at westminster, labour mp rosie duffield quits the party, accusing the prime minister sir keir starmer of hypocrisy. the conservative leadership candidates are making their pitch for support at the party's annual conference. the polls have opened in austria's federal election which is expected to be a closely—fought race which could see the far—right freedom party win the most seats for the first time. we start with the ongoing tensions in the middle east, 2a hours since the announcement of the death of the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. fears remain that nasrallah�*s killing could spark an all—out regional war. srael�*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, proscribed as a terrorist group by western and arab governments, 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 air strikes on hezbollah targets overnight. (biv)president biden said the hezbollah leader's death 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. distant explosions the israeli bombardment of lebanon explosions ..and by day, but the big question is what will israel, hezbollah and the militant groups�* backer iran do next? the israeli prime minister described the killing

of hezbollah�*s leader on friday as a "historic turning point," but said his work is not done. translation: the state of israel eliminated the master murderer hassan nasrallah. we settled accounts with the one responsible for the murder of countless israelis and many citizens of other countries. nasrallah was not another terrorist, he was the terrorist. hassan nasrallah was the beating heart of hezbollah, playing a key role in turning it into a political and military force. it described him as a martyr and vowed to continue its fight against israel. iran has declared five days of public mourning, and said the death will not go unavenged. it's calling for a meeting of the un security council. the cabinet in lebanon met to condemn israel. translation: the government is doing everything

in its power to confront this destructive, hateful war that 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. officials in lebanon say almost 800 people have been killed by israeli strikes since monday. the us has described nasrallah�*s death as a "measure ofjustice" for his many victims, but it's calling again for diplomacy. mr president, is a ground incursion into lebanon inevitable? i am for a ceasefire. sirens wail sirens as a rocket is fired into northern israel. on the ground, israeli troops have been training near the border with lebanon. the un says it's deeply concerned at the escalation in the conflict as fears of a wider war grow. simon jones, bbc news. our senior international correspondent orla guerin was in beirut in the aftermath of friday's overnight strikes, and had this report

from the scene. we from the scene. travel through a hezbollah stronghold we travel through a hezbollah stronghold now looking anything but. it has been bombed time after time. this isjust one of the locations that has been hit, smoke still rising here, ash in the air and you can smell the explosives and i can hear a drone overhead. the strike he had happened overnight. since then there has been no letup. in beirut�*s maters squeal, many slipped in the open and remain today. new homeless. the governor of beirut who has no connection with hezbollah fears for his city. what do you think is the israeli plan?—

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will hezbollah do next, its command structure has been decapitated, communication sabotaged, many weapons destroyed but it has vowed to carry on fighting israel and its members are being for revenge. it still has a large arsenal of missiles, many of which can reach tel aviv but there will be pressure within its ranks to use these soon before they get destroyed. if they do in a mass attack then israel's response could wreak havoc on lebanon on even a run. so what will run do? this assassination is as much a blow to iran as to hezbollah. it has a nosed five days of mourning and rallies across the country have taken place. it has already taken precautions hiding away its we don't ok see is also assassinated. hardliners will also be pushing for a the sponsors to the latest humiliation by israel. iran has a galaxy of allied

militia around the middle east as well as hezbollah, houthi and yemen and ingres groups in syria. but whatever response iran that chooses and were likely calibrated to be just short of triggering a water cannot win. what will israel do next? the one thing it is not doing is posing for a ceasefire, and reckons it has got hezbollah on the back foot so it will want to press on with its notary campaign until the threat of missiles is removed. short of eight hezbollah surrendered and that is unlikely it is almost inevitable we could see this, is really going trips into lebanon, they have been training for it at their priority will be to find and destroy those remaining missiles, many of which are

underground. going end will be easy but getting out could like gaza take months. earlier we were joined by our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega in beirut and our correspondents jon donnison in jerusalem. i started by asking hugo about the mood on ground in beirut and the expectation about next moves. there is a tension anxious wait, people want to see how hezbollah will respond, the matter your political affiliation hezbollah and hassan nasrallah are extreme are powerful, for 30 years he was the leader of a group that is often described as a state within a state in lebanon, hezbollah is considered a terrorist organisation by the uk and us, many others but here in lebanon it is more than a militia, it is a political party with representation in parliament, a huge social

