projections after austria's collection put the far right freedom party is a large part. and here, candidates for the conservative party contest make their pitch at the annual conference. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start in the middle east, where israel has kept up its bombardment of targets in lebanon. these are the latest developments. smoke has been seen over beirut�*s skyline for much of the day. it comes amid warnings that more than a million people face being forced from their homes. there's reports that the body of the hezbollah leader, hassan nasrallah, has been recovered from the site of friday's israeli air strike in beirut. hezbollah has confirmed that two other top senior figures have been killed. israel says they killed more than 20 members of

the iranian—backed group. israel has confirmed it's carried out air strikes on the yemeni city of hodeidah targetting houthi sites. videos have been posted on social media. bbc verify has confirmed the location. bbc verify has confirmed the location. israel says it was targetting power plants and a sea port. for the latest, here's our middle east correspondent anna foster, who is in beirut. it is really planes have been active. those attacks are continuing across the country and israel announced it has carried out this large—scale operation. clearly a real defence from what we are the a few days ago from world leaders who are arranging some sort of de—escalation. they were

talking about 21 days of no military action. what we've seen over the last couple of days, particularly with that pivotal moment on friday evening, that large—scale attack here in beirut. in the news yesterday that hassan nasrallah had been killed shows that events here are moving very quickly and it seems that western efforts of diplomacy right now are just not keeping up. with the latest is hugo bachega. israel says its fight against hezbollah will not stop, and this is proof of it. smoke over southern beirut — hezbollah�*s base struck again. driving through daraya, once hezbollah�*s beating heart, and now looks like a ghost town. some people are still trying to leave the stronghold. no longer safe. some have come here. martyrs square in central beirut, the site of revolutions, now the site of a growing crisis. lebanon says one million people have already been displaced. translation: after the strikes

against hassan nasrallah - and those jets overhead, i'm not only afraid for myself, i'm fearing for my parents, my friends, my relatives and all the people of daraa. we're all in it together. we all shed tears of blood. translation: i feel devastated, that's what i feel, _ as if i'm 100 years old. there's nothing. are you concerned about the future? of course i'm afraid about the future. i'm afraid about our situation. i'm afraid about everything. lebanon is now in a tense and anxious wait to see how hezbollah is going to respond. the group has been weakened. its leadership has been decimated, but it hasn't been defeated. it still has sophisticated weapons, thousands of fighters and allies in yemen, iraq and syria who could also join the fight. the killing of one man can set the entire middle east ablaze. israel's campaign is leaving a trail of destruction.

the next phase is likely to include a ground invasion of southern lebanon. this country is now waiting, fearful about what may come next. hugo bachega, bbc news, beirut. israel has released the latest figures from the idf, saying they've hit around 120 hezbollah targets today. in the east of the country, at least 34 east of the country, at least 3a people have been killed in a series of israeli air strikes. that number is expected to rise. orla guerin has been to the bekaa valley and set this report. sunday afternoon in the bekaa valley. a massive israeli strike, and just one of many. there were at least 30 in a single hour.

allahu akbar. danger here in every direction. this man says, "our neighbours, the jamilfamily next door, are all gone. quickly, quickly, help me!" others are fighting for their lives after strikes earlier this week, like noor, who's six years old. she was injured on her own doorstep on monday. here she was before. her family say she's very bright and sociable and everyone loves her. this video was taken shortly before the attack. noor was afraid and she was praying. her mother, rima, now prays by her bedside. suddenly, as we filmed, a new threat. well, within the last few seconds, we've had a strike,

we heard the plane in the air, then we felt the impact. the windows here shook, they rattled. and it's an indication of how nowhere here is safe. even patients in hospitals can't feel completely safe. minutes later, the emergency department is filling up. an ambulance has just arrived now, bringing casualties from the latest air strike. they're being treated in the emergency department. there's a lot of anger and tension. people are stressed wondering when this is going to stop. noor�*s family want to tell the world that they are not hezbollah and neither is she. she is just a little girl. orla guerin, bbc news, in the bekaa valley.

