tonight at ten, donald trump says the leader of the islamic state group has died after a military operation by us special forces. abu bakr al—baghdadi presided over a brutal regime that inspired terror attacks around the world. he died like a dog. he died like a coward. the world is now a much safer place. al—baghdadi is believed to have detonated an explosives vest as his hideout in northern syria came under attack. so, what now for the

islamic state group? also tonight... praying for the victims of the essex lorry tragedy. families mourn their loss in vietnam. the government is to push ahead with attempts to get a december general election, as the eu prepares to discuss a new brexit deadline. molly russell's family say she took her life after viewing self—harm and suicide videos. now her father goes to america to get tech firms to clamp down. and it wasn't to be for wales, beaten in the semifinals of the rugby world cup by south africa.

good evening. donald trump says the leader of the 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 mr trump 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 two weeks, eventually being 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 editor, jeremy bowen. the sound and flame of battle lasted around four hours, witnesses in the village told the bbc. in the morning, boys on their way to school kept out the rubble. they are from a new generation jihadists might try

to recruit. nothing was left of the house with al—baghdadi and his family had been staying. the heli went back and fired. soldiers were on two sites. we could not stay longer than two minutes on the roof. we went down and hid inside. in 2014, al—baghdadi declared the establishment of a caliphate. his brutal version of an islamic entity. he spoke in mosul in a mosque his men destroyed as their caliphate fell three years later. followers of i has carried out attacks that killed dozens or even hundreds at a time. earlier this year more than 250 were killed in bombings in sri lanka. in the situation room under the white house in washington, president trump and his closest advisers watched video feeds of the attack. he said al—baghdadi killed

himself by detonating an explosives belt, also killing three of his own 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 is not the end for the violent extremists of islamic state. look at their own history. in 2006, an earlier leader was killed in an american air strike after a long manhunt. the organisation regenerated itself. under al—baghdadi, it called itself islamic state and became the biggest jihadist militia. now it has lost

the lines of that so—called caliphate and another leader, but it will continue to recruit from parts of iraq and syria and beyond that have become incubators forjihadist extremists. baghdad he has left behind much more than the rubble in which he died. —— al—baghdadi. there have been. reports of his death before. assuming these are true, his legacy includes countless killings of captives, competence and civilians. his followers may try for revenge, his ideas and actions will have consequences in the middle east for yea rs have consequences in the middle east for years to come. . in a moment, we'll speak to our north america editor, jon sopel, who's here in the studio. but first, our international correspondent, orla guerin, is on the turkey—syria border, just a few miles from where al—baghdadi died. what does his death mean for the region, do you think? just last

night at this time, us special forces were still in operation less than four miles from here, hunting down the leader of the islamic state. tonight, those who lived in iraq and syria under his murderous rule and those whose loved ones were butchered by is may welcome the news of his death. we have also heard reports in the last few hours, still unconfirmed, that the iron spokesman has also been killed in a separate rate. but president trump is adamant he has killed the head of the snake, that the leader of ijaz has gone, his caliphate is already gone which once covered an area the size of britain, but the ideology and the threat will not die with al—baghdadi. there are i a sleeper cells here in the region active in iraq carrying out campaigns of assassinations against local leaders, and they have been warnings tight from inside syria that those cells could carry out revenge

attacks. boris johnson cells could carry out revenge attacks. borisjohnson has said it is an important moment but the battle is not over. a similar statement tonight from nato, saying this is a significant step but the fight will to continue. and, jon sopel, this is a foreign—policy success for president trump, isn't it? given the fierce criticism he has received, this is a huge windfall? —— victory? it is easy to understand for the american public that this represents a baddie who has been got. if you think this has been the most torrid few weeks of his presidency, criticised over removing american troops from the border, he has got the impeachment investigation going on, he had to form a u—turn over hosting the g7 summit at trump hotel. so this is good news for him, but it has got to be said of course that this operation would not have happened

without the cooperation and intelligence of kurdish groups on the ground, and that underlines the importance of having americans in the area and of having those close relationships with the kurds. how does this play domestically the donald trump? before george w bush faced real action, it was that famous mission accomplished beach which helped them after the invasion of iraq. before barack obama faced re—election, they got some of bin laden, and our year out from what donald trump's grow what they hope will be his real action they have got al—baghdadi, and he will be hoping for a similar feeling that his predecessors had. 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, is due to appear in court tomorrow, charged with manslaughter. meanwhile, the families of those feared deadhave been holding vigils and ceremonies back in vietnam. many are thought to have come from the village of yen thanh,

from wherejonathan head reports. 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, le van ha 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. the news from britain has left them stunned. his wife can't eat or speak. his father, le minh tuan, is inconsolable, constantly hugging his eldest grandchild. he believes he has lost notjust his

