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message to the west, you tried to isolate me over the war in ukraine but you failed. today, world leader after world leader has been flying into kazan, shaking putin's hand or giving him a hug. >> it is a statement saying we are still here. we are still relevant. >> you have 36 delegations. more than a score of heads of state. it is a great way to showcase the lack of isolation the west has been able to impose over the last two and a half years of war. >> i do not expect a lot of conflict results. we do not see more countries will already be joining brics at this summit. ♪ >> coming up in the next hour, how far does the growing number

of nations joining the brics group threatened the u.s. alliance? two weeks until the u.s. elections and with long lines continuing for early voting, we take the temperature in nevada and arizona to see what voters are talking about. and good news for the u.k. economy as the imf improves its predictions for growth. so how might that affect next week's budget? we start in russia where president putin is welcoming more than 20 heads of state to a summit which moscow describes as one of the largest scale foreign policy events ever in russia. among leaders, is china's xi jinping who mr. putin described as a dear friend. mr. pruden said russia and china should work together to create what he called a just world order.

also attending, the indian premise during narendra modi and the iranian president. them leaders in china, india, south africa and many others and putin did not say it but the pictures said it and the west may see him as a pariah but there are many world leaders who are ready and willing to do business with him, more than 20 heads of state are here this

week but, this event is not just about symbolism, sending this message, it's about sending, russia, russia views brics as tool, as a potential political force to try to reshape the global order and that is what it is going to try to do this week and one thing the kremlin wan is to get the brics members to agree on creating a new cross-border payment system that will not rely on the dollar. whether that is going to happen, we will have to wait and see. for the first time in five years the indian prime minister, narendra modi, is to meet china's president xi at the summit tomorrow, after reports of agreement being reached on recent bordern the two countries. china's foreign ministry spokesperson, lin jian, that the two countries had released a debt had reached a solution they would work towards implementing.

so what exactly is this group? it stands for brazil, russia, india and south africa and is referred to as a counterweight to the western led world. it has expanded --

pilot that is very much driven by the officers themselves, the officers have travelled to scandinavia never worked alongside scandinavian peers to see how do their jobs and return back and are given the task to come up with ways of >> three main things. the first is the physical layout of the unit itself. the second is the unit policy. how they do their jobs. what they are allowed to do. the third has to do with staff training to that is what -- you see when you walk on.

made of wood and fabrics the plastic and metal which is typical for prison environments, they have games, gym equipment and so on and terms of the life skills, the incarcerated people are now giving the opportunity to cook their own food and they have a ful commercial and dryer and

some of these men are now learning to do laundry and to plan how to cook a meal for the first time in their lives. first time in their lives. is his first serious offenders because people would be alarmed saying that this is frankly too soft and not the punishment that they need. is there any evidence that this reduces reoffending rates? this is a unit for what they call general population. that is just your average incarcerated person. there are people on this >> when it comes to reoffending, it is too early to say anything. not enough time has passed from when the unit opened for enough people to be on the unit and have a time to come back. incidents in particular related to violence are down on the unit when we compare it to the other

population. >> i'm sorry to cut in. thank you for sharing those ideas and thoughts with us. thank you. around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. ♪

revealed claims that mike jeffries and his partner, matthew smith, sexually exploited and abused men at events they hosted in their new york residences and hotels around the world. lawyers for both men have previously denied any wrongdoing. rianna croxford reports. mike jeffries, the mogul behind the global fashion brand. his vision made billions for abercrombie and fitch, drawing in teenagers with provocative ads like these. he stepped down in 2014

after running the company for two decades. he is now facing criminal charges. to anyone who thinks they can exploit and coerce others by using the so-called castin couch system, this case should serve as a warning. prepare to trade that couch for a bed in federal prison. this morning, the fbi arrested the former fashion boss and his british partner in florida. an investigation was opened after the bbc revealed allegations of sexual exploitation. several men spoke out to say they were abused by the pair at events they hosted in major cities around the world. evidence gathered by the bbc found there was a highly organised operation involving this middleman - james jacobson, now also arrested. a lawyer for mr jefferies told the bbc... mr jeffries and the two

other men are due to appear in federal court. rianna croxford, bbc news. and you can listen to the original bbc investigation in the podcast world of secrets: the abercrombie guys on bbc sounds. we're two weeks out from the us election and the pressure is on for candidates to win over undecided voters - or at least persuade people to get out and vote. in battleground states, as you can see the polls are very tight in the seven states. former president trump has just a 2 percent lead in arizona with an even smaller margin in georgia. and the candidates campaigning in these states are trying >> we are joined by two guests who have had a lot of time to listen to their voters.

joining me, two radio hosts from phoenix arizona, the cohost of the chris and joe show and from reno, nevada, a of reno talks live. thank you for being with us. chris merrill in arizona. going to ask you the same question. what are the key things people are calling in to talk to you about? >> the biggest issues in arizona, we are on the southern border of the u.s. the border, border security and immigration is a massive issue in arizona. that goes for every state whether it is a swing state or a solid blue or solid red. abortion is on our ballot so abortion is going to be a big driver to the polls this year. >> same question. what are people talking about?

>> we are in -- of our state ana lot of people are simply saying that we do not want this to become an eastern part of california, that's what my colours are talking about, they do not want plastic grocery bag bands and have extra fees or taxes that is of the fear a lot of this could happen. our governor has said will become irrelevant if democrats gained a super majority of both the state simply in the state senate. bringing california politics, what tangible daily

terms, what does that mean? it means extra regulation that we have not seen here in nevada. it means a lot more in terms of taxes, it means a lot more in government spending. it means a lot more in government programmes that nevada people do not want. they >> government programs -- and fees. in nevada we do not have a grocery store plastic bag ban. there is a lot of fear if democrats should gain their supermajority, the governor of the state will no longer be able to veto that sort of thing and it will be pushed through. one of the things nevada is famous for, we do not have a state income tax. there's a lot of fear that should democrats gain a supermajority, their very text of it may very well be a income tax introduced down the line. >> chris and arizona, do you

think the polling your sing about your state reflects the conversations you are having? two the polling is bizarre in that we have a lot of split ticket going on. to greg's point, we are a neighboring state to california. the real estate costs that have come with the influx of people from california is an issue o. i talk about the economy, we have got more manufacturing jobs in the county where phoenix lies in maricopa county then we see anywhere else. the polling shows we are still worried about the economy. inflation is still fresh in our minds. we are feeling t sting of the burned. as far as what the polls are saying, that is a reflection directly of what the voters have felt. in many ways the disappointment in the current administration is a burden kamala harris is feeling. the voters are not enthralled with donald trump.

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