welcome back to bbc news in that it's turn to our main headlines here. at least nine people were reported dead and hundreds more injured following a fresh wave of explosions across lebanon over the last few hours. reports say walkie—talkies used in other news, paid more than the prime minister walkie—talkies used in other news, paid more than the prime minister the chief of staff received a the chief of staff received a controversial pay rise after the controversial pay rise after the election. and a special report from election. a special report from somalia, one of the worlds poorest election. and a special report from somalia, one of the worlds poorest countries as it deals with climate countries as it deals with climate change and conflicts. in the change and conflicts. in the princess of wales returns to royal princess of wales returns duties of the first time since her change and conflicts. in the princess�* the �*ales returns change and conflicts. in the princess�* the first returns change and conflicts. in the

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when the next game, that is wc. and for more experienced and clings competitions and read better will be “p competitions and read better will be up to do. manchester city against inter milan is one of six matches today. bologna make their champions league debut at home to shakhtar donetsk, slovan bratislava also play in the competition for the first time at celtic, while spanish side girona's first european match in the club's history is at french giants paris saint—germain. after sunday's defeat against arsenal, tottenham boss ange postecoglou pointed out he always wins a trophy in his second season. the efl cup could be one route to silverware for the australian, and the road to wembley for spurs begins at championship side coventry later.

because like my supposed to just lie because make no, it is confusing to me that people are making a big deal out of something like this and thomas was to, if i do not win this year and i come out next year and say, it's not true. i ratherfocus on come out next year and say, it's not true. i rather focus on the truth and it's has upset a lot of people for some reason. sad news from the world of football that 1990 world cup hero — toto schillaci has died at the age of 59. he spent two seasons at inter but is best known for scoring six goals to win the golden boot at italia 90 on home soil, including the goal that saw them beat england in the third/fourth place playoff. serie a described him as "a champion who lit up the magical nights of the 1990 world cup in italy". schillaci was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022 6 time 0lympic medallist laura kenny has called on the commonwealth games organisers to prioritise non—0lympic sports when the games come to glasgow in 2026. the scottish city will host a scaled—back edition of the games after taking over from the australian

state of victoria. as few as 10 sports could make the cut. ijust hope i just hope that they take into consideration non—0lympic sports because the commonwealth for the lake of netball are the only light that really gets shown on their sport and for me, ijust hope that when they're thinking, we will pull this one or that one, but it is done in a way that is fair, i guess because the olympics is huge and thatis because the olympics is huge and that is where lots of people will watch but ultimately, the commonwealth games for a lot of these sports is the olympics. two names the these sports is the olympics. two games the champions league under way kicking off in about ten minutes' time and at eight o'clock will have the latest in the next bulletin. see you then might more developments and israel's defences just been speaking in the country is

opening a new phase in the war in the centre of gravity is shifting to the centre of gravity is shifting to the north due to the diversion of resources and forces during a tour of the israeli air force and northern israel, they said the new phase requires courage, determination and perseverance and be taken as an indication that israel is its forces towards hezbollah and the conflict around the border with lebanon and nothing directly linked to what we have seen in lebanon both today and yesterday because of course, no word, one way or another whether israel was involved despite many fingers pointing at israel as being the source of what we have seen and lebanon but we are just repeating because it is important that the defence minister says the country is opening a new phase in the war in the centre of gravity is shifting to the centre of gravity is shifting to the north through the diversion of

resources and forces and that fits very much with what we have heard at the end of the weekend from the prime minister talking about adding a new war aim prime minister talking about adding a new waraim into prime minister talking about adding a new war aim into what we have seen over the last 12 months and referring to the north of israel with thousands of israelis evacuated from their homes because of the artillery exchanges with hezbollah that have gone on since october the 7th and so, that coming from israel's defence minister in the last little while. let us move back to what we have been single for the last few hours in lebanon, those fresh explosions which have occurred right across lebanon, killing nine people, living more than 300 injured. —— leaving. walkie—talkies were targeted in this latest wave of attacks in the last few minutes, the un security council has agreed to meet on friday to discuss the blast in lebanon. hezbollah has blamed the

