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00:00:19MUSIC These These are the latest headlines from from BBC News. Ukraine and Russia's
00:00:23Russia's emergency alert apps are are both hit by apparent cyber attacks,
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00:00:30one day to the midterm election. election. With last minute twists
00:00:33twists in the Senate race as a sitting sitting Democratic congresswoman
00:00:36congresswoman announces her support support for the Republican candidate
00:00:39candidate in Michigan, a business business jet has crashed in a neighbourhood
00:00:43neighbourhood in Florida, killing killing all nine people on board.
00:00:45board. It departed from Austin, Texas, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas.
00:00:49Bahamas. The King will address Commonwealth Commonwealth leaders about the lasting
00:00:53lasting pain of the transatlantic transatlantic slave trade during during the final leg of his Caribbean
00:00:57Caribbean tour in Antigua. An Italian
00:00:59Italian driver, Kimi Antonelli, makes makes history in Mexico. He has become
00:01:03become Formula One's youngest ever
00:01:05ever world champion. He is only 20.
00:01:1420. Hello, I'm Lucy Hockings good good to have you with us. Iran has
00:01:17has seen a year of turbulence with with widespread street protests,
00:01:20protests, a brutal crackdown by the the authorities and the start of
00:01:24of the US Israeli war on the country. country. Now BBC Panorama has secured
00:01:28secured where access to people inside inside Iran whose lives have been
00:01:32been changed forever by those events. events. Among them is a mother who
00:01:35who was forced to flee the country country after her daughter was killed
00:01:39killed during anti-government protests. protests. We're going to speak to to the producer, the director of
00:01:42of this documentary, in a moment. moment. But first let's get a flavour
00:01:46flavour of it. Hey, I'm sorry to
00:01:52to contact you so late. Please look
00:01:54look out for anyone following you.
00:01:57you. It's obviously really important important that you're not caught
00:02:00caught with the footage. My name's
00:02:06name's Gesbeen Mohammad. I'm talking
00:02:08talking to a cameraman inside Iran.
00:02:10Iran. I knew the risks. Imprisonment,
00:02:18Imprisonment, torture and execution.
00:02:20execution. And I accept them. He's
00:02:24He's been filming Iranians who want
00:02:25want to speak out. The war has been
00:02:31been focused on the American Israel
00:02:32Israel war on Iran. But Iranians
00:02:37Iranians have not had the opportunity
00:02:39opportunity to tell their story of
00:02:43of 2026 freely and truthfully. I
00:02:48I have been filming the pupil's story.
00:02:53story. The one the Islamic Republic
00:02:56Republic doesn't want the war to
00:02:59to see. I've been filming people
00:03:04people who've just escaped. MUSIC
00:03:18Hugo Bachega Haram.
00:03:21MUSIC
00:03:32This is the story of their year
00:03:34in Iran uprising war and defiance.
00:03:48defiance. MUSIC MUSIC Arthur
00:03:49Arthur C Clarke. There is an Islam.
00:04:03Islam. We have been sitting here here in silence because the trailer
00:04:07trailer itself is just so compelling. compelling. It's Gesbeen Mohammad
00:04:10Mohammad who made this important important film for Panorama and she
00:04:14she joins us now. It's called Iran
00:04:16Iran The People's Story. You obviously obviously spoke and had access to
00:04:19to some amazing people inside Iran. Iran. Tell me a bit more about some
00:04:22some of them. Well, this is really really the inside story of how some
00:04:26some Iranian lives have been shaped shaped by the protests that we saw
00:04:29saw at the start of the year, as
00:04:32as well as the US Israel war that that began in February on Iran. And
00:04:36And it's really a portrait of the
00:04:38the contributors story told through through their eyes and in their words.
