this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. cutting cases of cervical cancer: new findings show a vaccine is saving lives and reducing cases by 90%. carbon emissions are set to rebound after the covid—19 dip, rising by almost the same amount that they dropped in 2020. the democratic governor of the us state of newjersey has been re—elected by a narrow margin, a victory that brings some comfort to the party on a bleak polling day. the us blacklists an israeli company that makes spyware, which has allegedly been used by governments to hack into the phones of political rivals.

hello and welcome. research in england has provided the first evidence worldwide that vaccination can drastically reduce cases of cervical cancer in women. the study�*s lead author says if most people received the vaccine and went for screening, cervical cancer would become a rarity. more than 100 countries now use the human papillomavirus vaccine. 90% of cervical cancer deaths occur in poorer countries where there's little screening. dominic hughes reports. almost all cases of cervical cancer linked to the human papillomavirus vaccine, the hpv

vaccine programme targeting the virus itself was introduced in the uk in 2008 when girls aged between 11 and 13 were first offered the jab. since september 2019, offered the jab. since september2019, boys offered the jab. since september 2019, boys of the same age have also been eligible. now the first real study of the vaccine shows it has had a dramatic effect. cervical cancer rates of 87% lower in girls who offer the vaccine when aged 12 and 13. it is estimated that by mid 2019, the hpvjab gram had prevented around a50 cervical cancers and around a50 cervical cancers and around 17,200 three cancers, all of which have needed some medical intervention. this study looked _ medical intervention. this study looked at _ medical intervention. this study looked at people . medical intervention. ti 3 study looked at people who both had the vaccine for hpv and could have had cervical cancer. cervical screening remains important. as the vaccine gets taken up, more and more people are vaccinated, we might see changes to what the screening programme looks like, so that might be how often you go in

and what the test looks like. but for now it is still important that if you are invited for screening, still consider going.— consider going. currently cervical cancer _ consider going. currently cervical cancer claims - consider going. currently i cervical cancer claims lives consider going. currently - cervical cancer claims lives of around 850 women in the uk every year. other researchers believe that in the future, a combination of the vaccine and screening could mean hardly anyone goes on to develop the disease. they say it is a testament to the power of science to protect the lives of thousands of women. dominic hughes, bbc news. carbon emissions across the world are expected to rebound this year to levels last seen before the coronavirus pandemic. let's take a look at some of the numbers. emissions fell by 5.a% in 2020 due to covid—19 restrictions and lockdowns around the world. but they're estimated to rise a.9% this year. that's 36.a tonnes of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which puts emissions

almost back at 2019 levels. researchers say that if present trends continue, we could exceed that limit in 11 years unless ambitious goals to cut emissions are achieved. so why are scientists surprised by this? dr zeke hausfather is a climate scientist. we thought that the reduction in emissions from covid—19 would persist for longer than it has and part of this is due to the fact that the global economy has recovered faster and hopes people had for a green recovery where we focused a lot of recovery efforts on things like building more clean energy have not really panned out outside a few countries. so emissions rose much more rapidly than we thought and now we are only 0.8 below other peaks in 2019. there is a risk we may have a new peak in global co2 emissions next year as economies continue to recover. a lot of it is coming from china, to be honest. that is the largest driver

of the global rebound in emissions and that is due to a large increase in coal use happening in china over the last year. globally, both gas and coal use is above where it was before the pandemic. it is only petrol use that is still below pre—pandemic levels. we will be hearing from the boss from shall on the move to cleaner energy supplies. i am sure you may remember, this summer greece was ravaged by thousands of wildfires fanned by the country by the heat wave in decades. the greek prime minister blamed climate change for the blazes, which destroyed huge swathes of forest. with temperatures set to rise in the coming years, are the authorities doing enough to prevent megafires in the future? bethany bell, who reported on the fires this august, returns to see how people are dealing with the consequences of the catastrophe. this summer, greece was on

