this is bbc news. the headlines: american sanctions on iran's oil industry will be reimposed very shortly. it follows president trump's decision to pull out of an international agreement aimed at curbing tehran's nuclear ambitions. the other signatories say they remain committed to the nuclear deal. republicans and democrats in the united states are making some of their final appeals to voters, before tuesday's mid—term elections widely seen as a referendum on the trump presidency. the current and previous presidents are addressing campaign rallies. mr trump has been stressing his tough line against immigration. floods have killed 12 people on the italian island of sicily, including nine members of a single family. a week of extreme weather has now been responsible for the deaths of 30 people. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk.

sophie long, bbc news. one of the most senior police officers in england and wales has warned today that there is "a lot less policing" going on as a result of years of cuts. sara thornton, who chairs the national police chiefs' council, has called for a focus on "core policing". but she was criticised for saying that police shouldn't be asked to do things like record incidents of misogyny. she's been talking to our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. his report contains flashing images. out in south london today with a metropolitan police response car, trying to chase down a vehicle that has refused to stop. these officers are available to respond to any call and are then pulled off to investigate a car crash. it's everyday work, but police forces across england and wales say it's getting harder as they feel the financial squeeze. we can be more efficient, we can be more modern... the chair of the chief constables' organisation told me police understand the need to modernise but funding is becoming

tim allman, bbc news. an exceptionally large and rare pink diamond, called the pink legacy, has been sold at auction for a world record price. it weighs just under 19 carats, and it fetched $50 million — a record price per carat. it was bought by the us luxury jeweller harry winston at auction in geneva after only five minutes of bidding. the new owners have rechristened it the winston pink legacy. more on that and all the news any time on the bbc website for you. you can reach me and the rest of the tea m can reach me and the rest of the team on twitter. that is it for now. thank you very much for watching, do come again. hello. after the heavy, blustery showers many of us saw to start the new week, tuesday delivered us something much drier, with a good deal of sunshine. this was the scene on the north yorkshire coast during tuesday afternoon, and a very similar picture in perth and kinross. but already some changes to the western side of the uk. outbreaks of rain will continue to work their way north a

will grant, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — if you've never heard of drone racing, it's definitely a thing and there's a new world record. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear — the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound and student leaders have threated that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of ourarms or the scale of our wealth, but from t

lebo diseko, bbc news. italy's interior minister, matteo salvini, has taken the controls of an army digger to personally start the demolition of a villa built illegally by a mafia clan. mr salvini, enthusiastically wearing his white hard hat, said it was worth being a minister just to get the chance to flatten a mafia property. at least one million bees are suspected to have died of poisoning in a wine—producing area of south africa. an insecticide used by wine farmers is thought to have killed the insects on a farm in the cape town area. 0ther honey bee farmers in the area have also been affected, but it is still unclear how many of the insects have died. a syrian man who spent some seven months living in an airport in malaysia has been granted asylum in canada. hassan al—kontar‘s plight garnered global attention when he began posting regular videos from kuala lumpur international airport. he spent the last two months in a malaysian detention centre and his canadian sponsors sought to have his case e

it does feel like the bbc news decision—making is co nsta ntly bbc news decision—making is constantly under attack, such as how the bbc reports brexit. how should the bbc reports brexit. how should the bbc reports brexit. how should the bbc deal with that. we are more than ever before, i think a function of that is there are more platforms to attack the bbc. the fact is we have a huge amount of output and we have a huge amount of output and we have thousands ofjournalists and loads of great products and of course people don't like everything we to. that is absolutely reasonable and we will listen and react when its of substance, but we won't be overwhelmed by it. we produce news and current affairs a and myjob is to help us think about the future, new audiences, younger audiences in particular. but also to help us make the right decisions day—by—day. thank you. as anyone with small children will know, wednesday night was hallowe'en. an event marked by some item on bbc news. not to everyone's liking. that morning carol kirkwood presented the weather from an unusual location — a c

this is bbc news. the headlines: britain's prime minister has secured the backing of her cabinet colleagues for a draft agreement with the european union on the terms of britain's exit. the european parliament's representative in the brexit talks, guy verhofstadt, broadly welcomed the deal, but said he still hoped britain would one day return to the eu fold. germany's foreign minister maas called it "a great relief". the irish prime minister said it was a satisfactory outcome. in california, the death toll from the wildfires ravaging the state is still rising. at least 50 people are known to have died but many are still missing and it's likely to take weeks to put out all the blazes. some have already made a painful return home. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament.

