al-qaeda training manual. also tonight — the chancellor will announce a pay rise for three million people in tomorrow's budget by increasing the national living wage. good news for low—paid workers as the government unveils an inflation—busting rise in the national living wage. but what will that mean for businesses and the government's pro—growth strategy? a week to go to the us election, i'm in arizona, one of the key swing states which could help decide the presidency. and the images which reveal the wonders of a forgotten city, centuries old and found by chance beneath dense jungle in mexico. and coming up on sportsday in the next half an hour on bbc news... manchester united are closing in on ruben amorim as their next manger, they've agreed to pay his release clause at the portuguese champions sporting.

tomorrow lunchtime, rachel reeves will announce her first budget good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the teenager who's accused of murdering three young girls at a taylor swift themed dance class in southport injuly has been charged with two further offences — one of which is a terrorism charge. axel rudakubana, who's 18, is accused of producing the poison ricin, along with possessing information about the al-qaeda training manual. he's already been charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a knife. our special correspondent judith moritz has more. yes, the shock of what happened to

those three little girls in southport will never fade. and still, new information is coming to light. today, exactly three months since the attack, the police have announced that they are bringing extra charges against the man accused of the murders. bebe king, elsie dot stancombe and alice aguiar were just dancing, having fun in the school holidays when they were stabbed. news of their deaths reverberated from southport to the rest of the uk and beyond. a teenager, axel rudakubana, is accused of their murders and the attempted murders of ten others. he now faces two more charges of producing ricin and possessing a study of the al-qaeda training manual, which is an offence under the terrorism act, but the southport attack has not been declared a terrorist incident. i recognise that these new charges may lead to speculation, the matter for which axel rudakubana has been charged under the terrorism act does not require motive to be established. for a matter to be declared as a terrorist incident,

motivation would need to be established. i would strongly advise anyone against speculating as to the motivation in this case. the 18—year—old's home in lancashire was searched in the days after the attack. the police found an unknown suspicious substance there. experts from the ministry of defence were called in. this included scientific advisers, myself included, it also included unrestricted access to our analysis laboratories at porton down, where a team of scientists undertook detailed examination of the items from this incident to identify the presence of the toxin ricin. when the poison was discovered, extensive work was carried out to check the risk level. no ricin was found to have been present at the dance school in southport where the stabbing happened. this information confirmed that there was no evidence

that any victims, responders or members of the public were exposed to ricin, either as part of the incident or afterwards. our detailed initial risk assessment judged that the risk to the community and to the wider public was low. axel rudakubana will appear at westminster magistrates�* court tomorrow morning and his trial is expected to start injanuary. the police have urged restraint, pleading people not to speculate or share rumour to enable a fair trial and not lose sight of those who are still grieving and affected by what happened in southport. judith moritz, bbc news. daniel sandford is here. these new charges we've learnt about today are separate from those associated with the attack on the three children — but they're extremely serious. that's right. essentially the attack on the three young girls took place in one place in southport, these charges relate to things found in

another place in southport. the ricin is incredibly serious because it is a very, very, very dangerous substance, it is very rarely found in the uk, it was once used with a poison —tipped umbrella in the 19705, poison —tipped umbrella in the 1970s, a neo—nazi was found with some ricin in 2010. so if it turns out that this is ricin, that is what the experts are saying, that is very concerning, and yet the experts are saying the risk to the public was very low and it has now essentially gone away because if you had been poisoned by�*s it would have affected you very quickly. and there are these additional charges to do with this document relating to al-qaeda, one of the things in that document is how to make ricin. that is a bit complicated because it is a charge under the terrorism act, yet at the same time the police still have not declared this as a terrorist incident. the explanation for that is that if somebody has a document that would be useful for terrorists they can be charged under the

