this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a british member of parliament, sir david amess, has been stabbed to death while meeting constituents at a church hall outside london. he died at the scene. a 25—year—old man was arrested immediately at the scene on suspicion of murder. he remains in custody. a knife was also recovered at the scene. the investiation into a likely motive continues. british prime minister borisjohnson paid tribute to sir david. the reason i think people are so shocked and saddened is a bubble he was one _ shocked and saddened is a bubble he was one of— shocked and saddened is a bubble he was one of the kindest, nicest most gentle _ was one of the kindest, nicest most gentle people in politics. in other news more than a0 people

have died in a series of suicide bomb blasts at a mosque in kandahar. and free to fly in again — the united states is opening up its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from the 8th of november. hello and welcome. tributes have been paid to british member of parliament sir david amess who has been killed while holding a regular session for his constituents in essex in south east england. police say a man has been arrested. they're not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. david amess had been an mp for the governing conservative party since 1983. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford is at the scene. forensics teams and firearms officers at the methodist church where the local mp had been

holding his fortnightly surgery. sir david amess's meeting with constituents had been from 10am to 1pm, butjust after midday, he was stabbed multiple times. he died at the scene leaving constituents in pot colleagues bewildered and in shock. i think all our hearts are full of shock and sadness today it's so tragic. this is such a nice area, and for this to happen, it's... what can i say? he was such a nice person who loved everyone. and he was doing such a brilliant job for all the local residents. what he said he meant. it was not wishy-washy~ _ what he said he meant. it was not wishy-washy. he _ what he said he meant. it was not wishy—washy. he knew— what he said he meant. it was not wishy—washy. he knew where - what he said he meant. it was not wishy—washy. he knew where you | what he said he meant. it was not - wishy—washy. he knew where you stood with him _ wishy—washy. he knew where you stood with him and _ wishy—washy. he knew where you stood with him and did — wishy—washy. he knew where you stood with him and did not _ wishy—washy. he knew where you stood with him and did not suffer— wishy—washy. he knew where you stood with him and did not suffer fools- with him and did not suffer fools gladly _ with him and did not suffer fools gladly he — with him and did not suffer fools gladly he would _ with him and did not suffer fools gladly. he would speak- with him and did not suffer fools gladly. he would speak his- with him and did not suffer fools gladly. he would speak his mind with him and did not suffer fools- gladly. he would speak his mind and often did _ gladly. he would speak his mind and often did different _ gladly. he would speak his mind and often did different meetings - gladly. he would speak his mind and often did different meetings that - gladly. he would speak his mind and often did different meetings that hel often did different meetings that he went to _ often did different meetings that he went to~ but— often did different meetings that he went to but he _ often did different meetings that he went to. but he was _ often did different meetings that he went to. but he was 100% - often did different meetings that he

went to. but he was 100% in- went to. but he was 100% in sopporting _ went to. but he was 100% in supporting south _ went to. but he was 100% in supporting south end - went to. but he was 100% in supporting south end and i went to. but he was 100% inl supporting south end and the residence _ supporting south end and the residence-— supporting south end and the residence. ~ �* , ., ., ., , residence. we'll my right honourable friend 'oin residence. we'll my right honourable friend join me... _ at 1205 police were called to reports of a stabbing derived in minutes and then police officers battle to save his life. at three p.m., they said a man had died confirming it later that it was sir david amess, mp. the air ambulance sent to the scene was never used. police arrested a 25—year—old man on suspicion of murder. he is a british citizen understood to be of apparently somali urgent. the deck to say he was obtained shortly after officers arrived. it quickly became a terrorism inquiry. taste

officers arrived. it quickly became a terrorism inquiry.— a terrorism inquiry. we made it clear at the _ a terrorism inquiry. we made it clear at the time _ a terrorism inquiry. we made it clear at the time of _ a terrorism inquiry. we made it clear at the time of the - a terrorism inquiry. we made iti clear at the time of the incident that we did not believe there was any immediate further threat to anyone else in the area. it will be for investigators to determine whether or not this is a terrorist incident. ., . whether or not this is a terrorist incident. . . ., whether or not this is a terrorist incident. .. ., ., ., incident. the fact that scotland yard the fact that scotland yard's counterterrorism command has taken over this investigation is a clear indication that there is at least some evidence that the crime was politically motivated or that the murder was inspired by some extremist ideology. sir david was a committed roman catholic and tonight and especially arranged mass at the catholic church just down the road they were paying tribute to a highly respected politician murdered while meeting the people he served. daniel sanford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. let's get more from our political correspondent helen catt —

