live from london, this is bbc news. the uk says iran will be held accountable for the actions of its proxies, after us and british forces strike houthi targets in yemen. prime minister rishi sunak begins his visit to northern ireland marking the restoration of the power—sharing devolved government. police hunting the man suspected of a corrosive substance attack on a mother and her daughters in south london are offering £20,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. and the grammy awards — celebrating the best of the music industry — are set to be hello, i'm tanya beckett.

the uk government has said iran will be held accountable for the actions of armed groups it supports in the middle east. it follows a round of american and british airstrikes on houthi fighters in yemen last night, aimed at deterring further attack, by the houthis, on international shipping in the red sea. they were supported by six ally countries as part of an international military coalition. these raids 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. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from baghdad. it's becoming a familiar sight — raf typhoon jets taking off last night for a bombing raid on houthi targets in yemen. last night for a bombing raid the third round of joint us—uk strikes.

not an escalation, according to defence secretary grant shapps. not a deterrent either, according to the iranian—backed houthis, who have been attacking international shipping in the red sea since this hijacking in november. they said today they are making a moral stand in support of palestinians in gaza. and more fires burning in the middle east. here, the aftermath of deadly us bombing raids on friday in iraq and syria, in retaliation for the killing of three american soldiers. in baghdad today, a fleet of ambulances carry those killed by the us — 17 fighters from militias backed by iran. 0fficially, they are part of iraq's security forces, but in many ways,

they are footsoldiers for tehran. the us strikes have caused anger here, the government saying they have threatened the security of iraq and the region. "a red line was crossed by targeting our forces," says falih al—fayyadh, leader of the militias. "this must not be repeated." and the chant from the crowd, "america is the greatest devil." they want us forces out. these men have come to mourn and to honour their dead — victims of american bombing raids. but there is also a message in all of this. it's a show of strength, a show of unity, and a warning to the united states — we are here and we're not going anywhere. but the mood was muted,

and there were no fiery threats of retaliation. iran doesn't want an escalation in the tit—for—tat. neither does washington. while the war rages in gaza, one false move could set the region alight. 0rla guerin, bbc news, baghdad. live now to washington, we can speak to the bbc�*s will vernon. we are expecting antony blinken to leave for his latest middle east tour shortly. what does he hope to achieve? , , , achieve? this will be his fifth trip to the middle — achieve? this will be his fifth trip to the middle east _ achieve? this will be his fifth trip to the middle east since - achieve? this will be his fifth trip to the middle east since the - achieve? this will be his fifth trip to the middle east since the warl achieve? this will be his fifth trip. to the middle east since the war in gaza began. he has a lot on his plate. you have to do a bit of a between on the one hand the us' ongoing military action and that means what was launched on friday when we saw those white states

strikes against a number of iranians link targets in iraq and syria, so he will have to balance that with ongoing, crucial negotiations that could result in some sort of humanitarian pause, some pause in fighting in gaza, perhaps the release of dozens of hostages. and he will also, say the americans, be pressing for better aid, better access for humanitarian aid into gaza and that is something the white house national security adviserjake sullivan was talking about today, doing a round of interviews on the us network sunday shows, he said the us network sunday shows, he said the us would be pressing israel on issues related to humanitarian assistance and there needs to be much more of it. mr sullivan, interestingly, drew a distinction between those two ongoing military campaigns at the moment. so he set on the one hand, we have these widespread strikes, launched in iraq

and syria, starting on friday night and syria, starting on friday night and then the ongoing campaign against the houthis in yemen, and healing action against the houthis to protecting shipping in the red sea, we know that the houthis have launched dozens of strikes and attacks on military vessels, commercial shipping and the red sea, since october, threatening one of the world's most important trade routes. then he said that there was this ongoing strikes against iranian link targets and he said those were about sending a strong message about the united states's firm resolve to respond when our forces are attacked and he reiterated this line we've heard many times now, that this is just the beginning, that these attacks will continue, and i think we should expect more of these. the other interesting thing from jake sullivan today, about the possibility of direct strikes on

iranian territory. he wouldn't rule that out. he said it would not be wise to discuss publicly what washington has ruled in and ruled out in terms of military action. as we know, so far, the us has refrain from targeting any locations in iranian territory itself, for fear of provoking a wider escalation in the middle east.— of provoking a wider escalation in the middle east. indeed, and this is the middle east. indeed, and this is the backdmp _ the middle east. indeed, and this is the backdrop to _ the middle east. indeed, and this is the backdrop to any _ the middle east. indeed, and this is the backdrop to any renewed - the middle east. indeed, and this is i the backdrop to any renewed attempt at talks that the ardent wish of the united states, no doubt, is that these attacks it has been launching do not enter the us and the middle east into something that has a separate momentum from the conflict in gaza. . �* , separate momentum from the conflict in gaza. . �*, .,, in gaza. that's right. the last thing american _ in gaza. that's right. the last thing american officials - in gaza. that's right. the last thing american officials want | in gaza. that's right. the last i thing american officials want is some sort of direct military confrontation with iran. they are trying to avoid any further escalation in what is already clearly a very volatile region. it

