welcome to bbc news. i'm gareth barlow. our top stories: as extreme weather is batters the planet, the un secretary general tells the bbc the world is approaching a point of no return. if we are not able to reverse the present trend that is leading to catastrophe in of the world, we will be doomed. in a case that has gripped australia, the trial of a man accused of raping a colleague inside parliament house is abandoned. and i hope identify more victims in the tulsa massacre using dna.

russian forces carry out nuclear as fears grow about an of the war in ukraine. the united nations secretary general antonio guterres says that the world is heading for a catastrophe unless climate change is prioritised. new figures released by the un shows concentrations of the three main greenhouse gases rise to record levels in the atmosphere last year. world leaders will meet next year in egypt for the un climate summit c0 p27. our climate editor justin rowlatt spoke to mr gutteres at the un headquarters in new york. it has been a year of extreme weather.

devastating floods in pakistan, drought in somalia with millions threatened by famine, and record—breaking heat in the uk and many other countries. it's why the un chief says climate is the most important issue in his in—tray. climate change is the crisis of our lifetime. it's the defining issue of today's world. so, climate change remains a central priority in everything we do. if we are not able to reverse the present trend that is leading to catastrophe in the world, we will be doomed. and a welter of new reports released by un bodies today reveals the world's woeful progress on climate. at the glasgow conference, countries agreed to raise their carbon cutting game every year. well, we havejust got the figures in for this year and just 2a out of 193 countries strengthened their plan. if you take together

all the pledges the world has made, we still see emissions increasing by 10% by 2030. now, the science is very clear on this. it says emissions need to almost halve by 2030 to avoid the worst effects of climate change, so we are moving in the wrong direction. it's the same story when you take an atmospheric perspective. another new report shows concentrations of the main greenhouse gases — carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide — all hit record levels last year, with the biggest increase in methane ever recorded. it underscores the urgency of action. do you think the governments of the world recognise that? not necessarily all of them at the present moment. you have inflation, you have the consequences of the war, you have high prices of energy and food, you have social unrest linked to that. so there has been indeed a tendency to put climate change

on the back burner. and that is why it is so important to strongly advocate to bring back climate change to the centre of the international debate. there have been fears some countries, including the uk, have been rolling back on some of their climate commitments. liz truss advised king charles not to go to the un climate summit in egypt, for example. should the king go to cop27? do you want to see him there? and what about the new uk prime minister,rishi sunak? do you want to see him there in egypt? i'd like to see them both. i'm sensing that you are slightly worried about the uk government's commitment on climate. if they need to be held to account by the people, it suggests they are not... there were some hints but those hints do not correspond to the reality. let's be optimistic about the future. this year we have had a taste of the kind of extreme weather climate change can bring. the message from the un today is clear. unless we raise

ambition in egypt, the world will face far greater extremes. justin rowlatt, bbc news, the un hq in new york. the trial of a former political advisor in australia who was charged with raping a colleague inside parliament has been abandoned. bruce lehrmann denied assaulting any he gets three years ago. let's talk to our correspondent shaimaa khalil. why was this case discharged?— khalil. why was this case discharged? the “ury was discharged h discharged? the jury was discharged because - discharged? the jury was discharged because it - discharged? the jury was - discharged because it emerged that one member had actually been looking at an academic research paper about sexual assault that was not part of the evidence presented to court during the trial. the cheese justice mr mccallum said while this may not have done any harm during the deliberations, this was not a risk she was willing

to take. —— chiefjustice. she wanted thejury members to take. —— chiefjustice. she wanted the jury members about 17 times if not more not to read external materials and not to look at anything except what was presented to them. i remember being in the room when she said this, that much had been written about this case and not to discuss this case and not to discuss this case and do not read any material the media has published but it has emerged now one jury member has emerged now one jury member has actually breached their oath and looked through other arterial. the actual paper, the academic paper, was found during a tidying up during deliberations and one of the officers found that paper. we have had reaction on both sides. the lawyer of bruce lehrmann gave a brief statement after thejudge had lehrmann gave a brief statement after the judge had spoken as that of course this was

disappointing and then brittany higgins stood outside court, busily emotional and in tears at some point, saying she felt she herself was on trial, details about her life had been scrutinised for the world to see but misalignment was given the right to be silent in court. —— bruce lyman. her allegations inside parliament house was a moment of reckoning in australia, it prompted countrywide protests in 2021. i was there outside parliament house. but it also prompted a damning report about the treatment of employees inside parliament house. now it is up to anotherjury to decide what happen inside parliament house that night. bruce lyman is due to be in another trial in february. —— bruce lehrmann.

