this is bbc news. i'm mark lobel. our top stories — gunfire 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 are under the russian guns. and this is what happens to them every day. that's why since the summer they've been talking about it, and it is hard to move forward. german

chancellor olaf scholz manson beijing chancellor olaf scholz manson bei'ina ., ~ chancellor olaf scholz manson bei'inr ., ~' ., chancellor olaf scholz manson bei'inu . ~ ., bei'ing marking a turning point in beijing marking a turning point in relations— beijing marking a turning point in relations between _ beijing marking a turning point in relations between china - beijing marking a turning point in relations between china and j in relations between china and the west. and wakanda forever — the long—awaited sequel to the oscar winning film — black panther — has had its european premiere in london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the former prime minister of pakistan, imran khan, is recovering in hospital after being shot in the leg at a rally on thursday. one person died and several were injured when a burst of gunfire hit mr khan's vehicle in the eastern city of wazirabad. his supporters took to the streets in several pakistani cities after the attack. from pakistan, our correspondent samira hussain reports.

thursday's protest march started like all the others, and then this happened. rapid 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. chanting 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. 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, they just 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, i 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. lyubov 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. we will have more on that story later in the story when we talk to a military expert. german chancellor olaf scholz has arrived in beijing, marking the first visit by a european leader since the start of the covid—i9 pandemic. scholz is set to meet with president xijinping, who recently solidified his hold on power with a third term.

the chancellor is travelling with a delegation of german leaders, in a trip that has sparked some controversy. we can speak now to rebecca choong wilkins, she's the senior correspondent for asia at bloomberg. thank you so much forjoining us. what do you think i germany's main business interests with china? it is really reflected _ interests with china? it is really reflected in - interests with china? it is really reflected in this - interests with china? it 3 really reflected in this sort of very high powered delegation that olaf scholz is bringing with him today to beijing. senior executives from some of germany's largest companies, firms like vw, mercedes, bmw, biontech, deutsche bank, adidas, the list goes on, and it is really the auto—makers here who i think have a particular interest in preserving and making sure that there links to china are firmed up. many of those companies have their biggest market in china, and china of course is germany's largest trading partner outside of the european

union. so i think scholz�*s commercial interests here are quite strikingly portrayed when you look at that spread of who is accompanying him on this visit. ., . ~' is accompanying him on this visit. ., ., ~ ., visit. you talk about them firmin: visit. you talk about them firming up _ visit. you talk about them firming up links _ visit. you talk about them firming up links on - visit. you talk about them firming up links on this i visit. you talk about them l firming up links on this trip, but what about those concerns back home in germany and with the eu that germany might be compromising on some of their values, human rights and territorial integrity for example? territorial integrity for examle? ~ , , ., example? absolutely, it is a very delicate _ example? absolutely, it is a very delicate dance - example? absolutely, it is a very delicate dance for - very delicate dance for chancellor scholz. they have been growing calls from washington, from a crushed european nations and also within his own coalition to change course on china, and while there have been some indications that germany and scholz is trying to find a new path, viewing more as a competitor and as a rival, there also has been a very sort of muddied message, partly because scholz has emphasised several times now that

decoupling simply is not an answer, from his perspective. and of course there's that view might burn their fingers again as they did on relying on russia for their energy needs. yes indeed. i think that for many europeans and germans of course is the concern here, economic entanglement really didn't work of course when it came to russia, it did not ultimately influence putin's decision to invade ukraine and i think there is some fear that germany isn't reducing its reliance on trying —— on china swiftly enough. we also have that quite controversial deal on the chinese state company buying a minority stakeholder in one of hamburg's porch terminals.

thank you forjoining us, rebecca choong wilkins. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — 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, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear — the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. - they are being held somewhere. inside the compound and student leaders have threatened that. should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going.

