this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lukwesa burak. officials say at least 146 people have been killed in a crush in the south korean capital seoul during halloween celebrations. it was very clear that there was just so many people here, probably the most i have ever seen in itaewon, and the crowds were just gathering more and more. russia pulls out from a crucial un—brokered deal to export grain from ukrainian ports. the move follows moscow blaming ukraine for a wave of drone attacks on the russian black sea fleet in occupied crimea. a new zulu king has been crowned in south africa

in the first such ceremony since apartheid. hello and welcome to bbc world news. at least 146 people have died and 150 others have been injured in a crush in the south korean capital, seoul. the disaster occurred as huge crowds gathered in a popular nightlife area to celebrate halloween. video footage from the scene shows medical teams giving emergency treatment to dozens of people who appeared to be unconscious, lying in the middle of crowded streets. the district of itaewon in seoul is a popular nightlife spot. earlier in the night, some partygoers had said on social media that there were so many people in the area that it didn't feel safe.

our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie reports, and a warning, you may find some of the images distressing. people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. by the end of the night, bodies lying in the street, some in costume. others were carried into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tried to run but not been able to. the crush started in a small alleyway, it was so packed, people were stuck, elbow to elbow, they had barely an inch to move when the crowd surged forward. translation: the move when the crowd surged forward. translation:— translation: the incident happened as larae translation: the incident happened as large numbers _

translation: the incident happened as large numbers of _ translation: the incident happened as large numbers of people _ translation: the incident happened as large numbers of people fell- translation: the incident happened as large numbers of people fell downl as large numbers of people fell down during the halloween festival which caused serious injuries. this during the halloween festival which caused serious injuries.— caused serious in'uries. this area of seoul caused serious in'uries. this area «seems— caused serious in'uries. this area of seoul is one _ caused serious injuries. this area of seoul is one of— caused serious injuries. this area of seoul is one of the _ caused serious injuries. this area of seoul is one of the most - caused serious injuries. this area l of seoul is one of the most popular places for a night out for locals and tourists. it's the place to celebrate halloween, it's estimated 100,000 had come tonight. there were so many peeple — 100,000 had come tonight. there were so many peeple to _ 100,000 had come tonight. there were so many people to the _ 100,000 had come tonight. there were so many people to the point _ 100,000 had come tonight. there were so many people to the point we - 100,000 had come tonight. there were so many people to the point we were i so many people to the point we were being crushed on the pavement, to the point where we had to spill onto the point where we had to spill onto the road where there were cars. no one really understood what was going on. but there were already several police cars at the scene in front of itaewon station, and police standing on top of their police cars, desperately trying to tell people to leave the area as soon as possible. hundreds of ambulances and fire engines lined the streets. desperate people alongside emergency workers, trying to perform cpr. and there

will likely be more, as the injured are treated in hospital. something has gone horrifically wrong here in seoul tonight. working out what is an important next step. but tonight, this city is numb, still trying to track down its lost. let's speak to kelly kasulis cho, who is a reporterfor the washington post in seoul — she was at the scene earlier. let's start with what you actually saw when you were there.- let's start with what you actually saw when you were there. yeah, i live in this — saw when you were there. yeah, i live in this area _ saw when you were there. yeah, i live in this area and _ saw when you were there. yeah, i live in this area and i _ saw when you were there. yeah, i live in this area and i was - live in this area and i was celebrating halloween in my house when i started hearing reports of some possible deaths, and i arrived around midnight. by the time i got there, what i saw was some people who were completely covered, and who were dead, being taken away into ambulances, and i also saw a man,

were dead, being taken away into ambulances, and i also sawa man, a civilian, helping another man who appeared to have hurt his ankle and could only walk on one leg. he helped him onto a motorcycle and drove him away. at that point, there was a lot of chaos, people trying to understand what was going on. there was a shock, seeing somebody is being rolled out, and there were no confirmed dead as the night went on, it almost felt like a funeral procession there were so many people being rolled out who were clearly dead and covered with a glue sheet. what's happening in the area now? is it more or less cleared or has it been contained? the it more or less cleared or has it been contained?— it more or less cleared or has it been contained? the area where the accident happened _ been contained? the area where the accident happened is _ been contained? the area where the accident happened is pretty - been contained? the area where the accident happened is pretty much i accident happened is pretty much clear and it has been for several hours. a lot of the partygoers either didn't understand the gravity of the situation or didn't know what

