live from london, this is bbc news. the un says the targeting of thousands of people in lebanon with exploding pagers and walkie—talkies may have been a war crime and warns says the region is on the brink of catastrophe. fresh revelations about former harrods owner mohamed al fayed — the bbc�*s told extra precautions were put in place at fulham football club to protect female players from its late owner. voters in sri lanka are choosing a new president two years are mass protests toppled the government. we'll be live in colombo. here the labour party will soon open its first conference in government for 15 years. members can expect celebrations and sobering messages. hello.

i'm lucy grey. the un human rights chief has told the security council that the targeting of thousands of people in lebanon with exploding pagers and walkie—talkies — widely considered to have been carried out by israel — was a violation of international law. volker turk said he was appalled by the breadth and impact of the attacks which left at least 37 dead and thousands injured. these attacks represent a new kind of warfare where communication tools become weapons, exploding simultaneously in market squares and street corners and at home as daily life unfolds. authorities have reportedly dismantled unexploded devices in universities, banks and hospitals. this has unleashed widespread fear, panic and horror among people in lebanon.

the security council meeting came after the militant group hezbollah confirmed one of its top leaders, ibrahim aqil, has been killed in beirut. israel said it was a targetted strike. lebanon says 12 people were killed. today's strike came amid the latest cross—border exchange of fire, with hezbollah launching more than 100 rockets into israel. our chief international correspondent orla guerin reports now from beirut. explosion this footage captures the moment of the attack, in the heartland of hezbollah. explosion the skyline looks like a city at war. israel hit hard, without warning, in the densely populated residential district of dahiya. calling this a "precision strike", the target was the veteran hezbollah military leader ibrahim aqil. israel said he had

been "eliminated", along with about ten commanders of an elite unit. at the time of the strike, aqil and the commanders of the radwan forces were gathered underground under a residential building in the heart of the dahiya in beirut, hiding among lebanese civilians, using them as human shields. they were in the middle of planning more terror attacks against israeli civilians. aqil had plenty of enemies. the us had put a $7 million bounty on his head, accusing him of involvement in the killing of americans in beirut in the 1980s. siren wails day after day now, hezbollah is being hit and being weakened by warfare from a distance. we were repeatedly prevented from reaching the scene

by locals and the lebanese army. siren wails well, emergency vehicles have been coming and going. we've counted at least ten ambulances coming up and down the road, going to pick up casualties. the dead are still being counted. there's a lot of anger here, a lot of tension. this was another major strike on hezbollah here in its stronghold in south beirut. tonight, rescue workers still digging in the rubble for people who lived here. she giggles among the missing — four—year—old naya ghazi, a threat to no—one. orla guerin, bbc news, beirut. i'm joined in the studio by said shehata from bbc arabic. just tell me a bit more about

what was said at this un security council meeting. i see that the israel envoy said that international law was being violated and they were not seeking a wider escalation. the main debate — seeking a wider escalation. the main debate of _ seeking a wider escalation. tue: main debate of the seeking a wider escalation. tte: main debate of the security council is about discussing what is happening in the last few days in lebanon. the minister said what israel has done, the exploding communication device of hezbollah, it has violated the international law, so condemnation from the lebanese side. the israeli ambassador to the un said before the meeting that if hezbollah is not pushed back from our borders, israel has a right to use all the means in order to secure the

return of the evacuees to the north of israel, which is on the border with lebanon. in the middle of that, the un high commissioner of human rights, volker turk, said what happened is violating international human rights law, so he calls for borrow and transparent investigation for the people who carried and planned these attacks to be accountable. so, condemnation from the international community, from the human rights high commissioner and from lebanon, but as the ambassador said, hezbollah is the reason because they are considered a threat to israel and the evacuees from the north. so, it is different views, but the conflict is ongoing, unfortunately. and the killing of senior commanders, the last one of them, ebrahim mike hill, before that, the

