for a suicide bomb blast that killed more than a0 people at a mosque in afghanistan. # that i've been washing my hands in forever. and one of the most distinctive and soulful voices in pop is back. adele releases her first new song in six years. # ..to swim when i am drowning... welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin here in the uk, where police have declared the fatal stabbing of the member of parliament, sir david amess, to be a terrorist incident. he was attacked while holding a meeting for constituents. a 25—year—old british man — thought to be of somali heritage — has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the conservative mp. politicians from all parties have expressed their shock and grief at the killing — as our correspondent, daniel sandford reports. forensics teams and firearms officers at the methodist church where the local mp had been holding his fortnightly surgery. before sir david amess�* meeting with constituents was over, a man had stabbed him multiple times in front of his assistant and his pa. he died at the scene, leaving constituents and party colleagues bewildered and in shock. i mean, it's so tragic. this is such a nice area and for this to happen, it's... what can i say? you know, he was so nice people — person. loved everyone. and he was doing so brilliant job for all the local residents and everyone here. what he said, he meant — it wasn't wishy—washy — l so you knew where i you stood with him. and he did not suffer fools- gladly, he would speak his mind — and often did — at different meetings that he went to. i but he was 100% in supporting southend and the residents of| southend. will my right honourable friend join me... sir david amess was the mp for southend west and respected throughout politics. he'd been an essex mp, first in basildon and then in southend, since 1983. his constituency surgery at belfairs methodist church had started at 10:00 this morning. at 12:05, police were called to reports of a stabbing. they arrived within minutes and police officers and then ambulance paramedics battled to save the mp�*s life. at 3pm, police said a man had died, confirming later that it was sir david amess mp. the air ambulance sent to the scene was never used. police arrested 25—year—old man on suspicion of murder. he's a british citizen understood to be of apparently somali origin. detectives said he was detained shortly after officers arrived and a knife was recovered at the scene. quickly, it became a terrorism enquiry. the investigation is in its very early stages and is being led by officers from the specialist counter terrorism command. we made it clear at the time of the incident that we did not believe there was any immediate further threat to anyone else in the area. sir david was a committed roman catholic and tonight, at a specially arranged mass in the catholic church just down the road, they were paying tribute to a highly respected politician, murdered while meeting the people he served. chariots of fire is played on piano. daniel sanford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. the numerous tributes paid to sir david have come from across the political spectrum. and his death has led to renewed questions about the safety of mps, five years after the murder of another mp, jo cox, who was killed while on her way to meet constituents. her sister, the mp kim leadbeeter, described her horror, at today's events. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. an officer's task in essex, to lower the flag. at half—mast over parliament, too. the unionjack hanging limply and sombre over number 10, matching the mood. david was a man who believed passionately in this country and in its future, and we've lost today a fine public servant and a much—loved friend and colleague and our thoughts are very much today with his wife, his children and his family. sir david spent nearly a0 years on those green benches. speaker: ..amess! will my right honourable friend tell one of his ministers to organise a city status competition, so at long last southend—on—sea can become a city? affable, indefatigable, joyous in his love of his part of the world, passionate in his causes — and all politicians have opponents, but he did not have enemies. today's a dark and a shocking day — the more so because, heartbreakingly, we've been here before. informed by his faith, sir david had a profound sense of public duty and he was highly respected and much liked across the houses of parliament, on all sides. and yet, his name is known tonight for the worst of reasons — the second mp in five years killed just doing theirjob. jo cox, like sir david, elected to parliament but a parent, a partner and a sister, too. kim leadbeater led herfamily�*s tributes back then... she will live on through all the good people in the world. ..paying the ultimate tribute now, following jo as their home town mp. it's really important that we get good people in public life, but this is the risk that we're all taking, you know? and so many mps today will be scared by this. and my partner came home and said "i don't want you to do it any more, i don't, because the next time that phone goes, it could be a different conversation". this is a terrible and rare event but the awful truth — it's become routine for many mps, and often their staff, to face threats, intimidation and abuse. common for those concerns to be reported to the police and those who come to serve us in this place know full well their work can put them in harm's way. yet he was aware of the worst thing that could come to pass. sir david wrote about an attack on another mp and warned it "could happen to any one of us". laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. in other news, the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for a series of suicide bomb blasts at a mosque in afghanistan, in the southern city of kandahar. more than a0 people died in the attacks. the victims were mainly shia muslims, who'd gathered for friday prayers. it comes a week after a suicide attack on another shia mosque in the northern city of kunduz in which at least 50 people died. from kabul, yogita lamaye reports. pain and suffering is relentless in afghanistan. this was the second major attack in a week — both targeted at the minority shia community. at this mosque in kandahar, witnesses say there were three suicide bombers. translation: the firing started after we ended prayers, - then 2—3 explosions took place. we were thrown towards the windows. many people were dead and wounded. i don't know what happened later. last friday, the northern city of kunduz was engulfed in terror. is—k, the regional affiliate of the islamic state group, claimed it was behind the bombing that killed scores of people. the attacks have spread fear among the shia minority. "i couldn't stop crying after seeing the news from kandahar," said this woman. "we shias have long been oppressed and every time, we are targeted." in recent weeks, is—k has carried out dozens of attacks, some against taliban fighters. this is the biggest challenge to the taliban's hold on security in this country since they seized power in august. they've said they don't want the us or any foreign country to be involved in operations against is but, with an increasing number of such attacks, questions are being raised about their ability to combat the threat. taliban leaders have been playing down the dangers of is, desperate to portray they've brought stability and peace to afghanistan. the latest attack on their stronghold, kandahar, exposes the cracks in their claims. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. the united states has announced that it will reopen its borders on november the eighth to all foreign travellers who've been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. the white house said last month that restrictions would be lifted for people from more than 30 countries, but it hadn't specified a date. travellers will be eligible to enter the us if they've received jabs approved by its regulators, or by the world health organization. connorfrom the uk and kaelynn, in the us, have been dating online since early 2020 but have never met in person. they're looking forward to at last meeting face to face. i asked them how they first met online. injanuary in january 2020 in injanuary 2020 in a game of thrones group chat. we started speaking in there, like, for a few weeks and we had our first phone call and from there we pretty much spoke every single day since then.— day since then. and, kaelynn, tell me, day since then. and, kaelynn, tell me. how _ day since then. and, kaelynn, tell me, how have _ day since then. and, kaelynn, tell me, how have you - day since then. and, kaelynn, l tell me, how have you managed to keep the relationship alive across thousands of miles and of course times as well? it definitely can be difficult. it just. — definitely can be difficult. it just, working with that person and we're _ just, working with that person and we're so lucky that technology is seen as easy to access— technology is seen as easy to access and as it is today. it becomes_ access and as it is today. it becomes part of your everyday talking — becomes part of your everyday talking to that person as though— talking to that person as though they are a friend in your— though they are a friend in your life _ though they are a friend in your life going to class with them — your life going to class with them so _ your life going to class with them so it is one of those things— them so it is one of those things that you talk to them every— things that you talk to them every day for as much and as little — every day for as much and as little as— every day for as much and as little as you want and you just build — little as you want and you just build a — little as you want and you just build a relationship with them. there — build a relationship with them. there have obviously been ups and downs, travel restrictions, lockdowns. did you know there was light at the end of the tunnel or whether moments where you thought this can'tjust carry on anymore? hot you thought this can't 'ust carry on anymore? not really. obviously _ carry on anymore? not really. obviously you _ carry on anymore? not really. obviously you get _ carry on anymore? not really. obviously you get nervous - carry on anymore? not really. i obviously you get nervous about when it's going to get, when the band is going to get lifted. there was rumours of it not getting lifted until early next year and because we have not met i think that's helped us but a lot of other couples who had met before the travel ban, i imagine it would have been a lot harder if we had already met. that thought never really crossed my mind it was just it will happen eventually and i would have quarantined in canada and mexico for two weeks at the end of this year for christmas.