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are crushed to death. in one of the country's worst disasters, young people out for halloween festivities became trapped in an overcrowded alley and more people fell, and i lost my friend. and i turned around and i told the crowd, "you can't come this way. "people are dying." we'll report from seoul on the shock, grief and anger. as a period of national mourning begins. also tonight... an immigration centre in dover has been firebombed with the suspect then reported to have killed himself.
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at the same time, more questions for the home secretary about her account of sending government documents to unauthorised people. brazil's presidential election — this is the scene in sao paulo tonight as votes are counted and as england reach the rugby world cup semi—final, captain sarah hunter becomes the most capped england player in the women's or men's game. good evening. there is shock and disbelief in south korea about what should have been a joyful saturday night out ending in tragedy, with more than 150 people crushed to death. most were young — including teenagers — out in the capital seoul in large numbers because of halloween. disaster struck in the itaewon district,
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known for its nightlife and restaurants, when people converged from different directions onto a narrow alley that runs along from a shopping mall. it was that area which became dangerously overcrowded. our seoul correspondent jean mckenzie has the story — you may find her report distressing. as the bodies are counted and the victims identified, devastating accounts of seoul's halloween night of horror are emerging. thousands packed onto the streets to party... ..until this narrow alleyway became so crowded, people were crushed to death. nuhyil ahammed was in the alley. he managed to climb onto a platform to safety, where he watched the horror play out. there's no way you can breathe. so everyone lifting up, like... he gasps for air.
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..and that's what they're doing, like, taking their last breath and things, so kind of suffocating. others describe how people fell to the floor like dominoes. i didn't sleep till now. i couldn't sleep because i see people dying in front of me. one guy, he know that his friend has died, but he was still giving cpr for 30 minutes. and his friend was trying to stop him, but he was still doing it. translation: | wasi pushed from behind. i got scared and tried to move to the - side, but i couldn't. i was stuck there for two hours. i felt like i was going to die. this nearby community centre is saturated with grief. families and friends come to register the missing. some get the terrible news that their loved ones are among the dead. waves were coming in from both sides, and more people fell, and i lost my friend.
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and i turned around and i told the crowd, "you can't come this way. "people are dying." 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, i 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.
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the questions for authorities 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, this country is mourning the death of so many of its young. jean mckenzie, bbc news, seoul. it is monday morning in seoul, and while this horrible weekend is over, the pain it has inflicted on this city is going to last for a very long time. yesterday was a gut—wrenching day for so many people as they waited with this uncertainty before receiving the awful news that by last night the authorities here said they had managed to identify all but one of the victims. so now the families that have lost somebody can start to mourn. and the government can move on with its next job, which is to support the families of those who have died and also help those who have been
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seriously injured. and it can start to focus on answering some of those difficult questions, to make sure that something like this never happens again. you'll find more on this on bbc news online including a timeline of how the tragedy unfolded. go to bbc.co.uk/news, or the bbc news app. here, a border force immigration facility in dover has been attacked by a man who threw at least two firebombs, before driving away. police say two people suffered minor injuries. the suspect appears to have then taken his own life. our correspondent matt graveling reports from dover. this entry point for thousands of migrants coming to the uk, many fleeing from war, came under attack today. at 11:20am, a man in a white car threw three incendiary devices at this building. two of them burst into flames. his motive remains unclear.