this must have had a profoundly chilling effect on all politicians at westminster in the british parliament.— at westminster in the british parliament. ., , ., parliament. you can see from the tributes paid _ parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to _ parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to sir— parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to sir david - parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to sir david over - parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to sir david over the j tributes paid to sir david over the course of the day quite how well—liked he was. and how much of a shock this has been to mps. they are not currently at westminster, and peter on the last day of recess so they are due to come back here on monday and i think then you will get a real sense of the shock that is being felt amongst mps. certainly from the tributes they have paid, politicians from across the particle spectrum have been speaking out of their sadness. spectrum have been speaking out of theirsadness. it spectrum have been speaking out of their sadness. it talked about him of being a kind man, that word comes up of being a kind man, that word comes up a lot and completely devoted to his south and constituents. and, not many years after the murder of another mp, jo cox the labour mp who was also murdered in her constituency that is still very fresh i think in the memories of a lot of mps. so for this to come so

soon afterwards i think it certainly is going to be a shock. that soon afterwards i think it certainly is going to be a shock.— is going to be a shock. that was rickl is going to be a shock. that was prickly shocking _ is going to be a shock. that was prickly shocking and _ is going to be a shock. that was prickly shocking and i _ is going to be a shock. that was prickly shocking and i think - is going to be a shock. that was prickly shocking and i think i'ml prickly shocking and i think i'm right in saying that more than 100 years outside of the irish question no british politician had died in the course of their work. the british interior minister of the home secretary has talked friday evening on the need to review security for mps. but what could realistically be done?— security for mps. but what could realistically be done? that's going to be the very _ realistically be done? that's going to be the very tough _ realistically be done? that's going to be the very tough question - realistically be done? that's going to be the very tough question that authorities are going to have to look at over the coming days and weeks. because as a fundamental part of the british clinical system is this idea that mps don'tjust stay here in westminster where his heavily guarded and there's a lot of security, but actually a lot of their time is spent out in their constituencies meeting people fa ce—to —fa ce constituencies meeting people face—to—face in these surgeries, the sort of thing that sir david was that today. in places like church

halls and community centres. to make appointments for people to meet them in person and explain their problems face—to—face. that's a really, really big part of the british political system and one that a lot of mps really value. there's going to be a huge question about how that can continue, if that can continue in the face of these sort of very real risks. in the face of these sort of very real risks— in the face of these sort of very real risks. . , , , ., real risks. finally “ust in terms of the amount _ real risks. finally “ust in terms of the amount of— real risks. finallyjust in terms of the amount of contact _ real risks. finallyjust in terms of the amount of contact membersl real risks. finallyjust in terms of. the amount of contact members of real risks. finallyjust in terms of- the amount of contact members of the public enjoy with their politicians, how easy is it for people to get to see the person who represents them in their constituency, their district? �* , , , , district? there's these surgeries, the are district? there's these surgeries, they are pretty — district? there's these surgeries, they are pretty regular _ district? there's these surgeries, they are pretty regular and - district? there's these surgeries, they are pretty regular and most| district? there's these surgeries, - they are pretty regular and most mps will offer appointments, some just allow people to turn up on the day. so anyone can call the office and ask for one of these appointments. and of course on top of those more structured things you will find the mps are very often out and about attending community events, there will be recognised in their local

community. people know who they are. they are the part of the job that's going out and getting recognised. for most of them is a really big part of their local community and being part of it is hugely important to them. so they are very, very accessible. to them. so they are very, very accessible-— to them. so they are very, very accessible. ., ,, , ., , . ,, accessible. thank you very much. she mentioned there _ accessible. thank you very much. she mentioned there the _ accessible. thank you very much. she mentioned there the case _ accessible. thank you very much. she mentioned there the case of - accessible. thank you very much. she mentioned there the case of jo - accessible. thank you very much. she mentioned there the case of jo cox, l mentioned there the case ofjo cox, the mp that was murdered in 2016. this been for violent attacks in last 20 years. first on nigeljones, martin horwood was his successor to mrjones survived the attack and a constituency worker was killed. martin horwood succeeded nigeljones and earlier he told me about the impact that attack ad had on the changes that had to be made in his own security as a result. it was very traumatic for all of us who knew nigel and were friends of andrew. many of us lost a friend and

