Abusive and predatory behaviour. Brand has denied the allegations. We now have a statement from Russell Brands agents. It reads. Russell brand is performing in london on saturday evening these are pictures of him arriving at the troubador theatre in wembley park. The sold out performance had been due to begin at seven pm, but the audience was told that the start would be put back by at least 45 minutes, as mr brand was delayed. Lets hear from our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba and a warning the details are disturbing. This joint investigation by the sunday times. The times and channel four dispatches says that four women have made allegations of Sexual Assaults by him between the years 2006 and 2013 during the time of these allegations. Russell brand was probably One Of The Best known celebrities in the country. One of the best known he was presenting on bbc radio two. One of the best known he was presenting on channel four and many, many other places. And he was also, as you say, acting in hollywood films. You know, his fame had spread across the atlantic. Now, the investigation says that around ten years ago, brand met a businesswoman who theyre calling nadia. She says they did have consensual sex, but when they met again the following month, she says brand kissed her and said that he wanted her tojoin him. That he wanted her tojoin him and anotherfriend in the bedroom, nadia, told the investigation by trying to get away from him. And i slipped away from the wall. And at this point, hes grabbing at my underwear and he has that glazed look in his eye again and i cant move. And i told him, get off, get off. Nadia says he raped her without a condom. The following year, the investigation says a woman theyre calling phoebe says she met Russell Brand at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. She says she did have a brief sexual relationship with him, but it had ended when one night she was at his house. When she realised that they were alone, she says she ended up trapped in a bedroom and she told the investigation. I think he had his hand down my trousers but i was fighting so hard and i was screaming so hard, hoping that i could get through somehow. I dont know what the actual definition of Sexual Assault is, but it feels like that he didnt rape me. Like that, he didnt rape me. The allegations have been denied by Russell Brand. Overnight he released a Video Message in which he said the relationships i had were absolutely always consensual. What i seriously refute are these very, very serious criminal allegations. Lets move on to iran now where its been one year since the death of mahsa amini, the kurdish iranian woman who died in custody. Her death sparked months of Anti Government protests in the country. She died after being arrested for not dressing in a way that conformed to irans laws. Her family says she was killed by the authorities. Iran tightened security today to try to prevent new demonstrations, but some people still gathered in support of mahsas memory. This protest took place in karaj, on the outskirts of tehran. The authorities in Eastern Libya are sealing off the stricken city of derna to enable rescue teams to get in more easily following the devastating flash floods. They said the area would be closed off to civilians and that only libyan and International Rescue teams would have access. Theres been calls for the complete evacuation of survivors from derna. Although Rescue Efforts have been scaled up, the Aid Operation so far has been described as chaotic. Youre described as chaotic. Watching bbc news. The family of a 14 year old boy killed in a stabbing in manchester say he was very kind and caring. Nathaniel shani died in hospital after he was found with stab wounds yesterday evening. Two boys, aged 13 and 14, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and they remain in custody. Yunus mulla reports. Nathaniel shani another victim of knife crime. His family say he was a best friend to many, kind and caring. Today his friends and community remembered him with flowers and messages. Nathaniel was stabbed yesterday evening. I spoke to the mother of one of his friends. My son cannot even sleep. He was scared last night. What was nathaniel like . He was a quiet good boy, even when he came to my house. The teenager was taken to hospital and died from his injuries. This local resident lives a short distance away from the scene in the harpurhey area of manchester. I could hear what was going on. My electricity was finished and i was going to get the electricity and i could see there was a big fight and kids were fighting with each other and one was screaming, call the ambulance, call the ambulance, and there was blood on that corner. It is just so bad. As part of the murder investigation, Greater Manchester police have put in place a section 60 order giving them greater stop and search powers. Detectives say this action was proportionate and necessary, with the aim of minimising the potential for violent behaviour and to prevent further serious incidents. Manchester and harpurhey has got to Start Talking about smartphones that arrange altercations and young people carrying knifes. They are getting younger and younger, carrying knives. We have got to put our Heads Together in manchester and in the uk to get on top of this. Detectives say