reaching the finish line, sir mark cavendish, the greatest sprint—cyclist in history — wins his final professional race. and honoring the fallen, king charlesjoins other senior royals for events to mark remembrance sunday. hello. ukraine and russia have launched their biggest drone attacks against each other since the start of the war. according to the ukrainian military, russia launched 145 drones overnight targeting various parts of the country. ukraine's air defence says they were able to down 62 drones. meanwhile, russian officials stated that they had destroyed 70 ukrainian drones across six regions. according to the mayor of moscow, 32 ukrainian drones were destroyed as they approached the russian capital, resulting in the temporary

closure of two of moscow 5 international airports. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv. ever since russia started targeting ukrainian cities in this way with these unmanned drones in 2022, we are seeing an unprecedented number of strikes. last night we are told 145 russian drones were intercepted or to an extent, mostly cheap iranian made drones with distinctive wing spans and pretty nasty warheads packed within greek explosives and they hit regions right across ukraine, kyiv, kharkiv, it really was a sizeable attack and they are designed to terrorise population. they are not typically used to hit military sites. sirens go off

most evenings, night sleep is disturbed greek disturbed by the boom of air defences, people's phones have been flooded by notifications. last month, 2000 drones were reported to have launched at ukraine. clearly they can't sustain these types of attacks but it is a nightwear ukraine mounted its own drone attack on russia. the mayor of moscow said more than 30 were intercepted on the way to the capital, two international airports had to be closed and officials in western russia said more than 30 were intercepted as well. the military here say they successfully targeted an ammunition depot but clearly ukraine tries to hit back where it can but this is russia trying to suppress the ukrainian population and it is always in tandem with the brutal fighting always in tandem with the brutalfighting on always in tandem with the brutal fighting on the front—line player russia is continuing to advance in several areas.

continuing to advance in several areas. the latest russian and ukrainian drone strikes come as the head of the uk armed forces said russia had suffered its worst month of losses since the start of the war in ukraine. the chief of the defence staff, admiral sir tony radakin, said an average of 1,500 russian soldiers were killed or wounded every day in october. he added that russia had now lost more than 700,000 troops in the war, and was spending more than 40 percent of public expenditure on defence and security. he was speaking to laura kuenssberg. russia is paying an extraordinary price for putin's illegal invasion. so october was the worst casualty figures for russia so far. on average, over 1,500 people either killed or wounded every single day. every day? every single day. and that is for tiny increments of land. there is no doubt that russia is making tactical

territorial gains, and that is putting a pressure on ukraine, because ukraine is having to put more people to the frontline. and ukraine is also under pressure from the airborne attacks and the long—range missiles that are impacting on their energy infrastructure, which again hits the morale of the nation. but at the higher level, you then need to come back to russia. russia is spending over 40% of its public expenditure now on defence and security. that's more than it spends on education and health combined. that's an enormous drain on russia as a country. and yet, from the outside looking at this, it looks like there is a horrific stalemate going on where on both sides there are dreadful losses, innocent civilians being caught up in a war and there is no sign of any breakthrough. but are you suggesting that putin can't sustain this? so i'm saying that the longer the war goes on for russia, the more difficult it is. russian economy is under pressure.

it will be ok this year. it can survive next year. as you look through next year and into 2026, the russian economy is under more and more pressure. and the western approach has been to be really clear that western countries will maintain their support to ukraine and to do that for as long as it takes. and that's the message that president putin has to absorb. and that's the reassurance for president zelensky. let's speak to peter dickinson, who is the editor of ukraine—alert at the atlantic council — an american think tank. he joins us from kyiv. thank you for coming on the programme. good afternoon. we will talk about the drone strikes and the battlefield in a moment. first, iwanted to get your sense and response to those numbers in terms of russian losses and the cost of the russian economy. the russian — the russian economy. the russian losses _

