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for others, there's no information. this is almost as hard to hear. this woman's son went to work at a club in itaewon last night. i went home. i didn't see him. he didn't come home. he's the only son, the only one i have. visiting the scene, the president, too, said he was struggling to process his grief. "something that should never have happened, happened," he says, an acknowledgement that things went horribly wrong. this footage from last year shows police controlling the crowds at the same spot. this year, multiple witnesses say this didn't happen. the questions for authorities are,
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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, this country is mourning the death of so many of its young. jean mckenzie, bbc news, seoul. here, a border force immigration facility in dover had at least two firebombs thrown at it this morning. police said there was one injury and it's been reported that a man's killed himself. it comes amid pressure on the home secretary suella braverman over the numbers of people arriving in small boats across the channel — and how they are handled — as well as continuing questions over her reappointment. here's our political correspondent ione wells. a week in thejob, and not a day without major questions. suella braverman�*s insisted she proactively told officials after she made two data breaches that led her to resign from liz truss�*s government. but evidence seen by the bbc throws doubt on that. we now know the original message she sent from her private e—mail
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to the office of another mp containing sensitive information, was sentjust before 7.30 on 19th october. at 8.30, they responded, pointing out her mistake. at 10am, she replied saying, "please delete the message and ignore". the bbc understands two hours passed before she told officials what had happened. a source close to suella braverman said this delay needs to be seen in the context of her packed schedule, and cabinet colleagues have said she deserves a second chance. suella apologised for the mistake she made and indeed resigned from government. but the prime minister has made it clear that suella deserves a second chance and i'm glad suella is in cabinet, because she is because she is a first—rate front rank politician. this government will have integrity. concerns about her are causing a political headache
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for the new prime minister after he promised to lead a government of integrity, but was forced to spend his first prime minister's questions defending her. the home secretary made an error ofjudgment, but she recognised that. she raised the matter and she accepted her mistake, and that's why i was delighted to welcome her back into a united cabinet. 0pposition parties disagree, and labour want to try and force the government to share any information given to the prime minister before her reappointment. rishi sunak should be replacing her. it was an error ofjudgment to appoint her to this immensely seriousjob, and to do so for the sake of the political dealjust in order to get his way into number ten just shows a carelessness towards those national security issues. some conservative politicians too have raised eyebrows about the message her reappointment sends. i understand why the prime minister wanted to bring her back. i think he does need to be very careful about the signals it's sending about the ministerial code. the home secretary's in—tray is growing,
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with issues around crime, policing and immigration to tackle. just today, emergency services were sent to a migrant processing centre in dover after a man drove up to the centre, threw petrol bombs at it, then reportedly killed himself. this is just one of many issues mps will expect to hear ms braverman respond to next week, while some of them continue to question whether she is the right person for thejob. ione wells, bbc news. let's bring you more on that news from dover. 0ur correspondent matt graveling is there. what can you tell us? there is still a big police — what can you tell us? there is still a big police presence _ what can you tell us? there is still a big police presence here - what can you tell us? there is still a big police presence here this - a big police presence here this evening, mishal, following this morning's events. it was around 11.31 kent police were first made aware of reports that a man had driven to the nearby immigration centre, just a few hundred metres down the road, and began throwing what we believed to be petrol bombs at it. we were told that of the
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three bombs he threw, two of them exploded. he then got in a white car and drove here this petrol station and drove here this petrol station and it has been reported that he took his own life. we don't yet know what his motivation was for doing this but as you heard in ione wells' report, just yesterday it was reported that almost 1000 migrants came through to dover. we have asked the home office for a statement on this. they said they are aware of the event today but it would be inappropriate to comment further. we have also heard from natalie elphicke, the conservative mp for dover. she said she is deeply shocked and saddened by today's events. mishal, you mayjust be about to see over my right shoulder, the fire brigade havejust about to see over my right shoulder, the fire brigade have just turned about to see over my right shoulder, the fire brigade havejust turned up and put up a white tent around what we believe was a suspect�*s car, and two officers from kent police have a right to take forensic evidence. matt graveling in dover. 0ur political correspondent ione wells is here. the home secretary already under pressure before this incident for a
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number of reasons?— pressure before this incident for a number of reasons? that's right, and there is a growing _ number of reasons? that's right, and there is a growing in-tray _ number of reasons? that's right, and there is a growing in-tray at - there is a growing in—tray at the home office led by suella braverman. this incident we have heard about today in dover, but also growing concerns about conditions of overcrowding and outbreaks of disease at another migrant processing centre in ramsgate called manston. there are reports this weekend too in the times and sunday times, disputed by suella braverman, that she decided not to transfer migrants dad to a hotel to help with theissue migrants dad to a hotel to help with the issue and did not act on government legal advice the government legal advice the government was illegally detaining thousands of migrants there. her colleague michael gove today said that she didn't ignore legal advice, she was balancing conflicting demands and there were unprecedented numbers of migrants arriving to the uk. the local dover mp natalie elphicke has also said that the immigration minister robertjenrick is due to visit both dover and manston soon, but i think there will be big questions about why not the home secretary suella braverman herself, as she continues to face questions about her own attitude to
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security. questions about her own attitude to securi . ., ~ , officials in western india say at least 60 people have died after a suspension bridge collapsed. hundreds were thought to have been on the bridge in morbi in gujarat state when it went down, plunging them into the river. the structure was only reopened for public use last week after extensive renovations. brazil's presidential election will be decided today with a second round of voting. the left—wing candidate and former president luiz inacio lula da silva came first in the initial round four weeks ago. but the contest with his rival, the current presidentjair bolsonaro, is said to be tighter than expected. the head of the united nations is involved in intense negotiations to try and rescue the deal to allow grain exports out of ukraine — after russia said it was suspending participation. the un—brokered deal allowed ukraine to resume exports of crops like wheat amid a food crisis in parts of asia, africa and the middle east. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse joins us from dnipro. it's the russians the un will have to convince, james —
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what are they saying? well, if the russians were hoping for a reaction, mishal, they certainly got it. there are urgent talks that are going to stretch into tomorrow, we understand. you have heard what the un makes of this pause, describing it as deeply concerning. turkey, who also brokered this deal, have echoed those calls for the grain agreement to resume. interestingly, an official was quoted as saying that there were grounds for optimism. but it's hard to see where that is, because russia has been accused of using the grain deal as leverage as its military frustrations continue, and they don't get much more frustrating than this extraordinary drone strike we saw yesterday on its black sea fleet, an attack which ukraine hasn't confirmed that it was behind. but there are very few who think it was any other country. the
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motives for this attack are clear. it is a fleet which russia has used to launch missile strikes across the whole of the country. but also, if it was ukraine, it shows that it is willing to take the risk of the grain deal falling willing to take the risk of the grain dealfalling apart willing to take the risk of the grain deal falling apart for the sake of its own population. james waterhouse _ sake of its own population. james waterhouse in _ sake of its own population. james waterhouse in dnipro _ sake of its own population. james waterhouse in dnipro in - sake of its own population. james waterhouse in dnipro in ukraine, | waterhouse in dnipro in ukraine, thank you. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. england's women are into the rugby world cup semi—finals after overpowering australia by 41—5. the red roses will now face canada next weekend for a place in the final. jo currie was at the match in auckland. english weather for an english day! weather warnings in place, but with a world cup semifinal spot up for grabs, these england supporters couldn't stay away. a clash against australia enough for them to brave the torrential rain. england fans may have thought this familiar wet weather would favour their side, familiar wet weather would favour theirside, but familiar wet weather would favour their side, but no one had this deluge in mind. but not even the rain could dampen
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the spirits of captain sarah hunter. on her 138th international appearance, which makes her england's most capped player, she got her side off to the perfect start. in the trying conditions, it became obvious that this game wouldn't be about pace and precision, but power. marlie packer leading the pack to increase england's lead, scoring twice in quick succession. but whilst they dominated the first half, australia bit back, sliding in before the break to show their style. the world number ones barely made it into top gear. australia, still amateur in status, simply couldn't keep up. an impressive performance from the team and a memorable day for the captain. the most important thing today was about the team's performance and us getting that win against australia. now that it's happened, i can maybe reflect a little bit, let it all soak in. the red roses now cruise
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into the last four. that's their 29th consecutive win. jo currie, bbc news, auckland. staying with rugby union, two weeks after going into administration, the future of wasps though they have been relegated from the premiership and suspended from playing, an offer has been accepted to buy the club. a consortium that includes former players is behind the bid to take over the men's and academy sides. arsenal have stormed back to the top of the premier league after a comfortable win over the bottom side nottingham forest. they won 5—0 at the emirates stadium to move two points clear of manchester city again. manchester united are currently beating west ham 1—0. celtic have restored their four point lead over rangers at the top of the scottish premiership. their portuguese striker jota completed the 3—0 win at livingstone. manchester united are top of the women's super league. they won 3—0 at everton this afternoon. hayley ladd scored the pick of their goals. they have won all five of their games so far this season
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and haven't conceded yet. they are above chelsea on goal difference. the england men's netball team played their first international match earlier today. the team, which is nicknamed the thorns, was only formed earlier this year. it was a tough opening game, though. they lost 73—27 to australia in sydney. lots more on the bbc sport website, including video highlights from the t20 world cup. there were wins for pakistan, bangladesh and south africa today. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.
