welcome to bbc news, i'm gareth barlow. our top stories: explosion. an explosion in istanbul kills at least six people and injures more than 80. turkish police have made an arrest. police are carrying out investigations, there is a real sense among here of anxiety, for istanbul, this has come as a shock. ukraine's president zelenksky says investigators have uncovered evidence of war crimes in kherson, which was occupied by russian forces for more than eight months. a tehran court hands down the first death sentence, in connection with the continuing protests in iran, over the death in custody of 22—year—old mahsa amini.

political recriminations over the us midterms after the republican party's addict excess says fails to materialise and the democrats hold the us senate. king charles leads a two—minute silence to mark remembrance sunday in the uk. from turkey the state—run news agency is quoting the interior minister, who says police have arrested a suspect connection with an explosion in the city of istanbul, which has killed at least six people as injured more than 80. it happened in the busy street in the centre of the city, the turkish

government says the incident was thought to be an act of terrorism carried out by a woman. turkey's president erdogan has condemned it, as "a vile attack". our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, sent this report. explosion. sunday afternoon shoppers running for their lives. this was istiklal street, right after the blast. it's the very heart of istanbul. sirens. as the casualties were rushed away, turkey's president was offering his condolences, and saying it appeared to be a terrorist attack. initial developments and initial intelligence from the governor are that it smells like terrorism, said recep tayyip erdogan, adding the culprits would be punished. turkey'sjustice ministry now says the bomber was a woman

who had sat on a bench in the area for a0 minutes before the blast. it was the first major bomb attack in istanbul in years. well, istiklal remains sealed off now. there is a heavy police presence. but this is normally one of the busiest places in istanbul, an area that is crammed with visitors and with shoppers. now police are carrying out their investigations, and there is a real sense among people here of anxiety. for istanbul, this has come as a shock. hayat told us she was in an intranet cafe on istiklal and rushed out to see dead and injured. "what i saw was a pram", she said. "i saw wounded people running around." "there was a woman running, carrying her dog." "it was a frenzy." as night fell, the shadow of an old fear.

this city has been bombed in the past, by both kurdish separatists and islamist militants. people here are wondering, are we back to that? orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. to ukraine now, where residents in the city of kherson have continued to celebrate the departure of russian troops. but the authorities there are warning supplies of bread and medicine have run out. president zelenksky said that investigators have uncovered evidence of war crimes in the region, which was occupied for over 8 months. the security situation remains tense, and an overnight curfew has been imposed amid fears that russian troops may resume shelling. our international editor, jeremy bowen, has reached the centre of kherson , and sent this report. how are you? you 0k? sunday morning shopping at the central market in kherson, a town that wants desperately to be normal again, to relax into old rituals.

a family outing, without fear. "glory to ukraine." until a few days ago, words that could land you injail — or worse. ukraine forever. you are happy? yes, i'm happy. it's ok. no russians? no russians. i don't love russia. only ukraine. "it is the best," said tetiana. "a sunday without russians. "even the air, i can breathe." why did they beat him? then she showed what her son, a former soldier, looked like, after the russians beat him for ten days. after that, he escaped abroad. like everyone i met in kherson, yuri's joy was complicated. happy moment inside, but you are still cautious, because it's not happy story yet. we don't know what will happen.

we are afraid of some shelling, we are afraid of some catastrophic blow somewhere nearby. for the ukrainians, the priority now is getting these people what they want. there's food for sale in the market, though not everybody has got money, but there is very little running water, electricity, there's no mobile network. more than anything else, though, what people need is security, because kherson is still a war zone, the wider region, and the russians are still within range. it says "kherson forever with russia." the poster was meant to celebrate, not mock the kremlin�*s illegal annexation of kherson at the end of september. on the same road people queued at a hose, connected to a well at a butter factory. russia's legacy includes

a crippled water system. that is why they are filling bottles from the dnipro, the river that's also the first line of defence for russians, who have retreated to the other side. the water collectors barely noticed firing from ukrainian artillery, which hit a target on the russian—controlled bank. the roads running out into kherson�*s coastal hinterland tell a story of changing fortunes in the war. in march, the russians, still advancing to the black sea, won the battle here. they steam rollered through a school, dedicated to lenin, when ukraine was part of the soviet union. ukraine's president says war crimes happened here. we saw as yet unidentified bodies left on the road until this morning, when victorious ukrainian engineers moved back in. you can't live together

