this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. south korea is in a period of national mourning after more than 150 people were killed in a crush. sobbing: i turn around and i told the crowd, i "you can't come this way, people are dying." as mourners line the streets of seoul to pay their respects, south korea's president promises a thorough investigation. translation: a tragedy and disaster that should l not have happened took place in the heart of seoul. i hope the people who are injured will get better soon. the president of somalia says more than 100 people have been killed in two car bomb attacks on a government building. uk government minister michael gove says the home secretary,

suella braverman, deserves a "second chance" — after allegations of a security breach. shadow home secretary, yvette cooper, remains unconvinced. now questions about whether she has given an accurate description of what happened, she said she reported it straightaway, there are other reports that, no, she didn't and was confronted on this. polls open in brazil to chose either former left—wing leader luiz inacio lula da silva orfar right incumbentjair bolsonaro as the next president. and why french vineyard owners are buying up land in south east england — after a summer of record—breaking temperatures.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. south korea is in mourning after more than 150 people were killed while out celebrating halloween. the crush happened after 100,000 people, many of them teenagers, gathered in one of the city's most popular nightlife districts for the first public halloween celebration since the covid pandemic. people have been laying flowers and paying their last respects at the scene and president yoon has promised a thorough investigation into the crush in a narrow alley in the capital, seoul. helena wilkinson reports. it began as a night of celebration. young people enjoying themselves in a popular nightlife area. then this. panic, horror, chaos. the scene after the deadly

crush was shocking. not in view in these pictures, but elsewhere, there were rows of bodies. some were carried into ambulances. cpr was performed on those on the ground, but for so many, nothing could be done. officials said most victims were in their teens and 20s. these 21—year—olds watched emergency services treat the many injured. they said the scene was like something out of a movie, that it was completely out of control. the crush happened as huge crowds, as many as 100,000, gathered for halloween. 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. reports say people surged into this narrow alley, which was packed. some have described a scramble to escape the suffocating crowd as people piled on top of one another. there were so many people. and i had to turn around, and i told the crowd, you can't come this way. people are dying. because i already knew. how bad it was. and people were being so rude, and i had to tell them that you can't come this way. and then it took so long for emergency services to arrive. a makeshift morgue has now been set up close to the scene.

there is now a grim process of identifying the dead. there are so many victims. this is an area that is hugely popular, notjust with locals but foreigners too. earlier, south korea's president visited the scene, and announced a period of national mourning. during his visit, he said his heart was heavy, adding that he felt responsible for people's lives and safety. exactly what caused the crush will be the focus of an investigation which has been started by south korea's president. right now, there is profound shock, distress and grief that a night of celebration ended with so many dead and injured. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the stampede occurred when a crowd surged into a narrow alley in a popular nightlife area in the city.

0ur seoul correspondentjean mackenzie sent us this update. this community centre is where so much of the grief has been playing out today, because this is where families are coming to report their missing loved ones, and it's here where they find out if they're on the list of people who are known to have died. and while we've been here, we've seen people receive this terrible news. others have turned up and been given no news, and this will be almost as hard to process. i spoke to one mother who is 22—year—old son who was working in itaewon last night in one of the clubs, she didn't hearfrom him, she still hasn't heard from him and she has been calling him ever since. back at the scene where i was earlier, we are starting to get more details of what happened in that narrow and overcrowded alleyway where the crush started. i spoke to one man who was in the alleyway during the crush. he had managed to get

to the side and climbed up to a platform to stay safe, but he saw a lot of what was happening. he described how people were so packed in that they couldn't move. they then started being pushed one way and another. people were pushed to the floor, and some people, he said, were squeezed so tightly that they couldn't breathe. he told me how he watched people gasping for breath, trying to get some air into their lungs. the president of south korea also visited the scene earlier today, and he spoke of his own grief that he is struggling to deal with. he said that he is devastated. there will of course be an investigation into what went wrong, and the questions for authorities really are how was this crowd allowed to get so out of control, and what could have been done to stop this terrible tragedy. but for now the country is mourning the death of so many of its young.

