tonight at ten — the ukrainian military says it's making significant progress against the forces of president putin. in the region around kherson city, the ukrainians say they've advanced five miles in a day, liberating 12 settlements from russian occupation. we'll also be reporting on the reaction in russia — to the news of the military setbacks — and we'll have the latest from the ukrainian port of odesa. here, the ukrainians are celebrating a significant victory with a lot of caution and that's because they fear a russian trap as their soldiers push forward. a russian trap as their soldiers push forward-— a russian trap as their soldiers push forward.

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good evening. nine months after the russian invasion of ukraine, seniorfigures in the ukrainian military say they're making significant progress against the forces of president putin. russian forces have admitted having problems with their supply lines and they've been actively engaged in establishing new defensive positions. all eyes are on the southern port of kherson, a strategically vital city for both sides. russian forces say they are in the process of leaving kherson. the ukrainian army says it has made significant gains around kherson, advancing five miles in the past 2a hours, liberating 12 settlements from russian occupation. in contrast, russia says it's moving

to new defensive positions, on the other side of the dnipro river, but the process could take weeks. there's no sign so far of a mass withdrawal. ina in a moment we'll have a report from our russia editor steve rosenberg on how the news of the russian withdrawal was reported back home today. first, live to the ukrainian port of 0desa on the black sea, where our international editor jeremy bowen is waiting for us. just a thought from you to start on how the ukrainians are looking at this current situation, what they make of it is yellow they have a lot to be pleased about at the moment. this is a very important _ pleased about at the moment. this is a very important victory _ pleased about at the moment. this is a very important victory for _ pleased about at the moment. this is a very important victory for them - a very important victory for them and they are pushing forward into farmland that the russians have controlled for months now. they are not getting yet, as far as we know, towards the city of kherson itself and they are doing it cautiously because they are worried the

russians could be setting some sort of trap, perhaps putting mines in the city itself, perhaps getting them to a place where they might be forced into urban warfare, or in a place where they might be shelled from the position the russians are retreating to on the opposite bank of the river. you retreating to on the opposite bank of the riven— of the river. you mentioned the russians there. _ of the river. you mentioned the russians there. there's - of the river. you mentioned the russians there. there's been i of the river. you mentioned the - russians there. there's been some debate today about what exactly their movements are, whether there is some kind of trap being envisaged by them. what do you make of that and the reaction there has been? well, i think of course the ukrainians are correct to be cautious, because the russians are going to try and hurt them as much as they can, as often as they can, as they can, as often as they can, as their forces go back, as they can, as often as they can, as theirforces go back, but as they can, as often as they can, as their forces go back, but as far as their forces go back, but as far as their forces go back, but as far as the russians are concerned there is if you like a couple of extreme scenarios, a range of scenarios. 0ne scenarios, a range of scenarios. one of them is for the russians, the worst one, a disorderly retreat, leaving their forces bunch up at crossing points on the river and

very vulnerable to very accurate ukrainian shellfire. the other extreme, good scenario for the russians which clearly is the favourite in moscow, is that they to carry out an organised fighting retreat, which is something their military skills have not yet suggested they could do, but if they could do that then they would be able to transfer equipment and men onto the opposite side to their prepared positions, and then the russians would say, hang on, this may look like a defeat, but actually we are in a better position than we were because of the river. now, what do they make of all this in moscow, on state tv and in the streets? here is our russia editor, steve rosenberg. what are russians being told about the war in ukraine? for more than eight months, the message from the kremlin to the people has been russia will be victorious, and yet there is no sign of the promised victory.

