in the assassination. we also wanted this target to be deep inside israel, closer to tel aviv. german prosecutors name the syrian german prosecutors name the syrian man who has confessed to carrying man who has confessed to carrying out a mass stabbing attack out a mass stabbing attack in the city of solingen. in the city of solingen. and the owner of x, elon musk, and the owner of x, elon musk, has criticised the arrest has criticised the arrest of telegram founder pavel durov of telegram founder pavel durov saying it's a sign that freedom saying it's a sign that freedom of speech in europe is under attack. of speech in europe is under attack. for the assassination of one welcome to the programme. welcome to the programme. israel has launched air israel has launched air strikes across lebanon, and the militia group hezbollah has strikes across lebanon, and the militia group hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets fired hundreds of rockets and drones at israel — and drones at israel — in a further escalation in a further escalation of the conflict in the middle east. of the conflict in the middle east. israel says it hit more israel says it hit more than 200 sites in lebanon, than 200 sites in lebanon, in what it called a "preemptive in what it called a "preemptive strike" against the lebanese shia strike" against the lebanese shia

organisation, which was retaliating organisation, which was retaliating for the assassination of one of its top commanders in lebanon last month. hezbollah says the first phase of its attack is over and it is not seeking all out war. our correspondent lucy williamson reports from nahariya in northern israel, close the border between the two countries. by the time the sirens came, northern israel was awake. israeli fighterjets bombing hezbollah launch sites, the army said, before hundreds of drones and rockets met israel's air defences overhead. the fight, clearly visible from this house six miles from the border. we felt really large explosions. we felt, like, an earthquake. the whole ground was moving. my windows were shaking, the keys in the door, everything was shaking. so i went outside to look at it, and i just saw the whole sky is bright orange, and there was an explosion, like, every three seconds.

shrapnel from an intercepted missile was caught on camera hitting a patrol boat off the coast, killing one army officer and injuring two others. very few rockets slipped through, but israel says hezbollah had planned a much wider attack, and that only a predawn bombing raid by israel's air force prevented it, destroying thousands of rockets at their launch sites. translation: we are determined to do everything to protect our country, - return the residents of the north safely to their homes, and continue to uphold a simple rule: who hurts us, we hurt them. the limited damage from this assault obscures dangerous this moment is. the limited damage from this assault obscures how dangerous this moment is. for months, the conflict to cross this border has been widening. now, israel has sent 100 fighter jets to bomb hezbollah positions, and hezbollah rockets are flying

further south, testing the tripwires for all—out war. this hotel looks out on the hills that mark the lebanese border. this man thought this morning's assault was the start of a full—blown war. it's not normal times, so if a war should come and finish it, there are no tourists, no businessmen, no nothing.

orla guerin reports from southern lebanon. hezbollah�*s leader, sheikh hassan nasrallah, said tonight the group might strike again in the future but for now, everyone could feel at ease and stand down. earlier, it released this map of its targets, showing the exact locations of military bases and barracks in northern israel. hezbollah claims its attack was a success. israel says most of the rockets missed their mark. hezbollah was retaliating for this — israel's assassination of a top commander, fuad shukr, in beirut last month. he was a huge loss to the iranian—backed group. now, it has sought revenge, but in

a carefully calibrated attack. israel hit back in southern lebanon throughout the morning. this is the biggest flare—up here since the conflict began last october. well, just a few moments ago, we heard a very loud blast and you can see there — smoke is still rising in the direction of the border. now, we don't know yet exactly what has been hit but we do know that israel has been targeting firing positions that hezbollah has been using. so, israel's strikes are continuing here now. this weekend, hezbollah has been burying more of its dead. the conflict is far from over. for now, both sides have hit hard but stopped short of triggering all—out war.

gina abercrombie—winstanley is a former us ambassador and president at the middle east policy council. she told me how both sides in the conflict might de—escalate tensions. there has always been a two—sided battle, one of actual events on the ground, and a war of words. so the words, of course, give both sides leeway to do more or not more after this round of retaliatory attacks. both sides have heeded the cautions of the international community in general, certainly the united states, with regard to israel, and the partners in the region with regard to hezbollah and likely iran. with regard to not escalating this beyond, we cannot overlook the fact that missteps happen all the time and can happen. it is likely the attack that killed

the israeli children in the north, that they were not the target, and that is just an example of how this round got started from something that was likely unintended, so they very forcefully focused on military targets, mostly targets that had been hit before, sending a clear signal that the efforts are trying to keep it at this level. the visit of a senior us military official, the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff, is carrying a message from washington and also seeing for himself on the ground and having important exchanges about the situation and about us views. and indeed, the us defence secretary reaffirming as ever the us�*s ironclad commitment, as they call it, to israel's defence, and we also learned from the israeli military that they launched their military action against hezbollah in conjunction, or certainly with the agreement or advice of the us military, didn't they?

