this is bbc news, i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. after months of campaigning, on—the—day voting will soon get under way in the us midterm elections. while donald trump was also on the campaign trail. the on the campaign trail. election was rigged and stolen the election was rigged and stolen and now our country is being destroyed. we stolen and now our country is being destroyed.— stolen and now our country is being destroyed. we know in our bones that _ being destroyed. we know in our bones that our _ being destroyed. we know in our bones that our democracy - being destroyed. we know in our bones that our democracy is - being destroyed. we know in our bones that our democracy is at i bones that our democracy is at risk and — bones that our democracy is at risk and this is your moment to defend — risk and this is your moment to

defend it — signs of disagreement at the cop27 climate change summit over plans by several african countries to extract more natural gas. and the jackpot that seems to get ever bigger — the powerball prize now worth nearly $2 billion. of america's crucial midterm elections today. a strong showing for the republicans will put them in a position to block any ofjoe biden's legislation, and would encourage donald trump to run for the white house again in 202a. here's our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. that's certainly the hope by president biden and

the democrats that they can work together. the moment president biden became president two years ago, he made a big point of bipartisanship. he is friends with a lot of republicans so he had made a big thing about how we can all get on. when the ukraine invasion happened, there was a rare glimpse of bipartisanship, because both parties agreed that sending aid to ukraine was a good thing. however, many republican candidates running in a variety of races for the midterm elections who have said that if they win, they will make sure that not one penny goes to ukraine. i got a flavour of the final hours of the campaign from our correspondent, john sudworth who was reporting from a rather noisy rally in pennsylvania. pennsylvania rally in pennsylvania. is a key rate in the pennsylvania is a key rate in

the key battleground state. in a moment we will hear from dr mehmet oz, the republican candidate for the senate. the warm up act at the moment... he is taking on his opponent the democratjohn fetterman. an interesting personal dynamic, dr mehmet oz the slick celebrity tv doctor. john fetterman the candidate who suffered a health setback earlier this year, suffering a stroke. his struggle articulating on the campaign trail may raise questions, some suggest, in some voters are part of the mind is, nonetheless the issues are front and centre. the economy being key among them of course, but also some of those off—line issues. abortion, key differences between the candidates on back. and the question of course of election denialism. dr mehmet oz raising

questions about the 2020 election, john fetterman suggesting that conspiracy is reason enough for his supporters to turn out, with democracy itself on the ballot. what happened here in the next few days, like a number of other races across america, could determine the make—up of the senate and whether or not joe biden becomes a lame—duck president, and how much he can get done for the remainder of his term. i'm joined now by our correspondent in washington nomia iqbal. people are saying these elections are more important than in any previous presidency.- than in any previous residen . , , ., , presidency. yes, usually mid-term _ presidency. yes, usually mid-term elections - presidency. yes, usually mid-term elections in i presidency. yes, usually. mid-term elections in the presidency. yes, usually- mid-term elections in the us mid—term elections in the us come and go without much fanfare. historically, we kind of know which way they will go. the mid—term elections are an

opportunity for americans to basically tell the president or the party how they are feeling about the direction of the country. the party in power usually doesn't do very well. the reason why it is seen as so consequential this time is basically two things at play. how much power president biden will have, asjohn outlined in his report. because if he loses congress, if the two chambers, the senate and the house, go to the senate and the house, go to the republicans, pretty much any law he tries to pass will be blocked. the other element is donald trump, he still very much looms large over the mid—term elections. if the republicans do very well, that will give him the incentive to run for the white house, something he has hinted many times that he will do. he has said there is going to be a big announcement next tuesday, the expectation that he will

announce he will run again. he has endorsed hundreds of candidates in key seats and key election races across the country who are so election deniers, they backed his unsubstantiated claim that the election was stolen. the concern for democrats, if they get into that position, what does it mean for the 2024 election?— does it mean for the 2024 election? ., , , , election? he has been extremely active ever _ election? he has been extremely active ever since _ election? he has been extremely active ever since he _ election? he has been extremely active ever since he lost - election? he has been extremely active ever since he lost the - active ever since he lost the last election. it's not official that is going to run in 2024 yet, but one of his key argument is the mess the economy is in right now, he put the blame firmly at the door of the blame firmly at the door of the democrats. and the fact that americans are finding it tough financially, everything is costing more, that is going to play a part in this, isn't it? , to play a part in this, isn't it? y y a, to play a part in this, isn't it? _ it? hugely so. if you ask american _ it? hugely so. if you ask american but _ it? hugely so. if you ask. american but number one it? hugely so. if you ask- american but number one issue they care about, they don't say democracy on the ballot, they say it is the fact that they fill up their car and it is