00:04:42words. And I suppose in a year where where we've heard a lot about the
00:04:46the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices prices and big political statements,
00:04:49statements, this documentary really really puts human stories at the
00:04:51the centre of it all. And I think think all of the contributors that
00:04:55that we meet in the documentary each
00:04:57each have their own unique stories stories and experiences, whether
00:05:00whether that be about the war or
00:05:02or the protests. One of those women
00:05:05women is Samira, who has obviously obviously experienced a huge amount
00:05:08amount of pain because her daughter daughter died during the protest
00:05:11protest and then she had to go into
00:05:13into exile. What's her story? Well, Well, Samira is a protester, but
00:05:16but she that makes her also a witness witness to the Iranian authorities
00:05:20authorities violent response to the the protests in January, while the
00:05:24the internet was shut down. And she
00:05:26she says in the film that her daughter daughter was shot right in front
00:05:30front of her on the streets while
00:05:32while protesting. The. Danish version
00:05:42version of the Danish human body
00:05:45body asylum Will Vernon Begum or
00:05:49or the Alex Eala girl that I've never.
00:06:01never. And after her daughter's death, death, Samira was regularly targeted
00:06:04targeted by the Iranian authorities, authorities, she says, and even in
00:06:07in exile she has been charged with with a string of offences which could
00:06:11could lead to a death penalty if
00:06:12if she returns to Iran. But despite
00:06:16despite this, she remains defiant.
00:06:18defiant. And tell us a bit more about about the people who were caught
00:06:22caught up in those protests, including including like medics who actually actually had to go and treat people.
00:06:25people. Yes. Well, the Iranian authorities authorities say obviously there are
00:06:29are many people that were wounded wounded and the Iranian authorities
00:06:32authorities say more than 3000 people
00:06:34people were killed in the protests, protests, including members of the
00:06:37the security forces. But one human human rights group, the human Rights
00:06:41Rights Activists News Agency, says
00:06:43says more than 7000 people were killed, killed, mostly protesters, and Milad,
00:06:47Milad, not his real name, works as
00:06:50as a medic. His voice has been disguised, disguised, he says. Hospitals struggle
00:06:53struggle to cope with the numbers
00:06:56numbers arriving for treatment. I
00:06:58I treated old people, middle aged
00:07:01aged people and teenagers. They were
00:07:03were shot at with the intent to kill
00:07:06kill in the head in the neck in the
00:07:13the genitals. And Panorama did write
00:07:17write to the London Embassy, the the Iranian Embassy in London for
00:07:21for a response about the allegations allegations contained in the film,
00:07:24film, and they told Panorama that that peaceful and legitimate protests
00:07:27protests had been hijacked by foreign
00:07:29foreign powers, including the US.,
00:07:31US., which it says promoted violence, violence, provided weapons and equipment
00:07:35equipment and compromised public public security. These voices it's
00:07:39it's incredibly important for people people to hear and so difficult to
00:07:42to get these kind of interviews. interviews. And I understand how how sensitive this is. But can you
00:07:46you tell us a bit more about how how you managed to obtain some of
00:07:50of these interviews? Well, as you
00:07:51you can, as you say, making a film
00:07:54film like this inside Iran comes comes with a range of obstacles and
00:07:57and risks. But we had very from,
00:08:00from, you know, from filming to getting getting the rushes out, we had very very strict protocols throughout
00:08:04throughout to keep everyone safe
00:08:06safe and obviously to protect everyone.
00:08:08everyone. I can't say exactly how how we made this film, but all of
00:08:12of those that spoke to us wanted wanted to were brave and wanted to
00:08:15to do so despite the risks. They They are indeed. Jasmine, thank you
00:08:18you so much. It is one we should should all watch. Panorama. Iran.
00:08:21Iran. The People's Story on iPlayer
00:08:24iPlayer now and on BBC One tonight
00:08:27tonight at 8 pm. Let's take you back
00:08:31back to the US final rallies are are being held. The midterm elections
00:08:34elections just one day away. The The Democratic Party has high expectations
00:08:38expectations as it heads into this this pivotal elections. It's widely
00:08:41widely predicted that the Democrats Democrats will flip the House of of Representatives. The Senate, though
00:08:45though still very much up for grabs.