sia liljas is the creator of travel blog �*i, wanderlista'. she was in the crowds in the itaewon area last night. shejoins me now from seoul. thank you very much for being with us. tell us in your own words what happened, what you saw happen. thank ou for happened, what you saw happen. thank you for having — happened, what you saw happen. thank you for having me- _ happened, what you saw happen. thank you for having me. last _ happened, what you saw happen. “maria; you for having me. last night was terrible. we are still really shook from the events that happened. how we have experienced is that there is a big street and we started walking on the street that felt quite spacious, normal. it was a great evening. there was a lot of people, you could move freely but then suddenly without the area getting tighter and tighter. there was a line to a club on the other side and it got narrowerjust as the other andy isjoining it got narrowerjust as the other andy is joining the it got narrowerjust as the other andy isjoining the main road. we started getting a feeling that it is

getting a little bit too tight. we started noticing that people wanted to move forward, so they started pushing, laughing, pushing forfun, but we said, can you please stop? they couldn't stop and then the crowd started pushing back. basically the pushing started intensifying. i rememberturning intensifying. i remember turning around intensifying. i rememberturning around to my husband and saying this doesn't feel right, we need to get out of here. we were alreadyjust around the corner from this alley. we started pushing our way out, to go out of this crowd. it took a lot of effort. i said that my knees and legs were shaking just trying to get out but we were more than an average weight of a korean person so we managed to get out. while we were getting out i saw a mother with two kids going in that direction and i stopped her and said, you should not go that way. she kept going that way

but i really hope that nothing has happened. then we noticed three police officers started running towards the scene. at that point we didn't realise what was happening. we thought maybe some people have fainted or maybe there are some drunk people. then we made our way down to the street that was a little looser, not as tight and we saw the first ambulances. they couldn't get to the scene, it was packed with people, with cars and then as we went on another street, then we heard ambulance after ambulance after ambulance and then we knew something was going on. and then, since i have a korean sim card, as i am staying here in seoul, the phone notifications, they have public emergency and they started intensifying. we got a lot of notifications. wejust intensifying. we got a lot of notifications. we just wanted to make our way home and while we were walking down the road, trying to get

out of the area, we saw structures, we saw people just being taken to ambulances and it was tough to watch. all my thoughts are with the people who have lost their lives yesterday as well as their family and friends. it yesterday as well as their family and friends-_ yesterday as well as their family and friends. it is such a terrible, terrible tragedy _ and friends. it is such a terrible, terrible tragedy and _ and friends. it is such a terrible, terrible tragedy and these - and friends. it is such a terrible, terrible tragedy and these were | and friends. it is such a terrible, - terrible tragedy and these were such young people. most of them in their 20s and even teenagers as well. yes. 20s and even teenagers as well. yes, there were a — 20s and even teenagers as well. yes, there were a lot _ 20s and even teenagers as well. yes, there were a lot of— 20s and even teenagers as well. yes, there were a lot of young _ 20s and even teenagers as well. yes there were a lot of young people in that area, it's a very popular area but a lot of what people don't understand isjust but a lot of what people don't understand is just how dangerous pushing for fun understand is just how dangerous pushing forfun can understand is just how dangerous pushing for fun can get. understand is just how dangerous pushing forfun can get. i think when that started i was really worried that this is going to get a lot worse and i looked at the time stamp my video and it was 22:21 and i heard at 22: 20 was when it started. wejust i heard at 22: 20 was when it started. we just barely managed to get out there so i am happy we got

out because what i am reading and seeing today is just heartbreaking. it certainly is. thank you very much for talking to us. i know you are very shaken as anybody would be, but thank you for taking the time to talk to us this morning.- thank you for taking the time to talk to us this morning. thank you for havin: talk to us this morning. thank you for having me- _ british government minister michael gove has defended the new prime minister's decision to reappoint suella braverman as home secretary — just days after she resigned the post over a data breach. michael gove spoke out after new email evidence seen by the bbc appeared to question ms braverman's account of the timing of events leading to that resignation. 0ur political correspondent tony bonsignore gave me this update. controversial for a number of reasons. one is about what happened and suella braverman using her private e—mail address to send out

