live from london, this is bbc news: the united states national security adviser says the strikes against the houthis in yemen will reduce their military capabilities — as us and british forces launch fresh airstrikes. we intend to take additional strikes and additional action to continue to send a clear message that the united states will respond when our forces are attacked. chile's president says the number of lives lost in the deadliest wildfire on record in the country has risen to 64 and will increase further. a woman killed in a dog attack in essex has been named as esther martin by herfamily. police say a man has been arrested following the attack in the village of jaywick. police hunting the man suspected of a corrosive substance attack on a mother and her daughters

in south london are offering 20,000 in south london are offering “£20,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. hello, i'm lukwesa burak. welcome to bbc news. the us and the uk have carried out fresh strikes on more than 30 targets linked to the iran—backed houthi rebels in yemen. they were supported by six ally countries as part of an international military coalition as they continue attempts to stop the houthis targeting international shipping in the red sea. these raids in yemen follow earlier strikes by the us in iraq and syria on friday. 85 sites were hit in retaliation for the killing injordan of three american soldiers by iranian—backed militants. we start with this report from our middle east correspondent hugo bachega.

british fighterjets taking off from an raf military base in cyprus, ahead of new strikes on houthi positions overnight. it is the third time the uk joined the us in targeting the houthis, an attempt to stop their attacks on commercial ships in the red sea. the us military said 13 locations were hit across yemen, including the capital sana'a. the places struck included underground weapons facilities and missile launchers. the attacks by the houthis, who are supported by iran, have caused major disruption to global trade. they say they are supporting the palestinians in gaza. but the us and its allies say attacks like this are illegal and they want to reduce the ability the houthis have to target shipping vessels. there is a real challenge for the united states and for the uk to actually eliminate the capability, and so far,

you know, the us and uk haven't really been willing to pursue the alternative, which is essentially to engage in a strike which is so tough or which, you know, strikes iranian targets, for example, that could convince, say, the houthis or iran to pull back. a day earlier, the us hit dozens of targets linked to iran and the militias it supports in iraq and syria. it was in response to an attack on a us base injordan last sunday that killed three us soldiers, which the us blamed on an iranian backed militia. on an iranian—backed militia. in baghdad today, a funeral was held for 16 fighters killed in the us air strikes, condemned by the iraqi government. as in yemen, the air strikes here in iraq and in syria were calibrated in what seems to be an effort to prevent an escalation with iran. we still don't know how effective these latest attacks will be and how or if iran and its proxies

are going to respond. from iraq to yemen, the war in gaza has exacerbated tensions across the region. talks for a ceasefire between israel and hamas continue, the main hope to prevent even more violence. hugo bachega, bbc news, baghdad. speaking to nbc news, the us national security adviser, jake sullivan, said there will be more steps in the us response to the deaths of those soldiers. it began with the strikes on friday night, but that is not the end of it. we intend to take additional strikes and additional action to continue to send a clear message that the united states will respond when our forces are attacked or our people are killed. to discuss all of that — we can go live now to dr matthew kroenig, vice president of atlantic council's scowcroft centre for strategy and security. welcome to bbc news, dr matthew.

i would like to start off by looking at the houthis�* capabilities. what does the us or coalition know about what they have in their arsenal? there like these other groups in the region, backed by iran, so they are providing them with missiles and drones, not that sophisticated, but enough to attack and harass ships in the region. it is really disrupting international trade, so the purpose of these us strikes is in part to degrade this capability to go after houthi weapons depose in command and control sites to make it more difficult for the houthis to conduct these kind of attacks in the future. has deterrent action ever worked? yes, i think deterrence is very effective and it is essentially about convincing the adversary that the cost of attacking the united states and its allies greatly

outweigh the benefits. here, unfortunately, though, ithink deterrence has failed. iran and these proxy groups benefit from attacking the united states and its allies. they're trying to support hamas in its war against israel and try to push us forces out of the region, so the key to deterrence is convincing iran that they have miscalculated, that the cost of attacking the united states and its allies is too great and they should knock it off. unfortunately, for the attack so far may not be enough to do that and we have just heard jake suleman saying that more strikes will be coming, so we'll have to wait and see.— will be coming, so we'll have to wait and see. ~ ., ., , ., wait and see. what would be enough? what would send _ wait and see. what would be enough? what would send the _ wait and see. what would be enough? what would send the right _ wait and see. what would be enough? what would send the right message i what would send the right message of? ii what would send the right message of? , ., what would send the right message of? i” what would send the right message of? ,, ., ., of? if you look at some of the attacks on _ of? if you look at some of the attacks on iran _ of? if you look at some of the attacks on iran in _ of? if you look at some of the attacks on iran in particular. of? if you look at some of the l attacks on iran in particular that have worked, operation praying mantis in the 1980s, when ronald reagan sunk several iranian warships, or if you look several years ago when president raac ordered the strike killing the top

