Hello and welcome to bbc news. The former brazilian president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva, has been released from prison after a year and a half behind bars. He was greeted by a crowd of supporters outside the Police Station in the Southern City of curitiba where he had been held. His release comes after Brazils Supreme Court ruled that convicted criminals should not go to jail while their appeals are heard. Katy watson reports from the former president s traditional heartland of sao paulo. These people had been chanting free lula, king to witness what has been an extraordinary day for brazilian politics. Translation i cannot tell you the importance of me being here with you. After spending a lifetime talking to the brazilian people, i never thought that today the they could be here talking to men and women who for 580 days shouted good morning, lula. More good night, lula. You were the source of democracy that i needed. For supporters, this is vindication. In their eyes it has been a political witch hunt from the very beginning. But a politician who stirs emotion. His detractors believe he is a corrupt politician who should remain behind bars. Lulas freedom comes after the Supreme Court ruled that prisoner should only go to prison after exhausting all their appeals. That overrules a previous conviction finding. Lula was accused of receiving kickbacks from a Construction Company in connection with the beachside apartment on the coast of sao paulo. Accusations willing to brazil is never corruption investigation, operation car wash. He started a 12 Year Prison Sentence in april 2018 after an appeal against conviction was upheld. Lula will now remain free while he appeals to higher courts. He also has several other cases against him for corruption full up and being out of prison will no doubt strengthen the left in brazil who did not stop campaigning for their leader. It will also strengthen the right. The president has been vocal in his criticism of lula and millions of people agree. They see him and his Workers Party is responsible for the political and economic problems brazil has suffered in recent years. There is deep hatred towards him and that propelled the far right president to power in the first place. The former new york city mayor and billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg has given the strongest signal yet that he intends to enter the us president ial race for the democratic party. Hes filed the paperwork needed for the democratic primary in alabama just before deadline expired. The bbcs north america correspondent david willis joins me good to have you with us. What do you think . Could mr bloomberg, if he goes ahead with this bid, at surely bea goes ahead with this bid, at surely be a potential strong opponent against donald trump . His team are not saying that Michael Bloomberg is running for president yet that they do say that an announcement is expected sometime next week. And already President Trump is attacking Michael Bloomberg, calling him little michael in predicting that we re little michael in predicting that were he to enter the race, he would fail. But Michael Bloomberg believes that the current crop of democratic contenders do not reveal anyone he believes could really take on an beta donald trump and so having said earlier this year, back in march, that he had no intention whatsoever of running for the white house, it appears that he may be about to amend that stands, running perhaps asa amend that stands, running perhaps as a democrat, having previously been, in his political career, both an independent and a republican. He is late getting up and running as far as his is late getting up and running as faras his campaign is late getting up and running as far as his campaign is concerned with the early voting seats like iowa, it is likely he would probably confine his campaign to super tuesday which comes one month later. But he knows the mechanics of government. He understands business and the economy and he has a lot of money to spend. That is certainly true. Lets get some of the days other news. Protesters in chile have gathered for another day of Anti Government demonstrations. On thursday the chilean president Sebastian Pinera announced new measures to toughen penalties for looting and violence, after two weeks of protests that have left at least twenty people dead. An armed mugger who tried to rob arsenal footballers mesut 0zil and Sead Kolasinac in london has beenjailed for ten years. Ashley smith admitted attempting to steal luxury watches from the pair. The premier of New South Wales in australia has confirmed two people have been killed and several are still unaccounted for as bushfires wreak havoc across eastern australia. Firefighters have been struggling to reach people in a number of remote locations and have described the situation as unprecedented. With me is our News Reporter freya cole. Just how extreme are these fires . They are extreme and firefighters are bracing for another day of hot and windy conditions. They are on the lookout to try and get ahead of these fires but it will be another dangerous day. Some of the pictures we have seen, some people call them apocalyptic. Why is it so difficult . Were looking at pictures of firefighters in a literally driving through flame. Most are volunteers. They are literally putting their life on the line to help others and to help people save their property from this natural disaster. Is there any respite insight . Conditions have eased slightly over night however the wind is expected to change. So firefighters are remaining on high alert. And do they think it has anything to do with Climate Change . They cannot pin it exactly on that but scientists do say that the effects of Climate Change are intensifying the bushfire situation right across eastern australia to for more on this you can go to our website and our news app for more details. This is bbc news. Here in the uk, floods have hit large parts of england, with some areas receiving a months worth of rain in just one day. The north of england and the midlands are the worst affected. One woman has died after being swept away by the rising water in rowsley, in derbyshire. There are more than 60 flood warnings in place and the Environment Agency has urged people to stay away from swollen rivers. Six severe warnings, meaning a danger to life, are in place along the river don in south yorkshire. This report from our north of england correspondent danny savage. As floodwaters rose rapidly across the east midlands, derbyshire and yorkshire, a woman died after being swept away in rowsley, near matlock. She went missing in the early hours near here, and her body was recovered from the River Derwent in darley dale this morning. In doncaster, the main river through the town burst its banks and overflowed into nearby streets. Anything and everything was used as a Huge Community effort to save belongings swung into action. Locals are angry and say they werent warned. It has happened down here a couple of times. Ive had no warning from the council or anything. They should have been out last night, giving sandbags out, all that sort of stuff, but we had nothing. Nearby, i met linda. Her home has been flooded before, but the timing now couldnt be worse. Iam here, 26a, the one with the for sale sign in fact, sold, subject to survey. They were due to come out on monday to do the survey. Are you worried now this has happened . I am very worried. I doubt anybody is going to want to go ahead and buy this now. From above, the flooding can be seen for miles, from sheffield, through rotherham, and to doncaster and beyond. This is worksop in nottinghamshire, where a wide area was left underwater. This caravan park in doncaster was completely overwhelmed and People Living here were evacuated. What has happened to your caravan . They are all every one of them is knackered, every one of them is finished. Are you insured . No. Because you cant get insurance . No, im not entitled to it. So youve lost your home . Yeah, oh, aye, yeah, weve lost our home. Its mid afternoon and its started raining heavily again. All this water flowing past us here is the overflow from the river don and its going straight down this residential street, where the waters getting deeper and deeper. How much warning, if any, did you get . None, as far as im concerned. Just in the space of 20 minutes, it all came and started coming flooding through. The house is wrecked from bottom up, carpets, laminates gone, the tvs gone, everything, electrics been cut off. Were hoping to get it sorted. Like, as long as we are all out and safe, thats all that matters, really. In mansfield in nottinghamshire, a cliff gave way. The landslide led to 35 homes being evacuated. Transport has been badly disrupted, too, roads and railways closed, stations left as islands. Tonight back in matlock the Prime Minister visited to meet Emergency Service personnel and see some of the damage. In doncaster the rescue boats will be on standby all night, although water levels are slowly dropping. Danny savage, bbc news, doncaster. We saw the Prime Minister in that report visiting derbyshire to see the devastation there. And the worst may not yet be over. Officials say that the River Derwent in derby reached its highest ever level on friday. 0ur correspondent phil mackie sent this report. Theyve never seen anything like this. Its the highest recorded level for the River Derwent in derby. The floodwaters have begun to inundate parts of the city centre. The derwent still hasnt peaked, but already parts of Derby City Centre are now the river level, and that means as it pours out over its banks, its pouring into streets like this. Around the corner, Council Workers are warning local businesses to prepare for the worst. The river levels have risen substantially overnight and during the course of the day, so our absolute priority is safety of our citizens and the people in the city centre. Next to the river in flats which are about to flood, residents are getting ready to leave. It looks like i need to build the ark, basically. Ive had to move my animals two by two, you know . And the rivers been flooding. Ive been here four years and its the first time its really broke its banks. The city centres been at a standstill, and floods have caused chaos on the roads all round it. Getting home has been the priority, no matter how difficult. Phil mackie, bbc news, derby. Its emerged that two fifteen year old boys were among the 39 people from vietnam who were all found dead in a refrigerated lorry, east of london, last month. Police have now released all their names. Daniel sandford reports. Some of the faces of the 39 people who died in the refrigerated trailer 6,000 miles from home. All were from vietnam and were being smuggled into britain. The oldest was 44, but ten of them were teenagers and the two youngest were just 15 years old. One of the 15 year olds was nguyen huy hung. His relatives say he had been trying tojoin his parents who live in britain. Hoang van tiep was 18. Hed been living in paris for a year. He told his family he was getting a taxi to the uk, but theyd not heard from him since. Bui thi nhung was one of two 19 year old women in the lorry. Shed posted pictures of herself sightseeing in brussels just days before she died. And pham thi tra my was the 26 year old woman who tragically texted her family to say she was suffocating in the sealed trailer. Detective started this investigation with 39 unknown people dead in the back of a refrigerated lorry on this industrial estate. Now after more than two weeks of intensive work theyve been able to give those people names and faces, and to tell their worried families that they wont be coming back. Father simon thang duc nguyen has been helping those grieving relatives who are in the uk. It is really very, very painful. Very sad to know about this tragedy. Many of them escape from a very poor area. Two lorry drivers are being held, accused of manslaughter. Mo robinson is thought to have collected the trailer when it arrived in essex. Eamon harrison is thought to have dropped it off in zeebrugge 11 hours earlier. Yesterday, police and the republic of ireland raided Properties Linked to ronan and chris hughes, two brothers still wanted by a essex police. Daniel sandford, bbc news. This is bbc news. The headlines brazils former president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva has walked free from jail, after a Court Decision freeing prisoners on appeal. Michael bloomberg has filed papers to be a candidate for president. He registered just before the deadline closed in the state of alabama. The Scottish National party leader and first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, has launched her partys Election Campaign in edinburgh, putting brexit and Scottish Independence at the centre of her strategy. She says shed be willing to co operate with a Labour Government led byJeremy Corbyn. Shes ruled out a formal coalition, but said she could support labour on a vote by vote basis as long as the Scottish Parliament was granted the right to hold a second independence referendum, and given more powers. Ms sturgeon has been speaking to our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. She wants two things to stay in the eu. We want scotland to remain inside the eu. But scotland to be out of the uk. It should not be for westminster to decide. But if she worked with Jeremy Corbyn, could this election give the snp both the outcomes they want and change the course of the country for us all . If there is a Hung Parliament after this election, snp mps would seek to form a Progressive Alliance to lock the tories out of government. To be Crystal Clear about this, if labour were looking to seek a government and they accepted the principle of having another vote on independence in scotland, you would be willing to form an alliance that would put Jeremy Corbyn in downing street . I would never put borisjohnson in downing street. But you would putJeremy Corbyn in . And if people are worried about Jeremy Corbyn, with good reason in many respects, then better to have snp mps in there making sure the right issues are progressed and the right values are protected than having a Jeremy Corbyn government without that influence of the snp. You said this morning that brexit, if it goes forward, means years of wrangling economic uncertainty. Thats exactly the same as it would be if there was another independence referendum, isnt it . It was never inevitable that brexit became the chaotic mess that it has done. You do the work, do the thinking, be honest with people about with the trade offs in advance and they did not do the planning for it. That was down to a lack of honesty before the referendum from the key advocates. 977,000 people voted snp in 17 but 1,018,000 Million People voted to leave so when you say all the time. Yeah, well. That people will be dragged out of the eu against their will, a million scots voted to leave. I think that a bizarre kind of perversion of democracy. So, yes, youre comparing the referendum result with a general election, first of all is the first point. The turnout was higher in the eu referendum. Exactly. There was a majority, not a narrow majority. In scotland with the highest remain vote of any part of the uk, so we have to find a way of plotting a course out of it and one fundamentally that allows people in scotland to be in charge of our future and the kind of country we want to be. Labour wont parade it around. Morning. I will get a small cappuccino. But they would contemplate another independence referendum if they needed snp votes to govern. We want scotland to remain part of the union. We are very clear about that and thats why we will not be doing deals. We are in this election to win it. This is absolutely beautiful. Its a gift for the conservatives, certainly. The Prime Minister campaigning in a hospital today, they were already making the claim that labour and the snp were in cahoots. Nicola sturgeon has made Crystal Clear that the price of her support forJeremy Corbyn is making sure that we have two referendums. We know that corbyn is desperate to get into downing street. We know he will do a deal with the snp. Just as kissing babies is familiar in a campaign, so, too, will be the question of independence in this election. I will vote with and work with other parties on issues where we agree but when it comes to the snp, they need to drop their obsession, absolute obsession, with independence. Whats more important to you, staying in the eu or scotland becoming an independent country . Both of these things are important to me. If you had to choose . Well, ive campaigned for independence all of my life. Putting the decisions about our future into our own hands so independence is much more of a fundamental foundation for the kind of country we want to be. But in scotland, its hard to talk about one without talking about the other. Brexit was the reason for this election, yet the future shape of the whole uk is right in the middle. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, edinburgh. We turn to the brexit party. The Brexit Party Leader nigel farage has been on the campaign trail in south wales, where he told supporters that his party was the only one which would deliver what he called a clean break with the eu. The brexit party say they will be fielding 600 candidates across the uk, but mr farage himself has decided not to stand. Some in the party are questioning the strategy, as our Political Correspondent alex forsyth reports. Nigel farage just days into the election, but his campaign has gone on for decades and he is not letting up. Tonight in wales, nigel farage was still pushing for a brexit pact with borisjohnson. His demand now. Boris, please, toughen up on this deal. Its not good enough as it is. The conservatives have ruled out a pact, in which case, he says, he will put up candidates in 600 seats, taking on even tory brexiteers but earlier insisting they are not his main target. Look at where we are now, in south wales, so many labour voters who voted leave and they are our key target, so, sure, well take votes from everybody but the idea that it somehow splits the vote is nonsense. Ill also point out, we want a genuine brexit. Boris wants a remainers brexit. I wish hed shift that position. But there are some wishing nigel farage would shift, concerned about uncompromising tactics. Peter udell resigned as a Brexit Party Candidate yesterday, fearful a leave split will hand labour a victory, accepting now borisjohnsons deal is the best option. Everybody is sitting there thinking, should we split the vote . Should we vote for the tories or should we vote for the brexit party . They are hugely loyal to nigel. But it is a dilemma that people are trying to deal with at the moment. And there is a danger that in the search for the perfect that we give away the achievable. Quiet conversations are happening across the country. When to stand firm, whether to stand aside. We have spoken to other Brexit Party Members concerned about the current strategy of targeting every seat. Only a fraction of Brexit Party Candidates have pulled out so far, some half a dozen out of hundreds, but some have said they were attracted to the brexit party when theresa may led the tories because they did not like her approach to leaving the eu, but they are persuaded by borisjohnson. Whats key is whether voters might feel the same. Many of his supporters are convinced hes right to keep up the pressure, critical of those with doubts. Too many people are wavering at the moment. We dont want to spoil a deal if there is one, but boriss deal is not it. I think what they are trying to do at the moment is make us believe that the deal that has been offered is a good deal. Even just as an ordinary citizen ive read it through and its not. With such brexit arguments already proving crucial in this election, how he chooses to approach it really does count. Alex forsyth, bbc news. Staying with that story as well. Borisjohnson has insisted that britain will not enforce checks on goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under his brexit deal prompting widespread claims that hes simply contradicting his own governments position. Hes been under pressure to clarify his stance, after he spoke in Northern Ireland on thursday night. 0ur correspondent chris page is in belfast. The recurrent bricks aboard a brainteaser has been theirs, how do you keep the land frontier between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic open, while at the same time avoiding checks on goods moving between Northern Ireland and the rest of the uk . Well, last night borisjohnson kavon rest of the uk . Well, last night Boris Johnson kavon an rest of the uk . Well, last night borisjohnson kavon an off the cuff briefing to some local conservative Party Members in county armagh. 0ne businessperson asked would he have to fill in customs forms for products he was sending from here to england, scotland, and wales. Mr johnson said, no, he wouldnt, and any paperwork could go in the bin. The brexit secretary Stephen Barclay and the home office are both previously indicated there would have to be some form of an administrative process, but there have been more process questions about goods moving in the other direction. Was making thejourney from Great Britain into Northern Ireland that are destined to stay here and not cross over the border into the Irish Republic. Mrjohnson said that under those circumstances the goods would not need to be inspected at all, but trade experts and business groups here say they believe checks will be needed because, in essence, underthe brexit deal, Northern Ireland will still have to follow many rules of the eu single market. For example in the eu single market. For example in the area of Meat Products and dairy products. So labour have accused the Prime Minister of not understanding the deal he has negotiated. Mr johnson has emphasised today that the deal is a good one for Northern Ireland. All these issues may be highly technical, but in this Election Campaign they are also highly political. This weekend thousands of Armed Forces Veterans will take part in the march past at the cenotaph in whitehall on remembrance sunday. Among those marking the day will be 94 year old harry billinge, who was among the first british soldiers to land in france on d day. Hed been raising money to help build a new memorial in normandy to remember those who died. Hes now been shown images of the memorial for the first time, as our correspondent jon donnison reports. There you are, my love. Thank you, darlin. In the remarkable life of harry billinge, this has been a remarkable year. Theres about 35 quid there, harry. It was an appearance on bbc breakfast telly, on a Normandy Beach for the d day 75th anniversary in june, that saw harry go viral. Dont say im a hero. Im no hero. I was lucky. Im here. All the heroes are dead. And ill neverforget them as long as i live. Since that moment of modesty, harrys fund raising in st austell in cornwall, towards building a memorial in france, has seen a surge. Its nearly 30,000 now, i believe. Ijust put in another 2,000 last monday. I should have been killed on the beach. I was saved, i believe, by the grace of god, for this purpose. Youre raising money for something and you cant see it . This morning, harry was back on bbc breakfast to see the memorial as its being built, for the first time. Clearly, an emotional moment. 0k . Yeah. Idid it. Ijust had a job to do. All these fellas did a good job. All these men, these wonderful men, young boys of 16. Im not a brave man. Im lucky. I owe my life to the boys that i loved and ill never forget them. What a remarkable man. Ill have the latest headlines for you in a couple of minutes. First the weather with sarah keith lucas. Hello. The recent slow moving heavy rain that we saw across much of Northern England has now eased away, but we are left with the legacy of some very high river levels, quite a lot of flooding, too. So still several flood warnings and even severe flood warnings in force, particularly across parts of Northern England. River levels will slowly come down through the course of the weekend. Theres a bit more rain on the way for saturday but it will be heaviest in the places that are not affected by the flooding. A dry day likely by the time we get to sunday. But its a cold weekend. First thing saturday morning, temperatures widely subzero. About 2, 3 in towns and cities, colder in the countryside. A touch of frost, certainly. Also fog or freezing fog patches to start off your day as well. We can see this weather front making its way in from the west. That will bring a mix of rain. Also some sleet and some snow over the highest ground, only across parts of wales through the day on saturday, but certainly down at low levels it will be falling as rain. Parts of Northern Ireland, south west scotland, wales, western england, seeing the arrival of that rain. Eastern england and northern and eastern scotland staying dry through the day, after the morning mist clears away. Should be some sunshine around, but it will feel pretty chilly wherever you are. Were mainly going to be stuck in single figures, maybe just squeezing 10 celsius towards plymouth, but for most, about 6 9. That area of rain, with a little bit of sleetiness and snow over the high ground, starts to ease away towards the south as we move through saturday night and overnight into sunday morning. With all the cloud around in the south it wont be such a cold night. Certainly not compared to first thing on saturday. Temperatures mostly above freezing. Still a cold night to come for Northern England, Northern Ireland and scotland as well. Sunday, remembrance sunday, were looking at some decent conditions. Lots of dry and fairly sunny weather. There will be some rain working in from the west later on in the day, but much of remembrance sunday is looking fine and dry, with light winds, temperatures somewhere between 6 10, for most of us on sunday. Then we start to see this frontal system heading in from west to east, through sunday night and into monday. You can see a bit of light. Some sleet and snow over the highest ground, parts of Northern England and scotland as well. That main band of rain should clear away gradually on monday, perhaps lingering longest towards the south east. Then were back into sunny spells, scattered showers, some of them a little bit wintry over the highest ground. In the sunshine, though, top temperatures around 6 11. Bye bye. This is bbc news, the headlines brazils former president luis inacio Lula Da Silva has walked free from prison where hed been held for a year and a half on corruption charges. He was met byjubilant supporters as he was released, which came after the Supreme Court decided convicts should only go to prison if they have exhausted their appeal options. The former new york city mayor Michael Bloomberg has given the strongest signal yet that he intends to enter the us president ial race. He filed the paperwork needed for the democratic primary in alabama just before deadline expired. Hes said to be worried that the current field of candidates isnt good enough to beat donald trump. Two people have been killed and several are missing as bushfires wreak havoc across eastern australian. Firefighters in New South Wales have been struggling to reach people in a number of remote locations and have described