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Dallas air show crash: Two World War Two planes collide in mid-air - bbc.co.uk

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By George Wright

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Two vintage World War Two-era planes have collided and crashed at an air show in the US state of Texas, killing at least two.

Footage shows the aircraft striking each other at a low altitude, breaking one of the aircraft in half. A fireball can be seen as it hits the ground.

The planes - one of them a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - were taking part in a commemorative air show near Dallas.

It was not immediately clear how many people were in the two aircraft.

The Allied Pilots Association, which represents American Airlines pilots, said Terry Barker and Len Root - two of its former members - were among people who died in the collision.

Other media reports suggest as many as six people may have died in the collision.

Eyewitness Chris Kratovil - who was one of between 4,000 and 6,000 who had gathered to watch the Wings Over Dallas Airshow on Saturday - told the BBC he had "never seen a crowd grow more quiet or more still in just a blink of an eye".

"It went from being a fairly excited, energetic crowd... to complete silence and stillness, and a lot of people, including myself, turned their children towards them and away from the airfield because there was burning wreckage in the middle of the airfield."

The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate the crash at the three-day event, which describes itself as the US's premiere WW2 air show and was being held in honour of Veterans Day,

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson called it a "terrible tragedy".

"The videos are heart-breaking," he tweeted. "Please, say a prayer for the souls who took to the sky to entertain and educate our families today."

The number of casualties are not yet confirmed, he said, but added that nobody on the ground had been reported injured.

The event's website states that several planes had been scheduled to do a flyover demonstration on Saturday.

The B-17 bomber played a major role in winning the air war against Germany in WW2.

The second plane, a P-63 Kingcobra, was a fighter aircraft used in the same war, but used in combat only by the Soviet Air Force.

The B-17 usually has a crew of about four to five people, while the P-63 has a single pilot, said Hank Coates, from the Commemorative Air Force which organised the event - but he could not confirm any fatalities.

"This was a WW2 flight demonstration type air show where we highlight the aircraft and their capabilities," he told reporters.

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US midterms: Senate race neck and neck as Democrat Mark Kelly wins Arizona - BBC

By Jude Sheerin in Washington & George Wright in London

BBC News

US President Joe Biden's Democrats have inched closer to keeping control of the Senate, with a projected win in Arizona following the midterm elections.

Three days after Americans voted, the BBC's US partner CBS estimates Democrat Mark Kelly has beaten Republican challenger Blake Masters.

That would leave the Senate at 49 Democratic seats and 49 Republican seats.

Just Nevada and Georgia are yet to be decided.

The vote count in Nevada is neck and neck, while Georgia's race will be settled by a run-off election next month.

If Democrats win either of the two remaining races they will remain in control of the upper chamber of Congress because the US vice-president can cast a tie-breaking vote on their behalf.

Republicans could still take control of the US House of Representatives as votes continue to be tallied from a handful of districts after Tuesday's elections.

If the Republicans win either or both chambers of Congress they could thwart much of Mr Biden's agenda.

Mr Kelly, a former astronaut whose wife, Gabby Giffords, survived an assassination attempt when she was a US lawmaker, was first elected two years ago to serve out the remainder of the late John McCain's Senate term.

In a statement, Mr Kelly said: "From day one, this campaign has been about the many Arizonans - Democrats, Independents, and Republicans - who believe in working together to tackle the significant challenges we face.

"That's exactly what I've done in my first two years in office and what I will continue to do for as long as I'm there."

Mr Masters, a 36-year-old venture capitalist, had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump without political experience. He had refused to accept the 2020 election results and repeated false claims of election fraud.

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The Masters campaign did not immediately acknowledge the defeat, while various Republicans have alleged that vote-counting was marred by fraud and incompetence.

However, election official Bill Gates, himself a Republican, called for all those involved to "calm down a little bit and turn down the rhetoric".

The result is another blow to the Republicans, who were hoping for a "red wave" - an electoral rout which would deliver a harsh rebuke of President Joe Biden and the Democrats.

While the party has made modest gains and remains favoured to win the House of Representatives, the Senate remained hotly contested and the Democrats have performed better than expected.

Mr Biden has said the election was a "good day" for US democracy.

