this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. all eyes onjeremy hunt as he delivers the much awaited autumn statement — higher taxes are expected in a bid to tame soaring inflation. several us senators side with democrats to support same sex marriage legislation. anger builds in south korean as no—one is held responsible for the deadly halloween crush. fancy living like a french queen? rare pieces of furniture that once belonged to marie antionette go under the hammer.

the british chancellor, jeremy hunt will set out his spending plans in his autumn statement later, and is widely expected to announce an increase to benefits, tax credits, and state pensions. all households will receive help with with their energy bills beyond april — but at a less generous level, and that cash will reportedly come from significant tax increases for the most wealthy. our business correspondent caroline davies has the details. the new chancellor, the fourth this year and the new autumn statement. with inflation at its highest in 41 years and

warnings about the uk facing the longest recession since records began, mistakes are high. and around the uk people are already feeling it. what are already feeling it. what ou are already feeling it. what you could _ are already feeling it. what you could buy _ are already feeling it. what you could buy for— are already feeling it. what you could buy for £2 - are already feeling it. what you could buy for £2 is - are already feeling it. what you could buy for £2 is nowi you could buy for £2 is now 2.50. ., ., , you could buy for £2 is now 2.50. c, c, y 2.50. you worry it will impact immediately, _ 2.50. you worry it will impact immediately, clothing, - 2.50. you worry it will impact i immediately, clothing, heating the house. me immediately, clothing, heating the house-— the house. me and my partner have said _ the house. me and my partner have said no _ the house. me and my partner have said no presents - the house. me and my partner have said no presents for - the house. me and my partner have said no presents for each otheh — have said no presents for each otheh we _ have said no presents for each other. we have _ have said no presents for each other. we have never- have said no presents for each other. we have never not- have said no presents for each . other. we have never not bought each _ other. we have never not bought each other— other. we have never not bought each other a _ other. we have never not bought each other a christmas _ other. we have never not bought each other a christmas present l each other a christmas present and this— each other a christmas present and this year— each other a christmas present and this year we _ each other a christmas present and this year we can't - each other a christmas present and this year we can't afford i and this year we can't afford to. and this year we can't afford to, ., ., 4' to. so what do we think the chancellor _ to. so what do we think the chancellor plans _ to. so what do we think the chancellor plans to - to. so what do we think the chancellor plans to do? - to. so what do we think the i chancellor plans to do? firstly he is expected to raise state pensions, benefits and tax credits in april by september's inflation rate. that was 10.1%. on energy, there will be a price cap but it will rise, so the typical household full pay just over £3000 a year. currently, they are paying

around £2500. not everyone lives in a typical household and the cap is on unit rates, not your bills which means how much you pay will depend on how much you pay will depend on how much energy you actually use. and they will likely be tax rises. energy companies are expected to be hit by an expanded windfall tax. the treasury are expected to say there needs to be cuts to spending plans but those will be pushed back until after the general election. after liz truss and kwasi kwarteng's mini budget and the turmoil in the markets, the treasury feels under pressure to show it can win credibility back, while trying to reassure the country as the economy struggles. caroline davies, bbc news. there is a lot of nerves about this autumn statement and what it means for homes and businesses. i will be talking to a market analyst and the

institute of directors about what they want from this autumn statement. all of that to come later in the programme. now to the us... after a week of ballot—counting in the us midterm elections, president biden has congratulated the man likely to be named the new speaker of the house of representatives — kevin mccarthy. it comes after republicans secured a slim majority in the house, while democrats held the senate. the return to divided us politics came just moments after 12 republicans sided with the democrats on a bill that would ensure country—wide recognition of same sex marriage. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. scenes ofjubilation outside the us supreme court seven years ago when same sex marriage rights were affirmed nationwide. the court's decision reflected rapidly changing public opinion, which persists today with more than 70% of americans, including a majority of republicans, supporting same sex unions.

but ever since the supreme court's decision this year to deny women in this country their constitutional right to have an abortion, there have been fears that similar action could be taken to overturn the 2015 decision on gay marriage. this bill in the senate could stymie any future intentions of the conservative leaning court. and it's been made possible through the kind of cross—party cooperation thatjoe biden will be hoping continues next year, if he's to advance his political agenda. republican senators have voted with their democratic opponents to head off what many see as a possible attempt by the court to further overturn the individual freedoms of americans following the supreme court's decision to overturn roe versus wade. women felt their health and well—being was dangered,

and our own abilities to make critical decisions about our futures were suddenly thrown into question. this fear trickled into other communities, including the lg btq community. on this vote, the yays are 62, the nays are 37. negotiations on a bill have been going on for months now. the senate has voted to move forward with legislation to protect same sex unions. all 50 democrats and 12 republicans voted to consider the respect for marriage act, which could become law in the final days of the current congress, which is controlled by the democrats. passing this bill is as personal as it gets for many of us in this chamber. myself, madam president, included my daughter and her wife, my daughter in law are expecting a baby next spring, and i want to do everything possible to make sure their rights are protected under federal law. i want them and everyone in a loving relationship to live without the fear that their rights could one day be stripped away.

