iran denies it plotted to assassinate donald trump before the election —— after a third man is charged in the us. a bomb at a railway station in western pakistan has killed at least 26 people and injured dozens more. and the uk's metropolitan police force has referred itself to a watchdog over its handling of the mohammed al fayed abuse allegations. hello. the former speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has partly blamed president biden for the democrats�* election loss, suggesting the party would have performed better if he'd left the race sooner. ms pelosi played a key role in convincing mr biden to end his re—election bid. but she told the new york times the democrats could have used more time to choose his replacement. meanwhile, kamala harris�* running mate, tim walz, told supporters his fight

wasn't over: we are going to have to work a little harder, we are going to have to fight a little harder, we are going to have to organise a little harder. but i am here today to tell you this... we can do it... no, that is the wrong one. we will do it and we will do it together. iran has rejected american claims that it recruited a man to assassinate donald trump. the usjustice department has charged farhad shakeri —— who it says told police he was instructed to kill the president elect last month. he is now believed to be in iran. samira hussein reports from washington. a political comeback of monumental proportions, but also a story of survival for the president elect. twice, the former president avoided assassination attempts on the campaign trail, and now the government says it revealed a third plot, an iranian asset planning to kill mr trump. tehran says the former

president should face trial or face revenge for ordering the assassination of iranian general qasem soleimani. two assassination attempts on my life that we know - of, and they may or may not i involve, but possibly do, iran. the first, a narrow miss. the bulletjust grazing mr trump's ear. just over two months later, a man with a rifle found at his golf course in florida. mr trump's communications director says the president is aware of the most recent plot, but nothing will deter him. so, celebrations continue for mr trump for both surviving and winning this election. samir hussein, bbc news, washington.

our correspondent helena humphrey who's in mar—a—lago — florida — told us more about what is known about the alleged plot to kill the president elect we know that the person who was charged allegedly with the task of carrying it out. farhad shaqiri, is believed to still be in tehran, and he was working allegedly with two other people who have been seen in court already, one from staten island and one from brooklyn. but if you just take a look back at donald trump's comments with regards to iran on the campaign trail and then look at his history when it comes to his policy on iran in his first term in the white house, perhaps that gives us a little bit more of the backdrop and the context to all of this. donald trump said in a speech in october that israel should target iran's nuclear facilities first and ask questions later. of course, under donald trump's presidency in 2018, he took the us out of the iran nuclear deal. he reimposed sanctions.

and then in 2020, there was the assassination of that top elite, elite quds force military leader, of course, qasem soleimani in baghdad, seen really almost as untouchable. so perhaps some of these reasons why the leadership in iran would be seeing the prospect of a donald trump presidency as some kind of risk. and what is so alarming as well, martin, is the fact that there are details of other people also being targeted within the united states, including two jewish americans, one iranian american dissident, as well. just this pattern that we're seeing of the iranian regime reaching outside of their borders to target people they consider to be a threat to them. iran has said these claims are baseless, though. meanwhile, you're at mar—a—lago, the residency of the president elect, and how is he spending his time

having won the election? it's quite a contrast here. i think it's fair to say in terms of a feeling of confidence, jubilation here, it has emerged that elon musk has been there for a phone call with the ukrainian president zelensky between him and donald trump, in which he was impromptu, kind of called into that conversation, and president zelensky thanked him for providing that starlink communications system allowing for internet there on the battlefield. but of course, all eyes now are on this administration who will be in his inner circle, who will have the ear of donald trump, certainly in his victory speech here. donald trump called elon musk a star, saying a star is born. and it's expected that the billionaire backer will have some kind of level of influence. but there are also reports that since october 2022, elon musk has had conversations with the russian president, vladimir putin, although this isn't something

