police in nevada charge a former gang leader for his murder. police in the uk are investigating a school bus crash which killed one student and left another with life—changing injuries. and as new zealanders prepare to head to the polls, we'll take a look at the contenders campaigning for leadership. hello i'm samantha simmonds. time is quickly running out for the us to avoid a government shutdown. the us government will run out of money to fund itself by the end of saturday unless congress can agree a last—minute deal. if the story sounds familiar, that's because it is. it would be the 22nd time in the past 50 years

that us government services have had to be shut down because of a budget deadlock in congress. the us house of representatives has adjourned for the day, and will reconvene in washington on saturday morning local time. sean dilley has the latest. this is what you get when the house of representatives is led by a different party to the one that controls the senate and also occupies the white house. deadlock is not unheard of, the government shutdown six times since 1990, and when they happen they can last for a short time, even days. there is usually a very clear reason why. last time for example the government shutdown in 2018, it was 35 days that those services were stopped and this was because of a very clear disagreement about donald trump's to build a wall on the southern border. 2013, very clear policy disagreements saw a 16 day shutdown when representatives fell out over the provision of 0bama care. this time though, the reasons are far less clear. the republican speaker says he

thinks the biggest issue is president biden�*s wish to send more money to ukraine, but he said a short term deal probably could have been done before now in exchange for a stronger border protection is on the south of the country. now, it probably is the case that kevin mccarthy could drive through a short—term funding deal to keep the government running, but this would mean working closely with democratic representatives to push through a funding deal already agreed by both the republicans and democrats in the upper chamber, the senate, but around nine hard—line republicans have made it very clear that if he works with their opponents to pass a deal he could be forced from office, so what we are left with his congress has until midnight tonight to see if they reach a deal, it's possible i guess but right now it feels pretty unlikely they are going to do that, and if they don't, days and weeks of uncertainty will follow, many thousands of federal employees would be placed on unpaid leave and the

us could see some very serious damage to its economy. 27 years after the killing of the hip—hop artist tupac shakur, police in las vegas have charged a former gang leader with his murder. 60—year—old duane davis, who's also known as keffe d, is accused of planning the rapper's shooting. tupac shakur was hit four times in a drive—by shooting, aged 25. until now, no one had ever been charged over the death. the arrest was made two months after police searched a home near to the location the killing happened, at a property linked to a man who had previously said he witnessed the shooting from a car. speaking at a news conference in las vegas, sheriff kevin mcmayhill said it's taken decades of work to reach this result. tupac shakur is still one of the best selling and most influential rappers of all time. he took off after the release of his debut album in 1991. just five years, later he was gunned down, his career

cut short — shot on the las vegas strip while waiting at a red light. hit by bullets fired from a passing cadillac, he died six days later. now, after 27 years, police have finally arrested a suspect. 27 years. for 27 years, the family of tupac shakur have been waiting for justice. we are here today to announce the arrest of 60—year—old duane keith davis, aka keefe d, for the murder of tupac shakur. keefe d was the leader of a gang that was feuding with tupac�*s record label, death row records. police said the whole thing started with this fight at a las vegas hotel. tupac and record executive suge knight punched and kicked a rival gang member. keefe d is accused of then hatching the plan to retaliate. put your hands up! sir, put your phone down! fast forward to july this year,

police raided keefe d's home in a los angeles suburb — he's the man on the right. the case had been revived in recent years, using his own words about the incident published in a memoir. cheering. tupac�*s musical legacy was honoured at the hollywood walk of fame earlier this year. the questions surrounding his death have also gripped his fans. they may soon get their answers. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. live now to criminal defence lawyer lucie robinson, joining us from orlando. what do we know about what the accused, duane �*keffe d�* davis has said, since charges were laid? it seems like he gave the order, he had the weapon, he passedit order, he had the weapon, he passed it on to the passenger in the backseat, to fire it and although he did pull the trigger, under nevada law, he isjust as culpable trigger, under nevada law, he

