for drivers in this country and the government is saying we're going to bring in 5000 visas. there is an obvious problem. at the labour party conference the deputy leader angela rayner germany votes in a federal election that will usher in a new chancellor after 16 years of angela merkel. detectives investigating the murder of sabina nessa have arrested a 38—year—old man on suspicion of murder in what scotland yard says is a significant development. and the labour party conference in brighton, the deputy leader angela rayner is criticised for calling borisjohnson scum. and a shock defeat for britain's anthonyjoshua, who has lost his world heavyweight titles after losing to 0leksandr usyk of ukraine. hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. more than 10,000 workers will be given visas. it comes as the shortage of drivers led to them is at petrol stations and empty shelves in supermarkets. 5000 fuel tanker and food delivery drivers will be eligible to work in the uk the three months until christmas eve. the road haulage association estimates there is a shortage of 100,000 lorry drivers. the government scheme is also extended to 5500 poultry workers. the transport secretary grant shapps has urged people to be sensible and only fill up their cars when they need to. the labour leader sir keir starmer has said the government has failed to prepare and he has called for more visas to be issued. the 5,000 visas will be available for people who drive fuel tankers and food lorries from the start of october. they'll last only until christmas eve. it's thought the shortfall of hgv drivers in the uk runs into tens of thousands. the problem has been building for years but has worsened following brexit and the pandemic. 0ne haulier said today's news was a step in the right direction. it might well get us over the peak time although i would like to have seen it four months, but we'll take what we can. but it's not enough and it's too little too late, basically. the government had resisted calls from retail and freight business groups for a short—term relaxation of immigration rules. now that's changed. it follows two days of issues at petrol stations which began with a shortage of drivers delivering to some bp garages and became widespread once drivers ignored pleas not to panic buy. the group which represents european hauliers isn't sure how many drivers will want to come. we will need to see once the new provisions will be officially adopted. what i can say is that the shortage of drivers is a long—term problem. it's a long—term issue which requires long—term solutions. and this will also depend upon the type of transportation from the eu to the uk. the trade body representing major uk supermarkets insisted they alone needed at least 15,000 lorry drivers to avoid christmas disruption. 5,500 chicken and turkey workers will also be eligible for visas. but one business group said these latest measures only helped to a limited extent. look, i think it's a really good start but it'sjust not going to be enough. we have a critical shortage of really skilled workers, not just these drivers but also in other sectors too. and we need a proper plan on how we're going to transition from where we are now to what's really coming. this is going to really wreck our economic recovery unless we absolutely sort our supply chain issues out now. funding has also been announced to train up 4,000 more uk drivers and to use staff from the ministry of defence to boost the number of test examiners. the government says visas won't be a long—term solution, insisting it's the responsibility of businesses to invest in the domestic workforce. katy austin, bbc news. the uk transport secretary grant shapps has been speaking to the bbc�*s andrew marr. he said the uk is not short of fuel and urge the public not to panic buy. we have got a massive package of different alleviations in place. there is plenty of fuel, there are six refineries and 47 storage centres and we are not short of fuel as you rightly described. it is just about the panic buying, which is preventing it from being available and sometimes immediately as you want it. we are seeing these queues which don't need to be there. so this package which deals with the short—term with things like visas and calling in the army to help process more dvsa, that is licensing itself, to get that through. and then in the longer term which is big reform of the sector that is required because there has been a systemic shortage of drivers across the whole of the economy, made much, much worse by coronavirus across the world. are you going to bring in army drivers? well, we will do whatever is required. the army at the moment is going to make sure that we are testing hgv drivers and that is where the bottleneck is. but there is a big package today that includes apprenticeships and boot camps and better pay and conditions for people. what we are asking for is on top of that package is for the public to do their part, only fill up when you need to, don't top up at all, only fill up when you need to. and there is actually plenty of petrol to go round. this is an unnecessary situation where there are queues that are forming, even though we have all the fuel that we need in the refineries and storage centres in the uk. the labour leader sir keir starmer said leaders need to bring in thousands more foreign drivers to solve the crisis. would you bring in hundred thousand drivers? we have to issue enough visas to cover the number of drivers that we need. the alternative... 100,000? if there is 100,000 vacancies for drivers in this country and the government is saying we are going to bring in 5000 visas, there is an obvious problem. 