two boys aged 13 and 14 remain in Police Custody on suspicion of murder, but they are appealing for witnesses, and support is being given to the ia year olds family who say their hearts have been left broken. Yunus mulla, bbc news, manchester. The uks chief vet has said there will not be a culling of the american bully xl dog breed. It comes after the Prime Minister said the dogs would be banned after the death of a man in staffordshire, following an attack suspected to be by two American Bully Xls. 0ur Correspondent Matt Graveling has the details. Ian price was killed in Staffordshire On thursday afternoon, mauled to death by two dogs. He was 52 years old. The owner of the animals suspected to be American Bully Xls was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. The Prime Minister said this breed will be banned by the end of the year. Today, the uks Chief Veterinary Officer said this does not mean animals will be culled. You will need to register and take certain actions. Your dog will need to be neutered, they will need to be muzzled when out in public, and on a lead and insured. But if you comply with these actions, and that means we will know where these dogs are, which will be a massive benefit, then, yes, absolutely, you will be able to keep your dog. The xl bully is the largest type of the american bully dog and can weigh more than nine stone. However, it is not recognised by the main british dog associations, such as the royal kennel club. It would be the first dog added to a list set out in the dangerous dogs act, 32 years ago. The death of ian price and the topic of dangerous dogs continues to dominate the headlines and fuel public debate. The Prime Minister has called the Xl Bully Breed a danger to communities. Now opponents argue it is not the animals fault, but irresponsible owners that create dangerous dogs. As Police Continue to investigate the death of ian price, those responsible for adding American Bully Xls to a banned list have said this could take a while, with theirjob being to identify the characteristics of this specific breed, ensuring no other types are caught up in the process. Matt graveling, bbc news. Throughout the day weve been reporting that it is been one year since the death of mahsa amini, death sparked months of antigovernment protests in the country. Throughout the day weve been following demonstrations all over the world. Earlier i spoke to a lecture of Middle East History and International Relations at the University Of Waterloo in canada about the anniversary. University of waterloo in canada about the anniversary. Iranian women as a whole have about the anniversary. Iranian women as a whole have been about the anniversary. Iranian women as a whole have been defined about the anniversary. Iranian women as a whole have been defined the as a whole have been defined the government regulations with respect to the hajib. What has happened is millions of iranian women, especially in major urban centres have been walking by the Morality Police that are supposedly pulled off the street in the aftermath of mahsa amini killing, i would say her Extrajudicial Killing and defied government regulations despite all the sanctions that this regime has tried to put on them. Do the sanctions that this regime has tried to put on them. Tried to put on them. Do you feel like the sense tried to put on them. Do you feel like the sense of tried to put on them. Do you feel like the sense of fear tried to put on them. Do you feel like the sense of fear is tried to put on them. Do you feel| like the sense of fear is dwindling somewhat . The like the sense of fear is dwindling somewhat . Like the sense of fear is dwindling somewhat . , , somewhat . The regime has definitely lost its legitimacy somewhat . The regime has definitely lost its legitimacy and somewhat . The regime has definitely lost its legitimacy and this somewhat . The regime has definitely lost its legitimacy and this is lost its legitimacy and this is started and lease from january 2019 when large uprisings and demonstrations against the government mismanagement of all sorts of economic matters as well as endemic corruption started. 0f endemic corruption started. Of course they have raised the cost of dissent to such high levels that it is not very easy for people to gather and mobilise. Is not very easy for people to gatherand mobilise. But is not very easy for people to gather and mobilise. But the country is like on a powder keg and any brutal crackdown by this regime can cause in implosion at a moments notice. ,. , cause in implosion at a moments notice. ,. ,. , notice. You were saying that people were becoming notice. You were saying that people were becoming less notice. You were saying that people were becoming less scared notice. You were saying that people were becoming less scared of notice. You were saying that people were becoming less scared of the i were becoming less scared of the regime. However, theres so many reports of intimidation, Family Members of people that may have been killed in protest or arrested in protest previously. Does that seem like its dying down or is that still very much . It like its dying down or is that still very much . Like its dying down or is that still very much . It has become asymmetrical still very much . It has become asymmetrical so still very much . It