hello, i'm lucy hockings. alberto fujimori, the former president of peru, who was convicted of human rights abuses, has died. he was 86. his death was announced by his daughter, and indirect successor as president, keiko fujimori. a controversial and authoritarian figure, he governed peru between 1990 and 2000 before being forced from office amid allegations of corruption. his tough stance against a left—wing guerrilla insurgency while president brought allegations of human rights abuses. he fled the country in 2000 but was subsequently arrested and extradited to peru, where he was convicted in a number of cases including for corruption, abuse of power and being behind two death squad massacres dan collyns is a reporter based in the peruvian capital, lima.

he was a very divisive and controversial figure. he was a very divisive and controversialfigure. what he was a very divisive and controversial figure. what has been the reaction to his death? as you might expect, mixed reactions. he was incredibly divisive and so many people praising his legacy, many people calling him the best president peru ever had. he was celebrated by his followers for defeating the left in the early 19905 defeating the left in the early 1990s and also putting the economy back on track after massive hyperinflation at the end of the 1980s that round to 7000%. hit the tractors also make his detractors also making the point he was a very authoritarian leader and also convicted of human rights violations and sentenced to 25 years also by rampant

corruption in 2009. and to death squad massacres for which the family members are still demanding justice and they say never received an apology from fujimori or any reparations that he was obliged to pay as part of his sentence. a very mixed legacy and these debates will continue. his legacy has dominated politics ever since the 90s and his daughter continues his brand of rising populism and has been at the time presidential candidate and the little peru most organised party. the little peru most organised -a . the little peru most organised .a _ ., , the little peru most organised -a . . , ., the little peru most organised party. he was unwell for some time, party. he was unwell for some time. when — party. he was unwell for some time, when was _ party. he was unwell for some time, when was he _ party. he was unwell for some time, when was he released . party. he was unwell for some i time, when was he released from prison? he time, when was he released from rison? . , ., , ., .,

prison? he was released on a humanitarian _ prison? he was released on a humanitarian pardon - prison? he was released on a humanitarian pardon about i prison? he was released on a i humanitarian pardon about last year. he had been free about ten months and had been suffering from cancer and had been frailfor some time. suffering from cancer and had been frail for some time. even when he was serving his prison sentence. there are widespread calls for an humanitarian party in peru but also this was controversial because the inter—american court of human rights and also human rights campaign in the country say there should be no part in for human rights fire lesions. even after his release he continued to be a divisive and controversial figure. to be a divisive and controversialfigure. we to be a divisive and controversial figure. we are seeinu controversial figure. we are seeing life _ controversial figure. we are seeing life pictures - controversial figure. we are seeing life pictures from - seeing life pictures from outside his house. his supporters have gathered there and arrived about quite soon after his daughter posted the announcement of his death. what do we expect to happen now? will there be a funeral? we

understand _ will there be a funeral? we understand a _ will there be a funeral? - understand a week will be held at the national museum from thursday. a funeral finally held on saturday after it has been laid and stayed for two days. now of course that again is another controversial topic because his detractors say because his detractors say because of his crimes for which he was convicted, he should not receive state honours but again he is a popularfigure, continue to be a popular figure among some sectors of the population and the government has made this decision to grant him state honours. we now see an outpouring of grief and also protests against the fact he was given the state honours and it should be mentioned his dora continues to be a political figure in the country and are

very much campaigned on his legacy and evenjust very much campaigned on his legacy and even just before his release, just enough to his release, just enough to his release in december there was talk of him being put forward as a presidential candidate in the 2026 elections. it is possible that he could have even won those elections if he had managed, even despite his bail said come if he had managed to continue. i think his legacy will continue to be possibly the most divisive any political figure possibly the most divisive any politicalfigure in peru pozner make history. —— peru's. now to other breaking news from vietnam. look how heavily flooded the streets are in hanol flooded the streets are in hanoi. we'rejust flooded the streets are in hanoi. we're just hearing the vietnamese authorities that just under 200 people have now been killed after typhoon yagi

