accusing prime minister keir starmer of hypocrisy. and, at least 63 people have died and millions are without power after hurricane helene hit the southeastern united states. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. welcome to the programme. we start with the ongoing tensions in the middle east, 2a hours after the death of the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. fears remain that nasrallah�*s killing could spark an all—out regional war. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu described the attack as a "historic turning point". he said israel had finally settled the score with a man responsible for the murder of countless israelis. hassan nasrallah had led the iranian backed group for over 30 years.

iran's supreme leader said his death would be avenged as the country called for an emergency meeting of the un security council. this is the scene live in beirut this morning. the israel defense forces say they have carried out dozens of airstrikes on hezbollah targets overnight. president biden said the hezbollah leader's death was a �*measure ofjustice�*, as he reiterated calls for both sides to accept the terms of a 21—day ceasefire. with the latest, here's simonjones. if the israeli bombardment of lebanon on continues by night and by day but the big question is, what will israel, hassan nasrallah and the militant groups back in iran do next? the israeli prime minister described the killing of

hezbollah�*s leader as an historic turning point but said historic turning point but said his work is not done. translation: his work is not done. tuna/mom- his work is not done. translation: , ., ., translation: the state of israel eliminated _ translation: the state of israel eliminated the - translation: the state of| israel eliminated the master murderer hassan nasrallah. we settle accounts with the one responsible for the murder of countless israelis and many citizens of other countries. hassan nasrallah was not another terrace, hassan nasrallah was not anotherterrace, he hassan nasrallah was not another terrace, he was the terrace. . , ,., another terrace, he was the terrace. . , ., ., terrace. hassan nasrallah was the beating — terrace. hassan nasrallah was the beating heart _ terrace. hassan nasrallah was the beating heart of— terrace. hassan nasrallah wasl the beating heart of hezbollah, playing a key role in turning it into a political and military force. they describe in as a martyr and vowed to continue its fight against israel. iran has declared five days of public morning and said the death will not go an event. it is calling for a meeting of the un security council. the cabinet in lebanon meant to condemn israel. translation: the government is doing everything in its power to confront this destructive

painful war israel is waging against us and we went to the united nations looking for a solution and we met with the world leaders but the enemy went with the intention of treachery and planning more massacres.— treachery and planning more massacres. , . . , ., massacres. officials in lebanon on say almost _ massacres. officials in lebanon on say almost 800 _ massacres. officials in lebanon on say almost 800 people - massacres. officials in lebanoni on say almost 800 people have been killed by israeli strikes since monday. the us has described hassan nasrallah's death as a measure ofjustice for its many victims but is calling again for diplomacy. i am for a ceasefire. sirens i calling again for diplomacy. i am for a ceasefire. sirens is | calling again for diplomacy. i | am for a ceasefire. sirens is a rocket is _ am for a ceasefire. sirens is a rocket is fired _ am for a ceasefire. sirens is a rocket is fired into _ am for a ceasefire. sirens is a rocket is fired into northern . rocket is fired into northern israel. on the ground israeli troops have been training near the border with lebanon on. the un is deeply concerned of the escalation in the conflict as fears of a wider war grove. simon jones, bbc news. let's get more now

on what we know about those israeli strikes across lebanon that have been taking place since monday, with bbc�*s verify�*s merlyn thomas. as the sun was setting over beirut on the 27th of september, the city was rocked by a series of large explosions. it by a series of large exlosions. . ., . ., ~ explosions. it concluded a week of strikes- _ explosions. it concluded a week of strikes. the _ explosions. it concluded a week of strikes. the lebanese - explosions. it concluded a week of strikes. the lebanese health| of strikes. the lebanese health ministry says hundreds of people have been killed by israeli airstrikes across the country since the 23rd of september. it was at its intended target on friday it was hezbollah it later hassan nasrallah whose death has now been confirmed by the group. dramatic footage flooded social media. ourteam have dramatic footage flooded social media. our team have been analysing the precise location. verification like this is key to understanding and developing story as well as helping to

root out old and misleading footage which regularly emerges online during major events. it gave us some sense of the location. in the foreground you can see the runway of beirut airport and a building confirmed facing north. further clues about the location were revealed. for instance, this dramatic shot offered several clues. these solar panels confirm looking north from around this point. finally, this footage emerge which help to pinpoint the location. we could confirm these multi—storey buildings were struck and subsequently collapsed. israel says it is targeting weapons at members of hezbollah but in doing so it's strikes are causing death and destruction in lebanon. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic.

