today at six... the home secretary under pressure — suella braverman is forced to defend herself to mps on two fronts. we need your help. children cry for help at the overcrowded migrant centre in kent — the bbc understands the home secretary ignored advice to book extra hotel accommodation. how bad does the crisis need to get, home _ how bad does the crisis need to get, home secretary? and she is accused of potential breaches of security after sending six official government emails from her private account. i have been clear that i made an error of— i have been clear that i made an error ofjudgment. i apologise for that error — error ofjudgment. i apologise for that error i— error ofjudgment. i apologise for that error. i took responsibility for it— that error. i took responsibility for it and — that error. i took responsibility for it and i_ that error. i took responsibility for it and i resigned. the home

secretary _ for it and i resigned. the home secretary has _ for it and i resigned. the home secretary has been _ for it and i resigned. the home secretary has been mounting i for it and i resigned. the home secretary has been mounting a | secretary has been mounting a spirited defence on both counts to mps in the house of commons. also tonight... a special report from the front line of the fighting in ukraine — and the devastation it leaves behind. look at it. desolation. this is what months of attritional warfare does to a town. could there be a shortage of turkeys this christmas as new restrictions come in to fight the uk's largest ever bird flu outbreak? and how our unseasonably warm autumn may look beautiful but is jeopardising ecosystems, confusing plants and animals. and coming up on the bbc news channel... on the eve of the women's rugby league world cup, host england prepare to take on south america's first ever qualifiers, brazil.

we start the night with a special report from ukraine. russia has again targeted ukraine's energy infrastructure in a wave of missile strikes across the country — including the capital, kyiv, where the mayor says four out of five people have been without running water. ukraine says russia fired at least 50 missiles but it was able to shoot most of them down. our international editor jeremy bowen has spent the last week travelling through ukraine — from the front line battlefields of the donbas in the east — to the village of myroliubivka in the kherson region, where some of russia's best troops are concentrated to try to stop a ukrainian offensive. i should warn you — his report contains some deeply distressing details. for ukrainians, this is a fight for national survival. the hardest test any nation can face.

it upends every life. it has ended the lives of thousands. this is bakhmut, under heavy shelling. at the moment, the centre of the artillery war in donbas. more than 70,000 people used to live here. almost all of them have left. when i was last in bakhmut in the summer, there was shelling, but it was still more or less functional — some buses running, a few shops open — but now look at it. desolation. this is what months of attritional warfare does to a town. bakhmut�*s war hospital is a short ride from the mud and blood of the front line.

the invasion, the casualties, the terrible cost of president putin's attempt to subdue a people he says are the same as russians, all of it has sharpened ukrainians' sense of nationhood. this soldier had a lucky escape from a sniper. the bullet hit his hand. "this is going to hurt", the doctor warns. the pain so far has deepened the ukrainian will to fight. but in wars, resilience has its limits. sustaining it needs victories, not just sacrifice. at the deadliest times, the medics work for two days straight, with almost no rest. translation: terrible, - to see the pain of our soldiers. to see what kind of traumas they get in this war. the most terrible thing is to see the suffering of our country.

this is the most terrible. the rest is just ourjob. here i see how our boys fight. the wounds they receive ruin their lives. it depresses me more than anything else. just behind the front line, near bakhmut, this is a ukrainian artillery unit's daily routine. first, reloading their missile launcher, a 50—year—old soviet grad b21 that is a tried and trusted killing machine. ukraine's autumn mud has slowed down generations of armies. mobile warfare will be easier when it freezes over. the russians saw them coming. incoming. memories of peace receding, pushed away by

the debilitating routines of war. translation: i was woken up at 4.20am february 24th. - since then, i am fighting. i don't feel this counter— offensive is somehow special. it's the same as in the beginning. of course, everyone is scared, but we overcome our fear and go fight. there was shelling. nothing dramatic, we escaped the shelling. an old lady helped us, we escaped. i don't feel the difference. at the other end of the front line, a long day's drive south—west from donbas is the district of kherson. it includes the village of myroliubivka, recaptured by ukraine after days of hard fighting in september. we went there because residents said the russians had terrorised them

