this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. at least 146 people have been killed in a crush in south korean capital seoul during halloween celebrations. it was very clear there were so many people here, probably the most i have ever seen in itaewon and the crowd were gathering more and more. russia pulls out from a un—brokered deal to allow grain exports from ukrainian ports. a new zulu king has been crowned in south africa in the first such ceremony since apartheid.

hello and welcome. at least 146 people have died and 150 others have been injured in a crush in the south korean capital, seoul. it happened as huge crowds gathered in a popular nightlife area to celebrate halloween. 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 is a busy entertainment area of seoul. earlier in the night, some people had said on social media that the area was so busy it didn't feel safe. our seoul correspondent, jean mackenzie, has this report. and a warning, you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change.

by the end of the night, bodies lined 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 incident happened as large numbers of people fell down during the halloween festival, which caused serious injuries. this area 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 people to the point we were being crushed on the pavement, to 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. earlier, my colleague

lukwesa burak spoke to kelly kasulis cho, a reporterfor the washington post in seoul, who had been at the scene. yeah, i 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, 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 to seeing some bodies 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 blue sheet. what's happening in the area now? has it more or less cleared or has it been contained? the area where the 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 are other bars and they gathered there. i was walking by at 5am 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 here until the trains started again 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 5 or 6am, at least before the pandemic. obviously this happened in 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. i know when i messaged my family here 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 a 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. 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 questioned? what details did we learn? there 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 are 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's no evidence of that that i've seen right now and the police were hesitant to say anything about that. the bbc video journalist hosu lee was also close to the scene of the tragedy 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 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 cause somewhere in the main area and people were flooding out. world leaders have been sending messages of support. president biden said the us "grieved with the people of south korea".

the new uk prime minister, rishi sunak, said his thoughts were with all south koreans. french president emmanuel macron tweeted to say that he is thinking of the people of seoul, adding, france is at your side. russia says it's suspending its participation in an agreement brokered by the un that allows grain exports from ukraine. moscow claims it's taken the decision after a drone attack on russian ships in occupied crimea. the kremlin called it a terrorist attack, but ukraine says that's a false pretext for blocking the grain corridors. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has more from the city of dnipro. you will have to forgive the sirens 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've had. it allowed ukraine to export nine million tonnes of its agricultural produce sincejuly. it has helped the damaged economy, but it's also helped tens of millions of people around the world that rely on ukrainian grain 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. they have been accused of using the deal as leverage as it continues to be frustrated on the battlefield. why do it today? its black sea naval fleet next to occupied crimea was hit today in a significant drone 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's 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 620, the group of countries with 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. the husband of the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi is said to be improving after he was attacked at the couple's home

in san francisco. mr pelosi was beaten with a hammer by an intruder, who demanded to see his wife. president biden described the attack as "despicable", and denounced a corrosive political climate for contributing to violence in american society. 0ur 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 theirfamilies. 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 theirfamilies. 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 court judges 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. this is bbc news, our main headlines this hour. at least 146 people have been killed in a crush in south korean capital seoul during halloween celebrations. russia has pulled out

of a un—brokered deal to allow grain exports from ukrainian ports. 0pposition parties in the uk are calling for an investigation into claims that former prime minister 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. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, told us more. she was foreign secretary at the time and it was also when the convervative leadership contest was playing out that 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. unnamed sources told the aper that 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 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 that 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 any of

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. at least seven anti—government protesters in iran have been charged with offences that carry the death penalty. that's according to an indictment, read in the first trial held in tehran, for those taking part in the protests that have gripped the country since the death of a young kurdish woman, mahsa amini, in police custody. protesters have also been warned by the commander of iran's powerful revolutionary guards, hossein salami, that saturday would be the last day of what he called "the riots". final campaigning is taking place ahead of the second

round of brazil's bitterly contested presidential election. thousands of cheering supporters attended a rally for right—wing incumbent jair bolsonaro in a race that is seen as too close to call. his supporters love his focus on "god, country, family and freedom." final campaigning is taking place ahead of the second but the election has global significance. conservationists believe a bolsanaro victory will seal the fate of the amazon rainforest, pushed to the brink by fires and deforestation. the president's leftist rival, luiz inacio lula da silva, told voters the election is a choice between "democracy and barbarism, between peace and war." he is only the slight favourite, with 53% voter support to bolsonaro's 47%. but bolsonaro performed better than expected in the first round of voting and the final outcome is highly uncertain. 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. to do so, he's relying

on the growing strength of an ultra—nationalist, 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. 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. just a minute... they want to kill me and kill you, thejihadists. but why do you want to expel palestinians you say are disloyal, mr ben—gvir? 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 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?

on 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. in south africa a new zulu king has been crowned at an 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. a reminder of our top story. at least 146 people have died, and many dozens of others have been injured, in a crush in the south korean capital, seoul. it happened in a busy bar district, itaewon, where the narrow streets were full of halloween revellers. social media messages posted earlier in the evening show some people remarking that the area's narrow streets were so crowded that they felt unsafe. south korea's president, yoon suk—yeol, has called

an emergency meeting to monitor the response. hello, if the skies clear sufficiently in northern scotland, a 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 in northern scotland, so could be on the horizon, pretty low and if the sky is clear. low pressure still dominating, pushing in a mild current of air from the south, dragging it in, so sunday will be another mild day with 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—15 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 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 nudging 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 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 temperatures returning to the seasonal norm, and it will be blustery at times with frequent showers.

about at least 146 people have been killed in a crush, in the south korean capital, seoul during halloween celebrations. emergency services say almost all the deaths occurred in one narrow alley in itaewon, a popular entertainment district. witnesses decribed chaotic scenes ahead of the incident. russia says it's suspending its participation in an agreement brokered by the united nations that allows grain exports from ukraine. moscow claims it's taken the decision after a drone attack on russian ships in occupied crimea. a un spokesperson said they hoped discussions would continue. british opposition parties are urging the government to look into claims that the former prime minister liz truss her phone hacked while she was foreign secretary. media reports allege the hack was discovered

during the conservative leadership campaign. the government has refused to comment.