this is bbc news. the headlines at 8: president trump says the leader of the so—called islamic state group abu bakr al—baghdadi has died after a military operation, by us special forces. a brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, has violently been eliminated. the us says al baghdadi detonated an explosives vest after being cornered in a compound, in north western syria. his brutal self—proclaimed "caliphate" lasted five years and attracted thousands ofjihadists from around the world. the government presses ahead with attempts to get a december general election. ministers will put a vote before parliament tomorrow. vigils are held in vietnam by families who fear their loved ones are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry in essex.

stained, cigarette—burned and unwashed — a cardigan worn by nirvana frontman kurt cobain sells at auction for more than two hundred and fifty thousand pounds. and in half an hour, disclosure reporter chris clements returns to his home town of wishaw to ask why suicide in scotland is at a five—year high. donald trump says the leader of the so—called islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, has died after a military operation, conducted by us special forces. he'd been described as the world's most wanted man, and mrtrump said capturing or killing him had been the top national security priority of his administation.

al—baghdadi had been under surveillance in northern syria for weeks, and was eventually cornered, in the village of barisha. he's said to have detonated an explosive vest as his compound came under attack. here's our middle east correspondent, quentin somerville. abu bakr al—baghdadi died in the dark in northern syria. the ferocious sound of the firefight was heard for miles. pictures of donald trump watching the operation live have now been released by the white house. he later described how baghdadi he had fled into a tunnel wearing a suicide vest, taking three of his children with him. he reached the end of the tunnel as our dogs chased him down. he ignited his vest, killing himself and the three children. a brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death,

has violently been eliminated. he will never again harm another innocent man, woman or child. he died like a dog. he died like a coward. the world is now a much safer place. this was the scene this morning. donald trump thanked russia, turkey and the syrian kurds, but said only americans were involved in the raid. a neighbour told the bbc what he saw. translation: around 11pm, they started shooting the house of abu mohammad. the house was completely destroyed. we recovered seven bodies from under the rubble and two others on the main street. abu bakr al—baghdadi was last seen earlier this year in a rare propaganda video, very much still in command of is. a number of his followers and two wives were also killed in the raid. this caps a terrible year for the group he commanded. their last remaining territory

was lost in a bloody battle in the spring, leading to the capture of thousands of its supporters and their families. this killing brings an end to the reign of a man whose empire of terror stretched across the middle east and clawed at the capitals of europe. his followers crowed earlier ths year when he appeared alive in a propaganda video. today, they're mostly silent. abu bakr al—baghdadi was thought to be far from here, possibly in iraq. but it was in these olive groves that one of the most brutal and successful extremists of modern times met his end. quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. our international correspondent orla guerrin sent this update from the turkey/syria border, just a few miles from where al—baghdadi died. well, that operation, the night—time raid, took place less than four miles from where i'm standing, just across the border in syria in the town of berisha. clearly, there were a lot of moving parts, but it looks

like the syrian kurds may have played a key role, and there's certainly an irony in that. today, donald trump was thanking them. three weeks ago, he was clearing the way for a massive turkish assault against them. the syrian kurds are claiming there were five months ofjoint effort before this raid, and that they were tracking baghdadi's whereabouts. all this led to donald trump to claim a symbolic victory, to snatch that victory from a potential foreign policy disaster. it doesn't change the dynamics in this region. most us troops have been pulled out of syria, which means most cooperation and information sharing will be difficult. is sleeper cells remain in the region. few believe that the death of al—baghdadi means the end of the murderous is or the threat it represents. our security correspondent frank gardner explained how al—baghdadi was able to establish a caliphate in areas of iraq and syria in 2014. the shia government had adopted a very discriminatory

policy against the sunnis. al—baghdadi capitalised on that and said, "we are your champions," and they swept into mosul, the second city, and took it over with just a few hundred soldiers. the iraqi army fled, leading to mass executions. they were able to establish this caliphate that has covered 88,000 km2, about eight million people were underneath that, they made their money from oil wells, extortion, wheat fields, from bribery and so on. the policy of actually having a physical caliphate is quite controversial. so 0sama bin laden, before he was killed in 2011, said — his advice to jihadists in syria and iraq was, "now is not the time. the time will come, maybe years ahead. but now is not the time because you present a target to your enemies." and sure enough, that is exactly what happened. al—baghdadi overreached himself, making two big fundamental errors. they advanced eastwards

towards the kurdish capital, where there's a lot of oil and us interests. so they enslaved the yazidis, horrifying the whole world, and they beheaded western aid workers and journalists in those horrific snuff videos. and that basically led to a five—year military campaign that saw the end of their caliphate. 0ur correspondent, chris buckler, is in washington. president trump has been speaking president trump has been speaking at president trump has been speaking at length about this, tell us what he said. he spoke for almost an hour, and it sounded like a victory speech. some of the language was not presidential, some would say, but very much president trump, what he likes to say. he speaks as he sees it, and talks about a man as far as he was concerned was sick and depraved, someone who was a coward. he ultimately blew himself up in a