to do, so they moved to a different side of itaewon, up a hill, where there were other bars and they gathered there. i was walking by at five a local time and there were still two or three bars that were completely full. but i think by that point, a lot of people were stranded until the trains started at about 5:30am, 6am. the party probably would have gone on much longer and much more robustly if it weren't for what happened tonight. it's pretty typical in seoul to see people going out until 6am, at least before the pandemic. out until 6am, at least before the andemic. , ., , , , ., , , pandemic. obviously this happened in the early hours. _ pandemic. obviously this happened in the early hours, as _ pandemic. obviously this happened in the early hours, as seoul— pandemic. obviously this happened in the early hours, as seoul starts - pandemic. obviously this happened in the early hours, as seoul starts to - the early hours, as seoul starts to wake up, do you get the sense this news has broken widely and the country is very aware of what has taken place? it seems that the country is pretty aware. t taken place? it seems that the country is pretty aware.- taken place? it seems that the country is pretty aware. i know when i messaged — country is pretty aware. i know when i messaged my _ country is pretty aware. i know when i messaged my family _ country is pretty aware. i know when i messaged my family in _ country is pretty aware. i know when i messaged my family in south - country is pretty aware. i know when l i messaged my family in south korea, they were in complete disbelief that there were any deaths at all, in the

early hours of the morning. i do think there is going to be a period of shock and mourning in south korea. the only tragedy i can think of on this scale, which was much larger, was the ferry accident in 2014. during that time, there was a real long and acute national mourning period. comedy shows were not allowed on television for a while. people were lining up for hours to drop flowers in front of the memorial, even if they didn't know the families. so i would imagine that when people wake up, this is going to be really big news and it's going to stay in the headlines for a very long time. we have heard from some of the authorities since this happened. t authorities since this happened. i understand you were following a fire service press conference that was held earlier. what was said and what sort of reaction was there to what they had to say? were they question?

what details did we learn? there certainly was _ what details did we learn? there certainly was robust _ what details did we learn? there j certainly was robust questioning, the police were a little hesitant to answer questions, as bodies were still being transported in the background. from my understanding, the officials said the bodies would be moved from hospitals to a gymnasium to identify the victims. a lot of the questions were about what families were to do if they haven't heard from their family members. the answer was, simply, the police need time to identify the bodies and they will set up a hotline for people to call. you know, there hasn't been any specific detail about if this started at a specific club, there were rumours about a celebrity sighting causing this. there is no evidence of that that i've seen right now and the police were hesitant to say anything. kelly, thank ou hesitant to say anything. kelly, thank you for— hesitant to say anything. kelly, thank you for updating - hesitant to say anything. kelly, thank you for updating us - hesitant to say anything. kelly, thank you for updating us on i hesitant to say anything. kelly, i thank you for updating us on what you have seen and heard. a

washington post seoul reporter joining us, thank you. earlier we've heard from a bbc video journalist hosu lee who was at the scene in seoul. i arrived a couple of hours ago and there were still rows of bodies, more than a dozen, and they were being carried one by one into the ambulances. we have seen other people on social media, footage showing emergency personnel doing cpr. so far, the fire department briefing that happened just now, we still don't know the exact cause. i have talked to a few victims lightly injured who were approaching the main clubbing party area, and they saw a huge crowd rushing back, they were caught in, and one of their legs were broken and they were all very shocked. they also don't know exactly what happened. halloween

celebrations—wise, this is one of the bigger ones, the past couple of years because of covid wasn't able to do as much, so this year was seen to do as much, so this year was seen to be particularly big. halloween is not necessarily celebrated nationwide, but in this district as a foreigner, more parties, clubbing, restaurant and bars district, a lot of young people would gather to enjoy halloween wearing costumes, so a lot of people gathered, there was some kind of pause somewhere in the main area and people were flooding out. ., ., , ., main area and people were flooding out. ., .,, ., “ main area and people were flooding out. ., .,, ., �* �* ., main area and people were flooding out. ., ., “ ., ., ., , out. that was a bbc video “ournalist who was there * out. that was a bbc video “ournalist who was there and i out. that was a bbc video “ournalist who was there and spoke i out. that was a bbc video journalist who was there and spoke to - out. that was a bbc video journalist who was there and spoke to us i who was there and spoke to us earlier. our correspondent anjana gadgil is here. people are waiting on the details, they were going to be so many questions, can you update us with the latest? the questions, can you update us with the latest?— questions, can you update us with the latest? ., , , , the latest? the latest numbers we have, 146 the latest? the latest numbers we have. 146 people _ the latest? the latest numbers we have, 146 people have _ the latest? the latest numbers we have, 146 people have been i the latest? the latest numbers we have, 146 people have been killed| have, 146 people have been killed and 150 people injured, many of those in a very serious condition