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and then it was at this petrol station on limekiln street on the seafront in dover where the man drove a white vehicle, which you can just about see behind my right shoulder under a blue tarpaulin. the fire brigade have turned up and putting a tent over that and two forensic officers from kent police have turned up to gather evidence. kent police have said the suspect has been identified and his next of kin are being informed. this evening, police remained at the petrol station looking for answers as to what had led to today's�*s events. the attack comes just hours after reports that almost 1000 migrants arrived in dover yesterday. there has been criticism of the conditions they are kept in. the conservative mp for dover said tensions had been rising in the area. i raised my concerns about the rising level of tensions with the immigration minister earlier this week. it's absolutely vital that we get a grip of this issue and that the boats are stopped from leaving france, and that is what now needs
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to happen, and i think that is a conversation between the british prime minister and president macron. the investigation into what happened here is being led by kent police and not counterterrorism officers. and home office minister robert jenrick says he is being updated by the force. the home office said they were aware of the incident today but are unable to comment further at this point. matt graveling, bbc news. well, that incident and the wider issues with arrivals in small boats and how people are handled come as the home secretary suella braverman continues to face questions about the account she gave over sending government documents on immigration to people unauthorised to see them. 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
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throws doubt on that. we now know the original message she sent from her private e—mail 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's a first—rate front rank politician. this government will have integrity. concerns about her are causing a political headache for the new prime minister after he promised to lead
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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, i and to do so for the sake 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
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in—tray is growing, with issues around crime, policing and immigration to tackle. the petrol bomb incident at a migrant processing centre in dover today. to question whether she is the right person for thejob. ione wells, bbc news. ione wells, imps ews. do just tomorrow, ione wells, imps ews. do just t( or>rrow, breaches by suella dover or security breaches by suella braverman that they want answers about. it's also growing concerns about. it's also growing concerns about overcrowded conditions at the migrant processing centre in a manston after reports that suella braverman decided not to move more migrants there into hotels to ease
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pressures, reports which she disputes. the local conservative mp, sir roger gale, with the immigration minister robertjenrick and he said it was the wrong decision for the home secretary not to commission more hotels for migrants to move into and it was more hotels for migrants to move into and it w short, more hotels for migrants to move into a facing short, now a is lots a is lc contact 1in l... r: --.. f f» is lc contact —— w” l... r: --.. f f» what remains of the footbridge. families were out together at the end of a week of holidays
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for diwali festivities. locals were the first to respond, helping pull people out. some even swimming out to rescue those stuck in the middle of the river. at one of the banks, people tried to form a human chain to reach as many as they could. the bridge, built in the 19th century, was closed for renovation for six months, reopened less than a week ago. schools were off, and so lots of people were here along with their children. the bridge collapsed because of overcrowding, sukram, an eyewitness said. at the hospital, a steady stream of the injured were brought in. this is indian prime minister nahendra modi's home state and his party is in power here. he announced compensation for those who have been affected. once the struggle to save people is over, for officials here, there will be many tough questions to answer. yogita limaye, bbc news, india.
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in the last few hours polls have closed in brazil and votes are being counted after the final round of its presidential election. the right wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro, is up against the left—wing former president, luiz inacio lula da silva. they are two men with very different visions of brazil's future — our south america correspondent katy watson is in sao paulo for election night. how is it looking? everybody said it was a ti . ht how is it looking? everybody said it was a tight race _ how is it looking? everybody said it was a tight race but _ how is it looking? everybody said it was a tight race but i _ how is it looking? everybody said it was a tight race but i don't - was a tight race but i don't think you could get it tighter. we are looking at 92% of votes counted and bolsonaro has just under 50% and lula has just over 50%. bolsonaro has just under 50% and lula hasjust over 50%. brazilians faced a stark choice in these elections, a far right president with popularity amongst conservatives and religious voters but also accused of undermining democracy, threatening the amazon, versus a former president who lifted
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millions out of poverty yet has a mixed legacy after being involved in corruption scandals. those are the two choices, and behind me, lula supporters are gathering in the main avenue where the winners are allowed to gather and it looks like lula's supporters feel that they have won this, but we are still 92% of votes counted. whoever wins has got to lead a very divided brazil. thank ou. at least 100 people are now known to have died when two car bombs exploded at somalia's education ministry yesterday. there's been no claim of responsibility, but the president of somalia has blamed the islamist al qaeda—linked group al—shabaab. somalia has appealed for international medical help to deal with 300 people who were injured. students at universities across iran have staged further protests — with some setting fire to their hijabs — defying a warning from the revolutionary guards that the demonstrations must end. it's the seventh week that crowds have taken to the streets
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in response to the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini, who died after she was arrested by iran's morality police. a bbc investigation has revealed how conspiracy theorists are spreading falsehoods about uk terror attacks, and tracking down survivors to their homes and workplaces to see if they are lying about their injuries. 0ne survivor of the manchester arena bombing is preparing legal action against a man who says he's spied on victims. the investigation was for bbc panorama and a radio 4 podcast by disinformation and social media correspondent, marianna spring. there was a large blast from the left hand side. lisa bridgett is a survivor of the 2017 manchester arena terror attack. it's taken her years to come to terms with her injuries. two years later, a conspiracy theorist turned up at the boatyard where she worked, posing as a customer with the aim