00:08:47grabs. So some of those key battleground
00:08:50battleground states are really interesting. interesting. What can we expect from from them? When will the results
00:08:54results come in? Here's Caitriona Caitriona Perry. When will we know
00:08:57know the outcome of the US midterm midterm elections? Well, there's
00:08:59there's no easy answer to that. We We won't get any results until the
00:09:03the polls start closing beginning beginning at 6pm eastern, 11pm in
00:09:07in the UK. And even then it may take take some time. The results in areas
00:09:10areas where one party is dominant dominant could come in quite quickly,
00:09:13quickly, and that may give us a sense sense of any swing against President
00:09:16President Trump's Republican Party. Party. But unlike a presidential presidential election this time it's
00:09:20it's about which party will be in in control of the House of Representatives
00:09:24Representatives and the Senate. So So we're not waiting on the outcome
00:09:26outcome of a single person, but rather rather the whole team. And only then
00:09:30then will we know who's in control control of Congress. Now, for races races that are close, it could take
00:09:34take days or even weeks to count count the votes, but it's completely
00:09:37completely normal. The last polls polls don't close until it's evening
00:09:40evening time in Alaska, which is is 1am here on the East Coast Wednesday
00:09:43Wednesday morning, 6am in the UK.
00:09:45UK. And indeed this year that could
00:09:48could be one of the seats we're waiting waiting on that will decide the balance
00:09:51balance of power in the Senate. Catrina Catrina there we will of course have
00:09:55have full coverage with our team team in the US, but let's look at
00:09:58at some of the drama we've seen in in the past 24 hours and speak to
00:10:01to Sabrina Siddiqui, who has politics politics reporter at the Wall Street Street Journal. Sabrina, I just have
00:10:05have to get your take on what's been been happening in Michigan and how how much you think it might affect
00:10:09affect the race there. I mean, just just amazing that Haley Stevens many
00:10:12many people are saying that her endorsement
00:10:15endorsement now of Mike Rogers, which
00:10:16which a lot of people were not expecting,
00:10:20expecting, could really change voters' voters' minds there. Do you think think it will or do you think this
00:10:24this is just a bit of political melodrama?
00:10:28melodrama? Well, it's extraordinary extraordinary for Haley Stevens, Stevens, a Democratic congresswoman
00:10:31congresswoman from Michigan to cross cross party lines and switch her
00:10:35her endorsement from the Democratic Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed
00:10:37El-Sayed to the Republican Mike Rogers, Rogers, because Haley Stevens has
00:10:40has spent the past year essentially essentially saying that Mike Rogers Rogers would be a rubber stamp for
00:10:44for President Trump and his agenda. agenda. And it really came down to
00:10:48to the fact that she and El-Sayed El-Sayed had a very bitter primary
00:10:51primary and that there were still still a lot there was still a lot
00:10:54lot of lingering resentment. It seemed seemed like very personal rather
00:10:57rather than based on any policy agreements agreements that she has with Mike
00:10:59Mike Rogers. How much is that actually actually going to change? Anything
00:11:02Anything remains unclear. Just for
00:11:04for some context, more than 1 million
00:11:07million Michigan voters had already
00:11:09already cast their ballot a week week before the election. So as of
00:11:12of last week, there was something something like 1.4 million voters
00:11:16voters in Michigan, roughly, who who had already voted. You know,
00:11:19know, one thing that's been interesting interesting about this is maybe Haley
00:11:22Haley Stevens brings a few people people who are reluctant to support
00:11:25support El-Sayed into the fold for for Rogers, but it's really been
00:11:28been a rare unifying moment for Abdul
00:11:30Abdul El-Sayed the entire Democratic Democratic Party has coalesced behind
00:11:32behind him in a very public way, way, so it could even potentially potentially give him a boost because
00:11:36because there are also some supporters supporters of Stephens who said that that they weren't they were going
00:11:40going to sit on the fence, but now now they feel betrayed and are inclined inclined to show their support for
00:11:44for El-Sayed. So I think it could could go either way. Yeah. And we're we're hearing as well that he's got
00:11:48got quite a bit more money in the the coffers as a result of it as
00:11:51as well with people donating even even at the last minute. What do
00:11:54do you think Sabrina, though about about the latest polls? Because I
00:11:58I think if you're watching around around the world, you think, you you know, we talk about the polls
00:12:01polls all the time, but they've been been wrong on so many occasions.