tom symonds, bbc news, at new scotla nd 44%. tom symonds, bbc news, at new scotland yard. our top story this lunchtime. the prime minister appeals for national unity. on a bbc phone—in theresa may said her brexit agreement is the right deal for britain. the same procedure as last year? and still to come... why this 70s british comedy sketch, which has become an essential part of new years' celebrations in germanym is only getting its first uk public screening today. coming up on bbc news... it's a one—two for red bull in first practice ahead of formula one's season—ending abu dhabi grand prix. max verstappen was quickest, just ahead of daniel ricciardo. it's black friday — with most british retailers offering discounts. but shoppers are being warned that some promotions may be misleading. the head of the advertising standards authority has raised particular concerns about online offers. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports retailers both on and offline are geared up for a frenzied weekend. very excited for black friday. we booked the day off wo

matt mcgrath, bbc news. jane: counting animals can often prove a challenge, but now scientists in the u.k. are -- whalesck of wales from space. researchers are using the highest resolution satellite pictures available which fecaptured the shapes of dnt species. jonathan amos has more on the new technique. reporter: big, beautiful, but a little sketchy on the numbers. whalesre recovering from commercial hunting, although how well is open to question. the problem is their range. whales will cover vast tracts of the globe. what is needed is a rapid way to survey the oceans, to zoom in their breeding and feeding grounds. the answer is the sharpest views from space ever released. >> this blue piece of paper here is a satellite image of baja, california on the west coast of california. -- mexico. if you look closely, each one of these white specks is actually a whale seeing near the surface. we can use these higher resolution images to actually count the number of wells in a -- whales in a particular area. repoer:

the beaudesert folk, bbc news —— lebo diseko, bbc news. a study by the world health organization has found that poisonous air is having a devastating impact on billions of children around the world, damaging their intelligence and leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths. the study found that more than 90% of the world's young people, 1.8 billion children, are breathing toxic air and storing up a public health time bomb for the next generation. devina gupta reports from india. i am in new delhi, at the heart of the world's fastest growing economy, but the air that i am breathing is filled with dust and smoke. you can see the blanket of smog on the government buildings behind me. the main reason for that is farmers burn crops doubled to prepare the ground for the next sowing season around this time of year. the winds pick up the pollutants, which get locked in the city's air. adding to that is the regular pollution and the festive season and the fireworks burnt, which worsens the air quality. doctors say it's like smoking a0 cigarettes a

judith moritz, bbc news. the detective leading the investigation into the novichok poisonings in salisbury says the amount of nerve agent found in a fake perfume bottle could have killed thousands of people. a police officer who fell ill after investigating the attack on former russian spy, sergei skripal, and his daughter yulia, has been speaking publicly for the first time. detective sergeant nick bailey says he was "petrified" when doctors said he had the nerve agent in this system. jane corbin has this exclusive report. salisbury, wiltshire. in march this year, the city became the epicentre of a deadly attack. two russian assassins were sent to kill former russian spy sergei skripal with lethal nerve agent novichok. he and his daughter yulia were discovered critically ill in the city centre but one of the police officers investigating the crime would become a victim too. we had to make sure there were no other casualties in the house or anything in the house that was vital for us to find out what had happ