fire. the fire was the biggest increase since records began. it was a mega fire, and intense blaze which burnt out of control for days. in some places, only the ocean could stop it. many people were forced to flee their homes. wildfires in the mediterranean are common. but firefighters say this year's mega fires were unprecedented. lieutenant colonel has been responsible for co—ordinating firefighting aircraft across greece, and he took us up to see the extent of the destruction. what made it so intense this year?- so intense this year? because it is very. _ so intense this year? because it is very. very _ so intense this year? because it is very. very dry. _ so intense this year? because it is very, very dry, the - so intense this year? because it is very, very dry, the grass | it is very, very dry, the grass in the trees. 15 it is very, very dry, the grass in the trees.— in the trees. is this climate change? — in the trees. is this climate change? yes. _ in the trees. is this climate

change? yes. yes. - in the trees. is this climate change? yes. yes. the - in the trees. is this climate | change? yes. yes. the heat wave? yeah. _ change? yes. yes. the heat wave? yeah. it _ change? yes. yes. the heat wave? yeah. it was - change? yes. yes. the heat wave? yeah. it was very - wave? yeah. it was very difficult _ wave? yeah. it was very difficult for _ wave? yeah. it was very difficult for us. - wave? yeah. it was very difficult for us. the - wave? yeah. it was very difficult for us. the first | difficult for us. the first time that i came here, i cried. because they're all over, fires, all over. here, there, there, up there, any other mountain, the other mountain... oh, my god. mountain, the other mountain... oh, my god-— oh, my god. the raging flames destroyed _ oh, my god. the raging flames destroyed huge _ oh, my god. the raging flames destroyed huge swathes - oh, my god. the raging flames destroyed huge swathes of - destroyed huge swathes of forest, a third of the island's territory. the forest burnt, there is a real danger of erosion and flooding when the winter rains come. these men are using the dead wood to make makeshift terraces to try to stop that happening. the effects of these fires would be felt here for years to come.

hello. this man works for the world wildlife _ hello. this man works for the world wildlife fund _ hello. this man works for the world wildlife fund and - hello. this man works for the world wildlife fund and says| world wildlife fund and says mega fires will happen again and again unless there is more focus on prevention. if and again unless there is more focus on prevention.— focus on prevention. if you ask our colleagues _ focus on prevention. if you ask our colleagues in _ focus on prevention. if you ask our colleagues in spain, - our colleagues in spain, portugal, italy, turkey, they were explained the new trend in forest fires, is mega fires, and they are affected by climate change.- and they are affected by climate chance. , ., , , climate change. these forests should eventually _ climate change. these forests should eventually regenerate, but it will take years for the trees to grow back. and with more heat waves forecast, there are fears mega fires in the mediterranean could come the new normal. bethany bell, bbc news, greece. let's get some of the day's other news. ethiopia's prime minister, abiy ahmed, has pledged to bury what he called �*the enemy�* with the "blood and bones of his forces." his address marked the first anniversary of the war in tigray. facebook has removed a post

from mr abiy calling on civilians to take up arms against the tigrayans. talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between iran and six other nations are due to restart later this month. teheran�*s chief negotiator says his government has agreed to a conference in vienna five months after the last round. the american music star britney spears has blamed her mother for the conservatorship that was imposed on her 13 years ago. in a now deleted instagram post, ms spears said her mother had given herfather the idea, adding that he wasn't smart enough to think of it himself. the incumbent democratic governor of the american state of newjersey is predicted to have narrowly won re—election for a second term. phil murphy fought off his republican challenger by a wafer—thin margin. the state usually leans democratic and the narrowness of the democrats' win, along with their earlier loss of the virginia governorship, suggests a loosening

of the party's grip on power. in his victory speech, the governor had this message for the people of newjersey. so, tonight, i renew my promise to you, whether you voted for me or not, to work every single day of the next four years to keep moving us forward. forward with renewed optimism to ensure greater opportunities for all 9.3 million who call the garden state their home. cheering and, so importantly, forward with a deeper sense of fairness and commitment to equity. forward by rejecting the divisiveness and chaos that permeate too much of our politics. in short, forward living up to ourjersey values. cheering the bbc�*s david willis updated us on reaction to the wins. there was a lot of concern in the democratic ranks

