goodbye. and have a lovely evening. hello, i'm maryam moshiri. this is outside source. ukraine says it's making major advances after russia abandons its positions around kherson. translation: the enemy does not give us nifts. it translation: the enemy does not give us gifts- it does — translation: the enemy does not give us gifts. it does not _ translation: the enemy does not give us gifts. it does not make _ translation: the enemy does not give us gifts. it does not make gestures - us gifts. it does not make gestures of goodwill, we fight for it all. moscow announced it was pulling back to make the best use of its forces in kherson — the only regional capital russia has taken since its invasion began in february. the founder of one of the world's biggest crypto currency trading firms apologises for financial turmoil as it nears collapse — investors can't withdraw their funds. the family of a british—egyptian activist who's on hunger strike — says egyptian authorities have

carried out a �*medical intervention�* — while the prosecutor insists he's in �*good health�*. and we turn to the un climate talks — new analysis shows the number of delegates with links to fossil fuels at cop has jumped by 25% since they last met. we start with ukraine and russia's announcement of a military withdrawal from the southern city of kherson. the head of ukraine's military says russia was left with no option, after his forces cut off their supplies and severely disrupted their command systems. general valery zaluzhny said his men had made significant gains in the region over the past 2a hours. a russian retreat would be a huge victory for ukraine. kherson is the only regional capital russian forces have managed to capture since the start of the invasion.

a withdrawal would mean russian forces pulling out entirely from the western side of the dnipro river, which runs through ukraine. since the start of its counter—offensive in august, ukraine has consistently targeted the bridges used by russia to supply troops in the area, using western longer—range weapons. here's james waterhouse in kyiv. >according to the british ministry of defence. if we take our minds back to the summer, the height of summer, when ukraine was on the back foot, overstretched, it's hard to imagine talking about the city of kherson seemingly being about to fall back into ukrainian control. himars missiles, these long range accurate rockets supplied by the us, seem to have been pivotal, i think in that regard, simply because of where kherson is located. it sits on the western bank of the dnipro river where the russians have a huge front against ukrainian forces and there are very few crossing points along the dnipro river.

and ukrainians have individually tried to damage those crossing points, not destroy them completely, in the case of the antonovskyi bridge, but certainly make it more difficult to move heavy military hardware and troops back across. the russians have had to use temporary crossings, barges. so that certainly seems to have been used to great effect. and it's taken a while. it's taken two months where the ukrainians have seemingly been trying to work their way south. they've been met with stiff resistance, but it seems gradually the russians, for them, it wasn't sustainable to try and keep hold of kherson. and the ukrainian advance continues. kyiv says its forces have moved another seven kilometres in the south, recapturing 12 new settlements in the last 2a hours. these are images of ukrainian soldiers mounting flags in a recently recaptured town. earlier we heard from nato chief

jens stoltenberg about russia's plans to withdraw... we have taken note of the russian announcement to retreat from kherson. we have to see how the situation announcement to retreat from kherson. we have to see how the situation on announcement to retreat from kherson. we have to see how the situation on the announcement to retreat from kherson. we have to see how the situation on the ground announcement to retreat from kherson. we have to see how the situation on the ground develops announcement to retreat from kherson. we have to see how the situation on the ground develops in the coming days. what is clear is that russia is under heavy pressure, and if they leave kherson, it would be another victory for ukraine. but ukrainian officials are sceptical about russia's withdrawal announcement. president zelensky had this warning... translation: the enemy does not give us gifts, - does not make gestures of goodwill, we fight for it all. and when you fight, every step is always the resistance of the enemy, it is always the loss of lives, our heroes. therefore, we are moving very carefully, without emotions, without unnecessary risk in the interest of liberating all our land and so that the losses are as small as possible.

ukraine's army chief is also cautious, saying... here's the view of the bbc�*s international editor jeremy bowen, who's in odesa... the war now is at a bit of a possible turning point. the ukrainians are claiming, rightly, i think, a big victory here. but from the russian point of view, you could argue that actually what they're doing is recognising that their position in kherson was untenable. the intention of being there in the first place was to be able to push on towards odesa, where i am, to control the coastline. for months it's been clear they won't be able to do that. so now this move might be good for the russian war effort, because if they go back across the river to prepared positions, which satellite pictures show they have been making, then they will be militarily in a much better place than exposed

on the other side. and while it's true the ukrainians have been hitting their supply lines, the russians have not been fully beaten. they are choosing to come back. certainly within the last week i was in ukrainian positions that were being shelled by the russians. it's not like they haven't been firing. so i think from their point of view, they may think that while they won't be able to advance, it's going to be very difficult as well for the ukrainians to come their way. let's speak to katarzyna zysk, a professor of international relations form the norwegian institute for defence studies. thank you so much forjoining us on outside source. let me ask you first of all, what will a russian retreat from the city of kherson mean for ukrainians from a strategic standpoint? it ukrainians from a strategic standpoint?— ukrainians from a strategic standoint? , , ., standpoint? it is very important, another important _ standpoint? it is very important, another important victory - standpoint? it is very important, another important victory for - another important victory for

ukraine, including right after the ukrainian offensive that took place in the kharkiv region in september. as a very important boost for morale. taking the region is also very important to continue the offensive towards cutting crimea off, the land bridge. that is the objective, but it would be very important probably to wait during the wintertime. what we know is that the wintertime. what we know is that the information we have, the line of contact, will probably be established for some time between the ukrainian and russian forces on the ukrainian and russian forces on the dnipro river, which means the conducting offensive operations in that region will require the need to cross the river. we know the russian forces have the capabilities to

carry out the large landing operations, so we may see that line to stay there for some time, probably during the wintertime at least. “3: probably during the wintertime at least. ., ., ~' probably during the wintertime at least. ., ., ~ , least. c do not think there will be any movement — least. c do not think there will be any movement until _ least. c do not think there will be any movement until the - least. c do not think there will be | any movement until the beginning least. c do not think there will be . any movement until the beginning of the spring? this any movement until the beginning of the s-urin? , ,., any movement until the beginning of the srin? , ,., , any movement until the beginning of thes-urin? , ,., , ., , the spring? this is of course only the spring? this is of course only the art the spring? this is of course only the part of— the spring? this is of course only the part of the — the spring? this is of course only the part of the front, _ the spring? this is of course only the part of the front, but - the spring? this is of course only the part of the front, but i - the spring? this is of course only the part of the front, but i think. the part of the front, but i think they did dnipro river it will also depend if they get the resources to do this major land operation, because the russian forces will be on the other side, and the forces that are retreating from the her —— the kherson region, there are some of the best forces that russia have. they will be on the other side of the river, of course, and we know that there are also the defensive lines that are being quite well—prepared, so this will be very

hard to do. i think ukraine absolutely will try, but i'm not sure whether they have the opportunity to cross the river right now. ,, , , opportunity to cross the river right now. ,, ._ , ., opportunity to cross the river right now. ,, , ., ., now. stay with us for a minute, because i _ now. stay with us for a minute, because i want _ now. stay with us for a minute, because i want to _ now. stay with us for a minute, because i want to tell _ now. stay with us for a minute, because i want to tell viewers l now. stay with us for a minute, - because i want to tell viewers about the us's most senior general. the most senior us general, gen mark milley, has said around 100,000 russian and ukrainian soldiers have died since the start of the conflict — as well as 40,000 civilians. in recent days ukraine has signalled a willingness to hold some discussions with moscow. and, presidentjoe biden said this when talking about russia's withdrawal... it will be up to everyone to recalibrate their positions over the winter period, and it remains to be seen whether or not ukraine is willing to compromise with russia. do you think it's feasable that

ukraine and russia could engage in negotiations in the forseable future? i think ithink in i think in theory yes, the front row could stabilise. i think, i think in theory yes, the front row could stabilise. ithink, in practice, ukraine is winning. ukraine has been effectively pushing the offensive they promise to do quite successfully. they still have potential to move forward, but i think it will also depend on what russia were put on the table. for now, we have not seen or heard that much of concessions that russia would actually like to do, so i think it will depend what happens behind the scenes. we know president zelensky is very clear about what ukraine will accept and what it will not accept, which is that russia retreats from all ukrainian territories. whether russia will be willing to move to that point, we willing to move to that point, we will see. ., ~ ,, willing to move to that point, we will see. ., ~' ,, willing to move to that point, we will see. ., ~ i. . ., will see. thank you so much for “oininu

will see. thank you so much for joining us- _ now to the un climate summit in egypt. why are there so many delegates with links to fossil fuels attending co p27? that's the question people are asking after a report found that their numbers have jumped this year. so, how many people are we talking about? the campaign group global witness reports that the number with links to fossil fuels is up 25% from the last meeting. they found 636 people at the talks in egypt are linked to that industry — up from 503 delegates at last year's summit in glasgow global witness says there are 200 lobbyists in national delegations at the cop talks. another a36 are in trade groups, international bodies or other non—governmental organisations. the biggest single delegation

is from the united arab emirates, who will host cop28 next year. the analysis found that 70 of that delegation were connected to fossil fuel extraction. the second was the russian delegation which has 33 lobbyists for oil and gas in their delegation of 150. canada's environment minster, steven guilbeault, said the fossil fuel lobby shouldn't dominate the conversation. obviously various lobbies are present here, and this is something that's been happening since the beginning. the issue for me is not are they present or not? i mean, it's the united nations. these are these are open processes. it's an open forum. the question is, should these dictate the agenda? and in the case of canada, the answer is clearly no. and i think it's the case for many countries. but they will try and have their voices heard, as other interest groups will in these forum. but not everyone thinks these lobbyists are a problem. dr omar farouk ibrahim is the head of the african petroleum producers organisation.

"there is no way you can develop any economy, "any society without energy. "even if we are to pay to come here, they will not allow us to come "because they don't want the other voice heard." meanwhile the director general of the international renewable energy agency said his industry would win in the end. the market is the driving force. the market has already said very clearly that we are going for a new energy system based on renewables, complemented by hydrogen, and sustainable biomass. no one has stopped this process. i'm joined now by pascoe sabido, a researcher and campaigner at corporate europe observatory. i think there are two reasons for

this, the united arab emirates brought a lot of fossil fuel lobby as this year that we do not see last year, but another reason is that cop27 is about gas deals. since the invasion of ukraine we have seen european governments scrambling all over africa and the middle east to sign new gas deals. i over africa and the middle east to sign new gas deals.— over africa and the middle east to sign new gas deals. i thought cop27 was about saving _ sign new gas deals. i thought cop27 was about saving the _ sign new gas deals. i thought cop27 was about saving the climate? - sign new gas deals. i thought cop27 was about saving the climate? it - was about saving the climate? it should be, but it means that... it is important to realise that fossil fuels companies of business is built on drilling oil and gas. bp and shell, that is where they make their billions. that is not in the interest of tackling climate change. if you want to keep temperature rise below 1.5 degrees, we need to recognise that these companies have different interests all of us who are trying to get tackle climate change. are trying to get tackle climate chance. ., change. some would say you need these lobbyists _ change. some would say you need these lobbyists on _ change. some would say you need these lobbyists on board - change. some would say you need these lobbyists on board if - change. some would say you need these lobbyists on board if you - change. some would say you needj these lobbyists on board if you are to tackle climate change? fin

