welcome to bbc news. i'm lucy grey. our top stories: cheering jumping forjoy — israel's religious right is projected to make major election gains as former prime minister benjamin netanyahu is tipped to win a record sixth term. outgoing president jair bolsanaro refuses to acknowledge defeat after brazil's election but says he will respect the constitution. elon musk�*s shake—up of twitter goes on. if you want the coveted blue tick, you'll have to pay for it. and the music world pays tribute to hip—hop star takeoff, shot dead at a bowling alley in texas.

the former israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu could be returning to power, according to exit polls after tuesday's general election. the polls, which estimate the outcome before official results, give mr netanyahu's right—wing bloc a slim majority of seats. if they prove correct, it would be a dramatic comeback for mr netanyahu, who was ousted last year after 12 years in office. yolande knell reports from jerusalem. after a high turnout, exit poll suggests that israel's former prime minister, benjamin netanyu, is in position to take the reins of power again. but no matter what happens,

not long ago, the leaders of religious zionism, known as racist and extremists, were on the fringes of israeli politics, but this election has seen them transformed into key players. with his eyes on a cabinet post, itamar ben—gvir tries to look like a conventional candidate. but this is him last month, enflaming tensions at a flashpoint in east jerusalem by pointing a gun at palestinians during clashes. veteran campaigner mr netanyu started election day waking up a startled voter current pm yair lapid made his pitch on thejob, signing a maritime deal with lebanon,

an enemy state. his party has urged caution until all of the votes are counted. but there is no caution here. biden, do not worry, itamar is a very good guy. what do you like about him? he is a man. he is a man, like american. in america, some terrorists, you do something not good, in america, they will kill him. only the terrorists. the arabic it is ok. weeks of coalition wrangling could now follow and there is always the chance the celebrations will be shortlived. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. we can now speak to michael koplow, who's the chief policy officer at the israel policy forum. thank you forjoining us. i

should say that i see you have been tweeting caution about making assumptions from these exit poll is? i making assumptions from these exit poll is?— exit poll is? i think it is important _ exit poll is? i think it is important to _ exit poll is? i think it is| important to remember exit poll is? i think it is - important to remember that the exit polls in the last two elections and this is the fifth one in the cycle, hard benjamin netanyu at 61 or 62 seats and then as the vaults were tallied, he did not make the 61 seat number he needs to form government. untilall of seat number he needs to form government. until all of the votes are counted and this will not happen until thursday or friday, i do not think we can crown benjamin netanyu quite yet. crown ben'amin netanyu quite et. �* ., ., yet. but there are some real results that _ yet. but there are some real results that seem _ yet. but there are some real results that seem to - yet. but there are some real results that seem to be - yet. but there are some real. results that seem to be coming through that go along with the predictions?— predictions? correct. the real results have _ predictions? correct. the real results have benjamin - predictions? correct. the real. results have benjamin netanyu in the lead but so far only 5% of the votes have been counted and so there is still a long way to go. with that said, the exit poll definitely demonstrate some trends and the trends demonstrated is that the

right is doing better than they have, particularly the far right elements in the netanyu block have been ascending as they have not done in previous rounds of. $5 they have not done in previous rounds of-_ rounds of. as it was said in that story. _ rounds of. as it was said in that story, they _ rounds of. as it was said in that story, they are - rounds of. as it was said in that story, they are key - that story, they are key players now. if this does go netanyu way, how will the alliance work?— alliance work? one of the difficulties _ alliance work? one of the difficulties of _ alliance work? one of the difficulties of netanyu - alliance work? one of the difficulties of netanyu if l alliance work? one of the l difficulties of netanyu if he gets to 61 or more and is able to form government is that he is likud party havejust under 50% of the votes in the —— seats in the coalition and that menzies will be extremely dependent on the three parties, one which is religious advise and two which are orthodox parties and they will be in a position because the marginal be so small for netanyu, to demand all sorts of ministries, to demand he undertake all sorts of policies that perhaps he would not undertake, so if