is interesting. there has been speculation here that the reason that there was such a kind of long period between when that attack on the us base happened and last sunday, when an iranian made drone, say the americans, smashed into a base injordan, killing three us service members, wounding dozens more. there was then several days between that and when the us launched its response. there is speculation here that part was done intentionally, in order to perhaps, you know, reduce the risk of that provoking wider escalation. fix, provoking wider escalation. a slowdown in the face. thank you, will vernon, joining us from washington. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, is visiting northern ireland this evening, following the restoration of the devolved government. the stormont assembly returned yesterday — two years since it last sat after the democratic unionist party withdrew over brexit.

here's mr sunak speaking to media a short while ago. what kind of reassurances can you give people in northern ireland that the political instability of the last few years will not be repeated next month? i last few years will not be repeated next month?— next month? i don't think anybody really thought _ next month? i don't think anybody really thought the _ next month? i don't think anybody really thought the executive - next month? i don't think anybody really thought the executive would be back up and running. the fact that this has happened is a fantastic cause for optimism. everyone has worked hard to bring this programme about, is committed to making it work and to deliver four people in northern ireland who have been without their devolved government for far too long, and have been without their devolved government forfar too long, and now we have this special opportunity to start on the people's priorities and the deal we have agreed ensures that the deal we have agreed ensures that the executive has the funding and the executive has the funding and the powers they need to do that. michelle 0'neill talks about a border poll within the next decade, do you think that will happen? everybody is committed to the good friday agreement, but we want to deliver on the day to day issues that matter to families and businesses, we've been without devolved government for two

years, we need to focus on public services, everyone i was talking to this evening was telling me that that is exactly what they want from their government, now that it is up and running again and our deal ensures the executive will have the powers deliver for people. and funding it needs to air strikes on yemen, how far does this go with uk involvement? we have seen shipping attacked in the red sea, it is unacceptable, it was innocent lives at risk and it has economic consequences. that includes attacks on british linked vessels and that is why we have acted again in self defence, in a proportionate way, together with our allies. i have been clear that i will not hesitate to protect british lives and interest, and our diplomatic efforts are focused on bringing de—escalation and stability back to the region. rishi sunak. 0ur political editor, chris mason, is in belfast. he told us more about this

visit by rishi sunak. the prime minister has arrived here this evening. he'll be heading out to meet various folk, including, in the morning, meeting political leaders, the new first and deputy first ministers at stormont, the home of devolved government here in northern ireland, or at least the home since yesterday with the restoration, as you were mentioning, of devolved government after two years of stasis. when you look back at the history of modern devolution in northern ireland, it has been punctuated by periods of suspension, it not existing, because any of the main parties to it can decide that they want to walk away, and with that, power—sharing — the clue is in the title — ceases to happen. but it has been revived in the last week after the democratic unionists, who would like to affirm northern ireland's place within the union of the uk, agreed to go back in after what they concluded were assurances

about free trade within the uk as far as northern ireland's post—brexit trading arrangements are concerned. so power—sharing is back up and running and the prime minister here on something of a victory lap, if you like, because it is an achievement, i think, of both domestic and international statecraft, that after this two—year pause, he has managed to, in negotiation with the democratic unionists, get things going again. and after that two—year pause, as you've described it, northern ireland has been really unable to move forward in any way. and the question perhaps rishi sunak is going to be faced with is a budgetary one. yeah. 0h, absolutely. and that is often the case, but particularly after a period like this, notjust of the political stasis, but also the circumstances in which that has happened in the last couple of years. so we've had, haven't we, the pandemic, soaring inflation, cost of living pressures, and onto that has been plonked political stasis, and you have seen

in northern ireland the obvious consequences of that. so a couple of weeks ago here strikes dubbed the biggest in 50 years, tens of thousands of public sector workers on strike, saying that they were paid not enough compared with peers across the irish sea in england, scotland and wales. alongside that, plenty say that the health service here is in crisis. now, part of the attempts by the government in london to get power—sharing up and running was a promise of £35 billion for northern ireland if the executive and the assembly were re—established. and i was speaking to the northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris, who is in the government at westminster and oversees northern ireland. he said now things are up and running, that money will be released. i think what we're going to see in the next period of time is an element of expectations being managed by the political leaders here. the first minister, michelle 0'neill, the deputy first minister as well, from the dup in saying, look,

