welcome to bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: is leader abu bakr al—baghdadi is killed by us forces but america's allies warn that the islamic state group is not yet defeated. a state of emergency across california as wildfires continue to spread, whipped up by ferocious winds. and sir stamford raffles, founder of modern singapore — an artist takes a more critical view.

hello, and welcome to bbc news. president trump has announced that us forces have killed the leader of the islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, in syria. he said that he had watched images of the operation as it unfolded from the white house. the is leader had been described as the world's most wanted man. in 2011 the us officially designated him a "terrorist" and offered a reward of $10 million for information leading to his capture or death. his death had 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. this report from our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. explosions. 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 checked out the rubble. they're from a new generation violent jihadists might try to recruit. nothing was left of the house where baghdadi and his family had been staying. translation: the heli went back and fired. soldiers rode down on the helis, on two sides, we couldn't stay longer than two minutes on the roof. we went down and hid inside. in 2014, abu bakr al—baghdadi declared the establishment of a caliphate — his brutal vision of an islamic entity. he spoke in mosul, iraq's second city, in the mosque his men destroyed as their caliphate fell three years later. followers of is carried out attacks that killed dozens or even hundreds at a time. earlier this year more than 250

were killed in easter 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 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, abu musab al—zarqawi, was killed in an american air strike after a long manhunt. the organisation regenerated itself.

under abu bakr al—baghdadi, it called itself islamic state and became the biggest jihadist militia. now it's lost the lands of its so—called caliphate and another leader, but it will continue to recruit from parts of iraq and syria, and beyond, that have become incubators for jihadist extremists. baghdadi has left behind much more than the rubble in which he died. there have been false reports of his death before. assuming these are true, his legacy includes countless killings, of captives, competence and civilians. countless killings, of captives, cambata nts and civilians. his followers may try for revenge, his ideas and actions will have consequences in the middle east for years to come. jeremy bowen, bbc news. katherine zimmerman is a resident fellow

at the american enterprise institute and she has testified before congress on terror groups. she's in washington. you heard jeremy bowen referring to this not being the. what do you think it means for so—called islamic state 7 think it means for so—called islamic state? it remains to be seen but we can be sure that islamic state will appoint a new leader, it will recover and reset. we need to look globally at the branches to see whether they remain part of islamic state. there is a risk that the global network falls apart, the same way when a summer global network falls apart, the same way when a summer bin laden was killed. al-qaeda could seize the opportunity to research on the global stage and take the mantle back from islamic state. going back to the leadership, what about those people that were around abu bakr

al—baghdadi, in the top tier? people that were around abu bakr al-baghdadi, in the top tier? the us has been actively targeting that top tier and the reports came out today that the us killed the stomach state's spokesperson, that the us is going to be exploiting the intelligence recovered at the side of the raid last night and, really, within the next 24—48 hours, even the next week, we can expect a surge in counterterrorism action against islamic state leaders from the united states but, as was mentioned just now, is state has recovered from this before. it is resilient, has been used to having leaders eliminated and there is no reason to think this is the end. how effective are raids against terrorism? they are raids against terrorism? they are effective in weakening the group temporarily and disrupting operations and degrade the quality

of leadership but we never know who is sitting on the bench. with abu musab al—zarqawi, the former leader killed in 2006, his successor, the late abu bakr al—baghdadi, was much, much worse for the united states and when we look at what these types of counterterrorism operations do, they simply are not going to defeat these organisations. i have been saying it for19 organisations. i have been saying it for 19 years but it seems not to change the strategy and to go after the organisation itself. thank you very much. let's get some of the day's other news: anti—government protesters in hong kong have set fire to shops and hurled petrol—bombs, in the twenty—first consecutive weekend of protests. riot police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands in the tsim sha tsui district. many protesters wore all—black clothing and face masks, in defiance of a government ban.

south africa are through to the final of the rugby union world cup, after they narrowly beat wales by 19 points to 16. handre pollard's crucial penalty was enough to help the springboks reach the final. the final between england and south africa will take place on saturday in yokohama. in lebanon, demonstrations against political leaders have continued into the night. angered by corruption, lack ofjobs and economic collapse, the protests have been ongoing for almost two weeks. there's still no sign of moves by the government towards a compromise. banks are expected to remain closed on monday and schools and businesses have also shut their doors. california has declared a state—wide emergency as wildfires sweep through the area. the governor's office has described the situation as "unprecedented". in the north of the state, authorities have ordered nearly 200,000 people to leave their homes.