that he has confirmed. but of course, there are these looming questions, aren't there, about what a donald trump presidency 2.0 will mean for ukraine, particularly when we know that donald trump also has been having conversations with russian president vladimir putin when he was no longer in office. and what would that mean to the further supplying of military aid, of course, which ukraine considers so critical to turn the tide in this war? meanwhile a senior advisor to the us president—elect, donald trump, has told the bbc that the aim of ending the war in ukraine is about finding peace, not winning back territory. bryan lanza said president zelensky needed to acknowledge that crimea had been lost to russia and the priority of the united states was to stop the killing. i have amount of respect for the ukrainian people. they've proven over the last, last couple

of years that their hearts are made of lions. europe needs ukrainian people to protect them as well. i mean, these citizens know how to fight russia. they've done it successfully. now the challenge becomes when you have an honest conversation with your partners is, you know, what are the goals? zelensky, for example, he says his goal is to get crimea back. well, that's not the goal of the united states and that's not the goal of the european nation states. we learned that in 2014 that when putin invaded crimea, europe did nothing. and so now when zelensky says, you know, we will only stop this fighting, there will only be peace once crimea is returned. we've got news for president zelensky. crimea is gone. and if that is your priority of getting crimea back and having american, you know, soldiers fight to get crimea back, you're on your own. that is not the priority of america, but the priority of america is peace and to stop the killing. senior us officials have said washington will no longer accept the presence of hamas representatives in qatar after — the palestinian group rejected the latest proposals to achieve a gaza ceasefire

and a hostage deal. the officials said the qatari government had agreed to tell hamas to close down its political office in doha. qatar has not confimed this and hamas has denied it. with the latest, our correspondentjoe inwood is monitoring developments from jerusalem. we should say that these are just unconfirmed reports at the moment. they've come from an anonymous official to us media. so this is not on the record from the secretary of state, but it does give you an indication of the direction of travel that america are trying to go in, that they're trying to put pressure, it seems, on hamas to force some sort of negotiated settlement, most likely before the end of the presidency ofjoe biden. as you say, qatar have not commented on this, and hamas have told the bbc that these reports are not true. but according to the us official who was speaking to the reuters news agency and others, they were told about a couple of weeks ago, qatar were and then hamas were given the news ten days ago. now, if true, and if, as a second sort of caveat

here, if qatar decided to go along with this and make hamas leave, there's real questions about where the group would go, because there aren't that many countries where they would be welcome and able to operate. of course, they could go to the key ally iran, although that would deny them the diplomatic channels which have proved so valuable to the group and are important for all sides, really. and also there would be the threat of military action from israel there. we saw with the killing of ismail haniyeh, the group's former leader, back injuly, that israel is able to take military action against individual targets inside iran. another location which is being widely discussed is turkey. back in april, ismail haniya, before his killing, had a meeting there with recep tayyip erdogan, the turkish president. and he's been seen as somebody who could offer them notjust somewhere that they could base themselves, but also a place where they would have the diplomatic channels which have been used so far unsuccessfully, to bring about some sort of peace deal and a hostage deal for the conflict in gaza.

it's one thing to put a squeeze on hamas in terms of where they're allowed to operate, but it's another thing to exclude them entirely. and that's not what's being suggested, is it? no, that is not what is being suggested. this would be them being told they were no longer welcome to be based in in qatar. now that's where they've had a political office since 2012 that was set up, reportedly at the request of the then 0bama administration, in order to facilitate these kind of negotiations. it's not being said that they wouldn't be welcome to take part in any talks, because of course then that would render the talks null and void. there would be negotiating with no one at all, essentially. and so no, it's not been suggested. the claim and i should say this has only come from an anonymous official, is that they would not be able to be based in qatar. i asked professor mehran kamrava from georgetown university in qatar what the timing tells us about the decision.

it tells us that the americans in the lead up to the us presidential election or desperate for a ceasefire agreement. now that report is apparently ten days old, or at least the demand is between ten to 1a days old, right before the us election. and so it was obvious that the biden administration wanted diplomatic victory, one that was elusive for months. and so this was meant to put pressure on hamas to come to the negotiating table and to accept the terms of the ceasefire agreement as it was being offered to them. where might they base themselves if not in dohar? that is a very good question...

