welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: pakistan's former prime minister imran khan survives a gun attack during a protest march. ukraine's slow advance on the russian—held city of kherson amid reports russia could be preparing to withdraw — our international editor jeremy bowen is on the front line. you can see why the kherson offensive is taking a lot of time. it's flat, open ground. they're under the russian guns. explosions another sharp rise in interest rates

in the uk, as the bank of england warns the longest recession on record lies ahead. the united states calls for a un security council meeting to discuss north korea's continued use of ballistic missiles. and the world's disappearing glaciers — a new report says a third could have melted to nothing in less than 30 years. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. we begin the programme with dramatic developments in pakistan, where the former prime minister imran khan has been shot and injured 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 a heinous assassination attempt. from pakistan, our correspondent samira hussain reports. thursday's protest march started like all the others, and then this happened. gunfire footage shared on social media, confirmed by the bbc, shows a conscious imran khan with a bandage on his right leg being taken to hospital. here, you can see a man with a gun. he was eventually caught. in a leaked video of his statement to police, he said he wanted to kill mr khan. the current prime minister condemned the attack and has called for an investigation. pakistan's president is calling it an assassination attempt. but leaders from mr khan's political party released a statement on his behalf, accusing the country's prime minister, home minister

and director of pakistan's powerful intelligence agency of being behind the attack, saying they must be removed from office. just two days ago, we were with the former prime minister at one of his protest rallies, where he says the government is against him. 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. he accuses the current government of a conspiracy that led to his ousting back in april. since losing his position as prime minister, his popularity has grown, and it's why he's pushing for fresh elections. he believes he can win. i have been in politics for 26 years. never in pakistan's history has a party had so much public support as now, and along this route, you will see.

cities around the country. momentum to his campaign. samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad. and we'll get more on this story later in the programme and ask whether this could change the already volatile political landscape in the country. so do stay tuned to us for that, but for now, let's take a look at some of the other stories that are making headlines today. former israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has secured his return to power, with a final vote count giving him and his far—right allies a clear

majority in parliament. his victory brings to an end years of political deadlock which forced five elections in less than two years. a short time after the results were announced, air attack sirens went off in southern israel after militants in gaza fired a rocket that was apparently intercepted by missile defences, according to the military. four people are reported to have died in iran after clashes between anti—government demonstrators and security forces. while protesting. it marks a0 days since mahsa amini's killing which has sparked widespread unrest across the country. there were also more protests in suburbs of the capital tehran along with others in at least seven more iranian towns. us house speaker nancy pelosi's husband has been released from hospital after being attacked in their san francisco home last week.

in a statement, speaker pelosi says he remains under doctors�* care as he continues to recover. paul pelosi was attacked by an intruder carrying a hammer a man has been charged with attempting to kidnap nancy pelosi and assaulting her husband. german chancellor olaf scholz will arrive in friday for a one—day trip to china. he'll be the first g7 leader to visit since the start of the covid—i9 pandemic — and since president xijinping tightened his hold on power with a third term following the communist party congress in october. to the uk now, where the bank of england has warned that the uk is facing its longest recession since records began, as it made the biggest rise in interest rates 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 move matches the us federal reserve�*s rate hike on wednesday, as central banks around the world battle to combat inflation. but it further squeezes the average

consumer's finances at a time when other bills and costs are climbing, something the bank of england's governor sought to explain. 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 already struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? well, quite simply, we're increasing bank rate because inflation is too high. it's the bank'sjob to bring it down. now to the war in ukraine, and western officials say russian troops could be preparing to withdraw from part of the city of kherson which they have held since the start of the war. ukraine has been talking up an offensive to capture the city since the summer. but progress is slow and so far they've just retaken some surrounding farmland. kherson straddles the dnipro river. reports suggest russian commanders may be pulling troops back to the eastern side of the river, which is easier to defend.

