hello, i'm maryam moshiri. this is outside source. the bank of england announces another hike in interest rates and warns the uk faces its longest recession since records began. if we do not act forcefully now, it will be worse later on. and as the focus we are publishing today shows, it is a tough road ahead. so rates are going up from 2.25 to 3% — the bigget single hike since 1989 — and a recession could last well into 202a. also in the programme: the former pakistani prime minister imran khan is shot and injured at a protest rally — we'll speak to a journalist who was at the scene.

and israel election officials confirm benjamin netanyahu and his far—right allies as the winners in tuesday's vote — he's set to return for a record sixth term as prime minister. the bank of england has warned that the uk is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates by the most in 33 years. the 0.75% point rise — the eighth consecutive hike — takes uk rates to 3%, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. the bank of england's move matches the us federal reserve�*s

rate hike on wednesday, as central banks around the world battle to combat inflation. here's the bank of england governor. these are big changes. they have a real impact on people's lives. so why are we doing it and why are we doing it now when so many people are struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? we are increasing bank rate because inflation is too high. it is the bank'sjob to bring it inflation is too high. it is the bank's job to bring it down. consumer price inflation here in the uk returned to a ao—year high of 10.1% in september and is likely to have risen further last month, due to the jump in energy prices. in the past few decades, bank of england rates have been far higher. this year's rises mark the end of 13 years of what was meant to be temporary, emergency low rates, kept in place only because growth remained weak due to the financial crisis and then the pandemic. now the minutes of the bank of england's meeting warn of a "challenging outlook for the uk economy" that's "expected to be in recession for a prolonged period". here's one analyst on the task

facing the bank of england, as it battles to bring down inflation, without making recession even worse. we have seen a sharp fall in demand, particularly from consumers who are worried about food price rises, who are worried about energy costs going up. i mean, we've got to remember inflation's running over 10%. so i think that we will see the bank of england might not need to tighten as much as was initially expected. it always takes time for the effect of these interest rate rises to come through, so it's a bit of a difficult balancing act that they have to manage. one crumb of comfort — the bank of england predicts that inflation will fall, potentially next year. we cannot, i'm afraid, pretend to know what will happen to gas prices. that depends on the war in ukraine. but from where we stand now, we think inflation will begin to fall back from the middle of next year — probably quite sharply. higher interests rates will be welcomed by people with savings but the rise will hit businesses and people with mortgages, credit card debt and bank loans.

taking a closer look at mortgages. those with a home loan which directly tracks the bank of england base rate will typically see their monthly payments rise by another £73 — or $82 — as a result of today's rate hike. since december last year, the average monthly tracker mortgage payment will have increased by around £284 — or $318 — in total. here's one mortgage adviser. it wasn't unexpected, was it? nevertheless, i'm sure there are a lot of borrowers getting out their calculators this afternoon, trying to work out how much it is going to cost them. it's not great news for mortgage borrowers. of course it isn't. and i do think we need to put a small amount of perspective on it. interest rates were going up, or fixed rates were going up anyway over the last year. i think it's the size and the speed of the increase which has shocked a lot of people. here's some of what the chancellor jeremy hunt had to say.

today's news is going to be very tough for families with mortgages up and down the country, for businesses with loans. but there is a global economic crisis, the imf, the international monetary fund, say a third of the world economy is now in recession and the best thing the government can do if we want to bring down these rises in interest rates is to show that we are bringing down our debt and families up and down the country have to balance their accounts at home and we must do the same as a government. this is how the opposition labour party has reacted. it is incredibly concerning, the forecast from the bank of england about the contraction of the economy and that we are already potentially in recession. families are already incredibly worried about what is happening in the economy with higher prices for everything and no economic growth to be seen. the government have had 12 years and what have we got? low growth, low productivity and a cost of living crisis.

in an interview with the bbc, the bank governor said the uk's standing "had been damaged" by the former chancellor kwasi kwarteng's mini—budget. it is easier to lose confidence and it takes longer to regain it. the uk's position was affected. i was in washington three weeks ago, you were in washington three weeks ago, it was very apparent to me that the uk's position and the uk's standing had been damaged, and that we all, i and others, have to roll our sleeves up and others, have to roll our sleeves up and demonstrate that uk policy making is back in action, is in action, and we will deal with these issues. the pound dropped sharply after the bank of england said borrowing costs were likely to go up less than markets expect and warned that the uk was headed for a protracted recession. this was the pound against the dollar a short while ago. at one point, it fell more

than 2% to a low of $1.11. joining me is tony yates, former head of strategy at the bank of england. let me ask your reaction to what the bank of england has had to do today. they talk about positions today to avoid even tougher ones in the future. do you see that? that's a aood future. do you see that? that's a good summary- _ future. do you see that? that's a good summary. they _ future. do you see that? that's a good summary. they are - future. do you see that? that's a good summary. they are caughtl good summary. they are caught between two risks. if they don't do anything then there is a risk that inflation gets out of control and people start to worry about whether the bank could ever get it back under control. on the other hand, if they tighten as they have done, there is a risk that the recession could be really deep and then once the energy price rises drop out of inflation that inflation falls way below target. they have to balance these two things and it's a tricky act. �* , ., act. are they doing the right thing thou . h? act. are they doing the right thing though? what _ act. are they doing the right thing though? what other _ act. are they doing the right thing though? what other tool - act. are they doing the right thing though? what other tool do - act. are they doing the right thing though? what other tool do they. act. are they doing the right thing - though? what other tool do they have in their arsenal to control inflation?— in their arsenal to control inflation? , , ., inflation? this is their main tool. that is what _ inflation? this is their main tool. that is what they _ inflation? this is their main tool. that is what they have _ inflation? this is their main tool. that is what they have to - inflation? this is their main tool. that is what they have to focus l inflation? this is their main tool. l that is what they have to focus on. one can quibble about a few interest

rate changes here and there, but i think the direction of change and what they need to do is very clear to me. exactly how far rates will have to rise, we will have to see. i don't know, probably something like 2% would be a reasonable forecast. andrew bailey talked about the uk's standing being damaged by the mini budget. d0 standing being damaged by the mini buduet. ,, . standing being damaged by the mini buduet. i. ., standing being damaged by the mini buduet. ,, . ., budget. do you agree with him? yeah, in some ways — budget. do you agree with him? yeah, in some ways it — budget. do you agree with him? yeah, in some ways it was _ budget. do you agree with him? yeah, in some ways it was an _ in some ways it was an understatement. it was a catastrophic period. i don't think he needed to say that. it is not really his place to comment on how well his bosses, the treasury, the government. they employ the governor, they delegate monetary policy to him and the committee, it is not really there business to comment on what the government does. but what he says is undeniable. let's talk about other countries. globally, how does the uk compare? we are not the only ones to be

struggling with high inflation, are we? fix. struggling with high inflation, are we? �* . ., . , struggling with high inflation, are we? �* , struggling with high inflation, are we? a contrast between europe and america, we? a contrast between europe and america. europe — we? a contrast between europe and america, europe very _ we? a contrast between europe and america, europe very much - we? a contrast between europe and| america, europe very much affected by russia's invasion of ukraine and what that has done to energy, particularly gas supplies. the us is much more insulated from that so they have a much easier time. so they have a much easier time. so they can get on with theirjob and they can get on with theirjob and the policy choices are less acute for them. ~ ., ., i. ~ the policy choices are less acute forthem. ~ ., ., ~ ., for them. what do you think about the autumn _ for them. what do you think about the autumn statement? _ for them. what do you think about the autumn statement? of - for them. what do you think about | the autumn statement? of course, for them. what do you think about - the autumn statement? of course, i'm sure many economists are looking ahead and wondering what exactly the government is going to announce? how much of that do you think the bank would be privy to would kind of have an idea of what was happening, and how would that change what they have decided today?— decided today? i don't think they will have... they will not - decided today? i don't think they will have... they will not be - decided today? i don't think they| will have... they will not be privy to the details, but they will make an educated guess like you and i would. we are pretty confident from what the government have said already that there won't be these

underfunded tax cuts. lots of announcements pretty much on doing all of what trusts and kwasi kwarteng did. we know a fair amount about the energy support package, although there is some doubt about what will happen after april. there is no doubt that the timing is difficult for the bank. ideally, it difficult forthe bank. ideally, it would difficult for the bank. ideally, it would like to make the decision after their fiscal plans were made clearer, but they can change course at the next meeting if they need to. you are a former head of strategy at the bank of england, do you predict that rates will come down late next year or not? it that rates will come down late next year or not?— year or not? it can be a bit of a mu~'s year or not? it can be a bit of a mug's game — year or not? it can be a bit of a mug's game forecasting, - year or not? it can be a bit of a mug's game forecasting, i - year or not? it can be a bit of a l mug's game forecasting, i doubt year or not? it can be a bit of a - mug's game forecasting, i doubt it. i think, given the way things are going, i think it may take longer for that to get inflation under control and for rates to come down. what damage do think that due to the

uk economy?— uk economy? well, the bank are forecasting _ uk economy? well, the bank are forecasting pretty _ uk economy? well, the bank are forecasting pretty long _ uk economy? well, the bank are forecasting pretty long lasting i forecasting pretty long lasting recession, as your piece made clear. it is not particularly deep. there is not going to be much comfort for people already struggling with increases in the cost of living. so it is going to be a really unpleasant time for a lot of people. 0k, unpleasant time for a lot of people. ok, thank you very much. good to talk to you. mr netanyahu mr neta nyahu has mr netanyahu has been... the right wing blogger appear to have taken 64 of the 120 seats in parliament. the breakdown of those seats are 32 seats for netanyahu's likud party, 18 seats for two ultra—orthodox parties and 14 seats for the