colleague, but i think the trauma was very widespread. cheltenham is not the kind of place as i'm sure it is true now where you expect these things to happen. and it was not just the immediate family but his parliamentary staff, his constituency colleagues were traumatised by this and their friends and family were also obviously concerned for them. the ripple effect was very wide and it was a shocking moment, and the news on that occasion came out in dribs and drabs, it was not clear exactly what had happened or who had been killed initially. so we were all in a state of shock.— killed initially. so we were all in a state of shock. ~ , ., ., a state of shock. when you took over that constituency _ a state of shock. when you took over that constituency and _ a state of shock. when you took over that constituency and became - a state of shock. when you took over that constituency and became the - a state of shock. when you took over| that constituency and became the mp i mean inevitably security must have been a concern just because of what happened. as you say what happened in the death of a dear friend and serious injuries as well, never mind

the mental trauma of what he saw and in losing andrew in the circumstances. did it at all affect your behaviour, the behaviour of your behaviour, the behaviour of your staff? was there a kind of mindfulness that came as a part of the legacy of that?— the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to say there _ the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to say there was. _ the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to say there was. we designed - the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to say there was. we designed my office with i'm afraid that memory in our minds. so i'm afraid i met constituents with a desk between me and the constituents, and we made sure there was a side exit, and my staff knew how to contact the police in an emergency. so we were mindful and we designed the office to make it safe in that kind of scenario, and luckily that was never necessary to take advantage of that. but i think it is writes that you have to be mindful after an occasion like this. you have to be conscious of it but not let it dominate things. it

did not stop me going to meet constituents, to be available and i'm sure it would not stop any mps as nigel said, doing theirjob and as nigel said, doing theirjob and as members of their community. you can't cut yourself off from the community. that's not thejob in this country. the job community. that's not thejob in this country. thejob in community. that's not thejob in this country. the job in this country is to be part of your local community but it is sensible to take precautions and to take advice and i'm sure it is right to reflect on whether that security can be improved now.— whether that security can be improved now. masters one last thou~ht, improved now. masters one last thought. you — improved now. masters one last thought, you set _ improved now. masters one last thought, you set in _ improved now. masters one last thought, you set in a _ improved now. masters one last thought, you set in a different i thought, you set in a different party from david amess but i wonder what your recollections are from that? ., , ., ., . , that? he was one of the nicest --eole that? he was one of the nicest peeple you _ that? he was one of the nicest people you can _ that? he was one of the nicest people you can meet - that? he was one of the nicest people you can meet not - that? he was one of the nicest people you can meet notjust i that? he was one of the nicest| people you can meet notjust in politics but in life in general. i disagreed with him on many things, brexit, equal marriage, had very deeply held views and there were not always the same as mine. and yet you could disagree with them and then he would treat you like a long—lost

friend the next minute. it was one of the kindest, nicest people that you could meet in any part of life and i'm sure everybody who has been with him in parliament and everybody who has worked with them whether in south end with the conservative party will feel as if they lost a good friend. because he was just one of those immensely likeable, gentle people. sir david amess had been an mp in essex in south east england for nearly four decades. he was married with five children. he was a well known figure in his local community as our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. sir david amess, described today as a man who devoted his life to his constituents. an mp for almost a0 years, this was general election night in 1992. his victory signalled a surprise win forjohn major's conservatives. david andrew amess has been duly elected to serve as member for this constituency. he was known as highly accessible to constituents in southend,

an energetic advocate for the area. will my right honourable friend tell one of his ministers to organise a city status competition so at long last southend—on—sea can become a city? those who knew him best have been left shocked. he was devoted to that constituency and he was always full of enthusiasm for things that were going on in southend, full of enthusiasm for parliament, full of life. it's just a horrible shock. his senseless killing follows a series of attacks on mps all in their constituencies. in 2000 nigeljones, a liberal democrat, attacked with a sword. his aide andrew pennington died. in 2010 the labour mp stephen timms suffered life—threatening injuries — stabbed in the stomach, he survived. and in 2016 labour'sjo cox murdered, shot and stabbed while out during the referendum campaign.

her killing happened as the nation argued over brexit. many worry that political debates are becoming increasingly polarised and social media has fuelled the trend, among them jo cox's sister, now an mp herself. it's really important that we get good people in public life, - but this is the risk— that we are all taking, you know, and so many mps today will be scared by this, i and my partner came home and said, "i don't want you to do it anymore." i in recent years security around parliament has become intense. here mps are tightly protected but outside in their local areas they are vulnerable. sir david amess himself wrote after the attack on nigeljones, "we all make ourselves readily available to our constituents. "it could happen to any of us." i think more should have been learned from previous attacks and i suspect that the house authorities will now do a complete review of security for mps and peers and their staff. we need to do it for everybody

who comes face—to—face with the general public. sir david leaves behind his wife and five children, and urgent questions. why are they now bereaved? why is more not being done to protect mps? sir david amess, who has died today at the age of 69. in other news... more than a0 people have been killed in afghanistan, in explosions at a mosque in the southern city of kandahar. those who died were shia muslims, who'd gathered for friday prayers. it comes a week after a suicide attack on another shia mosque in the northern city of kunduz killed at least 50 people. yogita lamaye reports. pain and suffering is relentless in afghanistan. this was the second major attack in a week — both targeted at the minority shia community.

