this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. without power, but russia's military commanders say they're preparing an evacuation from the occupied city of kherson. the worst drought somalia has seen in a0 years. the stark warning from the united nations, as aid camps admit a starving child every minute. you get a good idea here of how quickly this crisis is starting to accelerate. three, even 400 people now, arriving at this one small camp every day now. rights, if democrats

keep control of congress in the mid—term elections. with your support, i will sign a law codifying roe injanuary. netflix reverses a drop in customer numbers as a stream of new programmes helps it sign up almost 2.5 million new households. if they don't get at least five hours sleep a night. how much sleep have you had or not, we will be unpacking the mystery of sleep and what it is for our health, late in the programme. ukraine's civil defence service says more than a thousand towns

and villages across the country are now without power. russian air strikes have hit the capital, kyiv, again on tuesday but there've been attacks across the country. president zelensky says 30% of ukraine's power stations had been destroyed in the past eight days. sylvia lennan—spence reports. children, the elderly even family pets, waiting for their turn to be taken to safety. this is the southern city of kherson, occupied by russian forces this february, civilians have begun to leave amid warnings it could become a bloodied new frontline. translation: . bloodied new frontline. translation:. for bloodied new frontline. translation: . bloodied new frontline. translation:. ., ., , translation:. for the last few weeks we have _ translation:. for the last few weeks we have been _ translation:. for the last few weeks we have been insisting i translation:. for the last few| weeks we have been insisting on evacuating parts of the kherson region. i ask you to interpret my words seriously, we won't abandon the city and will stand until the end.— until the end. kherson is a crucial strategic _ until the end. kherson is a crucial strategic and - until the end. kherson is a i crucial strategic and symbolic

target for the ukraine government, and for the past few weeks, ukrainian forces have been gaining ground. the man charged with halting this fightback is general sergei surovikin, nicknamed general armageddon, recently appointed the russian top commander in ukraine, his first televised interview since taking the role he seems to offer a rear acknowledgement of russian difficulties. translation:. the situation in _ difficulties. translation:. the situation in the _ difficulties. translation:. tue: situation in the area difficulties. translation:. tte: situation in the area of the special military operation can be described as ten, the enemy is not abandoning its attempt to attack russian troop positions.— to attack russian troop ositions. _ . positions. facing such staunch resistance _ positions. facing such staunch resistance moscow _ positions. facing such staunch resistance moscow has - resistance moscow has identified a new objective, away from the front lines. the devastation of ukraine's electricity supply. more than a thousand towns and villages across the country are without power and millions face the prospect of a freezing winter. translation:. it's

prospect of a freezing winter. translation: ._ translation:. it's scary i don't know— translation:. it's scary i don't know how to - translation:. it's scary | | don't know how to prepare, seems like we will be sitting without light and cold. moscow seems intent _ without light and cold. moscow seems intent on _ without light and cold. moscow seems intent on causing - without light and cold. moscow - seems intent on causing maximum chaos to achieve its goals, which means civilians and critical infrastructure are now squarely in the firing line. sylvia lennan—spence, bbc news. the war in ukraine is one of the main reasons why prices for energy and food have increased globally, leading to a cost of living crisis — with many having to make choices about whether to eat or to heat. here in the uk, the latest inflation figures are due to be published in under two hours' time — and they are likely to have risen above 10%. we'll have more on that in about half an hour in our business coverage and all day across the bbc. and you can find more on the topic on our website.

including lots of handy ways to actually save money. the head of the un children's agency, unicef, has warned that the drought currently gripping somalia could lead to the deaths of young people on a scale not seen for 50 years. climate change and conflict have contributed to severe food shortages across the horn of africa. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports from the border town of dolow where people walk for days to come in search of life—saving help. we're heading out into somalia's drought lands, with an armed escort on the lookout for islamist militants, but all we encounter are dying villages. a solitary camel, too weak to stand, marks the entrance to a place called kaharai. a 56—year—old farmer, ibrahim, takes us to see what's become of his goats.

