this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 10:00: the us military has conducted an operation against the fugitive leader of the so—called islamic state group. this is the scene of the alleged strike where iraqi state television say the terrorist commander has been killed vigils are held in vietnam by families who fear their loved ones are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry in essex. young people left the country to earn a decent living but now they are dead in a strange country far away. are dead in a strange country far away. the liberal democrats and the scottish national party have joined forces in a bid to trigger a 9 december election. wales are playing south africa in the rugby world cup semi—final, hoping to create an all

british final. an early renaissance painting by the italian master cimabue is to be auctioned today, just weeks after the rare work was discovered in an unsuspecting elderly frenchwoman‘s kitchen. us media are reporting the military has conducted an operation against the leader of the so called islamic state group. the white house says president trump will make a statement later today. there are unconfirmed reports he will announce the group's leader abu bakr al—baghdadi was killed during a us led raid yesterday. the is leader has been described as the world's most wanted man. in 2011 the us officially designated him a "terrorist" and offered a reward of ten million dollars for information leading

to his capture or death — his death has been wrongly reported on several occasions. he emerged in 2010 as the leader of al-qaeda in iraq, one of the groups that merged with is, and rose to prominence during the attempted merger with the al—nusra front in syria. mark lowen reports. a night—time strike on the highest of targets. this unverified footage is said to show us jets attacking the syrian hideout of abu bakr al— baghdadi, the leader of the islamic state group. american media and iraqi security sources suggest she was killed. this is said to have been the aftermath of the attack in a province close to the turkish border. the scale of the fire fight is clear with bloodstained clothes in the debris. as a convoy was hit

there are reports that he and others detonated suicide vests before us troops could get to him. if confirmed, one of the world's most wa nted confirmed, one of the world's most wanted has been wiped out. his only public appearance was in 2014 at mosul mosque where he declared a so—called caliphate of is. an area at its height the size of britain and where his group waged terror. under its menacing black flag his jihadists took over swathes of syria and iraq. massacring, enslaving and raping. from its base the group plotted attacks across the world dispatching brainwashed bombers everywhere from the us to france, turkey to indonesia, britain to australia. thousands were killed in the hateful name of the islamic state, exporting its sunni extremism. westerners who strayed into the caliphate were captured, imprisoned and often beheaded. eis

propaganda machine filming the gruesome details and posting them a twisted badge of honour. the us led coalition has attacked ies for five yea rs, coalition has attacked ies for five years, pummelling its territory. earlier this year the group's final patch of land fell. the physical caliphate was wiped out. but abu bakr al— baghdadi was still at large. translation:. this large. this was his last video. a refusal to give in. she was the author of a vicious creed. a terror group that waged war against the enemies of jihad. if he has been eliminated it is seismic. but his ideology and thousands of his ardent followers remain. let's get more on this with matthew bryza, he's a former state department adviser and joins us now from ankara. thank you for being with us. if abu bakr al— baghdadi is dead how

significant do you think that would be. thank you for having me. yes, if he is gone that is significant in terms of undercutting the morale of the islamic state or so—called islamic state but to tell you the truth, operationally, it is not that big of an impact because he has had to effectively cede control of the organisation for the last couple of yea rs organisation for the last couple of years after some reports that he had been injured in previous us bombings. symbolically quite important. 0perationally not so much better president trump this is a gigantic political significance. he is already saying he has got something very big to announce. i guess he will use this politically, won't he? and he will be delighted by this if it is true. yes. if it is true this could be a political life as everfor him true this could be a political life as ever for him because true this could be a political life as everfor him because right true this could be a political life as ever for him because right now washington is completely seized upon impeachment enquiry happening in the us house of representatives. about

his pressuring the president of the ukraine for his personal political gain. that issue will pale, i think, in terms of the public and even the elite political debate in washington compared with this grandiose achievement of potentially eliminating abu bakr al— baghdadi and that could change the whole momentum of the impeachment proceedings against president trump. do you think this would have been something that the us military would have planned for quite a while? how many people in washington would have beenin many people in washington would have been in the loop for an operation like this? number one, iam like this? number one, i am sure for certain there were contingency plans in the works for a long time but number two, usually there is an intelligence lead based on my experience working in the white house for four years, and intelligent bead comes up unexpectedly and we have to move quickly adjust those contingency plans. a certain though, this would mark a welcome example of