even though they weren't involved militarily, it was certainly a decision they came to together about the targets. how significant is that right now? i think it is logical and expected that us intelligence might be involved in that, but again, it allows the united states to make clear our expectation that this conflict should not be escalated. so, identifying what those military targets are, what are the targets that allow the cessation or help israel protect itself. because that is a commitment the united states has made. increasingly, americans are questioning the conduct of the war in gaza. does this serve the united states? and that is a discussion that will no doubt expand. but that commitment to israel's, obviously, right to exist, but to defend itself and be safe in the region is one that is ironclad.

german prosecutors have named the man suspected of friday's mass stabbing at a festival in the town of solingen that killed three people and injured eight. they said syrian national issa al h is suspected of being a member of the islamic state group. as is normal in the german legal system, they haven't specified his surname. the suspect turned himself in late on saturday and admitted to the crime. he appeared in front of german prosecutors earlier on sunday. here in the uk, the prime minister is warning that things will get worse before they get better. in a speech this week, sir keir starmer will say there are no quick fixes to the problems left by the conservatives. but the tories have accused labour of "fabricating" claims of a black hole in the nationalfinances, in order to justify planned tax rises. here's our political correspondent iain watson. the last time labour won a big majority in 1997, we were told things could only get better.

there seems to be a hint that optimism too when sir keir starmer there seemed to be a hint that optimism too when sir keir starmer swept to power this summer. the sunlight of hope. pale at first, but getting stronger through the day, shining once again. but this has been eclipsed. good morning, prime minister. his message now is that things could get worse before they get better, and he's blaming the previous conservative government. the prime minister says he is releasing some offenders early because of a fundamental failure of the last government to provide enough prison places. and even this is blamed on his predecessors. he says that rioters exploited cracks in society created by 14 years of conservative rule. we have inherited a society problem too. there is a lot of work to do, but the speech will also say that progress will be made. itjust won't be made overnight. labour claims the state of the public finances are worse than anticipated. this means tough choices. the chancellor has removed winter fuel payments from the vast majority of pensioners,

creating an ease in their own party creating unease in their own party and criticism from opponents. it does feel a very restrictive cut that will hit pensioners when they see an increase to the energy price cap plus cuts the cost of living payments they enjoyed last winter. i think it makes it look very difficult, and in terms of change, which the government promised us during the general election, i don't think this is the change people were voting for. and the conservatives accused labour of fabricating a black hole in the public finances to clear the way for tax rises. labour say they will make difficult choices, but these will generate early political headwinds. the owner of x, elon musk, has criticised the arrest of the founder of the telegram messaging service, pavel durov. he said it was a sign that freedom of speech in europe was under attack. the russian billionaire, who's also a french citizen, is accused of failing to act on reports that the platform is being used for organised crime, including fraud and drug trafficking. our correspondent

will vernon has more. by the way, it's my first public appearance... he's known as russia's zuckerberg. pavel durov, the billionaire ceo of telegram, likes to show off his extravagant lifestyle, as well as his muscles, on social media. but now, mr durov, who lives in dubai, has been arrested — shortly after landing his private jet at this airport in paris. french media say he's accused of failing to take action against criminals using telegram. telegram is one of the world's most downloaded apps, with almosti billion users. it's most popular in russia and ukraine, used by both pro—kremlin media and by ukrainian officials, such as president zelensky. pro—democracy groups in places like iran and hong kong also use telegram, but it's controversial because there's very little moderation of material posted. governments have often struggled to persuade

the company to remove content. western law enforcement agencies are increasingly concerned about telegram's use by drug traffickers, terrorist groups and paedophiles. one german security chief called it "a medium for radicalisation". have you come under pressure from other governments... - in a recent interview, pavel durov said he was right to refuse some requests to remove content. where we thought it would be crossing the line, it wouldn't be in line with our values of freedom of speech and protecting people's private correspondence, we would ignore. today, russian officials on state tv accused the west of double standards over the arrest. a lesson in democracy from the kremlin. will vernon, bbc news. the reuters news agency says one of its journalists covering the war in ukraine is missing after an attack on a hotel. reuters said its six—person team

was staying in kramatorsk, not far from the eastern front line, when it was hit — apparently by a missile. two other reuters staff were taken to hospital. the company says its "urgently seeking more information" on the whereabouts of the missing person. our correspondent nick beake is in kyiv and has this update. we have this statement now from the reuters news agency, and they say that six of their colleagues were staying in a hotel, as you say, in the east of the country, in the city of kramatorsk, when their hotel was hit last night, in what they describe as an apparent missile strike. they say that two of their colleagues were taken to hospital, but a third member of the team is unaccounted for, and that reuters are urgently trying to find more information. the news agency also released some footage which showed the aftermath of what happened. a very large part of this hotel has been completely flattened. there was other video taken by other

