welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: with tensions on trade, taiwan and climate change, the us and chinese presidents begin their most extensive talks since january. the uk raises its terror threat level after an explosion in liverpool. police say they believe the man killed in the blast made the device himself. the eu steps up sanctions once more over the migrant crisis at the belarusian border. hundreds are trapped in freezing conditions. these people want a better life. they are desperate to get to the european union, which is right here. reckless and irresponsible: the us hits out at russia over a missile test that it says endangered the crew of the

international space station. hello. thanks for joining hello. thanks forjoining us. the leaders of the two most powerful nations on earth are holding a virtual summit to seek ways to calm the increasingly tense relations between china and the united states. joe biden and xijinping exchanged initial pleasantries at the start of discussions, which are expected to address some of the key differences between the two countries, from issues of human rights to territorial tensions. they have just had a break and as i understand they are about to embark on the second half of the virtual summit in the next few moments. in opening remarks, both men spoke of the need for a sound and steady

relationship and mutual respect. mr biden also said they needed guardrails to help prevent conflict. and i think it's very important, as i've told other world leaders when i ask about our relationship, is that we have always communicated with one another very honestly and candidly, and we never walk away, wondering what the other man is thinking. and i think that's an important ingredient for this relationship, to be open and candid in terms of our relationship. xijinping also talked xi jinping also talked about joe biden as his old friend as i embarked on discussions. our correspondent in beijing, stephen mcdonell, told me more about the meeting. it is interesting because also, the chinese side has been releasing some notes in terms of what's been said so far. perhaps i could share it with you. this is via their wire service, they say xi jinping spoke about the global village of humanity facing multiple challenges, and that these two

leaders need to work together to advance the noble cause of world peace. so very positive messages coming out of the chinese side. i suppose the potential pessimistic scenario is that in the lead—up to this meeting, both beijing and washington stressed that one of the crucial things from these discussions was to ensure that in this time of strategic competition, they don't drift into conflict. now, many people will be happy that they are speaking about not dragging the rest of the world into conflict, but the fact that they've got to say it at all is a bit of a worry. i mean, you just look at all those flashpoints around the world and itjust shows that so many places where tensions have been rising between china and the us, but at least they're talking, i guess, is the relief in a way. interesting the very language you use there, joe biden has also used to ensure that competition doesn't veer into conflict.

so i think you make a very valid point there. they will presumably have to address some of the nitty—gritty in the relations between the two countries, but one wouldn't expect that to shift very much, would it? i thinkjust talking is good, and for both sides, maybe even especially on the chinese side, it's the kind of sprinkled down effect of having these talks take place. so for a long time, all these tensions between china and the us have been building up without ministerial level talks, without these senior discussions. well, i think all these other people in major roles in the communist party, seeing that those talks are taking place, will see that the government is trying to maybe get on a better footing with the us. you know, for example, at the climate talks, we saw a joint statement

between the two countries. so i think there are areas where they can work together, but the sticking points are still huge, whether it be trade, causes of the coronavirus, south china sea and taiwan and the like. i don't think we're expecting any great breakthrough in terms of agreements there, but talking really isn't nothing. it is a step forward in terms of sending signals to their people on either side of these discussions. here in the uk, the terror threat level has been raised to severe after an explosion in a liverpool taxi on sunday. police have named the passenger who died when he set off a device in the vehicle. he was 32—year—old emad al swealmeen who wasn't known to security services. four people arrested earlier have now been released. our special correspondent ed thomas reports. remembrance sunday as the nation falls silent.