the russian economy. the russian losses are - the russian economy. the russian losses are at - the russian economy. the russian losses are at a - the russian economy. tue: russian losses are at a record high. this has been a trend ongoing for a number of months. russia is making record gains although they are not sweeping gains but they are far more territorial gains than last year but that is coming with high losses. however, i don't think it will be a major factor in influencing putin's decision making. he has been a great pains to make sure the losses they are suffering will not have a major social impact in russia. they have recruited heavily for their army from within the russian present population and expanded to recruit suspects who have not yet been convicted of crimes, they have convicted from marginal areas, they have convicted from marginalareas, ethnic marginal areas, ethnic minorities and marginalareas, ethnic minorities and increased the bounties for soldiers to extremely high by russian standards payments to make sure there is a steady stream of volunteers. so essentially they have done everything to protect

the general population from this war and from the losses, so we are not seeing people being thrown into the meat grinder. so this will not have a decisive impact on putin's view of the world. on the contrary, he sees it as a historic mission and is committed to regaining control over ukraine and that is his main goal of his entire rain. 0n main goal of his entire rain. on these latest drone strikes, in both directions, what should be read into that?— be read into that? russian drone strikes _ be read into that? russian drone strikes have - be read into that? russian drone strikes have been i be read into that? russian drone strikes have been a| drone strikes have been a feature for throughout the war but recently they have escalated. 0ctober but recently they have escalated. october was by far the largest and heaviest month of drone strikes that is a continuation of that, but the theories ukraine is that russia is using its drone capabilities and stockpiling cruise and

ballistic missiles which we have not seen much of since early september in order to launch what many anticipate will be a very major air campaign, bombardment campaign in the coming weeks as the temperatures drop and the vulnerability of ukraine's energy system becomes more acute. a lot of energy in the winter months would have a severe impact on the civilian population. from ukraine's perspective, strikes inside russia are all about showing the russians and the international community that ukraine can still strike back. it is using its own drones, domestically produced. at a time in western aid is very much a question after the re—election of donald trump, they are also sending a message to say we can continue the war and strike russia.— and strike russia. thank you for coming — and strike russia. thank you for coming in _ and strike russia. thank you for coming in the _ and strike russia. thank you | for coming in the programme. thank you for coming in the programme. donald trump has completed his decisive victory in the us presidential election, with a projected win in arizona.

it means he's defeated kamala harris, in all seven of the key swing states, with arizona the last to be called. it brings mr trump's final tally of electoral college votes to 312 — far outstripping kamala harris on 226. donald trump campaigned on a sweeping immigration plan, that will begin on the first day of his presidency. this includes the "mass deportations of migrants" and a major crackdown on illegal border crossings. he has pledged to "seal the border" and stop what he called the "migrant invasion". let's speak to kathleen bush—joseph — from migration policy institute — an independent think party. thank you for coming on the programme. before we get into the practicalities of what he may or may not do, just start by outlining what it is donald trump has been saying that he wants to do. t trump has been saying that he wants to tie-— wants to do. i think it is important _ wants to do. i think it is important to _ wants to do. i think it is important to start - wants to do. i think it is important to start by i wants to do. i think it is - important to start by saying that what donald trump is

proposing is unprecedented in modern us history. it is talked about wanting to depart 11 million or as many as 20 million or as many as 20 million migrants and is a point of reference during his first administration he departed about 1.5 million migrants. so this poses huge legal and logistical challenges to try to up logistical challenges to try to up skill to that number. but start without _ up skill to that number. but start without logistical challenges. there is a big difference between those two numbers. what are some other practical obstacles? fine numbers. what are some other practical obstacles?— practical obstacles? one of the ma'or practical obstacles? one of the major considerations _ practical obstacles? one of the major considerations here - practical obstacles? one of the major considerations here is i major considerations here is that there are simply not enough resources. there enough enforcement officers to be arresting these migrants. there are places to be holding them in the interior of the country and there aren't enough planes to put them on to try the back to put them on to try the back to their home countries. another question is if home countries will even accept people back. venezuela is not accepting its nationals, for example. accepting its nationals, for example-—

