadline day, the democratic unionist party made clear that the stormont shutdown would not be ending. i clear that the stormont shutdown would not be ending.— would not be ending. i have the backin: would not be ending. i have the backing of _ would not be ending. i have the backing of the _ would not be ending. i have the backing of the people _ would not be ending. i have the backing of the people of- would not be ending. i have the l backing of the people of northern ireland who voted for the dup and gave us the mandate that we had to take the position that we hold. that is the backing that matters to me. and if we need to, we will go back to the people and seek to refresh and renew our mandate. the other four main parties _ and renew our mandate. the other four main parties in _ and renew our mandate. the other four main parties in the _ and renew our mandate. the other four main parties in the assemblyl four main parties in the assembly want power—sharing to be restored immediately. as things stand, michelle 0'neill of sinn fein is in line to be first minister. in a special recall meeting, she accused

the dup of holding most voters to ransom. , ' , ., the dup of holding most voters to ransom. ' , ., ., ransom. jeffrey donaldson and the dup are in a _ ransom. jeffrey donaldson and the dup are in a perpetual— ransom. jeffrey donaldson and the dup are in a perpetual stand-off i dup are in a perpetual stand—off with the — dup are in a perpetual stand—off with the public. the majority of them, — with the public. the majority of them, they do not speak for or even represent _ them, they do not speak for or even represent. he stood for election, yet failed — represent. he stood for election, yet failed to show up. this is his mess_ yet failed to show up. this is his mess and — yet failed to show up. this is his mess and a _ yet failed to show up. this is his mess and a failure of leadership by him and _ mess and a failure of leadership by him and his— mess and a failure of leadership by him and his party. sis mess and a failure of leadership by him and his party-— mess and a failure of leadership by him and his party. as expected, the dup blocked — him and his party. as expected, the dup blocked the _ him and his party. as expected, the dup blocked the process _ him and his party. as expected, the dup blocked the process to - him and his party. as expected, the dup blocked the process to put - him and his party. as expected, the dup blocked the process to put in i dup blocked the process to put in place a speaker. dup blocked the process to put in place a speaker-— place a speaker. therefore, we can roceed place a speaker. therefore, we can proceed no — place a speaker. therefore, we can proceed no further. _ place a speaker. therefore, we can proceed no further. the _ place a speaker. therefore, we can proceed no further. the politiciansl proceed no further. the politicians were elected _ proceed no further. the politicians were elected only _ proceed no further. the politicians were elected only five _ proceed no further. the politicians were elected only five months - proceed no further. the politicians were elected only five months ago and haven't had the opportunity to spend much time in the assembly chamber. but they are leaving it for the last time before the midnight deadline. it is likely that before christmas, they are going to have to ask people for their votes once again. the political system in northern ireland is different to almost everywhere else. it is based on the good friday peace agreement, signed in 1998 after a long conflict. a majority of unionists and irish nationalists must agree to

share powerfor a and irish nationalists must agree to share power for a devolved government to be formed. the dup says it won'tjoin a coalition until the brexit trade border in the irish sea is scrapped. in belfast city centre, people don't seem to like the idea of going to the polls in december. the idea of going to the polls in december-_ the idea of going to the polls in i december._ waste the idea of going to the polls in - december._ waste of december. waste of time. waste of time? yeah, _ december. waste of time. waste of time? yeah, because _ december. waste of time. waste of time? yeah, because of— december. waste of time. waste of time? yeah, because of the - december. waste of time. waste of time? yeah, because of the dup i december. waste of time. waste of time? yeah, because of the dup -- december. waste of time. waste of l time? yeah, because of the dup -- if the dup don't — time? yeah, because of the dup -- if the dup don't partake... _ time? yeah, because of the dup -- if the dup don't partake... why - time? yeah, because of the dup -- if the dup don't partake... why have i time? yeah, because of the dup -- if the dup don't partake... why have an election? the the dup don't partake... why have an election? . .,, the dup don't partake... why have an election? _,, ., , ., election? the cost of living is a disgrace. _ election? the cost of living is a disgrace. so — election? the cost of living is a disgrace, so definitely - election? the cost of living is a disgrace, so definitely things i election? the cost of living is a . disgrace, so definitely things need to change — disgrace, so definitely things need to chance. ~ ., i. , disgrace, so definitely things need tochanue. ~ ., , . to change. would you be enthusiastic about voting — to change. would you be enthusiastic about voting again? _ to change. would you be enthusiastic about voting again? no, _ to change. would you be enthusiastic about voting again? no, not - to change. would you be enthusiastic about voting again? no, not one - to change. would you be enthusiastic about voting again? no, not one bit. | about voting again? no, not one bit. so will voters _ about voting again? no, not one bit. so will voters use _ about voting again? no, not one bit. so will voters use the _ about voting again? no, not one bit. so will voters use the election - about voting again? no, not one bit. so will voters use the election to - so will voters use the election to let off steam? this cafe owner is among thousands of business people here dealing with rising costs. she has largely lost faith in northern ireland's politics, as another campaign comes closer. t0 ireland's politics, as another campaign comes closer. to be brutally honest, _ campaign comes closer. to be brutally honest, i _ campaign comes closer. to be brutally honest, i won't - campaign comes closer. to be brutally honest, i won't open l campaign comes closer. to be i brutally honest, i won't open the door because it's an absolute farce. i'm so sick and tired of the same