after last night's results and some relief, i think, that phil murphy managed to pull it off. there were moments where it did not look as though that was going to be the case. for about 2a hours, mr murphy was neck and neck with his republican opponent, jack ciattarelli, and that was in a state which is traditionally blue and which even republicans and democrats alike were surprised to see the contest so tight. relief, as i mentioned because in the state of virginia, a republican newcomer came from behind to defeat terry mcauliffe, a former governor of that state. the first republican governor of virginia in more than a decade. and all of this will prompt some soul—searching among democratic party members,

not least because these were both states thatjoe biden won comfortablyjust one year ago and that begs the question, what has happened to democrat support in the last 12 months? a lot of this is thought to be down to the fact that the president has so far failed to deliver on his ambitious legislative agenda, not least the twin infrastructure and social spending plans which are stalled in congress at the moment. but there was more to this, i think, than simply that. the fact that the economy really has shown a sluggish improvement after the coronavirus pandemic and inflation is on the rise and a lot of people also believe that the republicans were onto something when they focus, if you like, on what are called �*parental rights issues'. that's mask mandates, vaccination requirements and so on. issues that really resonate clearly with a lot of voters

at this particular time. police in western australia say they believe the man suspected of abducting a—year—old cleo smith acted alone. he's expected to be charged later today, though officer did not say with what specific offences. the suspect was taken to hospital for treatment after trying to harm himself while in custody but is now back at a police station. a—year—old cleo disappeared from her family's tent at a camp site last month. police say the family would be receiving counselling. the us has blacklisted an israeli company that makes pegasus spyware, which has allegedly been used by governments to hack into the phones of political rivals, journalists, activists and lawyers. the us commerce department says it's blacklisting nso for activities against us national security. suzanne kianpour reports.

a review of one of its closest allies. blacklisting two of its spyware firms, accusing it of acting against us national security interests. but nso is the creator of pegasus, now well—known military grade spyware that is seen as a serious cyber weapon. it was used to track and target is that a journalist who was critical of the crown prince. it was later found to have been personally responsible for ordering the brutal killing of the man in turkey. nso group says they are dismayed that pegasus software was only sold to governments and law enforcement agencies. but not all governments are created equally. all governments are created euuall . , , all governments are created euuall. , , ., all governments are created euuall. , ,., , equally. this is a very interesting _ equally. this is a very interesting sign - equally. this is a very interesting sign from | equally. this is a very i interesting sign from the equally. this is a very - interesting sign from the biden administration that they are really concerned, only about

companies like nso specifically, but the global marketplace, the hacking tools being sold to autocrat after autocrat and fuelling in many ways a lot of regimes oppression.— ways a lot of regimes o- ression. ., , oppression. on a broader scale, this might _ oppression. on a broader scale, this might be — oppression. on a broader scale, this might be the _ oppression. on a broader scale, this might be the way _ oppression. on a broader scale, this might be the way to - oppression. on a broader scale, this might be the way to start i this might be the way to start classifying infrastructure that is nefarious before it becomes a bigger issue. is nefarious before it becomes a bigger issue-— a bigger issue. they found a wa to a bigger issue. they found a way to get _ a bigger issue. they found a way to get into _ a bigger issue. they found a way to get into iphones, - a bigger issue. they found a way to get into iphones, by | way to get into iphones, by calling or messaging, and an individual can't control who calls them or who messages them, so this is so far on an individual level, but the way the us government potentially sees this is that if this gets in the wrong hands, this could pose a serious cyber security threat on a national level. blacklisting a business health bring more scrutiny and attention, and more attention means more pressure on congress and international law enforcement agencies to take action. we think of warfare as

connecticut, but with a missile, you see where it is used, and in cyber warfare you don't always know. the stakes are almost higher. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll tell you why people in lebanon are moving towards solar energy for their basic electricity needs. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear — the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign — - they are being held somewhere