the last of his herd now dead from hunger. did you ever imagine your life would end up like this? "never," he says, "but when there's no rain, there's no future for this "kind of life." and it's notjust the animals that are dying. which is why most villages are emptying fast. small convoys like this one setting off in search of food and water. after a long trek, these families have reached the outskirts of a border town called dolow. nine days, they have been walking for the last nine days. the local authorities have organised tea for the new arrivals. and someone else registers them on a list that is growing by the hour. to accelerate, with 300 or even 400

camp every day now. there's been a lot of lethargy, actually, help hasn't been coming. i guess the international community's also looking at other areas where you know there is a lot of other things going on in the world. distracted? absolutely, they have been distracted with a lot of other things going on everywhere. some aid is reaching some parts of somalia. so, you all have these mobile phones now? these women are getting cash from the united nations, sent directly to their phones. a handy system in a country where a long—running conflict makes humanitarian access so difficult. but it's not enough. right now the world is providing less than half of what's needed to save hundreds of thousands of lives. i mean, i think we are in a completely unprecedented

situation here. so we describe the situation here as completely historic in terms of the combination of climatic and conflict effects in the context of something that is so severe, so protracted, it needs a significantly different level of response. that means a massive push now to save somalia from another famine and a much longer struggle to help it cope with the accelerating ravages of climate change. andrew harding, dolow, somalia. let's get some of the day's other news. a french cement company has pleaded guilty in the united states to charges of supporting the islamic state group. lafarge admitted that its syrian subsidiary paid armed groups to help protect factory staff. it's been ordered to pay nearly $780 million. the united states has announced that it is sending $2 million to cuba in the wake of the destruction caused by hurricane ian.

the sum will only go a small way towards meeting the urgent needs of communities devastated by the storm, which severely damaged power plants and other infrastructure. the british prime minister, liz truss, will face the opposition labour leader, sir keir starmer, at prime minister's questions in parliament for the first time since she was forced to abandon much of her mini—budget. she'll be hoping to persuade some of her backbenchers that she's the right person to be leading the country. it's three weeks to go until the us midterm elections, at stake is which party will control congress. democrats are hoping that abortion will be a major issue for voters, after the supreme court overturned the national right to have one. president biden has called for abortion rights to be codified in us law.

0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, explained how the democrats are hoping to shift the focus of the midterms onto abortion. the president is certainly trying to shift the interest of voters onto those issues where he feels as if he has an advantage and certainly opinion polls since the supreme court acted several months ago would suggest that most people believe in the right of a woman to have an abortion, if she chooses. in a mid—term election.

republicans. this is a big challenge forjoe biden and that is why clearly he is speaking out now, some three weeks before the election. this is blatant electioneering but he wants to try to focus on those people around the country, especially younger people and especially women, from different political persuasions. the republicans and independents as well who may well be sympathetic with his views on the views of the democrats on abortion. we can now speak tojodi hicks, president and ceo of planned parenthood affiliates of california. welcome to the programme. for our viewers perspective on the spot is the law currently in colour when you win comes to

abortion. in colour when you win comes to abortion-— colour when you win comes to abortion. in california we have abortion. in california we have abortion right _ abortion. in california we have abortion right integrated - abortion. in california we have abortion right integrated into. abortion right integrated into law we have an initiative on the ballot that will codify and enshrine fundamental rights to reproductive healthcare and freedoms, right into alcala new constitution. tt freedoms, right into alcala new constitution.— constitution. it is hoped california _ constitution. it is hoped california will _ constitution. it is hoped california will become i constitution. it is hoped | california will become an inspiration for other states? absolutely, we know there are many eyes on california right now and other states are looking the same and seeing what the turnout here is in california and our polling is really great and is showing not only that people support the issue but it is a priority for them and as a reason they will come out and vote stop when the row. ~ ., , , . ., row. when the roe versus wade enshrined _ row. when the roe versus wade enshrined abortion _ row. when the roe versus wade enshrined abortion rights - row. when the roe versus wade enshrined abortion rights for - enshrined abortion rights for all australian woman was overturned by the supreme court, there was an enormous response all over the country, young women protesting against,

