where the republicans have lost control of the lower chamber of congress the house of representatives. that means the democrats can now try to frustrate mr trump s agenda. but the republicans have strengthened their hold on the senate. all 435 seats in the house of representatives were contested. some results are still being counted but democrats have gained 27 seats, meaning they take control, while the republicans have lost the same number. it s a different story in the senate, the upper chamber where just over a third of seats were up for grabs. let s go to steven sackur in washington dc. hello, and a very warm welcome to the us capitol in washington, dc. i have got special coverage of the us mid term elections. after months of bitter campaigning, americans have passed americans have cast their votes in these key elections. republicans have made gains in the senate, with the president claiming tremendous success, but in the most significant result at all, the democrat
need of medical attention. the un says many should be flown abroad for treatment. and the attempted smash and grab of a magna carta from salisbury cathedral. and coming up on bbc news. five points for a fifth world title. lewis hamilton begins the mexico grand prix weekend with a small target. but a big prize. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a man has been arrested in florida, in connection with the suspected pipe bombs that have been sent to prominent democrats and critics of president trump. in the last hour, police have named him as cesar sayoc. today, two more suspicious packages were found, one of them addressed a congressman, another to the former director of national intelligence, james clapper. president trump has said america must unite, as our correspondent nick bryant reports from washington. this has been a nationwide manhunt, but it appeared to end today amidst the palm trees of florida. the federal authorities arresting suspect in relation with
moment is going to be one of the platforms and this is going to run 500 metres along there. that is what gets you about the site. it is the size of it. 11,000 square metres. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with hugh. ben stokes been speaking to the bbc he has. good afternoon. the cricketers have ready been a great performance. he is now hoping to be judged on his future actions as he looks to get back to top form. we would have them later in the hour. thomas has all the weather. it s chilly out there. the cold snap is upon us. the cold in the next two days will be saturday. it ll only be three or 4 degrees in some parts of the uk. nope by a barrister and his wife. this is often in life. the former attorney general, dominic grieve says the labour peer lord hain acted entirely arrogantly , and with no regard for the rule of law , when he named the businessman, sir philip green. yesterday, lord hain used parliamentary privilege to say that sir philip is the tycoon
time. we couldn t do things like this before and much worse. i m never surprised with the unmatched resiliency are city displays. thank you very much to the media for broadcasting the photos that the new york city released because of helps workers around the city identified packages and help with the investigation. thank you. good afternoon. and the us attorney for the southern district of new york. five days ago on october 22, law enforcement is cover the first device from a resident of george soros. over the last five days, more packages of and found across the country delivered to public officials and former us president, oui’ officials and former us president, our authorities have worked a day and night to gather with other prosecutors from my office to identify and apprehend the perpetrator that has now happened. today, my office has filed a complaint against cesar sayoc, charging him with multiple federal crimes for his insidious conduct. specifically the defendant is
and the smash and grab attempted theft of the magna carta, on display in salisbury cathedral. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news. lewis hamilton is hoping to wrap up a fifth world title this weekend. he needs to finish seventh or better in mexico city. good evening. a man has been arrested in florida, in connection with a series of parcel bombs which have been sent to prominent democrats and critics of president trump. 56 year old cesar sayoc is a registered republican, with a number of criminal convictions. the director of the fbi told journalists this evening that authorities knew of 13 devices that had been received since monday, and that they were not hoaxes. our correspondent nick bryant has the latest from washington. this has been a nationwide manhunt, but it appeared to end today amidst the palm trees of florida. the federal authorities arresting a suspect in connection with the parcel bombs just north of miami. law enforcement officers surrounded this white van f