0n the contrary, the public is learning of problems. grim faces on state tv, as russia announces a retreat from kherson, the strategically important ukrainian city. "i bet they're cock a hoop about this in the west," he says. "but we have to remain calm." and this kremlin supporter remains confident. of course, we will win and withdrawal of our troops. temporary withdrawal of our troops from kherson in order not to be surrendered is not a defeat. even though a lot of people in the west would like to see this as a defeat. it's not. because sometimes you need to go back one step to go ten steps further. 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... ..to see where the kremlin's war goes from here. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's turn to the day plus my other main story. there has been a sharp rise in the already long waits for cancer therapy in the past four years, according to analysis by the bbc. the number waiting longer than the target time of 62 days, in the past year, has passed 69,000 across england, northern ireland and scotland — twice as many as the same period in 2017—18. waits are also getting worse in wales, but the available data doesn't go back that far.

there have also been record waits for patients in a&e in england. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here with more details. yes, huw. the latest figures for october highlight the dire situation in many hospitals in england. nearly 114,000 patients waited more than 12 hours in a&e after a decision to admit before a bed could be found — a big increase over the month. in england, the number treated or assessed within four hours of arriving at a&e was 69.3% — a record low and way short of the former 95% target. in scotland and wales the latest available figures were broadly similar — with northern ireland lower. bbc analysis has shown a sharp rise in long waits for cancer therapy in the past four years — the number waiting more than the 62

of treatment topped 69,000 in england, scotland and northern ireland in the latest 12 month period. we've been speaking to some with their own experiences of cancer. how are you? annabel! peter meets his lung cancer surgeon, annabel. here i am, stillalive 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 like that. after peter was diagnosed, he was referred to the one—stop lung it meant that in one day his treatment plan — when i left here, i knew exactly what was going to happen. and, you know, my mind was at rest.

as for keith from the west midlands, he died with pancreatic cancer before he even saw an oncologist. his daughter rebecca says he deteriorated 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. 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, so, for lung cancer, days matter. it can be, sadly, an aggressive form of cancer. gains at every step of that pathway. here, they are aiming to cut waits for treatment. nhs england says more patients are diagnosed early but delays

hospital trust or health board is performing on cancer referrals. the address is bbc.co.uk/news. or you can get there by using the bbc news app. a man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a former girlfriend, who died more than 20 years after he set her on fire. steven craig had already spent almost 19 years injail for the attack onjacqueline kirk in somerset in 1998. but following her death in 2019 from complications linked to her injuries, he's been charged with her murder. —— he's been found guilty of her murder. some farmers have resorted to using private security firms to protect their crops and farming equipment, because they say police are not tackling rural crime properly. suspects are almost 25% more likely

to be charged for crimes in urban areas than in the countryside, according to bbc analysis of police data in england and wales. in the latest in his special reports on crime, our special correspondent ed thomas has been to cambridgeshire and hertfordshire, to look at problems in rural areas. tonight, we investigate the rural crime wave involving organised gangs. it's scary, actually, all we're trying to do is feed the nation, when you've got all this rural crime going on. we reveal offences in the countryside are solved far less frequently than in cities. we had one farmer who had his dogs nailed to the front of his barn because the farmer went to the police. and hearfrom farmers relying on private security, left desperate. i have a gentleman on the farm with a gun, and i have dialled 999, and i never got the police here. we're always being tested, definitely, 100%. what i'll do is i'll take you to the other side, and i'll show you some of the issues.

0n patrol with luke. he says in the past year he's faced at least 30 crimes. we've had generators stolen, we've had batteries stolen off machinery, pieces of stainless steel. if it's not bolted down well enough, they'll come and cut it out and take it anyway. not one has been solved. the problem is that his confidence is so low, sometimes he no longer rings the police. this was hit at 60 mph. 60 mph? yeah, the cars that were driving over the fields hit it with such ferocity, it ripped this post out. within about half an hour of them being on here, they'd driven over about £15—16,000 worth of crop. so now luke spends two hours every day securing his 4000 acres. of all those crimes, how many people have been in the dock, found guilty of the crimes? none of them. not one? not one. cambridgeshire police told us, in the past year, there's only been one police report sent from luke and his farm. but he disputes this and says other

