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[00:00:13] Live from London. This is BBC News. Ukraine and Russia's alert
[00:00:17] alert apps are hit by an apparent apparent cyber attack. Ukrainian
[00:00:20] Ukrainian residents get false notifications notifications about chemical attacks
[00:00:23] attacks and Street fighting in Kyiv.
[00:00:26] Kyiv. Just one day to the midterm midterm elections, with last minute
[00:00:29] minute twists in the Senate race. race. As a prominent Democrat announces
[00:00:32] announces her support for the Republican
[00:00:34] Republican candidate. These are live live pictures from Toulouse in southwest
[00:00:38] southwest France, where high school school students are returning to
[00:00:41] to school after a two week break break and some schools are being
[00:00:45] being blockaded. The King Charles
[00:00:47] Charles will address Commonwealth Commonwealth leaders in the Caribbean Caribbean about the lasting pain
[00:00:51] pain of the transatlantic slave trade.
[00:00:55] trade. Here, the Home Secretary lays lays out new rules on how long legal
[00:00:58] legal migrants must live in the UK UK before they're allowed to stay.
[00:01:01] stay. But what will it mean for care
[00:01:04] care workers and the Italian driver? driver? Kimi Antonelli makes history
[00:01:07] history in Mexico as he becomes Formula
[00:01:09] Formula One's youngest ever world
[00:01:12] world champion at 20. Hello and a
[00:01:22] a very warm welcome to BBC News. News. I'm Mark Lowen. We're beginning
[00:01:26] beginning in Ukraine because both both Ukraine and Russia say their
[00:01:29] their emergency alert apps have been
[00:01:31] been hit by cyber attacks. Late on on Sunday, Ukraine warned that its
[00:01:34] its air alert app appeared to have have been compromised after citizens
[00:01:38] citizens received false notifications notifications about a radiological
[00:01:41] radiological threat and other attacks. attacks. Ukraine's Centre for Strategic
[00:01:45] Strategic Communications blamed Russia Russia for the hack in a post on
[00:01:48] on its X account. It showed some some of the alerts asking residents
[00:01:52] residents to disregard any strange strange messages they might see in
[00:01:55] in the app, as well as warnings of of a radiological threat. The false
[00:01:59] false notifications warned of a chemical chemical attack and even possible
[00:02:02] possible street fighting in Kyiv.
[00:02:04] Kyiv. Then early this morning, Russia's Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations
[00:02:08] Situations said its mobile app had had been subjected to what it called
[00:02:11] called a massive cyber attack. It It said this had resulted in the
[00:02:15] the distribution of fake information information to the public. Well,
[00:02:18] Well, let's speak first to our Ukraine Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson,
[00:02:21] Johnson, who is live with us from
[00:02:22] from Kyiv. Dan, just tell us describe
[00:02:25] describe more about what Ukrainians Ukrainians saw on their phones and
[00:02:29] and what they heard. Yeah. This is
[00:02:32] is an app that many people use as as a back-up to the air raid sirens
[00:02:36] sirens that sound in the streets. streets. So it sounds an alert on
[00:02:39] on your phone that's very much like like a siren going off and then gives
[00:02:42] gives you some detail of what the
[00:02:44] the incoming threat is usually where
[00:02:46] where Russian missiles or drones
[00:02:48] drones are heading. Last night, just
[00:02:51] just before 11pm local time, a series
[00:02:53] series of alerts came through on
[00:02:55] on people's phones saying that there
[00:02:57] there was a threat of nuclear attack
[00:03:00] attack chemical threat and then fighting fighting in the streets. Potential
[00:03:04] Potential urban warfare, which very very disturbing and unnerved many
[00:03:07] many people. But I think the fact fact that those alerts all came through
[00:03:11] through within the space of a few few minutes perhaps suggested to
[00:03:14] to most of the population that something something wasn't quite right with with this, but certainly it's something
[00:03:18] something they've not seen before. before. That level of alert coming
[00:03:21] coming through on that system. And And it took more than an hour for
[00:03:24] for an all clear message to follow, follow, telling people to disregard
[00:03:28] disregard those messages. The Air Air Force tried to put out a statement statement through separate channels
[00:03:32] channels saying that there was actually actually no no threat facing the
[00:03:36] the population anywhere in the country country on that sort of level and
[00:03:40] and that they should disregard that. that. The Air Force blamed enemy
[00:03:43] enemy interference, saying that it it was Russian hacking a cyber attack
[00:03:46] attack that had got into the system
[00:03:48] system and issued those alerts erroneously. erroneously. They've been trying
[00:03:52] trying to reassure people this morning
[00:03:54] morning that the actual air defence
[00:03:56] defence system has not been compromised, compromised, that this is just on
[00:04:00] on the public alert side of that that system, that there was no actual
[00:04:03] actual problem with Ukraine's air air defences last night. But certainly
[00:04:06] certainly this will have unnerved unnerved people and leaves open a
[00:04:10] a potential vulnerability in a system system that many people rely on.