these lobbyists on board if you are to tackle climate change?- to tackle climate change? on the fli side, to tackle climate change? on the flip side, would _ to tackle climate change? on the flip side, would you _ to tackle climate change? on the flip side, would you ask- to tackle climate change? on the flip side, would you ask the - flip side, would you ask the tabernacle industry on how to stop smoking? —— the tobacco industry. speaking of tobacco, the un tobacco treaty imposed a ban on tobacco lobbying, because they realised it was holding back the ambition of the talks. we need to make similar fossil fuels, talks. we need to make similar fossilfuels, because talks. we need to make similar fossil fuels, because without it, we will not tackle the problem. we have seen governments from representing 70% of the world's population calling for this to be addressed in previous conferences of the parties, and we have not seen that yet. next yeari and we have not seen that yet. next year i am expecting more gas, and a will still be a big issue next winter, so i am still expecting a huge from the fossil fuel industry, but next winter i am really hoping that the un and national governments will try to deliver on this call for kicking out these big polluters. there is a huge civil society

campaign, more than 400 groups across africa, asia and latin america and europe have called on governments to address this issue, and i think we managed to do that we can see real progress in the climate talks. as it stands, we are no near tackling the issue then we were 25 years ago. tackling the issue then we were 25 ears a . 0. ~ . tackling the issue then we were 25 ears a.o_~ ., ., ,., tackling the issue then we were 25 earsa'0.~ ., , years ago. what about people lobb in: years ago. what about people lobbying for — years ago. what about people lobbying for the _ years ago. what about people lobbying for the energy - years ago. what about people l lobbying for the energy industry years ago. what about people - lobbying for the energy industry in parts of africa where many millions do not have power? it is parts of africa where many millions do not have power?— do not have power? it is really important _ do not have power? it is really important to — do not have power? it is really important to point _ do not have power? it is really important to point out - do not have power? it is really important to point out that - do not have power? it is really i important to point out that their intention is not to give these people power. if they were going to do that, it would be through renewables that are decentralised. if you look at oil and gas extraction in nigeria, it is created a wasteland in the delta. many have signed up to the kick polluters out campaign, because they realise that more fossil fuels in africa is campaign, because they realise that more fossilfuels in africa is not going to solve the problem of energy access, and they are being used as a scapegoat for more climate chaos. this all comes as reseachers say the biggest car—makers are set

to exceed their carbon budget for containing global warming. if we want to keep global temperatures below 1.5 degrees, then no more than 315 million new diesel and petrol vehicles can be sold worldwide. but their analysis suggests the car industry is on track to sell around 397 million of these vehicles. that represents an overshoot of between 105% to 147% above what scientists call the safe limit of climate change. we hear about 1.5 degrees a lot. but what does it actually mean? here's professor johan rockstroem. it isa it is a limit, if you go past 1.5 we are likely to... we will go past the sea levels rise, and it is unstoppable. it willsimply sea levels rise, and it is unstoppable. it will simply be a drift towards that less and less

livable planet. that, of course, we cannot accept to happen. some breaking news coming into us from the last few minutes. a judge in connecticut has ordered conspiracy theorist alex jones to pay $473 million in punitive damages. this is on top of the nearly $1 billionjury damages. this is on top of the nearly $1 billion jury verdict against him forfalsely nearly $1 billion jury verdict against him for falsely claiming that the 2012 sandy hook mass shooting was staged. just to reiterate, alex jones shooting was staged. just to reiterate, alexjones has been ordered to pay on top of what he has already to pay another 400 million dollars, after a jury found him guilty of claiming that the 2012 sandy hook shooting was stage.

let me bring you the latest development on the british—egyptian pro—democracy activist, alaa abdel fattah, who is on hunger strike in egypt and who stopped taking water on sunday. his family say they've been told he has "undergone a medical intervention". in the last few minutes, egypt's public prosecutor has said that a medical report shows the british—egyptian to be "in good health". alaa abdel fattah was a key figure in the pro—democracy uprising that toppled president hosni mubarak. he was first arrested in 2014 — and has spent most of the past eight years in jail. his aunt is the novelist ahdaf soueif who lives in london, told the bbc her nephew's rights were being violated: it sounds to us like force—feeding. we don't see there can be any other interpretation. my sister has written to the prosecutor general

demanding an explanation, and demanding an explanation, and demanding to understand what this procedure is. we are trying to find out what substances they are putting into him, and the lawyers are working on the legal aspect of this, the consent aspect, the family aspect. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has been in touch with mr fattah's family and has been following this story for us and has more. this is exactly what they are trying to find out, what triggered the medical intervention, because he has not had any water since sunday, the family were getting increasingly concerned, is he alive or is he dead? has mothers been to the jail every single day is on sunday. today she was told to leave the jail, but she was told to leave the jail, but she was told to leave the jail, but she was also told that there had been some kind of medical intervention that had taken place

with the knowledge ofjudicial authorities. the families are desperate to know more, and amnesty international has echoed their call for him to be given independent medical care. one of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, the platforms where people can buy and sell digital currencies, is facing bankruptcy. ftx was hoping for a rescue by its bigger rival binance but they have now walked away. there are reports that its chief executive has now launched an urgent push to raise funds and has approached other potential rescuers. this was a tweet from binance on tuesday, saying ftx had "asked for its help and it intended to fully acquire the exchange". but little more than 24 hours later, binance had changed its mind.

reuters had reported that the us financial regulator — the securities and exchange commission — was investigating ftx's handling of customer funds and its crypto—lending activities. ftx is reported to have reopened withdrawals today after some customers were unable to access their digital tokens. this is the man behind ftx: its founder and chief executive, 30—year—old sam bankman—fried, who lives in the bahamas, where ftx is based. he's thought to have been worth tens of billions of dollars until this week and is one of the most powerful people in the cryptocurrency market. at the end of a series of tweets today he apologised for the crisis as ftx. to try and make sense of what's going on, i'm joined by glen goodman, cryptocurrency consultant. what is going on here? imagine ftx is a marketplace. _ what is going on here? imagine ftx is a marketplace. people _ what is going on here? imagine ftx is a marketplace. people deposit.

is a marketplace. people deposit money in there, and then by crypto currency tokens. the idea is that they can then come back years or months later, and withdraw their stuff. that would be fine. what if, as the wall streetjournal is suggesting, the boss of the place decides to lend your money out to another business? as what happened on the sundayjust gone, people come along, and they all try and withdraw their money and their tokens at once. there were complicated reasons for that, once. there were complicated reasons forthat, people once. there were complicated reasons for that, people start panicking, we all want our staff, and there was not enough stuff, because some of it had allegedly been lent out to another business. that is what caused all the problems. and another business. that is what caused all the problems. and now these problems _ caused all the problems. and now these problems are _ caused all the problems. and now these problems are spreading - these problems are spreading throughout crypto currency. is this a turning point for the worst? i a turning point for the worst? 1 don't think it is. i will tell you why yes, there will be contagion, because nobody knows who owes what to who, quite, and they may be other

business failure is happening in the nearfuture. it is possible, people are comparing it to the lehman brothers collapse, i think that is hyperbole. to extend that market analogy, imagine you have a local market and all the farmers bring along their product to the market, and one day may come along on the market has burned down with all of their product in it. the other farmers are not going to cry, all the corners gordon, —— all the corn is gone, what is the point of corn any more? in this analogy, bitcoin is the corn. he had over $20 billion, and in the course of a day

or two, billion, and in the course of a day ortwo, he billion, and in the course of a day or two, he is down tojust billion, and in the course of a day or two, he is down to just below1 billion, which is very sad, i am crying for him. billion, which is very sad, i am crying for him-— billion, which is very sad, i am crying for him. finally, let me ask ou this, crying for him. finally, let me ask you this. he _ crying for him. finally, let me ask you this, he has _ crying for him. finally, let me ask you this, he has tried _ crying for him. finally, let me ask you this, he has tried to - crying for him. finally, let me ask you this, he has tried to reassure| you this, he has tried to reassure people out there that everything is ok, they can still withdraw. would you advise people to carry on using ftx? laughter this is not financial advice, but speaking for me personally, i would not currently be putting my money into ftx, no. for people who have already got money in there, most of them are trying to get it out by all accounts, and that sounds to me like accounts, and that sounds to me like a pretty wise thing to do. the problem is, we do not know if there's any backstop of any kind. if a company does go into liquidation, who will get their money back? art people and customers, are they not? it is very unlikely the us government will bail them out, so it pretty unlikely. this government will bail them out, so it pretty unlikely-— pretty unlikely. as always, good to talk to you- —

pretty unlikely. as always, good to talk to you- i _ pretty unlikely. as always, good to talk to you. iwill— pretty unlikely. as always, good to talk to you. i will be _ pretty unlikely. as always, good to talk to you. i will be back - pretty unlikely. as always, good to talk to you. i will be back in - pretty unlikely. as always, good to talk to you. i will be back in a - pretty unlikely. as always, good to talk to you. i will be back in a few. talk to you. i will be back in a few minutes with more. good evening. despite widespread cloudy conditions and a strong wind, we've had temperatures in places above 17 degrees today, and through tonight, it remains exceptionally mild for a november night. also staying wet in the north—west of the uk thanks to this stripe of cloud, a real pipeline of moisture that you can see extends right out into the atlantic. providing relentless rain, particularly in the north—west of scotland, but some rain for northern ireland as well. but ahead of that, we are drawing northwards this exceptionally mild air, so that will really hold the temperatures up through the night. it does stay very blustery. wind gusts in excess of 50 mph in the north—west of scotland, where we will continue to see heavy rain. rain also affecting parts of northern ireland from time

to time, but as the pulses of wet weatherjust continue to plough into some of the high ground in the west of scotland, could well see 100mm as we go through the night and into tomorrow. elsewhere, extensive cloud cover, the odd spot of drizzle. it does stay quite windy, but those temperatures not falling far. now, these are the average temperatures we'd expect for a november night, 2—6 degrees. tonight, more like 13, 14 or 15 degrees, so very mild as you wake up tomorrow morning, but cloudy in most places. that cloud producing the odd spot of drizzle, particularly for hills in the west of england and parts of wales. more widespread rain into north—west scotland, again beginning to feed into northern ireland for a time. should see some limited spells of sunshine, but it's going to be another windy day. particularly gusty in the south—east of scotland, but in north—east scotland, with some shelter from the breeze, temperatures could get all the way up to 19 degrees. and elsewhere, highs of 16—17 pretty much across the board. now, into saturday, it won't be as windy, so that could give rise to some fog patches early on across

some southern parts. they should tend to lift and clear, and then a bit more in a way of sunshine across england, wales, northern ireland sunnier, eastern scotland seeing some sunny spells, too. but the north—west of scotland continuing with some outbreaks of rain, highs of 13—18 degrees. for sunday, remembrance sunday of course, it isn't looking like a bad day. mainly fine with spells of sunshine, but a frontal system approaching northern ireland later in the day. that could bring some outbreaks of rain as we get into the evening, and top temperatures north to south 14—17 degrees.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri. this is outside source. ukraine says it's making major advances after russia abandons its positions around kherson. translation: the enemy does not give us gifts. - it does not make gestures of goodwill. we fight for it all. moscow announced it was pulling back from kherson to make the best use of its forces, the only regional capital russia has taken since its invasion began in february. also in the programme, the outcome of the us midterms remains in the balance two days after the votes were cast. we'll be live in capitol hill. one of iran's leading actresses joins the headscarf protests, posting this picture without a hijab with the slogan "woman, life, freedom".

