this is bbc news with the headlines: a new wave of violence in iran, with security forces firing on protestors, and reports of injuries and deaths. 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 the husband of nancy pelosi — the us house speaker — is taken to hospital after a violent break—in at their home in california. donald trump welcomes elon musk�*s 44 billion dollar takeover of twitter, saying the social media platform is now "in sane hands". 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.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. there's been a new wave of deadly clashes in iran today , with security forces firing on protestors. there have been a number of confirmed injuries, it's not known how many have been killed. activists say dozens of people were fired upon after emerging from friday prayers in the southern city of zahedan, the capital of the sistan—baluchistan province, bordering pakistan. automatic gunfire is clearly audible in footage seen and verified by the bbc. there'd been a build—up of security forces earlier in the day. today's protests in zahedan follow a similar crackdown in the same city nearly a month ago, during protests against the death of mahsa amini.

i'm joined now by shayan from bbc monitoring, who has been following the footage from iran for us... tell us what has been happening in iran today. figs tell us what has been happening in iran toda . �* , ,, tell us what has been happening in irantoda . r tell us what has been happening in irantoda . a ,., ,, iran today. as you said, protests have been _ iran today. as you said, protests have been continuing _ iran today. as you said, protests have been continuing today, - iran today. as you said, protests have been continuing today, the | have been continuing today, the biggest of that was in zahedan. as you said, just a month ago there was a really deadly rally in that city which an iranian protest does now refer to as bloody friday. after friday prayers about a month ago, protesters rallied in the city and something close to between 90 and 100 protesters were actually shot dead by security forces and the police. since since then every

friday has been processed. most crater since then has been, because of the backlash that happened after that deadly friday protest nearly one month ago. today, once again security forces opening fire on protesters. i saw a video today of a teenager getting shot in the head and unfortunately getting killed. people covered in blood in other parts of zahedan, really disturbing scenes. what is curious about this is just yesterday we heard reports in iranian state media saying that the head of the police force in zahedan had ashley been sacked because of his response to the protests a month ago in which 100 protesters were killed. so this is again another protest in zahedan which has been responded with violence by security forces and so far what we have seen as a violent crackdown on protesters hasn't worked. in fact it has intensified the protest. bear in mind this is

one of the poorest areas of iran, many of the population there are actually . many of the population there are actually -_ actually . paints a picture of what we _ actually . paints a picture of what we know _ actually . paints a picture of what we know is _ actually . paints a picture of what we know is happening - actually . paints a picture of. what we know is happening more actually . paints a picture of- what we know is happening more than one month after the protesters first erupted after the death of this young woman are high up the authorities are shifting and changing their response. today, the iranian authorities _ changing their response. today, the iranian authorities had _ changing their response. today, the iranian authorities had been - changing their response. today, the iranian authorities had been hoping | iranian authorities had been hoping that these protests with a combination of a complete dismissal of their existence, and the reasons for why people are protesting and also very brutal and deadly crackdown. that these protests would go away. these times around things appear to be different. not only have these protests not gone away but we have seen the last couple of days that they have actually intensified, they have become bigger. two nights ago, as iranians took to the streets to commemorate

the passing of mahsa amini whose death started the uprising. we saw some of the biggest crowds that we have seen in the last 42 days. some of the towns and cities that have not seen any unrest, saw large crowds of people coming in and once again yesterday and today we are seeing in schools, universities in some towns and cities people are protesting and another tactic that people delete that protesters are using is that the process —— marking of passing of other young women and teenagers who were killed within the last six weeks and have become the faces of the protest. at the moment, what we're seeing is that the regime does really not have an answer to this unrest and the protests are likely to continue for some time. thank you. we'rejust likely to continue for some time. thank you. we're just seeing on the agency that the us is to put a un spotlight on the iranian protest next week at the security council

