Six O'Clock News

The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has told reporters in Switzerland that talks about US proposals to end the war in Ukraine have been "very meaningful" - calling it the "best day" for the peace process since President Trump returned to office. American, European and Ukrainian officials have been meeting to go over the plans, which have been criticised as being favourable to Russia. Earlier, Mr Trump posted a message on social media, accusing Ukraine of showing "zero gratitude" for Washington's attempts to end the conflict.

Sir Keir Starmer has said there is "more to do" on Donald Trump's peace plan for Ukraine, after meetings with other world leaders at the G20 in Johannesburg. The Prime Minister and other allies have raised concerns about proposals to make Kyiv limit its armed forces, give up territory, and abandon its path to NATO membership. Mr Trump has said he expects a Ukrainian response to the proposals - which were drawn up after secret negotiations with Moscow - by Thursday. US, Ukrainian and European security officials are to meet to discuss the plans in Switzerland tomorrow.

The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed for 10 and a half years for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements. Also: President Zelensky says Ukraine is facing one of the most difficult moments in its history and risks losing the US as a key ally over Washington's plan for peace with Russia. And the words “fossil fuels” have been removed from the latest draft agreement at the COP30 climate conference in Brazil.

A report by the Covid inquiry has concluded that lockdown could have been avoided entirely if other measures had been implemented urgently at the start of the pandemic. Also: Legal immigrants who claim benefits could be forced to wait 20 years before applying for the right to settle permanently. And Gary 'Mani' Mansfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, has died aged 63.

The Defence Secretary, John Healey, has accused a Russian ship operating on the edge of UK waters of directing lasers at RAF pilots monitoring its movements. Also: The Supreme Court rules that Christian-focused religious education in Northern Ireland is unlawful. And inflation dips for the first time since March, but food prices go up.

The security service warns MPs, peers and parliamentary staff they may be targets for Chinese spies. The Government says its taking steps. Congress votes on the release of all remaining documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. A court has heard that an alleged member of Palestine Action attacked a police officer with a sledgehammer. Also: An Australian prisoner sues over state's Vegemite ban.

The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has set out what she's called her "moral mission" to heal divisions in the UK by overhauling immigration rules. Her plans include fast-tracking deportations, and making people who have been granted asylum wait longer before they can settle permanently. The Conservatives and Reform UK have said they are a step in the right direction; some Labour backbenchers have condemned the proposals as "dystopian" and "cruel".Also: a death sentence for Bangladesh's exiled former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, who has called the verdict "politically motivated".And a new rugby union tournament has been launched which will pit the best of the northern and southern hemisphere nations against each other.

The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said a proposed tightening of asylum rules will help stop illegal immigration from 'tearing the country apart'. Plans that she'll set out in the Commons tomorrow include quadrupling to twenty years the length of time people granted asylum will have to wait before they can settle permanently in the UK. In other news, a clear-up is under way in Monmouth in south Wales after Storm Claudia caused severe flooding, devastating homes and businesses. And one of Donald Trump's staunchest allies has accused the President of putting her life in danger after he branded her a traitor.

Donald Trump has said he will speak to Sir Keir Starmer this weekend about his plans to sue the BBC for the way it edited footage of one of his speeches. The corporation has apologised, but is refusing to pay him compensation. Mr Trump insists he has an "obligation" to press ahead with legal action, saying he is seeking up to five billion dollars. In other news, a leading refugee charity has said the government's plan to allow people granted asylum to stay in the UK only temporarily will not deter small boat crossings. And Storm Claudia causes widespread flooding in Monmouth.

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has decided against raising income tax in the Budget — following speculation that she might break a key Labour manifesto pledge. Jaguar Land Rover has revealed the stinging cost of the cyber attack that brought the company to a standstill. Plus police investigating claims of an impostor wearing a Rear Admiral's uniform to take part in a Remembrance Sunday event have arrested a 64-year-old man. And: the return of the puffin, after 25 years, to the Isle of Muck near Northern Ireland, after a project to chase away the rats

It's been revealed that a day before Sara Sharif was murdered by her father and stepmother, council workers tried to check on her, but went to the wrong address. Also: A second BBC programme is accused of splicing together two sections of Donald Trump's speech on the day of the Capitol Hill riots. And a bird flu outbreak may have killed tens of thousands of elephant seals in South Georgia.

Democrats in the US have released emails which, they say, raise new questions about Donald Trump's relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Also: The health secretary, Wes Streeting, denies he's plotting to challenge the Prime Minister. And a replica woolly mammoth skeleton in the National Museum of Cardiff has been named Tom Bones.

