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Hello. Today we're hearing from Nicky Schiller in the Spanish city of Valencia, which was hit by massive flash flooding on Wednesday. My science colleagues also tell us why researchers say climate change played a part in the disaster. And Middle East correspondent Lucy Williamson speaks to Israelis and Palestinians about their hopes and fears around the upcoming US election. We're also reporting on TikTok battles, cheese theft, and Halloween.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

What Middle East wants from US election

Israel’s prime minister named a community after Donald Trump when he was president. Credit: BBC

BBC correspondents are asking people across the world about their hopes and fears ahead of the US presidential election next week. Today we're hearing from people in the occupied West Bank and Israel, where so much hinges on the identity of the next president.

What is the Israeli leadership hoping for?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once called Donald Trump “the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House”. He won that title by scrapping an Iran nuclear deal that Israel opposed, brokering historic normalisation agreements with several Arab countries, and recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital – countering decades of US policy.

What about regular Israelis?

Around two-thirds of Israelis would prefer to see Trump back in the White House, according to recent surveys. Less than 20% appear to want Kamala Harris to win. For many people here, good allies never pressure, criticise or constrain. Harris has been more outspoken in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and has put more emphasis on humanitarian issues.

What are Palestinians saying?

Many Palestinians see little hope in either candidate. “The overall estimation is that the Democrats are bad, but if Trump is elected it’ll be even worse,” said Mustafa Barghouti, a respected Palestinian analyst and politician in the occupied West Bank. “The main difference is that Kamala Harris will be more sensitive to the shift in American public opinion, and that means more in favour of a ceasefire.”

THE BIG PICTURE

The Somali TikTokers battling for their clans

Influencers are rewarded in TikTok coins from users, which can be turned into actual money. Credit: BBC

A TikTok feature allowing users of the social media platform to spar in live-streamed battles has been turned into a virtual battleground between Somali clans. In the Big Tribal Game, champions trade insults and vitriol as paid gifts from spectators pile on the screen. But there is a much darker side to these games.

And finally... in the UK

Roz Edwards spends her days trawling through a sea of body parts including legs, heads, and even the odd foot - but her job isn't exactly out of a Halloween movie. Roz, or the 'Mannequin Lady' has she's known to friends and clients, sells and rents out mannequins for a living and has even done business with Lady Gaga and Mika. Find out what it's like working inside what some would consider their worst nightmare - a mannequin emporium.