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of secretly recording her to see if she was lying about her injuries. they've got no right to do what they have done, taking our stories individually and ripping them apart. today, i've started off on myjourney to go around all of these places. that conspiracy theorist is called richard d hall. he's described how he tracked down lisa and other manchester arena survivors because he thinks the attack was staged. he makes money from promoting his theories in talks, online videos and even a book. such conspiracies echo those of alex jones, the host of the conspiracy theory website infowars, and he was ordered to pay $19 million after falsely claiming the sandy hook school attack was a hoax. messages seen by the bbc show how online abuse citing these types of conspiracies have been sent to those affected by uk terror attacks. a representative survey of 4,000 people carried out
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by king's college london suggest the pandemic has made this worse, with a third saying it has made them more suspicious of official explanations of terror attacks. a fifth think terror victims are not telling the truth about what happened to them. those people susceptible to conspiracy beliefs have been egged on, in some sense, because of covid. we were all stuck in our homes, online, desperate for information. after the bbc flagged that video promoting false claims about the manchester attack remained on youtube, it removed his channel and others promoting the comment. youtube says it has a policy that denies people to have videos that. survivors want more accountability than that. richard hall describes how we put a cone —— a camera outside the home of eve hibbert who was injured in the manchester attack to see if she could walk. her father martin was also seriously hurt in
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the attack. i'm all for freedom of speech and all that, but it crosses i the line when you are saying i'm an actor or i've not got - a spinal cord injury, l or eve's not disabled. she is not in a wheelchair. martin is now preparing to bring a libel action against hall inspired by the sandy hook families. i visited the market stall where hall works. he insists i am wrong about how he operates. you are profiting from the worst day of these people's lives. do you realise that? how does that make you feel? if you read my book, all the answers are in there. i have looked at your book and in there there are claims about the victims that are contrary to the evidence. richard hall has since posted a new video saying he didn't put a camera outside the home of eve hibbert but admitted to leaving a camera rolling in his van, parked in a public place. he says his door to door inquiries are polite, and he can't be held responsible for people sending abuse online. but, for the survivors, they remain fearful of the conspiracies that he and others promote.
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marianna spring, bbc news. and panorama disaster deniers: hunting the trolls, is on bbc one tomorrow night at eight and also on the bbc iplayer. the radio 4 podcast disaster trolls is available on bbc sounds. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. england's women are into the rugby world cup semi—finals after sweeping aside 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! that's what we like. 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, but no one had
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this deluge in mind. but not even the rain could dampen 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. it wasn't pretty, but the world number ones were getting the job done. 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. it has been a week where i put it to one side because the most important thing today was about the team performance and us getting that win against australia to get into the semifinal. now that it's happened,
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i can maybe reflect a little bit, let it all soak in. and, yeah, just realise what it means. the red roses now cruise into the last four. that's their 29th consecutive win. jo currie, bbc news, auckland. all today's premier league goals follow the news, but if you'd like the results then stay right where you are. arsenal have stormed back to the top of the table, two points clear of manchester city, beating bottom side nottingham forest 5—0. elsewhere, manchester united beat west ham. celtic have restored their four—point lead over rangers at the top of the scottish premiership. their portuguese striker jota completed their 3—0 win at livingstone. it's been a busy day in the women's super league with every team in action. manchester united, arsenal and chelsea are level on 15 points. all won today but united are top on goal difference. hayley ladd was one of the scorers in their 3—0 win at everton. max verstappen has won the mexico city grand prix, that's the world champion's14th
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victory of the season, a formula one record, surpassing the old mark that he'd shared with michael schumacher and sebastien vettel. lewis hamilton was second in mexico. there's more reaction to that on the bbc sport website, and also highlights from the t20 world cup with wins for pakistan, bangladesh and south africa today. time for a look at the weather. here's thomas. hello. good evening to you. it was such a mild week with temperatures on saturday up to 23 degrees and today at around 18 and tomorrow will be quite mild as well but rain in the forecast a bit later in the afternoon for some of us and for some, as early as the morning and if we look at the satellite picture the weather front is fast approaching ireland and will be in place across northern ireland and western scotland in the coming hours. this is what it looks like overnight, many eastern and northern area staying dry and the weather front at
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this stage approaching northern ireland and ahead of it the winds are blowing from the south so it will be a mild morning, a lot of bright if not sunny weather through the morning into the afternoon but the morning into the afternoon but the cloud will increase in the south as well. these are the temperatures for around 3pm, 18 in london and 15 in the lowlands of scotland, above average for the time of year. reining in northern ireland, and in western scotland and showers for the spooky evening in the south will be more extensive across england and wales. probably the best chance of keeping dry is the north—east of england tomorrow. the forecast for tuesday shows a lot of weather fronts crossing the country, a breeze, and a really changeable day on tuesday. let's take a look at the forecast, gusty winds, heavy showers, but sunny spells as well and in the evening we will see gale force winds blowing through the english channel. not as mild but still above average, around 15 in london, 12 in the north they are in
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scotland, and the outlook will see a general decline in temperatures. not cold by any means, but closer to the average and a very, very changeable week as far as the weather goes. that's all from us — but the news continues here on bbc one with our colleagues across the nations and regions and the news where you are. goodnight.