as neighbours again, easily? well, i don't want to see them nearby, if they, like, will withdraw, and eventually they will, to their own borders, let them live there, and we just want them out of our land. back in kherson, the central square was still packed with people, relieved the russians are gone, and celebrating survival and defiance. slowly, then more loudly, theyjoined in with the ukrainian national anthem. emotions poured out of them. occupations leave deep scars. for all the significance of ukraine's victory in kherson, it would be easier if it meant the people here could plan for peace. but they cannot, because this town's war is not over. jeremy bowen,

bbc news, kherson. let's get some of the day's other news. the us presidentjoe biden is due to meet the chinese leader xijinping in indonesia later, where they will both be attending this year's 620 summit on the island of bali. this will be the first time the two men have met in person since mr biden was elected two years ago, and comes at a time of heightened us—chinese tension over taiwan and russia's invasion of ukraine. the british home secretary, suella braverman, will sign an agreement in paris on monday morning, to step up patrols on french beaches in a bid to deter migrant boat crossings. more than 40,000 migrants have crossed the channel this year. climate activists in spain have used coca—cola bottles to splash fake blood and oil over the glass cases housing exhibits in barcelona's egyptian museum, in a protest against the soft—drink giant's sponsorship of the cop27

environmental summit. it's the latest in a string of stunts by climate justice protesters targeting artworks. a tehran court has handed down the first death sentence in connection with the continuing protests in iran. five other defendants were handed prison sentences ranging from five to 10 years. the protests began about two months ago after a 22—year—old woman, mahsa amini, died in custody after being arrested for not fully covering her hair. we can speak now to nazanin nour, she's an iranian—american actress and activist. we don't know who has been handed this death sentence but we do know the charges? we haven't we do know the charges? - haven't heard of the specific people but the trumped up charges we are used to seeing from the islamicjudiciary, from the islamic judiciary, waging from the islamicjudiciary, waging war against god, i know

a specific protester was charged with setting fire to a government building in addition to other charges, conspiracy to commit crimes conspiracy, he is the first one to be handed a death sentence for his protest. as the regime trying to send a signal to other protesters, scare them out of the streets to try to suppress the protests?— to try to suppress the protests? to try to suppress the rotests? ~ , ,., , ., ., protests? absolutely in from a na book protests? absolutely in from a playbook they _ protests? absolutely in from a playbook they do _ protests? absolutely in from a playbook they do every - protests? absolutely in from a playbook they do every time i playbook they do every time there is an uprising and this is one 50 days on and it is being sustained, they are doing this to detract and discourage other protesters from doing the same, what we have seen over the last few weeks, the harsher they crack the more they are killing our children, jailing our journalist, killing our children, jailing ourjournalist, artist, our journalist, artist, activists and ourjournalist, artist, activists and human rights lawyers, people are coming out stronger, getting angrier and this is fuelling the fire of iranians coming out of the streets to demand human rights and freedom from the oppression

of this theocracy and they want an end to this regime. like of this theocracy and they want an end to this regime.- an end to this regime. like you sa 50 an end to this regime. like you say 50 days — an end to this regime. like you say 50 days of _ an end to this regime. like you say 50 days of these _ an end to this regime. like you say 50 days of these protests l say 50 days of these protests across the country notjust confined to the capital, what is the status on the ground and i appreciate to get the full details because of restrictions on the internet but what are you hearing? irate on the internet but what are you hearing?— on the internet but what are ou hearinu? .,, ,., , , you hearing? we do see protests and strikes _ you hearing? we do see protests and strikes popping _ you hearing? we do see protests and strikes popping up _ you hearing? we do see protests and strikes popping up in - and strikes popping up in various cities across universities, all over the country. we had harsh crackdowns on part of the country which houses ethnic minority groups, they had the highest death toll throughout all of these weeks of protest and uprising, today one of the main stories dominating was dissidentjournalist blogger inside iran who is under top dire conditions and transferred to a few hours ago and many iranians flooded the streets about the tay run hospital his parents were there, awaiting word from him, and we still

