tonight at ten... russia orders its military out of the only regional capital it's captured during its invasion of ukraine. announcing the pull—out from kherson, russia's military commander said it was no longer possible to keep supplying the city. tonight, russian state television called the withdrawal a difficult decision, and called on the public here to trust the generals who have taken it. but this is a setback for the kremlin. in recent weeks, ukrainian forces have been advancing steadily towards the city — we have a special report from the frontline. the russians don't allow independent journalists to operate there, so we have to try and piece together what's happening in a city that is to all intents and purposes cut off from the outside world.

also on the programme tonight: nurses across the uk vote to strike over pay — with action likely before the end of the year. a sharp fall in the number of burglaries solved by the police think that we report from doncaster, where residents say they have lost confidence in officers. and a man is arrested after eggs were thrown at the king and coming up on the bbc news channel, good evening. russia has ordered its troops to withdraw from the key

ukrainian city of kherson — the highly prized regional capital that it captured in march right at the start of the invasion. it's being seen as a major blow for russia and for president putin. for weeks now, ukrainian forces have been advancing slowly towards kherson — keeping up the pressure on russian forces. now russia's commander in ukraine says it is no longer possible to keep supplying its troops there. it means they will retreat from the western bank of the river dnipro — leaving the city — and then dig in again further east. in a moment, we'll speak to our russia editor steve rosenberg, but first this report from our international editor jeremy bowen, camera journalist fred scott and producer kathy long, who have spent the last few days with ukrainians on the frontline outside kherson. for days now, ukrainian soldiers on the kherson perimeter have been dismissing reports that the russians were going to pull back.

when we visited a mobile unit on the flatlands between kherson and mykolaiv — the closest ukrainian—controlled city — the soldiers said they would not believe the russians were leaving until they could see them go. they took us on a mission to attack russian positions. they guide their soviet—era artillery with a commercially available drone made in china. their command car is a 15—year—old bmw imported from britain. it might have been a veteran of the school run — now it's on bomb runs, passing on positions from the drone to adjust the gunners�* aim. the ukrainians claimed direct hits on positions in the large pocket of land russians control west of the dnipro river, which they would have to leave if they pulled out of kherson city. leaving kherson would be a devastating defeat for russia. it was their biggest single prize

since they invaded in february. in moscow, general sergei surovikin, commander of russian forces in ukraine, made the announcement. he told a televised meeting of senior military leaders, including the defence minister, that russia could not properly supply its troops on the west bank of the river. translation: i understand this is a very difficult decision, - but at the same time we will preserve the lives of our service personnel, and in general the the combat capability of the group of forces. ukraine's first response was to warn against premature celebrations. this week, we have been talking to ukrainian soldiers and kherson residents to try to gauge the mood there. you can't drive into kherson from here because there is a front line in the way, and even if you could, the russians don't allow independent journalists to operate there.

so we have to try to piece together what is happening in a city that is, to all intents and purposes, cut off from the outside world. in mykolaiv, i met a ukrainian special forces officer who runs what he calls "partisan warfare" in kherson. he did not want to show his identity. he said harassing the occupiers does notjust mean killing them. translation: the more effective i it is, the worse it is for them. . it makes them live in constant tension, constant fear. that is our goal, our task. it makes them think, "we don't want to conquer, we want to go back to russia." some ukrainians under occupation in kherson say they have seen changes in the city, as rumours circulated this week

that the russians might pull back. translation: for two weeks or more, kherson has been blocked. _ there is no crossing from the left bank to the right for civilians. as a result, the food and medicine is not delivered. if this continues for a long time, i don't know what people will eat and how they will receive basic medicine. a few video snapshots of life now in kherson have been posted. it is a city where russian roubles circulate alongside ukraine's currency, and the clocks now run on moscow time. the ukrainian soldiers we met on the front line facing kherson this week were very confident, not losing sleep over moscow's intentions. with or without the formal withdrawal announcement, these men and their commander believe theirflexible, fast operations and continued nato support cannot be beaten.

translation: step-by-step, we will reach victory. - we will not rush, losing people on our way. the russian troops are scared. they didn't expect so much resistance from our side. ukrainian soldiers will suspect russia's motives until they can drive into kherson. it might be some kind of disinformation strategy, or they believe the russians might be trying to sucker them into a trap. the fact remains, the hit—and—run war here on the front lines near kherson goes on. one question — a fighting retreat requires military skills russia has not demonstrated since the invasion. will moscow try to negotiate safe passage out of kherson for its men? jeremy bowen, bbc news, mykolaiv. our russia editor steve

rosenberg is in moscow. steve, what does this mean for president putin?— steve, what does this mean for president putin? well, if this is really happening. _ president putin? well, if this is really happening, if _ president putin? well, if this is really happening, if russia - president putin? well, if this is. really happening, if russia really has decided to pull out of kherson, as the generals told the people earlier, then this is a big blow to the prestige of the russian authorities. it is embarrassing for vladimir putin, because kherson was the only ukrainian provincial capital that the russians managed to occupy since they invaded in february. i remember barely six weeks ago, that glittering ceremony in the kremlin, when vladimir putin looked so confident and he was signing so many documents and claiming to have annexed kherson region and three other ukrainian territories and that these areas would be russian forever. well, for ever didn't last long, did it? i watched that announcement on state television earlier, and it was a piece of tv theatre. you had the

russian commander reporting to the russian commander reporting to the russian defence minister and recommending a retreat. the camera cut to the minister, who said, i agree, begin the withdrawal. the one actor who was absent from that theatre was president putin, and thatis theatre was president putin, and that is probably because the kremlin decided it was a better idea to let the military men deliver the bad news to the russian people had to distance vladimir putin from what many people here were believed to be a major setback.— a ma'or setback. steve, thank you. our a major setback. steve, thank you. our russia — a major setback. steve, thank you. our russia editor— a major setback. steve, thank you. our russia editor steve _ a major setback. steve, thank you. our russia editor steve rosenberg| our russia editor steve rosenberg there. here, nurses across the uk have voted to strike over pay — with action expected to start by the end of the year. it's the first action of its kind since the royal college of nursing was set up more than a century ago. nurses want a pay rise of 5% above inflation. walkouts will take place in most but not all hospitals and community teams, but emergency care will still be staffed. our health editor hugh pym is here to explain more. yes, reeta, under the turnout rules,

strike ballots can only take effect if at least half of a local workforce has voted. the result is that in scotland, nurses in all frontline services at health boards can go on strike. it's the same in northern ireland. in wales, there could now be walkouts at all health boards except one — aneurin bevan in the south east. in england, it was more of a mixed picture. atjust over half of patient services, including hospital and ambulance trusts, there can now be strikes by nurses following the votes. they say emergency care will not be affected. for many nurses, it is a call for action on boosting workforce numbers and better pay. jodie, who is an rcn branch rep, voted for the strike. she said she had to give up her pension contributions. i couldn't afford to contribute to it any more at the moment, because it was a choice between either doing that or being in debt every month and getting to the bottom of two overd rafts.

have you and your colleagues thought hard about walk—outs affecting health care and what that means for patients? absolutely. i've been a patient myself. i've got members of my family who have been patients, and this is why we will continue to ensure that staffing is kept safe. but ian, a nurse in cornwall, voted against strike action. i will not walk out. i will offer to work in any department to cover any loss of nurses in that area. i believe it is my duty as my registration as a nurse. nurses in northern ireland have gone on strike before, but there has never been a uk—wide ballot in the history of the royal college of nursing. the union's general secretary says urgent care will continue during strikes, though there will be postponements of planned treatment. if there are walk—outs, will that not make backlogs and long waits for operations and treatment

and so on even worse? well, those backlogs are there because of the vacancies in our profession. those patients are sitting on waiting lists because there aren't the nursing staff to treat them, and this is an opportunity now to address those waiting lists, and that is the reason nurses have spoken up and cast those votes. it has not been an easy decision for any nurse. plans for organising care on any strike days are now being considered by ministers. not every trust supported the ballot action. we need to look at our contingency planning, working with trusts and nhs england in terms of those impacts, and that is why, again, my door is open and i will be having further discussions with them. the scottish government has made a higher offer to nurses than the pay awards in england and wales, but the rcn pushed on with the ballot and there was a positive vote in scotland for strikes. other unions are balloting on the same issue or have already voted for action. if talks do not get under way, there could be widespread disruption in the nhs next month. hugh pym, bbc news.