this is bbc news. i'm carole walker. the headlines at 7pm: one of the key commemorations to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war takes place in the north of paris. some 70 world leaders are in france for the centenary. the former transport minister, jo johnson, says more ministers may resign over the prime minister's brexit plans, and voters were sold a "false prospectus" in the referendum. we're not going to get greater sovereignty, we're going to cede sovereignty, we're going to lose control over how rules affecting swathes of our economy are shaped. it's not the british parliament that's going to gain control from this, it's the french parliament, the german parliament, and the european parliament. four people — including a one—year—old child — have died when a people carrier was hit by a car in sheffield that had earlier been pursued by police. heavenly father, please help us. please help us to be safe. firefighters in california have warned it could take three weeks to contain wildfires that h

keith doyle, bbc news. the former english defence league leader tommy robinson has been appointed as an advisor to the ukip leader gerard batten. the party said mr robinson, whose real name is stephen yaxley—lennon, will advise on rape gangs and prison reform. mr robinson's currently banned from joining ukip under rules which barformer english defence league and british national party members. ukip's former leader, nigel farage, is calling for a vote of no confidence in mr batten after the appointment of mr robinson. there's no realistic prospect of the government meeting its own deadline to install smart energy meters, according to a report from the national audit office. every home in britain is supposed to have a smart meter by 2020. they allow readings to be made remotely and are supposed to help customers save money. well, speaking earlier to bbc breakfast, rob cheesewright from smart energy gb, the campaign to promote smart meters, said that despite the rising costs, consumers will see the benefits

lebo diseko, bbc news. orego, we or ego, wejust or ego, we just want to remind or ego, wejust want to remind you to stay with us here on bbc world news because we will have all of our special armistice day commemorations and all those events happening across europe. —— before we go. that includes in france and belgium and president trump and president putin will be attending those commemorations as well, so do stay with us you on bbc world news. —— here. hello there. the first half of the weekend was dominated by some really heavy showers. with hail and thunder as well, coupled with blue skies. some areas did rather better for blue skies than others, and it will be a very similar picture for the day ahead. we still have this huge area of low pressure driving our weather, so there are more showers forecast for today, which of course is armistice centenary day, and so there are likely to be some potentially very wet conditions for those out and about through the morning hours. now, the showers have be

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: after months of negotiations, british and european union officials have reached a draft agreement on brexit. the prime minister theresa may must now convince her cabinet to accept it. rescue crews are searching for more than 200 people reported missing in california's deadliest recorded wildfire. let's get more now on that report released by the fbi, that says there's been a spike in hate crimes in the united states last year. joining me from chicago is ahmed rehab, the executive director of the chicago office of the council on american—islamic relations. good to talk to you. why do you think this is happening? u nfortu nately, think this is happening? unfortunately, one cannot discount the rise in the sort of speech coming from political officials, especially the president of the united states, that tends to stop racial sentiments. and what we have seen is an emboldening of those americans who believe that america belongs to what christians, that it is not set

david shukman, bbc news. learning the anatomy of the human body is perhaps one of the most difficult, but fundamental parts of medicine. but, with a worldwide shortage of cadavers, getting access to actual human bodies is very difficult. katie silver went along to meet an anatomy professor in singapore who's come up with a novel way to allow medical students to get hands on with the human body. let's explore the anatomy of the heart... medical students attempting what many of us might see as impossible, trying to learn and memorise human anatomy. because of the intricate structures. traditionally, students have used plastic models to learn about the body, but they are rigid and generally not anatomically accurate. there are also plastinated cadavers, real human bodies injected with plasticine, but they also have their drawbacks. they are expensive, they are fragile, they are delicate. and because they are actual human bodies, they are very hard to come by. professor mogali was searching for a better way. so w

lebo diseko, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the amazing story of how a spinal implant helped three paralysed men walk again. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday, she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. "every drop of my blood will contribute "to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the seven billionth person on the planet. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: turkey has said that the journalist, jamal khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul nearly a month ago. a study by the world health organisati

