this is bbc news. the headlines at 5.00pm: the household energy supplier octopus energy has reached a deal to buy bulb, one of the companies which collapsed last year amid soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. it will be good octopus to take over bulb and relieve the taxpayer of the burden of running it at the moment. the head of the 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 ministry of defence has accused the russian government of "peddling

false claims" after moscow said uk forces helped with a drone attack on russian fleets near the crimean port of sevastopol. there's major disruption to rail services across scotland due to a 24—hour walkout by scotrail workers. more than 2,000 rmt members are on strike. coming up at 5.40pm, we'll bring you the latest technology news in click. i'm maryam moshiri. the household energy supplier 0ctopus energy has reached a deal to buy bulb, which was one of the largest energy companies to collapse last year because of soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices.

the government has spent billions of pounds keeping the company afloat since it went into administraton. the agreement means 0ctopus will take onboard bulb's one and a half million customers. our business reporter ramzan kamali has the details. bulb is the biggest - green energy company... it was the biggest energy company to go bust. last november, bulb found itself in administration. it was only kept going by the government, who pumped hundreds of millions of pounds into the business, but now a deal has been struck that it is hoped will give relief notjust to customers, taxpayers but also hundreds of staff. today, 0ctopus were confident that the takeover of bulb's customers would be smooth. 0ctopus has got a great track record of bringing large numbers of customers across. so for, example, when avro failed — it was the largest company to date — we were able to look after those customers and staff pretty seamlessly, and i think with bulb, the experience we've got means we're probably the natural choice. in total, 1.5 million bulb customers

will move across to 0ctopus. last november, the government had to bail out the firm with a £1.7 billion loan. she but earlier this year, the independent 0ffice for budget responsibility predicted the total bailout package would be £2.2 billion. this deal could save taxpayers millions. i think it'd be good, you know, for octopus to take over bulb and relieve the taxpayer of the burden of running it, for the moment. also, it will make the bulb customers, obviously, give them more comfort that someone is actually running their business and looking after them in the best way possible. the government expect the deal to be finalised by the end of next month and will make 0ctopus one of the country's largest energy providers. no—one�*s going to see prices going up as a result of this agreement. people should just sit tight. for now, the service will carry on exactly as it does — provided by the same people. energy bills have been in sharp focus for millions of households, and though this is welcomed news

for the energy, high energy prices continue to hit consumers hard. ramzan karmali, bbc news. earlier my colleague samantha simmonds spoke to richard neudegg, from the price comparison site uswitch. he explained why it's taken so long for bulb's administratiors to find a buyer. got these really, really high wholesale price were the suppliers gone by energy on our behalf. they have been really volatile, spiking up have been really volatile, spiking up astronomically, and for this supplier that has been extremely expensive. no suppliers have been willing to take on the risk of bulb customers until they manage to reach a deal with the government and there was a little bit more stability in the market. that has meant that the taxpayer has had to shoulder the burden of bulb going into special administration, not helped by failing to hedge properly either. we

are now finally at the point with a 1.5 million bulb customer still there know that they will be with a supplier that is still in business and i will give people a bit more stability. and i will give people a bit more stabili . ~ . . ., stability. what will it mean for the consumers — stability. what will it mean for the consumers price-wise? _ stability. what will it mean for the consumers price-wise? it - stability. what will it mean for the l consumers price-wise? it shouldn't make any difference _ consumers price-wise? it shouldn't make any difference to _ consumers price-wise? it shouldn't make any difference to prices. - consumers price-wise? it shouldn't make any difference to prices. at i make any difference to prices. at least for this winter the energy price guarantee that the government has in place, so pretty much all of us unless you are on a fixed which is in many of us, run that fixed rate. they will be pretty much on the same rates, may be a slight variation, when they will be pretty much on the same rates, may be a slight variation, when the go to 0ctopus in a month was if you don't need to do anything, your credit balances will be protected, at some point in the next couple of months you will find yourselves moving over to 0ctopus systems, but it is pretty much the same. in a to octopus systems, but it is pretty much the same.— much the same. in a more general sense of what _ much the same. in a more general sense of what is _ much the same. in a more general sense of what is going _ much the same. in a more general sense of what is going on, - much the same. in a more general sense of what is going on, how- much the same. in a more general. sense of what is going on, how many suppliers are left out there and how much choice to have having what we pay any more? it is much choice to have having what we pay any more?—