gathering. that is being reported now. in northern ireland voters will go to the poll once again. a midline deadline. they said an election must be held within 12 weeks although they didn't 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 so that the border between northern ireland in the uk and the republic in europe, can remain open. 0ur 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 if 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? 0urselves, 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 there 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 functioned for two of the last six years. for many people, today marks a return to problems that northern ireland has faced all too often before. 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 82 — was assaulted at the family home in san francisco in the early hours of the morning. joining me now is our north america

correspondent nomia iqbal. welcome, what more do we know about this attack? and helper law back paul pelosi is? —— how paul pelosi is? paul pelosi is? -- how paul pelosi is? , �* ., , paul pelosi is? -- how paul pelosi is? , �* , is? president biden has said he is ra in: is? president biden has said he is praying for— is? president biden has said he is praying for his — is? president biden has said he is praying for his quick— is? president biden has said he is praying for his quick recovery. - is? president biden has said he is praying for his quick recovery. we know that this attack happened in the early hours in the morning. the assailant broke into the pelosi's house in san francisco with a hammer. there have been lots of different things been reported. but the police chief of san francisco, william scott gave a press conference earlier today let's listen to what he said. when 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 it. 0ur officers tackled the suspect and take him into custody and requested 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. that is police officer giving more details. what is not confirmed is when the assailant broke in the house he was shouting, where is nancy? where is nancy? it is also reported he tried to tie up paul pelosi in order to wait for nancy pelosi in order to wait for nancy pelosi to turn up. she wasn't in the house, she is here in dc and campaigning and fundraising with the democratic party ahead of the mid—term elections are due to happen in under two weeks' time. police

think this was a targeted attack but as of yet no motive has been established.— established. raising serious questions — established. raising serious questions about _ established. raising serious questions about their - established. raising serious i questions about their security established. raising serious - questions about their security and protection the senior politicians have. , , ., , have. yes, they have been questions ever since the _ have. yes, they have been questions ever since the capital— have. yes, they have been questions ever since the capital riots _ have. yes, they have been questions ever since the capital riots of - ever since the capital riots of 2021. something nancy pelosi herself is raised. capitol police that they are looking into providing additional security forfamily additional security for family members of those additional security forfamily members of those who work in congress. but lawmakers on both sides, republicans and democrats have at some point, many of them have at some point, many of them have experienced incidents where their safety has been injeopardy. this will heighten even more, given what has happened. the investigation is under way, the fbi is involved in capital police to work out exactly what the motives of this individual work. ., ~ what the motives of this individual work. . ,, , .,

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: jerry lee lewis has died at the age of 87.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a new wave of violence in iran, with security forces firing on protestors, and reports of injuries and deaths. the uk government will call a snap election in northern ireland after politicians in the devolved government failed to restore power—sharing. donald trump has welcomed elon musk�*s 44 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. twitter�*s head of legal policy at the time has now been sacked, along with its chief executive, by the new owner.

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. 0ur north america technology reporterjames clayton 0utside reporterjames clayton twitter headquarters in san francisco. 0utside twitter headquarters in san francisco. welcome. what now for the future of twitter, what do we think the chief twit will do next? he has tweeted in the _ the chief twit will do next? he has tweeted in the last _ the chief twit will do next? he has tweeted in the last 45 _ the chief twit will do next? he has tweeted in the last 45 minutes - the chief twit will do next? he hasl tweeted in the last 45 minutes also something very interesting. he said, twitter will be forming a content moderation counsel with widely diverse viewpoints, all account re—states will happen before that