women of all ages, do you think at the midterms they will come out to vote on this issue? everything we are seeing is thatis everything we are seeing is that is right, it's notjust that is right, it's notjust that they opposed what happened when roe versus wade was overturned and we know the majority of people believe there should be a federal protection and for people to have the right to choose or refuse contraception or a right to abortion, but also that it's a real priority issue and i think this is the first time we have had the supreme court actually take away a freedom that we have enjoyed for almost 50 years. it is also we note inextricably linked with economic security, educational opportunities, with healthcare opportunities, with healthca re decision—making, opportunities, with healthcare decision—making, so we expected to drive turnout the country. however, if the midterms don't go in the direction ofjoe biden and the democrats, then

this will not be overturned at a federal level, it, which means in many states abortion is off—limits for women. what consequences are you seeing of that, you seeing many women coming to california from other states at the moment? absolutely, as of today 17 state have a ban on abortion, they are expecting that to grow to 26, should not be changes state legislature, or at the midterms for congress, and it's absolutely having an impact on the healthcare for people, people having to travel outside of the state they live on in order to get care, and in california we have been preparing for that all year, but really no—one should have to do not get the healthcare that they deserve, and so we are really hoping for a federal protection. are really hoping for a federal protection-— protection. jodie hicks, thank ou for protection. jodie hicks, thank you for talking _ protection. jodie hicks, thank you for talking to _ protection. jodie hicks, thank you for talking to us. -

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the chronic health risks for older people of getting less than five hours sleep a night. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades — the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korea, it lights up a biblical famine now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, - it is actually cheaper— to paper your walls with money. we have always found

a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style. after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: missile attacks leave more than a thousand ukrainian towns without power — but russia's military commanders say they're preparing an evacuation from the occupied city of kherson. the united nations has issued a stark warning that somalia is facing the worst drought in a0 years — with aid camps admitting a starving child every minute. netflix says it has stopped losing customers due to competition and pressures from the rising cost of living. the streamer gained 2.4 million subscribers worldwide between july and september.

let's get more now from los angeles where we can speak to wade payson denney from parrot analytics. this is good news for netflix because we were a little disappointed last time they came out with their earnings given the drop in subscriber numbers. how do they turn things around? this is a huge day and especially not only the size of the one but if you look at the united states and canada as well as the middle east and africa those of the two most valuable media markets as far as the business is concerned. there was a combined 2.7 million subscribers swing from negative to positive in those regions combined. how they did it, i would say because of

stranger things. we measured thatis stranger things. we measured that is the highest demand for a streaming original of all time, a sickly. in the us, uk and everywhere and they found that demand for original content is a key leading indicator. of course there is other content that helped but as i was putting together our pre— earnings note it showed that there was an uptake in market share for original content in the united states for netflix and we have not seen that for two years so, yeah, that was a big surprise to see that. and to see the subscribers follow that is great news for the streamer. now, one of the debates going on at the moment is the way these different streaming platforms provide content. for

example with netflix you can just binge a whole series on a weekend whereas apple plus and others drip feed programmes, don't they? you need to wait a week before you see the next one. what is the right strategy? it comes to our behaviour, what do you think if netflix is to keep the customers?— netflix is to keep the customers? , ., customers? the binge model works for— customers? the binge model works for netflix _ customers? the binge model works for netflix specifically. j works for netflix specifically. they invented it and their customers are used to being able to binge a show, other than reality programming, basically whenever it comes out. at the same time, the rerelease that make the weekly release works for others. the benefits of that are spreading out a show over two or three, maybe even four months meaning you need to subscribe for each of those months to keep watching the show. that does help. and if you look at demand for content that has been