is just as culpable for the murder. isjust as culpable for the murder-— isjust as culpable for the murder. , ., , , ., murder. obviously he has not been found — murder. obviously he has not been found guilty _ murder. obviously he has not been found guilty of- murder. obviously he has not been found guilty of anything | been found guilty of anything yet, he hasjust been been found guilty of anything yet, he has just been accused so far but the charges have been brought, so what is next in this case?— in this case? this is, and other charges _ in this case? this is, and other charges have - in this case? this is, and other charges have been | other charges have been brought, we assume he will plead not guilty, we will move into the trial phase the discharges.— into the trial phase the discharges. into the trial phase the discharaes. ~ . my discharges. what did he say in his memoir — discharges. what did he say in his memoir that _ discharges. what did he say in his memoir that was _ discharges. what did he say in his memoir that was so - his memoir that was so incriminating?- his memoir that was so incriminatina? , , ,, ., incriminating? his possession ofthe incriminating? his possession of the weapon, _ incriminating? his possession of the weapon, him _ incriminating? his possession of the weapon, him providing| incriminating? his possession i of the weapon, him providing it to the shooter, so they detail his involvement, not only in the memoir but the documentary, and many interviews to media outlets, these statements basically add up to confessions of his involvement with the other property that police in las vegas have for this indictment.— las vegas have for this indictment. ~ . . ,, ., , ., indictment. what appears to have taken _ indictment. what appears to have taken so _ indictment. what appears to have taken so long - indictment. what appears to have taken so long to - indictment. what appears to have taken so long to bring. have taken so long to bring charges in this case, decades?

yes, he is the sole surviving suspect that they do have, and i think because this is something that was happening, gang violence, people were talking about this happening so without someone confessing, and i witnessed saying something, they would not have enough evidence to bring these formal charges, and with the statements he has made since 2018, that has sped up the investigation over the last five years which was enough for them to convene a grand jury. so many years after his death he is still a name that so many people know, still a towering presence in the music industry. what will those charges means you think to those who love tupac? i you think to those who love tu ac? ~ , tupac? i think this will finally be _ tupac? i think this will finally be justice, - tupac? i think this will finally be justice, and| tupac? i think this will i finally be justice, and for tupac? i think this will - finally be justice, and for his family as well. it could not have come at a better time with the indictment, with this being a 50th anniversary this year, and his influence goes beyond the music, he was notjust an artist but an activist and i

think we can see his activist role being a great influence on artists today and other activists using the platform to address social issues as tupac did. in the uk, police are investigating a school bus crash which killed one student and left another with what are said to be life—changing injuries. the coach had been taking pupils to two schools on merseyside when it crashed on a motorway with dozens of children on board. 15—year—old jessica baker was killed, along with the driver of the bus who has not yet been named. police say a 14—year—old boy is being treated in hospital with life—changing injuries. 0ur our thoughts and condolences are with their family and friends at this time. family liaison officers are providing special support to those families and we are working with the schools, local council to ensure the necessary support is in place the children on the

bus. investigations are under way into two deadly explosions which have rocked pakistan. more than 50 people are dead. the first explosion was near a mosque in the southwestern province of balochistan as people celebrated the birth of the prophet muhammad. police say at least 52 people were killed there, with another 50 injured. police suspect it was a suicide attack targeting the religious gathering in mastung city. these pictures are from balochistan, pakistan's largest province. the region has suffered mutiple attacks from groups including the pakistani taliban and islamic state group. and in a separate explosion, at least four people are reported to have died at a blast at a mosque near the city of peshawar. many more were feared trapped under the collapsed building. 0ur correspondent in islamabad, saher baloch, gave us this update. at the moment what we know is the district, the rescue workers have completed the operation and people have been

taken out of the rubble and there are four dead in that incident as well. what we know so far is that the police say that they think this is a suicide attack and they have called it a suicide attack, especially the police chief confirming it to the bbc as well, so the reporters and the police is thinking right now that the bigger question is whether this was initiated by the taliban or whether this was actually some other group and what their motivation was. officials in new york have declared a state of emergency after heavy rainfall caused flooding in the streets. subways were flooded and highways became rivers after five inches or more than 10 centimeters of water fell in just hours. 0fficials warned new yorkers to avoid all non—essential travel as most subway services are suspended, and airports faced major delays. drivers were forced to abandon their cars as roads turned to rivers. brooklyn is said to be the hardest—hit area of new york city.