convenience. if what that means is that if we thought the donald trump was going to be invited back we can think again. there will be aboard where they will consider people and on the previous administration to be allowed back in. previously elon musk said that he thinks donald trump should be allowed back. if that dog is allowed open as impressed a little bit ajar. very interesting statement from elon musk. we are reallyjust learning on twitter, every time he tweets a little bit more about what he wants from the company. haifa little bit more about what he wants from the company.— little bit more about what he wants from the company. how is it then in silicon valley _ from the company. how is it then in silicon valley that _ from the company. how is it then in silicon valley that this _ from the company. how is it then in silicon valley that this mood? - from the company. how is it then in silicon valley that this mood? is - from the company. how is it then in silicon valley that this mood? is it i silicon valley that this mood? is it a wise move given a hero he has so much on its plate with tesla and space x? i much on its plate with tesla and sace x? ~ ., ., ., much on its plate with tesla and sacex? ~ ., ., ., , space x? i think a lot of people think he overpaid. _ space x? i think a lot of people think he overpaid. he - space x? i think a lot of people think he overpaid. he said - space x? i think a lot of people i think he overpaid. he said himself that he overpaid for twitter. there is a general view that twitter has a lot of potential, a lot of potential

thatis lot of potential, a lot of potential that is not fulfilled. it's not very well run. it hasn't monetised in the same way that facebook has. and rand under —— run under someone like elon musk as it was a proven business leader it could go very well. he may very well be able to turn into something very profitable. it elon musk, he has created the most valuable car company in the world. if he says he can do something, a lot of investors will just say yes sure, how much do you want? that is was secured a lot of this funding. someone gave him $1 billion to help ljy someone gave him $1 billion to help by twitter. when you have friends like that is very easy to raise capital. thank you very much will stop it's good to see you. pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan has begun leading a week—long march of his supporters from the eastern city of lahore to the capital islamabad demanding early elections. it's after he was ousted in april after losing a confidence vote in parliament.

0ur reporter tarhub asghar is in lahore. right now i am here for the iconic spot the former prime minister 0mran carney asked his supporters to gather here so that he can move formally and start his march you can see thousands of people who are actually here and they came hair for their leader. his leadership is also here, six months ago imran kahn was voted out from the office. since then he is holding public gatherings to ramp up pressure on establishment and government to announce early elections. you can see people are here, theirfamilies elections. you can see people are here, their families who came elections. you can see people are here, theirfamilies who came here, this long march is approximately the

long activity. going to different cities. one of the leading figures of rock and roll, jerry lee lewis had died aged 87. his song "great balls of fire" was a world wide hit and he was one of the original inductees in the rock and roll hall of fame. we'rejoined by the bbc�*s media and arts correspondent david sillito. tell us more about this icon. there is a a-rou tell us more about this icon. there is a group of _ tell us more about this icon. there is a group of artists _ tell us more about this icon. there is a group of artists known - tell us more about this icon. there is a group of artists known as - tell us more about this icon. there is a group of artists known as the l is a group of artists known as the million dollar quartet, elvis presley, johnny cash, jerry lee lewis. they are very much the founding fathers of rock and roll, where it all began in many ways. and he is gone. it is, if you are ever going to say anything is the end of an era. he was an extraordinary man. but you can't pretend that he didn't have the dark side as well. he has

eight years old, his parents mortgage their house and said, here you arejerry, play the piano. by the time he is a teenager he is playing on the back of a truck travelling around. then he gets to join sun studios, the famous sun studios. he is a worldwide star within a year or so and then it all came crashing down. it was in britain when he introduced the world to his new wife, his third wife i think it was still a teenager at the time. his cousin who was 13 years old. the outrage at the time brought his career too. in britain certainly and large parts of america. but he carried on performing right until the very end. butjust look at his life. seven marriages, barely believable catalogue of drink, drugs, shootings. people used to visit him in his home and count the bullet holes.

visit him in his home and count the bullet holes-— bullet holes. didn't he stand outside elvis _ bullet holes. didn't he stand outside elvis presley's - bullet holes. didn't he stand | outside elvis presley's house bullet holes. didn't he stand - outside elvis presley's house with a gun? outside elvis presley's house with a run? outside elvis presley's house with a . un? , ., outside elvis presley's house with a run? , ., ., , ., , gun? the question was whether he was there to try and — gun? the question was whether he was there to try and kill _ gun? the question was whether he was there to try and kill elvis, _ gun? the question was whether he was there to try and kill elvis, he _ there to try and kill elvis, he always said no. there was definitely always said no. there was definitely a moment of him having his questions about who really was the king of rock and roll, he truly believe that he was the king. he was not a man short in self belief. so many of the stories, you think to yourself, are they true? can they possibly be true? how many cadillacs did he actually managed to crash in one year. but there is enough that is verified to make you realise that he was a terrifying person. every interview you see, you are aware that the interviewer is notjust wary, or often genuinely scared of him as you are human being. he has an opposing presence. his biographer described him as a bulls first, a swinging tire iron of a man. there are two sides tojerry lee lewis. he

