we'll get an update from florida as the president—elect weighs up his choices. and — honoring the fallen — king charlesjoins other senior royals for events to mark remembrance sunday. hello. russia has given its most positive response yet to the election of donald trump. the kremlin spokesman, dmitry peskov, said the us president—elect was showing no desire to inflict defeat on russia — unlike the biden administration. his comments came just after russia and ukraine launched their biggest drone attacks on each other since the war began. ukraine says it shot down or disabled most of the 145 launched by russia against various parts of the country. russia says it destroyed 3a ukrainian drones as they approached moscow. they forced flights to be diverted from three airports. this report from our diplomatic

correspondent james landale. the aftermath of a massive drone strike. but this is not kyiv, this is the outskirts of moscow after one of the largest ukrainian drone attacks on russia since the war began. across the border, this was the scene in western ukraine, after russia's own offensive, thought to be one of its largest drone attacks. russia is making gains on the battlefield and putting pressure on ukraine's energy network — at least according to this man, the head of the uk's armed force. but he said russia was also suffering huge losses — 1,500 killed or wounded every day. 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.

as such, he said britain had to invest more in defence. ministers said their support for ukraine was resolute and they would spend more — 2.5% of national income, but wouldn't say when they'll meet the target until after the defence review. but in the meantime, will president—elect trump continue to support president zelensky? he says he wants the war to end, but on what terms? the kremlin said it saw positive signals. the man tipped as a possible future ambassador to the united states suggested ukraine might have to compromise, giving up nato membership ambitions and even what he called the fringes of its territory. we've got to act in a way, together with the united states, to secure ukraine's freedom and secure its borders so that russia can't invade again. now, i think both those things are possible, not by ukraine joining nato but by nato members offering

security guarantees. for now, the fighting in the east of ukraine continues, with analysts expecting russia to try to press home its advantage as power is transferred in the us. james landale, bbc news. defence analyst and former british army captain patrick bury explains the significance of the latest exchange of drone attacks. i think the drone attacks are interesting, because usually they use the drones to try and use up the adversary�*s air defence assets. the way the attacks have happened in recent times, especially from the russians in terms of attacking kyiv and other places, is they send the drones first to overwhelm the air defence and then behind ir or simultaneously send their and ballistic missiles, which cause way more damage. what is interesting now is what's going to come after, if anything. if nothing comes after, then like the chief of defence staff said, maybe there are some signs that the russian stockpiles of missiles

are to wane. but, on the other hand, usually what they do is they wait for a few months, if you remember, a couple of months ago, there was a large attack across ukraine using the combined drones, missiles, etc. they usually have to wait to rebuild those stocks. it's interesting in that way. we can't really gauge the exact importance of itjust yet. you want to look and see what happens afterwards in terms of the missiles. from the ukrainian respective, it would be very interesting to know if they have any specific intelligence, given the way the oligarchs in russia use private jet to move round the country, targeting those airports may have had an actual intent and related to intelligence. at the moment, more broadly, it brings the cost of the war home to russians, and it isn't a good look for putin. strategically, more important would be targeting air basis, which they've done and also oil infrastructure. bases, which they've done and also oil infrastructure. what about the timing, do you think this is any way connected

to the intensification of the conflict in the run up to a change to president in the us? i think there is some signalling going on. putin has consistently used these barrages of drones or missiles when there is a meeting going on in the west or some sort of meeting with zelensky to get inside the heads of decision makers, to try and show that we are here and we have a say. 0n the same side, i think zelensky and the ukrainian military would have thought, we've got to show that we can counter punch here at the moment because we want to show that we're strong. they know trump has a view that they can't win, but want to show they are strong as possible as it looks like, as peter mandelsonjust said there, they are starting to coalesce around some sort of negotiation. on that front, how do you view the future of any us aid to ukraine? what is your prediction on that? i think there's a difference between what trump says and what he does. i don't think...

this will be very difficult to end on 2a hours or during his transition. nevertheless, you can see people in his circle, even tweeting today, that ukraine has 38 days of us funding before it totally dries up. there is a change in mood music. whether it actually turns out to be severe as that... i think that, essentially, it's going to start to coalesce around elements of a negotiation, that seems to be the mood music. the option, like the cds said, is the west, potentially without the us, tries to wait out and hope that the russian economy collapses. that has proved pretty resilient in the past. it doesn't mean to say it won't come and under it doesn't mean to say it won't come under increasing strain in 2025. but, at the moment, the mood music is coalescing around negotiation. i think the military situation became is that crimea is pretty much russian now. it could only really be taken