we're glad to be up and running — and the vast majority within the assembly are — but it won't happen overnight, things will take time to improve, even with that dollop of cash. and by the way, as you were hinting at in your question, plenty of politicians here say that the funding formula from westminster needs looking at, which is political—speak for "send more money". there's growing international concern over the political situation in senegal after the president, macky sall, called off this month's election citing a row over the eligibility of candidates. 0pposition party supporters set up barricades around the capital, dakar, and clashed with police. they were met with teargas — and several people, including a former prime minister and an opposition candidate were detained. the broadcasting regulator has also suspended a tv station for "inciting violence". so how did senegal reach this point? meghan 0wen explains. this is senegal�*s president, macky sall, announcing just a day

before campaigning was due to start that he was postponing the country's election. but why? well, a constitutional council have made the decision to bar several hopeful candidates, including high—profile politician 0usmane sonko from the opposition. now, this decision is being investigated by lawmakers because there are questions over its impartiality. sall himself is not hoping to stand for re—election and he has yet to announce a new date. but many opposition members are not happy with the decision. translation: never in senegal's political history have we seen - a situation like this. it's a dangerous precedent. to be able to postpone a presidential election on the eve of its start is unprecedented. translation: he's trying to pull off an electoral hold-up. _ what's that? it's a constitutional coup, and we won't accept it. 0ther opposition mps have also

started a legal challenge against the decision, but the concern is also international, with the eu, france and the us calling for an election as soon as possible. ecowas, the west african body, also posted this letter on x, expressing their concern over the situation. now, senegal is a rare example of democratic stability in western africa. we've seen coups in countries such as niger and burkina faso, so this decision to postpone the presidential election for the first time will add to rising political tensions now it's time for a look at today's sport with karthi. we'll start with some breaking news, the 2026 world cup final will be held in newjersey at the home of the national football

league's new york giants and new yorkjets. fifa announced the schedule on sunday, the venue beat bids from dallas and los angeles for the right to host the game onjuly 19th. the expanded 48—team tournament is being co—hosted by the united states, canada and mexico. arsenal cut the gap to two points at the top of the english premier league as they beat liverpool 3—1 at emirates stadium. bukayo saka opened the scoring for arsenal after less than a quarter of an hour, and they looked comfortable until gabriel scored an own goal in added time at the end of the first half. arsenal re—took the lead thanks to a defensive mix—up between virgil van dijk and alisson which allowed gabriel martinelli to score. liverpool had ibrahima konate sent off in the closing minutes and then leandro trossard completed the victory. the win moves arsenal up to second place in the table, at least until manchester city visit brentford on monday evening.

we had our moments, we controlled it and then we conceded that goal. you can concede a goal but it is strange and everyone realises that doesn't help. and itjust shows the boys are human beings. that makes the things they usually do even more special but today we were really human and had a couple of problems. manchester united beat west ham 3—0, alejandro garnacho scored twice and it's now five goals in six games for rasmus hojlund. he got the opener on his 21st birthday. united's victory takes them above west ham into sixth place in the table. lied when we serve them, they can score goals. and the creation, they can be direct and score goals. they do it together and it is really difficult to defend against this.

elsewhere in the premier league, wolves were 4—2 winners over chelsea. matheus cunha scoring a hat—trick, while bournemouth against nottingham forest ended i—i, callum hudson—0doi's goal giving forest a much needed point. they are in 16th place, two points above the relegation zone to the latest matches in spain where top of the table real madrid are in action against their city rivals atletico. real have the lead, i—0. celta vigo were 3—0 winners over 0sasuna, villareal against cadiz finished goalless. real betis against getafe ended in a 1—1 draw. india are favourites to win the second test against england and level the series after setting the tourists 399 to win in vizag. the third day started well for england with james anderson taking two quick wickets. but shubman gill — with his place in the india side under scrutiny — not only survived, he went on to make his third test century.