workers on his land call police to report crime. this was a car that was caught coursing on the farm... now luke relies on whatsapp messages from a network of farmers. it's daily. he's also fortified his land and has private security patrols at night. i've had armed trespass. i have a gentleman on the farm with a gun, and i have dialled 999, and i never got the police here. he had a gun on the farm and the advice on the call centre was, "don't go near them." our investigation found that suspects are almost 25% more likely to be charged for crimes in urban areas than in the countryside. what is the level of demand like? i can't keep up. mark installs cctv on farms across cambridgeshire. he's never known a time like this. ridiculous. from theft of gps equipment, theft of tractor parts, metal theft.

i've never been asked to secure grain, and this year i've now been asked to secure grain stores. usually, we brush past them, because it is literally grain. do you think criminals are worried about being caught by the police when they're going onto farms? not at all. yeah, we had one farmer who'd had his dogs nailed to the front of his barn — because the farmer went to the police. what message do you think they're trying to send? "don't mess." right, lads, police are on the way. this was filmed in east sussex. the fly—tippers were spotted, before driving off. thanks very much! we heard repeated claims from farmers — organised crime gangs are targeting their land. the stress of it, to be honest, that's the worst part. evie had £60,000 worth of satnav equipment stolen in a night. is that there? yeah, so that's the tractor that i said the roof got taken out of. and what was the police response like? they said they would send the forensics team, but they didn't come till two days later, put it down to satnav theft.

i had leaflets through the post for "don't leave your satnav in your car," and i was so offended by that. police say they fully investigated the crime here. i just quickly discovered from sort of farming twitter... frustrated, she turned detective and discovered dozens of other victims. there was actually another 30 of these tractors that had had the same thing happen to them. exactly the same, in fact. 30 in one night? yeah, so that makes me think, you know, there's a lorry or a van or a boat or something waiting somewhere that's been filled up with this equipment — as i say, stolen to order. now she feels vulnerable to organised crime gangs. i'll go and drive the tractors at night, and i'll be there in the dark on my own. and i don't want to be faced with these people. it's scary, actually. all we're trying to do is feed the nation, and that becomes quite difficult sometimes, when you've got all this rural crime going on. the home office says forces have plans to tackle the challenges of rural crime. but many told us they felt like

the forgotten victims, left behind. ed thomas, bbc news. the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire which claimed 72 lives in 2017 ended today after hearing 400 days worth of evidence over the last two and a half years. the lead counsel to the inquiry richard millett kc said it had ended as it started — with a merry—go—round of buck passing by cladding and insulation manufacturers, building industry professionals and local and national government. it's hoped a final report and recommendations will be published in about a year. civil servants, including driving test examiners and job centre staff, have become the latest to vote to strike in a dispute over pay, pensions and jobs. their union warned that unless it receives "substantial proposals" from the government, it will announce a programme of "sustained industrial action". 0ur employment correspondent

zoe conway is here to tell us more. this is shaping up to be a winter of industrial strife. 100,000 civil servants — including border force staff and planning officers — have voted to strike over their pay and conditions. yesterday the royal college of nursing — announced its first ever national strike — they could walk out before christmas. today the prime minister said the unions demand for a 17% pay rise today the prime minister said the union's demand for a 17% pay rise is "not affordable". in total 1.5 million public sector workers are voting over whether to strike this winter. in hospitals that means everyone from cleaners and porters to managers, nurses and junior doctors. but it's notjust health — teachers and university lecturers are also considering taking action. in the private sector — around 200,000 people are already striking. so far this year postal staff have

walked out over eight days — while rail workers have striked for more than 12. many workers are striking because their pay isn't keeping up with inflation, which is now atjust over 10% and could rise even higher by the end of the year. this year private sector pay has risen by 6.2% — while public sector pay has gone up by 2.2%. but ministers are warning that big pay increases could push inflation even higher. if all these strikes go ahead then this could be the biggest industrial action this country has seen for decades. zoe, many thanks, zoe conway are employment correspondent. football, and england start their world cup campaign, injust 11 days' time in qatar. today, the england manager gareth southgate named the 26—man squad, and there are a few surprises as our sports editor dan roan reports. and it is in from harry kane again.