this is bbc news. i'm carol walker. the headlines at 11:00: one of the key commemorations to mark a hundred years since the end of the first world war has taken place in the north of paris. some 70 world leaders are in france for the centenary. senior members of the royal family and the prime minister attend a festival of rememberance at the royal albert hall. the former transport minister, jojohnson, says more ministers may resign over the prime minister's brexit plans, and voters were sold a false prospectus in the referendum. we are not going to get greater sovereignty. we are going to cede sovereignty. we are going to cede sovereignty. we are going to lose control over how rules affecting swedes of our economy are shaped. it is not the british parliament that is not the british parliament that is going to gain control of this. it's the french parliament, the german parliament and the european parliament. four people — including a 1—year—old child — have died when a people carrier was hit by a car in sheffiel

ben wright, bbc news, westminster. this is bbc news. the headlines: wildfires in california have killed 11 people as they burn out of control. 250,000 residents have been forced to leave their homes. the former transport minister jojohnson says more ministers may resign over the prime minister's brexit plans and voters were sold a false prospectus in the referendum. turkey says it has given saudi arabia and the western powers recordings relating to the murder of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. president erdogan said the us, british, french and german authorities have all had a chance to listen to the tapes. alan johnston reports. the last moments of his life — jamal khashoggi entering the saudi consulate in istanbul. he would never re—emerge. the turkish media always said there were audio recordings of what the journalist went through, revealing how he was killed. now turkey's president has confirmed that such potentially crucial evidence does indeed exist. and he's made it available to the world powers. translation: we gave

chris mason, bbc news. so, as the prime minister briefs colleagues at downing street, what are the next steps on the road to brexit? here's our reality check correspondent chris morris. we know that negotiators from the uk and eu are closest to agreeing the text of a withdrawal agreement, but they need to get a move on, and the politics is complicated. so if a deal emerges, first of all the cabinet in london would need to approve it. the brexit secretary dominic raab and the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier would meet to seal the deal. but other eu member states would want to ensure that they are happy with the language of any last—minute compromises. if all of that runs smoothly there'll be a summit of eu leaders to sign off the terms of the deal. maybe in november if not december. any agreement would then need to be ratified in both the uk parliament and the european parliament. the government would also have to pass legislation making the withdrawal agreement a formal part of uk law. but if time ru

for instance, with reality check on the bbc news channel and online. and mike willmont echoed that. bbc news has been making some attempts to explain what is in the draft agreement and the political declaration. for instance, with reality check on the bbc news channel and online. those efforts were appreciated. performing a similar role is ask this, where answers are in theory provided to queries from members of the public by bbc correspondents or independent commentators, or on friday by the prime minister herself in a 5 live radio programme and also shown live on the news channel. has the prime minister answered your question? no. a more orthodox edition was shown on tuesday when reeta chakrabarti started with a fundemental question for her to experts. let's kick off with an e—mail from phoebe who says, i understand that parliament is falling out over the deal agreed by theresa may but i don't know what the deal agreed was. can you tell me this. john, have you read it? it is 500 pages and haven't read it all but i've the bits that matter. that was

welcome the bbc news. theresa may says the uk won't get a better dealfrom the eu if mps reject the agreement she has struck. talking to a bbc radio phone—in to sell her plan to the nation, she says if parliament votes against it, there will only be "more division and uncertainty". her proposal is made up of the draft withdrawal agreement on how we leave the eu and the political declaration, forming a basis for the future relationship. that declaration, which isn't legally binding, says brexit will end the free movement of eu citizens who want to come and live in the uk, but that also applies to british citizens wanting to move to the eu. on the issue of the irish border, which is proving deeply contentious, the declaration adds only that new technology can be explored to try to ensure there is no need to use the backstop, which would keep northern ireland closer to eu rules. it says the uk will be allowed to pursue an independent trade policy, with other countries. but the european court ofjustice will s