interagency coordination with the cia providing intelligence that it appears to have garnered from the iraqi military. the kurdish militia group, the terrorist group by turkey, it has claimed it provided some useful intelligence. and then of course the defence department would have executed the attack so up until now more recently president trump a's foreign policy particularly in syria has appeared to be haphazard and without a lot of interagency coordination so in this case there seems to have been quite a bit of coordination but i would guess information would have been hell to the narrowest possible circle of knowledgeable people. and actually it has been quite haphazard in some way. he was criticised around the web for effectively appearing to give the green light to turkey to mount that offensive so i suppose something like this would be even more welcome in the sense that it would distract from all of that. 100%. absolutely. and he can now say

all of my critics out there who said by green lighting the turkish operation which i did not agree might, that is what he will say, even so, i told you i made a brilliant strategic move. now we have a ceasefire and quiet in northern syria and thanks to meme we ca ptu re northern syria and thanks to meme we capture abu bakr al— baghdadi and have dealt isis a chilling blow. and therefore all the fear about the british military operation leading to the reconstitution is another example of fake news and i am the great winner. very good to talk to you. former state department adviser. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you. church services have been held by families in vietnam who fear their relatives are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry container in essex. it's thought the majority

of the victims were vietnamese citizens, and police say they're working to identify them all. a lorry driver from northern ireland will appear in court tomorrow charged with manslaughter. andy moore reports. there p said it was a catastrophe for the area. the whole district was covered in sorrow. this man said they were praying for the 39 victims who died on their way to seek a better life. he said 25 of them wear from his hometown. police in the uk said they were investigating a wider conspiracy after claims in vietnam that there were three lorries and convoy carrying more than 100 people. some may have made it to the uk but others didn't. translation: when they went abroad their parents had to sell or pawn their parents had to sell or pawn their houses to the bank to pay for their houses to the bank to pay for the trip. the young people left the

country to earn a decent living but 110w country to earn a decent living but now they are dead in a strange country far away. after suffering horribly. 0ne country far away. after suffering horribly. one of those missing as this 19—year—old woman who hoped to get a job in a nail bar. she was in contact with a friend by text. how is it going, she was asked. not good, she replied. herfamily are in mourning now, just one of many in this one town. herfamily are in mourning now, just one of many in this one town. borisjohnson has accused mps of holding the country "hostage" by refusing to give him the general election he wants on december the twelfth. the liberal democrats and the snp have joined forces in an attempt to trigger an earlier poll. 0ur political correspondent tom barton is here. they want to just a few days earlier than boris johnson, on they want to just a few days earlier than borisjohnson, on the 9th of december 12. it really this is a way of the two opposition parties that

we are talking about, the lib dems and the snp, trying to get an election even if labour choose not to support one because at the moment labour, it is very unclear which way they are going to fall. of course, ifa snap they are going to fall. of course, if a snap election like the one borisjohnson if a snap election like the one boris johnson wants to if a snap election like the one borisjohnson wants to be held in normal circumstances you need a two thirds majority in parliament. that cannot happen without labour‘s support. this proposal would see the party is changing the law to set the election date. 0nly needs half of mps and so could happen without labour. joe swinson has been setting out how the proposals would work. i haven't spoken to borisjohnson but i think the challenge is absolutely on him because if he is serious about wanting an election if he is genuine that it wanting an election if he is genuine thatitis wanting an election if he is genuine that it is about having an election before christmas then he can back this bill because the other problem with his plan is that it leaves the ability to set the date of the election down to the prime minister.