100,000 is i think norwich is 140,000, it is the size of a small city and the government's response is far, far too small. it is not an ideal response, it is a shorter response. in the long term we need conditions to be improved, we need training. but the government has known that the years. and we have got a situation now where we have got an absolute crisis in this country through a lack of planning on behalf of the government. sir keir starmer. german voters are casting their ballot in a tight race to decide who will take overfrom ballot in a tight race to decide who will take over from angela merkel after 16 years in power. at stake is the leadership of europe's most powerful economy and the race could not be any tighter. we will be live in germany throughout the day to bring you the latest. 0ur correspondent is in berlin now. thank you very much indeed. yeah, it is a gorgeous day and we are overlooking the brandenburg gate. you can hear a bit of cheering and whistling behind me, nothing to do the politicians. i willjust show you, it is the final straight i think you can see of the annual berlin marathon, so these are some of the latecomers to the party but they are really within touching distance of the end there. a great analogy as well actually for the electoral scene because this has also been a political marathon for germany. it is three years now since angela merkel signalled her intention to stand down as chancellor, not to stand again. so three years for the parties to ready themselves for the selection and the opportunity to take over from arguably the most dominant leader in recent european history. the key candidates for the chancellor have been out voting of course. first of all the conservative. he is from angela merkel�*s party. he has cast his ballot in the final push for votes. and angela merkel did join him at a rally on saturday. that was in his hometown. 0urfinal opinion polls suggest an unlikely victory could yet be within their grasp. it has been a highly unpredictable campaign. it looked pretty bleakfor the cdu until merkel entered the fray and started to back him. however, he is having to battle with a centrist social democrat, is also the finance minister in the coalition government. he has been voting in potsdam and he may have to turn to the green party... unfortunately we have some technical issues so we have lost contact with david. we will try to go back to him. let's go to a polling station in berlin. nick, what is turn out like so far?— in berlin. nick, what is turn out like so far? yes, you can see for ourself like so far? yes, you can see for yourself that _ like so far? yes, you can see for yourself that there _ like so far? yes, you can see for yourself that there is _ like so far? yes, you can see for yourself that there is a - like so far? yes, you can see for yourself that there is a pretty i yourself that there is a pretty long queuein yourself that there is a pretty long queue in this part of berlin. we are in the north—east of the city from where david was talking to us. the sun is shining, there is a game of football you maybe able to hear some young voices playing football. the singing of the choir has been wafting across this neighbourhood today. we are told that the queue from the end of the line to the star is about half an hour, so people have been coming out to cast their vote. and just talking to people it is interesting because a lot of people are now contemplating life without angela merkel, she has been the mainstay for 16 years and in that time the united kingdom has had five prime ministers, the united states has had four presidents, so people are trying to work out whether they want the conservatives, angela merkel�*s party, to remain in the driving seat or whether it is time for the social democrats to take a bigger role in the coalition. and i say coalition because germany is a country of coalitions. and that means that even though come six o'clock our time this evening when we get the exit polls, which generally are pretty accurate, we may have an idea of where the popular vote has gone. it maybe days or weeks before all the horse trading is complete and the coalition comes together. and there are lots of different combinations that people will be thinking about today or maybe they won't, maybe they're just going to their first choice and there was a wait and see what happens. but the people who are concerned that this is the end of an era of angela merkel maybe there is some race assurance that she will be around, she is not going this evening. she will be here in the coming weeks and months while this sort of transition phase in germany happens at the end of the merkel area. ,, ., , happens at the end of the merkel area. ,, .,, , , happens at the end of the merkel area. ,, , , , area. she has represented stability of a lona area. she has represented stability of a longtime _ area. she has represented stability of a long time there. _ area. she has represented stability of a long time there. as _ area. she has represented stability of a long time there. as you - area. she has represented stability of a long time there. as you say, l area. she has represented stability of a long time there. as you say, it is going to be a while before we know the shape of the new administration going forward. but is it likely, possible, that there will be any real changes in strategy going forward?