— at the end of this year for christmas. ., , christmas. so, kaelynn, tell me. christmas. so, kaelynn, tell me- who — christmas. so, kaelynn, tell me- who is _ christmas. so, kaelynn, tell me. who is going _ christmas. so, kaelynn, tell me. who is going off- christmas. so, kaelynn, tell me. who is going off to - christmas. so, kaelynn, tell me. who is going off to see| me. who is going off to see who? �* . me. who is going off to see who? �* , ., ., me. who is going off to see who? �*, ., ., ., who? he's going to come over here to see — who? he's going to come over here to see me _ who? he's going to come over here to see me just _ who? he's going to come over here to see me just because l who? he's going to come over. here to see me just because my parents — here to see me just because my parents don't believe it is safe _ parents don't believe it is safe for— parents don't believe it is safe for me to be travelling alone — safe for me to be travelling alone all— safe for me to be travelling alone all the way over to the uk — alone all the way over to the uk i— alone all the way over to the “k i have _ alone all the way over to the uk. i have been overthere before _ uk. i have been overthere before but of course that is different times and stuff like that though he is going to be coming — that though he is going to be coming over here in a few weeks to spend — coming over here in a few weeks to spend the holidays with my family — to spend the holidays with my famil . �* ., ., to spend the holidays with my famil . . ., ., ., i. family. and, connor, do you have anything _ family. and, connor, do you have anything special- family. and, connor, do you i have anything special planned? what is going to happen when you meet for the first time? by, you meet for the first time? big surprise for her birthday. she is 21 in november and spend some time with the horses. also get that first in—person date, that will be really nice. connor and kaelynn and we will try to let you know how that first date goes. let's get some of the day's other news. norway's prime minister, jonas gahr store, who took office a day after a deadly bow—and—arrow attack in kongsberg, visited the town and placed flowers at a memorial site to the victims. the man suspected of killing five people is being kept in a secure psychiatric institution for mental health checks. new zealand is holding a national day of action to encourage all remaining new zealanders who are not vaccinated to get jabbed. the vaxathon is being streamed live on television — including on a maori station — in an effort to raise vaccination rates across all communities. japanese motor giant toyota is slashing production by 15% next month. the group blamed the ongoing shortage of microchips. between 100 and 150 thousand fewer cars will roll off assembly lines in november, that follows similar cuts in september and october. but toyota insists it expects to boost production in the new year. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: it's her first song in six years — we'll hear adele's new release. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they are more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb . which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, i ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken! democracy will prevail! it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation - held its breath for the men they called 'the 33'. and then... bells toll. ..bells tolled nationwide . to announce the first rescue and chile let outi an almighty roar. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the british police say the murder of an mp has been declared an act of terrorism. sir david amess was stabbed to death while meeting his constituents in the south east of england. the us government has confirmed 8 november is the date when it'll be opening up its borders to fully vaccinated travellers. let's get more on that story. hugo martin is a travel writer for the la times. he writerfor the la times. he writer for the la times. joins us from los angeles. thank he joins us from los angeles. thank you for being with us. americans have been able to visit europe and the uk for many months now. what has taken the us so long in allowing us to visit you? i the us so long in allowing us to visit you?— to visit you? i think primarily it has been _ to visit you? i think primarily it has been the _ to visit you? i think primarily it has been the covid - to visit you? i think primarily it has been the covid cases. | it has been the covid cases. they were trying to wait until the numbers began to drop and we have this optic with the delta variant and i think that's a lot of postponed the opening of the borders ——up tick. there was talk about this several months ago and i think it got put off primarily because of the up tick in cases, they wanted to wait until the cases were on the decline. ~ . . . until the cases were on the decline. ~ . ., , ., decline. what has the reaction been from _ decline. what has the reaction been from the _ decline. what has the reaction been from the us _ decline. what has the reaction been from the us tourism - been from the us tourism industry to this news? they have been _ industry to this news? they have been gleeful - industry to this news? they have been gleeful all - industry to this news? they have been gleeful all day. l industry to this news? they have been gleeful all day. i| have been gleeful all day. i have been gleeful all day. i have been gleeful all day. i have been saying they've lost some $250 billion from the loss of international travel. it is the lion's share of revenue for airlines and hotels. international travellers tend to spend much more than the domestic folks that go from maybe the midwest down to florida to visit disneyland, something like that. the international travellers really are where it is that in terms of generating revenue for airlines and hotels. in of generating revenue for airlines and hotels. in terms within the — airlines and hotels. in terms within the us, _ airlines and hotels. in terms within the us, is _ airlines and hotels. in terms within the us, is there - airlines and hotels. in terms