it comes after meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky at the white house. it includes air defence capabilities, cluster munitions, anti—tank weapons and other equipment. zelensky also addressed his plans to fight corruption in ukraine after a busy day in washington appealing to lawmakers for more assistance. the house is divided over funding for ukraine. speaker kevin mccarthy said he would not commit to putting a $24 billion ukraine aid package to a vote this year shortly after meeting with zelensky. after leaving capitol hill, zelensky, accompanied by his wife, paid tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks, laying a wreath at the pentagon memorial and meeting with military leaders. for more on zelensky�*s day, let's go live to helena humphrey, who's at the white house. helena, good to see you. what did zelensky take away from this day?

did zelensky take away from this da ? ~ . ., ., this day? we are learning more details tonight _ this day? we are learning more details tonight of _ this day? we are learning more details tonight of what - this day? we are learning more details tonight of what the - details tonight of what the security assistance programme now includes and i want to run you through some of the weaponry. it amounts to some 325 million us dollars in weaponry, specifically when it comes to air defence, something we know that president zelensky had been calling for. format ammunition as well, and to be fired from both powerful himars rocket systems. more abrams tanks as well, abrams tanks which will be on the ground in ukraine. we now understand from next week. specifically though it did not include those longer range missiles, remember president zelensky have been calling for those, particularly in regards to efforts to retake any land in crimea. this was also an opportunity for president zelensky to meet and be introduced to the un special representative for economic rebuilding in ukraine but i think it's fair to say 19

months into this conflict and at a time when is counteroffensive really has cou nteroffe nsive really has made counteroffensive really has made limited gains in terms of what has been able to take back, it feels we are still very much talking about that aspect of this war and we can take a listen to what both presidents had to say off the back of their bilateral meetings today. allies and strate . ic meetings today. allies and strategic friends _ meetings today. allies and strategic friends and - meetings today. allies and strategic friends and we i strategic friends and we greatly appreciate their vital assistance provided by the united _ assistance provided by the united states.— assistance provided by the united states. together with our partners _ united states. together with our partners and _ united states. together with our partners and allies, - united states. together with our partners and allies, the i our partners and allies, the american _ our partners and allies, the american people _ our partners and allies, the american people are - our partners and allies, the - american people are determined to see _ american people are determined to see to— american people are determined to see to it — american people are determined to see to it that _ american people are determined to see to it that you _ american people are determined to see to it that you can - american people are determined to see to it that you can do - to see to it that you can do all we _ to see to it that you can do all we can— to see to it that you can do all we can to _ to see to it that you can do all we can to ensure - to see to it that you can do all we can to ensure the i to see to it that you can do i all we can to ensure the world stands — all we canto ensure the world stands with_ all we can to ensure the world stands with you, _ all we can to ensure the world stands with you, and - all we can to ensure the world stands with you, and that - all we can to ensure the world stands with you, and that is l stands with you, and that is overwhelming _ stands with you, and that is overwhelming objective - stands with you, and that isi overwhelming objective right now — overwhelming ob'ective right now. ~ . , overwhelming ob'ective right now. ~ ., , " ., ., now. we are seeing ukrainian president _ now. we are seeing ukrainian president zelensky _ now. we are seeing ukrainian president zelensky visiting i now. we are seeing ukrainian president zelensky visiting at | president zelensky visiting at a pretty difficult time when there has been a conflict also with one of its closest allies, poland, which is now saying it will not send further weapons beyond the commitments already made because of a dispute over grain exports. given that backdrop, tell us more about if

— weather, rather, there is a sense of war fatigue at the moment. sense of war fatigue at the moment-— sense of war fatigue at the moment. �*, ., , ., moment. it's really important . uestion moment. it's really important question to — moment. it's really important question to ask. _ moment. it's really important question to ask. if— moment. it's really important question to ask. if you - moment. it's really important question to ask. if you take i moment. it's really important question to ask. if you take a| question to ask. if you take a look at the polling here in the united states, according to a cnn poll 55% of americans do not approve of congress sending further aid to ukraine at this particularjuncture which further aid to ukraine at this particular juncture which was particularjuncture which was also particular juncture which was also underscored i think it is fair to say by those comments by the polish prime minister, although somewhat tempered those comments today. the question here, the conversation has also turned to accountability, it's something the speaker of the house kevin mccarthy has been talking about, saying this is notjust about, saying this is notjust about sending a blank cheque to ukraine and they have been questions about corruption and i think pre—empting that prior to this visit prior to washington president zelensky had launched the investigation, he had fired about six members of the defence ministry with regards to that, so it's very much being looked at it if you take a look at the statement from the white house today, president biden also pointed out that he had had a