at this mosque in kandahar, witnesses say there were three suicide bombers. translation: the firing started after we ended prayers. - then 2—3 explosions took place. we were thrown towards the windows. many people were dead and wounded. i don't know what happened later. last friday, the northern city of kunduz was engulfed in terror. is—k, the regional affiliate of the islamic state group, claimed it was behind the bombing that killed scores of people. the attacks have spread fear among the shia minority. "i couldn't stop crying after seeing the news from kandahar," said this woman. "we shias have long been oppressed, and every time we are targeted." in recent weeks, is—k has carried out dozens of attacks, some against taliban fighters.

this is the biggest challenge to the taliban's hold on security in this country since they seized power in august. they've said they don't want the us or any foreign country to be involved in operations against is. but, with an increasing number of such attacks, questions are being raised about their ability to combat the threat. taliban leaders have been playing down the dangers of is, desperate to portray they've brought stability and peace to afghanistan. the latest attack on their stronghold, kandahar, exposes the cracks in their claims. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. stay with us on bbc news, still to come... it's her first song in six years — we'll hear adele's new release.

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this is bbc news, the latest headlines... a british member of parliament, sir david amess, has been stabbed to death while meeting constituents at a church hall outside london. he died at the scene. more than 30 people have died in a series of suicide bomb blasts at a mosque in kandahar. the united states has announced that it will reopen its borders on november the eighth to all foreign travellers who've been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. the white house said last month that restrictions would be lifted for people from more than thirty countries, but it hadn't specified a date. travellers will be eligible to enter the us if they've received jabs approved by its regulators, or by the world health organisation. nomia iqbal has the details. this is of course good news for airlines. the aviation industry has been brutally impacted by the pandemic. analysts reckon that there have been

net losses of around about $35 billion in one year alone. of course, it isn'tjust about tourism, there are lots of people in the us who have family connexions with people abroad and they have not seen each other for about 18 months. that's how long the travel ban has been in force. but from november the 8th there is a new system in place where foreign travellers will be able to come to the us as long as they are fully vaccinated, so they have had both jabs. you will also need to prove that you are covid negative within 72 hours of boarding the flight and you will have to share contact tracing information. the other crucial thing here is the kind of vaccines that you have had. so if you are is fda approved that's ok, but also the white house has confirmed that if you received a vaccine that got an emergency authorisation by the world health organisation that is also 0k. so, for example, the astrazeneca jab which is widely used in the uk, and sinovac and the sinopharm vaccines used in china, that is all fine if you have received them.

you will be able to enter the us. and if you do meet all the criteria and you do get into the us you will not need to quarantine. in lebanon, hezbollah says it won't be dragged into a civil war, following thursday's fighting in beirut in which three of its members were killed. street clashes erupted in the middle of the shia group's protest against the judge who's investigating last year's massive explosion at beirut�*s port. hezbollah has pointed the finger at the christian lebanese forces party — who have in turn condemned the violence and blamed hezbollah for incitement against the judge. the sectarian divisions have only added to concerns for the stability of the country. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster reports from beirut. what everybody is waiting to see is what will happen next, is how long this quiet peace will hold. and i think there will be a lot of focus on what happens next with the blast investigation. shortly before that protest started yesterday morning, judgejudge tarek bitar was given permission once again to resume that suspended investigation.

and i think everybody will watch to see whether that resumption happens, whether the mps who have so far resisted giving evidence will do so, and whether or not really that investigation will continue on course, or whether it will be in some way derailed before it comes to a verdict. have an extraordinarily difficult job to do when it comes to keeping the peace. particularly when you consider, as we were saying, the things that the lebanese people are living through at the moment. lack of electricity, lack of medicines, lack of fuel. the lebanese lira has lost 90% of its value just in the last year or so. people are angry and tired here in beirut, and it means that tensions are always simmering just below the surface. singer songwriter adele has released her first song for 6 years. �*easy on me' is from the forthcoming

