tonight at ten: ukrainian soldiers re—enter the city of kherson after russian troops withdraw — in what could prove to be a decisive moment in the nine—month war. russia says there's been an exodus of tens of thousands of troops — as jubilant residents fly the ukrainian flag again. here in ukraine president zelensky says it is an historic moment, but this war is far from over. we'll be asking where this leaves ukraine and president putin. also on the programme: steep declines in manufacturing — as the uk economy shrinks and recession looms. big ben strikes the hour. big ben marks the start of a two—minute silence as the nation remembers on armistice day.

and final preparations as england face new zealand, hosts and holders of the rugby world cup — in the final in a few hours�* time. on bbc london: attacked in her care home — a damning review finds a series australia are through to the rugby league world cup final. but it was far from straightforward going to new zealand in leeds. good evening. crowds have been cheering ukrainian soldiers in kherson as they entered the city for the first time since it was captured by russia at the start of the war. president zelensky has called it an historic day — but he also said the city was not entirely cleared of �*the enemy's presence.�* russia's retreat has been fast —

it says they've pulled 30,000 soldiers out of kherson. it's one of the biggest setbacks since president putin launched the invasion of ukraine in february. the russian troops have retreated to new positions on the east bank of the river dnipro. many of them escaped across the antonovsky bridge — that's the main road heading east — before a section of it was blown up, apparently by the russians, to protect their retreating forces. 0ur international editorjeremy bowen is in southern ukraine — and he's been looking through the first pictures coming out of kherson as the russians abandoned it. chanting kherson�*s residents emerged from their homes as the first ukrainian soldiers reached the main square. for them, it's the end of more than eight months under occupation. plenty to celebrate, but they are not out of danger. russia's guns are only a few miles away across the river. as they left, russian engineers blew a section of the antonovsky bridge

over the dnipro. at dawn long lines of russian troops seemed to be using a temporary crossing under the main damaged structure. the russian claim is that 30,000 soldiers and more than 5,000 pieces of equipment left kherson before the bridges were blown. the ukrainian forces pushed forward. the final russian departure happened much faster than anyone expected. we received these pictures from a special forces unit, taken as they poked around a camp the russians had abandoned. here, at least, this retreat looks better organised than some of russia's others in ukraine. that's because, apart from a few dozen shells, most of what they left was rubbish and not equipment ukraine can use against them. president zelensky told ukrainians that this was an historic day — they were taking their country back.

cheering the people of kherson kept the liberation party going. what's happened deepens the ukrainian conviction that they can beat russia. ukrainians can celebrate tonight. there'll be harder times ahead. jeremy bowen, bbc news, in ukraine. jeremy is in 0desa in the south of the country. where does this leave ukraine? well, as you have seen celebrating tonight, but with some challenges. the extent of the ukrainian victory, the reason why they are so pleased can be seen by the extent of the defeat eight months ago because the russians were hoping to use kherson to advance along the black sea coast, perhaps as far as i am, 0desa, the fact they are not able to do that means that this place, this of the coast, now feels a lot more

secure than it did. the russians might be able to extract some positives from this very serious setback. if what they say is true, if they have managed to bring so many forces and so many weapons back across the river, then they are in a position in the new fortifications to bombard the ukrainians on this side of the river. and as well as that, defending kherson and the pocket around it at the bridge had meant the russians had to give a lot of troops there. now those troops might be free to go elsewhere to other battlefields, and that would put pressure on the ukrainians. jeremy, thank you. jeremy bowen reporting from ukraine. and our russia editor steve rosenberg is in moscow. steve, how much of a blow is this for president putin? not so much of a blow if you believe

what moscow is saying. russian officials are not calling this a retreat, they are calling it a redeployment, a manoeuvre, trying to play things down a little bit. but that doesn't alter the fact that this was a withdrawal from the only ukrainian provincial capital that the russians managed to capture since february, and it camejust a few weeks after president putin had declared that kherson had become part of russia forever. so, yes, this is embarrassing, i think, for vladimir putin, it is a blow to the russian president, which is probably why the kremlin has been trying to distance him from the decision to retreat because it knows that the pull—back will be seen as a setback by many people in russia. it doesn't want the president taking the flak. that is why the russian generals had to go on television earlier this week. it was left to them to announce this withdrawal to the russian people. but at the end of the day, who is the commander—in—chief in russia? it is vladimir putin. whose idea was it to