feeling safe in your home should be a basic right, but residents in one cul—de—sac in doncaster say they've "lost confidence" in police officers, after a huge spate of unsolved burglaries. one woman told the bbc she doesn't sleep at night because she lives in fear of being burgled again. the bbc has learned that the number of break—ins solved by the police has fallen significantly. last month, police chiefs in england and wales pledged to investigate every single burglary. but, as you can see from this graph, the number of charges brought against burglars has also dropped significantly. the home office says the number of burglaries overall has fallen, but there is more to do. here's our special correspondent ed thomas with the latest of a series of special reports on crime, and how it affects you. what to do about oak grove? they took the chains round my neck, my rings and everything off me. next minute, baseball bat, bang on the head and that's me unconscious. a quiet cul—de—sac in armthorpe, doncaster. i'm not sleeping, really.

and if i do drift off and i hear a noise, i'm up like a shot. they've tried once, they will try again. with a story to tell... something that i needed, you know, my scooter. i ..about crime and justice. they say, oh, the police will be round. you don't see them. and here's the problem. you've got to keep your eyes open, you really have. in the last year and a half, there have been ten burglaries on or near oak grove. they got in through the side window. but so far, only one has led to a criminal charge. we had the attempted one at derek's. joseph had a bike took, didn't he? yeah. simon, they tried to get his car. bob and mary say it has gone on for years. by far the most serious one was sharon. she was in bed, wasn't she? yeah, frightened her. of course, they actually hit her with a piece of two by two. now they've had enough. you don't see a policeman. you don't see a police car. there's your crime number. or if they do come out, it's probably the next day or three days later. it's crap. bob is a retired police officer with 30 years' experience.

how do you see that response, the policing response? it'sjust not good enough, is it? the country's broke from top to bottom. we can reveal the number of suspects charged for burglaries across england and wales has more than halved in seven years. while the number of crimes overall has fallen significantly in that time, we have learnt that fewer than one in 20 now lead to a burglar being charged. there's somebody always in your property, somebody always nicking or doing anything they want. ring the police. eh? what for? for them to come. maybe the next day or the week after! have you got confidence in the police? no, no confidence in the police, full stop. crime has left some here desperate. i just didn't want to live, i was so depressed and the doctor had to put me on sleeping tablets. sharon was burgled just before covid. i've seen this arm turn the key in the back door. iran into the bedroom, under the covers, hiding like a coward, so i had to be in my bedroom

terrified for the 999 call. could the police hear the attackers? yeah, i was on the phone all the time while they were robbing me, while they were going through the bedroom. and i was fighting one, getting him off me and when he put his hand around my neck, the first thing i thought was, god, he's going to strangle me. and next minute, baseball bat, bang on my head and that's me unconscious. south yorkshire police say detectives investigated the burglary here but no suspect was identified. i'm terrified now because i don't sleep. when i go to bed, i have to stay awake all night watching telly untilfour orfive in the morning when it's daylight. the bbc also spoke to two separate victims in doncasterfor other crimes who allege police warned them not to carry on with a prosecution. one said an officer told them, "these people are drug dealers. you can do nothing, really. you'll get such bad retaliation, it's not worth it." south yorkshire police told us they attend every burglary, recent crimes are down and last month arrested 23 people in connection with drug dealing.

they are crawling round, they are getting whatever they want from the till. some say they are close to giving up. this is bob's pet shop. they're ransacking all round and they got hold of £50 last time. inside he has spent thousands on cameras. outside he has bricked up the side window, the main shop front boarded. this is a different one. all to stop burglars. this is where i think it's a woman. how many times has this shop been burgled in the past year? five. five times? yeah. how many people have been caught by the police? none. nobody�*s been caught? nobody�*s been caught. how does that leave you feeling? horrible. it's got to the stage now, i don't even report it to the insurance company. just easy pickings, that's all it is. last month all police forces pledged to send an officer to every burgled home, but without prosecutions, many victims say confidence is at a low.

ed thomas, bbc news, doncaster. and we will have another special report from ed tomorrow, focusing on rural crime. rishi sunak has said he "obviously" regrets appointing sir gavin williamson to his cabinet, after he resigned amid accusations of bullying. sir gavin denies the allegations, but the bbc has been told that more conservative mps were ready to make formal complaints against him unless he left office. labour has claimed the prime minister has been "weak" for not sacking him. our political correspondent, iain watson, has more details. he's facing two formal complaints to parliament's bullying watchdog, but the prime minister had expressed great sadness when sir gavin williamson resigned. keir starmer. so at prime minister's questions today, the labour leader's task was to try to make rishi sunak even more miserable. mr speaker, the member for south staffordshire told a civil servant to "slit their throat".