attacks on israel and as i was saying just in the last little while, israel's defence minister talking about a new emphasis in the war with the phase starting in the concentration being in the north of israel and some of the latest details from the situation both in lebanon and of course, from israel and defence minister not in terms of what we see and lebanon, receipt of the talks of concern about escalation and un human rights calling the attacks potential violation of international law and telling us more about those comments. telling us more about those commente— telling us more about those comments. , ,, ., ., ., comments. expressing alarm and concern because _ comments. expressing alarm and concern because the _ comments. expressing alarm and concern because the widespread l concern because the widespread nature of the attacks which cause real panic and lebanon and i think

if you've talked to anyone who was in beirut yesterday, then you would knowjust how in beirut yesterday, then you would know just how terrifying in beirut yesterday, then you would knowjust how terrifying it in beirut yesterday, then you would know just how terrifying it was. in beirut yesterday, then you would knowjust how terrifying it was. and the fact that, remember, we are in geneva, the home of international law, that these pagers went off without the people who planned this attack, necessarily knowing who was holding those pagers at the time, where they were, we have heard that some children were killed and also some children were killed and also some health workers who apparently were using similar technology and this, of course, under international law could be classed as indiscriminate and they have warned that this could be a violation of international law and is called for an independent investigation and says that whoever did this should be held accountable.— held accountable. talking about an independent _ held accountable. talking about an independent investigation - held accountable. talking about an independent investigation and - held accountable. talking about an independent investigation and thatj independent investigation and that looks very unlikely in reality,

doesn't it?— looks very unlikely in reality, doesn't it? ~ , doesn't it? we will see. the un human rights _ doesn't it? we will see. the un human rights council— doesn't it? we will see. the un human rights council which - doesn't it? we will see. the un human rights council which is l doesn't it? we will see. the un | human rights council which is in session at the moment here in geneva and i think the statement today is not the last we have heard about what is been taking place in lebanon over the last 2a hours. the human rights council can order independent investigations and it has one right now into conditions of the occupied territories and it has a special investigator into the situation in gaza and the occupied territories. any country that is the subject of an independent investigation, syria is one, russia is one, venezuela is one, ethiopia is one. or has been won. the nature of the un human rights work that they should be able to examine possible violations of international law or human rights violations where ever they occur. it is quite possible that the un human

rights council, perhaps not this decision of the next one, may be this could ask for an independent investigation into this and independent investigators. then of course, you will need the concerned countries to cooperate. lebanon probably would. israel, if indeed israel was involved, no one is actually entirely going out on the limb, certainly not here in geneva and saying that. we do not know, tends to not cooperate with these investigations stop by the soundings out of geneva, the concerns we are shooting from the un secretary—general who says there is a serious risk of dramatic escalation now in lebanon. and to be fair, un diplomats have been concerned about this for a long time, even really indeed since october the 7th on how big the scale of the retaliation would be whether

iran would get sucked in as well as hezbollah in lebanon now and me know so far, has been relatively, it has held itself back and there has been us pressure behind the scenes on tehran till held back but this is yet another step up and escalation in what is a tinderbox part of the world and i should add, since i am here in geneva, this is the home of the un's humanitarian agencies and so, the world health organization, the red cross and all these people who have spent the last, almost a year trying to support civilians in this part of the world and many of them themselves dying in the process and pleading and pleading for de—escalation and very tragically, for thousands, tens of thousands of people, we have not seen that the

escalation and even this afternoon, in lebanon, we seem to be seeing another ratcheting up. let in lebanon, we seem to be seeing another ratcheting up.— another ratcheting up. let us take stock in terms _ another ratcheting up. let us take stock in terms of _ another ratcheting up. let us take stock in terms of what _ another ratcheting up. let us take stock in terms of what we - another ratcheting up. let us take stock in terms of what we have i another ratcheting up. let us take i stock in terms of what we have been watching through the course of the afternoon with me in the studio. from bbc verify and our team has been looking at the images coming in to the last few hours and just take us through the sorts of things that you have been seeing. what us through the sorts of things that you have been seeing.— us through the sorts of things that you have been seeing. what we have been seeing — you have been seeing. what we have been seeing his _ you have been seeing. what we have been seeing his explosions _ you have been seeing. what we have been seeing his explosions and - been seeing his explosions and shops, vehicles in the streets, summon funerals at the moment, we're trying to place where they filmed and where they were filmed today. to start with, we know for instance, we can see fires, smoke coming out of a phone shop and that is about 38 km down the coast from beirut. several of the are being reported in the southern suburbs of beirut that we are looking to confirm that so far.

