this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the headlines. the uk government will call a snap election in northern ireland — but hasn't set a date. politicians at stormont failed to restore power—sharing at the devolved administration, which hasn't functioned since may let's focus on what really needs to be done which is to find a solution that restores northern ireland's place within the united kingdom and removes the protocol and the harm it is doing. we need to have one functioning to serve _ we need to have one functioning to serve the _ we need to have one functioning to serve the people to get them through these tough times. but rob wondering what's _ these tough times. but rob wondering what's going to happen next. an intruder who attacked the husband of us house speaker nancy pelosi at their california

home reportedly shouted �*where is nancy�* and was armed with a hammer. a woman who murdered and decapitated herfriend, before dumping her body in a suitcase has been sentenced to life in jail. jemma mitchell is the first murderer to be sentenced on television in england and wales. a man is found guilty of murdering his ex—girlfriend, after she died twenty one years after he set fire to her. elon musk tweets �*let the good times roll�*, after buying social media giant twitter for more than a0 billion dollars — and top executives at the firm are already out. and jerry lee lewis, one of the leading figures of rock and roll — whose life was marred by scandal and violence — has died at the age of 87.

cadet your company. good to have your company. the northern ireland secretary has said voters in northern ireland will be going to the polls for the second time in 12 months to vote yet again for members of the stormont assembly. after a midnight deadline to break months of gridlock passed — chris heaton—harris said an election must be held within 12 weeks — although he did not give a date. back in may, for the first time — the nationalist party sinn fein won the largest number of seats in the stormont assembly. but the biggest unionist party — the dup — has refused to restore power—sharing, because it says northern ireland's place in the uk has been undermined by the post—brexit trade deal — signed by boris johnson.

that deal — the protocol, means that goods transported from great britain to northern ireland — are subject to checks. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, reports. political paralysis, on the horizon for some time, now set in. as the midnight deadline came and went, civil servants, not ministers any more, are running northern ireland. today, the secretary of state said he would still call an election but left out over a date, saying he wanted to talk more to the parties first. i have limited options ahead of me. i am under a legal duty to call an election within 12 weeks. i have had lots and lots of talks with all the parties and will continue to do so. bbc news, there was the option to legislate to delay this moment. how does calling an election help solve any of the problem for northern ireland that got us here? nearly all the parties have been saying this won't help the situation

actually signed up to the rules that make this situation happen. why call it now? i am legally bound to do so. and those rules state it must be held within 12 weeks. alongside carol singers, voters are now expecting campaigning politicians on their doorstep in the run—up to christmas but beyond that, nobody really thinks there is any greater prospect of power—sharing coming back. the dup maintains they will only go back into government is major changes are made to the brexit arrangements. i am ready to fight an election, if the secretary of state wants to hold an election, he should tell us and we will prepare for that election but if not, then let's focus on what really needs to be done, which is to find a solution which restores northern ireland's place within the united kingdom and removes the protocol and the harm it is doing to our relationship with the rest of the uk.

what i am concerned about is that we need the executive up and running, we need to have one functioning to serve the people well, to get them through these tough times. we are all left wondering what is going to happen next and what is the motivation behind what the secretary of state has done this evening. not having a government means the ability to help communities with immediate challenges is severely limited. for many families, that means facing the cost of living crisis with political leaders absent. we are struggling, not even week to week but day to day, trying to put food on the table. james manages a community hub in belfast and says families are increasingly dependent on the voluntary services here, and that he is in the same boat. you know, i used to run a food hub from my house, over covid. i am now, there are times that i am having to go to the food programme and say, we are really struggling. yourself? ourselves, and as a manager, it is humiliating. another election, james believes, provides no new answers. but i don't believe that the people who are they really

want stormont to work. and with patients facing the longest waiting lists in the uk, doctors are warning the health service is a major casualties of this crisis. what will this winter look like for health care workers if there is no functioning government? we already know that it is really, really difficult, even with the government. we just can't cope with the demand that is there at the moment. six months ago, we should have had an executive and a budget, not only a budget but a multi—year budget which would have allowed us to do things vastly differently and we would have seen those changes. now, there are lots and lots of plans that are there. the polarised politics of power—sharing means stormont has only function to the two of the last six years. for many people, today marks a return to problems that northern ireland has faced all too often before. our ireland correspondent chris