example. on the legal challenges _ example. on the legal challenges to - example. on the legal challenges to this, - example. on the legal challenges to this, as| example. on the legal. challenges to this, as you mention, in simple terms what kind of ground. many people watching think, if you are in a country illegally, surely the country illegally, surely the country as a writer remove you. the legal challenges here could be a range of different lawsuits but one of the major considerations is due process considerations is due process considerations for migrants who may not be receiving immigration court proceedings as he normally would and another consideration is that racial profiling people. in the past when there are been large attempts at deportations, even us citizens have been swept up in raids. , ., , ., ,, in raids. the people of the us have just _ in raids. the people of the us have just voted _ in raids. the people of the us have just voted for _ in raids. the people of the us have just voted for donald - have just voted for donald trump. he has the democratic mandate and is made this promise. he will be putting more money and resources into it. do you think there will be significant increases in numbers of people who are removed from the us? t do

numbers of people who are removed from the us? i do and the trump _ removed from the us? i do and the trump administration - the trump administration officials have talked about using the national guard and even the military to go into communities and assist with these mass deportations. they were talking about work site enforcement raids on one of the major effects will be instilling the fear in communities. it could change whether people feel comfortable even leaving their homes in the first place. even leaving their homes in the first place-— first place. thank you so much for coming _ first place. thank you so much for coming in _ first place. thank you so much for coming in the _ first place. thank you so much for coming in the programme. | for coming in the programme. thank you. there are reports that dozens of palestinians were killed overnight by two israeli airstrikes in northern gaza. according to the hamas—run civil defence agency, an attack on a house injabalia left at least 25 people dead — including 13 children. and in a seperate attack, 5 people were killed in a strike on gaza city, with several more still missing. in response, the israeli army, which has been operating in northern gaza for several weeks, said that it had �*eliminated dozens

of terrorists�* in jabalia, as well as a weapons store. 0ur correspondent jon donnison is injerusalem — and told us what more is known about the attack. it is difficult to verify those numbers because israel does not allow foreign journalists uncontrolled access to gaza but as you say, this does seem like as you say, this does seem like a significant strike, house targeted, 13 children among the 25 people killed. there are apparently still people trapped under the rubble. i'vejust under the rubble. i've just looked under the rubble. i'vejust looked at some footage reportedly from the scene and it is one of considerable devastation and confusion, chaos in that area injabal year. and i think it is important to remember that this comesjust two important to remember that this comes just two days before a us deadline for israel to significantly improve humanitarian access to gaza and

also to take measures to reduce also to take measures to reduce a member of —— the number of civilian casualties. figures last week say 70% of people killed in gaza in a six month period have been and children. us warplanes have carried out strikes on houthi targets in yemen. they said the attacks were aimed at houthi weapons stores. the houthi movement claimed the us had launched at least 9 air raids on the capital sanaa and amran. on friday, the houthis released footage they claimed showed a downed us spy drone in yemen. the united states and britain have repeatedly struck houthi targets since january, in response to attacks on ships in the red sea, which the rebels say are in solidarity with palestinians in gaza. lebanon's health ministry says at least 20 people, including three children, have been killed in israeli strikes near the port city of byblos. there has also been a series of air strikes by israel's military —

on targets in the bekaa valley — including this one, in the village of sareen. israel says it is targeting hezbollah militia operating in lebanon. now it's time for a look at today's sport with chetham pa rtek. hello from the bbc sport centre. britain's sir mark cavendish has won his final race as a professional cyclist, the singapore criterium — bringing the curtain down on a record—breaking career that saw him wear the leader's jersey at all three grand tours, win one world title on the road, three on the track, and of course more tour de france stages than anyone else in history. drew savage reports. time for cycling's most successful sprinter to finally say goodbye. tributes paid to the one of the all—time greats. it was an exhibition race, part of cycling's drive to engage with a global