organisation with significant support in lebanon so it is extremely influential and powerful, there was shock here yesterday when the news was confirmed that hassan nasrallah had been killed by the israeli military in the air strikes so i think people are waiting to see what hezbollah will do, obviously the leadership has been decimated, hezbollah has been decimated, hezbollah has been extremely weakened by almost two weeks of intense air strikes so we still do not know how the responsible b, don't know the ability hezbollah has to organise a the sponsors and carry out a significant response but obviously despite the attacks hezbollah continues to be a formidable force, still thousands of rockets including missiles that can strike deep inside israel, thousands of fighters, experienced fighters

and the concern here is that we are seeing the beginning of a wider israeli campaign against hezbollah that seems likely to include a ground incursion into southern lebanon to destroy the infrastructure that has been built and push fighters away from the border. give us a sense of what the wider public and political sentiment is on a possible ground invasion, obviously that is difficult day different particle views but give us a sense of radio think the public mood is. i give us a sense of radio think the public mood is.— the public mood is. i think israel is — the public mood is. i think israel is unmodulated - the public mood is. i think israel is unmodulated and| the public mood is. i think- israelis unmodulated and their israel is unmodulated and their support for the war against hezbollah than in gaza will many feel the government should be prioritising a ceasefire and hostage steel. i think most

israelis welcome the campaign against hezbollah, there was celebration over the death of hassan nasrallah, i saw footage from a beach in the south of israel where the lifeguard announced the death of hassan nasrallah, a huge cheer went up so i do not think —— i think the premise that has considerable support and there is no indication at. israel feels it has the boot on the throat of hezbollah and it is going to continue to apply the pressure. as for a potential ground invasion, that comes with risk, you remember and to thousand and six the cars time hezbollah and israel had a full—scale war israel went and with ground troops and was eventually pushed back and l large number of israeli soldiers were killed so there are risks but many analysts

believe you cannot dismantle hezbollah entirely without going in with troops on the ground. in going in with troops on the round. , ., ground. in terms of the fighting _ ground. in terms of the fighting strength - ground. in terms of the fighting strength of - ground. in terms of the - fighting strength of hezbollah, we have heard of the past about how formidable it is and yet its leader has been taken out, many of the top commanders, their communication systems have been attacked in the last two weeks, what position is at end to resist against an israeli ground invasion? we have seen _ israeli ground invasion? we have seen that _ israeli ground invasion? - have seen that hezbollah has remained defiant but it has been weakened and damaged by two weeks of intense israeli attacks, communications network disrupted, its leadership has been decimated, infrastructure has taken a hit after extensive districts in beirut, also in

southern lebanon so we still do not know how hezbollah and the capacity they have two a response against these israeli attacks but i have to say there is also the impact on the population here in lebanon because we have seen hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced because of the israeli attacks, at least 1000 people have been killed and authorities are warning that hospitals and shelters that have been housing those displaced residents are under pressure and yesterday the prime minister warned that lebanon was facing a very dangerous situation. this comes a . ainst dangerous situation. this comes against the _ dangerous situation. this comes against the backdrop _ dangerous situation. this comes against the backdrop of - dangerous situation. this comes against the backdrop of a - against the backdrop of a changing american political backdrop with the us election

due in five weeks, joe biden has been a staunch supporter of the israeli leadership, this is taking place as we look to november, we do not know what level of support will come for israel and what does, does that affect the calculation of how the government is acting and its own timeline. i the government is acting and its own timeline.— its own timeline. i think it probably _ its own timeline. i think it probably does, _ its own timeline. i think it probably does, i - its own timeline. i think it probably does, i think - its own timeline. i think it l probably does, i think there its own timeline. i think it - probably does, i think there is an acceptance that prime minister netanyahu would prefer that the next president of the us was donald trump. he thinks he has better support for israel and i do not think people see any major shift in policy from the americans in the run—up to the election, if we ended up with a kamala harris presidency perhaps that could be a shift in direction but the truth of the matter as