has become asymmetrical so people still very much . It has become asymmetrical so people are i asymmetrical so people are organising in small cells so that tracking them down and cracking down on them would be more difficult. And then out of spite they posed shows of the fires on social media making the authorities even more angry. I would say that it is continuing but in a very asymmetrical way, in a way that the government cannot concentrate. Even when the government did concentrate last year and managed to arrest up to 20,000 people, they could not even feed them in the worst possible conditions or keep them in the worst possible conditions. They were forced to pardon a majority of them even though they executed quite a few of them. This regime is on its last leg. It depends on western democracies as to whether it will be able to continue its survival in such a fashion or not. Able to continue its survival in such a fashion or not. What do you think the rats such a fashion or not. What do you think the rats could such a fashion or not. What do you think the rats could be such a fashion or not. What do you think the rats could be doing such a fashion or not. What do you think the rats could be doing to think the rats could be doing to help iran or what do you think iran wants from the bus . Thea;a help iran or what do you think iran wants from the bus . Wants from the bus . They will continue to wants from the bus . They will continue to try wants from the bus . They will continue to try to wants from the bus . They will continue to try to take wants from the bus . They will| continue to try to take hostage wants from the bus . They will continue to try to take hostage dual nationals in exchange for getting the frozen assets back. As soon as they get some of these frozen assets back they would feed the basically brutal crackdown forces. What western countries should do first and foremost is to resort to targeted sanctions as opposed to bold sanctions, targeting extended relatives of the officials who are committing these kind of sanctions. A lot of these officials, the extended relatives live in Western Country and invest their money through racketeering and Money Laundering schemes for that they could do that here, they can go after Islamic Republic officials who are abusing human rights and committing violations in iran right here. , ~. , here. The lecture of Middle East Histo at here. The lecture of Middle East History at the here. The lecture of Middle East History at the university here. The lecture of Middle East History at the University Of History at the University Of Waterloo in canada. Lets return to our main story and those allegations against Russell Brand. The comedian and actor been on stage at an event this evening. 0ur reporter Chi Chi Izundu was there. Weve been reporting that the start of the performance was delayed. What of the performance was delayed. What exactly happened of the performance was delayed. Wisgt exactly happened july . The start of the performance was delayed by over in our. Were expecting Russell Brand to take the stage at 7pm for the actually he took over an hour to get there. As soon as he appeared on stage he apologised to the crowd, was delighted that there was a crowd and blamed traffic as the reason to why he was over an hour late. He didnt make any reference to allegations whatsoever. He said there were lots of things he wanted to talk about it is comedy gig. 0bviously to talk about it is comedy gig. Obviously a lot of things he couldnt talk about and that he went into his comedy gig will have a range from talking about his children to talking about trying to be a bit of an anarchist to ignoring authority and before showing us clips from an expedition he had done with the Expedition Expert bear grills for that the gig only lasted an hour long. He finished the gig and he was met with a standing ovation, which he stood and accepted for a few minutes before leaving the stage. Did for a few minutes before leaving the state. ,. , for a few minutes before leaving the state. , i. ,. , for a few minutes before leaving the state. ,. ,. ,. ,. , stage. Did you manage to speak to an of the stage. Did you manage to speak to any of the people stage. Did you manage to speak to any of the people who stage. Did you manage to speak to any of the people who were stage. Did you manage to speak to any of the people who were there, | any of the people who were there, what was their reaction . Like you said, there was a standing ovation. There were a lot of people there in support of Russell Brand. At the start when we were alljust support of Russell Brand. At the start when we were all just seeded one woman was holding a banner that said we support you. A lot of people when they left the venue were annoyed at the amount of media that was outside the venue trying to get the picture of Russell Brand leaving. They were saying it was Mainstream Media and how much they mistrusted it and how angry they were that they were present filming has some people told us intrusively around Russell Brand. He has strenuously denied these allegations. His crowd was sold out tonight. There were a lot of people there. He is at the start of his tour, he is expected to go on tour and visit a number of other venues up and down the united kingdom. Thank you. What other legal allegations . Weve been hearing from the meteor lawyer mark stevens. Thea;r been hearing from the meteor lawyer Mark Stevens Mark stevens. They put detailed allegations mark stevens. They put detailed allegations to mark stevens. They put detailed allegations to him mark stevens. They put detailed allegations to him and mark stevens. They put detailed allegations to him and his mark stevens. They put detailed i allegations to him and his response to go on to his Youtube Channel and essentially denounce and denied them. The details havent yet been made public. The purpose of a right to reply or we should say in all fairness is to give a person who is being accused of some discreditable date to connect behaviour or criminal wrongdoing the right to respond. 