people that's been released, and that shows the same sort of scene. it was clearly a very powerful missile strike. the governor of the donetsk region, where this took place, has also been talking about similar sort of things, giving similar details. so reuters confirming that this has affected a six—man team, a six—person team in this part of the east of ukraine, and that they're supporting the families of those affected at the moment while they try and get more information. this is the latest we've had from the overnight fighting. you've got that from the russian authorities in that border region on the russian side. at the same time, the ukrainians are talking about more than 20 casualties in at least four different regions of this country, of ukraine, with people being injured, including children. so this is an indication of the fighting that continues. and, of course, that's slightly separate from the big things we've seen over the past couple of weeks. and that's been the ukrainian forces

that actually went into part of russia in the surprise incursion. and, of course, what's happening in the east of the country, this war of attrition that continues with russia, it seems, making gains there, albeit at quite a slow pace. tens of thousands of rohingya refugees have rallied in camps in bangladesh, calling for an end to violence and a safe return to myanmar. chanting. it comes on the seventh anniversary of the brutal military crackdown in myanmar�*s rakhine state which forced hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims to flee their homes. more than a million of them are still living in squalid camps in southern bangladesh, with little prospect of returning home. and in recent weeks, fighting has escalated in rakhine state, with thousands more rohingya believed to have fled. translation: life as a refugee feels like a life of slavery, _ and we don't want to continue living this way. our future vision is to return to our country, live in freedom,

and enjoy equal rights and justice, just like everyone else in the world. it's the first full day of the notting hill carnival — the biggest street party in europe. it's an opportunity for people from the uk and beyond to come together and celebrate caribbean heritage, arts and culture — including the music, food and dancing. around two million people are expected to attend the event in west london over the next two days. our reporter vincent mcaviney went along. music plays. the colourful costumes, the joyful music, the vigorous dancing, and the smells of caribbean cuisine — it could only be the spectacle of the notting hill carnival. just being able to express yourself, have a good time. everyone's out, it's a good vibe. music, the food, the vibes, everything. all good vibes. the atmosphere, the people. just the pleasure and joy it brings. well, over two million people are expected to fill the streets

of west london today and on bank holiday monday for the 56th annual notting hill carnival, and the sun has come out for what is europe's biggest street party. around 7,000 police officers are on duty to ensure everyone attending stays safe. for many here, losing the carnival in the pandemic for two years is still fresh in their minds, making them value it even more. i've been coming to carnival since 1976. since after the pandemic, we need to have the carnival to bring in all the foreigners and enjoy the carnival, and it's one of the greatest carnivals, i think, in the world. and, for many of the older generation, passing on a celebration of caribbean arts, culture and heritage, founded in protest against racist violence in the 1960s, is more important than ever after a summer which has seen far—right rioting re—emerge.

it represents our culture and it reminds us of who we are and where we come from. i think it's important because it teaches the young, you know, because they're our next generation. so i feel it teaches them how to process our culture. tomorrow will see more artists, performers and musicians taking to the streets to continue the celebrations. novak djokovic has called for �*clear novak djokovic has called for �*clear protocols' and �*standardised protocols�* and �*standardised approaches�* to doping cases approaches�* to doping cases in tennis after world number one in tennis after world number one jannik sinner escaped a doping ban jannik sinner escaped a doping ban despite testing positive despite testing positive for banned substance. for banned substance. the italian twice failed drugs the italian twice failed drugs tests for clostebol — tests for clostebol — of the players is there a steroid that can be used a steroid that can be used to build muscle mass. to build muscle mass. he insists he has done he insists he has done nothing wrong despite calls nothing wrong despite calls from some players that he was from some players that he was given preferential treatment. given preferential treatment. novak djokovic was speaking ahead novak djokovic was speaking ahead of the us open which starts of the us open which starts on monday where he is looking on monday where he is looking

to defend his title. to defend his title. i understand the frustration i understand the frustration of the players is there because of lack of consistency. and as i understood, his case was cleared the moment

by the war with russia — many of them have to train abroad. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. he is one of ukraine�*s biggest paralympic hopes. but how do you prepare for eight games after this? in 2022, danilo was here, then besieged of mariupol. danilo, who is visually impaired, survive three weeks of shelling the voice house was destroyed. translation: i was ready to die. i hoped i would survive, but the probability of dying were so high that you just put up with it. over the last 20 years, ukraine�*s para olympians have become heroes at home, one of the most successful teams in the world. but they say around 400 of their sports facilities have been destroyed.