and former uk health secretary matt hancock makes his debut on i'm a celebrity...get me out of here, but doesn't impress some of his campmates or some of the viewers back home. the last votes are being counted in the us midterms which will determine control of congress and the balance of power for the next two years. republicans look set to take the house of representatives, the lower chamber of congress, but control of the senate is still too close to call. the senate hinges on three states — nevada, arizona and georgia, which goes to a run—off on december the 6th. attention is turning to the presidential election in 2024 and who might run. we think donald trump will announce his bid for the republican ticket next week,

but what aboutjoe biden? he was asked last night. my intention is that i will run again, but i'm a great respecter of fate and this is ultimately a family decision. i think everybody wants me to run, but we're going to have discussions about it. and i don't feel in any hurry one way or another to make thatjudgment, today, tomorrow, whenever. no matter what my predecessor does. in the past couple of hours, donald trump has given further reaction to the results. he posted this on his social media platform. trump added that he is "very busy looking into the future". barbara plett usher is our north america correspondent and joins us from capitol hill. very busy looking into the future we want to be think that holds? heat

was responding — want to be think that holds? heat was responding to _ want to be think that holds? heat was responding to media reports that he had been very angry on election night because of disappointing results for republicans and that he'd been blaming everybody but himself also but if you have said there, he pushes back and says i was not angry, i'm fine looking for the future. he had been telegraphing before that he wants to make an announcement which is excited to be his third bid for the presidency. off momentum from the midterms but because the result of not being what was expected, and especially because many republicans are saying part of thatis many republicans are saying part of that is due to donald trump having backed candidates that were weak, candidates who pedaled his falsehoods about the 2020 election in the recess but about the election and some are quite extreme and did not do very well in key spots, that now republicans and leaders are really beginning to reconsider about how much appeal mr trump actually have to a general audience. that's been reported. he himself is you

have seen their looks like he is still on track, but again his advisers have said that they are advising him not to make that announcement right away, to wait until it looks who has control of the senate, especially to wait until that race in georgia is determined otherwise if he makes the announcement, it might skew the results. �* , . ~ announcement, it might skew the results. �*, ., ~ ., g ., �* results. let's talk about joe biden because we _ results. let's talk about joe biden because we heard _ results. let's talk about joe biden because we heard there _ results. let's talk about joe biden because we heard there mr - results. let's talk about joe biden because we heard there mr biden| results. let's talk about joe biden . because we heard there mr biden say that he could potentially run in 2024. what do you think this means in terms of his position because some analysts are saying it very much strengthens his position as a potential democratic candidate for 2024? i potential democratic candidate for 2024? 4' potential democratic candidate for 2024? ~ , , , ., 2024? i think is probably a little too early to _ 2024? i think is probably a little too early to make _ 2024? i think is probably a little too early to make a _ 2024? i think is probably a little too early to make a definitive i too early to make a definitive statement, but there has been quite a bit of— statement, but there has been quite a bit of debate within the party about— a bit of debate within the party about whether he will be the right candidate — about whether he will be the right candidate to stand in 2024 because his approval ratings are so low. now because _ his approval ratings are so low. now because the — his approval ratings are so low. now because the democrats did better than expected and actually much better_ than expected and actually much better than expected and they may

not kcep— better than expected and they may not keep the houses of congress, that sort— not keep the houses of congress, that sort of— not keep the houses of congress, that sort of pressure in the party might— that sort of pressure in the party might ease and you can see there in that quote _ might ease and you can see there in that quote you had that heap certainty _ that quote you had that heap certainly still intends to seriously consider— certainly still intends to seriously consider running for office. he's also _ consider running for office. he's also said — consider running for office. he's also said that he plans to focus now on defending and permitting the policies — on defending and permitting the policies that were passed for the democrats in the first two years, reasonably — democrats in the first two years, reasonably to make a case for the democrats — reasonably to make a case for the democrats in 2024. many may have some _ democrats in 2024. many may have some room — democrats in 2024. many may have some room for manoeuvring because the republicans, if any when a majority, — the republicans, if any when a majority, it's going to be very narrow— majority, it's going to be very narrow and so they will have their own internal battles especially because — own internal battles especially because there are so many hard right candidates _ because there are so many hard right candidates they were standing in the election— candidates they were standing in the election so— candidates they were standing in the election so it's possible he may be able to— election so it's possible he may be able to make some political mileage off of that _ able to make some political mileage off of that as well. so it's really something to see as it starts to shape up — something to see as it starts to shape up. now i think both with mr biden— shape up. now i think both with mr biden and — shape up. now i think both with mr biden and mr two —— trump. shape up. now i think both with mr biden and mr two -- trump. barbara, thank you very _ biden and mr two -- trump. barbara, thank you very much. _ anti—government protests in iran are entering their eighth week. they're showing no sign of ending despite a bloody crackdown. in the past 24 hours, protesters have received the support

from one of iran's top actresses. taraneh alidoosti, who starred in the salesman, has posted this image on social media without a headscarf in solidarity with the protests. the words here read "woman, life, freedom", a slogan that's become a rallying cry among demonstratrers. two other actresses have also joined in, including mina akbari. ms alidoosti is one of iran's most successful actresses. our women's affairs reporter feranak amidi on why their intervention is so important. what she's done is very brave, especially at a time where, you know, the authorities are signalling a new phase in the crackdown and intensification in the crackdown. so here, i was on social media checking the reactions of people to her act, and a lot of people were calling it very timely because it's a time where the authorities are trying

to sow the seeds of fear in people with kangaroo trials and actually members of parliament calling for the execution of protesters on state—run tv. of people are admiring her on social media for what she's doing, especially because as you mentioned, she's a very prominent actor and also she's one of those people that people, that the nation actually feels that they've witnessed her grow on the silver screen because one of her first roles was when she was only 15. so people actually feel that they really, really know her. human rights activists say at least 328 people have died and over 14,000 detained in the past two months. taraneh alidoosti's post is the latest gesture of support by leading arts and sports figures. last month, iranian star footballer sardar azmoun backed the demonstrators with this

post on instagram. "shame on you for easily killing the people and viva women of iran. long live iranian women!" bbc persian presenter majid afshar is with me. first of all, what is the latest that you are getting from iran in terms of these protests? what are you hearing from inside the country? first of all, despite eight weeks of protests— first of all, despite eight weeks of protests and the government's plan to stop _ protests and the government's plan to stop these protests, they are still going on right now as we are getting _ still going on right now as we are getting reports from the north of aurora _ getting reports from the north of aurora people have gathered in one of the _ aurora people have gathered in one of the main — aurora people have gathered in one of the main squares there. like, women — of the main squares there. like, women removing their hijab, and dancing _ women removing their hijab, and dancing and we know security forces have attacked people have heard gunshots— have attacked people have heard gunshots in this gathering. at the same _ gunshots in this gathering. at the same time, there are protests all around _ same time, there are protests all around the — same time, there are protests all around the country. tomorrow, there have been_ around the country. tomorrow, there have been calls in the southeast of

iran have been calls in the southeast of iran for— have been calls in the southeast of iran for a _ have been calls in the southeast of iran for a big demonstration. we know— iran for a big demonstration. we know that — iran for a big demonstration. we know that this is the city and that province — know that this is the city and that province is — know that this is the city and that province is where most people have been _ province is where most people have been killed — province is where most people have been killed out of these more than 300, _ been killed out of these more than 300, more — been killed out of these more than 300, more than 100 killed, residents ofthis— 300, more than 100 killed, residents ofthis city— 300, more than 100 killed, residents of this city and where they have alsojoined protests. so all around the country— alsojoined protests. so all around the country and mostly focused on universities and also high schools. let's _ universities and also high schools. let's talk— universities and also high schools. let's talk about the world cup because we have seen actresses and sportspeople showing their solidarity with protesters. the world cup starts shortly and iran is to part and plays england in one of its matches. what are we expecting from iran? i'm sure it will be very closely watched in terms of the team and the fans. the closely watched in terms of the team and the fans-— closely watched in terms of the team and the fans. the government knows that --eole and the fans. the government knows that people would _ and the fans. the government knows that people would use _ and the fans. the government knows that people would use any _ and the fans. the government knows that people would use any platform, | that people would use any platform, any platform they can use to show

their— any platform they can use to show their anger— any platform they can use to show their anger and any platform they can use to show theirangerand show any platform they can use to show their anger and show solidarity with their anger and show solidarity with the protesters. so they are quite worried — the protesters. so they are quite worried. they have already issued statements saying that we will be watching — statements saying that we will be watching you, we have people... we are on— watching you, we have people... we are on very— watching you, we have people... we are on very good terms with qatar and we _ are on very good terms with qatar and we are — are on very good terms with qatar and we are asking catarrh to help us so that— and we are asking catarrh to help us so that we _ and we are asking catarrh to help us so that we do not hear antigovernment protests. and they have also— antigovernment protests. and they have also issued threats against some _ have also issued threats against some of— have also issued threats against some of the journalists who were going _ some of the journalists who were going to — some of the journalists who were going to travel to qatar to cover the protests in the world cup, including — the protests in the world cup, including bbc persianjournalists including bbc persian journalists who were — including bbc persianjournalists who were planning to go there. so they know— who were planning to go there. so they know that this platform will be used by— they know that this platform will be used by the people, by the fans who go there _ used by the people, by the fans who go there to — used by the people, by the fans who go there to chant protests and for the same — go there to chant protests and for the same reason, for the past couple of weeks _ the same reason, for the past couple of weeks after the protest began, they either cancelled football matches inside iran or they did it without— matches inside iran or they did it without fans into the stadiums because — without fans into the stadiums because they could not. so they know this will— because they could not. so they know this will be _ because they could not. so they know this will be used against them. gk

this will be used against them. ok to this will be used against them. filk -o to this will be used against them. go to talk to this will be used against them. cid. go to talk to you as always, thank you. stay with us on outside source. still to come, we have an in—depth look at twitter with elon musk at the helm as his shake—up continues. a man whose partner died 21 years after he doused her in petrol and set her on fire has been sentenced to an additional 15 years injail. jacqueline kirk was 40 when she was attacked by her partner steven craig in weston—super—mare, suffering appalling injuries. jenny kumah reports. i looked down, and when i looked down, i just...i just went up. jacqueline kirk speaking to the bbc 20 years ago about her horrific attack. people are shocked. they don't see me. steven craig poured petrol over her in 1998. he set her on fire in this car park in weston—super—mare. he's said to have been

inspired by a scene in the film reservoir dogs. today, more than 20 years after the attack, he was sentenced for murder. you planned and intended to engage in a gratuitous, deliberate and monstrous attack onjackie during that road trip with whatever means at your disposal. jacqueline kirk's daughter was 13 when the attack happened. she broke down in tears today as she read out an impact statement, saying that her life had been on hold since her mother's death and that going through a second trial had been traumatic. she was a fighter. she always kind of beat the odds. she was very, very stubborn. most people — would describe her as stubborn. and it is normally seen as a very negative thing, but for her, - it was a very positive thing. so, she died from her injuries? yes. so, i'm actually

responsible for murder? this is steven craig being arrested last year for murder. he'd already served more than 15 years for the attack. during the trial, the court heard from this consultant, who said the injuries to her airway and torso were partly responsible for her diaphragm rupturing. this is jacqueline kirk before her injuries. her family say they're grateful for every day she lived after the brutal attack, but she was gone too soon. jenny kumah, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is — the head of ukraine's armed forces says russian troops were left with no option but to flee kherson after the ukrainians destroyed their supply lines. a prominent british politician who was in the government has swapped the halls of westminster with the jungle in australia. the former health secretary matt hancock made his debut appearance on the british reality tv show i'm a celebrity...get me out of here. the show involves celebrities living

in a jungle without any comforts and competing against each other in order to win. during his trial, mr hancock had to crawl through a tunnel while covered in sludge and bugs. his arrival was met with mixed reaction by contestants. so, why did you do it? why did i do it? yeah, why are you here? because there's... honest truth is because there's, it's... there's so few ways in which politicians can show that we're human beings. so ijust thought it would be good to do that. and i've got a sense of adventure. so, you kind of want people to see you for you? i hope so. here in the uk, there has been a lot of criticism about his appearance on the show, not least from a group of campaigners who lost family members to the coronavirus pandemic. they've tweeted. ..