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iran than for the united states, so i think we can expect some of this continued lower level violence. i do not expect a major war. and the iran nuclear programme is hanging over this. it is estimated iran's break—out time is about 12 days, so the timeline is shrinking there to stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon. stop iran from getting a nuclear wea on. �* , ., stop iran from getting a nuclear weaon. h ., ., ., ., weapon. let's turn our attention to israel, because _ weapon. let's turn our attention to israel, because obviously - weapon. let's turn our attention to israel, because obviously they - weapon. let's turn our attention to israel, because obviously they are | israel, because obviously they are counting strongly on us support. this week the us are set to vote on a bill, for us military aid. if it is done stand biden says he will veto it. ., , ., , , veto it. how badly does is well needed to _ veto it. how badly does is well needed to get _ veto it. how badly does is well needed to get through? - veto it. how badly does is well needed to get through? israel| veto it. how badly does is well - needed to get through? israel does depend heavily on the united states for the provision of weapons, also for the provision of weapons, also for political support, and it has been delayed so far because it has been delayed so far because it has been wrapped up any bigger package that would have included arms to ukraine and measures to secure the

southern border. that became more complicated politically, so the is will it was separated because it was thought it would be easier to gain bipartisan support in congress. but biden is threatening to veto it because he wants that aid to ukraine as well. it is the aid to ukraine that has been more politically controversial, so we will have to see how it pays out, but by the many want to get the package that would get weapons both ukraine and israel. russia also hoping for something tomorrow, you have the un security council meeting also what is the point of these meetings question because itjust more posturing? unfortunately, the un security council has not really worked well in recent years because it gives a veto to russia and china, and these are two revisionist countries, so any time the united states, the uk, france, the free world tries to push something through the un, it is

vetoed by russia and china. in short can i think it is, you're right, mostly posturing and giving speeches at this point. i think it is very unlikely the security council takes action on this or anything else meaningful in the near future, unfortunately.— meaningful in the near future, unfortunately. matthew kroenig, thank ou unfortunately. matthew kroenig, thank you very — unfortunately. matthew kroenig, thank you very much _ unfortunately. matthew kroenig, thank you very much indeed. - you can get all the latest news and analysis on what is happening in the middle east on our website on bbc.com/news, and you can download all that from the bbc news app. let's turn to chile now where emergency teams are battling to control wildfires that have killed at least 64 people. rescue teams have warned that more bodies will be found. more than 1000 homes have been destroyed. a state of emergency is in place in central and southern parts of the country,

where many people have been told to evacuate. the chilean president, gabriel boric, said he would make "all necessary resources" available. for more on this, we are joined by news reporter mimi swaby. what can you updaters with? now than 60 --eole what can you updaters with? now than 60 peeple have — what can you updaters with? now than 60 people have been _ what can you updaters with? now than 60 people have been killed _ what can you updaters with? now than 60 people have been killed and - what can you updaters with? now than 60 people have been killed and the - 60 people have been killed and the interior minister has said this number is likely to significantly increase as rescuers get into the affected areas in the region. we know 3000 homes have been burnt and car wreckage is have been blocking streets where bodies have also been found. the situation has been described as very complicated, meaning rescuers and rescue workers are trying very hard to get into all these areas. sometimes it is not possible, they are trying to navigate difficult circumstances. the most delicate situation is in a

coastal tourist city as a residence over the weekend were battling against some really large flames emboldened by strong winds, temperatures of a0 celsius. some other hard—hit areas were around another coastal city called nina del mar, covered in thick smoke, making visibility bad. and aligned 90 active fires are still spanning the region, covering a3,000 hectares, so huge rescue efforts under way. hat huge rescue efforts under way. not onl is it a huge rescue efforts under way. not only is it a mountainous area, it is a forest nation as well. you mentioned vina del mar, where some of the homes had been built precariously on the mountain edge, causing more problems. yes.

precariously on the mountain edge, causing more problems.— causing more problems. yes, and --eole causing more problems. yes, and peeple were _ causing more problems. yes, and peeple were not _ causing more problems. yes, and people were not expecting - causing more problems. yes, and people were not expecting these | people were not expecting these wildfires, were not —— which are not uncommon in chile. but in such large numbers, and this is why a state of emergency has been declared and all necessary resources are being put towards firstly containing the fires and getting rid of them, then towards rescuing them and evacuation efforts and identifying bodies that have sadly already been discovered. thank you very much indeed. here in the uk, a woman has died following an incident involving 2 dogs in essex. police say a man has been arrested following the attack in the village of jaywick, near clacton—0n—sea, on suspicion of dangerous dog offences. the victim has been named as 68—year—old esther martin. police say she was pronounced dead in the home on saturday. police have yet to confirm the breed of the dogs. 0ur correspondent sam harrison has the latest about the police investigations. a really concerning incident for residents of jaywick.

we're at clacton police station, just down the road, where a number of updates have been made throughout the day. 68—year—old esther martin is thought to have been visiting family when she was attacked by two dogs shortly before apm yesterday afternoon. when police reached her, she was in a seriously injured condition and then she later died on the scene. earlier today, police also confirmed that a man has been arrested, a 39—year—old who's from jaywick. he's been arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences. police gave this update earlier today. police gave this update earlier toda . ~ , , ., , today. we believe esther had been attacked by — today. we believe esther had been attacked by two — today. we believe esther had been attacked by two dogs _ today. we believe esther had been attacked by two dogs inside - today. we believe esther had been attacked by two dogs inside the . attacked by two dogs inside the house — attacked by two dogs inside the house. when essex police officers entered _ house. when essex police officers entered the house, their priority was, as— entered the house, their priority was, as always, to keep their community safe. their unflinching bravery— community safe. their unflinching bravery and professionalism ensured that there _ bravery and professionalism ensured that there is no ongoing threat to the people of essex as a result of

