this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a new wave of violence in iran, with security forces firing on anti—government protestors. the head of britain's royal navy orders an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harassed on submarines. president biden condemns an attack on the husband of senior democrat nancy pelosi, saying there's too much vitriol in us politics. the un secretary general urges all parties to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports, which is due to expire next month. and northern ireland is facing the prospect of another election after parties failed to reach agreement on a return to power—sharing.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i'm samantha simmonds. the commander of iran's powerful revolutionary guards has warned protesters that saturday would be their last day of taking to streets. iran has been gripped by protests since the death of 22—year—old kurdish woman mahsa amini in police custody last month. today's serious warning follows the fatal shooting of a protester in the iranian city of zahedan. activitsts say security forces fired on dozens of people as they left friday prayers in the southern city. with me is parham ghobadi from bbc persian. what do you make of this warning

from the revolutionary guard today? it is a really strongly worded comment but it is not unprecedented. from the beginning, the iranian revolutionary guard and their media outlets started comparing protesters to isis fighters, which was unprecedented compared to the previous protests. this time, they said this is the last day, however just now we received footage that students at one of the tehran universities started protesting and calling a terror attack that took place a few days ago in the city or shiraz, they started charting that it is another reason that the iranian regime has applied to derail the protest, and we are not going to be fooled by that. so it shows the lack of confidence of the iranian people in their government, and even if a terror attack takes place in iran, they don't believe this is isis and they think it is a strategy of the iranian regime to stop the

protests. 50 of the iranian regime to stop the rotests. , , ., , ., protests. so bring us the latest on the protest _ protests. so bring us the latest on the protest. you _ protests. so bring us the latest on the protest. you have _ protests. so bring us the latest on the protest. you have received - the protest. you have received the footage of something happening at the funeral of one of the protesters.— the funeral of one of the protesters. the funeral of one of the rotesters. ., , ., , protesters. apart from the protest at the tehran _ protesters. apart from the protest at the tehran universities, - protesters. apart from the protest at the tehran universities, we - protesters. apart from the protestj at the tehran universities, we also see protests at the funeral of other young protesters. this young man, i managed to talk to some of his friends. two nights ago, after a few hours that he was killed, we managed to confirm that he was killed with severe blows to his head, you can see in his picture he is a very young and handsome man. his friends told me he was full of life. he was always talking about his future. he was a chef in a very good restaurant in his hometown. his friends say there was no way he committed suicide, and they say that because the iranian regime in many other instances said that protesters killed themselves. they told me that wouldn't happen with him and he was

definitely killed. today was his funeral, and at his funeral, the iranian security forces again opened fire on the mourners, and we can have a look at the footage. this isn't the correct pictures, we're just going to get them. this is from zahedan where we saw the protest yesterday, and there have been many in the past few weeks. you are getting this footage to be very difficult circumstances, aren't you? yes, this is the footage of yesterday from zahedan, security forces opening fire on protesters. zahedan, that province of balochistan, is a sunni muslim area, in a country that has a shi'ite majority. that is why we see more

brutal crackdowns in that province and kurdistan, both hugely with sunni muslims there. {05} and kurdistan, both hugely with sunni muslims there.— and kurdistan, both hugely with sunni muslims there. 40 days on, what is your— sunni muslims there. 40 days on, what is your sense _ sunni muslims there. 40 days on, what is your sense of _ sunni muslims there. 40 days on, what is your sense of how - sunni muslims there. 40 days on, what is your sense of how these i what is your sense of how these protests are widening, are they growing in strength? and the reaction from the regime, is that growing in strength, in its response? growing in strength, in its resnonse?_ growing in strength, in its resonse? . ., ., growing in strength, in its resonse? . . ., ., response? the iranian crackdown of the protests — response? the iranian crackdown of the protests has _ response? the iranian crackdown of the protests has been _ response? the iranian crackdown of the protests has been brutal. - response? the iranian crackdown of the protests has been brutal. we i the protests has been brutal. we obtained footage last night that they are dragging and beating university students, medical universities, some of the brightest kids in the country. dragging them out from the dormitory. these killings, beating protesters, there is no sign that the resolve of the protesters has been shaken in the past weeks. what we see is people are taking part in protests, young children, generation z taking part in the protests, and they seem to be really fearless. some women,

barehanded, alone, they go and face riot police. they are armed to the teeth but they have no fear in facing them. thank you. earlier, protesterjeyda milani, who was born in iran, told me her story and explained why she is taking part in today's latest demonstrations in london. i was born in iran and came here at seven years old. i am a professional body—builder in the uk. because of my choice of sport, i probably would never be able to go back to iran unless the regime changes. because i have decided to go against the norm for a woman, especially the dress code. so other than protesting for the freedom in iran in general, i am somebody who is also affected directly, and i'm not able to go back to my homeland and see family, and i haven't been family, and i haven't been able