you want to remain prime minister, and in particularly if you want to use his time as prime minister to get out of his legal troubles, then he will be beholden to these parties. and some of the positions they espouse, particularly religious zionism, some of them are very extreme by any standards. it is some of them are very extreme by any standards.— by any standards. it is fair to say there — by any standards. it is fair to say there is _ by any standards. it is fair to say there is some _ by any standards. it is fair to say there is some concern i by any standards. it is fair to - say there is some concern about that? i say there is some concern about that? 4' , ., that? i think there is an enormous _ that? i think there is an enormous amount - that? i think there is an enormous amount of. that? i think there is an - enormous amount of concern. there is concern in israel about what this will mean for palestinians, for israeli arabs, for secular israelis and certainly concern on the international scene in the united states and elsewhere, about what it will mean to deal with the israeli government that may have a minister who has been convicted eight different times for incitement and related crimes, and is somebody who has really been inciting against israel's arab

minority and west bank palestinians since he was a teenager. i palestinians since he was a teenager-— teenager. i see that the palestinians _ teenager. i see that the palestinians are - teenager. i see that the palestinians are voicing | palestinians are voicing concern and talking about this reflecting a growing extremism in israeli politics? absolutely. and it is important to note that the religious zionism party is extreme towards palestinians in the west bank you are not citizens of israel, but also the nearly 20% of the israeli population who are themselves citizens and are palestinian. the party has advocated all sorts of policies, from stripping people of citizenship and deporting them if they are not sufficiently loyal to the state, and what that means is certainly up the question, to advocating that israel annexed the entire west bank and not extend any political or civil rights to palestinians living there. so, this really is an extreme party and i think there

are many people who are worried, and should be worried, about what it will mean if they end up in a coalition, and if they end up with some of the more important ministries. {lilia more important ministries. ok, as we say. _ more important ministries. ok, as we say. the _ more important ministries. ok, as we say, the results - more important ministries. 0k, as we say, the results are not in yet. i think by thursday afternoon we will know the result. thank you so much. in brazil, the far—right presidentjair bolsonaro has finally broken his silence after being defeated in sunday's election. he didn't mentioned his rival, luis inacio lula da silva, who won the vote by a narrow margin, and stopped short of conceding but said he would respect the constitution. his comments followed two days of protest from his supporters, where truck drivers blocked roads in all but two states, causing widespread disruption. this is what he said: translation: i want to start by thanking the 58 million - brazilians who voted for me on october 30. the current popular movements are the result of indignation and a feeling of injustice

on how the electoral process took place. peaceful demonstrations will always be welcome, but our methods cannot be those of the left, which have always harmed the population, such as invasion of property, destruction of heritage and restricting freedom of movement. professor marcus andre melo is political science professor at the federal university in recife. he also writes weekly op ed column in brazil's largest newspaper folha de sao paulo. come to the programme. we finally heard from jair bolsonaro, node admission of defeat but is chief of staff then came out and that the process of transition will begin, didn't he? does that mean the concern over transition of power has gone away?

transition of power has gone awa ? ., ~ transition of power has gone awa ? . ~' , ., transition of power has gone awa ? ., ~ ., ., away? thank you for having me. it took bolsonaro _ away? thank you for having me. it took bolsonaro two _ away? thank you for having me. it took bolsonaro two days - away? thank you for having me. it took bolsonaro two days to i it took bolsonaro two days to check concede defeat. i think this was deliberate and he had two goals, first, to allow time for the protests and demonstrations road blockages and so on to come to the fore, so he could capitalise on them. and talk about the public outrage about the elections, the sentiment, that it was it muscle. i think what he has in mind is possible retaliations the future. and, so, by in the future. and, so, by showing political strength, he could somehow fend them off.

