hello, a warm welcome. we begin injeddah where in the past few minutes ukraine s president zelensky has arrived on an unannounced visit at an arab league summit, just getting under way. he tweeted that he wanted to enhance ukraine s ties with the arab world and take cooperation with the saudis to a new level. the syrian president bashar al assad is making his first appearance at the summit in more than 12 years, since syria was thrown out of the bloc in response to the suppression of pro democracy protests and an enduring civil war he arrived in the country last night we will speak to our correspondent injeddah injusta we will speak to our correspondent injeddah in just a few moments, we will speak to our correspondent injeddah injust a few moments, but injeddah injust a few moments, but in a big day for diplomatic developments, this time injapan. now to japan, where the g7 leaders of the world s leading industrialised nations have begun their summit with a demand that
as the controversy grows over the home secretary suella braverman and allegations of security breaches, her cabinet colleagure michael gove says she deserves a second chance . voting is under way in brazil, will they elect luiz inacio lula da silva, seen here voting, or stick with jair bolsonaro, the incumbent? and england s women crush australia in a rainy encounter in the rugby union world cup quarterfinals. if you have joined if you havejoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company. thousands of families in south korea are trying to trace relatives they fear might have died in a crush in the capital seoul. at least 153 people are known to have died, most of them teenagers and young adults celebrating halloween in an area full of nightclubs and restaurants. it s thought the crush began in a narrow alley when people in the crowd fell over. from seoul, here sjean mackenzie. as the bodies are counted and the victims are identified, devastating account
people are dying. an immigration centre in southern england has been firebombed. in the last few minutes, the suspect is confirmed to have died after the attack. the sus fort is confirmed to have the sus forjoining firmed to have the sus forjoining us. ed to have votes are being counted in brazil s presidential election, with the incumbent jair bolsonaro taking an early lead ahead of luiz inacio lula da silva. only around 20% of the votes have so far been counted, and mr lula da silva s workers party usually gets stronger support in regions that are slower to report results. the left wing candidate and former president luiz inacio lula da silva came first in the initial round four weeks ago. let s have a look at this. but the contest with his rival, the current president jair bolsonaro, is tighter than had been expected. all day, brazilians have been casting their votes across the country, including communities in the remotest parts of the amazon rainforest. our south ameri
hello and welcome. pressure has intensified on the british prime minister, liz truss, following the resignation of a senior minister and chaos in parliament. on wednesday evening, opposition mps said they saw some members of the conservative party being physically manhandled into supporting the government in a key vote. earlier, the home secretary, suella braverman, used her resignation letter to criticise the prime minister, who has only been in office for six weeks. our political correspondent ione wells reports. another day, another new cabinet minister. grant shapps sacked by liz truss returns as her new home secretary. it’s sacked by liz truss returns as her new home secretary. it s a turbulent her new home secretary. it s a turbulent time her new home secretary. it s a turbulent time for her new home secretary. it s a turbulent time for the - turbulent time for the government but the most important thing is to make sure people in this country know they have secu
good morning. it s thursday october 20th. our main story. the prime minister s position is looking increasingly vulnerable today after some of her own mps called for her to resign. it followed a chaotic day for the government with the resignation of the home secretary, accusations of bullying, and confusion over whether the chief whip had resigned. our political correspondent ione wells reports. reporter: is this a coalition of chaos, mr schapps? - another day, another new cabinet minister. grant shapps, sacked just six weeks ago by liz truss, returns as her new home secretary. look, obviously it s been a turbulent time for the government, but i think the most important thing is to make sure that people in this country know that they ve got security and that s why it s a great honour to be appointed as home secretary. he stepped up after suella braverman stepped down, resigning over two data breaches. but have a look at her resignation letter. she wrote to the prime minister