england's bowlers stuck to their task and tom hartley ended up taking four wickets with india finally all out for 255. in reply england have made a positive start, but lost ben duckettjust before the close of play on day three of the second test, finishing on 67 for i. and we end on some sad news from the world of rugby union, where barryjohn, the legendary former wales and british and 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. a family statement said: "barryjohn died peacefully today surrounded by his loving wife and four children. and that's all the sport for now. parisians have voted in favour

of introducing higher parking charges for suvs parked in the city by non—residents. the increase had been backed by the city council. live now to paris correspondent hugh schofield. tell us more. can you repeat the question? tell us more, i can you repeat the question? tell us more. i thought _ can you repeat the question? tell us more, i thought you _ can you repeat the question? tell us more, i thought you might _ can you repeat the question? tell us more, i thought you might be - can you repeat the question? tell us more, i thought you might be the i more, i thought you might be the best person to elucidate. you more, i thought you might be the best person to elucidate.- best person to elucidate. you are riuht. best person to elucidate. you are right- the — best person to elucidate. you are right. the vote _ best person to elucidate. you are right. the vote has _ best person to elucidate. you are right. the vote has gone - best person to elucidate. you are | right. the vote has gone through. the results have come out after this vote, or referendum, today in paris. the vote is in favour by a very small margin. 55% of voters are in favour of this increase, 45%, therefore not. on a tiny turnout, and that'll be the issue which people will up tomorrow, saying that once again, because a year ago, the mayor look to get a ban on the fleet

of e scooters, organised a referendum, tiny turnout but she got what she wanted, this is a result she once again, a majority in favour of pushing up the fees for suv cars, threefold, so that it will cost in affect about 225 euros, for one day for someone from out of town to bring an suv into paris.- bring an suv into paris. pretty expensive- _ bring an suv into paris. pretty expensive. this _ bring an suv into paris. pretty expensive. this is _ bring an suv into paris. pretty expensive. this is part - bring an suv into paris. pretty expensive. this is part of- bring an suv into paris. pretty expensive. this is part of a - bring an suv into paris. pretty i expensive. this is part of a wider green approach, and there has been pushed back because many french believe that it discriminates against people who do not have much money, but i suppose that is not the argument against this particular move. , ., ,., argument against this particular move. , ., ., , , argument against this particular move. ,., ., , , move. there is a sort of pushed back in paris by some _ move. there is a sort of pushed back in paris by some but _ move. there is a sort of pushed back in paris by some but inevitably, - move. there is a sort of pushed back in paris by some but inevitably, it. in paris by some but inevitably, it is people who are better off we will either have suvs, you don't like the socialist mayor, anne hidalgo, green alozie push this through, so there

have been voices saying that this is a simulacrum of fake democracy, she knew that most people in paris do not have cars and are not that interested in them so it is quite likely that she will get the vote she wanted. in fact what it does is penalised much more people from outside paris, from the surrounding outskirts, people coming in the suvs to park in the city, who had been paying 75 euros, now paying three times that. they are the ones we have most to moan about this, but it is part of her plan to reduce emissions, to reduce the size of cars in paris, and to make the place safer because there are big cars, heavy cast, which are more dangerous when they are in an accident. briefly, this is ahead of the olympics, are they in any way connected? in

olympics, are they in any way connected?— olympics, are they in any way connected? ., ., ., ., , , connected? in a remote and abstract ma in connected? in a remote and abstract may in that — connected? in a remote and abstract may in that anne _ connected? in a remote and abstract may in that anne hidalgo _ connected? in a remote and abstract may in that anne hidalgo has - connected? in a remote and abstract may in that anne hidalgo has a - may in that anne hidalgo has a mission to change the face of paris, to make it much less car friendly, much more bicycle friendly. it is what she's doing. she has certainly made a big change. and this is part of our programme. you made a big change. and this is part of our programme.— made a big change. and this is part of our programme. you schofield. -- ou of our programme. you schofield. -- you schofield- _ the grammys take are taking place in los angeles this evening. this year's nominations are dominated by female artists — as emma vardy reports. women in pop are having an excellent year, dominating most of the main categories at music's biggest night. 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 deeply personal and touching lyrics. 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. it's a night set to be a celebration of female voices. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. we have been watching the red carpet. look at that dress, it is quite short, like they ran at a fabric after using so much on top. i

will look forward to watching those later on. this is bbc news. hello. it's been a mild weekend for most of the uk. it is going to become much colder by next weekend. the cold air, as you can see, sitting to the north across the northern isles, and that will gradually sink southwards this week. as it does so it could potentially coincide with low pressure and give us some disruptive snow. and that's what we're keeping our eye on at the moment. it's rain that's the main concern. this conveyor belt of cloud, as you can see here, running into scotland is going to give a lot more rain before it's finished. in fact, throughout the rest of this evening, really quite wet across western, central and southern scotland, pushing a little bit further northwards as we go through the night, and as it engages in that cold air in the far north of scotland, some mountain snow. but it is possible that we could have as much as 170 millimetres of rain during this rainfall event, and hence a real risk of flooding and the reason for the warning.