david perry's taxi rolls in before the unthinkable happens. moments after the blast, look at the driver's door. you can see david escape. he runs away. others rush in to help. this is thought to be david with his hands on his head. this evening, his wife rachel said it was a miracle he survived, and he's trying to process what's happened. today, detectives confirmed the passenger who had the explosive device had asked to be taken to the hospital. yesterday, shortly before iiam, a local taxidriver picked up a fare in the rutland avenue area of liverpool. the fare, a man, had asked to be taken to liverpool women's hospital, which was about ten minutes away. as the taxi approached the drop—off point at the hospital, an explosion occurred from within the car. tonight, david perry's family

said he's lucky to be alive and that he's doing 0k. he's also been praised by the prime minister, who urged the public to be alert. it is a stark reminder of the need for us all to remain utterly vigilant. and the independentjoint terrorism analysis centre, jtac, are today raising the uk's threat level from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. police have confirmed tonight the identity of the man who died as 32—year—old emad al swealmeen, a syrian refugee befriended by malcolm hitchcott and his wife elizabeth when he arrived in the uk. they supported him and knew him as �*enzo�*. how are you coping with all of this? we'rejust so...so sad. and what do you remember of enzo? well, wejust loved him. he was a lovely guy. were you shocked when you saw this today? very.

there is a forensic search for evidence at the hospital... it's just horrifying. you can't believe what type of person would do that. ..while david perry's friends and colleagues carry on working in disbelief at what's happened. i think it's absolutely shocking. it's...how a man can go out to do his normal day's work and potentially lose his life. he sustained a lot of injuries — i believe burst eardrums, he's got a back fracture. that's just words going in between different drivers, the various injuries and burst eardrums, so obviously it's going to just be a shock for him and also his family. i think he's a hero. so, he's coming all the time in this shop. he's a very nice person as well. _ but it's here at the hospital where the panic of yesterday was most acute. this was filmed inside the hospital by the father of a newborn baby. we're not using the sound, but he comforts

his distraught wife as the fire takes hold. today, parents and expectant mothers told us it was terrifying. just, we feel horrible, like, we feel not safe, but when we see the police is here, we feel safe. it's just really scary, whatever the case was, that they would end up at a women's hospital, when there's loads of babies and things like that. it'sjust awful. this is now an investigation involving counterterror police and the security services as they move quickly to find out why this happened and if anyone else knew. ed thomas, bbc news, liverpool. several hundred migrants have moved from a camp in belarus and pushed their way into one of the main border crossings into poland, causing a tense stand—off with polish border guards. eu foreign ministers blame belarus for causing the situation and are planning further sanctions against the country. our correspondent steve rosenberg has travelled to the border where he met migrants trapped between the two nations.

in the migrant camp, word had got out — they'd been told this was the moment to make it into the eu. everyone here wanted to believe it was going to happen and the belarusian soldiers didn't try to stop them. in their thousands, they streamed towards the border crossing that leads from belarus to poland. and the closer they came, the more urgent it got. the last fence on the belarus side swept away. so after a week in the camp, the migrants are now pouring through, right up to the checkpoint with poland. they're determined to be let through to the european union. announcer: attention, attention... _ but it was no entry. if you don't follow... polish police were out in force and standing firm.

always baby crying for the milk, for nappy, we don't have nothing. please come and help these people, all the guys. the eu says belarus is using migrants as a weapon against the west, to pressure europe, a form of hybrid warfare. these people want a better life. they are desperate to get to the european union, which is right here. but the eu says that these migrants are being used, exploited by belarus to spark a humanitarian crisis on the eu's doorstep. back in the camp, we heard stories of how belarusian soldiers had helped some migrants try to cross illegally into poland. in the night, they told us, "you will go to poland." they cut the fence. the belarusians cut for us and we ran. we run a lot. and then we hide ourselves in the forest. they see us

and return back to the site. it is like a football game. we are in the middle. many of these migrants from the middle east say they're escaping conflicts at home. they've paid thousands of dollars each to get here, but they're stuck. they say there's no way back, but for now, there's no way forward. steve rosenberg, bbc news, belarus. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: adele tells oprah about the terrifying anxiety attacks she suffered in the breakdown of her 8—year marriage. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million

after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest i demonstration so far of the fast—growing _ european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, - one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. - 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, - which has caused millions. of pounds worth of damage. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: amid tensions including trade, taiwan and climate change, the us and chinese presidents

