this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm. extreme right—wing terrorist ideology was behind the firebombing of a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday, say the police. the uk immigration minister confirmed there has been violence uttered facility during a power outage. us mid—term elections are just days away, joe biden, donald trump all take their campaign to transylvania. —— pennsylvania. thousands of people gathered in seoul to remember the victims

of last week's halloween crush — many are demanding the president resign. we start in the uk where police say the firebombing of an immigration processing centre in kent was motivated by extreme right—wing ideology and met the threshold for a terror incident. 66—year—old andrew leak carried out the attack at the site in dover last sunday, two members of staff were left with minor injuries. he is believed to have taken his own life later. an act of terror — this is the moment andrew leak threw one of up to three makeshift firebombs in a drive—by attack on a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday. today police said leak was motivated by terrorist ideology. in a statement, tim jacques,

the senior national coordinator for counterterrorism policing, said... the suspect, andrew leak, is thought to have taken his own life shortly after the attack which police say was likely motivated by extreme right beliefs. it led to around 700 migrants being transferred from the dover processing centre to this one at manston which was already overcrowded. the home secretary flew into manston on thursday but suella braverman is facing a possible legal challenge over detention conditions there. the day after last weekend's firebomb attack in dover she told mps that britain was facing an invasion of illegal migrants. we have to be really, really careful about the words that we use and the rhetoric when we talk about anything to do with migration. it's really dangerous and i think

that type of language is an absolute trigger for the acts we have seen down in dover. the government says the real problem is the number of migrants continuing to cross the channel, and that fixing an asylum system she describes as "broken" is a first order priority. jon donnison, bbc news. the crucial mid—term elections in the us which will decide which party controls congress are nowjust three days away. the head of the vote, the three biggest names in uk politics —— make us politics, barack obama, joe biden, and donald trump are all campaigning in pennsylvania as they hope to tip the balance. barack obama has been supporting the democrat senate candidate, he told the cloud in pittsburgh that only the cloud in pittsburgh that only the democrats had an answer to the

inflation are triggered by lock downs and the ukraine wall. grocery rices downs and the ukraine wall. grocery prices have — downs and the ukraine wall. grocery prices have gone _ downs and the ukraine wall. grocery prices have gone up, _ downs and the ukraine wall. grocery prices have gone up, gas _ downs and the ukraine wall. grocery prices have gone up, gas prices - downs and the ukraine wall. grocery| prices have gone up, gas prices have come up, it takes a real bite out of our paycheques. it hurts. i get that. the question you have to ask yourself is, he was going to do some thing about it? the republicans like to talk about it but what is their answer? what is their economic policy? they want to get social security, they want to gut medicare, they want to give rich folks and big corporations more tax cuts. by the way, don't boo. vote. they can't hear you boo, but they will hear you vote. a ., . ~ hear you boo, but they will hear you vote. . . ~ ., hear you boo, but they will hear you vote. ., . ~ ., ., vote. barack obama there. our north america correspondent _ vote. barack obama there. our north america correspondent explained - vote. barack obama there. our north j america correspondent explained why it is that pennsylvania could be such a crucial state.

mr fatima and was comfortably in the lead in that race again as a television personality until a few weeks ago. he suffered a stroke in may. he has been trailing somewhat in the poles ever since. it is neck and neck in that race. i have to say, millions of dollars have been ploughed into that state. more money than in any other race in these mid—term elections. later in the day, even though pennsylvania isjoe biden�*s home state, donald trump will be making an appearance on behalf of doctor mamet oz. of course it emerged over the last 2a or 48

hours it emerged over the last 24 or 48 hours that donald trump is very likely to declare next week once the mid—term elections are out of the way that he will be running for re—election in 2024. for way that he will be running for re-election in 2024. for people watchin: re-election in 2024. for people watching us _ re-election in 2024. for people watching us around _ re-election in 2024. for people watching us around the - re-election in 2024. for people watching us around the world, | re-election in 2024. for people i watching us around the world, the mid—term elections, how does the outcome affects american�*s day—to—day lives? outcome affects american's day-to-day lives?— outcome affects american's day-to-day lives? outcome affects american's da -to-da lives? ., day-to-day lives? the outcome could be an immensely _ day-to-day lives? the outcome could be an immensely significant. - be an immensely significant. particularly, this time around. this is basically an election that will decide which party controls congress. if as it is widely predicted the republicans gain control, perhaps of both houses of the senate and house of representatives, it could make life very difficult legislatively, for president biden over the course of the next two years. more than that, republicans have vowed to attempt to impeach him, to dissemble their january the 6th committee which is