don't know where he is and as of 45 minutes ago it was reported he was moved to another hospital so the protesters will move to ensure nothing happens to him because he has kidney failure, lost a kidney because he has been jailed before and tortured before, people are very worried about his condition right now. the un has called on iran to call on indictments that lead to the death penalty? we hope the international _ to the death penalty? we hope the international pressure - to the death penalty? we hope the international pressure willl the international pressure will work and indeed all elect that officials and global leaders to put this exact same pressure on the islamic republic as well as this investigative mechanism that needs to be created to investigate crimes against by humanity for the republic to hold them responsible for their actions and their killing with impunity. stay with us on bbc news,

still to come: we'll tell you how the black panther sequel — wakanda forever — has been received at the box office. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election and she has asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest i demonstration so far of the fast—growing _ european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it is opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, - one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. - 155 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions

of pounds' worth of damage. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — an explosion in istanbul kills at least six people and injures more than 80. turkish police have made an arrest. ukraine's president zelensky says investigators have uncovered evidence of war crimes in kherson, which was occupied by russian forces for more than eight months. news that the democrats have held the us senate after midterm elections this week has sparked recriminations within the republican party. critics of former president donald trump blame him for the poor showing, while other republicans say the fault lies with their senate leader, mitch mcconnell. the race for the us house of representatives remains uncalled, but president biden has said he's pleased with the results. we're joined from washington

by allan lichtman, distinguished professor in the history department at the american university. thank you so much forjoining us. we cannot say there is anyone blame but in your perspective, where are the key issues for the republican party? issues for the republican pa ? �* , issues for the republican pa ? v , issues for the republican pa ? h , ., issues for the republican pa ? h , party? it's very easy to point the finger — party? it's very easy to point the finger of _ party? it's very easy to point the finger of blame - party? it's very easy to point the finger of blame at - party? it's very easy to point | the finger of blame at donald trump but the truth is it was republican voters who nominated the candidates endorsed by donald trump, the election deniers, those who had disdain for democracy and otherwise had extreme views. that is now the new mainstream of the republican party and the republican party and the republican party and the republican party from top to bottom has real problems going forward because they've abandoned everything the republican party has once professed to stand for— personal morality, personal responsibility. that's a joke for a party that has embraced donald trump and herschel walker. limited government. they want national abortion

band which would also violate their idea of states rights. fiscal responsibility, they want big tax cuts that blow up the deficit. respect for traditional american institutions. that's gone. this is a party that has tried to undermine a democratic election and incited the only attack on the us capitol since the war of 1812 and don't expect ron desantis, who had a great collection in his re—election bid as governor of florida, to come and ride a white horse and rescue the republican party. he stands at the same things that donald trump stands for. and, by the way, success as a government does not necessarily translate into success under the white heat of a presidential campaign. look at what happened to republican governors likejohn kayser of governors like john kayser of ohio governors likejohn kayser of ohio and jeb bush of florida in 2016. although what happened to

jay kinsley in the democratic side and howard dean in the mcreight democratic phone from so it has a big reckoning here —— inslee. so it has a big reckoning here -- inslee— -- inslee. there was a fear that they — -- inslee. there was a fear that they could _ -- inslee. there was a fear that they could have - -- inslee. there was a fear that they could have pulled -- inslee. there was a fear i that they could have pulled a trumpet and refused to concede victory but it doesn't see to be as widespread as thought. do you think perhaps there is a slight move away from trump politics? i know you see a lot of voters voted for those candidates but do you think the party, coming from senatorjosh hawley, it needs to rebuild? he did not hawley, it needs to rebuild? he: did not tell you what they will rebuild on and it's a mighty low bar to say that candidates are not going to dispute on election where they clearly lost. that is not going to repair the republican party. they need to re—establish traditional conservative principles and convince the american people that they stand for something.