thing over and over again, absolutely nothing changes and yet again it is businesses in northern ireland. we are a small business economy, people in northern ireland are working, we are in groundhog day again, having an election for what? there is no sign of any last—minute change of direction. it is almost inevitable that as autumn turns to winter, the ballot box will beckon. that was chris page reporting on the latest of elements at stormont. 0ur political correspondent ione wells is at westminster. all the talk of course about the protocol, the unionists want the protocol, the unionists want the protocol to be changed. is there any prospect of that happening? that’s prospect of that happening? that's riaht, rishi prospect of that happening? that's right, rishi sunak_ prospect of that happening? that's right, rishi sunak has _ prospect of that happening? that's right, rishi sunak has urged - prospect of that happening? trust�*s right, rishi sunak has urged the dup to return to the government in stormont, with number 10 saying that the people of northern ireland deserve a functioning government but the reason they are not is issues over this northern ireland protocol, the post—brexit treaty essentially keeping northern ireland in the eu is a good market. the question is,

will any of the issues be resolved? the key demand from the uk side is they want a loosening of checks on goods travelling from great britain to northern ireland. they also want changes to things like tax arrangements and government support for businesses in northern ireland to bring that more in line with ones in great britain. the foreign secretary james cleverley today spoke to his eu counterparts. they will continue talking but if those talks fail, there is a new law passing through the westminster parliament here which would allow essentially ministers to override key parts of the protocol. the eu think that this is illegal and have hinted they could introduce trade retaliation is in response. the key question now for the new prime minister rishi sunak is would he be willing to plough ahead with that law and risk escalating tensions or would he be more keen to compromise? thank you forjoining us. the latest from westminster, there. the oil giant shell has paid nothing

in windfall tax in the uk, despite making global profits of nearly £26 billion so far this year. rishi sunak, who took over as prime minister on tuesday, had introduced the energy profits levy in may, when he was chancellor, to help pay for support for british households hit by the cost of living crisis. simonjack has simon jack has more simonjack has more details. the same high oil and gas prices that are squeezing household and businesses are creating bumper profits at the companies that sell it. shell made £8.2 billion in the three months to the end of september. that is more than double what it made last year and so far this year it has made £26 billion. and here is why. this is the oil price — you can see there the spike after russia invaded ukraine — remained high for several months before falling recently. this is gas —

shooting up to eight or even ten times its long term average price. companies like shell are prospering from circumstances and prices they didn't control or expect. so little wonder there are calls to tax thes massive profits. families are really struggling, considering how to turn off the heating and keep a roof over their children's et and food on the table this winter which is why they come it us to act. no more excuses, impose a higher windfall tax. but is is not straightforward — the vast majority of shell's income and profits come from outside the uk. they have operations in 70 countries and those operations are taxed in those countries. on their uk operations, they already face much higher taxes than other companies. a higher corporation tax of 30% on uk profits plus an extra oil and gas levy of 10% and since march another 25% windfall tax on uk operations — a total of 65% on their uk profits. however, shell can offset the recent windfall tax by investing in new uk energy. these costs are on decommissioning

oil rigs so it hasn't officially made a profit since 2017. over the next decade, shell says it will invest £20—25 billion pounds — three quarters of that in low or zero carbon energy sources. but they are also dishing out vast sums to shareholders which include pension funds. they announced a 15% rise in the annual dividend today and a further £3.5 billion in extra payouts. watching that kind of money paid out from a company with uk headquarters in the cost of living crisis generates bafflement and outrage that there are not simple answers to sometimes complex problems. thank you forjoining us. simon jack, our business editor. a woman has been found guilty of the murder and decapitation of a friend, in order to inherit her estate. jemma mitchell killed mee kuen chong at her home in north—west london injune last year, before putting her body into a suitcase and driving to devon to dispose of it. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson reports.