was called keller for a are two sides tojerry lee lewis. he was called kellerfor a reason. thank you very much for taking us through the highs and lows forjerry lee lewis's life. thank you. one of piet mondrian's most famed artworks has been hanging upside down for seventy—five years. titled �*new york city i' the painting by the dutch artist is a complex lattice work of coloured stripes. they depict the new york skyline and currently get thicker towards the bottom of the painting. but a 191m photograph taken in mondrian's studio emerged showing the work to be the other way round. the curator of the german museum where it is displayed says it is too late to rectify the error as it could fall apart if hung the right way up. there you go. i guess it is art which ever way you look at it, isn't it? plenty more on that story and all of the stories that we are covering just on the website. that is it for me for the moment. you can

reach me on twitter. i'll be back shortly with more. thank for watching. good evening. it was a decent day of weather across most of the country. 0vernight 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. there will be some rain at times but also some sunshine too. first thing on saturday we've got that cloud and 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, fine 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 towards sunday, well, we've got low pressure in the atlantic once again, that is driving conditions sending weather fronts our way and there will be some outbreaks of rain. initially across parts of the southeast on 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 too and quite breezy if not windy through parts of the irish seacoast. into 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. ahead of that 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 there. but also look at the temperatures, look at the numbers beginning to decline. temperatures coming back down to closer to 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.

this is bbc world news, the headlines... there's been a new wave of deadly clashes in iran today — with security forces firing on protestors. there have been a number of confirmed injuries — it's not known how many have been killed. 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. a 42—year—old man has been charged with attempted murder following an attack on the husband of the us democratic house speaker nancy pelosi in their california home. 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.

you are watching bbc news... in a legal first, the sentencing of a murderer has been televised and broadcast live in england and wales. a judge gavejemma mitchell life in prison for killing herfriend from church, and then dumping her decapitated body in devon. helena wilkinson reports. this isjemma mitchell on her way to mee kuen 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 the church, but they 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 rollings 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, at this moment, i'm arresting you on suspicion of murder. _ today, in a victim impact statement read to court, deborah chong's sister amy said, "i can't begin to believe how 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. she needed a tube in her windpipe to breathe and it affected her speech. i remember the glug, breathe and it affected her speech. i rememberthe glug, glug, the terrible smell, and i looked down, and when i looked down, ijust went up. her ex partner drove her to this car parking western he poured petrol over her and sent her family say she was resilient despite this trauma. she her family say she was resilient despite this trauma.— despite this trauma. she was a fi . hter, despite this trauma. she was a fighter. she — despite this trauma. she was a