your following development in the region. israel says it is targeting more hezbollah sides overnight. what do we know of the status of the conflict? it is an ongoing process. israel insisting it wants to demolish hezbollah capabilities, military and missile launchers and area commanders so it carried on as strikes overnight and in the morning but there now reports of crossfire from hezbollah. ——no reports of crossfire. which shows the weakness. the islamic resistance in the last hour has reported that they have fired drones at israel. at the same time there is an american base in syria which was also attacked by some iraqi groups

which are supporting the cause of hamas and hezbollah and the houthi is also targeted the airport in israel. so they have been attacks against israel, been attacks against israel, not hezbollah. at the same not hezbollah. at the same time, everyone not calling for time, everyone not calling for an out and out war but an out and out war but diplomatic missions. their diplomatic missions. their ambassador to the un said that ambassador to the un said that should not be targeted. it is should not be targeted. it is ongoing confrontation between ongoing confrontation between the two sides but israel seems the two sides but israel seems they want to carry on and they want to carry on and achieve after... when they achieve after... when they achieved a victory in 2006 and achieved a victory in 2006 and at the same time it is a new at the same time it is a new chapterfor israeli chapterfor israeli at the same time it is a new chapter for israeli wanting to settle for the future of the at the same time it is a new chapter for israeli wanting to settle for the future of the

border between hezbollah and israel. . , , border between hezbollah and israel. ., , , , . israel. there has been silence from hezbollah _ israel. there has been silence from hezbollah in _ israel. there has been silence from hezbollah in the - israel. there has been silence from hezbollah in the last - israel. there has been silencej from hezbollah in the last few hours. its leader has been killed, much of its command structure has been decapitated by israel. what kind of respond and what does a transition look like?

replacement. there is confusion, disruption in hezbollah. they want to retaliate but they cannot do that without a leader so there is an urgency for hezbollah to find a leader so anything extra days they should find a leader, otherwise will be more weaker and the problem is, if they do not, they will still have capabilities, and that they are still strong enemy, even israel said they are afraid to his eye but without a leader, you cannot respond in the near future. ., ., future. something to look out for. future. something to look out for- thank _ future. something to look out for. thank you. _ a big question is how will countries in the middle east wrespond to nasrallah's death. our security correspondent, frank gardner, looks at what might happen next. this assassination has taken

the middle east one step closer potentially to a much wider and even more damaging regional war. it's not inevitable but what happens next depends on severalfactors. firstly, what will hezbollah do next? it's command structure has been decapitated, its communication sabotaged, many of its weapons destroyed but its vow to carry on fighting israel and its members are baying for revenge. it still has a large arsenal of missiles, many of which can reach tel aviv. there will be pressure within its ranks to use these soon before they get destroyed. but if they do, in a mass attack it, then is response could be wreaking havoc on lebanon or even iran. so what will iran do? this assassination is as much of a blow to iran as hezbollah, it's announced five days of mourning and rallies across the country have taken place. it's already taken precautions,

hiding away its leader ayatollah ali khamenei in case he too is assassinated. hardliners will also be pushing for a response to this latest humiliation by israel. iran has a whole galaxy of allied militias around the middle east as well as hezbollah, they've got the houthis in yemen and armed groups in syria and iraq. iran could ask these are to step up their attacks on both israel and us bases in the region. but whatever response iran chooses, it will likely calibrate it to bejust short of triggering a war it cannot win. and what will israel do next? the one thing it's not doing is pausing for a ceasefire. it reckons it's got hezbollah on the back foot now so, it'll want to press on with its military campaign until the thread of those missiles is removed. short of a hezbollah surrender — and that's pretty unlikely — it's almost inevitable

we could see this. israeli ground troops going into lebanon. they've been training for week, the prioritise to find and destroy those remaining missiles. many of which are underground. going in will be easy getting out, like gaza, take months. let's speak to david des roches, associate professor at the middle east institute at the national defence university in washington. thank you forjoining us on the programme. the delicate political and military tensions or dynamics in the region that might impact will hassan nasrallah's death have on those dynamics? it nasrallah's death have on those d namics? , . nasrallah's death have on those dynamics?— dynamics? it is a profound impact- — dynamics? it is a profound impact. hassan _ dynamics? it is a profound impact. hassan nasrallahl dynamics? it is a profound i impact. hassan nasrallah was dynamics? it is a profound - impact. hassan nasrallah was a charismatic leader but he was also one of the run�*s my instructors proxies. —— iran. the deputy commander also died

so what you have god is the most trusted source of exported expertise that can go to places to build and also the check on military action of israel has been removed from the battlefield so it is a profound blow for iran security apparatus.— blow for iran security apparatus. blow for iran security a--aratus. , ., ., apparatus. all eyes on iran, a key backun — apparatus. all eyes on iran, a key backun of _ apparatus. all eyes on iran, a key backup of hezbollah. - apparatus. all eyes on iran, a| key backup of hezbollah. they do not want an all—out war with israel, so will it respond and what could that look like? the fear is not _ what could that look like? the fear is not so _ what could that look like? the fear is not so much _ what could that look like? iia: fear is not so much of what could that look like? tia: fear is not so much of an all—out war with israel but the fear is a tax on iran soil. this strategy of building up arab networks to basically keep iran perceived enemies at a

distance has been a result. but they do have to have some sort of formative measure if only to keep order within that alliance. what i suspect we will see is strikes on shipping but far removed from israel and possibly terrorist attacks directed against israeli or jewish interests overseas, places like africa, south america or europe.- america or europe. the potential— america or europe. the potential for _ america or europe. the potential for tension . america or europe. the potential for tension to | potential for tension to escalate and question as to whether american diplomacy has failed in the region as we see what is happening in lebanon. is it too soon to say that? it is always as interstate because events can develop. it is clear that benjamin netanyahu sees he has a once in a generation opportunity to eliminate israel's number one fred and joe biden is the lamest of lame

ducks and he's not in a position to deny benjamin netanyahu from exerting what he sees as a security imperative. at the same time though, i think that iran is done and they quite frankly do not — you mention in the report the supreme leader had to relocate himself— that compromise and a phrase that it will take a while to figure out what is going to happen.- while to figure out what is going to happen. while to figure out what is auoin to hauen. . ~ , going to happen. thank you very much, professor, _ going to happen. thank you very much, professor, associate - much, professor, associate professor at the defence university in washington. in other news, the mp, rosie duffield, has quit the labour party over what she says are sir kier starmer�*s "cruel" policies and "hypocrisy" over his acceptance of gifts. in her resignation letter, she criticised the uk prime minister for accepting expensive personal gifts of designer suits and glasses while scrapping the winter fuel payment and keeping the two—child benefit cap. here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas.

rosie duffield was elected to parliament in 2017, the first woman and the first labour mp to represent canterbury at westminster. a resignation letter is deeply, personally critical of sir keir starmer, taking him over his leadership and saying he has never shown true or in spiralling leadership. his policies like the cup to enter field support are... and his acceptance of gifts which she calls... she spoke with laura kuenssberg on the bbc. we spoke with laura kuenssberg on the bbc. ~ ., ., ., ., the bbc. we all had our faith in keir starmer _ the bbc. we all had our faith in keir starmer the _ the bbc. we all had our faith in keir starmer the labour i in keir starmer the labour government and ifeel in keir starmer the labour government and i feel voters and mps are being completely laughed at and completely taken for granted. laughed at and completely taken for granted-— for granted. rosie duffield has been critical _ for granted. rosie duffield has been critical before _ for granted. rosie duffield has been critical before of- for granted. rosie duffield has been critical before of both - been critical before of both keir starmer and jeremy corbyn,

her complaint was they did not publicly supported when complaining against anti—semitism and women's rights. she had threats, some from within the labour ranks. it is damaging, coming is that conservatives come for a conference. the criticism directed at the prime minister being seized on. she directed at the prime minister being seized on.— directed at the prime minister being seized on. she made her oint being seized on. she made her point very _ being seized on. she made her point very clear, _ being seized on. she made her point very clear, which - being seized on. she made her point very clear, which is - being seized on. she made her point very clear, which is that i point very clear, which is that the labour party and keir starmer is not about service but self—service. starmer is not about service but self-service.— starmer is not about service but self-service. the this very ublic but self-service. the this very public resignation _ but self-service. the this very public resignation has - but self-service. the this very public resignation has brought things like the gifts back into the spotlight. damian grammaticas, bbc news. and you can see the full interview with rosie duffield, on sunday with laura kuenssberg, here on bbc news and bbc one in the uk, at 9am this morning. as damian was saying in his report, the conservative party are meeting for their first

annual conference since their defeat in july's general election. the event in birmingham will be a chance for the party's final four candidates to rally support for their bids to become the next leader. robertjenrick, kemi badenoch, james cleverly and tom tugendhat will have a chance to make their pitch to take over from rishi sunak. here's our political correspondent, joe pike. all four contenders have arrived here in birmingham ahead of the annual party conference. alongside the outgoing leader rishi sunak. it may be more than 12 weeks since he announced his intention to stand down from that position and get the contest to succeed him onlyjust seem to be getting started. this conference really will be crunch time for the final four. all four have been talking about what went wrong at the

general election and what they want to do next but at this conference, they will be making speeches, taking part in question and answer questions and really pressing the flesh both with conservative mps and party members as well and that effort has started already this evening in the hotel behind me. one significant intervention from a former leader was from theresa may who said the conservative party wins elections from the centre and it should be attacking labour from the centre but even though this contest is hotting up, it is not over any time soon. it may be a couple of weeks before conservative mps whittle down the final four to a final two and anything conservative party members will vote. we all have a new leader on november two. legal experts have told the bbc that the state of qatar either missed or dismissed allegations surrounding mohamed al fayed when it purchased harrods in 2010. various claims, including a police investigation into the alleged assault

of a 15—year—old girl, were in the public domain at the time, raising questions about the due diligence process. here's our business correspondent, marc ashdown. when the qatar investment authority board purchased habits, it should have been the jewel in his ground but their 200—year—old department so as not having to deal with allegations concerning the behaviour of its former owner, mohamed al fayed for some legal experts have said the are questions about how it carried out its due diligence, given a number of allegations were already in the public domain, including an active police investigation into the alleged assault of a 15—year—old girl in a harrods boardroom. saying it would be sensible to us detailed questions about the number of claims and complaints, informal orformal evenif complaints, informal orformal even if not ahead. katrina watt

added that given the allegations were not a secret, it was probably a calculated risk to close the deal anyway. she added... know that the q ia, credit suisse which represented the fun in the deal, nor harass a responded to requests for comment. harrods said it is utterly appalled by allegation against mohamed al fayed and that its victims had been failed. marc ashdown, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news now. more than 100 people have been killed in nepal since friday, after persistent heavy rain triggered widespread flooding and landslides. most of the deaths took place in the country's capital in the kathmandu valley. government officials said another 64 people are reported missing. voting is due to take place in austria today in a closely—fought general election that could see the far—right freedom party win the most seats for the first time.

the party — which crashed out of a coalition government with the conservative people's party five years ago following a corruption scandal — is narrowly leading the governing conservatives in the opinion polls, with the opposition social democrats in third place. spacex has launched its mission to bring back two astronauts who have been stranded on the international space station since june. butch wilmore and suni williams eight day stay on the station has turned into eight months after the boeing starliner developed a fault. the pair are expected to return home in february. several southeastern us states are seeing significant flooding, after hurricane helene hit the region. at least 63 people have died and officials fear that number will increase. at least 3 million people are without power. the category four hurricane is the most powerful storm on record to hit florida's big bend area, and moved north into georgia and the carolinas after making landfall overnight on thursday.

