and robert downeer announces his return to the marvel cinematic universe — to play the supervillain doctor doom. you're watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. israel's security cabinet has given prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his defense minister the authority to decide on the scale and timing of israel's response to saturday's deadly rocket attack in the israeli—occupied golan heights. earlier, funerals were held for some of the 12 young people killed when a rocket hit a football pitch in a town close to the border. the israeli defense minister blamed hezbollah in neighbouring lebanon, and the white house says the group was responsible

for what the us has called a �*horrific�* attack. hezbollah has denied any involvement. there are fears that the rocket strike, in the town of majdal shams, will trigger an all—out war in the region. paul adams sent this report. through the streets of majdal shams, the coffins came one by one. a town reeling in shock, consumed by collective grief, terrified about what happens next. for months, they feared a disaster, but they never imagined it would take away their children. at the football pitch where they all died, moments of silent reflection. efforts to comprehend the speed of this tragedy. a playground, transformed in an instant into a place ofjagged metal, discarded belongings and, in the corner, the blood of the victims.

we're told that a siren sounded just seconds before the rocket landed here and blew the fence right back. and look, just outside the pitch, metres away, there's a bomb shelter. but the children, the children on the pitch, those watching, those on their bikes and scooters, they had no time to react. the mood changes, as government officials arrive to pay their respects. there's real anger now, even from one man in uniform. "they've been bombarding us for ten months," he shouts. "my children are crying every day!" after thousands of hezbollah rockets since last october, people here just want it all to end. when israel's hardline finance minister shows up, some urge the government to strike back hard. but others turn on him. "get out of here, you criminal," one says. the government has yet to decide how to respond. the army says it

just needs the word. we are ready. we said we are ready for several weeks or even months, and we continue to be ready. and every day that is passing, we are preparing more, and more, and more. but in this druze minority town, captured from syria in 1967, such talk is causing anxiety. i'm afraid for the consequences. if this happened yesterday, what about tomorrow, if it happens? like, if it gets to an all—out war. it's going to be pretty tough. more people are going to die, on all sides. milar sha'ar was ten years old, the youngest victim. his uncle and cousin struggling to comprehend their sudden loss. he is loved by everyone. his family says the war which killed him has to end. paul adams also sent us this update. now, the united states has today endorsed israel's theory that this was caused by a rocket fired by

hezbollah from across the border in lebanon. frankly, there is no other plausible theory, despite hezbollah�*s denials and a range of theories that are doing the rounds in lebanon. the united states says that israel has the right to defend itself, but the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has said today that he wants to see restraint being demonstrated by the israeli government. well, the security cabinet has been meeting in emergency session, following mr netanyahu's return from his trip to the united states. there is a statement out from that meeting, which i'm just going to read to you. "the members of the cabinet authorised the prime minister and defense minister to decide on the manner and timing of the response against the terrorist organisation hezbollah." no clues there as to the timing or the nature of israel's response. i think it's safe to say that we're not going to see a massive invasion of southern lebanon anytime soon. there are no signs of

mobilisation of ground forces, or anything like that. but i think everyone is braced for several difficult days, in which we're likely to see an intensification of the conflict that's been raging here for the past ten months. as we mentioned, the us says hezbollah was behind the strike, and authorities have been in discussions with israeli and lebanese counterparts since the attack to work on a diplomatic solution. lebanon's foreign minister, abdallah bou habib, told the bbc he condemned the attack and said an international investigation was needed to find out what happened. the government of lebanon first condemns the killing of civilians wherever they are. hezbollah is denying it, and hezbollah usually, even in israel, has been hitting, you know, military targets, not civilian targets. so in the golan heights, it knows that there are civilians there, i don't think hezbollah would do it. there could be another organisation, or a mistake

by the israelis, or a mistake by hezbollah. i don't know. we need, really, an international committee to investigate this event. hezbollah has said it has carried out two attacks on israeli soldiers close to the lebanese border — in response to israeli retaliatory strikes into lebanon. our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, brought us up to date. yeah, so, hezbollah said it had carried out two attacks targeting israeli military positions today. one of those attacks happened in the town of shtula, where reports suggest a house was hit, but there were no reports of casualties. now, obviously, this happens as there is the expectation of an israeli response following the attack on saturday, that deadly attack that israel says was carried out by hezbollah. we heard there that hezbollah has denied being behind this attack. it is very important to mention thatjust before the scale of this attack became clear, hezbollah had claimed

responsibility for an attack in the area of this explosion using an iranian—made missile. now, they say that they were not behind this attack, that this was possibly the result of fragments from an israeli missile from israel's air—defence system — something that the israelis have rejected. they say that this was an attack that was carried out by hezbollah from lebanon, using an iranian—made missile. and the us secretary of state, antony blinken, earlier today also said that all evidence suggests that this was an attack that was orchestrated and carried out by hezbollah. let's turn now to venezuela, where polls have just closed in what's being seen as the most consequential presidential election in a generation. results should begin to emerge within hours. president nicolas maduro, who's been in office since 2013, is seeking

a third consecutive term. he told voters they have a choice between war and peace, and warned of a bloodbath if he loses. opposition candidate edmundo gonzalez said it's time to re—establish democracy and prosperity in the country, after a quarter of a century of socialist rule. tensions across the country are high. there have been clashes at polling stations, as people waited in long queues to cast their votes. let's speak to our south america correspondent ione wells, who is in caracas. there are still some people queueing at polling stations around the country because anybody in a queue is still allowed to stay there until they had voted. we have been going to numerous polling stations around caracas today and there have been huge queues around the city. and that was something which the opposition felt would be in their favour. certainly lots of people we spoke to said they were voting for change. however, there have

been issues reported at polling stations around the country. the both the fact there were long queues everywhere and some people are saying very few people are saying very few people were let in at a time, causing significant delays. we have also seen footage of protest breaking out at some polling stations which did not open it all and that has been a concern from those on the opposition side, concerns some may have been prevented from casting their votes. the president nicolas maduro has said people must respect the result of this election. both the international community and also people here in venezuela. but there are concerns about whether he would respect the result himself. certainly prior to the election, there have been certain tactics used by the government to suppress the opposition. whether it has been opposition. whether it has been opposition candidates banned from running, aides from the opposition being detained. millions of venezuelans who live abroad unable to register to vote. or concerns that some polling stations that people are being delayed casting their votes. whatever happens, this

will be an incredibly significant result for the country that has had economic turmoil for country that has had economic turmoilfor a decade now, causing millions and millions of l as railings to flee the country. of l as railings to flee the country-— of l as railings to flee the count . ., ., _, .,, country. you mentioned nicolas maduro had _ country. you mentioned nicolas maduro had said _ country. you mentioned nicolas maduro had said the _ country. you mentioned nicolas maduro had said the political. maduro had said the political verdict must be respected —— millions of venezuelans. he has also warned of a blood debt —— also warned of a blood debt —— a bloodbath if he doesn't win. what you think he means by that? ~ ., what you think he means by that? . ., ., what you think he means by that? ~ ., ., ., ., , that? we have asked various --eole that? we have asked various peeple about _ that? we have asked various people about those - that? we have asked various i people about those comments. his supporters say they should not be taken literally and he is referring to opposition protesting if he wins the election. whereas his critics have said that sort of rhetoric is a hint of potential violence if he loses. so i think the meaning is sightly disputed. but it did raise alarm bells among opposition parties because there is growing concern about whether the result would be respected. because prior to this election committee opposition had huge momentum behind them and they were feeling hugely ahead in the public opinion, even though the public opinion, even though

the opposition leader herself maria corina machado was banned from standing, the opposition really united behind her replacement candidate, edmundo gonzalez. and they certainly feel like they have the country on their side, they have the majority of the country behind them. and they have got independent counters at some of these polling stations who are planning to count the paper votes as well as those being done electronically to see if they match up. there is certainly going to be significance concern raised by the opposition if the result is not as they expect. we the opposition if the result is not as they expect.— not as they expect. we will keep tracking _ not as they expect. we will keep tracking the - not as they expect. we will keep tracking the latest - not as they expect. we will keep tracking the latest in | keep tracking the latest in venezuela. the former business secretary kemi badenoch has announced she is running to be the leader of the party, the sixth confirmed candidate in the contest. writing in the times, mrs badenoch said she would return the party to its "first principles". meanwhile, the former home secretary suella braverman has announced that she will not stand in the conservative leadership

race. writing in the telegraph, she claimed she had the necessary ten mps willing to back her, but there was "no point" in "someone like" her running to lead the party "when most of the mps disagree with" her "diagnosis and prescription". the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, says people now have a fuller picture of tuesday's incident at manchester airport — after footage emerged showing the moments before a police officer kicked and stamped on a man. the video shows police officers being punched to the ground. it's still not clear who released this latest footage. this report, from our north of england correspondent phil mccann, includes images you may find upsetting. you've got him on the floor, stop being agressive! the man in blue here is fahir amaaz — now known to millions as the man who has his head stamped on by a police officer. this new footage, obtained by the manchester evening news, shows what happened just beforehand. as police appear to try to apprehend the man in blue, a man in a grey top comes in and punches are thrown. the man in blue breaks free and more punches are thrown

between him and two other officers, who fall to the floor. he then drags the other officer down, as he holds a taser towards the man in grey. one of the other officers tasers him, and this footage ends as the man in blue is kicked in the head. a man with his hands up, who is later hit in the back of the head with a taser, appears to be the same man seen in grey in the new video. it is an extremely difficult situation. but at least this morning, it has moved forward a degree, because people now have a fuller picture. and it confirms what i said last week, which is that this is a situation that escalated very quickly, it was a very violent situation. issues on both sides. greater manchester police are appealing for information about the series of earlier events last tuesday that happened before their officers arrived.

at 7.20pm, there was an altercation between passengers on a qatar airways flight from doha. they say it may have taken place on board or in the baggage hall, although the airline denies it happened on the plane. then, at 8.22pm, the police say there was a violent altercation involving members of the public in a branch of starbucks at manchester's terminal two. that happened six minutes before the altercation involving the police. four people were arrested after that incident and released on police bail. a police officer is facing a criminal investigation over kicking, stamping and using incapacitant spray. we understand the police officers involved are still under the care of medical professionals. sources we have spoken to close to the family say that fahir is still traumatised and still needs medical scans. they say the family is not a criminalfamily, they say that if anyone is found to have broken the law, they should face due process. they also say that there is no context that could justify an assault on someone who is lying on the ground. shame on you! the original video sparked protests, including in the home town of the brothers involved

in the incident, in rochdale. greater manchester's chief constable has said the shock and upset caused in some communities is a matter of profound regret. phil mccann, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

it's been an eventful day in paris on day two of the olympic games. this is the scene looking over the skyline of the city of lights right now. let's take a look at some of the highlights from day two. one of france's biggest olympic hopefuls took gold in the pool — leon marchand won the men's 400 individual medley at the la defense arena, taking gold in an olympic record time and beating the rest of the field by almost six seconds. also in swimming,

italy's nicolo martinenghi touching out the favourite — team gb�*s adam peaty — at the finish. in tennis, team gb�*s andy murray progressed to the second round of the men's doubles, in what is the last tounament of his career. rafael nadal also on the court on sunday — he won his first match, setting up a showdown against novak djokovic in the second round. and in gymnastics, team gb made it through to the women's team final. they'll go up against team usa, who also progressed, with simone biles making a dazzling return to olympic gymnastics, after a difficult time at the tokyo 2020 games. our correspondent maryam moshiri is following events in paris and sent this preview on what's to come on monday. it is day three of the olympics and the heat is on in the french capital both in a

