drones and missiles had been fired at israel, in retaliation for the killing of one of its commanders. anti—terrorist prosecutors have taken over the investigation into friday's mass stabbing in the town of sohlingen in western germany. a suspect who turned himself in is said to have confessed to carrying out the attack. the 26—year—old is reported to be a syrian asylum seeker, who's being investigated for links to the islamic state group. the russian founder of the telegram messaging service, pavel durov, is expected to appear in court later on sunday. french media is reporting that the billionaire was arrested on saturday at an airport on the outskirts of paris. let's get more now on our top story, there's been an intense exchange of fire between israel and hezbollah militants. these are live pictures from the israel—lebanon border. israel launched a wave of air strikes against hezbollah

positions in lebanon, saying it was pre—empting plans for a large—scale attack. israel's prime minister has promised to do everything to protect the country. let's speak to jasmine el gamal, a former middle east adviser to the us department of defence. welcome. just before we talk about where we are with the conversations taking place in cairo and trying to reach some kind of ceasefire and sausage lease deal, just reflect on what we're seeing today. —— summer hostage release deal. what we're seeing today. -- summer hostage release deal.— what we're seeing today. -- summer hostage release deal. where do we go from here? thank— hostage release deal. where do we go from here? thank you _ hostage release deal. where do we go from here? thank you so _ hostage release deal. where do we go from here? thank you so much - hostage release deal. where do we go from here? thank you so much for - from here? thank you so much for having me first of all. you said, all the parties from the region the reason the region from iran to hezbollah to israel has stated that they don't want a regional war but

they don't want a regional war but they aren't ready to participate in one if necessary. what we have seen over the last ten months is a lot of testing of boundaries. these parties have huge conflicts and they go back for decades, but we are seeing an increasing in tensions related to the war in gaza and we have seen a lot of tit—for—tat attacks across the borderfrom israel to hezbollah. a month ago, hezbollah assassinated one of its top military commanders and since then hezbollah has been vowing to retaliate for that assassination. they also said they would take their time in doing so and part of that agony on the part of israelis, waiting to find out what the attack was look like... hezbollah�*s leader said that was

part of this plan, a part of the psychological —— but psychological warfare against israel. we do need some sort of attack was coming for that retaliation for that escalation. that was that happened with israel. israel said that it thought it a bigger attack. they said the original attack by hezbollah bland had about 6000 rockets involved, whereas with the israeli pre—emptive strike as they said the original attack by hezbollah plant had about 6000 rockets involved, whereas with the israeli pre—emptive strike is outdated, only about 300 of them landed in israel. still not not nothing, but much smaller than it could have been a ——. we nothing, but much smaller than it could have been a --._ nothing, but much smaller than it could have been a --. we are still waitin: could have been a --. we are still waiting for— could have been a --. we are still waiting for the _ could have been a --. we are still waiting for the leader _ could have been a --. we are still waiting for the leader of _ could have been a --. we are still| waiting for the leader of hezbollah to speak. he would be giving some sort of conference. we are not expected to hear anything more in terms of what could happen next. as you are rightly saying, hezbollah described what happened in the early hours of the morning as the first phase of the retaliation of their

senior commander. that phase of the retaliation of their senior commander.— phase of the retaliation of their senior commander. that is right, once we were — senior commander. that is right, once we were here _ senior commander. that is right, once we were here is _ senior commander. that is right, once we were here is how - senior commander. that is right, once we were here is how he - once we were here is how he described what happens, is he going to describe it as the first of many and talk about future timing? is equipped going to need to say we are going to keep you and we are going to take you and time doing this so that you are living in continued fear and discomfort. as you know, is thousands of israelis are displays from the border areas with lebanon and so, there has been this real sense of tension amongst israeli society because of what is happening with hezbollah. they know that and they are trying to draw that out as much as possible. fix, they are trying to draw that out as much as possible.— much as possible. a lot is being banked on. _ much as possible. a lot is being banked on, some _ much as possible. a lot is being banked on, some type - much as possible. a lot is being banked on, some type of - much as possible. a lot is being banked on, some type of deal l much as possible. a lot is being - banked on, some type of deal being rich in cairo but to be a long way away from any form of deal that

netanyahu will agree on. that is riuht. i netanyahu will agree on. that is right- i think— netanyahu will agree on. that is right. i think the _ netanyahu will agree on. that is right. i think the really - right. i think the really interesting thing about the timing on the hezbollah attack and the pre—emptive israeli strike as well is that you have to imagine that if the negotiations were actually going somewhere, if there was progress being made, ifa somewhere, if there was progress being made, if a deal with is imminent, it is highly unlikely that has below world which do anything to jeopardise that. —— has below would do anything too —— might hezbollah or do anything to jeopardise that. it is not always tell it what to do. it is not always tell it what to do. it does have a say over how these proxies, like hezbollah and the utilities would operate in this region. if iran were saying to hezbollah do not do anything to jeopardise the ceasefire deal, that hezbollah would listen, it will not go against iran's wishes. iran has gone of a rope strung for a while

now. it does not want to be embroiled in a war, that a cat —— but it cannot afford either militarily or financially. they have been keeping updated on the negotiations, the qataris have been keeping a run posted on what the negotiations, the progress and the negotiations, the progress and the negotiations so if there had been real progress, iran certainly would have told hezbollah to step back and not do anything to jeopardise those negotiations. the fact that they did do something tells us a not so great a story about what is happening with the negotiations which is that there is simply not that much progress being made. it’s is simply not that much progress being made-— being made. it's a really fascinating _ being made. it's a really fascinating point. - being made. it's a really fascinating point. thank| being made. it's a really - fascinating point. thank you so much. it does not so much about what is happening in cairo. thank you so much. as i was mentioning there, we are expecting the leader of

hezbollah to make some sort of statement within the next 20 or so minutes. so stay with us here on bbc news. the prime minister is warning that things in britain will get worse before they get better. sir keir starmer will say this week that there are no quick fixes to the problems left by the conservatives. the tories are accusing labour of "fabricating" a financial black hole, to justify planned tax rises. here's our political correspondent leila nathoo. from poetic optimism on the morning of the election result... the sunlight of hope, pale at first, but getting stronger through the day, shining once again on a country... to a stark warning less than two months later. keir starmer will make a speech next week saying things will get worse before they get better. having become prime minister on the promise of change, he will stress again that that change will take time, pointed to what labour colour black hole in public finances, created, they say, by the last conservative government.

and he will say that people taking to the streets in recent rights were exploiting cracks... we have had inherited us a society problem is that there is a lot of work to do, but the speech will also say that progress will be made. the prime minister will say he won't shy away from unpopular decisions if it benefits the country in the long term. rachel reeves has already made one — to means test the winter fuel payment. the tories claim pensioners are being left in the cold and point to public sector workers being given above inflation pay rises. they say the economy is doing far better than labour are making out, and accused the treasury of trying to provide cover for future tax rises. the economy is now growing again, but government borrowing was higher—than—expected last month, inflation is back close to target, but food prices are still high. the economic narrative will keep ramping up as we approach the october budget. let's pick up on some of those

points with our political correspondent. labour had won a huge majority but their is talking about things getting worse not better. if you think back to 1990, we remember the labour and then from that year, things will get worse before they got better. from tony blair. this time, were not even been told that things are going to get a while to get better. he's actually saying in the short term, they could worse. it is not uncommon for incoming governments to blame their predecessors. he is trying to establish that things were worse than he anticipated when he took over and therefore, people will have to wait to see the change that they've rated the mother voted for. but we have got some things that you will see will routinely... for

example, the release of prisoners. there something else going on here and that is the message at his own party, despite this big majority on a number of fronts, for example, some mps have been suspended from the parliamentary labour party for voting for the snp because they wanted to to child benefit system, something is not prepared to do. there's a lot of disquiet to the abolition of winter fuel payments for the passion is in greater list did a need. he is saying that some decisions that we are taken, he its like and you're going to have to put up like and you're going to have to put up with though so we are in a much better position by the time we are at the next election. partly, he is managing exportation of people have voted for change and politely, a continuation of what you're doing immediately after the election and into the run—up to the election and paving the previous conservative administration for the tough decisions that he is taken and they said that he effectively that —— but they have bequeathed to him and

should have dealt with themselves. the conservative party have hit back there and they have been saying that he is taking —— painting a bleaker picture than it was. he is taking -- painting a bleaker picture than it was.— picture than it was. after their -a picture than it was. after their party conference _ picture than it was. after their party conference in _ picture than it was. after their party conference in the - picture than it was. after their l party conference in the autumn, picture than it was. after their - party conference in the autumn, it is important that they fight back and challenge effectively, what labour is saying. their argument is that the economy is now beginning to grow again, two courses in succession, inflation is pretty much go to courses in succession, inflation is pretty much greater target. they've all —— therefore, that labour is painting a bleaker picture than necessary for what they are paid will be tax rises in october. labour had tendered all 0ctober. labour had tendered all along, allegedly. we don't know what rachel reeves is going to take on those decisions but we do know that she had taken some tough choices already. we measured winter fuel payments and she has got some infrastructure, and road projects. she said there were not properly funded. we are going to get more of the same and in the conservatives