in a statement, joe biden welcomed the senate decision. he said, love is love and americans should have the right to marry the person they love. today's bipartisan vote brings the united states one step closer to protecting that right in law. the president has also congratulated his republican opponents on their success in the house of representatives, and he said he wanted to continue working together to get things done for the american people. peter bowes, bbc news. a verdict is expected later in the murder trial of four suspects charged in connection with the downing of malaysia airlines flight mh—i7. all 298 people on board the aircraft were killed in the incident in 2014. anna holligan reports. onjuly 17th, 2014, 298 people boarded malaysia airlines flight 17 at amsterdam's schiphol airport, bound for kuala lumpur.

bbut they would never reach their destination. the plane was shot out of the sky by a surface to air missile. it's mass murder. 298 people were murdered. eight years on, today will bring a verdict for the families searching for truth. the justice we're now witnessing here has been a long time in the making. two separate inquiries were launched, one focusing on what caused the plane to break up in midair. the other, on who was criminally responsible. relatives at the epicentre of this disaster placed their faith in the quest forjustice. celina fredericks, son bryce and his girlfriend daisy were on board flight mh—i7. we will never get our children back, we know that, some people sometimes tell us. "why are you still fighting for this, for this case?" we need the truth and we need justice. a 3d reconstruction of the returned wreckage formed part of the evidence that

helped investigators to identify the exact warhead that perforated the plane and found it was fired from territory that was at the time held by russian backed separatists forces. via intercepted telephone calls, witnesses, photos and social media posts, they were able to point the finger at three russians and one ukrainian. the most prominent suspect is igor girkin, who prosecutors say, is a former colonel in russia's fsb intelligence service. eliot higgins, pioneering open source investigative work, assisted the prosecution. anyone who would claim that russia wasn't involved with this shootdown is really a ridiculous person. russia has always denied supplying the missile, but many of the families think that if the west had taken a tougher stance in response to mh—i7, the current conflict in ukraine could have been prevented. putin has never been stopped. he's capable of everything,

w�*ve seen that now. i hope the world wakes up now. the four fugitives refused to face the judges and were tried in absentia. but the evidence presented during their trial has helped the families to find the truth. among them, elsa meek�*s father, hans de borst, who cherishes his only child's documents recovered intact from the crash site. it is extremely important to me, that feeling ofjustice to be done gives a good feeling and gives, i hope, gives some peace about this subject. anna holligan, bbc news, schiphol. families of the victims of the itaewon disaster in south korea are demanding an official apology from the country's president. more than 150 young people

were killed in the crush, and families want those in power to be held accountable. here's our seoul correspondent, jean mackenzie. a woman sobs into the floor at the scene of the deadly crush. this tragedy is more heartbreaking now it's clear it could've been prevented. mr song is visiting his daughter's ashes. "daddy's here now," he says. "i hope you're doing well." 24—year—old unji was one of the last victims to be identified. doctors told her father both her arms had been broken in the crush. translation: the most heartbreaking thing - is they anticipated that many people would gather that day,

but didn't prepare for it. i don't understand that. why? why did they not? i just... he sobs. i should have taken more care of her. she was such a precious daughter for us. who do you want to take responsibility for your daughter's death? translation: someone high up needs to take responsibility - for this disaster. thousands have taken to the street to demand the president's resignation. angry that no—one has taken responsibility. contrast this... ..to the empty

streets of itaewon... ..once so full of life. the police cordon has finally been lifted, but the alley is almost completely deserted. most of the bars and the restaurants are still closed, and even the ones that are open are completely empty. it's hard to see at this stage how these streets can ever go back to the way they were before. welcome. we haven't really been here since halloween. everyone that was lost, those were people that came to our neighbourhood and people from our neighbourhood, so... what are your biggest worries now going forward? i fear being scapegoated for why there are problems. this neighbourhood has a really special and unique place within korea, but it hasn't always been supported.

many of the protesters were angry with the president here before itaewon. but if he fails to punish the right people, these rallying cries will surely spread. jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the latest arrivals for the world cup touch down in qatar as the holders france arrive. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister.

jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the first growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government i has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches i this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage. this is bbc news, the latest headlines...