but it's much milder for most parts further south, 8—10 degrees celsius. still, that cold air with us in the northern isles. so a little bit of frost and ice here, a little bit wintry. but again, that rain is still with us throughout the course of monday. very misty and murky around the coast and the hills in western areas, elsewhere. but it might be that there'll be a few brighter spells breaking through because, again, it's a strong and gusty wind that's blowing for the most part during the day on monday. temperatures, though, still on the low side across the northern isles, whilst elsewhere it is mild — temperatures well above the average for this time of year, which is five to eight degrees. now, as we go through monday evening and overnight, that weather front may well start to push further southwards, allowing that colder air and the risk of frost with some ice following the rain to establish itself across scotland. but elsewhere it stays mild, it stays windy and pretty cloudy, with wetter weather coming into southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england by the end of the night and for the start of tuesday. to the south of that, still mild and largely dry but murky over the hills,

and that rain makes its way southwards during the day, could give a little bit of snow over the higher ground of northern england and northern ireland as that colder air starts to dig in. but there's a lot of uncertainty thereafter. even if this weather front clears away temporarily, we could see these next areas of low pressure spinning up into that cold air, giving us rain and wind, but also potentially some disruptive snowfall as well. so a lot of uncertainty midweek on — please stay tuned to the forecast.

this is bbc news, the headlines the united states national security advisor says the strikes against the houthis in yemen will reduce their military capabilities — as us and british forces launch fresh airstrikes. the number of lives lost in chile's deadliest wildfires jumps to 99. more than a thousand homes in the valparaiso region have been destroyed. 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 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. 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. to the iran—backed houthi 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 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 escalates, the us

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of resistance, united in its opposition to israel in the us. this axis is behind the 22 attack. being taken advantage _ axis is behind the 22 attack. being taken advantage of— axis is behind the 22 attack. being taken advantage of the _ axis is behind the 22 attack. being taken advantage of the moment of conflict _ taken advantage of the moment of conflict to— taken advantage of the moment of conflict to do — taken advantage of the moment of conflict to do with _ taken advantage of the moment of conflict to do with iran _ taken advantage of the moment of conflict to do with iran has - taken advantage of the moment of conflict to do with iran has been i conflict to do with iran has been doing _ conflict to do with iran has been doing for— conflict to do with iran has been doing for many— conflict to do with iran has been doing for many years _ conflict to do with iran has been doing for many years which - conflict to do with iran has been doing for many years which is l conflict to do with iran has beenj doing for many years which is to disrupt— doing for many years which is to disrupt and _ doing for many years which is to disrupt and target _ doing for many years which is to disrupt and target the _ doing for many years which is to disrupt and target the us - doing for many years which is to disrupt and target the us and i disrupt and target the us and partners _ disrupt and target the us and partners in _ disrupt and target the us and partners in a _ disrupt and target the us and partners in a variety - disrupt and target the us and partners in a variety of - disrupt and target the us and partners in a variety of ways, | partners in a variety of ways, mostly — partners in a variety of ways, mostly through _ partners in a variety of ways, mostly through the - partners in a variety of ways, mostly through the efforts i partners in a variety of ways, mostly through the efforts of partners in a variety of ways, i mostly through the efforts of its proxy— mostly through the efforts of its proxy militias _ mostly through the efforts of its proxy militias. find _ mostly through the efforts of its proxy militias.— mostly through the efforts of its proxy militias. and the response, this direction _ proxy militias. and the response, this direction has _ proxy militias. and the response, this direction has taken _ proxy militias. and the response, this direction has taken many - proxy militias. and the response, i this direction has taken many forms and the rebels of a tech should bring in the red sea, the us says there have been over 160 attacks of this military positions in iraq and syria and how does this network function with the relationship to iran and what is wrong trying to achieve and go back to the 1979 and there was an uprising against the

monarchy and he became an islamic republic and ever since, they've been spreading influence across the region that is involved the regime in syria where iranian forces have been deployed in large militant groups in the houthis in yemen and support for smaller groups including in iran. brute support for smaller groups including in iran. ~ ., ., ., ., in iran. we have a range of ministers _ in iran. we have a range of ministers and _ in iran. we have a range of ministers and very - in iran. we have a range of| ministers and very different connections with iran and the movement that has militias as well and the _ movement that has militias as well and the types of links within that axis of— and the types of links within that axis of resistance. he and the types of links within that axis of resistance.— axis of resistance. he comes in several forms, _ axis of resistance. he comes in severalforms, first, _ axis of resistance. he comes in severalforms, first, money, i axis of resistance. he comes in. severalforms, first, money, the axis of resistance. he comes in - severalforms, first, money, the us estimated iran gave them $11 million a year and $100 million a year to palestinian groups including hamas and the houthis have received hundreds of millions of dollars