invade ukraine? vladimir putin's. so it's hard to imagine that at some point vladimir putin won't be caught up point vladimir putin won't be caught up in the consequences of, and the fallout from, this war, whatever they may be. fallout from, this war, whatever they may be-_ fallout from, this war, whatever they may be— fallout from, this war, whatever the ma be. ., ,, they may be. ok, thank you, steve. steve rosenberg _ they may be. ok, thank you, steve. steve rosenberg our _ they may be. ok, thank you, steve. steve rosenberg our russian - they may be. ok, thank you, steve. | steve rosenberg our russian editor. the uk economy shrank over the summer, confirming what many economists and the bank of england believe to be the start of a recession. it fell by 0.2% between july and september — as households and businesses were hit by soaring prices, higher energy bills and rising interest rates. manufacturing — which was down 2.3% — has been a big factor in the decline. the uk is not yet officially in recession — that happens when the economy shrinks for two three—month periods in a row. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam reports in walsall, teepee electrical make the cables which connect electrics in cars and trains, so they are sensitive to consumer spending going down and government spending under pressure,

as well as the rising cost of materials such as copper. in terms of inflationary pressures, this business is labour—intensive, of course, wage rises, and the material content here as a business is significant. we recognise we have to pedal faster to stand still, so as a team that's exactly what we're doing. there are certain elements within our control, so some of those input costs, the efficiencies, we work hard at it. even before significant government cuts expected next week, and rises in tax, a recession looms over the uk. this fall of 0.2% means the uk was the only economy to fall of the major g7 economies over the summer. even as many were hit by the same global energy shock. questions will only grow if this is the start of a prolonged period of decline, but more concerning is if you take this back all the way to just before the pandemic, the uk economy overall is smaller than what it was at the end of 2019,

at the start of this government, as brexit was occurring. this is unique across the g7. the other economies are bigger, having faced similar global challenges from the pandemic and from russian energy, raising reasonable questions about whether post—brexit trade and worker policies have made the economy less efficient, less resilient to these common shocks. the government still argues everyone is being hit the same. are you alarmed the uk is the only economy of the g7 that is shrinking at the moment? according to the international monetary fund, around a third of the world's economy is in recession this year, or will be next year, and that is principally but not entirely because of very high global energy prices. we can't carry on like this, j with growth lower than our competitors, with no plan- to boost our economy and get those good qualityjobsl throughout the country. the conservatives need to do two things — - stabilise the economy-

and have a plan for growth. and yet not only do they need to grow the economy, they promised that regions across the whole uk would grow even more, with big projects such as new train lines. by the end of this decade, you will see a three—kilometre—long viaduct here going into a brand—new station connecting birmingham with london, and it is infrastructure that is key to the government's plans to level up the country. but it is also infrastructure that in the past has been the first cut when public spending comes under the microscope. so how will they square this not just with levelling up but with their promises to focus on growth for the whole economy? there are signs of light at the end of the tunnel in the global economy that inflation has peaked, and supplies from china won't be

interrupted by new covid waves, but it may yet be a lengthyjourney through that tunnel. faisal islam, bbc news. last year the nhs spent £3 billion in england alone employing freelance doctors, nurses and other health workers to fill staffing gaps — a sum equivalent to the pay for 50,000 full—time nurses. an investigation by the bbc found that spending to plug holes in staff rotas is increasing dramatically across the uk. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. i'm a junior doctor, and i earned more in four months as a locum doctor than i did in a whole year of working as a full—time hospital doctor. i'm an agency nurse, and daily i'm receiving text messages asking me to go in for shifts, showing how short they are of staff. i'm a consultant oncologist, - and i was shocked about the amount of work i could get as a locum and the pay i would receive. l three health professionals, highlighting a serious staffing and spending problem. with vacancies growing, the nhs needs more agency workers. the decision to leave the nhs

was because i wasn't able to earn enough money. agency nurses will always be needed, but it's the dynamics within a ward shifts right now. in a&e, you could do that. this is what the doctor gets.

