welcome to bbc news — i'm lucy grey. our top stories: ukrainian rockets attack russian positions as moscow targets more of the country's infrastructure. we have a special report from the frontline. look at it, desolation. this is what months of attritional warfare does to a town. supporters of jair bolsonaro show their anger — after he was defeated in brazil's presidential election. police in india arrest nine people in connection with the collapse of a bridge in gujarat in which at least a 140 people died. and an important date in the us political calendar approaches. we'll assess the current

political mood. a week to until the us mid—term elections, iam laura trevalyan in the battleground state of pennsylvania, reporting from scranton, the hometown of presidentjoe biden. we start with a special report from ukraine as 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 frontline battlefields of the donbas to the villages in kherson, where some of russia's best troops are concentrated to try to stop the ukrainian offensive.

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 ourfear 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 hours, say these women. now with her daughter, in a safe place, that night, lyudmila mymrykova, 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 began 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. let's get some of the day's other news. 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. the man accused of attacking paul pelosi has been charged in a state court with attempted murder, burglary and threats to a public official. mr pelosi, the husband of house speaker nancy, paul pelosi, needed surgery for a skull fracture, along with other injuries, following the attack on friday. he is expected to make a full recovery. the accused, david depape, will appear again in court on tuesday

the uk covid public inquiry has asked to see boris johnson's whatsapp messages from his time as prime minister as part of its investigation into decision—making. the messages have been requested along with thousands of other documents. this part of the inquiry is focused on how decisions to impose lockdowns and restrictions were taken. lorry drivers in brazil who support the outgoing president, jair bolsonaro, have escalated their protests against his election defeat to luiz inacio lula da silva. they're blocking roads throughout the country and videos show some are calling for a military coup to prevent lula being inaugurated injanuary. there are concerns the roadblocks could cause economic chaos. mr bolsonaro has not yet conceded and there are worries he may contest the outcome of the vote. he's not now expected to speak until tuesday. diego scardone is a lula supporter. he is a senior parliamentary advisor to the leadership of the psol in the house of representatives that have joined a coalition with lula. hejoins me now from brasilia.

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republic of island. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we'll tell you about the record—breaking meeting injapan where it was almost impossible to forget a name. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear, the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that, should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going.

tonight, we prove once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: ukrainian rockets attack russian positions — as moscow targets more of the country's infrastructure. still no concession — jair bolsonaro keeps a low profile after his defeat in brazil's presidential election. police in india have arrested nine people in connection with the collapse of a bridge in gujarat, which resulted in the deaths of at least 140 people. they said those arrested included employees of a private company involved in the maintenance and management of the bridge. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has the latest. there was barely any chance of finding survivors.

but they scoured the waters for hours, hoping to at least find answers for some families. "please, sir, my sister is missing," this man told officials. a labourer, he'd brought his six—year—old sibling to the bridge on his day off. they were taking a selfie when the bridge collapsed. the terrifying moments as it happened, caught on the cctv mounted on the suspension footbridge. it destroyed families. in this home, they can barely comprehend what has hit them. kantaben mucchadiya has lost all her children, three sons. chirag was 20.

dharmik, 18. the youngest, chetan, 15 years old. translation: what's left for us now? - my husband and i are all alone. the people responsible for my sons�* deaths should be punished. her husband, rajesh, spent a painful night going from one hospital to another, searching for their children. translation: all my sons| were so good and talented. now they are gone. i want justice for them. this is the debris of the bridge. the metal part is actually the bottom walkway of the suspension footbridge. the net there is what used to be on the sides of it.

this bridge was built back in the 19th century, but it had been closed for repairs for months, and only reopened about a week ago. lots of questions are being asked about whether safety checks were done before it was thrown open to the public. nine people have been arrested, but many are asking if all those responsible will be caught. yogita limaye, bbc news, morbi. medics in argentina have taken to the streets of buenos aires to protest low wages, poor working conditions, and inequality within the sector. they marched down one of the main streets in buenos aires towards the health ministry. the crisis in the country's public health system has reportedly deteriorated since the covid—19 pandemic, and worsened after a recent adjustment to the health budget approved by congress. it's just over a week to go until the us midterm elections. control of the us congress is up for grabs, including 35 senate races that will decide who calls the shots in the upper chamber. currently the senate is split 50—50 between the two parties, with democrats in charge because they can call on the vice—president to cast tie—breaking votes. if republicans flip even one democrat—held seat, they will gain the power