this incident. both dogs were destroyed inside the house. i repeat, — destroyed inside the house. i repeat, thanks to their swift actions. _ repeat, thanks to their swift actions. i_ repeat, thanks to their swift actions, i can reassure the community ofjaywic that there is no ongoing _ community ofjaywic that there is no ongoing risk posed to them by this incident _ ongoing risk posed to them by this incident i— ongoing risk posed to them by this incident. i would also like to thank local_ incident. i would also like to thank local people who tried to get into the house — local people who tried to get into the house to try to help esther martin — the house to try to help esther martin. you should be proud. well, the family have _ martin. you should be proud. well, the family have been _ martin. you should be proud. -ii the family have been talking about the family have been talking about the devastation they feel today. they have also told the bbc that the two dogs involved, they believe, where xl bullys. it is important to say this has been unconfirmed by police and they say they will run tests over the next few days to determine the breed. 0bviously, tests over the next few days to determine the breed. obviously, this comes at a time when ownership of xl bullies is coming under scrutiny. a deadline hasjust bullies is coming under scrutiny. a deadline has just passed were owners

had to legally register their xl bully if they wanted to continue owning the animal, so police will run tests over the next few days to determine what breed the dogs were involved in this attack, but really it is a shocking event and as we have seen from visiting people in the community today, it is something people have been devastated by and has really affected the people here. sam harrison there. a reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in a chemical attack on a mother and her daughters in clapham, south london. police have released this new footage of abdul ezedi. officers say he was last seen leaving tower hill underground station at 9:30pm on wednesday evening. investigators believe people who know where he is have yet to come forward. they warned anyone found assisting him faces arrest. 0ur correspondent anisa kadri has more details. people will remember this attack on a mother and her two young daughters who had a substance thrown at them on

wednesday night in south london. this afternoon, the met police have revealed that the suspect abdul ezedi's last known sighting is around two hours after the attack in clapham, exiting tower hill underground station. officers have also released cctv footage of him in a tesco in the king's cross area in north london just before that. people believe there are people who know abdul ezedi's movements who have not come forward. they say the liquid used in the attack was a very strong and concentrated corrosive substance, either liquid sodium hydroxide or liquid sodium carbonate. and a £20,000 reward is now on offer for information that leads to the arrest of abdul ezedi. the mother of murdered teenager brianna ghey has said she is "open" to speaking to the mother of one of her daughter's killers. 16—year—old brianna was stabbed to death in a park in warrington last year.

scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe, both 16, were sentenced for her murder on friday. esther ghey is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s. she said the internet was out of control and children need to be protected. noor nanji has more. the family of brianna ghey spoke about their heartbreak after hearing the sentencing of her killers. brianna was stabbed to death almost exactly a year ago. she was just the life and soul of the party, really. today, her mother said she is open to speaking to the mother of one of the killers. i'd like to understand more how their life was and what they went through, and i also want her to know that i don't blame her for what her child's done. scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe had plotted the murder on messaging apps, and scarlett had searched out videos of torture and violence on the dark web. brianna's mother now wants a law introduced so there are mobile phones that are only suitable for under—16s.

if you are over 16, you can have an adult phone, but then under the age of 16, you can have a children's phone, which will not have all of the social media apps that are out there now. and also to have software that is automatically downloaded on a parent's phone which links the children's phone. introducing age limits on smartphones is not something that the government is considering, but it does raise the wider issue of keeping young people safe as they use the internet. the 0nline safety bill was recently introduced, and the education secretary said ministers are looking at other measures, such as guidance on the use of phones in schools. it is quite radical to ban smartphones from under—16s. i think that is quite radical. even banning it in schools, you know, is quite a big step. but that just shows just how much we know and understand that this is really worrying to parents. all of this comes as the world's biggest tech bosses came face—to—face with bereaved

parents in america. but even they can't control what's going on on the dark web, where brianna's killers were looking. what's clear is that brianna's murder has once again shone a spotlight on that central question, what more can we do to protect children online? noor nanji, bbc news. the president of namibia, hage geingob, has died. he was 82 years old. he'd been in hospital receiving treatment for cancer. mr geingob was a member of namibia's liberation movement and was the country's first prime minister after independence from apartheid south africa in 1990. 0ur correspondent shingai nyoka, who is in zimbabwe's capital, harare, has more. his death represents a dying generation of liberation fighters in southern africa. he was 82 years old and had lived quite an illustrious liberation war with his comrades in the south west africa people's

0rganisation, working with the anc, working with various liberation movements in southern africa. he was also the longest—serving prime minister in namibia and became president in 2015. but i think the defining issues of his presidency, if you like, were essentially his push for reparations from germany. those talks began in 2015 when he became president. even though that is still unfinished business, he wanted an apology from germany for what is considered to be the first genocide of the 20th century in the early 1900s, where about 80,000 local namibians were killed by germany. and he rejected the offer of reparations and said that that figure of $10 billion needed to be revised. but i think he will also be remembered for a lack of inaction for the corruption scandal —

one of the biggest in namibian history, where several ministers were alleged to have received kickbacks from an icelandic company in exchange for fishing rights. but at the moment, namibians are really focusing on other issues now. they are paying their respects. southern african leaders are also paying tribute to a man who was considered an african statesman. shingai, what kind of reaction has there been? well, what we've heard so far from the government is that an emergency cabinet meeting has taken place where they are preparing to map the way forward. we're expecting the appointment and swearing in of a president. the acting president at the moment is the vice president mbumba. and i think, really, a lot of namibians are wondering what happens next. he had been president for two terms.