i know there are shortfalls, but i hadn't realised the costs of trying to plug the gap. bbc research reveals big variations in agency spending by trusts. at colchester hospital, filling the gaps is a daily challenge for the rota manager. so tonight is definitely going to be a struggle. we have got a few wards with just two registered nurses on. there are nhs guidelines on capping agency spending, but hospital leaders say they have to make difficult decisions. one day last week, we had 80 beds open that were not part of our plan at this time of the year, and many of those beds would have been staffed and supported by agency staff. i'm never going to make a decision based on finance. quality and safety is always going to be what drives the decisions that we have to make. but equally, i am responsible for taxpayers' money, and i take that seriously.

with agency rates looking attractive, there's all the more pressure on the nhs to do everything possible to hold on to staff, for example, offering more flexibility over work patterns. can ijust do your blood pressure? right you are. the department of health said there would be a new workforce plan for england, but immediate measures to bring down the bills may be hard to find. hugh pym, bbc news. president biden has told the cop27 climate summit that he wants to re—establish the us as a reliable global leader on tackling climate change. he said he's committed to the target of halving us carbon emissions by 2030, and he apologised for his predecessor donald trump pulling out of the paris climate accord. the us record on emissions shows that they are high but relatively stable over the last half—century. compared that with china, whose rapid economic

development in that time, fuelled largely by coal, has seen it become the world's largest single emitter. by comparison, britain's emissions have been falling significantly in recent years, although reaching net zero remains a major challenge. from the summit in egypt, our climate editorjustin rowlatt sent this report. another hurricane smashed into florida today, yet more wild weather for the us. it has endured heat waves and wildfires, and some epic floods. as president biden arrived in the egyptian desert, he claimed his climate policies will drive down emissions and transform the us. we are proving that good climate policy is good economic policy. it is a strong foundation for durable, resilient, inclusive economic growth. it is driving progress in the private sector. around the world. nancy, have you got a moment to speak to the bbc? the american mid—term election results were better

for the president's party than some pundits predicted. we are less than - a minute away, ma'am. but the democrats still look likely to lose control of the house of representatives. oh, there you are. yes! the house speaker says she hopes the republicans will become more cooperative on climate. we didn't get one republican vote but i would hope that when they have more responsibility and more opportunity, they will take responsibility. # why can't you see... but losing the house will make it difficult for the us to come up with cash for international climate action. the poorest developing countries are often hit hardest by climate change, like south sudan, where a drought is adding to the chaos of war. they say the us isn't paying its fair share. we want the us to be on board. we want to be all together. all countries have to be on board.

that may be but the us and china have stopped cooperating on tackling global warming. this is china's pavilion at the conference. it now talks about competing with the us on climate. it wants to keep its lead on renewable technologies like wind turbines, solar panels and batteries. the us uses similar language. it talks about overtaking china on clean tech, but this could be good news. it could mean cheaper renewables and maybe even generate a rush to find finance for developing nations. as president biden leaves egypt tonight, the hope is superpower competition on climate could bring progress. justin rowlatt, bbc news, egypt. some of the other stories making the news today now. new figures from the office for national statistics show covid infections are declining. around 1.5 million people

in the uk tested positive for the virus in the first week of november, which is down 400,000 from the week before. an inquiry into a knife attack at a hotel housing asylum seekers in glasgow in which one person died and six were injured said it was an avoidable tragedy. a sudanese man who had been struggling with his mental health during lockdown was shot dead by police injune 2020. responding to the report by refugees forjustice, the home office said it has made significant changes to keep asylum seekers safe, including support for vulnerable individual is. a former security guard at the british embassy in berlin has admitted spying for russia and pleaded guilty to eight charges under the official secrets act. david smith, 58, admitted collecting information about the building and its staff and contacting russian officials. smith could face up to ia years in prison when he is sentenced next year. police officers are spending too