inside the compound — - and student leaders have threatened that, should i the americans attempt. rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we prove once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: new findings show a vaccine is saving lives, by reducing cases of cervical cancer by 90%. carbon emissions are set to rebound after the covid—19 dip, rising by almost the same amount that they dropped in 2020. for decades, power cuts have

left much of lebanon grappling with life without electricity, and the situation got worse recently with the string of crises the country is facing. now, some people are moving towards solar energy for their basic electricity needs. and one group of women in the south of the country are using solar power to produce localfood products — and are generating enough income to support theirfamilies. our correspondent carine torbey has the story. amid the collapse, there is one bright side. solar energy. lebanon is a bankrupt country. it cannot provide food, fuel or electricity but it it cannot provide food, fuel or electricity but it is it cannot provide food, fuel or electricity but it is sunny most of the year and the people here are starting to capitalise on that. for over a0 years, successive governments in lebanon have not been able to provide full—time electricity.

other generations —— generators have filled the gap. but with the price of diesel rising dramatically in a national grid often going offline, many are resorting to the sun. here in south lebanon, over 20 women prepare and sell seasonal fruit. forthis prepare and sell seasonal fruit. for this time of the year, it's the queen's season. the area he gets only about one hour of state electricity a day at a solar power system installed years ago by greenpeace keeps the place running. greenpeace keeps the place runninu. �* ,, �* , running. translation: in terms of savin: , running. translation: in terms of saving, listed _ running. translation: in terms of saving, listed health _ running. translation: in terms of saving, listed health plus - of saving, listed health plus save a lot. the expenses of electricity and fuel is now redirected to help us expand our operation. there is also another important benefit. we are now saving a lot of time and effort that used to be wasted on getting energy. the real surges — wasted on getting energy. the real surges in _

wasted on getting energy. the real surges in domestic use, driven by increasing power cuts from both the state and power generator providers. it's the main driver in thejump in solar energy generation in the country from 100 megawatts to over 200 megawatts injust one year. convenient as it is, solar power generators are worth thousands of dollars. it's only a choice for the few who can afford it. at this moment, yes, solar energy for residential use is expensive but we are witnessing a large number of lebanese citizens going to install this type of solutions however the good part of the story is that while some lebanese are installing solar systems, other lebanese will benefit from the conduction of electricity that the state of lebanon on can supply set practically it's a win—win for everyone in the country. practically it's a win-win for everyone in the country. clean ener: everyone in the country. clean energy is _ everyone in the country. clean energy is good _ everyone in the country. clean energy is good news _ everyone in the country. clean energy is good news for - everyone in the country. clean energy is good news for the i energy is good news for the climate anywhere in the world but here, it's simply a side

benefit. solar energy in lebanon on is not about getting greener but about having any energy at all. time for the latest sports news. hello and this is your sports news where we start with football and the news that liverpool are through to the last 16 of the champions league with two matches to spare aafter a 2—0 win over atletico madrid at anfield. two first half goals through diogojota and then sadio mane proved enough against the stubborn spaniards who had felipe sent off in the first half of the group b match. it was a good performance, it was incredible and group stage so far, i wouldn't have expected that when i saw the draw, nobody would have expected that, doing that is special, so for tonight, job done, as we all know, yes, two

games to go and we will try everything to win as well. ajax have also qualified for the knockouts stages after a resounding 3—1 victory away to borussia dortmund in group c giving them four wins from four played. all three goals came in the last 20 minutes for the dutch side while dortmund sit second, level on points with sporting lisbon who they play next. australia face bangladesh in the men's t20 world cup later on thursday as they look to continue their push for a place in the semi—finals. aaron finch's side need to win their remaining two games to have any hope of making the last four, while bangladesh despite already being out could take the aussies hopes with them as they look to bounce back from their hammering by england. we going to every game thinking that you have to win it, i think stop and it's something that helps you move on from the england game, i think that's really important, to move forward, put that behind us because england played incredibly well and they beat us pretty convincingly. the