begin their most extensive talks since january. let's have more on our main story, the talks between presidents biden and xi. ) they are into what they call the second half of those talks now. virtual discussions going on. we're joined from singapore by scott kennedy, china expert at the center for strategic and international studies. thank you very much forjoining us. worst of all, realistically, what can be expected out of an occasion like this? they may want to go through all sorts of issues but how far can you get in the virtual summit?— how far can you get in the virtual summit? well, you can't aet virtual summit? well, you can't net as virtual summit? well, you can't get as far— virtual summit? well, you can't get as far as— virtual summit? well, you can't get as far as you _ virtual summit? well, you can't get as far as you would in a - get as far as you would in a face—to—face full—scale summit. this is really more akin to the two phone calls that the leaders have had earlier this year. i think they might be able to put a collegial face on some of the differences but

there not going to build a solid floor under the relationship that avoids the possibility of crises breaking out in the future. so this is really a small step in the creation of a more stable competition over the coming years. competition over the coming ears. ~ ., ., ., ., years. we were allowed to hear some of the _ years. we were allowed to hear some of the niceties _ years. we were allowed to hear some of the niceties at - years. we were allowed to hear some of the niceties at the - years. we were allowed to hear some of the niceties at the top| some of the niceties at the top of both sides saying a mutual respect�*s important, building our relationship, a certain sense of responsibility given who they are. that does make it for the moment. how far will they drill down into the issues which will upset both sides, probably?— which will upset both sides, robabl ? ,, ~ ~' probably? sure. well, ithink the are probably? sure. well, ithink they are ruggedly _ probably? sure. well, ithink they are ruggedly going - probably? sure. well, ithink they are ruggedly going to i they are ruggedly going to drill down pretty far on a few issues. taiwan's probably at the very top of the agenda, but the very top of the agenda, but the us is really moving the goalposts in terms of changing the nature of the relationship and the level of the commitment that the level of defence at

the us has towards taiwan. and china has a clock ticking where they might use military force. both sides need to be reassured on that. there are certainly issues related to human rights will stop chinese industrial policy. that both sides need to discuss. i expect emoticon of niceties but seriously resolving any of these is probably a bridge too far. find probably a bridge too far. and that might — probably a bridge too far. and that might be _ probably a bridge too far. and that might be a _ probably a bridge too far. and that might be a worry because at the end of it, we all know how much the situation has deteriorated in recent years and yet it really doesn't benefit, i would say washington in particular, but either side for that to continue. they need to find a way to turn a corner and start seeing an improvement in these relations, don't they? i think you are exactly right. xijinping is coming into his own election year and he wants to show that he can handle us— china relations and so would like to calm things down. china

has challenges in real estate, other parts of its economy and the other parts of the world. forjoe biden, he certainly has some challenges in the american economy with inflation and also concerns about america's role in the world and he is not looking to just simply go straight to serious confrontation either. i do think perhaps the political calculus for both of them, particularly for the us side, may change in the spring. so i think maybe that's all that we might see today won't last very long. might see today won't last very lonu. . , might see today won't last very [on . _ ., , ., , long. that is a very disappointing - long. that is a very - disappointing conclusion but very nice to speak to you. scott kennedy, x very much. —— thanks very much. after more than 60 years of space exploration, there are hundreds of thousands of pieces of space junk circulating above us. and russia hasjust added to that number, by blowing up one of its old satellites courtney bembridge has more. an explosion more than 400 kilometres above the earth has a furious reaction below.

during a missile test, russia blew up one of its old spy satellites, which was launched in the 1980s and stopped working years ago. nearby, at the international space station, the crew had to shelter from the debris. the united states has condemned russia. this was the reaction from the state department's ned price. russia's dangerous and irresponsible behaviour jeopardises the long—term sustainability of our outer space and clearly demonstrates that russia's claims of opposing the weaponisation of space are disingenuous and hypocritical. the international space station currently has seven crew members on board, four americans, a german and two russians, seen here being welcomed onto the iss last week. the russian space agency, roscosmos, downplayed the incident, tweeting...