album �*30' which reflects her life after going through a divorce. it's a follow—up to her massively successful albums 19, 21 and 25. bbc music correspondent mark savage has this report. # there ain't no gold in this river... the wait is over. after six years, adele is back and she's singing about the end of her marriage in 2019. # i changed who i was to put you both first # but now i give up... there is something hopeful about it as well as sad, but obviously i bawled my eyes out when i was writing it and when i was singing it for the recording and stuff like that, but there's an element of hope in it which in turn gave me hope because i was at my wits�* end in the beginning of 2019. the song is about seeking

forgiveness for her part in the breakdown of the relationship. adele has said her new album is, in part, an attempt to explain that situation to her nine—year—old son when he's older. great art is made from great pain. when we heard she'd broken up, you think, inevitably, as sad as it is for everybody concerned, there are going to be some really good songs coming out of the pain that she's been through, and i really admire the honesty for her to talk about so openly what has happened and all the feelings that she's had. # we could have had it all... adele's new record comes with big expectations. she already has 15 grammies, one oscar and nine brit awards. # i'll find someone like you... and she's inspired a new generation of artists, including fellow brit nominee joy crookes. # i don't know what i'd do... i think the thing that adele made me feel ok with is that i'm _

not afraid of ballads. i know that in my past, i've had - friends when i was younger be like, "why are you writing these kinds of songs?" _ and i rememberfeeling a bit ashamed of my writing. - and then the second thing is, amidst all her success, - all of the things that could have changed her — accolades, - everything — she'sjust so real. "easy on me" has already been streamed millions of times, but not everyone was impressed. i sent a snippet of me singing it as i was writing it to three of my closest friends here, and one didn't like it, the other one was like, "well, yeah, maybe, keep trying, though", the other one was like, "i'm busy working", so that was the perfect response for me. mark savage, bbc news. i don't know about you but i think that was tough really worth waiting for. thanks for your company, do stay with us on world news from the

bbc. hello again. most of us had a fine day on friday with plenty of sunshine around. it was certainly a beautiful end to the day in dumfries and galloway with the sun setting over the seas there on the horizon. now, we did briefly see a cool down in weather with this slightly fresher air coming down from the northwest, but this weekend, milder air is going to be pushing back in off the atlantic, and with that will come rising temperatures. so, on friday, actually, briefly, although it was cooler, temperatures got close to normal, 1a is average, actually, for october, it's been a very mild 0ctober so far. but actually this weekend, across the board, we will see those temperatures climbing two or three degrees celsius. and the milder air has

actually already started to arrive in the southwest with thickening cloud. an odd spit of rain from that, 12 celsius for the first part of the saturday morning, contrast that with the cold air in the northeast, where parts of eastern scotland and northeast england have a frost in the countryside. now, for saturday morning, there will be a lot of cloud around first thing, a few showers for northern areas of scotland again. this cloud pushing eastwards across england could be thick enough to give an odd spit of rain, and through the afternoon, there is the threat of more general heavier rain moving into northern ireland, but that will arrive quite late in the day. it turns milder, 15 or 16 celsius quite widely, but it's scotland, we are still hanging onto that slightly cooler and fresher air. 10 celsius in aberdeen and 12 celsius for glasgow. now, saturday night, we will see a more active weather system move in bringing rain across northern ireland, some heavy rain in scotland. maybe a few spots for western parts of england and wales, but it is probably that the rain is going to be a little bit lighter an patchier nature here, and that takes us into sunday. a lot of cloud to start the day, still thick enough for an odd spit of rain. this is generally pushing eastwards with weather generally trying to improve and brighten as the day goes by, there will be

a few sunny spells coming through from time to time. now, temperatures, mild again. we're looking at highs of 17 celsius in london and glasgow. and temperatures rising a little through the central belt of scotland, around 1a celsius for glasgow and edinburgh as well. into next week, the low pressure is firmly in charge, often going to be pretty windy, and we're going to see this very long weather front. this could bring some heavy prolonged outbreaks of rain, at the moment, it could be affecting the hills in wales, perhaps bringing some localised flooding, but otherwise very mild weather. could see temperatures up to 27 celsius in london on tuesday.

this is bbc news. the headlines... a british member of parliament has been stabbed to death in a church hall during his regular consultation with constituents. david amess was attacked in leigh—on—sea, east of london. police have arrested a 25—year—old suspect. a series of suicide bomb blasts has killed more than forty people at a mosque in the afghan city of kandahar. dozens of others were injured. the mosque is used by the minority shia muslim community. they were targeted and another attack and an afghan city a week ago. the united states has announced that it will reopen its borders on november the 8th to all foreign travellers who've been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. and british singer adele has released her latest single — after a six—year wait. the grammy—winning pop star has been teasing the song for several weeks, but it's been heard in full for the first time today.