how does the prime minister think the victim of that bullying felt when he expressed great sadness at his resignation? mr speaker, unequivocally the behaviour complained of was unacceptable. and it is absolutely right... it is absolutely right that the right honourable gentleman has resigned. as for regrets, the prime minister had a few. mr speaker, i obviously regret appointing someone who has had to resign in these circumstances. sir gavin williamson had been facing a gathering storm at westminster. i'm told a number of conservative mps were prepared to make formal complaints unless sir gavin went. he had a meeting with rishi sunak at his own request to tender his resignation. but opposition and some conservative mps are wondering why rishi sunak simply didn't sack him, and sooner. what message does he think it sends when rather

than take on the bullies, he lines up alongside them and thanks them for their loyalty? mr speaker, the message that i clearly want to send is that integrity in public life matters. sir gavin says he intends to clear his name, but the opposition now wants to shift the focus onto rishi sunak�*s politicaljudgment. iain watson, bbc news. to the united states now, where the big surge that was predicted for the republican party at the crucial mid—term elections has failed to take place. it's two years intojoe biden�*s presidency, and the battle for control over america's congress will have a profound impact on what he can achieve from now on. most of the results are in, and the fight for control is incredibly tight. this is how the situation stands right now. in the lower house — the house of representatives — all 435 seats are up for grabs, and here the republicans do look

set to take control, but by a narrower margin than they had hoped. in the upper house — the senate — where just over a third of the seats have been up, the democrats and republicans are neck and neck on 48. democrats need 50 to remain in control. the republicans were expecting to do much better than this. and several candidates chosen by donald trump have been beaten. here's our north america editor, sarah smith. joe biden, congratulations. this is not uuite joe biden, congratulations. this is not quite the _ joe biden, congratulations. this is not quite the look _ joe biden, congratulations. this is not quite the look we _ joe biden, congratulations. this is not quite the look we would - joe biden, congratulations. this is not quite the look we would see . joe biden, congratulations. this is. not quite the look we would see from joe biden. relaxed and relieved as he called around democrats who won last night. he had warned american democracy itself was on the ballot at these elections. aililur democracy itself was on the ballot at these elections.— at these elections. our democracy has been tested _ at these elections. our democracy has been tested in _ at these elections. our democracy has been tested in recent - at these elections. our democracy has been tested in recent years i at these elections. our democracyl has been tested in recent years but with their votes the american people have spoken and proven once again that democracy is who we are. happ?

that democracy is who we are. happy for once to be _ that democracy is who we are. happy for once to be taking _ that democracy is who we are. happy for once to be taking questions - for once to be taking questions about what he sees as a success. with the help of his trademark hoodie, john fetterman is now a senator elect for pennsylvania, delivering the democrats their best result of the night. thank you, pennsylvania, thank you so much. flipping the seat and defying the predictions of a cascade of republican victories, he beat a candidate backed by donald trump. we bet on the people of pennsylvania, and you didn't let us down. republican hopes of landslide were dashed as candidates like tv host doctor oz lost. donald trump wants to declare another run for the white house soon. but many candidates with his personal endorsement turned out to be losers for stop and we know he hates losers.

well, i think if they win, i should get all the credit and if they lose, i should not be blamed at all, ok. but it will probably be just the opposite. the republican who really looks like a winner is ron desantis, re—elected as governor of florida with a hugely increased majority. we know he wants to run for president. he is now well placed to challenge donald trump for the republican nomination. thanks to the overwhelming support of the people of florida, _ we not only won election, _ we have rewritten the political map. in georgia, the two senate candidates are so close they will have to compete in a fresh run—off election next month and that contest might decide which party controls the senate. republicans are optimistic they will be the biggest party in the house of representatives. when you wake up tomorrow, we will be in the majority and nancy pelosi will be in the minority. it's a new day in washington, where it appears republicans will have the power to block almost every piece of

legislation president biden proposes. while democrats celebrate a result that will probably see them lose control of congress. president biden this evening has said he is prepared to work with republicans in congress and he thinks the american people expect them to work with him to stop that is extremely unlikely to happen. instead the republicans will spend their time trying to frustrate his agenda, launching investigations into some of his decisions and probably even trying to impeach him. but what happened last night, the democrats better than expected results, they make it more likely thatjoe biden will run for president again in two years' time. so the republicans intend to spend the next two years trying to damage him as much as they can in the run—up to that election in 202a. studio: thank you, our north america sarah smith. a man has been detained by police after appearing to throw

