this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. with us midterm elections just days away — the big hitters are in pennsylvania. biden, obama and trump all push for victory in a critical contest. democracy itself is on the ballot _ democracy itself is on the ballot. the stakes are high. the stakes are high. former president donald trump holds an election rally for rebulican supporters in pennsylvania. iran admits supplying "a limited number" of drones to russia — ukraine says tehran has yet to come clean on the full extent of its involvement in the conflict. british police say extreme right—wing terrorist ideology was behind the firebombing of a migrant processing centre

in the south east of england. the sa year old singer and rapper, aaron carter has been found dead at his home in california. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. there's only three days to go until the midterm elections in the us — which will decide which party controls congress. ahead of the vote, the biggest names in us politics have all chosen to head for the key battleground state of pennsylvania. donald trump will be holding a prime—time rally. but within the past couple of hours, not one but two democratic presidents — barack obama and joe biden have held a joint rally in philadelphia. they're trying to get every last vote out for their candidatejohn fetterman,

who's up against republican mehmet oz — who's been endorsed by donald trump. president biden said this is a defining moment for us democracy. this isn't referendum this year, it's a choice, a choice between two vastly different visions of america. maybe it's in our blood butjohn and i believe it's all about fighting for working and middle class people. the way i have said from the beginning, my objective when i ran for president is to build an economy from the bottom up and the middle out. it's a fundamental shift compared to the oz and the maga, republican trickle—down economics. booing. no, really. a fair economy that gives working people a fair shot. that is on the ballot. fundamental rights are on the ballot. truth and facts and logic

and reason and basic decency are on the ballot. cheering. democracy itself or on the ballot. the stakes are high. let's get more now from lauren wright — a lecturer in politics and public affairs at princeton university. how significant is it that we've heard from both president obama and president biden at this rally? it obama and president biden at this rall ? , , this rally? it is very significant. - this rally? it is very significant. it's - this rally? it is very - significant. it's exciting for democrats to see them together. certainly it is natural for campaigns you want to get as many eyeballs at the last minute as they can. they want people to be energised, they want people to get to the polls. it's not really persuasion that's the goal at this point, it's mostly getting your base excited and out to both. i think the issue is, there is very different levels of popularity is among all the

speakers we are seeing today. trump included. former president obama is very popular, he has about 55% for if you look at the latest polls. biden is at about 44% and trump is 41%. not all of the speakers is created equal. in campaigns you have to way, where do we send them? to be rest counter mobilising, exciting the other side was back so democrats have been pretty strategic about this. of course philadelphia is a place, despite the rising crime rates where democrats do have a stronghold.— where democrats do have a stronghold. why do you think president _ stronghold. why do you think president donald _ stronghold. why do you think president donald trump - stronghold. why do you think president donald trump is i stronghold. why do you think. president donald trump is they are to endorse the republican candidate doctor mehmet oz? what is it about this candidate, this state that has brought him there? it’s brought him there? it's honestly _ brought him there? it's honestly a _ brought him there? it's honestly a great - brought him there? it�*s honestly a great question. i've been wondering the same thing, watching republicans plan for this rally because he's

appearing with bows mastery i know the gubernatorial candidate and seen as very extreme. he's running about ten points behind the democrat shapiro. and doctor oz who is more of a moderate in his neck and neck with federman and has and neck with federman and has a real shot at winning. trump is not doing anyone any favours if the goal is about to persuade those moderate voters to vote for moderate this time around. if you're upset with what democrats have done in congress and the white house. what are the polls suggesting at the moment?— what are the polls suggesting at the moment? that republicans are really pulling _ at the moment? that republicans are really pulling ahead. - are really pulling ahead. frankly, those clips you showed, i think they are very telling because it shows democrats know the message is the economy. but people are just not buying it when it comes to the democratic message on economics or in economy for all. they are top issue is inflation. they do blame the party in power, democrats for that. and they are very angry.

yes, the screaming of risk being a risk to democracy, most people agree the 2020 election was not stolen, that it was free and fair. but if you rank issues, that's not nearly anywhere near the top like the economy is. people are just not voting in large numbers based on this issue of the future of elections. they care more about what is in their pay cheque, how much they're paying for groceries and gas. find how much they're paying for groceries and gas. and donald trump keeping _ groceries and gas. and donald trump keeping us _ groceries and gas. and donald trump keeping us all - groceries and gas. and donald trump keeping us all hanging. j trump keeping us all hanging. we are now expected or it is hinted he might announce on november the 14th if he is going to stand in two years' time. which way do you think it's going to go? is he playing a big game on everybody here? and if he does choose to stand, he has two years ago so we wouldn't know but how strong do you think his chance of being chosen as a republican candidate would be? it’s chosen as a republican candidate would be? it's pretty stronu.

candidate would be? it's pretty strong- it's _ candidate would be? it's pretty strong. it's not _ candidate would be? it's pretty strong. it's not as _ candidate would be? it's pretty strong. it's not as strong - candidate would be? it's pretty strong. it's not as strong as - strong. it's not as strong as if you look at former presidents who were much more popular than he is. anywhere between 30 and 50% of republicans still like him very, very much. the other half think you should not run again. there is mixed up opinion in the republican party but at the same time when you get these really big primaries of 12, 15 candidates running for the presidency it is very hard to distinguish among them. trump of course has built—in support. he has a leg up in that environment. ifrankly am not sure if other republicans that are running for the presidency or have yet to announce but plan to will take the former president had on. and i don't know what levels of willingness there are to do that and that is really the big question. really interesting to talk to

you. iran has admitted to supplying "a limited number" of drones to russia, but has continued to challenge claims that these have been used in the war in ukraine. iranian state media reports that although tehran did supply moscow with the weapons a few months before the conflict, there's no evidence that had been used. the us has said that remains of iranian shahed—i36 or "kamikaze" drones have been found on the ground in ukraine, along with evidence that iranian military personnel have been assisting russia in their use. ukraine's president zelensky says iran needs to come clean about the extent of its involvement in the conflict. translation: they have decided to admit that - they did supply drones for russian terrorism. but even with this confession they are lying. we shoot down at least ten iranian drones every day. the regime claims it only supplied a limited number up until a few months before russia's full—scale invasion began.

just yesterday 11 drones were destroyed. we're certain that a instructors have been teaching russian terrorists how to use these drone yet to tehran remains completely silent about it. professor abdolrasool divsallar is an iran and middle east security expert and visiting professor at universita cattolica in milan, italy. he says iran's admission has come after being pressed by the international community. the decision comes after the international pressure on iran increased and threats of un security council meeting where these girls explored. it also us edges are there. i think what arabians are doing actually is based on the year very traditional —— iranians. the cost of their actions. we see that in their nuclear programmes to, they are miscalculating international pressures before they start

their nuclear programme. now what they are doing is a sort of cost management action or policy that they aim to reduce the possible collateral damage that they may have from this export. basically, ithink that they may have from this export. basically, i think this late announcement comes not so much effective in this situation.— much effective in this situation. , , ., situation. david insisted that althou . h situation. david insisted that although they've _ situation. david insisted that although they've supplied i situation. david insisted that i although they've supplied these drones they haven't been used in ukraine. what role do you think that iran is playing in this conflict at the moment and possibly could do in the coming months? �* . , . possibly could do in the coming months? ~ . , ., ., , months? the arabian drones were used both -- _ months? the arabian drones were used both -- iranian _ months? the arabian drones were used both -- iranian to _ months? the arabian drones were used both -- iranian to help i used both —— iranian to help russians maintain their strategy of inflicting cost on ukrainian infrastructure. and thatis ukrainian infrastructure. and that is something for sure. of course we need to be realistic in this turn that these military drones are not as one single weapon system cannot change the fate of the war and

cannot change the tide of the war in favour of russian necessarily. of course they are causing a heavy cost to ukrainians. what i see more important in this exporting drones to ukraine is more political and international security dimension of that. i run to signal it is notjust it mode power it is a first time it is intervening in you to the and show the western alliances it has capability and it can impact be on the region in the middle east. it is not the only seer that iran can exert power. and that is probably how iranians are justifying looking at their export of the drone. they are looking for more leverage over europe and the us in this drone export. haw leverage over europe and the us in this drone export.— in this drone export. how does that analysis _ in this drone export. how does that analysis it _ in this drone export. how does that analysis it with _ in this drone export. how does that analysis it with comments j that analysis it with comments we've heard from the iranian foreign minister today saying around is not been a supporter of either side of the war and is ready to talk to ukraine?