looking into the uprising, the us capitol building last year, and so on. the political playing field here could be transformed as a result of these elections. it is interesting, we see barack obama on the campaign trail, he has been hitting a number of so—called swing states in recent weeks and he has very popular on the campaign trail much more so than joe biden who approval rating is still a very low. indeed, there have been some candidates who prefer to distance themselves from joe biden going into these mid—term elections. france's far right national party has chosen a 27—year—old member as its new president. this marks the first time in the 50 year history of this party and its predecessor the

national front has not been led by a member of the le pen family. our correspondent explains where this leaves le pen in the running of the party. it leaves le pen in the running of the .a . , leaves le pen in the running of the .a _ , ., leaves le pen in the running of the party. it is a significant moment. he has a long — party. it is a significant moment. he has a long career _ party. it is a significant moment. he has a long career ahead - party. it is a significant moment. he has a long career ahead of. party. it is a significant moment. l he has a long career ahead of him. he has a long career ahead of him. he is a, a marine loyalist and he is definitely her chosen successor and b, she is not disappearing. clearly thatis b, she is not disappearing. clearly that is very new in the last six months that the national rally has this block of 89 seats in parliament which it has never had before and is proving to be a very effective opposition force in parliament. it is playing a very strong hand led by le pen keeping the opposition very much on the back foot by sometimes voting with them, for example, so

tactically it is proving very efficient. le pen is the leader of the force in parliament. the way the power is shifting in the party and the focus is shifting and that is where le pen is and where she will continue to make the headlines in the run—up presumably to another presidential bid probably four or five years from now. there is no suggestion for now that the new leader will be the next candidate. candlelit vigils have been taking place in south korea for the victims of last week's deadly crash that killed 156 people. the disaster in the capital seoul mac during halloween celebrations has caused angen

this city is still in shock. after one of the most terrible weeks in recent memory, adults came together to mourn the young. but the air is also thick with blame. "our children have been sacrificed," this woman says. "i need to mourn. "the korean government has not done a good job. "we want them to truly say sorry and we want "the president to resign." last weekend, 156, mostly young people, went out, and didn't come back. it was supposed to be a fun halloween night out, the first without covid restrictions, but the authorities had made no plans for crowd control. this lone officer stumbled across the crush by chance. you can see him caught amongst the vast tide of bodies, desperately trying to divert them to safety. when i spoke to him a few days later, he was consumed by guilt. translation: i wasn't able to do my duty as a korean police officer. - if somehow there is a way to meet the bereaved families i would like to express our

apologies to them. please pray for them. emotions are running high in south korea. yesterday, a victim's mother tore down the floral wreath that had been laid by the president. today's gatherings may have been called vigils but really they were protests. over this past week the grief and shock has turned to anger and a demand for answers as to what could possibly have happened to allow such a tragedy on saturday night. the people who are gathered here are mainly supporters of the main political opposition but throughout south korea there is the perception that a young generation has been let down by the authorities yet again. the last time south korea saw a loss

of life this atrocious was in 2014 when more than 300, mainly schoolchildren, died in a ferry disaster. that eventually brought down the then—president after a series of weekly protests. the people here say they will be back next saturday. nick marsh, bbc news, seoul. this is bbc news. let's get some more on the firebombing of a migrant processing centre in dover. it was last sunday and police have now said it was motivated by an extreme right—wing terrorist ideology. the government has been facing some widespread criticism for its handling of overcrowding at an immigration centre nearby as well. we have been speaking to the crime and police commentator danny shaw. he said it was puzzling that the

attack wasn't declared a terrorist incident sooner. i think what is significant about this statement today is the length of time that it has taken for counterterrorism policing to declare this as a terrorist incident. that declaration was made almost one week after the attack took place. usually, with previous attacks, we have found that it has been declared a terrorism incident within 24 hours or $0. and it is certainly a bit puzzling why it wasn't declared earlier. there was no mention of counterterrorism involvement at all in the investigation on sunday, or indeed on monday, when the home secretary, suella braverman, made a statement to mps in the house of commons. she said at the time, kent police are not currently treating this as a terrorist incident. a day later, we were told that counterterrorism police were involved and it was, it seems, driven by hate. that was what was announced on the tuesday, counterterrorism police were taking