what it highlights i suppose is a great division in the country, isn't it? it was a close vote and it has well divided the country, hasn't it? how will luiz da silva bring the country together? how and what will he do? he the country together? how and what will he do?— the country together? how and what will he do? he has to move more to the _ what will he do? he has to move more to the fore _ what will he do? he has to move more to the fore then _ what will he do? he has to move more to the fore then what - what will he do? he has to move more to the fore then what he i more to the fore then what he has already done because his victory, and it is really crucial that he admits that, and he has stressed it several times in his victory speech, that it times in his victory speech, thatitis times in his victory speech, that it is not personal is it victory of a broader is auspicious

idid spicious idid s; straits idid s; face ts idid sjfacea because you have to face a majority, a substantial majority, a substantial majority, in both the senate and the chamber, which has been elected by the radical right and the centre—right. so elected by the radical right and the centre-right.- and the centre-right. so it could be — and the centre-right. so it could be difficult - and the centre-right. so it could be difficult for- and the centre-right. so it could be difficult for him. | and the centre-right. so it. could be difficult for him. in terms of the number one priority for people in general though, it is the economic situation, isn't it? people are in dire straits, aren't they, we have heard a lot about people and hunger across brazil really needs to get a handle on that side of things? the really needs to get a handle on that side of things?— that side of things? the fiscal situation is _ that side of things? the fiscal situation is not _ that side of things? the fiscal situation is not good. - that side of things? the fiscal situation is not good. the - that side of things? the fiscalj situation is not good. the war in ukraine has hit brazil very strongly, as it has elsewhere, everywhere, i should say. food

prices, inflation, is quite substantial and all of this has been the current situation, really bad. i mean, bolsonaro spent a lot of money in transfers, emergency transfers and so on. so there is a bill to pay now. i thank you for coming on the programme. let's get some of the day's other news: north korea has fired a number of short—range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast, causing an air raid warning to sound on a remote south korean island. the latest launches come as south korea and the united states are holding one of their largest ever combined airforce drills. pyongyang has demanded these exercises stop. the greek coastguard says that dozens of people are missing and at least one has drowned after two boats

carrying migrants capsized in stormy seas off the island of samos. ten men have been rescued. they told the authorities that the boats had set sail from turkey, carrying 68 people. a search and rescue operation is underway in the aegean sea. denmark's left—wing bloc is set to hold onto its slim parliamentary majority, following tuesday's general election. with all votes now counted, the coalition led by centre—left prime minister mette frederiksen has 87 seats, putting her well ahead of the right—wing bloc, led by the liberals on 72. but her majority of 90 will depend on support from three seats from the faroe islands and greenland. the world cup in qatar is just a month away. but now a group of former and current iranian athletes have asked the football governing body fifa to ban their national team. they say they're writing in light of the violent crackdown against protesters in their country. the group is made up of athletes from various sports, inside and outside of iran. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri

has this report. they call it the beautiful game. but football is really void of politics. some iranians say it is now a matter of life and death. that is why a group of former iranians sport champions are demanding that football's governing body, fifa, remove iran from the world cup. fifa, remove iran from the world cup-— fifa, remove iran from the world cu. world cup. football, the most --oular world cup. football, the most popular sport _ world cup. football, the most popular sport in _ world cup. football, the most popular sport in this _ world cup. football, the most popular sport in this planet. world cup. football, the most popular sport in this planet is| popular sport in this planet is the best way to show and share our voices. this is the only way we could share to the world that we need help. but they are not the only ones asking for the band. the ukrainian association of football has also written to fifa. they say tehran been supplying russia with iranian—made drones, something that the iranian government denies. in this protest so far more than 250 people have been killed. i mean, what is the difference

between iran and russia? iran attacked ukraine, killed and tortured people, and they got banned from everywhere. the same should happen and apply to iran. but a potential ban is likely to divide iranians. former national football players ali daei and ali karimi back the protests in their country. but so far they have not called for a ban on their national team. many iranians are urging world leaders to support their fight against the regime. but football is a sport they adore. so fifa's decision carries great weight for a nation that is in the midst of a historic battle. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we speak to the republicans who say the 2020 election was stolen, and who are running in the us midterms.