here is a pr guru mark borkowski, who gave celebrities advice on their careers. first of all, it was _ a remarkable booking from itv. there's been nonstop coverage for it for matt hancock. - it strikes me that he clearly- doesn't see himself as a serious politician any longer, - and his entrance into the camp was greeted with shock by some - of those people who were completely unaware about it. and sean walsh, who's a disgraced comedian who left strictly come i dancing, spent the first threel minutes laughing his head off. it's slightly sad in terms that now | politicians have to be celebrities. j they have to be celebrities outside westminster- and the political sphere. and i think that's clearlyl what matt is trying to do. i think he's deluded. he looks slightly awkward. and i think he's going to have a bit

of a rocky time in there. _ but he's got the sort of teflon ego possibly not to be bothered - about the sort of criticism. and he'll be doing his best to try and build something up- post his time in the jungle. one andi one and i would never and could never mispronounce. dame esther rantzen is a broadcaster and a former campmate on the i'm a celeb programme. she joins us now from the new forest in the south of england. good to talk to you, thanks for joining us. you are a former kant met in the programme. how do you feel about matt hancock being there? i think it's remarkably humorous people to feel that politicians cannot show their lighter side. i mean, one of the loveliest things about the late queen was when she took tea with paddington bear or

left out of a helicopter at the urging ofjames bond. and i have heard of television personalities becoming american presidents or even british prime ministers, so there's no question that when you have a public life, it does lead you into rather unusual avenues such as crawling down a tunnel while having a load of slime and creepy crawlies dropped on your head. butt a load of slime and creepy crawlies dropped on your head. but i suppose olitics dropped on your head. but i suppose politics gives — dropped on your head. but i suppose politics gives you _ dropped on your head. but i suppose politics gives you quite _ dropped on your head. but i suppose politics gives you quite a _ dropped on your head. but i suppose politics gives you quite a lot - dropped on your head. but i suppose politics gives you quite a lot of - politics gives you quite a lot of practice for that sort of experience. i practice for that sort of experience.— practice for that sort of exerience. ., , , , experience. i could not possibly comment on — experience. i could not possibly comment on that, _ experience. i could not possibly comment on that, dame - experience. i could not possibly| comment on that, dame esther. experience. i could not possibly - comment on that, dame esther. with a comparison you make is interesting. some argue matt hank is currently a working mp getting paid, i don't know, 85 or £89,000 a year. should he not be at work, do you think? i think you should be at work, but then i've always that you have members of parliament. our ex prime minister was sunning himself on a beachin minister was sunning himself on a beach in dominica and not that long

ago, and they do go on an awful lot ofjellies, what i think they call foreign fact—finding missions to rather lovely places in the caribbean and so on. so i think that mps have taken time off before during the session, the parliamentary session, and i do feel slowly sorry for matt hancock because he is being beaten up all around. he is being beaten up for covid—19 which after rob was not his idea, and i'm sure he did his best evenif idea, and i'm sure he did his best even if some people think it was not good enough. he was beaten up on television for having a lockdown and for not having a lot of depth. and then he had rather a worrying time with the tabloids when a secret camera and he needs to be aware there are secret cameras in the jungle as well. anyway this a great camera caught him in rather close quarters with a lady that he is now living with. so i don't see why he should not actually have a bit of fun, and i hope he is not too badly

believed by viewers because of course they will keep singling him out. i think he is due to be seen tonight, this very night, having yet another terrible experience in the jungle. i think there is nothing sadistic by the british public, don't you? i sadistic by the british public, don't you?— sadistic by the british public, don't ou? ., _ don't you? i could not possibly comment— don't you? i could not possibly comment on — don't you? i could not possibly comment on that _ don't you? i could not possibly comment on that either - don't you? i could not possibly comment on that either but i don't you? i could not possibly| comment on that either but let don't you? i could not possibly i comment on that either but let me ask you this, do you think the british public may end up changing their minds about him if they watch them on tv?— them on tv? there is that possibility _ them on tv? there is that possibility because i them on tv? there is that possibility because he i them on tv? there is that possibility because he hasj them on tv? there is that i possibility because he has been them on tv? there is that - possibility because he has been very brave so far. when i was in the jungle, i was thrown out because they noticed that i refused to appeal 1000 potatoes they do catch your vulnerable moments, and that was mine. so that's where i failed. i don't blame you.— was mine. so that's where i failed. i don't blame you. well, thank you. i thou~ht i don't blame you. well, thank you. i thought it — i don't blame you. well, thank you. i thought it was _ i don't blame you. well, thank you. i thought it was a _ i don't blame you. well, thank you. i thought it was a bit _ i don't blame you. well, thank you. i thought it was a bit much. - i don't blame you. well, thank you. i thought it was a bit much. he i i don't blame you. well, thank you. i thought it was a bit much. he will| i thought it was a bit much. he will be asked to do some very frightening things, whether it was stand on

rather precarious heights or get up in close quarters with scorpions, whatever it is, and if any acts in an uncomplaining, brave way, if he does not lose his temper, some when i was a jungle lost his temper and that meant the public could not resist him and made him suffer over and over again. resist him and made him suffer over and overagain. if resist him and made him suffer over and over again. if he stays calm and shows himself to be brave and endure what everybody else is endearing, i think people may get a better view of him. , ., , ., of him. ok, dame esther, always a leasure of him. ok, dame esther, always a pleasure to — of him. ok, dame esther, always a pleasure to speak— of him. ok, dame esther, always a pleasure to speak to _ of him. ok, dame esther, always a pleasure to speak to you. - of him. ok, dame esther, always a pleasure to speak to you. thank i of him. ok, dame esther, always a| pleasure to speak to you. thank you once again thick and the time to talk to us. ads, once again thick and the time to talk to us-_ it's two weeks since elon musk bought twitter, and users of the social media platform have been getting used to life under its new owner. for staff, the shake—up continues, with the billionaire telling employees today that they could no longer work from home. ros atkins has this report.

elon musk put a car in space... ..smack down to earth. he gets remarkable things done. and when in 2017 he tweeted, i" love twitter," someone replied, "you should buy it then." two weeks ago he did, and... elon musk�*s second week of twitter ownership is proving as helter—skelter as the first. two weeks back, he posted this video of him arriving at twitter�*s hq. two days later, he announced comedy is now illegal on twitter, which may be some people's way of describing what has happened since. his first move was on twitter�*s blue ticks, which identifies who someone is and denote some level of importance. elon musk didn't like it, calling it a lords—and—peasants system. instead, he said, anyone

will be able to buy a tick. power to the people, he tweeted. and this people power is also a new revenue stream. he added, all complainers please continue complaining, but it will cost $8. and he added the idea of charging insults for arguments came from monty python. ijust paid! no, you didn't! idid!| i did! i did! i did! listening to the demands for $8, david frum urged him to stop, saying... the advice has gone unheeded, and in the middle of last week, things moved up a gear. musk posted about an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory about the hammer attack that hospitalised paul pelosi, husband of senior us democrat nancy pelosi. "there's a tiny possibility there might be more to the story than meets the eye," he said. there was also more

than a tiny possibility this would amplify misinformation and that is what happened. trending on twitter is the lie about this guy because elon musk pushed it. by this point, the musk twitter experience was not to everyone's taste. for advertisers, this is all about risk. they're working with someone who is inherently unpredictable in a high—stakes, high—profile situation, so they're pulling out. elon musk blamed activist groups for the fall in revenue, insisting that nothing had changed with moderation. something had changed, though. musk was in charge, and he was tweeting and acting at speed. thousands ofjobs were cut to save money, and then across the weekend people started changing their profiles to elon musk to highlight the risk of impersonation if anyone can get a blue tick. us comedian kathy griffin did this.

on monday, her account was suspended, and for a moment talk of comedy being legal was paused as elon musk said any twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying parody will be permanently suspended. while the self—proclaimed free—speech absolutist was fleshing out the details of his content moderation rules, kathy griffin then appeared again via her late mother's account to say, "i'm back from the grave." and monday wasn't done there. elon musk wanted to talk politics, too. on the eve of the midterms, he posted, "shared the worst excesses of both parties so he recommended voting for a republican congress." and while he was worrying about curbing the worst excesses in washington, nothing was curbing his twitter account, with rival social network mastodon dubbed masturbatodon. watching all this was dan primack. it's not so much the concern . about the hellscape right now,

but the chaos, and he seems to be i making this up as it goes along. i elon musk has emphasised his work on bots and spam, and on wednesday he informed us twitter would do lots of dumb things in the coming months. that process may already be up and running, but this is elon musk. he uses disruption to great effect, and so while he may do some dumb things in the coming months, that doesn't mean in the long run, he can't make it work. have to get the moves? not sure, really. let's go live to washington as a democratic national committee are holding a rally, a convention and presidentjoe biden is due to stand up and talk injust a and presidentjoe biden is due to stand up and talk in just a few minutes with vice president. there will be remarking a couple of days after everyone voted in the midterms in america and they are still counting votes there. the results will be deciding the balance of

power in the us and a runoff in georgia on december the 6th will decide the senate. more of course on that on our website. you are watching bbc news, don't go anywhere. good evening. despite widespread cloudy conditions and a strong wind, we've had temperatures in places above 17 degrees today, and through tonight, it remains exceptionally mild for a november night. also staying wet in the north—west of the uk thanks to this stripe of cloud, a real pipeline of moisture that you can see extends right out into the atlantic. providing relentless rain, particularly in the north—west of scotland, but some rain for northern ireland as well. but ahead of that, we are drawing northwards this exceptionally mild air, so that will really hold the temperatures up through the night. it does stay very blustery. wind gusts in excess of 50 mph in the north—west of scotland, where we will continue to see heavy rain. rain also affecting parts of northern ireland from time to time, but as the pulses of wet weatherjust continue to plough

into some of the high ground in the west of scotland, could well see 100 mm as we go through the night and into tomorrow. elsewhere, extensive cloud cover, the odd spot of drizzle. it does stay quite windy, but those temperatures not falling far. now, these are the average temperatures we'd expect for a november night, 2—6 degrees. tonight, more like 13, 14 or 15 degrees, so very mild as you wake up tomorrow morning, but cloudy in most places. that cloud producing the odd spot of drizzle, particularly for hills in the west of england and parts of wales. more widespread rain into north—west scotland, again beginning to feed into northern ireland for a time. should see some limited spells of sunshine, but it's going to be another windy day. particularly gusty in the south—east of scotland, but in north—east scotland, with some shelter from the breeze, temperatures could get all the way up to 19 degrees. and elsewhere, highs of 16—17 pretty much across the board. now, into saturday, it won't be as windy, so that could give rise to some fog patches early on across

some southern parts. they should tend to lift and clear, and then a bit more in the way of sunshine across england, wales, northern ireland sunnier, eastern scotland seeing some sunny spells, too. but the north—west of scotland continuing with some outbreaks of rain, highs of 13—18 degrees. for sunday, remembrance sunday of course, it isn't looking like a bad day. mainly fine with spells of sunshine, but a frontal system approaching northern ireland later in the day. that could bring some outbreaks of rain as we get into the evening, and top temperatures north to south 14—17 degrees.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri. this is outside source. ukraine says it's making major advances after russia abandons its positions around kherson. translation: the enemy does not give us gifts. i it does not make gestures of goodwill, we fight for it all. moscow announced it was pulling back to make the best use of its forces in kherson — the only regional capital russia has taken since its invasion began in february. the founder of one of the world's biggest crypto currency trading firms apologises for financial turmoil as it nears collapse — investors can't withdraw their funds. the family of a british—egyptian activist who's on hunger strike — says egyptian authorities have carried out a �*medical intervention'