very confidential information. but also about thejudgment very confidential information. but also about the judgment of rishi sunak in appointing her six days after she had to resign because of what had happened. the focus is what happened on that morning of the 19th of october. we know this e—mail was sentin of october. we know this e—mail was sent in error around 7:50am that morning. at around 8:30am that morning, the recipient, a parliamentary member of staff, responded and said, you sent this to me by mistake, but what we also know is that ten o'clock, suella braverman responded, please delete and ignore. it slightly woolly as to when exactly the cabinet secretary and the officials involved were informed and when suella braverman came forward, her allies tell us it was about noon, but if that is the case, why at ten o'clock is she sending an e—mail please delete and ignore. it casts further doubt on

what happened and her assertion she told officials about what had gone on. michael gove, now levelling up secretary again, was asked about this on laura kuenssberg's this morning, this is what he said. i understand why people are asking these questions. i am more than satisfied that in resigning, accepting responsibility, apologising and then in being assured by the cabinet secretary and the prime minister that suella braverman coming back was the right thing, that she is now in position to do the work that she is dedicated to do the work that she is dedicated to doing. to do the work that she is dedicated to doinu. , to do the work that she is dedicated todoinu. , , . to doing. pretty robust defence there from _ to doing. pretty robust defence there from michael— to doing. pretty robust defence there from michael gove, - to doing. pretty robust defence i there from michael gove, saying, look, she has made a mistake, she said sorry, she has learned her lesson and moved on. but labour and opposition mps not convinced at all. this is labour's yvette cooper on the same programme. it this is labour's yvette cooper on the same programme.— this is labour's yvette cooper on the same programme. it adds to the

serious list of _ the same programme. it adds to the serious list of questions _ the same programme. it adds to the serious list of questions we - the same programme. it adds to the serious list of questions we now - serious list of questions we now have about this reckless reappointment of suella braverman to be home secretary. who is obviously the initial breach of the ministerial code, the security lapses involved but now questions about whether she has given an accurate description of what happened. she said she reported it straightaway, there are the reports as well that no, she didn't and was confronted on this and further reports of her being involved in other security leaks or security leak inquiries around both a case involving the security service and a case involving the leak of sensitive legal advice. the case involving the leak of sensitive legal advice-— legal advice. the shadow home secretary- _ legal advice. the shadow home secretary- we _ legal advice. the shadow home secretary. we have _ legal advice. the shadow home secretary. we have gone - legal advice. the shadow home secretary. we have gone into i legal advice. the shadow home - secretary. we have gone into some of the detail, let's look at the broader picture about why this matters. you said it is about the new prime minister's judgment, matters. you said it is about the new prime minister'sjudgment, when he came into downing street, he said this would be a government of

integrity, accountability and professionalism, so a lot of people asking why did he bring suella braverman back into a post she resigned from?— braverman back into a post she resiuned from? , , ., , resigned from? this is where it goes to. that resigned from? this is where it goes t0- that was — resigned from? this is where it goes t0- that was a _ resigned from? this is where it goes to. that was a surprise _ resigned from? this is where it goes i to. that was a surprise announcement to. that was a surprise announcement to all of us. six days on from having to resign over this. smoke hasn't cleared yet and the hebrew points to the same position. to do that —— he re—appoints her to the same position. it has cloned his first few days and it is only days in office, he might have hoped this would go away but it is not anytime soon, i expect it to be brought in the commons tomorrow. the suggestions _ the commons tomorrow. the suggestions have _ the commons tomorrow. the suggestions have been that he needed her to win the leadership of the party. her to win the leadership of the .a . ., her to win the leadership of the party. that the suggestion of course and rishi sunak _ party. that the suggestion of course and rishi sunak hasn't _ party. that the suggestion of course and rishi sunak hasn't answered - party. that the suggestion of course | and rishi sunak hasn't answered that directly. he was asked that at prime minister's questions. keir starmer said it was a grubby deal but what

