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. we're on the front line as ukraine makes a slow advance on the russian—held city of kherson amid reports russia could be preparing to withdraw. 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 us calls for a un security council meeting to discuss north korea's continued use of ballistic missiles. the world's disappearing glaciers — a new report says a third could have melted to nothing in less than 30 years. have i not given everything? and wakanda forever — the long—awaited sequel to the oscar—winning film black panther — has had its european premiere in london. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with dramatic developments in pakistan, where the former prime minister imran khan is recovering in hospital

after being shot and injured, while leading a protest march. he's being treated for injuries to his leg. mr khan had been greeting supporters from the top of a truck as a convoy of vehicles made its way to the capital islamabad. pakistan's president called it a heinous assassination attempt. our correspondent, samira hussain reports from pakistan. 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 all along this route, you will see. it's never happened in pakistan. these demonstrations are a pressure tactic by mr khan's party to force the government to call an election, 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. the apparent attempt to silence mr khan may only serve to give fresh momentum to his campaign. samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad. earlier, i spoke to dr ayesha siddiqa, who is an expert on security and politics in pakistan. i began by asking for her reaction to events in pakistan. very unfortunate, because pakistan has experienced the assassination of another leader in 2007, when benazir bhutto died, so this one definitely is not something that 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? definitely, this is a man who was a bigot and he's confessed, but what do we know? when president bhutto was assassinated in 2007, they said he was a bigot, he was a religious zealot, he was part of the taliban. later on, there was a civil society political activist who was killed, sabeen mahmud, two years later. 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 siddiqa, ijust 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 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 and was against him. so fingers are getting pointed, but i don't think that much and dr siddiqa, just briefly, and just to say we have tried to reach the government there, awaiting a response from them, but what do you think the reaction to this is going to be over the next few days? i think what the government are going to say, they were not involved, and there's going to be an investigation. there'll probably be a commission to inquire about the attack. but we know, as in the past, that there is not much information that will come out. dr ayes ha dr ayesha siddiqa there, speaking to us a little earlier about that situation, that developing situation, in pakistan. let's take a look at some other

stories in the headlines. israel's electoral commission has confirmed that the former prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and his allies have secured a majority in parliament following tuesday's elections. his right wing coalition won 64 seats, while the centrist bloc led by the outgoing caretaker prime minister, yair lapid, took 51 seats. between anti—government demonstrators and security forces. three deaths were in the town of karaj, where thousands had dead while protesting. it marks a0 days since mahsa amini's killing, which has sparked widespread unrest across the country. the husband of the us house speaker, nancy pelosi, has been released from hospital after being attacked in their san francisco home last week. in a statement, mrs pelosi says he remains under doctors�* care as he continues to recover. a man has been charged with attempting to kidnap nancy pelosi and assaulting

her husband. german chancellor 0laf scholz will arrive in china on friday for a one—day trip. he'll be the first g7 leader to visit since the start of the covid—i9 pandemic — and since president xijinping 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.

0ur 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. 0utside mykolaiv, the city

facing occupied kherson, piles of used—up tank shells show how hard it's been. 0n the mykolaiv front, the soldiers say they don't have the combat power to match russia's numbers or heavy guns. equipment, more people.

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 0ksana. one of the residents here was killed. not much was left to salvage in this house. 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. powerful report there from jeremy and his team. to the uk now, and the bank of england says britain

is facing its longest recession since records began, as it brought in the biggest rise in interest rates for more than 30 years. the increase brings the base rate to 3%. the bank hopes that making borrowing more expensive will help tame inflation, but it will also affect everything from mortgages and rents to the price of goods and services. here's the bank of england's 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 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. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we'll be taking you to the nation of wakanda, as the black panther sequel has its premiere in london.

the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremist jewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, as the results came in, it was clear, the monarchy would survive. 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 newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has survived a gun attack during a protest march. we're on the front line as ukraine makes a slow advance on the russian—held city of kherson amid reports russia could be preparing to withdraw. 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 intercontinental ballistic missile of the year on thursday. 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. they are stunning spectacles at some of the world's most stunning locations, but due to climate change, many glaciers are melting with large parts being lost every year. the un is warning that a third of all the glaciers in world heritage sites will vanish by 2050. it means glaciers in yosemite in the united states and in the french alps will totally disappear within 30 years. researchers used 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.

the remaining glaciers in africa, mount kilimanjaro, the rwenzori mountains, but also some other iconic glaciers, such as the dolomites here in italy, as well as yosemite park and yellowstone in the united states. by 2100, around half of glaciers in world heritage sites could disappear in a business—as—usual scenario. every year, world heritage glaciers are losing 58 billion tonnes of ice. this represents the water consumed in france and spain combined. and also this represents 5% of global sea level rise. and i will say that this is particularly alarming because the risks that are implied by this are manyfold.

this could lead to coastal erosion, for instance, but also a higher risk of cyclones, storms and tsunamis. such pressing concerns and so much at stake, isn't there, and particularly with the un climate conference just days away. global warming is set to dominate the agenda once again. here in south east asia, we've seen a number of extreme weather events, including the recent severe tropical storm nalgae which has killed more than 150 people in the philippines. a new survey of people from across the region has revealed that south east asians are very concerned about climate change and the threat that it poses. i'm joined now by sharon seah, senior fellow and coordinator of the asean studies centre, iseas at the yusof ishak institute here in singapore.

it is wonderful to get you on the programme, and i'mjust intrigued. in terms of the initialfindings in your intrigued. in terms of the initial findings in your survey the bullet were the main concerns of people in this region when it comes to climate change? region when it comes to climate chan . e? , , region when it comes to climate chance? , , ., , change? definitely no glaciers here in southeast _ change? definitely no glaciers here in southeast asia, - change? definitely no glaciers here in southeast asia, but i here in southeast asia, but strong elevated concerns across the region. more than 90% express these concerns that climate change is a serious and immediate threat to their well—being and an important issue that deserves attention. there's a strong sense of urgency in this region. and people are facing extreme weather events, as you mentioned, droughts, heat waves, rainfall induced floods. we have seen a number of those in the year alone, and what do people want their governments to do? what actions they want to do? what actions they want to see them take?— to see them take? they want national governments - to see them take? they want national governments to - to see them take? they wantj national governments to take that action and bear those

costs. 0nly18% say governments are paying enough attention. they wants governments to encourage businesses to adopt green practices and give more support to solutions. for the private sector, they want to see better supply chain practices and better investment in our energy. in practices and better investment in our energy-— in our energy. in terms of the countries _ in our energy. in terms of the countries that _ in our energy. in terms of the countries that showed - countries that showed respondents particularly concerned, were you surprised by any of the findings, in terms of the nations that perhaps wanted to see more action on this than others? ida. action on this than others? no, not at all- _ action on this than others? no, not at all- i _ action on this than others? no, not at all. i think _ action on this than others? no, not at all. i think the _ not at all. i think the philippines and vietnam, who are suffering the worst of the extreme weather impacts, they definitely demonstrate a real sense of urgency. find definitely demonstrate a real sense of urgency.— sense of urgency. and what about the — sense of urgency. and what about the other _ sense of urgency. and what about the other countries, l sense of urgency. and what i about the other countries, and terms of who might want to be the leader or people in the region see as a leader on climate change in southeast asia? ~ ,.,

0ver over 50% of indonesian toes done i chose their own country, so that was surprising for us. —— indonesians chose. 0ne so that was surprising for us. —— indonesians chose. one of the things we hear about protect the climate here in southeast asia is the difference between business and government and what people on the ground want. you think surveys like this go to prove, very much so, the populations in south asia are hankering for some kind of action and relate to convince governments to do something? i to convince governments to do something?— to convince governments to do something? i certainly hope the governments — something? i certainly hope the governments in _ something? i certainly hope the governments in the _ something? i certainly hope the governments in the region - something? i certainly hope the governments in the region are l governments in the region are paying attention to the results of the survey. it is a public perception survey, and clearly if they are doing something, they're not communicative that woman up to the people or the people feel it is not sufficient. —— communicated that to the people. i sufficient. -- communicated that to the people.— that to the people. i am so sor , that to the people. i am so

sorry. did _ that to the people. i am so sorry, did not _ that to the people. i am so sorry, did not me - that to the people. i am so sorry, did not me to - that to the people. i am so sorry, did not me to cut. that to the people. i am so | sorry, did not me to cut you off, ijust wanted to refute that your thoughts on what kind of actions they to see? —— get your thoughts. of actions they to see? -- get your thoughts.— of actions they to see? -- get your thoughts. they want to see more climate _ your thoughts. they want to see more climate laws _ your thoughts. they want to see more climate laws enacted, - your thoughts. they want to see more climate laws enacted, and j more climate laws enacted, and another one, we asked whether they would be accepting of a carbon sacs. it is pretty surprising as well, because they are more accepting of a carbon tax as we think. the other interesting thing is that the higher the education and attainment in the aisle social net atomic status, the greater acceptance of a carbon tax. i think governments need not worry if they were playing to use some form of a carbon pricing instrument. there is less resistance than i thought. sharon seah, thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. the long awaited sequel to the oscar—winning film black panther has had its european

premiere in london. iam i am queen of the most powerful nation in the world! the marvel studios movie paid tribute to black panther�*s original lead actor chadwick boseman, who died of colon cancer in 2020. 0ur correspondent steffan powell was at the black—carpet in leicester square. you can really feel — you can probably hear it as well — the energy, the excitement here about as well — the energy and the excitement here about finally returning to the screen four years after the last one. black panther is back on the silver screen. but there's also a sense of sadness and mourning at the loss of chadwick boseman. it's something i was speaking to one of the stars of black panther: wakanda forever about earlier on, michaela coel. yeah, it's still needed. basically, the feeling it gives me as a woman of colour to see my story reflected back still gives me a rush of exhilaration, to be seen. so i have a feeling we could do with more.

that is it for this hour of newsday. thank you so much for me and the team. to stay with bbc for your latest headlines and analysis. 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, 1—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 coasts, 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.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues — straight after hardtalk. the battle lines in his war on ukraine will be frozen, buying him time to reinforce at the front while exposing ukrainians and all of europe to the reality of an energy crisis. the ukrainian armed forces have made gains in recent months, but can they go further and will kyiv�*s backers

in the us and europe maintain their support? well, my guest is general ben hodges, former commander