00:12:04occasions. And here they are showing showing us this really big blue surge
00:12:07surge right at the end. Do you trust
00:12:09trust them? You know, it's really
00:12:12really tough because we have been been we've been talking about how
00:12:15how closely contested some of these these races are. And then you have
00:12:19have this New York Times poll come come out yesterday showing that 6
00:12:236 or 7 of the most contested Senate
00:12:26Senate races are not actually that
00:12:28that close and that Democrats hold, hold, if not modest, then sizeable
00:12:32sizeable leads in any number of those
00:12:34those races. It's really tough because because the polling has been wrong
00:12:37wrong before, even when sometimes
00:12:39sometimes these are reliable surveys.
00:12:41surveys. I think Democrats are still
00:12:44still favoured just because any midterm midterm election is a referendum
00:12:47referendum on the incumbent. And And Republicans have been playing playing defence across the country
00:12:50country because of President Trump's
00:12:52Trump's handling of the economy. economy. But our expectation has
00:12:56has always been is that this will will be very close just because of
00:12:59of how polarised the environment environment is and the fact that
00:13:02that it's really just more about about turnout. There's not actually
00:13:05actually that many swing voters or
00:13:08or independent minded voters who who have been crossing between the
00:13:11the two, switching between the two two parties over the years. But you
00:13:14you know, I think Democrats are still still feeling good about their chances
00:13:17chances of retaking the House, if if not the Senate. How concerned
00:13:20concerned are people about any kind
00:13:22kind of disruption to the vote? Well,
00:13:25Well, I think there's some concern
00:13:26concern about the fact that the Trump
00:13:29Trump administration has already already been signalling that it could
00:13:32could challenge the outcome of the the election in some places, there's
00:13:36there's somewhat of a bizarre scenario scenario unfolding in Alaska where
00:13:39where there's a very important Senate
00:13:40Senate race. And there are two candidates
00:13:43candidates with the same name Dan Dan Sullivan. Dan Sullivan is the the Republican incumbent senator
00:13:47senator in Alaska who is defending defending his seat. Although the
00:13:50the Trump administration did lose
00:13:52lose an appeal, they lost an appeal
00:13:56appeal to by a federal judge to try
00:13:58try and delay the certification of of that election. But so I think
00:14:02think it's more about whether or
00:14:03or not President Trump tries to cast
00:14:06cast doubt on the outcome of the the election if Republicans lose,
00:14:09lose, of course, in 2020, he himself
00:14:12himself refused to concede and undermined undermined the legitimacy of the
00:14:16the election even though there was was no evidence of widespread fraud.
00:14:19fraud. So it's not so much that there's there's concern that there's going
00:14:22going to be fraudulent voting of
00:14:23of some kind. It's more concern among
00:14:26among Democrats, even some Republicans Republicans and election integrity
00:14:29integrity officials that this administration administration might not accept the the outcome of the election, and
00:14:33and they might that they might take take steps to challenge it. Sabrina, Sabrina, always good to have you
00:14:37you with us. Thanks so much. Don't Don't forget as well, we have a whole
00:14:41whole section of the BBC News website. website. There's a tab there. US
00:14:44US midterms following all the developments, developments, some great articles articles there and of course the
00:14:47the live page that you can see now
00:14:50now where we just bring you the latest latest from our team right across
00:14:53across the country. So do log on, on, take a look around the world
00:14:56world and across the UK. This is
00:15:00is BBC
00:16:00as we follow every twist of the Premier Premier League season here on BBC
00:16:04BBC News.
00:16:09. Welcome back. King Charles is expected to speak on the lasting lasting pain of the transatlantic
00:16:13transatlantic slave trade. In a speech speech addressing Commonwealth leaders,
00:16:16leaders, the monarchs were left drenched drenched and without an umbrella
00:16:19umbrella when a torrential downpour downpour interrupted celebrations
00:16:22celebrations of Antigua and Barbuda's Barbuda's Independence Day, which
00:16:25which was on Sunday. As you can see, see, Queen Camilla swiftly given
00:16:28given an umbrella when the rain started
00:16:30started while the King was seen gesturing
00:16:32gesturing to be given one of his his own. It comes at the end of a
00:16:36a nine day tour of the Caribbean Caribbean that has thrust King Charles
00:16:39Charles into the difficult debates debates over the UK's colonial legacy.