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 extremist jewish 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: and exit polls in israel's election suggest former prime minister benjamin netanyu is set for a record sixth term. but his likud party would share power with the far right. just days after taking control of twitter, elon musk has revealed plans to help him recoup some of the $40 billion he paid for the social media network. he says he will start charging users who want a �*blue tick�* beside their name to indicate their account is verified. those in the united states would be charged eight dollars a month — charges elsewhere will vary. but the plans haven't gone down well, as our north america correspondent peter bowes explains. it isa it is a huge debate in that debate is taking place right now on twitter. what exactly this means and what the implications are for those

people who want to continue to have a blue tick next to their name and it is probably worth describing in a little more detailfor describing in a little more detail for those many people not on twitter what exactly that looks like. essentially it is a tick, a white tick on a blue background which is confusing for some, that shows you are verified, that you are who you say you are. whether you are a journalist, there is a tick next to my name, there is a tick next to yours. whether it is a politician all the public department of the police or some other authority where they give out information important for people to see and rely on. in los angeles, for example, the lapd have a ticket next to their name and the information they tweeters reliable. that is why it is significant to many people. the big complaint and it is interesting that elon musk now describes himself as a complaint hotlines operator, many people are complaining about this thinking they do not have to spend $8 a month just

to get that tick when they so far managed to get it for nothing. the us is gearing up for a major set of elections next week when voters will elect members of congress. it's a cycle, which can change the balance of power for any sitting us president — halfway through their term of office. the elections can have an enormous impact on the direction of the nation. the focus is on several key states — one of them being arizona from where our correspondentjohn sudworth sent this report. arizona's rugged landscapes speak to its place on america's old wild west frontier. today, though, it is the politics that is wild. some of the most corrupt elections we've ever seen. with the state at the vanguard of the republican party's stolen election claim. you're across the pond and you think you know about our election. let mejust tell you... the audit showed biden won. let me just say one thing. if you think you're going to come over here and tell us how things are operating, you got another think coming.

candidates who deny the legitimacy of the last election are now running for the job of administering the next one, with the power, potentially, to decide which votes count. you are still convinced that the result of the 2020 election was not sound? wholly convinced. had you held this position in 2020 and had the result of that election been on your desk here in arizona, what would you have done? well, first of all, make sure there were not votes that were outside of the law counted. so this is the tabulation room where every single early ballot will be tabulated. it is a system under siege, with election workers facing death threats and deluged by allegations without evidence. one of the most preposterous allegations that you would think nobody would give any credence to but that built up a significant following and still has people that believe in it, is that we took ballots from the 2020 election, we fed them to chickens and then we incinerated the chickens

to cover the tracks. given all of that, how worried are you about the future health of this democracy? i am deeply worried. not everyone's glued to the politics, but it's never far away. arizona was once a solidly republican state but, like elsewhere in america, traditional conservatism is now grappling with rapid social change. the myth of this stolen election is all about division and it suggests something fundamental is being lost here — a readiness to accept that people with values that you oppose could ever legitimately win a majority. anybody think we're not in a war? that this civil war hasn't already begun? but while far right groups make inflammatory claims of war, this meeting is sparsely attended

and a local democrat candidate has even accepted an invitation to speak. the democratic process somehow struggles on, for now. in this state, though, it's clear how this country's politicalfault lines are deepening, and in an election in which democracy itself is on the ballot, the polls are close. john sudworth, bbc news, arizona. an overnight curfew has been declared into provinces of ecuador after bomb attacks that killed police officers. the president said attacks have been carried out by increasingly powerful drug gangs who threatened to retaliate after the government introduced tougher measures to curb their power inside prisons. the music world has been paying

tribute to the hip—hop star — takeoff — who's been shot dead at a bowling alley in texas. the 28—year—old — whose real name was kersh—nick carry ball had enjoyed great success with the group — migos. he had previously collaborated with artists including drake, cardi b and katy perry. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. # ghosts # i willjust # ghosts # i will 'ust ride the # ghosts # i willjust ride the rails... . # ghosts # i will 'ust ride the rails... , ., ., rails... . intense and often inspired- _ rails... . intense and often inspired. takeoff - rails... . intense and often inspired. takeoff was - rails... . intense and often inspired. takeoff was one | rails... . intense and often. inspired. takeoff was one of the most important hip—hop stars of the last decade. and another member of this creative community to fall victim to gun violence. it was at this bowling alley in houston, texas where the deadly shooting took place. the killer's identity remains unknown but police are certain of one thing... . unknown but police are certain of one thing. . ._ of one thing... . we have no reason to — of one thing... . we have no reason to believe _ of one thing... . we have no reason to believe that - of one thing... . we have no reason to believe that he - of one thing... . we have no | reason to believe that he was involved in anything terminal at the time. just as people