the country is headed for elections in nine months. and even though he wasn't standing in those elections, the party hadn't really decided who was going to take over from him and he hadn't really anointed a successor. the vice president called for calm and said that all of those details would be unveiled. but at the moment, namibians are mourning for a man who essentially has been a part of the landscape for decades. parisians will vote today in a referendum on whether to a introduce higher parking charges for suvs parked in the city by non—residents. the city council is backing the increase to try to discourage the use of the cars, which it says are more dangerous and bad for the environment. french journalist anne—elisabeth moutet told us not as many parisians are as het up over the vote as one might think. there was an issue about scooters —

that was much more het up because scooters essentially did not respect any kind of driving rules and there were lots of accidents as a result. but the suv thing is the way by the city to introduce a rise a threefold rise in cost of parking for a category of drivers and the mayor wants some sort ofjustification with this vote. and the vote is organised in such a way that, first of all, not many people will vote. you cannot vote electronically. you've got to show up to a number of city halls in the city, subsidiary city halls in the city. it's on a sunday. and the general reaction will be that like previous votes like that, which are always destined to sort of underline the will of the mayor to begin with, there will be less than 10% of the population who will vote in this. yeah, let's just turn to the mayor very quickly, anna hidalgo. she's very proud of her environmental credentials. what other action has she taken

to protect her city? she has got the olympics coming, of course. well, she's got the olympics, and the olympics is quite honestly, it's also a natural cause. the mayor is in a political coalition with the greens, otherwise she wouldn't be in power. she's a socialist. she is a machine politician. she has essentially delegated the green issues to the green party, and our green party in paris is probably more extreme than in other places. they are very punitive and the whole point is to sort of designate somebody to, i would say, almost hatred of the rest of the citizens. so when you multiply... they've kicked out many cars out of paris and you can say that it's a good thing we have the equivalent of ulez, we have various things. but all of this has been done with absolutely no attention to the the way it harms people. our own ulez was, like in britain, it was sock it to the poor, and this thing with suvs is sock it to the rich.

but the the constant in this is that it's not something that is done very diplomatically. stay with us here on bbc news. good afternoon. misty view across the scottish mountains, a lot of rain carried on by this conveyor belt of cloud stretching across the atlantic sea and you can imagine we will see quite a bit of rain hence the warnings that are out across western and southern parts of scotland. look how the rain builds up in the next a8 hours. we could see even more than 120 millimetres on the very tops of the mountain so clearly concerned for flooding. rain stretches east of the grampians into northern ireland and northern england and further south we have quite a bit of cloud, gusty wind compared with yesterday. that means we have some drizzle over the hills and around the coasts as well and just a few breaks in the cloud but 1a, possibly 15 in the cloud breaks but it is quite windy with gales

blowing across shetland, still some wintry showers and rumbles of thunder but overnight the rain pushes further north, could turn to snow as it engages with the colder air but the rain is the concern and clearly we could see some flash flooding as a result of that much rain. 0vernight elsewhere it stays mild and mistake, it will be damp and drizzly over hills and coasts in many western and northern areas. a little more brightness punching through the cloud tomorrow as the weather front moves northwards but again predominantly dry and cloudy with drizzle and mist around the coast and hills but the rain keeps falling across scotland, over the hills in the north some snow. wintry showers across shetland. that rain looks like it will start to move southwards as we go through tomorrow night allowing wintry showers into the north and frost and ice issues and wetter weather back into northern england and northern ireland but still predominantly cloudy and dry. that's how we pick up on tuesday, the cold start in the north but with the return of some sunshine and snow showers around and as the cold they are big

southwards into the weather front we could see someone doing this over the hills of northern england and northern ireland as well but to the south of it a much milder picture. looks like by the time we get to wednesday the rain will clear away and we are into the colder air for a time but how far north of the wind will carry the rain and potential snow as we head towards the end of the week, so please stay tuned.

live from london, this is bbc news the houthis in yemen say the latest american and british air strikes on the country will not go unpunished. third round ofjoint strikes hit 36 iran—backed rebel positions in the latest response to attacks on red sea ships. the capital sana'a was among the locations targeted. disappointed lionel messi fans in hong kong call for refund of ticket money — after the argentina star sat out inter miami's preseason friendly with an injury. and facebook marks its 20th anniversary, having risen from a network for students at a single university to one of the biggest internet platforms in the world today. # talk to myself for hours # say things... # # it's me, hi, i'm the problem, it's me

# at tea time, everybody agrees... # and the grammy awards — celebrating the best of the music industry — are set to be dominated by female artists. hello, i'm lukwesa burak. welcome to bbc news. we start with some breaking _ welcome to bbc news. we start with some breaking news _ welcome to bbc news. we start with some breaking news from _ welcome to bbc news. we start with some breaking news from the - welcome to bbc news. we start with some breaking news from the world | welcome to bbc news. we start with l some breaking news from the world of sport. the wales rugby great barry john has died at the age of 79. the former wales and british & irish lions fly—half died peacefully in hospital surrounded by his wife and four children. john was nicknamed the king byjournalists after he inspired the lions's famous 1971 test victory over the all blacks. we will have more on his life and legacy later here on bbc news.

let's turn to our top story this hour — the us and the uk have carried out fresh strikes on more than 30 targets linked to the iran—backed houthi rebels in yemen. it's in an attempt to stop the group's attacks on international shipping. this follows an earlier round of strikes from the us on friday — targeting sites in iraq and syria. they were in retaliation for the killing of three american soldiers injordan by iranian—backed militants. although iran has denied any direct involvement in that drone attack, we know there are a number of pro—iranian militias based in iraq, syria, lebanon, the palestinian territories, and yemen. the bbc�*s analysis editor, ros atkins, takes a closer look now at what we know about iran's alliances, and the so—called axis of resistance — who are all opposed to israel and the united states. as the crisis in the middle east escalates, there's one country the us references all the time. we do not want this war to widen.

