15—year—old jessica baker has been named as the teenage girl who died in a school bus crash on the m53 in the wirral. the driver, stephen shrimpton, also died. 27 years after the death of tupac shakur, police in nevada charge a former gang leader for the murder of the american hip—hop star. hello, i'm lewis vaughan—jones. armenia's government says more than 100,000 ethnic armenians have now fled nagorno—karabakh. that's after azerbaijan took control of the disputed enclave after a lightning military campaign earlier this month. nagorno—karabakh was controlled

by armenian separatists for decades, but is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. the united nations says it's sending a mission to the region this weekend, to assess the humanitarian situation. the team will look at the needs of people remaining in the territory as well as those who are on the move. azerbaijan has said it would allow such a visit to take place. we will have more on that later. the us government will run out of money to fund itself by the end of saturday — unless congress can agree a last—minute deal. 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 house of representatives will reconvene in washington on saturday morning local time. sean dilley has the latest. well, 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. deadlocks. not unheard of. the government shut down six times since 1990. and when they happen, they can last for a short time, even days. but there's usually a very clear reason why. last time, for example, the government shut down in 2018. it was 35 days that those services were stopped. and this was because of a very clear disagreement about donald trump's wish to build a wall on the southern border. 2013, similarly, very clear policy disagreements saw a 16—day shutdown when representatives fell out over the provision of 0bamacare. this time, though, the reasons are far less clear. the republican speaker, kevin mccarthy, says that 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 stronger border protections 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 that would mean working closely with democratic representatives to push through a funding deal already agreed by both the republicans and the democrats in the upper chamber, the senate. but around nine hardline republicans have made it very clear that if he works with their opponents to pass the deal, he'd be forced from office. so then what will we left with? congress has until midnight tonight to see if they can reach a deal. it's possible, i guess, but right now it feels pretty unlikely that they're going to do that. and if they don't, days and weeks of uncertainty would surely follow. many thousands of federal employees would be placed on unpaid leave and the us could see some very serious damage to its economy. a supporter of donald trump has become the first defendant to plead guilty to interfering with the election in the us state of georgia during the last presidential poll.

under the terms of a deal with prosecutors, scott hall agreed to testify against the 18 others accused in the case. they include the former president. the trial of two other defendants including a former lawyer for mr trump, is due to begin in october. here in the uk, the teenage girl who died after a school bus crashed on the motorway in merseyside has been named as 15—year—old jessica baker. she was killed along with the coach driver in the collision on the m53 at morning rush hour yesterday. several other children were injured. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson has the latest. this is 15—year—old jessica baker, one of the schoolchildren on the bus who was killed in the crash. the driver who has been named online as stephen shrimpton has also died. more than 50 children were on their way to school when theirjourney ended in tragedy. this is the aftermath of the crash on the m53 near merseyside.

the coach overturned. it happened after 8am. a major incident was declared. police, ambulance and fire crews were quickly sent to the scene. our thoughts and condolences are very much with their family and friends at this tragic time. family liaison officers are providing specialist support to the families and we are working with the schools and the councils to provide the necessary trauma support for the children who were on the bus. a 14—year—old boy is also being treated for life—changing injuries. other children were injured. 50 children were transported to a casualty clearing centre in wallasey. of those 50, 39 have now been discharged. the remainder have been taken to hospital for further treatment. the children were

going to two schools. the boys to calday grange grammar school and the girls to west kirby grammar school. they are being provided with specialist trauma support. so too are other children from both schools who were on buses in convoy with the one that crashed and saw what happened. police are appealing to anyone with dashcam footage to contact them urgently as investigators establish how the crash happened. a crash that has left two families devastated. schoolchildren injured and so many likely traumatised by what they experienced and what they saw. helena wilkinson, bbc news. more than 30 conservative mps have said they won't vote for any plans that result in higher taxes — the government has also been announcing policies to back motorists — this all comes ahead of the party's annual conference this weekend.

earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, tony bonsignore. all sorts of messaging coming out ahead of the conservative party conference in manchester, which starts tomorrow. there'll be lots of delegates and mps heading there over the course of today. now, what the government is very keen to talk we'llll come to taxes in a moment because they are going we'll come to taxes in a moment because they are going to be really important over the next few days. but what the government wants to talk about motorists and what it says is a war on motorists, which it's determined to end now. so what we've had from the government is the promise of a series of consultations on things like low traffic neighbourhoods, which are areas which are deliberately off limits to motorists, things like bus lanes, all sorts of measures which the government says have been introduced and which are unfair for motorists. now, what the government is trying to do here is tap into what it thinks

is a groundswell of opinion, that there's been too much move against motorists and it's hit them too hard over recent years and they want to see that reversed. the prime minister, rishi sunak, gave an interview today, in which he said, "i'm slamming the brakes," he said, "on the war on motorists," which begs an obvious question, a question that my colleague asked to the transport secretary, mark harper, this morning. rishi sunak's comments and he said there's i'm slamming the brakes who has been conducting a war on motorists? well, there's a lot of commentary about this, and ijust gave - you a specific example. in wales, the welsh labour— government is implementing policies, they're building labour in wales...

you know, i'd like you to talk about... yes. and i'm giving you an example. you said, can i give you an example | of where there's a war on motoristsj and i'm giving you an example, | which is the labour government in wales has said it's not- going to build any new roads, not going to invest in the road i infrastructure of our country. it's implemented a blanket 20mph... you're the conservative government of england. why can't you talk about that? yes. and exactly. so there's been a war on motorists conducted by the conservative government, is that right? where... no, no. charlie stayt there giving the transport secretary, mark harper, quite a rough ride. i think it is an issue here that the government will have to address, which is, well, if there's been a war on motorists. well, who's been conducting that war? i think part of this is about rishi sunak trying to distinguish himself from his predecessors, but also facing the reality that there have been 13 consecutive years

of conservative government in the uk. now the other things on the agenda, we've got more than 30 conservative mps here today signing a pledge saying that they will oppose any further tax rises in the future. well—known names there like priti patel, who's the former british home secretary, the former prime minister, albeit only briefly, liz truss. this is about positioning. there is a group within the conservative party who are determined to push for lower taxes. at the same time, jeremy hunt, the chancellor, saying there's no room for that. he wants to make the public sector more productive through using new technology. he says that's the way to reduce the tax burden. and across all of this is a question that will be uppermost in many people's minds in manchester, which is the hs2, high speed two line and speculation that the government is going to either delay or abandon the second leg of that, which is between birmingham and manchester, where this conference is over the next few days.

mark harper asked about it repeatedly this morning, said, "i'm not going to comment on speculation." "all that i think will do is increase the speculation, given that he's the man leading the department, which is ultimately responsible for this. investigations are under way into two deadly explosions which killed nearly 60 people in pakistan. 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 five 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. 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. 0ur north america correspondent barbara plett usher has the details. # i see no changes. # all i see is racist faces. 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 has been waiting forjustice. we are here today to announce the arrest of 60—year—old dwayne keith davis, aka keefe d for the murder of tupac shakur. he 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 shug knight punched and kicked a rival gang member. keefe d is accused of then hatching the plan to retaliate. fast forward to july this year.

police raided his 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. tupac�*s musical legacy was honored 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. now it's time for a look at today's sport with mike bushell. hello. it's been another record breaking session for europe on the second day of the ryder cup, as the usa team continue to struggle in their bid to retain the trophy. europe started the day with their commanding lead of 6.5 to 1.5 and increased their advantage in the morning, thanks to their scandanavians, norways, viktor hovland and ludvig aberg, of sweden,