in six months of occupation, and because of what happened when a soldier came to this house at 11.30 on the night of 13thjuly. he dropped this bullet during the next six terrible hour, say these women. now with her daughter, in a safe place, that night, lyudmila, a 75—year—old great grandmother, was alone, until, she says, the man forced his way in and raped her. translation: when i opened the door, he immediately punched me _ in the face, knocked out two of my teeth and broke my nose. i was covered with blood. he started beating me in the chest with his rifle butt. he was hitting me body and my head. i didn't understand, what had i done wrong? he pulled me hair, threw me on to the sofa and began to strangle me, so much i couldn't swallow water for two weeks.

then he be ban to undress me, and after he raped me. he cut my stomach. until now i have scars on my stomach, the deep ones still haven't healed. putin and the russians will never be forgiven until the end of the world for what they did to the ukrainians. there will be no forgiveness. as the seasons change, the war is at a critical point. ukrainians need a victory this winter in kherson. russia cannot afford another defeat. that is a formula for a battle that shapes the course of the war. jeremy bowen, bbc news in ukraine. the home secretary is under intense pressure on two fronts tonight. on the potential security risk of her decision to send several official government emails from her private account. she has just made a statement to mps

about it and we'll come to that story in a moment. suella braverman is also under attack regarding gross overcrowding at a migrant centre in kent. the local conservative mp has blamed the home office for allowing the crisis to develop. in the past are at the home secretary has denied claims she failed to organise extra hotel accommodation for migrants. the number of migrants arriving in the uk across the channel is increasing. as you can see, in 2018 there were about 2,000 people arriving in small boats. compare that to this year — almost 40,000. the migrant processing centre, on a disused airfield site near ramsgate, is designed to process up to 1,000 migrants who are only meant to spend a few hours there. there are currently thought to be about 4,000 migrants with some — including mothers with children — being there as long as five weeks. our home editor mark easton spent the day there and joins me now. basically, you have got an asylum

system that is completely gridlocked. 127,000 people awaiting an initial decision, which means there is very little accommodation for all of the new asylum seekers as they arrive, so the home office has been forced to requisition hotels. they are currently spending £7 million a day on putting hotels in with migrants and i are struggling to find any new hotels now, all of which adds up to a deepening crisis for the home secretary. freedom, freedom, they chat, the voices of children recorded by activists this weekend among thousands house at what is supposed to be a short term migrant processing centre at manston in shauid shouid here a terse most conditions st conditions 5 wretched. conditions 5 wrs of red. have cases and mrsa.

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people locally are exasperated. eight ( up. ago people locally are exasperated. eight ( up onto dover disappearing a time internearbyeweedland. aeshortetime old, ended up in seed oil's 16 years old, ended up in seed oil's living room until police eventually arrived. she has been left terrified.— arrived. she has been left terrified. ., ., ., terrified. may say that we have to kee all terrified. may say that we have to keep all windows _ terrified. may say that we have to keep all windows and _ terrified. may say that we have to keep all windows and doors - terrified. may say that we have to keep all windows and doors shutl terrified. may say that we have to i keep all windows and doors shut so next summer we got to live in a prison, we've got to keep all of our windows and doors locked which, i don't think we should have to do. we should be able to open our windows and let some fresh air blow in. and we have been told, keep them shut. thank you mac yesterday immigration minister robertjenrick visited manston and has been desperately trying to find accommodation for those stuck there. but trying to find accommodation for those stuck there.— trying to find accommodation for those stuck there. but when a coach left this afternoon _ those stuck there. but when a coach left this afternoon it _ those stuck there. but when a coach left this afternoon it was _ those stuck there. but when a coach left this afternoon it was largely - left this afternoon it was largely empty. the humber review hotel in east yorkshire was on the home office list to take asylum seekers, but local people have secured an