meteorological sense and in a sporting one. there are 90 gold medals up for grabs today come up medals up for grabs today come up with exciting action in some of the most popular sports of the games. let's take you through what to watch out for today. tom daley will take to the diving board. his fifth olympics representing team gb. he is paired with 24—year—old noah williams in�*s ten metre synchro, an event in which tom daley won the dramatic tokyo gold alongside matty lee. team gb's gold alongside matty lee. team gb�*s teamed —— three—day event as our angled position going into the final day of composition at the jumping. laura collett is in the silver individual position in london 52. the men's team gymnastics final is today with china and japan very much the ones to beat. in one spot impacted by the heavy rain on saturday was the heavy rain on saturday was the men's skateboarding —— and one sport. the final was due to take place at the weekend, but has been delayed until today. japan is expected to dominate

that event which is relatively new to the olympics. so just a small taste of what we can expect from today. i brilliant weekend of sport already. very excited about what is in store later. —— a brilliant weekend. and as the games play out, there'll of course be political issues discussed too. john hoberman is an olympic sports historian. he told me a little bit about what we can expect. political expression is built into olympic history in a way that media actually pay very little attention to. the current president of the ioc thomas back claims repeatedly that sports and politics have nothing to do with each other —— thomas bach. yet the neglected perspective is the fact that ever since the nazi olympics of 1936, the ioc has served as a kind of service organisation for the ioc, as a

sponsor of dictatorships that wanted to put on the olympic games. the ioc has never met an authoritarian regime that it would not do business with. so when president bach repeatedly repeats this refrain about how politics has nothing to do with the olympics, the history of the olympics, the history of the ioc�*s relationship with half a dozen dictatorships over the last century proves otherwise.— the last century proves otherwise. , ., ., otherwise. the games are also happening _ otherwise. the games are also happening at — otherwise. the games are also happening at a _ otherwise. the games are also happening at a time _ otherwise. the games are also happening at a time with - otherwise. the games are also happening at a time with a - otherwise. the games are also happening at a time with a lot| happening at a time with a lot of geopolitical developments taking place. the israel—gaza war is on an the russia and ukraine war. how is the ioc going to tackle any incidents of political expression? that is very difficult _ of political expression? that is very difficult to _ of political expression? that is very difficult to say. - of political expression? twat is very difficult to say. now, we know that the ioc promulgates its rule number 50, which says that no kind of

demonstration or political religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any olympic sites, venues or other areas. that is the official line. but if there are demonstrators in the stadiums for example who choose, for example, to waive palestinian flags or others who engage in politically symbolic acts, the ioc cannot really stop this sort of spontaneous self—expression. stop this sort of spontaneous self-expression.— stop this sort of spontaneous self-expression. and in terms of developments, _ self-expression. and in terms of developments, what - self-expression. and in terms of developments, what are i self-expression. and in terms| of developments, what are you making of that last supper controversy and the kind of attention it has drawn in these olympics?— olympics? well, that was apparently _ olympics? well, that was apparently a _ olympics? well, that was apparently a decision - olympics? well, that was i apparently a decision made olympics? well, that was - apparently a decision made by the director or creator of the opening ceremonies, who offended christian, catholic i

guess in particular sensibilities around the world. this is the sort of thing over which even the ioc apparently does not have control. they probably relied on the french to stage an appropriate spectacle. the ioc specialises in spectacle. but in this particular case, they got more spectacle than they bargained for. you can of course follow all the results from the olympics live as they happen on the bbc sport website and our app. and you can get involved using the hashtag bbc olympics. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the united states is to give the commanders of its military forces injapan more operational control. the announcement follows talks between us secretary of state antony blinken and his japanese counterpart, who identified china as a growing risk. two men have died after

a light aircraft crashed in north yorkshire. police were called to thorganby, near selby, just before 10am, after a two—seater plane came down in a field. two men in their 20s, believed to be the pilot and a passenger, were pronounced dead. and there was controversy at the belgian grand prix. british driver george russell took the chequered flag, but was disqualified when his car was found to be underweight. his mercedes team—mate, lewis hamilton, was named the winner in his place. now, there's some big news for superhero movie fans. iron man star robert downey jr is making a shock return to the marvel cinematic universe after five years away from the multi—billion—dollar franchise. but this time, he'll be playing supervillain doctor doom. he was unmasked at the comic con event in san diego on saturday. the actor previously played billionaire tony stark, whose iron man alterego was one of the series biggest stars,