america led by president biden has been putting huge pressure on israel to try to get a ceasefire not only with hezbollah but for months now in gaza and all that pressure has led to nothing and i think the truth is israel is doing what it thinks is necessary to protect its citizens and no one within the international community even the americans the staunchest ally of israel can do anything to stop them. i also asked of them are support for a ground invasion. not only with the assassination of hassan nasrallah but at the last ten days eliminating most of the hezbollah leadership i think that the support for such a ground invasion. 60,000

israelis cabin displaced and so it all along as a strategic victory, i think they would like to see the i think they would like to see the north see the see the north of israel is secure again. the question is what the israeli leadership learns from its military success and whether it can constructively translate it into a diplomatic, a diplomatic effort and a political solution. is there nervousness, do you think, should israel be nervous about whatever retaliation comes their way? i think it should be prepared. it should be concerned that it has introduced all hezbollah�*s capabilities, military capabilities. they are still firing rockets. no, no doubt that it damaged and harmed it quite badly, but not fatally. and at the same time, the question, the big question and the big unknown is how iran

going to to respond. on the one hand, iran has no interest in in in a full scale war with israel. but it lost a massive asset, strategic asset by the killing of hassan nasrallah and the reduction of military capabilities of hezbollah. eva homsi, emergency coordinator and head of programming at sheild association says the scale of displacement of people in lebanon means there are not enough supplies for them. the eyes were all concentrated on the south of lebanon. but now, actually the eyes are on all lebanon because of the latest escalation that took place last monday. so the number of displacement is really increasing on a daily basis, with no destination to reach more than 200,000 people displaced. you can see people on the, um, on the grounds, in an outdoor spaces,

public spaces with no shelters to reach. more than 320 shelters are opened now, but actually not all of them are accessible by the people. and even if there is additional and more number of displacement than the shelter can receive, and because in the north in beirut and mount lebanon, like two days ago, also with the displacement, it's being a huge, uh, change and the increase in the, um, number of displacement and the type of challenges uh, i'm now what are your team able to do to help. yes. so i'm going to speak a little bit about the support for the displaced people with core relief items, with hygiene kits,

with ready to eat parcels. yesterday, we were able to distribute 1000 ready to eat parcels on the streets with world vision program and with other programs like unhcr and other agencies that are supporting shield association at the local ngo. we have 150 staff members on the ground in marjayoun bell area, the area which is isolated now. no access to food. no, the suppliers are not reaching the area because of the uh, road blocks due to airstrikes. and we are trying to get the assistance to this area to the people. there is lots of lack of medications, of supplies, of goods, and the people are just asking for shelters for main materials, main needs. we are distributing the ready to eat parcels, as i mentioned, the bread, because there is no bread anymore in this area, especially in marjayoun area. no bread, no water, no drinkable water. so we are trying to support with this. but to be honest, the need is bigger

than we can until now, give and support. so we are trying to seek more funds, more support, to be able to reach those people on the streets, in the shelters remaining in the affected area. here in the uk, a rift is developing in the labour party after mp rosie duffield quit the party, saying sir keir starmer 5 team cares "more about greed and power than making a difference". the canterbury mp criticised the prime minister for accepting gifts worth tens of thousands of pounds while scrapping the winter fuel payment and keeping the two—child benefit cap. i'm desperately sorry. it is not at all where i want it to be. i never thought in a million years i would leave this party. i'm trying not to get upset when i'm saying that because it's in your soul and your heart. and particularly someone like me. i'm from a very different background to keir starmer, i think. and i was a single mum who needed the labour party. and since we were last in power, all i've done is deliver those leaflets myself and beg the public

to return a labour government. and it'sjust so profoundly disappointing to me as a labour voter and an activist and a former, you know, recipient of tax credits in a low paid job to just see that this is what we've become and it's more about greed and power than it is about making a difference. and ijust, ijusti can't take it anymore. i'm afraid. speaking to laura kuenssberg this morning, labour mp pat mcfadden said... i think you can see that she's been disillusioned with the party leader, with the party, maybe more generally, for quite a long time. i don't think this is something that's just developed in the last few months. i'm disappointed to see her go. i like rosie, but ultimately i'm not surprised that the decision that she's made. let's speak to political correspondent

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. more than three 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 140mph 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 storm surge in excess of 15ft. so that is much, much more significant than what we've seen in recent storms like idalia that hit and certainly debby.