religious zionism party — whose popularity surged in this election. here's ourjerusalem correspondent, yolande knell, with the latest. now it will form a stable coalition government with his partners on the far right. and it is really the standout story of this campaign, the surge in support for the ultranationalist religious zionism party, now the third biggest party in the israeli parliament. although it's leaders are known for their anti—arab racist rhetoric. and a further collapse of the israeli left. the caretaker prime minister has already called benjamin netanyahu to congratulate him on his win. we expect official coalition building talks to begin in a couple

of weeks's time. international allies are already watching this very closely indeed. we have had a statement from the state department which says it hopes is really government officials will continue to share open democratic values, including tolerance and respect for minorities. now to ukraine, where the nuclear energy company says the zaporizhzia nuclear power plant has again been disconnected from the power grid, due to russian military activity in the area. the company says the power plant has just 15 days of fuel left to run the generators and would be switching part of the plant to a cold state to preserve energy supplies. let's take a look at what's at stake at the nuclear power plant. the bbc�*s catherine byaruhanga has the latest from kyiv. the news that we are getting is that there _ the news that we are getting is that there was— the news that we are getting is that there was heavy shelling around the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant overnight, and as a result the main high-power— overnight, and as a result the main high—power voltage lines bringing electricity to the facility were

then — electricity to the facility were then knocked out. this means that then knocked out. this means that the facility — then knocked out. this means that the facility is now running on hack-up _ the facility is now running on back—up generators. this is an extraordinary situation because this is europe's— extraordinary situation because this is europe's biggest nuclear power plant _ is europe's biggest nuclear power plant its — is europe's biggest nuclear power plant. its six main reactors have had to _ plant. its six main reactors have had to been shut down because of safety _ had to been shut down because of safety concerns. but it does need a constant _ safety concerns. but it does need a constant supply of alert electricity to make _ constant supply of alert electricity to make sure that it doesn't into a new kitier— to make sure that it doesn't into a new killer meltdown. it has been knocked — new killer meltdown. it has been knocked off the grid before, that has happened and it has been reconnected. but we see this incident _ reconnected. but we see this incident does add to the international concerns about the safety _ international concerns about the safety of — international concerns about the safety of the facility, and we have heard _ safety of the facility, and we have heard from the director general of the international agency, heard from the director general of the internationalagency, he heard from the director general of the international agency, he said that this — the international agency, he said that this incident underlines the extremely precarious new killer security— extremely precarious new killer security situation at the facility, and he — security situation at the facility, and he renewed calls for a protection zone around the new killer— protection zone around the new killer power plant. dr ross peel is an expert on nuclear power plant security — from kings college london.

these are new killer power plant have been a key objective of the russian invasion, it seems, with we are seeing in the early days of the invasion military forces moving very quickly to a variety of new killer facilities, and now it seems that the only one they have managed to hold onto is a zaporizhzhia, although that is not at all a good thing. new killerfeel in although that is not at all a good thing. new killer feel in a reactor, even when you shut it down, remains very hot and generate even more heat actually than it had at the start. so you need to continually remove that heat in order to prevent temperature rising to the point of danger. that heat generation will continue for quite a long period of time. it might initially be very hot, very high generating, but it remains that way for a long time, for years actually. in germany, g7 foreign ministers have begun a two—day meeting focusing on how to support ukraine through the winter in the face of russia's attacks on its power grid. germany's foreign minister says more than 30% of ukraine's electricity

grid had been destroyed. germany has sent more than 100 generators to ukraine to stabilise the country's grid. g7 leaders have pledged to supply winter aid to ukraine — including heaters, pumps, beds, blankets and tents. she says the group will not allow russia to inflict "starvation" on ukraine this winter. the eu's foreign policy chief josep borrell says the g7 has a "moral duty" to support ukraine. the winter is coming. and putin is waiting for the general winter to come. now more than ever, you have two support ukraine, the ukrainian people. they are fighting, defending their country. and we have the moral duty to support them. one of pakistan's most popular and influential politicians — imran khan — has survived a gun attack on his protest march.

the 70—year—old, who was ousted as prime minister in april, was giving a speech in wazirabad when the gunman opened fire. videos from the scene show him being rushed away in a vehicle to hospital. his pti party spokesperson says he was hit in the shin — and that four others were injured. zoraiz bangash is a journalist who saw it happen. it all started when former prime minister imran khan was leading the rally, and all of a sudden there were gunshots heard. and the moment we all realised, the media persons who were there covering the event, there was a person seen with a pistol. and the moment he fired some shots which unfortunately landed on some of the pti leadership, and former prime minister imran khan, who was shot in the leg. and the person was apprehended by a pti supporter who was standing next to him, and fortunately, through his actions, the damage was quite less. right after some moments, the police officials were there, the person was arrested

and was taken away. last week, imran khan launched a march to the capital — to pressure the government into calling snap elections. it started in lahore. hundredsjoined in with their cars and trucks. the destination is islamabad — 378 kilometres away. and the half way point is roughly wazirabad — where mr khan came under attack. we're told mr khan was on top of a shipping container when gunfire erupted. this video shows a man with a gun being apprehended by imran khan's supporters. we know he's now in police custody. and these pictures show mr khan's supporters as he rushes away. police haven't confirmed he was the target. however, his allies say it was "attempt to kill him". here he is being taken to hospital in lahore. his party says fragments of bullet are in his leg — however the injuries are not thought to be life threatening. shandana gulzar khan is a leader of mr khan's pti party.

he continues to both live with and travel with a very strong strong cordon of security. however, he consistently refuses to shield behind bullet—proof glass, he refuses to travel in a bullet—proof vehicle. he travels with the people, he eats with the people and he ensures that whatever security is available to everyone else is also available to him. now, that makes him brave but it also terrifies us. in the last few months alone, three times, three different planes have malfunctioned, including one mysterious heart attack suffered by his pilot. in a separate incident, nearly two months ago, when he was campaigning for elections in peshawar, the capital of kp, the pilotjeep that was preceding his vehicle caught fire as well mysteriously. he has gone on record months ago that there was a plan to take him out, to kill him, to martyr him, and that he had made a recording, a video recording should that man, god forbid, ever succeed. it's not a surprise to those of us who expected

something this cowardly. prime minister shehbaz sharif has condemned the shooting and ordered an immediate investigation. while the president has called it a "heinous assassination attempt". syed mohammad ali advises the current government on security. this is his reaction. it is very unfortunate and will have some impact on the political environment because the followers of pti will definitely see this as a huge shock, and i think the government has done well to timely condemn the incident, and i'm sure shortly you will hear a condemnation from the army spokesperson as well. i think there is a greater degree of caution and concern from all quarters, whether it is army, whether it is the present government in islamabad.

and the prime minister has already returned from china. so i think all political forces are in a state of shock. imran khan was a successful cricketer before entering politics and becoming prime minister in 2018. he'd hoped to complete a full five—year term — which no other prime minister in pakistan had ever achieved. but in april of this year — less than four years into his term — he lost a no confidence vote in parliament. he was ousted. since then, he's held rallies across pakistan — this was in gujranwala. but last week he suffered another setback when pakistan's election commission barred him from holding office. imran khan is pushing for another election that he believes he would win. he spoke to the bbc two days ago. iama i am a democrat. democrats always go to the people. at the moment, the establishment is against us — the entire political parties, all of them are against us. imran khan's supporters have taken to the streets across pakistan. this was in peshawar.

while in rawalpindi, some of his supporters started fires. well, the bbc�*s sahir baloch is in islamabad with this update. what we know is that imran khan is safe and _ what we know is that imran khan is safe and secure command at the same time the _ safe and secure command at the same time the pti _ safe and secure command at the same time the pti party have decided that they will_ time the pti party have decided that they will continue with the march as well tomorrow. early morning tomorrow, they will start their march— tomorrow, they will start their march from lahore and then they will move _ march from lahore and then they will move on— march from lahore and then they will move on again towards the rest of the cities — move on again towards the rest of the cities. this is something that happened — the cities. this is something that happened today, the party is sort of accusing _ happened today, the party is sort of accusing the military establishment of being _ accusing the military establishment of being involved in it. at the same time, _ of being involved in it. at the same time, the _ of being involved in it. at the same time, the pti leaders have been accusing — time, the pti leaders have been accusing the current prime minister, shehbaz— accusing the current prime minister, shehbaz sharif, as well. but the information minister has said that the pti _ information minister has said that the pti should not make these irresponsible statements at the moment— irresponsible statements at the moment until everything is clear. from today, you'll be able to pay less for netlix, but there's a catch — you'll have to watch adverts. the streaming service is launching a cheaper package in the hope more people will sign up,

as our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. for years, i've called for a more modern monarchy that reflects the world outside. keeping up with the modern world is what the streaming service behind the crown is aiming to do. people more than ever understand how it's really been for me. it seems so long ago, ten years in fact, that netflix set up its strategy for success, luring subscribers with quality original content. 2013's shadowy political drama house of cards was the first big example of this. then, hang on to those paying viewers with a huge selection of popular content... ..acquired from other broadcasters. miss bridgerton. pardon me. forgive me. for the most part, its plans have worked well, with ever more lavish and more ambitious content.

but still, for the first time in a decade, in the first half of the year, the streamer lost subscribers. the third quarter of 2022 did see numbers increase once more. still, many asked whether it was an indication that the multi—billion pound company was reaching the limits of its subscriber base. you get to a position when you are a company such as netflix, who has been growing for so long, that you start to hit sort of saturation in some of your key markets such as, for example, the us. and therefore the only way you can really sort of grow your revenues is either by increasing the price quite significantly or start to look for new revenue streams. and one of those is looking at advertising. you're in no shape for this fight that lies before us. _ it's not alone in deciding to bring in a two tier subscription model. the disney+ streaming service is planning to do something similar over the next year. our glories belong to the past.