american people that they stand forsomething. look, no party that wasn't holding the white house has suffered this kind of a setback under the current conditions of a sitting president with a very low approval rating and an economy that the vast majority of americans find is very, very difficult for them. this should have been a sweep for republicans but because they don't have their principles anymore, they don't stand for anything and the american people don't want to hear any more from grievances and denial and undermining our democracy, and undermining our democracy, and the vast majority of the american people support abortion rights. there were four ballot propositions on abortion and the pro—choice position won every single one of them, including in deep red kentucky, and previously in different cancers. we kentucky, and previously in different cancers.— kentucky, and previously in different cancers. we are going to have to _ different cancers. we are going to have to leave _ different cancers. we are going to have to leave it _ different cancers. we are going to have to leave it there, - different cancers. we are going to have to leave it there, i'm i to have to leave it there, i'm afraid. we never have enough

time to get through all of this. we appreciate your time. oh, sure. marvel�*s latest superhero film, black panther: wakanda forever, has smashed box office records in its opening weekend in north america, earning $180 million. globally, it has taken $330 million so far. the franchise has been praised for its strong portrayal of black characters. actress danai gurira said she hoped black panther "paves the way" for other franchisees to cast strong black female leads. entertainment journalist kj matthews joins us from los angeles. thank you so much for doing so. huge figures. this must be great news for the entire industry?— great news for the entire indust ? a _, industry? as they say, black panther still _ industry? as they say, black panther still has _ industry? as they say, black panther still has it! - industry? as they say, black panther still has it! it - industry? as they say, black panther still has it! it did - panther still has it! it did really well. it really helped a very sluggish box office that was kind of ending the year kind of with a thump. it did really well, it was the largest debut opening for the month of november and the second largest

for this year of any film, so yes, it's done incredibly well. it hasn't, i will be honest with you, though, it is not done as well as the first black panther. obviously, that one opened i think worldwide within its first week and made 680 million. this one made 330 million. this one made 330 million worldwide but it's very, very hard to have lightning strike twice if you know what i mean! we lightning strike twice if you know what i mean! we can't talk about this _ know what i mean! we can't talk about this film _ know what i mean! we can't talk about this film without _ know what i mean! we can't talk about this film without talking i about this film without talking about this film without talking about chadwick boseman who died in 2020. talk to us about his legacy, not only in this movie but within theatre and film in an entirety. but within theatre and film in an entirety-— but within theatre and film in an entirety. 0h, his death was rofound an entirety. 0h, his death was profound and _ an entirety. 0h, his death was profound and it _ an entirety. 0h, his death was profound and it was _ an entirety. 0h, his death was profound and it was felt - an entirety. 0h, his death was profound and it was felt the i profound and it was felt the cast and definitely, you could see it in the sequel for sure. i had an opportunity to attend a disney expo a couple of months ago and they had played clips of the lucky pavis equal before it actually hit the theatres then, they have the

cast out on stage and every single cast member, particularly lupita nyong'o, angela bassett and the filmmaker ryan kugler said they really hope that they got it right, they really hoped that the homage to chadwick boseman in the sequel really did him justice because they say he was not just an justice because they say he was notjust an actor, he was their friend, he was like a brother to them, like a family member to them, like a family member to them, like a family member to them, and i think they did get it right, you know? seeing the film, there is a montage and they had a dedication to him and you get to mourn his death and him not being there while they kind of take the helm over and give it to the woman to lead the way but kind of definitely is felt and they memorialised him very well in the sequel. memorialised him very well in the sequel-— the sequel. the first film was hu . el the sequel. the first film was hugely culturally _ the sequel. the first film was hugely culturally significant l hugely culturally significant and this has continued in that vein. first one also won three oscars. awards season is around the corner. ruefully, what do you reckon the chances are for

wakanda forever? == you reckon the chances are for wakanda forever?— wakanda forever? -- briefly. i don't know- — wakanda forever? -- briefly. i don't know. the _ wakanda forever? -- briefly. i don't know. the first - wakanda forever? -- briefly. i don't know. the first one - wakanda forever? -- briefly. i don't know. the first one had l don't know. the first one had seven oscar nominations, i believe, and i3 and that rare obviously for a marvel film. i don't know that this one will get that many nominations and if so, take away three oscar awards come 0scar if so, take away three oscar awards come oscar night. i don't know. i hope, and a peep cavorting people think it may get one or two nominations but it may be difficult to see it get all seven emanations and walk away with three wins again. walk away with three wins aaain. ~ , :, , :, again. we will see how they do, ki again. we will see how they do, kj matthews. — again. we will see how they do, kj matthews, thank _ again. we will see how they do, kj matthews, thank you - again. we will see how they do, kj matthews, thank you for - kj matthews, thank you for joining us. kj matthews, thank you for joining us— people across the uk have paid their respects to those who have lost their lives during war. at the cenotaph in london, king charles led his first remembrance sunday ceremony since becoming monarch. the service was followed by a march past by 10,000 veterans. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. a solemn ceremony of national remembrance in its familiar form, amid the colours of autumn, but with one notable absence.