[00:04:13] on. The authorities have been struggling struggling to keep public faith in
[00:04:16] in that system through the sheer sheer number of times it goes off
[00:04:19] off every day because of how many many attacks there are, there was
[00:04:22] was already a level of public fatigue fatigue with that because of just
[00:04:26] just how many attacks there are people people not necessarily respecting respecting it. So the authorities
[00:04:30] authorities already had a challenge challenge there and they will be be trying to reassure people that
[00:04:33] that they can have faith in that that app and those alerts, that they
[00:04:37] they should be respected. Dan in
[00:04:38] in Kyiv for now. Thank you. Let us
[00:04:42] us bring in our chief analyst at at BBC Monitoring, Vitaly Shevchenko.
[00:04:46] Shevchenko. BBC Monitoring, of course, course, our service that monitors
[00:04:48] monitors media from around the world. world. Vitaly. Dan they're talking
[00:04:51] talking about how the finger of suspicion suspicion pointing at Russia. This
[00:04:55] This alert in Ukraine came in the the Russian language. So I'm sure
[00:04:59] sure that would sort of reinforce reinforce the idea that this would would have emanated from Russia.
[00:05:02] Russia. And yet Russia this morning morning talking about a massive cyber
[00:05:05] cyber attack there as well. Just Just tell us more about that attack
[00:05:08] attack first. Well, the attack that
[00:05:12] that targeted Russia's emergency
[00:05:14] emergency systems happened within
[00:05:19] within hours of the presumed hacking hacking of the Ukrainian emergency
[00:05:22] emergency system. So it's reasonable
[00:05:23] reasonable to assume that one was
[00:05:26] was somehow related to the other.
[00:05:30] other. The way the announcement was was worded, the ones that were sent
[00:05:34] sent out in Russia suggested that
[00:05:38] that it might have come from Ukraine Ukraine because it had some Ukrainian
[00:05:41] Ukrainian words in it and mentioned
[00:05:45] mentioned a Ukrainian drone as well.
[00:05:48] well. And it used generally derogatory
[00:05:52] derogatory language aimed at Russia.
[00:05:54] Russia. And it spoke of a nuclear
[00:05:58] nuclear attack as well. I mean, the the fact that the Russians are blaming
[00:06:01] blaming the Ukrainians for that attack, attack, the Ukrainians are blaming
[00:06:04] blaming the Russians for the first first attack, are either side actually
[00:06:07] actually thinking, well, maybe this this came from a third party, some
[00:06:11] some kind of cyber hack group that
[00:06:13] that is enjoying riling both
[00:06:19] sides. Well, clearly both Ukraine Ukraine and Russia, they have the
[00:06:22] the capability to do something like like this. They have secret teams
[00:06:26] teams of hackers working against
[00:06:28] against each other. In the past,
[00:06:30] past, Russian hackers have targeted
[00:06:33] targeted Russia's energy system, system, for example. So there's a
[00:06:36] a very good reason for Ukrainians
[00:06:38] Ukrainians to suspect the Russians.
[00:06:43] Russians. And at the moment of speaking,
[00:06:45] speaking, I've seen no credible evidence
[00:06:48] evidence that it's the Russians that
[00:06:49] that did it. However, it's there's there's a good reason for Russia
[00:06:53] Russia to do it as well as part of
[00:06:57] of its warfare targeting Ukrainian
[00:07:00] Ukrainian morale and making Ukrainians Ukrainians more tired of what's going
[00:07:04] going on more distrustful of the
[00:07:08] the public alert systems. But I've
[00:07:11] I've had a look at the Russian media
[00:07:13] media and, you know, on social media media there's a bit of gloating here
[00:07:17] here and there, which is par for
[00:07:18] for the course really. But I would
[00:07:21] would be really, really surprised surprised if the Russians admitted
[00:07:24] admitted that they did it because because they never do. Vitaly Shevchenko
[00:07:28] Shevchenko from BBC Monitoring, thanks thanks very much. Don't forget you
[00:07:32] you can get more on our BBC live
[00:07:34] live page online and see residents residents reactions to the false
[00:07:38] false emergency alerts. That's all. all. All on the BBC website or on
[00:07:41] on our app. Now the US midterm elections
[00:07:45] elections are just one day away.
[00:07:48] away. This is the scene live in Washington.
[00:07:50] Washington. You can see there the
[00:07:52] the dome of the Capitol Hill there,
[00:07:55] there, Congress building pretty,
[00:07:57] pretty, pretty dark there still as
[00:07:59] as the US wakes up to the day before
[00:08:02] before the election tomorrow, millions millions of voters across the country country will determine the balance
[00:08:06] balance of power in Congress. And And while the Democrats are widely
[00:08:09] widely predicted to flip the House House of Representatives, the lower
[00:08:12] lower house in Congress, the Senate Senate is still up for grabs. And
[00:08:15] And there's been a last-minute twist twist in the key Senate race with
[00:08:18] with the loser of Michigan's Democratic
[00:08:21] Democratic primary representative, representative, Haley Stevens, endorsing endorsing the Republican nominee,
[00:08:25] nominee, Mike Rogers, instead of of her own party's candidate Abdul
[00:08:29] Abdul El-Sayed. It comes after a a public feud between Miss Stevens
[00:08:32] Stevens and Mr El-Sayed about Israel, Israel, which led to the cancellation
[00:08:36] cancellation of public appearances appearances together just days before before tomorrow's election. Latest
[00:08:39] Latest polls put the Democrats just just ahead of the Republicans in
[00:08:42] in Michigan in one of the most important important Senate races this year,
[00:08:46] year, our North America correspondent correspondent Will Grant sent us
[00:08:48] us this update from Washington. Any
[00:08:51] Any high level political defection defection from the Democratic Party
[00:08:54] Party to the Republican one will
[00:08:56] will always create headlines. But
[00:08:59] But this coming this late in the
[00:09:01] the day and in this particular race
[00:09:03] race in Michigan really stands out.
[00:09:06] out. Could it have an effect? Well,
[00:09:08] Well, certainly already it is having
[00:09:10] having an effect in terms of funding.