page is at stormont. whilst the new northern ireland secretary is that exactly with the legislation says, people are trying to read into his motives for not yet giving a date. it a possible there will not be an election?- will not be an election? well, --eole will not be an election? well, peeple are — will not be an election? well, people are certainly - will not be an election? well, people are certainly asking i people are certainly asking questions as to why he did not set a date today. chris eaton harris, from northern ireland has made it clear repeatedly over the last few weeks that he would be calling and election whenever the deadline for the restoration of the regional governments at stormont ran out and i is one minute past midnight and a particular time on a number of occasions and told the parliamentary committee that it cannot be clearer

that calling and election on what will happen october the 28th. it turns out that's not quite what has happened on friday october the 28th. and it did and it has not been set. the parties have been fully expecting that that would be preparing to go back to the polls and likely on the 15th of december and they were quite surprised, it seems that that date was not forthcoming. chris heaton—harris has said he is still calling and election and he really insists that he met with the chief electoral organiser discussing the issues around making an election happen and sing more about an election next week and so, as things stand, officially, an election is on the cards but the fact that there is still known in the diary has made

some who heard from their other stormont party leaders just wonder if this isjust stormont party leaders just wonder if this is just going to be another one of those deadlines and northern ireland which deadlines pass without much consequence.— much consequence. thank you very much. much consequence. thank you very much- it's — much consequence. thank you very much. it's doctor _ much consequence. thank you very much. it's doctor brandon - much consequence. thank you very much. it's doctor brandon hughes. | let's speak to brendan hughes, political reporter at belfast live. is is playing for time because negotiations between the eu in the uk government for possible changes to the protocol are under way, presumably if you were to set a date but not set a date for several weeks to come, there mightjust be enough time to get a deal hatched in the problem could actually go away? find problem could actually go away? and he's -la in: problem could actually go away? fific he's playing for time, problem could actually go away? fific he's playing for time, i feel he's playing for time, ifeel there's very little time left for him to play with because he really

only need several days in which to make a decision as to whether or not there should be an election. the legislation says that now that we have passed that deadline for forming an executive election needs to be subsequent elections could fall injanuary but to be subsequent elections could fall in january but the to be subsequent elections could fall injanuary but the election period of her christmas so for december, the office here has been planning for, that means several minutes to make that decision and then there would be another six weeks for an election campaign and this is said speaking to the press that he believes that talks between uk and european union would continue during the election campaign as they're trying to defend their plans for an election and saying that

regardless of whether there was an election campaign going on or not, that it happened last time and then the election in may earlier this year whenever that election campaign kicked off and european union spend the negotiations for that campaign and a distraction during the election campaign and in an election, his duty to: election really wouldn't affect the negotiation and so, whether this would be seen as an playing for time, certainly a basis of the legislation, he doesn't have much time left. , ., �* ., ., time left. the parties don't want an election and — time left. the parties don't want an election and they _ time left. the parties don't want an election and they are _ time left. the parties don't want an election and they are very - time left. the parties don't want an election and they are very keen - election and they are very keen for the reasons you outlined and photos northern ireland want an election. is it possible this would just be a complete waste of time we find ourselves back in the end of it? i

think that's a very real possibility if you look at polling and the last election, it suggests that there would simply be a hardening of support for the three largest parties in northern ireland, sinn fein is the largest party and at the last election, the dup is the second—largest party in their crossing the alliance and as we have seen from polling that has taken place during the summer, it suggests that those three parties would serve to benefit from further elections and the party the likes of which their boat would be squeezed. simply, will be back where we started when the election happens in december because of the power—sharing structures as they are requiring both nationalists and unionists to work together but for the dup, they're still not happy

with protocol arrangements as they currently exist and there has been no resolution 15 the uk in government and the european union in that time but some legislative measures within westminster to try and address the concerns and they can simply turn around and decide to block the restoration of power—sharing and that would simply start another six—month deadline for restoring the institutions upon which the secretary of state would once again call upon the shoulders to call another election.— once again call upon the shoulders to call another election. thank you so much. the husband of nancy pelosi — the united states' speaker of the house of representative — has been hopsitalised following a violent break—in. paul pelosi — who is eighty—two — was assaulted at the family home in san francisco in the early hours of the morning.