also. iran does not acknowledge this funding but iran is supplying weapons too, recently personnel died in in the red sea in the release this image singles transporting iranian made weapons to the houthis or when estimate put it as 150,000 rockets and missiles believe that many of them come from iran and if they are supplying the money and weapons, is also coordinating the actions of its allies? 0n weapons, is also coordinating the actions of its allies? on october the 7th, the us acknowledged... more broadly, these seem to operate within a certain degree of independence but that needs placing and context. iran independence but that needs placing and context. ., ., , ., and context. iran does not necessarily _ and context. iran does not necessarily exert - and context. iran does not i necessarily exert day-to-day necessarily exert day—to—day operational _ necessarily exert day—to—day operational control— necessarily exert day—to—day operational control over - necessarily exert day—to—dayj operational control over each necessarily exert day—to—day - operational control over each and every— operational control over each and every one — operational control over each and every one of— operational control over each and

every one of its— operational control over each and every one of its proxies _ operational control over each and every one of its proxies but - operational control over each and every one of its proxies but that i every one of its proxies but that being _ every one of its proxies but that being said. _ every one of its proxies but that being said. we _ every one of its proxies but that being said, we strategic- every one of its proxies but that. being said, we strategic direction and provide — being said, we strategic direction and provide significant _ being said, we strategic direction and provide significant material. being said, we strategic direction i and provide significant material and provide _ and provide significant material and provide significant _ and provide significant material and provide significant training, - and provide significant material and provide significant training, you - provide significant training, you cannot— provide significant training, you cannot avoid _ provide significant training, you cannot avoid culpability. - provide significant training, you cannot avoid culpability. find i provide significant training, you cannot avoid culpability. and given this level of _ cannot avoid culpability. and given this level of support, _ cannot avoid culpability. and given this level of support, inevitably - this level of support, inevitably many are asking, what does it want to? to understand this, we need to understand their history, not of the 19805 which began when iraq invaded. they do not see themselves as an aggressive — they do not see themselves as an aggressive actor, they see themselves deeply vulnerable. and memories— themselves deeply vulnerable. and memories of the iran and iraq war there _ memories of the iran and iraq war there was— memories of the iran and iraq war there was very vulnerable to a rocky missiles _ there was very vulnerable to a rocky missiles and the people died in key in the _ missiles and the people died in key in the political conception of lancets— in the political conception of lancets in the region. it's our policy— lancets in the region. it's our policy is _ lancets in the region. it's our policy is built on never allowing itself _

policy is built on never allowing itself to — policy is built on never allowing itself to be encircled or isolated. did meet— itself to be encircled or isolated. did meet that goal, the axis of resistance is crucial. it’s resistance is crucial. it's not lookin: resistance is crucial. it's not looking for— resistance is crucial. it's not looking for were _ resistance is crucial. it's not looking for were outbred - resistance is crucial. it's not. looking for were outbred with resistance is crucial. it's not - looking for were outbred with the us or israel, but it is interested in is maintaining the clip that as across the region. —— war. the across the region. -- war. the motivation _ across the region. -- war. the motivation is _ across the region. -- war. the motivation is a _ across the region. -- war. the motivation is a fiercely - across the region. —— war. the motivation is a fiercely contested subject but as the us calibrates its response to the attack, there's no debate that the axis of is crucial to iran's efforts to position itself in the region in challenge israel and america. the us secretary of state has just left for his latest tour to the middle east and what our security adviser some has been speaking about

the taurine he said us outlets that humanitarian issues in gaza will be a top priority for him. this is his fifth visit since the attacks and he'll be visiting saudi arabia, egypt, qatar, and the west bank and is much speculation over what he will be negotiating concerning the conflict. votes are being cast in el salvador�*s election, with president nayib bukele expected to win another landslide victory. the campaign has been dominated by the president'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 and 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 or 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's standing on, and it's one, according to many voters that i've spoken to here, that is resonating with the electorate, that they say 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. more bodies will be found in every thousand of been destroyed, the state of emergency is in place in southern parts of the country were many people have been told to evacuate, the president said he would make all necessary resources available. also heading to the polls

this week — pakistan. but there are questions about how free or fair these elections will be. former prime minister imran khan is disqualified from running and received three jail sentences this week, keeping him in prison for 1h years. his party, the pti, had their electoral symbol of a cricket bat removed, meaning all candidates are now running as independents. they have alleged there is a campaign of intimidation, abduction and harassment against them. the authorities have denied it. 0ur pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, reports. a public return. nawaz sharif has been prime minister three times. back from self—imposed exile last year, he's looking likely to win a fourth. in 2018, he was the one in prison when imran khan won. the tables have turned. this time these elections are overshadowed by allegations that the state is turned against imran khan and his party. some of his candidates have found new ways to campaign. atif khan conducts rallies on a screen — he's hiding from the police. surreal as this is, this isn't the only one