netflix will be hoping that the almost simultaneous release of a new and potentially controversial series of the crown, together with its new cheaper service, will result in a significant revenue boost. how did it come to this? lizo mzimba, bbc news. some news we are getting today at the moment from israeli towns on the gaza periphery. we are getting the news that sirens are sounding in those towns on the gaza periphery, which from the israeli army could represent possible incoming palestinian rockets. that is the latest that news agencies are giving us from sources in the israeli army. this comes only hours after the electoral committee in israel confirmed benjamin netanyahu and his far right allies have one a majority in that election. more always on bbc

news, and our website. in that election. more always on bbc news, and ourwebsite. i'm in that election. more always on bbc news, and our website. i'm back in a few minutes. don't go anywhere. good evening. heavy rain caused some flooding through parts of southeast england and south wales through thursday morning. in fact, some parts of southeast england saw around a half to three quarters of their normal november rainfall for the entire month in less than just 24 hours. as we head into the evening, though, we've got that heavy rain pulling away towards the near continent. and now a rash of heavy, thundery downpours across parts of wales and the southwest. a brisk wind with it as well pushing in from the northwest, and those thundery downpours edging eastwards along the channel through the early hours. elsewhere across the uk, thanks to this ridge of high pressure moving in, actually, a lot of dry weather with some clear skies, but it does mean a chilly start for some on friday,

certainly through scotland, with the towns and cities of the central belt of scotland down close to freezing, if not subzero. further south, a cool start. and whilst it is a chilly start to friday, it's a dry and fine start. some sunshine around. a few showers across the highlands and islands of scotland, drifting south in towards the north of england. still a brisk wind across the far north of scotland and the northern isles. elsewhere, though, through much of northern ireland, wales and the rest of england, it's, well, a dry and fine day. some spells of sunshine. looking ahead towards this weekend, we've got low pressure out in the atlantic, sending weather fronts our way. that means there will be some rain at times and some showers, too. and certainly, looking at saturday, you can see we've got this weather front working its way west to east across the country during the day, bringing cloud and some outbreaks of rain. brightening up across northern ireland, the west of scotland, in towards parts of west wales. but elsewhere through england, it's cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. and then as we head into saturday evening, saturday night — bonfire night — plenty of events happening.

and for many parts of the country, it should well be dry with some clear spells. breezy with showers in the northwest, staying rather cloudy, with some rain at times, in the east and southeast. looking ahead towards sunday, and once again, quite windy. pushing in from the southwest a number of showers and some heavy rain in the southeast, taking a time to clear. we could see some big waves around western coasts as well. generally dry through parts of scotland, the northeast in particular, with some sunshine and temperatures once again 12—14 celsius. so, on saturday, rain tracking east through the course of the day, drier by bonfire night for many, unsettled on sunday.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri. this is outside source. the bank of england announces another hike in interest rates and warns the uk faces its longest recession since records began. if we do not act forcefully now, it will be worse later on. and as the focus we are publishing today shows, it is a tough road ahead. so rates are going up from 2.25 to 3% — the biggest single hike since 1989 — and a recession could last well into 2024. also in the programme:

at least one of the people killed in the manchester arena bombing could have been saved if the emergency services had arrived sooner, says a highly critical report. the world's disappearing glaciers — a new report suggests a third could melt to nothing in less than 30 years. and we have an in—depth look at the spike in the number of albanians crossing the english channel with our analysis editor ros atkins. the uk's home secretary has visited the overcrowded manston migrant processing centre in southeast england to see for herself the conditions that people are living in. the visit came as she faces continuing pressure to reform the country's border and asylum systems, which ms braverman herself has said are "broken". here she is arriving at the manston facility earlier today. the visit was closed to the media. there has been a huge spike in the number of migrants crossing the english channel from mainland europe in small boats this year. among them are many albanians —

more on that soon. manston is a temporary facility — people are only supposed to be there for 24 hours — but some are having to stay days and even weeks. and then there are concerns about what happens to people when they leave the processing facilities. london police say they are investigating two alleged sexual assaults that took place recently involving children at a hotel housing asylum seekers in the city's east. this is what one labour mp had to say. the labour mp had to say. home secretary has a direct tuesday the home secretary has a direct tuesday of care towards the children. indeed, it is britain into law that they need to safeguard refugee children, so having seen these incidents now come up, i am very clear. she is completely unfit for office and must resign. the home office has said it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing police investigation. meanwhile, the bbc has been told that a group of migrants was left stranded on tuesday at a railway station after travelling from manston to london. according to the home office, the group had told officials

they had a place to stay and that the department had "worked at pace to find accommodation for the individuals when we were notified that 11 of them did not in fact have a place to stay". danial abbas, who was volunteering with a charity that evening, spotted the group. they were sort of highly distressed, disorientated, lost, these young refugees. and nowhere to go and simply just turning to anyone and everyone on the street to help. they were told they were being taken to a hotel in central london and they were going to stay in the hotel until their interviews. i saw visibly myself, they had blisters on their hands, on their feet. a couple of the guys had fungal infections going on. they didn't have suitable footwear. one of the guys was in so much pain that he could only either stand up or walk, he couldn't really sit down or lie down properly. so that is reflective of the conditions they were facing in manston. the home secretary is also facing a potentially major court battle over the safety of women and children at the

manston centre in kent. the action, which is at its earliest stages, alleges ministers left a woman in "egregiously defective conditions". if the home secretary does not address the allegations, judges will be asked to hear the case in full. as i mentioned earlier, there has been a rapid increase in the number of albanian migrants crossing the english channel this year. here's what the home secretary had to say on monday. albania is not a war—torn country and it's very difficult to see how claims for asylum really can be legitimate claims for asylum. well, the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins has been looking at the number of albanians crossing the channel. on tuesday, immigration minister robertjenrick spoke to the bbc. there are also some new challenges that have come up. for example, very large numbers of albanians coming to the uk. it's correct that the number of albanians has shifted. two years ago, 50 albanians arrived

in the uk in small boats. last year, it was 800, and this year so far, it's been 12,000, of which about 10,000 are single adult men. which begs the question why. albania is in southern europe. it has a population of 2.8 million. the uk government describes it as "safe and prosperous", but prosperity is relative. albania's median hourly wage in 2018 was 1.70 euros, the lowest in europe. in the uk, it was nine times higher, and one global poll in 2018 found that 60% of albanian adults wanted to leave. the only countries where that figure was higher were haiti, liberia and sierra leone. but there's another reason why numbers are going up right now.

we contacted an albanian journalist, fatjonas mejdini, who's been investigating. so the numbers have been increased right now because it's cheaper before for an albanian that wanted to go to the uk illegally, they have to go on the back of a lorry and this was costly and this would cost like 20 to 25 thousands of pounds. well, now you can cross the channel, just by paying to the smugglers 3 to £4000 to london. and to drive up demand, adverts like this on tiktok are being aimed at albanians. this one offers a dinghy for uk with safe passage and most of the albanians arriving in the uk will apply for asylum. the number of claims has gone from a few hundred a year to more than 7,000. to put this in context, last year, france had close to the same number as the uk,

and of those who do claim asylum, the home office says many show no interest in seeing their claim through. we'll typically put them in a hotel for a couple of days and then they'll disappear. they'll work illegally in the uk for maybe six months, maybe a year, send the money home and then they'll go back, back to albania. and of those who don't abscond, recent data shows that 14% of asylum claims from albanian men are successful. so the vast majority of albanian men either never see their claim through or are rejected. to address this, the government says it wants to find a way to have a fast track for albanians, so claims are heard in days, not months. it is, though, a different story for albanian women and children. 90% of their asylum claims are granted. most of the albanians getting a positive decision are female, and it's believed that many of them are victims of trafficking whom the albanian state has not been able to protect, and that's why they've qualified for asylum. meanwhile, this week, matters became ever more political, as albania's prime minister responded to uk government claims

that this is an invasion. it is nothing but fuelling xenophobia and targeting, singling out a community and practically going totally against the great british tradition of integrating the minorities. and while the politicians exchange opinions, it remains true that the number of albanian men coming to the uk has changed. so has the way the uk and albania deal with this. the home office notes... but as the boats keep coming, this issue remains both a practical and a political challenge, as well as an ordeal for those who need safe haven. you can find more reporting like this from ros atkins on the week on bbc iplayer if you're in the uk or on the bbc news website.

a highly critical report on the response of the emergency services after the manchester arena bombing in may 2017 says at least one of the 22 people who were killed would probably have survived, if help had arrived sooner. the report said communication between fire, police and ambulance services was virtually nonexistent. 28—year—old care worker john atkinson was six metres away from the explosion which went off at the end of an ariana grande concert — his family said today he was "totally failed at every stage". the manchester arena attack, where the public showed extraordinary courage but the emergency services failed. communication between police, fire and ambulance was nonexistent. some in command were overwhelmed, others didn't contribute at all and the arena's private medical company was inadequate. the chairman of the manchester arena inquiry, sirjohn saunders, spent six months examining the emergency response. his verdict — it fell

far below standard. some may think that to criticise individuals who were faced with an extremely difficult situation is harsh, but we rely on people in command positions to make the right decisions when faced with a complex emergency. emergency service failings lead to loss of life. john atkinson's leg injuries were survivable, but he wasn't treated by medics for nearly an hour or taken to hospital in time. today, the inquiry has answered our questions aboutjohn's death. it is now clear beyond any doubt that on the night of the bombing, john was totally failed at every stage, both by the private medical providers at the arena, etuk, and the emergency services. it is crystal clear that due to those failings, john died from injuries that he could and should have survived.

the inquiry found it was highly unlikely that the youngest to die at the arena, eight—year—old saffie—rose roussos, could have survived her injuries, but it says there's a remote possibility she might have survived with better care. her parents, andrew and lisa roussos, watched the inquiry from their home in dorset. saffie fought that night, but unfortunately, she was let down, badly, badly... i believe in my heart that she would have survived, had she been given the correct medical attention. the courage of individuals who went inside the foyer where the bomb exploded was praised. but time and again, the inquiry found fault with the blue light services. on occasions like this, the word "sorry" has a risk of sounding hollow. nevertheless, i want to make it clear that whilst our actions were well—intentioned, we apologise wholeheartedly for our failures. our coordination of the response

to this atrocity was poor. we had failed to plan effectively and the execution of that which was planned was simply not good enough. we let the families and the public down in their time of need, - and for that, i am truly sorry. of course, no prosecution or public inquiry can repair the pain caused that night or heal the loss felt by so many. but some of the families of those who died remembered here have told me there is value in this report if it leads to real change and prevents similar mistakes happening in future. philip tron couldn't have survived the injuries he suffered in the bombing. his mother and uncle feel the report's 149 recommendations are vital to prevent others suffering that they had.

i hope that something changes, that nothing like this happens ever again, they all get their act together, they get training and they know what they're doing. but more importantly, there was over 100 recommendations for government bodies, the home secretary, and they're the ones who have got the clout to do things, the ones who have got the money. let's hope they take notice. amongst the measures which the inquiry wants to see is an improvement in joint emergency service training for terrorist incidents. firearms, ied, possible knife. 0k, number of casualties? roughly about 12 at the minute, but its ongoing _ it's already under way in manchester, with exercises like this one, in which firefighters and paramedics now learn together. they're using the kind of stretchers which weren't available at the arena and are now being put on every fire engine in the city. five years since the attack that claimed and blighted so many lives, the learning continues. stay with us on outside source. still to come: a new report finds that many well—known glaciers across the globe will be unavoidably

lost by 2050 — we'll hear from the bbc�*s environment correspondent. with growing pressure on global energy supplies because of the war in ukraine, the uk increasingly relies on imports of liquefied natural gas — or lng. but that's coming at a cost to the environment, according to new research. matt mcgrath reports. pembrokeshire in wales is famous for its beautiful beaches, butjust around the corner from some of the finest sands in the uk is this. the area is also home to several oil and gas refineries, with the port of milford haven now one of the biggest lng terminals in europe. all across the continent, imports of liquefied natural gas are up around 65% since the invasion of ukraine at the start of this year. when the lng tankers come into port here at milford haven, the chilled liquefied gas is pumped ashore along this

network of pipes here. it's then turned back into natural gas and sent across the country for everyone to use. but all that cooling and carrying of the gas is very energy—intensive and generates significant amounts of climate warming gases. according to a new analysis by norwegian research firm rystad energy, the making and shipping of liquefied natural gas can generate up to ten times more co2 compared to gas that comes in a pipeline. it's almost or greater than ten times higher than piped gas from norway. if we compare that to russian piped gas, we're looking at greater than double the emissions intensity of russian piped gas. when liquefied natural gas is burned to create electricity or to keep us warm in our homes, it emits the same amount of co2 as regular piped gas. but it's these hidden emissions in the manufacture and transport that really make the difference. there's a concern that this short—term energy fix will grow into longer—term dependence. and while europe and the uk

are planning more renewables, these additional emissions in liquefied natural gas will put extra pressure on plans to cut carbon over the next eight years. matt mcgrath, bbc news, pembrokeshire. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story: the bank of england announces another hike in interest rates and warns the uk faces its longest recession since records began. a third of unesco glaciers will be gone by 2050. that is now unavoidable, says a new un report. here's one of its authors. the report has shown that glaciers are melting at an accelerated rate and that many iconic glaciers will disappear by 2050. this includes for instance the kilimanjaro, as we mentioned, as well as some other sites

here in europe as well. so as he says, all of africa's glaciers will be gone in three decades' time, as well as glaciers in the dolomites, the swiss alps and yosemite national park in the us. the study analysed 18,000 glaciers that are part of unesco world heritage sites all over the world. they account for 10% of the world's total glacierised area but are a good indicator of the wider trend. the report stresses that the loss of glaciers is "among the most dramatic evidence that earth's climate is warming." here's professor clason on what that means. for a long time, i've thought about glaciers and their contribution to sea—level rise. and these mountain glaciers that are referred to in the unesco report are a really important contributor to that global sea—level rise. but perhaps even more pressing than that right now today is the impact

they have on resources. so, water security, but also for feeding crops, for rearing livestock and for producing hydroelectric power as well — we see in parts of south america, asia and europe. so glaciers aren'tjust a natural entity that are something nice to look at, but something that's really crucial for resource security around the world. the report also warns that if we want to save the remaining two thirds of glaciers, global warning can not climb above 1.5 degrees celsius. another un report last week found that the world currently had "no credible pathway" to achieve that. as it stands, we're on track for a 2.8—degree increase by the end of the century. here's professor duncan quincy. i think it's quite clear that we're not doing enough. i think that conferences like, you know, the cop26, 27, these are very important points in time that we can really draw a line in the sand and say, "we actually are going to address this in a meaningful sense."

i think we do have to do that. we're committed to a large volume of ice loss already. we've already gone past that point where we can save those glaciers. but what this report does a nice job of is actually thinking about what we can do in a positive aspect. the bbc�*s environment correspondent navin singh khadka has been reporting on glaciers for many years. hejoins me here in the studio. thanks forjoining me. how do we look at this report now, then? basically, as you said and as we saw, this has been going on for many years now, and this galvanises that message that so much is being lost. the thing is, we knew that this is all happening, but then where are we headed towards? and now this thing that the report is saying that so many of, one third, of those glaciers would disappear, and the thing is, when we talk about these things, we often hear about water

resources or, let's say, other things like hydropower, agriculture, even, but our stories, things like hydropower, agriculture, even, but ourstories, our investigations that we have done, for example, what happened last year were so many people died, there was this massive collapse of the glacier, and also recently in italy, what happened, the collapse of glaciers, that is another thing that is quite hazardous. and it is not just the glaciers coming down for some what happens is when those glaciers disappear, that is not the complete story. what happens is the entire geography, it is destabilised, so as a result you see rock falls can you see landslides, and you see the whole mountain, chunks coming down. that is very dangerous in our investigation showed that this particular hazard has not been properly studied worldwide, the alps, himalayas, everywhere. igraffiti worldwide, the alps, himalayas, everywhere-— worldwide, the alps, himalayas, eve here. ,, ,. ,, everywhere. will this be discussed,

do ou everywhere. will this be discussed, do you think. _ everywhere. will this be discussed, do you think. at _ everywhere. will this be discussed, do you think, at cop27? _ everywhere. will this be discussed, do you think, at cop27? all - everywhere. will this be discussed, do you think, at cop27? all the - everywhere. will this be discussed, do you think, at cop27? all the fine details may — do you think, at cop27? all the fine details may not _ do you think, at cop27? all the fine details may not be _ do you think, at cop27? all the fine details may not be there... - do you think, at cop27? all the fine details may not be there... but - details may not be there... but nonissues are not such properly discussed during cop meetings. the country i come from, nepal, has been saying this, that they would like to push for mountain issues, but at the same time, what happens is another keyissue same time, what happens is another key issue that is going to be discussed at this cop is loss and damage. when you say loss and damage, experts talk about these glaciers that are being lost, that is a part of loss and damage, and they also say this could be noneconomic losses, which entails so many things including culture. it remains to be seen how effective the talks will be, because it has been going on for quite some time. so if so much damage _ going on for quite some time. so if so much damage has _ going on for quite some time. so if so much damage has already been done and happened and temperatures rise

up and happened and temperatures rise up to 2.8 degrees what can change? the root cause is definitely the greenhouse gas, emissions, you bring it down, so that as this report said, further losses, one third will 90. said, further losses, one third will go, but we have two thirds and so on and so forth, but again, based on my studies that we have done, it is inevitable that so many are fast disappearing, and dangerous, even. so as a result, what happens is there is not proper monitoring of, where are those dangerous glaciers? the thing countries, rich countries, developed countries, say, we see that scientists are working, but the problem is place like the himalayas, what is good happen in nepal or afghanistan, the places where you do not have is monitoring, and as a result, this is called disaster risk reduction —— what is going to happen. you have the expertise of the resources — that is the big question. the resources - that is the big

question-— the resources - that is the big cuestion. . , ., question. navin, it is so good to talk to you- _ question. navin, it is so good to talk to you. thank _ question. navin, it is so good to talk to you. thank you. - more than 150 children have died from acute kidney injury in indonesia this year. my 30s believe they were poisoned by contaminated syrup medicine. he follows the death of more than 60 children in gambia insula circumstances. valdya ba raputri reports. laughter this is nadira, a 17—month—old baby, happy and healthy. when she had a fever in august, her mother gave her some paracetamol syrup. millions of parents do this every day in indonesia. but instead of getting better, nadira's condition worsened. after many visits to hospitals and clinics, the little girl stopped urinating. translation: the doctor said she was suffering - from kidney failure. that's what they said. what caused it?

the doctors didn't know, because at that time in august, they were still investigating. nadira went into a coma and died five days later, on the 25th of august. her mother was heartbroken. this was her long—awaited only child. translation: deep in my heart, i said to myself, _ "if god loves my daughter more, i will let her go. "if she has to leave me, her mum, i will let my baby go." the smallest coffins are the heaviest. there are hundreds of parents in indonesia experiencing this deep sorrow. they demand an answer to why registered medicine could kill their children and, most importantly, they want accountability. more than 150 children have died from acute kidney injury this year, with cases spiking in august. the indonesian authorities say two toxic chemicals were found above safe levels in the medicine syrup and believe

the children were poisoned. a criminal investigation into three pharmaceutical firms is under way. |translation: we have also foundj evidence that these pharmaceutical firms changed their supplier of the raw material propylene glycol without going through the proper registration process, as well as the mandatory testing of the raw material. the authorities initially banned all syrup medicine but then published a list of products they said were safe. with such uncertainty and fear among parents, pharmacies have cleared their shelves. but a bigger question remains. translation: how did this medicine pass safety checks and get _ distributed to the public? why are the authorities only acting after so many children have died? it's what so many grieving parents are asking — how something so normal could prove so deadly.

valdya baraputri, bbc news, jakarta. you have been watching outside source. stay with us on the bbc. good evening. heavy rain caused some flooding through parts of southeast england and south wales through thursday morning. in fact, some parts of southeast england saw around a half to three quarters of their normal november rainfall for the entire month in less than just 24 hours. as we head into the evening, though, we've got that heavy rain pulling away towards the near continent. and now a rash of heavy, thundery downpours across parts of wales and the southwest. a brisk wind with it as well pushing in from the northwest, and those thundery downpours edging eastwards along the channel through the early hours. elsewhere across the uk, thanks to this ridge of high pressure moving in, actually, a lot of dry weather with some clear skies, but it does mean a chilly start for some on friday,

certainly through scotland, with the towns and cities of the central belt of scotland down close to freezing, if not subzero. further south, a cool start. and whilst it is a chilly start to friday, it's a dry and fine start. some sunshine around. a few showers across the highlands and islands of scotland, drifting south in towards the north of england. still a brisk wind across the far north of scotland and the northern isles. elsewhere, though, through much of northern ireland, wales and the rest of england, it's, well, a dry and fine day. some spells of sunshine. looking ahead towards this weekend, we've got low pressure out in the atlantic, sending weather fronts our way. that means there will be some rain at times and some showers, too. and certainly looking at saturday, you can see we've got this weather front working its way west to east across the country during the day, bringing cloud and some outbreaks of rain. brightening up across northern ireland, the west of scotland, in towards parts of west wales. but elsewhere through england, it's cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. and then as we head into saturday evening, saturday night — bonfire night — plenty of events happening. and for many parts of the country, it should well be dry with some clear spells.

breezy with showers in the northwest, staying rather cloudy, with some rain at times, in the east and southeast. looking ahead towards sunday, and once again, quite windy. pushing in from the southwest, a number of showers and some heavy rain in the southeast taking a time to clear. we could see some big waves around western coasts as well. generally dry through parts of scotland, the northeast in particular, with some sunshine and temperatures once again 12—14 celsius. so on saturday, rain tracking east through the course of the day, drier by bonfire night for many, unsettled on sunday.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri. this is outside source. the bank of england announces another hike in interest rates and warns the uk faces its longest recession since records began. if we do not act forcefully now, it will be worse later on. as the forecast we're publishing today shows, it is a tough road ahead. publishing today shows, so, rates are going up from 2.25 to 3% — the biggest single hike since 1989 — and a recession could last well into 2024. also in the programme: the former pakistani prime minister imran khan is shot and injured at a protest rally. we'll speak to a journalist who was at the scene. israel election officials confirm benjamin netanyahu and his far—right

allies as the winners in tuesday's vote — he's set to return for a record sixth term as prime minister. and half a million people are back in lockdown china because of positive covid cases near the world's largest iphone factory. the bank of england has warned that the uk is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates by the most in 33 years. the 0.75 percentage point rise — the eighth consecutive hike — takes uk rates to 3%, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. the bank of england's move matches the us federal reserve's rate hike on wednesday, as central banks around the world battle to combat inflation. here's the bank of england governor. these are big changes. they have a real impact on people's lives. so, why are we doing it and why

are we doing it now when so many people are struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? we are increasing bank rate because inflation is too high. it is the bank's job to bring it down. consumer price inflation here in the uk returned to a 40—year high of 10.1% in september and is likely to have risen further last month, due to the jump in energy prices. (tx due to the jump in energy prices. in the past few decades, bank of england rates have been far higher. this year's rises mark the end of 13 years of what was meant to be temporary, emergency low rates, kept in place only because growth remained weak due to the financial crisis and then the pandemic. now the minutes of the bank of england's meeting warn of a "challenging outlook for the uk economy that's "expected to be in recession for a prolonged period". here's one analyst on the task facing the bank of england, as it battles to bring down inflation, without making recession even worse. we have seen a sharp fall in demand, particularly from consumers

who are worried about food price rises, who are worried about energy costs going up. i mean, we've got to remember inflation's running over 10%. so i think that we will see the bank of england might not need to tighten as much as was initially expected. it always takes time for the effect of these interest rate rises to come through, so it's a bit of a difficult balancing act that they have to manage. one crumb of comfort: the bank of england predicts that inflation will fall, potentially next year. we cannot, i'm afraid, i pretend to know what will happen to gas prices. that depends on the war in ukraine. but from where we stand now, we think inflation will begin . to fall back from the middle of next year — probably quite sharply. - higher interests rates will be welcomed by people with savings, but the rise will hit businesses and people with mortgages, credit card debt and bank loans. taking a closer look at mortgages. those with a home loan which directly tracks the bank of england base rate will typically see their monthly payments rise

by another £73 — or $82 — as a result of today's rate hike. since december last year, the average monthly tracker mortgage payment will have increased by around £284 — or $318 — in total. here's one mortgage adviser. it wasn't unexpected, was it? nevertheless, i'm sure there are a lot of borrowers getting out their calculators this afternoon, trying to work out how much it is going to cost them. it's not great news for mortgage borrowers. of course it isn't. and i do think we need to put a small amount of perspective on it. interest rates were going up, orfixed rates were going up anyway over the last year. i think it's the size and the speed of the increase which has shocked a lot of people. here's some of what the chancellor jeremy hunt had to say. today's news is going to be very tough for families with mortgages up and down the country, for businesses with loans. but there is a global economic crisis.

the international monetary fund say a third of the world's economy is now in recession, and the best thing the government can do if we want to bring down these rises in the interest rates is to show that we're bringing down our debt. and families up and down the country have to balance their accounts at home, and we must do the same as a government. this is how the opposition labour party has reacted. it is incredibly concerning, | the forecast from the bank of england about the contraction of the economy and that we are i already potentially in recession. families are already incredibly. worried about what's happening in the economy with higher prices for everything and no _ economic growth to be seen. the government have had 12 years and what have we got? _ low growth, low productivity and a cost of living crisis. . in an interview with the bbc, the bank governor said the uk's standing "had been damaged" by the former chancellor kwasi kwarteng's mini budget. it's easier to lose confidence

and it takes longer to regain it. the uk's position was affected. i was in washington three weeks ago, you were in washington three weeks ago, it was very apparent to me that the uk's position and the uk's standing had been damaged, and that we all, i and others, have to roll our sleeves up and demonstrate that uk policy making is back in action, is in action, and we will deal with these issues. the pound dropped sharply after the bank of england said borrowing costs were likely to go up less than markets expect and warned that the uk was headed for a protracted recession. this was the pound against the dollar a short while ago. at one point, it fell more than 2% to a low of $1.1157. for more reaction to the interest rate hike, here's tony yates — former head of strategy at the bank of england. they're caught between two risks.

there's _ they're caught between two risks. there's a — they're caught between two risks. there's a risk inflation gets out of control— there's a risk inflation gets out of control and — there's a risk inflation gets out of control and people worry about whether— control and people worry about whether the bank can get it back under— whether the bank can get it back under control. on the other hand, if they tighten — under control. on the other hand, if they tighten them, there's a risk at the recession could be really deep, and once _ the recession could be really deep, and once the price rises dropout, inflation — and once the price rises dropout, inflation falls way below target. it's inflation falls way below target. it's a _ inflation falls way below target. it's a tricky out. are inflation falls way below target. it's a tricky out.— it's a tricky out. are they doing the riaht it's a tricky out. are they doing the right thing _ it's a tricky out. are they doing the right thing by _ it's a tricky out. are they doing the right thing by raising - it's a tricky out. are they doing the right thing by raising rates| it's a tricky out. are they doing - the right thing by raising rates and what tools do they have to control inflation? . . what tools do they have to control inflation? , , ., ., ., inflation? this is their main tool. that's what _ inflation? this is their main tool. that's what they _ inflation? this is their main tool. that's what they have _ inflation? this is their main tool. that's what they have to - inflation? this is their main tool. that's what they have to focus i inflation? this is their main tool. | that's what they have to focus on. one thing — that's what they have to focus on. one thing incredible about a few interest rate changes, i think the direction — interest rate changes, i think the direction of change is pretty clear to me _ direction of change is pretty clear to me - _ direction of change is pretty clear to me — exactly how far rates will have to _ to me — exactly how far rates will have to raise, we'll have to see. prohahiy— have to raise, we'll have to see. probably 4%. have to raise, we'll have to see.

probably 496-— have to raise, we'll have to see. probably 4%. andrew bailey talked about the uk's _ probably 4%. andrew bailey talked about the uk's standing _ probably 4%. andrew bailey talked about the uk's standing being - about the uk's standing being damage, do you agree? yeah, and i think it was — damage, do you agree? yeah, and i think it was almost _ damage, do you agree? yeah, and i think it was almost an _ think it was almost an understatement. it was a catastrophic period. i don't think he needed to say that. it's not really— he needed to say that. it's not really his— he needed to say that. it's not really his place to comment on how well his— really his place to comment on how well his bosses, the treasury and the government, they employ the government. it's not really their business — government. it's not really their business to comment what government does. business to comment what government does what— business to comment what government does. what he said is undeniable. one of pakistan's most popular and influential politicians — imran khan — has survived a gun attack on his protest march. the 70—year—old — who was ousted as prime minister in april — was giving a speech in wazirabad when the gunman opened fire. videos from the scene show him being rushed away in a vehicle to hospital. his pti party spokesperson says he was hit in the shin — and that four others were injured. zoraiz bangash is a journalist who saw it happen.

it all started when former prime minister imran khan was leading the rally, and all of a sudden there were gunshots heard. and the moment we all realised, the media persons who were there covering the event, there was a person seen with a pistol. and the moment he fired some shots, which unfortunately landed on some of the pti leadership, and former prime minister imran khan, who was shot in the leg. and the person was apprehended by a pti supporter who was standing next to him, and fortunately, through his actions, the damage was quite less. right after some moments, the police officials were there, the person was arrested and was taken away. last week, imran khan launched a march to the capital to pressure the government into calling snap elections. it started in lahore. hundredsjoined in with their cars and trucks. the destination is islamabad, 378 kilometres away. and the halfway point

is roughly wazirabad, where mr khan came under attack. we're told mr khan was on top of a shipping container when gunfire erupted. this video shows a man with a gun being apprehended by imran khan's supporters. we know he's now in police custody. and these pictures show mr khan's supporters as he rushes away. police haven't confirmed he was the target. however his allies say it was �*attempt to kill him'. strong cordon of security. however, he consistently refuses to shield behind bullet—proof glass,

now, that makes him brave but it also terrifies us. attack suffered by his pilot. in a separate incident, nearly two months ago, when he was campaigning for elections in peshawar, the capital of kp, the pilotjeep that was preceding his vehicle caught fire as well mysteriously. he has gone on record months ago that there something this cowardly.

and the prime minister has already returned from china. _ so, i think all political forces are in a state of shock. - imran khan was a successful cricketer before entering politics commission barred him from holding office.

imran khan is pushing for another election and his supporters have taken to the streets. what we know is that imran khan is safe and secure, rest of the cities. but the information minister has said that the pti should not make these irresponsible statements at the moment until the scene in wazirabad. thanks forjoining us. tell me

exactly what you saw at that moment. actually, i am travelling with my —— with imran khan and he went through... in front of his container, where he... and i'm in front of my van, and he's just behind me and ijust stop on my right side. a guy had a pistol in his hand. and hejust shoot container and targeted imran khan's head. just pass through us and me

and my van, and when we recorded, a distance from imran khan. then he �*s shot first, then he grabbed him and tried to run away. if we talk about the injured person, we see the bullet hits imran khan's leg. one of

the leaders who was in right side of imran khan and left side both injured, and the main security person got injured. then realise it wasn'tjust person got injured. then realise it wasn't just one person got injured. then realise it wasn'tjust one person, it's more than two person who targeted. clearly you were very close to what happened. now we're hearing that mr khan is in hospital. pakistan has a long history of political violence, but what you think this impact be? i must mention the spirit of khan, when he came out and saw a lot of people, he didn't panic at all. they

just got withered towards the container —— gathered. then imran khanjust came out container —— gathered. then imran khan just came out from his container with an injured leg. he smiled and waved his hand toward his crowd and fist bumps them, then he shifted into his car and shifted into hospital. the other injured leaders are totally fine, but the confidence on his face plainly shows even we are listening, the party of imran khan will sort their procession from tomorrow at 11am. so

you're saying this haven't put the party off what it's trying to achieve?— party off what it's trying to achieve? , n party off what it's trying to achieve? , a ., achieve? exactly. actually, imran khan tried — achieve? exactly. actually, imran khan tried to _ achieve? exactly. actually, imran khan tried to reach _ achieve? exactly. actually, imran khan tried to reach islam - achieve? exactly. actually, imran khan tried to reach islam about, | achieve? exactly. actually, imran i khan tried to reach islam about, but lots of supporters came out on duty over there. lots of supporters came out on duty overthere. —— imran —— islamabad. -- islamabad. arslan, i appreciate ou -- islamabad. arslan, i appreciate you taking — -- islamabad. arslan, i appreciate you taking the _ -- islamabad. arslan, i appreciate you taking the time _ -- islamabad. arslan, i appreciate you taking the time to _ -- islamabad. arslan, i appreciate you taking the time to speak - -- islamabad. arslan, i appreciate you taking the time to speak to . -- islamabad. arslan, i appreciate you taking the time to speak to us| you taking the time to speak to us today. stay with us where we turn to israel where been human net —— benjamin netanyahu has become the winner of the fifth election in under four years. 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 proved 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 outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story... the bank of england announces another hike in interest rates and warns the uk faces its longest recession since records began. israel's election committee has confirmed that benjamin netanyahu and his far—right allies have won a clear majority in the country's general election. mr netanyahu has been congratulated by the outgoing prime minister, yair lapid. netanyahu's right—wing bloc appear to have taken 64 of the 120 seats in parliament. the break down of those seats are 32 seats for netanyahu's likud party. 18 seats for two ultra—orthodox parties, and 14 seats for the religious zionism party, whose popularity surged in this election. here's ourjerusalem correspondent, yolande knell, with the latest.

finishing with more than a quarter parliamentary seats, i'm now able to form a stable coalition government on the far—right. it is really the stand—down story of this campaign, the surgeon support. religious zionism party, now the third biggest party in the israeli parliament. although its leaders are known for their anti—arab, racist rhetoric. also a further collapse of the israeli left. the israeli caretaker prime minister has already called benjamin netanyahu to congratulate him on his win. we expect official coalition building talks to begin in a couple of weeks' time. international allies are already watching this very closely indeed. we have had a statement from the state department which says it hopes is really government officials will continue to share open democratic values, including tolerance

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massive collapse of the glacier. just recently, the collapse of police years in italy, that's another thing that's quite hazardous. it'sjust not another thing that's quite hazardous. it's just not the glaciers coming down. when those glaciers coming down. when those glaciers disappear, that's not the complete story. what happens is the entire geography deeds stay civilised. you see rock slides and leaden falls —— destabilised. this particular hazard has not been properly studied worldwide. we checked the andes, the outcome of the himalayas, everywhere. it checked the andes, the outcome of the himalayas, everywhere. if you want to find _ the himalayas, everywhere. if you want to find out more _ about climate change and its effects on the world and any of the story... you are welcome to go to our website. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcmaryam.

thank you for your company. stay with us on the bbc. good evening. heavy rain caused some flooding through parts of southeast england and south wales through thursday morning. in fact, some parts of southeast england saw around a half to three quarters of their normal november rainfall for the entire month in less than just 24 hours. as we head into the evening, though, we've got that heavy rain pulling away towards the near continent. and now a rash of heavy, thundery downpours across parts of wales and the southwest. a brisk wind with it as well pushing in from the northwest, and those thundery downpours edging eastwards along the channel through the early hours. elsewhere across the uk, thanks to this ridge of high pressure moving in, actually, a lot of dry weather with some clear skies, but it does mean a chilly start for some on friday, certainly through scotland, with the towns and cities of the central belt of scotland down

close to freezing, if not subzero. further south, a cool start. and whilst it is a chilly start to friday, it's a dry and fine start. some sunshine around. a few showers across the highlands and islands of scotland, drifting south in towards the north of england. still a brisk wind across the far north of scotland and the northern isles. elsewhere, though, through much of northern ireland, wales and the rest of england, it's, well, a dry and fine day. some spells of sunshine. looking ahead towards this weekend, we've got low pressure out in the atlantic, sending weather fronts our way. that means there will be some rain at times and some showers, too. and certainly looking at saturday, you can see we've got this weather front working its way west to east across the country during the day, bringing cloud and some outbreaks of rain. brightening up across northern ireland, the west of scotland, in towards parts of west wales. but elsewhere through england, it's cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. and then as we head into saturday evening, saturday night — bonfire night — plenty of events happening. and for many parts of the country, it should well be dry with some clear spells. breezy with showers

in the northwest, staying rather cloudy, with some rain at times, in the east and southeast. looking ahead towards sunday, and once again, quite windy. pushing in from the southwest, a number of showers and some heavy rain in the southeast taking a time to clear. we could see some big waves around western coasts as well. generally dry through parts of scotland, the northeast in particular, with some sunshine and temperatures once again 12—14 celsius. so, on saturday, rain tracking east through the course of the day, drier by bonfire night for many, unsettled on sunday.

you are watching bbc news. the bank of england has announced the biggest single rise in interest rates since 1989, as it tries to dampen down soaring inflation.

it has raised rates from 2.25 % to three % and predicted that the uk is heading into a recession that could last until at least the middle of 2024. it would be the longest recession since records began a century ago, and the less well—off will be hardest hit. the bank's governor, andrew bailey, also said september's mini budget, under liz truss, had damaged the uk's standing. it is easier to lose confidence, and it takes longer to regain it, he warned. our economics editor, faisal islam reports. the end of a decade and a half of ultralow interest rates was always going to be difficult. but dealing in mortgages has, in recent weeks, felt more like the stock market than the housing market. it's been crazy. it feels like we've been on a rollercoaster and we're not off it yet. it's coming round

for its second loop. and, inevitably, that is hitting the housing market. there has been a drop—off in new buyer interest, that's gone right down in the last month. i think in the south—east it's 40%, and that's from the horse's mouth, which is the agents. which is a huge amount of lack of interest. as the bank tries with a jumbo rate rise to hammer down on a four decade high in rising prices, millions of mortgage holders face an annual extra bill of £3000. when they're facing £3000 energy bills, rising taxes, too, how can you justify that they are going to be paying the price for this? we do understand the difficulties of the situation we are in and the difficulties that mortgage holders face. if we don't take action to bring inflation down, it gets worse. for a new chancellor planning tax rises, the bank's new forecast points not only to an historically lengthy recession, but there

will have been no growth since 2019 across the entire parliament after the pandemic. the biggest single thing we can do is to help the bank of england bring down inflation, and the bank is taking its measures which it has announced today, but the government also has to play our part by producing national accounts that balance. it's incredibly concerning, i the forecast from the bank | of england about the contractionj of the economy, and that we are already potentially in recession. families are already incredibly worried about what's - happening in the economy, - with higher prices for everything, and no economic growth to be seen. after extra economic turmoil that was made in britain, the governor said calmer markets did not mean the situation was now fully recovered. you're talking about suffering and sacrifice, people want to know who's to blame. let me say, if we look beyond the last three months, there are some very big external shocks.

so, what has happened in the intervening three month period is that, yes, there have been i'm afraid some very specific uk developments. so, those uk specific shocks, have they all gone, or do the after effects of that linger on? it's easier to lose confidence, and it takes longer to regain it. it was very apparent to me that the uk's position and the uk's standing had been damaged and that we all, and particularly i and others, have to roll our sleeves up and demonstrate that uk policy—making is back in action. the recession warning saw a notable fall in sterling today. it is a tricky balancing act for all in an economy set for an ongoing fall. faisal islam, bbc news. at least one of the 22 people, who were killed in the 2017 manchester arena bombing,

would probably have survived, if help had arrived sooner. that's according to a highly critical report on the response of the emergency services following the attack. the report said communication between fire, police and ambulance services was virtually nonexistent. 28—year—old care worker john atkinson was six metres away from the explosion, which went off at the end of an ariana grande concert. his family said he "could and should have survived." kim harrison is head of public inquiries at the lawyers, slater and gordon, who represent 11 of the bereaved families. she spoke to journalists after the report was published. today's report confirms everything we feared about the catastrophic failings of the emergency services on the night of the manchester aren bombing. so many failures happened on that night, it is impossible to list them all here. this damning report sets out in meticulous detail how

the emergency service response lacked preparedness, planning, coordination, communication, resources and equipment. almost everything that could go wrong did go wrong. it is totally unacceptable that members of the public were left seriously injured and dying in this way for what must have seemed like an eternity. it is clear that the so—called "golden hour" after the attack was utterly squandered by the catastrophic response of the emergency services. as sirjohn says, the emergency services simply failed to get a grip. what makes this even worse is that so many of the lessons of today's reports could and should have been learned after the 77 bombings in 2005. 12 years after 77, the same things went wrong again at manchester arena. the complete and utter failure of the governments and the emergency services to learn those lessons and implement them on a national

level is wholly unacceptable. this must never happen again. as sirjohn powerfully states in his report, some of our clients lying seriously injured in the sitting room could hear the sirens outside and kept expecting help to come, but no one came to help them. we agreed that sirjohn that there needs to be greater tolerance of risk across the emergency services. sirjohn has set out over 25 pages of detailed recommendations. the sheer scale of recommendation shows that the system is truly broken and needs a complete overhaul. every single emergency service needs to admit its mistakes honestly and connect without defensiveness or hesitation to ——and commit without defensiveness or hesitation to implement sirjohn's recommendations without delay. it must happen and happen right away. our loved ones who died in this atrocity deserve nothing less. the home secretary, suella braverman, has this evening

confirmed new measures to be implemented at a migrant processing centre at manston in kent to "immediately improve the situation on the ground." she had spent the day visiting this centre and others on the south coast of england to speak to staff and borderforce officials. daniel sandford reports on the chaos around the government's processing of applications for asylum. only nine days into the job and under intense scrutiny, the home secretary, suella braverman, leaving home this morning. have the home office failed in response to the migrant crisis, home secretary? she was on her way to kent and the overcrowded manston migrant processing centre 20 miles from dover. although the crisis at manston has been headline news all week, she stayed away from the media and was giving no interviews. as well as needing to reduce the numbers of people in the centre, she is also facing legal action over the length of time asylumseekers are being held there. this person from afghanistan was in manston for 25 days,

where he became unwell after crossing the channel in a boat with 90 people. he came out on tuesday and the coach just left him in the centre of london. it is difficult for me. also i'm very sick. when i was in dover, for 25 days, like little, little, here, very sick. yesterday, this person travelled from oxford to manston to try to get his brother and nephew out of the camp. he had recognised his nephew from a picture in the newspaper. today he still has not been able to contact them. 8 years old, they do not deserve to be treated like that, to me it looks like they have been living in the cages. no beds, no fresh air, no toilet doors, no nothing, they've been sleeping on the floor. this evening, the home office said

it had managed to reduce the numbers being held in manston from more than 4000 to 2700, though that is still way above what it was designed for. ministers and officials here at the home office have been battling all week to get hundreds of migrants out of the cramped conditions at manston and into hotels and other accommodation. but they know that once the weather improves, thousands more people will try to cross the channel in small boats before the end of the year. tonight, the home office said steps were being taken to improve the health and catering facilities at manston and to provide extra bedding. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the home office. well, let's speak to our political correspondent, helen catt, who joins us from westminster. to ta ke to take us through what those improvements would include advanced in. ., ., ._

improvements would include advanced in. you heard there may spray their men didn't — in. you heard there may spray their men didn't take _ in. you heard there may spray their men didn't take questions - men didn't take questions from journalists whilst at the centre in an instant, but what she said that they are going to do is to bolster they are going to do is to bolster the medical facilities they are going to do is to bolster the medicalfacilities in sight they are going to do is to bolster the medical facilities in sight that she says her 24/7. —— manston. they're also going to provide extra bedding and catering facilities and you might remember some of the criticisms here that were people that have been sleeping on romance for weeks and complains about access to medical care. she also said that they were going provide more activities to support migrant welfare, including for children. of course, this is a centre where people are not supposed to be staying for any length of time. so the key thing is reducing those overall numbers, the latest number that we have their is 2700 people still on the site, of course the capacity is 1600 people. they have reduced the numbers by some, but it is still overcapacity stop at the government is also facing legal action. we will be government is also facing legal action. we wil— government is also facing legal action. we will be speaking to one ofthe action. we will be speaking to one of the representatives, _ action. we will be speaking to one

of the representatives, but - action. we will be speaking to one of the representatives, but take i action. we will be speaking to one | of the representatives, but take us through the significance of the. that through the significance of the. git the moment, this legal action is in its earliest stages but it does have the potential to become a major case for the home secretary for miss braverman. and it's being brought by a woman who according to the complaint comes from outside of europe, was taken to the centre advanced in last month and was held there for three weeks. and was left in great egregiously defective conditions. it claims there is evidence of notjust, i will run through some of them here, routine unlawful detention, a failure to implement essential safeguarding measures for children, adult men sleeping alongside women and children that they are not related to, migrants exposed to infectious diseases and prayer sanitation. no means for the detainees to get legal advice about why they are being held. now, if the home secretary doesn't address these allegations, then judges will be asked to hear then judges will be asked to hear the case and fall. the home office that it will respond to the claim

but will not public comity and legal proceeding. in but will not public comity and legal ”roceedin. ~ , , ., ~ proceeding. in westminster, thank ou so proceeding. in westminster, thank you so much- _ proceeding. in westminster, thank you so much. asthma _ proceeding. in westminster, thank you so much. asthma said - proceeding. in westminster, thank you so much. asthma said there, l proceeding. in westminster, thank. you so much. asthma said there, -- you so much. asthma said there, —— as was said there, the home secretary is facing potential legal action over the safety of women and children at the manston migrant centre in kent. we can speak now to graeme mcgregor from detention action. we heard helen run through some of the evidence that your organisation has built up. what kind of access do you have two people inside manston? well, this is one of the major problems with the situation at manston is that it is very much a closed box. the only people who have access to the facility up until this point have been home office officials, staff, employed by the home—office contract teas and a handful, small handful of official inspectors from the chief inspector of borders and immigration to prison

inspectors. that is one of the calls that we are making as part of this legal action is for a specialised qualified support groups to be allowed access to the facility as they would have two any other immigration detention facility so that proper mental health support, proper emotional support and advice practical advice and legal support can be provided. in practical advice and legal support can be provided.— can be provided. in terms of conditions, _ can be provided. in terms of conditions, particularly - can be provided. in terms of conditions, particularly for l can be provided. in terms of - conditions, particularly for women conditions, particularly forwomen and children, is there an internationally agreed minimum acceptable standard?— internationally agreed minimum acceptable standard? well, the truth is we actually — acceptable standard? well, the truth is we actually don't _ acceptable standard? well, the truth is we actually don't have _ acceptable standard? well, the truth is we actually don't have to - acceptable standard? well, the truth is we actually don't have to look - is we actually don't have to look beyond the uk. the uk has very, very clear standards and regulations around immigration detention put in place by this government and previous governments. they are being broken and violated, we believe. now, it is very clear fact detention facilities should have, you know, appropriate health care in place, proper support systems, access to

legal representation to help people that their asylum claims, and manston has none of that. manston has none of those things because it is not a detention facility. it was intended to be a short—term holding facility where people were processed for 24 hours after arriving across the channel. the capacity as you said before was 1600 people, we are now, according to your report at 2700 people with the potential that that number could rise again, should this recommence. it is absolutely not fit for purpose, by the government's on admission. ii'iin�*n�* not fit for purpose, by the government's on admission. how hazy is it, in government's on admission. how hazy is it. in theory. _ government's on admission. how hazy is it. in theory. to _ government's on admission. how hazy is it, in theory, to prevail— government's on admission. how hazy is it, in theory, to prevail one - government's on admission. how hazy is it, in theory, to prevail one of- is it, in theory, to prevail one of the demands you have been making to make sure who men who are not related to specific women and children are separate?- related to specific women and children are separate? well, i mean certainl if children are separate? well, i mean certainly if it — children are separate? well, i mean certainly if it was _ children are separate? well, i mean certainly if it was possible _ children are separate? well, i mean certainly if it was possible to - certainly if it was possible to expand the facility, it would be more feasible to create separate spaces for families with more privacy, with more safeguarding and oversight in place, but the reality is that manston is not suitable for

holding people for these lengths of time. families of children in particular, particularly vulnerable groups within the people being held there need to be moved out of that facility as a matter of urgency to suitable alternative accommodation. the reality is that these are people who have made an incredibly arduous and dangerous journey to who have made an incredibly arduous and dangerousjourney to reach who have made an incredibly arduous and dangerous journey to reach the uk. many of them, the vast majority of them will go on to be recognised as refugees if we believe previous statistics, and that means that they are bringing, they are enduring the situation at manston at the same time as they are in during the trauma and the memory of the persecution and conflict that they have flagged. those people need specialised support services. they need specialised health care, and particularly those children in the unaccompanied children help their need to be protected as a matter of urgency. need to be protected as a matter of uruen . . ~' need to be protected as a matter of uruen . . ~ i. . ., urgency. thank you so much for “oininu urgency. thank you so much for joining us- _ urgency. thank you so much for joining us. thank _ urgency. thank you so much for joining us. thank you. - the former prime minister of pakistan, imran khan,

has been shot while leading a protest march in the east of the country, calling for early elections. mr khan had been greeting supporters from the top of a lorry, as a convoy of vehicles made its way to the capital, islamabad. he's been treated for injuries to his leg. pakistan's president called it an assassination attempt. from pakistan, samira hussain reports. music plays from speakers. thursday's protest march started like all the others. and then this happened... gun shots. footage shared on social media, confirmed by the bbc, shows a conscious imran khan, with a bandage on his right leg, being taken away to a hospital in the north—eastern city of lahore, 90 miles away from where the incident took place. here, you can see a man with a gun being apprehended by fellow demonstrators. the suspect is now in police custody. just two days ago, we were with

the former prime minister. imran khan was forced out of office back in april. since then he has been pushing for fresh elections, that he believes he will win. announcer: imran khan! he accuses the current government of a conspiracy that led to his ousting from power. i'm a democrat. democrats always go to the people. at the moment, the establishment is against us. the entire political parties, all of them are against us. and since losing his position as prime minister, his popularity has grown. i've been in politics for 26 years. never in pakistan's history has a party had so much public support as now, and all along this route you will see it, it's never happened in pakistan. do you need the army's support to get power? only people who do not have public support need army. through these demonstrations, mr khan was pressuring the government to call for new elections, a cry the government has repeatedly

said it would not heed. as news spread of the attack, so too did protests in several cities around the country, with people chanting slogans against the government. the apparent attempt to silence mr khan may only serve to give fresh momentum to his campaign. samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad. uzair younus, who's the director of the pakistan initiative at the atlantic council's south asia centre, says he is sure that there was an attempt to assassinate imran khan. while this is most definitely an assassination attempt. we have a confession video and some are raising questions about the nature of that video itself, but even if we go by the words in that video, it most definitely seems like an assassination attempt. reporters from the ground to have put stuff on social media or have been sharing stories have said

that the gun was directed where he was standing and one person actually as far as i know is that as well. so it is undeniably an assassination attempt and a dramatic escalation and what is a charged, polarised society in pakistan at this time. parliament's committee on standards has recommended that the conservative mp, andrew bridgen, be suspended from the commons for five days for breaching its code of conduct. officials say he displayed a "cavalier attitude" to the rules on lobbying , and made an "unacceptable attack" on the integrity of the the standards commissioner. mr bridgen has said he's extremely disappointed but will accept the suspension. dozens of leisure centres, swimming pools and gyms could be forced to close this winter as a result of soaring energy costs. public sector leisure services are likely to be cut in 40% of council areas over the next five months, according to the trade body, uk active. and the cost of living crisis means

many people can no longer afford membership of fitness centres, potentially affecting their physical and mental health. our sports news correspondent laura scott reports. lift it up. ok, guys, well done. a lunchtime aqua aerobics class that means much more than simply exercise for this group of swimmers. for peter, whose wife has dementia, it's some precious time to himself. janet says it's vital for herjoints. while maureen says it helps her mental health. this class clearly means a lot to you, doesn't it? well, i've been coming, what, ten years or more. peter has been coming 16. for us, its physical. it's just being with everybody else and the mental side of it, and your health issues. i had a back operation in november and this is what they told me to do. but rye sports centre is shutting the pool for the winter because energy bills have jumped by £92,000 a year. and there was a wave of emotion as it sank in that this week's class

to keep them healthy, to keep them moving. i know it's a money thing, and i wish i could back it, but i couldn't, i can't even back myself. despite benefiting from the government's energy bill relief scheme, the rest of the industry is feeling the squeeze. with the bbc revealed that leisure services are expected to be cut in 40% of the uk's council areas in the next five months. and in three quarters of council areas, by the end of march 2024. i worry that this could create a major physical and mental health crisis in the country if we don't find solutions in the coming weeks. this is as challenging if not a more challenging period than the pandemic was for many of my members. but of course, it's notjust

the facilities that are facing challenging decisions this winter because of rising energy bills, it's the people who use them, and in many cases rely on them. so, one, two. moving round... at the switch up boxing gym in mansfield, parents are grappling with how to make savings in every area of their lives. when winter comes, because of my disability, so, i have to have the heating on a little bit more, and then it's just going to be difficult to bring him. if we need to choose between food and sport, you're going to see. eat less! stark decisions are already being made, as the affordability

from today you'll be able to pay less for netlix, but there's a catch , you'll have to watch adverts. the streaming service is launching a cheaper package in the hope more people will sign up, as our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. for years, i've called for a more modern monarchy that reflects the world outside. keeping up with the modern world is what the streaming service behind the crown is aiming to do. people more than ever understand how it's really been for me. it seems so long ago, ten years in fact, that netflix set up its strategy for success, luring subscribers with quality original content. 2013's shadowy political drama house of cards was the first big example of this. then, hang on to those paying viewers with a huge selection of popular content... ..acquired from other broadcasters. miss bridgerton. pardon me. forgive me. for the most part, its plans have

worked well, with ever more lavish and more ambitious content. but still, for the first time in a decade, in the first half of the year, the streamer lost subscribers. the third quarter of 2022 did see numbers increase once more. still, many asked whether it was an indication that the multi—billion pound company was reaching the limits of its subscriber base. you get to a position when you are a company such as netflix, who has been growing for so long, that you start to hit sort of saturation in some of your key markets such as, for example, the us. and therefore the only way you can really sort of grow your revenues is either by increasing the price quite significantly or start to look for new revenue streams. and one of those is looking at advertising. you're in no shape for this fight that lies before us. _ it's not alone in deciding to bring in a two tier subscription model. the disney+ streaming service

is planning to do something similar over the next year. our glories belong to the past. netflix will be hoping that the almost simultaneous release of a new and potentially controversial series of the crown, together with its new cheaper service, will result in a significant revenue boost. how did it come to this? lizo mzimba, bbc news. how did it? the long awaited sequel to the oscar winning film, black panther, gets its european premiere in london tonight. the marvel studios movie pays tribute to black panther�*s original lead actor chadwick boseman, who died of colon cancer in 2020. my entire family is gone! the marvel studios movie pays tribute to black panther�*s original lead actor chadwick boseman, who died of colon cancer in 2020. our correspondent steffan powell is on the red—carpet for us. yeah, there is a unique atmosphere here, as it happens.

you can really feel, and hear it as well, the energy and the excitement here about the — finally returning to the screen for years after the last one, black panther is back on the silver screen. but there's also a sense of sadness and mourning at that at the loss of chadwick bosemen. it was something i was speaking to one of the stars of black panther wakanda forever earlier on. yeah, it is still needed. basically, the feeling it gives me as a woman of colour to see my story reflected back, still gives me a rough of exhilaration to be seen. so i have a feeling we can do it more and more. as we were hearing there, this is an important film for the marvel studio because it speaks to an audience that other superhero films don't do, and that was the legacy of chadwick bosemen's black panther, and that is what they are hoping to do but this movie. remember but also move on,

kick on for another ten years of this franchise, connecting with audiences that many films cannot deal. a third of the glaciers in world heritage sites will vanish by 2050 because of climate change. researchers concluded that even if global temperatures are kept below 1.5 celsius, glaciers at sites like kilimanjaro, tanzania yosemite in the united states and the alps would disappear in three decades. half of uk workers have had their accents mocked, criticised or singled out and a social setting according to a new survey. the social mobility charity, the sutton trust, says accents in the north of the linnane midlands are still viewed as less favourable than others. many people and demanded anxiety over their future career prospects because of perceived prejudice attitudes. now it's time for a look at the weather with christopher blanchett. good evening.

a cracking and through parts of scotland, those clear skies mean it will be chilly overnight tonight. for the south, a raft of showers to the southwest, thundering with brisk winds from the north — northwest. under a shower pushing their way eastwards across the channel overnight. first thing tomorrow, a touch of frost through parts of scotland. as rick and michael start, drive it sunshine. showers pushing across scotland, just drifting their way southwards to the course of the day. temperatures are in 10—14 some ecstasy north to south. looking ahead towards the weekend, on saturday, whetherfor ahead towards the weekend, on saturday, whether for and sweeping their way west to east across the country during the day, breaking up across northern ammon, the west of scotland and towards parts of west wales. elsewhere, for much of england, staying cloudy, damp at times with sherry outbreaks of rain. temperatures once again 10—14 celsius. as we look ahead toward sunday, outbreaks of parenchyma does remain unsettled, hopefully, bonfire night, mostly dry for many. that is the forecast.

i'mjane o'brien in washington and this is bbc world news america. president biden warns america's democracy is on the path to chaos as the midterm elections loom, but voters may be more concerned about the economy. western officials say russia may be preparing to withdraw from the strategic city of kherson. the offensive is taking a lot of time. it's flat open ground, they're under the russian guns... explosion— under the russian guns... explosion , , ., ., , , , under the russian guns... explosion , , ., , ., explosion this is what happens to them every day- — covid lockdowns continue to hit chinese industry, and the impact is felt around the world.