all the time, black, especially black people, we vote and we vote and we vote and people promise, people promise, people promise, and we never get anything. good morning. it's gold again for britain's emma finucane, who defends her women's sprint world title after powering to victory at the track cycling world championships. good morning. well, a weekend is shaping up to be a tale of two halves. a bad start on saturday. we've got rain clearing eastern england, scattered showers and sunny spells but by sunday, we have our first named storm of the season, storm ashley. while it is going to win —— bring —— well, it is going to bring an extremely wild set of weather. it's saturday the 19th october. our main story: the father of liam payne has visited the hotel in argentina where the former one direction singer fell to his death from a balcony on wednesday. geoff payne also took time to look at the tributes left in memory of his son and thank

well—wishers gathered outside. it follows tributes from liam's former partner, the singer cheryl, and simon cowell, who formed one direction after their appearances on the x factor. barry caffrey has the latest. a father morning his son and paying tribute to his child at a father morning his son and paying tribute to his child at the a father morning his son and paying tribute to his child at the side where he died. liam payne's dad geoff reading messages and looking at flowers placed outside the hotel. this came after he visited the morgue to identify his son's body. it's emotional, we never expected this or imagined this. no fan is ready or prepared for this, to say like, 0k, ready or prepared for this, to say like, ok, i have been a fan for over ten years and he passed away and in your country, it's crazy, so it's

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simon cowell, the man who brought the band together, said he was: in buenos aires, as liam's father geoff took time to thank the fans for their messages and tributes, as well as for just being for their messages and tributes, as well as forjust being there, the investigation into liam payne's death continues. it's not yet known when his body will be able to be repatriated to the uk. barry caffrey, bbc news. over to ben now with some more of today's news. thank you very much. there are fresh questions for the metropolitan police over its handling of accusations made against the former owner of harrods, mohamed al fayed. the bbc has established that police asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge al fayed overjust

two of 21 the women who accused him of sexual offences while he was still alive. here's our investigations correspondent daniel de simone. mohamed al fayed, sexual predator. it's been one month since the bbc film detailed his sexual abuse of multiple women at harrods with former employees of the store saying the billionaire sexually harassed or raped them. last week, the met police revealed 21 women had approached the force while he was alive to report sexual offences. he was never charged. it refused to say how many cases it passed to prosecutors for charging decisions. we have now established that met police only asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge mohamed al—fayed in relation to too out of the 21 women who contacted the force to say they were abused by him. it

raises serious questions about the met�*s handling of al—fayed. a0 further women have approached the force since the bbc film with allegations spanning from 1979 to 2013. more than 65 women have contacted the bbc itself with allegations as far back as 1977. in response to the bbc, a met spokesperson said: yesterday, former fulham captain donna gibbons said the club owner groped her on two occasions. she said speaking my truth and finally telling my story will hopefully help me heal and be rid of the shame, embarrassment and pain i have carried for years. the scandal around al fayed and his years of

abuse continues to grow. daniel de simone, bbc news. and a reminder — you can see the full story on the bbc documentary al fayed: predator at harrods, which is available on the iplayer and as a podcast on the bbc sounds app. the hamas—run health authority says at least 33 people have been killed following an israeli air strike at a refugee camp in northern gaza. officials say at least 30 others were injured during the attack on the jabalia camp, seen here earlier this year, where the israeli military has been intensifying its offensive against hamas for the past two weeks. us presidentjoe biden says he believes there could be an opportunity for an end to the conflict in the middle east. speaking following a visit to berlin, he added that whilst there was a possibility of a ceasefire in lebanon, such efforts would be harder to achieve in gaza. mr biden also said he has "an understanding" of how and when israel would retaliate

to recent attacks by iran. we can probably deal with israel and iran in a way that is — ends the conflict. in other words, stops the back—and—forth. we think there is a possibility of working to a ceasefire in lebanon and is going to be harder in gaza but we agree there has to be an outcome. government sources have insisted that extending a freeze on income tax thresholds won't breach labour's manifesto. reports say the chancellor is considering keeping them as they are beyond 2028, dragging more people into higher tax bands as earnings rise. in the run—up to the election, labour said it wouldn't increase the rate at which income tax is charged. cuba has declared a national emergency after the failure of its main energy plant led to a nationwide blackout. around ten million people have been left without power and all non—essential public

sector services suspended. the king and queen have arrived in a rain—soaked australia ahead of a six—day visit to the country. the couple will spend their first full day of the scaled—back tour resting as the king continues his recovery from cancer. a warning — this report from our senior royal correspondent daniela relph contains flashing images. well, the weather has slightly improved since the arrival of the king and queen last night and torrential rain here in sydney. we watched the queen mother cautiously and tentatively walking down those steps of the aircraft in some pretty terrible weather. it's an unusual start to this royal tour because it begins with a day off, and that's really unusual — royal tours usually kick in really quickly once members of the royal family are on the ground in the country they are visiting but it isn't the case this time. there is a day off built—in

today and it's a reminder that this is a king and queen heading into their late 70s and they have been given this day off to recover after the long journey from london. it's also, of course, a nod to the fact that the king is still unwell, he has cancer and is still undergoing cancer treatment, and this whole tour has been put together on doctor's orders, under medical advice, so i day off today, the couple are resting at admiralty house, the official residence of the governor—general here in sydney, and we will see them for the first time officially here tomorrow on sunday morning when the king and queen will go to church. but what we did see last night to mark their arrival here in australia was the lighting up here in australia was the lighting up of the sales of the opera house with images from past royal tours, time is that the king as the prince of wales visited australia over the years, dating back to 1966, and that projection onto the opera house came

with a message from the king and queen, saying they were excited to be here in australia to celebrate the country's communities and culture. now to a story about a very lucky tortoise who has lived to see another day after he was found amongst more than 20 tonnes of rubbish. pee—wee arrived at a recycling centre in lincolnshire on the back of a bin lorry before being picked out amongst the sorting process. our reporter kate sweeting has the story. don't be fooled by his slow and steady reputation, this taught us has come a long way. i steady reputation, this taught us has come a long way.— steady reputation, this taught us has come a long way. i think he has 15 to 20 lives, — has come a long way. i think he has 15 to 20 lives, all— has come a long way. i think he has 15 to 20 lives, all of _ has come a long way. i think he has 15 to 20 lives, all of the _ has come a long way. i think he has 15 to 20 lives, all of the things - has come a long way. i think he has 15 to 20 lives, all of the things he i 15 to 20 lives, all of the things he has been through, he has been bounced around, shaken, mangled and he still made it through in one piece. i think he is one lucky boy.

this is the gauntlet that toitoise —— pee—wee has likely to survive, this video shows how rubbish is sorted by conveyor belt and finally by hand and it's only at this point that pee—wee was spotted. i expect to find all kinds of things but not a tortoise. he has been dropped by the back of a lorry, picked up by a shovel, put into a hopper and onto a line where basically it is a glass smasher and shaker and then onto a picking line where he was picked up yesterday. i thought he was dead but look at him. i took him home first and mum wife gave him a bath, gave him a scrub with a toothbrush and we fed him and brought him straight in. pee—wee is now enjoying some much—needed r and r at the vets while they try to work out how on earth he ended up in the bin. kate sweeting reporting. of course, we hope pee—wee is not

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