twice as expensive as previously, it's hard for them to buy basic goods at the grocery store. those issues do matter. republicans have really focused their messaging on inflation. the fact is, when the economy is doing well, the president in power takes credit for it, when the economy isn't doing well, the opposition blames the president. lots of factors around why the economy isn't good, and some of it is out of president biden's hands. a lot of criticism, and from the democratic party members themselves that perhaps the messaging hasn't been great by the democratic party, that may be democracy being on the ballot, while it is an issue for a lot of americans, the polls suggest it is there, but it is not the number one issue, people care about the cost of living and the state of the economy, so interesting to see how that plays out over the next few days.— how that plays out over the next few days. that makes it so difficult to _

next few days. that makes it so difficult to predict _ next few days. that makes it so difficult to predict the _ difficult to predict the outcome, it's notjust the economy, the argument about democracy being at stake, but also roe vs wade, the overturning of that key legislation which enables american women to choose whether they terminate a pregnancy or not, that is a huge issue for many, so it's so hard to say how people will vote. it hard to say how people will vote. ., ., , hard to say how people will vote. . ., , ., ., hard to say how people will vote. . ., , vote. it a really good point, when roe — vote. it a really good point, when roe vs _ vote. it a really good point, when roe vs wade - when roe vs wade was overturned, i was outside the supreme court covering it for the bbc, and people were coming from different states to protest. women who say they are republicans at the time, saying that would be the big issue for them. also in kansas, abortion rights were directly on the ballot. it's a deeply conservative state. abortion rights were upheld, which was a real shock victory for more liberal groups. though now, for these mid—term elections, a handful of states where abortion rights are also directly on the for example

kentucky. you are right when you say there are these issues that matter to people and the polls show that abortion rights, the idea they could be eroded completely is still concerning people. it's a case of how much do people care about it in november as opposed to back in the summer when it was overturned?— to back in the summer when it was overturned? absolutely. you have a very _ was overturned? absolutely. you have a very busy _ was overturned? absolutely. you have a very busy few— was overturned? absolutely. you have a very busy few days - have a very busy few days ahead, thank you. now more from my colleague christian fraser. he going to be in the bbc election results studio in washington, dc to take us through the issues on the minds of voters, what's happening when the results come through. a special programme on air this time tomorrow, do tune in to find out how the us mid—term elections pan out. more later in the programme.

there are signs of disagreement at the cop27 climate change summit over plans by several african countries to extract more natural gas. other nations believe the world needs to reduce its use of fossil fuels as quickly as possible. the international energy agency has said new gas fields are not compatible with global aims to achieve net zero emissions by the middle of this century. for the first time, the summit is debating whether richer nations should provide financial support to help developing countries combat the effects of climate change. professor todd eisenstadt is research director for the center for environmental policy at the american university. we asked him if the cop has just turned into a huge talking shop. i think if you look at the incentives of diplomats, it's not to do things quickly. they are not trained... they are trained to be incremental and very cautious. and indeed, if too many agreements are reached

too quickly, perhaps they are out of work. theirjob is to continue to negotiate, and that's part of the problem. another part of the problem, the cop by nature is based on consensus. every single country has to agree, so what we are doing, we are making agreements that will be signed by the lowest common denominator. basically, we have to find something that we can agree with russia, saudi arabia, venezuela... countries with strong interests in fossil fuels, and perhaps not a lot of collective view of how the world needs to proceed. the building block of the paris agreement and of the cop system that we are using now is built on voluntary contributions. unless there are sticks, you know, we are not going to get emissions reductions with carrots,

because there are too many domestic interests in most countries which are acting against climate action, right? the fossil fuel industry, to name the most obvious. the problem isn't country living up to their pledges, so much, as it is even making ambitious pledges to begin with. it's called the ambition gap and it's getting wider and wider every year. stay with us on bbc news — still to come. trying to avoid a christmas blackout — why the war in ukraine is presenting stark choices for western europe. 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 genuinely believe 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 for so long, has died. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. after months of campaigning, on—the—day voting will soon get under way in the us midterm elections.