the race is on a northern california to keep wildfires hemmed in and to get residents out. 180,000 of them have already evacuated and more may follow. although i have heard some people express concerns that we are evacuating too many people, i think those concerns are not valid at this point. as we see from this report we just received, our evacuation yesterday was well warranted, there is significant danger to anybody still in the area. authorities are evacuating a huge area, including santa rosa city, where about 175,000 people live. there, can't have packed roads as people fled to safety. but officials were cautioning that the scramble does not

affect the firefighters. affect the firefigh itself. this is a major incident and we are still bringing in additional resources notjust locally but regionally and we need these railways cleared to move these. that is to help the thousands of firefighters are battling the kincade fire. they have contained about 10% of that place but it has already burned through 40,000 acres of a region famous for its vineyards. the kincade and tick fire near los angeles are threatening tens of thousands of homes, and hot dry winds of up to 90 mph are intensifying them. forecasters expect several more days of similar conditions. and amid the bright places, the state's biggest power firm pacific gas & electric has started blackouts. it is worried that damaged cables will trigger new fires. the start of the kincade fire has been linked to a possible damaged

power line so the biggest blackout in the state's history will see electricity to around 2 million people cut. leaving californians fea rfull and unsure of what comes next. let's speak to cynthia shaw from the american red cross's northern california team. the state fire service have issued an date. what does that mean for your operations? it was a very active day with the fire growing significantly. the containment is down so we are definitely worried about how things are going to go tonight with high winds expected. 0ur tonight with high winds expected. our focus is to care for people in shelters, making sure they have a safe place and help them wait out this wild storm. give us a sense of how many people you are having to help? the evacuations are affecting

180,000 people, several help? the evacuations are affecting 180 , 000 people, several thousands are in our shelters, across the area. i know this happens it year after yea r, area. i know this happens it year after year, how does it take its toll on people? it is a challenge when it year after year you have these evacuations, these massive wildfires. the community is resilient so it knows what to do in these situations and that is why we have seen such amazing evacuations because they have seen what the fires of done in the past that it does take its toll. we provide an emotional blanket that will help people get through this very traumatic time. i suppose people are scared they will be returning to homes that no longer exists and are burnt to the ground? that is true. they are definitely worried about their homes. we provide a place where people can be safe and help them plan recovery. if they do not have a home to return to, we will

work with them arm in arm to find a solution. you have a state of emergency, what does it mean in practice for you? the state of emergency will help release more state resources to come around and, again, clothe this people with a blanket of support, not only the city and the red cross and partners, but the state standing with this people as they go through this horrific fire. thank you for your time, we do appreciate it. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the founder of modern singapore, sir stamford raffles, reassessed in art. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it, every drop of my blood would contribute to

the growth of this nation". after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. enjoying the show is right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. this is bbc news. the latest headlines:

is leader abu bakr al—baghdadi is killed by us forces, but america's allies warn that the islamic state group is not yet defeated. and a state of emergency is declared across california as wildfires continue to spread, whipped up by ferocious winds. preliminary election results from the german state of thuringia show a surge in support for the far—right alternative for germany party. it's won more than 23% of the vote, making it the second—largest group after the populist left party. chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats have been pushed into third place. they were the biggest party last time. gareth barlow has more: she is a celebration from supporters of the far right party alternative for germany. —— cheers. injust five yea rs, for germany. —— cheers. injust five years, the fda has more than doubled

its share of the vote. translation: the sun is rising above the eased and soon we will let the sunshine upon all of germany. we have made the eased blue, and in a few years we will be a people's party for the whole of germany. i am looking forward to our common part. cheers do from supporters of the ruling left—wing party, the descendant of a former instrument communist top the state of thuringia. translation: five years ago they bet we wouldn't do it and thought we would fail after 100 days. now we are on top. it's the demise of the christian democrats that has made the headlines. two years ago the asd rock politics and entered parliament for the first time. a jarring moment for the first time. a jarring moment for a country acutely aware of its nazi past, and is now dealing with the rising threat of right wing

extremism, terrorism and anti—semitism. the pa rty‘s extremism, terrorism and anti—semitism. the party's leader in thuringia courted criticism when he dismissed burley‘s holocaust memorial is a monument to shame. the challenge facing the far left and its leader is forming a coalition to govern the state. unclear which parties you may work with. 0ne parties you may work with. one thing is certain, no party is prepared to work with the far right. gareth barlow, bbc news. three people arrested after the discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated container lorry in the uk have been released on bail. the driver, maurice robinson, is due to appear in court on monday, 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 reports. 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, 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 ha can't eat or speak. his father, le minh tuan, is inconsolable, constantly hugging his eldest grandchild. he believes he's 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're used in this part of vietnam to saying 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. nguyen dinh luong 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 far from france", said 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 a dangerous one. few people here realised, as they surely do now, just how dangerous it could be. jonathan head, bbc news, yen thanh, vietnam. it's been 200 years since singapore was founded as a british port by sir stamford raffles, and the country's marking the anniversary of his arrival with the singapore bicentennial, a series of events looking back on its history. many singaporeans view raffles with respect, and his name adorns some of the most prestigious institutions and places in the country. but one artist, jimmy 0ng, wants to question raffles' legacy and singaporeans' admiration for a man they view as their city's colonial founder.