a man's in custody but a motive is as yet unclear. mr pelosi is expected to make a full recovery. giving journalists this update. when giving “ournalists this update. when the giving journalists this update. when the officers arrived _ giving journalists this update. when the officers arrived on _ giving journalists this update. when the officers arrived on scene, - giving journalists this update. �*q�*ien the officers arrived on scene, they encountered an adult male and mr pelosi's husband paul. they both saw him holding a hammer. he pulled the hammer away from mr pelosi and violently assaulted him with her. our officers tackle the suspect and take him into custody and requested emergency back—up and rendered medical aid. emergency back—up and rendered medicalaid. suspect emergency back—up and rendered medical aid. suspect has been as a 42—year—old david. mr pelosi and he were transported to a local hospital for treatment. this is an active investigation and currently being led by the san francisco police

department and special division. we are working closely with our partners at the fbi, the us attorney office the capitol police and the district attorney hearing san francisco county and her team. the motive for this attack is still being determined. she will be booked at the san francisco county jail on the following charges. attempted homicide, some of the deadly weapon, elder abuse, verbal and several additionalfelonies. joining me now is our north america correspondent nomia iqbal this is a very peculiar case and very disturbing considering the other information that is emerged from the person who was in the pelosi home and some of the things he was alleged to have said. we heard the he was alleged to have said. - heard the details from the police officer about what they discovered when they arrived at the house. but,

we are reporting when the legislative came into the house, they shouted where is nancy, where's nancy reference to nancy to nancy pelosi. nancy pelosi was not in the house, she divides her time between washington, dc and san francisco, and she has represented since 2007. campaigning with the democratic party at the head of the midterm election which takes place in less than two weeks and there's been reaction from politicians on both sides here, people were shocked it would happen. president biden spoke to nancy pelosi and is praying for paul pelosi's quick recovery. {siege to nancy pelosi and is praying for paul pelosi's quick recovery. give a attern of paul pelosi's quick recovery. give a pattern of very _ paul pelosi's quick recovery. give a pattern of very disturbing - paul pelosi's quick recovery. give a pattern of very disturbing plots - paul pelosi's quick recovery. give a pattern of very disturbing plots for| pattern of very disturbing plots for example, the reported plots to

kidnapped the governor of michigan, convicted earlier this week and people watching the home of the supreme courtjustice brett supreme court justice brett cavanaugh, supreme courtjustice brett cavanaugh, but the rope questions being asked about popular attitudes to political leaders but also by levels of security.— to political leaders but also by levels of security. there are in ca - itol levels of security. there are in capitol police _ levels of security. there are in capitol police have _ levels of security. there are in capitol police have said - levels of security. there are in | capitol police have said they're looking providing additional security for the family members. but there have been incidents including nancy pelosi herself, her home was vandalized last year and also a man was sentenced in jail for threatening to shoot her last year, last year a man appeared in court threatening to kill her and such as the democratic party members that received threats, also to give you another example, the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is also received threats as well and this is all coming following 2021, things of

the nancy pelosi suffered one warned about and i do believe given what is happened, we have to emphasise that we do not know the exact motivation, but given that there are these reports this members targeting nancy pelosi, it will heighten those fears that are those on both sides and worry about their safety. donald trump has welcomed elon musk�*s forty—four billion dollar takeover of twitter, saying the social media platform is now "in sane hands". the former us president was banned from twitter after being accused of inciting violence in january last year. but he's said he will stay on his own platform, truth social. our technology editor, zoe kleinman, reports. elon musk. to his many fans, one of the most innovative and influential people in the world. he is certainly the richest. he made his money with paypal and is now the boss of the electric car firm tesla.