— while the prosecutor insists he's in �*good health'. and we turn to the un climate talks — new analysis shows the number of delegates with links to fossil fuels at cop has jumped by 25% since they last met. we start with ukraine and russia's announcement of a military withdrawal from the southern city of kherson. the head of ukraine's military says russia was left with no option, after his forces cut off their supplies and severely disrupted their command systems. general valery zaluzhny said his men had made significant gains in the region over the past 24 hours. a russian retreat would be a huge victory for ukraine. kherson is the only regional capital russian forces have managed to capture since the start of the invasion. a withdrawal would mean russian forces pulling out entirely from the western side of the dnipro

river, which runs through ukraine. since the start of its counter—offensive in august, ukraine has consistently targeted the bridges used by russia to supply troops in the area, using western longer—range weapons. here's james waterhouse in kyiv. if we take our minds back to the summer, the height of summer, when ukraine was on the back foot, overstretched, it's hard to imagine talking about the city of kherson seemingly being about to fall back into ukrainian control. himars missiles, these long range accurate rockets supplied by the us, seem to have been pivotal, i think in that regard, simply because of where kherson is located. it sits on the western bank of the dnipro river where the russians have a huge front against ukrainian forces and there are very few crossing

points along the dnipro river. and ukrainians have individually tried to damage those crossing points, not destroy them completely, in the case of the antonivskyi bridge, but certainly make it more difficult to move heavy military hardware and troops back across. the russians have had to use temporary crossings, barges. so that certainly seems to have been used to great effect. and it's taken a while. it's taken two months where the ukrainians have seemingly been trying to work their way south. they've been met with stiff resistance, but it seems gradually the russians, for them, it wasn't sustainable to try and keep hold of kherson. and the ukrainian advance continues. kyiv says its forces have moved another seven kilometres in the south, recapturing 12 new settlements in the last 24 hours. these are images of ukrainian soldiers mounting flags in a recently recaptured town. earlier we heard from nato chief jens stoltenberg about russia's plans to withdraw. we have taken note of the russian announcement to retreat from kherson.

we have to see how the situation on the ground develops in the coming days. what is clear is that russia is under heavy pressure, and if they leave kherson, it would be another victory for ukraine. but ukrainian officials are sceptical about russia's withdrawal announcement. president zelensky had this warning... translation: the enemy does not give us gifts, i does not make gestures of goodwill, we fight for it all. and when you fight, every step is always the resistance of the enemy, it is always the loss of lives, our heroes. therefore, we are moving very carefully, without emotions, without unnecessary risk in the interest of liberating all our land and so that the losses are as small as possible. ukraine's army chief is also cautious, saying...

here's the view of the bbc�*s international editor jeremy bowen, who's in odesa... the war now is at a bit of a possible turning point. the ukrainians are claiming, rightly, i think, a big victory here. but from the russian point of view, you could argue that actually what they're doing is recognising that their position in kherson was untenable. the intention of being there in the first place was to be able to push on towards odesa, where i am, to control the coastline. for months it's been clear they won't be able to do that. so now this move might be good for the russian war effort, because if they go back across the river to prepared positions, which satellite pictures show they have been making, then they will be militarily in a much better place than exposed on the other side. and while it's true the ukrainians have been hitting their supply

lines, the russians have not been fully beaten. they are choosing to come back. certainly within the last week i was in ukrainian positions that were being shelled by the russians. it's not like they haven't been firing. so i think from their point of view, they may think that while they won't be able to advance, it's going to be very difficult as well for the ukrainians to come their way. president putin has yet to say anything about the defeat. steve rosenberg reports. russia will be victorious. yet, there is no sign of the promised victory. on the contrary, the public is learning of

problems. grim faces on state tv as russia renounces a retreat. the strategically important ukrainian city. i strategically important ukrainian ci . , , strategically important ukrainian ci . , strategically important ukrainian ci. , strategically important ukrainian city. i bet they are crack a hoop about this _ city. i bet they are crack a hoop about this in _ city. i bet they are crack a hoop about this in the _ city. i bet they are crack a hoop about this in the west. - city. i bet they are crack a hoop about this in the west. we i city. i bet they are crack a hoop| about this in the west. we have to remain calm. about this in the west. we have to remain calm-— about this in the west. we have to remain calm. this kremlin supporter remains confident. _ remain calm. this kremlin supporter remains confident. of _ remain calm. this kremlin supporter remains confident. of course - remain calm. this kremlin supporter remains confident. of course we i remain calm. this kremlin supporter remains confident. of course we willj remains confident. of course we will win, withdrawal _ remains confident. of course we will win, withdrawal of _ remains confident. of course we will win, withdrawal of our _ remains confident. of course we will win, withdrawal of our troops, i win, withdrawal of our troops, temporary withdrawal of our troops in order to not be surrendered is not a defeat. even though a lot of people in the west would like to see this as a defeat, it is not. still, it does feel like vladimir putin has been trying to distance himself from what many see as a setback.

as the retreat was being announced, putin was shown visiting a brain research centre. he thought his "military operation" in ukraine would last days, not months. but it hasn't gone to plan. there is also growing confusion over his objectives in this war. and since the kremlin had insisted that occupied kherson would be russian forever, the retreat is a blow to moscow. russia's retreat from kherson creates a danger for vladimir putin. it risks changing how he's perceived here at home — not so much by the russian public, but by the russian elite, by the people around him, the people in power here who for years have viewed putin as a great strategist, a winner. less so now. and the mood on the streets? of course, we'll win the war, he says, when have russians ever lost? i really hope that russian soldiers will come back and vladimir putin will leave his post and ukraine

and russia will be free from this dictator. for now, the russian public is watching, waiting for now, the russian public is watching, waiting, to see where the kremlin's war will go from here. let me bring you the latest development on the british—egyptian pro—democracy activist, alaa abdel fattah, who is on hunger strike in egypt and who stopped taking water on sunday. his family say they've been told he has "undergone a medical intervention". yet, in the last few minutes, egypt's public prosecutor has said that a medical report shows the british—egyptian to be "in good health". alaa abdel fattah was a key figure in the pro—democracy uprising that toppled president hosni mubarak. he was first arrested in 2014 — and has spent most of the past eight years in jail. his aunt, the novelist ahdaf soueif

who lives in london, told the bbc her nephew's rights were being violated. it sounds to us like for speeding. we can't find any other interpretation. my sister has written to the prosecutor general demanding an explanation, and demanding to understand what this procedure is. we are trying to find out what substances they are putting into him, and the lawyers are working on the legal aspect of this, the consent aspect, the family aspect. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has been in touch this is exactly what they are trying to find out, what triggered the medical intervention, because he has not had any water since sunday,

the family were getting increasingly concerned, is he alive or is he dead? the last votes are being counted in the us midterms — for the next two years. republicans look set to take the house of representatives — the lower chamber of congress — but control of the senate

which goes to a run off on december the 6. for the republican ticket next week — but what aboutjoe biden? he was asked last night. my my intention is that i would run again. but i am a great respecter of fate, and this is ultimately a family decision. i think everybody wants me to run, but we are going to have discussions about it. i don't feel any hurry one way or another to make thatjudgment, today, tomorrow, whenever. no matter what my predecessor does. donald trump has given further reaction to the results. he posted this on his social media platform... one of the big stories of the night

was ron de santis — the republican who was re—elected as florida governor — by a huge margin. he's now favoured as a possible contenderfor a presidential bid in the 2024 race and a rival to donald trump. here are 5 things you need to know about him. good morning, ladies and gentlemen, this is your governor speaking. i'm not going to let this state descend into some type of woke dumpster fire. i'm ron desantis. woke ideology... it is woke ideology... woke executives... florida is where woke goes to die! cheering. so, ithink... i am not always the most popular guy in dc, but i did have support from someone in washington.

ron desantis is extraordinary. make america great again. it is only when they go to dc, new york, or of course martha's vineyard... it is sad that it comes to this, but what we did put this issue front and centre. floridians want our school system to be about educating kids, not indoctrinating kids. so, how many parents want their kindergarteners to have transgenderism or something injected into classroom instruction? we have rewritten the political map. cheering. thank you for honouring us with a win for the ages. cheering. let's go live to president joe biden speaking. we are expecting presidentjoe biden to speak at any moment. we will take

you there when it happens. for now, stay with us an outside source. we tend to climate change, and the links of fossil fields at cop has jumped. 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 routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced - around their liberated territory. and, with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first i attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. _

yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. women ministers, who have long felt only grudgingly accepted amongst the clergy, suddenly felt welcome. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? the head of ukraine's armed forces says russian troops were left with no option but to flee kherson, after the ukrainians destroyed their supply lines. now to the un climate summit in egypt. why are there so many delegates with links to fossil fuels attending co p27? that's the question people are asking after a report found that their numbers have jumped this year. so how many people are we talking about?