but the us says the threat is far from over. the test has so far generated over 1500 pieces of trackable orbital debris and hundreds of thousands of pieces of smaller orbital debris that now threaten the interests of all nations. it's estimated there are around a million pieces of spacejunk circulating above us. and even tiny fragments moving that quickly could puncture the walls of the iss or destroy other vital weather and telecommunication satellites. courtney bembridge, bbc news. well, earlier i spoke to former nasa engineer keith cowing and asked how risky it was to undertake such an unannounced missile test in space.

well, it's risky and it is also baffling. you have got thousands of pieces of space junk in an orbit that will overlap the space station and oddly enough, the russians have two of their own people up there. half the space station is built of russian stuff. they've launched this thing knowing they would have to go through it. and meanwhile, you get this tweet which a presenter read which was a bad translation which really mentions, "we are in the green zone." what does that mean? meanwhile, nasa didn't say anything until the end of the day. so there is something else going on here that we're not seeing behind the scenes. you can speculate all you want, but the real question is why would russia endanger its own people? that's what's baffling. well, it is the test of antisatellite missile, i suppose they're taking the opportunity, they will depict it as, as you say, whatever the green zone is, depicting it as something not terribly risky. maybe it's fair to argue that the americans would go the other way and heighten that sense of anxiety?

perhaps but, you know, if you wanted to test this, you could've picked another satellite somewhere else where the debris was — it's like jumping in front of an ambulance or a school bus. i mean, pick a worse target, please. and now everybody�*s going to wonder, well, why did they do that? what is the follow—up to this? and tonight you have the astronauts and the cosmonauts sleeping into their escape craft because there is still a threat. that threat is not going away, as a matter of fact, it will get worse over time and it'll affect every nation's spacecraft. a lot of people are really scratching their heads over this one. yeah, it's interesting. 0ur science correspondent used a similar analogy, describing a missile test like this as a form of madness, simply because it's so uncontrollable and there's is enough of this junk up there? there's already too much of the stuff and here we are, everybody�*s talking about putting constellations up there of thousands of satellites

and that's an issue in and of itself, except that's somewhat controllable with the traffic monitoring and thoughtful planning but this is just — it borders on terrorism to a certain extent because you're just wantonly blowing something up with the fragments going wherever they wish and it's a threat that will continue to bother people for years. every time you do this, it's a decade—long risk or longer before that stuff goes somwhere. it was a spy satellite so maybe there is some thinking behind why they wanted to get rid of it. yeah. that said, they are playing it down. the crew of the iss do not appear to have been hurt at the end of it. what do we make of it all? well, you know, they dodged stuff before. there is a lot ofjunk as you mentioned up there, half a century's worth, so they routinely have to dodge the stuff and when it gets close, as a precaution, they go inside the capsule, but normally, when you're going to do something

deliberately at the station, one country tells the other, hey, we're going to do something. the state department was asked today, did you get an advance warning on this and they said, "no". keith cowing talking to me earlier there. let's get some of the day's other news. police in cuba have detained several high—profile opposition activists and prevented the organisers of a pro—democracy march from leaving their homes, hours before the event was due get under way. protesters are calling for freedom of speech and the release of dozens of activists arrested in july. president biden has signed into law a trillion dollar infrastructure bill which has been agreed by both houses of congress. the passing of the bill ends weeks of wrangling between the moderate and progressive wings of the democratic party. as she prepares to release her latest album this week, the british singer, adele, has spoken candidly about her divorce, and the crippling anxiety attacks she's suffered since then. she's been speaking to oprah winfrey. there are some flashing

images in this report from victoria derbyshire. this was adele's first tv interview about the release of her new album. she said because her own dad left when she was just two, she had promised herself that whatever happened, when she had children, she would always stay with her partner. what do you think the deep wound from the past, from you as a little girl growing up, you are trying to heal as you reach for your relationships as an adult woman? my dad's absolute lack of presence and effort with me. but you know, as i got older, i definitely understood that it was the alcohol. it wasn't a choice that he was necessarily making himself that he didn't want to... but when you are little, you don't know. when you're little you don't know. she told 0prah she was embarrassed that her marriage of eight years crumbled and said it felt like that meant she was disrespecting the institution of marriage. it was just exhausting trying to, like, keep going with it. it's a process, the process of a divorce, the process of being a single parent.