the lead on that day. but it has taken a long time for it to be declared a counterterrorism. .. a terrorism incident, which is slightly puzzling and i think has raised a few questions as to whether there were some other explanation for the delay. lets talk more about this with nick, former uk coordinator for counterterrorism. this has been described as motivated by an extreme right—wing terrorist ideology. do you have any more specifics than that? i you have any more specifics than that? ., , , you have any more specifics than that? . , , , ., you have any more specifics than that? , , ., , that? i was 'ust listening to danny there, that? i was 'ust listening to danny there. and,’— that? iwasjust listening to danny there. and. i— that? iwasjust listening to danny there, and, ithink— that? i wasjust listening to danny there, and, i think the _ that? i wasjust listening to danny there, and, i think the actions - that? i wasjust listening to dannyl there, and, i think the actions have been right so far with an counterterrorism policing, ithink ostensibly this looked like a relatively simple offence, hate crime to start with, albeit one that has manifested itself in one of the most awful ways. within a couple of days, counterterrorism policing were looking further. it does take time

to analyse digital data. a lot of people have very complex data lives these days and what has clearly happened over the last few days is that counterterrorism policing have found something within that data collection that has indicated that this is much more ideological e driven than it is hate. d0 this is much more ideological e driven than it is hate.— this is much more ideological e driven than it is hate. do you mean b that driven than it is hate. do you mean by that they _ driven than it is hate. do you mean by that they have _ driven than it is hate. do you mean by that they have moved _ driven than it is hate. do you mean by that they have moved from - by that they have moved from thinking of this as an incident involving a 66—year—old man who clearly has some issues about immigrants, and has a certain ideology of his own, perhaps to being linked to another organisation? i being linked to another organisation?— being linked to another organisation? being linked to another oruanisation? ~' , ., being linked to another oruanisation? ~' , organisation? i think they have been uuite clear organisation? i think they have been quite clear that _ organisation? i think they have been quite clear that there _ organisation? i think they have been quite clear that there is _ organisation? i think they have been quite clear that there is nobody - quite clear that there is nobody else involved. therefore, the link is more about the material that the individual has accessed rather than another organisation has inspired or directed him specifically to undertake this attack. these are quite nuanced differences. the reality is, here is a man who has

clearly self radicalised. his hatred for others, into an ideological belief that they should be harmed and then attempted to do exactly that. , ., , and then attempted to do exactly that. , . , , ., , that. the view is that this phrase about passing — that. the view is that this phrase about passing the _ that. the view is that this phrase about passing the threshold - that. the view is that this phrase about passing the threshold for. that. the view is that this phrase | about passing the threshold for an incident or an act of terrorism, just explain that a bit to me, could you? we have seen the pictures, yes, there was an incendiary device, flames were created, but is there also a threshold as to what passes from an act of some violence to an act of terrorism? because there might be those who feel from what they saw, and from whom it came from, perhaps that would be overstating the impact of this particular incident?— particular incident? you're absolutely _ particular incident? you're absolutely right. - particular incident? you're absolutely right. there - particular incident? you're absolutely right. there is. particular incident? you're| absolutely right. there is a difference. that threshold is based around intent. fundamentally the difference between violence and the various violent offences that can be committed in this country and

terrorism is the intent of creating fear among the population or influencing the government. what we are certainly seeing globally is that most terrorism at the moment is delivered for political means. i'm going to presume, and i really don't know, that within this individual�*s digital footprint, know, that within this individual�*s digitalfootprint, something has been discovered to suggest that this was more than just an expression of hatred, this was an attempt to perhaps create civil disturbance, and rest, influence political outcome, orjust scare the population in that area. thank you for our population in that area. thank you for your insight. _ population in that area. thank you for your insight. former _ population in that area. thank you for your insight. former uk - for your insight. former uk coordinator for counterterrorism. the immigration minister has confirmed that there had been violence at a london immigration removal facility violence at a london immigration removalfacility on violence at a london immigration removal facility on friday night during a power outage. police and

staff arrived at harmondsworth detention centre near heathrow airport in the early hours of saturday morning. the home office said nobody had been injured and that the welfare of the people that was the top priority. we've been speaking to a detention outreach case worker visiting and supporting asylum seekers at harmondsworth. so essentially what we have are large institutions holding quite a large number of men. so at harmondsworth over 600 men in what is most easily described as prisonlike conditions. that is the kind of image that these centres are. and the mood in those centres, what is that like? it can vary very greatly. i know from following the protest last night, of the mood probably today is one where there is lots of fear, lots of anxiety, but in my experience, an overwhelming feeling of stress. you are holding individuals

who don't really have a sense of control over their own future. they are very much at the hands of the government, of the home office, and they have no real way of taking any of that control back. it is a great deal of stress. when there are 600 people who are under those stressful conditions, that gathers. there are times where things do rise up and that stress increases. especially when there are greater pressures on the system, i think that there definitely is likely a knock—on effect. rail passengers have been facing severe disruption in the course of the day despite strike action being called off. tens of thousands of railway workers had been due to walk out in the long—running dispute over pay and working conditions. strikes planned for monday and wednesday had also been cancelled, goshen is between the rmt and the train operators are now being set up. here

is our business correspondence. no strike, no picket line, but no trains either. today's walk—out was called off with such little notice that rail operators say it was too late to run trains they'd already cancelled. it's left passengers feeling frustrated and confused. we were hoping the strike wasn't going to affect the trains when we heard it was called off, and now we are hoping for the best. we wanted to go to barnsley but nowt doing, no trains at all. fans attending the wales rugby union match against new zealand faced travel disruption. i expect it will be a slowjourney home. i don't think it will be pretty. we knew the trains stopped at five o'clock so we made the decision to drive in and book a hotel. a reduced strike timetable means just 20% or so of services are running across england, scotland and wales. those which did started much later this morning and will finish by the early evening. thousands of members of the rmt union at 14 rail companies and network rail have been involved in this long—running

dispute about pay, jobs, and terms and conditions. the rmt says its previous strikes have helped the rail companies to "see sense" and it says it is now looking forward to intensive negotiations where it says it is finally expecting to be made a pay offer to put to its membership. but make no mistake, this is a big shift for the union. it's the first time it's called off a shift to negotiate in six months of industrial action. there is a whole range of issues. it's cost them a lot of money in striking until now, and they will never get it back, even with a big pay rise. christmas is coming, energy costs, family pressures, all those things will come into play. maybe there is also a bit of a desire to find a way out of this and an off ramp. network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. it welcomed new talks, as did the rail operators, saying progress is being made. the new rail minister huw merriman said he wants to work positively and constructively with all the unions and he is ruling nothing out in the search for a solution.

the mood music might be changing but for passengers the cancellation of further strikes on monday and wednesday is too late to avoid further disruption. marc ashdown, bbc news. frustrating day today for a lot of people. we speak now with a visiting member of manchester metropolitan police. it did come a bit out of the blue, what a lot of passengers have had to deal with today, what prompted it?— had to deal with today, what prompted it? essentially a few thin . s prompted it? essentially a few things have — prompted it? essentially a few things have happened, - prompted it? essentially a few things have happened, a - prompted it? essentially a few i things have happened, a change prompted it? essentially a few - things have happened, a change of minister in the department for transport, with that the opportunity to press the reset button and both sides have constructively worked out what the easiest way possible is to get trains working. it is what the easiest way possible is to get trains working.— get trains working. it is about now the art of the _ get trains working. it is about now the art of the possible. _ get trains working. it is about now the art of the possible. what - get trains working. it is about now l the art of the possible. what chance of further strikes being avoided

from now on? i of further strikes being avoided from now on?— of further strikes being avoided from now on? ~' , ., from now on? i think there is a good chance that — from now on? i think there is a good chance that strikes _ from now on? i think there is a good chance that strikes for _ from now on? i think there is a good chance that strikes for the _ from now on? i think there is a good chance that strikes for the next - chance that strikes for the next couple of weeks will be cancelled because both parties will be re—appraising the situation and working out what can be done. the minister has put the good hand of faith out to the union, the union has said that is a great start. the fundamentals remain the same. in 2021, the railway companies received £16 billion a government subsidy. there needs to be cost cuts. staff make up the most variable and easily adjustable cost to the railway so there are hard times ahead for staff and this is something that needs to be brushed out so that it has a minimum pain and impact on the people who would have to live in these new circumstances. so people who would have to live in these new circumstances.- people who would have to live in these new circumstances. so we have a window of — these new circumstances. so we have a window of some _ these new circumstances. so we have a window of some goodwill, - these new circumstances. so we have a window of some goodwill, how - these new circumstances. so we have| a window of some goodwill, how much time do you think is required to establish a negotiating frame from what has been going on before? and,

when you mentionjob what has been going on before? and, when you mention job cuts, what has been going on before? and, when you mentionjob cuts, obviously we have to see the scale of those, unions have to decide how much they can swallow, would there be an understanding that yes there is an acknowledgement that these things are going to have to be made? pragmatically, yes. both parties will be fighting as hard as they can to minimise the impact of the cost and on thejob to minimise the impact of the cost and on the job losses. to minimise the impact of the cost and on thejob losses. i think to minimise the impact of the cost and on the job losses. i think the compromise will be on the size of the pay rises, conditionally rail employees have got something called rpi plus 1% which is much higher than inflation. this is about half third of what they could have normally expected. i think unions are doing what they can to cut their gusts but the government needs to find £10 billion worth of funding for the railways from somewhere and it is a very difficult situation. that is why we are at loggerheads. hopefully it will keep talking and we might agree to christmas before we might agree to christmas before