the campaign group global witness reports that the number with links to fossil fuels is up 25% from the last meeting. they found 636 people at the talks in egypt are linked to that industry — up from 503 delegates at last year's summit in glasgow global witness says there are 200 lobbyists in national delegations at the cop talks. another 436 are in trade groups, international bodies or other non—governmental organisations the biggest single delegation is from the united arab emirates, who will host cop28 next year. the analysis found that 70 of that delegation were connected to fossil fuel extraction. the second was the russian delegation which has 33 lobbyists for oil and gas in their delegation of 150. canada's environment minster, steven guil beau, said the fossil fuel lobby shouldn't dominate the conversation. obviously, various lobbies are present here and this

is something that has been happening since the beginning. the issue for me is not are they present or not, you know, it's united nations, these are open processes, it is an open forum. the question is should these dictate the agenda? and in the case of canada, the answer is clearly no. and i think that's the case for many countries, but they will try to have their voices heard as other interest groups will in this forum. but not everyone thinks these lobbyists are a problem. dr omar farouk ibrahim is the head of the african petroleum producers organisation. he says: if you are not at the table, you'll be on the menu. meanwhile the director general of the international renewable energy agency said his industry would win in the end. the market is the very driving for

us. the market is already saying very clearly that we are going to a new energy system based on renewables, hydrogen and sustainable uses. no one can stop this process. pascoe sabido, a researcher and campaigner corporate europe observatory. he was involved in compiling much of this information. he explained why the number of lobbyists has been going up. there's two reasons. one is, as you said, the united arab emirates brought a lot of fossil fuel lobbyists this year that we didn't see last year. but another reason is this cop is about gas deals. since the invasion of ukraine, we've seen european governments scrambling all over africa, all over the middle east to sign new gas deals. and that's what we're seeing happening at cop. i thought cop was about saving the climate? it completely should be, and that's what's so depressing that this 25% increase means 25% more lobbyists who are trying to stop the process, stop tackling climate change. so i think it's important to realise these fossil fuel companies,

their business models are built on drilling and burning oil and gas. so bp and shell, that's where they make their billions. clearly, there's a big problem because that's not in the interest of tackling climate change. if we want to keep temperature rise below 1.5 degrees, then surely we need to realise that these companies have different interests to all of us who are trying to tackle climate change. but on the flip side, some may argue you need these fossil fuel companies and lobbyists on board if you are to tackle climate change. i mean, yeah, on the flip side, you would say, "would you ask the tobacco industry how to stop smoking?" no, you would not. and ultimately, that's the same situation with the fossil fuel industry. but talking about tobacco, the un tobacco treaty actually imposed a ban on tobacco lobbying because they realised it was holding back the ambition of the talks, so we need something similar for fossil fuels because without it,

ultimately, we're not going to tackle the problem and we're not going to get the ambition we need. we've actually seen governments representing, i think it was 70% of the world's population calling for this to be addressed in previous cops. but unfortunately, we haven't got there yet. and next cop, what do you expect from the next one? i'm expecting more gas, i'm expecting more pressure from european governments... do you think it will still be an issue? i think it's still going to be a really big issue come next winter, we're still going to have gas shortages, so i'm still expecting a huge presence of the fossil fuel industry. but next winter, i'm really hoping that the un and national governments will have tried to deliver on this call for kicking out these big polluters. there is a huge civil society campaign, more than 400 groups from across africa, asia, latin america and europe, have called on governments to address this issue. and i think if we manage to do that, we can see real progress at the climate talks. but as it stands, we're no nearer tackling the issue as we were, let's say, 25 years ago. let's talk about africa, because what about the people lobbying for the energy industry

in parts of africa where millions don't have power? yeah, i think it's really important to point out that their intention is not to give these people power. if we're going to give these people power, it would be through renewable electricity, decentralised. if you look at what's happened with oil and gas extraction, nigeria, it's created a wasteland of the niger delta. so actually many groups from that area have signed up to the kick big polluters out campaign, and they want to see the fossil fuel industry outside because they realise more fossil fuels in africa is not going to solve the problem of energy access, and they're being used as a scapegoat for more climate chaos. this is the man behind ftx: its founder and chief executive, 30—year—old sam bankman—fried, who lives in the bahamas, where ftx is based. he's thought to have been worth tens of billions of dollars. until this week and is one of the most powerful people in the cryptocurrency market. at the end of a series of tweets today, he apologised for the crisis at ftx and sister trading firm alameda research. this is a tweet from tuesday. more than 24 hours later, they had changed their mind saying as a

result of corporate due diligence, as well as the latest news reports regarding mishandled customerfunds regarding mishandled customer funds and regarding mishandled customerfunds and alleged us agency investigations... writers had reported that they were investigating their handling of customer funds and its crypto lending activities. they have reported to have we opened withdrawals today after some customers up where unable to access their digital tokens. this is the man behind it, its founder, 30—year—old sam think men who lives in the bahamas where it is based. he stopped to have been with tens of billions of dollars until this week and it's one of the most powerful people in crypto currency. at the end of a series of tweets today, he apologised for the crisis i spoke to glen goodman, a cryptocurrency consultant, to find out what is going on here.

imagine ftx is a marketplace. people deposit money in there, and then by crypto currency tokens. the idea is that they can then come back years or months later, and withdraw their stuff. that would be fine. what if, as the wall streetjournal is suggesting, the boss of the place decides to lend your money out to another business? as what happened on the sundayjust gone, people come along, and they all try and withdraw their money and their tokens at once. there were complicated reasons for that, people start panicking, we all want our staff, and there was not enough stuff, because some of it had allegedly been lent out to another business. that is what caused all the problems. and now these problems

are spreading throughout crypto currency. is this a turning point for the worst? i don't think it is. i will tell you why yes, there will be contagion, because nobody knows who owes what to who, quite, and they may be other business failure is happening in the near future. it is possible, people are comparing it to the lehman brothers collapse, i think that is hyperbole. to extend that market analogy, imagine you have a local market and all the farmers bring along their product to the market, and one day may come along on the market has burned down with all of their product in it. the other farmers are not going to cry, all all the corn is gone, what is the point of corn any more? in this analogy, bitcoin is the corn. thank you for clearing that one up for us. don't forget to come can get in touch with me and some of

the team on twitter. you are watching outside source on the bbc. thank you for your company. stay with us. good evening. despite widespread cloudy conditions and a strong wind, we've had temperatures in places above 17 degrees today, and through tonight, it remains exceptionally mild for a november night. also staying wet in the north—west of the uk thanks to this stripe of cloud, a real pipeline of moisture that you can see extends right out into the atlantic. providing relentless rain, particularly in the north—west of scotland, but some rain for northern ireland as well. but ahead of that, we are drawing northwards this exceptionally mild air, so that will really hold the temperatures up through the night. it does stay very blustery. wind gusts in excess of 50 mph in the north—west of scotland, where we will continue to see heavy rain.

rain also affecting parts of northern ireland from time to time, but as the pulses of wet weatherjust continue to plough into some of the high ground in the west of scotland, could well see 100 mm as we go through the night and into tomorrow. elsewhere, extensive cloud cover, the odd spot of drizzle. it does stay quite windy, but those temperatures not falling far. now, these are the average temperatures we'd expect for a november night, 2—6 degrees. tonight, more like 13, 14 or 15 degrees, so very mild as you wake up tomorrow morning, but cloudy in most places. that cloud producing the odd spot of drizzle, particularly for hills in the west of england and parts of wales. more widespread rain into north—west scotland, again beginning to feed into northern ireland for a time. should see some limited spells of sunshine, but it's going to be another windy day. particularly gusty in the south—east of scotland, but in north—east scotland, with some shelter from the breeze, temperatures could get all the way up to 19 degrees. and elsewhere, highs of 16—17 pretty much across the board. now, into saturday, it won't be as windy,

so that could give rise to some fog patches early on across some southern parts. they should tend to lift and clear, and then a bit more in the way of sunshine across england, wales, northern ireland sunnier, eastern scotland seeing some sunny spells, too. but the north—west of scotland continuing with some outbreaks of rain, highs of 13—18 degrees. for sunday, remembrance sunday of course, it isn't looking like a bad day. mainly fine with spells of sunshine, but a frontal system approaching northern ireland later in the day. that could bring some outbreaks of rain as we get into the evening, and top temperatures north to south 14—17 degrees.

fresh confirms that the russian troops are withdrawing from the key city of prime minister. the regional capital is the only city it has kaput —— captured since the invasion of ukraine. people are waiting longer than the target time for cancer treatment. the cancer treatment waiting time doubling over the last four years in england, scotland and northern ireland. also, the last days of the inquiry into the last days of the inquiry into the ground fell tire fire which killed 72 people in west london in 2017. -- killed 72 people in west london in 2017. —— grenfell. gareth southgate enhances his 26 man england squad

for the 2022 world cup with leicester midfielder called up to the squad. you are watching bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. president zelensky has said ukraine is moving very carefully, following russia's announcement that it is withdrawing its troops from the southern city of kherson. russia's pull—out comes just 6 weeks after president putin declared that he was annexing the highly prized regional capital city, along with 3 other areas. i'm joined now by former air—vice marshal, sean bell. thank you very much forjoining us. i wonder if i could just start off at first, how much of a significance are these gains that that you can despite ukraine says they have made. should we take them is that? good

evenina. i should we take them is that? good evening. i always _ should we take them is that? good evening. i always got _ should we take them is that? good evening. i always got to _ should we take them is that? good evening. i always got to be - evening. i always got to be sceptical about what the russians say, but there is no doubt the russians took her son right at the beginning of the campaign in march, —— prime minister, it was a bridge to odesa, it was also helping to control water down to premier and it was a very important to russia for electricity as well. —— to russia. —— crimea. we have been expecting military analysing —— military analysts have been expecting this for some time. the tens of thousands of russian troops have now been trapped in her son —— prime minister, the trapped in her son -- prime minister, the— trapped in her son -- prime minister, the , , , ., , minister, the --, russia's really struggling _ minister, the --, russia's really struggling to — minister, the --, russia's really struggling to maintain _ minister, the --, russia's really struggling to maintain that i minister, the --, russia's really struggling to maintain that it i minister, the --, russia's really i struggling to maintain that it make logistical support to those in a kherson. the fact that the russians have announced this withdrawal is strategically very important. the fact it was done _ strategically very important. tue: fact it was done rather strategically very important. he fact it was done rather theatrically made a lot of us are very nervous. it was done on the television as a

military guy, you wouldn't normally announce your strategy on a television. but what seems most likely, if we recall when it —— when the russians withdrew from kharkiv, they were looking just like they were not looking for a humiliating withdrawal, but huge months later, they are still suffering casualties and suffering troops, but that is not popular back in russia. the fact they are announcing us on television are making of a play on the fact they are looking after the safety of russian soldiers is evidently part of the messaging back to domestic russia. 50 of the messaging back to domestic russia. ., ., ., , russia. so would that also be your reasonin: russia. so would that also be your reasoning in _ russia. so would that also be your reasoning in terms _ russia. so would that also be your reasoning in terms of— russia. so would that also be your reasoning in terms of the - russia. so would that also be your reasoning in terms of the timing . russia. so would that also be your| reasoning in terms of the timing of this? why do it now? t reasoning in terms of the timing of this? why do it now?— this? why do it now? i think the timin: is this? why do it now? i think the timing is fascinating. _ this? why do it now? i think the timing is fascinating. if - this? why do it now? i think the timing is fascinating. if you i this? why do it now? i think the timing is fascinating. if you look out to part of the ukraine where the fighting is fiercest in the donbas, the dom has has all its resources being put into it, to secure the

donbas, that they don't currently hold. they have been throwing fresh troops in, they have been assault up to 80 a day, suffering huge cavities and they desperately need battle hardened soldiers whereas kherson, with tens of thousands of soldiers largely locked away there, not contributing to the war, it suits russia to withdraw the forces from a kherson, redeploy them up to the donbas, and then put them to work to seize the donbas. ironically, for president zelensky, kherson has probably been his main effort. he would never have wanted to fight his way in the and therefore can the fact that the russians are announcing the withdrawal probably suits both parties quite well at this stage in the war. militarily, what would _ this stage in the war. militarily, what would you _ this stage in the war. militarily, what would you expect - this stage in the war. militarily, what would you expect ukraine| this stage in the war. militarily, l what would you expect ukraine to this stage in the war. militarily, i what would you expect ukraine to do next? . , ., .., next? the danger is here that we can become over— next? the danger is here that we can become over enthusiastic _ next? the danger is here that we can become over enthusiastic about i next? the danger is here that we can become over enthusiastic about the i become over enthusiastic about the next steps in ukraine. they're going to have to walk into kherson very carefully. the russians were not