but if iran or its proxies attack us personnel anywhere, make no mistake — we will defend our people, we will defend our security, swiftly and decisively. last weekend, three us soldiers were killed in a drone attack. the location was northeastern jordan. the target was a us military base called tower 22. the group claiming responsibility is the islamic resistance in iraq. but the us is clear on where blame really lies. 0ur teams here are continuing to do the analysis, but we know that iran is behind it, and certainly as we've said before here in this in this briefing room, iran continues to arm and equip these groups to launch these attacks. iran calls these claims "baseless accusations". but iran does have a network of allies across the region. it has a name for it, the axis of resistance — united, it says, in its opposition to israel and the us.

this axis includes the group behind the tower 22 attack. iran has taken advantage, frankly, of the current moment of conflict to do what iran has been doing for many, many years, which is to disrupt, to target the us and partners in a variety of ways, mostly through the efforts of its proxy militias. and since hamas's attack on october 7th and israel's response to it, this disruption has taken many forms. for example, houthi rebels in yemen have repeatedly attacked shipping in the red sea. the us says there have been over 160 attacks by militia on its military positions in iraq and syria. but how does this network of allies work, how close is their relationship with iran, and what is iran trying to achieve? if we go back to 1979, there was an uprising in iran against the monarchy — iran became an islamic republic. ever since, it's sought to spread its influence in the region.

in recent years, that's involved support for the assad regime in syria, where iranian forces have been deployed, support for large militant groups such as hezbollah in lebanon and the houthis in yemen, and support for smaller groups, including in iraq. we have a whole range of iraqi shia militias, which have been formed in lots of different ways and have very different connections with iran. and, in fact, they're in an umbrella movement that has non—shia militias included as well, so it's very complicated to navigate the types of links within that part of the axis of resistance. and iran's support for its network comes in several forms. first, money. in 2020, the us estimated that iran gave hezbollah $700 million a year, as well as $100 million a year to palestinian groups including hamas, and it estimates the houthis have received hundreds of millions of dollars too. iran doesn't acknowledge this funding. but, as well as money,

iran is supplying weapons too. recently, two us military personnel died in an operation to intercept a boat in the red sea. the us released this image. it says the boat was transporting iranian—made weapons to the houthis. 0r there's hezbollah. 0ne estimate put its arsenal at 130,000 rockets and missiles. it's believed many of them come from iran. and if iran is supplying money and weapons, is it also coordinating the actions of its allies? after october 7th, the us acknowledged... more broadly, iran's allies appear to operate with a significant degree of independence. but that needs placing in context. iran does not necessarily exert day—to—day operational control over each and every one of its proxies. but that being said, when you provide strategic

direction, when you provide significant materiel, and you provide significant training, you cannot avoid culpability. and given this level of support from iran, inevitably, many are asking, what does it want? well, to understand this, we again need to look at iran's history — not least the iran—iraq war of the 1980s, which began when iraq invaded. iran doesn't necessarily see itself as an aggressive actor. it sees itself as deeply vulnerable. in particular, memories of the iran—iraq war, when it was very vulnerable to iraqi missiles and many people died, are absolutely key in iran's political conception of where it sits in the region. so its whole policy is built on never again allowing itself to be encircled or isolated. and to meet that goal,

the axis of resistance is crucial. it is not looking for a massive escalation and a war outright with the us or israel. what it's interested in, however, is maintaining the kind of equilibrium and violence groups that it has across the region. in a statement this week, iran's revolutionary guard said, "we do not seek war, but we are not afraid of war." iran's motivations and ambitions are a fiercely contested subject. but as the us calibrates its response to the tower 22 attack, there's no debate that the axis of resistance is crucial to iran's efforts to position itself in the region and to challenge israel and america. ros atkins. the general election in el salvador have been dominated by president nayib bukele's war on gangs. he's credited with slashing the country's homicide rate and making el salvador one of the safest places in latin america — but critics have described his two—year crackdown on street gangs as draconian.

0ur latin america correspondent will grant — who is in el salvador�*s capital, san salvador — has more. voting is well under way in el salvador in an atmosphere of genuine calm on the streets. there have been very few reports, if any, of irregularities coming in so far. i'm in a voting station where manuel flores, the candidate for the left—wing fmln party, is going to cast his vote. he comes from the traditional left, if you like, in this country. but it's very unlikely that either he nor any other candidate is going to make any genuine impact on president bukele's chances at re—election. nayib bukele has made it the crux of his campaign to say that he needs a second term in office to continue his harsh crackdown on the gangs in this country. it's a security platform that he is standing on and it is one, according to many voters that i've spoken to here, that is resonating with the electorate.

that they see they want to continue the crackdown on the powerful street gangs. that said, human rights organisations have continued to underline that they believe there are thousands of people in jail who shouldn't be there who have been arbitrarily arrested under this security policy. if he does achieve a second term in office, there will be other things for president nayib bukele to focus on, particularly the economy, but all of that is to come. today, people are simply casting their votes and the likelihood is that we will see a second term in office for president nayib bukele. will grant there. lionel messi was booed in hong kong after he sat out inter miami's preseason friendly with an injury. he spent 90 minutes sat on the bench. the mls club were playing a hong kong select 11, both messi — who picked up the hamstring strain in saudi arabia — and new signing luis suarez weren't fit enough to take part.