released, binge versus weekly, for the bin shows is a huge uptake in the first weekend that trails off before weekly shows that is a better way to build buzz and audience over the course of the cycle and we see that in shows like house of the dragon on hbo max. thank ou and the dragon on hbo max. thank you and it _ the dragon on hbo max. thank you and it is — the dragon on hbo max. thank you and it is interesting - the dragon on hbo max. thank you and it is interesting to - you and it is interesting to have your take on that. so is netflix really running up the hill regarding the competition? we will be talking more about that in our business coverage but now it is time for sport. cricket — it's day 4 of the t20 cricket world cup in australia and there's a celtic match—up as scotland go head to head with ireland while later the west indies will take on zimbabwe. the netherlands meanwhile look well—placed to reach the super 12 stage after beating namibia on tuesday to make it two wins out of two in group a. you namibia batted first after winning the toss and jan frylinck top—scored with 43 — including this 6 —

as they made 121 for 6 from their 20 overs. six that left the dutch chasing 122 to win — and bas de leede steered them to victory with three balls to spare, and five wickets in hand. the netherlands are now top of group a, and will qualify for the next round if they beat sri lanka on thursday. by hitting 74 off 60 balls as they made 152 for 8 from their 20 overs. for karthik meiyappan as he made history by becoming the first uae bowler to take a hat—trick in a t20 world cup. but their reply never really got going. they were all out for just 73 as sri lanka won by 79 runs.

in germany, there was a shock defeat for borussia monchengladbach in the second round of the german cup. they were beaten 2—1 by second division side darmstadt. no problems for the holders rb leipzig, though, as they thrashed hamburg. danish striker yussuf poulsen scored twice in a 4—0 victory, but they saved the best til last — benjamin henrichs with the finishing touch to a fine team goal 10 minutes from time. there were two games in the english premier league on tuesday — and they included brighton and hove albion against nottingham forest, which ended in a goalless draw. it was a tale of missed opportunities for both teams. brighton missed a host of chances and the chance to move up to fifth in the table — above manchester united. instead, they remain 7th, and they're still looking for theirfirst win under new manager roberto di zerbi. nottingham forest's sixth point of the season takes them off the bottom of the table but a win would have taken them level with southampton. thatis that is all the sport for now.

new research suggests that people aged over 50 who sleep less than five hours a night could be at increased risk of chronic health problems. a study by british scientists tracked the health of 8,000 individuals and found that people getting five hours' sleep were at higher risk of getting unwell than those who had more than seven hours' sleep. it isa it is a worrying statistic for anyone who works unusual hours, such as myself, and tom, our reporter. how many hours sleep did you get last night? t got did you get last night? i got less than — did you get last night? i got less than five _ did you get last night? i got less than five hours - less than five hours recommended. that is the golden slumber number. it is the mum magic number and slumber number. it is the mum magic numberand i slumber number. it is the mum magic number and ifell slumber number. it is the mum magic number and i fell short. hopefully there will be no impact now but long—term... . you and i will both be in the same home in our latter years. do tell. what i reinstall for?

this is a slightly ominous report for people like yourself and me who may have gotten up extremely early this morning and may be feeling a tad under slab. this report essentially followed 8000 participants in the uk and it kept track of their health and sleep patterns. of this 8000 people, all of them over the age of 50 had no chronic disease at all and they kept track for the next 25 years. —— goes under the age of 50. and i am afraid that the results were unsettling. forthose that the results were unsettling. for those people getting five hours sleep or less a night and i will try not to garble these statistics, they were 30% greater risk than people who had got at least seven hours sleep of coming down with a chronic illness or at least coming down with chronic multiple illnesses. even more ominously is that people who get five hours sleep or less were much more likely