[00:09:14] funding. Mr El-Sayed's campaign has
[00:09:22] has generated another $1.2 million million since, according to his campaign
[00:09:26] campaign officials, since Congresswoman Congresswoman Stevens came out in
[00:09:29] in support of Mike Rogers, it is
[00:09:34] is interesting that he received high high level support, for example,
[00:09:37] example, from the Senate Minority
[00:09:40] Minority leader Chuck Schumer, who
[00:09:42] who called the decision by Congresswoman
[00:09:45] Congresswoman Stevens a diabolical
[00:09:48] diabolical betrayal. But of course, course, on the flip side, there is
[00:09:51] is Donald Trump, the Republican Party
[00:09:54] Party welcoming, welcoming her with
[00:09:55] with open arms, saying that she would would be welcome to join, calling
[00:09:59] calling her brave, calling her courageous. courageous. She herself has said,
[00:10:03] said, as she put it, there is no
[00:10:05] no place for her in Mr El-Sayed's
[00:10:08] El-Sayed's campaign. He has said
[00:10:10] said that he's simply concentrating concentrating on the race, on the
[00:10:13] the needs of the people of Michigan,
[00:10:15] Michigan, saying he prefers to concentrate
[00:10:17] concentrate not on the politics but but on the policies. Now this could
[00:10:21] could end up having the reverse effect
[00:10:24] effect than intended by Congresswoman Congresswoman Stevens in galvanising
[00:10:28] galvanising his support in galvanising galvanising money and bringing people
[00:10:32] people on board in these final few
[00:10:34] few days, these final few hours really
[00:10:37] really of a very, very tightly contested contested race. That's Will Grant
[00:10:40] Grant in Washington and our North North America editor, Sarah Smith, Smith, sent this report from the
[00:10:44] the key state of Maine in the northeast.
[00:10:47] northeast. Most of the places where where the races look really tight
[00:10:50] tight are states where there is an
[00:10:52] an incumbent Republican facing a a Democratic challenger who is doing
[00:10:56] doing remarkably well in the polls. polls. Now, we know that opinion opinion polls have been wrong in
[00:11:00] in the past, and there's no guarantee guarantee that they're right this
[00:11:02] this year. But they have fairly consistently consistently been showing a major
[00:11:06] major surge in support for Democrats, Democrats, which means they could
[00:11:08] could be able to take some really really surprising seats like Iowa,
[00:11:12] Iowa, Ohio, maybe even Texas and
[00:11:14] and Kansas. Real Republican strongholds strongholds that have been that way
[00:11:17] way for decades now. I have travelled travelled across the country to a a number of these key states and
[00:11:22] and everywhere. Voters have told told me that they are very angry
[00:11:24] angry about the cost of living, and and they directly blame that on Donald
[00:11:28] Donald Trump and his decision to to go to war with Iran, but not everybody
[00:11:31] everybody in that position said they they were going to switch their votes. votes. Some are still planning to
[00:11:35] to vote for Donald Trump's Republicans.
[00:11:38] Republicans. It does seem likely likely Democrats will take a majority
[00:11:41] majority in the House of Representatives, Representatives, and if they do that,
[00:11:44] that, that will allow them to try try and block legislation that Donald
[00:11:47] Donald Trump passes and open some some investigations. It will be harder
[00:11:50] harder for them to win a majority
[00:11:52] majority in the Senate. But whatever whatever happens, it will have a
[00:11:55] a very big impact on Donald Trump's Trump's last two years in office.
[00:11:59] office. Sarah Smith in Maine. Well, Well, let's continue our tour around
[00:12:02] around the US because Clive Myrie Myrie visited North Carolina and
[00:12:05] and looked at how the cost of living living crisis could impact the outcome
[00:12:08] outcome of the election, there. It's It's quite astonishing that a place
[00:12:12] place like North Carolina could send send a Democrat senator back to Washington
[00:12:16] Washington for the first time in in almost 20 years. The Republicans
[00:12:20] Republicans have ruled the roost roost here, but they're in trouble
[00:12:23] trouble in these elections. Many Many we've spoken to say the economy economy is their big concern and
[00:12:27] and the cost of living is simply
[00:12:29] simply too high. We found a two mile
[00:12:31] mile long queue of people trying
[00:12:33] trying to get help from a food bank. bank. Farmers here say they're angry
[00:12:37] angry about tariffs and trade policy,
[00:12:39] policy, though some maintain they'll they'll stick with the Republicans.