to for many years now. do you have family and friends in iran that you are in contact with? yes, i have family there. i have a big following on social media, and i'm in touch with many people there on a daily basis, receiving direct messages, videos, so i'm well aware in depth of what's going on in iran right now. what are they saying to you about taking to the streets, about what they feel, what they fear right now? you know, i cannot believe the bravery of these people, especially the women, the kind of messages and videos i receive, it's very difficult to watch. the brutality is severe. i'm receiving videos from people with their wounds, being shot at,

telling me the stories of how they had to look for a doctor because they were refused at hospitals to be treated, which just breaks my heart. because these doctors and nurses are put under pressure as well, not to treat these freedom fighters that come into hospitals. that was one of the things that really affected me mentally, watching these videos back. that's what i keep receiving in the messages from them. why are you joining the protests in london today? what do you hope it will achieve? the protests started small the first

few days, but then it grew. people started to see hope more and more, as more people were coming into the streets in iran, people realised that we needed to be their voice, especially when the internet was cut in iran. we realised they have no voice. we need to get up and go to these protests, and the more the numbers are, the more the world will see. so what we are hoping to achieve is to get british people on board, tojoin us. because it's notjust the iranians that should be at these protests, we need non—iranians too, because they too have a voice, and the louder the voice is getting, the more the leaders of different countries are reacting. in the first few days, we weren't seeing a lot of reaction, it was almost like people were wanting to see, well, what else is going to happen, how far is this going to go? but now people have realised,

this is a revolution. the un secretary general has urged all parties to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports which is due to expire next month. a spokesman for antonio guterres also called for the removal of any blocks on exports of russian grain and fertiliser. i asked our ukraine correspondent, hugo bachega, how much grain is leaving ukraine at the moment. ukrainians are saying that russia is deliberately delaying the passage, the inspection of ships. president zelensky said there was a queue of 175 ships waiting to be inspected. this is a very complicated deal, the ships need to be inspected before coming to ukraine, then they are inspected again after being loaded in turkey by a team of turkish, russian, ukrainian experts, also officials from the un. the deal when it was negotiated injuly was celebrated as being a major diplomatic breakthrough.

antonio guterres, the un chief, was heavily involved in negotiating the details of the deal. he's now saying it is urgent for the deal to be extended. the deal expires in november. we've heard from russian officials, complaining that russian exports are still being hindered. we've heard from some russian authorities suggesting that perhaps russia could not renew this deal, so it's something that has been discussed here in ukraine. and again, this was a deal that was celebrated because it helped to ease a major global food crisis. so again, we've heard from antonio guterres, the un chief, saying it is urgent for this deal to be extended. the head of britain's royal navy has ordered an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harassed on submarines. admiral sir ben key, the first sea lord, said anyone found culpable would be held accountable regardless of rank.

he has directed a senior team to investigate the claims. the uk ministry of defence says it's improving reporting mechanisms for sexual offences. our news correspondent louisa pilbeam has been following the story. we know that the royal navy have acted swiftly. sir ben key is the most seniorfigure in the navy. he launched an urgent investigation into allegations of sexual of sexual assault and harassment of female colleagues in the royal navy working on submarines. he said that anyone found responsible for this will be held to account regardless of their rank. these allegations are detailed in the daily mail newspaper. one woman says she was assaulted while she slept by a male colleague who was superior in rank to her. other women have said that they have experienced repeated demands

for sex acts, and they also had their underwear stolen and a rape list was drawn up that detailed the order of which women would be attacked if there was an emergency at sea. now, the ministry of defence have responded by saying that they are taking these claims seriously and that they know there is more to be done. they say that while most people in the royal navy have a rewarding career, there are predominantly women, they say, who are subject to inappropriate sexualised behaviour. emma norton is a lawyer and founder of the centre for militaryjustice, a charity which provides independent legal advice to women and men in the armed forces. she said these cases are common. it's incredibly shocking. it never ceases to be shocking. it's not unfamiliar to us unfortunately,

we've assisted very recently a case and the accounts that were being given by the women speaking to the daily mail are strikingly similar to the accounts given by our clients. i also think they reflect very markedly the findings in a sexual harassment survey that was published very quietly earlier this year by the royal navy. what we're finding is that independent review after independent review is recommending that the investigation of cases like this be taken away from the single services themselves. while it is very good to hear that response today, it doesn't go far enough. ultimately it will still be the royal navy investigating the royal navy. so a lot of campaigners and servicewomen have been calling for, for many, many years, for those who have responsibility for investigating the most serious complaints like this to be taken away from the single services themselves and handed to an independent body. the headlines on bbc news. a new wave of violence in iran, with security forces firing

