this is bbc news, i'm gareth barlow. our top stories. democrats retain control of the us senate in a remarkable midterms election result that defied predictions of two vintage planes collide and crash at an air show in the us state of texas, breaking one of as people celebrate the ukrainian city of kherson being retaken after months of russian occupation, news emerges that russian troops destroyed nearly

from mozart to lady gaga — scientists find that rats have rhythm and are able to dance to the beat, just like humans. hello and welcome to the programme. democrats will keep control of the us senate after holding in a tight race, their candidate catherine who had been endorsed by donald trump. the democrats now have 50 seats to the republicans�* 49. the remaining seat, georgia, is going to a run off in december. in the event of the senate being divided equally between the two parties, vice president kamala harris has the casting vote. earlier, our north america correspondent david willis

gave me his reaction to the democrats winning the senate. it's a remarkable result tonight, the democrats projected to win the crucial swing state of nevada. catherine cortez mastro beating her republican challenger adam laxalt, which gives the democrats the 50 senate votes they need, and with the tie—breaking vote of vice president kamala harris, they have retained their majority in the upper house. very significant, because very few people thought the democrats would do quite as well as this, given the fact that inflation in this country is currently at a more than ao—year high, and the fact joe biden�*s approval ratings were considerably lower than many in the party would have liked. a lot of people it seems who came out to vote took against the so—called election

denier candidates endorsed by donald trump, and this has somewhat upended his perceived role as a sort of kingmaker, if you like, in the republican party. so it's good news forjoe biden. what it means for donald trump remains to be seen. he's nonetheless committed himself to announcing a third run for the white house this coming tuesday evening. it's important not to understate just how razor—thin this race in nevada was. and there are parts of the state that are very pro—republican. but it was the big population centres, places like reno, las vegas, where the democrats saw the numbers they needed. absolutely, it comes down to clark county, which is las vegas, maybe three quarters of the population of nevada, in that one county. you are absolutely right.

when the votes were tallied, it brought forward the majority of catherine cortez mastro who had been a couple of hundred votes behind her republican challenger up until that point. this has been neck and neck, here we are four days after the midterm elections and only now do we know the result of the upper house. no longer do we have to look to the run—off in the state of georgia, due to take place early in december. what happens now as far as the house of representatives is concerned, still up in the air, but all the indications are that the so—called red wave of republican victories has not materialised and, therefore, the republicans are looking at a much more slender advantage as far as the lower house is concerned than many had led us to believe we would see. it could be just a handful of seats. it appears they will retain

control of the lower house, take back control of the lower house, but it will be by a much reduced margin than many predicted. nonetheless, it does give them the power to stymie joe biden�*s legislative agenda, something republican leaders have made clear enough that they intend to do. you mentioned there the one remaining state, georgia, and the run—off. remind our viewers why it's gone to a one—off and why gone to a run—off and why they haven't declared a winner after the midterm elections that have just happened. that is a state which requires one or other candidate to get more than 50% of the vote, neither did. herschel walker there, the former american football star, who was personally endorsed by donald trump but was seen by many as a lacklustre candidate,

might do earlier today, now the democrats have won this crucial seat in nevada, giving them the majority with the casting vote of kamala harris in the us senate. a little earlier, i spoke to ameshia cross, a political analyst and democratic strategist. i began by asking her what the deciding factor was for voters. the deciding factor for voters in nevada has been similar to other state races where the democrats reigned supreme. it was the fight to protect the women's right to choose, the push against authoritarian slide, democracy deniers, election deniers, the folks lying around trump, january sixth, it was a call out to the republican party that we will not stand for you basically throwing our constitution in the incinerator. but in addition to that, we need to pay attention to who voted, over 64%

of supporters came from younger voting blocs, under 30s, the people who ensured mastro was able to make it across the finishing line yet again. i shout out black people and younger voters, because in state after state, they will be the people who have preserved our democracy. we have seen some success for the republicans in nevada, they flipped the governor's seat and won one seat in the house of representatives for the state. what do you think their perspective will be? we have already heard from former president trump again calling into question those unfounded claims about finding votes, voting machines not working... do you think we will see more consistency on that message? no, i think people will pull away from that message. if a bellwether is twitter, the new ownership be damned, what we are seeing is people like senatorjosh hawley,

a known supporter of the insurrectionists, he threw his fist in the air while they were about to storm the capitol in addition to protecting the big lie in the 2020 election, this guyjust tweeted a few moments ago that the republican party, the old republican party is dead and they need something new and they have to tear it up and start over again. the realisation is here, the republicans cannot continue as planned in the same order of business where they are only appealing to older white males, because quite frankly, that's not a reflection of america, they have to do better, they have to reach out to younger voters, they are otherwise going to see a lot more of what we saw today. does it signal a shift in allegiance to the governor ron desantis in florida who secured a sizeable vote with the latino community for example? democrats still need to do some work with the latino community, but florida is an anomaly, the only place we saw increasingly sizeable wins for republicans, ron desantis had double digits, 20 plus, that isn't seen

anywhere else in the country, but florida is a much different type of place demographically and he'll have some struggles because quite frankly he repeats a lot of the trump rhetoric, he just isn't trump. and yet some people, the few and far that still believe in this trump rhetoric, that type of thing appeals to them but florida is not a bellwether for the united states. with regard to congress, you have secured 50 seats for the democrats in the senate, kamala harris can cast a deciding vote where required. the house of representatives still looks to be going in the direction of the republican party. i'm interested in comments from president biden a few days ago, he is prepared to work with republicans to build on the legislative agenda and push the us forward. how likely is that, considering the partisan politics we have seen in recent years? i love president biden and when he was running

in 2020, he made those statements, he had a couple of republicans who spoke at the convention, he worked with segregationists, he understands how to work across the aisle, what he has run into in this entire administration and when he was vice president under barack 0bama is a republican party not willing to come to the table, they are stalwarts and they are willing to tank america to gain power. he has an uphill battle reaching out to republicans because the olive branch is something they are not accepting. i hate to say it, but putting one election behind us, maybe it's already time to start thinking about the next one. what do these results signal for 2024, the presidential race, for the shape and direction of the united states? it signals that democratic policies are working, that younger voters, black voters, women, they are specifically looking for something else,

looking for more progress in this country. they don't want you to touch roe vs wade, they want to have access and equity, they want to make sure civil rights are upheld, these things matter. come 2024, these things will still matter — younger people, black voters and women, that's america, they are going to come out. what about beyond the shores? how do you think your allies, youre near neighbour canada your near neighbour canada for example, ukraine you have been in lockstep with for months now, how do you think allies and foreign nations will be looking at the midterms and the narrative building around them? cheering a sigh of relief. the autocratic slide had been happening for quite some time, donald trump helped to accelerate it, it was a scary place to be, and many state—level candidates that donald trump promoted also had a problem with authoritarianism. it's problematic to think america was

on the brink of that. i personally am extremely excited that democracy continues to win, because it is a necessity and america will continue to protect ukraine, to uplift democracy and be the beacon of democracy for the globe. with regards to georgia, the final race, the run—off there on december 6th, what should we expect to see from that? it has only come about because the race was so razor—thin, 49% for both candidates, you could barely find a hair between them. could we run the risk of having that happen a second time? it came about because of split ticket voting that we saw in georgia. but this go round, looking where everything is going, georgia has a great position of being in a place democrats have already run the senate. won the senate. it would be the icing on top of the cake to have georgia but the democrats have already won the senate. i think black voters are going to come out, raphael warnock is a strong candidate, he has a record

to run on and he only has more wind in his sails after so many democrats wins. president biden said he's "incredibly pleased" with the turnout for the midterm elections and he said it was time for the republicans to decide "who they are". congratulations to the senator, he has a majority again, ifeel good about where we are. i he has a majority again, i feel good about where we are. i know i'm an optimist, _ good about where we are. i know i'm an optimist, i _ good about where we are. i know i'm an optimist, i understand - i'm an optimist, i understand that, but i'm not surprised by the turnout, i'm incredibly pleased by the turnout, and i think it's a reflection on all of our candidates. they are all running on the same programme. to texas now, where two vintage planes collided mid—air at a dallas air show. while there's no word yet on any casualties, organisers say as many as six people were likely onboard. naomi choy smith reports. an aerial parade turned to tragedy as these world war

ii fighter planes collided and smashed into the ground in a ball of fire. emergency crews rushed to the crash site as shocked spectators looked on. it's truly terrifying seeing something like that. it's not something you almost ever will see, and it's terrifying, just seeing huge aircraft like that just smash into the ground. it's something no—one is prepared for. the crowd packed with war veterans for the commemorative airshow at dallas executive airport. it's veterans day, and there was the largest body of veterans i have seen in a very long time there. and, yes, the first... when you see something like that, the first thing that goes through your body is panic, and you could tell that throughout the entire crowd, the entire crowd wasjust in disbelief and panic. no spectators were injured, but it is still unclear how many crew members were aboard. the smaller aircraft, a bell p—63 king cobra,

