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[00:00:19] MUSIC These These are the latest headlines from from BBC News. Ukraine and Russia's
[00:00:23] Russia's emergency alert apps are are both hit by apparent cyber attacks,
[00:00:27] attacks, with users alerted of nuclear nuclear and other attacks just one
[00:00:30] one day to the midterm election. election. With last minute twists
[00:00:33] twists in the Senate race as a sitting sitting Democratic congresswoman
[00:00:36] congresswoman announces her support support for the Republican candidate
[00:00:39] candidate in Michigan, a business business jet has crashed in a neighbourhood
[00:00:43] neighbourhood in Florida, killing killing all nine people on board.
[00:00:45] board. It departed from Austin, Texas, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas.
[00:00:49] Bahamas. The King will address Commonwealth Commonwealth leaders about the lasting
[00:00:53] lasting pain of the transatlantic transatlantic slave trade during during the final leg of his Caribbean
[00:00:57] Caribbean tour in Antigua. An Italian
[00:00:59] Italian driver, Kimi Antonelli, makes makes history in Mexico. He has become
[00:01:03] become Formula One's youngest ever
[00:01:05] ever world champion. He is only 20.
[00:01:14] 20. Hello, I'm Lucy Hockings good good to have you with us. Iran has
[00:01:17] has seen a year of turbulence with with widespread street protests,
[00:01:20] protests, a brutal crackdown by the the authorities and the start of
[00:01:24] of the US Israeli war on the country. country. Now BBC Panorama has secured
[00:01:28] secured where access to people inside inside Iran whose lives have been
[00:01:32] been changed forever by those events. events. Among them is a mother who
[00:01:35] who was forced to flee the country country after her daughter was killed
[00:01:39] killed during anti-government protests. protests. We're going to speak to to the producer, the director of
[00:01:42] of this documentary, in a moment. moment. But first let's get a flavour
[00:01:46] flavour of it. Hey, I'm sorry to
[00:01:52] to contact you so late. Please look
[00:01:54] look out for anyone following you.
[00:01:57] you. It's obviously really important important that you're not caught
[00:02:00] caught with the footage. My name's
[00:02:06] name's Gesbeen Mohammad. I'm talking
[00:02:08] talking to a cameraman inside Iran.
[00:02:10] Iran. I knew the risks. Imprisonment,
[00:02:18] Imprisonment, torture and execution.
[00:02:20] execution. And I accept them. He's
[00:02:24] He's been filming Iranians who want
[00:02:25] want to speak out. The war has been
[00:02:31] been focused on the American Israel
[00:02:32] Israel war on Iran. But Iranians
[00:02:37] Iranians have not had the opportunity
[00:02:39] opportunity to tell their story of
[00:02:43] of 2026 freely and truthfully. I
[00:02:48] I have been filming the pupil's story.
[00:02:53] story. The one the Islamic Republic
[00:02:56] Republic doesn't want the war to
[00:02:59] to see. I've been filming people
[00:03:04] people who've just escaped. MUSIC
[00:03:18] Hugo Bachega Haram.
[00:03:21] MUSIC
[00:03:32] This is the story of their year
[00:03:34] in Iran uprising war and defiance.
[00:03:48] defiance. MUSIC MUSIC Arthur
[00:03:49] Arthur C Clarke. There is an Islam.
[00:04:03] Islam. We have been sitting here here in silence because the trailer
[00:04:07] trailer itself is just so compelling. compelling. It's Gesbeen Mohammad
[00:04:10] Mohammad who made this important important film for Panorama and she
[00:04:14] she joins us now. It's called Iran
[00:04:16] Iran The People's Story. You obviously obviously spoke and had access to
[00:04:19] to some amazing people inside Iran. Iran. Tell me a bit more about some
[00:04:22] some of them. Well, this is really really the inside story of how some
[00:04:26] some Iranian lives have been shaped shaped by the protests that we saw
[00:04:29] saw at the start of the year, as
[00:04:32] as well as the US Israel war that that began in February on Iran. And
[00:04:36] And it's really a portrait of the
[00:04:38] the contributors story told through through their eyes and in their words.