the last thing the united states or israel wants is for hamas to go somewhere like lebanon or tehran, where it might be very difficult to access. in addition to turkey, possibly oman and maybe even algeria. what might this mean for a cease fire and hostage release negotiations then? surely it could be a complication. we are further now than we have been at any time in the past from negotiations and the possibility of a ceasefire. right now, that world is simply wanting the fight not to escalate between iran and israel, and is so the massacre in gaza, the fate of the hostages, the israeli hostages, they have all been pushed to the side, unfortunately. and we have got the donald trump administration in the white house from january... how will that change things?

well, it could change things in one of two very different ways. either neta nyahu will feel emboldened and continue the war to the extent that israeli military can deem it possible, or he might want to give donald trump a diplomatic victory and end things quickly so that he would ingratiate himself even further to the incoming trumpet administration. so, it could go either way. professor, thank you for your time. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello. we're going to stop at the rugby — hello. we're going to stop at the rugby union _ hello. we're going to stop at the rugby union and - hello. we're going to stop at the rugby union and the - hello. we're going to stop at| the rugby union and the head coach says that losing home for the first in almost four years with a funny old feeling but insists it must move on. he

shouldn't beat them 2313 on friday. it was a mistake from ireland as they ended their 19 game unbeaten run, his 37th and 39th test. it killed the hopes of exacting revenge. it means they will lose their spot in they will lose their spot in the rugby rankings with new zealand jumping ahead of them. it's nice, we can talk about all sorts of stuff. so, gametime, there is no excuse. it is it is. long story short, they deserve to win. an it is it is. long story short, they deserve to win. an amazing atmosphere- _ they deserve to win. an amazing atmosphere. certainly _ they deserve to win. an amazing atmosphere. certainly a - they deserve to win. an amazing atmosphere. certainly a vocal, l atmosphere. certainly a vocal, local_ atmosphere. certainly a vocal, local irish _ atmosphere. certainly a vocal, local irish crowd and it was great _ local irish crowd and it was great it_ local irish crowd and it was great. it was pleasing late in the game to happen them down but we — the game to happen them down but we loved playing at these amazing _ but we loved playing at these amazing stadiums.— amazing stadiums. there are three more _ amazing stadiums. there are three more autumn - three more autumn internationals do come on saturday, france hostjapan as italy take on argentina and

england lock australia but what is being referred to as the soft centre. this is because england lost to new zealand last week and face south africa next weekend. he thinks they are in good shape to make amends for the defeat. another week's training _ amends for the defeat. another week's training to _ amends for the defeat. another week's training to go, _ amends for the defeat. another week's training to go, and - amends for the defeat. another week's training to go, and i - week's training to go, and i think as we reflect on the players we did a greatjob. i think the players, feeling they could have got a win last weekend and it put us off any position to win again. we are disappointed that we did not get that result, but we are determined to get at this weekend. determined to get at this weekend-— determined to get at this weekend. . , . , weekend. manchester city will be heping _ weekend. manchester city will be heping to _ weekend. manchester city will be hoping to avoid _ weekend. manchester city will be hoping to avoid losing - weekend. manchester city will be hoping to avoid losing for l be hoping to avoid losing for matching robe when they play at brighton, something that has never happened to pep guardiola. questions continue to swirl about his contract that ends at the end of the season. ~ ., ., .

