democrats and republicans make their closing arguments to american voters. this is the scene live in the state of ohio, where former president donald trump is due to address the crowds. and bursting at the seams we meet 72 members of the same family all living under the same roof. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in egypt, where the cop27 climate summit has started in sharm el sheikh with the darkest of warnings from the head of the united nations. hell with no sign of slowing down, and that humanity needed to co operate or perish . last year s climate conference in glasgow agreed a number of pledges on cutting emissions, but the un says progress on these has been woefully inadequate . our climate editorjustin rowlatt is at the summit in egypt and sent this report. in the egyptian desert, world leaders have been gathering to try and tackle the climate challenge including the british prime minister rishi sunak, arriving in egypt for what are expected to be s
in qatar, a senior football ambassador says homosexuality is damage in the mind and that visitors to the world cup will have to respect the country s laws. the fight for power in the us congress as trump and biden rally the party troops for the mid term elections. ding dong, you re not wrong! and leslie phillips best known for his roles in the carry on films has died at the age of 98. and coming up on the bbc news channel: a losing start for britain in the billiejean king cup, in their opener with kazakhstan. it means they could face an early exit in glasgow. good evening. it s taken just two weeks to prompt the first cabinet resignation of rishi sunak s premiership. a short while ago sir gavin williamson resigned as a senior minister following days of allegations about his conduct. he said he aimed to clear his name of any wrongdoing. downing street was already investigating accusations of bullying and harrassment and sir gavin has also been reported to the parli
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that dates back to 1860. the eve of the american civil war and an event that some people still today believe has dark echoes into dave s divided political landscape. it is those divisions that have been very much in evidence on the campaign trail in pennsylvania. and in a key senate race that pits dr mehmet oz, republican and a slick celebrity tv against his democrat opponentjohn fetterman, a man who has been living out his own personal health crisis through this campaign, having suffered a stroke earlier in the year. all that has complicated this race, it has left pulse to close the call and that is why this state is one of the few that is seen to have potentially a real bearing on the make up of congress and that key question, will president biden be able to in any way govern effectively after these midterms or does he become a lame duck for the