let's get some of the day's other news: in the uk, rishi sunak has appeared before mps in parliament on his first full day as prime minister and announced yet more unravelling on predecessor liz truss's plans. the government's economic statement due to be delivered on monday has now been pushed back by almost three weeks and a ban on franking for gas in england reinstated. a jury in wisconsin has found a man guilty of murdering six people by driving into a christmas parade last year. the defendant, darrell brooks, was found guilty on 76 charges of deliberately crashing his vehicle into a crowd in the city of waukesha, near milwaukee. 60 other people were injured, including many children. the parent company of facebook, instagram and whatsapp has reported a fall in revenue for the second consecutive quarter. in the latest sign of the us and global economic slowdown,

meta's profits for the past three months were $4.4 billion less than half at the same period last year. amid growing fears of an escalation of the war in ukraine, it is said ballistic missiles have been fired. as the missiles went up, the message went out. this was only a simulation, a test, but russia wants the world to remember that it has the biggest stockpile of nuclear weapons. vladimir putin watched and he was briefed, as russia's forces as far from the north—west to the east of the country rehearsed their reaction to a nuclear attack. military chiefs told russia's leader the task of delivering a massive nuclear strike by strategic offensive forces had been rehearsed.

0n land, in the air, and at sea, this annual exercise is known as grom, or thunder. eight months into the war in ukraine it is designed to have added potency but in kyiv, the simulation was seen as just that. my personal opinion, he will not use nuclear weapons. they did a lot of stupid things, but they continue to be pragmatic. these images are notjust part of a war effort, they are part of a propaganda effort. the latest claim at the heart of which is the accusation ukraine is about to use a dirty bomb, explosives with radiological material attached. utterly untrue, though, says ukraine's international backers. nato allies reject this transparently false allegation. russia often accuses others for what they intend to do themselves.

we have seen this pattern before from syria to ukraine. russia must not use false pretext for further escalation. the big thing for them is to try to shutdown western support for ukraine and one of the ways they are doing this is by scaring us with nuclear rhetoric, with accusations about things that lead us toward the point that ukraine in their eyes is going to be the aggressor about nuclear warfare. the war in ukraine is a bitter and bloody conventional one. moscow's unsubstantiated claims of dirty bombs and implied threats of nuclear attacks are the latest weapons from a country and a leader dealing with an enemy that refuses to capitulate. robin brant, bbc news.

we arejoined by we are joined by amy. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. i'm interested, we have seen so much and heard so much public rhetoric from moscow, thinly veiled warnings about nuclear weapons and the use of them under these nuclear agreements, the drills taking place, does that mean the fear is slightly overstated?- is slightly overstated? sure, i think that _ is slightly overstated? sure, i think that is _ is slightly overstated? sure, i think that is a _ is slightly overstated? sure, i think that is a fair _ think that is a fair assessment. it is an annual drill, it is expected and it happens like clockwork. if we did not see russia hold this drill, it would be a sign of this and one that russia could not for. is it because alum? the difference now it is against the backdrop of nuclear

rhetoric or potential nuclear use and shall that makes for an uncomfortable combination. that said, the exercise went pretty much as we expected it would. it is not the only exercise taking place. nato is doing similar at the moment. how do the two sides approach these kind of exercises?— kind of exercises? very differently. _ kind of exercises? very differently. a _ kind of exercises? very differently. a couple i kind of exercises? very differently. a couple of| differently. a couple of examples. russia's exercises today kinetic so they launched icbm,s ibm, ballistic missiles and submarine launched missiles. the needle exercises will feature b—52 and fighter jet but no launches. . they will continue through the end of the month.— will continue through the end of the month. the other thing talked about _ of the month. the other thing talked about in _ of the month. the other thing talked about in recent - of the month. the other thing talked about in recent days, l talked about in recent days, these unsubstantiated claims