of the candidates backed by imran khan's party that are running their campaign remotely. others are also doing it from hiding, whether that's online, social media — some are even running their campaign from prison. many see this as a reversal of what happened last election. your opponents will say that you celebrated when they were being targeted, when they were being put in jail. do you regret that now? should you have done more? no—one should celebrate anyone's conviction. we also have made mistakes. i hope we learn from those mistakes and hope that we don't repeat that. the authorities deny there's a campaign against the party. we find these allegations baseless and absurd. yes, people have been arrested, but those arrests were made, some related to may 9th incidents, and some involved in other criminal cases. 9th of may is when imran khan's arrest led to violent protests. hundreds of his supporters were jailed and many of his

leadership team left... parting ways with| politics for now... ..including ex—minister usman dar. now dar�*s mother, who has never been in politics, is campaigning in his old seat... translation: i am with imran khan and will stay with imran khan. - if i'm left alone in public, i will still carry imran khan's flag and take to the streets. imran khan himself is in prison, serving several sentences. jailing political leaders is not new in pakistan. there is a clear and sustained pressure that the pti has had to absorb that is not dissimilar to the pressures other parties have absorbed. this is the set piece. when you decide to fall out with the military, you better have the preparation that will allow you to take on the military and win.

the pti are marching on. but will their potential voters feel despondent at each new blow or void to come out? caroline davies, bbc news, multan. where is abdul shokoor ezedi? in the uk, police searching for the suspect in a chemical attack on a mother and her daughters in london have confirmed a new sighting of abdul ezedi on wednesday evening. they've released new cctv pictures of him shortly after the attack and are offering a reward of 20 thousand pounds for information that could lead to his arrest. simonjones reports.

where is abdul shokoor ezedi? 0n the fourth day of their manhunt, police have released these cctv images of him at a tesco in north london. he has serious injuries to his face. this isjust over an hour after a mother and her two children were attacked. that took place at 7:25 on wednesday evening on lessar avenue in clapham. police say mr ezedi then took the tube to king's cross underground station, where he was seen just before 8:00. he was next caught on camera at the tesco in caledonian road at 8:42. he went into king's cross underground station again at precisely 9:00pm. and officers have now revealed the last confirmed sighting was just after 9:30 when he comes out of tower hill tube station opposite the tower of london. the metropolitan police is offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information leading to the arrest of abdul shokoor ezedi. 0fficers believe there are people who know where he is who are yet to come forward, and they are warning that anyone assisting him to evade capture will face arrest. hello, it's the police. is anyone home? five properties have been searched, including this one in newcastle, where mr ezedi was thought to be living. two empty containers with warnings on the labels were found.

tests are ongoing to see if they held the substance used in the clapham attack. that liquid was found to be a very concentrated corrosive substance. mr ezedi is originally from afghanistan. members of the afghan community in london have made this plea. 0ur appeal to abdul ezedi is for him to hand himself in to the police as soon as possible. it was a horrific crime on the streets of london against a woman and two girls, and we hope that the public will also cooperate with the police. the woman injured in the attack remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital. simon jones, bbc news. a woman has died after being attacked by two dogs in essex. esther martin was found seriously injured injaywick, near clacton—on—sea yesterday. a 39 year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences. our correspondent, sam harrison, is in essex. another life lost to a dog attack. 68—year—old esther martin was thought to have been visiting family when she was mauled by two dogs in the essex village of jaywick. her family say the dogs

were xl bullies. police were called here to hillman avenue yesterday shortly after 4.00pm. they found esther seriously injured and she died on the scene. when essex police officers entered the house, their priority was, as always, to keep their community safe. both dogs were destroyed inside the house. i would also like to thank local people who tried to get into the house to help esther martin. you should be proud. a 39—year—old man, confirmed as a familial relation, has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences. it's an attack which has left the family devastated. it's killed my mum, it's killed our mum, it's killed my children's grandmother, and it's killed, you know... i'm getting married in a couple of years. — my mum is now not going to be able to come to that. there are great grandchildren that are yet to come that my mum will never be