second man in hamas. —— ibrahim aqil. this will put more pressure on them to respond. even israel believing that there is military action to push hezbollah further but they carry on even with the disruption of the communication system. israel is insisting the military way is the only way but the international community is calling for calm and restraint in order to reach a diplomatic effort. israel still thinks a diplomatic effort can happen but what you do is contrary to what you call for in diplomatic effort so it seems the conflict and the military escalation put pressure on any diplomatic effort to reach a deal and make a peaceful and for the conflict

right now. a peaceful and for the conflict right "ow-— a peaceful and for the conflict right now. 0k. thank you very much, from bbc arabic. live now to southern beirut where we can speak with omar nashabe, criminaljustice specialist and former advisor on human rights at the ministry of interior in lebanon. what do you make of what volker turk was saying at the un security council meeting? this is the least — security council meeting? this is the least that _ security council meeting? this is the least that can _ security council meeting? t�*t 3 is the least that can be expected. people in the past week have been terrorising in beirut by these israeli attacks. they were terrorised yesterday also with the bombing of the densely populated area in the south of beirut, so they expect the international community to do something about it. they can watch for the past year what the israelis have been doing in gaza and the massacres, the slaughtering of civilians in gaza and they see it coming slowly to lebanon and

that creates a mood of fear and solidarity also. people in beirut, i can tell you, they feel solidarity with hezbollah, with the resistance overall. there are some critical voices but overall the people are in support of hezbollah because they can see the israelis are they can see the israelis are the ones terrorising the people here. ., , , ., �*, here. for its part, israel's un envoy says — here. for its part, israel's un envoy says hezbollah - here. for its part, israel's un envoy says hezbollah is - envoy says hezbollah is violating international law. it also talks about its right to protect its citizens. with un envoy says if hezbollah does not retreat from the border, it will use any means to defend its citizens. and the concern is, i suppose, its citizens. and the concern is, isuppose, they its citizens. and the concern is, i suppose, they will be all out war here. what do you think in terms of where this is heading?— in terms of where this is headin: ? ~ , ., ., heading? well, first of all, if ou heading? well, first of all, if you defend _ heading? well, first of all, if you defend yourself, - heading? well, first of all, if you defend yourself, the - heading? well, first of all, if. you defend yourself, the right. defence does not actually allow you to kill civilians. this is

the core of international law. and because of international humanitarian law is to do anything to protect the of civilians. i can see that israel is trying to change international law, trying to make the international public accept the fact that if they want to kill someone and he is in a kindergarten, they have a right to kill all of the kids (audio cuts out) we right to kill all of the kids (audio curs our) (audio cuts out) we are 'ust losin: the (audio cuts out) we are 'ust losing the line i (audio cuts out) we are 'ust losing the line there. i losing the line there. apologies. we are just having a view problems. a former manager of fulham's women's football team has told the bbc precautions were put in place to protect female players from mohammed al fayed

when he owned the club. mr al fayed, who died last year, has been accused of sexual assault by dozens of women who worked for harrods, which he sold in 2010. the department store says it's "utterly appalled" by the allegations. simonjones has the latest. and a warning — this report contains descriptions of sexual violence. how widespread was mohamed al fayed �*s alleged offending? dozens of women came forward to say that they were sexually assaulted by him when they worked at harrods. lawyers say they are also representing women employed by al fayed at the ritz in paris. now there are questions about the man in charge of fulham football club formally. a former manager of fulham's women's team says extra precautions were put in place to protect female players from mohamed al fayed. members

of staff became aware that he liked young, blonde girls. as a result, players were not allowed to be left alone with him. the club said it was deeply troubled by the disturbing reports relating to harrods, adding: lawyers representing al fayed �*s accusers told a news conference more and more alleged victims were coming forward. ~ ., ., alleged victims were coming forward. ., ., ., , forward. we do not at this state forward. we do not at this stage represent _ forward. we do not at this stage represent any - forward. we do not at this | stage represent any women forward. we do not at this - stage represent any women who, for instance, sustained attacks at fulham football club, but our investigations are obviously ongoing. it is highly unlikely that there are not victims out there from these other places of work, wherever he went. there will be victims.