to thwart presidentjoe biden�*s agenda. well, let's now hearfrom one side of the debate and speak tojennifer kerns who's a republican strategist and host on the all american radio network. hello to you, jennifer. hello. good to have _ hello to you, jennifer. hello. good to have you _ hello to you, jennifer. hello. good to have you with - hello to you, jennifer. hello. good to have you with us. . hello to you, jennifer. hello. l good to have you with us. let's start with this attack on nancy pelosi's husband in their home and the more general issue and concerns that there are about political violence in the run—up to the midterms. political violence in the run-up to the midterms. how do feel about _ run-up to the midterms. how do feel about this? _ run-up to the midterms. how do feel about this? there _ run-up to the midterms. how do feel about this? there is - run-up to the midterms. how do feel about this? there is no - feel about this? there is no question that there is rhetoric on both sides that is extremely heated. we need to know more about the suspect before we jump about the suspect before we jump to conclusions about his political postings online i heard a report today from the da that said he had posted both right and left and high establishment notes and i think this is a growing problem in the country. it is something

that myself and my colleagues many years ago in california, i remember being boxed on a campaign in 2008 when i was a young staffer, single female and lived alone and it was very jarring when your home address is out there on the internet and people are clamouring for you just because of a difference of opinion. i think the temperature in the room needs to come down a bit. haw needs to come down a bit. how do ou needs to come down a bit. how do you get _ needs to come down a bit. how do you get people _ needs to come down a bit. how do you get people to tone it down? i do you get people to tone it down? ., ,., ., , do you get people to tone it down? ., ,., .,, ., down? i had some measure of success in _ down? i had some measure of success in california _ down? i had some measure of success in california many - success in california many years as a gop spokesperson for the californian republican party, no easyjob, but my speciality was winning independent women voters and even some democrats. i worked in the bay area, san francisco, and how we did it was by stripping things of a party label and connecting with people more on the issues. i am a big issue is person. i think we can agree on 80% of the

issues and 20% is where we disagree and we need to much more on that 80% that we agree upon going forward.— upon going forward. what are the issues — upon going forward. what are the issues at _ upon going forward. what are the issues at the _ upon going forward. what are the issues at the moment - upon going forward. what are | the issues at the moment that upon going forward. what are l the issues at the moment that i most concerning people? the democrats were focusing the start of this campaign on abortion because of roe versus wade and then they seem to now be turning their attention back to more kitchen table issues. what do you think people are talking about the most out there? ~ ., talking about the most out there? ~ . , there? well, what we see with women's groups, _ there? well, what we see with women's groups, i— there? well, what we see with women's groups, i represent l there? well, what we see with i women's groups, i represent one of the largest women's group with 65,000 women across the country, we find that when we knock on doors that people are talking about kitchen table issues. they are concerned about the right time and portfolios, their a01(k)s and these are women aged over 50, people who will be turning out next tuesday to vote. people are concerned about inflation, the price of gas and they are concerned with what is going on

in schools with all sorts of indoctrination would kids should just simply be learning and they are concerned about the future of the country and its march to socialism that is happening. i have to tell you, i will be the first to admit i am very shocked that the democrats playbook of running on this roe versus wade overturning did not work. i think they probably went into the field too early and spent a lot of money, millions of dollars, $7 million was spent just in the bible belt state of kansas to keep abortion legal there and that is a lot of money. i think a lot of money was spent early on road versus wade, on the abortion issue instead of the issues that americans really care about which of those mid—term kitchen table issues. we which of those mid-term kitchen table issues.— table issues. we don't know yet if it has been _ table issues. we don't know yet if it has been successful - table issues. we don't know yet if it has been successful or- if it has been successful or not, there is still a week to go before the vote so we have to wait and see. i go before the vote so we have to wait and see.— to wait and see. i will say that the _ to wait and see. i will say that the exit _ to wait and see. i will say that the exit polls - to wait and see. i will say that the exit polls are - that the exit polls are interesting. there were exit