raffles has been used as an icon, a monument for singapore. he's associated with things that are prestigious. raffles is a statue that i passed when i was growing up, living on the singapore river. a white man with folded arms looking down the river. what i'm interested to do is see if there is anyway that i can go about deconstructing it. i read a book about raffles and the british invasion of java, that's when i found out actually

stamford raffles did a lot of other things. he looted the palace and humiliated the sultan. he is not as heroic and gentlemanly as he is perceived to be. i decided to like cut off the head and feet, having seen what the past sultan has done to traitors. this is what i've come up with. this is what the sultan would do, he would not forgive what stamford raffles has done to java. i made a sculpture of him. one part of it has become a stovetop, on this stove i will make a cake known as love letters. by offering to the cake to you,

that you might free yourself of coloniality. yeah, it's a bit shocking i guess, just to see him being opened up and used as a stove. it's pretty dark. isn't he the one who founded singapore? and yet he's not being respected in that way? it is not easy for singaporeans to think about colonialism and what it means to them. also, i think that singaporeans are too busy making money to think about history. we do not have a culture of being critical or involved with our political

decisions. i have hope that singaporeans will see my work and question what it takes to make a monument. to think more deeply about what nationbuilding means. let's bring you now some live pictures coming into 0z from buenos aires. alberto fernandez and his supporters are celebrating the results in that country. mr fernandez‘s running mate, cristina de kirchner, she was president from 2000 - 2015 is up de kirchner, she was president from 2000 — 2015 is up on stage with them. they have defeated the more right wing candidate. it looks like plenty of celebrations there in bonus —— buenos aires. along this painting by cimabue has sold for more than $26 million at auction,

more than $26 million at auction, more than $26 million at auction, more than four times the preauction estimate. it was discovered in the kitchen of an elderly frenchwoman. as far as record—breaking art sales go, this is one of the more unusual backstories. this small painting known as christ mocked, which dates to the 13th century, has just become the most expensive medieval painting to ever be sold. it had been hanging for years not in a grand gallery, but in an elderly woman's kitchen in paris. she thought the painting wasn't worth very much. the paintings true identity was only reviewed earlier this year during a valuation of her possessions. translation: it was a sale of all possibilities. cimabue is a great painter and this

is a great work of art. anybody who wanted cimabue painting was ready for anything. obviously we knew our estimate had some potential, already a 10—12 million euros, we were immensely happy. but you can see it went for more than 2a million euros, is more than what we could have dreamt of. the's it, you are watching bbc news. hello once again. it may have taken a time this weekend, but many of us got to see a decent sunshine. but it would have done nothing for the temperatures as you may well have noticed. and you can see on the bigger picture there's a lot of that fresher sort of regime on offer. and so for the next few days, dry weather and sunshine as well but it won't do anything for the temperatures. and it will be cold both by day and by night. and that's the way we start monday morning, widespread frost, the first of the season on that sort of scale, you could be scraping the cars first thing up. at least a lot of sunshine for your commute and some dry weather, too. seems showers in northern scotland,

maybe one or two in eastern shores of england, weather fronts to the south—west, the cloud here with the odd bit of rain perhaps. changing the day, taking you from monday to tuesday, the overall pattern doesn't seem to change very much at all except the isobars just beginning to open up there across the northern part of scotland. so that means less in the way of breeze. still a bit of an onshore here, so not overly warm. a frosty start again but a few showers for scotland, still about cloud with the odd bitten piece of rain across the south—western quarter. again those temperatures still struggling, nine, ten, 11. something of that order for most of us. now, those weatherfronts haven't been around in the south—western quarter for a couple of days. it's rather subsumed by new set of fronts coming in from the atlantic with a bit more urgency and oomf. a chilly start across the greater part of central and eastern side side of britain. and out towards the west maybe a dry start but eventually the cloud

and wind and rain piling from the atlantic. just beginning to see signs of those temperatures getting to tick up by a degree or two or so. through wednesday night on into thursday, eventually we all get to see some of that rain on that first set of fronts, and then behind me there is a suggestion that new fronts may also develop. but they are just going to reinforce this change in weather regime from that cold and frosty two or three days into something a good deal milder. coming in from the atlantic but at something of a price, more cloud and there will be some rain at times as well. thursday, a really murky start, i would have thought. we've got the rain over there over towards the east, a lot of murk in between these weather systems and then more rain gathering itself and moving in from the atlantic to affect southern scotland, north of england. but at least the temperatures are ticking up.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the us says its forces have killed the leader of the so—called islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, often described as the world's most wanted man. but france and britain have warned that the islamic state group is not yet defeated. a state of emergency has been declared across california as wildfires continue to spread, whipped up by strong winds. nearly 200,000 people in the north of the state have been ordered to leave their homes. tens of thousands of homes are under threat from the blaze. preliminary election results from the german state of thuringia show a surge in support for the far—right alternative for germany party. it's won more than 23% of the vote, making it the second largest group after the populist left party. now on bbc news,

the week in parliament.