00:16:43legacy. Between the years 1500 and
00:16:45and 1800. British ships forcibly forcibly transported around 3.4 million
00:16:49million people from Africa to European European colonies and plantations.
00:16:52plantations. Sean Dilley has more.
00:16:58more. The King and Queen smiling smiling on Antigua and Barbuda's
00:17:02Barbuda's annual independence parade. parade. Guests of honour. Though
00:17:05Though they may be all eyes and ears ears are on King Charles as pressure
00:17:08pressure grows from Commonwealth Commonwealth leaders for him to apologise apologise for Britain's role in the
00:17:12the transatlantic slave trade. Neither Neither the royal family nor the
00:17:15the British government have ever ever formally apologised. But King
00:17:19King Charles has often spoken about about what he describes as the darkest
00:17:23darkest days in history. It is only
00:17:24only right that we should acknowledge
00:17:27acknowledge the great suffering and
00:17:29and injustices of the past in these
00:17:31these islands and beyond, even as
00:17:33as we rejoice in the successes of
00:17:36of the present and build new opportunities
00:17:39opportunities for the future. But But Commonwealth leaders believe
00:17:41believe the future depends on making making amends for the past, and they
00:17:45they have a ten-point plan for investing investing reparations in public health
00:17:48health and education. The Prime Minister, Minister, Andy Burnham, has ruled
00:17:51ruled out paying reparations. Writing Writing in the Guardian this weekend
00:17:55weekend that I do not think British British people today can be held
00:17:58held liable for historical wrongs, wrongs, however heinous that happened
00:18:01happened in a different age, under under different laws and in which
00:18:03which they paid no personal part.
00:18:05part. Down the guilty. But it seems
00:18:09seems negotiations about an apology apology continue. While the King
00:18:11King has shown he's not afraid to
00:18:13to accept Britain's role in historical historical injustices, he's not expected
00:18:17expected to apologise today or at at the Heads of government meeting
00:18:20meeting in Chogm tomorrow. Discussions Discussions on a possible future
00:18:23future apology are likely to take take some time. Sean Dilley, BBC
00:18:27BBC News. Investigations are under
00:18:30under way after a private jet crashed crashed in Florida. All nine people
00:18:33people on board were killed. I'll I'll show you. The moment that the
00:18:36the jet crashed. Wow. This is dashcam
00:18:41dashcam footage of the Learjet 60. 60. It was heading to the Bahamas
00:18:44Bahamas and it came down in Palm Palm Beach County. A large crater
00:18:48crater formed in the middle of a a multi-lane road. Fires were burning
00:18:51burning right across it. As you can can see. No one on the ground was
00:18:54was hurt, which seems remarkable remarkable when you look at the pictures.
00:18:57pictures. What is still unclear, unclear, though, is the cause of
00:19:00of the crash and Florida Governor Governor Ron DeSantis spoke with
00:19:04with reporters straight afterwards
00:19:05afterwards and described it as cataclysmic.
00:19:09cataclysmic. This was our cataclysmic cataclysmic plane crash. It looked looked like a missile going down.
00:19:12down. It left a big crater on the
00:19:14the side of the road. I want to commend
00:19:16commend the Palm Beach County Sheriff's
00:19:20Sheriff's Department as well as the the fire rescue. They were here immediately.
00:19:22immediately. There was a lot of debris
00:19:25debris that was spewing as a result result of this crash. We've also
00:19:28also been in contact with the FAA.
00:19:31FAA. There will be some folks here.
00:19:33here. Obviously they do an investigation investigation in situations like
00:19:36like these. As you see here, military
00:19:38military trail. Ron DeSantis there. there. History was made in Mexico
00:19:42Mexico last night as the Italian Italian driver Kimi Antonelli became
00:19:45became Formula One's youngest ever ever world champion. He's only 20.
