will be able to form government —— apo. —— polls. massive protests have swept across the streets of israel and that was on sunday after the bodies of six israeli hostages were recovered in gaza. these are the scenes in tel aviv and organisers claiming more than 500,000 people turned out demanding benjamin netanyahu negotiate a deal with hamas to bring home the estimated 100 remaining hostages. demonstrators blocked highways and numerous arrests were made. here is what some of those proytesters in tel aviv had to say. i have been here only once or twice before and today i decided to come, like most people here, because we have had enough. everyone left their work, left children at home, and came here to protest, to say "no more". no more to this corrupt government. we have a criminal government who lets the hostages be - murdered only for the sake

of the coalition. _ we are asking from our- government to stop everything and to make a deal. and we also ask for the rest . of the world to support israel, to stand with us, - because there is no time. what is happening now in our country, in israel, is the same what is happening in russia. this is the same. dictator vladimir putin, dictator is bibi, this is the same! 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, 0ri 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. 0utside 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 the hostages are no longer valuable to hamas. longer valuable to hamas. hostages do not return when guns are shooting. the region does not go quiet the region does not go quiet for the time necessary to return hostages, for the time necessary when guns are shooting. the irony is that fighting did the irony is that fighting did stop in central areas of gaza stop in central areas of gaza today for the start today for the start of a nine—day rolling vaccine programme delivered by the un. of a nine—day rolling vaccine the discovery of gaza's first case of polio in 25 years the only thing that's paused the only thing that's paused

the fighting since november. the fighting since november. "thank god they've agreed on this," said um khalil. "but we hope the war stops "but we hope the war stops completely, completely, "and notjust for a couple of days. "we've suffered a lot." "we've suffered a lot." in tel aviv tonight, these six deaths sparked new life in the protest new life in the protest movement, pushing for a ceasefire deal. movement, pushing for tens of thousands on the streets confronting benjamin netanyahu benjamin netanyahu with a choice. with a choice. peace in gaza or war at home? lucy williamson, bbc news. lucy williamson, bbc news. as lucy williamson mentioned, as lucy williamson mentioned, much of israel's workforce much of israel's workforce is expected is expected to strike on monday. to strike on monday. it's been called by israel's it's been called by israel's largest labour union, largest labour union, representing 800,000 workers. representing 800,000 workers. this is alive look at the city this is alive look at the city of tel aviv. the sun is of tel aviv. the sun is beginning to rise, just past beginning to rise, just past six a.m.. that is when there six a.m.. that is when there one—day walkout was expected to one—day walkout was expected to

begin. tell begin. tell —— tel aviv�*s ben gurion airport is expected to be closed from 8am local time. mark schwarzer, co—ordinator for the israel—palestinian authority and he told us that netanyahu is under an unprecedented amount of pressure. given the tragedy that unfolded over the last 36 hours now, six hostages being killed, he has probably been in no greater pressure since the outset of the conflict since 7 october 2023, and rightfully so, the families of the hostages that remain in captivity want to see the ceasefire take place in the release

of their loved ones. also important is to stop the ongoing ground conflict inside gaza to allow the humanitarian aid, the ongoing polio regimen that humanitarian communities are trying to put together and take care of palestinians. there is a host of issues are certainly what we saw transpire in the news that broke of the six hostages being killed is putting him under unprecedented pressure. speaking of neta nyahu, speaking of netanyahu, how much of this is a missed calculation on his point, potentially trying to free the hostages with military force, using the israeli military rather than what we said back in december, a large

what we said back in december, a la netanyahu.— and netanyahu. what you make of that? a lot— and netanyahu. what you make of that? a lot of— and netanyahu. what you make of that? a lot of that _ that? a lot of that disagreement has been spilling out publicly now. —— yoav gallant. do you think that this now could be kind of a frayed leadership in israel? i now could be kind of a frayed leadership in israel?- leadership in israel? i think there is frayed _ leadership in israel? i think there is frayed leadership. l leadership in israel? i think. there is frayed leadership. you first saw it when general yoav gallant stepped away from the raw cabinet because he believed the approach netanyahu was taking was not the proper approach so although i will say, culturally, within israel, having lived there for two years, it is not uncommon for senior leaders to speak out against the prime minister and i think the level of tension and certainly after the last 36 hours, is at an unprecedented