[00:12:42] Republicans. The Democrats are confident
[00:12:44] confident they can win and if they
[00:12:47] they do, that could spell big trouble trouble in Washington for Donald
[00:12:50] Donald Trump. And you can watch a a special programme here on BBC News
[00:12:54] News bringing you the results of of the US midterm elections as they
[00:12:57] they happen. That's live from Washington, Washington, DC., with Clive Myrie
[00:13:00] Myrie Sumi Somaskanda and Caitriona
[00:13:02] Caitriona Perry tomorrow at 11:30
[00:13:05] 11:30 pm. Here. The Home Secretary
[00:13:08] Secretary is due to set out revised revised immigration rules for legal
[00:13:12] legal migrants later today. It comes comes amid pressure for Shabana Mahmood
[00:13:16] Mahmood to dilute her original plans
[00:13:18] plans on indefinite leave to remain. remain. She's proposed extending
[00:13:21] extending the wait for permanent permanent settlement for people who
[00:13:23] who move to the UK from five years
[00:13:26] years to ten. Let's speak to Henry Henry Zeffman, our chief political
[00:13:29] political correspondent, Sir Henry. Henry. What more do we think Shabana
[00:13:32] Shabana Mahmood is likely to say
[00:13:36] say in terms of extending this, these these rules and potential exemptions?
[00:13:39] exemptions? Well, look, it's a really. really. Big moment, this because because Shabana Mahmood first announced
[00:13:43] announced these proposals around
[00:13:45] around changing the rules for how
[00:13:48] how long legal migrants have to wait
[00:13:50] wait before they can apply for indefinite indefinite leave to remain essentially
[00:13:53] essentially permanent settled status status here in the UK, it's been
[00:13:56] been more than a year since she or or almost a year since she first
[00:13:59] first announced these, a year of of intense controversy within the
[00:14:01] the Labour Party and a year in which, which, while the identity of the the Home Secretary hasn't changed
[00:14:05] changed the identity of the Prime
[00:14:07] Prime Minister has. So this announcement announcement today is Andy Burnham
[00:14:11] Burnham showing his hand on this this issue for the first time. The
[00:14:15] The Home Office is remaining very very tight lipped on what precisely
[00:14:18] precisely Shabana Mahmood will say. say. But it does seem clear that
[00:14:21] that her plans are going to be diluted
[00:14:24] diluted to some extent. But how significant significant a dilution? We really
[00:14:27] really do not know. And there's a
[00:14:29] a broad spectrum there in terms of of whether people on the left of
[00:14:32] of the Labour Party will end up thinking thinking that it ought to have been
[00:14:36] been diluted much more, or whether
[00:14:37] whether actually others will think
[00:14:40] think that these proposals have been been diluted too much. We just do
[00:14:43] do not know where that is going to to end up. What I think is pretty
[00:14:46] pretty clear is that there's going going to be some sort of change around
[00:14:50] around the status of care workers, workers, social care workers. And
[00:14:54] And that's because they are often often some of the lowest paid migrants
[00:14:57] migrants in society. And as a result, result, under the existing proposals,
[00:15:00] proposals, as they stand, at least least at this point, we're talking
[00:15:04] talking this morning, Shabana Mahmood Mahmood was proposing that they would
[00:15:07] would have to wait not five years years as it currently is, before
[00:15:10] before applying for indefinite leave leave to remain but 15 years. It
[00:15:13] It seems likely that will change. change. But in what way? We just
[00:15:15] just don't yet know. And Henry, you you talk about those some in the
[00:15:18] the party wanting it to be diluted diluted even more. I mean, there there have been tensions, haven't
[00:15:22] haven't there really at the top tier
[00:15:23] tier of the Labour Party with Angela Angela Rayner very uncomfortable
[00:15:27] uncomfortable about tightening the the rules. And she's now back at
[00:15:30] at the in the cabinet. So just how
[00:15:33] how tricky is that now for Shabana Shabana Mahmood with those kinds
[00:15:36] kinds of tensions at such high levels? It's very tricky and it's
[00:15:39] it's very publicly awkward. Yes. Yes. As you say, Angela Rayner is
[00:15:42] is housing secretary again. She was was housing secretary resigned from
[00:15:46] from the cabinet. And during that that period where she was a backbench
[00:15:49] backbench MP, she said that these these proposals were un-British.
