an area that is a magnet for tourists now a scene of horror. 0rla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. across the uk have paid their respects to those who have lost their lives during war. at the cenotaph in london, king charles led his first remembrance sunday ceremony since acceding to the throne. the service was followed by a march—past of 10,000 veterans. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports. a solemn ceremony of national remembrance in its familiarform amid the colours of autumn, but with one notable absence. at one minute to 11, king charles took his place at the cenotaph for the first time as britain's monarch. for so many decades, the nation's remembrance had been led by his late mother, queen elizabeth. now she, too, is remembered for her service. at 11 o'clock, big ben signalled the start of the national two—minute silence. big ben chimes the hour. last post plays. at the cenotaph in london, the last post, surrounded by royal marine buglers, marked the end of the two—minute silence. the king laid his wreath in tribute to all those from the united kingdom and the

0rla guerin, bbc news, istanbul.l of the senate in the mid—term elections, after winning a pivotal race in the state of nevada. let's take a look at what that means. around a third of the senate seats were up for election, and the democrats needed 50 seats to hold on — which they secured with nevada. president biden said he was incredibly pleased by the results, which are a blow to donald trump's hopes of running again for the white house. 0ur north america editor sarah smith is in washington. these results are not what many were expecting? no, it appears that'll have the opinion polls did not get it quite right, and also, historically, the party in power in washington usually loses a significant number of seats in the midterm elections. the sitting president has actually come his party, has now delivered the best result for the party in power in 20 years. the democrats actually increased a senate seat. we will not know the final tally in the senate until a run—off election has been held in georgia next month. we als

president erdogan has said initial signs point to �*terror�* attack. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin has. i am at the square and this is an area that would normally be one of the busiest parts of this very busy city. this is a very popular destination for shopping, for visitors. it is now completely sealed off and there is a very heavy police presence. i have seen riot police arrive in the last half an hour, going streaming down the street and we have seen ambulances coming back and forward. there are a lot of police vehicles here with flashing lights and there is a police chopper which has been circling overhead for the last hour or so. now looking around in the doorways, this is an area full of shops, very popular with tourists and visitors and shopkeepers are looking stunned. there is a sense of anxiety. this has come as a shock for istanbul. the city has suffered bomb attacks in the past, but in recent years it has been quiet, so to an extent this has come out of the blue and has put the city on edge. we know more than 30 people have been injured and there are concerns the death toll