—— paralympians. he now trains here, where he is often interrupted by air raid sirens. this fencer has been trading in poland, to train with their team, but he�*s gone back to ukraine to speak to injured soldiers about adapting to life with a prosthetic. he has even delivered jeeps to help the war effort, driving them with a little help from his fencing sword. i have only one normal leg, and three pedals, and for me, i can help with a broken epee or foil and push the clutch, and after, i can push my left leg to another two pedals. this is a little problem! every day, all what i do, i do for my country. at the paris olympics, 15 russian athletes took part as neutrals,

but at the paralympics, 90 are set to compete. for this ukrainian swimmer, who had to move to finland after the invasion, facing them will not be easy. i will try to control my emotions, but i don�*t know how it will go. will it give you an extra motivation to win in the paralympics? yes, yes. i want to be in it and they want to fight for ukraine, and for my family, for our paralympic team, and i want to fight. that challenge has never been greater, but ukraine will be hoping their paralympic success story can continue against all the odds. andy swiss, bbc news. the best of luck to all of the paralympian is taking part in the games which kick off on wednesday. how�*s this for a birthday celebration? a io2—year—old second world war

veteran from suffolk has become britain�*s oldest skydiver, after leaping out of a plane to celebrate her birthday, and to raise money for charity. ben brown has more. cheering. before thejump, manette baillie said she "doesn�*t do fear". manette served in the women�*s royal naval service during the second world war and was married to a paratrooper. afterwards, she did admit thejump had been a bit scary and that she had to keep her eyes firmly shut, but she clearly enjoyed it. there you go! you jumped, how was that? oh, it was wonderful! hip hip... all: hurray! later on, there was a more conventional celebration in a nearby pub. you made a wonderful, you know, celebration of the whole thing. two years ago, manette spent her 100th birthday at silverstone, behind the wheel of a ferrari.

i want to inspire other people who are getting worried about being 80 and 90 that there is a future for you — even if you're coming up to being a centenarian. so who knows what other adventures await her in the future... many happy congratulations to her. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. southern and eastern areas have had the lion�*s share of the dry and relatively bright weather today. further north and west, a different story, including here across the isle of man with cloud, with outbreaks of rain. that wet weather also affected parts of northern ireland, parts of wales, northern england, up into scotland. this frontal system here, this shield of cloud working its way through.

now, we will still have the remnants of this frontal system in place as we head through tonight. but it will be weakening all the while. just a band of cloud, some showers for northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england. a few showers also likely to graze southern counties of england. for many of us, not quite as chilly as it was last night, but parts of northeast scotland could get down to five, 6 or 7 degrees. now monday is, of course, a bank holiday for most of us. not in scotland, and this very weak ridge of high pressure will try to build. but still the remains of that weather front sitting just about here for monday morning. cloud and some showers, and then that will tend to drift northwards up across scotland as we go through the day. further south, not as many showers, more dry weather, some spells of sunshine and on the whole this is a drier, brighter and warmer day than we�*ve been used to over the last few days. temperatures 15 to 23 degrees. as we head through monday night, the winds will strengthen once again across western parts, as this next frontal system

works its way into the picture. that will bring some heavy rain across northern ireland, western scotland, getting into western england and wales. but just ahead of that, we are going to tap into some warmer air. so the further south and east you are, if you hold on to some sunshine during tuesday, i think you really will feel the difference. here�*s our weather front, a band of cloud and rain becoming slow moving, most likely across southern scotland, northwest england and wales. to the northwest of that, sunshine and showers. warmer than it has been — 19 for aberdeen, 20 for belfast. but parts of eastern england could get to 26 degrees. now into wednesday, this is our same weather fronts. not making much progress, just stalling across some of these western areas with some outbreaks of rain. western england, wales, northern ireland, scotland, a mix of sunshine and showers but to the east of our frontal system staying warm. in fact, we could get up into the high 20s celsius. it does look like it will turn cooler again for the end of the week. a bit of rain or indeed some showers towards the north and the west.

this is bbc news, the headlines... explosion. israel launches a wave of what it calls pre—emptive strikes across southern lebanon to thwart a large—scale attack by hezbollah... ..while hezbollah says it launched a wave of rockets and drones against military targets in retaliation for the recent assassination of a top commander.

german prosecutors name the syrian man who has confessed to carrying out friday�*s mass stabbing attack in the city of zohlingen in the city of solingen in western germany. the 26—year—old is reported to be a syrian asylum seeker, who�*s being investigated for links to the islamic state group. and the owner of x, elon musk, has criticised the arrest of telegram founder pavel durov saying it�*s a sign that freedom of speech in europe is under attack. telegram has been accused of not cooperating with authorities and failing to curb criminal use of the platform. now on bbc news — afghanistan: for the sake of my sisters. gunfire. woman gasps. gunfire continues. breaking news now — and taliban fighters have

reached the afghan capital, kabul.