intermiami won a—1. fans who'd paid up to $600 for a ticket weren't happy when messi stayed on the bench. for more on this, our asia pacific editor, michael bristow, is with me now. michael, i'm shocked at this. the man was injured.— michael, i'm shocked at this. the man was injured. michael, i'm shocked at this. the man was in'ured. ~ i. , ,, man was in'ured. were you shocked he didn't -la man was injured. were you shocked he didn't play or — man was injured. were you shocked he didn't play or shocked _ man was injured. were you shocked he didn't play or shocked that _ man was injured. were you shocked he didn't play or shocked that they - man was injured. were you shocked he didn't play or shocked that they are - didn't play or shocked that they are booing because he was injured in the first place? in any case, the fans were pretty angry about it. as you indicated, they had paid a lot of money. it wasn'tjust that, in the lead up to this event there had been messi mania in hong kong, they had been selling shirts all over the territory. there's even been a chinese sailing ship sailing through victoria harvey with messi's face on it and billboards across the territory with messi the front and centre very prominent. as far as fans were concerned messi would play, that's why they had paid all the money and why some of them had come from as far away as australia to watch this match and that's why

they were so disappointed, regardless of the fact of whether messi was injured or not. shy, regardless of the fact of whether messi was injured or not. messi was in'ured or not. a rather messy end — messi was injured or not. a rather messy end to _ messi was injured or not. a rather messy end to things! _ messi was injured or not. a rather messy end to things! but - messi was injured or not. a rather messy end to things! but the - messi was injured or not. a rather| messy end to things! but the hong kong government officials have also stepped in. it’s kong government officials have also steed in. v ., kong government officials have also steed in, �*, ., , ., kong government officials have also steed in. �*, . , ., ., stepped in. it's an unusual one because you — stepped in. it's an unusual one because you wouldn't - stepped in. it's an unusual one because you wouldn't think- stepped in. it's an unusual one| because you wouldn't think this stepped in. it's an unusual one i because you wouldn't think this is stepped in. it's an unusual one - because you wouldn't think this is a government issue but in actual fact the hong kong leader was at the event, i saw pictures of him waving and cheering at the crowd himself and cheering at the crowd himself and they gave quite a lot of money, about $2 million sponsorship in order to stage this event in order to encourage inter miami to come to hong kong in the first place so they have been left with egg on their faces to a certain extent. they say they want some of this money back and that the fans deserve an apology. incidentally, the organisers of the event responsible for bringing the team to hong kong didn't know anything about messi being injured, that happened apparently on sunday morning they made the decision not to play him. when did he pick up the injury because that's the issue, isn't it?

not clear when he picked up the issue but i think he had a medical sunday morning at the coach came out and said he has a hamstring strain and said he has a hamstring strain and they didn't want to risk him because later this month inter miami start a new season in the united states and presumably they want messi and all the other stars fit for that start of the season so they didn't want to risk playing this exhibition match, but try telling that all the fans who paid all that money. that all the fans who paid all that mone . ,., y that all the fans who paid all that mone . , ., , money. feel sorry for his team-mates. _ money. feel sorry for his team-mates. there - money. feel sorry for his team-mates. there is i money. feel sorry for his i team-mates. there is only money. feel sorry for his - team-mates. there is only one money. feel sorry for his _ team-mates. there is only one star, thou~h. team-mates. there is only one star, though- michael. — team-mates. there is only one star, though. michael, thank _ team-mates. there is only one star, though. michael, thank you - team-mates. there is only one star, though. michael, thank you very - though. michael, thank you very much. though. michael, thank you very much- our— though. michael, thank you very much. our sports _ though. michael, thank you very much. our sports star _ though. michael, thank you very much. our sports star there! - though. michael, thank you very j much. our sports star there! we though. michael, thank you very - much. our sports star there! we are much. 0ur sports star there! we are crossing to our international correspondent, chief international correspondent, chief international correspondent 0rla guerin, to get the latest reaction on our top story on bbc news. those are events in the middle east. hello, first off, many people are now waiting to see how those in the middle east, primarily iraq and the houthis are likely to respond to those us attacks. weill.

respond to those us attacks. well, we not a respond to those us attacks. well, we got a taste _ respond to those us attacks. well, we got a taste of _ respond to those us attacks. well, we got a taste of the _ respond to those us attacks. well, we got a taste of the iraqi - respond to those us attacks. -ii we got a taste of the iraqi response today. we were on the streets when there was a demonstration, mourning in fact, for 17 iraqi militia fighters killed in those us strikes on friday night, members of pro—iranian militias in uniform lined the streets forming an honour guard. there was a stream of ambulances, 17 ambulances in all, bringing not the living but the dead, and then there was a march behind the ambulances as people were holding aloft photos of the dead. there was anger and there were enunciation denunciations of the united states but not the kind of fiery rhetoric and threats you might have expected. the reality is that many of these pro—iranians militias, they take their lead from tehran and tehran has made it clear it doesn't want to see an escalation in the tit—for—tat in the region. washington has made it very clear it is also very keen to avoid that.