00:19:4920. He's won nine races this season season and third place in yesterday's
00:19:53yesterday's Mexico City Grand Prix Prix was enough to secure him the
00:19:56the title. Formula One has released released this video of Antonelli
00:19:59Antonelli talking about his victory. victory. It's incredible. You know,
00:20:02know, it's a dream that I've had had since I was since I was a kid.
00:20:05kid. And to finally achieve it is
00:20:07is is really special. And this has
00:20:10has to be a new starting point as as well for me. You know, it's a
00:20:13a this has to be just the beginning. beginning. And I feel like it's is
00:20:16is a new starting point for, you you know, from where I can build
00:20:20build again and come back even stronger.
00:20:23stronger. I already started to get
00:20:25get emotional in the last lap and
00:20:28and yeah, just, you know, a lot of of memories going through the mind.
00:20:31mind. And you know, when I finally finally crossed the finish line,
00:20:34line, I just let it all out because
00:20:36because you know, it's been an incredible
00:20:41incredible year and you know, so so much work, so much effort and
00:20:44and to achieve this goal and, you you know, finally achieving it. That's
00:20:48That's been a big relief as well.
00:20:51well. And of course also, you know,
00:20:52know, I felt incredible. And that's
00:20:56that's why I felt like letting it it all out because it was the moment
00:20:59moment to do so. And definitely will
00:21:01will is a memory that will live forever. forever. Nesta McGregor looks back
00:21:05back now at the race that made Kimi
00:21:06Kimi the youngest F1 champion. In
00:21:10In Mexico City, an F1 Fiesta Kimi
00:21:14Kimi Antonelli on top of the world, world, 20 years old but the sport's
00:21:17sport's youngest ever champion, the the Mercedes driver only needed to
00:21:20to finish ninth or better to win
00:21:22win the title. But in this sport, sport, staying out of trouble isn't
00:21:25isn't always easy. Antonelli, though though safely through the first half
00:21:29half of the race, displaying the the type of skill he learned as a
00:21:32a six-year-old back home in Bologna.
00:21:34Bologna. For a nation obsessed with
00:21:37with speed, Italy has had to wait
00:21:39wait more than 70 years for a Formula Formula One world champion. Alberto
00:21:42Alberto Ascari. Driving for Ferrari Ferrari was the last man to do so,
00:21:46so, but now he's joined by Antonelli, Antonelli, who, after a dramatic
00:21:50dramatic race clinched the title title by finishing third a victory
00:21:53victory that came with all the emotions.
00:21:56emotions. We did it. We did it and
00:21:58and I'm just so happy you know, it's
00:22:03it's to be here now. It's an incredible
00:22:05incredible moment, an incredible
00:22:07incredible feeling and I'm very grateful grateful for all the opportunity
00:22:11opportunity that I was given. From From wonderkid to world champion.
00:22:14champion. Italy has a new hero. And
00:22:17And just like champagne surely will
00:22:19will only get better with age. Nesta
00:22:22Nesta McGregor BBC News. Over the the weekend you may have seen lots
00:22:25lots of pictures of Day of the Dead
00:22:27Dead celebrations in Mexico and other other countries in South America
00:22:30America as well. But take a look look at how they marked the day in
00:22:34in Guatemala. This is the annual annual Giant Kite Festival. It's
00:22:38It's held just outside of Guatemala Guatemala City. Some of the kites
00:22:41kites have a diameter of up to 15m,
00:22:4515m, and they're handmade. They make make them from bamboo, from fabric,
00:22:48fabric, even from tissue paper as as well. And they can take up to
00:22:52to nine months to assemble. The tradition
00:22:54tradition dates back to the late
00:22:56late 19th century, and it attracts
00:22:59attracts thousands and thousands thousands of spectators. As you can
00:23:02can see, quite the sight there in
00:23:06in Guatemala. Now to something that that more and more of us may be feeling
00:23:10feeling in the workplace amid our our fast changing technological world
00:23:13world and the challenges that brings
00:23:15brings its stress. Left unaddressed, unaddressed, stress can affect your
00:23:18your health and your wellbeing. Increasing Increasing sickness, absence and
00:23:21and impacting workplace performance. performance. The good news is that
00:23:24that by understanding the causes causes and then taking practical
00:23:27practical steps to address them, them, employers can help create healthier
00:23:30healthier and less stressful workplaces.