had happened last week when boris johnson's had a bit of momentum behind his short lived campaign to become tory leader again, that it was suella braverman coming out for rishi sunak that killed that momentum and rishi sunak was on the way to victory. and the suggestion is in response to that she gets the job of home secretary again. another question is how long do you had to go into the wilderness after you make a mistake like this? six days. it's not a lot. the president of somalia says at least a hundred people were killed in two car bomb blasts outside the education ministry in mogadishu on saturday. witnesses say the cloud bombs struck within minutes of each other, the second as people and ambulances were arriving to help after the first. aru na iyengar reports. president hassan sheikh mohamud taking stock of the destruction and the somali capital.

mogadishu was just getting over the last attack in august. translation: who were the victims? somali people are recovering from the attacks five years ago in the same area. some of them had injuries, some were disabled, some were orphans. most had lost relatives in previous attacks and others. he puts the blame on the islamist group al—shabab. he has vowed since he was elected inmate of wage an all—out war on the group. in the latest attack, two car explosions sent shrapnel flying near the education ministry. police say the first explosion hit the walls of the ministry while the second blast occurred as ambulances and onlookers arrived to help the victims. translation: iwitnessed the first explosion, - then i fled the area, as i was in shock because of the first blast. another explosion rocked the same area. there are deaths and injuries. islamist group al—shabab remains a potent force in somalia, despite multinational efforts

to degrade its leadership. its fighters were driven out of the capital in 2011 by an african union force, but the group still controls swathes of the countryside, and has capacity to wage deadly strikes on civilian and military targets. 0nly last week, the group claimed responsibility for an attack on a hotel in the port city of kismayo which killed nine people and wounded 47 others. and in august, the group launched a 30—hour gun and bomb attack on the hyatt hotel in mogadishu, killing 21 people and wounding 117. the president has his work cut out. the country is suffering. in addition to violence, somalia is in the grip of the worst drought in almost a0 years. aruna iyengar, bbc news. let's get more on this then. joining us live now from neighbouring kenya is the bbc�*s richard kagoe.

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kremlin's response to it. we don't have many — kremlin's response to it. we don't have many details _ kremlin's response to it. we don't have many details about - kremlin's response to it. we don't have many details about what - have many details about what happened yesterday in crimea. the russians have accuse the ukrainians of carrying out a massive drone attack on the russian black sea fleet and they say the response to that, they are now abandoning this grain deal, a landmark deal that allowed ukrainians to resume their grain exports. we know from un officials that no ships have been allowed to enter the black sea today and again, a lot of pressure coming from the ukrainians, the un, western countries, trying to convince moscow to review this decision and return to review this decision and return to this deal. we heard from the eu policy chief saying that moscow should return to this deal. the us secretary of state anthony blinken saying russia was weaponised in food and this is something similar to the reaction we have heard from the ukrainians, the foreign ministry

here said that russia was using a false pretext to abandon this deal. for weeks the russians have been complaining that russian exports have faced obstacles, they have raised the possibility of abandoning this deal and last night president zelensky accuse the russians of making this decision weeks ago. he said that for weeks the russians had deliberately delayed the transit of ships. he said more than 170 vessels had been waiting for a permit to enter the black sea. so no ships have been allowed into the black sea today following that announcement by russia. ., ~' , ., , today following that announcement by russia. ., ,, , ., , . today following that announcement by russia. ., ~ , ., , . ., russia. thank you very much. hugo bacheaa russia. thank you very much. hugo bachega are — russia. thank you very much. hugo bachega are there _ russia. thank you very much. hugo bachega are there for _ russia. thank you very much. hugo bachega are there for us _ russia. thank you very much. hugo bachega are there for us in - russia. thank you very much. hugo bachega are there for us in kyiv. i polls have just opened in brazil — in the final round of the presidential election. leading the race is left wing former president