there is a real sense that while the war is raging in gaza, that one false move by anybody could inflame things further. the false move by anybody could inflame things further-— things further. the us secretary of state antony blinken _ things further. the us secretary of state antony blinken on _ things further. the us secretary of state antony blinken on his - things further. the us secretary of state antony blinken on his fifth i state antony blinken on his fifth trip to the region and hoping that diplomacy can help find a solution. the element the americans are going all out to try and do a deal in gaza, as you say. antony blinken is returning to the region for a five—day visit beginning in saudi arabia and he will also stop off in qatar, egypt, israeland in arabia and he will also stop off in qatar, egypt, israel and in the west bank. what the americans are hoping is that there can be a new deal on a ceasefire that would see the release of all the remaining israeli hostages, about 130 israelis are still believed to be held in gaza. i should say, not all of them are believed to be alive. there are estimates that as many as 30 may

have died or been killed, so in some cases it would be the return of bodies rather than live hostages. the americans are trying to get agreement on that in return for a humanitarian pause to relieve the desperate, the increasingly desperate, the increasingly desperate civilian suffering in gaza where the death toll according to the local authorities is now more than 27,000 palestinians. there is a new ceasefire proposal on the table. it was worked out by qatar and egypt. we were hearing that hamas might give their response to that tonight. it is now less certain they will do so. but both hamas and israel have their own reasons for wanting to do a deal at the moment. we'rejust not sure wanting to do a deal at the moment. we're just not sure how far apart they may still be. 0rla guerin, thank you very indeed. a reminder of our breaking news on bbc news. barryjohn, the former cardiff, wales and british & irish lions fly—half has died at the age

of 79. after making his debut in 1966, john played in 25 internationals for wales and five tests for the lions. joe wilson looks back on his life. running on the inside. can he get there? what a try! what a score! before rugby union was all muscularity, there was poetry and the pace and the rhythm was in the feet of barryjohn. as a fly—half number 10 he dictated the play. he made a split—second decisions without even thinking. it is the quality shared by only a few that may truly be described as sporting genius. may truly be described as sporting uenius. , ., �* , ., ., ., genius. george best and i had a chat, if you _ genius. george best and i had a chat, if you are _ genius. george best and i had a chat, if you are comfortable, i genius. george best and i had a| chat, if you are comfortable, any musician will tell you... to him it is like drinking up, having a pint

and that's it. i don't think there is a rationale to it, there is no explanation to it.— is a rationale to it, there is no explanation to it. barry john was born in 1945 _ explanation to it. barry john was born in 1945 in _ explanation to it. barry john was born in 1945 in a _ explanation to it. barry john was born in 1945 in a west _ explanation to it. barry john was born in 1945 in a west wales - born in 19a5 in a west wales village, notable for two things, coal and rugby, and village, notable for two things, coaland rugby, and he village, notable for two things, coal and rugby, and he first rose to prominence at llanelli before in 1971 he helped to command wales, perhaps their greatest team, grand slam champions in the five nations. when wales needed points he could always stop, kick and turn away knowing where the ball had flown. dropped goals were his speciality. having conquered europe, barryjohn toured new zealand with the lions. the country where rugby is the currency, they called barryjohn the king. the lions won the series. in the decisive third test they scored 13 points to win, ten of them to barryjohn. he had them, the world at his feet. the top three at the

bbc sports personality of the year in 1971, princess anne, george best and ben barryjohn. he was in exalted company. his next move was to retire. in 1972, aged just 27, he had enough, it become a celebrity and struggled with the concept and the attention. after his playing career he was paid to speak and write about rugby. but barryjohn became a hidden hero. more often in the public house than the public eye. are you famous? well, people think so. m are you famous? well, people think so- my name _ are you famous? well, people think so- my name is— are you famous? well, people think so. my name is barry _ are you famous? well, people think so. my name is barry john, - are you famous? well, people think so. my name is barry john, used - are you famous? well, people think so. my name is barry john, used to| so. my name is barryjohn, used to play rugby— so. my name is barryjohn, used to play rugby here. | so. my name is barry john, used to play rugby here-— so. my name is barry john, used to play rugby here.- barry - so. my name is barryjohn, used to play rugby here. | see. barryjohn's play rugby here. i see. barry john's brilliance was _ play rugby here. i see. barry john's brilliance was spread _ play rugby here. i see. barry john's brilliance was spread over - play rugby here. i see. barry john's brilliance was spread over a - play rugby here. i"~ barryjohn's brilliance was spread over a mere 25 matches for wales and five for the lions. he was the rugby player who left the sport wanting more. i lions. he was the rugby player who left the sport wanting more.- left the sport wanting more. i don't think they're _ left the sport wanting more. i don't think they're going _ left the sport wanting more. i don't think they're going to _ left the sport wanting more. i don't think they're going to catch - left the sport wanting more. i don't think they're going to catch him. i think they're going to catch him. john has scored! barryjohn who has died at the age of 79.

facebook is marking its 20th anniversary today. it has grown from a network for harvard university students to one of the biggest online platforms in the world, but has come under increased pressure from regulators and competition. it helped usher in the era of social media but has also triggered concerns about fake news, the mental health of young users and the foundations of democracy. from silicon valley, here's our technology correspondent james clayton. for me, there are two chapters for facebook over the last 20 years. the first is more than a decade's worth of exponential growth. people signed up in their droves. it was almost impossible to find someone who wasn't on facebook, and the platform was relatively uncontroversial. but then the next chapter began to develop, a very unwanted chapter for facebook. they don't care whether or not

what they do is legal as long as it gets the job done. first came the cambridge analytica scandal, which involved the misuse of data to micro—target voters in both the brexit referendum and the 2016 us presidential election. and then there was the frances haugen scandal, the whistleblower who said that facebook was putting profits over safety, particularly over young women and girls. only this week, mark zuckerberg was asked to apologise to families who said their children had been harmed by social media. no—one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered. two years ago, mark zuckerberg changed facebook�*s name to meta. now, officially, that was because he wanted it to better reflect his vision of a company that was going to build a metaverse. but, unofficially, the brand had become toxic. in making this piece, we wanted to film next to meta's famous sign. sir, you can't be filming. no recordings? no recording. that is what meta is now, it is a lot more nervous of the media than it used to be.