amol rajan, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — we're on the street with the homeless and hungry in venezuela. problems are mounting for millions as the us imposes new sanctions. the israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 25—year—old jewish man from an extremist group has been arrested and has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on an historic day for australia. the result was clear. the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound. they said should the americans attempt a rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyageri is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: theresa may has hailed a draft agreement on post—brexit relations with the eu as "right for the whole of the uk." but the spanish premise has threatened to veto the deal of the future of gibraltar. —— prime minister. president trump has said any disorder on the us—mexico border could result in the closure of the entire area. his warning comes as migrants reach the frontier. he was at the helm of the japanese carmaker nissan for nearly two decades, but after being sacked over allegations of financial misconduct, what's next for carlos ghosn? some see his ousting as part of the firm's attempt to rebalance power in its alliance with renault and mitsubishi, which mr ghosn also chairs. he was the architect of the tie—up between the three firms. hours after his sacking, france and japan expressed support for the alliance. let's get more from our reporter mariko 0i, who joins us from our asian business hub. first of all, since his revelations, what kind of act

and coming up on bbc news... can under pressurejose mourihno and his manchester united team reach the knockout stages of the champions league? they host young boys at old trafford. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there's been a sharp rise in the number of migrants trying to cross the channel by boat this year. more than 100 have managed the perilous journey from france to the kent coast. this morning 18 migrants in two small boats — including a baby — were stopped in the channel. in the last three weeks alone boats have made it across the channel carrying 110 migrants — many claiming to be iranian nationals. all of them have been passed to immigration officials. the french police say they believe the recent surge in numbers is down to tighter security at eurotunnel and also brexit — with migrants wanting to get to the uk before it happens. colin campbell reports. rescued off the coast of dover, in an inflatable dinghy, these are migrants from northern france trying to get to britain. in t

peter saul, bbc news. emergency workers in california are still struggling to contain the wildfires that have devastated large areas of the state. at least 76 people are now known to have died, thousands of homes have been destroyed and the authorities say more than 1200 people are unaccounted for. president trump expressed his sadness as he visited the devastated town of paradise, where many lives were lost. jenny kumah reports. ten days on and the fires in some parts of california are still burning. more than 5000 people have been involved in tackling what become a national emergency. with the blaze spreading over 149,000 acres. new footage has emerged showing the scale of what they are up showing the scale of what they are up against. meanwhile, the death toll and the number of people unaccounted for continues to rise. since last night, an additional five remains were recovered, bringing the total up to 76 human remains. four of those human remains were found in paradise. all four found inside structure

david shukman, bbc news. the labour mp for brighton kemptown, lloyd russell moyle, has told the commons that he is hiv positive. speaking at a debate marking world aids day, he's the first mp to reveal his hiv status in the house. because, mr deputy speaker, next year i will be marking an anniversary of my own. ten years since i became hiv positive. it has been a long journey from the fear of acceptance, and today, hopefully, advocacy, knowing that my treatment keeps me healthy and protects any partner that i may have. the funerals industry in britain is to face a major investigation, after the competition watchdog found prices have soared by two thirds in the last decade. 0ur personal finance correspondent simon gompertz has more. not justified, that's notjustified, that's how the competition regulator describes the experiences of bereaved family members like k in lincolnshire. her mother ‘s recent funeral cost nearly £4000 yet her dad's, a full 18 years ago, cost only 1100 from the same funeral director.

and coming up on bbc news... crunch time for scotland — they take on israel in a nations league decider at hampden tonight. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. millions of people all over the uk are having to wait longer than they should for crucial treatment for cancer, for routine operations and to be seen in a&e. for the first time, every part of the uk has missed its key targets for a whole year, according to analysis by bbc news. out of 157 hospital trusts and boards in england, wales, northern ireland and scotland, 29 have not hit a single target for a whole year. those targets are a maxiumum four—hour waiting time at a&e and waiting times for routine operations and cancer treatments. the government insists the health service is ready for winter, but the royal college of nursing says the nhs is going into its most challenging period "on the back foot". here's our health editor hugh pym. maria, who is 84, is in constant pain because of swollen feet and ankles. she's endured constant delayed