this isjemma mitchell leaving her home, which is in a desperate state of disrepair. she needs money to fix it. she is dragging a suitcase, which she will use hours later to put herfriend's body inside after having murdered herforfinancial gain. mee kuen chong, known as deborah to herfriends, met mitchell through the church. after mitchell murdered miss chong, she kept her body for 15 days. she then drove more than 200 miles to the picturesque resort of salcombe in devon, where she dumped it in woodland. charlotte rowlings was with family on holiday when they found the body. go ahead, caller, - what is your emergency? i've just found a body. are they breathing? no, they're dead. they look like they have, um, possibly been there for a few days. police! and this was the moment mitchell was arrested. all right, jemma, at- the moment, i'm arresting you on suspicion of murder.

the car stank, jemma, didn't it? when in custody and questioned by police, mitchell said "no comment" throughout. the court heard miss chong had offered mitchell £200,000 to help repair her home, but backed out of the offer. shortly afterwards, she disappeared. mitchell, after killing herfriend, then forged miss chong's will so that she and her mother would receive her estate. it was an evil act carried out by an evil woman, and the only motive, clearly, was one of financial gain. during the trial, jurors heard mitchell had a degree in human sciences and had the skills to dismember a body. shall i get some shoes? mitchell will be sentenced tomorrow for the cold and calculated murder of her friend for money. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the number of crimes in england and wales that result in someone being charged is now half of what it was seven years ago.

figures released today show that the proportion of crimes reported to police that result in a charge has fallen from just over 15% in march 2015 to just over 5% now. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here with more details. the good news is that on the best official estimate, the number of crimes in england and wales is still lower than it was before the pandemic. but the bad news is that while we are actually reporting more crimes, fewer people are being charged with those offences by the police. here's a graph of the number of crimes reported to the police over the last seven years, rising from about 3.5 million to 5.5 million. so what has been the outcome of those crimes? well, back in 2015, just short of 600,000 of them ended up with somebody being charged, around 15.5%. but as the number of crimes reported rose, the number of people being charged fell. in the year tojune, it was less than 300,000, around 5.4%.

for theft and sexual offences, including rape, it is even lower. the home secretary has demanded that police forces improve their charge rates. it's not clear why it's happening. one explanation might be the police cuts that started in 2010 and continued on until 2018, but police numbers have been rising since then, while the number of offences leading to a charge has continued to fall. so what does happen to the crimes we report to police? well, it used to be that in almost half of all cases, "no suspect was identified". that number has been falling and is now about a third. but while that has been going down, the number of cases in which the police say the victim wants no more action to be taken has been going up. it raises the suspicion that these are just convenient ways of closing cases, that forces have not got enough resources to investigate. that was daniel sandford, our home affairs correspondent.

our top story this evening. there is still no governing executive in northern ireland with new elections on the cards. coming up, more criticism of qatar's human rights record ahead of the hosting of this year's football world cup. coming up in sportsday, on the bbc news channel: it's not just england suffering a shock at the t20 world cup. pakistan are beaten by zimbabwe, with their future at the tournament hanging by a thread. there is "no credible pathway" to keep the rise in global temperatures below 1.5 degrees celsius, according to a new un assessment. the latest global summit on climate change will start next week in egypt with concerns among experts that governments will avoid making further commitments to cut carbon emissions. today to cut carbon emissions. the government here ann the today the government here announced the prime minister rishi sunak would

not be attending that summit. 0ne place where the impact of climate change is being felt very harshly is svalbard in the arctic circle. this region of norway is warming more quickly than any other place on earth. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake has sent this special report. venture deep into the arctic circle and you find svalbard. there is no place quite like it. and here, a struggle for survival. climate change is on fast forward. polar explorer hilde falun strom wants to show us how her world is disappearing. soon, an incredible sight, but one framed with sadness. to survive as a polar bear now, i think you have to be super good at hunting, because the main source of food — the seals — they are diminishing and the ice that both the seal and the polar bears are dependent on are diminishing. it's getting less and less ice. this norwegian archipelago

is warming six times faster than the global average. there's much less ice here to reflect heat and more exposed ocean to absorb it. these beluga whales are swimming in water that is much hotter than it used to be, and all wildlife here in svalbard is having to adapt to this hotter world. you can hear them now. it's hotter in the water and it's hotter in the air, too. melting here raises sea levels and affects weather patterns across the globe. in what is the northernmost settlement in the world, it's life on the edge. houses are being moved and rebuilt. new barriers installed to stop more avalanches, triggered by the thawing ground. wherever i look around us, i see change. and leading polar scientist

kim holmen tells us the war in ukraine is now undermining the effort to understand climate change. 0fficial exchange with russian institutions is not possible at this time. half of the arctic is russian coastline, and if we are unable to share knowledge and data, it will hamper our ability to understand what is happening. we need each other in order to do good science. svalbard attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year, putting further strain on this fragile environment. but the authorities claim they are moving towards renewable energy. now we are in one of the two production sites we have here, eight kilometres in the mine.

this is svalbard and norway's last coalmine, which we're told is due to close. it makes me sad. it was a mining town and now it's coming to an end. it is more and more of a tourist town. butjust a fortnight after our visit, the state—owned company announces its delaying the closure. why? it says europe's energy crisis now makes the mine a more profitable operation. if they can't give up fossil fuels in the fastest—warming place on earth, what hope for the rest? the un says we face a climate emergency. the alarm is sounding; we ignore it at our peril. nick beake, bbc news, in the arctic circle.

the russian president vladimir putin has warned the coming decade will be the "most dangerous and unpredictable" since the end of the second world war. speaking in moscow, he defended russia's actions in ukraine. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg is in moscow. was there anything you thought was more remarkable about president putin's remarks than the ones he has made before? i putin's remarks than the ones he has made before?— made before? i think it is clear this is a leader _ made before? i think it is clear this is a leader with _ made before? i think it is clear this is a leader with no - made before? i think it is clear| this is a leader with no regrets, made before? i think it is clear - this is a leader with no regrets, no remorse, no hint of a u—turn from the kremlin leader. what we saw and heard today was the world according to vladimir putin and it is a world in which he is right, he is squeaky clean and his opponents are wrong, they are to blame. he accused the west of igniting the war in ukraine, he said a new world order was emerging that should be based on law and justice. this from a president who invaded a sovereign independent

nation back in february. he said russia had been wrongly accused of threatening to use nuclear weapons in this conflict, whereas in fact since february on many occasions vladimir putin has dropped hints he would be prepared to use all their weapons in their arsenal. the most telling comment came about the costs of the operation. "i'm always thinking about the human lives cost" and that was all he said about that after talking about the benefits to russia. ,, .,, , after talking about the benefits to russia. ,, , ., ,, , ., despite the ruthless response of the security forces, the protests in iran seem to be escalating. 0vernight, thousands turned out to mark a0 days since the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini, who died in police custody after being arrested for not wearing a hijab properly. the protests have grown to be a wider rejection of the hardline government of iran. the bbc�*s samira hussain has been speaking to one protester

who's fled the country and is in pakistan, hoping to travel to the united states. to protect him, the bbc is concealing his identity. 41 days since the death of mahsa amini, and 41 days of demonstrations across iran. this is the city of saqqez, mahsa's home and now her final resting place. yesterday, authorities tried but failed to block protesters flocking to her grave to mark the end of the mourning period, a culturally significant moment for iranians. thousands continue to pour into the street in protest against the authoritarian regime. one of those in the thick of the demonstrations was moeen. he was in the capital, tehran, when the uprising began. there are protests almost every other day and they are getting suppressed violently. even if you are not a protester, you might get some of the shrapnels. you might get beaten up, or i know some people