strikes are continuing notjust in lebanon. israel announced it has started a large—scale operation against targets in yemen as well. we can go to jerusalem and speak to john dawson. speak tojohn dawson. what's the latest? speak to john dawson. what's the latest?— the latest? israel is fighting on multiple _ the latest? israel is fighting on multiple fronts - the latest? israel is fighting on multiple fronts today. in| on multiple fronts today. in yemen, israel said it carried out air strikes on one of the country's biggest ports used to import oil and also to power stations. officials in yemen are saying the number killed is four with 29 injured. that is some 1800 km away from israel,

some 1800 km away from israel, so the reach of israel's military is long. they say these straits were in response to attacks carried out by iranian by iranian—backed rebels. by iranian-backed rebels. just a few days _ by iranian-backed rebels. just a few days ago. _ by iranian—backed rebels. just a few days ago, there is a discussion about a cease—fire planned for 21 days. apparently they work on some of the detail of that. is there any sign of that coming to fruition or is back on?— that coming to fruition or is back on? ., �*, ., ., back on? that's gone now, i think, and — back on? that's gone now, i think, and you _ back on? that's gone now, i think, and you have - back on? that's gone now, i think, and you have to - back on? that's gone now, i- think, and you have to remember that all go —— although israel was involved in coming up with that plan, when prime minister benjamin netanyahu went to new york and gave that speech on friday, at that moment, he had already authorised the strike on the hezbollah leader, has gone now so i left, which escalated things dramatically.

—— hassan nasrallah. i think this isjust another —— hassan nasrallah. i think this is just another example showing the contents of the international community and particularly israel's strong as i lay, the united states, and guiding israeli policy. —— the strongest ally. it's not really listening to anyone at the moment. listening to anyone at the moment-— listening to anyone at the moment. ., ., , ., �* , moment. the head of israel's army talked _ moment. the head of israel's army talked about _ moment. the head of israel's army talked about a - moment. the head of israel's army talked about a possible| army talked about a possible ground incursion by israeli forces into lebanon. does that look imminent? we forces into lebanon. does that look imminent?— forces into lebanon. does that look imminent? we don't know if and when that _ look imminent? we don't know if and when that is _ look imminent? we don't know if and when that is going _ look imminent? we don't know if and when that is going to - and when that is going to happen. certainly, the israelis have been moving troops to the border and everyone here if you speak to analysts, they say in order to completely dismantle hezbollah, it's going to take more than air strikes. you're going to have to push in with a

ground invasion. but that comes with risks. your member back into thousand six, the last time we had a full—scale war between hezbollah and israel, israel didn't fade into southern lebanon, but eventually they were just back and there were a lot of israeli military casualties. that is a calculation that israel is going to have to make. if it wants to achieve its primary aim, which is dismantling hezbollah in allowing those 60,000 israeli citizens who have been forced to leave their homes for the past year because of cross—border fire from hezbollah, it does seem at some point, some sort of ground incursion will be inevitable. thank you, and of course, those israeli strikes have continued here in beirut today. the sound of drones is heard in the sky and people are continuing to move away from the southern and

eastern parts of the country. there are still people on the streets here tonight as well, people who fled those southern suburbs on friday evening after the huge air strike that killed the huge air strike that killed the leader of hezbollah. many of those people spending another night on the streets at night and the government here in lebanon trying to do what they can to feed those people and find shelter for them. again, the sense of uncertainty that has really been all pervasive over the last week or so continues here in lebanon tonight. thanks to anna for that. white house national security spokesperson john kirby said israel had a right to — as he put it — "eliminate the threat" to their people and land. but he warned israel against starting an all—out war with hezbollah or iran, saying it would not be able to get people safely back to their homes in the north of israel. but speaking to abc's "this week", he said it remained unclear how the iranian�*s would respond:

well, their rhetoric certainly suggests they're going to try to do something. i mean, they're just coming out of tehran, but we don't really know. we're watching this very, very closely to see how — if and how — hezbollah and/or iran may react as well as militia groups in iraq and syria. we have to be prepared for some sort of response. we have to make sure that we are ready and we are. we believe that we have the force capability we need in the region, but it's not clear right now, too soon to know. the world food programme has launched an operation to provide meals for1 million people. let's speak to dr shawky amine eddine, who's the political adviser at the international committee of the red cross for lebanon. thank you very much for coming on the programme.— thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you for havin: on the programme. thank you for having me- _ on the programme. thank you for having me- can — on the programme. thank you for having me. can you _ on the programme. thank you for having me. can you talk- on the programme. thank you for having me. can you talk us - having me. can you talk us throu~h having me. can you talk us through what _ having me. can you talk us through what the - having me. can you talk us through what the situation | having me. can you talk us i through what the situation on the ground is right now? 50. the ground is right now? so, the ground is right now? so, the escalation _ the ground is right now? so, the escalation of—

the ground is right now? srr, the escalation of conflict the ground is right now? so, the escalation of conflict in the escalation of conflict in the humanitarian impact in the heavy consequences have been extremely concerning for the international committee of the red cross. what we're talking about right now is an immense suffering. people are suffering from displacement, hardships and finding shelter, water, food and even essential health care that they might need. as for the latest triggers that have been shared, we are now talking about a death toll of 1,600 people, with over 8,400 injured. we have reached nearly 1 million internally displaced people. sometimes these people don't have enough time to gather basic belongings and

essential they need —— essential they need —— essential i items. it makes the displacement even more concerning. displacement even more concerning-— displacement even more concerning. displacement even more concerninu. ., concerning. can you -- can i ask about — concerning. can you -- can i ask about the _ concerning. can you -- can i ask about the medical - ask about the medical situation? what's the state of medical aids in hospitals? since october the 8th, the minister of public health in lebanon has started what they call the public health emergency. it includes all the medical actors as well as international agencies that support in terms of medical response, including internationally. a lot of plans have been put in place and these have been tested all over these have been tested all over the past month. they have been put into implementation as a last week. most hospitals are

delaying nonemergency surgeries so that they can accommodate additional wooded patients. we're talking mainly about the hospitals —— wounded patients. the international committee of the international committee of the red cross has prior to rise ensuring that people who are weapon we did have access to critical health care. that's why we're mobilising staff. in order to be able to set a trauma centre and in order to be able to provide quality health care to the weapon wounded. health care to the weapon wounded-— health care to the weapon wounded. ., ~ , ., , . wounded. thank you very much for coming _ wounded. thank you very much for coming on _ wounded. thank you very much for coming on the _ wounded. thank you very much for coming on the programme. | and a reminder, we have a live page with the very latest from our correspondents across the middle east online. you will find that on the bbc news website and app.

to austria now, and projections following the country's general election put the far—right freedom party in pole position to form a coalition government, for the first time since world war two. the projections suggest the party, led by herbert kickl, has secured 29.1% of the vote, beating both the ruling conservatives and the social democrats. mr kickl says his party is "ready to lead". and he's told austrian television that other parties should review their refusal to form a coalition with him. here's our correspondent in vienna, bethany bell. this is a moment of triumph for the freedom party, supporter saying it's made history. we heard from their leader, herbert kickl, saying there arms were stretched out to all

austrian parties for polish and government. he's a very divisive figure in all the other parties have ruled out for a coalition with mr kickl in it. most of the parties say that won't form a coalition government with the freedom party at all. the conservative people's party said they might. they haven't ruled out forming a coalition, but not with mr kickl. mr kickl is a very divisive figure. he has had very strong rhetoric and he's described himself as wanting to be the chancellor of the people. that worries some austrians because it's a term that was used to describe adolf hitler in the 1930s. the uk government is to close a loophole and force ministers and shadow ministers to declare all hospitality. it comes in the wake of the row over gifts given