this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: donald trump's former lawyer michael cohen has pleaded guilty to lying to congress about contacts with russia. president donald trump has just arrived in argentina for the 620 summit of world leaders. he is due to meet china's xi jingping on the sidelines to try to resolve the us—china trade war. the funerals industry in britain is to face a major investigation after the competition watchdog found prices have soared by two thirds in the last decade. personal finance correspondent simon 6ompertz has more. not justified, that's how the competition regulator describes the experiences of bereaved family members like kaye in lincolnshire. her mum jo's recent funeral cost nearly £11,000. yet her dad ken's, a full 18 years ago, cost only £1,100 from the same funeral director. it is a lot of money. and i was doing some of the running around. and although the funeral directors were very good, it makes you wonder what they do for it, at a time when people aren't g

emma vardy, bbc news. hundreds of central american migrants travelling through mexico towards the us have reached the mexican border city of tijuana. a caravan of around 5,000 more is currently making its way north. the us defence secretary has been defending president trump's decision to send thousands of troops to the border. caroline rigby reports. relief, exhaustion — after a month on the road. this is the us border in the mexican city of tijuana. up to 1000 migrants are thought to have arrived here in recent days, but this is just a splinter group which pressed ahead of the main larger caravan that follows behind. that contains around 5000 people from central america who say they are fleeing persecution, poverty, and violence. all dreaming of a better life in the united states. hoping president trump will let them in. translation: we're not bad people. we hope he will let us through because we're going to find work and we want to be able to provide the best for our children. translation: i want to w

hugh pym, bbc news. one of britain's oldest shipyards is to close, bringing to an end more than 160 years of boat—building at the site. the owners of the appledore yard in north devon, babcock international, made the decision despite a public campaign to save it, and an offer of financial help from the government. up to 200 jobs are at risk. unions described it as a "devastating blow" for the workforce. kirk england reports. there has been a fight to save it, but it hasn't happened. completely devastated. upset, sad, completely unbelievable they have made the decision to shut the yard once again. a devastating blow to the local community, to north devon is a whole, and the history of ship will bring in ourarea. whole, and the history of ship will bring in our area. devastating, a kick to the teeth again. many apple bowl workers redeployed to devonport dockyard in plymouth had hoped to return to the shop floor, where people say they are devastated by what has happened. —— appledore workers. we see l

june kelly, bbc news. there‘s been a sharp rise over the past decade in the number of vulnerable children needing protection in england. domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, mental health issues and poverty are all contributing to the growing number of cases according to the association of directors of children‘s services. new research shows that 2.4 million people made calls to children‘s services in the past year because they were concerned about a child — that‘s a rise of 78% over ten years. the most serious investigations where a child is at risk of significant harm have risen by 159%. 75,000 children are now in care in england — a rise of nearly a quarter in a decade. it comes at a time of huge financial pressure for councils — as their budgets are cut. our social affairs correspondent alison holt has been to liverpool to meet the people working to protect vulnerable children. i have been working with this young kids since november now. the issues are, his mum‘s ability to ke

and coming up on bbc news... manchester united's alexis sanchez faces a long time out with a hamstring injury suffered in training yesterday. his managerjose mourinho has revealed he was "screaming" in pain. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the world's most powerful leaders are gathering at the 620 summit in argentina where they will grapple with issues including trade, security and global warming. but it's a summit marked by tensions and divisions among major powers, with the us and china locked in an escalating trade dispute, and western allies alarmed at russia's seizure of ukrainian ships. there's also tension with saudi arabia over the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from buenos aires. these days, international summit tend to focus on one man, what he says, what he tweets and what he does. this morning donald trump met his host, the president of argentina, and at least for now he was all charm. we have been friends for a long time

good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine — part of a new morning schedule here on the bbc news channel and bbc two. victoria derbyshire is now at 10 o'clock every weekday morning. americans deliver their verdict today on president trump's first two years in office, in what are known as the midterm elections. final campaign rallies were held last night with the president visiting indiana and missouri in a final attempt to appeal to voters. the election will decide which party will control the two houses of congress, as our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. i'm not on the ballot, but in a certain way i'm on the ballot so, please, go out and vote. go out and vote. he's not on the ballot, but these mid—term elections are allabout him. seven states, 11 rallies and that's just in the last week. his message, democrats are a socialist mob, the media are the enemy of the people and, above all else, migrants are to be feared. another man who is not on the ballot is this former president — but he's still the closest thing the democrats have to star quality. and he's fo