he also owns spacex and his starlink satellite network provides internet access round the world, and now he adds to his portfolio twitter, the small but mighty social network. "let that sink in," he said, walking into twitter hq carrying, yes, a sink. elon musk is a prolific tweeter, with more than 110 million followers. he is now calling himself chief twit. "the bird is freed", he tweeted, followed later by "let the good times roll." but what does the tech billionaire want to do with it? he has previously said he wanted to see twitter become more open to free speech. if he starts to see a certain type of free speech environment, eg, one where anything goes, might become a hellscape, as he said, and that might see people leave, in which case advertisers who are paying to be on the site might get concerned, because there will be fewer eyeballs looking at their ads. he is going to have to strike the right balance between the kind of content moderation he needs to keep investors and customers

happy and his free speech ideals. all of this matters because twitter has become the place where world leaders, opinion formers and politicians come to share their views. it is a kind of direct line between the decision makers and us, the people they represent. elon musk says we need an digital town square, a community space for public discussion, and twitter, he argues, is it. several top execs have already been sacked, and for those who remain, they need to know musk means business. i suspect they will want to get some degree of certainty that elon musk isn't going to be running it like he runs his twitter account. his twitter account is full of memes and jokes. people want a degree of seriousness. they consider this an important product in the world. there is lots of speculation about whether musk�*s takeover will mean the return of the most high—profile person on twitter�*s banned list, former us president donald trump. he said on his own truth social media platform that twitter is now in sane hands, but he has no plans to return — for now. zoe kleinman, bbc news.

in a legalfirst, the sentencing of a murderer has been televised and broadcast live in england and wales. an old baileyjudge gave jemma mitchell life in prison, with a minimum term of 3a years, for killing her friend from church, and then dumping her decapitated body in devon. thejudge described her as "extremely devious". helena wilkinson reports. this isjemma mitchell on her way to mee keun chong's house. hours later, she murders her and put her body in the big blue suitcase. miss chong, also known as deborah, was friends with the former osteopath. both devout christians, they met through church, but fell out over money. today, history was made at the old bailey. mitchell became the first murderer and the first woman to be sentenced on television in england and wales. you have shown absolutely no

remorse, and it appears that you are in complete denial as to what you did. notwithstanding what, in myjudgment, amounted to overwhelming evidence against you. the enormity of your crime is profoundly shocking. mitchell kept miss chong's body for two weeks. she then drove over 200 miles away to salcombe in devon. charlotte rawlings was with family on holiday, when they found the headless body. you could see some fabric and it was the body of a lady. initially, i thought maybe she slipped over, but then on closer look, her hand was left on her skirt and it was so white, you knew she wasn't alive. mitchell soon became the prime suspect, and was arrested. jemma, i'm arresting - you on suspicion of murder.

today, in a victim impact statement read to court, deborah chong's sister amy said... mitchell will spend at least 3a years in prison, for what was a chilling and calculated murder of herfriend. helena wilkinson, bbc news. a man has been found guilty of murdering his ex—girlfriend, who died more than 20 years after he poured petrol over her and set her on fire — in an attack inspired by the film reservoir dogs. jacqueline kirk suffered horrific burns in 1998. her former partner steven craig has already served a life sentence for causing grievous bodily harm with intent. now, a jury has agreed that the injuries inflicted on her back then, played more than a minimal part in her death two decades later, so they convicted him of murder. a warning you may find some

of the content in this report byjenny kumah distressing. it was a terrible smell of them look down, ijust went up. her it was a terrible smell of them look down, ijust went up.— it was a terrible smell of them look down, ijust went up. down, i 'ust went up. her ex partner drove down, ijust went up. her ex partner drove her to — down, ijust went up. her ex partner drove her to this _ down, ijust went up. her ex partner drove her to this car _ down, ijust went up. her ex partner drove her to this car parking - drove her to this car parking western and port petrol over her. he then sent her a light. the family say she was resilient despite this trauma. . ., , ., say she was resilient despite this trauma. ,, ., , ., , trauma. she was a fighter. very stubborn- _ trauma. she was a fighter. very stubborn. and _ trauma. she was a fighter. very stubborn. and normally - trauma. she was a fighter. very stubborn. and normally not - trauma. she was a fighter. very | stubborn. and normally not seen trauma. she was a fighter. very - stubborn. and normally not seen as a negative _ stubborn. and normally not seen as a negative thing, but for her, there was a _ negative thing, but for her, there was a very— negative thing, but for her, there was a very positive thing stop by there _ was a very positive thing stop by there was— was a very positive thing stop by there was a cheer from the jury when they deliver — there was a cheer from the jury when they deliver their guilty verdict.