receiving emergency treatment. many of the partygoers are wearing masks and halloween costumes, many of the people being treated are wearing those costumes. a large amount of those costumes. a large amount of those killed were very near a nightclub in the party district. many of the dead we now know to be women in their 20s, very young women. but officials have also said that the scene is chaotic. they are still trying to figure out the exact number of people who have died and who are injured. in the meantime, what are they doing? a makeshift morgue has been set up, and bodies are being sent to a local hospital and gym to be identified. ambulances in the area taking injured people to hospitals. it is believed mobile phone messages were sent to people in the area, but people were still arriving even after the tragic accident happened, mobile phone messages were sent to people telling them to go home and to leave the scene. , , ., ,

them to go home and to leave the scene. , , .,, ., ., ., scene. this news has gone around the world, scene. this news has gone around the world. hasn't — scene. this news has gone around the world, hasn't it? _ scene. this news has gone around the world, hasn't it? yes, _ scene. this news has gone around the world, hasn't it? yes, the _ scene. this news has gone around the world, hasn't it? yes, the us- scene. this news has gone around the world, hasn't it? yes, the us have i world, hasn't it? yes, the us have responded, the white house national security adviserjake sullivan has written on twitter that the report is out of seoul are heartbreaking and the us stands ready with any support they need. the and the us stands ready with any support they need.— and the us stands ready with any support they need. the uk prime minister rishi _ support they need. the uk prime minister rishi sunak _ support they need. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has - support they need. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has tweetedj minister rishi sunak has tweeted that all our thoughts are with those currently responding, and to all south koreans at this distressing time. the french president emmanuel macron has offered his country's hotspot support, adding that france is by your side. the mayor of seoul, who was on a visit to europe, has decided to return home in the wake of the accident. authorities investigating exactly what caused it. ., ~ , ., russia says it is suspending participation in a un brokered agreement that allows grain exports to leave ukraine. this comes after ukraine appeared to carry out a large scale drone attack

on the russian black sea fleet in the crimean port city of sevastapol. we will be live in ukraine in a moment with our correspondence there. presidentjoe biden said paul pelosi, the husband of leading us democrat and speaker of the house nancy pelosi, is doing better following an attack with left him needing surgery. he also told reporters it looked like the attack was intended for speaker pelosi. mr pelosi was beaten with a hammer by an intruder at the couple's home in san francisco. president biden, who described the attack as "despicable", denounced a corrosive political climate for contributing to violence. our west coast correspondent sophie long gave us this update from outside the pelosis' house. well, the fact that paul pelosi was subjected to such a brutal attack in the house behind me when a man broke into the rear of the building and shouted, "where is nancy?", before

striking him with a hammer has really brought home the vulnerabilities surrounding the security provision for members of congress and their families. and the fact that it could happen to the husband of someone as wealthy and as powerful as nancy pelosi, she is of course second in line to the presidency and has her own security detail, has caused real alarm amongst other congress members and their families. now, just to give you a sense of the level of threat that they are facing, this attack happened on the same day as the department for homeland security issued a warning that the united states was facing an increased threat from domestic violent extremists in the run—up to the mid—term elections which will take place just ten days from now. and in the months after the violent insurrection on the capitol building onjanuary 6th 2021, capitol police recorded more than 9,000 — 9,500 threats against members of congress, and it is notjust members of congress, election workers, federal law enforcement officers and supreme courtjudges have all had threats issued against them.