to sir keir starmer. late on saturday, the labour mp, rosie duffield, quit the party, saying the prime minister and his team cared "more about greed and power than making a difference". here's damian grammaticas. this election is something else entirely. what an historic night this is. less than three months ago, rosie duffield wowed by labour's landslide. now the party is scrambling to limit the damage. in her resignation letter, she said of sir keir starmer�*s acceptance of gifts, the sleaze, "nepotism and apparent avarice are off the scale", adding "i'm so ashamed of what you and your inner "circle have done to tarnish and humiliate "our once proud party". today, she went further. do you think he has a problem with women? i'm afraid i do, yes. i mean, i've experienced it myself. most backbenchers that i'm friends with are women, and most of us refer to the men that surround him, the young men as the lads, you know, and it's very clear that the lads are in charge.

i swear by almighty god that... this was her third election victory since first taking canterbury from the tories in 2017. but her relationship with her party has from almost the start, been strained. rosie duffield, a campaigner for women's issues and against anti—semitism, led to clashes with labour leaders, both sir keir starmer and jeremy corbyn trying to draw a line under all of this. one of sir keir�*s closest allies in the cabinet today said labour will bring in new rules requiring more transparency from ministers about donations they receive. ministers have not had to declare in the past hospitality they've received, while backbench mps and shadow ministers have. we will close that loophole going forward. we'll make it clear in the ministerial code that both ministers and shadow ministers should be under the same declaration rules going forward. keir starmer, who rode to power on a wave of disaffection with the conservatives

promising change, rewriting the rules may not undo the political damage done in recent days. he finds himself mired in his own battles. damian grammaticas, bbc news. the conservative party conference is getting underway in birmingham. the tories are still licking their wounds after their heavy election defeat earlier this year, but they're also looking to the future — with the election of a new leader topping the agenda. there are the remaining candidates — robertjenrick, kemi badenoch, james cleverly and tom tugendhat. they'll all be out pressing the flesh and each of them will get a chance to address the conference delegates. the outgoing leader is rishi sunak. he won't be making a formal speech this week — but he did make a brief appearance before delegates a short while ago. there is a brilliant buzz at i this conference, isn't there? it's fantastic — terrific- energy, thousands of you here. we've got members, - councillors, mps, businesses. in fact, it's such a hot ticket, i i'm surprised that keir starmer

hasn't asked somebody - to buy him one. now, i want to start| by saying thank you. thank you for everything that you do for our - party and the support that i you've always given up to me. you all work tirelessly - during the election campaign, and i am only sorry that i i could not deliver the result that your efforts deserved. here's our political correspondent iain watson, who's in birmingham. interestingly enough, perhaps because he's going, i got a great reception here. people queuing up around the conference hall to get into that event. it was filled to capacity, but that's only speech he's making during this conference. after this, he goes away, close the grounds and the focus is on the battle to replace him. they did have a couple of interesting lines in his speech nonetheless. he took some time,

much the crowd's alike, to rhib keir starmer, the man who replaced him. he suggested that socialist like to spend other people's money. lord alley donated clothes and glasses to sir starmer. he suggested that it was such a hot ticket, sir keir starmer would be asking someone to buy a ticket for him. he claimed he bequeathed an economy that was stronger than any other. but a lot is also interesting that he had a warning to his own party, saying effectively, all the squabbling in the backbiting had to stop. that might be more in hope that expectation, but interestingly enough, something of perceived slip by when the

leading candidates, kemi badenoch suggested maternity pay had "gone too far." she was talking about the excessive regulations that she saw it, especially on small businesses. but some of her opponents seized it, especially robert jenrick, saying the party should be on the side of working mums. he flatly disagreed with her. i think if thatis disagreed with her. i think if that is setting a tone for the next few days, it will be an interesting conference. all four candidates addressing and wednesday, but doing various hustings with fireside chats in front of the membership. they are pressing the flesh out and about, meeting people on a one—to—one basis, being seem to be interested in what the membership think. i think this spoiler alert is this — nothing is decided this week. it's a great platform for the four

candidates, but then mps whittle those four down to the final two and at that point, the membership gets involved. but be a result for another month or so, but we may well get a bit of that backbiting squabbling that richey do not warrant against. == squabbling that richey do not warrant against.— warrant against. -- rishi sunak- — new zealand has regained the world record for the largest number of people taking part ina haka. chanting. more than 6,000 people came together for the performance at a stadium in auckland. the haka is a traditional dance associated with new zealand's it's been made famous by the all blacks rugby team, the haka is a traditional dance associated with new zealand's indigenous maori people. who perform it before their matches. the previous record of 4,000 people was held by france. the organiser of the new zealand attempt said it was like a national treasure that had been taken from them. and finally, the actor damian lewis was the special guest at london's sheep drive this year.

the annual tradition sees more than 1,000 �*freemen of the city�* drive sheep along an ancient trading route. the actor said that "as a proud welshman, driving the sheep across the thames was the highlight of his career." very good. i am lewisville and jones and this is bbc news. bye—bye. —— lewis vaughan jones. hello there. although most of us have stayed dry this weekend, low pressure is sweeping in across england and wales and northern ireland as we speak. that's going to hang around for the first few days of this upcoming week, so monday and tuesday certainly looking wetter and windier — rather cool, but mid—week, high pressure will build in and that'll settle things down and we'll see increasing amounts of sunshine, but some nights will be cool with mist and fog returning. but up until tuesday, england

and wales will have heavy but up until tuesday, england and wales will bear the brunt of some heavy and persistent rain — again, falling on saturated ground, we're likely to see the risk of further localised flooding in places. worth staying tuned to the forecast over the next few days. this area of low pressure is the culprit, which will become slow—moving as it pushes across england and wales during the course of the night, and the rain will be heavy and persistent accompanied by strong, gusty winds, up to 60mph around some channel coasts and in towards south wales. but a drier night to come across northern areas, but turning windy here as well. single figures, i think, for northern and western scotland, and with double fingers further south, we are dragging in some milder air. into monday, this low pressure system will grind to a halt across the uk as it bumps against that area of high pressure. so, a wet, windy start for large parts of england and wales with rain becoming more confined to parts of east anglia, northern and eastern england, the north midlands, north wales. anywhere in this zone could see localised flooding,

so stay tuned to the forecast. to the north, it's rather dry and cloudy and on the cold side, but to the south, it will brighten up with south wales and southern england turning a bit warmer — up to 17 or 18 celsius with one or two showers. the rain continues across central, northern and eastern parts of england as we head through monday night. still raining across eastern england and east anglia by the time we reach tuesday morning. temperatures again mild in the south, but cooler further north. the area of low pressure takes its time to pull away eastwards, so it'll still affect eastern england on tuesday with strong winds and outbreaks of rain, physically towards east anglia and the far south—east. but high pressure's building and further north and west, and the wind will be like to hear. increasing sunshine, so it will feel warmer — 16 or 17 celsius in the warmest spot. still feeling quite warm further east with strong winds and rain.

this is bbc news, the headlines... israel says 20 senior hezbollah figures were killed alongside its leader hassan nasrallah on friday, and about 120 hezbollah targets were hit in its latest strikes in lebanon. the lebanese health ministry says 14 medics were killed in two days. as the air strikes continue, the country's prime minister has warned that more than a million people could be forced from their homes. israel has also carried out air

strikes on houthi sites yemen used to transport iranian weapons and oil. the houthi—run health ministry says four people were killed. projections after austria's general election put the far—right freedom party as the largest party, for the first time since world war two. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm marc edwards. rain stops play but doesn't stop australia clinching the one day series against england courtesy of a higher run rate with the dls. superb spurs stroll to a 3—0 win at old trafford while the pressure goes up for manchester united

manager erik ten haag.