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. 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. 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 predicted success fails to materialise and the democrats hold the us senate. king charles leads a two—minute silence to mark remembrance sunday in the uk. the turkish government has said the person who left a bomb that exploded on a busy istanbul street on sunday, has been arrested. at least six people were killed and more than 80 others injured. the blast happened in a 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. expolosion. 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 — map 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. on monday, presidentjoe biden will meet the chinese leader

xi jinping for the first time since taking office. relations between the us and china are farfrom ideal and disputes over taiwan and trade practices have added to the tensions. let's speak now tojingdong yuan. he's an associate professor at the university of sydney specialising in asia—pacific security, chinese defence and foreign policy. give us a sense of how significant the meeting is of these two leaders? significant this is the _ these two leaders? significant this is the sense _ these two leaders? significant this is the sense these - these two leaders? significant this is the sense these this - these two leaders? significant this is the sense these this is| this is the sense these this is the first time these leaders have met face—to—face, so this is very important. also it is at a criticaljuncture, when the two countries have many differences, and the relationships seem to be very ten and there are a number of regional issues the two

countries have differences over, in particulartaiwan,. over, in particular taiwan,. how over, in particulartaiwan,. how do they find and do they find commonality on these issues? , ., , ., issues? first thing would be to la out issues? first thing would be to lay out what — issues? first thing would be to lay out what they _ issues? first thing would be to lay out what they would - lay out what they would describe as the white line, then perhaps to introduce a guard rail, so any minor incidents or disputes will not escalate through to a major military confrontation. from there they need to really understand each other�*s core interests, and recognise they may have differences, and how can they move on and coexist because it's not possible for one power prevail over the other. on the other hand they do have some common interest,

for interest, climate change, concern over the escalation over the korean peninsula, north korea has escalated missile testing over the past few weeks. missile testing over the past few weeke— missile testing over the past few weeks. �* , ., few weeks. i'm interested, one ofthe few weeks. i'm interested, one of the pervasive _ few weeks. i'm interested, one of the pervasive issues - few weeks. i'm interested, one of the pervasive issues has - of the pervasive issues has beenin of the pervasive issues has been in and around the south china sees a lot of us allies concerned about chinese military activity, is that an issue that may come up for discussion?— issue that may come up for discussion? , ._ , discussion? yes, it may well be one of the _ discussion? yes, it may well be one of the issues, _ discussion? yes, it may well be one of the issues, i _ discussion? yes, it may well be one of the issues, i think - discussion? yes, it may well be one of the issues, i think over l one of the issues, i think over the last few months, the two sides have suspended their military dialogue, in the past, they had several mechanisms for maintaining some direct channel of communications. but because of communications. but because of us speaker nancy pelosi's visit to taiwan in august, the chinese postponed or cancelled

this dialogue. which could be quite risky because with greater incongruence between the two militaries there could be incidents, so therefore it is important that they somehow walk back and find ways to reintroduce the channel of communication, so that they avoid any misunderstanding and then to agree to a certain crisis management mechanism. jingdong yuan. 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. car horns blare and cheering.

defiance in the face of a deadly crackdown. the latest protests in iran this weekend suggest the anti—government movement there still has momentum. but it is now facing a fresh challenge — capital punishment. at least ia,000 people have been arrested over the past two months. now for the first time, a court has sentenced one of them to death. this particular one has been in tehran�*s province and we know that at least six of people have also been accused of those same heavy charges that carry the death penalty. a range of crimes were levelled at the accused. from setting fire to a government building and disturbing public order, to being an enemy of god and corruption on earth. hundreds are facing similar charges for taking part in what authorities are characterising as "riots". with this latest sentence, there will be considerable

concern over their fate. there are some voices within iran's government who are calling for an iron fist to kill people, as many people as you can, so that the protesters to be deterred fully. this iron—fist has defined the regime's recent approach. at least 300 people have been killed, including children. but that has not stopped the unrest. some in government want to avoid causing yet more anger and are calling for strategic restraint. but that now seems unlikely. what began as a challenge to iran's strict dress code has transformed into a major challenge to the regime. its leaders will hope the ruthlessness of the courts can strangle life out of the resistance. tom brada, bbc news. 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's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been 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's 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, - —— 150 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. some critics say former president donald trump is responsible for the poor showing but other republicans insist senate leader mitch mcconnell is to blame. the race for the us house of representatives has still to be decided but president biden says he's pleased with the results.