within the us, is there any l within the us, is there any particular countries or areas that have really felt the hit by not having those international tourist? i by not having those international tourist? i think here in los _ international tourist? i think here in los angeles - international tourist? i think here in los angeles and - international tourist? i think here in los angeles and in l international tourist? i think i here in los angeles and in new york, also in florida some of the big tourism spots, here in los angeles we've had to make do with like i said domestic travellers from other parts of the country but it reallyjust hasn't been the same. international travellers are a huge part of the tourism industry here and when this news was announced, there was praise up and down for the tourism industry. the biden administration _ tourism industry. the biden administration said - tourism industry. the biden administration said severall administration said several weeks ago that november would be when the doors started to open again and it's only now we have this date confirmed. airlines start to see sales go up airlines start to see sales go up already? in airlines start to see sales go no already?— up already? in fact united airlines just _ up already? in fact united airlines just announced i up already? in fact united i airlines just announced they are launching to new transatlantic routs so are getting ready. they said they are seeing an up tick in booking so there is a pent—up demand. 0bviously you've been talking about this, people have been wanting to travel across the atlantic for quite a while and they are ready to go. hugo martin from the la times. thank you very much for being with us. ~ . with us. we will leave it there for novv- _ with us. we will leave it there for now. thank _ with us. we will leave it there for now. thank you. - queen elizabeth has appeared to suggest she's irritated by a lack of action by world leaders in tackling climate change. her remarks were picked up during conversations at the opening of welsh parliament. the queen, who's due to attend the cop26 climate summit in glasgow in november, said she didn't know who was actually coming to the conference. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. —— a rocket carrying three chinese astronauts has blasted off into space for the country's longest—ever crewed mission. the trio will spend six months working on the tiangong space station. they include the first woman on board. beijing wants tiangong to be fully operational by the end of next year as it ramps up its space programme. the mission is the second of four needed to complete construction. in the latest mission, astronauts will carry out tests of the key technologies and robotics needed to assemble the space station, verify onboard life support systems and conduct a host of scientific experiments. singer songwriter adele has released her first song for six years. easy on me is from the forthcoming album 30, which reflects her life after going through a divorce. it's a follow—up to her massively successful albums 19, 21 and 25. bbc music correspondent mark savage has this report. # there ain't no gold in this river... the wait is over. # i've been washing my hands... after six years, adele is back and she's singing about the end of her marriage in 2019. # i changed who i was to put you both first. # but now i give up... there is something hopeful about it as well as sad but obviously, i bawled my eyes out when i was writing it and when i was singing it for the recording and stuff like that, but there's an element of hope in it which in turn gave me hope because i was at my wits' end in the beginning of 2019. the song is about seeking forgiveness for her part in the breakdown of the relationship. # i was still a child. adele has said her new album is, in part, an attempt to explain that situation to her nine—year—old son when he's older. great art is made from great pain. when i think we heard she'd broken up, you think, "oh, there are going to be, as sad as it is for everybody concerned, there are going to be some really good songs coming out of the pain that she's been through" and i really admire the honesty for her to talk about so openly what has happened and all the feelings that she's had. # we could have had it all... adele's new record comes with big expectations. she already has 15 grammys, one oscar and nine brit awards... # someone like you... ..and she's inspired a new generation of artists, including fellow brit nominee joy crookes. # i don't know what i'd do... i think the thing that adele made me feel ok with is that i'm not afraid of ballads. i know that in my past, i've had friends when i was younger be like, "why are you writing these kinds of songs?" and i rememberfeeling a bit ashamed of my writing. and then the second thing is, amidst all her success, all of the things that could have changed her — accolades, everything — she's just so real. easy on me has already been streamed millions of times, but not everyone was impressed. i sent a snippet of me singing it as i was writing it to three of my closest friends here and one didn't like it, the other one was like, "well, yeah, maybe. "keep trying, though!" the other one was like, "i'm busy working", so that was the perfect response for me. mark savage, bbc news. well earlier, i spoke to the entertainmentjournalist piya sinha—roy and asked her reaction to adele's latest offering. it is so nice to hear adele back after six years, and with a ballad that she just does so well. she is talking about heartbreak and loss and progression. it just felt like you are getting back a friend that you lost for a while. and you