we are lucky without any strikes or if the government cannot work out what it once and it strategy we will probably be back to strikes in three orfour probably be back to strikes in three or four weeks' time.— or four weeks' time. there are separate _ or four weeks' time. there are separate issues. _ or four weeks' time. there are separate issues. are _ or four weeks' time. there are separate issues. are they - or four weeks' time. there are - separate issues. are they different unions affected by what we are seeing now?— unions affected by what we are seeinu now? , . . �* , seeing now? they all are. because the railways _ seeing now? they all are. because the railways are _ seeing now? they all are. because the railways are in _ seeing now? they all are. because the railways are in so _ seeing now? they all are. because the railways are in so much - seeing now? they all are. because. the railways are in so much turmoil, the railways are in so much turmoil, the government pays for everything. if the government agreed a settlement, no one has power to execute. there is a lot of reticence among managers to follow through on what they are being told to do but they are loyal hard working people and they are trying to negotiate what the government is asking them to do even though they understand the risks and the difficulties in running a train service once these changes have been made. , ., , made. there will be millions watchin: made. there will be millions watching carefully _ made. there will be millions watching carefully over - made. there will be millions watching carefully over the l made. there will be millions . watching carefully over the next made. there will be millions - watching carefully over the next few weeks to see if this will last. thank you for your time. now, twitter�*s new owner elon musk has defended his decision to sack about

50% of theirfirm's defended his decision to sack about 50% of their firm's workforce with no warning. elon musk said the map platform is losing large sums of money every day and he insisted that twitter�*s commitment to content moderation remained unchanged despite the loss of staff and anxiety among advertisers. in an interview elon musk revealed that twitter was losing $4 million per day meaning because had to be cut. he promised twitter wouldn't degenerate into what he called a free for all when content moderation was loosened but advertisers including general motors have withdrawn their business. that is likely to lead to a drop in revenue. now twitter faces lawsuits from the hundred of employees over the way they were fired. pope francis has held an open air mass for around 30,000 worshippers in bahrain. a choir greeted him as he was driven in an open mobile through clouds

many were foreign migrant workers drawn from about 2 million catholics living in the gulf. time now to pick up living in the gulf. time now to pick up on the weather. it's been a soggy day throughout the uk thanks to patchy rain which will become confined to the south—east corner of the country. elsewhere it is looking brighter with sunshine and scattered showers and it will be windy for pretty much all areas. this area of low pressure is responsible for bringing the unsettled weather this weekend, that today's weather front becoming confined to the south—east. showers ready to push on through tonight and tomorrow. cloudy and damp across south—eastern areas, the rain starts to pick up and becoming heavy with possibly rumbles of thunder elsewhere after a dry start blustery showers will get going. some of these will be heavy as well. in between there could be some clear and drier weather. a call might further north, not as cold as it has been an late but milder for the south—east. messy pressure chart for

sunday, low pressure closer to our shores, lots of isobars on the chart, going to be windy, weather front enhancing the shower activity. we'll be quite a wet day across the far south—east, will be heavy at times elsewhere. it will be blustery and some heavy longer spells of rain and some heavy longer spells of rain and a blustery day for all areas when the around southern and western coast, 40—50 bump our gas. temperatures around 14 degrees in the south 12 further north. sunday night stays blustery, further showers piling into southern, northern, and western areas. staying dry toward the north—east. low pressure saying into the new week, monday is going to be a windy day with outbreaks of rain. some of it heavy. across southern and western areas and pushing through the day the rain. seeing drier and brighter across central and southern britain

into the afternoon, when you day to come probably even when the air in the south—western coast, 15 maybe 16 mph an exposure. temperature wise with the air force from the south—west it will be milder. 15, 16 degrees might be the high. even 15 degrees might be the high. even 15 degrees for the central belt. tuesday also windy without breaks of rain. once a unwed looks like high pressure will build and settle things down. things stay quite cloudy limited brightness, but we will notice it will turn very mild.

this is bbc world news, the headlines extreme right—wing terrorist ideology was behind the firebombing of a migrant processing centre on the south east of england last sunday, say uk police. the uk immigration minister has confirmed that there had been �*violence' at a london immigration removal facility last night during a power outage.