is a single—pilot plane. and the larger boeing b—i7 flying fortress bomber usually carries a crew of four to five people, organisers say. expressing prayers and thoughts for the crews that were involved today, for the people that saw it, for the family members. obviously, this is a challenging time for those families. and when i say family, i mean the caf family and our customers that follow us all over the world and enjoy our shows. texas governor greg abbott posted about the tragedy on twitter. and dallas mayor ericjohnson called it heartbreaking, tweeting, please say a prayer for the souls who took to the sky to entertain and educate our families today. both the federal aviation administration and national transportation safety board are investigating the crash. naomi choy smith, bbc news. in ukraine, president volodymr zelensky has said

russian troops destroyed all the critical infrastructure in kherson — including water, heating and electricity — before they abandoned the city. ukrainian officials have imposed a curfew there, because of what they say is a continuing security threat. ukraine regained control of the city, after moscow said 30,000 russian troops were pulled out of the area yesterday. but there are reports that the kremlin�*s forces are making new fortifications on the left bank of the dnipro river. fears have also been expressed after satellite images show significant new damage to a nearby major dam. the bbc�*s james waterhouse reports. 36 miles north of kherson, is a reminder that liberation is rarely simple. this is the kakhovka dam, one of the ukraine's biggest hydro electric power plants. it's not clear who did this. a section's clearly been destroyed. if it collapsed, more than 80 locations would be

flooded, including kherson. for now, the city's full of relief and celebration. the sight of ukrainian soldiers marks the end of eight months of russian occupation. recovery will take longer. translation: before fleeing from kherson, the occupiers i destroyed all critical infrastructure — communication, water supply, heat, electricity. russian forces everywhere have the same goal — mockery of people as much as possible. but we will restore everything, believe me. russian forces may have retreated across the dnipro river, but they haven't gone away. we have been warned yesterday by our general staff of the ukraine armed forces that the russians are making new fortification on the left bank side of the dnipro river and there is a likelihood of massive artillery shelling.

at a south—east asia summit in cambodia, a warning that other countries could follow in russia's footsteps if nothing is done. violation of borders, - use of force, committing mass atrocity against civilian population, if anyone i in the world sees that - russia can get away easily with all of this, then - someone will be tempted to follow the suit. ukraine forcing russia out completely is still a long way off, but, in a war which brings more bad news than good, this is a country savouring kherson�*s liberation. james waterhouse, bbc news, 0desa. this is bbc news, the headlines. democrats retain control of the us senate in a remarkable midterms election result that defied predictions of a republican "red wave" over both houses of congress. as people celebrate

the ukrainian city of kherson being retaken after months of russian occupation, an iranian man who lived in a paris airport for 18 years has died. in a paris airport mehran karimi nasseri's experience inspired the 2004 film the terminal starring tom hanks. lacking the correct paperwork to travel, he had made a small area of charles de gaulle airport his home. emer mccarthy reports. mehran karimi nasseri's story was stranger than fiction. an iranian exile, he lived in paris' charles de gaulle airport for 18 years after being refused entry to britain and france because he had no papers. here he is speaking back in 1999. i think nobody can live 11 years in such a situation. and i am a unique

immigration case. i have appealed to two, three, four governments, and some have been successfully granted, and some refused, but in this situation, i am a unique immigration case. all of his possessions were stored in boxes and bags on an airport cart, and he would wash and shave in airport bathrooms. mr navorski, follow me. his story grabbed the attention of the famed director stephen spielberg and inspired the 2004 film the terminal. there is a man walking around the terminal in a bath robe. tom hanks played the role of viktor navorski who was based on mehran karimi nasseri, and found himself stranded atjfk. despite being granted refugee status and the right

to remain in france in 1999, mehran stayed at the airport until 2006. he then spent time living in a hostel, using the money he had received for the terminal. an airport official said he returned to the airport a few weeks ago, where he lived until he died of natural causes in terminal 2f. he was 76. let's look at some other stories in brief. at least 22 people are now known to have been killed in a bus crash in northern egypt. the vehicle came off the road in the nile delta town of aga and plunged into a canal. 35 people were on board. several people were injured, some seriously. a deal has been signed between the ethiopian military and tigrayan rebels to implement a cessation of hostilities and allow humanitarian aid to reach millions of desperate civilians. aid organisations have been awaiting permission to send in more supplies to those affected by two years of fighting.