the process of not seeing your child every single day wasn't really a plan that i had when i became a mum. adele also revealed she had suffered paralysing anxiety attacks after her divorce and only started going to the gym mainly to control the stress. it led to her losing over seven stone in two years, but crucially, she said, it helped her mental health. it became my time, me having a plan every day when i had no plans. i had no idea what each day was going to bring for me, but me knowing that, "0k, 9am, i'm going to go to the gym, "0k, great, well that gives me some discipline. "0k, ipm, i'm going to go fora hike." you know, having these sort of pins in my day helped me keep myself together. so you weren't even starting out trying to lose weight? no, not at all! i wasn't bothered about that at all, but in that process of having lost all of that weight, i definitely really contributed towards me getting my mind right and giving me... it sharpened everything. without a shadow of a doubt. like, it gave me real purpose.

that is adele talking to 0prah that is adele talking to oprah winfrey. that is bbc news. hello. well, tuesday promises to be a dry day across most of the uk. it's going to be cloudy and mild once again. and, in fact, not much change expected for the next few days. if anything, the temperatures could rise even further. so why is it so mild? well, on the satellite picture, you'll see this big weather front here. this is very much where the jet stream is. thejet stream is pushing along the weather fronts, but it's also separating the mild air to the south, which has engulfed the uk, and indeed much of europe, and is keeping the cold air at bay. so we are to the south of the jet stream in that milder air. but scotland is a little closer

to the weather fronts in the north atlantic, so that does mean some of that rain grazing the western isles through the course of the early hours. elsewhere, it'll be dry. and where the skies will have cleared, perhaps 4—5 celsius at dawn, so a little on the nippy side, but generally mild. now, that weather front does move into scotland, northern ireland, perhaps the lake district and the north of wales, but the rain will be light and fleeting and will quickly fizzle away. east and south, it's going to be dry. perhaps a bit of brightness, too. and the same pattern continues into wednesday. so high pressure in the south with that mild air coming in, weather fronts in the north of the atlantic. and again, they are bringing this time some showers to parts of scotland, whereas in the south, in fact central, southern areas of the uk, should be a fine day — in fact, a very bright day, particularly eastern areas and along the south coast. temperatures a little fresher on wednesday, 10—12 celsius, but then they rise again as we head into thursday. now, around this high pressure, we'll run along a current of mild air on thursday. and as it engulfs the uk, the temperatures could actually rise even further with a bit of sunshine. so, yes, a bit of cloud and rain here in the northwest of scotland, but widely, i think, the mid—teens. and look at that —

16 in aberdeen. wouldn't be surprised if it gets up to 17 — 17 this time in november — extraordinarily mild for eastern parts of scotland. shouldn't last for too long, perhaps into friday. so a very mild week, particularly mild towards the end of the week, and i think the weekend and beyond is going to turn quite a bit colder. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: us presidentjoe biden and his chinese counterpart xijinping are holding their most extensive talks since mr biden became president. tensions over taiwan, trade, beijing's expanding nuclear arsenal and climate are among issues on the agenda of the virtual meeting. the uk terror threat level has been raised to severe after an explosion in liverpool on sunday. police have named the man who died when he set off a device in a taxi as 32—year—old emad al swealmeen. four people arrested earlier have now been released. donald trump's former white house advisor, people in their 40s are to be offered a covid boosterjab following new advice from government advisers. the move adds another 8 million people to the list of those eligible. those are the headlines.