in terms of the geography of this, many of the explosions in beirut, have they been explosions right across lebanon? we have they been explosions right across lebanon?— have they been explosions right across lebanon? ., ., ~ ., ., across lebanon? we do not know for certain yet. — across lebanon? we do not know for certain yet. but _ across lebanon? we do not know for certain yet, but in _ across lebanon? we do not know for certain yet, but in the _ across lebanon? we do not know for certain yet, but in the image - across lebanon? we do not know for certain yet, but in the image comesl certain yet, but in the image comes in, we tried to match the landmarks and we can normally see buildings, shop names to what we know for instance and at the moment, they're proving very tricky because a lot of what we're seeing is so very close up what we're seeing is so very close up and there is ap footage showing this phone shop and that is down the coast and columbus from beirut and there was a fire within that shop. and yesterday were talking about pagers in today, walkie—talkies, have you seen pictures of those sorts of devices that we're being told were today's targets? we have seen two stills _ told were today's targets? we have seen two stills in _ told were today's targets? we have seen two stills in the _ told were today's targets? we have seen two stills in the video - told were today's targets? we have seen two stills in the video of - seen two stills in the video of two radios, walkie—talkies and we can see all of those images in the

process called reverse image searching and you've taken friends in the videos, take in the stills we have put them into search engines but so far, we can say for example but so far, we can say for example but google has not cashed any of them which is normally an indicator that something was very recently uploaded all my other than the past few hours and quite confident those images are new and we cannot say where they were filmed.— where they were filmed. since the events of 24 _ where they were filmed. since the events of 24 hours _ where they were filmed. since the events of 24 hours ago, _ where they were filmed. since the events of 24 hours ago, you - where they were filmed. since the events of 24 hours ago, you have| events of 24 hours ago, you have been looking at the trail of pagers and now a new addition to that these walkie—talkies and what have you learned about that particular trail? it shows the trade name icon on it. they are based in kent but they are just an importer and distributor and are forever into the japanese manufacturing office. we have seen reports that these walkie—talkies were bought by hezbollah and were looking to confirm that in trying to

confirm when hezbollah may have purchased those pagers and within the same frame as the walkie—talkies. the same frame as the walkie-talkies.- the same frame as the walkie-talkies. ~ . ., ., the same frame as the walkie-talkies. m ., ., , walkie-talkies. much to learn but thank ou walkie-talkies. much to learn but thank you for— walkie-talkies. much to learn but thank you for talking _ walkie-talkies. much to learn but thank you for talking us - walkie-talkies. much to learn but thank you for talking us through i thank you for talking us through those pictures and just describing how you're verifying things for you in the team. thank you for taking us through all of that. i've also been talking to the senior fellow at the middle east institute based in washington and he gave us his thoughts on the developments we have seenin thoughts on the developments we have seen in lebanon. the thoughts on the developments we have seen in lebanon.— seen in lebanon. the headline here is that israel _ seen in lebanon. the headline here is that israel is _ seen in lebanon. the headline here is that israel is very _ seen in lebanon. the headline here is that israel is very much _ seen in lebanon. the headline here is that israel is very much taunting l is that israel is very much taunting hezbollah, almost daring it to broaden this war. israel has established escalation dominance in this 11 month conflict now and i think hezbollah and iran have been hesitant to broaden this war not because they are responsible actors in the region but because obviously, they prefer indirect warfare with israel and asymmetrical warfare

rather than rather than war here. and the blind hezbollah, by taking it out its communication and command—and—control in the battlefield and that is a significant blow to the organisation. and a big question is, is this a prelude or a broader campaign that israel is about to launch and similar to what happened in the of the war were they launched a primitive attack before the egyptian air force before the war took place ever driven by the fact that people and hezbollah were onto this breach and israel had to carry out the operation. and people in the region are holding their breath for the next couple of hours. haifa region are holding their breath for the next couple of hours.- region are holding their breath for the next couple of hours. how do you -- how we — the next couple of hours. how do you -- how we can _ the next couple of hours. how do you -- how we can do _ the next couple of hours. how do you -- how we can do you _ the next couple of hours. how do you -- how we can do you think _ the next couple of hours. how do you | -- how we can do you think hezbollah —— how we can do you think hezbollah will be? in