eggs at the king and queen consort as they were on a walkabout in york. the king was visiting the city to unveil a new statue of his late mother, the queen. here's our royal correspondent, daniela relph. fanfare. a traditional ceremonial arrival. how monarchs have been welcomed to york for centuries. but as king charles met dignitaries, the first of the eggs was thrown. then a second, a third just behind him. before a fourth egg lands at his feet. the king glances down but barely reacts, but in the crowd police officers surrounded a man who had been shouting, "this country was built on the blood of slaves." his words were quickly drowned out by the noisy crowd shouting back, "shame on you." and "god save the king." a man was removed from the crowd and detained by police. the incident did not interrupt the visit as the royal party moved to york minster, where in the heavy rain the king

unveiled a statue of his mother, a poignant tribute to her 70 years on the throne. these kind of walkabouts have marked the king's reign so far, chatting and getting close to the public, but as we've seen today, they come with risks. my heart goes out to that person. it was a stupid thing to do, but i don't think in any way it has spoiled the day. but yes, of course there is always a risk, but i still think it's a small one in our nation. today's events are unlikely to impact future royal visits from a new king and queen who want to be seen. daniela relph, bbc news, york. the inquiry into contaminated blood products given to patients during the 19705 and 805, says the number of children affected may be much higher than first reported. thousands of patients contracted fatal diseases like hiv and hepatitis c

from the infected products. the inquiry had reported that at least 175 of them were children, but new research has revealed the true figure is closer to 400. meta, which owns facebook and instagram, has announced it is to cut its workforce by 13%. 11,000 employees will lose theirjobs around the world. its chief executive, mark zuckerburg, has acknowleged it was a mistake to expand the company rapidly during the pandemic. a police officer has been injured on the m25 amid climate protests, which closed parts of the motorway in kent, surrey, essex and hertfordshire. the police motorcyclist was hurt in a collision, which also involved two lorries at a rolling roadblock. thejust stop oil group said about ten activists had climbed on overhead gantries "in multiple locations". the home secretary told police to be firmer with protesters.

football now, and wales manager robert page has announced his squad for his country's first men's world cup in 64 years at a special event this evening. wales face the united states in their opening match in qatar on 21 november. our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, has more. from an old miner's hall in the rhondda valley, news which launches 26 players onto football's biggest stage. it's a squad with a few stars and some who play down in league 2. so can they be more than the sum of their parts? we've never been blessed with having, you know, two teams that are playing in the premiership or the bundesliga or la liga. we've never had that, but it doesn't bother us, you know? we've always seemed to, whenever they've put the jersey on, they up their game, they raise their levels of performance. the rhondda is rob page's home. he wants his team to be rooted here, inspiring those at the start of their journey. i absolutely love football. usually me and my father sit there on the settee and watch football. are you going to watch it together as a family?

yeah. last time they were in - the world cup it was 1958, and i wasn't even born then, so it's a very long time ago! | commentator: all credit, then, to gallant wales for holding - brazil to a single goal. that tournament ended in heartbreak. a goal by pele helped send wales home. since then it's been a history of missed opportunities. oh, and he's hit the crossbar. until now. after such a long and painful wait, it's perhaps not a surprise that this is a huge moment for wales. notjust in a sporting sense, but as a way of celebrating a nation with its own political and cultural identity. # yma o hyd.# it's all wrapped up in the official song, yma o hyd, a welsh language protest anthem that the players listen to before every game. i told gareth bale when i met him, people are so impressed with your singing of yma o hyd and he said, "i only know the chorus!" but i think he knows the verse by now!

some welsh fans won't be travelling to qatar because of concerns over human rights. others kept out by the cost. but soon, a whole nation will be watching as wales kick off their campaign. hywel griffith, bbc news, in the rhondda. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. high pressure moving in and that could mean mornings like this, it could mean mornings like this, it could turn misty and murky and the low cloud thick enough for some drizzle. the rain setting to the far north—west and it will be quite windy there as well. on the whole most of us are largely dry and it will continue to be very mild for the time of year. for the next few hours it looks likely we will continue to see that high—pressure building and quietening things down, keeping the weather front way out of the north—west but you can see how tightly packed the isobars are.

windy, although the wind direction,