[00:04:42] words. And I suppose in a year where where we've heard a lot about the
[00:04:46] the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices prices and big political statements,
[00:04:49] statements, this documentary really really puts human stories at the
[00:04:51] the centre of it all. And I think think all of the contributors that
[00:04:55] that we meet in the documentary each
[00:04:57] each have their own unique stories stories and experiences, whether
[00:05:00] whether that be about the war or
[00:05:02] or the protests. One of those women
[00:05:05] women is Samira, who has obviously obviously experienced a huge amount
[00:05:08] amount of pain because her daughter daughter died during the protest
[00:05:11] protest and then she had to go into
[00:05:13] into exile. What's her story? Well, Well, Samira is a protester, but
[00:05:16] but she that makes her also a witness witness to the Iranian authorities
[00:05:20] authorities violent response to the the protests in January, while the
[00:05:24] the internet was shut down. And she
[00:05:26] she says in the film that her daughter daughter was shot right in front
[00:05:30] front of her on the streets while
[00:05:32] while protesting. The. Danish version
[00:05:42] version of the Danish human body
[00:05:45] body asylum Will Vernon Begum or
[00:05:49] or the Alex Eala girl that I've never.
[00:06:01] never. And after her daughter's death, death, Samira was regularly targeted
[00:06:04] targeted by the Iranian authorities, authorities, she says, and even in
[00:06:07] in exile she has been charged with with a string of offences which could
[00:06:11] could lead to a death penalty if
[00:06:12] if she returns to Iran. But despite
[00:06:16] despite this, she remains defiant.
[00:06:18] defiant. And tell us a bit more about about the people who were caught
[00:06:22] caught up in those protests, including including like medics who actually actually had to go and treat people.
[00:06:25] people. Yes. Well, the Iranian authorities authorities say obviously there are
[00:06:29] are many people that were wounded wounded and the Iranian authorities
[00:06:32] authorities say more than 3000 people
[00:06:34] people were killed in the protests, protests, including members of the
[00:06:37] the security forces. But one human human rights group, the human Rights
[00:06:41] Rights Activists News Agency, says
[00:06:43] says more than 7000 people were killed, killed, mostly protesters, and Milad,
[00:06:47] Milad, not his real name, works as
[00:06:50] as a medic. His voice has been disguised, disguised, he says. Hospitals struggle
[00:06:53] struggle to cope with the numbers
[00:06:56] numbers arriving for treatment. I
[00:06:58] I treated old people, middle aged
[00:07:01] aged people and teenagers. They were
[00:07:03] were shot at with the intent to kill
[00:07:06] kill in the head in the neck in the
[00:07:13] the genitals. And Panorama did write
[00:07:17] write to the London Embassy, the the Iranian Embassy in London for
[00:07:21] for a response about the allegations allegations contained in the film,
[00:07:24] film, and they told Panorama that that peaceful and legitimate protests
[00:07:27] protests had been hijacked by foreign
[00:07:29] foreign powers, including the US.,
[00:07:31] US., which it says promoted violence, violence, provided weapons and equipment
[00:07:35] equipment and compromised public public security. These voices it's
[00:07:39] it's incredibly important for people people to hear and so difficult to
[00:07:42] to get these kind of interviews. interviews. And I understand how how sensitive this is. But can you
[00:07:46] you tell us a bit more about how how you managed to obtain some of
[00:07:50] of these interviews? Well, as you
[00:07:51] you can, as you say, making a film
[00:07:54] film like this inside Iran comes comes with a range of obstacles and
[00:07:57] and risks. But we had very from,
[00:08:00] from, you know, from filming to getting getting the rushes out, we had very very strict protocols throughout
[00:08:04] throughout to keep everyone safe
[00:08:06] safe and obviously to protect everyone.
