that means. also, we are looking at artificial intelligence with al decoded. good evening to you. we are told rishi sunak is holding a full cabinet meeting as we go to air, as the uk and the united states prepared to launch military strikes against the goofy rebels in yemen. against the houthi rebels. grant shapps, the defence secretary, suggested yeterday that military action was imminentjust hours after us and uk destroyers in the red sea shot down a barrage of drones and missiles that were launched by the iran backed group. the government held a cobra emergency meeting this morning, along with a meeting of the national security council. in washington the national security spokesmanjohn kirby said it cannot be allowed to continue. are there any red lines or steps that the us would not take or would not be a part of that you could outline? no. do those red lines exist or you just wouldn t outline them? to talk about ar speculate about any potential future military operations, one way or another, that the commander in chief is weighing or has weighed. we take seriously the responsibility to protect our ships and our sailors at sea, as well as the responsibility to protect the flow of international commerce. you talked to this man here about how important that waterway is. it is. it is vital. and we take those responsibilities seriouslv i would add that we are not the only one. other nations are joining us in that effort, some 20 plus nations now involved in operation prosperity guardian. these attacks need to stop and we are going to do what we have to to protect that shipping and protect our sailors. to do to protect that shipping and protect our sailors. the two governments have accused iran of being heavily behind these attacks by providing the eyes and the ears for the houthi missions. today 50 nautical miles off oman, iran seized a tanker. armed intruders boarded the ship, the st nicolas, reportedly wearing military style uniforms and black masks. two different areas of action 2,000 kilometres apart, but of course tightly connected. the first job, it seems, is to deal with the houthis. the former first sea lord and chief of the naval staff, admiral lord west, told the bbc that all options will be on the table. my my advice now is having made a warning, we haven t seen exactly who that warning was too, but if they continue attacks there will be a response and there should be a response, they should be very heavy and focused because there is nothing worse than threatening someone with things and then not doing it, it just becomes worse and worse. and we can t allow the houthis to just continue messing with shipping, some 40% of the world s shipping used to go down the red sea, with no response. we go down the red sea, with no resoonse- go down the red sea, with no response. we are going to get reaction from response. we are going to get reaction from our response. we are going to get reaction from our political - response. we are going to get l reaction from our political editor chris mason, who is with us at westminster, but let s start with our security correspondent frank gardner, who is here in the studio. as an bra lord best hasjust said, they have been warning the houthis for several weeks now. in terms of the strategy, thanks, what will they be weighing up? this the strategy, thanks, what will they be weighing up? be weighing up? this is a heck of a dilemma for be weighing up? this is a heck of a dilemma for the be weighing up? this is a heck of a dilemma for the westie be weighing up? this is a heck of a dilemma for the westie because i be weighing up? this is a heck of a i dilemma for the westie because they are damned if they do and damned if they don t. if they don t do anything because all of these warnings were meant to scare the houthis into stopping their attacks, so that hasn t worked, so they don t do anything in the west looks weak. what is the point of having a great big us armada in the red sea with guided missiles destroyers and an aircraft carrier if it doesn t do anything? but if they do hit the houthi positions, which frankly i think is imminent, then there s the risk that this will be portrayed throughout the middle east as the us and britain and their alliesjoining in the gaza war israel s side. and it will be portrayed as such, people will die, almost certainly, it will be portrayed as such, people will die, almost certainty, and they will die, almost certainty, and they will be called martyrs, it will play very well domestically at home, the risk for governments in the region is this could generate popular unrest and it could ignite and metastasise the entire middle east tension into something much bigger than schwartz. that is why they have been hesitating up until now. can than schwartz. that is why they have been hesitating up until now.- been hesitating up until now. can we talk about the been hesitating up until now. can we talk about the arabic been hesitating up until now. can we talk about the arabic countries, - been hesitating up until now. can we talk about the arabic countries, how| talk about the arabic countries, how they will view this? victory blinking has been in cairo today, rishi sunak as i understand how they call with the egyptian president. they are crucial, of course, because the ships go through the suez canal. what will the egyptians make of it first? ~ .,, what will the egyptians make of it first? ~.,, ., what will the egyptians make of it first? ~ ., ~ ., , what will the egyptians make of it first? ., ~ , first? most of the arab countries in the region. first? most of the arab countries in the region. the first? most of the arab countries in the region, the government - first? most of the arab countries in the region, the government cannot stand the houthis. saudi arabia, the big neighbour to the north, has spent several years fighting a war inconclusively against them. the houthis took over yemen or most of yemen in 2014, backed by iran, they have since supplied themselves with the powerful weaponry, with missiles, drones, cruise missiles, which are now threatening shipping and that is why we are having this conversation, because they have punched way and above the beyond the borders of their country, which is the poorest arab nation, but they are being supplied by iran and they position and themselves as champions of the cause, which is playing very well there, which is why this is so dangerous for the west. thea;e well there, which is why this is so dangerous for the west. well there, which is why this is so dangerous for the west. they are not a state actor. dangerous for the west. they are not a state actor, the dangerous for the west. they are not a state actor, the houthis, dangerous for the west. they are not a state actor, the houthis, but - dangerous for the west. they are not a state actor, the houthis, but they i a state actor, the houthis, but they are no mugs that have been taking on saudi arabia for years now. what sort of things will be alliance be focusing on? sort of things will be alliance be focusing on? you re talking about the targeting. focusing on? you re talking about the targeting, that focusing on? you re talking about the targeting, that can focusing on? you re talking about the targeting, that can be - focusing on? you re talking about the targeting, that can be drawn l focusing on? you re talking about l the targeting, that can be drawn up by central command, the part of us defence that deals with the middle east. their headquarters are in tampa, they will have drawn up a number of multiple target sets, ranging from ones with minimum casualties, and i think it is most likely that if a strike goes in, it would be very limited. they will be looking to do the minimum amount of damage in terms of human casualties. they will be looking to destroy boats, weapon supplies, missiles, spare parts, warehouses, that kind of thing. if the houthis persist in their attacks, then i would expect them to move on to command and control centres in something bigger. so there will be a calculated, graded response. just so there will be a calculated, graded response. so there will be a calculated, graded response. just a final word on iran, graded response. just a final word on iran. in graded response. just a final word on iran, in respect graded response. just a final word on iran, in respect of graded response. just a final word on iran, in respect of the - graded response. just a final word on iran, in respect of the ships - on iran, in respect of the ships that have been taken today, i understand that this ship had been subject of sort of sanctions enforcement operations, so, which the us had led, so was this a tit for tat operation? the us had led, so was this a tit-for-tat operation? exactly that, the ship was tit-for-tat operation? exactly that, the ship was carrying tit-for-tat operation? exactly that, the ship was carrying 145,000 - tit-for-tat operation? exactly that, i the ship was carrying 145,000 tonnes of fuel oilfrom basrah, crude oil, rather, from basrah in iraqi on its way to turkey. the same ship was impounded last year by the us, carrying 1 million barrels of oil, because the us accused the ship and iran of smuggling oil to china against sanctions. so this was a tit for tat by iran, they say it is a judicial decision. tit for tat by iran, they say it is ajudicial decision. i tit for tat by iran, they say it is a judicial decision. i don t think the us is going to want to deal with this right now. the fifth fleet did not react to this. the ship is