now to news of a significant advance in the treatment of prostate cancer. an international trial has found that thousands of men every year could be successfully treated with a more intense form of radiotherapy which would significantly shorten the time it takes to treat them. prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the uk with 52,000 cases diagnosed every year. the study was led by the royal marsden hospital in london which said the treatment could help 8,000 men a year and would help ease pressure on the national health service. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. there was no pain or inconvenience. the treatment was just so easy and swift. there was no downside to it. alastair kennedy—rose feels extremely fortunate to have had his prostate cancer treated in just five sessions of radiotherapy. eight years on, the 64—year—old

is still cancer—free. it was almost as though i'd never had prostate cancer because i didn't have any symptoms to start with and the treatment was so easy, ultimately so very effective. he was treated here at the royal marsden hospital in london as part of a pivotal trial involving nearly 900 men at 38 hospitals in the uk, ireland and canada. all the men had medium risk prostate cancer which had not spread. after five years, 96% of the men who'd had five high doses of multiple beam radiotherapy were cancer—free, compared to 95% who'd had at least 20 doses of standard radiotherapy. both groups had low side effects. the pink area is

the prostate gland... the medical director of the royal marsden led the international trial. for him, this is a big moment. when i got the results i was literally, i was blown away. it was probably one of the best days of my career. i think it's fantastic news for patients and it's brilliant news for the nhs. so what are the implications? well, it's going to be an enormous change. i expect though the nhs will rapidly adopt this, so instead of giving 20 doses of radiotherapy we can give five. if we extrapolate that across the whole nhs that's hundreds of thousands of doses of radiotherapy that are going to be saved. and in a system which, you know, is quite under pressure, that's going to be very welcome. another likely change is less use of hormone therapy in future. none of the men on the trial was given any and so were spared the side effects, like extreme fatigue, hot flushes and low libido. it will mean a better experience for thousands of men with prostate cancer every year, who will be able to have

all their radiotherapy treatment in just a week and without the need for hormone therapy. very quiet, peaceful. alastair�*s prostate cancer was picked up after a simple blood test. he wants all men over 50 to get themselves checked. staying in the uk because animal charities say they've had an increase in calls from worried pet owners, since the prime minister rishi sunak announced plans to ban american bully xl type dog. the government says it's taking quick action to protect the public after a series of recent attacks — but owners are now waiting to find out how a ban could affect them. john maguire reports. 0ne—year—old roufus is a happy dog but with a very uncertain future. he is among the 20 year in the hope rescue centre in

south wales that may be affected the ban on xl bullies and staff the there may be a lot more to come.— and staff the there may be a lot more to come. since the pm announced _ lot more to come. since the pm announced the _ lot more to come. since the pm announced the ban _ lot more to come. since the pm announced the ban on _ lot more to come. since the pm announced the ban on xl - lot more to come. since the pm | announced the ban on xl bullies we have seen an increase in the number of phone calls and messages we're getting from panicked owners. firstly they're worried about whether their dog is going to fit into their dog is going to fit into the stand. we are hearing from not only owners of xl bullies but owners of other american bullies and large bull groups, instead of going to fit as dan and what will it mean for the dog if people are panicked and not sure what to do, we going to see higher number of dogs coming to our care? which at the moment when we are already working to capacity is really scary for us. good boy. gets used to putting his face into different things, making it nice and simple.— different things, making it nice and simple. this is the second time _ nice and simple. this is the

second time simone - nice and simple. this is the second time simone and i nice and simple. this is the l second time simone and nick brought their xl pulley creed to be trained to wear a muzzle. he has brought it with treats and with gentle persuasion is making very good progress. his owners are being proactive, anticipating a proposed law that would change the way they live with their dog. i that would change the way they live with their dog.— live with their dog. i would rather be _ live with their dog. i would rather be ahead _ live with their dog. i would rather be ahead of- live with their dog. i would rather be ahead of the - live with their dog. i would i rather be ahead of the game live with their dog. i would - rather be ahead of the game and make sure we are prepared, creed has never won a muzzle before and doesn't particularly like things near his face. we thought it could take quite a while to get comfortable with it and want to make sure if and when they bring this ruling, we are ready and not trapped in the house and we are able to take out the house.— the house and we are able to take out the house. they say it is riaht take out the house. they say it is right from — take out the house. they say it is right from irresponsible - is right from irresponsible breeders and owners, not caused by animals. i breeders and owners, not caused by animals-— by animals. i think it's not 'ust be by animals. i think it's not just be xls. _ by animals. i think it's not just be xls, they - by animals. i think it's not just be xls, they should i by animals. i think it's not| just be xls, they should be tighter dog control for everyone. if unfortunately your dog doesn't attack somebody, you should the consequences. it should be treated the same as