level between uf galante and netanyahu. fit, level between uf galante and netanyahm— level between uf galante and netanyahu. a lot of dominoes will be falling _ netanyahu. a lot of dominoes will be falling -- _ netanyahu. a lot of dominoes will be falling -- yoav - will be falling —— yoav gallant. 0f will be falling —— yoav gallant. of course there was an american citizen recovered amongst the bodies. how do you think this will affect the biden administration and the way they deal with this conflict going forward? ideally we are going _ conflict going forward? ideally we are going to _ conflict going forward? ideally we are going to be _ conflict going forward? ideally we are going to be a _ conflict going forward? ideally we are going to be a lot - conflict going forward? ideally we are going to be a lot even l we are going to be a lot even more firm with netanyahu in terms of sticking to core agreements in terms of what israel is willing to give up, not adding complexity to what is already at an extremely complex negotiation that is taking place. that is the most important. the level of intelligence cooperation that the us military and us intelligence community has been providing the idf to help them with this conflict since october seven, that will remain 0ctober seven, that will remain firm and remain consistent going forward but i think

ideally there was going to be renewed pressure on behalf of our administration specifically to neta nyahu our administration specifically to netanyahu and some of his hard right leaders in the knesset, his national security adviser, one of them obviously who is very hard right and does not want to see any type of cessation of military activities so i think it is yet to be seen over the next couple of days but i do think it will be an increasing amount of pressure given what you spoke about the 700 plus thousand protesters on the streets of israeli cities. in the last hours there has been more reports of explosions over the ukrainian capital kyiv. that is after russian airstrikes injured at least 41 people in the ukrainian city of kharkiv on thursday. apparently

children were among those injured and moscow was accused of aiming at civilian infrastructure. the strike comes as russia �*s defence ministry says it repelled a massive ukrainian drone attack among 1a regions and the capital moscow. russia says they downed over 150 drones overnight. it is about fires at an oil refinery in the capital and a power station 100 miles to the north. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. taking a look at some other stories making news. the labour mp who is the biggest landlord in the house of commons has sacked the agency that manages his rental flats after a bbc in —— investigation found black mould and some of the properties. he said his tenants had been let down and pledged that repairs and maintenance would be completed swiftly. the government is

starting a campaign to encourage retired people to check if they are eligible for pension credit after it decided only those receiving the benefit will be getting winter fuel payments. the department of the work and pensions estimates 180,000 people up estimates 180 , 000 people up missing estimates 180,000 people up missing out on pension credit and is urging them to check. the government says it will look at the dynamic ticket pricing model after some fans ended up paying over the odds for oasis reunion tickets are 2025 across the uk and ireland. those tickets have gone on sale saturday and the practice allows providers to charge a higher price there are no value tickets left. —— no face value tickets left. —— no face value tickets left. —— no face value tickets left. poles have now closed in eastern germany. —— polls. the far—right alternative for germany party is on course to win a big victory in the state of thuringa with almost 33%

of the vote. the party is nine points ahead of the conservative cdu and is far ahead of germany's three governing parties. this will be the first regional win for the afd, even though it's unlikely the party will be able to form a government as it does not hold the majority of the vote. the afd is anti—immigration, wants to replace the euro with the deutschmark, and it opposes the national government's approach to the war in ukraine and climate change. demonstrators against the party's projected win gathered outside the thuringia state parliament. sunday's results are being viewed as a temperature check ahead of germany's federal elections next year. 0ur correspondentjessica parker has the latest. it's written on their faces how some feel about the far—right winning the most votes in a state election for the first time in the post—war era. 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 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 fur 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. for more on the situation, i've been speaking to dw news' political correspondent

matthew moore. he has been tracking the regional election. what has been the reaction there where you are from these election results as they come in? so much results as they come in? st much soul—searching. results as they come in? 5;r much soul—searching. when results as they come in? 55 much soul—searching. when the results came in you could just filled the air seeping out of the cold. i was outside parliament and a big crowd of process —— protesters and people wait dejected, a sense of aloneness and it really epitomises the feeling here, the bigger picture saying people chiming in from all around germany saying this is a wake—up call, perspective wa ke—up call, perspective especially wake—up call, perspective especially for politicians who are in germany �*s government because this is a bad night for them so they will be saying this is a time for them to take stock and we need to digester these results and figure out a way forward because as we know this is a milestone the germany, the far right coming top in an election the first

time since world war ii so a moment adjourning many to reckon where it is —— i moment for germany. to reckon where it is as a country. for germany. to reckon where it is as a country-— is as a country. and there are celebrations _ is as a country. and there are celebrations among - is as a country. and there are celebrations among the - is as a country. and there are celebrations among the afd, | celebrations among the afd, politicians there. what are people saying and what is the mood like in terms of this historic victory for the afd itself? , , , ., itself? on the streets is a mixture. _ itself? on the streets is a mixture, there _ itself? on the streets is a mixture, there are - itself? on the streets is a | mixture, there are people itself? on the streets is a - mixture, there are people that are really upset about what is going on in their country and facing it is a really troubling time for germany and on the other hand you have 31% of people that voted for the afd for whom this is a real moment for whom this is a real moment for them for satisfaction and the afd are saying who they are going to... they are not friends with any other parties, or other parties are going to say... we're not going to work with them because the you start to work with this

antidemocratic, the security services here in the has enabled far right extremists and are you open the floodgates to that type of politics. 0n the one hand the afd are feeling buoyed by this result but knowing they still have a lot of work to do if they are ever going to achieve a position of power in germany. having said that, they now have a big chunky minority, even if they don't form a coalition which is the talk down the line for this moment.— which is the talk down the line for this moment. you mentioned there that _ for this moment. you mentioned there that this _ for this moment. you mentioned there that this is _ for this moment. you mentioned there that this is a _ for this moment. you mentioned there that this is a party - for this moment. you mentioned there that this is a party the - there that this is a party the other parties say they won't work with. help us understand how controversial the alternative for germany is. we've heard some anti—immigration rhetoric in the lead up to the selection. we know the top candidate in the syringe has been fined for using a nazi slogan. ——

thuringia. using a nazi slogan. -- thuringia.— using a nazi slogan. -- thurinuia. , , thuringia. they were using bands and _ thuringia. they were using bands and nazi _ thuringia. they were using bands and nazi slogan. - thuringia. they were using | bands and nazi slogan. this thuringia. they were using i bands and nazi slogan. this is a not a party that is just anti—immigration they want to actively reverse immigration. why they have been successful is because the bit about migration has been front and centre, especially with the deadly attack last week where a syrian man who was here and had an application for asylum rejected carried out a stabbing. we have to say he is a suspect but that really turbocharge the debate in the last week of the election which was already — so this is the backdrop for which the afd have sailed to power or sailed at least a first place in the elections today.- least a first place in the elections today. and that incident _ elections today. and that incident was _ elections today. and that incident was at _ elections today. and that incident was at least - elections today. and that - incident was at least attribute it with being involved with the islamic state group as well. looking nationally, germany as

a whole here, this is a coalition right now, ce ntre—left, coalition right now, centre—left, the greens, a pro—business party, all are struggling, aren't they? what does this victory for a far right party mean naturally —— nationally with elections coming up in about one year? it does two things. it sets the scene for elections next year but more kind of immediately than that what we are going to have now in the next few days weeks and months are parties in power in berlin stop as you say the greens, you are already going to have replied —— reprisals of who is to blame was w have a ready seen it tonight, maybe this is a moment where we have to realise that this coalition isn't simply working for germany so ultimately what we are going to have his more and more debate about whether the coalition can actually survive. what that might mean is one of the small parties decide to pull the plug because they fancy their chances going out alone just adds to this in. this is the afd basically saying we managed

to break a milestone and to land milestone success by coming first in the state election. the national elections next year, they would say the ultimate role is to reach power by 2029 so from their point, they are the course that they set themselves. the wreck of the titanic was found exactly 39 years ago, after she made her maiden voyage. the famous barrel has been changed forever with the expedition involved underwater robots. 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 lt.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. entered tennis before we go, the defending us open champion, 20—year—old coco gough, has been knocked out of the women �*s singles there. she was beaten by a fellow american who also claimed her scalp at wimbledon. —— coco gauff. she admitted it wasn't the result that she wanted and of course it comes as cgauff bowed out of the olympics in the third round. a quick update on the airstrikes over kyiv. a water

plant was partially destroyed by a russian missile tank and that comes from telegram. we will hand over now to our colleagues in london. stay with us on 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 northwest 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 north—western 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 the driest weather would end up being to the north—west of the uk, and instead towards the south—east. 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.

voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the impact of israel's war in gaza is often conveyed in numbers. gaza's hamas—run health ministry puts the death toll at more than 40,000. the un says 90% of the population has been displaced, so there are powerful numbers. but then there are images, which maybe speak even louder. my guest is motaz azaiza, a young palestinian photographer whose work has been seen by many millions around the world.

he left gaza after 108 days of war. what impact have his pictures had on him, and on us? motaz azaiza, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is a pleasure to have you. take me back some years. the young motaz decided to take up the camera to start taking pictures in gaza. what was your motivation back then? my motivation was because

i don't want to be a useless person. i was in high school and ifound my passion