son but his livelihood as well. he mortgaged all his land to borrow the money he paid for le van ha's journey. the debt he left us is huge, he said. we don't know when we can pay it back. i'm too old now and my health is poor. it's been a day of prayer here and of neighbours doing what they can to offer comfort. they are used in this part of vietnam to say goodbye to their young men and women. money sent back from abroad is important to the local economy. and here, britain is their preferred destination. another had already been living abroad for two years before deciding to take the last risky trip across the channel. his family believes he too was inside the ill—fated container. all i know about england is it's not farfrom france, says his father,

and i heard it was safe going to england, that nothing would happen. saving and borrowing to send their young folk overseas has become a routine practice in these villages. it's 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 can be. jonathan head, bbc news, yen thanh, vietnam. downing street says it's prepared to look at other options for a general election before the end of the year, should its own proposals be voted down in parliament. the liberal democrats and snp say they're willing to back a poll if borisjohnson categorically rules out a no—deal brexit. mps will vote tomorrow on the government's election plans. meanwhile, in brussels, eu leaders will meet to discuss the uk's request for a brexit extension, with a decision expected sometime this week.

our deputy political editor, john pienaar, is here. with the commons possibly voting on an election tomorrow and the eu debating an extension might we have a clear idea of what is happening with brexit? the short answer is there is no answer to that. this whole question of elections have been dragged into a pre—election in which the parties are keener to disagree than agree. the government has no majority, so you will not get agreement on an election without agreements on votes across party lines. and there is no sign of that happening right now. we will see the pope we expect tomorrow, the government trying to push through a motion to get an election on the 12th of december. it will not get through. the labour side will abstain and vote against that. they are not remotely willing to go there. if boris johnson are not remotely willing to go there. if borisjohnson looses, they are saying they will go for some other means of getting this done,

but that will not get any easier. remember, labour are in no hurry to have this election. the polls for labour look dismal, they are not ready to fight in many areas. the government on the tory side are keen to make the other parties look as if they are in the wrong, that they are they are in the wrong, that they are the obstacles to brexit, and when you come to the snp they are keen to be the party keenest on remaining in the lib dems want an election before any kind of deal, how could they fight as the party to stop the deal? the eu will have their say within the next couple of days and there will be some clarity on that. otherwise, expect this contest of who blinks first to carry on and on. the tragic death of 14—year—old molly russell, revealed earlier this year by the bbc, sparked demands for new laws and forced instagram to change the way it deals with harmful content. molly's family says she took her own life after viewing graphic material

about self—harm and suicide on the social media platform. herfather, ian, has been calling on tech companies to do more to ban such images and he's now taken his campaign to america. our correspondent, angus crawford, who's been following the story, went with him. you may find some of his report upsetting. ian russell is looking for answers about big tech, social media and suicide. this isn'tjust for molly. this is for every young wasted life. children's er, accident and emergency. we are here on a monday morning... ian is with dr free hess. she is treating more and more young people who self—harm. i personally have had as young as seven—year—olds who have had full—on attempts of suicide. just in, a young man who tried to take his own life. when did you start harming yourself?

about the age of 12. any of these? he has been cutting himself for years and needs specialist care. i needed stitches also. the numbers are rising rapidly, the ages are decreasing significantly. do you think this is connected with social media? absolutely, absolutely connected with social media. in her spare time, dr hess blogs for the benefit of other parents about the harmful content she finds online. that is pretty graphic. i don't know that there is one picture here that's not showing blood or a scar of some sort. like a grooming process, especially on instagram, because you follow one to another hash tag to another hash tag and it's grooming that person to self—harm more, consider suicide more, and maybe even take action on that. itjust needs to be shut down. i just...

there are children literally dying every day from something that we can help prevent and we are not doing it. i don't understand it. at 5.38, he found her lifeless body... mallory grossman was just 12 when she ended her own life. her mother, diane, believes she was bullied to death, in part on social media. now she tours the country, sounding a warning. one high school had nine suicides in one year. nine children. hindsight is cruel. hindsight is very cruel. that's the toughest thing to cope with. yes, it is. that, to me, is hindsight, that... i share that people think that the worst day of my life was the day that she died and i say, "no, it's the day before, it was the day before." there's a million things you wish

you'd done differently. we have a moral responsibility to protect our youth. if i could sit down at the table with mark zuckerberg, could i make your product better? could i make it safer? what a great way for you to attaboy other and high five each other in the boardroom, if you actually put in infrastructure in a system to protect children. keep up that work. you too. san francisco and silicon valley, where big tech has flourished. but is it time for the industry to be reined in? it's amazing to me that as a father, you are willing... definitely yes, says america's biggest charity dealing with online child safety. this is a huge problem and the lack of responsibility of the social media platforms is absolutely mind— boggling and absolutely disgraceful, so it is clear to me that they can and should be regulated.