will grant, bbc news. now, a petition to overturn a ban on a television advert by a british supermarket has now reached over 0.5 million signatures. the advert for the chain iceland features a cartoon orangutan and highlights the plight of their rainforest habitat. david campa nale reports. there's a rangtan in my bedroom and i don't what to do... iceland's christmas advert features a young orangutan in the bedroom of a girl, casting her belongings aside as it swings about. the orangutan, named rangtan, grasps hold of a bottle of shampoo labelled ‘contains palm oil', and lets out a cry. so i told the naughty rangtan that she had to go away. narrated by actress emma thompson, the advert tells the story of rangtan's journey from forest to the little girl's bedroom, as palm oilfarmers ravage her habitat. there's a human in my forest and i don't know what to do... the images, from greenpeace, are bleak, but grab attention for iceland in a crowded christmas advertising season. they tell the story of how palm

sebastian usher, bbc news. eight children have been injured in an accident at a fairground here in the uk. it's thought a giant inflatable slide collapsed at the site south of london, ahead of a firework display. all of the patients have been taken to "major trauma centres," one flown by airambulance. andy datson was at the fireworks event. he told us what he saw. there were three or four children that i could see on the floor, i know there were eight, but from what i could see there were three or four. they were being treated by emergency personnel. there was...then they came over and asked people to leave, to evacuate as soon as possible. thankfully woking park has a got quite a few exits, so we were able to do that. but there were at least nine or ten ambulances, dozens and dozens of emergency personnel, and it was very, very quickly obvious that the situation was very serious. leicester city players and officials are flying to thailand to attend the funeral of the club's owner who died in a helicopter crash

nick bryant, bbc news, new york. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a boy and his rhino. how one young south african is helping to save an endangered species. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters, and the heavy, routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced round their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. the palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. women ministers, who'd long felt only grudgingly accepted amo

rebecca henschke, bbc news, jakarta. also making news this hour: the united states has called for a ceasefire in yemen and an end to airstrikes by the saudi—led coalition within 30 days. three years of civil war in the country has caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis. an investigation has been launched in france to look into why a number of babies were born without hands or arms, weeks after an initial inquiry closed. the first investigation began after it emerged more than a dozen children had been born with the condition in three french regions. the indian prime minister narendra modi has inaugurated the world's largest statue. the 182m figure, known as the statue of unity, is twice the size of the statue of liberty in new york. it portrays sardar patel, who played a key role in unifying india after independence in 1947. these pictures show japan's famous bullet trains or shinkansen, which whizz along at a hair—rasing 300kph. one of japan's bullet train operators says it is now ending the rather unnerving p

it is all from the bbc news at six and hello this is bbc news. the headlines — theresa may has taken part in a phone—in here on the bbc news channel and radio 5 live and says the draft brexit agreement is the right deal for britain. i believe that if we were to go back to the european union and say people didn't like that deal, can we have another one, i don't think they are going to come to us and say we will give you a better deal. police say knocking offenders off their mopeds is leading to a dramatic decrease in robberies. the united arab emirates is considering a pardon for the british academic matthew hedges, jailed for life for alleged spying. there's a warning that too many people are not being given the help they need when they arrive at a&e departments in england suffering a mental health crisis. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll be discussing the pros and cons of mrs may's brexit deal with former labour spin doctor, alastair campbell, and city am fea

john pienaar, bbc news. the shale gas company cuadrilla says it's seen the first natural gas flow at its site in lancashire, since fracking operations began there just over two weeks ago. the company says it's a good early indication of the gas potential of the site. campaigners against fracking are continuing to raise concerns about its potential impact on the environment following a series of earth tremors. leicester city are preparing for their first match since the death of the club's owner in a helicopter crash at the weekend. strikerjamie vardy says city's players want to play at cardiff tomorrow so they can honour vichai srivaddhanaprabha, who was one of five people killed in the accident outside king power stadium. natalie pirks reports. is one of the hardest, i think, weeks that myself and the lads have hurt to go through. it was another day of quiet reflection for leicester city players today. but this isn't just about an owner. leicester city players today. but this isn'tjust about an owner. it is