refuted by ukraine, uk and france among others, of ukraine planning to use a dirty bomb. what is your take on that? this is really interesting, _ what is your take on that? ti 3 is really interesting, russia's behaviour this far. russia is losing, they are performing terribly and they keep testing where red lines are on various types of weapons of mass destruction. earlier, we saw accusations of the use of biological weapons, russia accused ukraine of using them or preparing to use them. some of these early on was to split the alliance and split the cohesiveness among the western and nato support of ukraine. there would be more on that but we know whether it was pure blessing or back channel communications convinced russia to stand down, russia really

has not made good on the thinly veiled threat in the form of accusations.— veiled threat in the form of accusations. ., ~ , ., . accusations. thank you so much forjoining _ accusations. thank you so much forjoining us— accusations. thank you so much forjoining us on _ accusations. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc— accusations. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news - accusations. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news and| forjoining us on bbc news and we appreciate your time. stay with us dashing through the streets of washington to honour the elegy — — the community in high heels. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she had spoken of dying in the service of her country, and said, "i would be proud of it. "every drop of my blood will contribute "to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty. of what each day might bring.

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of raping a colleague inside australia's parliament house is suspended, after it was revealed a juror obtained background information. 19 but is previously exuberant to identify victims of the 1921 tulsa race massacre are being removed again to gather dna. 0nce dubbed black wall street, the area were set on fire, destroying businesses and killing hundreds of residents in a racially motivated attack. no one has ever been charged for those crimes. we are a joy now from tulsa, oklahoma, by rj now from tulsa, oklahoma, by r] young, author of requiem for the massacre, which recounts the massacre, which recounts the history of the greenwood district. thank you forjoining us. for ourviewers district. thank you forjoining us. for our viewers were not aware of this case, almost 100 years ago, over 100 years ago now, just give us the background to it.- now, just give us the background to it. now, just give us the backtround to it. ~ ., ' :: :: background to it. we are 100 ears background to it. we are 100 years removed _ background to it. we are 100 years removed from - background to it. we are 100 years removed from the - background to it. we are 100 years removed from the 1921 | years removed from the 1921 tulsa race massacre, considered one of the great domestic terrorist acts in the united states, and now we are at a point in our history where we

are trying to find outjust how many people were killed, and one of the ways in which we have tried to do that is uncover this unmarked grave that had gone, well, and exhumed, for 100 years, we are dealing with the fallout of those consequences. eat; dealing with the fallout of those consequences. by now exactly? — those consequences. by now exactly? what _ those consequences. by now exactly? what was _ those consequences. by now exactly? what was the - those consequences. by nowj exactly? what was the driver for this to all happen in 2021-22? for this to all happen in 202142?— for this to all happen in 2021-22? ., 2021-22? the centennial. there was lots of _ 2021-22? the centennial. there was lots of discussion _ 2021-22? the centennial. there was lots of discussion around i was lots of discussion around what happened in tulsa around the centennial of the massacre, how would we reckon with that tragedy 100 years on, and our mayor, gt pine, decided it was time to follow through on what was considered an urban legend or a myth to dig up a very specific place called 0ak lawn cemetery to find out just if there were people that were buried there in unmarked graves and how many of those people there are. and how many of those people there are-— there are. and how that going at the moment? _ there are. and how that going at the moment? what - there are. and how that going at the moment? what the - at the moment? what the

situation?— situation? well, digging started in _ situation? well, digging started in october - situation? well, digging| started in october 2020, situation? well, digging - started in october 2020, and as we are set for another dig that will end on november 18, 35 coffins have been uncovered, and there has been lots of discussion and analysis that goes into just who those people are, and what their connection to tulsa is, which is, i think the crux of, well, restoring now. just trying to figure out who those people are, and if in fact they are victims of the massacre, which seems kind of wild. 14 massacre, which seems kind of wild. m are massacre, which seems kind of wild.11t are going to be re—exhumed and sent to a place called into forensics in salt lake city, utah, to try to identify them through dna. but this is also a problem in the city of tulsa, particularly for black folks, as we are not inclined to want to give up our dna for a genetic database that