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hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow.
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with me are the journalist and author shyama perera and the property and personal finance commentator anne ashworth. let us turn to tomorrow's front pages. we will start with the metro. comments from lord dannat, a former head of the british army, who says ministers are not taking national security seriously enough. according to the i, the prime minister could be about to u—turn and say he will attend next month's climate summit in egypt after a backlash from many within the tory party. the daily mail leads with the incendiary devices thrown at a home office migrant centre in dover earlier today. the daily telegraph says the home secretary is considering plans to book individual rooms in hotels, rather than reserving entire hotels, to help ease overcrowding at asylum processing centres. the financial times leads with the war in ukraine and the decision from russia to quit
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the deal allowing ukraine to export millions of tonnes of grain. experts say it could lead to increases in globalfood prices and risked fuelling starvation in poorer nations. the guardian has a photo of the tributes in the south korean capital seoul, where 150 people were killed yesterday in a crush at a halloween festival. so, let us begin. particularly with this story that i think hasn't so many people taking a pause. these terrible pictures and stories that are coming in from seoul, south korea, and this picture on the part of the guardian. —— on the front. a memorial of a young person laying a candle and flowers, and it's quite difficult to comprehend the scale of this tragedy. difficult to comprehend the scale of this tragedy-— this tragedy. well, the scale of the number of people _ this tragedy. well, the scale of the number of people who've - this tragedy. well, the scale of the number of people who've been - this tragedy. well, the scale of the i
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number of people who've been killed, but also something like this unfolded in korea in seoul in an orderly city, where people do stuff in a kind of civilised way. why is the saddest thing about these stories on the front pages and inside the papers, the eyewitness accounts of people who went to this area which is the party area of seoul for the first time since covid? this would be the first time since they met their friends, and in one newspaper, it talks about people flying in to see their friends, to celebrate halloween and, how terribly it all ended. and there were some pretty serious stories in the papers tomorrow, but this is one that really does make you pause. some very, very sad eyewitness accounts. i
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some very, very sad eyewitness accounts. ~ ,., some very, very sad eyewitness accounts. ~ ., , ., accounts. ithink so. people have the videos _ accounts. ithink so. people have the videos and they're _ accounts. ithink so. people have the videos and they're telling - accounts. ithink so. people have the videos and they're telling us| the videos and they're telling us exactly what it was like to be in that horrific crash. | exactly what it was like to be in that horrific crash. absolutely, i think the reporter _ that horrific crash. absolutely, i think the reporter was - that horrific crash. absolutely, i think the reporter was telling i that horrific crash. absolutely, i j think the reporter was telling us about_ think the reporter was telling us about coming out of the station, and the crash _ about coming out of the station, and the crash had already started. he said it _ the crash had already started. he said it took— the crash had already started. he said it took them ten minutes to travel_ said it took them ten minutes to travel what would normally be a one—minute walk, at which point they decided _ one—minute walk, at which point they decided it_ one—minute walk, at which point they decided it would not be a good idea, and they— decided it would not be a good idea, and they came back to the station to move _ and they came back to the station to move venues. what was very sad was that even_ move venues. what was very sad was that even when they were doing that they were _ that even when they were doing that they were moving ambulances. i think it is so— they were moving ambulances. i think it is so terribly sad. we think of seoul_ it is so terribly sad. we think of seoul as— it is so terribly sad. we think of seoul as being orderly, but we also think— seoul as being orderly, but we also think of— seoul as being orderly, but we also think of it _ seoul as being orderly, but we also think of it as being quite fun. i think— think of it as being quite fun. i think we — think of it as being quite fun. i think we think of south korea as being _ think we think of south korea as being the — think we think of south korea as being the polar opposite of north korea, _ being the polar opposite of north korea, it— being the polar opposite of north korea, it is lots of fun, it has a great _ korea, it is lots of fun, it has a great music— korea, it is lots of fun, it has a great music and culture, it is a hip
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and happening place. itjust seems terribly— and happening place. itjust seems terribly sad that this should happen _ terribly sad that this should happen. yet, at

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