[00:08:08] everyone. I can't say exactly how how we made this film, but all of
[00:08:12] of those that spoke to us wanted wanted to were brave and wanted to
[00:08:15] to do so despite the risks. They They are indeed. Jasmine, thank you
[00:08:18] you so much. It is one we should should all watch. Panorama. Iran.
[00:08:21] Iran. The People's Story on iPlayer
[00:08:24] iPlayer now and on BBC One tonight
[00:08:27] tonight at 8 pm. Let's take you back
[00:08:31] back to the US final rallies are are being held. The midterm elections
[00:08:34] elections just one day away. The The Democratic Party has high expectations
[00:08:38] expectations as it heads into this this pivotal elections. It's widely
[00:08:41] widely predicted that the Democrats Democrats will flip the House of of Representatives. The Senate, though
[00:08:45] though still very much up for grabs.
[00:08:47] grabs. So some of those key battleground
[00:08:50] battleground states are really interesting. interesting. What can we expect from from them? When will the results
[00:08:54] results come in? Here's Caitriona Caitriona Perry. When will we know
[00:08:57] know the outcome of the US midterm midterm elections? Well, there's
[00:08:59] there's no easy answer to that. We We won't get any results until the
[00:09:03] the polls start closing beginning beginning at 6pm eastern, 11pm in
[00:09:07] in the UK. And even then it may take take some time. The results in areas
[00:09:10] areas where one party is dominant dominant could come in quite quickly,
[00:09:13] quickly, and that may give us a sense sense of any swing against President
[00:09:16] President Trump's Republican Party. Party. But unlike a presidential presidential election this time it's
[00:09:20] it's about which party will be in in control of the House of Representatives
[00:09:24] Representatives and the Senate. So So we're not waiting on the outcome
[00:09:26] outcome of a single person, but rather rather the whole team. And only then
[00:09:30] then will we know who's in control control of Congress. Now, for races races that are close, it could take
[00:09:34] take days or even weeks to count count the votes, but it's completely
[00:09:37] completely normal. The last polls polls don't close until it's evening
[00:09:40] evening time in Alaska, which is is 1am here on the East Coast Wednesday
[00:09:43] Wednesday morning, 6am in the UK.
[00:09:45] UK. And indeed this year that could
[00:09:48] could be one of the seats we're waiting waiting on that will decide the balance
[00:09:51] balance of power in the Senate. Catrina Catrina there we will of course have
[00:09:55] have full coverage with our team team in the US, but let's look at
[00:09:58] at some of the drama we've seen in in the past 24 hours and speak to
[00:10:01] to Sabrina Siddiqui, who has politics politics reporter at the Wall Street Street Journal. Sabrina, I just have
[00:10:05] have to get your take on what's been been happening in Michigan and how how much you think it might affect
[00:10:09] affect the race there. I mean, just just amazing that Haley Stevens many
[00:10:12] many people are saying that her endorsement
[00:10:15] endorsement now of Mike Rogers, which
[00:10:16] which a lot of people were not expecting,
[00:10:20] expecting, could really change voters' voters' minds there. Do you think think it will or do you think this
[00:10:24] this is just a bit of political melodrama?