journey‘s end, thoughts of home and of course of molly. molly is with me every day. i think all of her friends and family think about her frequently. she always wanted to help people. so i am pretty certain that she would be pushing for change so that young people were safer when they were online and that if they need help they could more easily find it. ian russell ending angus crawford's report. and if you've been affected by any of the issues raised and would like details of organisations which offer advice and support, then go to our website — bbc.co.uk/actionline. or you can call for free, at any time, to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066.

and tomorrow night, we'll have an exclusive interview with the head of instagram, who tells us about the impact molly's death has had on silicon valley. now, with the day's sport, here's lizzi greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks, clive. good evening. wales' head coach warren gatland says it wasn't to be after his side just missed out on a first world cup final. they were beaten 19—16 in their semifinal by south africa who'll now play england for the title next weekend. andy swiss reports from yokohama. the anticipation was deafening, wales fans, hoping for history, could they join england in the world cup final? their passion was obvious. but they would need poise as well. a scrappy first half won't have revealed much to watching england coach, jones, but the springboks edged it.

andre pollard booting them 9—6 ahead at the break. after it, wales' task got even tougher, as de allende bulldozed through to put south africa in command. but wales are a side of remarkable resilience, and back they came. commentator: world cup semifinal try! josh adams giving their fans fresh hope. suddenly, it was 16—16. what drama! with less than five minutes to go, a penalty to south africa, and pollard held his nerve. it had not been pretty from the springboks, but it was enough and, while they celebrated, for wales, the dream was once again dashed, a third world cup semifinal defeat and desperate disappointment. gutted, it could have gone either way. i went to the euros in lyon and we lost that as well! fingers

crossed one day we will get there. agonisingly close for wales, but for their fans, it won't be much consolation. it is south africa who will face england here next weekend in the world cup final. lewis hamilton won the mexican grand prix, but he'll have to wait at least another week to seal his 6th formula one world title, as patrick geary reports. flying in formation works by carefully coordinating your speed. to win the title in mexico lewis hamilton had to think very differently. he needed to finish well ahead of his team—mate so he could have done without the detail he was fulston two on lap one. after the bumper cars are made up ground. now it was a question of when to surge and when to stop. mercedes brought hamilton into the pits early, was it too early? hamilton was not sure that when others pitted he found himself in front. the problem, others were chasing him on fresher tyres and among them his

team—mate and in in second was sebastian vettel also hunting the lead. hamilton remained elusive, driving his mercedes at the limit of his power, he crossed for his 83rd grand prix win of his seconds later, bott has finished third, close enough to keep the title race alive for another week but that britain's greatest racer it is surelyjust a matter of time? match of the day follows the news and sportscene is later in scotland, so if you don't want to hear the football results, please avert your attention now. liverpool's lead in the premier league is back to six points. but they needed two second—half goals, including a penalty, to beat tottenham 2—1, after harry kane had scored in the opening minute of the game. elsewhere, crystal palace came from 2—0 down to draw at arsenal. and manchester united won their first away game in the league since february. celtic thrashed aberdeen to pull clear of rangers on goal difference at the top of the scottish premiership. they won 4—0 at pittodrie —

aberdeen‘s worst defeat for 11 years. the result means celtic stay level on points with rangers, but with a three—goal advantage. and ireland have qualified for next year's twenty20 world cup. there's more on the bbc sport website. back to you. that's all from us. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a very good night.

hello. this is bbc news. today marks the first anniversary of the helicopter crash outside leicester city's football stadium which killed five people including the club's owner. to mark the date, the club opened a memorial garden outside the ground today. our reporter, sumeer kalyani, was there.

12 months ago, a scene of carnage, shock, and devastation. now a place of peace, remembrance, and reflection. a private multi—faith ceremony for club staff and invited guests marked the opening of the vichai srivaddhanaprabha memorial garden. supporters can come here and take solace — maybe from their own lives, their own situations, as well as paying their respects to the reason why this garden is here. after the service, hundreds of people queued up outside the stadium to pay their respects. we were here on the night when it happened. just here to pay our respects to a lovely, lovely man. i think what they've done is amazing. they've captured everything about the history and what vichai was about. many people can come here as a way to remember what vichai did for leicester.

absolutely stunning. ijust can't believe it. named in honour of the club's former chairman, this garden features flowers and items of significance to his family. it also remembers the four others who died — two members of staff and two pilots. thousands of floral tributes left outside the stadium last year will be turned into compost and used in this garden. it's the latest in a series of lasting tributes to a man who made so many dreams come true. sumeer kalyani, bbc news, leicester. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers martin bentham from the evening standard — and business commentator, josie cox — that's coming up after the headlines. time for a look at the weather. 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 the start 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 northern parts 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. blues more widespread than perhaps we have seen them. so 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 face 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 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 of wales and south—west of england, down towards the channel islands. could be bits and pieces 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. pretty wet and windy weather on wednesday on the western side of the british isles. after a chilly start, through central 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 two weather fronts, thursday is going to be a murky old day with a lot of cloud around, but especially so in the west.

hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines. president trump says the leader of the so—called islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi,