of an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in ireland. taiwan celebrates its national day in the shadow of growing economic and military threats from china. let there be light berlin is illuminated for an annual festival but is it energy efficient? hello and welcome. president putin has accused ukraine of terrorism after the only bridge between russia and occupied crimea was damaged in an explosion on saturday. he blamed kyiv s intelligence services for the blast on the crossing a crucial supply route for moscow s forces in southern ukraine. meanwhile, ukrainian authorities say at least 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes on the city of zaporizhzhia. paul adams reports from the ukrainian capital kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle of the night, stunned, furious reactions. they destr
but just take a through the second half of the week. butjust take a case of sunny through the second half of the week. but just take a case of sunny spells and scattered showers, some of those heavy and possibly sundry as well. if you get to see more in comparison to today those temperatures are up to today those temperatures are up to around 15 degrees. not bad for the time of year. and in fact as we move into the end of the week this area of high pressure across europe is going to prevent frontal system is going to prevent frontal system is making inroads. it will set out to the north and west so there will be some wet weather to the far north west but the unifying factor is the southerly wind keeping it very mild indeed. temperatures perhaps peeking into the mid to high teens in some places and look where they should be for the time of year. thanks, louise. and that s bbc news at six on monday the 7th of november you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc we
territories in ukraine, but the us says it will never recognise russia s claims. meanwhile ukraine says 23 people were killed when a russian missile hit a convoy of vehicles carrying civilians. search and rescue efforts continue in florida, after hurricane ian caused widespread destruction. record numbers of nurses are quitting the nhs in england more than 40,000 have left in the last year. steve wright will host his final radio 2 weekday show this afternoon, but stressed he is not retiring and will continue at the station. the prime minister liz truss and chancellor kwasi kwarteng will meet the head of the office for budget responsibility, the uk s independent financial forecaster this morning. they ll discuss the fallout frpm last week s mini budget. while the watchdog offered to prepare a draft forecast in time for last friday s mini budget, that offer wasn t taken up. forecasts from the 0br give an indication of the state of the nation s finances and there have been cal
policy is working at cross purposes. what s your reaction to what liz truss has said this morning? what impact is the turmoil in the economy having on you? get in touch with your concerns via twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions two million people are left without power as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits florida s southwest coast. the gangsta s paradise rap star, coolio, has died at the age of 59. and scientists find evidence that dogs can read our mood by using their powerfull sense of smell. the prime minister, liz truss, has been speaking to the media about the economy for the first time since her government s tax cutting mini budget. she s defended her strategy, saying decisive action had to be taken, and the measures were needed to get the economy moving. however she conceded that growth wouldn t come immediately. her comments came as the former governor of the bank of england, mark carney, criticised the way the government promised