[00:15:52] un-British. I think what's especially especially delicate for the government,
[00:15:55] government, and perhaps it's more more for Andy Burnham and his party
[00:15:57] party management than it is awkward
[00:16:00] awkward for Shabana Mahmood specifically, specifically, is that Angela Rayner,
[00:16:03] Rayner, herself a former care worker, worker, was not raising the objection
[00:16:06] objection that some Labour MPs have, have, which is that they believe
[00:16:09] believe these proposals would leave leave the care system understaffed.
[00:16:12] understaffed. She was making a much
[00:16:16] much broader, more fundamental point, point, she said it was un-British
[00:16:18] un-British to change the rules retrospectively, retrospectively, to change the rules
[00:16:22] rules around indefinite leave to to remain once these people are already
[00:16:25] already in the UK working towards towards what they thought would be
[00:16:29] be the system, I don't think that
[00:16:31] that that objection is going to be
[00:16:33] be met today. And so that is definitely definitely awkward for Angela Rayner,
[00:16:37] Rayner, for Shabana Mahmood and for for Andy Burnham. Henry, thanks very
[00:16:39] very much indeed. Henry Zeffman there. there. We'll be back in just a moment
[00:16:43] moment or two. Around
[00:17:44] interviews, results and goals as as we follow every twist of the Premier
[00:17:47] Premier League season here on BBC
[00:17:50] BBC News. Welcome back student campaigners
[00:17:57] campaigners in France are protesting protesting outside high schools and
[00:18:01] and universities on their return return from a fortnight's holiday.
[00:18:04] holiday. Well, this is the scene scene live in Toulouse in southwest
[00:18:07] southwest France, where you can see see some of the protesters outside.
[00:18:11] outside. They're blockading what
[00:18:12] what appears to be a school. The
[00:18:16] The well, there demonstrations have have turned violent in some places
[00:18:19] places before that break. And the the students, of course, have been been complaining about a range of
[00:18:23] of issues, including the poor state
[00:18:25] state of their schools, staff shortages shortages and the university admissions
[00:18:28] admissions system. We'll let us go go up to Paris now and speak to our
[00:18:32] our correspondent Hugh Schofield. Schofield. Hello, Hugh. What is the
[00:18:35] the scene across France today? How
[00:18:38] How many of the educational establishments establishments are being blockaded?
[00:18:40] blockaded? Do we think? Well, we've
[00:18:44] we've been told by the Ministry of of Education that it's very few.
[00:18:47] few. In fact, it's 41 overall out
[00:18:51] out of 3500 lycee. If that is the
[00:18:53] the case, then it is not a big return
[00:18:57] return to a show of force by the
[00:18:59] the students, which is not to say
[00:19:01] say that it won't resume later on,
[00:19:05] on, but today is not a big kind of
[00:19:10] of showdown between a returning angry angry student workforce or student
[00:19:12] student force and the schools and and the government. 41 schools is
[00:19:16] is not much and they'll all be in
[00:19:18] in the same metropolitan areas central central Paris, central Toulouse,
[00:19:21] Toulouse, central Marseille and so so on. I mean, apparently in 75%
[00:19:25] 75% of departments or counties across across the country, there is no problem
[00:19:27] problem at all. Now, I'm not for for a minute suggesting that the the government is is rubbing its
[00:19:31] its hands and saying this is all all over. Not not a bit of it. There
[00:19:34] There are dates ahead which could could easily see this movement return
[00:19:38] return in force, maybe even tomorrow.
[00:19:42] tomorrow. But Thursday in particular particular is a day in which everyone
[00:19:45] everyone is now watching very carefully carefully because that is a day on
[00:19:48] on which not just the students, but but the whole kind of working workforce,
[00:19:52] workforce, the unions in general general are calling for a day of
[00:19:55] of strikes and marches in, you know,
[00:19:58] know, in a classic con convergence convergence of the struggles kind
[00:20:02] kind of idea. So this isn't over. over. But I mean, quite clearly the
[00:20:05] the students aren't are going to to find it difficult maintaining maintaining the kind of momentum
[00:20:08] momentum they had before because, because, you know, there is let us us not forget a silent majority in
[00:20:12] in all of this that wants to get get back to work. And, you know,
[00:20:15] know, exams are not around the corner, corner, but they'll be next year
[00:20:18] year and they've lost a lot of coursework coursework already. Yeah. And yet
[00:20:21] yet even though the government has has made some concessions saying
[00:20:24] saying that they're going to phase phase out that controversial university
[00:20:28] university admissions system, for
[00:20:29] for example, and decrease class sizes, sizes, that is not washing with for
[00:20:33] for the moment with the student unions
[00:20:35] unions or indeed the workers unions.