tonight, we prove once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc world news, the latest 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. let's stay with that story now. mikey kay is military expert and hejoins me now from hanoi. thank you forjoining us. what are the reasons for russia's

withdrawal from are the reasons for russia's withdrawalfrom kherson? i withdrawal from kherson? i think that is one of the key questions i would be asking myself, what conditions that have been set for putin's forces to actually withdraw. are they coming under direct threat from an approaching ukrainian force? i think you look at that type of scenario, you have to take in to account the defence — attack ratio. four and that — for an attacking force, you need more projection power to attack a location rather than defend location, or is itjust that has been an assessment by putin's forces that the strategic town of kherson is not a priority in terms of the amount of manpower and equipment and force capability that the russian forces have

and then what are the priorities in that region. to the south—east of kherson, the dnieper river river, you have the crimea peninsula and strategic bases that putin relies on and sebastopol which keep control of the black sea and then you have the black sea fleet so that is absolutely vital so that is why in 2013 putin took the crimean peninsula because of that. the question you have is does he need the force is currently occupying kherson to bolster the strategic assets and crimea. ., the strategic assets and crimea-— the strategic assets and crimea. ., ., ., crimea. some of the fault are still there _ crimea. some of the fault are still there in _ crimea. some of the fault are still there in kherson. - crimea. some of the fault are still there in kherson. there i still there in kherson. there has been at this push for some time. why is it taking them so long? i time. why is it taking them so lona ? ., time. why is it taking them so lam? ., time. why is it taking them so lonu? ., ., . long? i go back to the defence- attack ratio. _ long? i go back to the defence- attack ratio. the _ long? i go back to the defence- attack ratio. the russians - long? i go back to the defence- attack ratio. the russians will l attack ratio. the russians will be occupying the town of

kherson and the ukrainians, in order to clear out the forces, it will take time to clear them out. if the russians are planning of withdrawal, that would be a huge assistance to the ukrainian forces and obviously it matters as well in terms of the damage to infrastructure and civilians should that occur should they be ferocious fighting in the streets of kherson. if indeed a withdrawal does happen, it will be very beneficial notjust to ukraine forces but also the infrastructure and civilians inside the town. there is also the antonovsky bridge breach, the antonovsky bridge breach, the key line of communication which i would regard russians as using in terms of their withdrawal into the crimean peninsula so the big question for me is will they try to hold that bridge and use it as a key line of communication orjust retreat and maybe blow the

bridge to prevent any ukrainian advances. i would suggest right now, the ukrainian forces will be looking to clear and hold kherson and develop some form of stability and structure inside their. i think the big question for me is will ukrainian forces start to multiply inside that town and will there be some sort of you towards threatening the peninsula in any way. i doubt it but that certainly would be, in terms of what we call in military parlance, a course of action which i think president zelensky and his team will be talking to nato about anything big players inside that. —— and the big players inside that. 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. and it's the bank's job to bring it down. we can now speak to brad delong who's professor of economics at the university of california. an enduring a good cup of tea. can i start with your assessment of the british economy?— assessment of the british econom ? ~ ., , assessment of the british econom ? ~ ., ' economy? well, over the past 15 ears the economy? well, over the past 15 years the british _ economy? well, over the past 15 years the british economy - economy? well, over the past 15 years the british economy has i years the british economy has seriously underperformed. that is, the government that came in with the coming of the great recession, they went for

austerity and cuts in public investment are just at the time when britain would have been able to borrow from its own people and from foreigners at unbelievably low rates, just at the moment when it would have been a time to double down on investing in people, in technology, in infrastructure and in physical capital, to boost productivity. they were going in exactly the wrong direction. on top of that, you have the rather ill—advised breaking of many of britain's links with its natural trading partners and the breaking of those links with brexit without a plan to replace them, so britain has now had 15 years of extraordinarily slow economic growth which was increased by plague. we are now coming out of the coronavirus plate and so far we have notjust managed to

have the deaths from the plague to perhaps one fifth of what they would have been in a worst case, which is a great achievement, but britain is also managed to get a great deal of the people unemployed during the plague back to work and to make it what will in retrospect look like a very sharp brief but minor economic disruption. —— reefed. the problem is now britain has inflation and springing not only from the reopening of the economy and the discovery of all the supply chain bottlenecks created thereby, but also because of vladimir putin's attack on ukraine and the consequent restatements is in a grain and oil markets. from which britain is suffering substantially. not as substantially. not as substantially as germany and definitely not as substantially as egypt and nigeria, where they may be famine, but there

