the wreck�*s slow decay. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. trade unions in israel have called for a general strike on monday — to try to force the government to reach a hostage release deal with hamas. it comes as the israeli army says it's recovered the bodies of six hostages who were taken during the attacks of 7th october. the families of hostages had pushed for the strike after the israeli army found the bodies of six hostages in a tunnel in rafah. the military said they were killed by hamas shortly before troops arrived. a hamas official denied this, saying they were

killed by israeli fire. the funerals for some of the hostages have been held. these pictures are from ra'anana, just north of tel aviv, where a service was held for almog sarusi. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports now on the growing pressures on israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. hamas would protect them as assets, the argument went. these younger, fitter hostages were the ones who would survive. instead, israel's army says they were shot by hamas in a tunnel under rafah as israeli forces battled above them. almog seroussi, alexander lobanov, ori danino, eden yerushalmi, whose last words to her sister were, "they've caught me. " and hersh goldberg—polin, a 23—year—old us israeli citizen, and carmel gat, a therapist who was described by other hostages

as their guardian angel. carmel�*s family said she and hersh were due to be released in a deal outlined in july. her cousin today inconsolable. it's too late for us. it's too late for carmel. i will never hug her again. but 101 people can still hug theirfamilies. for them, make the deal. save lives. as pressure on israel's prime minister builds, today, he blamed hamas for the failure to free the hostages. translation: while israel is conducting intensive - negotiations with the mediators in a supreme effort to reach a deal, hamas continues to firmly refuse any offer. he who murders hostages does not want a deal. a red flag at the protest today. a message to the prime minister. the last red line has been crossed. hostages were dying,

they said, as a direct result of the prime minister's failure to sign a deal. outside mr netanyahu's office today, they've been shouting murderer. many people here think he simply doesn't want a deal. and if a deal is no longer possible, they say, then the hostages are no longer valuable to hamas. hostages do not return when guns are shooting. the region does not go quiet for the time necessary to return hostages, when guns are shooting. the irony is that fighting did stop in central areas of gaza today for the start of a nine—day rolling vaccine programme delivered by the un. the discovery of gaza's first case of polio in 25 years. the only thing that's paused the fighting since november.

thank god they've agreed on this, said um khalil. but we hope the war stops completely, and notjust for a couple of days. we've suffered a lot. in tel aviv tonight, these six deaths sparked new life in the protest movement, pushing for a ceasefire deal. tens of thousands on the streets confronting benjamin netanyahu with a choice. peace in gaza or war at home? and lucy gave more details about the strike. well, israel's labour union has now announced a one day strike for tomorrow. it's expected to affect some public transport, some schools, hospitals and private businesses and some of the flights out of the airport tomorrow morning might be affected as well. israel's far right finance minister is worried enough that he's asked the attorney general to block the strike. but of course, the government won'tjust be worried about the economic impacts of this.

they'll be worried about the growing political pressure as well. the head of israel's trade union federation urged workers tojoin monday's strike. translation: icall- on the people of israel to take to the streets this evening, tomorrow, leave their workplaces. i call on all economic organisations in the state of israel — everyone — tojoin the strike. tomorrow we must shout the cry of our beloved country. we must raise the cry of our hostages, our displaced, our dead. the state of israel must be returned to normal. in germany the far right afd party is on course to win a regional election for the first time. early predictions suggest it will take around 33% of the vote in thuringia, nine points ahead of the conservative cdu — but is unlikely to be able to form a govenrment. if confirmed, it would give the far right its first vote win in a state parliament

since world war two, although it has little hope of forming a government in thuringia. our germany correspondent jessica parker reports. it's written on their faces how some people about the far right winning the most votes in a state election for the first time in the post—war era. in a state election for the news of the results has just been announced here at this anti—afd demo — you can hear boos in the crowd, and just over there is the state parliament, where the far right will now have greater influence. right now, the fascists over here are winning. i'm not a fan of saying history is repeating itself, because i don't think so, but history sometimes is similar, and that's what's happening over here right now. i am totally worried. actually, of course, next year also, we have the total german elections for the german parliament, so i'm kind of seeing this as, like, a test for how it will work

next year as well. this is alternative for deutschland's leader in thuringia, a lightning rod for controversy. bjorn hocke has been fined twice for knowingly using a nazi slogan, something he denied. here, he declares a historic victory. celebrations and afd video footage, because the media wasn't allowed in — by a party that often claims it's being persecuted and smeared. in the former communist east, this region is an afd stronghold, where the party's policies of ending weapons aid to ukraine and a tough anti—immigration message are gaining traction. translation: the politicians have promised a lot, - particularly regarding migrants and foreigners, and nothing happened, nothing. because of germany's history, some people are really worried about the rise of the far right. translation: germany's history?

that's what it is, history. we live in the here and now. in thuringia's capital this weekend, a night run for the public. while the afd is on the march, it will probably be excluded from power, as other parties won't work alongside it. but the result�*s a marker for change in germany, by more than a flicker. jessica parker, bbc news, erfurt. these are regional not national elections. an estate where alternative for dorsal at their most popular. nevertheless, this is an unprecedented victory for the far right for them and the selection is showing evidence of growing support for another anti—establishment populist movement here in the east. germany's reputation for having a relatively calm consensus politic appears to be fraying. this super copper reporting. ——

jessica parker reporting. russia's defence ministry says it has repelled what it described as a "massive" ukrainian drone attack across 14 regions and the capital, moscow, that targeted energy and fuel plants. while inside ukraine, one man was pulled alive from rubble, following a russian attack on kharkiv. at least 41 people were injured. the governor said the attack targeted civilian infrastructure, including a large sports centre, a shopping centre and a park area. pope francis this week touches down in the indonesian capital of jakarta at the start of a trip that includes papua new guinea, timor leste and singapore. it is a significant and ambitious tourfor the 87—year—old pontiff aimed at speaking on humanitarian issues affecting the world's poor across faiths. melanie barbato, lecturer on christianity at the pacific theological college, explains why pope francis is making this trip. he is catching up. but really that he despite his age making this trip it shows the importance travel has for the

papacy. if the pope wants to get a message out that is close to his heart he goes to these places. i think the pope was asia and it's really important for him and his legacy to make that trip and to be there and bring his message to the people. indonesia is his first stop, it has seen boycotts over the war in gaza in the terms of civilian deaths there. how is the pope likely to address these sorts of issues? the pope alwa s these sorts of issues? the pope always tries _ these sorts of issues? the pope always tries not _ these sorts of issues? the pope always tries not to _ these sorts of issues? the pope always tries not to divide - these sorts of issues? the pope always tries not to divide for - always tries not to divide for the it's always his stance on palestine— israel conflict. he's been trying to maintain diplomatic connections with both sides and to mediate. i think he tries to bring strong symbolic acts in there. in him visiting the largest mosque in southeast asia that is

connected by a title to a catholic on the other side. that is a strong and calling for neutrality, which is probably one of the biggest legacies of the papacy. he established a very good relations with muslims. and emphasising the common barriers between christiania and islam. to show really that image of indonesia as strong and religious nations that is the future that the country wants to go. future that the country wants to no. ., , , future that the country wants toao. , to go. the pope will visit papa new guinea. _ to go. the pope will visit papa new guinea, a _ to go. the pope will visit papa new guinea, a remote - to go. the pope will visit papa new guinea, a remote village| new guinea, a remote village incredibly far away from the vatican. what will be his message there?- vatican. what will be his message there? vatican. what will be his messaue there? ., , ., , message there? the pope always makes clear— message there? the pope always makes clear that _ message there? the pope always makes clear that he _ message there? the pope always makes clear that he is _ message there? the pope always makes clear that he is focused i makes clear that he is focused on the margins really the margins are notjust places far away but much of the vitality of humanity. he is been emphasising the importance of indigenous people for the papa new guinea, and a summary