managing a record wind in foursomes of, 9&7. that was the second match of the day, and europe won two more, while usa finally picked up theirfirst wind of the contest but barring some miracle, it wont be enough, and europe lead 9.5 to 2.5 ahead of the four balls to come. europe needing five more points to reclaim the ryder cup are also up in the first and last of the four somes, with the usa hopeful of their first wind, in the third match out there on the course in rome. anyone writing off new zealand's chances, at the rugby world cup, will need to rethink. they have announced themselves in real style. scotland are on the same side of the draw and are in action later, facing romania and a chance to a big score on the board one of 3 games today but all the other teams will have noticed what was happening in lyon. the all blacks demolished an italy side, who some thought, might give the three—time champions a scare. instead new zealand ran in 1a tries

in total in a 96—17 win. italy narrowly avoided becoming the first team since portugal in 2007, to concede 100 points in a rugby world cup match. it means new zealand are on the cusp of the quarterfinals. there are 8 matches in the premier league today with the pick of the bunch, coming at the tottenham hotspur stadium as fourth—placed spurs take on second—placed liverpool. ahead of the match, its been a bit of a love in between the managers he is doing really well. seems to be a top bloke. not yet. looking forward to meeting him. i'm pretty sure everyone knew already, celtic are playing recent years what kind of a coach he is, how good he is as a coach. he's an outstanding manager, one of

those _ he's an outstanding manager, one of those i_ he's an outstanding manager, one of those i think— he's an outstanding manager, one of those i think that i'm fair to say has made — those i think that i'm fair to say has made an impact on the competition, notjust his club. he brings— competition, notjust his club. he brings something different to probably any other team in the league — probably any other team in the league and the manner in which they io league and the manner in which they go about— league and the manner in which they go about things, it'll be a really good _ go about things, it'll be a really good for— go about things, it'll be a really good for us. also on saturday aston villa take on brighton in the lunchtime kick—off at villa park. arsenal travel to bournemouth. luton town are at everton and still looking for their first win since promotion to the premier league. manchester united take on crystal palace at old trafford just days after knocking them out of the league cup. newcastle face another side without a win, burnley. likewise sheffield united are still chasing that first elusive victory — they're away to west ham. manchester city take their 100% start to the season to wolves. plenty of other big games across europe as well. girona against real madrid is the pick of the games in la liga. in serie a, reigning champions napoli are at lechey.

milan face lazio at the san siro while inter travel to salernitana. the big game of the day in the bundesliga sees rb leipzig, take on bayern munich. and that's all the sport for now. 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. the bbc�*s fergus walsh has more. there was no pain or inconvenience. the treatment was just so easy and swift, there was no downside to it. alistair 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.

i mean, 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 that 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 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'll mean a better experience for thousands of men with prostate cancer every year who'll be able to have all their radiotherapy treatment in just a week, and without the need for hormone therapy. very quiet, peaceful.

alistair�*s prostate cancer was picked up after a simple blood test. he wants all men over 50 to get themselves checked. fergus walsh, bbc news. rail passengers in parts of the uk are facing more disruption today as around 12,000 train drivers stage their latest one—day strike over pay and conditions. the fresh wave of action, by members of the aslef union, means fewer than half of trains will be operating. further delays and cancellations are expected next week as the rail union stages an overtime ban. and a number of hospitality businesses are calling for the festive season to be protected and for an urgent resolution to the ongoing rail dispute. to look at the impact on businesses, we can speak now to kate nicholls. she is the chief executive of trade body uk hospitality. shejoins me now from london. thank you for coming in the programme.

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in revenue, our workers were impacted and can earn. we would like to see a guarantee, a commitment from all parties involved in the industrial action, to avoid hitting that busy trading period and protect that busy trading period and protect that period to avoid collateral damage. and if not, to ensure minimum business levels so our customers can take advantage of opportunities during trading period. would also like support for supporting our business rates to reflect damage being done on a daily business. find reflect damage being done on a daily business. �* ., ., ,., business. and what about the right of members _ business. and what about the right of members for _ business. and what about the right of members for paying _ business. and what about the right of members for paying conditions | business. and what about the right i of members for paying conditions and striking when they think it will get most attention? we striking when they think it will get most attention?— striking when they think it will get most attention? we fully understand that and clearly _ most attention? we fully understand that and clearly they _ most attention? we fully understand that and clearly they take _ most attention? we fully understand that and clearly they take advantage | that and clearly they take advantage of that. we had the eurovision hit, fa cup finals, cricketing and glastonbury, all of these events have been hit over the last 16 months and all we are asking for is they avoid a couple of weeks in december which are so critical for