britain's chancellor, jeremy hunt, prepares to deliver his much—awaited budget statement — higher taxes are expected in a bid to curb soaring inflation. in a show of unity in the us, several republicans side with democrats to push through same sex marriage legislation. brazil's president—elect has vowed to fight deforestation of the amazon. speaking at the cop27 summit in egypt, luiz inacio lula da silva said there would be no climate security for the world if the amazon was not protected. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, reports from the conference in egypt. # ole, ole, ole, ola! # lula, lula! lula received a hero's welcome as he arrived here in egypt. "brazil is back" was his message. he said fighting climate change will be his number one priority and he promised to start rebuilding the agencies that police the forest as soon

as he takes office injanuary. translation: it's time to act. we have to stop this rush to the abyss. what we need is hope, hope combined with immediate and decisive action for the future of the planet and for humankind. # lula, lula! there is no question that lula is the star of this conference, but he faces real problems at home — brazil's finances are in trouble, he doesn't have control of the parliament and there's no doubt his rival, jair bolsonaro, will be making trouble for him. under bolsonaro, rates of deforestation rose rapidly. he was accused of encouraging loggers and miners to go into the forest and of hobbling the environmental police. lula says his target is zero deforestation. he promised to start rebuilding the agencies that police

the forest as soon as he takes office in january. but his team acknowledges there is hard work ahead. translation: this won't be an easy process. - there was a dismantling of all policies related to the environment. but if we rebuild the budget, if we rebuild the teams, i am confident we will be able to achieve our goals. that change cannot come quickly enough, say the indigenous communities who are on the front line of the conflict in brazil's forests. they are illegal miners, they are poisoning our rivers and deforesting our forests. the crowds surged around the brazilian president—elect after his speech. lula says he's urging the un to allow brazil to host

the 2025 un climate conference, and he says he wants it to be held in the amazon itself. justin rowlatt, bbc news, sharm el sheikh, egypt. let's get some of the day's other news. myanmar�*s military government says it will release hundreds of prisoners from insein prison in yangon — in an amnesty to mark the country's national day. it's not clear exactly how many inmates will be set free, but there's speculation that several prominent foreigners could be among them. international health organisations are warning that a cholera outbreak in crisis—hit haiti is worsening. at least 700 cholera infections have been confirmed and more than 140 people have died since the first cases were detected in october, but it's believed the exact numbers could be much higher. climate change severely

worsened the heavy rains that caused largescale flooding across swathes of nigeria and niger this year, killing hundreds of people according to a study by world weather attribution. the floods displaced at least 1.5 million people — swept away hundreds of thousands of homes and devastated more than half a million hectares of farmland. now it's time for all the latest sports news. hello there. i'm gavin ramshaw and this is your update from the bbc sport centre. the french world cup squad arrived in qatar on wednesday for the defence of the title they won in russia in 2018. they're looking to become only the third team in history and the first since brazil in 1962 to win back—to—back world cups. but they haven't been helped by a lengthy injury list. midfielders paul pogba and n'golo kante, who both helped france to the title four years ago, are among those ruled out of this year's tournament. striker christopher nkunku withdrew from the squad through injury on tuesday and there's a doubt over the fitness of karim benzema. they face australia first. next, tennis, and novak djokovic will be able to play in next year's australian open

after his ban on entering the country was overturned. djokovic has won the australian open a record nine times and had his visa cancelled after failing to meet the covid regulations that were in place at the time. the subsequent deportation triggered a three—year ban on re—entering the country, but a new government came to power in australia and the country's covid rules have since been relaxed. as a result, the visa ban has been overturned and djokovic will be granted a visa for next year's tournament. meanwhile, on the courts, djokovic is through to the last four of the season—ending atp tourfinals in turin. he beat russia's andrey rublev in straight sets to make it two wins out of two in the group phase and qualify for the semi—finals with a match to spare. djokovic tookjust over an hour to win 6—4, 6—1. you know, i'm glad that i'm through that, you know, is creating a bit of a relief, i think. but pressure to win every single match is still there. so i will notjust have a stroll

in the park in that third match for sure. i will have the right attitude and go out with a good intensity and hopefully win against medvedev, who is, you know, one of the best players in the world in the last few years. so djokovic through to the semi—finals but daniil medvedev is out after a second successive defeat. he was beaten in three sets by stefanos tsitsipas, who took the decider on a tie—break to keep alive his hopes of making the last four. tsitsipas, who won this title in 2019, plays andrey rublev on friday and the winner of that will qualify for the semi—finals. finally, the international olympic committee has confirmed singapore as the host of the inaugural olympic sports week. that will take place in june next year. the ioc president, thomas bach, has said the week marks an important milestone in our ambition to support the growth of virtual sports within the olympic movement. you can get all the latest