-- how we can do you think hezbollah will be? ,., . , -- how we can do you think hezbollah will be? ,., _ ., .,, will be? in the policy dilemma as we said before. — will be? in the policy dilemma as we said before, should _ will be? in the policy dilemma as we said before, should it _ will be? in the policy dilemma as we said before, should it respond - will be? in the policy dilemma as we said before, should it respond and i said before, should it respond and respond forcefully and attempt to restore much of its loss determines and runs the risk of playing into benjamin netanyahu's hand. if it doesn't, it might further israeli actions and allow them to push the line even further in the hope year and i do think it is the unlikely scenario is that there is a third pathway of diplomacy and the administration has been very active putting forward on the table and outcome, a diplomatic outcome that would seat hezbollah redeploy from the israeli border and perhaps withdraw from some of the points, conflicted points by the blue line that israel and hezbollah have made. but i think the need to have a performative response in order to

save face against israel at the minimum. save face against israel at the minimum-— save face against israel at the minimum. ,., i. ., minimum. let me point you to the live -ae~ minimum. let me point you to the live page on _ minimum. let me point you to the live page on the — minimum. let me point you to the live page on the website _ minimum. let me point you to the live page on the website because i minimum. let me point you to the i live page on the website because all the latest details and all the latest pictures running their and some of the latest counts from beirut in the analysis we've had on the programme over the last couple of hours in the security council, they are to meet on friday to discuss the events today and yesterday. and on the latest of the situation in lebanon. let's turn away from that to some of the other main stories of the day and politics because the bbc has learned that sir keir starmer chief of staff received a pay rise following the general election which means she is not being paid more than the prime minister. the annual salary also means that she is earning more than any special adviser and government history and let's go live to

westminster with the political correspondent and tell us more. this would been made public when the salary band things in the totals in special advisers were getting. today it is being briefed my colleagues are the bbc, chris mason and sue is now using a salary of under £17,000 £3000 more than the prime minister more than any other cabinet minister and it's about £30,000 more than rishi sunak hotspots chief of staff in the previous government. it seems there's been a rebanding of special adviser pay bands done by officials now signed off by sir keir starmer and after the election, once restored the bbc that suggested to sue gray that she might want to go for £100,000 less than the prime minister to avoid this race story and declined set the source. and special adviser pay is not political

appointees. and part of that story, the fact that we have sue gray's salary, by far the most important adviser in many ways and not surprising and what is impressive is this is a story today that people within the heart of government have briefed journalists here the bbc about this and i think that reveals something quite significant about tensions and unhappiness right at the heart of number ten. teiiii tensions and unhappiness right at the heart of number ten.- the heart of number ten. tell us more about _ the heart of number ten. tell us more about the _ the heart of number ten. tell us more about the final _ the heart of number ten. tell us more about the final thought - the heart of number ten. tell us - more about the final thought because if you look at the press, there have been several stories, many stories around sue gray over the weeks and months since the election and what is actually going on there, do you think? ,, ., , ., ~ , think? stories of the prime minister when he was _ think? stories of the prime minister when he was in _ think? stories of the prime minister when he was in rome _ think? stories of the prime minister when he was in rome dismissed - think? stories of the prime minister when he was in rome dismissed as| when he was in rome dismissed as wildly wrong but he has been drawn into this and there've been a number of stories in recent weeks about

tensions with the number ten and i think that is indicative of the fact that there are several unhappy people there and support advisers were not happy by their own pay their own contracts and is disquieted within the civil service about how powerful after three is proving to be as the prime minister steve adviser and his gatekeeper, enforcer across whitehall and she is responsible for deciding who's getting jobs political appointees and what their salary should be in a think that is because unhappiness and disquiet that spilling onto the stories being briefed in newspapers in recent weeks and to the bbc today and just two months into this new government, i think that sort of, the sorts of tensions are being revealed that's pretty significant. one out of 33 recommendations following the public inquiry into

recommendations following the public inquiry into abuse at brook house immigration removal centre. the inquiry�*s report detailed 19 incidents where detainees were subject to inhuman and degrading treatment, following an undercover investigation by bbc panorama in 2017. one instance of abuse included a suicidal detainee being choked by an officer, who threatened to put him to sleep. the recommendations by the chair were aimed at better safeguarding the wellbeing of detainees, and putting a time limit of 28 days on their detention. the home office say they are committed to ensuring the abuse never happens again. the princess of wales has carried out her first work meeting since she began cancer treatment earlier this year. let's take a look at herjourney from diagnosis to where she is today. catherine began preventative chemotherapy treatment in late february, after tests found cancer in tissues removed during an operation injanuary.