terrorism act, doesn't mean they were carrying out a political or religiously motivated crime so i think at this stage nobody really knows what the motivation might have been behind these alleged murders. the delay in announcing this information about ricin has produced some stirrings by the people running for the conservative party leadership, questioning why the cps and the police have taken so long to put it out. this has shocked incommode who are wondering why people are playing political games with this very serious issue. —— this has shocked some in government. but it has taken a long time for it to be made public that ricin was discovered at the house of the man alleged to be behind us three murder. —— those three murders. three million low paid workers are to be given a pay rise of more than 6% next year as the national living wage is to be increased in tomorrow's budget. the government says the increase will be worth £1,a00 a year for a full—time worker. the measure is just one of many

which will be announced by rachel reeves in her first budget as chancellor and labour's first budget for 1h years. in a moment our economics editor faisal islam will be taking us through what to expect. but first, here's our business editor, simonjack. a pay rise for millions is on the way, and it went down well in cardiff today. it makes finding a job that can pay the bills a lot easier, because many people my age have been struggling for years with this minimum wage. especially what it is at the moment, it's not enough. i don't feel like... yeah, i think it should be raised, for sure. there's young adults out - there who are starting to build up for their own future, _ to go move into their own houses and have a life by themselves, so raising it up would make iti easier for everyone. the government announced today the minimum wage for workers 21 years old and over will rise from £11.44 an hour to £12.21, a 6.7% rise, while workers aged 18—20 will see minimum pay rise from £8.60 to £10 an hour, a rise of over 16%.

but for employers in sectors like hospitality, which employ a lot of young workers, it's another item on the rising expenses bill. it will cost me between 3,000—3,500 pounds a week, so crudely, 150—180 grand a year. i think it will result in more closures, and i believe it will result in fewer openings, and that is going to be bad for the economy, bad for the treasury and i would argue bad for society. businesses of all kind warmed to the messages coming from the government about being pro—business, pro—growth, but since then, that feeling has slightly cooled with a big increase in wage costs, a massive increase in national insurance contributions and a plethora of new employment rights. some businesses are feeling that they've been handed a very big bill to achieve the government's objectives.

but the government insists the happier, higher paid more secure workforce is good for business and the economy. pro—worker, pro—business approach to the economy is the right approach, and investing in your workforce is a great way to improve your productivity, not least because you will have more people across the country with more money in their pocket being able to spend it in the economy. as the chancellor tries to get the sums to add up in her first budget tomorrow, businesses are preparing to adjust their budgets. simon jack, bbc news. so tomorrow is the big day. faisal will be watching proceedings closely and is here for us now. so what else can we expect to see in the budget? this is going to be a budget of big changes. where will it sit in the history of chancellors and tax raising budgetserase all of them from last half—century. read labour, blue for conservatives. rising taxes above the line and a smaller number of tax—cutting ones below. look were each election falls and you see a

pattern of big tax raising budgets in the first year or two after them. let's take the biggest of those historic budgets. you will see norman lamont is in here, denis healey, rishi sunak and his mid—pandemic tax rises. barbara rachael reeves sit among or her male predecessors? if the briefings are correct this is where we think are budget will stand, not far from the biggest tax rise in recent memory, expected to be about £40 billion, about half of that will be in the form of a rise in employer national insurance stop the rest could come from all these measures here because of that does seem like a huge amount and why is that? the government argues the previous one simply didn't leave enough cash in the kitty for the day—to—day running of public services. they say there is a £22 billion black hole including for public sector pay. there were £5 million in manifesto promises, then £16 billion class to under 30, to

protect all department budgets from inflation. this doesn't include one—off costs for compensation like for the infected blood or the post office horizon scandals. so this 0ffice horizon scandals. so this gives you the scale of the change. the important thing is, whatever they spend here is going to have to be matched by tax rises here. this is the chancellor's street new stability rule. well it does show any borrowing, they will have to create room for manoeuvre for billions more investment in major projects, about £20 billion. then there are still important detail to come, we have heard about the national living wage up 6.7%. will rachel reeves find £6 billion to avoid a rise in fuel duty equipment as well as the winter fuel allowance will be further cuts to welfare and perhaps a cap on small businesses hit by rising worker costs on business rates. a big change in direction, public services getting an emergency injection funded by equally big tax rises in that business. some long—term investment

as well. this while to give financial markets calm and interest rates. the devil will be in the detail. and sophie raworth will be here this time tomorrow for budget day. as the chancellor reveals the contents of her red box, i'll be here in suffolk, finding out what impact her budget will have on you. whether you're in a town, a city or here in the countryside, we'll bring you all the key facts and information and we'll get reaction from our editors. sojoin me here at 6pm and 10pm. the funeral of the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, has taken place in aberdeenshire. he died earlier this month after speaking at a conference in north macedonia. it took place in the village of stricken where mr salmond had lived. later, family and close friends attended a private service at the cemetery. a public memorial is to be held at a later date. the uk and the us havejoined widespread international condemnation of last night's vote in the israeli parliament

to ban a un relief agency from operating in its territory. unwra provides humanitarian aid for palestinian refugees in gaza and elsewhere. but israel has accused it of employing supporters of hamas, responsible for the attacks in israel on the 7th of october, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostage. today, more than 90 people have been killed in an israeli air strike on a residential building in the town of beit lahia in northern gaza, according to hamas. israel doesn't allow internationaljounalists — including the bbc — into gaza. our special correspondent fergal keane sent this report from jerusalem — and i should warn you, it contains images of people caught up in the air strike. bearing the dead in beit lahia. at any time, expelling the main aid agency for palestinians would have been controversial. but in the middle of this,

it's provoked widespread international criticism. dozens were killed here in an israeli airstrike, according to local health officials. in gaza city, where many from beit lahia have fled, another strike. "dear world, feel with us. we are exhausted," the boy says. "why did this happen? why is there a massacre?" there are nearly 2 million displaced in gaza, facing famine, the un says. and depending on unwra for the basics of survival, within three months, the agency is to be shut down. i mean, it's absolutely outrageous. we said that the prospect of this vote was outrageous. the fact that the vote has happened is equally outrageous. it creates an incredibly dangerous precedent, notjust for this region, but potentially with international implications in other places.

israel has accused unwra staff of being involved in the october 7th attacks. allegations were made against 19 staff out of 13,000. nine were subsequently fired. today i met the government mp who's sponsoring the legislation. the determination of fighting terrorism is a consensus and this is part of it. unwra has decided on the seventh to go on the wrong side of history. so no matter what pressure comes from the americans or from anybody else, this bill will not be withdrawn? you will go ahead with expelling unwra? so first of all, you have to understand... it's a really straightforward question. yes, i will give you... yes. yes, definitely. you will not back down. of course not. because we believe in our bill and because it's a just and right bill. the reality is that gaza needs vastly increased amounts of aid. every day there are appeals to the world for help. translation: therefore, - we urge the world to quickly open

a safe and humane path for medical staff from all specialities. there's the debate about what might or might not happen with unwra. and there's this. the certainty of relentless suffering. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. the time is 18.16. our top story this evening. the teenager accused of murdering three young girls in southport has also been charged with production of a deadly poison. and coming up...we're on the road in the swing state of arizona ahead of next week's us election. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... three of the home nations will be looking to take another step towards next years women's euros, scotland are looking to preserve their first league lead at home to hungary tonight. the race for the white house has entered its final week, with polling showing the race between kamala harris and donald

trump is incredibly close. the picture has been shifting slightly in favour of donald trump since the start of the month, but neither candidate can bank on victory in any of the key seven swing states where this election will be won or lost. arizona is one those battleground states. and here, the republican candidate is currently ahead, but only by between one and two points. so there's still everything to play for. let'sjoin clive now, who's in arizona's second—largest city, tuscon. clive. hi, fiona. behind me downtown tucson here in the grand canyon state. this as you say one of the seven key battlegrounds around the country, where this election will be won or lost. kamala harris and donald trump are both honing their closing arguments and final pitches to voters. with just 7 days to go in what polling suggests is the closest race for the white house in modern election history.

lets speak to sarah smith who s outside the white house. just a week to go, sarah, and a lot of controversy in the closing stages of the campaign? yes, donald trump today is trying to repair some of the damage done by vulgar and racist remarks made by a comedian at his glitzy event in new york on sunday night. he has been speaking in his residence in mar—a—lago saying it was a lovefest and trying to pivot to the economy which is one of the strongest topics for the democrats are not letting it go. they are spending over $100 million on new adverts highlighting the insults made to porto rico at that event and running them on spanish—language stations. and kamala harris has her last really big rally here in washington tonight, she is using the white house as a backdrop for a presidential image but also she is going to do it on the same spot

where donald trump may the infamous speech onjanuary where donald trump may the infamous speech on january the 6th, where donald trump may the infamous speech onjanuary the 6th, 2021 before some of his supporters went to storm the capital. it has to be said some of her arguments about how donald trump could present a threat to american democracy do not seem to be cutting through with the voters so instead she will talk about voting for her would turn the page on an era of divisive and exhausting politics which voters are very tired. it will be nonstop campaigning for the next seven days across all the swing states with candidates hitting several of them each day as the grasp every last vote in this unbelievably tight contest. it is going to be a busy week. sarah smith, thank you. well this race is finely balanced, so? ?success in swing states like here in arizona, could help offer up the keys to the white house. this was once a dyed in the wool red or republican state in presidential?races, largely to due to the influence of

the longtime senator, john mccain. now, all bets are off. now a special message from senatorjohn mccain and governor sarah palin. .. he was the granddaddy of arizona politics for three decades. good evening, my fellow americans. i'mjohn mccain. and, you know, i'm just sarah palin. live from new york, it's saturday night. i a favourite of late night comedy shows. he was also a republican titan, helping presidential nominees on the right win his home state. he died in 2018. and as the sun rises over arizona, mccain's legacy here is a pragmatic conservatism, a willingness to work across the aisle, but also to strike out on your own when needed. woo hoo! let's go, baby, let's go!

these fans are heading to a big local basketball game, a sport mccain loved. we're at the home of the phoenix suns and in this conservative state, mccain's brand of politics found a natural audience. most people in this arena will be mccain republicans or conservative—leaning independents. now, yes, joe biden did win arizona in 2020, but he was a good friend ofjohn mccain's, and his margin of victory was barely more than 10,000 votes. so it wouldn't take much for donald trump to retake arizona. but there's a catch. the donald's out of rhythm with many mccain conservatives. well, thank you very much. and a very special hello to arizona. thank you very much. they say he doesn't properly champion their values. he's too much of a conspiracy theorist.

they believe there's no one at the wheel driving sensible republican policies. there it is. yep. he's coming in. yep. there is no—one driving the car! the phoenix area just happens to have one of the highest concentrations of driverless cars. how do we get in? anywhere in the world. unlock. there we go. all right. barrett martin is a republican consultant, mccain conservative, and no fan of donald trump. mccain republicans are conservative, but they're just not bat bleep crazy. john mccain was a principled conservative for decades. he never lost an election here in arizona. he was a popular conservative republican, and now we are in a driverless car. but sometimes it feels worse. it feels like there is a driver in the car and he's taking us off the cliff. how you doing? doing good.

how much are your shoes? at the latest donald trump rally in arizona, it's all about getting a good souvenir. so how much are the trainers? those are 200. 200? yes, sir. wow. and these are genuine trump gold trainers? they are. they�* re official trump shoes. does he wear them? i'm sorry. does he wear them? i think he did wear them. and that's what made him popular. yeah. all right. 0kay. maybe he plays golf with them! hello. how are you? where the former president goes, kirsten and geno go. their customers, loyal supporters of the ex—commander in chief. just like them. go trump! this despite the view of some mccain republicans that they might be a little bit crazy. what's going on, brother? well, i mean, if you only read half the story, of course you're going to think that. but his own former chief of staff, john kelly, reckoned that he admired hitler. yeah, i think that was a bit

taken out of context. i think it was more meant, the way i understood it was more how organised they were that they were able to kill. to kill 6 million people. i know. but that's a weird thing to aspire to, right? well, no. and i agree. no matter the rhetoric for his supporters, donald trump can do no wrong. but if mccain republicans are turned off... oh, it's good to be back in arizona. good evening, everyone. ..could kamala harris get their vote, asjoe biden did in 2020? thank you all so very much. joe biden gave a eulogy forjohn mccain. they were friends. so republicans like myself felt comfortable supporting joe biden because we knew, all right, he's a democrat, but he's fine. he'll be fine. he'll be a centrist. he'll be moderate. that's fine. we don't feel the same way about kamala harris. yep, you guessed it. some believe she turns too far to the left. kamala was the first to help pay for a prisoner's sex change. the power that i had, i used it in a way that was about pushing for the movement, frankly. and the agenda.

she's also running on a record in government of high inflation, soaring interest rates and mortgage costs. for decades, arizona was its own little world of mccain conservatism. now so much has changed. almost there. don't forget your phone, keys or bag. this is one of the half dozen or so swing states that will decide this presidential election. so whomever wins here will probably be driving to the white house. you're here, please make sure it's clear before exiting. i should say that those driverless cars are incredible. more from me in arizona at ten, when we ll also be in the swing state of georgia, as well as reporting live from washington. but now back to you fiona, in the studio. and on election night there'll be plenty of coverage right across the bbc,

including — catriona perry and sumi somaskanda who'll be bringing you all the developments through the night, live on bbc one and iplayer. the bbc news live page will have all the results as they happen. across the bbc s radio networks nuala mcgovern and ros atkins will bring you live coverage. and for in depth analysis you can listen to the americast podcast at anytime on bbc sounds. manchester united have expressed interest in appointing sporting lisbon�*s ruben amorim as a new manager to replace erik ten hag — who was sacked yesterday, in a statement this afternoon, the portuguese club said united were prepared to pay the 8.3 million pound release clause for him. a newly discovered piece of music, believed to be a waltz written more than 200 years ago by frederic chopin, has been hailed as a "precious treasure" by the renowned composer.

the celebrated pianist lang lang has recorded the new music. the handwritten score was discovered in papers left to a library in new york. a centuries old forgotten city has been discovered under dense jungle in mexico. archaeologists say it would have been home to around fifty thousand people at its peak with pyramids and roads connecting separate districts, amphitheatres and even sports fields. a phd student discovered it by chance when he was browsing on the internet. georgia rannard reports. deep in the central american jungle, the trees hide ancient

civilisations, but the secrets of one lost city have been revealed by an archaeologist who'd never even been there. he'd been browsing data of previous finds on the internet. i remember thinking, "well, that's kind of cool. uh, where there's one, there's usually more." and so ijust went on a deep google dive and, you know, got to like some page 16 results, looking for environmental leader data sets in mexico. and i turned up this data set. the data set showed settlements in southeastern mexico that are well over a thousand years old. this is the scan using lidar, a technique which uses laser pulses to map ground objects. that technology picked up homes, terraces, a dam, a ball court, and even a plaza and pyramid complex. it would have been a very colourful, very lush and i think very striking environment to move through, things like palaces and temple pyramids. all of those would have been covered in lime plaster and then painted red, pink and yellow and black. up to 50,000 people may have lived in this area at its peak in the ninth century. it may be a lost civilisation,

but maya descendants still live in campeche today. and at the new site, just 15 minutes from a busy road. their ancient relatives lie beneath their feet. georgina renard, bbc news. spain's weather agency has put parts of the south of the country under high alert for heavy rain. a cold drop in temperature affecting andalusia and valencia has caused major flooding and creating dangerous conditions on the road. the region has also been struck by hailstones, some the size of golf balls, that have broken vehicle windscreens. the bad weather is due to continue. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. nothing like that coming our way? quite the opposite but those did look like dramatic pictures in spain. a lot quieter here and we can expect to see this dry spell lasting into expect to see