back with the collapse of the russian military, which doesn't look like it at the moment. the rest looks like may be the donbas in the east, ceded to russia again. but hopefully ukraine can get back the other regions, like kherson and zaporizhzhia, which are further west and more important to its own territorial integrity going forward. patrick bury there. donald trump's ukraine policy will be heavily influenced by who he chooses as secretary of state. that's just one of several key roles for which the president elect is yet to announce his choice. we do know that susie wiles will be the new white house chief of staff — the first woman to hold the post. she will be trump's top aide when he takes office injanuary, overseeing daily operations in the west wing and managing his staff. helena humphrey is in florida. she's been giving us more details on donald trump's plans for his administration. we are here in mar—a—lago, florida, the home of donald trump, his private resort, where we understand that he is continuing to hold those meetings throughout the course of the weekend. those meetings throughout he'll be presented with a list of candidates. but in terms of who is in,

who is out, well, donald trump has taken to truth social to say that there will not be job offers for mike pompeo, who was his former us secretary of state. there was some speculation as to whether he could take the role of defence secretary. nor will there be a position for nikki haley, who served as the us ambassador to the united nations. so both previously holding important positions in his administration. as to why, well, mike pompeo, although he was loyal to donald trump, distanced himself somewhat following 2020, only officially endorsing him when he became officially the republican candidate. and when it comes to nikki haley, of course, she was an opponent in the republican primaries, wasn't she? and on the debate stage, she called donald trump for example, unhinged. but then she did come out and speak at the republican national convention. she did endorse him. we even had some speculation as to whether she would be joining him on stage last week in a bid to win over perhaps some undecided voters, some women voters.

but, no, they will not be getting jobs. you may remember in donald trump's first term presidency, he often used social media to talk about someone notjust being hired, but also being fired. susie wiles, as you were mentioning, the only firm name right now is his white house chief of staff, someone referred to as the ice maiden. on her linkedin profile, she talks about trying to find order in chaos as one of her key skills. but one of the roles really to watch, i think, here is attorney general. that's seen as the most consequential, perhaps, for donald trump, heading up thejustice department, of course, at a time when he continues to have investigations into him, although he does now, or he will benefit, once again, from presidential immunity. and then also that will be the person who can decide whether there will be a prosecution into any of donald trump's political opponents. that is something that he has said that he would do if he were in office, including firing the special counsel, jack smith. and, helena, we're getting a bit more information about the electoral map, and he's closing

in on winning the house of representatives as well. that's right. it's looking like a clean sweep. of course, with arizona, that battleground state now going for donald trump. when it comes to the house of representatives, inching ever closer. and that means that donald trump is getting closer to have full control of congress. he would then potentially have that trifecta of power here in the united states. the white house. he has already appointed conservative judges to the supreme court and then also potentially control of congress as well, which would make his agenda smoother, potentially in terms of enacting some of those key america first policies. for example, a mass deportation being one of them. and speaking in an exclusive nbc news interview, he said that he does intend to carry that out. he said he wouldn't put a price on it. he said that he had no choice and it had to happen. just before we leave all things trump — confirmation that republicans are inching closer to taking control of all the levers of government.

votes are still being counted in some races. but having already secured the white house and the senate, republicans are also close to reaching the 218 seats needed to control the house of representatives. most of the remaining 17 races are in competitive districts in western states. 1a of those seats were widely seen as competitive ahead of the election. you can always catch up with all the latest, we have a live page on our website and details of the meeting taking place on wednesday between president elect trump and presidentjoe biden. apparently mr biden is planning to urge mr trump not to walk away from ukraine. more details on that story on the website. the us presidential election casts a long shadow. the latest cop climate conference, cop—29, begins on monday in baku in azerbaijan. these huge un summits are when the world comes together to try to agree how to solve climate change. virtually every country will be represented. this year is projected to be

the first when average temperatures pass the symbolic boundary of 1.5 celsius higher than before the industrial revolution, and the age of greenhouse gases. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt, now reports. archive: a veritable city of steel. - baku was the birthplace of the modern oil industry. the first oil wells were dug here more than 150 years ago. but as baku prepares to host the world's biggest climate conference, there are challenges ahead. donald trump, the us president—elect, is sceptical of climate action. my plan will terminate the green new deal, which i call the green new scam. greatest scam in history, probably. he's said he'll pull the us out of the key part of the un talks. the us has sent a negotiating team, but when trump takes office injanuary, he can overturn any promises they make. i can give you some of the statistics... but activists involved in the talks say they don't think the summit will be derailed.

if we're going to be able to hold warming to below 1.5, it will take the whole world to come together. the biggest geopolitical challenge the world faces is climate change. if we don't tackle it, we don't have a planet. but top of the agenda is the trickiest subject of all. they are calling this the money cop because the focus is on finance. negotiators want to agree a new goalfor how much money richer countries should be paying to poorer countries to move away from fossil fuels and also adapt their countries to climate change. at the moment, it's $100 billion a year. the hope is it will be hundreds of billions of dollars a year. developing countries would like it to be more than $1 trillion. the fear is, with the us likely leaving the field, it will be much harder to raise that money, and that, in turn, could mean countries dial down their carbon—cutting ambitions. justin rowlatt, bbc news, baku. more on our developing story this hour.

two strong earthquakes have hit the southern coast of cuba, the us geological survey said the first, near santiago, the island's second—largest city, measured 5.9. the second was stronger, measuring 6.8 and struck close to the first quake. there are no reports so far of injuries or damage. and the us national tsunami warning centre says there's no tsunami threat expected as a result of the quake. palestinian rescue teams in gaza say dozens of people have been killed and wounded in an israeli strike on a house in the north of the territory. gaza's civil defence agency, which is run by hamas, said at least 30 people had been killed, including 13 children. in a statement, israel's defense forces said they believed "terrorists were operating" at the house injabalia. jon donnison reports from jerusalem and this report contains details you may find distressing. injabalia, destruction and death are the reality of everyday life.

grief. clawing through the rubble for those trapped underneath. more than 50 people were in the building, says ahmed, who says he lost a relative. grandchildren, children and daughters, he says, all displaced, they had taken shelter there. he says they were all civilians. the bodies were taken to a nearby hospital. at least 25 people, including 13 children, according to gaza's civil defence agency. "god is all i need," mohammed cries. "this is a massacre." israel's renewed offensive in northern gaza has now been going on for weeks, targeting, it says, hamas, who it accuses

of hiding behind civilians. and after more than a year of war, israel's leader is feeling strong and with a new ally. translation: in the last few | days, i have spoken three times with president—elect donald trump. these were good and very important conversations, conversations designed to further tighten the firm alliance between israel and the united states. for months, america has been urging israel to limit the number of civilian casualties in gaza. donald trump has pledged to end the war. jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. donald trump has pledged to end the war. and bibi netanyahu might be ready to listen. jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. 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. 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 nine 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. king charles has led the uk 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. ten thousand veterans and civilians also took part, paying their respects to those who lost their lives in the two world wars and in other conflicts. 0ur senior royal correspondent daniela relph reports. the quiet precision of the servicemen

and women on whitehall. the king led the nation in remembrance, as big ben signalled the start of the two—minute silence. big ben chimes music: last post the king laid the first wreath, honouring those whose lives had been lost in conflict. looking on, the princess of wales, as she continues her careful return to public duty.

with her, sophie, duchess of edinburgh. queen camilla was not here — she's still recovering from a chest infection. at the cenotaph for the first time as prime minister and party leader, sir keir starmer and kemi badenoch. as the country paused to reflect. remembrance sunday is about those who served. at 104 years old, this was christian lam's first time in the march—past along whitehall a navy a navy veteran who'd helped with the planning of d—day. it was extraordinary, nothing i had been to before was like that. i was rather pleased to be there to celebrate with other people. 88 years younger was lexie pallett, here with the scotty's

little soldiers charity to remember her father. there's so many emotions. there's pride, obviously there's sadness, — that's why we're here — but it's mostly pride and honour to know you are honouring your loved one and what they did. just being present here is so meaningful for so many on a day when they are being honoured. daniela relph, bbc news, the cenotaph. the national service of remembrance. one man has died and two people have been injured in a shooting in south—east london. police were called at around 10am on sunday to reports of gunfire in sydenham. emergency services attended and found a man with bullet injuries who died at the scene. a woman was also found with gunshot wounds to her legs and has been taken to hospital. also in south london, a man in his 60s has been arrested following a fatal stabbing. a number of people were attacked in walworth on sunday morning according to police. three people were found

with injuries, and one man died at the scene. the condition of the injured isn't known. here in the uk, leading pub and restaurant chains have warned the chancellor, rachel reeves, that tax rises announced in the budget will "unquestionably" lead to job losses and the closure of small businesses. from april, the rate employers pay in national insurance will rise from 13.8% to 15%, while the threshold at which they start paying the tax on each employee's salary will be reduced from £9,100 per year to £5,000. more from our business correspondent, marc ashdown. service. hospitality bosses are still reeling from what they claim amounts to a £3.11 billion hit to the industry. the hike in employers' national insurance contributions