conversation with president zelensky when it comes to corruption. zelensky when it comes to corruntion-_ zelensky when it comes to corruption. helena, quickly, tell us more _ corruption. helena, quickly, tell us more about the - tell us more about the messaging we heard from president biden as well. the messaue president biden as well. the message was _ president biden as well. the message was very _ president biden as well. tie: message was very clear president biden as well. tt;e: message was very clear — president biden said we stand with ukraine for as long as it takes but message was clear to congress as well, saying we have to pass this aid for ukraine. he said was no alternative.— ukraine. he said was no alternative. _, , alternative. our correspondent helena humphrey, _ alternative. our correspondent helena humphrey, thank - alternative. our correspondent helena humphrey, thank you | alternative. our correspondent. helena humphrey, thank you so much. mr zelensky courted lawmakers on capitol hill as he tries to push through more defence and humanitarian aid in congress. we spoke about everything — about support, about the situation on the battlefield, about our plans. i can't share with the media all the details but i think we have a very strong dialogue with senators. that us aid is caught up in a budget battle as house republican lawmakers threaten to block a spending bill that could trigger a partial government shutdown at the end

of the month. they want republican house speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden to agree to spending cuts. earlier, i spoke to congressman don bacon of nebraska for the republican take on events. congressman bacon, good to have you on bbc news. thank you for joining us. we have seen a right—wing part of the republican party again block a defence bill from coming to the floor today. what do you make of that? ~ �* , of that? well, it's irresponsible, - of that? well, it's irresponsible, it l of that? well, it's| irresponsible, it is of that? well, it's | irresponsible, it is a of that? well, it's - irresponsible, it is a good defence bill. to have five people on the republican party opposed the bill, and by the way, all of them actually like the bill. they are voting no for other reasons, not about the bill, so i called the dysfunction caucus and i've encouraged the speaker to start reaching across the aisle. we need to do a bipartisan solution to this. you cannot count on these five republicans out of 222. they will never get

to it, they will move the goalposts, and in the end you have to work with the senate anyway so let's just start working across the aisle and get a bipartisan deal now. lastly; get a bipartisan deal now. why do these five _ get a bipartisan deal now. why do these five republicans want? these five or ten have a moving goalpost, one wants impeachment, one wants 30% reduction in non— defence spending, they all have different goals out there. really have a four seat majority and i thought it was a full zeland anyway to try to persuade 218 votes all of the time out of our knowing i think we have five or ten members that don't want to be reasonable —— fool's errand. you have to get a bipartisan agreement because we have split government. let'sjust agreement because we have split government. let's just work with them right now and our democratic colleagues in the house and get a reasonable deal. i will tell you house and get a reasonable deal. iwill tell you i house and get a reasonable deal. i will tell you i work with the problem solvers caucus and we have an agreement within the 64 republicans and

democrats on how to move forward. �* democrats on how to move forward-— democrats on how to move forward. �* i. ., ., forward. are you worried about the impact _ forward. are you worried about the impact that _ forward. are you worried about the impact that this _ forward. are you worried about the impact that this dispute - forward. are you worried about the impact that this dispute is l the impact that this dispute is having on your party?- having on your party? yes, i am. i having on your party? yes, i am- i think _ having on your party? yes, i am. i think these _ having on your party? yes, i am. i think these five - having on your party? yes, i | am. i think these five people today but some ten other days have hurt conservative, the conservative movement. the conservative movement. the conservative team. it has been undermined. americans, we like conservative values. we also like governance and effectiveness and what a lot of americans are seeing today is dysfunction. and it's not happening because republicans versus democrats, it is because we have a small number of republicans who don't want to co—operate with the rest and so, i think we should learn from that and we've got to start governing and i think yes, these five people are hurting us and if it continues, continue going down this path, we will lose our majority next election. we will lose our ma'ority next election. ., ~' , we will lose our ma'ority next election. ., ~ , ., election. how likely do you think a shutdown _ election. how likely do you think a shutdown is - election. how likely do you