only thing we can do is move forward now and try and win and win strongly. cameron norrie's eased past the american reilly opelka to reach the last 16 of the paris masters. the 6—3, 6—a victory means the british world number 13 is still in with a chance of making the atp tour finals later this month and next up on thursday he'll face another american, taylor fritz, for a place in the quarter—finals. also out on thursday will be world number one and top seed novak djokovic who'll play local favourite gail monfils. the serbian top seed is a five time winner of this event and will be tested by the frenchman who's seeded 15th. green bay packers quarterback aaron rodgers has tested positive for covid—19 and will miss sunday's game against the kansas city chiefs. rodgers, the reigning nfl mvp, is the latest packers player to test positive. wide receivers davante adams and allen lazard missed last week's victory at arizona after testing positive.

it's a great challenge, nobody is going to feel sorry for us, and we will have to prepare the best of our ability to go down there and get a win and that's a mindset, i'm not going to postpone or cancel the game, we have a game to play, its next man up mentality and that's how we've operated for everybody. i think our guys will rally around jordan, we have a lot of confidence in him and what a great opportunity to showcase what he can do. british cyclist alex dowsett missed the chance to regain the hour record in mexico on wednesday. the current record still remains to belgian victor campenaerts with 55.089km and dowsett failed by a small amount completing the hour with a distance of 5a.555km. the 33—year old held the record for a month back in 2015 until fellow country—man bradley wiggins beat his record. you can get all the latest sports news

at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. let's talk about the celebrations that are going on around the world. diwali, the five—day festival of lights is currently being celebrated by millions of hindus, sikhs and jains across the world. today is the main day of celebrations. homes, shops and public places around the world have been decorated with small oil lamps. people are also enjoying fireworks and sweets too. each religion marks different historical events and stories, but together celebrate new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil.

this year's booker prize winner for the best novel published in english has been announced. the promise by the south african author damon galgut. hello. a chillier feel to the weather this thursday. yesterday we saw some decent sunshine early on in the day, and the cloud built up. today it's likely to be a similar scenario. but where we do have the sunshine, it will still feel cooler because of the wind, and because we've pulled in colder airfrom the north through the course of the night. a frost to start the day, all the way down from scotland into the welsh marshes. milder initially across eastern england, but here, a chance of some showers through the day, some coming in down the north sea coast, as well, and nagging northerly wind here. for the majority, though,

it's shaping up to be a fine day with some sunny spells, temperatures at best 9—10 celsius and feeling cooler because of the breeze. but you'll notice through thursday evening and overnight more cloud coming into the north of the uk, it will bring a bit of rain, as well. this is a chilly warm front — the clue is of course in the name. friday morning, it's actually much milder across scotland and northern ireland. and that milder air will then continue to tip its way south across the uk through friday around this big area of high pressure. so high pressure keeps things fine, it should also means the winds become lighter and, with the milder air moving in, it will just feel a little bit warmer on friday. this a lot of fine weather, perhaps the sunshine not quite as widespread, but the temperatures lift up by 1—2 degrees. and it will remain fine into the evening if you have plans for bonfire night. aside from, i think some rain for northern and western scotland. and for the weekend, we are looking at milder air taking over from the atlantic.

perhaps not especially mild, but certainly warmer than the air will be sitting in for thursday. saturday, very windy across the uk, some rain for northern ireland and scotland to start the day. a bit brighter come the afternoon with some showers but temperatures, we're looking at 13—1a celsius with sunshine to the south. sunday, lighter winds. we're still in a relatively milder air. picking up a little bit of a northwesterly, though, across scotland, it could feel perhaps a shade cooler here, but i think the offset will be that it will be a drier and brighter day than saturday.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the beginning of the end for ultra—cheap money. the federal reserve starts scaling back its multibillion—dollar covid stimulus programme, but says it can be patient on raising interest rates. will the bank of england be as patient, though? economists say today's decision on raising borrowing costs is on a knife edge. burning issue: countries around the world pledge to phase out coal power as scientists warn fossil fuel emissions are back on the rise. plus, change in the pipeline, but not yet. shell tells the bbc it needs to keep selling oil and gas to fund its transition to renewables.