and he says the 12th of december but, i mean, this is a man who is prepared to say anything. it does not do what he says would have the advantage of this bill as it enshrines the date on the law and we know that ultimately, when push comes know that ultimately, when push comes to shove, he has been forced to obey the law whether recalling parliament or whether that was on selling that letter to the quest extension. what are the other parties make of it? the conservatives have described eddie as a stand and say they are concerned because it could potentially be amended in the commons to change things like the voting age which has been a priority of the lib dems. they say that their proposalfor an election of the lib dems. they say that their proposal for an election outlined by borisjohnson proposal for an election outlined by boris johnson last week of the best way to deliver one. we have put forward the proposals foran we have put forward the proposals for an election. the lib dems and the snp are in their bill are seeking to change the date by three days. take... and more importantly make no attempt to even pursue the literal agreement bill. we have been clear. we want to leave the european

union in good order. that is what we have always said and we want a general election. i was does both. there is does not do both. so that is the conservatives. as for the labour party they are keeping their council for now. like i say, they have blown hot and cold depending on who you talk to. and whether they do want an election. diane abbott saying today that their priority is making sure that their priority is making sure that nobody was definitely of the table. it could come to parliament and give parliament the undertaking but he is not going to come out without a deal but he won't do that. because coming out without a deal is something that people were not one because it becomes notjust brexit but a trump brexit. opening up the british economy to american multinationals. but if he were to come to parliament and unequivocally say that he is not going to crash out without a deal we would be satisfied with that. that is labour‘s diane abbott. what are we expecting in the week

ahead and westminster. everything hangs of the eu decides. we heard from them at the end of next week that what they would do is agree an extension but we don't know how long that will be for. the date of that extension is absolutely key. if the french peasant gets his way we understand he wants an extension for a couple of weeks into november, all bets are off. anything could happen. if parliament's wish of an extension to the end of january is granted i think it is starting to look more likely than not that we will see an election before the end of the year but, you know, at the moment in politics, who knows? anything could happen. you would not put any money on it. thank you very much indeed. the archbishop of canterbury has warned borisjohnson to avoid using inflammatory language , as the country prepares for a possible general election. in an interview with the sunday times, justin welby says it's "extraordinarily dangerous for politicians to use careless comments" in a society that is now "polarised and volatile".

a search is under way in cambodia for a british backpacker who was last seen four days ago. the family of amelia bambridge, who's 21 and from worthing in sussex, have flown out to the resort of koh rong to help find her. her handbag containing her purse, phone and bank cards has been found on a beach nearby. the headlines on bbc news: the us military has conducted an operation against the fugitive leader of the so—called islamic state group vigils are held in vietnam by families who fear their loved ones are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry in essex. the liberal democrats and the scottish national party have joined forces in a bid to trigger a 9 december election. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre,

here's olly foster. different match to the one we saw yesterday. england waiting for the winners of this one in their semifinal. it is all square. wales have had a couple of injuries as well. the second half is under way in that semifinal. england waiting, three for one player, two for another. biggar has just kicked another. biggar has just kicked another penalty. nine all but they have lost their wing. it looks like a hamstring problem. they have lost their front row forward. the welsh prop, he has got a shoulder problem but it is nine all. they are about seven or eight minutes into the second half. if wales win that then we will have the first world cup final with two northern hemisphere sides. england of course already there after that incredible performance against new zealand, beating the reigning champions 19 points to seven. we are not the best team in the

world. we've got an opportunity playing the game where we can prove that we are and that is the only thing we are concerned with. and we will just take each thing we are concerned with. and we willjust take each day thing we are concerned with. and we will just take each day as thing we are concerned with. and we willjust take each day as it comes. prepare well each day, as boring as it sounds for you guys. it is fun. the players are loving it. that final is on saturday. on friday the bronze final, they call it, the third and fourth place play—off that is where new zealand will face the losers of today's match. spare a thought for the reporter who suggested, somewhat unwisely committed the all blacks coach, his team did not really show the desire required against england. that is called a disrespectful question to suggest that the all blacks turned up not being hungry. they were desperate to win the game. because i asked them a tough time to get hungrier does not mean they did not turn up pretty hungry. there is a difference and if you want to spend some time outside i will give you a rugby education on that one. new zealand herald on the front

pages sums up the mood of the nation. completely black. just a few words. the all blacks are out of the world cup. if you want to read more go to the sports section. to the football in manchester city are three points by the leaders liverpool after their 3—0 win over aston villa. goals came in the second half. they moved city back to second half. they moved city back to second on the table. liverpool can go back to six point clear if they beat spurs this afternoon. the manager was full of praise for sterling. he is a guy who shows the energy that we need to play football and he did it. it does not matter at the end of the day but the way he played the first half and showed us where we should do. where we should go and we did it. chelsea are on a roll. there into the top two points behind city after beating burnley 4-2. behind city after beating burnley 4—2. one player scored a hat—trick.

we saw the first penalty awarded by the video assistant in the premier league yesterday. the referee did not spot an infringement but they are dead. everton were beaten 3—2. the penalty was scored to make it to all. in injury time, the 94th minute, known goal from all. in injury time, the 94th minute, known goalfrom everton all. in injury time, the 94th minute, known goal from everton gave brighton the win. everton have lost five of their last six in the league. if they sell the penalty they have to see the penalty because it is a clear penalty. the referee cannot see, and make mistakes. the referees make mistakes as well because it is a tough game. but the ar is there. todayis a tough game. but the ar is there. today is the anniversary of the death of leicester city's former chairman. he was killed last year alongside four others in a helicopter crash. outside

le i ceste r‘s helicopter crash. outside leicester's king power stadium following a match. the club has paid tribute to the businessman who was central to the title win in 2016. the winter still there, definitely. obviously it has been a year but the bosses constantly on our minds still and every time we go onto the field we think about him and we want to do him proud. we know what he wants from the club and from the players and success. so we from the club and from the players and success. so we want from the club and from the players and success. so we want to do him proud and every time we go out there, you know, we try to win. neck and neck at the top of the scottish premiership celtic at aberdeen. rangers at home to motherwell this afternoon. the bottom side saintjohnson won the first game of the season. callum henry got the winner. three to victory over hamilton. elsewhere, nick beat saint mirren. games between hibs and ross county and livingstone and hart ended in draws.

just tailor it a new unified super lightweight champion. he beat the american in london. it was a very, very tight contest. but taylor's unbeaten now in 16 bouts. on the judges scorecards a majority decision. an all british fight with david price. that was stopped on the fourth. prices corner throwing in the towel. back to the rugby union. the pay 14 dragons east of their second win of the new season. they beat glasgow 18—5. also wins in the pay 14. that is on the spot for now. a quick update. it is nine all still between wales and south africa. still waiting for first try there and we are approaching the midway

point. lewis hamilton could become world champion for a sixth time. but i will have an update for you in the next hour as well. liverpool and spurs the big one this afternoon. are you feeling nervous? iam going afternoon. are you feeling nervous? i am going to be there, yes. i am very nervous. straight after their shift. i was there last season. you lucky, ben. we are going to get lucky, ben. we are going to get lucky this afternoon. ido lucky this afternoon. i do not think so but we will see. enjoy the game anyway. officials in california are warning that historically strong winds expected this weekend are likely to fan the destructive wildfires that have taken hold. a state of emergency has already been declared in los angeles and sonoma counties. chris buckler reports. in several parts of california,

families have been forced to flee as wildfires have learned through thousands of acres of dry land and into residential areas. we get a knock on the door at 3am from the sheriffs telling us we needed to leave, and live now. the tick fire in los angeles county has already caused a huge amount of damage, but it's dwarfed in size by the kincaid fire, which has spread across the sonoma county wine region in northern california and now threatens homes in the san francisco bay area. 50,000 people there have been ordered to leave. we're evacuating because this fire is very dangerous. and it is expected to move towards healdsburg and windsor this evening. the winds that we are going to experience will be much like what we experienced in october of 2017. we already have a fire burning and we have advance notice now, and that is why we are taking these precautions. we want you to start evacuating now.