has been suffering and the bank of england does not believe it can tolerate it.— can tolerate it. how does that com are can tolerate it. how does that compare to — can tolerate it. how does that compare to other— can tolerate it. how does that compare to other countries i can tolerate it. how does that i compare to other countries such as the us?— as the us? the us is lucky because — as the us? the us is lucky because we are _ as the us? the us is lucky - because we are self-sufficient because we are self—sufficient in energy now and we are very far away from russia and we are not facing the enormous upsurge in heating bill for the northern hemisphere britain that britain is about to see and we also have maintained all of our trade links and have done a significantly betterjob over the past 15 years on investing in our people, technology and infrastructure. we thus have about one third of the inflation problem that britain appears to have now and we are much better position in order to deal with it, without

undergoing along and deep recession.— undergoing along and deep recession. , . recession. everybody affected b a recession. everybody affected by a global — recession. everybody affected by a global crisis _ recession. everybody affected by a global crisis inflation - recession. everybody affected by a global crisis inflation upl by a global crisis inflation up across the board, the war in ukraine people talk about a major factor. ukraine people talk about a majorfactor. is it the ukraine people talk about a major factor. is it the end ukraine people talk about a majorfactor. is it the end of the war in ukraine, what other key things were to be a turnaround for most countries? the end of the war in ukraine and the grain and oil shocks will do an enormous amount. for the united states to get inflation under control and have everybody confident that the us rate of price increase will go back to 2.2% per year as it has been since the early 2000, that will do an immense amount to make other country's jobs much, much is as well because the extent that people worry the united states is not going to control inflation, that will, as it did in the

19705, that will, as it did in the 1970s, dragging a great deal of the rest of the north along. thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. thank you so much for sharing yourthoughts. i thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. i hope the cup of tea is not too cold now. filth. of tea is not too cold now. oh, no, of tea is not too cold now. oh, no. besides — of tea is not too cold now. oh, no, besides we _ of tea is not too cold now. oh, no, besides we have _ of tea is not too cold now. oi no, besides we have microwave ovens. the long awaited sequel to the oscar winning film black panther has had its european premiere in london. 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. our correspondent steffan powell was at the black—carpet in leicester square. you can really feel it, you could probably hear it as well, the energy and the excitement here about the 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 a bit 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 and more. and like you were hearing there from michaela, 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 boseman�*s black panther, and that's what they're hoping to do with this movie — remember, but also move on, kick on for another ten years of this franchise, connecting with audiences that many films simply cannot do. a reminder of our top story: the former prime minister of pakistan imran khan is recovering in hospital after being shot in the leg at a rally in the east of the country. rally in the east of the country-— rally in the east of the count . ,., . ., country. the police have arrested _ country. the police have arrested a _ country. the police have arrested a suspect - country. the police have arrested a suspect and l country. the police have arrested a suspect and a country. the police have - arrested a suspect and a senior aide has accused the government of being behind the attack.

several countries have condemned the assassination and to. —— attempt. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ mark lobel hello. it's been a wet start to november and, as a result of half a month's worth of rain across some south—eastern 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 is going to throw these weather fronts our way — here it is, that storm system — and then plenty of showers follow behind. the concern, again, is, though, that 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. 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 north—west, perhaps some patchy fog to clear away, possibly through the central belt, one or two 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 one or two 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 fetch from that storm, we could have some really large waves saturday night into sunday around the western coast — 5 or 6 metre waves, potentially. lots of blustery showers, heavy and thundery, rolling in behind our weather front. a distinctly unsettled—looking picture. you can find out more about the warnings and the flood warnings online.

this is bbc news. the headlines — the former prime minister of pakistan, imran khan, is recovering in hospital, after being shot in the leg at a rally on thursday. one person died and several were injured when a burst of gunfire hit mr khan's vehicle, in the eastern city of wazirabad. western officials say russian troops could be preparing to withdraw from part of the ukrainian 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 so far they've just retaken some surrounding farmland. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, has landed in beijing, the first western leader to visit china in more than three years. scholz�*s visit marks 50 years since west germany re—established diplomatic relations with beijing, marking a turning point

in relations between china and the west.