tunnel with three children. but this is very significant for president trump because as all was reflecting earlier, over the last few weeks, he has faced criticism about the fact that he allowed turkey to evade northern syria, abandoning and betraying the kurdish forces who fought alongside american troops, and it has been difficult to work out what the white house strategy is as far as the middle east is concerned. he is now able to say that he has struck a significant blow against is. during that news conference, the commander—in—chief suggested he obliterated the grip and this was something very significant, killing the leader of an islamic state, but of course there will be others who warned there will be others who warned there is a danger of being complacent, there is still a chance that this grip could reorganise, regroup and some kind of way, and it would be a threat to the middle east and the rest of the world.“

would be a threat to the middle east and the rest of the world. if that we re and the rest of the world. if that were to happen, how likely would it be the president trump would feel the need to engage in some limited capacity in the future? it's an interesting question because he left nobody in any doubt after that news conference or indeed what he said in the last few weeks that he doesn't wa nt the last few weeks that he doesn't want us troops in the middle east, he wants to get rid of them. in fa ct, he wants to get rid of them. in fact, he suggested the only thing he was prepared to protect was the whole idea of protecting oil, that was his greatest concern. at the same time though he also recognised that there was a danger of is regrouping because he talked about potential successors, american organisations were watching su ccesso rs organisations were watching successors to al—baghdadi. it gives you a sense they are aware there are problems still in the middle east that need to be controlled and watched, and the fact there has been a statement from the secretary of state in which he has again said they need to be vigilant and keep a

watch on islamic state and the months ahead. this is a victory for president trump, it's very significant on a domestic basis for a president seeking the election and just a year's time, but it is not the end. the government says it will press ahead with efforts call for a general election tomorrow, but hasn't ruled out working with opposition parties to get one if that fails. it follows an attempt by the liberal democrats and the scottish national party to get a election on december the 9th. here's our correspondent, jessica parker, who i spoke to earlier. the government will try and press ahead with this idea of getting an election on the 12th of december tomorrow. it doesn't look likely they will succeed because under the rules borisjohnson would need two thirds of mps to back it and it doesn't look like you will have that. the lib dems and snp may well have cooked up the idea of an election on the 9th of december. both party think they could do quite well out of an early general

election, they are also both against brexit. the eu might be looking at the uk and thinking, if we give them that longer extension, will they do anything with it? said the lib dems and snp are saying they want the early election. 0ne and snp are saying they want the early election. one reason i have heard is to why it might be the ninth rather than the 12th is that the lib dems think there may be a few more students to kicking around those three days, and they do quite well traditionally out of a student vote, but i also think broadly they don't want to be seen to dancing to boris johnson's tune. don't want to be seen to dancing to boris johnson's tune. so to get a 9th of december election, or election any point, if it will not be the two thirds majority, were other options? the lib dems have drafted a bill which they would need the government to shepherd through parliament because unless opposition parties can seize control to the order paper, it is the government has the right to introduce legislation. that is why it is interesting that downing street are

not ruling out adapting the lib dems bill, and that bill would have to travel to the house of commons but crucially would only need a simple majority, not two thirds. you could achieve a simple majority with conservative mps plus the lib dems plus the snp. whichever date they pick, it's not far away! it is important to say, none of this is guaranteed that a variety of reasons but not least of all time is tight stop rules state that polling day, you have to have 25 working days from the dissolution of parliament up from the dissolution of parliament up to polling day, so that is why the lib dems bill would need to be got through parliament by the end of this week in order to have that december the 9th election. three people arrested, after the discovery of 39 bodies in a refridgerated container lorry in essex have been released on bail. the driver, maurice robinson, who's 25, is due to appear in court tomorrow charged with manslaughter.

meanwhile, the families of those feared dead have been holding vigils and ceremonies back in vietnam. many are thought to have come from the village of yen thanh, from wherejonathan head has sent us this report. singing. a community overwhelmed by shock and despair. they haven't heard from sons and daughters who were en route to britain for days, and they all fear the worst. earlier this year, a relative left vietnam to seek his fortune in europe. since he left, his wife has given birth to their second child. he was the great hope of this family. news from britain has left them stunned. his wife can't eat or speak. his father is inconsolable, constantly hugging his eldest grandchild.

