within inches of you. the road surface has worn out. it s been down, some of it, for 30 years. i it was so frustrating, sat in traffic all day, every day. we have major mechanical issues. we are kind of stuck in the middle of the a1. never, ever happened in my life before. so there s a lot on my shoulders. the amount of language has been a bit atrocious. i can see you are all super keen! we ve got six hours to do what we need to do. everyone s like, quick, get signed off. we need to get out. time is not our friend now. this is the biggest project, both value wise and duration wise that i ve ever worked on. in my role, i m responsible ultimately for all construction works. i think there s probably a perception by the public that there s not a lot happening on road works. but, you know, to have 150, 200 people on site every night when the public are sleeping, if they could see that, if they could drive through and appreciate how much is going on, i think they d be surprised.
and the legacy earning invasion, how is russia s war invasion, how is russia s war in ukraine affecting russians back home? north korea has launched three ballistic missiles, according to the south korean military. warnings were issued in some regions ofjapan, but none of the missiles crossed their territory. the news comes after wednesday s launch of around 20 missiles, including one that landed less than 60km from the south korean city of sokcho. those launches were described by us secretary of state antony blinken as dangerous and escalatory. north korea appears to be retaliating for the joint military drills that the south and the us have been carrying out. our correspondent in seoul isjonathan head. jonathan, escalating on both sides, an unprecedented escalation from the north koreans, but an unprecedented training exercise we are told from the americans and south koreans. both sides know these actions will destabilise the region so why are they doing it? ., it? there
Steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. let s get some of the day s other news. the former israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is on course for a political comeback. with nearly all of the votes counted from the general election, his conservative likud party, and its far right allies, have a narrow lead. it s israel s fifth election in four years. the current caretaker prime minister, yair lapid, has urged people to wait for the final results. a new climate report says temperatures in europe have been going up by more than twice the global average. the world meteorological 0rganisation says this means alpine glaciers are receding and greenland s ice sheet is melting, contributing to rising sea levels. its report says communities will continue to be hit by exceptional heat, wildfires and floods. it s more than 50 years now since the beatles called it quits but they continue to fascinate.
For his family. every harvest is a disappointment. he s desperate to go back to his large farm. translation: we were working hard and living our lives. - now we have nothing to do. no one is helping us. we ve been here for a year now, and received aid only three times. the new deal brings hope that his and many other families can begin the journey to reconciliation. but its success hinges on the commitment of the warring parties. anne soy, bbc news, nairobi. we re joined now by ethiopian journalist zecharias zelalem. the african union has called this a new dawn, eritrea helped the ethiopian government forces during this conflict and the
They are making. inflation has been the top issue overall in this country, we have seen polling right republicans are trusted by more than 20 points on that issue. independents are much further down the list on those who are going to go out to vote in a few days so you look, looking at a bay selection of democrats trying to fire up their voters with reproductive rights as a main issue and republicans hitting president biden on inflation and making that bargain that, if there are people who deny the results of the election, and there are plenty of them who are running, that they will vote for them as long as they agree with them on policy. that hike in interest agree with them on policy. that hike in interest rates, hike in interest rates, inflation at 8.2% in september, a lot to play for in the next week. domenico montanaro, thank you so much for your analysis. you are very welcome. still to come on bbc news.