audience, and the sport is going to miss some of its most enduring superstars. most of those racing today were still at school when mark cavendish won his first tour de france stage in 2008. so perhaps a certain amount of respect as he launched himself towards the finishing line, one final effort to feel that winning feeling one last time. i am i am quite emotional, actually. quite emotional, actually. i realised in the last few laps i realised in the last few laps it was the last 15 kilometres it was the last 15 kilometres of my career, but i'm so proud to win my final professional race. after so many comebacks, takes over on monday. this rule is mark cavendish�*s last podium appearance as a rider tomorrow, though rider tomorrow, though he will stay in the sport he will stay in the sport he loves, so maybe it he loves, so maybe it is not quite goodbye, but it is not quite goodbye, but it has certainly been emotional. has certainly been emotional. four matches in the premier four matches in the premier league this sunday. league this sunday. amongst the early kick offs, amongst the early kick offs, ruud van nistelrooy is taking ruud van nistelrooy is taking charge of manchester united charge of manchester united

for a final time before for a final time before new head coach ruben amroim new head coach ruben amroim takes over on monday. they're taking on leicester city at old trafford with van nistlerooy looking to end his spell unbeaten. third placed nottingham forest playing newcastle whilst ipswich — the only team without a win in the league this season are away at tottenham, who are eyeing a place in the top four. later, chelsea face arsenal.

next to a shock exit for lionel messi and inter miami in the first round of the mls cup playoffs. with his team gunning for the biggest football prize in the united states, messi scored against atlanta united to make it 2—2, with goalkeeper brad guzan having some trouble with the net! but atlanta won the game — and the best of three series — 3—2 thanks to this header. last month, miami, who are co—owned by david beckham, were named as one of the 32 sides in next year's expanded fifa club world cup. the first of rugby union's autumn internationals is under way. wales seeking first win in nine tests against all opposition. it is going well for them as things stand forjust half an hour played, they lead fiji.

first meeting between sides since world cup pool game in bordeaux in september 2023, which wales won 32—26. later, scotland welcome world champions south africa to murrayfield. it'll be a huge challenge for gregor townsend's side who haven't beaten the springboks since 2010 and also lost to them in the group stage of the world cup last year. to be able to go to a game where you're taking the world champions, it's going to be a sell out, you know that you're going to have to play your best rugby, um, to have to be in the, in the game. so, yeah, it's got everybody�*s minds focussed and the players are really relishing this opportunity. manchester united have scored and they lead leicester by 1—0. a man has been killed and two others have been injured in a stabbing attack in south london. police were called to reports of a number of people stabbed

in east street in walworth just after 10:30 this morning. three people were injured. a man died at the scene and a woman and a man were taken to hospital. a man believed to be aged in his 60s has been arrested. here in the uk, king charles has led the nation in two minutes of silence at the national service of remembrance ceremony at the cenotaph in central london. he was joined by the prince and princess of wales along with political leaders. around the country, tens of thousands of veterans and civilians also paid their respects to those who lost their lives in the two world wars and other conflicts. 0ur senior royal correspondent daniela relph reports. they arrived early, securing the best position on whitehall, many with their own personal connection to events today. my brother served in the army, my grandad did, so it isjust showing my respect really because, without them, we wouldn't be here. my dad is actually walking the parade, so it is really nice to watch him and it's a big occasion for him today,

so it's a big family day out to watch my dad. the king, head of the armed forces, led the reflection and remembrance, as big ben signalled the start of the two minutes' silence. big ben strikes the hour. music: last post. the king laid the first wreath in a year that marked the 80th anniversary

of the d—day landings. at the cenotaph for the first time as prime minister and party leader, sir keir starmer and kemi badenoch. watching from the balcony of the foreign office, the princess of wales, as she continues her return to public duty. absent was the queen, recovering from a chest infection. around the uk, the country paused to remember. at the heart of remembrance sunday are those that have served. 10,000 took part in the march past in any way they could. just being present here matters to so many on the day when they are being honoured. the british celebrity chef, jamie oliver, has pulled his first children's book from sale worldwide after a backlash from indigenous communities in australia for stereotyping.

