�* the �*the people eating their pets of the people that lived there! eating their pets of the people that live there! they're still dissecting the debate with a saw two very different candidate styles and policies. in other news, us secretary of state, antony blinken, and his uk counterpart, david lammy are in ukraine, where leaders are calling for permission to use british and american—supplied missiles to strike targets deep inside russia. lam i am live in kyiv, there are signs ukraine is working on lobbying and they're working with dangerous escalation. the controversial murder of belfast solicitor pat finucane — shot dead in 1989 — is to be examined in a public inquiry. do you recognise this royal couple, a new statue in memory of queen elizabeth the second and prince philip has received... ..a mixed reception.

hello. kamala harris and donald trump have clashed — in theirfirst debate of the election campaign. the pair sparred over immigration, abortion and the economy and traded attacks over each other�*s record in government. vice—president harris, called the former president a �*laughing stock�* on the world stage — and said he would be manipulated by dictators if he returned to the white house. donald trump criticised american military aid to ukraine, as well as accusing kamala harris of having no economic plans. let's speak to our north america correspondent nada tawfik, who is in philadelphia. what is the general consensus of who won this debate? if what is the general consensus of who won this debate? if you look at several _ of who won this debate? if you look at several poles _ of who won this debate? if you look at several poles of - of who won this debate? if you look at several poles of this i look at several poles of this morning, more americans thought that kamala won this debate and

it was clear that she had a command over the conversation, setting the tone while getting under donald trump's skin. she was successful in introducing herself to the american public and speaking about her values under policies and also pushing well—known buttons of donald trump, including his rally sizes and about how he hasn't conceded to losing the 2020 election and about his various court cases. and each time, he did take the bait and kind of relitigating his past record rather than expanding on of his policies and when pressed on what he would do on health care, he said he had concepts of a plan but donald trump also compared her tojoe biden and voters concerned about immigration and inflation and asked her point blank if you have all of these plans, why haven't you done it? a line that will play well with his

base. but donald trump is insisting that he won but he is claiming that this was a rigged debate, taking aim at the moderators, something that he often does, blaming the media for being biased against him. but take a look at this report from a colleague about how the night unfolded. the abc news presidential debate. here now, david muir and linsey davis. good evening. i'm david muir and thank you forjoining us for tonight's abc news presidential debate — not just the first debate for these two as presidential candidates, but the first time these two have ever met. that was about as friendly as it got as they came to debate in philadelphia, the so—called city of brotherly love. not so much. she's a marxist. everybody knows she's a marxist. people start leaving his rallies early out of exhaustion and boredom. but soon they got on to issues such as immigration, a key concern for voters

and one that could be a strength for the former president, though he chose to focus on unsubstantiated claims about migrants eating people's pets. in springfield, they're eating the dogs. the people that came in, they're eating the cats. they're eating... the vice president could scarcely contain herself. ..of the people that live there. moderators attempted to fact—check the former president on several occasions during the debate. abc news did reach out to the city manager there. he told us there have been no credible reports of specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community. well, i've seen people on television. let me just say here, this is the... people on television say my dog was taken and used for food. he had this to say on the contentious issue of abortion. will she allow abortion in the eighth month? ninth month? seventh month? come on. 0k. would you do that? the economy was always going to be a hugely important issue. it's what most americans really care about. she is biden. you know, she's trying

to get away from biden. i don't know that... and donald trump attempted to tie kamala harris to her boss. worst inflation we've ever had. the vice president talked about her economic plans, but not perhaps as much as her supporters would have liked. on international affairs, though, she was scathing. world leaders are laughing at donald trump. i have talked with military leaders, some of whom worked with you, and they say you're a disgrace. donald trump hit back by attacking the chaotic withdrawal of american troops from afghanistan, and again claimed the ukraine war wouldn't have happened under him. we're playing with world war iii, and we have a president that we don't even know if he's... where is our president? moments after the end of the debate, donald trump himself appearing in the spin room, talking to a whole pack of journalists, hundreds ofjournalists, a sign that he thinks this did not go well. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, philadelphia.

it went very well for, let harris, very bad for donald trump. and they're trying to keep them disciplined in our policy and not be personal and not to rent the way she does at his rallies which may work at the rallies but it doesn't work for a primetime audience full of independence, moderates and mainstream republicans. she did well, he did badly, she got her momentum again and he's going to have to work how he gets a show back on the road because it was derailed last night. what do you think were the most telling exchanges? i what do you think were the most telling exchanges?— telling exchanges? i think the most telling _ telling exchanges? i think the most telling exchanges - telling exchanges? i think the most telling exchanges were l telling exchanges? i think the | most telling exchanges were in the sense that every hole, harris pointed to, he scurried down in it. he couldn't help

himself, he took the bait, he had been warned not to take the bait, stick to policy, stick to her political ops, go in on the biden administration record that she has been number two on but on abortion, he was all over the place, couldn't answer some crucial questions on that, she posed better on the economy than she does, she tried to make you could nail her on the economy, she is quite weak on foreign affairs and yet better than him on foreign affairs and left viewers watching that his idea of peace and ukraine would be for president zelensky to give in. there was not one time where donald trump took the initiative and dominated the debate. he was always coming from behind and frankly, he made her look better than she really is. do made her look better than she reall is. , ., ~ . really is. do you think what we saw last night _ really is. do you think what we saw last night underlined - really is. do you think what we saw last night underlined but l saw last night underlined but we have seen over the last five

weeks the donald trump is struggling to know how to attack kamala harris and looking back to 2016, there are moments where the campaign really faltered but he was able to get past that and how do you see it this time around? it’s to get past that and how do you see it this time around?- see it this time around? it's a very good _ see it this time around? it's a very good point _ see it this time around? it's a very good point in _ see it this time around? it's a very good point in their - see it this time around? it's a very good point in their timesj very good point in their times last night that he was wistful about not being up againstjoe biden and he kept attacking joe biden and he kept attacking joe biden and he kept attacking joe biden and kamala harris had to remind him that you're running against me, notjoe biden. and found it much easier to run againstjoe biden than kamala harris and so, the initiative is, he does not look like he knows how to handle her. i will say this, it has been a roller coaster of a campaign. we've gone from joe biden and donald trump being even to donald trump being even to donald trump taking a clear lead, to the kamala harris coming in and establishing the lead, stalling, being even on all the

polls and now i think kamala harris taking the lead in politics is a long time to november the 5th and although i would say she is now the favourite at the moment, that is at the moment, the election starts tomorrow and it is until officials have announced an air alert in kyiv as american secretary of state, antony blinken, and his british counterpart david lammy visit the city. the uk foreign secretary announced a new £600 million support package for ukraine — including for humanitarion needs. mr blinken said the two nations stood "shoulder to shoulder in the support of ukraine". ukrainian leaders are pressing for authorisation to use long—range missiles against targets in russia. this is change the debate about how and when ukraine can use long—range missiles against targets in russia. have a

listen. we are seeing russia amplify its work with its friends and we are seeing this her horrendous transfer of ballistic missiles from iran to russia over the last few days. we have sanctioned further the russian shadow fleet today in my colleague has announced more ammunition, more armoured vehicles and more support to ukraine's military effort and we are here to listen and that is why i am here with the us secretary of state in uk foreign secretary travelling we haven't seen that for well over a decade in our system, travelling here to listen to ukrainians and speak to president zelensky and hear and understand the strategies because we are determined to see ukraine when in their efforts over the coming months

and over this period.— and over this period. ukraine wants permission _ and over this period. ukraine wants permission to - and over this period. ukraine wants permission to use - wants permission to use long—range missiles against targets in russia and are you going to let them do that? we are here to — going to let them do that? - are here to understand the plan, understand the strategy and understand the needs across the whole range of fronts. yes, equipment, and energy that is been sabotaged, the support needed on the humanitarian front over these next few months and how we continue to mobilise international communities on ukraine's behalf. we are listening carefully and of course, we are having discussions on a range of issues, including the military equipment that ukraine needs to win. we are looking at live pictures with david and antony blinken and all the journalists are packed into that room and i

don't think we're that far away but there was that air alert about half an hour ago will have all the details and that may be delaying things but we are all set to go just as soon as they start there but let's bring in our european correspondent whose in kyiv. listening to david, do you get the feeling there when you talk to officials, to the field the west is on the brink of changing these rules and allowing them to use these missiles inside russia? just on the air alert — missiles inside russia? just on the air alert that _ missiles inside russia? just on the air alert that you _ missiles inside russia? just on the air alert that you mention, | the air alert that you mention, vows lifted about ten minutes ago and for a time that is something people were aware of here and not being lifted. in terms of what might happen here with the change of policy and the british, i think there are signs for ukrainians that there may be sing in public and that must�*ve triggered quite a lot of u sing i that must�*ve triggered quite a lot of u sing in public and evolution of the western may be sing in public and evolution of the western position on this really crucial position on zelensky has issue. president zelensky has been asking for months for issue. president zelensky has been asking for months for permission to use these permission to use these long—range missiles so they can long—range missiles so they can strike far into russia and if strike far into russia and if

you look at what's been said you look at what's been said over the past couple of weeks, over the past couple of weeks, there are indications that had there are indications that had been scenes, americans are been scenes, americans are looking at this very carefully looking at this very carefully and a few weeks ago was out of and a few weeks ago was out of the question or something that the question or something that was not being considered in the was not being considered in the at the head of the cia saying the head of the cia saying that putin is a bully and that at the head of the cia saying that putin is a bully and he is always going to sabre at the head of the cia saying thi is ’utin is a bully and at the head of the cia saying thi is always a bully and rattle. i think that is at the head of the cia saying thi is always going 1 and at the head of the cia saying thi is always going to nd he is always going to sabre rattle. i think that is important because one of the important because one of the arguments about not getting arguments about not getting permission to ukrainians is but permission to ukrainians is but would be the response from would be the response from president putin, with this president putin, with this escalate to a really dangerous escalate to a really dangerous level in the president biden level in the president biden asked directly whether she asked directly whether she would give permission and he would give permission and he said to do something his said to do something his administration were working on administration were working on and i think if there is to be and i to be and i think if there is to be an announcement, some sort of and i think if there is to be and i think if there is to be an announcement, some sort of change in policy, we may have change in policy, we may have seen it coming.— seen it coming.— seen it coming. and all those leaders will _ seen it coming. and all those leaders will be _ seen it coming. and all those leaders will be watching - seen it coming. and all those seen it coming. and all those leaders will _ seen it coming. and all those leaders will be _ seen it coming. and all those leaders will be watching - seen it coming. and all those leaders will be watching the i leaders will be watching the debate and exchange about ukraine when donald trump was askedif ukraine when donald trump was asked if he wants ukraine to win and he wasn't able to actually produce an answer and

that must�*ve triggered quite a lot of unease leaders will be watching the i

seen it coming. and all those leaders will be watc trump a i difficult if president trump were to be back in the white house and would be hard for ukraine but he said ukrainians are so used to hard work. the uruen are so used to hard work. the urgency of — are so used to hard work. the urgency of the _ are so used to hard work. the urgency of the zelinski plan is been talking about and nick, thank you very much for now and will continue to watch these pictures from the news conference arena when it starts, we will return live in kyiv. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

the uk government has announced a public inquiry into one of the most controversial murders during the northern ireland troubles. prominent human rights lawyer pat finucane was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries in belfast in 1989 — while having sunday dinner with his wife and children. previous investigations have found there was evidence of state collusion in the killing.

his family has been campaigning for decades for a public inquiry. ireland's prime minister simon harris said the announcement signalled a "new approach" by the uk government to legacy issues in northern ireland. the widow of pat, geraldine finucane said the family deserves a public inquiry to bring out truth about collusion surrounding the killing of her husband. we did not believe that his murder was simply the work of gunmen who killed him. we have no confidence that police investigations will ever bring those truly responsible to justice. we were not satisfied with private limited reviews from which we were excluded. we could not and did not accept the assurances of previous british governments that they were anxious to set the record straight because they were never prepared to do so in public. an independent statutory public inquiry is and

was the only way to bring the whole truth behind the murder of pat into the light of day. most of all, i believe that this could be a watershed moment in the difficult court legacy in this part of our ireland. a public inquiry into pat finucane can publicly examine all of the collusion that plagued our society for so many years, then there is hope that the real process of healing can begin. the murder of pat finucane is the last remaining western park case, it is high time that it was properly investigated, publicly examined and finally resolved. i believe that my family deserve this after so many years. pat finucane deserves this after so many years. society as a whole deserves

this after so many years and after 35 years of cover—up, it is time for truth. applause after 35 years of cover—up, it is time for truth. applause healthcare workers in the democratic republic of congo, who are at the front line of the mpox outbreak in the east of the country, have told the bbc they are desperate. our team was given rare access to an mpox treatment centre in south kivu, the worst affected region in the world. infections are rising there, but, medical staff there say they have no information about when they'll get vaccines. they're also running out of supplies and are demotivated. simijolaoso reports from south kivu. as the number of infections rise, the age of the patients gets younger. little murhula is the youngest mpox case at lwiro's community hospital, at only four weeks old. it's an agonising ordeal

forfirst time mother, faraja. translation: it's sad - to see my first born suffering from this strange disease. i have a lot of pain in my heart. it's a very bad and dangerous disease. the cries of babies are resounding here. many are malnourished. as babies pass on the disease to their parents, there's fear of a new wave of infections. this is the first time many here have encountered mpox. ijust saw the child get sick. i didn't even know the name of the disease. we can't sit and wait for the children and even adults to die. bring on the vaccines. just over three weeks ago, this hospital was used to treat all sorts of diseases and conditions. and they used to get around 80 patients a month. but the outbreak got so bad here, they had to convert it into an mpox

only treatment centre. and within three weeks they've had nearly 200 patients. remaining motivated is difficult for nurses like emanuel, who's worked here for four years. every day he fears catching and passing mpox on to his own children, who are only seven, five and one. it's a sentiment shared by his colleague. translation: you will see fhat the patients i are sleeping on the floor. there's still no l staff motivation. personal protective equipment, there isn't enough of it. - we try to do what we can to look after the sick- and not to put ourselves at risk either. _ this region of the dr congo has experienced a battle of control over its mineral rich land for nearly 30 years. the government says it's doing its best to get medics what they need, and the vaccines are coming, but the conflict is making things harder. translation: because of war, we have over 5 million - people who are displaced. the disease can be controlled

by good sanitation and good living conditions. now that people are in camps, the spread will be dangerous. the dedication of the staff at this mpox treatment centre has ensured there have been no deaths here. they vowed to keep showing up, despite the bleakness of what lies ahead. simijolaoso, bbc news, south kivu. in the minutes after the us presidential debate, pop superstar taylor swift endorsed kamala harris for president writing in a post to her 283 million instagram followers: "i will be casting my vote for kamala harris and tim walz in the 2024 presidential election". she signed the post "childless cat lady", a reference to comments made bij vance. donald trump last month posted ai photos that gave the false impression that she had already endorsed him. earlier i spoke tojudy kurtz,

the �*in the know�* columnist at the hill. i asked her about the significance of taylor swift's endorsement for kamala harris. incredibly significant. i mean, taylor swift is not just some celebrity. she's like the supernova in the celebrity stratosphere. and this was an endorsement that president biden before he exited the white house race, his campaign was actively seeking from taylor swift, very coveted. and it's notjust because of her huge fan base, it's who's in that fan base. it's these youth voters, these young people, gen z, tiktok generation, who tend to be more engaged in politics and head to the polls. and it is interesting we mentioned 283 million followers, but she last year posted an encouraged young people to register and i was looking at the figure. registration jumped 1,226% in the one hour after that post, and itjust gives you just

a glimpse of the sheer power and influence she has. absolutely. celebrity endorsements do a few things, and that's one of them. they get people to the polls, they get them registered, they get them excited about voting and engaged. so that's one benefit of having a support from someone like taylor swift. the other way that they help is in the fundraising effort. and i can see vice president harris campaign already having dreams of friendship bracelet exchanging fundraiser with taylor swift. headlining, uh, fundraising is a huge element of these elections, and that's another way that a celebrity endorsement from someone like taylor swift can make a big impact. a new statue to commemorate the late queen has received a mixed reception from some visitors to antrim castle gardens. the sculpture was unveiled

last weekend, but has received criticism online. the local council says the work has been warmly received we are still waiting for the news conference and with the foreign minister do to address those reporters and the latest there on the war with russia. as soon as that starts, will carry it live on bbc news. it does not look that far away. do not go far away. things should get a bit warmer over the weekend but right now it is still cold out there we have seen a lot of showers earlier on today and some dramatic weather watcher pictures it took a while for the showers to push down into more southern counties of england and here we saw the best of the sunshine. the showers have been heavy we had

some hail in there as well and some hail in there as well and some very shower very airstream with low pressure in scandinavia and originating as far north as the arctic circle which is giving us a chill and as the winds become lighter overnight in skies into clear, the temperatures are going to drop quite quickly in the showers retreating back to expose coastal areas and it will be dry and clear and probably quarterfrom will be dry and clear and probably quarter from last night on for 5 degrees but close to freezing in scotland and also for northern england and also for northern england and the sunny start for many, also in northern ireland and wales in far southwest in the north of the sea coasts and a little bit, club will build up and we'll see showers developing in land not as many a not as heavy as we have seen today in the winds stood northwesterly but not quite as strong and it doesn't really help the temperatures but still 13 to 15 degrees below average at this time of year. the cold

air in place before the weather for tracks and from the atlantic and high pressure will build a cross on thursday night and friday morning, killing off the showers and making winds very light with clear skies and this should be the coldest night of the week and early friday could start with the frost in some places and particularly for scotland and northern ireland. sunny start for many but the cloud will increase through the day and will find that weather from bringing in some rain into northern ireland and later in the diet to the diet to connect a western parts of scotland. should be dry and temperature is higher here by friday and colderfor is higher here by friday and colder for scotland and northern ireland at that potential frost start. over the weekend, high pressure in the something low—pressure to the north and some wet and windy weather into northern areas on saturday is that weather front move south and urges weekend all the while. scotland and northern ireland wives and wet and windy weather the weather will be improved by sunday and further south, little or no rain for england and wales but temperatures from going to be

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welcome back to bbc news. donald trump and kamala harris exchange personal insults and the the economy, abortion and immigration. in the next few minutes, we'll be live in

washington, where realfact check some of the claims made in last night because i debate. the us secretary of state and david lam er in ukraine where leaders are calling for permission —— last night's debate —— david lammy. paralympics gb and did the paris games after securing 124 medals. we'll speak to two gold medallist life here on the programme. all of those coming up in the next little while. let's catch up next little while. let's catch up with the sport and headlines with will parry. good evening. great britain have won their opening davis cup tie with finland thanks to billy harris. he came in for us open semi—finalistjack draper, who was rested. making his davis cup debut aged 29,

harris beat otto virtanen in straight sets in the second