125 fans were killed in a stadium stampede. iranian officials warn against unrest as crackdowns continue on street protests over the death of a woman in police s custody. the british prime minister admits the decisions which mark turmoil in financial markets could have been handled better. i stand by the package we announced and i stand by the fact that we announced it quickly because we had to act, but i do accept we should have laid the ground better. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. with more than half of votes counted in brazil s tightly contested presidential election, the right wing incumbentjair election, the right wing incumbent jair bolsonaro is ahead by a narrow margin. he has 46% of the vote compared with 115% has 46% of the vote compared with 45% for his main rival, the former left wing leader lula da silva. the results have surprised supporters of both candidates is all opinion polls gave lula
of votes counted in brazil s tightly contested presidential election, the right wing incumbentjair election, the right wing incumbent jair bolsonaro is ahead by a narrow margin. he has 46% of the vote compared with 115% has 46% of the vote compared with 45% for his main rival, the former left wing leader lula da silva. the results have surprised supporters of both candidates is all opinion polls gave lula da silva a clear lead. let s head to laura trevelyan in rio dejaneiro. exactly what is the sense on the ground? exactly what is the sense on the round? ., ., the ground? the jair bolsonaro su ort the ground? the jair bolsonaro support is the ground? the jair bolsonaro support is extremely the ground? the jair bolsonaro support is extremely resilient l support is extremely resilient with 66% of the votes now counted. lula da silva and jair bolsonaro are literally neck and neck and it does look as if lula da silva may be about to overtake jair bolsonaro because some of those areas