fighter, she always _ despite this trauma. she was a fighter, she always kind - despite this trauma. she was a fighter, she always kind of - despite this trauma. she was a | fighter, she always kind of beat despite this trauma. she was a - fighter, she always kind of beat the odds. she was very, very stubborn, that's normally seen as a negative thing, positive thing. there was a loud cheer from the _ positive thing. there was a loud cheer from the public _ positive thing. there was a loud cheer from the public gallery i positive thing. there was a loud i cheer from the public gallery when the jury delivered the guilty verdict. jaclyn kurt's family smiled at each other and wiped away tears. thejudge, mrsjustice stacy, i think thejury for thejudge, mrsjustice stacy, i think the jury for dealing with what she described as a harrowing and distressing case. said that they had done an importantjob in delivering justice and closure forjaclyn kirk's family.— justice and closure forjaclyn kirk's family. jaclyn kerr, you where convicted _ kirk's family. jaclyn kerr, you where convicted for... - kirk's family. jaclyn kerr, you where convicted for... crack. kirk's family. jaclyn kerr, you i where convicted for... crack was convicted _ where convicted for... crack was convicted of _ where convicted for... crack was convicted of gbh _ where convicted for... crack was convicted of gbh in _ where convicted for... crack was convicted of gbh in 2000 - where convicted for... crack was convicted of gbh in 2000 and i convicted of gbh in 2000 and released on licence three years ago. this is him being arrested last year for murder after ms. couric died in august 2019 with a ruptured diaphragm. she august 2019 with a ruptured diaphragm-— august 2019 with a ruptured dia-ahram. ,, ., diaphragm. she died from her in'uries? diaphragm. she died from her injuries? there _ diaphragm. she died from her injuries? there is _ diaphragm. she died from her injuries? there is no - diaphragm. she died from her injuries? there is no way - diaphragm. she died from her injuries? there is no way i - diaphragm. she died from her| injuries? there is no way i was responsible — injuries? there is no way i was responsible for _ injuries? there is no way i was responsible for murder. - injuries? there is no way i was responsible for murder. her i responsible for murder. her consultant, _ responsible for murder. her consultant, professor - responsible for murder. he: consultant, professor tim cook, responsible for murder. h2 consultant, professor tim cook, told

the court that she was extremely unwell with a swollen abdomen affecting her breathing. he described her scarring as being like having a belt tied around her chest wall. this is jaclyn kirk for years before the attack. decades after she was left with life—changing injuries, herattacker was left with life—changing injuries, her attacker may be sent back to jailfor her injuries, her attacker may be sent back to jail for her murder. rishi sunak has been out and about for the first time since pmqs on wednesday after a challegning first week as prime minister. he has criticised over his reappointment of suella braverman of home secretary after she resigned for a security breach last week and for his decision no to attend cop27 next month. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas has the latest. rishi sunak has been out and about as you say. he's come under a bit of pressure for some of the issues he has faced criticism for this week so that appointment of suella braverman, question about that and he indicated he didn't regret the appointment and he believes she had learnt lessons from that episode. so standing by that.

criticism for not going to the climate summit in egypt in a few weeks. he said he thought people would understand that his priority at the minute was to be dealing with domestic issues and one of those cropped up because he was on a visit to the hospital and he was meeting people there and he met one patient and sat down to talk to her and she confronted him about the issue of nurses pay. this was the conversation. have they looked after you nicely? they always do. it's a pity you don't pay them all. we are trying. you need to try harder. i will take that away. they are a very nice team here. but it is important

because they do great work. and how far away do you live? not too far. so this is your local hospital. it is. they are doing great work. it's not the first time i've been here. and you have been well looked after. that is the great thing about the nhs. so the key bit there was the patient saying to him, "you don't pay them more" and he said "we are trying" and she said you are not trying. you need to try harder. so a bit of a telling off for the prime minister and the he said we will have a look at that or something or we will take that away. the difficulties he is facing other big domestic issues with that economic budgetary statement coming out in a few weeks and particularly the issue of are they going to have to be cuts. the labour leader sir keir starmer has criticised the government today saying kits were not on the table a few weeks ago but now they are

necessary because the government crashed the economy and one of the difficult things rishi sunak will be facing with the nhs is nhs staff, 350,000 of them being balloted from today on possible industrial action because the pay award they have been given they say is not enough, way below the rate of inflation. the government says they are being given what the independent pay body suggested but staff are talking about walking out on rishi sunak faces those difficult financial decisions. as winter approaches and worries about energy costs rise, two communities in the west highlands of scotland are having very different experiences of the cost of living crisis. in one, energy bills are well above the uk average, while in the other, a hydroelectric scheme has led to no increase at all. as part of our series looking at how energy costs are affecting different regions, our scotland editorjames cook has visted glenelg and knoydart.

winter is coming, and in the highlands they're worried. energy bills here are way above the uk average, and rising. life in rural scotland does bring great rewards. just look at the scenery for a start. but it also comes with great challenges, and many people here will tell you those challenges are now intensifying. this community ferry hops to and fro between glenelg on the mainland and the isle of skye. but the cost of diesel to run it has jumped 70% in the past year. how difficult is that, as a business? well, it is difficult because we always run on really quite tight margins here. and we're still expected, as a social enterprise business, to meet rising costs, with very small profit margins. it does make me really nervous as to how we might be able to continue in the way that we are.

at the heart of glenelg village is the hall, but it's not cheap to maintain, especially when the electricity bill has soared from £800 a quarter to more than £a,000. there's a church group. there's indoor bowls, indoor football, kids' youth club. they're going to have to look, "can we run our club, "can we not run our club?" so if we increase our prices, there's no way that we can run the hall at the costs that are currently given. all right, rhona? in the glenelg inn, energy is not the only worry. brexit, and a lack of affordable housing, have made staff hard to find, and inflation is pushing up the price of supplies. i really love this business, but it is becoming much more challenging for me. i'm a bit scared about going into next year. i'm scared about the staffing issue, the prices, the power prices, obviously.

sail south, though, and it's a brighter picture. this is the knoydart peninsula, accessible only by boat or a two day hike. that means it's not on the national grid. power here comes from this hydro scheme. run by a community project called knoydart renewables. if it wasn't for knoydart renewables, the population, which is about 120, with all the businesses, which are paying all the taxes they're paying, wouldn't be sustainable economically. we would probably have 20 or 30 people living here, with tumbleweed blowing down the streets. and you're effectively insulated from this energy emergency that everyone else is facing. the energy emergency has no effect on us, in terms of electricity production. in the local brewery they see the hydro as a blessing. we're not going to be receiving the same price hikes that grid based consumers are. so for you, how important is this hydro scheme to keep you going? it's critical, really is.

so we know we'll be able to keep the lights on and keep the beer coming. and that sense of confidence is shared throughout this community. there's more people here. there's more new businesses. there's triple the amount of kids in the school than there was when i was there. and there's room for development. so i'm building a house right now, and it means that i know that i will be able to have power, which is obviously very important. 0ptimism, yes, but it's confined to this rare corner of the country without an energy crisis. james cook, bbc news, knoydart. students could be forced to drop out of university if the shortage of housing in some cities isn't addressed, the national union of students has told the bbc. it says there's been a failure to plan for the bumper numbers getting places. in some places, students have queued through the night — for flats for next year. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys reports. waiting all night until morning,

students in durham desperate for flats for next year. student lets are limited in this historic city. melody is a final year student in manchester. weeks into term, and she's still sofa surfing. i literally don't have a place to live right now. currently, i am crashing with friends. it's probably, like, my only option, because i'm just not able to find a place in manchester at the moment. what makes it so difficult to get a flat? because there's multiple people going for the same places. they said, "can you pay 12 months now?" and i was like "no!" like, i can't pay 12 months of rent now. i couldn't even ask that from my parents, if that makes sense. there are record numbers of students — in several cities, not enough affordable housing. our advice service is flooded with kind of requests about housing, and providers for students are offering far fewer flats to rent this year

compared to previous years, which is quite telling of the situation. it's also about cost. student maintenance loans have gone up a little bit this year, but nowhere near the cost of living, and for most students, their biggest bill is rent. this busy lettings agency now only has more expensive flats, aimed at the young professional market. now there's not the availability for this year. if they're coming in for the next years, we have the properties on the market for them, but right now, we have nothing for students for this year. the rising cost of living is students' biggest concern, and housing is part of that. scotland may allow rents to be frozen. in england, the national union of students wants action. the universities really need to take a look at their huge focus on increasing student intake. it is going up exponentially, and the fact is, there is not enough accommodation provided for students.