the man suspected of carrying out the attack on paul pelosi has been arrested, he is 42—year—old david depape, he is being investigated at the moment by the authorities here, that of course is ongoing, and one line of good news welcomed by both sides of the party divide is that paul pelosi, who is now 82 years old, is expected to make a full recovery after having undergone successful surgery yesterday. opposition parties in the uk are calling for an investigation into claims that liz truss's phone was hacked while she was foreign secretary. the mail on sunday's reported that the hack was discovered during the conservative leadership campaign over the summer but wasn't made public. earlier, our political correspondentjonathan blake gave the background to this story. she was foreign secretary at the time and it was also when the convervative leadership contest was playing out. she went on to win.

the details of what was accessed on her phone and fell into foreign hands, according to the paper, were kept out of the public domain, a decision they say that was taken by the prime minister and cabinet secretary, the most senior official in the civil service, simon case. access to private messages was obtained to the former chancellor kwasi kwarteng, as well as possibly communications with foreign ministers around the world about the war in ukraine. it isn't clear how the alleged hack happened or that the foreign secretary did anything wrong. but opposition parties in the uk have seized on this. the shadow home secretary from the labour party, yvette cooper, has said that these are immensely important national security issues raised by an attack like this, by a hostile state, that will have to be taken very seriously. the liberal democrats say that an urgent independent investigation is needed to uncover the truth. there are questions

about whether the decision to keep the information out of the public domain was to do with the convervative leadership contest. perhaps more likely there was a consideration in government to have any suggestion that the russians or anyone else had accessed foreign secretary's phone as being embarrassing, and not reflecting well on the security services in the uk. the government's not commenting on the detail of the reports. they say they don't comment on individual security arrangements but they say the government has robust measures in place, including advice on protecting personal data and mitigating cyber threats. in south africa, a new zulu king has been coronated at a historic event attended by tens of thousands of people. king misuzulu kazwelithini received a certificate of recognition from president cyril ramaphosa. it marked the the first zulu

coronation since south africa became a democracy in 1994. our correspondent, nomsa maseko, sent this report. zulu warriors saluting king misuzulu kazwelithini after taking his oath. the accreditation certificate handed over by president cyril ramaphosa, endorses the 48—year—old as the ninth leader of the zulu nation. king misuzulu acknowledged that he had come to the throne at a difficult time. i understand that history has chosen me at this time, when the zulu and other nations are facing several challenges. among the challenges are poverty, unemployment, a trust deficit

in government and traditional leadership structures, climate change disasters, economic meltdown, food insecurity, famine, disease, that do not only ravage our people but also our economies. president ramaphosa hailed the watershed event and emphasised the role that the king would play in binding together the zulu nation. the coronation took place despite rifts within the zulu royal family. some of its members believe he is not the rightful heir to the throne. those divisions have played out in public and in courtrooms. however, the brother of the new king believes his late parents would have been proud of this moment.

the king and queen were people that wanted unity. so with what's happening right now, it is very pleasing to them, because all they want is unity. while many have gathered to celebrate the new king, all eyes will be on him as he begins his reign. he doesn't have political power, but he does have influence on the 11 million—strong zulu ethnic group. he is also expected to help in tackling some of south africa's social problems, including drug abuse and gender—based violence. let's get more now on the war in ukraine, with russia saying it is suspending participation in a un—brokered agreement that allows grain exports to leave ukraine. this comes after ukraine appeared to carry out a large scale drone

attack on the russian black sea fleet. let's talk to james waterhouse, who is in the city of dnipro. bring us up to date on the latest developments. you bring us up to date on the latest developments.— developments. you will have to for: ive developments. you will have to forgive the _ developments. you will have to forgive the silent _ developments. you will have to forgive the silent in _ developments. you will have to forgive the silent in the - forgive the silent in the background, like so many cities across ukraine, dnipro is dark tonight as russia continues to target the country's infrastructure. but nevertheless, russia has said it is suspending its participation in the landmark grain deal in this war. it is a diplomatic blow. because the grain deal was the only diplomatic breakthrough we had. it allowed ukraine to export 9 million tonnes of its agricultural produce since july. it has helped the damaged economy, but it's also helped tens of millions of people around the world that rely on ukrainian rain to

be able to eat and prevent starvation. so it is a blow, but this is something russia has been hinting at for quite a long time. —— ukrainian grain. they have been accused of using the deal as leverage as it continues to be frustrated on the battlefield. why today? the black sea navalfleet next to occupied crimea was hit today in a significant going strike. it blames ukraine and this is why it says it has taken the action it has. this is why we are now in a sort of cycle. whenever crimea is targeted, somewhere russia tries to portray as a fortress, it targets ukrainian infrastructure in cities like dnipro, and they suffer the consequences. kyiv hasn't commented, it has been very careful not to do that. it has neither confirmed or denied being behind the attack. but you can be sure that president zelensky will have taken a lot of