the survival of many hospitality businesses. in december, that is when we earn 30 to 40% of our profits. so we are just asking them to avoid striking in those two critical weeks.— to avoid striking in those two critical weeks. let's leave the issue of christmas _ critical weeks. let's leave the issue of christmas aside - critical weeks. let's leave the issue of christmas aside and l critical weeks. let's leave the i issue of christmas aside and see what happens there. if it is for example protected as you are asking for the strikes continue, how long before the impact will become too much? we before the impact will become too much? ~ ., ., ., , , much? we are already seeing the im act much? we are already seeing the impact becoming _ much? we are already seeing the impact becoming too _ much? we are already seeing the impact becoming too much. - much? we are already seeing the impact becoming too much. this| much? we are already seeing the - impact becoming too much. this week alone with the two days of train strike action enter tube strikes an overtime ban, the sector is in town centres are seeing a drop of about half £1 billion in revenue. seeing a slower recovery therefore for those businesses, they are losing money in those weeks and we are seeing jobs not being taken on, investment put on hold. this is a very real impact on hold. this is a very real impact on our regeneration in towns and cities and let's not forget, these are the areas that were hardest hit

during the two years of covid when they were effectively closed. for many, they're running out but for the longer—term, is about investment in jobs and growth the longer—term, is about investment injobs and growth in our city centres. in jobs and growth in our city centres. , ., ~ , ., , centres. interesting, thank you very much. and before we go, a lighter tale. 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 otherwise. hello. whilst some of you will stay dry and bright, for others it will be quite a soggy saturday as we go through into the afternoon.

it's down to these weather fronts approaching from the south—west. outbreaks of rain particularly from the south of this country. the south of england into the channel islands staying dry with some breaks in the cloud. in between, rain extensive and heavy through to northern ireland. north of wales, north—west england and turning wetter in south—west scotland. 45 mph winds around the coast. a warmish day of the south—east, 20—21 c. evening and overnight, rain sweeping north across scotland before clearer skies later but it turns wetter in parts of northern england, north and west wales into tomorrow morning. 12—16 degrees, a warm and humid start to sunday. the further south you are there will be mist and murk. in the midlands and lincolnshire it would turn claudia,

in the midlands and lincolnshire it would turn cloudier damp or later but towards the south and east a few sunny outbreaks, 23, 2a celsius, pretty warm for the first day of october. into monday, high pressure across europe, they will be getting some unusual warmth there but we are on the edge of it and that will still allow further weather fronts to push their way in. the winds won't be particularly strong away from scotland. but three parts of western wales we will see thundery showers. warm and humid in the south—east corner. a fresh feel in the north especially with that wind across northern scotland. into next week, we'll see some sunshine, a fresh a few days to come on tuesday and wednesday but expect some rain now and again especially in the north and the west.

take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines: armenia's government says more than 100,00— ethic armenians have now fled nagorno— karabakh since azerbaijan's offensive began earlier this month.

the united nations says it's sending a team to assess humanitarian needs. the us government edges towards shutdown, after members of congress fail to reach an agreement on spending. government agencies will begin shutting down unless a deal is reached by the end of saturday. 27 years after the death of american rapper tupac shakur, police in nevada charge a former los angeles gang leaderfor his murder. 60—year—old duane davis was charged after the emergence of new evidence. 15—year—old jessica baker has been named as the teenager who died in the school bus crash in the wirral. the schoolgirl died when the bus overturned on the m53. now on bbc news, talking business. hello and a warm welcome to the programme. let us take a look at

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