it comes as twitter has deleted thousands of fake accounts posting messages purporting to be from us democrats discouraging people from voting. polls show the race in many states is too close to call. the us is reimposing all sanctions on iran that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. the measures — which the white house say are the toughest ever imposed — target the country's energy, shipping and banking sectors and will come into effect on monday. pakistan authorities have reached agreement with protesters who've been demonstrating against the acquittal of asia bibi — a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy. under the agreement, asia bibi will be barred from leaving the country — but it's unclear for how long. now on bbc news, our world. from the ruins of war, destruction and death. history is innate. a new church is born and for many ukrainians, a cherished victory is one over russia. —— won. i have come to ukraine, a country at warfor i have come to ukraine, a country at war for four years. i have come to ukraine, a country at warforfour years. there i have come to ukraine, a country at war for four years. there are 3800 images here. thousand 800 soldiers

who have lost their lives in a walk that most ukrainians blame on russian aggression. centuries old tyres are being severed here between two peoples and there is a new battleground of religion. what are you doing here? these people do not love ukraine, they are russia. do you think those relations with russian friends can be repaired? no. ukrainians can not forgive these deaths. can ukraine and its new church now build a country of unity and understanding, oi’ country of unity and understanding, orare country of unity and understanding, or are the scars and divisions just too deep? i m with a priest of the ukrainian 0rthodox church. —— i am. father

nikolai is taking me to have a look at the church that was his four decades. and this is your church of almost a0 yea rs ? like many priests kia, father nikolai is part of the moscow patriarch it, a branch of the 0rthodox patriarch it, a branch of the orthodox church with historic ties to russia. and that has turned him into an outcast of his own community, by those who want those ties cut. is this where you raised your children? nikolai's church and home have been

taken over i are growing ukrainian 0rthodox church. the kyiv patriarchate. had you see when you —— how do you feel when you see it now? for decades, the kyiv patriarchate has been in the shadow of the more powerful moscow patriarch it. but now it is on the brink of recognition by most of the global 0rthodox community, led by the patriarch of constantinople. breaking over three centuries of spiritual domination here by russia. driven by popular anger at the russian orthodox church's support of vladimir putin and his military intervention in ukraine. but for many of the 12,000 churches here affiliated to the moscow patriarch it, this split has been traumatic.

father nikolai's faculties began a year ago. “— father nikolai's faculties began a year ago. —— difficulties. father nikolai's faithful now gather in the living room of his home. chanting as they have through thick and thin, in soviet times. and in the 27 years of a free, independent ukraine. the concern is that you are not loyal to ukraine if you follow the ba rt loyal to ukraine if you follow the bart couprie. —— moscow patriarchate. father nikolai and her leaner and not only proud of being ukrainian, their own son pavlov fought against russian backed rebels in the east of ukraine. you say they blame you for what is

happening in the east, do you think that russia is doing the right thing in the east? at the other end of the country, in the east, ukraine is still at war. large swathes of territory are held by russian backed rebels and i am being driven to the frontline, where

a shaky ceasefire prevails. my my driver is another priest, father surrogate trip dimitri. the war has made him switch from moscow to the kyiv patriarchate. he now serves as a chaplain for the ukrainian army. it is sunday and we have come to this village, a virtual ghost town just behind the front line. home now to the brigade he is attached to, all the way from the far west of the country. it is hisjob all the way from the far west of the country. it is his job to support them when every day could be their last. there are virtually no differences between moscow and kyiv patriarchate rituals, but there are no moscow

patriarchate chaplains serving in the ukrainian army. why did you leave the moscow patriarch it and join the kyiv patriarchate? —— moscow patriarchate. word has come through that rings are quiet on the front line. and the petrovic music is playing as he heads off to forward positions. the trenches here mark where the ukrainian forces stopped the pro— russian advancing 2014. a soldier

called andre is on duty, he tells the father he is not much of a church—goer. hundreds of miles from the frontline in ukraine's capital, kiev, the experience of war has left its mark on many people ‘s lives. every week, the kyiv patriarchate provides a room for some of those who feel the need to talk. tonight, it is the turn of the group of veterans wise. they have agreed to tell me something of how the war has affected them. i told my little son, he was three years old, i told him that our daddy goes to defend our country because there is war and my son understands it and says "mummy,

iam son understands it and says "mummy, i am with you". when this war began, did you think it would be as brutal as it has been and would last for as long as it has. and how conflicted were you then, as a family? do you think those relations with russia and russian friends can be repaired? i think no. russia and russian friends can be

repaired? ithink no. because russia and russian friends can be repaired? i think no. because war is a big, big trauma. 11,000 people we re a big, big trauma. 11,000 people were killed. 11,000 of ukrainians. and i think that ukrainians can't forgive these deaths. backin back in western ukraine, there have been reports of more moscow patriarchate property being taken over, and the word is that it has been getting ugly. singing it isa it is a sunday service at the church of the holy trinity. and this father

is delivering his weekly sermon. but this week and he has something alarming to report, the local authorities have seized some of the churches premise is. —— premises. father and the moscow patriarchate have run the church of the habitat holy trinity since 1992. in 2001, he and his family were rated the use of the rooms in the towns of school, until the summer when the towns of