[00:10:28] melodrama? Well, it's extraordinary extraordinary for Haley Stevens, Stevens, a Democratic congresswoman
[00:10:31] congresswoman from Michigan to cross cross party lines and switch her
[00:10:35] her endorsement from the Democratic Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed
[00:10:37] El-Sayed to the Republican Mike Rogers, Rogers, because Haley Stevens has
[00:10:40] has spent the past year essentially essentially saying that Mike Rogers Rogers would be a rubber stamp for
[00:10:44] for President Trump and his agenda. agenda. And it really came down to
[00:10:48] to the fact that she and El-Sayed El-Sayed had a very bitter primary
[00:10:51] primary and that there were still still a lot there was still a lot
[00:10:54] lot of lingering resentment. It seemed seemed like very personal rather
[00:10:57] rather than based on any policy agreements agreements that she has with Mike
[00:10:59] Mike Rogers. How much is that actually actually going to change? Anything
[00:11:02] Anything remains unclear. Just for
[00:11:04] for some context, more than 1 million
[00:11:07] million Michigan voters had already
[00:11:09] already cast their ballot a week week before the election. So as of
[00:11:12] of last week, there was something something like 1.4 million voters
[00:11:16] voters in Michigan, roughly, who who had already voted. You know,
[00:11:19] know, one thing that's been interesting interesting about this is maybe Haley
[00:11:22] Haley Stevens brings a few people people who are reluctant to support
[00:11:25] support El-Sayed into the fold for for Rogers, but it's really been
[00:11:28] been a rare unifying moment for Abdul
[00:11:30] Abdul El-Sayed the entire Democratic Democratic Party has coalesced behind
[00:11:32] behind him in a very public way, way, so it could even potentially potentially give him a boost because
[00:11:36] because there are also some supporters supporters of Stephens who said that that they weren't they were going
[00:11:40] going to sit on the fence, but now now they feel betrayed and are inclined inclined to show their support for
[00:11:44] for El-Sayed. So I think it could could go either way. Yeah. And we're we're hearing as well that he's got
[00:11:48] got quite a bit more money in the the coffers as a result of it as
[00:11:51] as well with people donating even even at the last minute. What do
[00:11:54] do you think Sabrina, though about about the latest polls? Because I
[00:11:58] I think if you're watching around around the world, you think, you you know, we talk about the polls
[00:12:01] polls all the time, but they've been been wrong on so many occasions.
[00:12:04] occasions. And here they are showing showing us this really big blue surge
[00:12:07] surge right at the end. Do you trust
[00:12:09] trust them? You know, it's really
[00:12:12] really tough because we have been been we've been talking about how
[00:12:15] how closely contested some of these these races are. And then you have
[00:12:19] have this New York Times poll come come out yesterday showing that 6
[00:12:23] 6 or 7 of the most contested Senate
[00:12:26] Senate races are not actually that
[00:12:28] that close and that Democrats hold, hold, if not modest, then sizeable
[00:12:32] sizeable leads in any number of those
[00:12:34] those races. It's really tough because because the polling has been wrong
[00:12:37] wrong before, even when sometimes
[00:12:39] sometimes these are reliable surveys.
[00:12:41] surveys. I think Democrats are still
[00:12:44] still favoured just because any midterm midterm election is a referendum
[00:12:47] referendum on the incumbent. And And Republicans have been playing playing defence across the country
[00:12:50] country because of President Trump's
[00:12:52] Trump's handling of the economy. economy. But our expectation has
[00:12:56] has always been is that this will will be very close just because of
[00:12:59] of how polarised the environment environment is and the fact that
[00:13:02] that it's really just more about about turnout. There's not actually
[00:13:05] actually that many swing voters or
[00:13:08] or independent minded voters who who have been crossing between the
[00:13:11] the two, switching between the two two parties over the years. But you
[00:13:14] you know, I think Democrats are still still feeling good about their chances
[00:13:17] chances of retaking the House, if if not the Senate. How concerned
[00:13:20] concerned are people about any kind
[00:13:22] kind of disruption to the vote? Well,
[00:13:25] Well, I think there's some concern
[00:13:26] concern about the fact that the Trump
[00:13:29] Trump administration has already already been signalling that it could
[00:13:32] could challenge the outcome of the the election in some places, there's
[00:13:36] there's somewhat of a bizarre scenario scenario unfolding in Alaska where
[00:13:39] where there's a very important Senate
[00:13:40] Senate race. And there are two candidates
[00:13:43] candidates with the same name Dan Dan Sullivan. Dan Sullivan is the the Republican incumbent senator
[00:13:47] senator in Alaska who is defending defending his seat. Although the
[00:13:50] the Trump administration did lose
[00:13:52] lose an appeal, they lost an appeal
[00:13:56] appeal to by a federal judge to try
[00:13:58] try and delay the certification of of that election. But so I think
[00:14:02] think it's more about whether or
[00:14:03] or not President Trump tries to cast
[00:14:06] cast doubt on the outcome of the the election if Republicans lose,
[00:14:09] lose, of course, in 2020, he himself
[00:14:12] himself refused to concede and undermined undermined the legitimacy of the
[00:14:16] the election even though there was was no evidence of widespread fraud.
[00:14:19] fraud. So it's not so much that there's there's concern that there's going
[00:14:22] going to be fraudulent voting of
[00:14:23] of some kind. It's more concern among
[00:14:26] among Democrats, even some Republicans Republicans and election integrity
[00:14:29] integrity officials that this administration administration might not accept the the outcome of the election, and
[00:14:33] and they might that they might take take steps to challenge it. Sabrina, Sabrina, always good to have you
[00:14:37] you with us. Thanks so much. Don't Don't forget as well, we have a whole
[00:14:41] whole section of the BBC News website. website. There's a tab there. US
[00:14:44] US midterms following all the developments, developments, some great articles articles there and of course the
[00:14:47] the live page that you can see now
[00:14:50] now where we just bring you the latest latest from our team right across
[00:14:53] across the country. So do log on, on, take a look around the world
[00:14:56] world and across the UK. This is
[00:15:00] is BBC
[00:16:00] as we follow every twist of the Premier Premier League season here on BBC
[00:16:04] BBC News.
[00:16:09] . Welcome back. King Charles is expected to speak on the lasting lasting pain of the transatlantic
[00:16:13] transatlantic slave trade. In a speech speech addressing Commonwealth leaders,
[00:16:16] leaders, the monarchs were left drenched drenched and without an umbrella
[00:16:19] umbrella when a torrential downpour downpour interrupted celebrations
[00:16:22] celebrations of Antigua and Barbuda's Barbuda's Independence Day, which
[00:16:25] which was on Sunday. As you can see, see, Queen Camilla swiftly given
[00:16:28] given an umbrella when the rain started
[00:16:30] started while the King was seen gesturing
[00:16:32] gesturing to be given one of his his own. It comes at the end of a
[00:16:36] a nine day tour of the Caribbean Caribbean that has thrust King Charles
[00:16:39] Charles into the difficult debates debates over the UK's colonial legacy.
[00:16:43] legacy. Between the years 1500 and
[00:16:45] and 1800. British ships forcibly forcibly transported around 3.4 million
[00:16:49] million people from Africa to European European colonies and plantations.
[00:16:52] plantations. Sean Dilley has more.
[00:16:58] more. The King and Queen smiling smiling on Antigua and Barbuda's
[00:17:02] Barbuda's annual independence parade. parade. Guests of honour. Though
[00:17:05] Though they may be all eyes and ears ears are on King Charles as pressure
[00:17:08] pressure grows from Commonwealth Commonwealth leaders for him to apologise apologise for Britain's role in the
[00:17:12] the transatlantic slave trade. Neither Neither the royal family nor the
[00:17:15] the British government have ever ever formally apologised. But King
[00:17:19] King Charles has often spoken about about what he describes as the darkest
[00:17:23] darkest days in history. It is only
[00:17:24] only right that we should acknowledge
[00:17:27] acknowledge the great suffering and
[00:17:29] and injustices of the past in these
[00:17:31] these islands and beyond, even as
[00:17:33] as we rejoice in the successes of
[00:17:36] of the present and build new opportunities
[00:17:39] opportunities for the future. But But Commonwealth leaders believe
[00:17:41] believe the future depends on making making amends for the past, and they
[00:17:45] they have a ten-point plan for investing investing reparations in public health
[00:17:48] health and education. The Prime Minister, Minister, Andy Burnham, has ruled
[00:17:51] ruled out paying reparations. Writing Writing in the Guardian this weekend
[00:17:55] weekend that I do not think British British people today can be held
[00:17:58] held liable for historical wrongs, wrongs, however heinous that happened
[00:18:01] happened in a different age, under under different laws and in which
[00:18:03] which they paid no personal part.
[00:18:05] part. Down the guilty. But it seems
[00:18:09] seems negotiations about an apology apology continue. While the King
[00:18:11] King has shown he's not afraid to
[00:18:13] to accept Britain's role in historical historical injustices, he's not expected
[00:18:17] expected to apologise today or at at the Heads of government meeting
[00:18:20] meeting in Chogm tomorrow. Discussions Discussions on a possible future
[00:18:23] future apology are likely to take take some time. Sean Dilley, BBC
[00:18:27] BBC News. Investigations are under
[00:18:30] under way after a private jet crashed crashed in Florida. All nine people
[00:18:33] people on board were killed. I'll I'll show you. The moment that the
[00:18:36] the jet crashed. Wow. This is dashcam
[00:18:41] dashcam footage of the Learjet 60. 60. It was heading to the Bahamas
[00:18:44] Bahamas and it came down in Palm Palm Beach County. A large crater
[00:18:48] crater formed in the middle of a a multi-lane road. Fires were burning
[00:18:51] burning right across it. As you can can see. No one on the ground was
[00:18:54] was hurt, which seems remarkable remarkable when you look at the pictures.
[00:18:57] pictures. What is still unclear, unclear, though, is the cause of
[00:19:00] of the crash and Florida Governor Governor Ron DeSantis spoke with
[00:19:04] with reporters straight afterwards
[00:19:05] afterwards and described it as cataclysmic.
[00:19:09] cataclysmic. This was our cataclysmic cataclysmic plane crash. It looked looked like a missile going down.
[00:19:12] down. It left a big crater on the
[00:19:14] the side of the road. I want to commend
[00:19:16] commend the Palm Beach County Sheriff's
[00:19:20] Sheriff's Department as well as the the fire rescue. They were here immediately.
[00:19:22] immediately. There was a lot of debris
[00:19:25] debris that was spewing as a result result of this crash. We've also
[00:19:28] also been in contact with the FAA.
[00:19:31] FAA. There will be some folks here.
[00:19:33] here. Obviously they do an investigation investigation in situations like
[00:19:36] like these. As you see here, military
[00:19:38] military trail. Ron DeSantis there. there. History was made in Mexico
[00:19:42] Mexico last night as the Italian Italian driver Kimi Antonelli became
[00:19:45] became Formula One's youngest ever ever world champion. He's only 20.
[00:19:49] 20. He's won nine races this season season and third place in yesterday's
[00:19:53] yesterday's Mexico City Grand Prix Prix was enough to secure him the
[00:19:56] the title. Formula One has released released this video of Antonelli
[00:19:59] Antonelli talking about his victory. victory. It's incredible. You know,
[00:20:02] know, it's a dream that I've had had since I was since I was a kid.
[00:20:05] kid. And to finally achieve it is
[00:20:07] is is really special. And this has
[00:20:10] has to be a new starting point as as well for me. You know, it's a
[00:20:13] a this has to be just the beginning. beginning. And I feel like it's is
[00:20:16] is a new starting point for, you you know, from where I can build
[00:20:20] build again and come back even stronger.
[00:20:23] stronger. I already started to get
[00:20:25] get emotional in the last lap and
[00:20:28] and yeah, just, you know, a lot of of memories going through the mind.
[00:20:31] mind. And you know, when I finally finally crossed the finish line,
[00:20:34] line, I just let it all out because
[00:20:36] because you know, it's been an incredible
[00:20:41] incredible year and you know, so so much work, so much effort and
[00:20:44] and to achieve this goal and, you you know, finally achieving it. That's
[00:20:48] That's been a big relief as well.