0f Wrongdoing the right to respond. Of course they may never appear in the Public Domain if there isa is a good and decent explanation. We will find out when these allegations are essentially published later today the detail of whats going on at that point in time. He is going to make clear, from the video, whilst he accepts that part of his life he was promiscuous, he said all of those relationships were consensual, so it appears to be that any allegations of Nonconsensual Behaviour on his part are going to be comprehensively denied. Of course, people can engage in all sorts of behaviours, as long as they are consensual two consenting adults, and the law doesnt interfere, it only interferes where its nonconsensual. That is where this will have to be examined in more detail once we actually get to the nub of the details. Its unusual for someone to essentially get then retribution. In first. Hes got massive multi million followings, he is being able to say he denies these allegations and anything he did he did consensually, and also put it somewhat in the past. That was mark stevens giving his legal assessment of the story. Ukraine says its retaken the small, but strategically located village of andriivka, south of the city of bakhmut. Fighting has been raging in this area of Eastern Ukraine for more than a year. The Russian Military still controls whats left of bakhmut. But Ukrainian Forces have been slowly regaining ground to the North And South of the city. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has been looking at videos which show ukrainian soldiers retaking the village. Andriivka is tiny, barely more than a hamlet. But its recapture is being hailed here as something of a breakthrough. And a dramatic series of videos released by the Ukrainian Military shows how it all ended. In the first, we see ukrainian troops making their careful, nervous way into the village. Its an apocalyptic wasteland, like something out of world war one. Nota building, not a tree left intact. These pictures all come from the same ukrainian unit, the third assault brigade. They were all filmed within the last couple of days. After weeks of ferocious fighting, the ukrainians know the village is about to fall by now. The russians Holding Andriivka surrounded. In this video, we see a drone being used to broadcast a recorded message to those russian soldiers Still Holding out surrender. Still holding out surrender 110w. Eventually, with several of their commanders dead and their situation hopeless, russian soldiers emerge from the wreckage and give themselves up. But this is whats left of andriivka. Theres basically nothing there. Its hard to imagine anyone ever living here again. A tiny, shattered place, perhaps. But ukraine says the recapture of andriivka is important. It brings kyiv a little bit closer to the retaking of bahkmut. Its a slow, destructive process with no guarantee of success. Lets look at another issue connected to the war in ukraine now grain exports. Youll remember how a deal allowing safe passage for ships from both ukrainian and russian ports, across the black sea, expired earlier this year. Ukraine has announced that the first two cargo ships have sailed to its ports since the end of that grain deal this is them passing through istanbul. Theyre expected to take around Twenty Thousand tonnes of wheat to countries in africa and asia. But ukrainian exports have also become a political issue for the european union. The eu ended its ban on imports on friday and today, poland, slovakia and hungary have imposed their own import restrictions because of the effect on their own producers though they will allow ukrainian Agricultural Products to be sent through their territory. Fears are growing for the survivors of the catastophic flood in the libyan city of derna, where there is a lack of medicine and clean water and worries that a Cholera Outbreak is looming. Aid organisations have described coordinating the Relief Effort as a nightmare. Up to 11 thousand people are known to have died after two dams collapsed inundating the city with water. Thousands more are still missing. 