made landfall last week. incredibly destructive wind and intense rainfall as well. has fallen across a vietnam at almost 130 others are still missing, they have been landslides in the country, they have been flooding as well. that is from the agricultural ministry is hectares of crops have been destroyed and you can see it is just like a river in the streets in hanoi. forecasters are saying they expect little decrease in the water levels in the coming days. the expectation is in hanoi and other parts of the alarm that there will be more rain to come. you can see the scene here of devastation as their numbers really struggling after typhoon yagi. in the us, where kamala harris's campaign is riding the favourable momentum from tuesday night's

presidential debate in the battleground state of pennsylvania. her team posted a photo of newspaper clippings praising her performance, with the caption: �*winner.’ the vice president's republican rival, former president donald trump, said he did a �*greatjob' but accused the abc news moderators of bias in what he called �*a rigged deal�*. a yougov poll of more than 2,000 registered voters who watched at least some of the debate found that 54% say harris won the debate — compared to 31% who say trump won. some trump supporters have also criticised the debate's moderators — saying the handling of the night was unfair. here's more from our analysis editor ros atkins. donald trump says the tv debate was rigged against him, and he was asked this in the spin room afterwards. what did you think- of the moderators fact checking you throughout? i think the moderators were very unfair. trump supporters described it as three against one because he was fact checked more than kamala harris. but he said much more that was not true. in springfield, they are eating the cats, they are eating the dogs.

it prompted one of the more unlikely fact checks. there have been no credible reports of pets being harmed by the individuals. well, i've seen people on television... after sourcing that claim to people on television, trump also said this. her vice presidential pick says abortion in the ninth month is absolutely fine. he also says execution after birth, execution, no longer abortion, because the baby is born, is ok, and that's not ok with me. again, the moderators did not let this pass. there is no state in this| country where it is legal to kill a baby. after it is born. the moderators fact checked donald trump five times, kamala harris not once, despite her making statements that required correction.

for example, she said... that's not true. she also said this... if donald trump were to be re—elected, he will sign a national abortion ban. well, there she goes again, it's a lie. that harris statement was misleading but there were also many other trump claims that went unchecked, for example, he said... this is not supported by evidence. during one attack on biden and harris, trump claimed there's been the worst inflation we've ever had. that's not true. and how abc approached all of this was different to cnn injune. it decided not to fact check biden and trump during their debate, although it did so afterwards, and this illustrates how, ever since trump first ran in 2016, journalism has wrestled with how to respond to the volume of false and misleading claims he makes.

pollster frank luntz tweeted... maybe it will, but while both candidates made statements that require correction, trump did so much more. it's not biased to that out. but even after the debate, the contest for the white house remains tight. the bbc has launched its national poll tracker based on the latest polling data in the us. since us presidentjoe biden stepped down from his re—election campaign, kamala harris has maintained a slight lead at 47%, compared to donald trump who is at 44%. but the presidency is not won by the national popular vote. it's decided by the us electoral college in which candidates aim to secure 270 or more electoral college votes. and that's determined state by state. analysts say the presidency will come down to who can win over undecided voters in seven �*battleground' states.

the first showdown between kamala harris and donald trump was also closely watched by people across the globe. the pair traded tense exchanges on the state of us foreign policy. one of the most contentious statements of the night was made by the former president, who claimed that haitian migrants in the state of ohio were killing and eating pets. those claims have since been debunked, and haiti's government has now condemned what it has called "discriminatory remarks" describing the comments as disinformation that stigmatises and dehumanises compatriots abroad. meanwhile, donald trump says that pop sensation taylor swift will, as he put it, "pay a price" for her endorsement of his rival kamala harris following tuesday night's presidential debate. in a fox news interview, mr trump said he was not a fan of the singer, describing her as too progressive. swift announced her support of the vice—president in a social media post, calling her a "a steady—handed and gifted leader". analysts say the young women who comprise much of swift's loyal base are likely to be a key demographic in the presidential election. for more on taylor swift's endorsement, i spoke to mark

harvey. he's the director of the masters of business administration program at the university of st mary and has been studying how celebrity trends influence politics. mark, as a celebrity endorsements go, it doesn't get bigger than taylor swift? at the moment, no. taylor swift is probably the most popular on the planet. she is a phenomenon in a way that really few entertainers have been since maybe michaeljackson or the beatles or elvis. she is really kind of up there. so i think default makes a very influential. given how tight this election is, what difference could this really make? well, i'm not sure about that. because it's really hard to say. i mean, first of all, you need to take the variables into account that most political scientists do, right. most people are not going to vote just because taylor swift says so. i mean, it's going be

things like the economy, political id, and things are so polarised in this country right now that people have already chosen sides, so we're talking about margins that are super small among undecided people or mobilising people who won't vote anyway. and so if she were able to be influential in this case, then it could make a significant difference, because this election is potentially so close that, who knows, they could make a difference. is getting young people to vote going to be a key influence here? we have already seen some figures through from vote.org, the site she shared, hundreds of thousands of people have logged on since she encouraged them to. yes, yes. why was a potentially is, that would be the intention. i would also say that i've done some research with a couple of colleagues of mine, allyson shortle from 0klahoma university and brooklyn walker from hutchinson college, and it was basically a study with over 1000 people and the question had to do with whether or not taylor swift would be

influential in this election and what we actually found is that most respondents were actually very turned off by taylor swift's potential political endorsement and the conclusion would be that, you know, perhaps it would have a negative effect in terms of people wanting to vote and it may not — they may not like her because she is being political. tell us more about the survey, that is interesting, what was the age group of the people that you surveyed? it is a whole diversity of groups. it is across the board. keep in mind, i'm just beginning to dissect the numbers, it has not been published yet, that is our initial take on some of the numbers so far. what did you take of the timing, mark, of the endorsement? because of celebrities help a candidate in terms of keeping the name high up in the news cycle, that was not needed last night, it was all anyone was talking about, it was the debate.

i know, no. and that's interesting. you would think when would be a good time for her to intervene? would it be during the democratic national convention? well, there's a lot of positives during kamala harris during that time. last night seems like it would be a very good intuitive time in terms of really trying to deliver a blow. in fact, that makes it difficult for people like me who also measure the effects of things when you have one big event sitting next to a major endorsement how can you disentangle the two? so, i'm probably not going to be able to tell you whether or not it made a huge difference, right. but i will say that maybe it doubled the buzz or maybe just more of the same. i mean, i watched tim walz being told about the endorsement live, he clearly looked thrilled. the harris team surely are thrilled, this is something they have been looking for for a while. if i were a candidate i would be absolutely thrilled if taylor swift would

endorse me as well. that is a thing that is difficult to disentangle when you look at the literature, when you look at the actual research, because, granted, it may be possible that her endorsement may turn certain people off, but at the same time we know when celebrities start talking about issues and candidates then people are likely to pay attention. sometimes attention is just going to be good just to have more of it. again, it's hard to know exactly what her effect would be, if she has mobilised 338 million people to go registered to vote, that's a definite effect that we can look at, whether or not that helps or hurts harris i don't know. mark, what is the most powerful celebrity endorsement we have seen here in the us? i think it's oprah winfrey. it's the only case we can really point to and say, ok, this person made an endorsement and it had an effect and it happened when barack 0bama was running for president, running for the democratic nomination

to run for president. she made an endorsement and it probably made a difference in terms of1 million votes and this is pretty solid research that has supported that. it really is difficult to determine whether or not celebrity endorsements make a huge difference most of the time, because of all of the other variables are out there that affect people's votes, people are asking how much does gas cost? what's the economy like? what's my political identification? all sorts of questions. it's not usually "what does taylor swift think?" around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. the uk housing minister says the government hopes to stop landlords evicting tenants in england without cause by next summer. labour's renters' rights bill will also ban �*bidding wars', set a time limit for landlords to fix problems and give tenants the right to have a pet. landlords say they need time to prepare for the changes. the uk government has announced a £500 million grant for tata steel. the grant will contribute

towards the cost of putting an electric furnace in its port talbot plant in south wales. it will melt scrap steel or iron to produce steel. the changes will lead to the loss of up to 2,800 jobs. the national farmers' union has warned that it could fail to meet its target of making uk farming net zero by 2040. the union says it will miss the goal because there was allegedly a lack of investment in climate—friendly agriculture schemes by the previous government. the current government says it is still committed to reducing emissions in the farming sector. you're live with bbc news. unrwa, the un agency for palestinian refugees, says it has suffered single deadliest attack for its workers since the war in gaza began. 1a people — including two children, and six un staff — were killed in an israeli air raid on a school housing displaced families in central gaza, according to hospital officials.

unrwa said the school in nuseirat was home to 12,000 people, mainly women and children. the agency said the building has been hit five times since last october. the israeli military said it was targeting hamas fighters operating a command centre in the grounds. on tuesday, an israeli air strike killed 19 people in what had been designated as a humanitarian area by the israeli military that's according to gaza's hamas—run health ministry. as gaza's humanitarian crisis continues — it now has the highest number of child amputees in the world. between october and january, more than a thousand children had one or both legs amputated and those numbers have been rising daily, according to unicef. but with just nine orthopaedic surgeons in gaza, hospitals are overwhelmed. 0ur reporter, ru abbass, examines the case of one patient and her doctor. a warning that this report contains distressing scenes from the start, and throughout. the us and uk are reconsidering a block on ukraine using long—range missiles to attack targets deeper

within russia's borders. us secretary of state antony blinken and uk foreign secretary david lammy have been in kyiv to discuss the risk of escalating the war. the kremlin warned of a russian response should a strike on its territory follow. the talks come after mr blinken accused iran of supplying russia with ballistic missiles, a claim iran rejects. during their visit, mr blinken and mr lammy each pledged about $700 million for additional humanitarian assistance. a year ago, a catastrophic flood devastated libya's historic port city derna. the un says nearly 6,000 people were killed, after two dams on the wadi derna river broke following heavy rains from storm daniel. more than 2,300 people are still missing. the water that surged through derna in the middle of the night destroyed homes and crucial infrastructure. mud and rubble still cover parts of the city. reconstruction efforts

are under way and some displaced families are being drawn back to derna, attracted by the prospects of compensation and subsidised rent. but political tensions and the distrust of aid agencies have slowed recovery efforts. the country remains divided between rival administrations nearly 13 years after then—ruler muammar gaddafi was overthrown and killed. some of the people in derna reflected on their experience of a year ago and spoke about how they are faring now. translation: | escaped - with a group of young people. we saw a really terrifying scene, thought we were going to look for survivors but as soon as i. i expected to see buildings, houses, the mosque we were supposed to be in. i also expected to see my family's house, as it had three floors, but i didn't see that, everything has been erased from here. translation: it is unthinkable that derna will ever go back - to the way it was, our derna of old comedy loss, histories,

enablers, shopkeepers, our friends, our family. all of that will never come back. but they say we will have a new derna and that will probably be true. there's been widespread protest in mexico, after congress approved a bill under which alljudges will be elected by popular vote. demonstrators broke into the senate where the vote was taking place. supporters of the legislation say it makesjudges more accountable to the mexican people. critics argue it undermines the country's system of checks and balances. the bill was promoted by outgoing president, andres manuel lopez 0brador, who had previously clashed with the supreme court over proposed changes to energy and security policy. for more on this our mexico correspondent will grant. just as it had been in the lower house, where protesters stormed the building during the debate, essentially forcing it to move to another building, so it was in the senate debate too, when eventually the senators could vote on it, it was passed by a razor—thin margin, it required one key