at one minute to 11:00, king charles took his place at the cenotaph for the first time as britain's monarch. for so many decades, the nation's remembrance had been led by his late mother, queen elizabeth. now she, too, is remembered for her service. at 11:00 o'clock, big ben signalled the start of the national two—minute silence. big ben strikes the hour. cannon fire.

buglers play last post. at the cenotaph in london, the last post, sounded by royal marine buglers, marked the end of the two—minute silence. the king laid his wreath in tribute to all those from the united kingdom and the countries of the commonwealth who lost their lives in the world wars and more recent conflicts. wreaths were laid by political leaders, headed by britain's prime minister rishi sunak. and then, after the commonwealth representatives and the military chiefs, it was the turn of the veterans. 10,000 men and women, who served on many different battlefields. on parade today, a0 years after the falklands war, 500 veterans of that conflict,

so many with their own memories of comrades who never came home. recalled with gratitude, in acts of remembrance, which continued this evening with the projection of falling poppies and an image of the late queen in her wartime ats uniform onto the elizabeth tower at westminster. nicholas witchell, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. hello there. it was an unseasonably mild remembrance sunday for many, not least in the north—west of wales. this temperature — 21.2 celsius — still needs to be confirmed, but if it is confirmed, that would've been a record high temperature for the uk this late in the year. but have a look at the outlook. temperatures in porthmadog dropping away, closer to where they should be for this time of year. with that, though, we will see some outbreaks of rain and some brisk winds. this weather front bringing rain for some of us on monday morning but quite a weak affair, actually, as it

staggers slowly east. we start the day across some eastern parts of scotland, central and eastern england, perhaps east wales as well with some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, poor visibility which could give some quite tricky travelling conditions. and while some of that will lift and clear, some may well linger for much of the day. our band of rain getting into western scotland, wales, the south—west of england, but petering out as it goes. sunny skies into northern ireland. temperatures of 12—15 degrees, down on where they have been lately. and then, through monday night, this first band of rain fizzles away but another band of wet weather swings in from the west and this one will bring some really intense downpours into the south—west of england, parts of wales by the end of the night. so, as we look ahead to tuesday, we've got a big area of low pressure up to the north—west of us, this frontal system sliding its way through with some heavy rain. there are more weather systems, you'll notice, waiting in the wings — quite an unsettled week ahead. so, on tuesday, heavy rain drifting across southern england, wales, the midlands, northern england, up into scotland.

behind that, we will see some sunnier skies. turning rather windy across western and southern coasts and also very windy in the far north—east of scotland — gusts of around 60 miles per hour in shetland — and temperatures generally between 10 and 13 degrees. and then, as we look ahead to wednesday, this big low still spinning to the north—west. this weather feature running in from the west is going to bring a zone of heavy rain and potentially a squeeze of really strong winds. gales are possible around the south—west of england, maybe the west of wales as well. it's also going to be very windy again in the northern isles, and we'll see outbreaks of heavy rain pushing northwards and eastwards. temperatures, though, still down on where they have been —10—14 degrees.

this is bbc news. the headlines: turkey says a person suspected of having left a bomb that caused an explosion on sunday in istanbul has been arrested by police. the blast killed at least six people and injured dozens more. president recep tayyip erdogan said the attack "smelled of terror". president volodymyr zelensky says ukrainian investigators in kherson have uncovered evidence of war crimes in areas of the city abandoned by russian forces on friday. he said those responsible would face justice. the security situation remains tense, and an overnight curfew has been imposed. a tehran court has handed down the first death sentence in connection with the continuing protests in iran. the protests began about two months ago after a 22 —year—old