with gusts of 140 miles per hour and heavy rain, damages from the storm are expected to reach upwards of $100 billion. helene unleashed the worst flooding in a century in north carolina, essentially cutting off access to the western part of the state with forced road closures. and in atlanta, 13 inches of rain fell over 48 hours — the most the city has seen over two days in over 140 years. florida's governor ron desantis says the authorities are assessing the storm's damage. clearly, you saw a storm surge in excess of 15 feet. so that is much, much more significant than what we've seen in recent storms, like idalia and also debbie that hit, and that is really, really destructive. so as you look around here, you see some homes that are now just rubble. this stuff's coming in.

it's fierce, and it just is unstoppable. so there's a lot of damage that we're seeing here. oasis fans who were unable to get a ticket for their sell—out uk tour may be in luck as the band is set to announce a major announcement on monday. the band have posted photos onto social media of billboards with pictures of noel and liam gallagher in several cities with the headline "be careful what you wish for". the brothers are embarking on a world tour next year and speculation is mounting about potential venues. you may be in luck after all for the oasis world tour. we leave you with pictures from beirut now where israel says it has carried out further strikes overnight, targeting hezbollah

sites. this comes after the death of hezbollah�*s leader hassan nasrallah and we will continue to keep you up—to—date. you are watching bbc news. stay with us, we will be back after this short break. hello there. saturday's sunny skies will gradually be eroded by cloud and then wind and rain for many as we close out sunday. yes, it's going to gradually turn wet and windy, particularly from the south and west. now, we've already, in southern england, seen some record—breaking rainfall totals for the month, and we're just going to add to those totals over the next few days. some areas could see another 50—60mm before we close out the month.

so here's that area of low pressure gradually winding its way in from the south—west. ahead of it, though, clearer skies, so it will be a chilly start to our sunday morning. some early—morning sunshine, but gradually we'll see that cloud pushing its way steadily north and east. perhaps north—east england and eastern scotland clinging on to the best of the brightness throughout the day. so as we go through to the afternoon, we mightjust see some sunny skies continuing. cloudier skies out to the west. a few isolated showers. temperatures generally between 12 and 14 degrees. not too bad an afternoon into northern ireland and north—east england as well, but you can see the cloud arriving. there'll be a few outbreaks of showers ahead of it moving through the midlands. gradually, the heaviest of the rain pushing into south and west wales, along with south—west england, and the winds will strengthen to gale—force gusts with it too. top temperatures generally, then, 12—15 degrees as we go through sunday afternoon. so those gusty winds will strengthen further overnight as that rain continues to move its way steadily north and east, pushing into the midlands, south—east england and to

the north of england by dawn on monday morning. we keep the clearer skies in scotland. here, still single figures, but not quite as cold a start for monday morning, with the cloud, wind and rain. there is still a level of uncertainty exactly where this low pressure is going to sit. it's going to be pretty slow—moving. potentially, the heaviest of the rain will always be across england and wales, with a few scattered sharper showers into northern ireland and a drier story for much of scotland. but we'll keep a close eye on that. some of that rain really quite heavy across north—west england for a time, potentially brightening up by the end of the afternoon across central and southern england, 13—17 degrees. the low pressure slowly starts to ease away on tuesday, and then on wednesday a quieter story, with a greater chance of seeing more sunshine for early october.

voice-over: this is bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: fears of an all—out war in the middle east after israel kills hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. the israel defense forces say they have carried out air strikes on dozens of hezbollah targets overnight. in westminster, labour mp rosie duffield quits the party, accusing prime minister keir starmer of hypocrisy. in her resignation letter, the canterbury mp

lambasts the prime minister for accepting gifts worth tens of thousands of pounds while scrapping the winter fuel payment. at least 63 people have died and millions are without power after hurricane helene hit the southeastern united states. in north carolina, more than 400 roads remain closed with the mountain town of asheville largely cut off. now on bbc news, click. this week, joe's looking a little different.

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