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hello. this is bbc news. officials in western india say a0 people have died after a suspension bridge collapsed. more than 60 people were said to be on the bridge in the gujarat state when it went down and fell into the river. videos on social media showed dozens of people clinging onto the cables of the collapsed bridge as emergency teams attempted to rescue them. reports say the bridge had just
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reopened five days ago after being renovated. i'm joined now by our south asia correspondent, yogita limaye. what do we know about what happened and is there much speculation about possible causes? so and is there much speculation about possible causes?— possible causes? so the incident occurred at _ possible causes? so the incident occurred at around _ possible causes? so the incident occurred at around 6:40pm, - possible causes? so the incidentj occurred at around 6:40pm, just around four hours ago. an estimate given to us by regional government ministerfrom gujarat, and he says there were around 150 people on the bridge when it collapsed. these are of course numbers estimated by onlookers, people around the area. we will only find out the true scale of the tragedy in the hours to come. local authorities are saying that there was overcrowding on the bridge because not only what is —— was a day weekend, a sunday, it is also the diwali festivities. families
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have been on vacation. and this particle a bridge, it was built in the 19th—century, it is a suspension bridge. there are no vehicles on it. it was closed for ovation for six months and reopen only about a week ago. and so we have been told an investigation will take place into how that reopening happened. which authorities certified its reopening and what actually went wrong. find and what actually went wrong. and can i 'ust and what actually went wrong. and can i just ask _ and what actually went wrong. and can ijust ask you about... you mentioned the timing of this incident, how much harder has that made the rescue operation, at that time of the evening, when the light starts to fade, it becomes easier promote difficult to identify people struggling in the water? it promote difficult to identify people struggling in the water?— promote difficult to identify people struggling in the water? it was dusk b then, struggling in the water? it was dusk by then. almost _ struggling in the water? it was dusk by then, almost dark _ struggling in the water? it was dusk by then, almost dark by _ struggling in the water? it was dusk by then, almost dark by the - struggling in the water? it was dusk by then, almost dark by the time i struggling in the water? it was dusk| by then, almost dark by the time the rescue operation started. the police
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went in first and also onlookers, people living in the area, aiding with those rescue operations. it is not a very long bridge. it is around 230 metres long, a quarter of a kilometre. in the video footage that we have seen filmed by onlookers on their mobile phones being circulated on social media, you can see that there are some people swimming to either shore. you can also see people clinging onto the cables and the net on the side of the bridge, trying to stay afloat. and so, you know, we have been told the disaster response teams have also been deployed to the area, the first responders really were local police are just people who were living nearby. are just people who were living nearb . ., ., ., , are just people who were living nearb . ., ., , nearby. the death toll has been increased to _ nearby. the death toll has been increased to 68, _ nearby. the death toll has been increased to 68, presumably i nearby. the death toll has been| increased to 68, presumably the worry is the numbers could keep going up. worry is the numbers could keep auoin u. , , worry is the numbers could keep oiini.u_ , , ~ worry is the numbers could keep ioini ui. , , . .,�* going up. yes, exactly. we don't have an estimate _ going up. yes, exactly. we don't have an estimate as _ going up. yes, exactly. we don't have an estimate as of— going up. yes, exactly. we don't have an estimate as of now. - going up. yes, exactly. we don'tj have an estimate as of now. this going up. yes, exactly. we don't. have an estimate as of now. this is a number given to the media by a
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regional government minister, but we have been hearing a lot of different numbers being given by different authorities and that is something you often see in india, when it is just in the few hours in the aftermath of an incident, where sometimes you might have the police and other authorities giving different numbers, so i think we will only know the true scale of the tragedy in the next few hours, when they are able to see at the hospital how many people have died, how many people they have been able to save. what we do definitely do know right now is that there are women, children and also elderly people among those who have died. fig among those who have died. a terrible story. i know that you will keep us updated throughout the evening in the uk. thank you very much. in iran, there've been more protests across the country including the capital tehran. it's the seventh week of protests following the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini after she was arrested for not covering her hair. students took to the streets,
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defying an order by the powerful revolutionary guards to stop the demonstrations. the security forces are reported to have fired live ammunition and gunshots at one of the protests, in the western city of sanandaj. i'm joined now by our middle east analyst, sebastian usher. what do we know about what happened? the use of life animation is not unprecedented but it must be a worrying sign we have seen it used on a number of occasions during these protest, as you say, which have been going on for six weeks now. �* . , , have been going on for six weeks now. i ., , , , have been going on for six weeks now. �* ., , , , ., , , have been going on for six weeks now. , , , , ., now. batten is being used, mostly to beat protesters. _ now. batten is being used, mostly to beat protesters. many _ now. batten is being used, mostly to beat protesters. many of _ now. batten is being used, mostly to beat protesters. many of the - beat protesters. many of the accusations over the fatalities have been that people died from that tear gas being used. as difficult as you can imagine to get videos out, there is a block on the internet that has been imposed, sometimes very strongly, sometimes a bit less cell, people have found various ways around it. we do still see videos
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but not to the extent at the start and what we have seeing over the last few days has been the universities, the campuses and that is very much today, a lot of universities and students coming out, having clashes and confrontations with the security forces. there is one video where you can actually see on the campus a member of the paramilitary link to the government with a handgun, going down, crouching and then shooting, you cannot quite see where he is shooting but it seems to be towards the protesters. in shooting but it seems to be towards the protesters-_ the protesters. in terms of the fact these protests _ the protesters. in terms of the fact these protests are _ the protesters. in terms of the fact these protests are continuing, - the protesters. in terms of the fact these protests are continuing, it i these protests are continuing, it presumably puts these protest in a lead to some of the others against food prices and the political... politically have seen in recent years? i politically have seen in recent ears? ~ ., ., , , , years? i think what happens with the sort of protest. _ years? i think what happens with the sort of protest, the _ years? i think what happens with the sort of protest, the last _ years? i think what happens with the sort of protest, the last huge - years? i think what happens with the sort of protest, the last huge one . sort of protest, the last huge one was over food prices, sort of protest, the last huge one was overfood prices, fuel sort of protest, the last huge one was over food prices, fuel prices,
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backin was over food prices, fuel prices, back in 2019, and that was more a kind of grassroots working class, on the fringes revolution, this encompasses all parts of society now. extreme force was used. it is not used at the start but then it was used to a great degree and that has not yet happened to that level with these protests. that warning you mentioned from the head of the revolutionary guard yesterday was a sign that the authorities are moving towards that, which we would then see far greater fatalities, quite possibly. 0ne see far greater fatalities, quite possibly. one would assume that the iranians authorities are hoping that they can sort of keep a lid on this by not allowing the videos to come out to the same degree, but the fact it is now... what we're seeing now is students out there, can almost make it seem as if they are the ones protesting, the greater majority of the people are not. that has not been the case. these are issues that have spread all across iran. that is what they are hoping for, plus they
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don't. .. what they are hoping for, plus they don't... although they have no problem about having blood on their hands, they have shown that before, but this is extremely young blood, high school students we have seen on the streets and some of them, their families have said were killed. whether they want to start killing 14 whether they want to start killing 1a and 15—year—olds, that is a big question. 14 and 15-year-olds, that is a big iuestion. ., , ., , question. the other question in my mind is this — question. the other question in my mind is this cultural _ question. the other question in my mind is this cultural question - question. the other question in my mind is this cultural question mark| mind is this cultural question mark is it religious? is it generational question is it all three? definitely all three. yesterday _ question is it all three? definitely all three. yesterday was - question is it all three? definitely all three. yesterday was the - question is it all three? definitelyj all three. yesterday was the 40th day since the death of mahsa amini. and that is a very important day in islamic relations. and back to one of the other things that will keep the protest going, those 40 days are coming up and bringing people out on the streets. she died while any cluster of the police, because of not wearing the headscarf —— the custody of the police. that is the
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great slogan of this but i have just received a whole bunch of videos from an activist in the azerbaijan area. the ethnicities, the fact she was kurdish and so on, have played into this, as well. when you say religious, i think it is more seen as a control, a societal, can —— cultural control and a younger generation that has had we have had enough of this. some videos have shown young people actually knocking the turbines of religious people that i think it is more of a cultural up swell of a younger generation, 40 years or more after this revolution came in, why should we continue to live in this way question mark we are connected to the outside world and see the outside world, we live that way, even to some degree, with the hijab, it went up and down, how strongly it