think a shutdown is at - election. how likely do you think a shutdown is at this| think a shutdown is at this point? t think a shutdown is at this oint? ~ �* , , point? i think it's still minimal— point? i think it's still minimal odds - point? i think it's still| minimal odds because point? i think it's still - minimal odds because most of point? i think it's still _ minimal odds because most of us know shutdown would be unfathomable. it's not needed. it's unnecessary. we don't want it. so, ten people should not be able to shut down a house with 435 members. so, i have a bipartisan continuing resolution bill that will extend the government through 11 january but also provides money for disaster relief, money for disaster relief, money for disaster relief, money for ukraine which i believe is necessary but also a very secure border policy that we need. ~ , very secure border policy that we need-— we need. we spoke to a democratic _ we need. we spoke to a democratic republic - we need. we spoke to a i democratic republic earlier we need. we spoke to a - democratic republic earlier who said if there was a shutdown that would play into the hands of advis is like xi jinping that would play into the hands of advis is like xijinping and vladimir putin. d0 of advis is like xi jinping and vladimir putin.— of advis is like xi jinping and vladimir putin. do you agree? i think it weakens _ vladimir putin. do you agree? i think it weakens us, _ vladimir putin. do you agree? i think it weakens us, it - vladimir putin. do you agree? i think it weakens us, it is - vladimir putin. do you agree? i think it weakens us, it is five i think it weakens us, it is five ten people who are very shortsighted and i assume they

have noble goals in their own mind but it's not wise, it's foolish, but yes, it weakens a lot of our military, i get paid some of, you are asking people not being paid —— they are not being paid. it's not the right thing to do for our country and we have a lot of people working in the federal government and that creates instability, they have to make mortgage payments, pay utilities, it's not the right thing to do. pay utilities, it's not the riaht thin to do. ., ,, ., right thing to do. congressman, thank ou right thing to do. congressman, thank you so — right thing to do. congressman, thank you so much _ right thing to do. congressman, thank you so much for— right thing to do. congressman, thank you so much forjoining i thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. thank you so much for “oining us on bbc newsh one of the world's most influential media tycoons, rupert murdoch, is stepping down as chairman of his two news and sports empires, news corporation and fox. the 92—year—old's eldest son lachlan will replace him. the transition comes amid a turbulent year for the news network that included a nearly $800 million settlement with voting machine company dominion over its reporting of the 2020 presidential election. and it's parting ways with long—time host tucker carlson. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth sent this update from news corp headquarters in new york.

from that first australian newspaper, mr murdoch has built up an extraordinary global empire. and although at the age of 92 there has long been speculation about this moment, now that it is here, there is still a sense of shock — notjust from his employees like those here at fox news but around the world because of the huge political, cultural and social influence he was able to wield for so many decades across so many publications. in a statement sent to staff, he described his son lachlan as "a passionate and principled leader who will take "the company into the future". his brand of right—wing populist content as well as his revolutionising approach to the media industry made him a hero to some and the opposite to others, reinforced in recent

years as a result of those scandals — the phone hacking scandal in the uk, as well as those claims of a rigged election here in america — for which fox news eventually had to settle for 800 — for almost us$800 million. although mr murdoch steps down formally from the post of chairman, he stays on in an advisory role and although this marks, undoubtedly, the beginning of the waning of his influence, it will not be gone entirely — something hinted at by today's statement. "my companies are in robust health" he said, "and so am i". a major dispute row between canada and india escalated on thursday over the murder of a sikh separatist leader in british columbia. prime minister trudeau urged india to cooperate with the investigation. there are credible reasons to believe that agents of the government of india

were involved in the killing of a canadian on canadian soil. that is something of the utmost and foundational importance in a country of rule of law, in a world where international rules—based order matters. the bbc�*s archana shukla has india's response from mumbai. india has said security threats to the indian high commission council in canada has disrupted normal functioning and council in canada has disrupted normalfunctioning and is council in canada has disrupted normal functioning and is the reason for temporary suspension of these services in canada. they however say travel to india will not be effect for those with valid visas and travel documents. remember, this comes a day after india issued an advisory urging its citizens in canada to exercise utmost caution from what it called politically condone hate crimes. tensions have flared

this week when canada alleged indian involvement in the killing of a canadian sikh separatist leader injune. they strongly denied allegations, calling it absurd and since in escalated quickly with both countries expelling a diplomat each over the case. for its part, the is canadian high commission in delhi said they have also received threats on social media and as a result, it will temporarily adjust its staff presence in india. at this point it is important to note six separatist movements have long been a matter of india — canada dispute —— sikh. canada has the highest number of sikhs outside punjab and housing demonstrations supporting a separate sikh homeland and has been sharply criticised by the indian government and it is a matter that a minister modi raised sternly with justin trudeau during the g20 summit in new delhi as well and it soured the meetings of the two leaders. whatever this month has also paused talks on proposed talks