at successive major tournaments, england, have been a force to be reckoned with. semifinalists at the last world cup and then runners—up in the euros. it's in! the team have since gone six matches without a win. but having announced his squad for qatar today, the manager told me he remained confident. i'm not really concerned about the form from the summer. we were looking at players, we had to rotate the squad, so results were inevitably at risk when you're doing that. what we've 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 — the established jordan pickford, expected to start. among nine defenders, arsenal's versatile ben white is included. meanwhile in midfield, despite just one cap, the clamour for leicester city's james maddison has been answered. and up front among the seven strikers another inexperienced but in—form player, newcastle's callum wilson, is in. rashford has missed!

having not played for england since the euros final defeat last summer, marcus rashford is back, as is manchester city's kalvin phillips, who only returned from shoulder surgery last night ahead of a first ever winter world cup. there's no question 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, ithink, 28 days with the team. we've got four days on the training pitch effectively this time so much harder. meanwhile, amid a build—up overshadowed by concerns over the treatment of migrant workers and the criminalisation of same—sex relationships, fifa has urged teams to focus on the football. it's quite clear they'd rather you didn't talk about human rights. is that naive? i think it's optimistic of them. i think we've always spoken when we've felt it's appropriate. i don't see that changing. captain harry kane will wear a rainbow armband in qatar as part of an anti—discrimination campaign, and southgate says his team won't be silenced. we collectively have

spoken about the desire for a migrant workers centre, the desire to help compensation for the families of migrant workers who've lost their lives. but also, i think we've got to be realistic about how much the players can actually affect. and it's for the english fa and for fifa in particular, to try and make some of that change happen. england leave for qatar on tuesday, but before that there's one final round of premier league matches. forfans, players and the manager, a nervous few days awaits. dan roan, bbc news, st george's park. some cricket news — and england have reached the t20 world cup final. they reached the 169 target set for them by india with ease. captainjos buttler smashed a six to bring up the winning run. he and fellow opener alex hales remained undefeated as england won by ten wickets. they'll play pakistan in the final on sunday. the adelaide oval is a striking

example of modern cricket architecture and for some of the most celebrated players india were expected to hit sixes but they struggled. missing the fastest bowler, the unfit mark wood, england clung on to everything. has bowler, the unfit mark wood, england clung on to everything.— clung on to everything. has it been taken? i do — clung on to everything. has it been taken? i do wish _ clung on to everything. has it been taken? i do wish it _ clung on to everything. has it been taken? i do wish it was _ clung on to everything. has it been taken? i do wish it was my - clung on to everything. has it been taken? i do wish it was my catch i clung on to everything. has it beenj taken? i do wish it was my catch to dismiss virat _ taken? i do wish it was my catch to dismiss virat kohli. _ taken? i do wish it was my catch to dismiss virat kohli. hardik - taken? i do wish it was my catch to dismiss virat kohli. hardik pandyal dismiss virat kohli. hardik pandya concluded india's innings with belatedly some big hits, added up to 168. so england's batteries, chasing the final under the most intense scrutiny, did it easily. that the final under the most intense scrutiny, did it easily.— scrutiny, did it easily. that is a clean strike. _ scrutiny, did it easily. that is a clean strike. alex _ scrutiny, did it easily. that is a clean strike. alex hales - scrutiny, did it easily. that is a clean strike. alex hales set. scrutiny, did it easily. that is a | clean strike. alex hales set the ace with clean strike. alex hales set the pace with his — clean strike. alex hales set the pace with his sixes _ clean strike. alex hales set the pace with his sixes and - clean strike. alex hales set the pace with his sixes and england never slowed. jos buttlerjoined in. england were playing a different game, actually, the perfect game. what a shock that is!— what a shock that is! they got to their victory _ what a shock that is! they got to their victory total _ what a shock that is! they got to their victory total with _ what a shock that is! they got to their victory total with 86, - what a shock that is! they got to l their victory total with 86, without losing a wicket, with the four overs to spare. losing a wicket, with the four overs to sare. , ., ., ., to spare. they have given india a real hammering. _ to spare. they have given india a real hammering. the _ to spare. they have given india a real hammering. the final - to spare. they have given india a real hammering. the final is - to spare. they have given india a real hammering. the final is on i real hammering. the final is on sunday against _ real hammering. the final is on sunday against pakistan. -