are saying that labour i do something which is not necessary and the economic legacy is not —— but that they bequeathed is not half as bad as they said it is.— that they bequeathed is not half as bad as they said it is. thank you so much for taking _ bad as they said it is. thank you so much for taking the _ bad as they said it is. thank you so much for taking the live _ bad as they said it is. thank you so much for taking the live are - bad as they said it is. thank you so much for taking the live are talking us through that. just to bring you some breaking news of the back of our top story. reuters news agency is reporting that the israeli military has said that one of this navy soldiers were killed and two were wounded in combat in northern israel on sunday. this isjust were wounded in combat in northern israel on sunday. this is just a land that is coming from the reuters news agency, quoting israeli military saying that one may soldier killed, two wounded in combat in northern israel on sunday. of course, this is with the background to this is though israeli military pre—emptive estrace attack against hezbollah targets in lebanon after israeli military said that they

detected plans for a significant attack against its territory. of course, we are monitoring all the developments there from the middle east. we also have a live page and be expecting a statement from the leader of the live hezbollah within the next 50 minutes or so. —— 15 minutes also. now what age should a child get a mobile phone? well ee — one of the country's biggest mobile and broadband provider says it should be 11. it's become the first major telecoms company to issue the guidance instead suggesting younger children should only be given phones capable of sending texts and making calls — so called dumb phones. one recent survey by uk regulator 0fcom suggested nearly a quarter of 5—7 year—olds now own a smartphone. let's get more from dan whitworth from bbc�*s moneybox programme. dan, so what exactly has ee been saying. 50 dan, so what exactly has ee been sa in._ dan, so what exactly has ee been sa inc. ., ~ ., dan, so what exactly has ee been sa inc. . ~ ., ., saying. so you talked about the main attention headline _ saying. so you talked about the main attention headline grabbing - saying. so you talked about the main attention headline grabbing moment| attention headline grabbing moment

there. there is a bit more guidance from ee on this as well, there same for under 11 is an 11 to i3—year—olds, they say if they're going to have a at that age which they have told me today, they think thatis they have told me today, they think that is an appropriate age for their children are getting smartphones, there should be stricter parental controls and family sharing so those devices from that you should be linked to those of their parents and parents and carers and the final stages that when are 14, 15 and i6 and i6 and they're using their smartphone really independently add their own. yes, parental controls but little less strict but encouraging that conversation between parents and carers and children about what websites are appropriate and what social media is appropriate and what social media is appropriate as well. we appropriate and what social media is appropriate as well.— appropriate as well. we don't have an issue against _ appropriate as well. we don't have an issue against smartphones - appropriate as well. we don't have an issue against smartphones perl appropriate as well. we don't have i an issue against smartphones per se, but increasingly, we see and we have more _ but increasingly, we see and we have more questions coming in about when is the _ more questions coming in about when is the right— more questions coming in about when is the right sound for parents to allow— is the right sound for parents to

allow this— is the right sound for parents to allow this type of usage. how do and what should parents be thinking of as their_ what should parents be thinking of as their children of 11, 13 and beyond? _ as their children of 11, 13 and beyond? we feel that guidance, we have been— beyond? we feel that guidance, we have been asked for guidance regularly and we held back from offering — regularly and we held back from offering guidance until now at but we think— offering guidance until now at but we think that time is right that we should _ we think that time is right that we should do— we think that time is right that we should do a bit more certainly, it is a guide — should do a bit more certainly, it is a guide of— should do a bit more certainly, it is a guide of you measured in your introduction, a pretty stark statistics from the uk regulation, 45% of— statistics from the uk regulation, 45% of five to seven—year—olds and it's much_ 45% of five to seven—year—olds and it's much in— 45% of five to seven—year—olds and it's much in the uk and another statistic— it's much in the uk and another statistic in the same survey, 38% of five to— statistic in the same survey, 38% of five to seven—year—olds, that in nearly— five to seven—year—olds, that in nearly four _ five to seven—year—olds, that in nearly four in ten are on social media — nearly four in ten are on social media despite these technology companies saying that you have to be 13—year—olds tojoin. companies saying that you have to be 13—year—olds to join. 30, companies saying that you have to be 13-year-olds to join.— 13-year-olds to “oin. so, there's a lot auoin 13-year-olds to “oin. so, there's a lot going on — 13-year-olds to “oin. so, there's a lot going on in — 13-year-olds to join. so, there's a lot going on in this _ 13-year-olds to join. so, there's a lot going on in this 13-year-olds to join. so, there's a lot auoin on in this sace 13-year-olds to join. so, there's a lot going on in this 13-year-olds to join. so, there's a lot auoin on in this sace at 13-year-olds to join. so, there's a lot going on in this 13-year-olds to join. so, there's a lot auoin on in this sace at the lot going on in this space at the moment. . ., , , lot going on in this space at the moment. . . , , ., ~ moment. there certainly is. thank ou so moment. there certainly is. thank you so much _ moment. there certainly is. thank you so much for— moment. there certainly is. thank you so much for bringing - moment. there certainly is. thank you so much for bringing it - moment. there certainly is. thank you so much for bringing it to - moment. there certainly is. thank you so much for bringing it to ourl you so much for bringing it to our attention.

now, let's bring you to a new initiative in australia. since the pandemic, for many the line between personal and work life became even more blurred as they began to work from home, but the term �*work—life balance' also became even more important. as of tomorrow, australian employees will have the right to ignore communication from their bosses outside working hours. the new law that enshrines the �*right to disconnect�* will protect people who refuse to monitor or respond to contact from work until they clock back in, unless it would be unreasonable to do so. let's speak to employment lawyer and partner at cm murray, sarah chilton. shejoins us live she joins us live now. this shejoins us live now. this is happening in australia and for many people, they would love to see this but just people, they would love to see this butjust how practical is it to actually implement? i butjust how practical is it to actually implement? i think it is interesting _ actually implement? i think it is interesting to _ actually implement? i think it is interesting to look _ actually implement? i think it is interesting to look at _ actually implement? i think it is interesting to look at what - actually implement? i think it is interesting to look at what has i interesting to look at what has happened in other countries. you measured that the australian law has

an element of reasonable weakness. they can refuse if his is unreasonable to do so and i think thatis unreasonable to do so and i think that is critical. in ireland, and introduce a similar role but it has got a lack of legal teeth and if the employer is certainly quite still contact someone, there's very little that employees can do about it albeit it will be used by employees if, for example, they have a claim against the employer or the employee is acting unreasonably. i think that would be the first point out make it out of pride sickly —— practicality, you have to look at how much it will be enforced. i think it could be enforced, i think it could be something that employers can do. as you mention, the blurring of the boundaries i think employers do need to look at what can happen to the way people work particularly since the pandemic. it is not that more people are working more hours and this leads to greater productivity,

it often, it is often the opposite effect. i think employers should be thinking about, in any event, whether they have employees working for much longer hours than they should be and whether they need to be taking steps to stop those people working such long hours. i think employees can actually implement something like this. i don't think it needs to damage productivity or profit for example i think that is what a lot of employers will be worried about. but what a lot of employers will be worried about.— what a lot of employers will be worried about. but countries like france and _ worried about. but countries like france and germany, _ worried about. but countries like france and germany, there - worried about. but countries like france and germany, there are l worried about. but countries likej france and germany, there are a number of eu countries where this kind of law has only been implemented. it is that kind of decision of what is unreasonable because one person's of what is unreasonable may be different to what manager's what might be unreasonable. it is quite vague so how do the lord's work in other countries? are there any that you are successfully in your opinion? —— the laws work in other countries? if you look at the australian example,

reasonableness takes into account things like the role in michael roll and was possibility of the individual. it is personal circumstances, for example, how they got caring was a possibility so the contact is more destructible for that individual. it also looks at the type ofjobs that someone does. i think there's a lot of things in a plan of things and it permits law when it's time reasonableness comes in i think that makes life difficult for employers to determine what would be reasonable and what we see in practice is years and years of examples coming out and that allows people to decide what is read in one what is not reasonable. i think employees would be a particular focused on the job someone dies and in a way signed up for —— thejob someone does and in aware, the job they signed up for. i think those two aspects will usually if you are still question of it reasonableness. i think there will be many discussions about this. thank you so

much for talking us through it. six months ago, a hospital in somerset became the first in the country to offer a new weight loss treatment on the nhs. six months ago, a hospital in somerset became the first in the country to offer a new weight loss treatment on the nhs. it involves swallowing a capsule containing a balloon, making patients feel fuller for longer. one of the first people to try it was dave pulford — and our reporter ross pollard has been finding out how he's been getting on. so i've managed to lose about five stone orjust over five stone since july last year. and from the balloon, i think that was about three and a half to four stone. what a few months it's been for dave. back in february, he swallowed a balloon into his stomach. it made him feel fuller when eating, but this hasn't been a quick fix for him. he's had to dramatically change what and how he eats. the balloon was part of a tool that helped me educate myself on how to eat smaller portions, how to eat properly so more protein, how to slow things down when i'm

eating so that you get the trigger that you're full. i think with anybody, you know what you need to do. but ijust needed something that was going to help me, something that was going to guide me. and i think that's what the balloon did. i mean, he's done amazingly, really. 30 kilos. not just with the help of the balloon. he was losing a little bit of weight beforehand, and he's continued to lose weight in the last couple of months since the balloon has dissolved. so he's done fantastically in getting himself fit for surgery. this initial weight loss was to prepare him for his gastric bypass surgery, where he'll lose even more weight. he's the first of many. we've got a list of patients to have this balloon. they wouldn't have ever even been able to have surgery. and now that they can, it's just really rewarding. just absolutely, hugely proud of him. this is way out of his comfort zone. just so proud and really glad that he's made that step. you know, we've been so worried about him. you know, me and my sister, you know he's our baby brother. you know, we want him here longer. and we've been really, really worried about him. but i think this was the right time. i don't think he was ever really ready before, but i think this was the right time for him. they've given me the opportunity.

they've given me the education. it's down to me to make it work. and here in london, the notting hill carnival is underway... a children's parade is the main focus today, after the party started with a steel band competition on saturday night. around a million people are expected to attend across the bank holiday weekend. one of the biggest and longest running street parties in the world, the celebration of caribbean heritage, arts and culture has been going for more than 50 years. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie has more from the carnival. the notting hill carnival 2024 is well under way here in west london.

by well under way here in west london. by the end of today, more than a million people will have taken to the carnival. the route itself is about three miles long and carnival is really stamped in traditional roots of the civil rights movement from way back in the 1950s where many of the windrush generation came to settle here to help rebuild the country for what would you, everything at caribbean. it is all about caribbean culture and celebrating that culture here in west london. now today it is traditionally known as children's day where many of them are competing for the title of best costume!

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they should come to the carnival. fantastic! . just got to love this guest there with craig moeketsi. why don't you work for biting the sound system at carnival which is taking place this bank holiday weekend. from carnival, just have a look at this. before we go, take a look at this, manette baillie from suffolk here in the uk has marked her 102nd birthday by doing a sky dive for charity. why would you do this for the first time? why would you do this for the first time? it was the first time she'd ever done one! speaking to the bbcjust before thejump, ms baillie said she "doesn't do fear". we just have to wish her the happiest of birthdays. not for the faint—hearted! lots more as always on our website. hello. in southern and eastern parts of the uk, where yesterday was such a soggy affair, today it is a little drier and brighter. compare that with the situation further north and west, where we are bearing the brunt

of yet more heavy rain. just a band of cloud, some showers from northern ireland, southern soft on and unnerving and good. southern counties of england. for many of us, not quite as silly as it was last and for the parts of north—east scotland will get down to five, six or 7 degrees. monday is a bank holiday for most of us, not in scotland but is very weak ridge of high pressure will try to build but still, the remains of that weather front sitting just about here for monday morning. cloud and showers and then that was sent to drift north was scotland are to go through the day. further south, north was scotland are to go through the day. furthersouth, not north was scotland are to go through the day. further south, not as many showers, the spells of sunshine. 0n the whole, a drier and brighter and brighter and warmer day than we have

been used to over the last few days. temperatures, 15 to 23 degrees. as we head to monday night, the winds will strengthen once again across western parts as this next rental system works its way into the picture. that will bring some heavy rain across northern highland, west of scotland. —— northern ireland, west of scotland. just ahead of that, we are going to tap into the northern air. if you hold onto some such an adjuster, we will 54 is a difference. that is a band of slow—moving rain. knighted for abadi, 24 belfast, parts of eastern england, to 26 degrees. into weather, this is the same weather front, not making much progress, just toilet or some of this western errors were some aspects of brain, western england, wales. to the east of our front incident, staying warm. we can get up into the high 20 celsius. it does look like it will

turn cooler for the end of the week. a bit of rate, or indeed some showers towards the north the west. —— a bit of rain.

live from london, this is bbc news. israel launches a wave of air strikes against hezbollah in lebanon, saying it was pre—empting plans for a large—scale attack. hundreds of rockets were also fired into israel. the israeli military released this footage of what it says is strikes on hezbollah rocket launchers

in southern lebanon. 100 fighterjets took part in the operation. in other news... german police say a syrian man has confessed to carrying out a mass stabbing attack in the city of solingen. and the lawyer for telegram founder pavel durov describes his arrest in paris on saturday as an attack on freedom of speech. welcome to bbc news. i'm kasia madera. we are starting off with an address by hezbollah's leader. translation: by hezbollah's leader. tuna/mom- by hezbollah's leader. translation: