we can go now to laura trevelyan in rio dejaneiro. thanks very much indeed, celia. the world's fourth biggest democracy. brazil is the largest economy in latin america, the amazon rainforest here is known as the lungs of the world, there is so much at stake in this election for brazilians and for the world and 156 million people were eligible to cast their votes today. for more on a day of long lines and tension we are joined by professor santoro, joined by professor sa ntoro, professor of joined by professor santoro, professor of international relations at rio dejaneiro state university, i know you have been at a polling station, what would you say the atmosphere was like? this station, what would you say the atmosphere was like?— station, what would you say the atmosphere was like? this is a very im ortant atmosphere was like? this is a very important election _ atmosphere was like? this is a very important election in _ atmosphere was like? this is a very important election in brazil, - atmosphere was like? this is a very important election in brazil, i- importan

thank you forjoining us from rio de janeiro - forjoining us from rio dejaneiro but the latest on thaty on the bbc. still to come on the programme... we report from seoul — a city grieving for the victims of the itaewon halloween crush — one of the worst tragedies in south korea's recent history. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear, the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. _ voyager one is now the most distant man—made object - anywhere in the universe, - and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our

laura trevelyan is in rio dejaneiro. election. laura trevelyan is in rio dejaneiro— de janeiro.eiro. that is right. we have got almost 4096 _ de janeiro. that is right. we have got almost 4096 of _ de janeiro. that is right. we have got almost 4096 of the _ de janeiro. that is right. we have got almost 4096 of the vote i de janeiro. that is right. we have i got almost 4096 of the vote counted got almost 40% of the vote counted here in brazil, and presidentjair bolsonaro is a leading at the moment, but i would caution that one of the biggest states in the north—east, where they are sore to count, which is the stronghold for former president lula da silva, we don't have a high percentage of the vote there yet, and in rio de janeiro and sao paulo we don't have much of the vote in either. those are key swing cities that jair bolsonaro won convincingly in 2018, so it is still quite early in the night, although the results are coming in extremely rapidly in the key question now as well either candidate emerge with over 50% of the vote and when the presidential election outright becaus

televised debate of brazil's bitterly contested presidential campaign has been taking place in rio dejaneirong at the debate, in an acrimonious clash, the far—right incumbent, jair bolsonaro, and the left—wing former leader, luis inacio lula da silva, repeatedly called each other liars. they also traded accusations of corruption. polls suggest lula has a narrow lead ahead of sunday's run—off vote. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson, sent this report from sao paulo on the campaign so far. chanting in portuguese. cheering and applause. these past few weeks on the road have been noisy and relentless. both lula and bolsonaro are well aware this has become a tight race. party shop ownerjanaina is hoping for celebrations bolsonaro will win it. translation: i don't believe in the polls. l i go to the demonstrations and they are peaceful. it's beautiful — the green and yellow colours, families, children, so, the streets say the exact opposite of the polls. if you just looked at the demonstrations across brazil, you'd see it's so different. in a campaign so prone to fake news, it's taken on

laura trevelyan is in rio dejaneiro. are we looking to run off any time soon?of _ time soon? it looks like that. with 8296 of the _ time soon? it looks like that. with 8296 of the vote - time soon? it looks like that. | with 8296 of the vote counted, with 82% of the vote counted, lula da silva has 46% of the vote, 46.5, and president bolsonaro has about 44%, so it looks like neither man will clear the 50% required to win outright in the first round. that will mean that those candidates will go forward to a run—off on october the 30th, anotherfour run—off on october the 30th, another four weeks of anotherfour weeks of campaigning, and the remaining nine candidates will be eliminated and their supporters would have to decide who to vote for in the next round. the opinion polls were predicting that president bolsonaro would get 36% of the vote, a roundabout they are, and lula da silva might even get 50 or 51 but that is not how it is looking right now although we still have another 18% of the boat to be counted. a very robust performance by president bolsonaro cru