water is continually being dropped by planes as firefighters try to contain the blaze on the ground. but days of forecast strong, hot, dry winds are going to make theirjob much more difficult. we are potentially going to see a historical wind event, and it has us highly concerned that the vulnerable areas of california could see some explosive fire. so, that's why we are reiterating this kind of vigilance that we're preaching to everybody. power is expected to be cut to almost one million homes in the state as a precaution. there are concerns that sparks from electricity lines, combined with the extreme winds, could prove dangerous. but the power outages are causing their own problems. we believe that although the shutoffs are projected to be much shorter, everyone should be prepared for an extended shut—off, that is the worst—case scenario. that could be 5—7 days

if they are not able to restore power right away due to challenges with inspection or with changes in the weather. smoke is rising spreading across california, and by the strengthening wind. it's forecast they'll reach up to 70 miles an hour as so much of this state's land is scorched once more. chris buckler, bbc news. riot police in hong kong have clashed again with protesters. police have fired tear gas and pepper spray to try to break up the thousands of anti—government protesters gathered illegally at the kowloon waterfront. it's the latest in a series of sometimes violent confrontations, in what's now been over more than four months of unrest. and there've been more clashes between police and protesters in barcelona, following the jailing of catalan dissident leaders. some of the 350 thousand

demonstrators threw bottles and fireworks at police, who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. nine separatist politicians and activists were jailed earlier this month by spain's supreme court. celebrations will take place later to commemorate the introduction of a climbing ban on australia's ancient site, uluru. (tx the site, formerly known as ayres rock, is considered sacred to its indigenous custodians, the anangu people, who have called for an end to climbing the stone since they took back ownership more than 30 years ago. this weekend has seen huge crowds descend on the area for the final time. a cardigan described as "one of the most famous sweaters in music history" has been sold for more than a quarter of a million pounds at auction. the olive green garment, which belonged to the late nirvana frontman, kurt cobain, features burn holes and stains and was worn in the band's famous mtv unplugged concert in 1993. it was bought for more

than 334 thousand dollars, making it the most expensive sweater ever to go under the hammer. the cardigan hasn't been washed for 26 years. the auction house says all those stains have helped raise the price. kurt created the grunge look and he didn't wear show clothes so this was a sweater he actually bought in a thrift shop. made in the 1960s, heavily used with cigarette burns, so it is easily identified because of the stains and burns and he wore it at a most important performance in my opinion so it is a holy grail of clothing that can come up for auction. an early renaissance painting by the italian painter cimabue

will go up for auction today. christ mocked, part of a series of paintings from the late 13th century, has been valued at between 4 and 6 million euros, in what could be france's biggest art sale of the year. the rare work was found last month hanging in an elderly woman's home near paris. window cleaners in canada has a lucky escape after strong winds forced their platform to swing violently out of control. the cleaners were working on the stantec tower in edmonton when the platform they were on, which was suspended by a crane, swung away from the building. it then crashed into windows on the fifth story several times — and one of the workers was left hanging by their harness in mid—air. edmonton fire and rescue said both workers were helped down to safety. no—one was injured. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear.

south africa are now 16 up in that crucial rugby world cup final. 16—9 to south africa against wales in the second half. let's get a weather update. a quiet settled weather story over the next couple of days. that is something i have not set for quite some time and the reason being an area of high pressure that are starting to build in from the atlantic. we have still got this nuisance weather front enhancing some separate showers in scotland accompanied by a keen northerly breeze so the winds will start to ease a little into the afternoon but we keep some showers here. one to cropping up in south—west scotland and northern ireland but elsewhere clear skies. lots of afternoon autumn sunshine but cold out there. temperatures at 8—13dc. the weather pattern stays the same. still the risk of a few showers in the north. clearer skies elsewhere so that can only mean one thing is we go to the other night period. there's

temperatures are likely to fall away. quite sharply, a widespread frost is likely first thing in the morning with temperatures tumbling below freezing and a few sheltered places. but it does look as though is going to stay dry, settled and sunny but cold.