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steph curryjust streak for the warriors with steph curry just scoring streak for the warriors with steph curryjust scoring 12 points. it became the 15th team to start with a ten and zero record. coco gauff will be any few hours' time. she beat the champion on the final of the season while saint beat the wimbledon winner three, six, 75. it is being held in saudi arabia and with a record prize money of £12 million. that is all possible from now. —— that is all the support for now. there's been a powerful explosion in west pakistan at a railway station in quetta, the capital of the western province of balochistan. police say 1a soldiers are among 25 killed — dozens have been injured. the station superintendent said the blast took place near a platform as the jaffar express bound for peshawar was about to depart. a militant group, the balochistan liberation army, has said it carried

out the bombing. 0ur bbc urdu correspondent saad sohail is in islamabad and gave us the latest. it has to travel through a lot of cities through pakistan. people were waiting and this is around 9am local time in pakistan so there were family and friends there to drop off passengers for this and that is the the time the explosion took place. they were mentioning the horror they saw, and he described it as a judgment day has come because the explosion was so loud. he even mentioned how the ticket box or the ticket offices and people laying on the ground screaming, we also talked to a government

employee who came in earlier because of the scheduling usually, people cannot rely if the train leaves on time so they were there earlier to drop off friends so he mentioned when the explosion took place he could see that people were screaming that there was of a until that had settled, that is when he saw his friend whom he had come to drop off. 0nce when he saw his friend whom he had come to drop off. once he had come to drop off. once he had seen him and was relieved that he was alive but he mentioned how everybody was in a state of shock obviously at a time when the blast took place. authorities have confirmed that around six to eight grams of explosives were used so initially they were claiming that this was a suicide attack but now the police are saying that they are going to investigate further to determine the blast and what would have led to this. teiiii determine the blast and what would have led to this. tell us more about —

would have led to this. tell us more about the _ would have led to this. tell us more about the organisation l would have led to this. tell us i more about the organisation who carried out this attack. the arm , carried out this attack. the army. it — carried out this attack. the army. it is _ carried out this attack. the army. it is a _ carried out this attack. the army, it is a separatist - army, it is a separatist organisation, before that we have to talk about them because it is the largest province in pakistan but it is also the least developed and this attack comes after a series of attacks that have taken place in this year by these people. so, not a few months ago a military installation took out an attack and they said that they are attacking military installations and personnel that attacks in september also resulted in a lot of civilians dying as well. this particular attack carried out by the organisation who has demands put forward for this that they demand independence, they demand independence, they demand the control of local resources, but they have

carried out violent attacks throughout this year even around the elections that took place this year in pakistan. for now, the pakistan army hasn't issued a statement on this particular attack but the have put out a statement on social media claiming this attack was targeted at military personnel who were coming back to this area from training. they have put forth planes and this is not an attack that is isolated because there have been attacks previously in the last few months and the frequency of these attacks has also gone up. the metropolitan police are to be investigated over its handling of abuse allegations against the former harrods owner, mohammed al fayed. the force has referred itself to the independent 0ffice for police conduct after two women raised concerns about how officers handled

their cases in 2008 and 2013. here's our correspondent daniel de simone. mohammed al fayed is a growing scandal for scotland yard. a bbc documentary in september heard testimony from former harrods employees, who said the billionaire sexually assaulted or raped them. he had no doubt in his mind that he was... his advances were unwelcome and nonconsensual. i kicked and kicked and kicked and kicked and screamed and again i got him off. i wasjust terrified. i believed he was- attempting to rape me. since the film, the met police has been forced to reveal it's found reports from 21 women who went to the force about mohammed al fayed between 2005 and his death in 2023. between 2000 and 5 and his death in 2023. despite this, he wasn't charged. the force is examining its handling of the claims and has now passed two women's cases to police watchdog the i0pc for review.

after the women complained in recent weeks. the complaints involve investigations from 2008 and 2013, and relate to the quality of the met�*s response and in the latter case, how details about it came to be disclosed publicly. since the bbc film, 60 more women have come forward to the met, with at least 70 contacting the bbc itself. in its response to this developing scandal, the met has said it will transparently address any failings. daniel de simone, bbc news. as the annual cop climate summit begins on monday, malawian cyclone survivors are rebuilding their lives with the help of a climate compensation scheme. scotland, a former host of the cop summit in glasgow, are pioneering this initiative, putting particular focus on how cop29�*s summit can help finance the world's poorest countries. graihathackson, is from the climate question podcast. she explained why scotland

