kasra naji, bbc news.super typhoon bashes the philippines. typhoon noru has caused gusts of up to 149 miles—per—hour on the main island of luzon, where more than half of the country's population of over 100 million live. polls have closed in an italian election which many have predicted could be a political turning point. exit polls that were released about half an hour ago now suggesting that the expectation that giorgia meloni will become italy's first far right leader since mr winnie look like they will be reality. brothers of italy, their closest challenger of the centre—left democratic party, and the once antiestablishment five star movement in the third. giorgia meloni will now seek to form a coalition with two of the parties, of the league, led by the former interior minister, and another party led by three—time prime minister silvio berlusconi, then a smaller left—wing alliance at 7%. so combined, the right—wing will have a very strong majority in parliament, led by the far right giorgia meloni, an

kasra naji, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme...a state funeral — our tokyo correspondent looks at why some injapan don't feel mr abe deserves this honour. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... a game changing election in italy as exit polls suggest far—right giorgia meloni is set to win, and is on course to become the country's first female prime minister. to the philippines now, where a category three tropical storm has made landfall northeast of capital manila. super typhoon noru has been lashing the eastern parts of the country with high winds and torrential rain. thousands of evacuations are under way, and president ferdinand marcos junior has suspended work and classes for monday. our correspondent laura bicker has the details. super typhoon noru has now crashed into the main island of the philippines. winds gusting up to 180 miles an hour and there are fears of coastal surges. torrential rain is already causing river levels to rise. red cross volunteers worked their way through low—ly

kasra naji, bbc news.n the 16th floor. eight people had to be taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns, 90 others had to be evacuated from the building. pam caulfield has spent the day at the scene. you may find some of the details in her report upsetting. the fire started in the hallway of this top floor flat, just after two in the morning. it blocked the exit, and those inside tried to escape through a window. one man fell to the ground and died. mark saw the man fall past his window on the fourth floor, so phoned 999 and rushed outside to help. seconds later, glass fell out the building, followed by loads of screaming for help. lots of black smoke, and then followed by some intense fire, and i saw... you see the window at the top left, which is burnt out? two guys climbed out of that, and they were holding onto that for dear life, and then the fire brigade got their ladder out, and it wouldn't reach. this man managed to escape. 11 fire engines were called to the scene. around 90 re

kasra naji, bbc news.eport from frances read contains some flashing images. ripped from the ground by the wrath of storm fiona. unforgiving to houses that, until yesterday, were people's homes. this was port aux basques in newfoundland, hit by 100 mph winds, and where a state of emergency was declared. anybody that's being told to leave their homes, you need to leave. there's no ifs, ands or buts, you need to leave. on islands in quebec, floodwaters reaching the doorways. and in the darkness, sheltering inside, as sparks fly from damaged power lines. hundreds of thousands are without electricity. across the east coast, towns are submerged, and communities now working to remove fallen trees. fiona had already caused major problems on its path through the caribbean, in places like bermuda and puerto rico, but storms like this reaching canada's coasts a re rare. they usually lose power once they hit colder waters. these satellite images show the intensity. our government is standing ready to support provinces

kasra naji of the bbc�*s persian service has the latest. explosions. iran last night. what they are up against, the riot police and irregular security forces, anyone the government has been able to mobilise, and they have been using their guns to shoot directly into the crowds. iranians are enraged about the death in police custody of a 22—year—old woman, mahsa amini, which has sparked the biggest protests against the government for many years. she had been detained for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly and showing a bit of her hair. not surprisingly, women have been at the forefront of this protest. these women have taken off their scarves and walked through the middle of one of the busiest streets in tehran. theirfaces have been blurred to protect their identities. set fire to the picture of iran's supreme leader. the crowd of protesters. iamjoined i am joined with a digital rights activist. thank you forjoining on the programme. can you explain the restrictions in place at the moment on internet use in iran? we restrictions in place at the moment on internet

kasra naji, bbc news. houses that, until yesterday, were people's homes. this was port aux basques in newfoundland, hit by a 100 mile per hour winds and where a state of emergency was declared. anybody that's being told to leave their homes — you need to leave. there's no ifs, ands or buts — you need to leave. on islands in quebec, floodwaters reaching the doorways. and in the darkness, sheltering inside as sparks fly from damaged power lines, hundreds of thousands are without electricity. across the east coast this afternoon, work to remove trees wherever they may have fallen. fiona had already caused major problems on its path through the caribbean, in places like bermuda and puerto rico. but storms like this reaching canada's coasts are rare. they usually lose power once they hit colder waters. these satellite images show the intensity. our government is standing ready to support provinces with any necessary resources. we're seeing reports of significant damage in the region and recovery is going to be

kasra naji from bbc persian is here. five days of protest now, how significant is this?gnificant is this? these are the biggest protests _ significant is this? these are the biggest protests in _ significant is this? these are the biggest protests in iran - significant is this? these are the biggest protests in iran for - significant is this? these are the i biggest protests in iran for almost four years, the last time we had something like this was when authorities put up the price of petrol. but this time it is more widespread and becoming more violent. in the last few days we have videos on social media showing clashes between demonstrators and the police. police vans on fire, police being pursued by protesters and beaten up. police shooting into the crowds. as you say at least six people have been killed. and obviously people are enraged by the death in custody of this young woman. she was picked up by the immorality police and two days later after being in a coma she died and the pictures of her on a hospital bed bleeding from her ear enraged people in a big way aga

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