fact that mistakes. honest about the fact that we let and the us presidential candidates hold rallies in the key battleground state of north carolina with 3 days to go until the election. i am a crucial swing state were donald trump is set to hold one of his final rallies in this election cycle. the spanish government has significantly stepped up the response to the country's worst flooding crisis in generations. mr sanchez said he's sending 10,000 extra soldiers and police to join the rescue and recovery operation in valencia — the region worst affected by this week's flash flooding and landslides.

two hundred and 11 people are now known to have died and many are still missing after rapidly rising waters trapped people in buildings and underground car parks. some people say they had to wait three days before rescuers were able to reach them. in a televised speech, mr sanchez described the deployment as unprecedented in peacetime in the country's history: translation: in total, we're talking about - the biggest deployment of emergency services and the army that we have ever deployed in peacetime in our country. this deployment has already saved 44,800 rescues and helped over 30,000 people, rescuing them from roads, homes and flooded. industrial. homes and flooded industrial estates. unfortunately, the scope of this disaster means that this is not enough.

we know that aid is taking time to reach certain locations. there are still garages and homes that are blocked and people are still trapped. i welcome president mazen's decision to request a further 5000 troops. and as i said to him in the call that we held before this press conference, i said to him that the spanish government will immediately proceed to send those additional troops. earlier bethany bell told us local residents are coming out in force to help. fields are inundated. mud caked on roads, pavements and buildings. 0verturned cars litter the streets. shops, homes and businesses have been devastated.

this was the moment when the first wave of floodwaters hit this town on tuesday night. dozens of people were killed there. there is a strong sense of shock and anger. translation: there are people injured, there are still people i trapped and we have to try and rescue them. the emergency services are helping, but we want to go and help, too, because many hands are needed. ambulances are finding it very difficult to get in because they are trapped by the traffic jams. volunteers are out in force, battling the mud with brooms and spades. others are helping at food distribution centres, handing out nappies, water and milk. many people here are worried for their family and friends. 0ne local mayor warned that many of the upturned vehicles on the streets could have people trapped inside them. bethany bell,

bbc news, valencia. as we've been hearing, tens of thousands of volunteers have been involved in the search for victims and clearing up affected areas. there has been anger directed at the local authorities over the poor preparation and response to the disaster. let's hear from bethany again — she's been speaking to a volunteer. volu nteers volunteers have been turning up all morning to help out. one of them is martina. i all morning to help out. one of them is martina.— them is martina. i have many friends who _ them is martina. i have many friends who have _ them is martina. i have many friends who have been - them is martina. i have many i friends who have been affected by the — friends who have been affected by the floods. 0ne friends who have been affected by the floods. one of my best friends — by the floods. one of my best friends. 0ne by the floods. one of my best friends. one of my best friends _ friends. one of my best friends. everything has been flooded _ friends. everything has been flooded. her houses damaged. she had — flooded. her houses damaged. she had to be rescued by firefighters and the police because she get out. everything

was covered in mud. she might be affected by the bacteria and viruses — be affected by the bacteria and viruses. ~ . , , , viruses. what is she been tellinu viruses. what is she been telling you? _ viruses. what is she been telling you? she - viruses. what is she been telling you? she has - viruses. what is she been | telling you? she has been tellin: telling you? she has been telling me _ telling you? she has been telling me that _ telling you? she has been telling me that she - telling you? she has been telling me that she is - telling you? she has been telling me that she is so l telling me that she is so worried _ telling me that she is so worried and she has been crying because — worried and she has been crying because she won't be able to live in— because she won't be able to live in her— because she won't be able to live in her house. she has been transported to another house. because — transported to another house. because you cannot live there. how— because you cannot live there. how do — because you cannot live there. how do you feel today about the situation in valencia? i how do you feel today about the situation in valencia?— situation in valencia? i am devastated. _ situation in valencia? i am devastated. the _ situation in valencia? i am devastated. the neighbourhood cannot — devastated. the neighbourhood cannot survive without our helb _ cannot survive without our help. there is no food supply. there — help. there is no food supply. there is — help. there is no food supply. there is no _ help. there is no food supply. there is no water. the army isn't — there is no water. the army isn't helping because of the political— isn't helping because of the political situation is so bad. we have _ political situation is so bad. we have no resources. everything we have is because