real hammering. the final is on l sunday against pakistan. england real hammering. the final is on - sunday against pakistan. england are playing like champions. joe wilson, bbc news. with every year that passes, there are fewer survivors still alive to tell of their experiences in the second world war. the "youngest" of the veterans are now in their mid—905. this coming sunday, remembrance sunday, will be the first for king charles to lead the nation's tributes to those who fought to defeat the forces of fascism. our special correspondent allan little has been to met three of those surviving veterans. there was an advertisement saying "britain needs you," and we as loyal members of the empire thought it was definitely good that we were required to go and help the mother country. i couldn't possibly leave the scene. it was a matter of complete life or death to me. i really became frightened. i had a prayer book with me, the psalm, book of psalms, | which i did make use of, i must admit. _ neil flanagan grew up injamaica.

he was one of thousands of west indians who volunteered. —— neil flanigan grew up injamaica. he joined the raf and sailed to britain to work in aircraft maintenance. people from the empire and the commonwealth died. many of my colleagues who volunteered to be aircrew died as rear gunners and as engineers during the war. we had no choice but to accept death as a part of the way of life. christian lambjoined the women's royal naval service. she worked in signals keeping track of north atlantic shipping convoys. she was plotting the progress of her fiance's ship when it was attacked by german u—boats. i knew that they were in this, involved in this terrible battle. and i had thought, having just managed to catch hold of this man, i'm now going to let him go. of course, it was terrible anxiety, but i couldn't possibly leave the scene. it was a matter of complete

life or death to me. and i stayed there waiting for information, hoping for information. and then, when eventually he arrived in canada, he was able to ring me up and say he'd arrived safely. what was it like taking that call? well, it was amazing, of course. and, you know, wejust both felt, well, nothing you could say. just thank goodness. thank goodness. thank goodness. mervyn kersh joined the army. he took part in the normandy landings. and shortly i saw the outline of france, and that was the first time i really began to realise what i was going into. the adventure ceased to be an adventure and i became frightened. his war ended in germany, where — himselfjewish — he witnessed the horrors of the bergen—belsen concentration camp. seeing the people — mostly men we saw —

in their uniforms, the striped clothing and the physical condition. those who could walk, they were thin as anything. theirfaces were thin, their arms were just bone. that was the horror of seeing them. they are a remarkable generation. the courage and sacrifice of their youth bequeathed to those of us who came later the world we grew up in. i think a lot of us were very juvenile before the war, and this gave us an enormous amount of independence, i think. it had helped a whole generation of people my age. and we, from that moment on, we chose what we did. we didn't have to do what our mothers said. i think i made a contribution in some small way to make britain safe and sound today, that i still live in and enjoy.

neil flanigan ending that report by allan little. we were there is a bbc news project to collect as many first—hand accounts as possible of the second world war, by 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the war. if you or someone you know might be willing to share your experience or a story, please visit the bbc news website and search we were there. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas. it has been a warm day, we have had temperatures above 17 degrees. this was the picture as the sun went down in ramsgate in kent. we have had weather across the north—west of the uk and there is more of the same to come over the next few days, but armistice day tomorrow, we're still looking at exceptionally mild

weather continuing, still wet across the far north—west and it is going to be another fairly windy day.