— going forward? well, this is interesting _ going forward? well, this is interesting and _ going forward? well, this is interesting and if _ going forward? well, this is interesting and if you - going forward? well, this is interesting and if you listen| going forward? well, this is i interesting and if you listen to what the candidates have said in the three big debates they have had on tv but also out at the election rallies, they have been trying to paint themselves as a continuity candidate. now, you don't often get that do you? often we are told that it is time for a change in various ways, shapes and forms. i think people want to be seen in the mould of angela merkel, someone who is responsible, can be relied upon and of course someone who coming out of the pandemic you can trust. i think thatis the pandemic you can trust. i think that is the quality is people have been trying to put forward. the greens of course they do say that things need to be different, particularly climate, and of when we look back to this summer in germany, 190 people lost their lives due to the awful flooding. so climate change and the more violent episodes we have seen is something that people have been talking about. but as is the case in 70 countries during so many election periods, it is the economy that has dominated. so all of these things will be going together, they will be in people's mines today as they come and cast their vote. . ~' , ., , their vote. thank you very much, nick. we their vote. thank you very much, nick- we can _ their vote. thank you very much, nick- we can go _ their vote. thank you very much, nick. we can go back— their vote. thank you very much, nick. we can go back now - their vote. thank you very much, nick. we can go back now to - their vote. thank you very much, i nick. we can go back now to david. we have restored communications with you, david. good to see you again. thank you, china. i'mjoined by the bbc�*s berlin respondent damien mcguinness. it was interesting listening to nick there about the challenges i suppose in standing out as a candidate. but it has been incredibly unpredictable as to where this is going. and the opinion polls have been all over the place. trier? have been all over the place. very much so. have been all over the place. very much so- i — have been all over the place. very much so. ithink— have been all over the place. very much so. i think you _ have been all over the place. very much so. i think you could - have been all over the place. - much so. i think you could argue this is the most unpredictable election modern germany has no really. as you say, four months the opinion polls have been extremely volatile. if you lookjust four months ago the greens were really leading quite convincingly. then they were overtaken by the conservatives. then the latest polls, they were overtaken by the centre—left. now the centre—left and the conservatives are looking neck and neck. lots of reasons for that. voters are very undecided, even just some days ago 30% of voters said they still don't know which way to vote. also, unprecedented numbers of postal votes. some of those people voted weeks ago so it makes it difficult call. the only thing we do know though is that angela merkel really is going and of course we are going to get a new chancellor. that is the only thing to say for sure. we don't even know when to. that could go on and on. it is fascinating the idea that germany is one continuity and change. that is an interesting balance. it is one continuity and change. that is an interesting balance.— an interesting balance. it is a bit of a challenge _ an interesting balance. it is a bit of a challenge to _ an interesting balance. it is a bit of a challenge to do _ an interesting balance. it is a bit of a challenge to do that, - an interesting balance. it is a bit of a challenge to do that, isn't i an interesting balance. it is a bit. of a challenge to do that, isn't it? the economy has been doing well, merkel is still very popular, so people want to continue in that vein. at the same time, i think people telling everyone is aware of the challenges ahead, climate change, digitalisation, there are lots of things germany needs to do. german voters say they want continuity and change. that is almost impossible to pull off but the finance minister has audible. that is almost a continuity but is a different party. he is promising a more left—wing agenda, he is promising also more higher minimum wage, highertaxes promising also more higher minimum wage, higher taxes but also higher spending. that is a new direction in which a lot of people agree with, thatis which a lot of people agree with, that is why he has done well in the polls. 0ther that is why he has done well in the polls. other candidates have struggled for that balance. it polls. other candidates have struggled for that balance. it will take something _ struggled for that balance. it will take something dramatic - struggled for that balance. it will take something dramatic for - struggled for that balance. it will take something dramatic for a i take something dramatic for a windfall of these parties for their anything to be other than quite protracted coalition talks. yeah, ou protracted coalition talks. yeah, you always _ protracted coalition talks. yeah, you always have _ protracted coalition talks. yeah, you always have a _ protracted coalition talks. yeah, you always have a collision. - protracted coalition talks. yeah, you always have a collision. the | you always have a collision. the difference here is the two main parties, the centre—left and centre—right, they usually get 30, almost 40% in polls. now, if they do well, they will be happy with mid 20s. that means they might have to have two extra partners and quite uncomfortable coalition, probably greens and the liberals in many aspects their opposite ends of the spectrum, particular when it comes to tax cuts versus tax hikes. that is going to be very uncomfortable conversation, it could drag out for months. if angela merkel is still in power and the coalition carries on until the end of december, she will be the longest serving chancellor everin be the longest serving chancellor ever in modern germany. so that's something to watch out for. we could see coalition to open till christmas if the numbers are tight tonight. they mean, you have seen some coalition talks in your time in this country, they can go on. thank you very much indeed for that. we are going to be bringing you the results live. we will bring you analysis on these elections in a new special programme, that is coming up later in the day at 1530 gmt, live from berlin. that is help boss for london time. thank you, david. see you later. the deputy labour leader angela rayner has refused to apologise for describing consort to limit conservatives as scum. she made the comments at the party conference. she said she would only apologise if the prime minister apologise if the prime minister apologise for controversial comments he has made in the past. let's go to our political correspondent 22. —— helen catt. they were made at reception last night and she referred to conservative ministers as a bunch of scum, homophobic, racist, misogynistic. sir keir starmer has distancing himself from his deputy�*s words. as to whether or not she should apologise, he said that was a matter for angela rayner himself to limit herself. i5 that was a matter for angela rayner himself to limit herself.