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by a former police officer. ukraine's president zelensky urges russians to stand up against the war in an interview with the bbc. the conservative mp conor burns has been sacked from the government following what it says is a complaint of serious misconduct. scotland's first minister calls liz truss arrogant and disrespectful for not contacting her since becoming prime minister. and i am at wembley, where englands women return to the scene of the european triumph to face the world champions in front of a sell—out crowd. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england's men are in ru...

our correspondent dominic hughes looks back now on some of the biggest challenges faced this year by the uk's health services. was 2022 of the year we finally learned to live with covid? at the start of the year, driven by the highly infectious omicron variant, the virus still had us in its clutches. even as the new year's eve fireworks faded into the night, an estimated one in every 15 people in the uk would have tested positive for covid. it's because of the threat from omicron that i announced on wednesday that we would move to plan b in england. you must wear a face covering in i...

israel's former prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has told supporters injerusalem he is on the brink of a "big victory", after exit polls put his right—wing bloc narrowly ahead in yesterday's general election. the current prime minister, yair lapid, says he's waiting for the votes to be counted. our correspondent in israel, yolande knell, is following developments. after a high turnout, exit poll suggests that israel's former prime minister, benjamin netanyu, is in position to take the reins of power again. but no matter what happens, known as racist and extremists, were on the f...

cyclists call for britain's roads to be made safer, as a survey finds a quarter of motorists admit driving dangerously close to bikes. a damning report has warned that hundreds of police officers in england and wales have been cleared to serve when they should have failed vetting procedures. forces accepted applicants with convictions for robbery, indecent exposure and domestic abuse. the police watchdog looked at eight forces, reviewing hundreds of vetting files. his majesty's inspectorate of constabulary, fire and rescue services focused on the poor treatment of women, and sexual m...

a £40 billlion hole in the national bank account. what might that mean for you? i'll take a look. in sport, tottenham's turnaround. how a european exit loomed before topping their table on a night of late drama in the champions league. good morning. a chilly but dry start for many in central and eastern areas. strengthening when in the west which will push it to all but the southeast with gales developing in some western areas. all the details throughout this morning's programme. it's wednesday, the 2nd of november. it's far too easy for the wrong people to join the police — that'...