it's a long tradition in iranian foreign policy that ms. calculate the cost of their actions. they are not good in delivering realistic objective for foreign delivering realistic objective forforeign policy. we are basically seeing that in many international crisis that iran is in bold these days, in syria, in the region and for this nuclearfight. —— new fight. they are losing the fact that iran was not good in calculating how other actors in international relations and international relations and international systems will react to its decisions. i think that decision, today's announcement of this fact is coming from the point of view that they are just realising very late the cost and then try to manage it some how. let's get some of he day's other news. the co—founder of twitter, jack dorsey, has apologised for growing the company too quickly — a day after the new boss, elon musk, sacked half the workforce. in a tweet mr dorsey said he felt responsible

for the predicament facing twitter staff. he said... pakistan's government has immediately reversed a ban on the broadcast of speeches by the opposition leader, imran khan. the media regulator had announced the measure earlier on saturday, saying he'd made comments that threatened national security. mr khan was shot in the leg at a protest march earlier this week and has accused the government and military of plotting to kill him. china has admitted that it needs to improve its covid vaccination rate for people aged over 80. analysts say a lower take—up among elderly people could be one reason why beijing is reluctant to end its zero—covid policy. the country has more than 30 million people in this age bracket but officials have declined to say exactly how many of them have been fully vaccinated. rail passengers in the uk have faced major disruption, despite a decision by the rmt union to call off

three strikes scheduled for saturday, monday and wednesday. only about a fifth of services have operated because the announcement came too late to prevent cancellations. negotiations will resume early next week in an attempt to resolve a long—running dispute over pay, conditions and job security. candlelight vigils have taken place in south korea to remember the victims of last week's deadly crush — that killed 156 people. the disaster in the capital, seoul, a week ago during halloween celebrations has caused growing public anger. our correspondent nick marsh has the story, from seoul. 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: iwasn'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. you're watching bbc news — the headlines this hour. with the us midterm elections just days away the big hitters have been on the campaign trail and pennsylvania. biden, obama and pennsylvania. biden, obama and trump all push for victory in a critical contest. iran has admitted as supplying a limited number of drones to russia. ukraine says tehran has yet to come clean in the full extent of the conflict. british police say the firebombing of an immigration processing centre on the south coast of england 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 later taken his own life. jon donnison reports. 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. when we talk about anything we when we talk about anything have to be really care about we have to be really careful about the words we use in the rhetoric creek will be talk about anything to do with migration. especially people in power should know the weight their words a whole. comments like that i think to show the complete disregard, the for basic human dignity. but the government _ basic human dignity. but the government says _ basic human dignity. but the government says the - basic human dignity. but the| government says the number basic human dignity. but the i government says the number of migrants continuing to cross the channel and that fixing an assignment system which they described as broken is a first order priority. france's far—right national rally party has chosen

a 27—year—old member of the european parliament as its new president. jordan bardella takes overfrom marine le pen, marking the first time in its 50—year—history that that party or its predecessor the national front — has not been led by a member of the le pen family. both ms le pen and mr bardella have been talking to their supporters. translation: france is the song of people have loved her - and those who love her now, and no—one else will defend her in our place. always believe in yourself, always believe in france. if you believe in france, will be capable of building 100 power stations and 1000 cathedrals, capable of building innovations that will change the world, capable of bringing messages of peace and freedom to the planet that will reverberate through all the hearts in the world. translation: france is the son of people have loved her -

they'll be no rest for me and for each _ they'll be no rest for me and for each of us until we have put — for each of us until we have put the _ for each of us until we have put the country back on track, for the — put the country back on track, for the future, for the movement. as for france it goes without— movement. as for france it goes without saying that i will be wherever the country and the national_ wherever the country and the national need me. our paris correspondent, hugh schofield, explains where this leaves marine le pen in the running of the party. it's a significant moment. a rising star, no question about it. his extreme youth if nothing else suggests he has a long career ahead of them. but he is a marine loyalist and hand picked by her there was a vote but it was definitely her chosen successor. and being as you say she is not disappearing. what's happened that's very new and last six is that's very new and last six is that the national rally has this block of 89 seats in parliament, which is never had before and is proving to be a very effective opposition force

in parliament. it's playing a very strong hand they are led by marie the pen, keeping the far left opposition very much on the back foot. so technically it's proving very efficient and really marine le pen is a leader. the way the power in the party is shifting and the focus shifting towards what's happening in parliament and the national is so remote thatis and the national is so remote that is where it marine le pen is with that that's where she will continue to make headlines in the run presumably to another presidential bid impossible four years from now. certainly there is no suggestion at the moment that bardella will be the presidential candidate. the us singer and rapper aaron carter has died aged 34. a representative said he was found dead at his home in california, and the cause of death is yet to be determined. he was the brother of backstreet boys member, nick carter, and rose to fame in the 1990s. our reporter tom brada joins me now. welcome. what other

circumstances that we know surrounding his death? allen carter's death _ surrounding his death? allen carter's death was _ surrounding his death? allen carter's death was first i carter's death was first reported by the entertainment website tmz. they said he was found in a bath in his home in california and that the police had received 8911 call at around at 11am in the morning. theyis around at 11am in the morning. they is still little details surrounding what exactly the circumstances are. but his representatives have given an official statement. representatives have given an officialstatement. in representatives have given an official statement. in that statement they said that right now it is a really bad time. we are trying to figure out what happen and what the cause of it was. we are just as upset as everyone and hope that fans get get thoughts and plans do not prayers to his family he leaves behind a son, a baby boy who is bornjust behind a son, a baby boy who is born just last year. tell behind a son, a baby boy who is born just last year.— born 'ust last year. tell us a bit born just last year. tell us a bit more — born just last year. tell us a bit more about _ born just last year. tell us a bit more about aaron i born just last year. tell us a | bit more about aaron carter, how big of a star was a? he was a bi how big of a star was a? he was a his pen _ how big of a star was a? he was a his pen culture _ how big of a star was a? he was a big pop culture figure - how big of a star was a? he was a big pop culture figure in i how big of a star was a? he was a big pop culture figure in the i a big pop culture figure in the 90s and early 2000 as a pop star, an actor and even as a rapper. you mentioned a little

earlier that he is the brother of nick carter who is one of the members of the pop supergroup the backstreet boys without aaron actually launched his career by opening for that group on a number of their tours and concerts. he went on tours and concerts. he went on to have a really successful solo career in his own right he released four albums and sold millions and millions of copies. millions and millions of coies. ., , �* millions and millions of coies. . , �* , millions and millions of coies. �* , ,, ., millions and millions of coies. , ,, ., copies. he wasn't 'ust known as a .o . copies. he wasn't 'ust known as a pop star. h copies. he wasn't 'ust known as a pop star. is _ copies. he wasn't 'ust known as a pop star, is that]— copies. he wasn'tjust known as a pop star, is that right? - copies. he wasn'tjust known as a pop star, is that right? he i a pop star, is that right? he tried his _ a pop star, is that right? he: tried his hand at acting. he was a member of the lizzie mcguire show and popped up as a cameo lizzie mcguire a favourite amongst kids shows with up he appeared another shows on nickelodeon. as he grew older he moved away from p0p grew older he moved away from pop and made the transition to becoming a rap artist. unfortunately, as with many stars who effectively become famous while they are still children he had some quite well—documented struggles in his life. for example, he went bankrupt in 2013 and was sadly in and out of rehab throughout