and that is really, really destructive. so as you look around here, you know, you see some homes that are nowjust rubble. this stuff's coming in. it's fierce and and it just is unstoppable. so so there's a lot of damage that we're seeing here. cristian benavides is miami correspondent with our us news partner, cbs. he told us how other states had been affected by hurricane helene. the carolina seen the most deaths up to this point. there are also parts of north carolina that currently have no cell service or internet service, so there are officials that are trying to get communications up and running there. this was a monster of a storm if you just take a look at it. it was fast moving. it's still over tennessee. the state of tennessee, in fact, has some flash flood warnings at this point. the cleanup will take some time. it's quite incredible to see some of the

images, particularly when you look at florida and cedar key. this is a small community which wasjust impacted by idalia last year. and now you have this major storm impacting it once again. these are homes that have been completely wiped out. there isjust so much rebuilding that needs to take place across the southeast. um, at this point, we've got about 3 million customers, 3 million homes that have no power across the southeast. most appear to be in georgia, where there are about a million customers without power there. but again, the impact in the carolinas, particularly north carolina, is of historic proportions. in nepal, 127 people have died due to floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in the past two days. according to the nepal home ministry,

63 people are still missing and 76 injured. in kathmandu valley alone, at least 35 have died. thousands of security personnel have been deployed to help in rescue and relief efforts. most major highways connecting kathmandu with the rest of the country are blocked in by landslides. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. certain areas certainly don't need it at the moment, but there's more rain in the forecast over the next few days, accompanied by some strong winds as well. could be quite a torrid start to the week for 1 or 2 staying on the cool side as well. but as we go through the middle part of the week and beyond, things should brighten up. so that's your week in a nutshell. today's wet and windy weather is from this area of low pressure, which was pushing in as we went into the start of the day. strengthening winds with gales now across the coast of wales and the southwest winds picking

up two further in northern ireland, outbreaks of rain starting to develop a bit more widely in these areas as we go through the afternoon, becoming heavy and more persistent to the west of wales and across devon and cornwall. away from that, though, most places will stay dry. a bit of brightness around, especially in scotland, a fair bit of cloud that strengthening south easterly wind means that after a chilly start, it won't feel particularly warm this afternoon. 13 to 15 the highs. let's focus on the rain, though, for the evening if you're on the move. occasional rain in northern ireland, but some longer spells of heavier rain in wales and the south west gradually starting to work its way in and turning wetter too. across other parts of england, the most persistent rain, though, will be through the night from the southwest, drifting into south wales and across parts of central southern england. the gusts of wind 50—60 miles an hour, the strongest around the english channel coast. further north. drier dry a little bit clearer, but not as cold as recent nights as that wind continues to freshen. so here's the chart for monday. area of low pressure becomes fairly slow moving and almost stalls across parts of eastern england. it does mean that the

persistent rain then pushes in towards parts of east anglia for a time, but mainly parts of northern england, yorkshire, lincolnshire, east midlands as well down into the northwest and some rain out in the far west as well, where those rainfall totals tot up across parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire and the north east midlands, we could have some issues further south, something a bit brighter developing and a little bit milder drier. so northeast scotland a area of low pressure still hangs around into tuesdayjust offshore, bringing in some strong and cool winds around those english channel coast. and we could see further outbreaks of rain work their way down through eastern counties, but come further westwards and northwards much brighter. some spells of hazy sunshine. many places will stay dry still on the cool side though, especially in that wind. but the rain eventually clears away from the southeast during the day on wednesday, most places become dry and bright, but some overnight frost and fog to see the week out.

this is bbc news. the headlines... there are fears of an all—out war in the middle east after israel kills the hezbollah leader, hassan nasrallah. the israel defense forces say they have carried out air strikes on dozens of hezbollah targets overnight. the polls have opened in austria's federal election after a campaign dominated by the economy and immigration. over 60 people have died and millions are without power after hurricane helene hit the south—eastern united states. in north carolina, more

than 400 roads remain closed. 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. this is bbc news. let mejust let me just take you to a live shot from lebanon and beirut, these are the images being sent at the moment. we know that air strikes happened overnight stop these are the preparations for a press briefing from the prime minister of lebanon, which is due to start in the coming minutes and we will go there as soon as that gets under way.

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