might be accessed, would be accessed, ostensibly, by law enforcement and used in criminal investigations, apart from this one investigation, which is very important to the city of tulsa, that is to identify who these people are, find out who their family members and allow them a proper burial. ., . ~' members and allow them a proper burial. ., ., ,, ., burial. you talk about the importance _ burial. you talk about the importance to _ burial. you talk about the importance to the - burial. you talk about the importance to the city, i burial. you talk about the importance to the city, a | importance to the city, a century on, how does this case resonate with people who still live their lives in tulsa at the moment? it live their lives in tulsa at the moment?— live their lives in tulsa at the moment? it is one of ongoing _ the moment? it is one of ongoing disbelief - the moment? it is one of ongoing disbelief in - the moment? it is one of ongoing disbelief in that l the moment? it is one of. ongoing disbelief in that i, myself, one, but this did happen, two, we still don't know who is responsible specifically, and three, we are still uncovering just how many people died or were killed during this massacre, and this particular instance is one great example ofjust what particular instance is one great example of just what that means. it also is showing we haven't reconciled much of anything in the city of tulsa.

there are three survivors suing the city of tulsa and the state for reparations, and that case is moving through the court system is at a very slow pace, which feels macabre, because those three survivors are 100 plus years old, and they probably do not have much longer in this life to seek justice and i would like to see them seekjustice, pure them seek justice, pure justice, them seekjustice, pure justice, in their lifetime. and as we continue to get through our lives in the city of tulsa, having to have this question over our head aboutjust what we lost, it feels unfair, it feels rude, it feels frankly, an american. rj feels rude, it feels frankly, an american.— feels rude, it feels frankly, an american. r] young, thank ou for an american. r] young, thank you for your — an american. r] young, thank you for your time _ an american. r] young, thank you for your time and - an american. r] young, thank you for your time and for - an american. r] young, thank you for your time and for yourj you for your time and for your insights. an outbreak of the ebola virus in uganda is continuing to spread with 109 confirmed cases and 30 deaths. according to authorities, six children in the same family have come down with ebola in the country's capital, kampala. as the virus spreads, there is

mounting concern it could reach other countries. screening people for symptoms of the deadly ebola virus. in kampala, the ugandan capital, anxiety is growing over an outbreak which is not yet under control. the first confirmed case of this outbreak was identified towards the end of september. there are now more than 100 cases and 30 people already dead. now the virus is circulating in kampala, a city of around 1.5 million residents, and outbreaks in urban environments are especially difficult to contain.— especially difficult to contain. �* , . contain. because we are so man , contain. because we are so many. and _ contain. because we are so many, and what _ contain. because we are so many, and what i - contain. because we are so| many, and what i requested contain. because we are so i many, and what i requested a person to do is to get medicine, because money is there. b. medicine, because money is there. �* . , , . , there. a medicine desperately needed is _ there. a medicine desperately needed is a — there. a medicine desperately needed is a vaccine, _ there. a medicine desperately needed is a vaccine, but - there. a medicine desperately needed is a vaccine, but the i needed is a vaccine, but the strain of ebola currently circulating in ebola —— in uganda is the sue dann strain, and for that no pre—approved