interim high court injunction, claiming that the village is unsuitable or stop i claiming that the village is unsuitable or stop i foresaw the concerns at _ unsuitable or stop i foresaw the concerns at manston _ unsuitable or stop i foresaw the concerns at manston in - unsuitable or stop i foresaw the i concerns at manston in september unsuitable or stop i foresaw the - concerns at manston in september and deployed additional resource and personnel to deliver a rapid increase in emergency accommodation. to be clear, like the majority of the british people i am very concerned about hotels. what i have never blocked their usage. the government — never blocked their usage. the government hopes to deter asylum seekers by prosecuting arrivals and threatening to send some to rimando, but the courts may yet have a say on such measures and ministers must know that there can be no quick fix to the uk's deepening asylum prices. —— sent some to rimando. —— rwanda. as well as facing pressure on overcrowding at manston migrant centre, home secretary suella braverman was also questioned in the house of commons this afternoon about her breach of the ministerial code, which led to her resignation, before she was reappointed

by rishi sunak last week. here's our political editor, chris mason. a collection of marquees in east kent, the latest challenge for a home secretary under intense scrutiny. manston is an overcrowded processing centre for migrants. are ou the processing centre for migrants. are you the right person to get control of this— you the right person to get control of this crisis, home secretary? suetta — of this crisis, home secretary? suella braverman is facing questions about what she has done and will do about what she has done and will do about it, and all the criticisms do about it, and all the criticisms do about herjudgment. in the last half an hour, she has faced questions in the commons. an hour, she has faced questions in the common— the commons. there are serious allegations _ the commons. there are serious allegations being _ the commons. there are serious allegations being reported - the commons. there are serious allegations being reported that l the commons. there are serious i allegations being reported that the home secretary was warned by officials and other ministers, she was acting outside the law by failing to provide alternative accommodation. fin failing to provide alternative accommodation.— failing to provide alternative accommodation. ., ., accommodation. on no occasion did i block hotels — accommodation. on no occasion did i block hotels or _ accommodation. on no occasion did i block hotels or veto _ accommodation. on no occasion did i block hotels or veto advice to - block hotels or veto advice to procure — block hotels or veto advice to procure extra emergency accommodation. actually, the data and the _ accommodation. actually, the data and the facts are that on my watch, since _ and the facts are that on my watch, since the _ and the facts are that on my watch, since the 6th of september, over 30 new hotels—

since the 6th of september, over 30 new hotels were agreed. this since the 6th of september, over 30 new hotels were agreed.— new hotels were agreed. this is a heated debate _ new hotels were agreed. this is a heated debate and _ new hotels were agreed. this is a heated debate and with _ new hotels were agreed. this is a heated debate and with a - new hotels were agreed. this is a heated debate and with a striking j heated debate and with a striking choice of language... fir heated debate and with a striking choice of language. . ._ choice of language... of british --eole choice of language... of british people deserve _ choice of language... of british people deserve to _ choice of language. .. of british people deserve to know- choice of language... of british people deserve to know which l choice of language... of british - people deserve to know which party is serious _ people deserve to know which party is serious about stopping the invasion _ is serious about stopping the invasion... on our southern coast, and which — invasion... on our southern coast, and which party is not. and invasion. .. on our southern coast, and which party is not.— and which party is not. and there was this admission, _ and which party is not. and there was this admission, after - and which party is not. and there was this admission, after 12 - and which party is not. and there| was this admission, after 12 years of the conservatives in power. late of the conservatives in power. we need to be straight with the public. the system is broken.— the system is broken. uproar. illeual the system is broken. uproar. illegal migration _ the system is broken. uproar. illegal migration is _ the system is broken. uproar. illegal migration is out - the system is broken. uproar. illegal migration is out of- the system is broken. uproar. l illegal migration is out of control. so the _ illegal migration is out of control. so the problem has been trying to clear— so the problem has been trying to clear up— so the problem has been trying to clear up what she did and didn't do less than— clear up what she did and didn't do less than a — clear up what she did and didn't do less than a fortnight ago when she found _ less than a fortnight ago when she found herself resigning from the veryiob — found herself resigning from the veryjob she is now back again. she stood down — veryjob she is now back again. sue: stood down because she veryjob she is now back again. si;e: stood down because she twice veryjob she is now back again. si9 stood down because she twice broke the ministerial code, sharing government information if there is not entitled to see it and using a personal e—mail account to do so.