00:23:33workplaces. Nick Propper is a human human performance expert who has has trained people working in some
00:23:36some of the most high pressure environments environments in the world, from the
00:23:39the US Air Force to the sales floor
00:23:41floor at Goldman Sachs, and has been
00:23:43been giving us some advice. Stress
00:23:45Stress in and of itself actually actually is not the issue and the
00:23:49the avoidance of stress certainly certainly isn't the answer. But stress
00:23:53stress in the absence of recovery recovery does become problematic.
00:23:56problematic. So the main message message is we need the stress that
00:23:59that actually creates the opportunity opportunity to optimise performance. performance. The opportunity for
00:24:03for us to grow as humans. But we
00:24:06we also have to pay attention to to where the growth happens and the
00:24:10the growth happens in the recovery recovery phase. And that's the part
00:24:13part that's missing for most people people in business. And candidly,
00:24:16candidly, most people out there trying trying to do hard things, whatever
00:24:19whatever the endeavour, this is really really an issue of what we would would call locus of control when
00:24:23when we talk about these stressors. stressors. So that's an important
00:24:27important word. The stressor is the
00:24:29the thing that's delivering the stress stress to the individual. We often
00:24:32often talk about them in very big big kind of macro descriptions like
00:24:36like what's happening in the Middle Middle East, what's happening in
00:24:39in my company, the brain fundamentally fundamentally doesn't like that because
00:24:42because it feels like it has no control. control. We're just reacting to whatever
00:24:46whatever this thing is going to do do to us. So so for example, what
00:24:49what we need to do in those situations situations is start to pay attention
00:24:52attention to what we can control.
00:24:54control. And that shifts the locus locus from external to internal.
00:24:58internal. Now I'm going to decide decide how I interact with this situation,
00:25:02situation, however big, however complex, complex, I'm going to do it on my
00:25:05my terms and that calms the psychology psychology down. And that then in
00:25:09in turn calms off physiology down, down, which is very important in
00:25:12in our ability to sustain our performance
00:25:15performance without getting exhausted, exhausted, overwhelmed or burning
00:25:17burning out. Some really good tips
00:25:19tips for you there. Let's just show show you a site that will become
00:25:22become very familiar over the next next 24 hours. And that is Washington,
00:25:26Washington, DC., the final day of of campaigning in the US midterm
00:25:29midterm elections. Voters are deciding deciding which party controls Congress
00:25:33Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's Trump's presidency. And we will bring
00:25:36bring you full coverage here on BBC BBC News. Also a story to watch.
00:25:40watch. A British former soldier has
00:25:42has arrived home in Hull in northern northern England after completing
00:25:46completing what is, remarkably, a
00:25:48a 28 year journey. He has been walking walking around the world all the
00:25:52the way from South America. Karl Karl Bushby we're going to bring
00:25:54bring you his story coming up here
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00:30:10Live from London. This is BBC
00:30:12News. It's the final day of campaigning campaigning in the US midterm elections,
00:30:15elections, where voters will decide decide which party controls Congress
00:30:18Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's Trump's presidency. There's been
00:30:21been a last-minute twist in Michigan's Michigan's Senate race is a prominent
00:30:25prominent Democrat announces her
00:30:27her support for the Republican candidate. candidate. Ukraine and Russia's alert
00:30:30alert apps are hit by a cyber attack.
00:30:33attack. Ukrainian people get false false notifications about chemical
00:30:36chemical attacks and Street fighting fighting in Kyiv. Russia resumes
00:30:40resumes its attacks in the Kherson Kherson region after the longest
00:30:42longest ceasefire of the war ends ends and the Ukrainian city of Oleshky
00:30:46Oleshky hundreds do manage to get
00:30:48get out. A business jet crashes over
00:30:51over a neighbourhood in Florida.
00:30:53Florida. All nine people on board
00:30:55board are killed. Italian driver driver Kimi Antonelli makes history
00:30:59history in Mexico.