katy watson, bbc news, rio dejaneiro.ica have now become familiar with — as the sound has become increasingly popular across the globe. but while it may be new to some, it has a long and rich history in the country — and one of the pioneers of the sound is mrjazziq - he's been speaking to nyasha michelle. i cannot say i chose amapiano, amapiano shows me. we are grieving every night from monday to sunday, it is hectic, thatis monday to sunday, it is hectic, that is when it goes crazy. these songs are made to make you feel calm, before the storm. laughs. at least build them up for something, emotionally, mentally, psychologically, make it an experience. the way it is put together, doesn't make you feel like a amapiano song. one has a —— no—one has a violin playing on a amapiano song. the media is like the song is trying to show you, this is not this, it is everything, because it is music. it is not a particular sound. so in music you have to diversify yourself as much as possible. get out of your comfort zone, create new st

david, trevelyan in rio dejaneiro.avid, lula the former president of brazil who is leading with over 45% of the vote, with 98% of votes counted that he hasn't quite cleared 50%, he is about to speak in sao paulo, president macro has 43%, he is in second place so it will be a run—off between these two titans of different ideological spectrum is, october 30. the question, how willjair bolsonaro react to this result he told his supporters the polls were wrong when they underestimated his court yet he has one and he is behind lula by four point five points, the election will go to a run—off, 9% of the remaining nine candidates who drop out, 9% will then be redistributed between lula and jair bolsonaro for the run—off election. very polarising, a lot of concerns about how presidentjair about how president jair bolsonaro about how presidentjair bolsonaro will treat the second round, and whether he will again cast doubt on the result doesn't suit him. completely fascinating election and shortly we will be hearing from lula hi

our correspondent nick miles was in rio dejaneiro when the results came in.s on what's next for mr lula and mr bolsonaro. meanwhile, as you can probably see behind me, a very, very narrow margin of victory, but a huge scene of celebration here in the square in the southern part of rio dejaneiro. it is a normal scene here, because the labour party, bakhram's party, often hold rallies here, it is a popular place for lula's supporters together. this evening it is one of celebration. lawler da silva was imprisoned just three years ago. it is a comeback that was thought exhort narrowly unlikely at this stage. he remains a deeply, deeply popularfigure, particularly on the left, having been present between 2002 and 2010, at a time when brazil was really in the ascendancy, the economy was booming, it was working itself onto the world stage, itjoined the 620, onto the world stage, itjoined the g20, was part of the so—called bricks emerging nations, everything was going for it at the time, there has been much water under the bridge since then, of course. now lula is ba

laura, in rio dejaneiro, thank you.government has brought in a number of measures to try to help with the increase, as our business correspondent simon browning reports. in different corners of the country this afternoon, protests. coordinated demonstrations about the cost of living. from today, 25 million households are paying more for their energy. million households are paying more fortheir energy. i million households are paying more for their energy.— for their energy. i am on a pension. every penny — for their energy. i am on a pension. every penny that — for their energy. i am on a pension. every penny that they _ for their energy. i am on a pension. every penny that they charge - for their energy. i am on a pension. every penny that they charge me i for their energy. i am on a pension. | every penny that they charge me for the oil is out of my purse, that i have less to spend on food or whatever i need.— whatever i need. walk into a supermarket, _ whatever i need. walk into a supermarket, last _ whatever i need.

moreover, live in rio dejaneiro, thank you so much, and we will hear from laura and the team in rio andre without electricity in south carolina in america after hurricane ian hit the coast yesterday. it's the latest us state to suffer the storm. a huge clean—up operation is under way in florida, where at least 20 people have died and many counties are without drinking water. we have also had some updates of what is happening in cuba, a confirmation that have been protests over the lack of power. power was restored on friday night and that had been protests over that. now then to the weather and darren bett. hello there. thickening cloud will bring some rain in for the west by the early hours of the morning, temperatures will stay up here. the good news for the london marathon is it won't be as windy as today, but there will be a lot of cloud