she said on the morning she ended up out of a job, she'd been on a car journey to the home office. "i only had my personal phone and e—mail to hand," she used that phone and account to send a government document to a backbench mp and his secretary, account at she went straight back account at she but sent it to someone else in to back meetings with officials to back meetings with in parliament by accident. after that, she said, she went straight into back—to—back meetings with officials that concluded within hours, that "i would inform my officials as soon as practicable". she also admitted that, in her six weeks in thejob, "i had sent official documents from my government e—mail to my personal e—mail address on six occasions." the prime minister insists he has full confidence in his home secretary, who confronts ongoing questions about her own conduct while dealing with an issue, those arriving on small boats, loaded with moral, politicaland practical moral, political and practical problems.

moral, politicaland practical problems. and all of this boils down to a single crucial word, judgment or stop herjudgment and that of the prime minister in choosing to reappoint her. now, there will be those who welcome a robust approach to the whole issue of migrant crossings, and will say that anything that helps reduce those numbers is perhaps worth trying, but, there is a bigger question now being asked, within the conservative party and beyond and it is this. does the home secretary have sufficient grip and competence on her ownjob to continue, sufficient grip and competence on her own job to continue, and those questions are still being asked tonight. our political editor chris mason, thank you. the covid inquiries has asked to see boris johnson's the covid inquiries has asked to see borisjohnson's messages as part of its probe into decision making. the leader of the inquiry said the messages had been requested alongside thousands of other

document. two men have died after a car chase that ended with a deliveroo take away driver being knocked off his moped and another man fatally shot. the victims aged in their 20s were killed in brixton yesterday. no arrests have been made so far. a coroner has criticised exeter university for failing to provide adequate support to a student who took his own life last year — saying there was a catalogue of missed opportunities. 21—year—old harry armstrong evans died at his family home after struggling with his mental health. both he and his family had contacted the university seeking support. jenny kumar reports. harry's family say he was kind, clever and shy. he was on course to get a good grade for his physics degree, but injanuary last year he got poor exam results. he took his own life six months later in his family home in cornwall.

our worlds fell apart. they'll never be the same again. we still haven't recovered, i don't think we will recover. it's the sort of thing that you, you can't believe it's actually happened. the inquest heard that harry had e—mailed the university a month before his death. he told them about his isolation during lockdown, his declining mental health and worries about his exams. his mother had also contacted them with concerns about his welfare. the coroner said there was a catalogue of missed opportunities, and that the university failed to respond effectively to the family's calls for help. he said he was concerned about a risk of future deaths, and that he would be writing to the university, asking them to review staff training, suicide prevention and welfare services. the student's family are calling for harry's law, a number of legal changes, including the requirement for universities to publish their annual suicide rates. they hope this will act

as a incentive for universities to offer more support and help sooner. no parent should outlive their child. these simple and inexpensive measure would, we have no doubt, ensure that fewer parents were made to suffer the misery that we will live with forever. in a statement, the university said... the family say they will continue campaigning for changes, to help stop more students taking their own life. jenny kumar, bbc news. and if you've been affected by any of the issues raised injenny�*s report, there's lots of information, including links to charities and organisations offering support on the bbc�*s actionline website, bbc.co.uk/actionline the time is 20 past six. our top story this evening.

can can can and around a million households with prepayment meters have not yet redeemed government vouchers to help with energy bills. and coming up on sports day of the bbc news channel means there is also a play for as a way to prepare for a last match against new zealand. all poultry in england must be kept indoors under new restrictions to fight the country's largest ever bird flu outbreak. as the government announced the order, free range turkey farmers warned there could be shortages and price rises this christmas. so what is bird flu? it's a potentially fatal infection that spreads among wild and domestic birds

