welcome to bbc news — i'm rich preston — our top stories. more than four and a half million ukranians are living without power as president zelensky warns russia is planning to continue attacking his country's infrastructure. there's devastation in the city of mariupol — where an estimated 25 thousand people were killed during russian bombardments — we have a special report. a dire warning for the future of the planet — as the un's annual climate change summit gets under way in egypt, research suggests the last eight years could be the hottest on record. we must answer the planet's distress signal through action and credible climate action. at least 19 people have died after a passenger plane crashes

into lake victoria in tanzania during stormy weather. and — with the us midterm elections just days away, president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. hello and welcome to the programme. ukraine's president says russia is readying its forces for a large scale attack on his country's infrastructure. volodymyr zelensky said he believed moscow would focus on ukraine's energy sector first. the southern ukrainian city of mariupol has been left in ruins after being subjected to fierce russian bombardment early in the invasion. the city was besieged by russian forces —

and ukrainian officials now estimate at least 25—thousand people were killed there. our correspondent hilary andersson has been speaking to survivors from the city for bbc panorama. they give vivid and distressing testimony. and a warning that hilary's report contains references to suicide, and you may find some of it distressing. artem has seen what no child should. he was in mariupol�*s theatre when it was bombed. his two—year—old sister nastia had to be dug out of the rubble. how do you grasp horror when you're six? mariupol, once a golden city, was left devastated after a massive bombardment. all spring, the city was besieged, cut

off from the world. we have spent six months speaking to people who lived through it. entire blocks of flats were turned into infernos. around 90% of the buildings destroyed in mariupol were homes. ukrainian officials estimate 5,000 to 7,000 people were crushed beneath the rubble. 0lga was an accountant before the war, married to valeriy. she loved to dance. one night in march, she was sleeping in her cellar, valeriy and her parents were upstairs, when their house was hit. as it got light, 0lga was still trapped and alone. finally, after eight hours

under the rubble of her house, she was pulled out by a cable attached to her leg. 0lga was the only survivor of that night.

from more than two months, each day brought terror — forwomen, children, even pregnant mothers. this was mariupol�*s maternity hospital. and this photo one of the most disturbing images of the war. her name was irena. she was a local clothes shop manager, due to give birth in three days�* time. 0xana at a nearby hospital tried to save her life. more people were killed here than in any other european

city since world war two. these are their graves. artem lost his granny.

hilary andersson, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. italy's new far right government has prevented thirty—five men from leaving a rescue ship that's been allowed to dock in a port in sicily. about a hundred and forty other people were allowed ashore. the new italian prime minister, giorgia meloni, has said she wants to crack down on people travelling across the mediterranean from north africa. mp aboubakar soumahoro, described the government's behaviour as illegal and inhumane. after a wave of anti—government protests in iran, a majority of law—makers there have called for anti—government protesters facing the most serious charges to be executed as soon as possible. in a letter to the judiciary, they called for swift action against those attacking lives and property. protests in iran were initially sparked by the death in police custody of mahsa amini. european football associations say they'll continue to press

the cause of human rights, days after the game's world governing body urged teams to stay out of politics ahead of the world cup in qatar. the tournment kicks off later this month. in an open letter, the football authorities in ten european countries said human rights applied everywhere. more than 100 world leaders are gathering for the annual un climate change summit — cop27 — in egypt. and it's begun with dire warnings about the state of the planet. extreme temperatures, wildfires, drought and flooding have all been made worse by the last eight years being the hottest on record, according to the world meterological organization. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt, has the latest from the conference in sharm el—sheikh. cyclones ripped through madagascar earlier this year. floods displaced more thani million people in nigeria last month,

while another year of low rainfall pushed parts of somalia and elsewhere in east africa even closer to famine. 0ur planet is sending a distress signal, the un conference in egypt was warned. the last eight years have been the warmest on record, making every heatwave more intense and life—threatening, especially for vulnerable populations. sea levels are rising at twice the speed of the �*90s, posing an existential threat to low—level islands states and threatening billions of people in coastal regions. representatives of more than 200 nations are attending the talks. it is essential progress is made, they were told. whilst i do understand that leaders around the world have faced competing priorities this year, we must be clear. as challenging as our current moment is, in action is myopic and can only defer climate catastrophe.

but expect heated negotiations. egypt says the rich world needs to come good on its promises of cash to help developing countries cut carbon, and adapt to our changing climate. and there will be demands for money to help vulnerable nations with the climate—related impacts they are already experiencing. the fear is the talks could be deadlocked. the ukraine war has driven up food and energy prices worldwide. developed nations are expected to say they don't have cash to spare. many times we have been given commitments and promises, but we haven't been given action. and, of course, a promise that is broken, it kind of destroys the trust that we have in our leaders.

you don't have to go far from the coast here in egypt to find vivid evidence of what's at stake. the red sea is home to some of the most magnificent and biodiverse coral reefs in the world. but coral is incredibly vulnerable to climate change. scientists say virtually all the world's coral reefs could be gone by the end of the century, possibly sooner. justin rowlatt bbc news, egypt. nineteen people have been confirmed killed after a passenger plane crashed into lake victoria in tanzania while attempting to land in stormy weather. authorities say more than 20 people managed to survive the crash. tom brada reports.

huddled on the wings of the sinking plane. these are the survivors of a crash that plunged more than a0 people into the waters of africa's largest lake. disbelieving crowds gathered around the shoreline offering help and local fishermen ferried survivors back and forth to dry land. despite their efforts, many of the passengers were unable to be saved. translation: people managed to open the emergency door. i as you would try and rescue people, the water would search in and in the end, i was able to rescue seven people. the passenger plane took off from tanzania's capital in the east. it was heading for a city on the shores of lake victoria plummeted out of the skyjust a short distance from its destination. one of the survivors told the that there was heavy turbulence, we later found ourselves in the lake. water then entered the plane and those sitting near the front were covered by it.

tanzania's prime minister went to visit the crash site and said those who have been rescued are in the hospital and not seriously injured. now, efforts are focused on developing a full picture of what happen. precision air, is one of tanzania's largest private airline, the company made for some uncomfortable questions as the full investigation comes under way. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: leading democrats and republicans step up their campaigning — with less than 48 hours until the us mid—term elections. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results — i voted for him because

i generally feel he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display but on the local campaign headquarters, and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners in both east and westl linked hands and danced around liberated territory. and with no way to. stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the - structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the who dominated the palestinian for so long has died, the palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, with the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy — women ministers who foot for only grudgingly accepted among the ranks of clergy suddenly felt welcomed. this is bbc news, the latest headlines.

more than four and a half million ukranians are living without power as president zelensky warns russia is planning to continue attacking his country's infrastructure. dire warnings for the future of the planet — as the un's annual climate change summit, gets under way in egypt. research suggests the last eight years could have been the hottest on record. more now on the climate summit — brian kahn is climate editor at protocol and lecturer at columbia university's climate school. i asked him what where the main challenges at cop27. the big challenges, this is going to be a cop that is going to be about loss and damage, developing countries asking developed countries to pay for the climate damages like those you just talked about. the developed world has spent the past few centuries using atmosphere as a free waste for carbon dioxide and other damage being caused by that in developing countries are serving the bill and that is

why are the biggest fight is going to be. this is nothing new. there was an agreement made at the summit in 2009. why is it taken long? is this year going to see any actual breakthrough? it seems every year we make incremental progress. we are at the point where countries are going to talk about co—operation, not exactly compensation. that is the nature of these climate talks was of a bunch of countries moving an incremental basis i don't imagine we're going a huge flow of cash that is going to back—up damage. i will say that this is the way these talks work. little steps here and there. is that enough, it is absolutely not enough. at this point the world is that crisis stage. it is a guess and thing rather than waiting and talking about it.

there are the countries which are suffering the loss and damage and then there are countries that can help out financially. you are the kind of key players in this and who should we be keeping an eye on. the us is one of the key players, the uk, the countries with the money and have historically put most of the missions in the atmosphere the ones with the most money to spend than the ones that people come to. in terms of the countries i cling on the other side, each ship is the host is going to make a strong push for this. was he strong states as well given that the reefs protecting them at dying off and they are seeing damage from cyclones and other things as well so i imagine they have a strong moral standing and they have typically been the moral centre of these meetings in the past and i imagine we'll see a similar role this time as well. climate change is a globally important topic that you are talking about asking countries to give up money than we are in the middle of a cost of living crisis. there is a war in europe's borders. are we expecting world leaders open up their proverbial wallets? now is certainly the time when

people are making arguments that money is better spent at home rather than being sent abroad so i don't imagine we're going to see money and while it's been opened up but i will say that last year, the meeting in glasgow, scotland made a landmark commitment of £2 million which is sort of a moral statement, not necessarily a big statement of money, to loss and damage but open up the cover is a little bit and we've or take committed to loss and damage. how they apply, who gets it, that is to be determined but there are these little steps and there is an opening there. with what is going on with the energy crisis it's going to be very hard for developing countries to get developed countries to take this seriously given all the problems at home right now. thank you very much for your insights. i appreciate it. on tuesday, people across the us will vote in midterm elections. they're typically considered a referendum on the first two years of a president's term in office — with the party in power often taking a beating. that's why many are calling the votes on tuesday some

of the most important in years. christian fraser — who's in the bbc�*s election results studio in washington dc — takes us through the races that will be crucial to watch. a midterm election is a barometer of the mood, a verdict on the presidential performance thus far the results of the midterm election will dictate whatjoe biden can achieve for the rest of his term. there are some key battles to watch. here are a couple for you. this will be the one that we focus on on tuesday night. pennsylvania, an open seat that belong to republicans and it's the republicans big, a tattooed six foot eight a harvard graduate, usually dresses in a hoodie and shorts but in may, he suffered a stroke and with that, went to ten point lead in the polls. his opponent known as doctor 0z from the oprah winfrey show is dismissed by democrats as a carpetbagger from newjersey. but he has capitalised

onjohn�*s advertisements from the debate and this may have tipped it in his favour. let's talk about the elephant in the room, i had a stroke and he's never let me forget that. and i might miss some words during this debate, which two words together, it knocked me down, but i will keep getting back up. income storage. as a republican governor into democratic senators. in 2020, georgians voted for this man, rafael warnock who is bidding his first full term in office. but he is in an almighty fight with the former nfl star, herschel walker was backed by donald trump. walker is an flawed candidate because despite campaigning is pro—life, the reports suggest he pay for not one but two women to have abortions. allegations he continues to deny. of 596 republicans running for state white or federal office, 307 have raised doubts about the validity or the integrity of the 2020 election. in one of them is carrie lake, was running for the governor in arizona.

against the secretary of state currently in charge of elections, katie hobbs. another is dug, running for governor in pennsylvania against democratic attorney general and pennsylvania josh schapiro. he is a trump pick when the primary season and said if he wins, he will choose the secretary of state but the power to make corrections to elections. this time, more than ever before, state elections will matter because of these elections deniers when these positions, they will be empowered to decide the fate of the election in 202a. we will have lots of coverage on the us midterms and rates from bbc news of the next few days and don't change the channel, you know where to go for the latest. lawrence douglas is a professor of law at amherst college, massachusetts, and author of �*will he go? trump and the looming election meltdown in 2020'. so what are his predictions

for this election?( we should bear in mind it was very often the case that the party of the president takes something of a beating at the midterm election and that has kind of been a pretty standard feature of recent elections. and, you know, if we trust the polls, which we can necessarily always do, it does look like the democrats are pretty certain to lose the house of representatives and then with regard to the senate things are really too close to call. it seems possible they would lose the senate also but certainly their control of the house seems in jeopardy. you said traditionally the party of the president loses in the midterms. there are a couple of issues at stake. the issues themselves than the personalities and when it comes to personality the fact is that president biden and his vice president are not really

that popular, are they? they are not that popular. in some sense, unfairly so. obviously, the issue right now on the minds of voters is inflation and it is very hard to get in front of a crowd and say, well, we have done a lot to basically make sure that our economy did not collapse in the wake of the pandemic. 0ur employment numbers are actually very, very good and, if it were not for some of the policies we have embarked upon our economy would probably be a lot worse shape than it is, it is a hard message to sell. and so i think biden is unfortunately, he is the victim of an inflation that usually not responsible for and it would be worse if it were not for some of the policies that he has pursued. as well as the economy there are various other factors at play, the domestic issues like the overturning of roe v wade. what is likely to get people out to the voting booth on tuesday.

the biggest thing is probably the economy and inflation. one of the things we have seen recently, was seen by the remarkable and dispiriting poll that which indicated that over 70% of americans believe that american democracy is threatened and yet only about 7% said that they really considered that at the forefront of their mind when it comes to casting a ballot and even found a very substantial number of republicans and even a certain number of democrats who said that they would be willing to vote for someone who has engaged in election denial which, of course, sets up a very dangerous precedent especially if we just look at two years into the future, to 202k. on that topic, former president trump is dangled that character running again. what is that doing for the momentum on the republican campaign trail? it certainly is the case that it seems rather unbelievable but it is certainly the case that the

there is much more on our website or you can download the app. the italian government has been accused of breaching international maritime law by preventing migrants researchers in britain say blood grown in the laboratory has been given to people for the first time. the blood was developed from harvested stem cells which are grown and encouraged to form red—blood cells. patients in several areas of england are being given small amounts of it to see how long it lasts inside the body. if the tests are successful, researchers hope to be able to use the technology to make very rare blood groups,

which is vital for people who need regular transfusions. the us powerballjackpot has risen to $1.9 billion after no winner emerged after saturday's world—record draw. the premier lottery game has had no winner in more than three months after 39 consecutive drawings. powerball says the odds of winning the jackpot in monday's draw are one—in—292.2 million. the previous world—record jackpot was set in 2016, when $1.59 billion was split between three powerball players. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston hello. river flows across the uk have been responding to the much—needed rainfall we have had this week. for some, though, it has been a bit too much all at once. in kent and sussex in particular where only six days into the month, we have already had double the normal november rainfall in a few spots. that will help to top the reservoirs up, it will take a little bit longer, but more rain to come, some heavy showers across the south—east through the night and into the morning, and then the rest of the week with low pressure dominating to the west. for monday, though, it is throwing weather fronts and plenty of moisture our our way in terms of cloud. cloud and outbreaks of rain across most parts of the uk through monday will come and go. most persistent through the cumbrian fails, dumfries and galloway, and across snowdonia. there will be some brighter

spells towards southern england and northern parts of scotland, especially. but even though we have got excessive amounts of cloud, the winds coming from the south—west, temperatures above where we should be at this stage in november, 12 to 15 degrees. those wind strengthened through the evening, a spell of squally rain will keep some of you awake monday night into tuesday, wind gusts through monday night could be around 40, 50, maybe 60 miles an hour at times before that band of heavy rain gradually clears towards the east. and then it puts us into a straightforward mixture of sunshine and showers, and the temperature stays on that mild side. this is how we start tuesday, ten to 13 degrees. just to give you a bit of context, this is where we should be by day at this time of the year. this is the chart for tuesday, low—pressure to the north—west, around it we will see plenty of bands of showers pushing their way in but compared with monday, that will be more sunshine, so sunshine, showers, sunshine, showers, it will be one of those ever—changing days. staying dry for longest if not completely dry in parts of northern scotland and some in eastern england, again, temperatures above where we should be for this stage in the year. wednesday, the winds shift a little bit to more of a westerly direction. so, early showers around the english channel will fade and some south—eastern areas

will get through the day largely dry, if not completely dry, showers more frequent in parts of scotland, northern ireland and north—west england. a touch fresher on wednesday but through wednesday night into thursday, the next deep load for the north atlantic starts to drag up ahead of these weather fronts some very mild air all the way from the mid—atla ntic. that will bring warmer conditions any time of year but this time of the year it will bring lots of cloud around. of rain and drizzle in the west but that cloud will start to break up later in the week with a bit more sunshine and temperatures still continuing to climb.

this is bbc news, the headlines. president zelensky of ukraine has said russia is planning to continue attacking the country's infrastructure. around 11.5 million ukranians are currently living without power. aid agencies in the southern city of mariupol say at least 25,000 people have been killled since the war began. the head of the un has told the cop27 climate summit global warming is changing the world at a catastrophic pace. the annual meeting has discussed giving money to poorer countries to deal with the climate—related losses and the damage they've already suffered. the prime minister of tanzania has confirmed that at least 19 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed into lake victoria while attempting to land in stormy weather. authorities say more than 20

people survived the crash and were taken to hospital.