who have even gotten killed. tell me about that. there has been regular shooting at the protests. i have seen the suppression forces beating people for the sake ofjust beating them up. it feels like they are trying to... ..intimidate people, make other people think twice before taking to the street, which, you know, has been an effective tactic in the past. it doesn't seem to be working as much this time. why did you want to protest? that could have easily been my sister. that could easily have been my girlfriend. yes, i need to bear some risks. but i need to do it for the safety of my people. the attempts to suppress the rage and anger of iranians are violent and deadly. first—hand accounts, such as moeen's, and

videos shared on social media show a country bristling with defiance. after decades under authoritarian rule, the people seem determined for regime change. samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad. just a few weeks to go before the world cup kicks off in qatar, the australian squad have released a collective statement against qatar's human rights record — the first side to do so in this competition. the video message criticises the treatment of migrant workers, and of the lgbtq+ community. campaigners in the uk say they don't think anyone from those communities should travel to watch the world cup in qatar, as 0lly foster reports. mbappe with a shooting chance! injust undera month, france will start their world cup defence. the champions will play australia first in qatar. there are universal values that should define football. and the socceroos are the first team to collectively criticise the gulf state on its human rights record. over the last two years, we have been on a journey to understand and learn more about the situation in qatar.

as players, we fully support the rights of the lgbti+ people. but in qatar, people are not free to love the person that they choose. qatar's supreme committee have commended those players. they say no country is perfect, but this world cup, they say, has contributed to a legacy of progress, better practice and improving lives, and it is a legacy that will live long after the final ball is kicked. i am not aware of a single out gay football fan that wants to go. three years ago, paul and his husband were invited to qatar by the organisers but they won't be returning. to go into a country where on the statute they have the death penalty for being gay was not an easy thing to contemplate in the first instance. nobody is interested in going and all the different groups are reporting the same issue. earlier this week, after the campaigner peter tatchell says he was arrested for staging the first lgbt protest in the country, the foreign secretary james cleverly was criticised for saying that gay fans would have to respect qatari values.

they have continued to oppress lgbt+ people in their own country. they have forced people into exile, forced people to endure conversion therapy, which is basically torture, and jailed others. it is just such a state of disgrace that the world cup is being held there. qatar have denied such claims for over a decade and though the attention will shift towards the football next month, the spotlight on the country's human rights record hasn't dimmed. 0lly foster, bbc news. the annual poppy appeal has been launched by the royal british legion with a fortnight to go to the events of remembrance day on 11th november. and already there is an impressive space in central london, decked with poppies, where people are discovering stories of service personnel. 0ur correspondent graham satchell reports. veterans in front of a wall

of poppies on the south bank of the river thames. this, the official launch of the annual royal british legion appeal. look a little closer, and as the poppies are removed they reveal extraordinary stories of bravery, sacrifice and heartache. kingsman anthony cooper was on patrol in afghanistan in 2010 when his life changed forever. i remember the track i was going down, while i was going down it. and then a click. and that's it. anthony had stepped on an explosive device. he lost both his legs and his right eye. it's very important that we remember. i lost three really good friends in afghanistan, so i'll be remembering them, and i will be remembering the fallen from the past as well. chantelle's husband ryan was a medic in afghanistan. his life fell apart when he came home.

before ryan went, he was easy—going, lovely family man. everything over his head. and then when he come back, he come back in the november, so it was firework night, so he'd be hiding under tables. he'd be really jumpy. he used to think he was back on that war zone. and then on november the 10th, ryan had took his own life and committed suicide. me and my eldest daughter found him hanging in the garage. chantelle turned to the british legion for help. they have given her practical and emotional support. what do you think of the royal british legion? they are amazing, absolutely amazing. i can't thank them enough for all the support we have received. bernard morgan signed up for the raf on his 18th birthday. he was part of the invasion of northern france injune191i4. we landed in the afternoon of d—day at 6:30pm. - and it was sad to see i all the dead bodies lying on the beach, which had arrived |with the morning invasion part. j

they were the first dead bodies i'd ever seen- and it was a very sad sight. the younger generation must be told | of what went on all these years ago. | and it's also to pay tribute to the sailors, soldiers, i airmen and civilians _ who gave their lives for the freedom that we enjoy today. that was 98—year—old bernard morgan ending that report by graham satchell. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. a big number weather day out there today, 21 degrees the top temperature in london. widely we have been in the high teens today,

18 in blackpool and edinburgh. the second column is the average for the time of year. clearly we are well above that and will be for the rest