describe him, very peaceful, loving, a great entertainer. takeoff, was born in the us state of georgia in 1994. along with his uncle and his cousin he formed a group, migos, once described as the beatles of the generation. hugely successful, hugely influential. his death is shocking and all—too—familiar. is shocking and all-too-familiar. ., ., all-too-familiar. there are not too many _ all-too-familiar. there are not too many young _ all-too-familiar. there are not too many young men - all-too-familiar. there are not too many young men of- all-too-familiar. there are not too many young men of colour| too many young men of colour who is lives are being cut short —— there are too many young men of colour. and that has to stop. it young men of colour. and that has to stop-— has to stop. # earth and mars- -- _ has to stop. # earth and mars- -- - _ has to stop. # earth and mars... . fellow- has to stop. # earth and l mars... . fellow musicians has to stop. # earth and - mars... . fellow musicians have been paying _ mars... . fellow musicians have been paying tribute, _ mars... . fellow musicians have been paying tribute, describingl been paying tribute, describing him as a legend whose talent was undeniable. his impact on hip—hop was immense. the whole he leaves behind even more so. the hip—hop star — takeoff —

who's died at the age of 28. you can reach me you can reach me on you can reach me on twitter, thank you for your company. hello. well, the met office have confirmed that it was another very warm month across the country, and october in england was the fourth—warmest october on record. but quite alarmingly, we're now seeing some of the warmest conditions on record, taking the year as a whole to day. as for rainfall, well, we needed the rain, but it's only northern ireland which was significantly above average. but for the first few days of november, our rainfall accumulation chart shows that all of us will see some pretty wet weather. the darker colours in the south show some welcome rain to come here. but it's notjust wet, some windy weather, and especially during the next 24 hours. widespread gales across the country, and in this hatched area, we could see potentially damaging and disruptive gusts of wind of 50—70 mph,

just a few showers in the south and the west, but a rather chilly start compared to what we've been used to — 2—3 celsius in some sheltered glens in scotland. lots of sunshine, though, through scotland, england, wales to begin with. northern ireland cloudy, already turning windy, increasingly wet through the morning, some heavy rain at times sliding into western scotland and through the afternoon to wales and western parts of england. much of eastern england, though, will stay dry until later in the day, with some sunny spells. temperatures here around 15—16 celsius in the southeast, but it will feel cooler than that in the north and the west as those winds pick up. as the day goes through. just an example of some of the gusts by mid—afternoon, 40—50, close to 60 mph, maybe a little bit more as we head into the evening. strongest winds overnight to take us into thursday across central and northern parts of scotland. winds easing a little bit later. and the clearer skies that some will see to the north and west

into thursday morning, again down into single figure temperatures. milder in the southeast. and this is where the big question mark for thursday will be. the weather front may just drag its heels, bringing bursts of rain northwards away from that, though, more likely some of those heavy towards the south and west, and the temperatures 10—13 celsius. feeling cool compared to what we've been used to, but that's where we should be for this stage in november and the sort of temperatures we'll see through friday and into the weekend. friday, the driest day of the week most widely. saturday, of course, bonfire night, rain will be pushing its way in and some strong winds, too.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the former israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu could be returning to power according to exit polls after tuesday's election. the polls give mr netanyahu's right—wing bloc a slim majority of seats. it would be a dramatic comeback for mr netanyahu who was ousted last year after 12 years in office. jair bolsonaro has finally broken his silence following his defeat in sunday's presidential election in brazil. he didn't mentioned his rival, luis inacio lula da silva, who won the vote by a narrow margin and stopped short of conceding but said he would respect the constitution.

with the world cup in qatar just a month away, former and current iranian athletes have asked football's