on anti—government protestors. the head of britain's royal navy orders an investigation into reports of inappropriate behaviour towards female submarine staff, calling the allegations "abhorrent". president biden condemns an attack on the husband of senior democrat nancy pelosi, saying there's too much vitriol in us politics. a severe tropical storm has killed 45 people in the philippines, and left many more homeless. tropical storm nalgee made landfall in the central part of the country and is now heading towards the capital manila where it's due to make landfall later today. most of the casualties were caused by floods and landslides in the southern island of mindanao, with some areas recording their highest ever daily rainfall. let's talk to richard gordon, the chairman and ceo of the philippine red cross, who is in taguig city

in metro manila. what is your assessment of the situation? , ., ., ., , situation? the situation had been ve bad, situation? the situation had been very bad. but _ situation? the situation had been very bad, but i've _ situation? the situation had been very bad, but i've had _ situation? the situation had been very bad, but i've had claimed - situation? the situation had been very bad, but i've had claimed 42| very bad, but i've had claimed 42 lives ready, in a landslide and bloods. a lot of the provinces, at least 45 provinces have been affected, ii the most severe. crop damage is high. people are stranded. we are approaching the holidays, people are beginning to go for the all saints day, the traditional holiday when they go to their provinces. so a lot of them are there to visit and most of them didn't bring enough money, so they are going hungry in the port. trying to handle the situation by doing them hot meals. doing the same thing with water in the areas. certainly a lot of people have lost their homes

in that landslide. we are trying to figure out those affected, particularly those who have lost their families, particularly those who have lost theirfamilies, particularly orphans. their families, particularly orphans-— their families, particularly orhans. ., . ., ., , orphans. how much coordination is there between _ orphans. how much coordination is there between aid _ orphans. how much coordination is there between aid agencies - orphans. how much coordination is there between aid agencies such i orphans. how much coordination is| there between aid agencies such as yourselves and the government? inaudible. it isa it is a subsidiary of the government. we were trying so hard to alleviate human suffering. the cycle of disaster and poverty, it's not the first time we have been hit by a typhoon. we have many each year, seven will be serious, like this one. this was a sleeper typhoon, it came in and we thought it wasn't going to be that strong, and suddenly it became very strong.

this area wasn't even in the path of the tycoon originally. so some areas have been flooded out. in the meantime, it's traversing the central philippines area, hopefully it will be out by tomorrow, but nonetheless it is still wreaking damage and floods. challenges in terms of food. the trucks will not be able to supply food, hopefully there will be enough food in the areas, and people won't have to suffer more. areas, and people won't have to suffer more-— areas, and people won't have to suffer more. , . , ., , �* suffer more. given that this wasn't exected suffer more. given that this wasn't exneeted in _ suffer more. given that this wasn't expected in terms _ suffer more. given that this wasn't expected in terms of _ suffer more. given that this wasn't expected in terms of the _ suffer more. given that this wasn't expected in terms of the severity l expected in terms of the severity and the widespread nature of the geography it has covered, how prepared were you at the red cross? well, we have conducted, we are announcing an emergency appeal, a humble appeal to try and get

support, as well as the international red cross community... it's important because of the disaster reserve emergency fund... hopefully we will be able to cope. it may not appear to cause severe enough damage, but after a few days you will find out that there are people whose lives have been overturned in the flash of a flood or a landslide.— president biden has condemned a violent attack on the husband of the leading democrat nancy pelosi as despicable. paul pelosi was beaten with a hammer at his home. a man was arrested on charges including attempted murder. the intruder reportedly shouted "where's nancy?" our north america editor, sarah smith, reports. police say the intruder used a hammer to smash glass doors and break into the polosi home,

shouting "where's nancy?" this appears to be a targeted attack. he tried to tie up paul pelosi to wait for his wife to come home. she was in washington at the time. police arrived as the attack was happening. our officers observed mr pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. 82—year—old paul pelosi is in hospital undergoing brain surgery. the suspect will be charged with attempted homicide. nancy! 0h, nancy! during the attack on the us capitol onjanuary 6 last year, rioters were specifically searching for nancy pelosi. she had been evacuated from the building by police. later she blamed donald trump for inciting the riot and putting politicians in danger. it shouldn't be that not only is the president of the united states inciting an insurrection, but keeps fanning

the flames, endangering the security of members of congress. present biden say he is praying for mr pelosi's recovery. republican leaders have also condemned the attack. violent political threats and attacks have increased alarmingly in america in the last few years. some senior politicians are now worried it will not be long before one of them is killed. president biden condemned the attack at a rally ahead of next month's mid—term elections. it's reported the same chant was used by this guy they have in custody that was used on january 6 in the attack on the us capitol. i'm not making this up. this is reported, i can't guarantee it, but i can tell you what's been reported. the chant was, "where's nancy, where's nancy, where's nancy?" this is despicable. there is no place in america...