one format harrods employee spoke of what happened to me. mohamed al fayed, my boss, the person— mohamed al fayed, my boss, the person i_ mohamed al fayed, my boss, the person i worked for, pushed himself_ person i worked for, pushed himself onto me. i fell to the floor— himself onto me. i fell to the floor with _ himself onto me. i fell to the floor with him still on top of me but_ floor with him still on top of me but i_ floor with him still on top of me but i managed to kick free. he just — me but i managed to kick free. he just laughed at me. he then composed himself and he told me in no _ composed himself and he told me in no uncertain terms that i was — in no uncertain terms that i was never_ in no uncertain terms that i was never to breathe a word obvious— was never to breathe a word obvious to anyone.— was never to breathe a word obvious to anyone. harrods said the department _ obvious to anyone. harrods said the department store _ obvious to anyone. harrods said the department store today - obvious to anyone. harrods said the department store today is l obvious to anyone. harrods said the department store today is a | the department store today is a very different organisation from the one old and controlled right al fayed between 1985 and 2010. it has reached financial settlements with the majority of people who have approached it since 2023. the ritz in paris says it strongly condemns any behaviour that does not align with the valleys of the establishment. a man now branded a monster. the legal team representing many of his accusers says it has not ruled

out launching proceedings against al fayed's estate. simonjones, bbc news. the us secret service has admitted "deficiencies" in planning prior to an attempt on donald trump's life at his rally injuly. an internal review of the security service concluded there were gaps in communication, complacency, and a lack of diligence ahead of the shooting onjuly 13 that injured the former president and killed a rally attendee. the acting director of the secret service said some employees will be held accountable. this was a failure on the part of the united states secret service. it is important that we hold ourselves accountable for the failures ofjuly 13 and that we use the lessons learned to make sure that we do not have another failure like this again. the findings of the missions assurance review have prompted the secret service to move into the accountability phase of this process. the

offices of professional accountability and integrity are reviewing the findings and as a result of these failures what has become clear is we need a shift in paradigm and how we conduct our protective operations. here in the uk, the labour party will hold their first annual conference since their landslide general election win in liverpool later today. despite delegates celebrating the party's electoral success, ministers will be urging party members to prepare for more tough decisions in next month's budget. our political correspondent iain watson has this report. labour returns to liverpool for its annual conference but with one big difference. last year they were in opposition and now they were in opposition and now they are in government after a landslide election win. delegates will want to celebrate but they will hear sobering messages from ministers. they will be told the foundations of the economy needs to be fixed and that means more difficult decisions lie ahead and if that has not made the public go flat, what about this from labour

together? a probe leadership grouping who warned that the labor government has been cautiously hired on a trial basis. and is liable to prompt dismissal if it deviates from priorities. this comes after a difficult week for sir keir starmer who had to declare he would not take more donations to pay for clothing and specs but even with the new eyewear, critics say he lacks vision. a union is claiming that voters could be lost without a change of direction from sir keir starmer. they want the discussion to involve cuts to winter fuel to be reversed, rules on spending and a tax cut to households. a meeting between ministers and unions to thrash out differences over how far to extend workers' rights. that election campaign may seem

a long time ago. the challenges of government are different to the challenges of opposition. in northern ireland, the democratic unionist party is also holding its party conference in belfast. gavin robinson will make his first leader's speech to the conference later today. mr robinson is expected to promise a new approach after his party lost three out of their eight westminster seats in the general election. and the reform party will continue its party conference in birmingham today. addressing its annual conference in birmingham yesterday, leader nigel farage said he looks to "professionalise" the party after its election success. mr farage conceded the party had not been "professional enough" to properly vet candidates, but after winning its first mps injuly the party was "coming of age". voting is under way in sri lanka to choose a new president whom they hope can repair the country's finances after its catastrophic economic collapse two years ago which sparked mass protests and toppled the government. there are a record 38 candidates vying to be the next president, but none are women.