through direct bird—to—bird contact. around five and half million birds have died or been culled since last october. the virus can very occasionally spread to humans, but only through touching an infected bird or droppings. the risk to the general public is extremely low, but people are advised to thoroughly cook chicken and eggs. our environment correspondent jonah fisher reports. if you're already dreaming of christmas dinner... ..listen up. it is devastating. it really is. paul kelly is a turkey farmerfrom essex. morning, boys. in good times, he is a proud promoter of his free—range flock. it's justjoyous to be down here in the mornings. now, under the new housing order, farmers will have to choose whether to bring their turkeys inside, or slaughter them early. i've seen farms that have gone down with it. i've got close friends that have lost their businesses at christmas, doing their christmas poultry. it gets there, and, you know, once it's in, you'll have a bit

of mortality on maybe thursday afternoon, by sunday or monday the entire flock will be dead. bird flu has meant more than five million birds dying or being culled in the last year. a staggering 2.3 million of them were in october alone. when of the reasons why this outbreak is proving so hard to contain, is because it is being spread from farm to farm, by wild birds. all it takes is for one of them to land in a field of free—range turkeys, and infect them, and then the whole flock has to be destroyed. with so many wild birds carrying the disease, many farmers are now calling for a change in strategy, that accepts that bird flu is here to stay. is it time for us to move away from culling birds to vaccinating birds? there is a huge amount of work, and now global discussion going on, on what effective vaccination and surveillance will look like. certainly, at this time last year that conversation wasn't happening, now it is,

which is a really good step. so what does it mean for those making plans for christmas dinner? overall, we have lost quite a number of free—range birds from the christmas market, so there will be a slight shortage of supply. some turkeys will be more expensive. free—range turkeys may be more expensive, but it really depends on where you are in the country and the producer you are buying from. as ever, if you don't want to be disappointed, get your order in early. jonah fisher, bbc news. supporters of brazil's president—elect, luis inacio lula da silva, have been celebrating his narrow election victory overjair bolsonaro. the left—wing leader first won the presidency 20 years ago but could not run in the last election because he was injail for corruption charges, which were then annulled. president biden and the prime minister, rishi sunak, both said they looked forward to working with him, in particular on protecting the amazon.

police in india have detained nine people in connection with the collapse of a bridge in gujarat, which resulted in the deaths of at least a hundred—and—forty people. they said those arrested included employees of a private company involved in the maintenance and management of the bridge in south korea a memorial to the victims of saturday's halloween crush has opened in the capital seoul. the country's president laid a single white chrysanthemum, a symbol of grief in south korea, at the memorial altar. 154 people are reported to have died in the crush in a narrow alley in the popular itaewon district of seoul. around one million households with prepayment meters have not yet redeemed vouchers to help with energy bills, according to figures from paypoint and the post office. the vouchers — issued from october 1st under the government's energy bill support scheme in england, scotland and wales — can be exchanged for £66 worth of credit on the meter each month, giving a total of £400

off bills this winter. the discount is automatic for customers using direct debit, monthly bills or smart prepayment apps — but there are worries that those on old fashioned meters could be missing out. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith has the details. not so bad thanks. could i top up £50 on my gas card please. shirley's .o . ed £50 on my gas card please. shirley's -o- ed in £50 on my gas card please. shirley's popped in to — £50 on my gas card please. shirley's popped in to top _ £50 on my gas card please. shirley's popped in to top up _ £50 on my gas card please. shirley's popped in to top up thor— £50 on my gas card please. shirley's popped in to top up thor in _ £50 on my gas card please. shirley's popped in to top up thor in but - popped in to top up thor in but didn't know she was due extra cash from the government. i didn't know she was due extra cash from the government.— didn't know she was due extra cash from the government. i didn't know an about from the government. i didn't know any about it — from the government. i didn't know any about it until— from the government. i didn't know any about it untiljust _ from the government. i didn't know any about it untiljust now, - from the government. i didn't know any about it untiljust now, so, - any about it untiljust now, so, yeah, it is, i don't know when i one is o supposed to be entitled to it from. an extra £66 a month will be wonderful. coming up to winter. everyone in britain on a prepayment meter should have had theirfirst monthly instalment by today. but by lots of shops this man has not dished out as much as he would