authorities ordered the premise —— the premises to be returned and according to the father, was taken by force. the local authorities here have told us that actually, what they have taken away is the music school, which never really belonged to you and this has nothing to do with the church and it your faith and who you follow. father wolodimir‘s account of what

happened is disputed. but something unpleasant was happening around the church. father wolodimir took me to the door leading to the rooms the authorities had taken away. an official seal forbidding entry. but we were being watched. hello. don't speak english? what are you doing here? who sent here? what do you want from a priest and his congregation? 0ur exchange was over. no more

questions or explanations. father wolodimirand his questions or explanations. father wolodimir and his wife fear their church may be taken next. but they are from the area and have a congregation to cater to. so what happens now? the town administration says they have no intention of taking the church of stop but with the red and black nationalist flag on the building, sometimes adopted by far right anti— russian group ceo, and more intimidating young men in front, i wonder where the authorities' sympathies might lie. 0n authorities' sympathies might lie. on my way into the building i see a familiarface, the on my way into the building i see a familiar face, the self—styled ukrainian patriot waiting to see the administration had. who are the young men who were parked outside the church? because one of the guys who has been

sitting outside here the last few days that we have been here is actually outside your office right 110w. these young men are just choosing to sit outside in a very aggressive in a threatening manner of their own back? no one has asked them to do this? what you think about the moscow patriarchate? today's tension is not the first

between ukraine and russia in these areas will stop in the centre of town stands a memorial to ukrainians who died fighting soviet occupation of western ukraine after world war two. and that is where i finally get to speak to 0leg, who had been watching father wolodimir‘s church. do you view them as unpatriotic? as traitors? meanwhile in kiev, the temperature

has been rising. thousands of ukrainian nationalists marched the streets of the capital, proof moscow of arising streets of the capital, proof moscow ofarising in streets of the capital, proof moscow of arising in tolerance here. in russia, the orthodox church has announced it is cutting all ties with the world 0rthodox community, for plans to recognise an independent ukrainian church. i asked the 89—year—old had of the kiev patriarchate whether the goal of independence was creating more tension in an already divided country. and for filaret, it is the war in

the east of ukraine that has brought about the possibility. the military chaplain, father surrogate, is back in kiev. —— sergei. he has something special to show me. on a wall commemorating the lives of 3800 ukrainian soldiers who have died in action since 2014. when you hear stories like that and see these images of 3800 men, did

you think relations with russia be repaired? hard steps will need to be taken for all ukraine to move on from a harrowing conflict with its closest neighbour. the authorities seem determined that a new church will be pa rt determined that a new church will be part of that journey. determined that a new church will be part of thatjourney. whether they ta ke part of thatjourney. whether they take the whole of this divided country with them or not. hello. friday was a chilly day, a sunny day for many, generally speaking quite a quiet day. but the weekend sees things turning a little bit more lively, in fact they have already started to liven up over recent hours, the wind has been strengthening and through the weekend we will see some rain at times. this is the satellite picture

from a little earlier, you can see this swirl of cloud here, this was a hurricane, hurrican 0scar, not a hurricane any more it still a deep area of low pressure pushing to the west of the uk, bringing a surge of mild air from the south—west. a milder start to saturday compared with recent mornings, particularly in the west where we will see outbreaks of rain continuing across northern ireland, scotland, 50—80 millimetres of rain across parts of western scotland, later in the day that spills down into north—west england and parts of wales. and it will be windy, wind gusts of 60—65mph at times close to the western isles of scotland, but north—east scotland with some shelter from that south—westerly wind and some sunshine, you could get to 17 or 18. quite gusty winds for northern ireland, but brightening up here through the afternoon as rain slides into north—west england and parts of wales, flirting with the west of cornwall. but for the midlands, east anglia and the south—east it will be breezy but not as windy as further west and it will be mild.

as we go into saturday evening it will be this central slice of the country that will continue to see outbreaks of rain, so for fireworks displays in cardiff and perhaps edinburgh are likely to see some rain. rain tending to clear away from belfast, london mostly dry, mild for all and quite windy as well. deeper into saturday night, into sunday morning, that front will fizzle away. it will be some clear spells either side, but minimum temperatures, 8—11, considerably more mild that it has been of late. this is the weather set—up going into sunday morning, still with this slow—moving weather front providing rain across some central parts of the uk, the rain quite light and patchy initially and picking up later in the day across the south—west, particularly as a new area of low pressure spins inwards. elsewhere there will be some spells of sunshine, still windy in the north—west but not as windy as it will have been on saturday, temperatures still doing 30 well for this time of year, 11— 14.

into the new week, most of the rain will be found in western areas, more dry weather further east, it will be often windy and it will stay mild. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: president trump hits the campaign trail ahead of tuesday's midterm elections, amid claims social media's being used to spread fake news discouraging democrats from voting. donald trump warns iran to prepare for sweeping new sanctions, sounding the death knell for diplomacy and the 2015 nuclear deal. following mass protests in pakistan, a christian woman cleared of blasphemy charges could be banned from ever leaving the country. and why did this paraplegic athlete end up dragging himself along the floor at a uk airport? if i didn't have my wheelchair, my legs had been taken away from me.

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