vaccine currently exists. and for that no pre-approved vaccine currently exists. there is no known — vaccine currently exists. there is no known treatment - vaccine currently exists. there is no known treatment for- vaccine currently exists. there is no known treatment for sue j is no known treatment for sue dann ebola virus. currently, the number of promising treatment options that the ministry of health is using under trial. ministry of health is using undertrial. however, ministry of health is using under trial. however, the doses available are still very few. ebola is a virus authorities take very seriously. the world health organization estimates the fatality rate is between 41% the fatality rate is between 1t1% and the fatality rate is between 41% and 100%. to the fatality rate is between 1t1% and 100%. to contain this outbreak, authorities have imposed lockdowns and curfews in some of the rural areas where the virus was first identified. now, medical experts are calling for similar measures in the country's capital, a situation where many of kampala's residents are desperate to avoid. translation: desperate to avoid. tuna/mom- desperate to avoid. translation: ~ ., , ., translation: we are fresh out of a locked _ translation: we are fresh out of a locked down, _ translation: we are fresh out of a locked down, and _ translation: we are fresh out of a locked down, and we - translation: we are fresh out of a locked down, and we are i of a locked down, and we are still paying debts from cuba times full stop going back into a lockdown because of ebola is unimaginable. for a lockdown because of ebola is

unimaginable.— unimaginable. for now, authorities _ unimaginable. for now, authorities are - unimaginable. for now, j authorities are watching unimaginable. for now, i authorities are watching how the current outbreak develops but if cases continue to climb and more lives are lost, then ugandans face the prospect of much tougher measures being brought in. now before we go, check out this. thousands have lined the streets of washington, dc to watch the high heel race, which honours the lgbtq plus community. every year, dozens of drag queens bring colour, sass and a lot of fun to the race, which are which takes place on the tuesday before halloween. cheering the whistle blew, the crowd went nuts, and despite their sky—high heels, the runners were off like a rocket. this is the 17th annual high heel race at dupont circle in washington, which is one of the most popular lgbtq events in america. i'm a straight male in a gay community, but i participate anyway, because i support

all them and i support all people. it's my first time here, but it's so much fun, and i wish they would do more events like this, because it gets everyone out having a great time. the community, the event itself, the pageantry. i it's fun to go out during - halloween and be with friends and dress up and run in heels. it's a delight. the costumes were as beautiful as they were varied and participants sashayed down the street loud and proud — some sprinting to the finish, others preferring not to ruffle their feathers, and a fewjust posing for the crowds. cheering feathers, sparkles and baubles brought a touch of glamour to the night, but by the end of the race, some of the runners were clearly suffering, as the painful reality of walking and running in heels took its toll. wendy urquhart, bbc news. plenty more stories on our website. you can also find me

online. i am on twitter. thanks for watching. hello, there. 0utdoor events, like halloween and bonfire night, just around the corner, and if you're thinking about grabbing the scarf and gloves, think again. it's going to stay very mild indeed. these are temperatures that we should be seeing around the end of october, but what we are likely to get today is widespread mild weather, with above average temperatures, even as far north as scotland. but we could see highest values of 22 degrees somewhere across the southeast — that's 72 fahrenheit. and why? well, because of the wind direction. coming all the way up from the south, it's dragging in this warmer air all the way from africa. and it's notjust the uk. large area of high pressure keeping things very dry, very settled and very mild across central europe.

we unfortunately won't see the drier weather because all the time, these areas of low pressure will bring outbreaks of rain and strong winds from time to time. so first thing in the morning, there'll be outbreaks of rain across southwest england and wales, a lot of low cloud around as well. a very mild start. misty and murky. 0ur rain becomes quite showery as it pushes its way steadily north, masking early morning sunshine across parts of aberdeenshire by the end of the day. but we should see an improving picture generally across england and wales. maybe the risk of a few isolated sharp showers in the southeast, but with the sunshine, that's where we're likely to see the warmth, highs potentially into the low 20s. more wet weather to come on friday, some of it heavy and windy with it, too. not for all, but the heaviest of the rain is likely to be out to the west, and that'll be accompanied by gale force gusts of wind on exposed coasts and some pretty rough seas here. now that rain and the strong winds will gradually drift its way northwards during the day on friday, again allowing for lighter winds, more sunshine. and again, those temperatures pretty good for the end of 0ctober. more of the same as we

head into the weekend. not a wash—out by any means, but there will be outbreaks of rain. and at times, once the rain passes through, we'll see those isobars squeezing together, the winds picking up. but there will also be some sunshine as well, so it's a very messy story this weekend. keep abreast of the forecast, particularly for sunday. but generally there will be outbreaks of rain. there'll also be some sunshine, but one unifying factor — mild for all.