much time dealing with social problems and not tackling enough crime — that's according to the uk's most senior officer in neighbourhood policing. chief constable 0livia pinkney says officers can spend half their shifts attending incidents which should be led by other services, and that victims are being failed as a result. the home office says its priority is to get more police onto the streets, cut crime and bring more criminals tojustice. here's our special correspondent ed thomas. police, get off your act and help people in need. i'm in need of help. i need some help. face—to—face with the uk's crime problem. this is my daughter's face after she was stamped on so many times. been kicked all over- the floor and hit with bars. across the year, we have revealed the police response delays. right, lads, police are on the way. ..plunging charge rates, and communities being let down. if it's not bolted down, come and cut it out and take it anyway. screaming.

now the police have agreed to respond to our investigations... that looks awful, and as a mum myself, you know, gosh, my heart goes out to her. ..and listen to victims. and when you watch these stories, what do you think? that we've got work to do, absolutely we've got work to do. the victims on these films, which are really hard—hitting, i do get it, they want the service they get to be better. chief constable 0livia pinkney runs hampshire police. she is also the national lead for neighbourhood policing. the people we've spoken to, they told us you don't see the police anymore. all you get is a crime number. you're lucky if they come out a week later. i want to stop crime happening in the first place. i want to be patrolling all of the areas. it's part of the way british policing works. and we do loads of it. and if we can free ourselves from things that are not for the police service to lead upon and we can really get back to the things that we absolutely want to do, i want to

lock up burglars. we had an attempted one at derek's, joseph had . a bike took, didn't he? we found some police forces are charging one in 50 burglars of the crimes committed. that's an astonishing number. lareeg — but that's not forgotten. so are these victims being failed? failed, for sure. there is a crisis when it comes to prosecuting all sorts of people, yeah, there is. but when you are talking there are about charging, that is the entire criminaljustice system. the decision to charge with burglary isn't owned by the police. the chief constable says new officers will help, but it's not straightforward. how many more police officers would you like to see to go some way to solving this? how many would i like to see? give me double, that would be great. absolutely brilliant. and some forces are still over 15% down on where they were in 2010. but it's notjust a numbers game. that's my son's bedroom, that. she says police are doing too little policing and being forced to deal with society's problems. we go to sa significant mental

health incidents every hour. the police officer will pick them up, take them to a hospital, and on average sit for three hours waiting. it all lands on your desk? yes, because we're here, we're here 24/7, we answer the phone 24/7, non—emergency. think how many agencies or services or businesses answer the phone in a non—emergency way. who do you go to if you're in trouble? i if they do come out, it's probably the next day or three days later. it's crap. so what question does the nation have to ask itself, then? it's how do you want your police service to operate? are the police there for fighting crime? absolutely, yes. but the police are also there to protect those in need. and what does that balance look like? because right now, that is an enormous mission for policing, and _ it's not getting any lighter any time soon.

chief constable 0livia pinkney, there, ending that report by ed thomas. people across the uk fell silent at 11 o'clock this morning for armistice day, to mark the anniversary of the end of the first world war. this year's commemorations to remember those who have died in military conflicts included the newly restored big ben — which will resume its hourly chimes on remembrance sunday, after five years of work to restore it. 0ur correspondent nicholas witchell reports. 104 years since the original armistice day, the striking of the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month is still regarded by many as the most solemn moment of national remembrance. big ben strikes the hour.

after the two minutes' silence, at the national memorial arboretum, a poem was read in tribute

to the late queen. the country loaded its whole self into your slender hands, hands that can rest, now relieved of a century's weight. and at the cenotaph in london, wreaths were laid, precursor to remembrance sunday, when king charles will lead the nation's tributes to those who lost their lives in war. nichols witchell, bbc news. it's the 80th anniversary of the end of world war ii in 2025 — and we've just launched a project called we were there, to collect as many first—hand accounts from the war as possible. if you are a world war ii veteran and would like to tell us your story, or if you know someone who would, please do get in touch by going to the bbc news website and searching "we were there".