senator from the opposition, a conservative party, to move to the governing party's side, and cast in favour of the resolution. well, it has now been passed, much to delight of president 0brador, and his supporters who say the justice system in mexico is not fit for purpose and hasn't been for a long time, is infiltrated by organised crime and needs this reform for a root and branch change. now those protesters are extremely upset about this. they believe that this undermines the independence of the justice system in mexico. many of them workers, striking workers of the justice system and the supreme court themselves. one of the leading voices against this measure is the president of the supreme court, norma pina, who told the bbc she was pessimistic, it was a dark day, in essence, and that she was

pessimistic about the future of mexico as a state and for the ordinary citizenry. the president won't mind about that, he simply wanted to see this passed as one of his final acts before he steps down on the 1st of october. let's turn to some other important news around the world. at least 30 people are dead and 400,000 people are displaced after a dam in northern nigeria overflowed causing widespread flooding. local reports say the alau dam, a critical water source in the state capital of maiduguri, began to overflow amid heavy rainfall last thursday. the un described the flooding as the worst flood in the region in 30 years. south korea's military says north korea fired an unidentified missile off its east coast on thursday. north korea last launched a missile injuly, but has recently been sending balloons carrying trash across the border into the south. and before we go.

let's leave you with an incredible journey across the black sea. georgian motorsport competitor giorgi gakheladze rode 33 kilometres, about 20.5 miles, across the black sea on a specially—built motorcycle he traveled between two georgian coastal towns on the vehicle fitted with handmade skis to allow him to glide on water. he had to move swiftly to stay afloat, while also watching for waves that could destablize his motorcycle. we will leave you these pictures, thanks for being with us. hello. on wednesday, we had a chilly, northwesterly airflow across the uk and that brought us a mixture of sunshine and showers, some of those showers really dramatic. a beautiful strike of foot lightning there in nottinghamshire, and in the same county, so much hail, late afternoon, that it completely covered the roads and pavements

in newark—on—trent. the showers then were particularly widespread. i'm showing you this because we've got a similar look to the weather forecast as we head into thursday. so here we go. we've got that chilly flow of northwesterly air coming down from polar regions, and as that cold air gets heated by the seas, well, that's what makes the showers. so as long as this cold feed of air continues to work in, so, too, will the showers. for the time being, though, most of the showers are actually draped around coastal areas, inland areas at the moment largely dry with clear spells and it's cold. temperatures starting off the day in the coldest spots down to around about two degrees celsius, cold enough even for a nip of ground frost. so a really cold start for a september morning, thursday morning, but loads of sunshine, showers from the word go around coastal areas. as we go through the day, and those temperatures rise, so the showers will start to break out across inland areas from the late morning and into the afternoon. some of the showers will be heavy with hail and thunder and they'll be very widespread, so most places will see a downpour or two through the day. temperatures about ten to 16 degrees and probably

the heaviest showers come the afternoon, i think, across the midlands and eastern england. by friday, we see an area of high pressure build across the uk, so that's going to kill the showers. it's going to be another very cold start to the day, lots of morning sunshine, but this time we're going to start to see some rain move into northern ireland towards the end of the day. another cold day for the time of year. temperatures about four degrees celsius below average for september. all change, though, into the weekend. an area of low pressure is going to be bringing some wet and windy weather. could get gusts of wind of around 50 to 60 miles an hourfor the north west of scotland, with the rain piling in here and really accumulating. southern and eastern areas should stay dry with some sunshine, and with the winds coming in from a south—westerly direction across the uk, so temperatures are going to leap upwards, closer to average for the time of year, with highs of 16 to 19 degrees, and it looks as we head into next week, high pressure is going to dominate. so loads of dry weather around next week, with temperatures close to or perhaps even running a little bit above average, with some warm sunshine.

v0|ce—0ver: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur.

and today, i'm at the ambrosetti forum beside lake como in northern italy, a chance for european politicians to come together and assess the political mood across the continent. in the last year, the anti—immigrant far right has made major political gains, and nowhere is that movement more entrenched than in hungary, where nationalist populist prime minister viktor 0rban has been in power for 1h years. my guest today is his political director, balazs 0rban. so is 0rbanism a model that others in europe will follow? balazs 0rban, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for the invitation.

it's nice to be here.