live now to colombo where we can speak to our south asia correspondent samira hussain. tell us the background to this election and why we are where we are. , . ., , election and why we are where weare. , _, , ._ we are. this election is really important — we are. this election is really important for _ we are. this election is really important for voters - we are. this election is really i important for voters because it is very much a referendum on the country's economy. what happened two years ago is sri lanka experienced the worst economic crisis of its time and part of it, most of it, was largely due to financial mismanagement by the government. there were mass protests and these phenomenal pictures of people storming the presidential palace and it eventually toppled the government. fast forward to today and you have a situation in which sri lanka's economy is doing a little bit better but the people are under an incredible debt burden. there is $92 billion in debt. that is including sri lanka's national

and foreign debt and a lot of that pressure is being felt by the individual voters. figs that pressure is being felt by the individual voters. as they head off to — the individual voters. as they head off to vote, _ the individual voters. as they head off to vote, what - the individual voters. as they head off to vote, what have l head off to vote, what have they been saying their main concerns now?— they been saying their main concerns now? . ., ., y concerns now? so, the economy is certainly — concerns now? so, the economy is certainly their _ concerns now? so, the economy is certainly their main _ is certainly their main concern. because of that incredible debt burden, they have seen taxes are much higher, that their wages are stagnant — that means their wages are not increasing with the amount of taxes they are having to pay — and then, of course, the price of everyday goods has really increased. let's have a listen to some of the other issues on the minds of voters here.— of voters here. with the new leader that _ of voters here. with the new leader that is _ of voters here. with the new leader that is going - of voters here. with the new leader that is going to - of voters here. with the new leader that is going to be - leader that is going to be elected, we expect them to do something for the country to uplift — something for the country to uplift them to a better state. we are — uplift them to a better state. we are facing a financial crisis _ we are facing a financial crisis and _ we are facing a financial crisis and the _ we are facing a financial crisis and the person - we are facing a financiall crisis and the person who we are facing a financial. crisis and the person who is elected _ crisis and the person who is elected should _ crisis and the person who is elected should address - crisis and the person who is elected should address this| elected should address this issue. _ elected should address this issue, definitely, _ elected should address this issue, definitely, and - elected should address this issue, definitely, and it - elected should address this issue, definitely, and it is i issue, definitely, and it is the — issue, definitely, and it is the most _ issue, definitely, and it is the most important - issue, definitely, and it is the most important thing| issue, definitely, and it is l the most important thing in

this— the most important thing in this election _ the most important thing in this election actually. - the most important thing in this election actually. we . this election actually. we obviously _ this election actually. we obviously as _ this election actually. we obviously as a _ this election actually. obviously as a country, this election actually.“ obviously as a country, as a nation, we want things to get better. we want things to prosper. we want our children's lives to have a future. tt is lives to have a future. it is all the corruption. - lives to have a future. it is all the corruption. the - all the corruption. the corruption ministers. there is a lot of first _ corruption ministers. there is a lot of first experience - corruption ministers. there is a lot of first experience in - a lot of first experience in this— a lot of first experience in this country, _ a lot of first experience in this country, and - a lot of first experience in this country, and what - a lot of first experience in this country, and what ofl a lot of first experience in - this country, and what of war, a lot— this country, and what of war, a lot of— this country, and what of war, a lot of heapie _ this country, and what of war, a lot of people died _ this country, and what of war, a lot of people died in - this country, and what of war, a lot of people died in this- a lot of people died in this land _ a lot of people died in this land 50. _ a lot of people died in this land 50. i_ a lot of people died in this land. so, i think— a lot of people died in this land. so, i think people i a lot of people died in this. land. so, i think people can vote — land. so, i think people can vote this _ land. so, i think people can vote this time _ land. so, i think people can vote this time for _ land. so, i think people can vote this time for the - land. so, i think people can vote this time for the rightl vote this time for the right person. _ vote this time for the right person, bought _ vote this time for the right person, bought the - vote this time for the right person, bought the right l person, bought the right ideologv _ person, bought the right ideology-— person, bought the right ideolo: . . ., , ,, person, bought the right ideolo: .�* ., , ,, ., ideology. another big issue on the minds _ ideology. another big issue on the minds of _ ideology. another big issue on the minds of voters _ ideology. another big issue on the minds of voters and - the minds of voters and something you certainly heard in that piece of tape is the fact that corruption has been so prevalent amongst the government, members of the government, members of the government, for so many decades, and it is likely the reason why sri lanka was plunged into that economic crisis. you are just hearing a