of trade deal between the two. with a heightened diplomatic tensions and india issuing an advisory security threats, it is also caused anxiety among families of indians in canada. remember, indian immigrants to canada have almost tripled in the last decade. canadian universities are also seen growing interest from canadian students, in 2022 over 300,000 indian students went to canada for studies. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. police have found a large quantity of fentanyl, other drugs, and paraphernalia hidden under a trapdoor at a new york city nursery. a one—year—old died of a suspected drug overdose at the daycare last friday and three other children were admitted to hospital. fentanyl had been hidden in the bronx nursery�*s nap room under a mat, police said. syrian president bashar assad is making his first visit to china since 2004 in hopes of ending more

than a decade of diplomatic isolation since syria's deadly civil war began. assad will meet with china's president xijinping on friday, then attend the opening ceremony of saturday's asian games. more than 500,000 people have been killed in syria's conflict. an indigenous group in brazil has celebrated a ruling by the country's supreme court in favour of restoring territory to the group who were evicted by armed militia groups in the 1950s. the decision is expected to set a precedent for hundreds of indigenous land claims, and define the future of land rights in south america's largest country. you're live with bbc news. saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman said his country is moving closer to normalising relations with israel. in an interview on the us network fox news, he said the palestinian issue remained important to the negotiations. the prince also warned that if iran — a mutual adversary of saudi arabia and israel — got a nuclear weapon,

his country would follow suit. here's bbc correspondent yolande knell. lots of regional news generated ijy lots of regional news generated by this rare interview that the saudi crown prince mohammed bin selman gave to fox news, and not long after the israeli per minister benjamin netanyahu met the us president on the sidelines of the un general assembly and they had also made positive comments about a possible normalisation deal between israel and saudi arabia. up to now the saudis have always held off from establishing diplomatic ties with israel out of solidarity with israel out of solidarity with the palestinians and in this interview mbs, as he is known, said the pot and issue remained very important. we've had indications howeverfrom within mr netanyahu's hardline coalition government of how much resistance he could face notjust much resistance he could face not just from those much resistance he could face notjust from those the much resistance he could face not just from those the far right but also from within his own likud party where 11 parliamentarians wrote open

letter opposing any territorial concessions to the palestinians as part of a saudi deal. there is also an art dominant article in the wall streetjournal that's got people worried. it says that the us and israeli experts are working together so that the saudis could have really a plan to enrich uranium on their own soil. that is something that the israeli opposition leader has come out to say that it flies in the face of long—standing israeli security policy and could spark an arms race across the middle east. talks between the united auto workers union and detroit's three largest automakers remain at a standstill — uaw president shawn fain said — he would announce an expansion of the week—old strike on friday — barring "serious progress" in talks. well earlier, i spoke with former us secretary of labour robert reich. the uaw is saying if there is not progress by tomorrow, 8:12pm friday, they would

expand the strike. i optimistic that there spencer movement? t that there spencer movement? i don't think there has been much movement. from what i can hear and see, the two sides are very far apart. the big three automakers are holding out, they do want to cave in to the uaw. the uaw has been very insistent and that their major wage increases, cost of living increases and also some benefit increases. �* , ., ~ increases and also some benefit increases-— increases. let's talk about the wa . e increases. let's talk about the wage increases. _ increases. let's talk about the wage increases. general- increases. let's talk about the i wage increases. general motors president mark braes brattan ipad in the washington post and said the uaw demand for a 40% pay hike is, quote, untenable, and the automaker is countering with 20% which would still be a record. t5 with 2096 which would still be a record. , ., ., ., record. is that a fair offer? what is — record. is that a fair offer? what is a _ record. is that a fair offer? what is a fair _ record. is that a fair offer? what is a fair offer? - record. is that a fair offer? what is a fair offer? the i record. is that a fair offer? i what is a fair offer? the ceo, chief executive officers of the big three have seen their pay

go big three have seen their pay 9° up big three have seen their pay go up about 44% over the last four years and it's notjust them but the top executives under them. there has been in every major water manufacturer a huge amount of money going to buy back stocks, shares of stock to keep the share prices up stock to keep the share prices up which is a big subsidy to major investors, so if i were a worker i would say to myself, wait a minute, what about me, my wages in the last ten years have gone up about 6%. i am the last person who is being thought about here and i have a lot of wages and benefits to make up for. i lot of wages and benefits to make no for-— make up for. i want to ask about the _ make up for. i want to ask about the industry - make up for. i want to ask about the industry on i make up for. i want to ask about the industry on a i make up for. i want to ask i about the industry on a whole because stellantis, parent of chryslerjoined gm and ford and following employees because of the ripple effects of the strike. are you concerned about the impact the strikes could have broadly on the industry? yes, i am.