there is too much violence, political violence, too much hatred. the uk household energy supplier octopus energy has finalised a deal to buy its collapsed rival bulb which has been relying on billions of pounds of government support to stay afloat. bulb collapsed last year after rising gas and electricity prices. octopus says it will take on the firm's 1.5 million customers bringing an end to taxpayer losses and uncertainty. the deal is expected to be completed by next month. the global hair extension and wigs market is worth over $6 billion and is being driven by demand for the most affordable type of hair — synthetic. but that hair is made up of plastic fibres, which are not biodegradable. combating plastic waste is a key issue at next month's cop27 climate summit in egypt. so is there a way of making synthetic hair use more sustainable?

the bbc�*s eunice gatonye reports. kampala, the bustling capital of uganda. the city council garbage collectors are hard at work. but it's notjust the everyday household waste like cardboard, tins and plastic bottles that they have to deal with. there's a huge amount of discarded synthetic hair, too. from this stop alone, they've emptied six bins of waste from salons. the hair wigs and extensions market is growing fast. as suppliers talk shop, the salons pack with women getting the latest weaving and braiding styles. we mostly lean towards the synthetic hair because it's much more affordable and more available. rosemary runs a salon in kenyatta market in nairobi, kenya's capital. hairdressers here are known for their skills in braiding synthetic hair. translator: in a week| we can have 100 clients. after cleaning the salon, we take the hair out, which is taken by the city council to landfill sites.

about 1,500 tonnes of waste is brought to this landfill site every day. and part of it is this — synthetic hair from salons around nairobi, kenya's capital. you see the smoke behind me. that's part of the waste being burned. climate experts say they are concerned about the chemicals being released in the atmosphere, and more so that those in the hair and beauty industry, as well as their customers, may not be aware of the damage being caused by hair waste. and it's notjust burning the hair that's a problem. it is not biodegradable. and because of the nature of its size, you know — the tiny strands — it is easier for synthetic hair to break down into microplastics, and microplastics have their challenges. they get into our water bodies easily, they can get into the soil, they can get into our food chain. but there are some ways of tackling the problem. in nairobi, these women are going through garbage bags

to look for discarded hair extensions, which they will wash and sell on. this certainly extends the life of the synthetic hair, but it will eventually end up back in the landfill. so, is there a way to make it even more sustainable? in uganda, juliette makes hair extensions from banana fibese. extensions from banana fibres. the leathery fibres from banana residue are collected, processed and hung to dry for a week. using these organic stems gives us a product that is biodegradable. when you expose it to conditions that allow it to rot, it will rot. although the banana fibre is expensive, juliette says she hopes it will at least make more people aware of the problem with the single—use synthetic hair and that more awareness will mean more sustainable use of this beauty staple. eunice gatonye, bbc news, nairobi.

now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. we had a fair amount of cloud and some outbreaks of rain around so far today. that rain gradually moving northwards and eastwards across the uk. and some of us are going to see a return to sunshine during the afternoon, sunshine holding on longest across the northern half of scotland. there's the rain into southern scotland, northern ireland, one or two heavy showers into wales, but through the midlands, east anglia, the southeast in that sunshine, it's going to feel really quite warm. 22 degrees. temperatures well above average, but typically the mid to high teens for most of us, so very mild wherever you are. that rain slowly clears from scotland overnight. tonight, one or two heavy bursts through the first half of the night. more showers will rattle in from the southwest overnight as the breeze picks up, too. but it's mild again, 10 to 14 degrees. don't forget the clocks go back one hour during the early hours of sunday morning. so sunday, sunshine and showers, plenty of fairly heavy showers in the north and the west with strong, blustery winds, cloud and light rain clearing away

from the southeast to leave some sunshine, but it won't be as warm as today. top temperatures still above average, 13 to 17.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... a new wave of violence in iran, with security forces firing on anti—government protestors. the head of britain's royal navy orders an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harrassed on submarines. president biden condemns an attack on the husband of senior democrat nancy pelosi, saying there's too much vitriol in us politics. the un secretary—general urges all parties to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports, which is due to expire next month. and northern ireland is facing the prospect of another election,

after parties failed to reach agreement on a return to power—sharing. now on bbc news, click travels to sweden to meet the first—ever crash test dummy based on a female body. they'll also test out the latest tech to make swimming safer. shona is in sweden to put the first female crash test dummies through their paces. whoa! 0k! i'm ready to be rescued right now!

that looks chilly.