manslaughter. i think that would draw a lot of issues. here are the dog academy, they have been inundated with requests for help since the prime minister announced his intention to ban the breed. people are getting really overwhelmed. a lot of people coming in with dogs theyjust got. a couple people had their pet put asleep already they have not been able to afford it or the stigma attached to it, it has been a hard decision for a lot of people.— a lot of people. cairo 's owners _ a lot of people. cairo 's owners has _ a lot of people. cairo 's - owners has been unsuccessful to muzzle him at home. he has a large stock but at nine months is still a puppy and already taking to this method. his owners are not sure of his exact breed but are not taking any chances. he exact breed but are not taking any chances-— any chances. he has shown so much potential. _ any chances. he has shown so much potential. we _ any chances. he has shown so much potential. we call - any chances. he has shown so much potential. we call it - any chances. he has shown so much potential. we call it is i much potential. we call it is heartbreaking. that is why we are trying to take the steps before anything comes into

place. before anything comes into lace. , ., place. determining whether or not a dog belongs _ place. determining whether or not a dog belongs to - place. determining whether or not a dog belongs to a - place. determining whether or not a dog belongs to a bad - not a dog belongs to a bad breed is difficult. and there are concerns the law will affect responsible owners while doing little to tackle those who already have use existing laws, the system and the dogs themselves. in a fortnight, new zealanders will head to the polls for the country's general election , where they'll face a choice between two men called chris. the governing labour party's chris hipkins replaced jacinda ardern as prime minister injanuary. hipkins previously served as a senior member of ardern's government, including as the minister for the country's covid—19 response. but labour has seen its support drop since its landslide victory three years ago. here he is speaking to tvnz about why labour is not doing well in the polls. we have been through an economic shock, particularly with the spike in the cost of living caused by inflation. and

it's changed circumstances of people. looking for change and i say change to what? change to a government that wants to cut public service and ignore the challenge of climate change and ignore the steps were taken as a government to tackle climate change. i don't think that is the sort of change that will deliver new zealanders what they are looking for at the moment. hipkins is up against christopher luxon, from the centre—right national party. luxon is a businessman and the former chief executive of new zealand's national airline, air new zealand. polling currently suggests national will be in the best position to form a government with other right—leaning parties. we have to win the selection and we have to win it for every new zealander is trying to do the right thing but cannot get ahead. hang on, help is coming. you will be better off with a national government. let's bring in new zealand political commentatorjosie pagani. for more analysis on the

election, good to see you. tell us about the key issues voters are tackling, with thinking about as they head to the polls in a couple of weeks. it is about as they head to the polls in a couple of weeks.— in a couple of weeks. it is the same as _ in a couple of weeks. it is the same as most _ in a couple of weeks. it is the same as most elections - in a couple of weeks. it is the same as most elections you | in a couple of weeks. it is the i same as most elections you are seeing across the world at the moment. it is cost of living, it is inflation, and it has been very focused on who was going to put the most money in the back pocket of the so—called ordinary new zealanders. there has been a little bit, we have generally altered the politician in new zealand but has been intense emotions about certain issues. one of those has been post covid. retrospective anger about lockdowns and so on foot we have seen the emergence of a few small populist parties that have slogans like, " i am loyal to you, not them." i am not sure who is. and submissions about race. it has been a volatile issue for the election and it has been out historic treaty with maui and how much

co— governance they have. it has been quite an issue. mostly it is in cost of living. national living in the polls for a cost of living is the key issue but is a generally appealing people want change? that is an interesting question because chris hipkins came in afterjacinda ardern, jacinda ardern hugely popular. a slippery politician globally as well. he came in as the changed candidate. a labour leader but change it was the opposite of jacinda ardern. not a politician that will end up on the front pages of vogue. he wore a baseball cap and cheap sunglasses you buy at a garage. he came in as the changed candidate. went clearly with a message that were back to basics. cost of living, told policy bonfire. following the feelgood politics on the bonfire and focusing on delivery and doing stuff. now he has become the continuity

candidate. he is also campaigning on the legacy of labour and six years of jacinda ardern as the winner. that is difficult because he cannot be both change and continuity. it is difficult. jacinda ardern hugely popular, winning an historic landslide victory three years ago. you think that was more about her as a personality, recordera personality, recorder a celebrity politician. personality, recordera celebrity politician. was that more about her than the party? what has led the slightly polls for labour then? in what has led the slightly polls for labour then?— for labour then? in 2020, the country felt — for labour then? in 2020, the country felt incredibly - country felt incredibly grateful to jacinda ardern in particular and therefore labour. particularly jacinta. that we labour. particularlyjacinta. that we got through covid and they had been lockdowns in it had not been too bad. 2021, while lockdowns and people started to get agitated and angry about that and there were so lockdowns in auckland our biggest city that went on for a long time. there was a residual

certification with to centre that grew and grew. when she actually resigned and also that there was i think probably a feeling that not enough had been delivered. there was a lot of talk about politics and kindness but not enough delivery. when she resigned, labour and jacinto were both crashing in the polls. when chris hipkins came in, because he was the change, the polls went up for labour and also for chris hipkins. that has the polls have started to drop. it is certainly looking like the right block and our proportional representation system will be anything can happen under proportional representation. thanks forjoining us. some breaking news now out of australia — one man died and another is in hospital after a whale struck and flipped their boat

during a fishing expedition. authorities say one man was pulled unconscious from botany bay, off the coast of sydney, and later died, while the other remains in a stable condition. this is what the nsw police minister said a short time ago. these circumstances, we have been advised earlier that a well has been involved. whoever would have thought that would have occurred? it is terribly tragic, terribly tragic. we just feel for those family and friends. this morning, two guys have gone up to go out and enjoy themselves fishing. something i and most people in new south wales love to do. and we have ended up in a tragic set of circumstances. before we a 0, set of circumstances. before we no, i set of circumstances. before we go. i want _ set of circumstances. before we go. i want to — set of circumstances. before we go, i want to leave _ set of circumstances. before we go, i want to leave you - set of circumstances. before we go, i want to leave you with - go, i want to leave you with this lighter tail. police in slovakia have issued a fine after a speeding car appeared to have a dog behind the wheel. officers in a village northeast

of the capital bratislava posted these images on facebook, showing a brown hunter dog in the driver's seat of a skoda. the driver claimed his pet had suddenlyjumped onto his lap, but a police video appeared to show othewrise. certainly an interesting tale. plenty more on all our stories on the bbc news website. do you stay tuned. i will be back very shortly with more of the day �*s top stories. in the meantime, you can reach me on social media. thank you very much for being with us. hello. we may be officially into autumn but a little dose of summer on the way for some of us over the next few days — notjust here in the uk,

but widely across europe. and, in fact, temperatures are expected to reach the 30s in spain, france, in the uk — even mid 20s expected in the south in the days ahead. now, at the moment, there is a little weather front heading our way. that is going to bring a bit of a mixed bag for some of us. now, the early hours will be clear, generally speaking, across most of the country and it will be quite a nippy morning — in fact, in the glens of scotland, it could be around four degrees, but i think for most of us, in the range of around 7—10 celsius. so, it starts off quite sunny and bright, at the very least, for most of us but out towards the west, this rain crosses ireland and you can see thickening cloud there from the south—west across wales, the irish sea, northern ireland and into south—western scotland so here, a very different picture to other parts of the country. outbreaks of rain, at times heavy, in belfast and also gusty winds around coasts. the north of scotland, most of the north sea coast and further south,

the weather's looking fine, sunny. i think sunshine for plymouth, for the isle of wight and also for london, where highs will reach 20 celsius. now, notice that rain never reaches the south. it veers off towards the north and with that also comes relatively humid air to the south of that weather front, and that humid and also quite warm air will spread across many parts of the country. that means that early in the morning on sunday, it will be very warm. look at that — 16, 17 degrees celsius at eight o'clock in the south. now, there will be a little bit of rain around in the morning, i think across parts of wales and the midlands, but eventually, the sun should come out in most areas — and we're talking about the mid 20s in the south—east on sunday. a little bit fresher in scotland and northern ireland here of around 16 or 17 celsius. now, the outlook for the rest of europe shows a large area of high pressure building across the continent. that's basically going to allow the warm air to spread all the way to eastern parts of europe. there'll be a bit of a blip because this weather front

will introduce temporarily some slightly fresher air to some parts of europe but i think overall, it's going to stay on the warm side. let's have a look at a snapshot, then, for some of our cities into the week ahead and, generally speaking, really quite warm.

this is bbc news. the headlines — the us government edges towards shutdown as members of congress fail to reach an agreement on spending. unless a deal is reached by the end of saturday, government agencies will begin

shutting down and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be sent home without pay. 27 years after the death of american rapper tupac shakur, police in nevada charge a former los angeles gang leader. the musician died in 1996 when his car came underfire from another vehicle in las vegas. 60—year—old duane davis has been charged for his murder. police in the uk are investigating a school bus crash which killed one student and left another with life—changing injuries. the coach had been taking pupils to two schools on merseyside when it crashed on a motorway with dozens of children on board. now on bbc news, the travel show. could this be italy's hidden gem?