have broadly on the industry? yes, iam. strikes, nobody likes strikes and anybody who thinks that workers enjoy going out on strikejust thinks that workers enjoy going out on strike just don't know anything about what's going on. workers sacrificed a great deal by going out on strike, the strike funds don't make up for what the workers lose in pay, other workers are ancillary, combined in all of this, they may lose theirjobs and suppliers, this is not pretty, it is not enjoyable. what workers are doing is saying to themselves, look, we will take themselves, look, we will take the sacrifices for the long—term gains that we think we are entitled to. this is a labour—management relations 101. labour-management relations 101. ~ ., labour-management relations 101. ., , , 101. we are seeing the first strike at — 101. we are seeing the first strike at the _ 101. we are seeing the first strike at the three - 101. we are seeing the first strike at the three big i strike at the three big automakers and attract in the more than 80 years since the union was founded. why do you think we're seeing them come to impasse now?— impasse now? mainly because of all of the concessions _ impasse now? mainly because of all of the concessions that i

impasse now? mainly because of all of the concessions that the i all of the concessions that the uaw, the workers made, starting in 2009, 2010, you had the great recession when gm was bailed out, when the automakers got a lot of benefits from the government, and the auto workers said, we will participate in. you see, since then there has been a tremendous turnaround over the last few years, automakers have done extraordinarily well, profitability is way up and a lot of workers are saying to themselves, look, we are forgotten here and we have a lot of wages to make up for. this lot of wages to make up for. as a former secretary of labor, what would you advise both sides negotiating here on how to go forward and try to reach some sort of agreement? i think the ultimate _ some sort of agreement? i think the ultimate goal— some sort of agreement? i think the ultimate goal has _ some sort of agreement? i think the ultimate goal has got - some sort of agreement? i think the ultimate goal has got to i some sort of agreement? i think the ultimate goal has got to be i the ultimate goal has got to be obviously agreement, but the question is what kind of

agreement and i think the big three have got to go much further than they've gone so far. the uaw has got to understand that they can't put the big three in a totally uncompetitive position vis—a—vis foreign manufacturers and tesla but at the same time what the uaw wants to do as i understand it is to bring all workers, auto workers, up to the standards of the victory rather than have the big three lower their standards to the rest of the auto industry. the uaw and auto workers used to be the best paid workers in american industry and what has happened over the last 50, 60 years is that the uaw has agreed not only to 2—tiered wages where younger workers coming in for the first time get paid much less, so they are not nearly the benefits that

they got before.— not nearly the benefits that they got before. 0k, robert reich, thank _ they got before. 0k, robert reich, thank you _ they got before. 0k, robert reich, thank you for - they got before. 0k, robert reich, thank you forjoining| they got before. 0k, robert i reich, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. reich, thank you for “oining us on bbc news._ king charles has become the first member of the british royal family to address the senate chamber of france. the king is on a three—day visit to the country, as our royal correspondent, daniela relph, reports from paris. a king making history. today, charles iii became the first british monarch to address both houses of the french parliament from the senate chamber. he speaks french in french and in english, he spoke of a shared vision, describing events in ukraine as horrifying, and stressed the power of governments working together to fight climate change. just as we stand together against military aggression, so must we strive together to protect the world from our most existential challenge of all, that of global warming, climate change and the catastrophic destruction of nature. there was a standing ovation for a king here to revitalise the entente cordiale.

there's been an ease and informality between the queen and the president's wife, brigitte macron. at france's national library, they launched a new literary prize. and the queen spoke in what she described as slightly rusty french, praising the power of books and writers. meme s�*il est vrai que nous apprecions veritablement la bible et shakespeare. at every turn here, there are memories of the late queen. today, herson visited a central paris flower market named after her. and at notre dame, with the macrons, the royal couple met those who fought to save the cathedral after the devastating fire four years ago. in the parisian drizzle, they saw the renovation work currently under way. the state visit has come at the same time as france hosts the rugby world cup. in a break from training at a fans�*