to be at risk of dying. all and all the study basically shows that getting your beauty sleep is no joke and that getting your beauty sleep is nojoke and we really that getting your beauty sleep is no joke and we really should take it seriously. irate is no joke and we really should take it seriously.— take it seriously. we should take it seriously. we should take it seriously. we should take it very _ take it seriously. we should take it very seriously. - take it seriously. we should take it very seriously. sleep is a huge industry, isn't it? there's books, guides, pod casts, music to listen to, white knives... everything, you name it. basically it is clear that we will encounter problems if we do not get five hours sleep or more in a row. that is the key. _ sleep or more in a row. that is the key. isn't _ sleep or more in a row. that is the key, isn't it? _ sleep or more in a row. that is the key, isn't it? that - sleep or more in a row. that is the key, isn't it? that is - sleep or more in a row. that is the key, isn't it? that is the i the key, isn't it? that is the thinking, that there is a set number of minimum hours a night that you need to get in and ordered to make sure that long—term you will not run into problems. that your body will not stop breaking down on account of not having a minimal amount of sleep. i would like to point out examples of people who have been able to survive or even thrive in spite of minimal sleep. or even thrive in spite of minimalsleep. i or even thrive in spite of minimal sleep. i think we have them up on screen now and in this country we have the former prime minister, winston

churchill who slept an average of four hours a night during the world although he was a prolific nap. margaret thatcher, anotherformer prime thatcher, another former prime minister who thatcher, anotherformer prime minister who slept four hours a night but i am afraid she actually did have problems later in her life. t actually did have problems later in her life.— later in her life. i will see ou later in her life. i will see you soon. _ later in her life. i will see you soon. in _ later in her life. i will see you soon, in a _ later in her life. i will see you soon, in a moment l later in her life. i will see. you soon, in a moment for business stories. hello again. yesterday, once the early morning mist and fog patches had cleared out of the way, most parts of the uk had plenty of sunshine but there were some big contrasts in the temperatures from north to south. across england and wales, very mild weather. in parts of sussex, temperatures as high as 20 degrees but even though we had sunshine across the north of the uk and scotland, here, it was much cooler, with temperatures in shetland just reaching 10 degrees. the reason, well we had this cooler air mass underneath this area of high pressure and that will be slipping eastwards over the next few days and this area of low pressure to our south—west really is going to dominate and will be very slow—moving so we will transition to even more unsettled weather conditions, really, and that transition is taking place right now. we are seeing outbreaks of rain arrive with strengthening winds and look at this, towards

the start of wednesday morning, the end of the night, we're looking at temperatures of 16 degrees in plymouth and those temperatures are higher than they should be during the middle of the afternoon, let alone at the end of the night. through the rest of wednesday, these bands of rain are going to erratically work their way northwards and a little bit further eastwards as we go through the day. i suspect parts of east anglia, north—east england and scotland will stay dry but there will be more cloud around, a few bright or sunny spells and a windier kind of day, gusts running into 30s of miles per hour but still very mild, 15—19 for england and wales, those temperatures a bit below average for scotland and northern ireland. for thursday, another band of rain comes up and this one is going to be heavier, perhaps with some rumbles of thunder as it swings across all of the country. just tending to clear, the skies brighten up there could be further hefty showers arriving late in the day from further south. temperatures are still mild, 16—19 for england and wales, temperatures rising a bit in northern ireland but still close to average really in scotland. on friday, the low pressure is still firmly in charge. there will be plenty of showers

around, potentially merging to give some lengthier spells of rain towards parts of wales, western england and northern ireland, closest to that centre of low pressure but it's mild again, temperatures are starting to rise a little bit in scotland with highs heading to 15 degrees or so through the central belt. that low pressure, though, is stuck with us through the weekend, so it's a case of further rain or showers, but it does stay on the mild side. that's your latest, bye—bye.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. filling the fiscal hole — liz truss no longer promises to raise pensions in line with inflation and asks her cabinet to look for more spending cuts. the rising cost of living. the uk's latest inflation figures are out shortly. we'll be heading to sunderland to see how working families are coping with higher prices. back with a bang! mega hits such as stranger things help netflix fight back against its rivals and add more than two million new subscribers after its recent slump. and open for business. we head to tennessee

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