different languages, 800. also a large percentage of unique land and animal life. i think this will be a place to make the case for the importance of indigenous people of diversity and human contributions to all. also emphasising the impact the impact of climate change. his other visits _ impact of climate change. his other visits include east timor and also singapore. quite a different destination.- different destination. yes, singapore _ different destination. yes, singapore is _ different destination. yes, singapore is probably - different destination. yes, singapore is probably the l different destination. is: singapore is probably the most diverse place on earth. it's a city space. i think that's quite an interesting place, such a vibrant part of asia. and a very strong catholic population, almost 98%. and the prior visit by popejohn had a strong impact on the

independent struggle at the time and to the worlds attention. i think that is the reason why he's going there. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the united arab emirates has announced a two—month amnesty scheme to help its vast labour force of foreign nationals regularise their visa status or leave without penalty. foreigners, mainly south asians constitute the vast majority of the uae�*s workforce, of which over 40% or nearly five million are indians. the world's largest mangrove forest in bangladesh, the sundarbans, has reopened to visitors and local communities after a closure of three months. the forest, home to royal bengal tigers and other rare tree, animal and marine species, had been closed to preserve the ecosystem. as well as attracting nearly three hundred thousand tourists a year, thousand tourists a year, most of the local communities most of the local communities including fishermen, including fishermen, woodcutters and honey collectors depend on woodcutters and honey collectors depend on the forest�*s resources the forest�*s resources for their livelihood. for their livelihood. italy is introducing stricter italy is introducing stricter controls on short—term rentals controls on short—term rentals in a bid to tackle overtourism in a bid to tackle overtourism and housing shortages. and housing shortages.

under a new nationwide scheme, under a new nationwide scheme, short—term rentals will have short—term rentals will have to register online or face to register online or face fines of more than $8—thousand. fines of more than $8—thousand. short—term rental apps such short—term rental apps such as booking—dot—com and aianb as booking—dot—com and aianb have agreed to block listings have agreed to block listings from unregistered owners. from unregistered owners. the move is part of a wider the move is part of a wider crackdown on overtourism. crackdown on overtourism. around the world around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. and across the uk. this is bbc news.

receive pension credit. our political correspondent nick eardley has more. ministers are going to try and look very busy. over the next few days. there will be a bill in the commons to renationalise train companies over time, another to increase oversight of big treasury decisions. there'll also be an important moment on wednesday when the government responds to the grenfell inquiry report. but politically, there's no getting away from the fact that the the backdrop is bleak. the government is at pains to say that things are tough and they're going to get tougher. there's a very high chance that we're going to see tax rises and spending cuts in the budget in october. the blame game is under way. ministers are saying this is all as a result of decisions taken by the last government, something the conservatives deny. they're accusing labour of using that as an excuse for putting taxes up. but i can tell you, there are some labour mps who are a bit nervous as well, that the picture is a bit too gloomy. they're particularly nervous about that decision to remove winter fuel payments for those not on pension credit. a number of mps are worried, hopeful that the government has

something up its sleeve in the next few weeks to soften the blow of that decision. no sign of that yet. as you said, cabinet minister lucy powell saying this morning, these tough decisions are needed to protect the economy. but some mps are saying the pressure is going to continue over the next few days. it's all a very quick reminder the government's honeymoon is over, even though it has a thumping majority. some of the decisions are making already coming under a lot of scrutiny. the government is to look into dynamic pricing after a row about prices for tickets to the oasis tour next year. the practice allows providers to charge a higher price when there are no face value tickets left. the culture secretary had already announced a consultation into ticket resale websites — which will start in the autumn. but after criticism of the hike in prices to see oasis, the government has confirmed it will look into dynamic pricing, which saw standing tickets for oasis listed by ticketmaster for 350 pounds, considerably higher than their initial advertised price.

the wreck of the titanic was found exactly 39 years ago — more than 70 years after it sank on its maiden voyage. now the latest expedition to the wreck has revealed the liner�*s slow decay — with the famous bow being changed forever. the expedition involved underwater robots — our science editor rebecca morelle has been given exclusive access to the footage they brought back. instantly recognisable, the bow of titanic looming out of the darkness of the depths of the atlantic. this footage was recorded in 2010 and you can see the railing on the deck is rusting but still intact. but a new expedition has discovered a large section is now missing. our view of titanic has changed forever. with all the anticipation coming up on the bow, we were so excited. and then there's a moment of wait a minute, something's not right, and we could see that whole section of railing

on the port side was gone. it's just iconic to see the bow of titanic. that's what you think of when you think of the shipwreck. um, and it doesn't look like that any more. i'm flying. the story of titanic has been told many times, but this famous scene in the 1997 film fixed this part of the ship in all of our minds. titanic was on her maiden voyage from southampton to new york in 1912, when she hit an iceberg and sank. 1,500 people lost their lives. after more than 100 years at the bottom of the ocean, the liner is gradually being lost to the sea. microbes are eating away at the ship, creating stalactites of rust, and sea life is colonising the wreck. the team has been analysing how titanic is decaying. they used laser scans to study the bow. the section of railing that's gone was about a.5m long, and it was lost at some point

in the last two years. and you can see it here lying on the sea floor next to the ship where it fell. the expedition spent 20 days in the north atlantic using two underwater robots to image the wreck site. they focused on the debris field where items from the ship spilled out as the liner split in two. and this is one remarkable discovery found amongst the thousands of artefacts. a bronze statue called the diana of versailles that once adorned the first class lounge. the centrepiece of that room was this bronze statue. unfortunately for diana, when titanic split in two, the lounge got ripped open. and in the chaos and the destruction, um, diana got ripped off her mantle and she landed in the darkness by herself in the debris field. and the odds of finding it are just truly unbelievable. these latest pictures are a reminder that

the wreck is decaying. titanic is slowly returning to nature. rebecca morelle, bbc news. a beluga whale suspected of being trained as a spy by russia has been found dead off the norwegian coast. the animal — nicknamed hvaldimir — was first spotted in norwegian waters five years ago with a camera attached to a harness that read "equipment of st petersburg". this sparked rumours the mammal could be a spy whale — something experts say happened in the past. moscow never responded to the allegations. this weekend the movie awards season has been getting under way with major film festivals in venice and colorado and in a few days, toronto, too. these festivals traditionally launch films that feature in the oscars race. the telluride film festival high up in the colorado rocky mountains has a strong record of showcasing films which go on to win a best picture academy award. tom brook — the host

of talking movies has more from telluride. well, telluride is a small film festival. it only goes for a period of four days, but there's a lot of excitement here, and there are a couple of films that have already made quite an impact. one of them is called conclave and people are describing it as a vatican thriller. it stars british actor ralph fiennes and he plays a cardinal while there's an election going on for a new pope. it's got great production values and it's directed by edward berger, and everybody says it has kind of awards momentum. there's another film that's made an impact here. angelina jolie was on these streets just 2a hours ago, and she was in town to present her film called maria. and basically it's a portrayal of the celebrated late opera singer maria callas, probably one of the greatest opera singers ever to have existed. people love her performance. she also showed the film at the venice film festival, and there was a nine minute standing ovation, i understand, and she broke down in tears. so it meant a lot to her to get

this kind of feedback. she's a 49—year—old actor, and she seems to be doing the right role at the right moment in her career. we're still living in the aftermath of the writers and actors strike from last year, which really put a damper on narrative film production, but it didn't affect documentary film production, so consequently, there are quite a few of them. many of them that have been shown here are contentious. they deal with very pressing social and political issues. there's one that i really enjoyed, actually. it's called one to one john and yoko, and it's aboutjohn lennon and yoko ono and theirfirst 18 months in new york city when they arrived there in september 1971. in many ways, it's a valentine to new york city, but it's full of colourful characters activists like abbie hoffman and jerry rubin, and you get a real sense of place. it includes snippets from tv programmes at the at the time, and that comes from an esteemed uk film—maker, kevin macdonald. it's a small film festival.