in just a few hours' time — at 6.30 in the morning, to be precise — england's women will take on new zealand in the final of the women's rugby union world cup in auckland. england are on an extraordinary 30—match unbeaten streak — the longest in the history of international rugby — and they'll be hoping to lift the trophy for the third time in front of a sell—out crowd. jo currie reports. following in the footsteps of their heroes. women's rugby has gripped new zealand during this world cup, even here on waiheke, an island off auckland with a population of less than 8,000 people. it's really inspiring because i want to be a black fern when i grow up. i hope i can get there one day and play in front of all those people. i have been wanting to be a black fern for ages. - this may all be for fun but on saturday, england and new zealand will fight it out for the greatest prize of all, the opportunity to be crowned world champions. these are the two heavyweights of the women's game.

england last won the world cup in 2014... ..before new zealand broke their hearts five years ago. since then, the red roses have gone on a record 30—game winning streak, now stretching back over three years. for some of their players, this final is a chance for redemption. being the ones lifting that trophy, it is just everything that you've worked towards. it is kind of that relief feeling because that was the goal and you have actually done it. eden park is sold out for the clash, with more than 40,000 fans expected. it will be a real privileged day to be able to be on that field and hear that sung right at us so it is a beautiful thing, being a new zealander when rugby is your national sport. it is special. england and new zealand have been the standout teams at this tournament but the hope is other nations will invest further in their women's sides to close the gap on the field. what we will find in three

years' time, there will be far more competition, i think, within the tournament itself. the winning margins for teams has got less. and so, ithink, you know, the future is very bright indeed. england will host the next world cup in 2025. what happens tomorrow will dictate whether they spend the next three years as world champions or with more heartache. england captain sarah hunter has described this final as the biggest game of women's rugby we have ever seen. but if her side are to go on to lift the trophy later, they will have to do something they have never done before and that is beat new zealand in a world cup final, four times previously, the two have met in the final and four times, the red roses have walked away as runners—up. england will have to content with what is expected to be a hostile crowd in auckland with over 40,000 fans are set to turn out for the sold—out clash.

thank you forjoining us. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. it has been pretty warm in some parts of the country? the forecast should perhaps come with a date fixed to the screen throughout to remind us how far into november we are and we are still talking about temper just november we are and we are still talking about temperjust like this, not just talking about temperjust like this, notjust 19, talking about temperjust like this, notjust19, 19.5 talking about temperjust like this, notjust19, 19 .5 in lancashire today, 19.1 at lossiemouth. there is a strong jet stream to the west of the uk and a big dip in it and around the base of the dip, close to the azores, we are dragging in this exceptionally mild air towards us and we will keep above—average temperatures this weekend, notjust by day but by night. last night, provisionally, the met office says scotland and northern ireland had their warmest november nights on record. climate change is notjust about the headline grabbing daytime temperatures but warm nights very much feeding into that as well and a lot of that going under the radar, we don't notice it as much because we don't notice it as much because we are asleep. we have had strong winds across northern areas today and more rain in the highlands, in

fact, since monday, 258 millimetres of rain, a month's worth in a week. much drier this weekend, not as windy, too, as the wind drops, an increasing risk of seeing some mist and fog. in fact, for the rest of the night across much of wales and england, extensive low cloud around and very misty in places. some rain in southern scotland and north—west england, pushing north to the central belt and back north to northern ireland as we go through the rest of the night. it is cooler tonight, particularly across northern scotland, well done to single figures into east anglia as well, 6—7 in some spots but no one can say it is cold. we start with the rain continuing to move north through scotland tomorrow and lingering around the islands. it clears from northern ireland, may be drizzle following behind and a grey, misty start in wales and england but many places gradually brightening up. a touch cooler full scotland and northern ireland and northern england and for the rest of england and wales, 16—18. it could be foggy in places on remembrance sunday

morning for some of the services and some of that low cloud,