polls yesterday that show women are voting in droves in the early polling, early voting but 7% fewer female democrats are voting in early voting over what they did last time. this gives us some clues as to what is going on and it will be interesting to see what the final result is next week. great to talk to you. thank you for your time. we will speak to a democratic state strategist later in the programme. what's in a name? well — if that name is hirokazu tanaka — quite a lot. injapan — a new world record has been set for the most number of people with the same first and second name meeting up. nearly 200 hirokazu tanakas got together in tokyo — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. let's put it this way. introductions should not be much of a problem. hirokazu tanaka, meet hirokazu tanaka and so on. dozens of them of all ages gathered together in unique hirokazu ta na ka style. translation: the members came

from as far afield as hokkaido - in the north to 0kinawa in the south. i feel as if we are all related and it does not feel like we met for the first time. this is not the first time a whole host of namesakes have met up to break a record. in 2005 164 martha stewarts were brought together by the famous american businesswoman of the same name. drop the surname and the potential is endless. 2325 ivans congregated in bosnia and herzegovina in 2017. not so many hirokazu tanakas but there were enough. translation: people kept speaking to him i kindly and i was grateful for that. my sonjust happens to have the right name but i am happy he could join in. after a rigourous headcount, the record was set at 178. laying down a challenge to thejohn smiths of

the world. now they will go their separate ways but if they do want to get in touch, remembering each other�*s names should be child's play. hirokazu tanaka...sorry, tim allman, bbc news. collins dictionary has chosen permacrisis as its word of the year. the publisher said it summed up the simplyjust how truly awful 2022 had been so many people. the war in ukraine, climate change and political instability. it is halloween in many parts of the world have a look at how people have celebrated. in the ukrainian capital, effigies of the russian president and in wooden stocks untied in a cage appeared around the city while in germany the frankenstein castle had plenty to offer

those who enjoy a good halloween scare. and people gathered for the 18th annual bike event writing modified bicycles. and that is all from me. thank you for watching. hello. well, 0ctober has finished on the same note that much of the month has continued on, a very mild one. but things will change through the rest of this week. notice how the warmer orange colours start to disappear on our temperature chart. the whites, and then the blues indicate temperatures at, if not below average, the first time we have seen that in a while, as we go towards the end of the week. so, that gradual trend turns to things turning cooler, but with it still some further spells of rain and also much windier at times. a windy night will take us into the first day of november across the english channel coasts, that is on the southern edge of that area of low pressure, which is easing away, with it the heavy overnight rain to start the day. still a bit wet across parts of scotland, north eastern england, a few showers in the south and west, and it will be a case

of morning changing skies across england and wales as some brighter moments are punctuated by occasional showers. and then the showers become more frequent, heavy and thundery across southernmost counties and into the midlands and wales later on. brightening up across much of scotland through the day, southern scotland, northern england and actually northern ireland after some morning rain, nota bad afternoon, plenty of sunshine around. the winds easing here, but strong to gale force winds continue across the south, making it a cooler day than we have seen, but still with temperatures a degree or two above where we should be for the first stage in november. then into tuesday night, showers quite widely to begin with, easing temporarily in the west, only ahead of this approaching area of more persistent rain into northern ireland by dawn. because we will see those clearing skies, light winds for a time, but it will be a cooler start on wednesday morning, a bright start for many, but this developing area of low pressure could bring a bit of travel disruption through the day across some northern and western areas. the day starts off fine for much of scotland,

england, eastern wales, but cloud, outbreaks of rain will gradually push their way eastwards, heavy at times, some squally winds with it, maybe some parts of eastern england will stay dry for longest, but in the west, even if it does brighten up, we could see some potentially disruptive winds, as winds widely gale force could hit 60, 70 miles an hour, those strong winds transferring across scotland through wednesday night and into thursday morning. winds ease a little bit on thursday but after a spell of rain for most, they could linger through much of the day towards east anglia and the south—east. sunshine and showers elsewhere, temperatures by this stage back to where we would probably normally expect for this stage in november. they will hold at those levels, around ten to 14 degrees, through friday and the weekend. friday looking bright and more rain returns on saturday.

this is bbc news. the headlines: russia has again targeted ukraine's energy infrastructure in a wave of missile strikes across the country — including the capital kyiv. 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. lorry drivers in brazil who support the outgoing president, jair bolsonaro, have escalated their protests against his election defeat to luiz inacio lula da silva. they're blocking roads throughout the country and videos show some calling for a military coup to prevent lula being inaugurated injanuary. police in india have arrested nine people in connection with the collapse of a bridge in gujarat which resulted in the deaths of at least 140

people. they said those arrested included employees of a private company involved in the maintenance and management