0ur correspondent anna foster is in derna and has the latest. A landscape changed beyond recognition. A bustling city, now a wasteland. The destructive power of water has ripped the heart from derna. Its survivors left rapt with grief and anger. Translation we were told to stay inside our home. Why . They should have told us there was a storm, told us the dam was old and crumbling. Some of these destroyed buildings were 100 years old. This man lost five members of his family in the raging current. One was his ten month old daughter. He shows me their pictures. First, alive, and then their bodies. This was what brought him here, a convoy of ministers from the eastern government, one of libyas two opposing authorities. Translation fighting has decimated the countrys infrastructure. He says it has proved fatal. I spoke to the eastern Prime Minister, osama hammad. How could this happen when the dams were supposed to keep people safe . It was a very strong cyclone, he told me. Too strong for the dams. Here in the centre of derna, the destruction is total, too strong for the dams. Here in the centre of derna, the destruction is total, and when you look down this valley, at an area that used to be filled with apartment buildings, homes, cars, thousands of people, with lives that have all been picked up and swept out to sea, you wonder how a city like this can ever recover. Down at the port, dernas dead are still returning to the city. Recovery teams watch the waves and wait for them. This morning, three more bodies were pulled from the debris but thousands of others, swept far from here, will never come home. Anna foster, bbc news, derna. The time is 25 past ten. The worlds biggest beer festival oktoberfest has got under way in the german city of munich. Around six million visitors from across the globe are expected to attend this years event. The mayor of munich officially opened the two and a half week long festival at noon, by breaking open the first barrel. Organisers hope this year will see Crowd Numbers back to pre pandemic levels. There are some impressive Beer Carrying Skills on show, though the event is not immune to the inflation thats hit so many economies. A litre of beer costs around 6 more than last year. Thats it from me. Lots more on our website. Stay with us here on bbc news. Hello. Quite a Temperature Contrast across the uk through the evening hours. The south of the country is still under the influence of air coming off the continent. So its warm, quite humid too. In the north, particularly across scotland, it is going to be a chilly evening, even A Touch Of Frost on the way overnight. So here are the 9 00 temperatures. We will have seen around 11 in aberdeen, 21 in london. And then through the course of the night, the clear skies and the light winds in scotland will lead to A Touch Of Frost in the sheltered glens. Elsewhere to the south, much milder than that, in fact, quite balmy in the south. And also chance of some showers. Here are the morning temperatures, 6 a. M. , 15 in london, 1a in liverpool, 12 in newcastle and aberdeen. A really fresh start, three degrees, but therell be some sunshine around. By 9 00am itll probably be about five. Notice all the fine weather across the north of scotland. But then the lowlands, its cloudier. Some rain around in the morning across Northern Ireland and thunderstorms are looming. In fact, they are reaching south western england, just about nudging into wales through the second half of the morning. And these storms will deliver big downpours, at least locally. Lightning, obviously, hail, gusty winds and they will drift northwards and eastwards through the course of the day. These are the temperatures during the afternoon on sunday, peaking at 22 in london, about that in liverpool, in glasgow, closer to 16 degrees. And through the course of this evening, lets track the storm. So moving across wales, the midlands into northwest england, therell probably be one or two storms further south during the latter part of the evening. And then monday into tuesday, thats the transition period to much more unsettled weather. Well see Weather Front sweeping across the country. This one actually on monday will deliver a spell of wind and rain, at least for a time. Itll push that warm air mass towards the east of the continent. And behind it, well see these westerly winds developing, bringing us sunshine and showers later in the day to the west. But i think the east may hang on to that Weather Front and some wetter weather for a time. Still about 20 to 22 Degrees Celsius in east anglia in the southeast, but a lot fresher there in Northern Ireland, 15 degrees. And if we have a look at the outlook, its going to be an interesting week. Very unsettled, the possibility of ex tropical storms heading our way, bringing a spell of wind and rain. Thats it for me. Bye bye. This is bbc news. The headlines. The british actor and comedian Russell Brand has been accused of rape, Sexual Assaults and Emotional Abuse over a seven year period at the height of his fame. He denies the allegations. Anti government demonstrations have been held in iran to mark the death of mahsa amini, one year after her death in Police Custody. But Security Forces appear to have prevented herfamily from conducting a ceremony at her grave. Authorities in Eastern Libya have restricted access to the city of derna , after last weekends devastating floods. Although Rescue Efforts have been scaled up, the Aid Operation has been described as chaotic. A 14 year old boy who died after being stabbed in manchester has been named as nathaniel shani. Two teenagers have been arrested one remains in custody. Now on bbc news. Political thinking with nick robinson. All too often, people in public life choose not to use their power in the interests of the powerless, but rather to serve themselves