president biden makes his final pitch for support, while donald trump was also on the campaign trail. so the us midterm elections are 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 issues on voters' minds. if you tuned in to any televised debate through this midterm campaign, you'd be forgiven for thinking the two parties were fighting entirely different elections. they're so split on what they consider the main issues. but then, so are the electorate. a recent poll suggested 90% of voters would prefer republican control of congress for the issue of immigration and the border. 60% want republicans to handle jobs in the economy. but in the same survey,

86% of voters said they prefer democrats to address climate change, and 71% side with democrats on abortion. in other words, the divide this year is unusually stark. so let's have a look at the main issues in play. in recent weeks, republicans say they've regained momentum as inflation becomes the priority issue. now, the economy grew by 2.6% in the last quarter, but voters aren't feeling it — their weekly shop is getting more expensive. despite the fed raising interest rates five times this year, headline inflation is currently at 8.2% in september — down from a high of 9.1% injune. and in every race up and down the country, that is a message the republicans are hammering home. savings are down and costs are up. the biden—pelosi economy is on the ballot. but from inflation to abortion rights — which democrats say is an issue

that continues to impact the key battleground areas in their favour. following the supreme court's decision injune to overturn roe v wade, the democratic party has ploughed unprecedented resources into making this year's election a referendum on abortion access. congressman chabot sponsored the bill that would outlaw birth control and ban all abortions — with no exceptions for rape, incest or life of a woman. but in the minds of the voter, does abortion supersede the fear of crime? in a recent gallup poll, a record 56% of people say local crime has increased where they live — that, said gallup, marks a 5% uptick since last year. republicans say the crime crisis is peeling off suburban voters and independents. democrats say it's largely overblown. but in new york — what an unlikely situation. a republican candidate for governor is competitive against the incumbent democrat.

no republican has won a state—wide race in the empire state since 2002. but after a random shooting outside his home, the republican candidate lee zeldin — he seized the opportunity. these are national issues which define local races, but the outcome by no means determined. we will know which strategy has worked best come wednesday morning. we'll have special coverage on the outcome of the us midterm elections from 2315 gmt on bbc news, and you can follow all the developments by visiting our website, including analysis from our correspondents and editors in the us. just log on to bbc.com/news. europe is in the middle of an energy crisis.

the west's response to the invasion of ukraine prompted russia to reduce the amount of oil and gas it provides. that's having a knock—on effect, especially now that winter is coming. difficult decisions are being made, including how some celebrate christmas. tim allman explains. it's a familiar scene all around the world — the twinkling glow of christmas lights on the high street, an attempt to draw in the crowds and spread a little festive cheer. but these illuminations consume energy and that is suddenly in short supply. here in the belgian city of nivelles, rising costs mean christmas isn't quite what it used to be. translation: we'll keep the christmas market - for the two last weekends in december, but we will reduce the number of illuminations by two—thirds. we'll focus the illuminations on the shopping streets

to encourage access to the shops. there are calls to reduce energy consumption for environmental reasons, but the most immediate problem is the war in ukraine. vladimir putin's use of oil and gas as a weapon has presented many with a stark choice, but in nivelles, they think a middle way might be possible. translation: i think this year is difficult, l in terms of the crisis. so it's a shame to take away an element of happiness from our fellow citizens. our advice is to maintain illuminations but put timers on, perhaps reduce the time slots. maybe that is the solution — christmas on a slightly smaller scale. let there be light, just not all the time. tim allman, bbc news. now here's all the latest sports news. hello, there, i'm tulsen tollett, and this is your sports news, where we start with football — and the last 16 draw of the champions league has seen liverpool draw holders

real madrid in a repeat of last season's final. the i4—time winners from spain beat liverpool 1—0 in last year's final in paris, and this is the fourth time in six years the reds have been drawn against real. all comes down to confidence. so hoping — from a liverpool point of view, i'm hoping now to... you know, we've won a few games leading into this draw, and hopefully getting the confidence to go out there. and, again, ithink, with the first leg being at liverpool, i think it gives real madrid a little bit of an advantage. i would like to have seen liverpool play the second leg at home, but unfortunately because we came runners up, our first leg will be at home, so we'll have to try and take advantage of the home leg. sticking with news of real madrid, there was bad news for them in la liga on monday, where they went down 3—2 at local rivals rayo vallecano, losing both their first game of the season and top spot on the table. afterfalling behind, real then went ahead with two goals in four minutes — luka modric from the penalty