The midterm elections are for Congress, which is made up of two parts - the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Congress makes nationwide laws. The House decides which laws are voted on while the Senate can block or approve them, confirm appointments made by the president and, more rarely, conduct any investigations against him.

These votes are held every two years and when they fall in the middle of the president's four-year term of office.

Each state has two senators, who sit for six-year terms. Representatives serve for two years, and represent smaller districts.

All the seats in the House of Representatives were up for election in the midterms, alongside one-third of the Senate.

Several major states also have elections for their governor and local officials.

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2022-11-12 12:37:52Z
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Democrat Mark Kelly wins in Arizona senate race, with overall control still in the balance - Sky News

Fromer astronaut Mark Kelly has defeated his republican rival in Arizona's senate race, with just two more seats left to be decided.

In a statement, the 58-year-old Mr Kelly, the incumbent senator, said: "Thank you to the people of Arizona for re-electing me to the United States Senate.

"From day one, this campaign has been about the many Arizonans - Democrats, Independents, and Republicans - who believe in working together to tackle the significant challenges we face.

"That's exactly what I've done in my first two years in office and what I will continue to do for as long as I'm there.

"It's been one of the great honours of my life to serve as Arizona's senator.

"I'm humbled by the trust our state has placed in me to continue this work."

Mr Kelly is a former US Navy captain and retired astronaut who made four trips into space, including missions delivering equipment, supplies and crew to the International Space Station.

His Republican rival for the Arizona seat was Blake Masters, a 36-year-old venture capitalist.

If Mr Kelly's victory leaves the senate tied at 49-49, with control hinging on contests in Nevada and Georgia.

The Democrats need one more seat, as Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris can cast a tie-breaking vote.

In Nevada, incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto is within 800 votes of the Republican state attorney general Adam Laxalt.

The outcome in Georgia could be weeks away, with Democrat incumbent Raphael Warnock to face Republican Herschel Walker in a 6 December run-off.

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In the fight for control of the House of Representatives, Republicans are edging closer to taking the majority - a move that would end four years of Democrat rule.

Republicans had at least 211 of the 218 seats they needed on Thursday, according to Edison Research projections.

The Democrats had won 199, with many of the undecided races in Arizona, California, and Washington state.

If the Republicans do cement a House victory, they would be able to veto President Joe Biden's agenda, severely limiting any progress he might have hoped to make between now and the 2024 election.

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2022-11-12 05:23:56Z
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Banksy unveils Ukraine gymnast mural on building shelled by Russia - BBC

Graffiti of a gymnast doing a handstand painted on a destroyed building in Borodyanka

By Adam Durbin

BBC News

Renowned graffiti-artist Banksy has unveiled his latest work on a building devastated by shelling in Ukraine.

Banksy posted a picture on Instagram of the artwork, a gymnast doing a handstand amid debris, in Borodyanka.

Murals spotted in and around Ukraine's capital Kyiv had led to speculation the anonymous artist was working in the war-torn country.

Another, not officially claimed, depicts a man resembling Vladimir Putin being defeated at Judo by a child.

The graffiti artist posted three images of the gymnast mural in the wreckage left by Russian shelling, with a caption merely stating "Borodyanka, Ukraine".

Borodyanka was one of the places hardest hit by Russia's bombardment of Ukraine in the immediate aftermath of the 24 February invasion.

Russian soldiers occupied the town - located around 30 miles (48km) north west of Ukraine's capital Kyiv - for weeks in the initial phase of the war, before it was eventually liberated by Ukraine in April.

A second piece in Borodyanka, which has not been confirmed to be by Banksy, depicts a man resembling Vladimir Putin being flipped during a judo match with a young boy. The Russian president is a judo black belt and noted admirer of the martial art.

Graffiti of a child throwing a man on the floor in judo clothing is seen on a wall amid damaged buildings in Borodyanka

After the town was recaptured, the BBC News international editor Jeremy Bowen - a veteran war correspondent - said the destruction wrought by the Russian shelling of Borodynaka was the worst he had seen in Ukraine at the time.

Several witnesses said that Russian troops stopped attempts to dig survivors out of wrecked buildings, threatening people who wanted to do so at gunpoint.

BBC News has also heard the story of a local police officer who lost six family members - his mother, father, brother, grandmother, wife and one-year-old daughter - in a single Russian strike.

The third artwork that appears to be painted by Banksy shows a female rhythmic gymnast, wearing a neck brace, performing with a ribbon on top of a gaping hole in the side of a building in Irpin.

Graffiti of a woman in a leotard and a neck brace waving a ribbon is seen on the wall of a destroyed building in Irpin

The town, which is on the outskirts of Kyiv, was the site of a notorious massacre of hundreds of civilians by occupying Russian troops.

A fourth work, which also resembles Banksy's signature spray-painted style, portrays two children sitting on a metal tank trap and using it as a seesaw spray painted onto a concrete defensive block in Kyiv.

Banksy is one of the world's most famous artists - while also remaining completely anonymous.

He rose to fame with stencilled designs around Bristol in the early 1990s. But over the years, examples of his work have popped up in Paris, New York and Park City, in Utah

Often described as "elusive" and "secretive" by the press, the "guerrilla street artist" has a legion of fans that includes A-list celebrities.

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2022-11-12 04:57:30Z
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Ukraine war: Celebrations as Kyiv takes back key city Kherson - BBC

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Ukrainian soldiers have been welcomed into Kherson by jubilant residents, after Russia said it had fully withdrawn from the key southern city.

Video showed locals on the streets, flying Ukraine's national flag and chanting as Kyiv's troops arrived.

Some sang patriotic songs around a large camp fire well into the night.

Kherson was the only regional capital taken by Russia after February's invasion. The retreat has been seen as one of its biggest setbacks of the war.

Moscow said 30,000 personnel had been taken out of the area - as well as around 5,000 pieces of military hardware, weaponry and other assets.

The White House hailed what it called an "extraordinary victory", while Ukrainian President Zelensky called it an "historic day".

But Ukraine's foreign minister said the "war goes on". Speaking in Cambodia on the sidelines of a summit of Asian countries, Dmytro Kuleba said: "We are winning battles on the ground. But the war continues."

An evening update on Friday from the Ukrainian side said troops had pushed as far forwards as the western bank of the Dnipro river.

Images also emerged showing that the main river crossing - the Antonivsky Bridge - had partially collapsed. It remains unclear how the damage was caused.

The Russian troops who occupied Kherson are thought to be taking up new positions on the eastern side of the river.

A Kherson resident described his "overwhelming" emotions as people emerged singing and dancing onto the streets.

Alexei Sandakov revealed his full name to the BBC, having previously referred to himself only as "Jimmy". He said Kherson was "free now. It's different. Everyone is crying since this morning".

He added that "everybody wanted to embrace" the arriving Ukrainian soldiers.

The city's change of control followed a rapid Ukrainian counter-offensive in recent months, in which Kyiv said it had recaptured 41 settlements near Kherson.

In his evening address, President Zelensky said the people of Kherson "were waiting" and "never gave up on Ukraine".

He added that residents had been working to remove "any traces of the occupiers' stay" from the streets, including Russian symbols.

Meanwhile, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin denied the move represented a humiliating defeat.

People celebrate after Russia's retreat from Kherson, in central Kyiv, Ukraine November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

A high-resolution satellite image shows damage to multiple sections of the Antonivsky Bridge

For weeks, the Kremlin has regarded Kherson and its locality as its own territory, after running so-called "referendums" in four occupied provinces of east and south Ukraine.

These votes were widely discredited by the international community, and Ukraine kept up its efforts to take back the affected land.

Russia's withdrawal from Kherson was announced on Wednesday by the country's commander in Ukraine, who said it was no longer possible to supply the city.

Although there was little evidence of any Russian retreat on Thursday, Ukraine claimed advances of up to 7km on two axes as its troops pushed forwards.

Events continued to move quickly on Friday. Initial reports that the Russians had abandoned Kherson came from locals.

Crowds of flag-waving civilians were later filmed in Freedom Square, greeting Kyiv's soldiers and chanting: "Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine!"

On Friday afternoon, Alexei Sandakov appeared to be still adapting to the new situation on the ground, commenting: "No-one is going to sleep tonight."

The local television service in Kherson was also reconnected to Ukrainian broadcasts.

Shortly after 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT), a Ukrainian official said his troops were "almost fully in control" of Kherson, as well as the wider tranche of land to the west of the Dnipro river.