our international editor jeremy bowen, cameraman fred scott and producer kathy long have spent the last few days travelling between mykolaiv and the front lines around kherson. in the trenches a mile or so from the russian perimeter around kherson, soldiers from the ukrainian 63rd brigade have learnt to be cautious. they're digging in for a long winter. "i love my dugout," he says. "it's going to be warm." this is the ground where months of optimistic talk from ukraine's leaders of a kherson offensive has collided with the stark reality of pushing russia back. translation: moving forward - in a counteroffensive is complicated to plan for and it's a threat to people's lives. we have to take account of everything. that's ourjob as commanders,

to keep our men alive. outside mykolaiv, the city facing occupied kherson, they don't believe the russians will fold. piles of used—up tank shells show how hard it's been. on the mykolaiv front, the soldiers say they don't have the combat power to match russia's numbers or heavy guns. translation: they've got more. military equipment, more people. their soldiers are not trained, theyjust charge forward, shouting. we don't have as many bullets as they have people. you can see why the kherson offensive is taking a lot of time. it's flat, open ground. they're under the russian guns. gunfire and this is what happens to them every day. that's why, since the summer,

they've been talking about it, and it's hard to move forward. the ruins of mykolaiv�*s regional governor's office, destroyed early in the war, are a constant reminder of what russia can do. here as well, no—one believes russia's defeat is inevitable. general dmytro marchenko, the commander credited with stopping the russian advance, now coordinates plans to recapture kherson. translation: first of all, - we need reactive artillery that can hit up to 300 kilometres from us, and we need an air defence system — basics for any army in the world that wants to go on the offensive. an enemy who can do this, the general believes, cannot be beaten without overwhelming force, which ukraine wants but does not have.

clean water is trucked in to mykolaiv because russia blew up the waterworks. in the queue, someone said, "they can't bring us to our knees." defiance doesn't stop fear or anguish. "it's painful," says oksana. "everyone here is crying inside." they are worried too about doing this in winter, and the freeze. close by this week, russian missiles have hit civilian houses. one of the residents here was killed. people with very little have lost everything. not much was left to salvage in this house. this woman has two sons in the army. "the russians were saying hello," she said, "then everything fell on my head." what is so difficult for people is the unpredictability of a strike

that comes in the middle of the night when they think they're relatively safe at home. her neighbour, a firefighter used to rescuing others, was rescuing himself. translation: we can't stop fighting. we are on guard for our country. no—one but us will protect it. i've faced this so many times. now it has come to my house. the main thing is that we are alive. everything else, we can start again. the pity of war envelops mykolaiv. the price of local victories that keep the pressure on the russians. if it comes to a battle for kherson, the price and the pity rise sharply. jeremy bowen, bbc news, mykolaiv. what a fascinating report there from jeremy bowen and his team.

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the united states calls for a un security council meeting to discuss north korea's continued use of ballistic missiles. 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.

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 newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our top story today: pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has survived a gun attack during a protest march. let's get more on that story now and speak to dr ayesha siddiqa, who is an author and expert on security and politics in pakistan. it is great to get you on the programme, dr siddiqa. ijust want to start by asking you your immediate reaction to the dramatic develop is that we have seen overnight of that shooting. trier? overnight of that shooting. very unfortunate. — overnight of that shooting. very

unfortunate, because _ overnight of that shooting. - unfortunate, because pakistan has experience assassination of another leader in 2007, when benazir bhutto died, so this one is definitely not something people look forward to. indeed, and so many fluid situations, or rather the situation, i should say, is extremely fluid right now, but what we do know is that the police have released this video confession, haven't they? what do you make of that?— do you make of that? definitely, this is a man _ do you make of that? definitely, this is a man who _ do you make of that? definitely, this is a man who was _ do you make of that? definitely, this is a man who was a - do you make of that? definitely, this is a man who was a big - do you make of that? definitely, this is a man who was a big and | do you make of that? definitely, l this is a man who was a big and he has confessed, but what do we know? when president bhutto was assassinated in 2007, they said it was part of the taliban. later on, there was a civil society, political activist, who was killed, two years

later was stopped they said it was a bigot, but what do we know? the fact of the matter is that there is very little that one can expect from the investigation and there is very little that one could expect from the information that will come out from the government. dr the information that will come out from the government.— the information that will come out from the government. dr siddiqa, i 'ust want from the government. dr siddiqa, i just want to — from the government. dr siddiqa, i just want to put — from the government. dr siddiqa, i just want to put you _ from the government. dr siddiqa, i just want to put you some - just want to put you some allegations that supporters of imran khan have made to us, at least one of his supporters has told the bbc, with no evidence, i have to point out that we have seen so far, that the pakistani government is directly involved in this attack. these are huge allegations, of course, but what is your view of this? the interesting — what is your view of this? the interesting fact _ what is your view of this? the interesting fact is _ what is your view of this? tue: interesting fact is that what is your view of this? tte: interesting fact is that imran what is your view of this? tt2 interesting fact is that imran khan got attacked in a province that was controlled by his coalition government, so he cannot really