walk away. this will have to be a fighting withdrawal for russia. they will almost certainly have to fight away booby—traps and all sorts of problems in a kherson for the ukrainian troops as they move in. the river dee dnipro, the bridges have all been blown across that and allegedly the russians are fortifying the east coast, the right—hand coast of the dnipro river, so even if the forces take kherson in the defuse all the issues there, they will not be in a position to leave the river, would be anything being assault, that would be a massive effort for any army. where we probably will see some movement is in the donbas, but the fact that russia's had a humiliating withdrawal from a kherson, we must remember that those troops have got to find their way up to the donbas and continue fighting there. russia is also seeking help from iran from its drones, and for cruise missiles, and this war is far from over. this was a really

interesting development today. talking about the troops, and the battle hardened soldiers, how would you expect the state of mind of russian soldiers to be at the moment? we've learned very quickly, particularly when we think back to iraq, for example, afghanistan, the troops served in a tours. they went home from time to time. is any of that happening with russian troops? not at the moment. the russians are putting everybody possible they can into the fight. certainly the reports from the military specialists is that the morale of the russian troops is at an all—time low. bearing in mind that they have conscripted these members, they have taken tens of thousands of casualties, they're not well equipped or trained, and the 300,000 new recruits of the partial mobilisation, by allaccounts, new recruits of the partial mobilisation, by all accounts, some of them are even arriving at the front line without weapons and those that are arriving with weapons of

the 1950s vintage with a different set of ammunition. this is a very different light —— difficult fight for russia, lots of different reports of deserters being shot at. and bearing in mind that they are being shot at by fellow slavs, whereas ukraine has two defend their country, a foreign force has invaded them and they are having to defend everything. they are determined to beat out the foreign force from the country as much as possible. thank ou. i'm joined now by the ceo of the ukrainian private intelligence firm molfar, artem starosiek. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. how would you analyse and what do you make of the gains that ukraine has made?-

gains that ukraine has made? hello, i think that gains that ukraine has made? hello, | think that what — gains that ukraine has made? hello, i think that what has _ gains that ukraine has made? hello, i think that what has happened i gains that ukraine has made? hello, i think that what has happened in i gains that ukraine has made? hello, i think that what has happened in is. i think that what has happened in is really great news because it is a huge win of the ukrainian strategy because ukraine uses strategy, translated from ukraine, it will be an english... and the main idea is to annex... before expelling the general idea. our army won't go to the head on collisions, doesn't go, when they fight with the spare forces, but theyjust when they fight with the spare forces, but they just concentrate and surround enemies. these tactics were used before and part of the kherson region one month ago. but russia uses different strategies. just to bring in their troops to smother on the top and the bottom.

what happened in kherson is a really huge win. i could compare the commander with admiral nelson. t commander with admiral nelson. i wonder if i could justjump in. the strategy that you described, translated for our viewers just to remind them is called wild field. you are saying that it is the lower ranks who take these decisions. are you saying that there is no chain of command in ukrainian forces? yes. command in ukrainian forces? yes, the have command in ukrainian forces? yes, they have a — command in ukrainian forces? yes, they have a chain _ command in ukrainian forces? yes, they have a chain of— command in ukrainian forces? yes they have a chain of command, but command in ukrainian forces? te: they have a chain of command, but in russia, they can't make a decision with low—level offices but they can in ukraine, and there is more flexibility for decisions. the ukraine hoped to attack kherson on the same strategy, one or two weeks

ago, and with a great use of the high mass weapons, wejust hit ago, and with a great use of the high mass weapons, we just hit a ago, and with a great use of the high mass weapons, wejust hit a lot of russian arsenals with the ammunition, so russia just don't have any other choices, so they leave kherson notjust because they wanted to, but it is also about the ukrainian strategy and theyjust were afraid to have their soldiers taken. ~ . i. , were afraid to have their soldiers taken. ~ . y., , ., taken. what can you tell us about suggestions _ taken. what can you tell us about suggestions that _ taken. what can you tell us about suggestions that the _ taken. what can you tell us about suggestions that the russian i taken. what can you tell us about i suggestions that the russian supply lines are not particularly resilient? what more can you tell us about that? the resilient? what more can you tell us about that?— about that? the ukrainians hit brides about that? the ukrainians hit bridges along _ about that? the ukrainians hit bridges along time _ about that? the ukrainians hit bridges along time ago i bridges along time ago and also that used timers with an eight kilometre range, so theyjust can't put anything in the kherson region. it is not enough, with the bombs, compared to before, so theyjust can't stand the weapons to the army

on the right side of the dnipro river. ., ,, ., ., river. ok, ceo of the ukrainian rivate river. ok, ceo of the ukrainian private intelligence _ river. ok, ceo of the ukrainian private intelligence firm - river. ok, ceo of the ukrainian| private intelligence firm molfar, thank you. private intelligence firm molfar, thank ou. . ~ private intelligence firm molfar, thank ou. ., ,, nearly one third of people want a need for treatment had to wait more than four hours. with october where the worst month for waiting. many people are left waiting on trolleys before but could be found in them. there were many people waiting for cancer care across england, scotland and northern ireland. over the last four years. and northern ireland. over the last fouryears. our and northern ireland. over the last four years. our health editor has more. how are you? peter meets his lung cancer surgeon, annabel. here i am, still alive and everything. good! she removed a large section of his right lung at the end of august.

he's now receiving a course of chemotherapy. how are you? i'm very well, actually. i feel a bit of a fraud in that i feel so good. his prognosis is optimistic. the scar is so small, for taking half the lung out. yes, it is a squeeze to get it out through a small hole... after peter was diagnosed, he was referred to the one—stop lung clinic here in greater manchester. cath, what have we got from this morning's assessment? - it meant that in one day his treatment plan — surgery or radiotherapy — was decided after appointments with several specialists. what i've got from this one—day clinic is brilliant. when i left here, i knew exactly what was going to happen. and, you know, my mind was at rest. peter's treatment time was speeded up, but the 62—day target from gp referral was missed. as for keith from the west midlands, he died with pancreatic cancer before he even saw an oncologist. his daughter rebecca says he deteriorated because of hold—ups in his treatment.

the delay in him being diagnosed meant that he possibly could have been given some kind of chemotherapy, which would have given us some more time with him. she says he was also a victim of long a&e delays. he was taken to hospital at nine o'clock in the morning and wasn't actually taken into the hospital until four o'clock in the afternoon. the oncology team were aware that he was outside. they said that he had to be triaged through a&e, which doesn't make any sense to me at all. becky, who's a nurse at colchester hospital, recognised her symptoms for pancreatic cancer early. i was very, very lucky to be diagnosed very quickly. her life was saved by getting major surgery fast, but she's worried about others. i'm really concerned about the winter pressures on the hospital. if they don't have an intensive—care bed available, then their procedure gets delayed. therefore their treatment gets delayed, or it might get to the point where we can't operate because the tumour has progressed too much. back at the lung clinic,

lead consultant matt agrees that rapid treatment is vital. is that 62—day target really becoming very, very difficult to meet? so, for lung cancer, days matter. it can be, sadly, an aggressive form of cancer. it does feel challenging, but the solutions have to be making gains at every step of that pathway. yeah, he's not breathless at all, is he? nhs england says more patients are being checked for cancer and diagnosed early — but it's starting life saving treatment which is still a struggle. hugh pym, bbc news. some breaking news that has just come into us. from belgium and it has been reported that via a local prosecutor, that the belgian police have a belgian police officer has been killed in brussels, following a knife attack. that is all we have at

the moment. a prosecutor in belgium is reporting that a belgian police officer has been killed in a knife attack in brussels. more as and when we get it, of course. rishi sunak says he is confident that "with goodwill and pragmatism" a breakthrough can happen in negotiations over the northern ireland protocol. he was speaking after talks with the irish leader micheal martin following a meeting of the british—irish council. the prime minister also held talks with scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon, a move which marked a departure from liz truss' time in downing stree. in downing street. our political correspondent david porter has more: tonight, both sides have described the talks as cordial. blackpool is probably equidistant between london and edinburgh, and the symbolism of the two leaders meeting halfway will not be lost. and the optics are very important. no one would argue that

over the past few years that the scottish government and the uk government have had a good relationship. borisjohnson and nicola sturgeon didn't get on. liz truss and nicola sturgeon didn't have a relationship because liz truss didn't want to engage with the first minister. rishi sunak, by contrast, telephoned nicola sturgeon within a few hours of becoming prime minister, and today they have held their first face to face talks. the tone may have changed, it may be improving, but the politics haven't. they still disagree on economic policy and the constitutional question in scotland as to whether there ought to be a second referendum or not. the first minister wants one. the uk government say that is not going to happen. but there is a feeling that the two sides are wanting to work together, and quite frankly, they say they will have to agree to disagree, but they still want to carry on talking with each other.

today has been the last day of hearings at the grenfell public inquiry. the inquiry has been looking into the circumstances leading up to, and surrounding, the devestating fire that killed 72 people in a block of flats in west london on the night of 14thjune 2017. with me now is kate lamble from the grenfell tower inquiry podcast. kate, thank you forjoining us here in the studio. i wonder if you could just give us some background around the inquiry. it has been going on for some time, hasn't it? the colorations _ for some time, hasn't it? the colorations that _ for some time, hasn't it? the colorations that make - for some time, hasn't it? he colorations that make the commemorations which opened back to the public in 2018, may, that was when they started, so has been a long and drawn out process for many of the residents and their connections.— of the residents and their connections. . .. ., , connections. immediate reactions over what happened _ connections. immediate reactions over what happened today. i connections. immediate reactionsl over what happened today. there's been of frustration _ over what happened today. there's been of frustration over _ over what happened today. there's been of frustration over how i over what happened today. there's been of frustration over how long i been of frustration over how long things have been taking. taking. one lawyer said that after the fire, the people that he represent expected there to be imprisonments and instead they got five years of

inquiries. the metropolitan police is waiting until the inquiry is�* final report until the act, but we're not respecting that report until autumn next year which is more than six years the fire. 50 until autumn next year which is more than six years the fire.— than six years the fire. so to get to the point _ than six years the fire. so to get to the point where _ than six years the fire. so to get to the point where they - than six years the fire. so to get to the point where they met i than six years the fire. 50 to get | to the point where they met start considering convictions or criminal proceedings, what needs to happen exactly? at proceedings, what needs to happen exactl ? �* a, a, exactly? at the moment, what the inuui exactly? at the moment, what the inquiry has — exactly? at the moment, what the inquiry has heard _ exactly? at the moment, what the inquiry has heard is _ exactly? at the moment, what the inquiry has heard is that _ exactly? at the moment, what the inquiry has heard is that more - exactly? at the moment, what the| inquiry has heard is that more than 300 days, they have gone through thousands of documents, it has cost over —— around hundred £50 million so far, they've got lots of evidence but they have this spider web of blame. —— 150 million. many companies were involved in the refurbishment of the tower, and many people are pointing fingers at each other. there is a merry—go—round of buckpassing where companies are saying instead of saying, this is what we have done, they are just pointing the finger at another company. the manufacturer of the cladding, found to be the main cause of the spread of the fire, they have a certificate that says that when