pay any more? it is not that long auo onl pay any more? it is not that long ago only used — pay any more? it is not that long ago only used to _ pay any more? it is not that long ago only used to have _ pay any more? it is not that long ago only used to have lots - pay any more? it is not that long ago only used to have lots of- pay any more? it is not that long . ago only used to have lots of energy suppliers out there, lots of choice, different contract periods, switching was the way to say. importantly, we have seen a loss of energy suppliers, we have seen them go bust last year, and even for the remaining once they have needed quite a bit of regulatory and government help to stay a float, as well. it is very concentrated on our right as bigger suppliers. you're paying pretty much the same price, evenif paying pretty much the same price, even if he did want to switch around at the moment it is quite difficult. most suppliers are not letting you choose them to go and move over to because they don't want more customers at the moment. it is difficult when energy rates are highest now, even with the government guarantee, then we have known in living memory, so in the energy sector, the only way you can save money right now is to control your usage, find those things you don't need to be running, turn them off, try to use smart ways to find ways to make to savings.

the head of the royal navy has ordered an investigation into allegations of bullying and sexual harassment against female recruits in the submarine service. several women who served in the fleet have told the daily mail they faced mistreatment from all ranks. the first sea lord, admiral sir ben key, said any form of harassment would not be tolerated. 0ur defence correspondent paul adams has been giving me more details. they run the full gamut of sexual and physical assault. women being punched and hit by their male colleagues. male colleagues exposing themselves. women having their underwear stolen. and a bizarre rape list in which women are ranked according to the women that their male colleagues would rape in the event of a catastrophic event under water. and remember, these events are going on on long missions at sea, in cramped confines on a submarine. women often felt they were unable to complain or report any of this. these allegations are in the daily mail, not our investigation,

we have not spoken to the women involved but clearly the navy is very alarmed by this. as you say, admiral sir ben key said he is deeply disturbed and he said the allegations are abhorrent, sexual assault and harassment has no place in the royal navy and will not be tolerated, he said. he has initiated his senior team to investigate. but campaigners say part of the problem is the royal navy should not be investigating itself, they want all such complaints to be investigated by an independent body. the ministry of defence has accused the russian government of "peddling false claims" after moscow said uk forces helped with a drone attack on russian fleets near the crimean port of sevastopol. russian authorities say one warship was damaged in the attack overnight. ukraine has not yet acknowledged the incident. they also claimed that british forces were involved in the explosions which damaged the nord stream gas pipelines last month. responding to all the claims, the mod said moscow was resorting to "invented stories to detract from their disastrous handling

of the illegal invasion of ukraine". 0ur correspondemnt in kyiv hugo bachega has more on the attack on sevastopol. the ukrainians rarely comment on attacks and incidents in crimea, what we a statement from the russian defence ministry saying that this attack happened early this morning and was carried out by underwater and was carried out by underwater and aerial drones and they said that the target was the headquarters of the target was the headquarters of the black sea fleet in the sevastopol. and a minesweeper had sustained minor damage. again, the ukrainians have not commented on these claims, but we have seen in recent weeks that crimea has seen a number of explosions and attacks. the most recent was the exclusion that heads the crimea bridge and that heads the crimea bridge and that obviously led to a massive

response by russia targeting cities across ukraine. crimea was annexed by russia in 2014. the ukrainians have been saying that they want to take back all territory that is under russian occupation, including crimea, which has special significance for president putin. including crimea, which has special significance for president putin. russia says it is suspending participation in a un—brokered agreement that allows grain exports from ukraine in response to that drone attack in crimea. russia's foreign ministry said moscow can no longer guarantee the safety of civilian ships involved in moving ukrainian grain exports via the black sea. the united nations is in contact with the russian authorities, calling the black sea grain initiative "a critical humanitarian effort". president biden has condemned a violent attack on the husband of the leading democrat nancy pelosi. paul pelosi was beaten with a hammer at their home in san francisco. he suffered a fractured skull and injuries to his right arm and hands, but is expected to make a full recovery. a man was arrested on charges

including attempted murder. the attack has stoked fears about political violence in the run—up to the eight november midterm elections. it's reported the same chant was used by this guy they have in custody that was used on january 6th 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 each 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. 0rganisers say thousands of protestors have taken part in marches around the uk calling for reforms to the childcare sector and parental leave. these were the scenes at one of the �*march of the mummies' event