Troops were treading carefully amid fears of Russian traps, said Yuriy Sak, an adviser to the defence minister.

Mr Sak told the BBC that some enemy soldiers were believed to be lingering in the city, had cast off their uniforms and were trying to disguise themselves as civilians. He urged them to surrender.

He hailed Kherson's recapture as a major win comparable to his side's successful efforts earlier in the war to drive Russian troops away from other urban centres - namely Kyiv, Chernihiv and Kharkiv.

But he said he remained "cautious", citing the possibility of Russian retaliations, and referring to a missile attack in Mykolaiv earlier in the day, which allegedly killed at least seven people.

Mr Sak vowed to retake further territory from Russia, including land that has been occupied by the neighbouring country since 2014.

In Russia, the exit from Kherson has been played down by officials and styled as a "redeployment" - despite criticism from pro-war commentators on social media.

Mr Putin was notably absent from Wednesday's announcement by the military that Russian forces were leaving the city they had snatched, virtually unopposed, in the early stages of the war.

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2022-11-12 04:39:08Z
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Why is the UK struggling more than other countries? - BBC

By Faisal Islam

Economics editor

@faisalislam

In isolation, a modest slide in the economy of 0.2% over three months might fall into the category of regrettable but unsurprising in the circumstances.

But looking ahead, the Bank of England and others anticipate that this is the first of a run of several quarters marking the start of a lengthy recession. And looking backwards now, it is very concerning that the UK economy remains smaller than just before the pandemic three years ago.

Not only is the UK the only major economy to be shrinking in the three months to September, but it is the only one not to have recovered in full the chunk of the economy lost during the pandemic. Amazingly, the UK still has an economy 0.4% smaller than in the quarter before the pandemic in Q4 2019.

Chart showing economic growth in G7 nations

That is not the case for the US (+4.2%), Canada, Italy or France, by some margin, and for Japan and Germany too. If forecasts are right about a prolonged recession, it could be half a decade without growth encompassing the whole of this Parliament, and the whole of the period since actual Brexit.

So yes there are many pressures that are global, from Covid to the European energy squeeze. But there are real questions now as to why the UK has been hit more than most.

And while some of the monthly hit in September can be explained by the extra bank holiday, the hit from the mini-budget financial chaos only affected a few days of these figures.

The official rationale is that the UK is being buffeted both by the European energy shock arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and at the same time, by the US-style overheating jobs market.

While the EU is more physically dependent on actual supplies of Russian gas, the UK is more dependent on imported gas full stop, and the price paid for it has rocketed for everyone.

That energy shock has made the country unavoidably poorer, and yet, despite the weak economy, the UK is enduring significant labour supply challenges, holding it back more. Indeed the data shows "global challenges" are hitting the UK harder than other major economies - that Britain has a bespoke supply problem, worsening economic trade-offs.

The first year of the pandemic damaged the UK more than most economies. This was the textbook expectation from many economic experts of the government's approach to post-Brexit policy. It is more difficult for small businesses, especially, to trade with Europe, and the UK, by design, now has more limited access to pools of European workers. As a result the economy is less productive, less resilient, less flexible and less responsive.

As interest rates continue to rise and taxes and spending are squeezed further at next week's Autumn Statement, the economic pressures will only intensify. There are difficult trade-offs for all - the Bank of England, the government and of course households. But they cannot all be blamed on "global factors".

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2022-11-11 17:45:12Z
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Why is the UK struggling more than any other big country? - BBC

By Faisal Islam

Economics editor

@faisalislam

In isolation, a modest slide in the economy of 0.2% over three months might fall into the category of regrettable but unsurprising in the circumstances.

So yes there are many pressures that are global, from Covid to the European energy squeeze. But there are real questions now as to why the UK has been hit more than most.

And while some of the monthly hit in September can be explained by the extra bank holiday, the hit from the mini-budget financial chaos only affected a few days of these figures.

The official rationale is that the UK is being buffeted both by the European energy shock arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and at the same time, by the US-style overheating jobs market.

While the EU is more physically dependent on actual supplies of Russian gas, the UK is more dependent on imported gas full stop, and the price paid for it has rocketed for everyone.

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