— himself to limit herself. is that the kind of— himself to limit herself. is that the kind of level _ himself to limit herself. is that the kind of level of _ himself to limit herself. is that the kind of level of political - the kind of level of political debate _ the kind of level of political debate you want in this country, are the tories _ debate you want in this country, are the tories scum? | debate you want in this country, are the tories scum?— the tories scum? i think that boris johnson is the tories scum? i think that boris johnson is a _ the tories scum? i think that boris johnson is a homophobic, - the tories scum? i think that boris johnson is a homophobic, racist, l johnson is a homophobic, racist, misogynistic guy who needs to apologise for his remarks in the past. i will apologise when boris apologises for saying the comments he has made. i retract that he is scum. , ,., he has made. i retract that he is scum. , , scum. there is some support here for anuela scum. there is some support here for angela rayner _ scum. there is some support here for angela rayner for _ scum. there is some support here for angela rayner for her _ scum. there is some support here for angela rayner for her words, - scum. there is some support here for angela rayner for her words, some i angela raynerfor her words, some suggesting that she was speaking passionately and reflecting a wider angle. away from these comments, sort of policy developments that are raising a few eyebrows here at the labour labour conference. sir keir starmer was asked by andrew marr if he would nationalise the big six energy company. he said he wouldn't and he would be pragmatic about it. if it was a benefits to the taxpayer then he would consider it. it appears to be a change of position, certainly from where some in the party understood that where the party understood that where the party was on nationalising the big six. and of course what today is working up to is that vote later on the conference floor about changes to the way that the party elects its leader. they agreed yesterday by a committee, it would see that the bar for getting on the ballot paper would be raised from getting 10% of support from mps to 20% and they have said that that would prove confident controversial but it will go to the conference floor later this afternoon. the leadership does expect to get cast. detectives investigating the murder of sabina nessa have arrested a 38—year—old man on suspicion of murder. the london primary school teacher was attacked after going to meet a friend on the 17th of september. 0ur correspondent simonjones gave me this update. she correspondent simon jones gave me this u date. ,, ., , correspondent simon jones gave me this update-— this update. she was walking to a local ub, this update. she was walking to a local pub. the _ this update. she was walking to a local pub, the journey _ this update. she was walking to a local pub, the journey should - this update. she was walking to a | local pub, the journey should have only taken five minutes but she never arrived. she was attacked in a nearby park. now, this morning here in london we have had a statement from the metropolitan police. they say they have arrested a 38—year—old man on suspicion of her murder. he was detained in east sussex at around three o'clock this morning. he is currently in police custody. 0fficers he is currently in police custody. officers say that sabina nessa's family have been informed of this development. they describing it as a significant arrest and they say that the family are continuing to be supported by officers. sabina nessa's death has prompted an outpouring of grief in the local community and beyond. people asking why a woman was not able to walk on the streets alone. there was a big vigil on friday night near to where she lived. people arrived with flowers and candles. now, police had previously arrested two men on suspicion of murder but they have been released under investigation. but a significant development, in the words of the police this morning. fist the words of the police this morning-— the words of the police this morninu. �* , the words of the police this mornin.. �* , ., morning. at least three people have been killed and _ morning. at least three people have been killed and dozens _ morning. at least three people have been killed and dozens of _ morning. at least three people have been killed and dozens of others - been killed and dozens of others injured in train derailment in montana in the us. it left the tracks at four o'clock in the afternoon local time near the town of chester. the company said they were 140 passengers on board. the train had been travelling between seattle and chicago. the safety board has launched an investigation. the palestinian health ministry says at least four palestinians have been killed during raids by the israeli army in the west bank. one of the funerals has already taken place. heavy fighting is said to be continuing. the prime minister says israeli forces mounted an operation against what he called a mass terrorist. -- 23 23. a volcanic eruption continues to cause destruction and disruption on the spanish island of la palma. thousands of people have had to leave their homes while ash and smoke has forced the closure of the island's airport. it's been almost a week since the cumbre vieja volcano started