currently in an iranian port. the crew are a filipino and one greek, and they have part of that problem. right now the immediate problem is the houthis in the red sea, which is driving up commodity prices, forcing ships to travel all the way round the far side of africa, putting ten days onto the trip and adding $2 million each time, so we have to deal with it one way or the other, if the houthis went back down. that brin . s if the houthis went back down. that brinus us if the houthis went back down. that brings us to if the houthis went back down. that brings us to the if the houthis went back down. that brings us to the politics, frank gardner, thank you very much indeed. let s bring in our political editor, chris mason, who has been patiently waiting. what are you hearing tonight about the plans are being set out? let tonight about the plans are being set out? , ., ., ., set out? let me you through what we know in factual set out? let me you through what we know in factual terms set out? let me you through what we know in factual terms and set out? let me you through what we know in factual terms and then - set out? let me you through what we know in factual terms and then what l know in factual terms and then what i think know in factual terms and then what i think it know in factual terms and then what i think it is know in factual terms and then what i think it is reasonable to deduce from i think it is reasonable to deduce from what i think it is reasonable to deduce from what we know factually. my understanding is that around about now, understanding is that around about now. in understanding is that around about now, in fact, in the last 20 minutes or so, now, in fact, in the last 20 minutes or so, the now, in fact, in the last 20 minutes or so, the prime minister, rishi sunak. or so, the prime minister, rishi sunak, held a conference call for his cabinet sunak, held a conference call for his cabinet and there was a briefing there his cabinet and there was a briefing there relating to the imminent prospect there relating to the imminent prospect of the uk being involved in a military prospect of the uk being involved in a military response, military strikes a military response, military strikes against the houthis. what is happening strikes against the houthis. what is happening right now and has been happening right now and has been happening injust the last couple of minutes, happening injust the last couple of minutes, as we were listening to frank minutes, as we were listening to frank fair, minutes, as we were listening to frank fair, is that other senior parliamentarians are being called in to government to be briefed. the speaker to government to be briefed. the speaker of to government to be briefed. the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, my understanding is also that lindsay hoyle, my understanding is also that sir keir starmer, the labour also that sir keir starmer, the labour leader, and john healey, the shadow labour leader, and john healey, the shadow defence secretary, have also been called in. what can we read into this? been called in. what can we read into this? we can read into this that into this? we can read into this that it into this? we can read into this that it is into this? we can read into this that it is convention and it is entirely that it is convention and it is entirely within the prerogative of the british government to embark upon the british government to embark upon military action, that it deems to be upon military action, that it deems to be necessary and should happen imminently, without consulting parliament, but it has become convention too often to that. in what convention too often to that. in what we convention too often to that. in what we are seeing this evening, it would what we are seeing this evening, it would appear there is a desire on the uk would appear there is a desire on the uk government s part, and here i am extrapolating a little bit the basis am extrapolating a little bit the basis of am extrapolating a little bit the basis of the facts as we know them, that they basis of the facts as we know them, that they want to briefly leader of the opposition, they want to brief the opposition, they want to brief the speaker of the house of commons, in lieu the speaker of the house of commons, in lieu of the speaker of the house of commons, in lieu of being able to do anything more in lieu of being able to do anything more substantive with parliament prior to more substantive with parliament prior to what looks like the prospect of some sort of imminent strike prospect of some sort of imminent strike as prospect of some sort of imminent strike as i prospect of some sort of imminent strike. as i say, you heard my assembly strike. as i say, you heard my assembly of the facts there and then from that assembly of the facts there and then from that an extension into where we might from that an extension into where we might be from that an extension into where we might be heading, on the basis of the choreography we are seeing play out at the choreography we are seeing play out at westminster in the last hour. frank out at westminster in the last hour. frank touched on the problem that is therefore commercial shipping, going round the cape of hope, and it puts an extra 12 or 14 days on the trip, it is more expensive for insurance and the governor of the bank of england yesterday mentioned that possibly it could cause a new inflationary shock to our economies, just at the very time that the prime minister is starting to point to inflation coming down?- minister is starting to point to inflation coming down? yes, so i think the bigger inflation coming down? yes, so i think the bigger picture - inflation coming down? yes, so i think the bigger picture here - inflation coming down? yes, so i think the bigger picture here in l inflation coming down? yes, so i think the bigger picture here in aj think the bigger picture here in a uk context is one where we have seen first the uk context is one where we have seen first the pandemic, then the war in ukraine, first the pandemic, then the war in ukraine, then the israel gaza conflict ukraine, then the israel gaza conflict and then the prospect, the fear of conflict and then the prospect, the fear of an conflict and then the prospect, the fear of an escalation into a wider regional fear of an escalation into a wider regional conflict. we have already seen regional conflict. we have already seen the regional conflict. we have already seen the concerns and the pressures on commercial shipping in the red sea. on commercial shipping in the red sea. which on commercial shipping in the red sea, which has seen a good number of shipping sea, which has seen a good number of shipping operators divert via a much more shipping operators divert via a much more circuitous route, as you are referring more circuitous route, as you are referring to more circuitous route, as you are referring to there. and the concern, expressed referring to there. and the concern, expressed by the governor of the bank expressed by the governor of the bank of expressed by the governor of the bank of england and others, that, were bank of england and others, that, were things to escalate in the red sea, where we to see you far more shipping sea, where we to see you far more shipping having to go all the way round shipping having to go all the way round africa, then that would obviously round africa, then that would obviously be a concern. what knock-on obviously be a concern. what knock on confidence could there be? and again. knock on confidence could there be? and again, we are extrapolating here. and again, we are extrapolating here. but and again, we are extrapolating here. but i and again, we are extrapolating here, but i don t think it is an unreasonable extrapolation, around potential unreasonable extrapolation, around potential oil prices, for instance, there potential oil prices, for instance, there is potential oil prices, for instance, there is clearly concern about the ramifications this could have. but let s return ramifications this could have. but let s return to the here and now, christian. let s return to the here and now, christian, and what we know because there christian, and what we know because there is christian, and what we know because there is another thing that we know, you were there is another thing that we know, you were touching on it a few moments you were touching on it a few moments ago with frank. the defence secretary moments ago with frank. the defence secretary grant shapps just yesterday was talking about, when asked yesterday was talking about, when asked about the potential prospect of imminent western military strikes on houthi of imminent western military strikes on houthi targets, to quote, watch this space on houthi targets, to quote, watch this space. which implied the prospect this space. which implied the prospect that something might be relatively imminent. politicians particularly defence secretaries are school particularly defence secretaries are school and particularly defence secretaries are school and being very careful in what school and being very careful in what they school and being very careful in what they utter out loud and in ducking what they utter out loud and in ducking questions they would rather not engage with. mr grant shapps did engage not engage with. mr grant shapps did engage with that, said out loud what was at engage with that, said out loud what was at least a potential relatively imminent was at least a potential relatively imminent prospect and tonight there is the imminent prospect and tonight there is the beginnings of evidence that the imminence of that has been fast forwarded the imminence of that has been fast forwarded and could come very soon. just forwarded and could come very soon. just quickly. forwarded and could come very soon. just quickly, in terms of protocol, chris, obviously the us is the bigger power here, they will lead, the pen