village, the king chatted to welsh rugby player dan biggar. it's a visit that's been all about friendship and unity. except maybe when it comes to table tennis. then, it was the french who had the upper hand. thanks for watching. hello. it's been a particularly wet week for many, autumnal feeling. some of the wettest spots have seen 160mm of rain, the likes of the lake district and north wales. now, some of that moisture was wrapped around this deep area of low pressure which are the remnants of hurricane lee, so that's why we've had so much rain. but that low pressure is still influencing our weather — we've still got showers thrown up across its eastern flank here, as you can see, to southeastern parts, and then we're picking up a northerly wind as it's continuing itsjourney into the north sea, and that'll be a different feel to friday. near gale force winds in the north but a stronger wind ushering those showers further south and east. hopefully, those

across the east of england clear away fairly soon and then we've got the showers coming down from the north. no area exempt to catching a shower and temperatures similar to thursday, i think, but, with more breeze, it will feel cooler and there'll still be some lively showers with rumbles of thunder. but, actually, through the night on friday, the winds ease away, the showers also ease, the skies clear, and it really looks like a chilly night, chillier than thursday night into friday with a touch of frost potentially in the glens of scotland, which means a fine start to saturday morning. there might be just the odd pocket of mist underneath this ridge of high pressure, but it's reallyjust a brief window of drier weather because we already have this next low rolling in. this is the remnants of hurricane nigel, so more tropical air heading our way. but, for the meantime, it's going to be chilly, as i say, to start saturday morning. and as we start saturday morning, we'll see some good spells of sunshine, just patchy, fair—weather cloud. but, as the day wears on, we will find more cloud piling in across the southwest into northern ireland in particular and western scotland. and for northern ireland, actually, the latter part of the afternoon

might bring a few splashes, the first splashes of rain from the next weather front. but ahead of that with sunshine and with light winds, it should feel quite pleasant at 16—17 celsius, and we're losing that northerly breeze because we're picking up instead a milder south—westerly wind but, with it, more wet, more rain and the tightly packed isobars indicate that the wind will be strengthening once again, so the likelihood is we will see further gales, particularly around the coast, and we will have further heavy rain. again, we could see similar totals — perhaps 50mm in the wetter spots, even more over the hills. but there's some uncertainty, but it does still look as if some southern and eastern parts of england might escape and stay dry with more cloud but warmer — 20—21 again because we're switching the wind direction. we are tapping into this south—westerly and starting with that high pressure close by but, eventually, on monday, that weather front does slip through across central and eastern areas. by then, perhaps not that much rain around it, but it will freshen things up again behind with showers — sunny spells and showers as we go through towards monday. and potentially something a little bit more unsettled looking towards the west.

but look at those temperatures — 19—21 celsius, feeling quite pleasant. and that's because we're still keeping this south—westerly. then there is some uncertainty as we go further ahead, then, into next week. low pressure looks more dominant, doesn't it? but there's always the chance that a ridge of high pressure mightjust start to build across southern areas, so it's more likely that we'll see the wetter and windier weather taking shape across northern and western parts but, even further south this stage, it does look set to stay very changeable but still quite warm — temperatures into the low 20s into next week here, and up into the high teens further north. as ever, there's more on the website and we'll keep you up—to—date here.

hey. i'm dylan with the catch up. tonight: tiktok frenzy. academics talk taylor swift. and a precise parachute landing. but first — a woman in los angeles has decided to speak publicly for the first time about an incident in 2008 involving russell brand that she says happened in an office building shared with the bbc. the woman, who worked for another media company, says russell brand exposed himself to her and then laughed about it on his radio 2 show. russell brand has not responded to this latest allegation but has previously denied any wrongdoing. next up — a bbc investigation has found tiktok is driving online frenzies that encourage

antisocial behaviour in the real world. ex—employees say tiktok is not doing anything to stop the growth of these videos because they do not want to lose users. they don't want to stand in the way of entertainment growing quickly on their platform. it's about money. the more users they have on the platform spending more time watching videos, they can sell more ads. it is probably the most addictive platform we have encountered yet. some other stories now, and five people from bulgaria who have been living in the uk have been charged with spying for russia. the three men and two women will appear in court next week. the actress sophie turner has sued joe jonas for the return of their kids to england. he says he won't hand over their passports following the couple's split. and australia is to host an academic conference on the impact of taylor swift. the swiftposium will discuss the singer's influence on music, culture and even the economy. and finally — here's ten seconds of potentially the best end to a skydive you will ever see.

this skydiver perfected an incredible landing on an inflatable unicorn afterjumping out of a plane