satisfaction from the scenes we saw in crimea today. he has questioned russia's membership of the g20, the group of countries of the most advanced economies, given that they are weaponising food in this way, but it will be seen as a blow because the deal was seen as a template for a future ceasefire. james, thank you. at least seven anti—government protesters in tehran have been charged with offences that carry the death penalty. that's according to an indictment read out on saturday in the first trial held for those taking part in the protests that have gripped the country since the death of 22—year—old kurdish woman mahsa amini in police custody. protesters have also been warned by the commander of iran's powerful revolutionary guards that this saturday is the last day of what he called "the riots". siavash ardalan from the bbc persian service explained the warning from the iranian regime.

this is the iranian regime going in full intimidation mode. the indictments were read for at least seven of the protesters who were accused of very serious charges in iran, according to the iranian penal code they carried the death penalty, waging war on god, corruption on earth, at the same time hundreds of indictments have also been issued against individuals in other regions and provinces in iran. as you know, the past six weeks, these protests have gripped the country nationwide, in an array of provinces, they have been swept by this street fighting and protests. remember, these protesters are accused, as far as the government is concerned, they are not political protesters, they are not political protesters, they are being charged as hooligans who have committed on the side against members of the security force. the families of some of these security forces have been killed over the

past six weeks, and these riots were also present in today's proceedings... a commander was speaking in the funeral of those people who were killed in an armed attack on a mosque on wednesday which the government is directly linking to the protests. that attack reportedly was the responsibility claimed by isis, but now the government is using this attack as a way to accused the protesters of paving the way for this attack. in a speech delivered by the head of the revolutionary guard today, there were more warnings for the protesters than talk about the attack itself. he said this has to be the last day of the protests, an ominous warning because the revolutionary guard has only been involved in quelling the protests for a very limited extent, it hasn't really pushed back. so far we have had the law enforcement, anti—riot

police and plainclothes paramilitary vigilantes carrying batons and shooting at the protesters. but if the revolutionary guard feels threatened enough to want to get involved, the situation could deteriorate very rapidly. there is -len deteriorate very rapidly. there is plenty more _ deteriorate very rapidly. there is plenty more on _ deteriorate very rapidly. there is plenty more on our _ deteriorate very rapidly. there is plenty more on our top - deteriorate very rapidly. there is plenty more on our top story i deteriorate very rapidly. there is i plenty more on our top story today, the tragedy that has taken place in seoul. stay with us. hello, if the sky is clear sufficiently in northern scotland, a pretty good chance of spotting the northern lights. having said that, it has been pretty overcast across many parts of northern britain in the last few hours. the greatest chance of spotting the aurora borealis, the red colours, the highest probability of northern scotland, so could be on the horizon, pretty low and if the sky

is clear. no pressure still dominating, pushing in a mild current of airfrom dominating, pushing in a mild current of air from the south, dragging it in, so sunday will be another mild day with hq showers. some could be heavy, perhaps some thunder. the early hours, showers drifting into western parts but clearing skies in the north and eastern areas, the possibility of showers in the south—east and east anglia. after a mild day, a mild morning on sunday, between 10—50 degrees. tomorrow, blustery showers to the west, pushed in from the south—west, moving north on the breeze. could be heavy across northern parts of the uk, further south i think predominantly sunny spells. it may stay dry along the south coast through sunday. again a mild day but not quite as warm, not the 23 we recorded on saturday in the 23 we recorded on saturday in the south, more like 17 in london.

in the evening, showers continuing in northern scotland. monday, a weather front is approaching, you can see some clearer weather ahead of it. monday is halloween, we will see some sunshine to start, but through the morning into the afternoon, the weather front will approach and start to bring some rain from western scotland to northern ireland, perhaps the irish sea, and later into wales and the south—west. but again, really mild, in the high teens, and it will stay mild across eastern areas with clear skies during monday. in the evening. the outlook for the next few days, it stays relatively mild until around wednesday, and from about

thursday, friday, we start to see the temperature is returning to the seasonal norm, and it will be blustery at times with frequent showers. this

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