with me is our resident australian reporter bianca balzer. what is his book about? the book is called billy and the epic escape and it is a fantasy novel that jamie oliver has published. he has written it as a sequel to a bookie published last year. it is about a group of friends who go on an adventure, exploring with magical creatures and fighting evil. 0ne magical creatures and fighting evil. one of the subplot is set in australia. jamie oliver has a huge following in australia so it makes commercial sense for him to incorporate some of the culture but this has really backfired, the way he has done has offended that first nations communities which were not consulted at any part of this process, which is especially problematic given they spoke so heavily features their culture and experiences. this part of the story involves a first

nations girl and she is kidnapped by a wicked woman. already this is very insensitive because it is a reference in a way to the stolen generation australia and there are many victims of that really painful chapter of australian history, that understandably have been upset by this. authors do sometimes tap into difficult topics but the wayjamie 0liver tap into difficult topics but the way jamie oliver has tap into difficult topics but the wayjamie 0liver has done it is really trivialising it. as i said, he is also done it in a way that hasn't consulted with the community. so in a way that hasn't consulted with the community.- in a way that hasn't consulted with the community. so how has jamie oliver _ with the community. so how has jamie oliver responded? - with the community. so how has jamie oliver responded? he - with the community. so how has jamie oliver responded? he has| jamie oliver responded? he has decided to _ jamie oliver responded? he has decided to pull— jamie oliver responded? he has decided to pull the _ jamie oliver responded? he has decided to pull the book - jamie oliver responded? he has decided to pull the book from i decided to pull the book from the shelves, he and his publishers penguin random house uk. they both decided to do that after a backlash. in a statement he says he is devastated to have caused offence and he has apologised.

they add that it is clear their publishing standards have fallen short on this occasion and they will learn and take action after this. if you're planning a bit of gardening today — lumberjacking — or timbersports to use the official name. the world championship took place in toulouse, france, to a sell—out crowd of five thousand people. an american took the individual title. another cloudy afternoon for much of england and wales but it is brightening up now for

the north across scotland and northern ireland. with a weather front bringing a change, there is some weatherfront bringing a change, there is some rain and that will continue to push southwards, light and patchy mostly and then high pressure. we have seen the weather front giving significant outbreaks of rain, more than recently across the eastern side of scotland, the eastern side of scotland, the north west of england and north wales. behind it, the odd shower and plenty of sunshine, even sunshine ahead of it and slightly less cold than it has been recently because we have seen breaks in the cloud and a change in wind direction. spots of drizzle as it moves southwards through the night and behind it it will turn chillier. temperatures low enoughin chillier. temperatures low enough in rural areas to give frost and the odd bit of fog on monday morning but otherwise a much drier and brighter day, plenty more sunshine compared with recent days although this breeze could give showers but foremost lots of sunshine,

temperatures not too dissimilar to those of today and feeling quite pleasant. through the night skies will clear under the high pressure and temperatures will tumble away. tuesday, watch for a bit showery rain in the south and east and weak weather fronts coming into the north. a chilly start on tuesday, mist and fog, more breeze into the east, more showers and a bit more cloud so that will temper the feel of things and temperatures will be down a little, i chillier start. still plenty of sunshine for most. tuesday into wednesday continues cloud, the breeze from the southern north sea which could bring showers, a week with a friend put it into the north of scotland so populating the skies with a bit more cloud around but still good spells of sunshine in between and he will feel quite pleasant in the sunshine. as we head towards next weekend the chances are it will get colder

and more unsettled tote perhaps and more unsettled tote perhaps a touch of wintry weather on the way, colder as we approach the way, colder as we approach the latter part of the weekend. as ever, more on the website.

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launched 145 drones — attacking all parts of the country. the mayor of moscow says 32 ukrainian drones were destroyed as they approached the russian capital. donald trump has completed his decisive victory in the us presidential election — with a projected win in arizona. it means he's defeated vice president kamala harris in all seven swing states. mr trump's final electoral college total is nearly a hundred votes higher than his democratic rival. king charles has led the nation in two minutes of silence in remembrance of men and women who lost their lives serving in the two world wars or other conflicts. tens of thousands of veterans and civiliansjoined the king in paying their respects to the fallen at the cenotaph. now on bbc news... the interview: vladimir and evgenia kara—murza. politician, historian, survivor — vladimir kara—murza

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