[00:20:51] well. And of course also, you know,
[00:20:52] know, I felt incredible. And that's
[00:20:56] that's why I felt like letting it it all out because it was the moment
[00:20:59] moment to do so. And definitely will
[00:21:01] will is a memory that will live forever. forever. Nesta McGregor looks back
[00:21:05] back now at the race that made Kimi
[00:21:06] Kimi the youngest F1 champion. In
[00:21:10] In Mexico City, an F1 Fiesta Kimi
[00:21:14] Kimi Antonelli on top of the world, world, 20 years old but the sport's
[00:21:17] sport's youngest ever champion, the the Mercedes driver only needed to
[00:21:20] to finish ninth or better to win
[00:21:22] win the title. But in this sport, sport, staying out of trouble isn't
[00:21:25] isn't always easy. Antonelli, though though safely through the first half
[00:21:29] half of the race, displaying the the type of skill he learned as a
[00:21:32] a six-year-old back home in Bologna.
[00:21:34] Bologna. For a nation obsessed with
[00:21:37] with speed, Italy has had to wait
[00:21:39] wait more than 70 years for a Formula Formula One world champion. Alberto
[00:21:42] Alberto Ascari. Driving for Ferrari Ferrari was the last man to do so,
[00:21:46] so, but now he's joined by Antonelli, Antonelli, who, after a dramatic
[00:21:50] dramatic race clinched the title title by finishing third a victory
[00:21:53] victory that came with all the emotions.
[00:21:56] emotions. We did it. We did it and
[00:21:58] and I'm just so happy you know, it's
[00:22:03] it's to be here now. It's an incredible
[00:22:05] incredible moment, an incredible
[00:22:07] incredible feeling and I'm very grateful grateful for all the opportunity
[00:22:11] opportunity that I was given. From From wonderkid to world champion.
[00:22:14] champion. Italy has a new hero. And
[00:22:17] And just like champagne surely will
[00:22:19] will only get better with age. Nesta
[00:22:22] Nesta McGregor BBC News. Over the the weekend you may have seen lots
[00:22:25] lots of pictures of Day of the Dead
[00:22:27] Dead celebrations in Mexico and other other countries in South America
[00:22:30] America as well. But take a look look at how they marked the day in
[00:22:34] in Guatemala. This is the annual annual Giant Kite Festival. It's
[00:22:38] It's held just outside of Guatemala Guatemala City. Some of the kites
[00:22:41] kites have a diameter of up to 15m,
[00:22:45] 15m, and they're handmade. They make make them from bamboo, from fabric,
[00:22:48] fabric, even from tissue paper as as well. And they can take up to
[00:22:52] to nine months to assemble. The tradition
[00:22:54] tradition dates back to the late
[00:22:56] late 19th century, and it attracts
[00:22:59] attracts thousands and thousands thousands of spectators. As you can
[00:23:02] can see, quite the sight there in
[00:23:06] in Guatemala. Now to something that that more and more of us may be feeling
[00:23:10] feeling in the workplace amid our our fast changing technological world
[00:23:13] world and the challenges that brings
[00:23:15] brings its stress. Left unaddressed, unaddressed, stress can affect your
[00:23:18] your health and your wellbeing. Increasing Increasing sickness, absence and
[00:23:21] and impacting workplace performance. performance. The good news is that
[00:23:24] that by understanding the causes causes and then taking practical
[00:23:27] practical steps to address them, them, employers can help create healthier
[00:23:30] healthier and less stressful workplaces.
[00:23:33] workplaces. Nick Propper is a human human performance expert who has has trained people working in some
[00:23:36] some of the most high pressure environments environments in the world, from the
[00:23:39] the US Air Force to the sales floor
[00:23:41] floor at Goldman Sachs, and has been
[00:23:43] been giving us some advice. Stress
[00:23:45] Stress in and of itself actually actually is not the issue and the
[00:23:49] the avoidance of stress certainly certainly isn't the answer. But stress
[00:23:53] stress in the absence of recovery recovery does become problematic.