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. at least one person has been shot dead in the iranian city of zahedan, as anti government protests continue in much of the country. activitsts say security forces fired on dozens of people as they left friday prayers in the southern city. robin brant reports. six weeks in and these protests show no sign of abating. the opposite in fact. this is zahedan, the scene of violent confrontation again. independent observers claiming the cracked on by security forces across iran and killed at least 160 people and the tactics continue to be unbearably indiscriminate. i saw footage of a teenager, shot in the head and apparently has been killed and we haven t gotten exact figures for how many people have died and now many people have been injured today but the footage that we saw, we can say that certainly, they open fire again with live ammunition. what started as a protest over the death of a young woman in custody because of how she wore her hijab is not increasingly deadly confrontation. between iran s people and its religious leaders. any tactic that they had been using in any rounds of previous protests to crack down and get people to go back home, those tactics are not working this time around. there is a wave of anger in these protests that are unlike anything i ve personally have ever seen and i have been reporting for years and years and this is unique. iran s military has claimed the us was conspiring with others to spark the riots. meanwhile, the united nations has raised a list of issues with iran that it s deeply worried about. our particular concern is that authorities have been moving injured protesters from hospitals to detention facilities. refused to release the bodies of those killed to their families and delivered the deceased and the condition that the families do not hold a funeral and that their families do not speak the media. in one video, verified by news agencies, people are seen shouting death to the dictator and the supreme leader. as the protest continued international human rights campaign say there is a serious risk of mass killings. with me is parham ghobadi from bbc persian. you have been speaking to sources, what are they saying? the 16-year-old what are they saying? the 16-year-old he what are they saying? the 16-year-old he was - what are they saying? tue: 16 year old he was killed what are they saying? tte: 16 year old he was killed in their early days of the protest who has become a household name. they are telling me that yesterday they held an event at her graveside and security forces started shooting at the protesters. now we have been hearing that 60 people have actually been arrested from that memorial. they have been taken to unknown locations. some of those detainees at the very close relatives of the deceased and the family is worried about the whereabouts of them. yesterday i confirmed the death of another 19 year old, a bright young man. he was a chef are just 19. two days before his birthday at nine o clock he leaves his restaurant and then he is getting killed by severe blows to himself with a baton. you have been covering the since the beginning, is there a sense that more than a month of the processor escalating across the country and so is the response from the regime? escalating from what we have seen. this is unprecedented we have never seen protest for this long. and there is widespread across the country. it has been going on for one month and there is no sign of it belittling out fizzling out. they managed to attain videos that security forces raided dormitories and they are dragging students from inside the dorm and calling out for help. some really horrifying images and across the universities and schools in iran and also streets we have seen protest still going on. we have seen protest still going on. we have seen protest still going on. we have seen worldwide protest people coming out in solidarity for what is happening, iranians all over the world. they have also had the they want to make this an issue with the un next week. is that making any difference? difference? that is correct. it has already started difference? that is correct. it has already started in difference? that is correct. it has already started in new difference? that is correct. it has already started in new zealand, i j already started in new zealand, i have been there before as well it is usually the crowd that you see that it is unprecedented for iranians to be this united from all walks of life. you see iranians knighted from united from different ethnicities. people in cities are chanting. let s keep in mind last week and one city we had a protest over 100,000 people showed up and i think that was one of the biggest protest. that shows the solidarity of iranian people. iranians outside the country with the iranians inside the country with the iranians inside the country. the country with the iranians inside the country- tropical storm nalgee has killed 45 people in the philippines, and left many more homeless. it made landfall in the central part of the country and is now heading towards the capital manila. most of the casualties were caused by floods and landslides, with some areas recording their highest ever daily rainfall. flash floods and landslides are always one of the greatest dangers in the philippines, with its unstable geography and deforested mountains. the head of britain s royal navy has ordered an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harassed on submarines. admiral sir ben key the first sea lord said anyone found culpable would be held accountable, regardless of rank. he has directed a senior team to investigate the claims. the uk ministry of defence says it s improving reporting mechanisms for sexual offences. our news correspondent louisa pilbeam has been following the story. we know that the royal navy have acted swiftly. sir behnke is the most seniorfigure max sir ben key. he launched an investigation into sexual assault and harassment of female colour inks working on submarines. he said that anyone found responsible to that this will be held to account regardless of their rank. these allegations are detailed in the daily mail newspaper. 0ne detailed in the daily mail newspaper. one woman said she was assaulted while she slept by a male colleague who was superior in rank. 0ther colleague who was superior in rank. other women have said that they have experienced repeated demands for sex acts and they also had their underwear stolen and a raped list was drawn up that detailed the order of which women would be attacked if there was an emergency at sea. now, there was an emergency at sea. now, the ministry of defence have responded by saying that they are taking these claims seriously and that they know there is more to be done. they say that while most people in the royal navy have a rewarding career there are, predominantly women they say who are subject to inappropriate sexualised behaviour. emma norton is a lawyer and founder of the centre for militaryjustice, a charity which provides independent legal advice to women and men in the armed forces. she said these cases are sadly too common. it s incredibly shocking. it never ceases to be shocking. it is not unfamiliar to us unfortunately, we assisted very recently a case in the accounts that were being given by the women speaking to the daily mail are strikingly similar to the accounts given by our clients. i also think they reflect very markedly the findings of a sexual harassment survey that was published very quietly earlier this year by the royal navy. what we re finding is that independent review after independent review is recommending that the investigation of cases like this be taken away from the services themselves. while it is very good to hear that response today, it doesn t go far enough. ultimately it will still be the royal navy investigating the royal navy. so a lot of campaigners and servicewomen have been calling for many many years for those who have responsibility for investigating the most serious complaints like this to be taken away from the services themselves and handed to independent body. president biden has condemned an attack on paul pelosi. the intruder reportedly shouted where s nancy? 0ur north america editor, sarah smith, reports. police say the intruder used a hammer to smash glass doors and break into the polosi home, shouting where s nancy? this appears to be a targeted attack. he tried to tie up paul pelosi to wait for his wife to come home. she was in washington at the time. police arrived as the attack was happening. 0ur officers observed mr pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. 82 year old paul pelosi is in hospital undergoing brain surgery. the suspect will be charged with attempted homicide. nancy! 