[00:20:39] unions. Yes. I mean, as you say, say, the government gave ground.
[00:20:43] ground. I mean it basically said
[00:20:46] said it was going to tear up. But,
[00:20:49] But, you know, look again at the
[00:20:52] the Parcoursup, which is the admission admission system, which opponents
[00:20:55] opponents say is socially and racially
[00:20:57] racially biassed. There's going to
[00:20:59] to be a ceiling on, on class sizes
[00:21:02] sizes and a cut in, in the teacher teacher force, which was due to come
[00:21:05] come in. It's not going to come in. in. That was because of falling student
[00:21:09] student numbers. So you know and and the government says this these
[00:21:12] these aren't crumbs. You know, they're they're accused of giving crumbs. crumbs. This is going to cost us
[00:21:16] us 5 billion. So please don't say
[00:21:17] say these are crumbs. But the union
[00:21:21] union leaders who are radical close close to the far left party, the
[00:21:24] the LFI, they're saying it's not not enough and they want to keep keep up the pressure. But we'll have
[00:21:27] have to see. I mean, quite clearly clearly their aim is now to join
[00:21:30] join forces with the sort of a wider
[00:21:34] wider movement of discontent against against inflation, the cost of living, living, and we'll see if that works
[00:21:37] works out. Hugh in Paris, thanks
[00:21:39] thanks very much. Now history was
[00:21:42] was made in Mexico last night as as the Italian driver Kimi Antonelli
[00:21:45] Antonelli became Formula One's youngest youngest ever world champion. The
[00:21:48] The 20-year-old has won nine races races this season and third and third
[00:21:52] third place in yesterday's Mexico Mexico City Grand Prix was enough
[00:21:54] enough to secure him the title. Nesta
[00:21:57] Nesta McGregor reports. In Mexico
[00:21:59] Mexico City. An F1 Fiesta Kimi Antonelli
[00:22:03] Antonelli on top of the world. 20 20 years old but the sport's youngest
[00:22:07] youngest ever champion, the Mercedes Mercedes driver only needed to finish
[00:22:10] finish ninth or better to win the the title. But in this sport, staying
[00:22:14] staying out of trouble isn't always always easy. Antonelli, though safely
[00:22:17] safely through the first half of of the race, displaying the type
[00:22:20] type of skill he learned as a six-year-old six-year-old back home in Bologna.
[00:22:23] Bologna. For a nation obsessed with
[00:22:26] with speed, Italy has had to wait wait more than 70 years for a Formula
[00:22:30] Formula One world champion Alberto Alberto Ascari. Driving for Ferrari
[00:22:33] Ferrari was the last man to do so.
[00:22:35] so. But now he's joined by Antonelli, Antonelli, who, after a dramatic
[00:22:39] dramatic race clinched the title title by finishing third, a victory
[00:22:42] victory that came with all the
[00:22:47] emotions. We did it, we did it and
[00:22:47] and I'm just so happy you know, it's
[00:22:52] it's to be here now. It's an incredible
[00:22:55] incredible moment, an incredible
[00:22:57] incredible feeling and I'm very grateful grateful for all the opportunity
[00:23:00] opportunity that I was given. From From wonderkid to world champion,
[00:23:04] champion, Italy has a new hero. And
[00:23:06] And just like champagne surely will
[00:23:08] will only get better with age. Nesta
[00:23:11] Nesta McGregor, BBC News. Let's speak speak to Terry Widdows, a Formula Formula One journalist and content
[00:23:15] content creator. Hi, Terry. So young,
[00:23:18] young, so rare. 1953 the last Italian
[00:23:20] Italian win. How did Kimi do it?