decided to take this decision. it is all about climate justice. imagine if your home was torn apart by a hurricane or cyclone, a cyclone that was made worse by climate change. and you live in a country that has contributed virtually nothing to this problem. that accolade belongs to richard developed countries, they have historically done all the polluting —— richer developed countries. this is what is being tried to address, that injustice. a couple of years ago scotland was the first country in the world to pledge loss and damage money, they pledged £2 million and a little under half of that went to malawi ends in the form of cash transfers. and why it malawi? malawi and scotland have a historical relationship going back over 100 years. it also malawi is one of the poorest countries in africa and it is really feeling the effects of

climate change. particularly in the form of cyclones. we know that cyclones are being made of more intense by climate change, but that they are also appearing in areas they were not in before. cyclone freddy is an example of this, back in 2023 in march, it ripped through southern malawi. it was devastating and deadly, hundreds of thousands of people that were left destitute. men, women, children, they had to climb into trees to escape the rising waters and the crocodiles that invested it. now there is money from scotland that has landed in malawi, around 2000 families have received about 1000 us dollars each. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. well, it hasn't been gloomy everywhere this week and we've seen some of the best of the sunshine, the blue skies

across parts of scotland, but elsewhere lots of low cloud, mistand murk, with a few spots of drizzle but generally dry. it's more of the same again today, but there will be some changes tomorrow, with showers in the north and the west, and eventually some brighter skies too. there will be some brightness developing this afternoon across many parts of scotland, towards the north of scotland and also towards the southeast. again, some sunshine here, some pockets of brightness too possible across northwest england and north wales, but elsewhere that low cloud is just going to linger on. and it's chillier too than it was yesterday. with many of our temperatures in high single figures. the winds are light, but they'll start to pick up overnight tonight as this cold front approaches from the west, bringing outbreaks of rain into western scotland, northern ireland in time for tomorrow morning. some clear skies across northeast scotland. northeast england here a chilly start to the day tomorrow. elsewhere, a lot of low cloud mist and murk yet again. that will again set the tone of the day across much of england and wales, that patchy rain drifting southwards and eastwards.

lots of events and services going on for remembrance sunday, of course, and there will be some afternoon sunshine across northern ireland and for much of scotland again. a few pockets of brightness, this time across east anglia in the far south of england. perhaps now that cold front clears southwards and eastwards. behind it a different air mass, clearer, drierair with a lot less moisture. so there will be more sunshine, a different feel to the weather into the start of next week. again, it's looking largely dry. we could just see one or two showers run down these north sea facing coasts at times, but most areas staying completely dry and this time the sunshine is a lot more evenly shared. temperatures will start to rise a little above the seasonal average perhaps too, but lots of dry weather around again on tuesday with high pressure out towards the west. we could see one or two showers again for eastern facing coasts. that certainly is possible on tuesday, but largely dry with the best of the sunshine again in the west. temperatures starting to slip a little, and it will tend to feel cooler

as we work our way through into the middle the end of next week. but if we just take a look at the outlook for our capital cities, then you can see there will be a lot more sunshine on offer. so a lot less gloomy as we head through monday and tuesday. bye—bye for now.

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presidentjoe biden is partly to blame for the party's election defeat. she told the new york times that democrats might have fared better had mr biden left the race sooner. tehran has rejected us allegations of an iranian plot to assassinate president—elect donald trump, and iranian—american journalist masih alinejad. the usjustice department has charged 3 men, who it alleges were recruited to kill. police say a powerful explosion at a railway station in the western pakistani city of quetta has killed at least 26 people and injured dozens. a militant group, the balochistan liberation army, said it carried out the bombing. the police watchdog will review how the uk metropolitan police officers handled allegations of sexual offences against former harrods owner mohamed al fayed. the independent office for police conduct will review 2 previous cases after the force referred itself. now on bbc news... path to the presidency with sumi, caitriona and katty.