expect. dished out as much as he would exect. , , :, :, expect. they bring the let weaver a roof of expect. they bring the let weaver a proof of m, — expect. they bring the let weaver a proof of id. we _ expect. they bring the let weaver a proof of id, we will— expect. they bring the let weaver a proof of id, we will check _ expect. they bring the let weaver a proof of id, we will check the - proof of id, we will check the details and they will bring a key like this or a card like this and then we will top that up on to their system. we feel really happy that we have managed to help someone with that. it have managed to help someone with that. , :, :, :, :, that. it is a relief then for a lot of howls, _ that. it is a relief then for a lot of howls. to — that. it is a relief then for a lot of howls, to have _ that. it is a relief then for a lot of howls, to have something . that. it is a relief then for a lot | of howls, to have something on that. it is a relief then for a lot - of howls, to have something on the account. , , :, account. definitely i would urge eve one account. definitely i would urge everyonejust — account. definitely i would urge everyone just to _ account. definitely i would urge everyone just to double - account. definitely i would urge everyone just to double check, | everyone just to double check, because it's, it is free money. some --eole because it's, it is free money. some people may — because it's, it is free money. some people may have — because it's, it is free money. some people may have decided _ because it's, it is free money. some people may have decided not - because it's, it is free money. some people may have decided not to - people may have decided not to cash their vouchers until the weather turns colder and they need the money more, the concern is others may miss out especially if their details aren't up—to—date and the vouchers don't arrive. caroline's worried that those who cash them won't see the whole benefit if they owe their energy company money. it the whole benefit if they owe their energy company money.— the whole benefit if they owe their energy company money. it will make some difference, _ energy company money. it will make some difference, but, _ energy company money. it will make some difference, but, the _ energy company money. it will make some difference, but, the problem l energy company money. it will make| some difference, but, the problem is that many of them, with prepaymenter ins are already in a debt situation ab they are concerned some the

proportion of that, a high proportion of that, a high proportion will be used to cover the debts. :, : , , :, ' :: debts. the vouchers expire after 90 da s and debts. the vouchers expire after 90 days and the _ debts. the vouchers expire after 90 days and the government _ debts. the vouchers expire after 90 days and the government are - days and the government are encouraging people to use them as soon as possible. but with millions of pounds as yet inclaimed, many of those missing out are those who will be most vulnerable this winter. our current warm autumn temperatures may be lovely for most of us but they are confusing nature and jeopardising fragile ecosystems, according to wildlife experts. as temperatures remain well above average for this time of year, britain's rare chalk grasslands, and wildlife such as hedgehogs and dormice are among those threatened by the warmth, with some summer plants continuing to flower repeatedly into the autumn. duncan kennedy reports from east sussex. it may look like autumn is in full flow. but when you see berberis darwinii, or gunnera tinctoria,

or even rhododendrons in full bloom, then you know something is not quite right. lovely beautiful flower out on it at the moment, but we woldn't normally expect to see that until may next year. chris skinner, a horticulturalist for 15 years, says the recent mild weather is confusing the plant world. why does it matter that all these flowers and all this change is going on right now? it matters because it means that the plants are wasting a lot of their valuable energy. the spring flowering plants flower at the wrong time of year, so that wastes their potential for next year, and it also means that some of our trees are really confused. but it is notjust plants and trees being thrown off by this topsy—turvy autumnal weather. wildlife, too, is also being confused. this one we would expect to be hibernating this november, december time. hedgehogs are just one species being fooled by the climate.

we've got birds that are not nesting because it is either too hot or too cold. we have hedgehogs that are not hibernating because it is too warm, when it is supposed to be nice and cold, and of courage it's having a big impact op on our baseline food chain, with insects not being there as part of the food source, so it is having a major impact. when autumn is squashed by summer, wildlife and plants get squeezed too. fragile ecosystems being caught out by the fickle climate. duncan kennedy, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. it has been so warm, is it going to continue. back to normal by the end of this week, but today has been another incredibly mild day. another month of above average temperatures in many parts of the uk too. here in cambridgeshire, also in the west of london and somerset we saw temperatures this afternoon hit 18

celsius. not quite the warmest hallowe'en on record, that was nearly 24 degrees but 18