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was enforced. but they are saying, let's get it of the hypocrisy, lets get rid of all these restrictions which come and go, let'sjust get rid of all these restrictions which come and go, let's just change the system. at is what they are after and so it is cultural. ihmd after and so it is cultural. and that makes — after and so it is cultural. and that makes it _ after and so it is cultural. and that makes it a _ after and so it is cultural. and that makes it a potential threat. fascinating stuff, thank you very much. brazilians are voting to choose their next president in a closely—fought runoff election. the former left—wing leader luiz inacio lula da silva, who won the first round, has promised to restore peace and reinstate protection for the amazon rainforest. he's facing the far right incumbentjair bolsonaro, who said he will deepen his free market reforms. brazil's electoral authority has stepped up security in anticipation of a close result, amid concerns that mr bolsonaro may not accept the outcome if he loses. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson who is in sao paulo and has more now on the two candidates and why this election has been so divisive. brazilians voting here today are voting with expectation and nerves. this is a tight race.
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in the first round, the opinion polls vastly underestimated the support forjair bolsonaro, so many people feel that this could go either way. now, brazilians have a stark choice to make between far right incumbentjair bolsonaro, a man who is very popular with conservatives and religious voters, but also a man who has been accused of undermining democracy. and he's up against lula, who was a former president who, during his time, lifted millions of people out of poverty. but since then he has been involved in corruption scandals, he's spent some time in jail, charges that were annulled, but nevertheless, he has a mixed legacy. so they are two very different petitions at either end of the political spectrum, two populist politicians, and two really big personalities. and the main issues that brazilians here are worried about our poverty and the economy. one in four brazilians struggles to find enough food to eat every single day. it was hit hard by
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the covid pandemic. but on a global scale, i think these elections are important because of the amazon. jair bolsonaro, under him he has seen deforestation soar, illegal activities such as mining also increase, and many people see this vote, these elections, as a vote on the future of the amazon. the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has said she's "heartbroken" and "traumatised" after a man broke into her home in san francisco and beat her husband with a hammer. in her first statement since friday's attack, she said paul pelosi's condition was improving, and thanked police for their "quick response". it's thought the suspect intended to target nancy pelosi herself. here's our correspondent sophie long. 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
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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 among other congress members and their families. now, just to give you a sense of the level of threat that they're facing, this attack happened on the same day as the department of 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 on january the 6th of 2021, capitol police recorded more than 9,000, 9,500 threats, against members of congress. and it's 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
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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, of course, 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 having undergone successful surgery yesterday. strikes planned by royal mail workers in the next two weeks have been called off following a challenge by the company. a series of strikes have taken place in recent weeks and more action had been planned in a long running dispute over pay and conditions. the communication workers union says after a letter from the company's legal team, it had decided to withdraw industrial action notices. the union said strikes would resume from saturday the 12th of november. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. exceptionally mild for the time of year over the last couple of days
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but things are expected to turn cooler through the upcoming week, closer to the seasonal norm, because of a change to a westerly wind. it will be wet and windy at times. we will hold onto the breeze this evening and overnight. a few showers returning. but for many, we should see dry weather with some clear spells. another mild one. temperatures ranging from nine to 12 degrees. this is the pressure chart for monday, the last of october. we actually have southerly winds across the country but weather features pushing into the west, increasing rain and cloud to northern ireland. it could be very wet throughout the day there. and rain pushing into scotland. some showers arriving across the southern counties of england later in the day. elsewhere, some sunshine, it will feel very mild indeed.
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hello. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines... national mourning in south korea after 154 people are crushed to death at a halloween event in the capital seoul. at least 68 people have died after a bridge collapsed in india's western state of gujarat. local reports say as many as 400 people were on the structure at the time. an immigration centre in dover has been firebombed, with the suspect reported to have killed himself. and the home secretary faces further questions about the account she gave of sending government documents to people unauthorised to see them. brazil goes to the polls. the current president, far—right leaderjair bolsonaro, faces left—wing ex—president luiz inacio lula da silva in the deciding round.

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