spot, and a header from eder militao. but further goals for the hosts — including a penalty that was converted at its second attempt — proved enough for the win. manchester united have been drawn against barcelona in the europa league knockout round play—offs. this stage of the competition features eight runners—up from their europa league groups, which includes united playing the eight teams who were third in their champions league group. first legs are on the 16th of february, with the second legs the following week. and here's someone who has a connection with both clubs. two huge clubs with huge fan base worldwide. and i think it's... it's probably the game of the week. i think a lot of people will be staying home just to watch this match between two clubs who obviously mean a lot in their countries, but also in europe with a lot of success in all these years. it's probably, we're both thinking the same — we're probably the toughest opponent that we could have at the moment. england's cricketers will play

india on thursday in the second of the semi—finals of the icc t20 world cup. the winner will face either new zealand or pakistan in sunday's final in melbourne. and moeen ali of england says it's unlikely dawid malan will play, after he picked up a groin injury. he's obviously a big player and he has been, for over a number of years, been one of our best players. and i think it's... i don't know, but it doesn't look great, to be honest with you. but...i think he had a scan yesterday and the players, we had the day off — we just arrived and we don't really know a lot, but i'm not sure it's looking great. fans have lined the streets of downtown houston for a parade to celebrate the astros' world series win over the weekend. around one million people turned out to celebrate the astros' second—ever world series win, and saturday's victory over the philadelphia phillies ensured a 4—2 series win that gave the astros' 73—year—old manager dusty baker his first title in 25 seasons in that

position — the last three of those in houston. you can get all the latest sports news, of course, at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that's your sports news for now. the us powerballjackpot has climbed to a record $1.9 billion and the winner was meant to have been announced just a few moments ago. but, plot twist. 0ur news reporter azadeh moshiri joins us now. we were hoping to find out who had won, talk us through what happened. had won, talk us through what happened-— had won, talk us through what hauened. ~ . , , happened. like many people with a lottery ticket, _ happened. like many people with a lottery ticket, i've _ happened. like many people with a lottery ticket, i've been - a lottery ticket, i've been refreshing my phone to find out who won the jackpot for about

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be revealed and we are watching extremely closely to find out who it is or which group of people have been the lucky winners. back in a moment with the business and more on cop27, the business and more on cop27, the challenges facing governments, businesses and society. hello there. tricky weather conditions out there at the moment, but tuesday generally is an improving story. it's going to be a case of sunny spells and scattered showers for many, accompanied by some squally winds, though, still from time to time. so we've seen this massive cloud spilling in off the atlantic, and the weather front is producing some rain, some of it really quite heavy. it's quite a narrow band of rain, and it is pushing through at quite a pace because it's driven along by gusts of winds in excess of 60—70mph. so by around 5—6am, the front will be sitting out in the north sea and leaves a trail of squally showers to follow behind. so there will also be a little more sunshine

around for tuesday. some of those showers really quite heavy with hail, with some thunder mixed in there, as well. and they are going to push their way in from the west further inland. now, as we go through the afternoon, we're still going to see some gusty winds, widely 30—40mph, but we could still see gusts in excess of 50mph down in the southwest. it's going to be a relatively mild story, though, because the wind direction coming from the southwesterly, so temperatures above where they should be for the time of year. we're looking at highs of 11—15 celsius. now, the wind direction will change from a south—westerly to a bit more of a westerly as we go into wednesday. weather fronts waiting out in the wings, but that means a slightly fresher start to the day first thing on wednesday morning, single figures in one or two places. so not as mild as it has been of late. again, another day of sunny spells and blustery showers to look out for on wednesday. showers most frequent perhaps developing in the far northwest

as we go through the afternoon. so there should continue to be some spells of sunshine, because we've got that westerly flow, temperatures may be down a notch for some areas, generally between 10—15 celsius. now, as we move into thursday and towards the end of the week, we've got an area of high pressure that's going to build and centre itself across europe, and that will keep these weather fronts out in the far northwest. it still continues to drive in this southwesterly flow, this milder air across the country, so temperatures will continue to be above the average for the time of year. and that high pressure should keep things a little bit quieter and drier.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines. "climate and energy security go hand—in—hand" — the words of rishi sunak at cop27 — but will the energy crisis derail the transition to renewables? does the glass ceiling remain? a new report highlights deep concerns about the lack of progress of women into key executive roles. why activists in nepal are calling on the government to lift the ban on citizens employed as domestic workers in the gulf and global travel and the cost—of—living crisis — is the industry facing another bumpy ride?