[00:23:23] it? Do you think? I just think it's it's amazing for what we've seen.
[00:23:27] seen. He's grown up in pretty much much the public eye. Gone from the
[00:23:29] the junior series up to now and Formula Formula One world champion and deservedly
[00:23:33] deservedly won as well. Based on on this season. How important do
[00:23:36] do you think it is that he is born
[00:23:40] born into or was, was born into a a Formula One family? I mean his
[00:23:44] his father was a was a racing driver. driver. You know, you've got the
[00:23:47] the you've got the Schumacher's you've you've got the Verstappen's. I mean
[00:23:49] mean being born into families where where the father races, the son races.
[00:23:53] races. How important is that in ensuring ensuring future success in F1? Do
[00:23:57] Do you think. It's a really important important part. We know that getting
[00:24:00] getting into Formula One is really really expensive and helping. Having
[00:24:02] Having the contacts be able to get get the right commercial partners
[00:24:05] partners to back you the right backing backing financially to get up. So
[00:24:08] So Formula One isn't just about having having the best drivers on the grid.
[00:24:11] grid. You also need to be supported supported financially to make you you achieve those dreams as well.
[00:24:14] well. So it's a really important important part of the process, especially especially with the junior series
[00:24:18] series getting even more expensive expensive now as we get towards Formula
[00:24:20] Formula One. But he is still talented
[00:24:24] talented despite having those kind kind of advantages at birth. Absolutely.
[00:24:27] Absolutely. He is without a doubt doubt one of the greatest talents talents we've seen up there with
[00:24:31] with the greatest already in terms terms of just raw talent. So you've you've got to have that talent. You've
[00:24:35] You've also got to have that ability ability to get that backing as well. well. So it's always a combination
[00:24:38] combination of both. And on his youth
[00:24:41] youth Terry, how important is that that in terms of attracting younger
[00:24:45] younger fans to Formula One now? now? It's really important. We've
[00:24:47] We've seen that there's been some some negativity around the regulation
[00:24:51] regulation changes that we've seen seen in 2026. We've also got drivers drivers who like Sir Lewis Hamilton,
[00:24:55] Hamilton, are reaching the end of of their career. So for Formula One, One, having someone so young will
[00:24:58] will help bring the next generation generation through, which obviously obviously really key to them growing
[00:25:02] growing their not just their viewing viewing figures, but also just the the sport in general is it just seems
[00:25:06] seems to get bigger and bigger really. really. And it just seems like a
[00:25:08] a nice guy as well, doesn't he? I I mean, you know, just a bit like like a bit like the other Italian
[00:25:12] Italian superstar at the moment, moment, Jannik Sinner in tennis,
[00:25:15] tennis, very humble. Just I suppose
[00:25:18] suppose people really rallying behind behind him because he's just a he's he's just a nice bloke and also he's
[00:25:21] he's just done he's done such wonders wonders really in terms of youth
[00:25:24] youth and for his country. Yeah, Yeah, absolutely. I mean we've seen seen some of the stuff that Mercedes
[00:25:28] Mercedes has been showing behind behind the scenes about what he brings brings to the team, just that that
[00:25:32] that youthfulness that players that that he's bringing in. But there's there's also a serious side that
[00:25:35] that goes alongside it with winning winning as well. But for me it's it's just a really good news story
[00:25:39] story for the sport. He's someone someone who really deserves it and and it's just a worthy champion to
[00:25:43] to be honest. OK. Terry Widdows, Widdows, Formula One journalist and and content creator. Lovely to have
[00:25:47] have your thoughts. Thanks very much
[00:25:48] much indeed. On Kimi Antonelli and
[00:25:52] and his success becoming the first
[00:25:55] first Italian first world champion
[00:25:58] champion since 1953, just the age age of 20. Much more as ever on our
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