erupting and it's showing no signs of slowing down. we don't know when the eruption is going to stop and we don't know the evolution of the eruption, we don't know whether this eruption is going to increase in intensity or decrease. thousands of tonnes of lava has already spread across the landscape, forcing more than 6,000 residents from their homes. and it's an anxious wait for people still living in its potential path. translation: you can't sleep, it's constantly there. yesterday shock waves were reaching us here and the house was shaking and we had the feeling we would be asked to evacuate at any moment. translation: i'm stressed. you don't know if they'll ask you to leave. you have one foot in and the other out. we hope we'll be ok here. we have clothes packed here and shoes in the other room. we don't know what will happen. a thick cloud of smoke and ash now extends four kilometres into the air and this is the impact — the airport has been forced to close because of the amount of ash covering the runway. that's led to long lines of tourists trying to get ferries off the island. translation: we have to be patient in these cases and that's it. was i on vacation? yes, this is paradise, i want to come again. the ash is also affecting the island's banana crop which is crucial to its economy and provides thousands ofjobs. this is the first eruption in 50 years and its impact will be felt for many years to come. courtney bembridge, bbc news. iceland has become the first european country where women hold the majority of parliamentary seats. 33 members of the parliament elected will be women. men will hold 30 seats. iceland has a strong tradition of women in politics. it was the first country to elect a woman president and it has had female prime ministers for most of the past 12 years. the governing coalition maintained its majority but talks on a new coalition between them maybe difficult after the prime minister's left greens suffered a major setback. voters in switzerland go to the polls today to decide whether to allow same—sex marriage. church groups and conservative political parties oppose the idea, saying it will undermine the traditionalfamily and saying it will undermine the traditional family and that children have a right to both the mother and father. switzerland has allowed same—sex couples to register their partnerships since 2007 but rights to fertility treatment and inheritance are restricted. the british boxer anthonyjoshua has british boxer anthony joshua has been british boxer anthonyjoshua has been beaten by the ukrainian boxer 0leksandr usyk, who has now taken on the new title of heavyweight champion. 0leksandr usyk one on points and was in tears as the result was announced. anthonyjoshua says he is not a smoker and he will bounce back. you watching bbc news. now it is time to look at the weather. hello, we have quite a big change on the way in our weather, something cooler and more unsettled during the week ahead. make the most of the if you like warm weather because it is another one of those days where temperatures will be above where they should be at the time of year. a lot of dry weather around but rain moving into the west thanks to this stripe of cloud on the satellite picture. this is a frontal system bringing rain into northern ireland initially. that rain will then push its way eastwards and behind this front a cold front will change the air mass, the feel of the. get the blue shades, things will change markedly cooler the next few days. that rain moving into northern ireland through the afternoon, heavy bursts with strong and gusty winds. some of that getting into western scotland. eastern scotland and much of england and wales stay largely dry, some spells of sunshine. just the odd rogue shower here and there and temperatures in the high teens although 20 c. up to 22 23 c in places. through this evening and overnight that band of rain will continue to attract eastwards, notice bright green colour is showing up here. that indicates that there will be some really intense downpours accompanied by some squalid gusts of wind. that rain not reaching the eastern side of england really until dawn. it is going to be a pretty mild night, i'll start tomorrow but the rain will reach all remaining areas tomorrow morning and a very soggy star in the east. as that clears, yes, the skies will brighten we will see some sunshine but shower racing from the west, some will be heavy, thundery, breezy and it will feel much cooler, much fresher to stop top temperatures between 14 and 18 . actually much closer to where we should be at this time in late september. low pressure really takes charge as we had through this week. this weather front moving in from the west promises heavy and persistent rain for many of us as we go through the day on tuesday. that will be accompanied by strong and gusty winds. could see gust of wind 40 to 50 miles an hour in exposed spots. we stick with the temperature is 14 to 18 . if anything once they will be cooler still but it will bring something of a drier interlude. more unsettled weatherfor something of a drier interlude. more unsettled weather for the end of the week, brisk winds and it stays cool and autumnal. you are watching bbc news. the headlines, the british government said it will issue 5000 temporary visas to ease disruption to fuel and food supplies. ministers urge the public not to panic buy petrol. there is actually plenty to go around. this is an unnecessary situation where there are queues forming even though we have actually all the fuel we need in the storage centres of the uk.— all the fuel we need in the storage centres of the uk. circular starmer said ministers _ centres of the uk. circular starmer said ministers must _ centres of the uk. circular starmer said ministers must be _ centres of the uk. circular starmer said ministers must be ready - centres of the uk. circular starmer said ministers must be ready to . said ministers must be ready to assume any more