know, adele does this so well, so rare is it for artists nowadays to be able to go underground and disappear for a while and come back with something so anticipated, so i think it is something that we recognise as very central to the adele voice, it is her brand, so i think there is a lot of excitement around it. i've already — i think — so many of my friends are like, "it has been on repeat for 2h hours" so i think people are really responding to it. you mentioned that six years, that anticipation — there must be something really special about someone to be able to keep their fans hanging on for such a long time. i can't think of anyone else of her calibre who can go sort of underground for this long. and, you know, adele is very reserved. you look at her social media, she posts very, very rarely — less so than beyonce or taylor swift even. she really disappears and i think it works for her. she doesn't do very many interviews or anything like that when she has gone. she came back with a bang with one interview and it was in vogue and it went everywhere. she kind of really controls her narrative in that way and she lets her music do the talking for her and she transcends generations by doing so. everyone can connect to her music. it just takes people back to those universal things of love and loss and heartbreak, so i don't think many people can do that and i love that she does this. very reserved, as you say — you may even go so far as to say shy — but it really is all there in the music. i mea, the story of her divorce on this album — which she said her son will learn about her divorce that way — she really does share a lot in her music. and i think that is amazing that she has chosen to do it this way and is able to in this day and age. so many artists have to grow their social media followings and keep up that engagement. adele has been able to not have to do that and so, she gets to be able to choose how and when she has her story, and that is amazing. piya sinha—roy. that's all for me. reach me at twitter and please do get in touch. hello again. most of us had a fine day on friday with plenty of sunshine around. it was certainly a beautiful end to the day in dumfries, in galloway with the sun setting over the seas there on the horizon. now, we did briefly see a cool down in weather with this slightly fresher air coming down from the north—west but this weekend, milder air is going to be pushing back in off the atlantic and with that will come rising temperatures, so on friday, actually, briefly, although it was cooler, temperatures got close to normal — 1a is average, actually, for october. it's been a very mild 0ctober so far. but actually, this weekend, across the board we will see those temperatures climbing two or three degrees celsius. and the milder air has actually already started to arrive in the south—west with thickening cloud. an odd spit of rain from that. 12 celsius for the first part of saturday morning. contrast that with the cold air in the north—east, where parts of eastern scotland and north—east england have a frost in the countryside. now, for saturday morning, there will be a lot of cloud around first thing. a few showers for northern areas of scotland again. this cloud pushing eastwards across england could be thick enough to give an odd spit of rain and through the afternoon, there is a threat of more general heavier rain moving into northern ireland but that's going to arrive quite late in the day. it turns milder — 15 or 16 celsius pretty widely — but in scotland, we are still hanging onto that slightly cooler and fresher air. 10 degrees in aberdeen, 12 for glasgow. now, saturday night, we will see a more active weather system move in, bringing rain across northern ireland, some heavy rain in scotland, maybe a few spots for western parts of england and wales, but it is probably that the rain is going to be a little bit lighter and patchier nature here, and that takes us into sunday. well, a lot of cloud to start the day, still thick enough for an odd spit of rain but this is generally pushing eastwards with weather generally trying to improve and brighten as the day goes by. there will be a few sunny spells coming through from time to time. now, temperatures — mild again. we're looking at highs of 17 in london and glasgow and temperatures rising a little through the central belt of scotland — around 1a for glasgow and edinburgh as well. into next week, the low pressure is firmly in charge. it's often going to be pretty windy and we're going to see this very long weather front. this could bring some heavy, prolonged outbreaks of rain. at the moment, it could be affecting the hills in wales, perhaps bringing some localised flooding, but otherwise very mild weather — could see temperatures up to 20 in london on tuesday. this is bbc news. the headlines: here in the uk, police say the murder of a member of parliament has been declared an act of terrorism. sir david amess was repeatedly stabbed while meeting his constituents in south—east england. a 25—year—old man, thought to be a british national of somali origin, has been arrested. the islamic state group has said it carried out an attack that killed more than a0 people at a mosque in the afghan city of kandahar. the mosque is used by the minority shia muslim community. police believe two suicide bombers carried out the attack. and the us says it'll will reopen its borders on november 8 to foreign travellers who've been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. the white house said travellers would also need a negative covid test taken in the 72 hours before leaving for america. now on bbc news, it's time for our world — the battle for the channel.