televised debate of brazil's bitterly contested presidential campaign has been taking place in rio dejaneirothe last chance for the candidates — jair bolsonaro and luiz inacio lula da silva, to reach millions of brazilians before sunday's election run—off vote. now on bbc news, the travel show. mind blowing. look at this. i have been to japan several times but never to explore the remote rural and volcanic south where you can expect the unexpected.— where you can expect the unexpected. the extroverts. risktakers- _ unexpected. the extroverts. risktakers. and _ unexpected. the extroverts. risktakers. and the - risktakers. and the unpredictable. i risktakers. and the unpredictable. risktakers. and the unredictable. ., ., unpredictable. i want to see an asect of unpredictable. i want to see an aspect ofjapan. .. _ unpredictable. i want to see an aspect ofjapan... . _ japan. a country of 6000 people dominated by honshu, the home of their country's capital. —— 6000 islands. but 500 kilometres south of tokyo is the kansai region they call the heart ofjapan. and a city the kansai region they call t

laura trevelyan reports from rio dejaneiro. presidential election, which is being seen as one the incumbent, who is behind in the polls is casting doubt on the integrity of brazil's voting system. brazil has electronic voting machines and the result come through nationally within two hours of the polls closing. but president bolsonaro and his party have suggested, without any evidence, that somehow government officials could alter the results. this is leading to speculation that perhaps president bolsonaro will not accept the result should it go against him. this opens up a world of uncertainty. if he doesn't accept the result, what will that mean in brazil? memories are still fresh of the fact that brazil was a military dictatorship until the late 1980s. is possible president bolsonaro could somehow call on the military to make sure he stays in power? military officials are so worried about the public perception that they would do this, they have briefed brazilian newspapers that they have no intention of mounting a coup in sup

our correspondent nick miles has been speaking to crowds in rio dejaneiro and joins us now.ion that many people are asking is, whether jair bolsonaro will defeat —— concede defeat? jair bolsonaro will defeat -- concede defeat?— jair bolsonaro will defeat -- concede defeat? there was huge concern throughout _ concede defeat? there was huge concern throughout the - concede defeat? there was huge concern throughout the election | concern throughout the election campaign because of comments jair bolsonaro had made about voting machines he said are open to fraud, said the electoral process was against him, and only god could get him from office he said that last year, he made some noises a couple of days ago said he who wins the most votes will become president. but there is still concern over whether he will concede, he is in the presidential residence speaking to the next president about his next move. as you can see behind me by a narrow margin victory a huge scene of celebration here in the square in the southern part of rio de janeiro. the labour party the party of lula ofte

i'm rafaela, i'm14 years old, and i live in rio dejaneiro. bout six years ago. when people think about rio, they probably think about beaches and parties, but it's a very big city. we're on the other side, not that well known by tours and nowhere near the beach. we're also nowhere near the amazon forest, but we've been learning all about how important it is at our tae kwon do project. this is jair, he started the association. of course, the plan is to teach us tae kwon do, but his idea goes beyond that. here, we learn to take care of our world. i was once like rafaela and her brother. i start really young in a social project and it changed my life. our goal here is not only to form athletes, but to form champions in sport and in life, and sustainability is part of our work. thinking more sustainably changed our routines at home. we end up sharing some information with our families, friends and neighbours, inspiring them to create an impact too. in my neighbourhood, there is no official- recycling collection. only the normal one, all mixed toge

televised debate of brazil's bitterly contested presidential campaign has been taking place in rio dejaneiros the last chance for the candidates — jair bolsonaro and luiz inacio lula da silva, to reach millions of brazilians before sunday's election run—off vote. to sweden now, where researchers are close to completing the first crash test dummy based on an average woman. for decades, car safety features have been designed and tested using dummies representing the size, for decades, car safety features have been designed and tested using dummies representing the size, relative weight and anatomy of an average man. shiona mccallum reports. crash test dummies are used to test how well car safety features protect people against injury. but not everyone is equally protected. women are three times more likely to suffer whiplash than men, if they're in a car that is hit from behind. although whiplash isn't usually fatal, it can cause serious impairment disabilities. sarah's car was hit from behind last month. it was a really big shock at the time, and my daughter was absolutely crying her eyes out

laura in rio dejaneiro. october 30 for that second—round run—off.ia after at least 125 people were killed in a stampede at a football stadium after police fired tear gas at fans who had invaded the pitch. it happened in malang, on the island ofjava, from where our correspondent valdya baraputri sent this report. and a warning that you might find it distressing. the night after the tragedy, indonesian supporters returned to the kanjuruhan stadium, dozens walked around the area holding candles and chanting prayers. the night ended with a defeat to the home club, supporters went to the pitch to express their disappointment to players and officials, and then indonesian officials tear gassed the crowd and people ran to the exit, only to find that they were closed. tonight, people gathered at the statue of the club mascot where they put flowers and candles. ardut lost a friend he watched football games with, but he didn't go on that fateful day. he hopes his friend, a father of two children, will getjustice. translation: i am in shock. i thought the atmos

i'm in rio dejaneiro, to bring you the latest results as they happen in this most polarised of elections fire tear gas, causing a stampede. britain's prime minister admits her government should have better communicated before the mini budget that sparked turmoil

live now to rio dejaneiro and pedro menezes — who is a economist and pollster.— the polling has improvede starting to see some reports that lula has been taking the lead. what is your reaction to the latest round of counting?— reaction to the latest round of countin: ? ., �* �* counting? so, we have... bbc... the closest election _ counting? so, we have... bbc... the closest election of _ counting? so, we have... bbc... the closest election of brazil— counting? so, we have... bbc... the closest election of brazil had - counting? so, we have... bbc... the closest election of brazil had since i closest election of brazil had since 1989. i am closest election of brazil had since 1989. iam really closest election of brazil had since 1989. i am really surprised by the result but i think this will be an election that we will talk about this for a few days because probably the supporters of bolsonaro won't accept this result, especially as close as it was. and i think we will talk about this election for a few days. talk about this election for a few da s. , . ., , , days. indeed, because presi

candidates in brazil's presidential run—off election will take part in a final televised debate in rio dejaneirombent jair bolsonaro and the left wing former leader, luis inacio lula da silva, will face off ahead of sunday's vote. polls suggest lula has a small lead after an acrimonious and divisive campaign. but the race is so close analysts say the debate could tip the result either way. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson, sent this report from sao paulo. these past few weeks on the road have been noisy and relentless. both lula and bolsonaro are well aware this has become a tight race. his support underestimated ahead of the first round, bolsonaro's camp came into the second round feeling confident, and rival lula knows this won't be an easy win, even if the polls put him in the lead for now. party shop ownerjanina is hoping for celebrations of her own this weekend. she has little faith in the polls and is convinced bolsonaro will win it. translation: i don't believe in the polls. l i go to the demonstrations and they are peaceful, it's beautiful. the green and yellow colours, famil

we go to laura trevelyan in rio dejaneiro. round. lyan in rio de janeiro._ in rio de janeiro. monaco, really interesting - in rio de janeiro. monaco, really interesting result. in rio de janeiro. monaco, really interesting result in| really interesting result in which president bolson error has out performances policy is not ahead of lou luck, but he is only 3% behind. clearly the election headed for a run—off on october 30, just the top two candidates will go through, about 6% of the vote went to the other nine candidates, that will now be redistributed, the fascinating question is president bolsonaro casting doubt on the election system, surely he is right about the fact election is wrong because it has delivered a good result from. ~ ., ., it has delivered a good result from. ~ . ., ., ., ., from. we have a commentator a columnist _ from. we have a commentator a columnist with _ from. we have a commentator a columnist with a _ from. we have a commentator a columnist with a newspaper - from. we have a commentator a columnist with a

laura trevelyan is in rio dejaneiro. t this is really significant, really crucial election. significant, really crucial election-— significant, really crucial election. , ~ ., election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this election. absolutely. welcome to ri0- this is _ election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this is being _ election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this is being seen _ election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this is being seen as - election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this is being seen as the - election. absolutely. welcome to i rio. this is being seen as the most significant election in brazil since the country threw off the military dictatorship in the 1980s and became once again a democracy. and the reason is because president bolsonaro, the incumbent, he had very close ties with the military and he is already questioning the integrity of the election system in brazil ahead of the first round of the presidential elections tomorrow. he suggested without any evidence that the electronic voting machines, widely se

televised debate of brazil's bitterly contested presidential campaign has been taking place in rio dejaneiroacio lula da silva repeatedly called each other liars. polls suggest lula has a narrow lead ahead of sunday's run—off vote. back to south africa now and the causation of the new zulu king misuzulu kazwelithini. let's listen in again. —— the coronation. you are watching bbc news. we are going to leave the ceremony there for the moment. the world's richest man elon musk, who now owns the social media platform, twitter, says a new group of moderators will decide whether band accounts, such as that of the former us president donald trump, can be reinstated. after completing his $41; billion takeover, mr musk has moved quickly to make changes at the company, with a number of top executives leaving. here's our technology editor zoe kleinman. elon musk. to his many fans, one of the most innovative and influential people in the world. he's certainly the richest. he made his money with paypal, and is now the boss of the electric car firm tesla. he also owns rocket maker spacex, and his starlink

thank you very much, laura to in rio dejaneiro.re on bbc news to bring you all the latest elements. flash developments. —— all the latest developments. in indonesia — at least 125 people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium — which began after police fired tear gas at fans who had invaded the pitch. it happened in malang, on the island ofjava. a warning that you might find parts ofjonathan head's report distressing. videos posted by fans at the stadium in malang showed the disaster unfolding almost as it happened. it had been a hard fought match between two teams with a history of rivalry. the home side had lost 3—2 and some of its fans streamed onto the pitch in protest. there were running skirmishes with the police, who then decided to fire tear gas, which drifted into the stands, causing the above capacity crowd to search for the exits. that is where many of them were crushed. unconscious fans were carried out of the stadium to the ambulances which had begun arriving to get them to hospital. this survivor describ

we can now discuss what might happen with a professor of philosophy at the university in rio dejaneiro ready to consist this result?— consist this result? certainly caettin consist this result? certainly getting ready _ consist this result? certainly getting ready to _ consist this result? certainly getting ready to try - consist this result? certainly i getting ready to try uncontested. consist this result? certainly - getting ready to try uncontested. he has been selling doubts about the electoral system for quite a while now. since in fact the 2018 elections, in order to build the congest —— conditions among his social base to contest the election if need be. whether that is going to work with other political forces and even the military depends on how far he is well into go and how far people are willing to go with him. people that i have spoken to, including the former foreign minister, don't think there will be a military code. they think if anything it will be supporters of bolsonaro coming onto the streets. what do you think?— bolsonaro coming onto the streets. what do you thin

televised debate of brazil's bitterly contested presidential campaign has been taking place in rio dejaneiroader, luis inacio lula da silva, repeatedly called each other liars. polls suggest lula has a narrow lead ahead of sunday's run—off vote. a severe tropical storm has killed 45 people in the philippines and left many more homeless. tropical storm nalgae made landfall in the central part of the country and is now heading towards the capital, manila, where it's due to make landfall later today. most of the casualties were caused by floods and landslides in the southern island of mindanao, with some areas recording their highest ever daily rainfall. a new headcam for police dogs is being trialled by police in cumbria. the force, which has been using the canine bodycams for several months, said they would be especially useful in firearms situations. davinia ramos reports. police with a dog! show yourself! dog ready? dog ready. a firearm stimulation with a twist. barks. this dog is wearing special technology to help officers know if a threat lies ahead. they've been trained to wear this equi

have now been elected governors of three of the main states in brazil, including sao paulo and rio dejaneiro all the ones he made during his campaign and during his victory speech. during his campaign and during his victory speech-— victory speech. many of the poorer north of the _ victory speech. many of the poorer north of the country _ victory speech. many of the poorer north of the country voted - victory speech. many of the poorer north of the country voted for - victory speech. many of the poorer north of the country voted for mr l north of the country voted for mr lula. during his tenure last time, the social justice lula. during his tenure last time, the socialjustice he brought about, those social policies he brought about, many people in the poorer communities benefited greatly from that. is there an expectation he can return to that route or can he not forget the richer south of the country that did not vote him in? there is a lot of expectation around that. he said he would again remember what he did and remember those people and bring back many of those people and bring back man