he's lost notjust his son, but his livelihood as well. he mortgaged all his land to borrow the money he paid for his son's journey. "the debt he left us is huge," he said. "we don't know when we can pay it back. "i am too old now and my health is poor." it has been a day of prayer here and of neighbours doing what they can to offer comfort. they are used to saying goodbye to their young men and women in this part of vietnam. remittances are important to the local economy. but not loss on this scale. this 19—year—old is another one who dreamed of something better. they are almost certain that she too was inside the ill—fated container.

saving and borrowing to send their young folk overseas has become a routine practice in these villages. it has also become a richly profitable business for the traffickers — a pitiless and dangerous one. few people here realised, as they surely do now, just how dangerous it could be. jonathan head, bbc news, yen thanh, vietnam. about 180,000 people in northern california have now been ordered to leave their homes because of wildfires. with fierce winds whipping up the flames, a million people are without electricity, as power companies try to stop damaged cables from triggering new fires. the headlines on bbc news: preseident trump announces that us special forces have killed the fugitive leader of the so—called islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi. the us says al—baghdadi detonated an explosives vest after being cornered in a compound, in north western syria.

the government presses ahead with attempts to get a december general election. ministers will put a vote before parliament tomorrow. huge disappointment for wales after they lost their semi—final match in the rugby world cup — south africa just edging past them with a score of 19—16. it means there won't be an all british final as england were waiting to meet the winner of their match. wales head coach warren gatland says his players have worked so hard throughout the tournament. it was a tough physical match, congratulations to south africa. it is great for them to be in the final, they deserve to win today, so i take my hat off to them and they defended exceptionally well, really proud of our guys and we never gave up proud of our guys and we never gave up and get ourselves back in the game, very tough encounter, but well

done, south africa, good luck in the final. it was a very close match, making the result agonising for the loyal wales fans who travelled out to japan to watch. gutted. we thought we would come back and do it. but we used all our lucky stars last weekend, probably. they gave everything they could, every man of the bench, it was a wonderful commitment and support for wales, but it was not to be. we did not play that well. but i hope south africa now beat england! liverpool needed two second—half goals to come from behind to beat tottenham at anfield to restore their six—point lead at the top of the premier league table. harry kane put spurs in front after just 47 seconds, and goalkeeper paulo gazzaniga pulled off several saves

to maintain their lead. but liverpool captain jordan henderson equalised six minutes after the break. mo salah then completed their comeback with a penalty. liverpool have equalled the premier league record of 28 points after the first 10 fixtures. usually, the result as a result of the performance, but sometimes it is not the case, but today, we played so not the case, but today, we played so good, i really liked it. and against a really tough opponent in a difficult situation gives them another motivation and boost. so i am completely fine, who cares at the end? with the performance i am happy so end? with the performance i am happy soi end? with the performance i am happy so i don't care about the result.

elsewhere in the early game, 10—man newcastle drew with wolves. manchester united got their first away win in the league since feburary, beating norwich 3—1 at carrow road. arsenal drew 2—2 with crystal palace at the emirates — the home side was denied a late winner, a sokratis's goal ruled out by var. idid not i did not understand the va eye action. last week, the penalty was clear. and today they checked everything. i don't understand. 0k, it is not a good decision. defending champions arsenal beat title rivals manchester city in the women's super league. top scorer vivianne miedema got the goal of the game to end city's unbeaten run this season. arsenal have now won 15 of their past 16 home games. in scotland, rangers came from behind to beat motherwell 2—1 in the scottish premiership. they're back level on points with celtic at the top of the table. that's after the champions easily beat aberdeen 4—0 at pittodrie. it's celtic‘s biggest win over

aberdeen in eleven years. four different goalscorers in the first half for neil lennon's side, who beat lazio in the europa league in midweek. more than halfway through the mexican grand prix, and it was ferrari's charles leclerc who's in front. but he has had a terrible pit stop and has dropped back. lewis hamilton started on third, he's now up to second. he could win the drivers championship if he finishes against his mercedes team—mate. updates on bbc radio five live and on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. exit polls suggest the far—right alternative for germany party has more than doubled its vote in regional elections in one of germany's eastern states. in a sign of political polarisation, the far—right party received about 24% of the vote in the state

of thuringia whilst exit polls suggest germany's far—left party, known simply as the left, won with more than 29% of the vote. chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats, the biggest party last time, appear to have been pushed into third place. tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of barcelona, in support of spanish unity. marchers carried banners bearing the slogan "enough!" it follows protests by supporters of catalan independence yesterday that ended in violent clashes with police. here's sarah rainsford. today, they raise the spanish nationalflag in barcelona alongside the catalan colours. unity was the message. catalans who insist they're spanish, too, and will stay that way. but two years on from an independence vote, and with nine of its leaders in prison for sedition,

this is a society deeply divided. some have even lost friends over the issue. they feel that you are against catalonia, and we are not against catalonia. we love catalonia but we love spain. this crowd has not been out on the streets in these numbers since the referendum, but they say they want to be here to make sure their voice is heard and to make it clear that not everyone here in catalonia wants independence. but last night, this same street was in flames after a crowd of independence supporters were charged by police. they fired rubber bullets to scatter the crowd after being pelted with paint and bottles. they were ugly scenes after a much bigger and peaceful rally. hundreds of thousands in the street, insisting on their right to split from spain and calling for those they call political prisoners to be freed. passions are heated on both sides.