The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, has revealed that 91 prisoners have been released by mistake over the last seven months. Also: Epping Council loses a High Court case to block The Bell Hotel from housing asylum seekers. And another name change for Andrew as Mountbatten-Windsor belatedly gets a hyphen.

The chairman of the BBC, Samir Shah, has apologised for what he called an "error of judgement" over the way a speech by President Trump on the day of the US Capitol attack in 2021 was edited for an episode of Panorama. Also: The Chancellor Rachel Reeves again refuses to rule out tax rises in the budget later this month, but hints at changes to the two child benefit cap. And the United Nations climate summit COP30 has opened in Brazil.

The BBC's director general, Tim Davie and the CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness have resigned, after a leaked memo raised concerns about bias at the broadcaster. Also: King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday commemorations in London. UK military personnel and equipment are being sent to Belgium after suspected Russian drone incursions and Super Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in the Philippines.

The Home Secretary is set to announce a major shake-up of the immigration and asylum system later this month, reportedly inspired by Denmark's approach. It comes as Home Office figures show almost 650 migrants crossed the English Channel yesterday. Also:Top Gear's Quentin Willson -- famous for his direct approach to car reviews -- has died at the age of 68.

An Algerian sex offender, who was mistakenly released from Wandsworth prison in South London at the end of last month, has been arrested. Also: The woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann is found guilty of harassing the missing girl's family. And the final of the Celebrity Traitors is the most watched show on any channel this year.

The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, has insisted that prison systems are being modernised to try to deal with what he called an unacceptable spike in mistaken releases. Also: Democrat members of a US Congress committee have written to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor asking to interview him in connection with his "long-standing friendship" with the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. And world leaders gather in Brazil for the annual UN climate summit COP30.

Two prisoners have been released by mistake from Wandsworth prison in London in the space of a week, including an Algerian national who is a convicted sex offender. Also: Democrats in the United States are celebrating victories in a series of elections, including Zohran Mamdani becoming the mayor of New York. And the French government says it has started the process of suspending the online platform of the fast-fashion retailer Shein.

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has warned voters that she will need to make what she described as "necessary choices" to balance the books, in the Budget, three weeks tomorrow. She took the rare step of publicly laying out her thinking at Downing Street - a move that has been widely interpreted as preparing the ground for tax rises. Ms Reeves refused to rule out breaking Labour's manifesto pledge to not increase income tax, VAT or National Insurance. The Conservatives said the Chancellor had delivered a "laundry list of excuses" and did not need to put up taxes.

Police are investigating whether the man charged with stabbing people on a train on Saturday is linked to three other knife incidents. Anthony Williams has appeared in court.

Police investigating a stabbing attack on a train last night say they are now treating a 32-year-old man as their only suspect. A second man, aged 35, has been released.

Pressure is growing on the former prince, Andrew, to agree to face questions in the US about his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Months of criticism over his close friendship with the late sex offender has culminated in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor being stripped of his title. Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing. But members of Congress in the US say if he wants to clear his name, he should give evidence to their inquiry.

The government has said it has no plans to introduce a law to change the line of succession, after the King stripped his brother of all his titles and honours. Also: A former Sergeant-Major is jailed for sexually assaulting a teenaged recruit, who later killed herself. And a charity proposes restorative justice for sub postmasters wronged by the Horizon IT scandal, so they can meet the people responsible.

Rachel Reeves's letting agent has apologised for not applying for a special licence on her behalf, when renting out her home in south London. Also: The UN says there must be accountability for the atrocities being carried out by the RSF militia in Sudan. And scientists make extraordinary discoveries in some of the coldest, deepest and most remote waters on the planet.

The World Health Organization has said it is "appalled" at reports that more than 460 civilians have been killed at a hospital in El-Fasher in western Sudan, after the city was seized by paramilitary fighters on Sunday. Also: more than twenty people, including at least ten children, have been killed in Haiti in flooding caused by Hurricane Melissa. And Westminster's youngest ever MP is to become TV's newest detective.

Israel says it has carried out intense strikes on Gaza, after claiming a coffin handed over by Hamas did not contain the body of another deceased hostage, but further remains of a captive who'd already been returned and buried. Also: the government in Jamaica warns people not to take chances as Hurricane Melissa hits the island. And one of Britain's most popular comedy actresses, Prunella Scales, has died at the age of 93.

The Reform leader, Nigel Farage, has rejected an accusation from the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, that the MP Sarah Pochin was racist, after she apologised for saying adverts were full of black and Asian people. Also: A protester heckles the King about Prince Andrew. And an academic gets substantial damages for his portrayal in a Steve Coogan film.