0h, nancy! during the attack on the us capitol onjanuary 6 last year, rioters were specifically searching for nancy pelosi. she had been evacuated from the building by police. later she blamed donald trump for inciting the riot and putting politicians in danger. it shouldn t be that not only is the president of the united states inciting an insurrection, but keeps fanning the flames, endangering the security of members of congress. violent political threats and attacks have increased present biden say he is praying for his recovery. pull republican leaders have also condemned the attack. violent political threats and attacks have increased alarmingly in america in the last few years. some senior politicians are now worried it will not be long before one of them is killed. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. present biden condemned the attack at a rally ahead of next month s mid term elections. it s reported the same chant was used by this guy they have in custody that was used on january 6 in the attack on the us capitol. i m not making this up. this is reported, i can t guarantee it, but i can tell you what s been reported. the chant was, where s nancy, where s nancy, where s nancy? this is despicable. there is no place in america, there is too much violence, political violence, too much hatred. the headlines on bbc news. a new wave of violence in iran with security forces firing on anti government protestors. the head of britain s royal navy orders an investigation into reports of inappropriate behaviour towards female submarine staff calling the allegations abhorrent . president biden condemns an attack on the husband an attack on the husband of senior democrat, nancy pelosi, saying there s too much vitriol in us politics. the un secretary general has urged all parties to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports, which is due to expire next month. a spokesman for antonio guterres also called for the removal of any blocks on exports of russian grain and fertiliser. millions of tonnes of ukrainian grain has been exported since the deal was signed in turkey injuly, easing a global food crisis. i m joined now by hugo bachega in kyiv. welcome. hugo bachega in kyiv. what is the situation with regards welcome. what is the situation with regards to grain? how much is actually getting out? returning and sa in: that actually getting out? returning and saying that russia actually getting out? returning and saying that russia deliberately - saying that russia deliberately delayed the inspection of ships and president zelensky said earlier this week that there is a queue of 175 ships. again he accused moscow of delaying the inspection of those ships. remember, injuly when this deal was negotiated it was very complicated to reach this deal. it took a lot of time, at lots of work. it is a complicated deal, the ships need to be inspected before coming in, after being loaded narrow inspected again in turkey by officials from the un. turkey which helped negotiate the deal and from russia and ukraine. the russians have been saying that they have had difficulties in carrying out some exports that are part of this deal, so some russian officials have suggested that they may not renew the deal which expires next month. we are hearing now from mr gutteres, he came to ukraine weeks after this deal was reached. he went to 0desa and inspected the ports. to help ease global food crisis. and inspected the ports. to help ease globalfood crisis. we and inspected the ports. to help ease global food crisis. we are hearing now from un officials but also officials here in ukraine about the need for this deal to be extended month. ~ ., the need for this deal to be extended month. ~ . , ., extended month. meanwhile, where you are there in kyiv. extended month. meanwhile, where you are there in kyiv, there extended month. meanwhile, where you are there in kyiv, there has extended month. meanwhile, where you are there in kyiv, there has been - extended month. meanwhile, where you are there in kyiv, there has been a - are there in kyiv, there has been a warning that they could be more power cuts because of the russian attacks in recent weeks. attacks in recent weeks. exactly. more restrictions attacks in recent weeks. exactly. more restrictions have attacks in recent weeks. exactly. more restrictions have been - attacks in recent weeks. exactly. - more restrictions have been imposed, not only in kyiv but also in the country, electricity restrictions because of the damage that was caused in those attacks. we have heard from president zelensky saying that one third of the country s electricity infrastructure has been destroyed in attacks by russia in the last few weeks. 0fficials there have been saying that they need more air defence systems to protect cities across the country from those air strikes. cities across the country from those airstrikes. so, we are cities across the country from those air strikes. so, we are hearing officials her saying that it is going to take time to repair the damage and i think that the concern here is that the system may not be able to cope ahead of winter. this is a country where temperatures drop to -10, -15, -20 is a country where temperatures drop to 10, 15, 20 celsius. there is a lot of concern that with the rising demand the system may not be able to cope. the world s richest man elon musk, who now owns the social media platform, twitter, says a new group of moderators will decide whether banned accounts, such as that of the former us president donald trump, can be reinstated. after completing his ali 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 satellite network provides internet access around the world. and now he adds to his portfolio twitter the small but mighty social network. let that sink in , he said, walking into twitter hq carrying, yes, a sink. laughter. elon musk is a prolific tweeter, with more than 110 million followers. he s now calling himself chief twit. the bird is freed, he tweeted, followed later by let the good times roll. he has just promised a form a moderation council to oversee decisions about banned accounts and controversial content. nothing will be decided before it meets, he said. it s not known when that will be. musk has strong views about free speech. if he starts to see that a certain type of free speech environment, eg one where anything goes, might become a hellscape, as he said, and that might see people leave, at which case advertisers who re paying to be on the site might get concerned because there d be fewer eyeballs looking at their ads. all this matters because twitter has become a place where world leaders, politicians and opinion formers go to share their views. it s kind of a direct line between the decision makers and us, those they represent. elon musk thinks we need a digital town square, a community space for discussion and twitter, he argues, is it. several top execs have already been sacked, and for those who remain, they need to know that musk means business. i expect they will want to get some degree of certainty that elon musk is not going to be running this like he runs his twitter account. his twitter account is full of memes and jokes. people want a degree of seriousness. they consider this a really important product to the world. there s lots of speculation about whether musk s takeover will mean the return of the most high profile person on twitter s banned list, former us president donald trump. one for the moderation council, but some investors are known to be keen. to really be a truly free platform i know everybody hates donald trump, including me, but free speech is about many things we don t like, and many of the things trump might say might actually be really harmful to trump, so i think this sort of fear of letting people on the platform is exactly why we need to protect speech. 0h, great shot! speaking to fox news, donald trump of course had his own view. he wished elon musk lots of luck, but said twitter couldn t succeed without him. zoe kleinman, bbc news. israelis head to the polls on tuesday for their fifth election in four years. the current coalition is fighting to stay in power, as former prime minister benjamin netanyahu attempts a comeback. to do so, he s relying on the growing strength of an ultranationalist, far right alliance, including one of its leading figures itamar ben gvir. who s being seeing a surge of support. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. meet the new army of young voters in israel, putting theirfaith in ultra nationalism. they re waiting for their hero. and enter from the far right, itamar ben gvir. he s the follower of a racist movement and wants to expel what he calls disloyal arabs. ben gvir rouses his supporters over security. translation: they should not see the light of day, a death sentence for the terrorists. ben gvir electrifies his fans. they are excited because they feel they re on the verge of getting a lot stronger. a man who many felt could be kept to the fringes of israeli politics could be about to enter its government. polls suggest his party could get more seats than ever for the extreme right in the coming election. listen, i love israel and. thejihad. they want kill me and kill you, thejihadis. why do you want to expel palestinians you say are disloyal, mr ben gvir? where tensions flare, ben gvir will be there to pour on fuel, say his critics in occupied east jerusalem. he pulled out his gun, calling for palestinians who throw stones to be shot. he taunted them, saying they d be mown down. former prime minister benjamin netanyahu or bibi, rallies his own base. he s nurtured the extreme right, hoping to boost coalition numbers for a return to power. this veteran observer of israeli politics thinks it s a fateful moment. it s a question of what type of democracy and what type of country does it want to have. 0n the one hand, you have forces like itamar ben gvir and his partner, bezalel smotrich, led by benjamin netanyahu, who want to change the type of democracy that we have in the state of israel, want to take us potentially into a dark moment. the current coalition s election ads warn that netanyahu needs the far right s backing as he tries to swerve corruption charges, which he denies. the incumbents say they re tough on security amid spiralling violence this year. the policies affect the many in the occupied west bank. the policies affect the many. in the occupied west bank, the army is still blocking roads f