[00:23:56] problematic. So the main message message is we need the stress that
[00:23:59] that actually creates the opportunity opportunity to optimise performance. performance. The opportunity for
[00:24:03] for us to grow as humans. But we
[00:24:06] we also have to pay attention to to where the growth happens and the
[00:24:10] the growth happens in the recovery recovery phase. And that's the part
[00:24:13] part that's missing for most people people in business. And candidly,
[00:24:16] candidly, most people out there trying trying to do hard things, whatever
[00:24:19] whatever the endeavour, this is really really an issue of what we would would call locus of control when
[00:24:23] when we talk about these stressors. stressors. So that's an important
[00:24:27] important word. The stressor is the
[00:24:29] the thing that's delivering the stress stress to the individual. We often
[00:24:32] often talk about them in very big big kind of macro descriptions like
[00:24:36] like what's happening in the Middle Middle East, what's happening in
[00:24:39] in my company, the brain fundamentally fundamentally doesn't like that because
[00:24:42] because it feels like it has no control. control. We're just reacting to whatever
[00:24:46] whatever this thing is going to do do to us. So so for example, what
[00:24:49] what we need to do in those situations situations is start to pay attention
[00:24:52] attention to what we can control.
[00:24:54] control. And that shifts the locus locus from external to internal.
[00:24:58] internal. Now I'm going to decide decide how I interact with this situation,
[00:25:02] situation, however big, however complex, complex, I'm going to do it on my
[00:25:05] my terms and that calms the psychology psychology down. And that then in
[00:25:09] in turn calms off physiology down, down, which is very important in
[00:25:12] in our ability to sustain our performance
[00:25:15] performance without getting exhausted, exhausted, overwhelmed or burning
[00:25:17] burning out. Some really good tips
[00:25:19] tips for you there. Let's just show show you a site that will become
[00:25:22] become very familiar over the next next 24 hours. And that is Washington,
[00:25:26] Washington, DC., the final day of of campaigning in the US midterm
[00:25:29] midterm elections. Voters are deciding deciding which party controls Congress
[00:25:33] Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's Trump's presidency. And we will bring
[00:25:36] bring you full coverage here on BBC BBC News. Also a story to watch.
[00:25:40] watch. A British former soldier has
[00:25:42] has arrived home in Hull in northern northern England after completing
[00:25:46] completing what is, remarkably, a
[00:25:48] a 28 year journey. He has been walking walking around the world all the
[00:25:52] the way from South America. Karl Karl Bushby we're going to bring
[00:25:54] bring you his story coming up here
[00:25:56] here on BBC News, so do stay with
[00:25:59] with us.
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[00:30:10] Live from London. This is BBC
[00:30:12] News. It's the final day of campaigning campaigning in the US midterm elections,
[00:30:15] elections, where voters will decide decide which party controls Congress
[00:30:18] Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's Trump's presidency. There's been
[00:30:21] been a last-minute twist in Michigan's Michigan's Senate race is a prominent
[00:30:25] prominent Democrat announces her
[00:30:27] her support for the Republican candidate. candidate. Ukraine and Russia's alert
[00:30:30] alert apps are hit by a cyber attack.
[00:30:33] attack. Ukrainian people get false false notifications about chemical
[00:30:36] chemical attacks and Street fighting fighting in Kyiv. Russia resumes
[00:30:40] resumes its attacks in the Kherson Kherson region after the longest
[00:30:42] longest ceasefire of the war ends ends and the Ukrainian city of Oleshky
[00:30:46] Oleshky hundreds do manage to get
[00:30:48] get out. A business jet crashes over
[00:30:51] over a neighbourhood in Florida.
[00:30:53] Florida. All nine people on board
[00:30:55] board are killed. Italian driver driver Kimi Antonelli makes history
[00:30:59] history in Mexico.