bbc news has calculated that more than 40,000 migrants have now crossed the channel in small boats this year. the home office says it will use "every tool at its disposal" to deter illegal migration. hundreds of passengers have been stranded at valencia airport in spain after the runway was flooded. the area was hit by torrential rain and dozens of flights were redirected or cancelled. one group of passengers due to fly to romania had to wait 48 hours for their flight to eventually leave spain. hundreds of climate activists staged a protest march at the cop27 site in sharm el—sheikh on sunday. the cop27 coalition, which is made up of representatives from africa and the middle east, is calling for climate justice and human rights. chiara martinelli, who's europe director for the climate

fighting to make sure that inside of these negotiations, actually the voice of the most affected people by the climate crisis are heard, and listened to, and that actions are taken and agreed here. scientists injapan have found that rats have an innate ability to move to music. the researchers — from the university of tokyo — fitted highly sensitive devices to ten of the creatures to record their movements. and they found that they bopped their heads to a range of different genres. tom brada reports. moved by a bit of mozart, literally. these rats are part of an experiment to see how rodents respond to music.

they were played a range of tunes at different tempos, and scientists believe they've made an interesting discovery. rats displayed innate synchronisation, most distinctly within the same range of humans. dancing, which is essentially the ability to move to a beat, this was once thought to be unique to humans. the rats were played one minute clips of mozart's sonata for two pianos in d major at four different tempos. historically in this field many people use mozart's sonata because it was used for a long time in this kind of experiment. the cultured creatures were also treated to we played lady gaga and queen,

not included in the main data! rats often suffer from a less than stellar reputation, but 20 human participants listened to the same music clips and both the rats and humans bobbed their heads to the beat in a similar rhythm. some of us think music is special to human culture, i believe it's somehow inherited from our progenitors, maybe at least from rats. the team now plans to investigate how musical properties like melody and harmony impact the brain. in the meantime, these rodents with rhythm suggest it's not just humans who have an urge to move to the groove. you'll find lots more detail and analysis, including a live page with all the latest information, just head to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app

for your tablet or smartphone. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @garethbarlow. hello, there. for some of us, it is going to be a murky start to remembrance sunday. some areas of low cloud and fog, much of which should lift and clear through the morning to leave some sunny spells. it is going to be another exceptionally mild day. high pressure dominates over much of continental europe. this frontal system will eventually bring rain into northern ireland later in the day, but before that, many of us are starting with some rather murky conditions, some patches of mist and fog perhaps through the west country, east wales, but more especially through the midlands into eastern england. could be some quite poor driving conditions through the first part of the morning. also very murky close to some of these north sea coasts of north—east england, eastern scotland, shetland

starting off with some low cloud and some fog as well. now, some of that will lift and clear to leave sunny spells, but it may be that across parts of the east midlands, lincolnshire, up into yorkshire, it could stay quite grey and murky for much of the day. elsewhere, though, we will see some spells of sunshine. starting to turn quite breezy across western parts ahead temperatures at this time of year through the afternoon should get to between eight and 13 degrees. for sunday, we are looking at highs of 12 to 18 degrees, so still well above where we should be. and then, through sunday evening, we will see this band of rain pushing across northern ireland into west wales, the far south—west of england, eventually western scotland. for the eastern half of the uk, we will again see some areas of low cloud and fog, a little bit chilly for some eastern parts but generally, it is another mild night. and then for monday, we bring this band of cloud and rain eastwards, it will tend to weaken as it goes. ahead of that, still quite

a lot of mist and murk and low cloud, but behind the rain band, we should see clearer skies, more sunshine for northern ireland, wales, the south—west of england. still 16 degrees in london but most places a little bit less mild by this stage. then through tuesday, this frontal system will bring some heavy rain for many, and the middle of the week brings further weather systems running in from the atlantic, the chance for some wet and potentially some quite windy weather. so, an unsettled week ahead but we lose some of that mild feel, temperatures closer to where they should be.

this is bbc news, the headlines... democrats have retained control of the us senate in a remarkable midterms election result that defied predictions of a republican red wave over both houses of congress. us networks have called the key senate race in nevada for democrat incumbent catherine cortez masto. two vintage planes have collided and crashed at an air show in the us state of texas. footage shows the planes striking each other at a low altitude, breaking one of the aircrafts in half. they were taking part in a commemorative air show near dallas. residents of the ukrainian city of kherson have gathered in the centre to celebrate its liberation. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says russian troops destroyed all critical

infrastructure in the area before they withdrew. the city has been left without heat, electricity, water, or communications.