the prospect of another election, after parties failed to reach agreement on a return to power sharing. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the commander of iran s powerful revolutionary guards has warned protesters that saturday would be their last day of taking to streets. iran has been gripped by protests since the death of 22 year old kurdish woman mahsa amini in police custody last month. today s serious warning follows the fatal shooting of a protester in the iranian city of zahedan. activitsts say security forces fired on dozens of people as they left friday prayers in the southern city. robin brant reports. six weeks in, and these protests show no sign of abating. the opposite, in fact. this is zahedan, the scene of violent confrontation again. independent observers claiming the cracked on by security forces the crackdowon by security forces across iran and killed at least 160 people and the tactics continue to be unbearably indiscriminate. i saw footage of a teenager, a child, shot in the head and apparently has been killed and we haven t gotten exact figures for how many people have died many people have died and how many people have been injured today but the footage that we saw, we can say that certainly, they opened fire again with live ammunition. what started as a protest over the death of a young woman in custody because of how she wore her hijab has now turned into an increasingly deadly confrontation. between iran s people and its religious leaders. any tactic that they had been using in any rounds of previous protests 2009 2017 to crack down and get people to go back home, those tactics are not working this time around. there is a wave of anger in these protests that are unlike anything i ve personally have ever seen and i have been reporting for years and years this is unique. iran s military has claimed the us was conspiring with others to spark the riots. meanwhile, the united nations has raised a list of issues with iran that it s deeply worried about. our particular concern is info that authorities have been moving injured protesters from hospitals to detention facilities. refused to release the bodies of those killed to their families. and delivered the deceased and the condition that the families do not hold a funeral or that their families do not speak to the media. in one video, verified by news agency afp, people are seen shouting death to the dictator, aimed at the supreme leader. as the protest continue, international human rights campaign say there is a serious risk of mass killings. with me is parham ghobadi from bbc persian. how serious is this morning from the revolutionary guard? it’s how serious is this morning from the revolutionary guard? revolutionary guard? it s serious, the first time revolutionary guard? it s serious, the first time they revolutionary guard? it s serious, the first time they have revolutionary guard? it s serious, the first time they have issued - the first time they have issued such a strongly worded warning to protesters, but on the other hand, we don t see any sign that the protesters are being scared or backing off, it doesn t show anything like that. we see throughout the country, from schools, school children to university students and people on the streets, they are fighting back and protesting day after day. just before coming here, i saw iranian security forces shooting at mourners who were taking part at a funeral of a 19 year old, i managed to confirm his death two nights ago, he was a really bright, handsome young 19 year old chest. hejust really bright, handsome young 19 year old chest. he just left really bright, handsome young 19 year old chest. hejust left his work, the restaurant he was working in, and he was beaten in the head, according to the sources i saw, with severe blows to the head with batons. 19 year old chef. just two nights before his birthday, and that has angered many iranians, this young man, literally a day before his birthday, his parents receive a call after not knowing where he is, they received a call to come and pick up his dead body. you they received a call to come and pick up his dead body. pick up his dead body. you have spoken to pick up his dead body. you have spoken to people pick up his dead body. you have spoken to people in pick up his dead body. you have spoken to people in the - pick up his dead body. you have spoken to people in the past - pick up his dead body. you have | spoken to people in the past few hours in iran, what are people saying to you about the fears of going out on the streets, the protests, and whether they think this is making any difference? what this is making any difference? what ou sa at this is making any difference? what you say at this this is making any difference? what you say at this funeral, this is making any difference? twat you say at this funeral, and yesterday, the 16 year old who was killed in the early days of the protest, at his funeral security forces also opened fire on the mourners. i was told a few hours ago from sources close to the family that 60 people were arrested. when you look at these funerals and what people are chanting, you don t see any sign that people losing are their resolve to continue to protest. today we know that, apart from inside the country, there are protests across the globe, the iranian diaster staging protests in new zealand to trafalgar square at two o clock. new zealand to trafalgar square at two o clock- two o clock. have we ever seen an hint two o clock. have we ever seen anything like two o clock. have we ever seen anything like this two o clock. have we ever seen anything like this global - two o clock. have we ever seen. anything like this global reaction to what his happening in iran? this has united all to what his happening in iran? ti 3 has united all iranians, one to what his happening in iran? ti 1 has united all iranians, one of the key slogans we hear, for example in zahedan, in the south eastern part of the country, people in kurdistan chanting slogans in support of them, and vice versa. they are united and fighting for freedom inside and outside the country. fighting for freedom inside and outside the country. thank you very much for updating outside the country. thank you very much for updating us. with me now isjeyda milani. she will be attending the protests, later this afternoon in london. thank you for being with us, tell us about your story. you were born in iran but you live in the uk now. yes, i was born in iran and came here at seven years old. i am a professional body builder in the uk. because of my choice of sport, i probably would never be able to go back to iran unless the regime changes. because i have decided to go against the norm for a woman, especially the dress code. so other than protesting for the freedom in iran in general, i am somebody who is also affected directly, and i m not able to go back to my home and see family, and i haven t been able to for many years. do see family, and i haven t been able to for many years. to for many years. do you have family and to for many years. do you have family and friends to for many years. do you have family and friends in to for many years. do you have family and friends in iran - to for many years. do you have family and friends in iran that l to for many years. do you have i family and friends in iran that you are in contact with? are in contact with? yes, i have family there- are in contact with? yes, i have family there. i are in contact with? yes, i have family there. i have are in contact with? yes, i have family there. i have a are in contact with? yes, i have family there. i have a big - are in contact with? yes, i have i family there. i have a big following on social media, and i m in touch with many people there on a daily basis, receiving direct messages, videos, so i m well aware in depth of what s going on in iran right now. ~ . 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of how they had to look for a doctor because they were refused at hospitals to be treated, whichjust they were refused at hospitals to be treated, which just breaks they were refused at hospitals to be treated, whichjust breaks my they were refused at hospitals to be treated, which just breaks my heart. because these doctors and nurses are put under pressure as well, not to treat these freedom fighters that come into hospitals. that was one of the things that really affected me mentally, watching these videos back. and receiving messages from young girls, speaking to me, telling me how they will not sit down this time, they will be out there with the rest of the girls. they are not going to stay quiet. that s what i keep receiving in the messages from them. i keep receiving in the messages from them- i keep receiving in the messages from them. ~ , ., ., from them. why are you “oining the rotests in from them. why are you “oining the protests in london from them. why are you joining the protests in london today? - from them. why are you joining the protests in london today? what - from them. why are you joining the protests in london today? what do | protests in london today? what do you hope it will achieve? the rotests you hope it will achieve? the protests started you hope it will achieve? tue: protests started small you hope it will achieve? tta: protests started small the you hope it will achieve? t t2 protests started small the first you hope it will achieve? tt2 protests started small the first few days, and then it grew. people started to see more hope as more people were coming into the streets in iran, people realised that we needed to be there, especially when the internet was cut in iran. we realised they have no voice. we need to get up and go to these protests, and the more the numbers are, the more the world will see. so what we are hoping to achieve is to get british people aboard, tojoin us. because it s notjust the iranians that should be at these protests, we need non iranians too, because they too have a voice, and the louder the voice is getting, the more the leaders of different countries are reacting. in the first few days, we were not seeing a lot of reaction, it was almost like people were wanting to say, well, what else is going to happen, how far is this going to happen, how far is this going to happen, how far is this going to go? but now people have realised, this is a revolution. it s not going to stop, it s not like it s ever been before. people have died, we need to stand up and be their voice. yesterday was the 40th day of death since mahsa amini, and in our culture this is a big deal. people come out, and from there on, lots more people have died. so the 40th day remembrance is going to continue. and not only we are out there shouting for the freedom of iran, we are out there to remember these girls and boys that have died in iran. ., ~ ,, , these girls and boys that have died in iran. ., ~ i. , . these girls and boys that have died in iran. ., ~ ,, , . ., in iran. thank you very much for “oininu in iran. thank you very much for joining us in iran. thank you very much for joining us ahead in iran. thank you very much for joining us ahead of in iran. thank you very much for joining us ahead of the - in iran. thank you very much for joining us ahead of the march i in iran. thank you very much for joining us ahead of the march in| joining us ahead of the march in central london. the un secretary general has urged all parties to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports, which is due to expire next month. a spokesman for antonio guterres also called for the removal of any blocks on exports of russian grain and fertiliser. i m joined now by hugo bachega in kyiv. what is the situation with the grain, how much is getting out right now? ~ . . , . grain, how much is getting out right now? ~ . . ,., grain, how much is getting out right now? a, . grain, how much is getting out right now? . , now? ukrainians are saying russia is deliberately delaying now? ukrainians are saying russia is deliberately delaying the now? ukrainians are saying russia is deliberately delaying the passage, i deliberately delaying the passage, the inspection of ships. president zelensky said there was a queue of 175 ships waiting to be inspected. this is a very complicated deal, the ships need to be inspected before coming to ukraine, then they are inspected again after being loaded inspected again after being loaded in turkey by a team of turkish, russian, ukrainian experts. officials from the un. the deal when it was negotiated injuly officials from the un. the deal when it was negotiated in july was celebrated as being a major diplomatic breakthrough. antonio guterres, un chief, was heavily involved in negotiating the details of the deal. he is now saying it is urgent for the deal to be extended. the deal expires in november. we have heard from russian officials, complaining that russian exports are still being hindered. we have heard from some russian authorities suggesting that perhaps russia could not renew this deal, so it s something that has been discussed here in ukraine. and again, this was a deal celebrated because it helped to ease a major global food crisis. so again, we ve heard from antonio guterres, the un chief, saying it is urgent for this deal to be extended. thank you. tropical storm nalgee has killed 45 people in the philippines, and left many more homeless. it made landfall in the central part of the country and is now heading towards the capital manila. most of the casualties were caused by floods and landslides, with some areas recording their highest ever daily rainfall. flash floods and landslides are one of the greatest dangers in the philippines, because of its deforested mountains. the head of britain s royal navy has ordered an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harassed on submarines. admiral sir ben key, the first sea lord, said anyone found culpable would be held accountable, regardless of rank. he has directed a senior team to investigate the claims. the uk ministry of defence says it s improving reporting mechanisms for sexual offences. our news correspondent louisa pilbeam has been following the story. we know that the royal navy have acted swiftly. sir ben key is the most seniorfigure in the navy. he launched an urgent investigation into allegations of sexual assault and harassment of female colleagues in the royal navy working on submarines. he said that anyone found responsible to this will be held to account regardless of their rank. these allegations are detailed in the daily mail newspaper. one woman said she was assaulted while she slept by a male colleague who was superior in rank to her. other women have said that they have experienced repeated demands for sex acts, and they also had their underwear stolen and a rape list was drawn up that detailed the order of which women would be attacked if there was an emergency at sea. now, the ministry of defence have responded by saying that they are taking these claims seriously and that they know there is more to be done. they say that while most people in the royal navy have a rewarding career, there are predominantly women, they say, who are subject to inappropriate sexualised behaviour. emma norton is a lawyer and founder of the centre for militaryjustice, a charity which provides independent legal advice to women and men in the armed forces. she said these cases are common. it s incredibly shocking. it never ceases to be shocking. it s not unfamiliar to us unfortunately, we assisted very recently a case and the accounts that were being given by the women speaking to the daily mail are strikingly similar to the accounts given by our clients. i also think they reflect very markedly the findings in a sexual harassment survey that was published very quietly earlier this year by the royal navy. what we re finding is that independent review after independent review is recommending that the investigation of cases like this be taken away from the single services themselves. while it is very good to hear that response today, it doesn t go far enough. ultimately it will still be the royal navy investigating the royal navy. so a lot of campaigners and servicewomen have been calling for, for many, many years, for those who have responsibility for investigating the most serious complaints like this to be taken away from the single services themselves and handed to independent body. the headlines on bbc news. a new wave of violence in iran, with security forces firing on anti government protestors. the head of britain s royal navy orders an investigation into reports of inappropriate behaviour towards female submarine staff, calling the allegations abhorrent . president biden condemns an attack on the husband of senior democrat nancy pelosi, saying there s too much vitriol in us politics. president biden has condemned a violent attack on the husband of the leading democrat nancy pelosi as despicable. paul pelosi was beaten with a hammer at his home. a man was arrested on charges including attempted murder. the intruder reportedly shouted where s nancy? our north america editor, sarah smith, reports. police say the intruder used a hammer to smash glass doors and break into the polosi home, shouting where s nancy? this appears to be a targeted attack. he tried to tie up paul pelosi to wait for his wife to come home. she was in washington at the time. police arrived as the attack was happening. our officers observed mr pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. 82 year old paul pelosi is in hospital undergoing brain surgery. the suspect will be charged with attempted homicide. nancy! during the attack on the us capitol onjanuary 6 last year, rioters were specifically searching for nancy pelosi. she had been evacuated from the building by police. later she blamed donald trump for inciting the riot and putting politicians in danger. it shouldn t be that not only is the president of the united states inciting an insurrection, but keeps fanning the flames, endangering the security of members of congress. present biden say he is praying for mr pelosi s recovery. republican leaders have also condemned the attack. violent political attacks have increased alarmingly in america in the last few years. some senior politicians are now worried it will not be long before one of them is killed. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. president biden condemned the attack at a rally ahead of next month s mid term elections. it s reported the same chant was used by this guy they have in custody that was used on january 6 in the attack on the us capitol. i m not making this up. this is reported, i can t guarantee it, but i can t