they— they deliver their guilty verdict. they wiped away tears. the judge thanked the jury for dealing with which she described as a harrowing and distressing case and said that they had done an importantjob with delivering justice and closure for jacqueline kirk's family. jacqueline kirk, ou jacqueline kirk's family. jacqueline kirk. you were _ jacqueline kirk's family. jacqueline kirk, you were convicted _ jacqueline kirk's family. jacqueline kirk, you were convicted for. - jacqueline kirk's family. jacqueline kirk, you were convicted for. he i jacqueline kirk's family. jacqueline i kirk, you were convicted for. he was convicted in — kirk, you were convicted for. he was convicted in 2000 _ kirk, you were convicted for. he was convicted in 2000 and _ kirk, you were convicted for. he was convicted in 2000 and released - kirk, you were convicted for. he was convicted in 2000 and released on l convicted in 2000 and released on licence three years ago. this is him being arrested last year for murder after ms. kirk died in 2019 with a ruptured diaphragm. she after ms. kirk died in 2019 with a ruptured diaphragm.— after ms. kirk died in 2019 with a ruptured diaphragm. she died from her injuries- _ ruptured diaphragm. she died from her injuries. they _ ruptured diaphragm. she died from her injuries. they told _ ruptured diaphragm. she died from her injuries. they told the - ruptured diaphragm. she died from her injuries. they told the court - her in'uries. they told the court that her injuries. they told the court that she was — her injuries. they told the court that she was extremely - her injuries. they told the court that she was extremely unwelll her injuries. they told the court - that she was extremely unwell with a swollen abdomen affecting her breathing. described her scarring like having about being tied around her chest wall. this was jacqueline kirk for years before the attack. decades after she was left with

life—changing injuries, her attacker may be sent back to jail for murder. it's been announced that the rock and roll legend jerry lee lewis has died at the age of 87. famous for his flamboyant showmanship, his songs included "whole lotta shakin' going on" and "great balls of fire". he was considered one of pioneers who made rock'n'roll america's dominant pop music of the 1950s. good evening. well, it was a pretty decent day of weather across most of the country today. overnight tonight we've got some dry weather, clear skies around initially but through the early hours of cloud and rain pushing and across parts of the southwest and drifting north in towards the midlands. and a bit of mist of

murk with that too. temperatures once again on the mild side, we're looking at town and city values around about ten to 12 c. a touch cooler in the far north of scotland with some clear skies here. looking ahead to the weekend and we hold the mall conditions. and we hold the mild conditions. there will be some rain at times but also some sunshine too. first thing on saturday we've got that cloud in rain pushing its way northwards across much of the midlands, wales and in towards the north england, reaching northern ireland and the south of scotland. behind it for much of the east midlands and the southeast and northeast anglia dry with some sunshine. a feel of warmth in the sun, temperatures around 22 degrees but more cloud further west. and after that, find start in scotland, the cloud and rain pushing in towards the central belt. and then into tomorrow evening, pushing its way further north. and looking ahead toward sunday, well, we've got low pressure in the atlantic once again, that is driving conditions sending weather fronts our way and they will be some outbreaks of rain. initially across parts

of the southeast tonnes sunday a cold front brings in cloud and patchy outbreaks of rain initially, perhaps turning a wee bit heavier through the afternoon through parts of kent and in towards cambridgeshire. further west it's a little bit drier but also a rash of showers. these could well be on the heavy side, perhaps the odd rumble of thunder in the mix to and quite breezy if not windy through parts of the irish seacoast. enter monday now and another weather front brings heavy rain across parts of ireland and pushing its way towards western parts of scotland in towards wales later on. i had a bit much of england having some sunshine, just the chance of a few showers around. temperatures around about mid to high teens for most. as we head into monday evening for halloween that band of rain still with us and also a number of showers likely to develop across england working their way northwards. for the week ahead, it remains unsettled. you can see that with the icons they are. but also look at the temperatures, look at the numbers beginning to decline. temperatures coming back down to close or where

they should be for the end of the week this time of year. this weekend clocks go back overnight one hour. that is the forecast.

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