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us is mobilising thousands of troops — as president trump ramps up his rhetoric on immigration — with an eye to voters in the midterm elections. google staff have been walking out in protest around the world, showing their anger at the tech giant's treatment of women and ethnic minorities. more now on our top story. cesar garcia hernandez is an associate professor at the university of denver sturm college of law. very good to talk to you. when the president talks as he does about the migrant cambrai is, about immigration, it is difficult to know about what is true to what he means to do, and how much you can actually do. —— margaret convoys. what you make of it all? it is easy to know that he is exaggerating most of us of information. —— migrant conveys. we have not seen evidence of the most egregious harms and dangers that the president has been talking about. and so we are left with because it is that this is all happening in the days leading up

increasingly familiar to viewers of bbc news. by newsnight‘s political editor. against theresa may. it's certainly not succeeded. doesn't it have more of a sort of dad's army feel about it? i've always admired captain mainwaring. was picked up by several of the next day's newspapers. day's newspapers. political assistant at correspondent used it. used it. the hard brexiteers, the dad's army brigade. brigade. brexiteers on board to back the government. government. chris alden shaw had this reaction. as headline news by the bbc from last weekend on. last weekend on. prime minister struggling to maintain cabinet unity. maintain cabinet unity. says, that could delay or frustrate the talks. the talks. face a vote of no confidence this week. week. the prime minister pushes on with her brexit deal. with her brexit deal. and mike wilmot echoed that. draft agreement and the political declaration. declaration. reality check on the bbc news channel and online. the efforts were appreciated. also shown lying on the news channel. channel. has the premise that answered your question? no. orthodox

sima kotecha, bbc news. next month, politicians from around the world will gather for the united nations climate change conference in poland. but for the first time ever one seat at the table will not be reserved for a nation. it's being called the people's seat, and the idea is it will give ordinary people a voice on this all important issue. sir david attenborough is one of those involved, he's been talking to our science correspondent victoria gill. it's either too hot or too cold and we can't grow anything. the world is a place where we all live together, and if we don't take care of it, we will have nowhere to go. the monsoons are sometimes coming too early or too late. nothing is on time. translation: of course, but what can i do about that? concern and confusion over climate change. it's a global conversation. and now the un has turned to a very familiar figure to take messages like these from people all around the world to the crucial climate talks in poland in less than two weeks' time. the people's

and coming up on bbc news... "bolder" and more "courageous" — that's what captain joe root wants from his england test side against sri lanka. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. after four murders in five days in london, the metropolitan‘s police commander will put hundreds of extra police officers on the streets. so far this year 118 people have been killed in london. 73 of those deaths were caused by stabbing. more than a third of all recorded knife crime in england and wales happens in the capital. that's despite it making up around just 15% of the population the city's mayor says it could take up to ten years to solve the crisis and as our home editor mark easton reports, the changing nature of london's gang culture has contributed to the rise in violence. hundreds of extra police are on the streets of the capital tonight as officers responded to a wave of deadly stabbing is thought to be driven by drug gangs. this arrest in a graveyard is connected to the latest killing in croydon. tragical

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has visited paradise — the us town in california worst affected by the recent wildfires. he praised the efforts of the local police and the teams searching for survivors. more than a quarter of a million people have taken to the streets of france to protest at rising fuel prices. argentina's government says it does not have the means to retrieve a submarine that's just been found at the bottom of the atlantic, a year after it went missing with 44 crew members on board. the submarine disappeared in november last year after reporting an electrical fault. the government will declare two days of mourning for the victims. nichola carroll reports. 366 days since the ara sanjuan submarine went missing with 44 crew on board, and finally, an announcement from the authorities. translation: the submarine is located in a deep place, at a depth of 870 metres. and there is a dip to 907 metres, which is where the submarine is. that dip hit the submarine from t