we're joined from washington by rina shah, political analyst and current affairs commentator, who was a senior aide to two republican former members of congress. thank you so much forjoining us. there was this big prediction of this red wave, as it's been cold. i did that addiction not come to fruition? well, —— y did that prediction. it was not even a rebel and that the reality that they know but will the republicans be able to accept it? we don't have that right now, certainly not all of the races have been cold and we know at this moment that republicans are feeling as if they are pretty confident about taking the house at no doubt there is a great deal of lamenting about losing the senate. , ,., lamenting about losing the senate. , . ., ~ senate. there is so much talk especially _ senate. there is so much talk especially from _ senate. there is so much talk especially from the _ senate. there is so much talk| especially from the democrats in recent days about democracy. and there's obviously mentions of then what happened on the capitol steps in the sixth of january in 2020. 2021. what

degree do you think democracy in the republican party was the one hand in hand? the in the republican party was the one hand in hand?— one hand in hand? the one message — one hand in hand? the one message that _ one hand in hand? the one message that democrats . one hand in hand? the one i message that democrats love one hand in hand? the one - message that democrats love to use leading up to midterm elections was that democracy is on the ballot everywhere, from coast—to—coast, and republicans frankly rejected that. knowing what i know about many republicans, they felt that that was disingenuous, they were pushed back with things like this is a constitutional republic but many experts have said we have a representative democracy and a constitutional republic. so there is a sense that not many americans were going to bite on that one but i think the results tell us that democracy does matter to people, that political extremism does matter. what we've seen in today's public and party is election denialism is baked in. when duncan was elected to his post, a republican in virginia, and he used the phrase election integrity when he was running and continues to use it in his

governing, it's something that is sort of the milquetoast way of saying —— putting the bigoa of saying —— putting the bigoa of 2020 that donald trump was responsible for propagating, that's a way of putting it right front and centre in the minds of republican voters and i think what happened is that republican women pushed back on that and they've decided to exact democrats and say that we are tired of trumpet�*s party right now. the results showed that republicans fared far worse than they should have. on that basis, if you were advising him, what would you say to donald trump? should he run in 202a? i would say he needs to sit this one out because it would be embarrassing to him. they do not know what to do about trump. i know the trump effect was detrimental because the electoral losses in places where they should have done just fine. so trump's effect on the party, again, is one of those things that it's up to

republican leadership to either cast him aside and say we are tired of the impact you're having, notjust on the quality of the candidates, senator mitch mcconnell himself remarked on, there has been a very poor quality of candidates that ran this time around. but also to fundraising. a lot of money but grassroots base republican donors thought was going to republican efforts went directly to the trump campaign. so i think the former president would do himself a favour if hejust president would do himself a favour if he just realised that it's not in his favour anymore, he is losing grip on the party and it's the maybe trump is, not always trumpeters who continue to go to rallies. it's the may be, people who want to have an appetite for someone else —— trumpers. maybe even government run desantis of florida, those people hold the power in today's republican party. power in today's republican pa . ~ �* power in today's republican pa .~ �* ., ., power in today's republican pa . ~ �* ., ., , party. we'll have to see if he on our party. we'll have to see if he on your advice _ party. we'll have to see if he on your advice will not - party. we'll have to see if he on your advice will not for . on your advice will not for now, thank you so much for joining us.

now, thank you so much for joining us— joining us. certainly, thank ou for joining us. certainly, thank you for having _ joining us. certainly, thank you for having me. - 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 danai gurira said she hoped black panther "paves the way" for other franchisees to cast strong black female leads. —— actress danai gurira said she hoped black panther "paves the way" for other franchisees to cast strong black female leads. i asked entertainment journalist kj matthews what this box office boost means to the industry. as they say, black 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 has 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 worldwide but it's very, very hard to have lightning strike twice, if you know what i mean! we can't talk 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 its entirety. 0h, his death was profound and it was felt in 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 black panther sequel before it actually hit the theatres then. they had the cast out on stage and every single cast member, particularly lupita nyong'o, angela bassett and the film—maker ryan coogler 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 notjust an actor, he was their friend, he was like a brother 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 it's felt and they memorialised him very well in the sequel. the first film was hugely culturally significant and this —— 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 the 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, plenty more details on our website. thank you so much for watching. 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.