lock from voters that they want to be able to rebuild their country's economy and also have a government they do not bill is corrupt, a government they believe has their best interest front and centre.— front and centre. thanks very much. let's get some of the day's other news now. a court in washington has convicted one of mexico's most notorious cartel leaders of drug trafficking and firearms offences. ruben oseguera gonzalez, known as el menchito, was one of the leaders of the jalisco new generation cartel, an extremely violent organisation founded by his father, el mencho. the us department ofjustice said el menchito pioneered the manufacturing of fentanyl in mexico to help build his father's cartel into one of the world's most powerful drug syndicates. the us state of south carolina has carried out its first execution in 13 years, just days after the key witness for the prosecution proclaimed that death row inmate was innocent. freddie owens had been

convicted of killing a shop worker during an armed robbery in 1997. on wednesday, his co—defendant in the crime, steven golden, told the state supreme court that owens had not even been present when the robbery took place. but the court rejected a last—minute motion for a stay of execution. after a week on the run, cinnamon the capybara has been found safe and well in a pond. the giant rodent, which captured international attention, is now back in her enclosure at hoo zoo near telford. bob hockenhull has the story. 0k, guys, we tracked cinnamon down to our pond on oui’ conservation area... the moment cinnamon the capybara is finally captured after a week on the run. staff at hoo zoo in telford finally spotted the elusive rodent in a pond not very far away, and waded in so they could surround her. the taste of freedom has proved highly desirable. cinnamon was able to elude her keepers by hiding

in thick undergrowth. this afternoon, the game was up. if you drew a line from her enclosure to where the pond is located, it's about 250 metres, so she really hadn't travelled that far, but she was obviously having too much fun out there and didn't want to bring herself back. so unfortunately, we did have to bring her back. we can'tjust leave capybaras out in the wild, as much as i'm sure we'd all love that. so yeah, we're very pleased that she's now back here. the story of cinnamon the escapee has captured people's imagination. but for now, the zoo wants her to stay out of the public eye so she can recuperate. while cinnamon is resting from her ordeal in the enclosure behind me, the zoo says she'll be checked over by vets in the coming days and reintroduced to the public next weekend. meanwhile, an extra gate is being erected around cinnamon's pen to make sure there's no repeat of the great escape. bob hockenhull, bbc

news, shropshire. the actor david graham, who provided the voice for characters in a number of much—loved children's tv programmes, has died aged 99. he was well known in the late 60s as the voice of parker generations of people grew up listening to david graham's voice. he was parker and then in thunderbirds. tt voice. he was parker and then in thunderbirds.— in thunderbirds. it turned out that he had — in thunderbirds. it turned out that he had been _ in thunderbirds. it turned out that he had been a _ in thunderbirds. it turned out that he had been a retired - that he had been a retired member of the royal household. i think he worked for the duke of windsor and we asked him what we thought and he said "he is a real (audio cuts out), you know, they don't make them like that anymore." and then we just avoided him. he that anymore." and then we 'ust avoided him.�*