his life but for his fans they will remember him as a 90s heart—throb. who atjust 3a years old died far, far too young. years old died far, far too ounu. : ~' years old died far, far too ounu. . ~ ,, years old died far, far too ounu. . y years old died far, far too ounu. : , . we have been watching what's been going on in the united states with those midterm elections just two days away now. donald trump has been speaking as he emerged from his plane. he is here at this airport with dozens and dozens of people listening to his speak for the last hour or so. it's been quite a lengthy conversation he has been having there. donald trump is going to appear at a full republican rally in the town of latrobe. he is supporting the republican candidate there who is a well—known tv doctor, doctor mehmet oz. keeping an eye on those pictures and bringing that to you what formula

president donald trump has to say. that is it for me now. thank you very much for watching. hello put up a bit more centred around for many as we go through sunday for many as we go through sunday. it won't be a completely dry day. we will see plenty of showers around. one or two particularly wet morning for that we've got low—pressure creeping in ever closer off the atlantic. here it is on the charts for the around that was a strengthening winds pushing into the west was up winds pushing into the west was up before it arrives that one of the front from yesterday has arrived and into the start of sunday could produce some very heavy rain mild conditions to at the southeast corner for the cooler elsewhere, some clear skies in one or two showers. let's focus for the first part of the morning channel islands to southeast england parts of east anglia with a heavy rain will be some have seen over months worth of rain in just the last five days. there could be further flooding around. that ring eventually easing for

the show is mainly in the west to begin, they'll develop a bit more widely and push their way north with the news was with some spots of northeast england that a dry and brightening up through scotland into the afternoon with more in the way of dry weather. winds will be picking up throughout the day, particular georgia southwest were be could see winds gusting in excess of 48 miles pearl through the afternoon. temperatures a degree or show up temperatures a degree or show up on saturday, ten to 15 degrees with up as you go through sunday evening and overnight we will see the showers continue for the area of low pressure pushing toward the northwest of scotland. straw perhaps longer spells are afraid to take us into it monday morning. should be too chilly at night as we go through the night into monday morning. the strength of that breeze coming in from a mile south westerly direction going to bring probably be a cloud around on monday for some scattered showers, but not a huge amount of sunshine between them. even though we haven't got that sunshine temperatures continue to calm under the southwest winds, around 30 to

60 degrees with up later in the day the winds will start to pick up for the 40, 60 dust possible out towards the up those wind strengthened even further as we go through monday night as this weather front pushes its way eastward. once bo pushes out and another approach is from the west as we go through this coming week. but the next one is going to be dragging airall the but the next one is going to be dragging air all the way through the mid atlantic. the second half of the week we would continue to see the temperatures climb. after a rather chilly weekend there will be new symptoms for the temperatures will climb but as high pressure builds into the south and east there will be more in the way of dry weather. see you soon.

this is bbc news, the headlines with three days to go until the us midterm elections, senior politcians have been hitting the campaign trail, in a final effort to win votes. for the democrats, president biden and barack obama have been in philadelphia — while donald trump has held his own rally in pennsylvania. iran has admitted supplying what it calls "a limited number" of drones to russia — but iranian state media has said there's "no evidence" they've been used in ukraine. president zelensky has called on tehran to come clean about the extent of its involvement in the conflict. british police say the firebombing of an immigration centre in south east england was the result of an act of terrorism. authorities beleive andrew leak — who is thought to have killed himself after the attack last sunday — was motivated by

an extreme right—wing ideology. now on bbc news. unspun world withjohn simpson. hello, and thanks forjoining me here at the bbc�*s headquarters in central london. in this edition of unspun world, we'll be looking at the way russia is trying to break the resistance of the ukrainian people by cutting their power and water supplies. their main effort is to so demoralise the ukrainian population that it sues for peace on russia's terms. and we'll take a close—up look at the reality of life in kherson, a city under russian occupation. just trying to keep things

normal, to a large degree, because of the little girl.