in another small step on her return to public life, the princess had a meeting yesterday in windsor castle about her early childhood project. this latest update is part of what the palace says is a carefully managed return to public life, which later this year could see her making a small number of public appearances, such as at remembrance events in november and her annual christmas carol concert. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. this time has, above all, reminded william and me to reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life. the princess's return to public life is being carefully managed. last week's release of the intimate family video narrated by the princess, a sign that things were beginning to feel more positive. i am, however, looking forward

to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when i can. the princess's first work meeting was held at windsor castle yesterday afternoon. few details have been released, but it was related to her families and early childhood project. early years has been a focus of much of the princess's public work in recent years, but kensington palace say she won't be returning to full—time royal duties for now, and instead plan a light schedule for her. on the balcony for trooping the colour injune, one ofjust two official engagements for the princess in the past nine months. she has described this year as incredibly tough for her and her family. it's hoped she mayjoin the royalfamily again for engagements around remembrance sunday and in the run—up to christmas. daniela relph, bbc news. returning to the second wave of

explosions and lebanon, the latest report suggests nine people have died over 300 people being injured and let's have a look at some of the images from hospitals and we have seen after the explosions around walkie—talkies and gathering around large numbers and around the hospitals and some of the latest lines coming from israel's army chief was set in the last few minutes, we have many capabilities, we have not yet activated and has gone on to say we plan ahead by stages at every stage in the price paid by hezbollah should be high. there's been no direct acknowledgement that israel carried out these attacks but significant comments from israel's army chief. but as we get to the end after this programme, we have that news that there will be security council

meetings on friday to discuss these events with the secretary general and enormously concerned about the escalation in the region. do you stay with us for a continuing hello. there's a lot more blue sky and september sunshine to come in the forecast, and while it's warm across the board with temperatures above the seasonal average, it's particularly warm in northern scotland despite in northern scotland the cloudy start, sunshine developing despite the cloudy start, sunshine developing although here towards eastern coast, it's always going to be cooler and cloudy as he had to the next few days but more sunshine around for most of some showers developing later on in the south in the week and more than just a moment but here's the pressure and high pressure dominating still but it trips for the northwards in eastwards is still a brisk easterly wind blowing across the southern half of the uk overnight tonight just trying to more moisture than the north sea there will be a lot of low cloud just drifting further

westwards in towards the north and the west of the uk, there will be largely close guys but here, more mist and fog starting to develop into tomorrow morning and it will feel chillier with temperatures in the mid—single figures are fairly mild the cloudy costs of these to the uk in a monster to the day, 14 degrees. it is quite murky and can be quite grey wherever you are tomorrow morning but the mist in the fog will lift and clear readily in that low cloud will burn back again to these north sea facing kos as we head to the day but it will linger on for a while, particularly across parts of aberdeen sure where it will be feeling cooler and some the best of the sunshine out towards the west and the highest temperatures in the far side in the east and across northwest scotland but watch out for one or two showers on thursday in the southern half of england in the southern half of england and those showers will become more widespread on friday and some of them can be heavy and thundery, dripping westwards throughout the day from east anglia and bribes through into wales in the far southeast of england. temperatures a little lower

on friday and again, some of the best in scotland and down through the east seacoast. then going towards the south into the weekend, this area of low pressure drifting from iberia and i'll have some heavy thundering downpours across much of the southern half of the uk in england and wales, he can turn quite white on saturday and those showers could potentially continue into sunday but further north, while it may not be completely dry, surly drier with some sunshine but does being cooler than it has been in recent days. goodbye.

at six: another wave of blasts in lebanon this afternoon — this time it's walkie talkies that have exploded. at least nine more dead and more than 300 injured in these latest attacks. israel says it is opening a new phase in the war. this explosion was in beirut during a funeralfor a victim this explosion was in beirut during a funeral for a victim of yesterday's pagers attacks. a car thought to be carrying the injured speeding through the mourners. smoke billows out of a phone shop 25 miles south of the capital. the red cross says it's responding to multiple explosions in different parts of lebanon. here in beirut, we have seen moments of panic. new dead and new wounded after that wave of attacks over the past 24 hours.

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