and electricity prices. the government has spent billions of pounds keeping the company afloat since it went into administraton. the deal means octopus will take on bulb s 1.5 million customers. our business reporter ramzan kamali has the details. bulb biggest green energy company. it was the biggest energy company to go bust. last november bulb went into administration. it was only kept going by the government which pumped hundreds of millions of pounds into the business but now a deal has been struck that it is hoped will give relief notjust to customers and taxpayers but also hundreds of staff. today octopus were confident that the takeover of bulb s customers would be smith. octopus has great experience of bringing large numbers of customers across, so for example when the largest to date failed we were able to look after those customers and staff pretty seamlessly, and i think with bulb the experience we have got means we are probably the natural choice. in means we are probably 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of the burden and to relieve the taxpayer of the burden of and to relieve the taxpayer of the burden of the money for the moment, and it burden of the money for the moment, and it will burden of the money for the moment, and it will make the bulb customers obviously. and it will make the bulb customers obviously, give them more comfort that somebody is actually running their business and looking after them their business and looking after them in their business and looking after them in the best way possible. government expects the deal to be finalised by the end of next month and will make octopus one of the country s largest energy providers. nobody wants to see prices going up. for now the service will carry on exactly as it does. providing certainty. exactly as it does. providing certainty- exactly as it does. providing certain . i, , ., , certainty. energy bills have been in sharp focus certainty. energy bills have been in sharp focus for certainty. energy bills have been in sharp focus for millions certainty. energy bills have been in sharp focus for millions of - sharp focus for millions of households, and although this is good news for the energy, high energy prices continue to hit consumers hard. good news for the energy industry. president biden has condemned a violent attack on the husband of the leading democrat, nancy pelosi. paul pelosi was beaten with a hammer at his home in san francisco. he suffered a fractured skull and injuries to his right arm and hands but is expected to make a full recovery. a man was arrested on charges including attempted murder. the attack has stoked fears about political violence in the run up to the november 8th midterm elections. it s reported that the same chant was used by this guy that they have in custody that was used on january 6th, in the attack on the us capitol. i m not making this up this is in the report. i can t guarantee it, i can tell you what s been reported. the chant was, where s nancy? where s nancy? this is despicable. there s no place in america there s too much violence, political violence. the head of the royal navy has ordered an investigation into allegations of bullying and sexual harassment against female recruits in the submarine service. several women who served in the fleet have told the daily mail they faced mistreatment from all ranks. the first sea lord, admiral sir ben key, said any form of harassment would not be tolerated. our defence correspondent paul adams is here. these are serious allegations. take us through them. these affect women who take us through them. these affect women who have take us through them. these affect women who have been take us through them. these affect women who have been serving - take us through them. these affect women who have been serving in i take us through them. these affect | women who have been serving in the submarine women who have been serving in the submarine service since 2011, when they were submarine service since 2011, when they were first allowed to join that branch they were first allowed to join that branch of they were first allowed to join that branch of the military. they have run the branch of the military. they have run the full branch of the military. they have run the full gamut of sexual and physical run the full gamut of sexual and physical assault, women being punched physical assault, women being punched and hit by male colleagues, male colleagues exposing themselves, women male colleagues exposing themselves, women having their underwear stolen and a women having their underwear stolen and a bizarre matter one in which women and a bizarre matter one in which women are and a bizarre matter one in which women are ranked according to the ones women are ranked according to the ones that women are ranked according to the ones that their male colleagues would ones that their male colleagues would rape in the event of a catastrophic event under water. these catastrophic event under water. these are catastrophic event under water. these are events going on on long missions these are events going on on long missions at these are events going on on long missions at sea in the cramped confines missions at sea in the cramped confines of missions at sea in the cramped confines of a submarine. the women often confines of a submarine. the women often felt confines of a submarine. the women often felt that they were unable to complain often felt that they were unable to complain or report any of this. these complain or report any of this. these are complain or report any of this. these are allegations in the mail. this is these are allegations in the mail. this is not these are allegations in the mail. this is not our investigation, we have this is not our investigation, we have not this is not our investigation, we have not spoken to the women involved have not spoken to the women involved but the navy is allowed by this. admiral sir ben key says he is disturbed this. admiral sir ben key says he is disturbed at this, that the allegations are apparent, and that sexual allegations are apparent, and that sexual harassment in the workplace will not sexual harassment in the workplace will not be sexual harassment in the workplace will not be tolerated and he has initiated will not be tolerated and he has initiated his senior team to investigate this but part of the problem, campaigners say, that the royal problem, campaigners say, that the royal navy will now be investigating itself royal navy will now be investigating itself. they want all complaints of this nature to be investigated by an independent body. the government is spending more of its foreign aid budget in the uk than on direct help for poorer countries overseas. development experts say more money is being spent supporting rising numbers of asylum seekers and refugees at home so less is available for projects abroad. the foreign office accepted there was significant pressure on aid but insisted the uk remained one of the largest global donors. a severe tropical storm has killed at least 45 people in the philippines, and left many more homeless after causing floods and landslides in southern provinces. tropical storm nalgee covers a huge area, and has brought heavy rain to much of the country. it s expected to reach the capital, manila, later today. the telecoms regulator has urged broadband providers to think carefully before putting their prices up significantly. ofcom told bbc radio 4 s moneybox programme, that it had encouraged companies to put customers first at a time when the cost of living was rising. there s major disruption to rail services across scotland due to a 24 hour walk out by scotrail workers. more than 2,000 members of the rmt union are taking part in the strike, with trains running onjust three routes in the central belt, and all other services cancelled. our scotland correspondent alexandra mckenzie is at queen street station in glasgow. so, yet more disruption for travellers. yes, absolutely. this is saturday afternoon in queen street station. it would normally be very busy with shoppers, but as you can see behind me, it is deserted. trains are standing idle and the board behind me is almost like. as you said, there are three services running in scotland, mostly or all around the central belt. you can get a limited service from here through to edinburgh or, if you want to go to glasgow central station, you can go to larkhall or lanark, but absolutely nothing out with the central belt and trains that are running. at 6:30pm this evening so, if you wanted to travel around other cities in scotland, dundee, inverness, aberdeen, there is absolutely nothing available today stop and that is because scotrail workers, more than 2000 of them belonging to the rmt union are on strike stop they have had an offer of pay that has been rejected. that is a 5% increase, plus a £500 payment. that has been rejected and the rmt union has said that industrial action will continue for as long as necessary. with all the sport now, here s holly hamilton at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon, wales are out of the rugby union women s world cup, beating 55 3 by host and defending champions new zealand this morning. jo currie is there, for us. the other side of the world up against the defending champions in their back yard for a place in the semifinals. wales women would need all the support they could get. after pleasantries were exchanged, wales found themselves with an early chance, which they wasted. opportunities like that would not come around very often as the black ferns started to find their feet and the width of the pitch. as time, and time, and time again, they found themselves in at the corner and they built up a commanding lead. there was a change of ends but no change of tactics for the world champions. that is porsche woodland s record try in the tournament. try in the tournament. absolutely sumptuous! try in the tournament. absolutely sumptuous! black try in the tournament. absolutely sumptuous! black audi try in the tournament. absolutely sumptuous! black audi black - try in the tournament. absolutely l sumptuous! black audi black ferns look at home under the lights with a performance that was hard to fault whilst wales found themselves outmuscled and outmanoeuvred as you see them put on a show worthy of a packed crowd. they move on to the final four where they will face france, whilst wales face a long flight home. like at this result will hurt but it will be seen as the beginning of the journey for wales women after the welsh rugby union only offered them full time contracts a few months ago. it shows how much whether they still have to 90, how much whether they still have to go, if they are to close the gap on the best in the world. that go, if they are to close the gap on the best in the world. go, if they are to close the gap on the best in the world. at the rugby lea . ue the best in the world. at the rugby league world the best in the world. at the rugby league world cup the best in the world. at the rugby league world cup ireland - the best in the world. at the rugby league world cup ireland are - the best in the world. at the rugby league world cup ireland are closej league world cup ireland are close to going out after losing 48 10, to new zealand last night. that defeat leaves them relying onjamaica to beat lebanon, if they are to reach the quarterfinals. england already in the last four late greece, today, and adam wilde is at bramall lane for us. ., , ., and adam wilde is at bramall lane for us. . , ., ., , ., for us. england s final group game of this rugby for us. england s final group game of this rugby league for us. england s final group game of this rugby league world - for us. england s final group game of this rugby league world cup. l for us. england s final group game . of this rugby league world cup. they are already safely through to the quarterfinals after victories against samoa on the opening day and last weekend, against france. the first time they have ever played greece in rugby league. they are in truth expected to win and win well, but in many ways, it is the presence of greece here that transcends any result here at bramall lane this afternoon. if you are not familiar with greece s rugby league story it is quite astonishing. it is a team that until recently was banned from playing rugby league. they had to playing rugby league. they had to play games in the middle of the night and in secret location so the fact that they are here at a world cup, going toe to toe with the host at a packed out bramall lane really is one of the most astonishing stories of this or any world cup. england will not dwell on that sentiment. they will want to reach the business end of the competition on a high. kick off here is at 2:30pm. like i thank you, adam wilde at bramall lane for us. rare 2:30pm. like i thank you, adam wilde at bramall lane for us. at bramall lane for us. we have one match at bramall lane for us. we have one match already at bramall lane for us. we have one match already well at bramall lane for us. we have one match already well under - at bramall lane for us. we have one match already well under way| at bramall lane for us. we have | one match already well under way in the premier league. leicester city hosting manchester city. there is no erling haaland at manchester city today. he is missing out his first premier league game with that foot injury. just approaching half time, and it is still goalless. there is live text commentary on the bbc sport website on that. along with all today s matches and rugby league world cup details. that is all your support for now. holly, thank you very much. all your support. you can see more on all of today s stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5.30 bye for now. hello, you re watching the bbc news channel. more now on the news that rescue workers in the philippines are distributing aid to almost half a million people in the philippines who have been affected by a severe tropical storm, which has brought flash floods and landslides, killing at least 45 people. earlier, i got the latest from richard gordon, who s chairman and ceo of the philippine red cross. the situation has been very bad, the typhoon claimed 42 lives ready, already, in a landslide and floods. a lot of the provinces, at least 45 provinces have been ii the most severely. crop damage is high. transportation has stopped and a lot of people are stranded. we are approaching the holidays, people are beginning to go for the all saints day, the traditional holiday when they go to their provinces. so a lot of them are there to visit and most of them didn t bring enough money, so they are going hungry in the port. we re trying to handle the situation by giving them hot meals. doing the same thing with water in the areas. certainly a lot of people have lost their homes in that landslide. we are trying to figure out those most affected, particularly those who have lost their families, particularly orphans. how much coordination is there between aid agencies such as yourselves and the government? the national disaster co ordinating law. the red cross is a subsidiary of the government. we are trying so hard to alleviate human suffering. the cycle of disaster and poverty, it s not the first time we have been hit by a typhoon. we have 2a typhoons each year, seven will be serious, like this one. this was a sleeper typhoon, it came in and we thought it wasn t going to be that strong, and suddenly it became very strong. this area wasn t even in the path of the tycoon originally. of the typhoon originally. so some areas have been flooded out. in the meantime, it s traversing the central philippines area, hopefully it will be out by tomorrow, but nonetheless it is still wreaking damage and floods. bringing challenges in terms of food scarcity. the trucks will not be able to supply food, hopefully there will be enough food in the areas, and people won t have to suffer more deprivation. given that this wasn t expected in terms of the severity and the widespread nature of the geography it has covered, how prepared were you at the red cross? well, we have conducted. we are announcing an emergency appeal, a humble appeal to try and get support, as well as the international red cross community. it s important because of the disaster reserve emergency fund. hopefully we will be able to cope and it doesn t get worse. it may not appear to cause severe enough damage, but after a few days you will find out that there are people whose lives have been overturned in the flash of a flood or a landslide. the head of the royal navy has ordered an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harassed on submarines. admiral sir ben key, the first sea lord, said anyone found culpable would be held accountable regardless of rank. he has directed a senior team to investigate the claims. the uk ministry of defence says it s improving reporting mechanisms for sexual offences. emma norton is a lawyer and founder of the centre for militaryjustice, a charity which provides independent legal advice to women and men in the armed forces. she said these cases are common. it s incredibly shocking. it never ceases to be shocking. it s not unfamiliar to us unfortunately, we ve assisted very recently in a case and the accounts that were being given by the women speaking to the daily mail are strikingly similar to the accounts given by our clients. i also think they reflect very markedly the findings in a sexual harassment survey that was published very quietly earlier this year by the royal navy. what we re finding is that independent review after independent review is recommending that the investigation of cases like this be taken away from the single services themselves. while it is very good to hear that response today, it doesn t go far enough. ultimately it will still be the royal navy investigating the royal navy. so a lot of campaigners and servicewomen have been calling for, for many, many years, for those who have responsibility for investigating the most serious complaints like this to be taken away from the single services themselves and handed to an independent body. we can speak now to chris parry, a former rear admiral in the british royal navy. what do you make of these allegations we have been seeing in the daily mail newspaper? do they reflect your experiences when you were in the navy, what you saw and heard? ~ ., were in the navy, what you saw and heard? ~ . ,, . , were in the navy, what you saw and heard? ~ ., i. ., , , ., heard? what you are seeing is a mixture of heard? what you are seeing is a mixture of anecdotal, heard? wha