and told fans at the event "new mask, same task". film critic ashanti omkar told us what she made of robert downeer�*s return to the marvel cinematic i am absolutely gleeful about this news. i wish i was in hall h when they unveiled it, because what an epic moment! the... there were many fans who were actually chanting his name even before he unveiled his mask. i guess that people were waiting to see him in some form. robert downeer is one of those, you know, one of the best actors in the world, as the russo brothers said, and they'll be directing him. it's a very exciting phase for the marvel cinematic universe and, certainly, i'm excited for it. everyone is wondering — iron man was a man who did so much good, how is he going to come back as this very evil, evil doctor doom? how is this going to happen with the same actor? but one thing to remember is that doctor doom never removes his mask. so when robert downey said that, you know, "new mask, same task", it'sjust a bit like,

you know, it's a new mask, he won't be removing it in this case. we may not be seeing his face very much in this, but it'll be very interesting to see how they take this forward, because at the moment, it's all shrouded in mystery. the news continues, stay with us. hello there. sunday was a very warm day. we had the sunshine far and wide, and we've got a few more days of dry weather and sunshine to come, but the heat is going to continue to build across england and wales. and, really, across the whole of western europe, temperatures are rising, the heat is pushing up from spain into france and for the olympics. that's the temperature anomaly chart. you can see for eastern europe, things may be a little cooler than normal. here at home, though, the heat is building underneath that area of high pressure. there is a weak weather front approaching from the north—west, and that's bringing more cloud into scotland and northern ireland on monday.

the odd light shower, perhaps, but most of any rain really is in the far north—west of scotland. the cloud will break in other parts of scotland, but the best of the sunshine will be for england and wales. just a bit of patchy fair—weather cumulus. the winds will be light in england and wales. there will be some cooling sea breezes. there is a stronger breeze, though, blowing for scotland and northern ireland, where temperatures aren't changing much. it's still going to be warm for eastern scotland, but the heat is really concentrated on england and wales. inland temperatures in the south—east, 28 or 29 degrees. that weather front continues to weaken as it moves down into the high pressure overnight and into tuesday. just that sliver of cloud there. more sunshine to come for scotland and northern ireland on tuesday, the odd light shower in the far north—west. sunny skies on the whole for england and wales, a little bit hazy at times. and those temperatures continuing to rise, particularly towards the south—east of england, could make 31 or even 32 degrees here. quite different temperatures for scotland and northern ireland, and you can see the temperature difference overnight tuesday night into wednesday morning — an uncomfortable night for sleeping in the south—east,

particularly in london. there's more sunshine and generally dry weather to come on wednesday. signs of one or two showers breaking out, particularly towards the south—west of england. this could be the first signs of some change. but ahead of that, it's still going to be a hot day through the midlands and the south—east. temperatures, 29, 30 degrees quite possible once again. things are changing, though, wednesday and through the rest of the week in particular, its not going to be quite as warm. there's the chance of more cloud and some rain, which could be heavy and thundery. on wednesday night and through thursday, that moves its way northwards. and then after we start the week with high pressure, we're going to end the week with low pressure in the west.

donald trump pledges to make america the crypto capital of the world as he courts voters and nations from the tech community. and we take a look at how asian brands are going for gold at the paris olympics. hello and welcome to business today. i'm arunoday mukharji. republican presidential nominee donald trump spoke at a large gathering of bitcoin enthusiasts in nashville over the weekend, saying if elected in november, he would champion the digital currency and make the united states the crypto

capital of the world. mr trump also cited china in his speech, saying the us must not let the world's number two economy dominate the industry. if crypto is going to define the future, i want to be mined, minted and made in the usa. it's going to be... it's not going to be made anywhere else. and if bitcoin is going to the moon, as we say, it's going to the moon, i want america to be the nation that leads the way. when he was president, mr trump dismissed the currency as highly volatile and based on air. but major cutter companies and investors have recently been making donations to his election campaign with the aim of staving off tough regulation favoured by the biden administration. meanwhile the financial times reports that members of kamala harris's team have been reaching out to the crypto industry.