they met the fire safety down standards, but they did not —— the burned nearly ten times as quickly in a separate report. the inquiry will back a non—issue and instead said that it was up to the designers which chose the material. idem; which chose the material. very damnin: which chose the material. very damning words _ which chose the material. very damning words there - which chose the material. very damning words there that - which chose the material. very damning words there that were heard in this inquiry today, in particular, incompetence, possibly dishonest practices. i think one of the strongest to be heard was that of these 72 deaths, they were avoidable deaths. what does this mean for the families? that avoidable deaths. what does this mean for the families?— mean for the families? that is a statement _ mean for the families? that is a statement by — mean for the families? that is a statement by richard _ mean for the families? that is a statement by richard ilia, - mean for the families? that is a statement by richard ilia, the l mean for the families? that is a i statement by richard ilia, the legal standard of the inquiry, he does not represent any of the parties but he thought they could reach a single overall conclusions, which was that any of the overall risks ought to have been known by everyone who played a role. that meant that every one of the death was avoidable. i've

been talking today to several people and they say that there is a very hurtful to hear and that is the wind that will be open untiljustice, as they see it, is served. imill that will be open until 'ustice, as they see it, is served._ they see it, is served. will there be an update — they see it, is served. will there be an update on _ they see it, is served. will there be an update on the _ they see it, is served. will there be an update on the podcaster? | they see it, is served. will there - be an update on the podcaster? yes, tomorrow, be an update on the podcaster? yes, tomorrow. bbc _ be an update on the podcaster? 13:3 tomorrow, bbc sounds. be an update on the podcaster? yes, tomorrow, bbc sounds. thank - be an update on the podcaster? yes, tomorrow, bbc sounds. thank you i be an update on the podcaster? yes, i tomorrow, bbc sounds. thank you very much. we are going to bring you an update on our breaking news that we have been following orjust rather coming to us in the last five minutes here and it bbc news, and this is coming via the afp news agency. a belgian police officer, we have been informed, was killed in a knife attack in brussels. ajudicial source has said that there was a suspicion that terrorism could have been the reason for the insult —— assault, but the evidence has yet to be gathered to substantiate that. local media has also been adding in

terms of the details that we are learning, they have been reporting that the alleged attacker was shot by police and taken to hospital. what can i show you there on the screen? there is some french but also an english translation. 0ur police officers risk their lives every day to ensure the safety of our citizens, it says, today's drama demonstrates this once again. this is from the belgian prime minister. he says, my thoughts are with the friends and family of the deceased officer. my hope is that the hospitalised colleague will be well. some more information there. we are learning that that, via the prime minister, that a second officer has been hospitalised or injured as part of this attack. more we get it. that was just a tweet that was sent by

the prime minister of belgium. we will get more information from this, right here on bbc news. moving on with the news. how about a little bit of sports? england will be picking up... england kick off their world cup campaign injust 11 days' time in qatar. today the england manager gareth southgate named the 26 man squad he is taking with him. and there are a few surprises as our sports editor dan roan reports. maguire went for it, and it is in from harry kane! is successive major tournament, semifinalist in the last world cup... that can... and then runners up cup... that can... and then runners up in the euros. they have gone six matches without a win but having announced his squad for cattle today, the manager told me remained confident. i’m today, the manager told me remained confident. �* ., ., , . confident. i'm not really concerned about the form _ confident. i'm not really concerned about the form that _ confident. i'm not really concerned about the form that we _ confident. i'm not really concerned about the form that we were - confident. i'm not really concerned i about the form that we were looking at players, we had to re—change the squad, so results were inevitably at

risk when we were seeing that. we have got is great experience of tournaments and our aim is to take the country on anotherjourney. these are the 26 players southgate has selected. three goalkeepers have been named. jordan pickford is expected to start. nine defenders, meanwhile in midfield, despitejust one cap, a clamourfor leicester city's jade —— madison has been answered and the seven strikers, and other inexperienced but informed player, callum wilson is in. having not played for england since the euros final defeat last summer, marcus rashford is back, as is back manchester city's kalvin phillips, who only returned from a shoulder injury last night. who only returned from a shoulder injury last night-— injury last night. there is no question _ injury last night. there is no question that _ injury last night. there is no question that injury - injury last night. there is no question that injury has - injury last night. there is no - question that injury has influenced our squad selection and some of that injury has come because of the density of the matches, because of the unique nature of this season. before russia we had 28 days of the

team we have for days on the training pitch this time, so much harder. ~ ., ., ., , , harder. meanwhile, amid a build-up overshadowed _ harder. meanwhile, amid a build-up overshadowed by _ harder. meanwhile, amid a build-up overshadowed by concerns - harder. meanwhile, amid a build-up overshadowed by concerns over - harder. meanwhile, amid a build-up overshadowed by concerns over the | overshadowed by concerns over the treatment of migrant workers and legalisation of same—sex relationships, fifa has urged teams to focus on the football. it is quite clear that the would rather you didn't talk about human rights, is that naive? i you didn't talk about human rights, is that naive?— is that naive? i think it is optimistic _ is that naive? i think it is optimistic of _ is that naive? i think it is optimistic of them! - is that naive? i think it is optimistic of them! i - is that naive? i think it is. optimistic of them! i think is that naive? i think it is - optimistic of them! i think we have always spoken when we feel it is appropriate, and i don't see that changing. appropriate, and i don't see that chanauin. .,, ., ., , appropriate, and i don't see that chanhin. .,, ., ., , ., changing. captain harry kane will wear a rainbow— changing. captain harry kane will wear a rainbow armband - changing. captain harry kane will wear a rainbow armband in - changing. captain harry kane will wear a rainbow armband in qatar| changing. captain harry kane will. wear a rainbow armband in qatar as part ofan wear a rainbow armband in qatar as part of an anti—discrimination campaign. he says that he will not be silenced. we campaign. he says that he will not be silenced-— campaign. he says that he will not be silenced. we have spoken about the disaster— be silenced. we have spoken about the disaster of _ be silenced. we have spoken about the disaster of migrant _ be silenced. we have spoken about the disaster of migrant workers, i be silenced. we have spoken about| the disaster of migrant workers, the compensation of families who have workers that have risked their lives, but we have two may be realistic about how much the players can affect. for the english fa and full fever in particular, it is for them to try and make some of that change happen. that

them to try and make some of that change happen-— change happen. that was gareth south . ate change happen. that was gareth southgate there. _ change happen. that was gareth southgate there. the _ change happen. that was gareth southgate there. the long - change happen. that was gareth l southgate there. the long awaited release of marvel studio's sequel to black panther... now, the long awaited release of marvel studio's sequal to black panther — is out tomorrow, the original film was widely applauded for breaking the mould. it's sequel focuses on the fictional african state of wakanda and loss — subdued following the death of its star chadwick boseman. he played the marvel hero, black panther. here's a short clip from the trailer. # no woman, no cry. # here, little darling, don't shed no tear. # no woman, no cry. # good friends we have. # and good friends we've lost. # along the way.#

the bbc�*s yasmin khatun dewan who has seen the new film joins us now. very lucky! we are all veryjealous. first off, just tell me, what did you make of it? i first off, just tell me, what did you make of it?— first off, just tell me, what did you make of it? i thought it was areat. it you make of it? i thought it was great. it really _ you make of it? i thought it was great. it really centres - you make of it? i thought it was great. it really centres on - you make of it? i thought it was great. it really centres on the i you make of it? i thought it was i great. it really centres on the loss of bozeman and i think that has reshaped this film. —— boseman. does reshaped this film. -- boseman. does it work? yes, — reshaped this film. -- boseman. does it work? yes, i— reshaped this film. -- boseman. does it work? yes, i think _ reshaped this film. -- boseman. does it work? yes, i think because - reshaped this film. -- boseman. does it work? yes, i think because the - it work? yes, i think because the ublic it work? yes, i think because the public and _ it work? yes, i think because the public and marvel— it work? yes, i think because the public and marvel and _ it work? yes, i think because the public and marvel and the - it work? yes, i think because the public and marvel and the crew. it work? yes, i think because the . public and marvel and the crew were all grieving, the director as well. it was quite a shock when he passed away, he had kept his illness a secret and it was two years ago now that he died of a colon cancer at 43 years old, so the real shock to the industry. i think this allows the public to also watch something that pays tribute to him.— pays tribute to him. without giving too much away. — pays tribute to him. without giving too much away, how— pays tribute to him. without giving

too much away, how do _ pays tribute to him. without giving too much away, how do we - pays tribute to him. without giving too much away, how do we have i pays tribute to him. without giving too much away, how do we have a | too much away, how do we have a black panther without black panther? because i think it is a centre on that loss, and you go back to work under, and use it for what is, that is the real exploration of this fictional nation, —— wakanda. that sense of loss is rarely taken on throughout the movie. the marvel boss has spoken about how they were all impacted by the death and the british guy needs actress, the black panther�*s sister, she just make sure that every scene was dedicated to him. and you see that in this film. there is a lot of cultural significance associated with this film. just even marvel premiering wakanda forever in lycos in nigeria.

—— lagos. yes, it is thejewel of the crown, for marvel, so yes, to be there, to have this premier inn at lagos, it was hugely significant. i think black panther as the first big budget superhero movie with a black hero, a black director and a majority black cast, it really said something in the first movie, shattered the idea that you couldn't have that level of success and investment into a movie that was dominated by black talent. and the originalfilm was a dominated by black talent. and the original film was a huge commercial success and i think this second one really doesn't follow that on. it is not just the cast and the really doesn't follow that on. it is notjust the cast and the director but you can see africa and that culture in the film through the use of the language, it is there visually. of the language, it is there visuall . ., , ., ~ of the language, it is there visuall . ., ~' of the language, it is there visuall. ., ~ visually. 0k, yasmin, thank you so much. i visually. 0k, yasmin, thank you so much- i know _ visually. 0k, yasmin, thank you so much. i know we _ visually. 0k, yasmin, thank you so much. i know we spoke _ visually. 0k, yasmin, thank you so much. i know we spoke about - visually. 0k, yasmin, thank you so much. i know we spoke about this, there are some surprises in there, particularly towards the end! let's not give it away! here for the weather now. for temperatures above

70 stay wet for most of us, particularly north west scotland and heavy and persistent rain continuing here, with some rain infringing into northern ireland. it stays windy across the board, some are cloudy and a spot of drizzle over hills and the west of england and wales. quite cloudy with some spots of drizzle over hills in the west of england and wales, but look at these overnight temperatures, generally 13—15 degrees. that is quite extraordinary for a november night. so, very mild to start friday morning, but with extensive cloud cover, the odd spot of drizzle, some rain fringing back into northern ireland and continuing in the north—west of scotland. but elsewhere, we will see some spells of sunshine, gusty winds, particularly in south—east scotland. shelter from that wind in north—east scotland could lift temperatures to 19 degrees. it stays mild through the weekend, often dry as well. but some rain in north—west scotland on saturday and late on sunday in northern ireland.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news live from washington. the outcome of the mid terms elections still to be decided, as they count votes in key races around the country. it is the republicans who look set to regain control of the house. we will speak to the man who defeated the democrats campaign chair in the party's stronghold of new york state. but it will be a small majority. problems for kevin mccarthy the wannabe repubican speaker, how does he control the hard line freedom caucus. ukraine advances in kherson — but there are fears in kyiv the russian retreat could be a trap. tonight with the context, amanda renteria who was hillary clinton's former national political director and ron christie

— a former adviser to george w bush.