able to see or hold. we would really like to thank all the neighbours in the road for coming and helping to try and save my mum's life. this attack comes just days after a deadline requiring xl bully owners to register their dogs if they want to keep them. police have not yet confirmed whether the dogs in this attack were xl bullies. sam harrison, bbc news, jaywick. police in bristol have charged a sixth individual in connection with the deaths of teenagers mason rist and max dixon. a 17—year—old boy, legally protected from identification due to his age, faces charges for the murders. he becomes the latest person charged and remanded into custody in connection with the teenagers. a new cancer vaccine is being trialled on patients in the uk. the drug has been developed by moderna, the pharmaceutical giant behind one of the covid—19 vaccines, and is aimed at people with advanced melanoma,

lung cancer and other solid tumour cancers. experts believe that, if its effective, it could lead the way to treat a range of cancers. rail passengers in england faced another day of disruptions, following strike action by members of the train drivers' union aslef over the weekend. an overtime ban is in place today with a reduced timetable expected on a number of services. breaking news — barryjohn, the former cardiff, wales and british and irish lions fly—half, has died aged 79. after making his debut in 1966, john played in 25 internationals for wales and five tests for the lions. jo wilson looks back at his life. he's got three yards to go, can he get there? what a try! 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 a quality shared by only a few that may truly be described as sporting genius. i don't think there is a rationale to it, there was no explanation to it. barryjohn was born in 1945 in a west wales village notable for two things — coal and rugby. he first rose to prominence at nearby llanelli before moving to cardiff. by 1971, barryjohn was helping 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. drop goals were a speciality. having conquered europe, barryjohn toured new zealand with the lines. in a country where rugby is the currency, they called barryjohn the king. the lions won the series, scoring 13 points to win in the decisive third test, ten of them to barryjohn. he had the world at his feet. in 1972, aged just 27, he'd had enough. he'd become a celebrity and struggled with the concept and the attention. after his playing career, he was paid to write and speak about rugby. he was the rugby player who left the sport wanting more.

used to play rugby here. ) his brilliance was prayed he was the rugby player who left the sport wanting more. i don't think they're going to catch him. john has scored. facebook is marking its twentieth 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 rival companies. 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 our technology correspondent james clayton looks back at a turbulent two decades.

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. before we go, this is live in los angeles — where the red carpet is already well under way. it's quite a long day at the grammys. there are more than 90 trophies up for grabs — and most of them are awarded before the big event we see televised. in that main broadcast we're expecting to see some of those big nominees to perform including billie eilish and olivia rodrigo. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello. it's been a mild weekend for most of the uk. it is going to become much colder by next weekend. the cold air, as you can see, sitting to the north across the northern isles, and that will gradually sink southwards this week. as it does so it could potentially coincide with low pressure and give us some disruptive snow. and that's what we're keeping our eye on at the moment. it's rain that's the main concern. this conveyor belt of cloud, as you can see here, running into scotland is going to give a lot more rain before it's finished. in fact, throughout the rest of this evening, really quite wet across western, central and southern scotland, pushing a little bit further northwards as we go through the night, and as it engages in that cold air in the far north of scotland, some mountain snow.

but it is possible that we could have as much as 170 millimetres of rain during this rainfall event, and hence a real risk of flooding and the reason for the warning. but it's much milderfor most parts further south, eight to ten degrees celsius. still, that cold air with us in the northern isles. so a little bit of frost and ice here, a little bit wintry. but again, that rain is still with us throughout the course of monday. very misty and murky around the coast and the hills in western areas, elsewhere. but it might be that there'll be a few brighter spells breaking through because, again, it's a strong and gusty wind that's blowing for the most part during the day on monday. temperatures, though, still on the low side across the northern isles, whilst elsewhere it is mild — temperatures well above the average for this time of year, which is five to eight degrees. now, as we go through monday evening and overnight, that weather front may well start to push further southwards, allowing that colder air and the risk of frost with some ice following the rain to establish itself across scotland. but elsewhere it stays mild, it stays windy and pretty cloudy, with wetter weather coming into southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england by the end of the night and for the start of tuesday. to the south of that,

still mild and largely dry but murky over the hills, and that rain makes its way southwards during the day, could give a little bit of snow over the high ground of northern england and northern ireland as that cold air starts to dig in. but there's a lot of uncertainty thereafter. even if this weather front clears away temporarily, we could see these next areas of low pressure spinning up into that cold air, giving us rain and wind, but also potentially some disruptive snowfall as well. so a lot of uncertainty midweek on, please stay tuned to the forecast. bye— bye.

live from london. this is bbc news. the uk says iran will be held accountable for the actions of its proxies after us and british forces strike houthi targets in yemen. prime minister rishi sunak begins his visit to northern ireland marking the restoration of the power—sharing devolved government. parisian voters back the plan to triple parking costs for suv vehicles. and the grammy awards — celebrating the best of the music industry — are set to be dominated by female artists. hello, i'm tanya beckett. the uk government has said iran will be held accountable