sports news at our websites, bbc.com forward slash sports, including updates from australia against england in the first of their one—day matches. france's 18th century queen, marie antoinette, was known for her love of luxury, and someone will soon be able to take home two rare pieces of furniture that she once owned — for a price. they are going under the hammer at christie's during paris classic week. azadeh moshiri reports. are clean of extravagance and one with expensive taste. the kind that could not be curtailed, even if it sent her to the guillotine. people are still fascinated by it marry and to an a to. some of her

treasured possessions are up for auction. translation: ~ ., ., translation: we have two fabulous pieces. _ translation: we have two fabulous pieces. one - translation: we have two fabulous pieces. one was i fabulous pieces. one was delivered to marie antoinette at the beginning of her life and the other a part of the last four years of her life. the cabinet was delivered in 1770. marry two and was only 15 years old and had just arrived in france. we can imagine she was a lost future monarch and the chair dates back to the end of her life. the chair dates back to the end of her life-— of her life. these pieces adorned _ of her life. these pieces adorned where - of her life. these pieces adorned where the - of her life. these pieces - adorned where the austrian princess hosted lavish parties. in honour of that history, the cabinet is estimated to be more than $1 million and the chair, up than $1 million and the chair, up to around 300,000. history shows people are willing to cough up the money. last year, a pair of her diamond bracelets were sold for more than $8 million. that was several times the original estimate. historians argue her excesses

were often exaggerated, but what isn't contested is her opulent taste. now mere commoners can benefit. now before we go, live news is often full of surprises, especially when animals are involved. we are advised not to work with animals. here's what happened to one kenyan journalist who was reporting from an elephant orphanage. human actions are destroying habitats, decimating our ego system and destroying the circle of life. it is up to us to be guardians of our own natural world, save our species and provide a home... laughter. he finally gave into the giggles. you couldn't carry on with that. i will be back with the top business stories and today that is the autumn

statement. as promised, we have several experts lined up to talk you through what we can expect. i will be back in just a moment. hello there. the weather is looking pretty unsettled for the next couple of days. we're going to see quite a lot of rain in places, the risk of some localized flooding, too. and it's all because of one area of low pressure, expected to hang around for thursday and friday, even into saturday morning before it eventually fizzles out. this is the low pressure system i'm talking about, moving a little bit further eastwards and then pulling back northwards and westwards across the country during thursday and friday, where it slowly will fill, it will weaken. but it's going to bring a lot of rain and fairly strong winds at times. now we start thursday off on a really chilly note for western scotland, northern ireland, that some frost and fog here. but elsewhere where we have the cloud, the wind and the rain and temperatures remaining between five and nine degrees. but a really thoroughly wet day to come for thursday. our area of low pressure,

as you can see here, slowly pushing northwards and then westwards. some heavy rain for eastern scotland, northern england, north wales, eastern england, the strongest of the winds along the north sea coast there. probably the best of any brighter weather after that chilly start, northern ireland and across the south and southwest corner of the country, but nowhere particularly warm, nine to 11 degrees. and then through thursday night, the rain continues to pile into eastern scotland. a few showers elsewhere into northern ireland, some wet weather for northern england and north wales, probably the driest weather towards the south of the country. but because there's more cloud and wind across the whole of the uk, there won't be quite as cold i think for many — seven to nine degrees. so for friday there's our area of low pressure again starting to fill at this point in weaken, but it's still going to bring a lot of rainfall again to the northern half of the country, especially the east of scotland. by this point, rain really will be accumulating across angus aberdeenshire risk of some localised flooding here. something a little bit quiet i think for england generally.

still a few showers around the best of the sunshine on friday. again, parts of northern ireland, wales, central and southern england up to around 12 degrees there, but distinctly chilly further north where it will continue to be windy, especially for the northern isles. then that fizzles out. saturday, brief spell of quieter weather before the next frontal system moves through during saturday night into sunday, followed by sunshine and blustery showers. so it starts off fairly dry, i think for many on saturday, quite chilly, mind you. and then wet and windy weather sweeps through saturday night to sunday, and that'll be followed by sunshine and showers.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. "we will face into the storm". chancellorjeremy hunt to unveil widespread tax rises and spending cuts to repair the uk's finances. but he'll insist his autumn statement is not an austerity plan. i pick ipick up i pick up concerning government circles about not making the recession with a well started already any worse. —— concern in government circles. to that end, energy bill support for households is set to continue, but at a less generous rate. energy firms are expected to pick up the tab, with a much wider windfall tax. also coming up,

out of the ashes — a multi—billion—dollarfund to rebuild ukraine's