meta now, of course, is a lot more than just facebook. it owns whatsapp. it owns instagram. and it also has its own vr headset. and that's where mark zuckerberg thinks the future lies — in vr. he believes that the world is shifting from a place where people connect online to a world where people want to connect virtually. the problem, though, is that mark zuckerberg has already spent tens of billions of dollars building the metaverse, and there's very little evidence to suggest that people really want to spend much time in vr chatting to their friends. the world is kind of appealing, and that's mark zuckerberg's major problem. he might think that the vision of the future is the metaverse, but it makes all of its money through social media, and that makes trying to predict what meta's going to look like in even a year's time or two years' time pretty difficult to do. the grammys take are taking place in los angeles this evening.

and nominations are dominated by female artists and it is expected to be a good night for taylor swift — who has no less than seven nominations in the song of the year category — a record—breaking number. there is much excitement as the very private tracy chapman is expected to make a long—awaited return to the stage with her 1988 hit fast car in a duet with luke holmes, whose cover is now a big hit. there is emma vardy. ——luke combs. women in pop are having an excellent year, dominating most of the main categories at music's biggest night. # it's me, hi, i'm the problem, it's me # at tea time, everybody agrees... #

it's hard to imagine a more successful 12 months for taylor swift. after her record—breaking eras tour, anti—hero, all about self—loathing, is a favourite to win song of the year. it makes her the most—nominated songwriter ever in the category. but she faces tough competition, with 0livia rodrigo, miley cyrus and sza also battling it out for record of the year. though their songs have a variety of styles, many critics agree that what these female artists have in common is an ability to write that's something billie eilish is also recognised for, with her hit for the barbie film. but does this mark a turning point in the music business, which is still seen as a heavily male—dominated industry? i think the grammys can be a bit delayed. i think they can get it right but not necessarily at the right time. i even think the fact that this year it's all women dominating, a lot of people could argue that women have been dominating popular music for several years, so to see thatjust happen in 202a also feels a bit late. while women are expected to sweep the board in the big categories this year, more than ever before, there's also a whole host of awards for the work that happens behind

the scenes, and it's here where there are far less women involved. when it comes to the music producers and sound engineers, the industry is still overwhelmingly male. another challenge facing the six—decades old grammys is that, in the era of streaming, live television audiences for award ceremonies have decreased. so, do awards still matter to music fans? i think most fans don't need an awards show to tell them who's popular but i think people still like tuning in. people like a little bit of drama, people want to root for their favourite artist and be mad if they don't win and start a conversation online. so i really do think the grammys still matter and hold relevance. whether or not people tune in on tv, they're still going to be engaging they're going to be engaging in whatever happened online. it's a night set to be a celebration of female voices and while much of the music industry is still a man's world, it won't feel like that on stage tonight. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.

that's all coming up tonight. don't turn your back, we will be with you in a couple of minutes. this is bbc news. hello, good afternoon. misty view across the scottish mountains, a lot of rain carried in by this conveyor belt of cloud stretching across the atlantic so you can imagine we will see quite a bit of rain hence the warnings that are out across western and central and southern parts of scotland. look how the rain builds up in the next a8 hours. we could see even more than 120 millimetres on the very tops of the mountain so clearly a concern for flooding. rain stretches east of the grampians into northern ireland and northern england and further south we have quite a bit of cloud, a gustier wind compared with yesterday. that means we have some drizzle over the hills and around the coasts as well and just a few breaks in the cloud but 1a, possibly 15, in the cloud breaks

but it is quite windy with gales blowing across shetland, still some wintry showers here and rumbles of thunder, but overnight the rain pushes further north, could turn to snow as it engages with the colder air but the rain is the concern and clearly we could see some flash flooding as a result of that much rain. 0vernight elsewhere, it stays mild and misty, it will be damp and drizzly over hills and coasts in many western and northern areas. a little more brightness punching through the cloud tomorrow as the weather front moves northwards but again predominantly dry and cloudy with drizzle and mist around the coast and hills but the rain keeps falling across scotland, over the hills in the north some snow. still in the colder air with wintry showers across shetland. that rain looks like it will start to move southwards as we go through tomorrow night allowing wintry showers into the north and frost and ice issues and wetter weather back into northern england and northern ireland but still predominantly cloudy and dry.

that's how we pick up on tuesday, the cold start in the north but with the return of some sunshine, some snow showers around and as the cold digs southwards into the weather front we could see some winteriness over the hills of northern england and northern ireland as well but to the south of it a much milder picture. looks like by the time we get to wednesday the rain will clear away and we are into the colder air for a time but how far north the wind will carry the rain and potential snow as we head towards the end of the week, so please stay tuned.

live from london, this is bbc news: the united states national security adviser says the strikes against the houthis in yemen will reduce their military capabilities as us and british forces launch fresh airstrikes. chile's president says the number of lives lost in the deadliest wildfire on record in the country has risen to 6a and will increase further. a woman killed in a dog attack in essex has been named as esther martin by herfamily. police say a man has been arrested following the attack in the village of jaywick. and the grammy awards — celebrating the best of the music industry — are set to be dominated by female artists.