A migrant sex offender who was wrongly released from prison and spent two days at large in Essex and London is now back behind bars. Hadush Kebatu - who was jailed for 12 months in September - was freed instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre. In other news, the health secretary Wes Streeting has accused the Reform UK MP, Sarah Pochin, of using "racist" language after she complained that adverts were "full of black and Asian people". And two people have been arrested in connection with the theft of France's crown jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris last weekend.

Lucy Powell has won the election to become Labour's deputy leader, after campaigning for the party to change course. She won 54% of the 161,000 votes that were cast in a ballot of members. Her opponent, the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, polled 46%. Lucy Powell will be free to speak out from the back benches after she was sacked by Sir Keir Starmer in the reshuffle that followed Angela Rayner's resignation.

It's been confirmed that an asylum seeker who was jailed last month for a year for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping has been released from prison by mistake. Also: Plaid Cymru celebrates a decisive victory in the Senedd by-election in Caerphilly, a stronghold for Labour for a century. And one of England's oldest football clubs, Sheffield Wednesday, goes into administration.

A British Army veteran, known only as Soldier F, has been cleared of murdering two people in Londonderry on Bloody Sunday in 1972. Also: Three metropolitan police officers have been sacked for gross misconduct after featuring in an undercover report by the BBC's Panorama. And The hosts of Strictly Come Dancing, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkelman, have announced they are to leave the programme at the end of the current series.

The government's beleaguered inquiry into grooming gangs has run into further difficulty with the final significant candidate to chair it ruling himself out, and a fourth survivor stepping down from the panel. Also: A migrant has returned to the UK on a small boat after being removed to France under the "one in, one out" scheme. And the director of the Louvre blames under-investment in equipment for weaknesses in the museum's security.

Senior politicians have added to the mounting scrutiny of Prince Andrew, as the discussion around his connection to the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, has thrown the spotlight on his living arrangements. Also: A third abuse survivor resigns from the Government's grooming gang inquiry, because of concerns about its direction. And the British designer, Grace Wales Bonner, becomes the first black woman to lead design at a major fashion house, after signing as creative director of menswear at Hermes.

Buckingham Palace has urged people to focus on the King's royal work and not be distracted by the scandal surrounding his brother Prince Andrew because of his relationship with the sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Also: The pilot of a new treatment for a form of blindness that affects a quarter of a million people in the UK has been welcomed by specialists and medical charities. And online access returns after a major outage at Amazon Web Services.

French police are searching for a gang who stole priceless treasures from the Louvre in Paris this morning .Officers found a damaged nineteenth century crown near the gallery. The item was covered with 1,300 diamonds, and was among several taken when thieves scaled a ladder, broke a window and escaped on motorbikes.

The family of Virginia Giuffre - who accused Prince Andrew of sexual abusing her when she was a teenager - have welcomed the announcement that he is to stop using his Royal titles. He has faced continuing revelations about his links to the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, and said in a statement that the accusations against him were distracting from the King's work. Andrew again stressed that he vigorously denied all the claims against him. Virginia Giuffre took her own life earlier this year, and her memoir is about to be published.

Ministers have spent the day in discussions about how to reverse a decision to ban supporters of the Israeli football team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, from attending a match in Birmingham next month. Also: The Government fails in its efforts to stop a challenge to its decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror organisation. And King Charles is to become the first British monarch to pray with a Pope since the Reformation 500 years ago.

The head of MI5 has said Chinese state operatives present a daily national security threat to the UK and expressed frustration about the collapse of a case into alleged spying on behalf of Beijing in Britain. Also: The Chancellor says she's planning targeted action in her Budget next month to tackle cost of living challenges. And a lucky thirteen for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, as it celebrates its biggest litter of pups for three years.

Sir Keir Starmer has said the government will publish key evidence at the centre of a row about the collapse of a case involving two men accused of spying for China. Also: A former funeral director in Hull admits 35 counts of fraud linked to his running of the business. And vets insist they're ready to help pet owners struggling with bills after the industry is criticised for over-charging.

People coming to the UK to work are to face tougher English language rules, requiring them to meet an A-Level standard in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Also: A man is sentenced to five years in jail for threatening to kill the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. And YouTube sets out a new approach to preventing young people viewing misleading content.

There have been celebrations across Israel and the Palestinian territories, as a major hostage and prisoner exchange marked a significant step towards ending two years of war in Gaza. Also: The Conservatives urge the government to "come clean" about the collapse of the China spying case. And the Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to three professors for their work explaining how technological innovation has helped to drive economic growth.