of the — everything we have is because of the volunteers who are helping _ of the volunteers who are helping. we are begging our politicians to send more help and more _ politicians to send more help and more firefighters and more police — you can log onto our website to get the latest. here in the uk, kemi badenoch has emerged victorious in the race to succeed rishi sunak as the leader of the opposition conservative party. she defeated robertjenrick in the election among tory members, following a lengthy contest. it comes almost four months after the tories�* crushing general election defeat which triggered sunak�*s resignation. badenoch has pledged to bring extensive changes to the party after this summer's election drubbing at the hands of labour. let's listen to the moment she learnt she'd won. the result was, kemi badenoch 53,806 votes, and robert jenrick 41,000... cheering

let's listen to kemi badenoch's speech shortly after her election. the task that stands before us is tough but simple. our first responsibility as his majesty's loyal opposition is to hold this labour government to account. our second is no less important. it is to prepare, over the course of the next few years, for government to ensure that by the time of the next election, we have not just a clear set of conservative pledges that appeal to the british people, but a clear plan for how to implement them, a clear plan to change this country

by changing the way that government works. the prime minister is discovering all too late the perils of not having such a plan. that huge job begins today. it will seek to involve all of our colleagues in parliament, in the scottish parliament, the senate, our friends in northern ireland, as well as councillors and party members. but this is notjust about the conservative party. it is about the people we want to bring back to the conservative party. it is about the people we need to bring into the conservative party. it is about what the conservative party needs to be over the next five, ten and 20 years. 0ur party is critical to the success of our country, but to be heard, we have to be honest,

honest about the fact that we made mistakes, that we let standards slip. the time has come to tell the truth. to stand up for our principles, to plan for our future, to reset our politics and our thinking, and to give our party and our country the new start that they deserve. it is time to get down to business. it is time to renew. thank you. ladies and gentlemen. and for viewers in the uk we'll have be hearing more from kemi badenoch's acceptance speech in the next half hour. kamala harris and donald trump have held ralliesjust six miles apart in the city of milwaukee, in wisconsin,

three days before voters decide which one of them will become the next us president. wisconsin is one of seven contested states that are expected to determine the outcome, from where our senior north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue reports. thank you. thank you very much! wow! what a crowd this one is, huh? it's been a rough week for the former president, on the back foot over his comments about women, hispanics and a suggestion that one opponent should face something akin to a firing squad. rock music plays. so, a bit of an unusual treat for the crowd but the message from the candidate was the same. i will end inflation. i will stop the criminal invasion of our country — the biggest problem we have right now. and i will bring back the american dream. all chant: fix the mic! oh, the mic?

yeah, i think the mic stinks. donald trump's bad week continued, these normally slick events bedevilled by sound problems. cheering and applause. here in wisconsin, just as across the other six swing states, donald trump and kamala harris are neck and neck — that is why they're ending up in the same cities all the time. the vice presidentjust six miles away from here with some star supporters. do we really trust this man with our economy? crowd: no! our economy?! and cardi b was just one of a whole list of celebrity rappers. and musicians who turned out for kamala harris as she sought to make her closing arguments. cheering and applause. are we ready to win? cheering and applause. are we ready to vote? cheering and applause. and we will win. cheering and applause.

we've got got work to do, milwaukee, 0k? four days left. four days left in the most consequential election of our lifetime, and we still have work to do. but here's the thing about all of us — we like hard work. cheering and applause. raps. celebrity endorsements matter but only get you so far in a close presidential race. it's now a battle for every vote. gary 0'donoghue, bbc news, milwaukee. let's cross live now to the swing state of north carolina and my colleague there helena humphrey in the town of gastonia. you are in one of those seven critical state thought to hold the keys to the white house what are people saying? bath

what are people saying? both candidates — what are people saying? both candidates are _ what are people saying? erritfl candidates are continuing what are people saying? ifizfrii�*u candidates are continuing that frenetic zigzags through those key battleground states. key battleg rou nd states. talking key battleground states. talking about donald trump's supporters, ijust want talking about donald trump's supporters, i just want to get out of the way because you can see these supporters behind me. they have been here since dawn. they have been here since dawn. they are desperate to catch a glimpse of donald trump. it will be the final rally of this election cycle. he will then go on to salem, virginia, not a battleground state. before returning to north carolina tonight. it is an important base in the battleground. there is an significant african—american population there. the harris campaign had to really look to continue to rely on that base. donald trump

has been courting support and making some inroads with young black male voters. in terms of kamala harris and where she goes today, matching him step for step, she will be heading to georgia. that is a swing state where democrats feel relatively positive. president biden one there with 12,000 votes. young women are saying that gnc won't stand for it when it comes to reproductive rights. here in charlotte, she will continue cut court support. this is the first presidential election since a significant number of women came out about reproductive rights. all good porters are telling people not to read too much into it. they have been

wrong in the past. this is the closest selection in history. the economy is what most pro voters you are talking about. that was very much on stage last night in wisconsin at both those rallies. donald trump was saying drill baby drill. kamara harris was talking about 1929 and the depression era. donald trump was appearing on stage with union workers. —— kamara harris. the administration has report to 12,000 jobs added to the economy. inflation is heading in the right direction, but every piece of information

matters right now. we are just three days out. this election remains on a knife edge. with just a few days left until the us election, the race between donald trump and kamala harris remains as tight as ever. new polls are arriving every day, each with their own slightly different take on the figures. if you draw out the overall trends, ratherthan the individual points, you see vice president kamala harris�*s early lead down at around a single point. but the candidates share of the national vote won't determine the winner. let's turn to the battleground states, that s the seven that were very close last time around and could be decisive in this election. trump has an edge in georgia, arizona and north carolina, you can see them at the bottom of the screen. the other battlegrounds are tighter. the picture has shifted slightly in his favour since the start of october — but neither candidate can bank

on victory in any of these states because election results have often differed from the polls by around three points — which would overturn any of the leads shown here. and you can watch live coverage of the results coming in here on bbc news, on bbc one in the uk, and on the iplayer at 10:40 gmt next tuesday 5th november. sumi somaskanda and caitriona perry will bring you a special programme from washington dc with our team of experts and correspondents. iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has vowed to mount what he called a "tooth—breaking response" to israeli strikes against iran a week ago. speaking to students in tehran, he said the resistance front would take part in the retaliation — referring to the tehran—allied yemeni houthis, lebanon's his brother and the palestinian group hamas. this may suggest that tehran might leave the retaliatory strike to its proxy groups, (box

thus limiting the likelihood of further israeli attacks on iran itself. israel's strikes last saturday were in response to iran's multi—missile attack on tehran a month ago. meanwhile the prospects of a ceasefire between israel and hamas in gaza, and between israel and his brother in lebanon , are fading. israel's emergency services said 11 people were injured in the central town of tira by rockets launched inside lebanon — israeli strikes killed at least 52 people in the east of the country. lebanese officials said israel didn't issue evacuation warnings before the attacks. inside gaza — the health ministry says two israeli attacks on residential buildings in the north of the strip on friday killed more than 80 people. after weeks of intensive israeli military attacks, and the lack of aid getting into gaza, leaders of 15 un agencies have

described conditions there as "apocalyptic". amin saikal, is emeritus professor of middle eastern, central asian and islamic studies at the australian national university. he doesn't believe that stark warning by the 15 un agencies will have any impact on israel. i don't think it is going to have really much impact. i think israel is absolutely determined to make sure that hamas is cleared out of northern gaza altogether, but of course, they are having difficulty doing that. in fact, israel has returned to northern gaza over and over in in order to wipe out hamas's resistance and has not been able to do that. that has not mean that hamas is not weak and certainly, hamas is still continuing that resistance. it is also extraordinary that after more than a year

of fighting, israel has not been able to secure the release of the hostages and a number of hostages, something more than 100 still are in the custody of hamas. the world health organization has resumed the delayed second phase of polio vaccinations of children in gaza. the who says it will be confined to gaza city. the immunisation campaign began in september but was suspended last week because of continuing israeli attacks on northern gaza. the who says it will still not be able to reach tens of thousands of children. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood is in jerusalem. he explained the background to the current vaccination challenges. there was an outbreak of polio detected for the first time in 25 years back in august. one case, a child found to have been paralysed by the virus. the who quickly started a vaccination programme in september.

they managed to get to more than half a million people, children, right across the gaza strip. in orderfor it to be effective, they need two doses. a few weeks ago, they did the second vaccination for the south and centre of the gaza strip. they were not able to get to the north due to the intensity of the isreali military offensive there. they have today started the second phase, trying to reach all the children in gaza city over the next few days to give them immunity from the virus. there are about 15,000 children, north of the gaza strip but not in gaza city that they cannot access. there is still concerned that there will be pockets of vulnerability to this terrible disease, terrible violence virus and children could be at risk. the president of serbia,

aleksandar vucic, has said he wants those responsible for the collapse of a roof at a train station to "be prosecuted and severely punished". at least 14 people were killed at novi sad station, north of belgrade, when glass and concrete came crashing down. the railway station was officially opened injuly, after years of reconstruction. the world's biggest supplier of artificial intelligence software, nvidia, is to join the dow jones industrial average. nvidia will replace the one—time dominant chip—maker intel, and analysts say its inclusion reflects the global boom in al technology. the dowjones index — made of the 30 biggest companies — is used as a key indicator of the overall health of the us economy. thieves appear to have used explosives to steal two paintings by the american artist, andy warhol, from a gallery in the netherlands. dutch media say the entrance of the building in 0isterwijk was blown out. four artworks were reportedly taken, but two were found abandoned nearby; officials think they didn't fit in the getaway vehicle.

the missing paintings depict the late queen elizabeth, and denmark's former queen, margrethe the second. they were due to be put up for sale in amsterdam later this month. rohit bal, one of india's most celebrated fashion designers, has died aged 63 after a long period of illness. rohit bal�*s designs won acclaim for his deep understanding of indian textiles and meticulous attention to detail. his innovative creations were worn by supermodels and film stars and he became synonymous with blending india's rich cultural heritage with a contemporary flair. rohit bal�*s designs reached far and wide, with hollywood actress uma thurman and supermodels cindy crawford and naomi campbell wearing his creations.

we have some live pictures from valencia. where the rescue efforts are taking place. central supplies are being distributed. we have also heard from pedro sanchez. he reiterated the government support in terms of troops and police officers. after the catastrophic flooding. 0ver police officers. after the catastrophic flooding. over 200 people have lost their lives. this remains the big story. pedro sangster also talked about the increase to 211 dead. there are weather warnings in place in southern spain for more rain. these are the pictures tell the story of the devastation. they are trying to clear the debris. you can see them trying to clear the railway. several areas seem to

have some connectivity back according to prime minister sanchez. but the work is still in progress. you can find all the updates on the live page thatis the updates on the live page that is currently under spain on the bbc�*s website. thanks for watching. we have a quiet speu for watching. we have a quiet spell of weather over the next few days. high—pressure holding on. for most of us quite a lot of cloud around over the course of cloud around over the course of the weekend. so mad for the time of year but the odd spot of light drizzle around as well. all trapped under a big area of high pressure. the high pressure keeping the weather fronts settled. underneath the high—pressure, there's quite a lot cloud around. you can see the cloud thinning and breaking up the cloud thinning and breaking up in places. some grimaces of sunshine in places. perhaps in

scotland and northern england. the odd spot of drizzle for the far north of scotland. but most of us avoiding it. mild with temperatures about 13 to 16 celsius. tonight, it stays dry with light winds. good weather for any fibre displays. they may be some smoke trapped under the cloud. still mild for most. part of eastern england, there will be clearer skies and temperatures will be lower. cerny start tomorrow. they could be some mist and fog around. most places looking dry. wales and northern ireland are most likely to see the odd spot of rain. more sunshine for scotland and later in the day for northern ireland and northern england. temperatures a degree or so down to 15 celsius. things don't change very much into the working

week. just changing its orientation a little bit. a shift in wind direction could bring some clearer spells on monday. with light winds, we could see some more widespread fog stretches across england and wales to start the day. they should clear away and it should be dry. a bit of sunshine here and there. light winds here and there and temperatures around 16 celsius. that's how was that the new working week. dry and settled weather. some mist and fog. in the middle of the week, you can see the orange colours. that is milder air mass on the way. it will shift the temperatures up during the second half of next week. mist and fog to the week but are looking dry and settled.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the spanish prime minister says 10,000 extra soldiers and police are to join the recovery operations in valencia — after the worst flood in generations kills at least 211 people. translation: we are talking about the biggest _ translation: we are talkingi about the biggest deployment translation: we are talking i about the biggest deployment of emergency services and the army that we _ emergency services and the army that we have ever deployed in peacetime in our country. in britain — kemi badenoch wins the race to become the new leader of the conservative party. to be heard, we have to be

honest _ to be heard, we have to be honest. honest about the fact that we — honest. honest about the fact that we made mistakes. honest about— that we made mistakes. honest about the — that we made mistakes. honest about the fact that we let standards slip. the us presidential candidates continue their duelling rallies through battleground states — north carolina set to be the next — with three days to go until the election. more than 70 million people have already cast their vote. kemi badenoch has emerged victorious in the race to succeed rishi sunak as conservative party leader. let's listen to what she had to say in her acceptance speech thank you everyone. i want to start by thanking richard fuller, whose work as our party chairman sincejuly. chairman since july. applause also, bob blackman as returning

officer for this contest. you and your teams have done