accuse his political opposition, but the fact of the matter is that a lot of fingers are pointing towards the army, which the army chief was very angry with imran khan, it was against him. so fingers are getting pointed, but a do not think much information is going to come out. and dr siddiqa, just briefly, and just to say we have tried to reach the government, awaiting a response from them. but what do you think the reaction is good to be over the next few days? t reaction is good to be over the next few da s? ~ ., few days? i think what the government _ few days? i think what the government are _ few days? i think what the government are going - few days? i think what the government are going to l few days? i think what the i government are going to say, few days? i think what the - government are going to say, they were not involved, and there going to be investigation. they will promote va commission to inquire about —— there'll probably be a commission to inquire about the attack. but we know, from the past, there is not much information that will come out. idr there is not much information that will come out.— will come out. dr ayesha siddiqa, thank ou will come out. dr ayesha siddiqa, thank you so _ will come out. dr ayesha siddiqa, thank you so much _ will come out. dr ayesha siddiqa, thank you so much for— will come out. dr ayesha siddiqa, thank you so much forjoining - will come out. dr ayesha siddiqa, thank you so much forjoining usl thank you so much forjoining us with your thoughts.

it was may 2017 when 22 people attending a ariana grande concert in manchester in northern england were killed by a terrorist�*s bomb. many more were injured. more than five years on a highly critical report has found at least more than five years on, a highly critical report has found at least one of the people who died would probably have survived were it not for serious failings among the emergency services. the highly critical report said communication between fire, police and ambulance services was virtually nonexistent, as our correspondent judith moritz reports. the manchester arena attack, where the public showed extraordinary courage, but the emergency services failed. start making your way- towards the city centre, please! 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. john atkinson's leg injuries were survivable but he wasn't treated by medics for nearly an hour, or taken to hospital in time. 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 is a remote possibility she might have

survived with better care. her parents, andrew and lisa roussos, watched the inquiry from their home in dorset. 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 is at 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.

the report revealed particular concerns about the past culture 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. amongst the measures which the inquiry wants to see is an improvement in joint emergency service training for terrorist incidents. it's already under way in manchester, with exercises like this one in which firefighters and paramedics now learn together. they are using the kind of stretchers which were not available at the arena and are now being put on every fire engine in the city. judith moore it's ——judith moritz,

bbc news, manchester. concerns are growing about tensions in the korean peninsula. the us has called for a un security council meeting on friday to discuss north korea's use of ballistic missiles. north korea launched their seventh inter continental ballistic missile of the year, earlier today. it landed in the sea, but sparked an alert injapan. the us defence secretary lloyd austin said north korea's actions were "illegal and destabilising". we strongly condemn the dprk's irresponsible and reckless activities. as we've said before, these kind of activities are destabilising to the region, potentially. so we call on them to cease that type of activity and to begin to engage in serious dialogue. i want to tell you now about a un report which says that a third of the glaciers located in world heritage sites will vanish by 2050 because of global warming. researchers used existing satellite data to track the shrinking of nearly 19,000 glaciers. they concluded that even if global

temperatures were kept below 1.5 degrees, many of them would still be gone in three decades' time. this is unesco's report author. —— tanzania has deployed army troops to help teams of firefighters, police and volunteers fight the wildfire on mount kilimanjaro. the blaze on africa's highest summit has been burning for nearly two weeks — fanned by strong winds. the bbc�*s alfred lasteck reports from the foothills of the mountain. early this morning, tanzanian troops head out to extinguish a fire which has been blazing for almost two weeks at africa's highest peak. the fire initially started in the karanga area and then spread to other areas, more than 65 key points around mount kilimanjaro. translation: at the beginning, we succeeded to battle the fire. l but when the night came, we noticed that there were ongoing underground fires and the underground fire is quite dangerous. you can pass on top without knowing,

or sometimes you can step on some blaze and sink into the fire. at the moment, we are going to extinguish the fire. the tourism stakeholders volunteered to battle the fire. the army has also been deployed to collaborate with the other agencies. the mountain landscape and poor equipments are making it more difficult to extinguish the fire. the authorities have not yet provided a detailed report of the extent of the damage. however, 97% of the fire has been brought under control, with continuous rainfall improving the situation. bbc has observed the damage of internet communication wires, part of a project that was launched three months ago. apparently, there is no internet connection on some of the camps that tourists have been passing ahead of their climb of mount kilimanjaro. despite the ongoing fire, there is still tourism activity. actually, it was really devastating, the experience,

because we could feel the fire is either following us or is right next to us because we could still breathe and feel the smoke. and breathing was really, really hard. environmental experts say, as a result, there will be serious ecological consequences. the mountain ecosystems, such as kilimanjaro, mount meru and the others, sometimes they have a certain sort of endemic species and sometimes rare species of both plants and animals which are completely dependent on those ecosystems. and at the moment, you find those areas, you will disturb them, and sometimes you can make them go extinct. two years ago, a fire broke out on the mountain and destroyed more than 22 acres of woodlands on its slopes. alfred lastek, bbc, kilimanjaro. that's all the time that we have for you on this hour of news day. thanks

so much forjoining us. if there are any stories that you found particularly interesting or you want to know more about, you had to the bbc website as always, but for now, that's it. thanks for watching. hello. it's been a wet start to november — and, as a result of half a month's worth of rain across some southeastern areas, still flood warnings are in force. but it looks like a window of drier weather for the day ahead — before we look to storm martin out in the atlantic, which will throw these weather fronts our way — here it is, that storm system and then plenty of showers follow behind. the concern, again, is, though, this weather front will become slow moving across southern and eastern areas. and even ahead of that, there are still, through the remainder of the night, a few heavy, thundery downpours to contend with in southern areas in particular, and gusty winds, as well. so lots of spray and standing water on the roads, if you're out in the next few hours. those gusts up to 50—60 mph.

but high pressure's building in and the showers will dampen for many. and it's a cold start this morning, a touch of frost across northern areas, grass frost in the south, and even a little bit of fog because the winds are falling lighter here. so what's left of that, showery rain scoots away very quickly. we've got a weak weather front introducing showers in the northwest, perhaps some patchy fog to clear away, possibly through the central belt, i—2 patches elsewhere. but otherwise, it does look like the driest, brightest day of the week with some good spells of sunshine coming through. and lighter winds generally, 10—14 celsius is just around the average for this time of year. but that window of drier weather doesn't last — we've got, behind me, gathering some more rain, and that moves in through friday night and saturday, some quite heavy bursts of rain for a time. and then it slows progress down as it reaches southern and eastern areas. brighter skies certainly following with 1—2 showers, 11—14 on a par with those of friday. but to say that weather front could become slow—moving once again

across southern and eastern areas, the ground saturated, we still have flood warnings in force. and it's bonfire night — so it could be that we have quite a lot of cloud in eastern areas, showers and blustery winds elsewhere, but some clear spells around, as well. but there's uncertainties, as i say, through the forecast, through the latter part of the weekend, given the amount of rain that could fall in southern and eastern areas — and also because of the effect from that storm, we could have some really large waves saturday night into sunday around the western coast, 5—6—metre waves, potentially. lots of blustery showers, heavy and thundery rolling in behind our weatherfront — a distinctly unsettled—looking picture. you can find out more about the warnings and the flood warnings online.

hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lizzy buchan, who's the deputy online political editor at the daily mirror, and mo hussein, former chief press officer at downing street when david cameron was conservative prime minister. tomorrow's front pages. the daily telegraph has a splash on its front page, claiming that chancellorjeremy hunt is planning on raising the taxes of savers, landlords and entrepeneurs in his autumn statement to plug

the £50 billion black hole in the uk's public finances. more financial news on the front page of the daily express, which is leading on the news of the biggest single increase in interest rates in 33 years, the paper warns that there are "stormy times ahead." there are two main stories on the front page of the times — the bank of england's warning that the uk is facing its longest recession since the 1920s, and there's coverage of that report into the manchester arena bombing, alongside a photo of saffie—rose roussos, who died in the attack. the daily mail also leads on coverage of the manchester arena bombing inquiry, and asks "what on earth has happened to our 999 services?" and the manchester evening news has a striking front page after that report into the bombing — it simply says "never again". the back page of the times reports that a small group of england fans will be paid by qatar to be "spies" at the world cup. that's the story we will come to at

the end. but first of all, let's get to the economy. let's get stuck in with the daily telegraph.