it's very tightly curated. i mean, there are about 30 films in the main programme which have an impact. and a few years ago, i think really beginning with the picture slumdog millionaire, which was directed by danny boyle, that was the first film that was kind of launched at telluride, that then went on to win a best picture oscar. and since then there have been a whole slew of films. i think the thing is that academy voters who come to the colorado mountains, who can be influenced, no doubt, by seeing these films, but it's a it's a machine. i mean, it's a very beautiful machine, if i can call it that, to raise awareness about films and create awards buzz. and speaking of film festivals, we have some news from venice — a warning there is some flashing images. brad pitt and angelina jolie narrowly avoided running into each other in the lagoon city. pitt made an appearence on sunday with his long—time friend george clooney — promoting their new action film wolfs. jolie had attended the festival a few days earlier for the premiere of her bio—pic maria — and left immediately.

she and pitt are locked in a bitter divorce and organisers of the fesitival made sure they would not cross paths. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. wiggonholt in west sussex was the country's hot spot on sunday, with temperatures hitting 30 degrees celsius, making it the hottest day of september so far. not that we're very far into the month, of course. there was plenty of sunshine for east anglia and south east england, but rather cloudy skies for some turned quite murky here in mousehole in cornwall. we've also seen showers and thunderstorms break out. this clump of storms that went through the north west midlands earlier brought 14mm of rain in just the space of one hour, and over the next few hours, those heavy downpours will continue to drive northwards across northern england and into scotland as well. probably another batch of heavy rain then developing behind that into parts of wales. all the while it will stay quite warm and muggy. well, that takes us into monday and monday

is dominated by low pressure. we're expecting showers or some longer spells of rain. the heaviest downpours will be across northern england and scotland. probably some thunderstorms mixed in so there could be some localised surface water flooding. bit of rain crosses northern ireland brighter from western counties later in the afternoon. probably quite murky around some of our irish sea coasts. maybe staying dry across east anglia and south east england, where it will continue to feel quite humid and very warm. now beyond that, as we head into tuesday, eventually we're going to start to get northwesterly winds moving back across the country, and they will bring fresher air and some slightly lower temperatures as well. now, tuesday will probably start off with some bits and pieces of rain, probably murky weatherfor some across eastern areas to clear out of the way. then some sunshine. a few showers followed to scotland, northern ireland and maybe one or 2 for the north—west of both england and wales. temperatures 18 to 21. feeling fresher, pleasant in the sunshine from wednesday onwards, though, there's a lot of uncertainty in the weather forecast. two scenarios.

one is that we continue to see showers work into northwestern areas, with the driest weather across the south and east of the uk, where we've got a ridge of high pressure. in this scenario wednesday, thursday, friday temperatures wouldn't change very much. high teens to low 20s. a pleasant spell of weather for many. however, there is a different scenario where the weather patterns get completely flipped on their head in this second scenario. second scenario the driest weather would end up being to the north—west of the uk, and instead towards the southeast. we could end up seeing low pressure form and wet and windy weather moving in. so there's a lot of uncertainty. don't be surprised if the forecast changes then over the next few days.

concerns about china's economy concerns about china's economy grow as manufacturing grow as manufacturing and housing data continue and housing data continue to weaken. to weaken. and why the uk's largest and why the uk's largest homeware retailer is on the homeware retailer is on the lookout for older workers. lookout for older workers. for the chinese economy. hello and welcome hello and welcome to business today. to business today. i'm steve lai. i'm steve lai. let's begin in china, let's begin in china, where manufacturing activity where manufacturing activity has contracted in august has contracted in august for the fourth straight month. for the fourth straight month. that's according to the latest official data. meanwhile, sales of new homes continue to fall, despite efforts by the government to prop up the market. the month of september will also be closely watched by investors, with the us federal reserve due to meet in a few weeks. jameelahmad, chiefanalyst at gtc, started by telling us

what the latest data means