in leeds city centre this morning. campaigners say maternity and paternity leave should be ring—fenced and properly paid and alljobs should be flexible by default. these were the scenes at one of the �*march of the mummies' event the government says it is "committed to supporting working parents and helping them participate at work". i'm joined byjoeli brearley, founder and director of pregnant then screwed charity, which campaigns for childcare reforms. i know you were on those marches today. i know you were on those marches toda . ~ , , ., i know you were on those marches toda . ~ , . . we today. why were you marching? we have been marching _ today. why were you marching? we have been marching because - today. why were you marching? we l have been marching because mothers are furious. we have had enough. we feel we have been set up to fail by this government. we know that most households need two incomes in order to get by yet we have somehow created a society where it is almost impossible for many mothers to work. by impossible for many mothers to work. by that i mean we have the second most expensive childcare system in the developed world, we have a parental leave system that pays just 47% of the minimum wage. dads are only entitled to two weeks paternity

lead, if that. and we have very little flexible working in this country, only 10% ofjobs are described as part—time. the government made a manifesto pledge of flexible working but we haven't seen any action on that. parents need flexible working in order to manage their paid work and their unpaid work. truths; manage their paid work and their unpaid work-— manage their paid work and their unaid work. ~ , , , , unpaid work. why is it so expensive in the uk? — unpaid work. why is it so expensive in the uk? well, _ unpaid work. why is it so expensive in the uk? well, it's— unpaid work. why is it so expensive in the uk? well, it's because - unpaid work. why is it so expensive in the uk? well, it's because the i in the uk? well, it's because the government _ in the uk? well, it's because the government understands - in the uk? well, it's because the government understands funds l in the uk? well, it's because the | government understands funds to sub—cities, in some cases by about £3 per child per hour, so the costs are passed down the chain. when you finish parental leave and go back to work the costs are so extortionate that it means that many mothers look at the cost and comparator their salary and it doesn't add up so they leave the workforce. there are 870,000 stay—at—home mums who want to work, want to contribute to the economy and their families, but are unable to do so because of an unaffordable, and accessible,

dysfunctional childcare system. it is all about investment. if we compare the uk to other countries, the amount we invest as a proportion of gdp is tiny, it is miniature. we want to really see a proper investment and we know that this is an investment in our economy, an investment in children, because this is early years education it is not baby—sitting, and it is an investment in women's because it means they can return to work. difficult decisions will be made by the government in the next couple of weeks leading up to the autumn statement on the 17th of november. how worried are you that things like parental leave and childcare will suffer because of the cuts the government will have to make? i am ho eful government will have to make? i am hopeful that — government will have to make? i am hopeful that rishi _ government will have to make? i —n hopeful that rishi sunak will have to listen to us today, understand that if he doesn't act soon we will see child poverty increased and we will see families out on the streets. we know that rishi sunak is an ambitious prime minister. we want him to be ambitious for women, as well. politicians keep talking about

growth but the economy cannot grow unless we liberate the skills and the power of women and the current system is preventing us from contributing to the economy. we are 50% of this economy, please listen to us. ~ . , ., i. to us. what is the one thing you would ask— to us. what is the one thing you would ask for _ to us. what is the one thing you would ask for above _ to us. what is the one thing you would ask for above anything i to us. what is the one thing you i would ask for above anything else? investment in a childcare sector. what about businesses and companies? smaller companies cannot afford to do this because there are such extortionate costs. it costs about £14,000 for a chucker place in this country, germany it is about £1000. we need to follow the lead of other countries and investors are government, invest in companies as well as employees.— government, invest in companies as well as employees. thank you so much for cominu well as employees. thank you so much for coming to — well as employees. thank you so much for coming to speak _ well as employees. thank you so much for coming to speak to _ well as employees. thank you so much for coming to speak to us _ well as employees. thank you so much for coming to speak to us today. - there's major disruption to rail services across scotland due to a 24—hour walk—out by scotrail workers. more than 2,000 members of the rmt union are taking part in the strike, with trains running on just three

routes in the central belt and all other services cancelled. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mckenzie is at queen street station in glasgow. this is saturday afternoon in queen street station, it would normally be very busy with shoppers, but as you can see, it's deserted. the trains are standing idle and the board behind me is almost blank. as you said, three services running in scotland, mostly around or all around the central belt. you can get a limited service from here to edinburgh or if you want to go to glasgow central station, you can go to lanark. but absolutely nothing outwith the central belt, and the trains running will stop at 6:30pm this evening. if you want to travel around other cities in scotland, dundee, inverness, aberdeen, there is absolutely nothing available today. that's because scotrail workers, more than 2,000 of them belonging to the rmt union,

are on strike. they have had an offer of pay that has been rejected, a 5% increase plus a £500 payment. that has been rejected, and the rmt union has said that industrial action will continue for as long as necessary. the telecoms regulator has urged broadband providers to think carefully before putting their prices up significantly. 0fcom told bbc radio 4's moneybox programme that it had encouraged companies to put customers first at a time when the cost of living was rising. the price of diesel at uk pumps has gone above £1.90 for the first time in nearly three months. the amount motorists pay for fuel has fallen from the record highs seen at the start ofjuly, but remains high compared with recent years. the aa says it expects the prices to begin levelling off soon.

israelis head to the polls on tuesday for their fifth election in four years. the current coalition is fighting to stay in power, as former prime minister benjamin netanyahu attempts a comeback, but to do so, he's relying on the growing strength of an ultranationalist far right alliance. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. meet the new army of young voters in israel putting their faith in ultra—nationalism. should they're waiting for their hero. and enter, from the far—right, itamar ben—gvir. he's the follower of a racist movement that wants to expel what he calls disloyal arabs. ben—gvir rouses his supporters over security. translation: they should not see the light of day. _ a death sentence for the terrorists. cheering. ben—gvir electrifies his fans. they are excited because they feel they're on the verge

of growing a lot stronger. a man who many felt could be kept on the fringes of israeli politics could be about to enter its government. polls suggest his party could get more seats than ever for the extreme right in the coming election. listen, i love israel. i love all arabs, just not thejihadists. are disloyal, mr ben—gvir? where tensions flare, ben—gvir will be there to pour on fuel, say his critics. calling for palestinians who threw stones to be shot. he taunted them, saying they'd be mown down. former prime minister benjamin netanyahu, or bibi, rallies his own base. he's nurtured the extreme right, hoping to boost coalition numbers

for a return to power. this veteran observer of israeli politics thinks it's a fateful moment. it's a question of, what type of democracy and what type of country does it want to have? 0n the one hand, you have forces like itamar ben—gvir and his partner, bezalel smotrich, led by benjamin netanyahu, who want to change the type of democracy that we have in the state of israel, want to take us potentially into a dark moment. the current coalition's election ads warns that netanyahu needs the far—right�*s backing, as he tries to swerve corruption charges, which he denies. the incumbents say they're tough on security, amid spiralling violence this year. the policies affect the many. in the occupied west bank, the army is still blocking roads from nablus over palestinian gun attacks, after a soldier was shot dead over a fortnight ago. it is a slow road, and palestinians call this collective punishment.

back at the rally, ben—gvir�*s fans think only his party can keep them safe. there are people that have target and they go forward, they don't care what is on the way. what do you mean by that — they have a target, they go forward? what do you...? they believe where we should be and they go there. their opponents call them pyromaniacs, as they portray themselves as patriots. israel's race to break its election deadlock sees a battle over how far the far—right will reach. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. the final televised debate of brazil's bitterly contested presidential campaign has been taking place in rio dejaneiro. in a bad—tempered clash, the far—right incumbent, jair bolsonaro, and the left—wing former leader, luis inacio lula da silva, repeatedly called each other liars. polls suggest lula has a narrow lead ahead of sunday's run—off vote.

a severe tropical storm has killed 45 people in the philippines and left many more homeless. tropical storm nalgae 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. a new headcam for police dogs is being trialled by police in cumbria. the force, which has been using the canine bodycams for several months, said they would be especially useful in firearms situations. davinia ramos reports. police with a dog! show yourself! dog ready? dog ready. a firearm stimulation with a twist. barks. this dog is wearing special technology to help officers know if a threat lies ahead. they've been trained to wear this equipment for the last few months,

and it's proving very effective. we're utilising the dog to search ahead of the firearms team to search, to locate the suspect and then bark to tell me exactly that they've found somebody. and i can see it on my monitor what the person is, give them a description and a layout of the room the person is in, so they can move forward and deal with the suspect appropriately. get on, get on. footage from the helmet—mounted cameras can be livestreamed from up to 500 metres away, and officers can watch this on their phones, which are attached to their vests. this clever technology can make all the difference in some of the most dangerous situations. we've introduced it at a young age to the dogs, and i think putting anything on anybody's head, they're a bit unsure at the start, but we make sure that it is fun and the dogs enjoy it. we do not put them under any undue pressure, we allow them to experience it and socialise it in different elements so they get a lot happier. we have been working with heliguy for a number of months, developing this, so we have had

the helmets, so we have been able to get the dogs accustomed to wearing that. it is 3d—printed, made of nylon and next to no weight in it. it's all padded and really comfortable and they're moulded to fit particular dogs. it's hoped that this technology, developed by uk company heliguy, will be rolled out to other forces across the country. currently, the police force uses mostly foreign cameras, deceloped in the states. it is quite cost—prohibitive to purchase those cameras. but with the development in the uk and supplying and servicing in the uk, we hope to bring those costs down significantly so the police can use that money to better police the uk. it's clear that seeing things through a dog's eyes can make all of the difference in keeping the public safe. davinia ramos, bbc news. we've been reporting recently on �*warm spaces' being set up this winter, where people who're facing high energy bills, can go to keep warm,

but now volunteers in some areas are trying to make sure people feel warm and comfortable inside their homes too. �*warm packs' are being put together to give out to those who need them, combining supplies and blankets with energy—efficient heaters and kettles. simon spark has more. meet the team keeping alford warm this winter. volunteers from the alford hub coming together to offer the warmth of generosity to help others. lynnette is in charge of the packs to keep people warm. what we want to do is to put together a really practical, warm pack so that they can notjust use it this winter, but hopefully next winter too. gloves and scarf, slow cooker, hot water bottle, torch, water saving devices, carbon monoxide smoke alarm, cup a soup, sim cards, blankets. jan's in charge of clothes. we've got 386 families now on the books. up until the end of last week, we've given out 18,500 and something items, and that's just the things that we've remembered to record.

and paul helps with fixing people's prospects. we're trying to match the needs of those people alongside the employers so they can improve their futures. alan and his family have found work and support through the hub. the money that we get i and the way you survive, we couldn't have done half- of the stuff we done for my kid. it's a godsend for us. so, yeah, we'll definitely be getting a pack. - i thought that one would actually replace one that is outgrown. yeah, it's brilliant. and also in the window, there's a pumpkin that i think will fit. oh, wow. they have changed my life. we've got this place here to help us with clothes. bits and bobs. everything we need. whatever you need, they'll be there for you. we've had pensioners that have sold their tvs because they can't afford the electricity. we've had an elderly couple that were cooking on a butane camping stove because butane gas canisters were £2 and it was cheaper than putting electricity on. alford hub as a whole has actually done 57,000 help requests.

we've put together 200 warm packs. we know that that's just a drop in the ocean. and despite the hardship felt by so many, there are still the stories that warm the heart. it's very humbling when you get told that someone has cried all the way home because of the items you've been able to actually give them. it makes such a difference. simon spark, bbc news. the coronation of the new zulu king, misuzulu ka zwelithini, has taken place in the south african city of durban. i ask you to stand and make your voice and your pledge to lead your people. this government—backed ceremony followed his traditional coronation in august, when the new king hunted

a lion as part of rituals to certify his kingship. many participants and guests wore the traditional garb of leopard skin, colourful dresses and beads. traditional dress was not permitted when the last official coronation took place 51 years ago under apartheid rule. the king is formally acknowledged as monarch by president cyril ramaphosa. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello. it will be mild into tomorrow. maybe not quite as warm as the day. we still have no pressure nearby. quite a few isobars on the charts, so it will be windy. 0ur air source coming in from the azores, which is why it is so mild. through tonight, the rain clears away from northern scotland. many places will be dry. some rain moving into east anglia and the south—east. blustery showers will start to move into northern ireland and south—east england.

holding on to the mild theme overnight. the clocks go back one hourin overnight. the clocks go back one hour in the early hours of sunday. sunday will start mild. sunshine around. plenty of showers in the north and west of the country, some of them pushing their way eastwards. not quite as warm as today.

all. hello, good afternoon. the household energy supplier 0ctopus is to buy its competitor bulb — the largest energy company to collapse amid soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices last year. the government has spent billions of pounds keeping bulb afloat since then. now, 0ctopus has agreed a deal to take on the company's one and a half million customers. our business eeporter ramzan kamali has the details. the energy market was in disarray this time last year. dozens of firms went bust as energy prices soared. the regulator, 0fgem, increased what was then known as the energy price cap. the biggest victim was bulb, put in a special administration, kept going by a huge government bailout. today 0ctopus are confident the takeover of bulb's customers would be a smooth one.

0ctopus has a great track record of bringing large numbers of customers across, so for example when avro failed — it was the largest company to date — we were able to look after those customers, and staff, pretty seamlessly. and i think with bulb the experience we've got means we're probably the natural choice. in total, 1.5 million bulb customers will move across to 0ctopus. last november the government had to bail out the firm with a £1.7 billion loan. but earlier this year the independent 0ffice for budget responsibility predicted the total bailout package would be £2.2 billion. this deal could save taxpayers millions. i think it'd be good, you know, for octopus to take over bulb and relieve the taxpayer of the burden of running it for the moment. it also will make bulb customers... obviously give them a comfort that someone is actually running their business and looking after them in the best way possible.

additionally, octopus has agreed to share profits if any are made from its new bulb customers with the government for up to four years. octopus will become one of the country's biggest suppliers, and the company were keen to reassure customers. no one's going to see prices going up as a result of this agreement. people should just sit tight. for now the service will carry on exactly as it does, provided by the same people. since the war in ukraine energy bills are much higher, despite the government's energy price guarantee. that's due to end next april, so even though there's been some certainty provided with this deal for consumers what they pay in the future remains unclear. ramzan kamali, bbc news. russia says it is suspending its participation in an internationally—brokered deal to allow grain exports from ukraine. the announcement was in response to what the russian army called a "massive" ukrainian drone attack on russian ships in occupied crimea. but ukraine has called that a false pretext

for blocking the grain corridor. let's talk to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse who is in the ukrainian city of dnipro. what's the significance of russia pulling out of this agreement? well, it's significant for the millions of people around the world who relied on ukrainian grain being delivered to them in order for them to eat and not starve. it's significant for ukraine's damaged economy. this was a fragile arrangement which allowed it to finally export across the main infested waters of the black sea, and this was a fragile arrangement but it was the only diplomatic breakthrough we have had in this war, really, aside from the prisoner of war exchanges we have seen. whether or not it is a setback in that sense but it wasn't working correctly. moscow has been accused of causing huge queues, of ships, up to 170 of them. in turn moscow has

said it has not been allowed to export its own products such as fertiliser because of sanctions, so it wasn't working perfectly but, look, we find ourselves in a military cycle where in recent months we have seen crimea targeted, somewhere russia has tried to portray as a fortress despite it still being part of ukraine. when it has been targeted, russia has responded by launching huge missile attacks across the whole of ukraine. we could well find ourselves in that cycle, but finally the green deal was seen as a basis for a potential ceasefire down the line. what ukraine will say is we still have momentum, we are still retaking territory, we don't need a deal to keep doing that.— territory, we don't need a deal to keep doing that. james, thank you for now. keep doing that. james, thank you for now- james — keep doing that. james, thank you for now. james waterhouse - keep doing that. james, thank you for now. james waterhouse in - for now. james waterhouse in ukraine.

two people have been killed and more than 50 people are being treated for cardiac arrest after reports of a stampede in south korea's capital seoul. it happened as huge crowds gathered for hallowe'en festivities. up to 100,000 people are said to have been celebrating in a popular night spot. emergency medical teams have been sent to the area. here, the head of the royal navy has ordered an investigation into allegations of bullying and sexual harassment against female recruits in the submarine service. several women who have served in the fleet have told the daily mail they faced mistreatment from all ranks. the first sea lord, admiral sir ben key, said no form of harassment would be tolerated. there's major disruption to rail services across scotland because of a 24—hour walk—out by scotrail workers. more than 2,000 members of the rmt union are taking part in the strike. trains are running on just three routes in the central belt. all other services are cancelled. the closing stages of campaigning are underway in israel, before polls open

for the fifth election there in four years. as with those previous elections, the result is expected to be very close. the former prime minister benjamin netanyahu is hoping to return to power, and to do so he's relying on a far right party which has seen a surge in support. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. meet the new army of young voters in israel, putting theirfaith in ultra—nationalism. and enter, from the far right, itamar ben—gvir. he's a follower of a racist movement and wants to expel what he calls "disloyal arabs". ben—gvir rouses his supporters over security. translation: they should not see the light of day. _ the death sentence for the terrorists. ben—gvir electrified his fans.

they are excited because they feel they're on the verge of getting a lot stronger. a man who many felt could be kept to the fringes of israeli politics could be about to enter its government. i love israel and i'm not against all the arabs — just the jihad. why do you want to expel palestinians... they want to kill me and kill you, the jihadists. where tensions flare, ben—gvir will be there to pour on fuel, say his critics. in occupied eastjerusalem he pulled out his gun, calling for palestinians who throw stones to be shot. former prime minister benjamin netanyahu, or bibi, rallies his own base. he's nurtured the extreme right, hoping to boost coalition numbers for a return to power. you know, forces like itamar ben—gvir and his partner, bezalel smotrich, led by benjamin netanyahu, who want to change the type of democracy that we have in the state of israel and want to take us potentially into a dark moment. the current coalition's election ads

warn that netanyahu needs the far right�*s backing as he tries to swear of corruption charges which he denies. the incumbents say they are tough on security, and then spiralling violence this year. in the occupied west bank, the army is still blocking roads from nablus over palestinian gun attacks. it is a slow road and palestinians call this collective punishment. their opponents call them pyro maniacs, as they portray themselves as patriots. israel's race to break its election deadlock sees a battle of how far the far right will reach. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. in sport, wales are out of the women's rugby union world cup at the quarter final stage — after being thrashed 55—3 by the hosts, and reigning champions, new zealand. england will play australia for a place in the semifinals overnight. jo currie has been watching.

the other side of the world up against the defending champions in their back yard for a place in the semi—finals, wales women would need all the support they could get. after pleasantries were...exchanged, wales found themselves with an early chance, which they wasted. opportunities like that wouldn't come around very often as the black ferns started to find their feet. one chance, one try. as time and time again they found themselves in at the corner as they built up a commanding lead. there was a change of ends, but no change in tactic from the world champions. that's portia woodman's 20th world cup try — a new record for the tournament. absolutely sumptuous! under the lights, the black ferns looked very much at home in a performance that was hard to fault, whilst wales found themselves out—muscled and out—manoeuvred as new zealand put on a show worthy of the packed out crowd. they will now move on to the final four, they will face france.

for wales, there is now a long flight home. no regrets. before coming out, we asked the girls to give it their all, show some character and some heart and we definitely showed it. this result will hurt, but for many it will be seen as the beginning of the journey for wales women after the welsh rugby union only offered them full—time contracts just a few months ago. what this result will do though is show them how much further they still need to go if they're to close the gap on the best in the world. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. i'll be back with the late news at 10.10. now on bbc1 it's time for the news where you are. have a good evening.

as cars get ever more powerful and ever more numerous, the quest for road safety is an ongoing battle. some cities, like london, have introduced congestion zones, which reduce the amount of traffic and make things safer for pedestrians, but there's also research, of course, going into how to protect the passengers inside the vehicles too. car safety testing is still largely done on the same crash test dummies that we used in the 1980s, and they were based on the male form. but now a team of engineers in sweden are in the final stages of developing the first average female crash test dummy. so what happens to a woman's body during a crash? shiona mccallum has been to linkoping in sweden to find out. when you think of car crashes,

you probably think of something like this. but rear impacts, being hit from behind, are also happening every day on our roads. it might look gentler, but these kinds of collisions can leave people with debilitating injuries like whiplash. crash test dummies are used to test how well car safety features protect people against injury, but not everyone is equally protected. women are three times more likely to suffer whiplash than men if they're in a car that's hit from behind, and although whiplash is not usually fatal, it can cause serious and permanent disabilities. we stopped at a zebra crossing. sarah's car was hit from behind last month. there was a big bang and a little little car had been shunted into the back of me by a transit van. it was a really big shock at the time and my daughter was absolutely crying her eyes out.

her neck was hurting, and she said her back as well. got a stiff neck and shoulders, i'm having to take medication for that, and both of us are due to see a physio shortly. the anxiety of, are you going to be able to do yourjob or not because of your aches and pains? yeah, it is amazing howjust a bump, a shunt from behind, can impact your life. some scientists say more representative crash test dummies are an important step in improving car safety. engineers here in sweden have been busy working on the first crash test dummy that represents the average woman. dr astrid linder is leading the research. in order to ensure that you identify the seats that have the best

protection for both parts of the population, you definitely need to have the part of the population at highest risk represented.