luiz inacio lula da silva. trailing him is far—right incumbentjair bolsonaro — who has already voted this morning. but it's become a much tighter race than expected — as russell trott reports. taking the voting machines to the voters isn't always easy. the only way is by boat in this region of the amazon. they're preparing for one of brazil's most important and historic elections. the choice is simple — the motorbike—riding bolsonaro, who has the support of conservatives and many religious voters. "lula, your place is injail," chant his supporters. scandals but maintains the support of the poor. "bolsonaro has no limits when it comes to making threats. "he's out of control," he says. the two candidates took part in a televised debate ahead of sunday's runoff vote, accusing each other of lying

as they attacked their rival�*s character and record on a range of issues. and those are complex and bitterly contested. deforestation and the treatment of brazil's indigenous communities. allegations of corruption and the way the pandemic was handled. the latest polls put lula in the lead. but with the gap narrowing, there are still many brazilians who feel neither contender represents them, and they could be crucial in deciding who becomes president. russell trott, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take you to brazil now and sao paulo where we are expecting luiz inacio lula da silva to cast his vote. there really is a huge expectation about these elections. divisions in brazil run so deep and

people here have a very stark choice indeed to make between the far right incumbentjair bolsonaro, indeed to make between the far right incumbent jair bolsonaro, who indeed to make between the far right incumbentjair bolsonaro, who has the support of conservatives, many religious voters as well but accused of undermining democracy, threatening the amazon rainforest in particular and allowing the destruction there. 0r particular and allowing the destruction there. or the former leftist leader lula da silva who is expected to vote here, where this polling station is in sao paulo. he lifted people out of poverty when he was first president, but he has been tainted by corruption scandals. we will see the final round will be closely fought. clocks across the uk have gone back by an hour overnight — signalling the end of british summer time. the change also marks the completion of a restoration project on big ben. here it is being switched on this morning. it's the first time the clock

has been on greenwich mean time since 2017. you have been watching bbc news. thank you for watching. let's get a look at the latest weather prospects with sarah. hello yesterday we saw temperatures as high as 23 degrees in london. to date not quite as warm in london. to date not quite as warm in the south but still quite mild for the time of year. some heavy showers for wales, northern england, central scotland, some thunderstorms mixed in and some brisk winds as well. temperatures today 13 to 17 north to south, not as warm as it has been. breezy this evening, showers clear away. more rain works into the far west, most of us are looking mild and frost free. if you mist patches in local areas on monday. another dry day for england, wales and west in england. more rain

to come in the far south—west of england. temperatures in the mid to high teens and if you are planning on going trick or treating monday evening, it should be mostly dry but rain to come for northern ireland, northern and western scotland and the far south—west of england too. goodbye for now.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: south korea is in a period

of national mourning after more than 150 people were killed in a crush. and i turned around, and i told the crowd, you can't come this way. people are dying. the president of somalia says more than 100 people have been killed there in two car bomb attacks on a government building. uk government minister michael gove says the home secretary of a security breach. questions about whether she has given an accurate description of what happened, she said she reported it straightaway but there are other reports as well that said she didn't and she was confronted on this. the polls open in brazil to chose either former left—wing leader luiz inacio lula da silva orfar

right incumbentjair bolsonaro as the next president. and why french vineyard owners are buying up land in south east england — after a summer of record breaking temperatures. now on bbc news, ros akins on the week. on a thursday night in may 2015, the returning officer in richmond, north yorkshire, announced the result. rishi sunak had become an mp. and part of a conservative election victory. the choice is in your hands. early the next year, prime minister david cameron called a referendum on brexit. my recommendation is clear. he wanted to stay in the eu. he wanted out. the uk wanted out, too. david cameron would resign. six years later, rishi sunak was chancellor. he'd been loyal to borisjohnson, until the scandals became too much.