from april leaves businesses with a stark choice — raise prices for customers or cut investment and jobs, or face going under. we've had a triple whammy for hospitality in the budget. we're disproportionately hit by changes in minimum wage and living wage, business rate relief being halved and the national insurance, notjust the rate, but more importantly, the halving of the threshold, which means many more of our businesses and workers are brought into scope. 209 bosses of leading businesses have written to rachel reeves about the new employer national insurance contributions. they warn there's little capacity to pass costs onto customers without fuelling inflation. they write that, unquestionably, many hospitality businesses will now have to reconsider their investment plans, to drastically cut hours for staff and some jobs. they also predict widespread small business closures within a year. to mitigate all that, they call for the creation of a new 5% national insurance employer band up to £9,100, and for part—time staff working fewer than 20 hours a week to be made exempt. but the government said the money raised would fund public services,

including the nhs. these things have to be paid for, and we've designed a system that protects working people and tries to protect smaller businesses. so the big business, tough, suck it up? well, look, there are measures more broadly in the budget which we think are good for business and good for growth and good for the economy, but on tax contributions, yes, it's been designed in that way. there's a warning too that catering contracts for hospitals, schools and prisons might also now be under threat. mark ashton, bbc news. stars including the pet shop boys, shawn mendes, and raye will walk the red carpet at manchester's co—op live arena this evening for this year's mtv europe music awards. british pop star rita 0ra is hosting the awards for the third time. after her sell out worldwide tour, taylor swift is up for seven awards, leading the nominations for the second year running. so, who should we be looking out for? here's entertainment journalist nikki 0nafuye.

taylor always dominates. one thing she's gonna do — she's gonna win. i would not be surprised if she doesn't take home at least three awards tonight. tyla, she an incredible artist, she is doing amazing at the moment. she was nominated and i feel like she will go home with an award or two, she's got the nominations, she just needs to collect those award. ayra starr, afro beat artist, she's delving into different genres, she's literally in the bollywood genre now as well, she did a remix with ap dhillon. that's going really well. these are the kind of people you need to look out for. those that are in the mainstream but not as popularly widened as much as taylor swift, let's say. if you're planning a bit of gardening today — maybe some light pruning or clearing out the dead wood — here's some inspiration for you. this is extreme lumberjacking — or timbersports to use the official name. the world championship

took place in toulouse, france, to a sell—out crowd of 5,000 people. an american took the individual title, a new zealander came second and a canadian took bronze. gosh, that looks like some fierce old cutting of wood at high speed. looks terrifying. if you want to catch up on all of the stories we are covering, check out our website and we have a live page with all the details of the us elections and president biden expecting to urge trump not to walk away from ukraine in the talks he is expecting to have on wednesday. stay with us here on bbc news. goodbye for now. sunday has at last brought some sunshine to many parts of northern ireland, western and central scotland but for some parts of england and wales, we

haven't seen any sunshine at all so far this november, that is all about to change. monday promises much more sunshine across the board. the reason they weather front is sweeping away the low cloud and giving patchy rain and drizzle as it is making its way south through wales, the midlands and into southern england. some showers following behind but largely clear skies over night, which means it will be a cold night. not too much frost but frost on the grass first thing on monday morning and possibly some low—level fog patches but ticket across scotland and northern ireland but not exclusively. the cloud still dragging its heels across the far south of england and channel islands first thing and this northerly breeze and may bring the odd shower into east anglia as well as further north and west. high pressure and clear air and and west. high pressure and clearairand we will and west. high pressure and clear air and we will see plenty of sunshine. despite a cold start the sunshine with take the temperature is getting just a bit above the average. this evening and overnight comedy high pressure takes its

place across our shores once again and the weather front is weak as they move south. we may see some showery rain coming in across the far south—east of england as we go into tuesday. showery rain. more cloud. picking up a north—easterly breeze. for most, despite a chillier start, breeze. for most, despite a chillierstart, more breeze. for most, despite a chillier start, more grass frost around, it will be pleasant in the sunshine and they will be quite a good deal of sunshine. more cloud again on wednesday this time in the north as well as the potential for some showery rain in the south. 0urwindow for some showery rain in the south. 0ur window of sunshine is diminishing a bit as we move forward through the week with these weather fronts albeit rather weak around and some early morning frost and patchy fog around. temperature isjust starting to dip away a bit. that's because it looks set by the end of the week to get colder. cold air seeping its way across most parts of the country but low pressure, turning wet and windy and the pressure is with the cold air

for some snow over the hills. it looks set to get colder through the weekend and into the early part of next week. more unsettled as well. more on the website.

this is bbc news. the headlines... russia has given its most positive response yet to the election of donald trump — saying he's a man

who talks about peace rather than confrontation. a kremlin spokesman said he'd shown no desire to inflict defeat on russia — which distinguished him favourably from the biden administration. russia and ukraine have carried out their biggest drone attacks against each other since the start of the war. kyiv says it shot down or disabled most of the 145 drones launched against the country. russia says 3a ukrainian drones were destroyed on the southern approaches to moscow. 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, it's sportsday.

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