today's pro—unity rally called for healing the divide, but no—one can agree here how to do that. sarah rainsford, bbc news, barcelona. a cardigan worn by the late nirvana frontman, kurt cobain, has become the most expensive sweater to be sold at auction. it's covered in stains and cigarette burns and hasn't been in the wash for 26 years, but it was bought for £260,000. the mohair garment is significant to collectors because it was worn by cobain during his hands seminal unplugged in new york concert, which took place six months before he took his own life. we'll speak to one of the men who helped sell it in a moment, but first here's a clip from that concert.

joining me now from los angeles in martin nolan, the executive director atjulien‘s auctions — the auction house that sold the cardigan. thank you very much forjoining us. i have to start by asking you, how does it smell? and you have to say... it smells like teen spirit! i feel like i am the man that sold the world! indeed! we could do this all night. what is so significant about this cardigan, who would want to buy a? the cardigan represents a grunge

era, it is kurt cobain and nirvana, it's ten to since kurt cobain was releva nt. it's ten to since kurt cobain was relevant. —— 25. so the people that loved nirvana, pearljam etc, that era, 25 years on, they have the money and disposable income and are hankering back, buying the memories from their youth. it is a tangible asset. there are cigarette burns, stains. it's amazing. but this cardigan fetched almost as much as kurt are the guitar. how often do garments like this sell the so much money? —— cockbain‘s. you can

understand with instruments but not a cardigan in this state. the thing about marilyn monroe's dress she w0 re about marilyn monroe's dress she wore to sing happy birthday to president kennedy, we sold it for 4.1 million, michaeljackson‘s jacket, 1.8 million, this weekend we are getting ready to sell 0livia newtonjohn‘s are getting ready to sell 0livia newton john's jacket from greece. so, yes, people pull huge money into these items. if you are a musician, you love guitars. but a lot of people relate to items from grunge. that was such an amazing performance, that concert by kurt cobain, and then it was released six months after he passed away, huge success , months after he passed away, huge success, five—time platinum award, it's such an iconic thing. it is

about kurt cobain and nirvana in general, and then fed to be released as an album in six months after he passed away. somebody clearly feels they have got a bargain and will treasure it and probably not wash it! martin, thank you very much for talking to us. i am sorry about the quality of the sound there. window cleaners in canada had 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 phil avery. i hope you had a chance to enjoy some of the sunshine on offer quite widely during the course of sunday. there's been quite a transformation in the weather from since of the site of the week and in the next few days, it continued in a similar vein thanks to this area of high pressure. drier, brighter, but noticeably colder across all parts of the british isles. quite a few isobars across the north part of britain on that particular chart, so we will see a continuation of those breezy conditions through the rest of the night. the chance of some showers coming down through the northern isles and into the north of mainland scotland and as we get on through the night, notice how those colours really begin to drain away. monday starting fairly chilly, in many inland areas with quite a widespread frost. you could be scraping the car for perhaps the first time this season.

once the day is off and running, it translates into a gloriously sunny day, dry and crisp. it is that phase of autumn that many of you experienced on sunday. still one or two showers across northern and eastern shores, all the while the cloud is thick enough for the odd bit of a piece of rain in the far south. temperatures close to where we were on sunday. not a great deal of changes on monday into tuesday other than opening up those isobars so a better chance of it being a chilly start, yes, but fewer showers to report as that high pressure begins to really dominate across northern parts of britain. still, all the while, the sunshine tempered, to say the very least, across the south wales and south—west of england, down towards the channel islands. could be bits a piece of rain from that, but otherwise, again, a dry and fine day for the most part, but the temperature is nothing to write about. nine, ten, 11, 12. fairly wet and windy weather on wednesday on the western side of the british isles. after a chilly start, through western and eastern areas,

staying dry for a greater part of the day but overnight, the band of weather will move from west to east. there it is on thursday, and there is the chance it will bring more frontal systems into the south—western quarter to provide a spell of really quite wet weather, some windy conditions. in between those weather fronts, thursday is going to be a murky old day with a lot of cloud around, but especially so in the west. the headlines. president trump says the leader of the so—called islamic state group has died after a military operation. a brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship

and death has violently