avoided him. he also voiced the daleks in early _ avoided him. he also voiced the daleks in early dr _ avoided him. he also voiced the daleks in early dr who - daleks in early dr who alongside his friend peter hawkins. last year, at the age of 98, he returns to provide new dalek for a restored colour revised version of the original dalek story. revised version of the original dalek story-— revised version of the original dalek story. you will follow my directions- _ dalek story. you will follow my directions. hello! _ dalek story. you will follow my directions. hello! but- dalek story. you will follow my directions. hello! but for- directions. hello! but for man , directions. hello! but for many. the _ directions. hello! but for many, the part _ directions. hello! but for many, the part they - directions. hello! but for| many, the part they knew directions. hello! but for- many, the part they knew him best was less menacing. 20 years ago, he became the voice of grandpa pig in peppa pig. lets watch some television. david graham said he was thrilled voice—over work allowed him to extend an acting career which included being a member of sir laurence olivier national theatre and one that ended giving joy to sew, so many. ended giving joy to sew, so man . , ., ended giving joy to sew, so man . y ., , ended giving joy to sew, so man . , ., , ., ., many. oh, you seem heavier than before. david graham who has died at the age of 99. that is all from

me for now. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. well, friday brought some storms to southern parts of the uk, even a report of a damaging tornado. but at the same time, some parts of the country were also quite sunny and warm. in kew gardens, the temperatures reached 25 celsius. the days ahead are looking very different — it's turning unsettled, it's turning autumnal. a jet stream will send weather fronts in our direction and i think there's a fair amount of rain on the way, particularly across the southern half of the uk and this time next week, some parts of the country could be around ten degrees cooler by day. now, in terms of the rainfall this weekend, you can see where most of it will be. this is just the potential for rainfall here. perhaps 50mm or so in some parts of england and wales. so, it is a mixed bag this weekend. certainly some sunshine on the way, particularly across northern parts of the uk, but also heavy showers at times. so, through the early hours, maybe some showers returning to southern parts of the uk,

some cracks of thunder. it's not a cold morning by any means. temperatures of around 1a in london, typically around 12 or 13 whether you're north or south. so, further showers on the way on saturday, particularly across england and wales. later in the day, they could become heavy and move a little bit further north. but at the same time, a lot of sunshine in the forecast around the irish sea for northern ireland, for western parts of scotland — 18 degrees in glasgow — but i think quite cloudy and much cooler along that north sea coast. and then, notice the showers again here in the northwest through the course of saturday evening. and then on sunday, the showers become more widespread and heavier across parts of england and wales but again, the best of our weather on sunday will be in the northwest of the uk. so, once again, sunny spells for the western isles and not looking so bad there in belfast with a bit of sunshine too. but not so great further south with all the cloud and the rain. now on monday, low pressure is over the uk. that again spells a fair amount of cloud, outbreaks of rain and the air will start to come in from the north, so the temperatures will start

to drop from northern scotland — only 12 degrees. in the south, still relatively warm — we're holding on to the mid, possibly the high teens. so, here's the outlook for the week ahead. you can see that big drop in the temperature in the south. 1a degrees in london. but look at edinburgh — by tuesday, it's only around 11 degrees with showers. that's it. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the un says the targeting of thousands of people in lebanon with exploding pagers and walkie—talkies may have been a war crime, and says the region is on the brink of catastrophe. israel's representative did not mention the explosions but said his country would do whatever it took to defend itself. fresh revelations about former harrods owner mohamed al fayed: the bbc�*s told extra precautions were put in place at fulham football club to protect female players from its late owner. voters in sri lanka are choosing a new president two years after mass protests toppled the government. about 17 million people are expected to cast their ballots across the day. here, the labour party will soon open its first conference in government for 15 years. members can expect celebrations and sobering messages at the conference in liverpool.