and the american singer, songwriter and actor kris kristofferson has died aged 88. let's return to developments in the middle east and the deputy chief of hezbollah has been speaking in the last hour about the leader's killing by israeli forces. he says the group will select a new chief at the earliest opportunity. a reminder that hezbollah is considered a terrorist organisation by a number of western governments. let's go straight to beirut and my colleague who has been watching what he has been saying, so what he has been saying, so what have we been hearing from him? . , ., , him? the main message of his

seech him? the main message of his speech is _ him? the main message of his speech is that _ him? the main message of his speech is that hezbollah - him? the main message of his speech is that hezbollah is - speech is that hezbollah is continuing and hezbollah will not back off, despite all the blows that at the moment it is suffering and has been suffering and has been suffering for the last ten days. we know that there have been several attacks on hezbollah, relentless attacks on its members and leaders. top of them is the leader of hezbollah, who was killed a few days ago by an israeli strike on the southern suburb of beirut. has boller�*s first speech delivered has many messages to the base of hezbollah, to the external powers, to israel and also to all parties involved in what is happening in the country. to israel, the speech review did many of the claims that israel had made, namely the fact israel had destroyed the military capabilities of

hezbollah. he said this is not true at all, he also said that hassan nasrallah, when he was killed, he was not in a meeting for the leaders of hezbollah but he was one very senior leader and two of his very close bodyguards. basically, the main message was that has a whole plan for alternative leadership, alternative plans and alternative military operations and that at the moment has boller is activating all the alternative plans. and again, once more for several times during that speech, he repeated the words "we are continuing, we are not backing off, we are persisting" and thatis off, we are persisting" and that is the main takeaway from the first speech after the killing of has boller�*s secretary general. killing of has boller's secretary general. and of course israel _ secretary general. and of course israel maintains i secretary general. and of course israel maintains it| secretary general. and of i course israel maintains it is continuing as well its operation to eliminate has boller, but from what we have

been hearing there, they saying their capabilities have not necessarily been degraded in the way israel might be saying it has. . �* , the way israel might be saying ithas. . �*, , the way israel might be saying ithas. ., �*, ,., the way israel might be saying ithas. ., �*, m, ., it has. that's basically one of the messages _ it has. that's basically one of the messages he _ it has. that's basically one of the messages he has - it has. that's basically one of the messages he has been i the messages he has been delivering, that basically the capabilities have not been destroyed as israel claims, that has boller is still ready for any kind of confrontation and he addressed the issue of any plans of israel for land incursions into the country and said that hezbollah�*s militants are ready for such a scenario and ready to fight face—to—face and ready to fight face—to—face and full face—to—face confrontations. it is a message addressed to everyone in the country but mainly for the base of hezbollah to kind of boost their morale and to tell them that basically they should keep to what they believe is their

very right to attack israel and to confront israel.— to confront israel. and 'ust readina to confront israel. and 'ust reading a i to confront israel. and 'ust reading a post i to confront israel. and 'ust reading a post you i to confront israel. and just reading a post you wrote i to confront israel. and just. reading a post you wrote for the bbc news website, you have beenin the bbc news website, you have been in the area that was attacked, a building in the heart of beirut. since you have been there, i would love to know what you saw and who you spoke to there.— spoke to there. basically we went to kola, _ spoke to there. basically we went to kola, a _ spoke to there. basically we went to kola, a very - spoke to there. basically we went to kola, a very busy i spoke to there. basically we i went to kola, a very busy heart in the capital. all the attacks in the capital. all the attacks in the capital. all the attacks in the southern suburb of beirut have been carried into an extension of beirut in the heart of the capital. this time things were different. the attack last day was a strike on attack last day was a strike on a building, the first floor of a building, the first floor of a building, the first floor of a building to the target where members of the palestinian front, the liberation of palestine, palestinian members, and basically lots of shufflings across the capital

because for the first time the capital itself that was so far, the israeli strikes had struck. this is increasing the level of tension, anger and panic across the country, especially that this area as i said is a very busy area. it is a hub for public transportation in the heart of the capital and scores of people passed by this area every single day. {lila of people passed by this area every single day.— of people passed by this area every single day. 0k, thank you for bringing _ every single day. 0k, thank you for bringing us _ every single day. 0k, thank you for bringing us up-to-date - every single day. 0k, thank you for bringing us up-to-date on i for bringing us up—to—date on those angles to the developing story carine torbey, and for your post on the live page. we continue to bring you detailed updates on the middle east on the bbc news website and app, and as i mentioned, you can also read what carine's written about the attack on the heart of beirut. there's plenty more

updates and analysis there if you want it. a bbc investigation has discovered that multiple signs of slavery were missed after nine men were trafficked from the czech republic and forced to work at a uk mcdonald's restaurant bya criminal gang. other victims were enslaved and put to work at a factory supplying bread products to majorfood retailers. baroness theresa may, who introduced anti—slavery legislation, says the case raises shocking questions about how big companies address modern slavery. jon ironmonger has the story.? police! stay where you are! rescuing slavery victims from a london house and a criminal operation lasting seven years. got two in here. just one in here. translation: it was terrible to wake up every morning - and i didn't want to wake up. i'd rather be dead. forced to live in an attic and an unheated leaking outbuilding, victims were found legitimatejobs by a criminal gang, led by brothers ernest and zdenek drevenak, who referred to them

as "livestock" and stole hundreds of thousands of pounds from their wages to fund luxury lifestyles, new cars, gold jewellery and foreign holidays. nine victims were sent to work at this cambridgeshire mcdonald's, where they clocked up to 100 hours a week. translation: the managers didn't question _ the long hours i did. they would even ask me, "are you happy to stay longer?" we've discovered the mcdonald's and the franchisees running the branch missed multiple opportunities to detect the crime. job applications were completed by gang members, victims�* wages paid into bank accounts controlled by the gang, and victims worked extreme hours. we use the term "red flag" to say this is an indicator that forced labour, modern slavery might be happening. and in my view, there were many red flags in this case which were missed.

in a statement, mcdonald's told us they commissioned an independent review and with their franchisee, who unknowingly employed the victims of slavery, have... i think it definitely should act as a wake—up call for all companies. professional curiosity goes an awful long way when considering and looking out for modern slavery. the victims were also forced by the criminal gang to work in a london factory making and supplying own—brand pita bread for six of the uk's biggest food retailers. tesco, sainsbury�*s, m&s, waitrose, co—op and asda. none spotted the signs of slavery at the time the victims worked there. sainsbury�*s says it stopped using the supplier in 2016 for unrelated reasons. m&s, tesco and waitrose all say they pulled out due to concerns

about working practices. but co—op says it carried out inspections but found no signs of slavery while asda said it was disappointed to learn of the historic case and would carry out a thorough review. it's almost ten years since then home secretary baroness theresa may introduced the modern slavery act. i think the case has raised some shocking questions about the approach being taken by some big companies. they need to look at their supply chains, they need to look at their processes. do we need to enhance the modern slavery act? yes, i think we do. you are under arrest for conspiracy to commit the offence of holding another in slavery. ending years of misery for victims, in 2019, the gang masters were arrested in the uk and the czech republic. translation: that was the best feeling i have ever had. - i was so happy it was over. while the criminal gang have been put on trial and put behind bars,

their victims are still waiting for an apology from the companies who failed them. jon ironmonger, bbc news, cambridge. and viewers in the uk can see more on this story in the new documentary slavery on the high street, available on the iplayer now and on bbc one in london and the east of england tonight at 8:30pm.? a man who was arrested after the death of an eight—year—old boy from gunshot wounds at a farm in cumbria has been released on bail. officers were called to the farm in warcop on saturday to reports that a boy had been seriously injured by a firearm. the child was taken to hospital but died overnight. health officials are urging people to come forward for their flu vaccine, after figures showed a drop in uptake last year. the uk health security agency

says there were at least 18,000 flu—related deaths over the last couple of years, despite relatively mild flu seasons. our health reporter michelle roberts has more. free flu vaccines are offered each year by the nhs to people most at risk from getting very sick with influenza. while uptake among older people in england remained high last year, only one in every three pregnant women was vaccinated. among those with long term health conditions, uptake was about four in ten, compared with five in ten the year before. experts are urging people who are eligible to get their free jabs ahead of winter. the call follows concerns from nhs england over a possible tripledemic of flu, covid and respiratory syncytial virus, or rsv. flu can result in deaths. in fact, its estimated that almost 20,000 deaths from flu occurred in the last two winter seasons alone. and that really is a stark reminder that as we approach winter, this...this infection as well as other infections can be serious and actually

cause significant harm. and that's why it's so important for those, if you are offered, if you're invited and called up for the vaccine to really take up that offer and not to delay. some people will have already received an invitation, and most eligible adults will be able to get the flu vaccine from this month onwards. michelle roberts, bbc news. a round—the—world cruise ship which has spent the last four months being repaired in belfast is finally due to set sail today. the start of the three—year voyage by the villa vie residences had to be pushed back whilst the boat was fixed. during that time, many passengers headed out on their own travels to make the most of their extended layover. now back in the northern ireland capital, they're hoping the wait to weigh anchor may be over at long last. we've gotten attached to belfast. the people are so nice and so kind.

but yeah, we'll miss it a little bit. i won't miss the weather. amazing. we absolutely love - belfast, but we're happy to finally get on our trip. yes, absolutely. thank you belfast and thank you for the delays. looking forward to getting on the road here. it's been a long wait. everyone is in this together. and it's notjust about the journey and about the destinations we're going to. it's about the new friends we've made, and we feel very close to all of them. it's like family being on board. nice to smile at the story for a change. it is the second day conservative party's annual conference in birmingham. this year's party conference is also a chance for the party's four leadership candidates to audition for the top job, with each of them due to give a speech on wednesday. we're hearing from a number of key figures from the party with rishi sunak yesterday urging party members not to let sir keir starmer "re—write history" on the state of the uk economy. also speaking at the event a short while ago, shadow chancellorjeremy hunt was asked whether he agreed with the government's belief that the economic picture

will worsen before it improves. let's take a listen to his response. i think one of the biggest lies that we've had since labour came to office is this nonsense about having the worst economic inheritance since the second world war. i note that not a single independent economist has been prepared to come forward and back up rachel reeves in that claim. and the reason is, it's very straightforward. inflation, 2%. jobs, a succession of conservative governments that created 800 jobs for every single day that they were in office. and on growth, it wasn'tjust the fastest growth in the g7 when labour took over, but the international monetary fund said that over the next six years we are projected to grow faster than france, germany, italy orjapan. so, i mean that is a legacy, frankly, that i would have died to have when i became chancellor. i think the economy has got

very solid foundations. my worry is that labour believes its own propaganda and starts taking a whole series of decisions, particularly on things like capital gains tax. jeremy hunt there — and as a footnote we should say that other forecasters are not quite as optimistic, with some saying the uk will have the worst growth in the g7 next year. let's go live to birmingham and talk to our political correspondent hannah miller. you are there to monitor all the developments for us so what are we expecting today?- are we expecting today? jeremy hunt was taking _ are we expecting today? jeremy hunt was taking the _ are we expecting today? jeremy hunt was taking the opportunityi hunt was taking the opportunity to defend his record in government, and in some ways put out the conservative party's message at a time when they don't have a leader as this leadership election continues throughout this conference. i'mjoined by

damian green, who sat in government alongside theresa may. you are here not as an mp for the first time in many years, what is that like for you? years, what is that like for ou? ,., years, what is that like for ou? , ., ., you? in some ways more relaxing because i you? in some ways more relaxing because i have — you? in some ways more relaxing because i have had _ you? in some ways more relaxing because i have had fewer - because i have had fewer obligations but in other ways much — obligations but in other ways much the same. i still know literally— much the same. i still know literally thousands of people here — literally thousands of people here and they all want to talk to me — here and they all want to talk to me so _ here and they all want to talk to me so that's fine, so it's not — to me so that's fine, so it's not that— to me so that's fine, so it's not that different. what is different is being in opposition and having a leadership campaign, which means_ leadership campaign, which means that the focus is not as it normally would be on the leader's_ it normally would be on the leader's speech and on government announcements and things— government announcements and things like that. everyone is prodding the candidates and seeing — prodding the candidates and seeing what they think of them. what _ seeing what they think of them. what do — seeing what they think of them. what do you make of the battle for ideas going on at this conference? i for ideas going on at this conference?— for ideas going on at this conference? ~ �* , , conference? i think it's hugely important _ conference? i think it's hugely important. clearly _ conference? i think it's hugely important. clearly if— conference? i think it's hugely important. clearly if you - conference? i think it's hugely important. clearly if you have | important. clearly if you have 'ust important. clearly if you have just suffered a terrible election defeat as we have, you need _ election defeat as we have, you need to— election defeat as we have, you need to examine about yourselves. the public always is right, —

yourselves. the public always is right, so we have to say what — is right, so we have to say what policies do we need to change. _ what policies do we need to change, what attitudes do we need — change, what attitudes do we need to— change, what attitudes do we need to change, and who will be the best— need to change, and who will be the best leader to do that? and do ou the best leader to do that? and do you have _ the best leader to do that? and do you have any _ the best leader to do that? fific do you have any thoughts on... i know you are supporting tom tugendhat but on the policies and attitudes that need to change? i and attitudes that need to chance? ~ ., , and attitudes that need to chance? ~ .,, ., and attitudes that need to chance? ~ ., , change? i think as tom has been sa inc, change? i think as tom has been saying. the _ change? i think as tom has been saying. the first _ change? i think as tom has been saying, the first thing _ change? i think as tom has been saying, the first thing we - change? i think as tom has been saying, the first thing we need i saying, the first thing we need to saying, the first thing we need io do— saying, the first thing we need to do is— saying, the first thing we need to do is win back trust. we need — to do is win back trust. we need to— to do is win back trust. we need to show we are honest people _ need to show we are honest people who are doing our best for the — people who are doing our best for the country and i think particularly in the wake of the labour— particularly in the wake of the labour scandal in the last coupie _ labour scandal in the last couple of weeks, that is more important _ couple of weeks, that is more important than ever. secondly that we — important than ever. secondly that we are competent. people expect— that we are competent. people expect the government to be economically efficient and to know — economically efficient and to know how to make things work, and we — know how to make things work, and we lost that reputation over— and we lost that reputation over the _ and we lost that reputation over the course of the last few years — over the course of the last few years and _ over the course of the last few years and we need to get that back, — years and we need to get that back, and _ years and we need to get that back, and i think that's really important and an essential part of tont's— important and an essential part of tom's message.— important and an essential part of tom's message. how confident are ou of tom's message. how confident are you that _ of tom's message. how confident are you that tom _ of tom's message. how confident are you that tom will _ of tom's message. how confident are you that tom will make - of tom's message. how confident are you that tom will make it - are you that tom will make it to the final two?— to the final two? very confident. _

to the final two? very confident. people - to the final two? very - confident. people listening to the various speeches this week, we have — the various speeches this week, we have a — the various speeches this week, we have a number of good candidates, but tom has a very ctear— candidates, but tom has a very clear message about service and leadership which i think hit home _ leadership which i think hit home to _ leadership which i think hit home to what people want to been — home to what people want to been i— home to what people want to hear. i think my former colleagues as it were will be impressed enough by that that he will— impressed enough by that that he will get through to the membership ballot. there has been over— membership ballot. there has been over the _ membership ballot. there has been over the last _ membership ballot. there has been over the last couple - membership ballot. there has been over the last couple of i been over the last couple of days a sense that a number of candidates have had to respond to things that kemi badenoch, another candidate, has said about all cultures not being equally valid or of the comments about maternity rights. what do you think to her making those comments and getting the publicity in the way they have? is that helpful for the conservative party? obviously in a leadership campaign, some will say things that others challenge, that is the nature of the campaign. on maternity— the nature of the campaign. on maternity pay, tom has made clear— maternity pay, tom has made clear he — maternity pay, tom has made clear he thinks the tax system should — clear he thinks the tax system should be used to help working famities— should be used to help working families and that is a sensible position— families and that is a sensible

position for the conservative party — position for the conservative party to _ position for the conservative party to take. i know that particularly when he was in the army. — particularly when he was in the army. he — particularly when he was in the army, he enjoyed working with people — army, he enjoyed working with people from various different cultures _ people from various different cultures so we are a society where — cultures so we are a society where people come from all parts — where people come from all parts of— where people come from all parts of the world and you can't — parts of the world and you can't get _ parts of the world and you can't get away from that. the trick— can't get away from that. the trick is— can't get away from that. the trick is to _ can't get away from that. the trick is to run that society successful, it seems to me. we were talking — successful, it seems to me. we were talking to _ successful, it seems to me. - were talking tojohn successful, it seems to me. - were talking to john curtice were talking tojohn curtice this morning and i asked him if anyone was listening in the wider public to what is going on here and whether anyone knows who these people are, and his answer essentially was no. do you think tom really would cut through to the public in a way that they would vote for him? ., , ., , .., ., him? tom is the only candidate that at the _ him? tom is the only candidate that at the moment _ him? tom is the only candidate that at the moment out - him? tom is the only candidate that at the moment out poles l that at the moment out poles keir— that at the moment out poles keir starmer, more popular with the public— keir starmer, more popular with the public than keir starmer, so that— the public than keir starmer, so that is— the public than keir starmer, so that is a tremendous base to id so that is a tremendous base to go from — so that is a tremendous base to go from because clearly the leader— go from because clearly the leader of the conservative party. _ leader of the conservative party, the leader of the opposition will attract public attention in a way that leadership candidates don't. so

over— leadership candidates don't. so over the — leadership candidates don't. so over the next year, it is the new— over the next year, it is the new leader's job over the next year, it is the new leader'sjob to over the next year, it is the new leader's job to establish a reputation and i think tom starts _ reputation and i think tom starts from a higher base than any of— starts from a higher base than any of the _ starts from a higher base than any of the other candidates to do that — any of the other candidates to do that. do any of the other candidates to do that. ,., ,, any of the other candidates to do that. ,., , ., ~ do that. do you think the conservative _ do that. do you think the conservative party - do that. do you think the conservative party can i do that. do you think the l conservative party can win do that. do you think the - conservative party can win the next election whenever it comes? i next election whenever it comes? ., ., next election whenever it comes?— next election whenever it comes? ., ., ., comes? i do, and i can say that with more _ comes? i do, and i can say that with more confidence _ comes? i do, and i can say that with more confidence than - comes? i do, and i can say that with more confidence than i - with more confidence than i might— with more confidence than i might have done three months a-o might have done three months ago in — might have done three months ago in the wake of the election defeat, — ago in the wake of the election defeat, because as far as i can see, _ defeat, because as far as i can see, the — defeat, because as far as i can see, the labour party made no preparation for governing. what they are — preparation for governing. what they are doing wrong is not just— they are doing wrong is not just depressing as a citizen but also _ just depressing as a citizen but also surprising. they don't appear— but also surprising. they don't appear to _ but also surprising. they don't appear to know how to run white —— whitehall. a lot of the mistakes _ —— whitehall. a lot of the mistakes they are making about winter— mistakes they are making about winter fuel allowance and so on. winter fuel allowance and so on so— winter fuel allowance and so on so i_ winter fuel allowance and so on. so i do think the next election— on. so i do think the next election is winnable. the electorate is more volatile than — electorate is more volatile than ever before so it's a big 'ob than ever before so it's a big job for— than ever before so it's a big job for the conservative party to show — job for the conservative party to show that we are the people they— to show that we are the people they should turn to because at they should turn to because at the moment theyjust rejected

us, but — the moment theyjust rejected us, but it's a job that can be done — us, but it's a job that can be done and _ us, but it's a job that can be done and i_ us, but it's a job that can be done and i think needs to be done — done and i think needs to be done over— done and i think needs to be done over the next four years. damian. — done over the next four years. damian, thank you. all four of the candidates have supporters here that we will be talking to throughout the next few days. they are wandering round here, there's banners with their faces on, they are walking round with giant crowds of people trying to win support from the members as the leadership contest continues. exciting and interesting times. hannah miller, for the moment, thank you from birmingham. we will bring you all of those addresses from the leadership contenders in the conservative leadership election here on bbc news. england's health watchdog, the care quality commission, is looking into "information of concern" at clinics run by one of tv�*s best—known menopause doctors. bbc panorama has also learned that dr louise newson has lost her accreditation with the charity, the british menopause society, over the prescribing of high doses of hormone replacement therapy. newson health says its approach is consistent

with national guidelines. ruth clegg reports. hello, louise. how are you doing? so glad you're on today. dr louise newson, a well known menopause specialist, a regular sofa guest on tv programmes like this morning. the first thing i'll often say to people is, do you think any of these symptoms could be related to your hormones? since 2020, her private menopause clinic, newson health, says it has seen over 16,000 women, often prescribing hrt to help with their symptoms. so increasing the dose has really transformed my life. dr newson is open about prescribing high doses, sometimes more than the amount approved by the medicines regulator. over the last 12 months, bbc panorama has spoken to more than a dozen women with complications, after high doses of hrt, prescribed by newson health. during lockdown, rachel osmond turned to newson health clinic for help. at first, she was prescribed 50 micrograms of oestrogen, half the licensed dose.

but rachel's symptoms didn't improve. in fact, they got worse. hot flushes all the time, relentless. anxiety, couldn't sleep. didn't sleep for days. morning sickness. over the course of several months, the clinic upped her dose to 300 micrograms, three times the licensed dose. ijust kept getting told, some women need higher doses, some are ok on lower doses, itjust all depends on your body. specialists can prescribe over the licensed dose if it is in the interest of the patient. rachel says her symptoms were getting worse, and she was having pelvic pain and heavy bleeding. in the end, she went to her gp, who referred her to nhs specialists, and she was diagnosed with a condition called endometrial hyperplasia. that can be a precursor to cancer. i've never, ever prescribed that dose of oestrogen to anybody. professor rymer attributes rachel's hyperplasia to the treatment she received at newson health.

while rachel's oestrogen dose was increased, the other hormone, progesterone, used to protect the womb, was halved. that dose of progesterone would not be enough to counteract the effect of oestrogen on the lining of her womb. the watchdog, the care quality commission, told panorama it was following up information it had received to understand if there are any risks to people using the service, and whether further action is warranted. newson health says it has addressed all points raised by the cqc, and that it maintains a cqc good rating. hello. hi, how are you? a panorama reporter secretly recorded online consultations with doctors at newson health. she posed as a woman going through the menopause, who was already on the maximum dose. louise is very keen to get the message out that you just need what you need. we have many women who are on a lot higher than you're going to be. there isn't really any risk in going over, is basically what i'm saying. gynaecologist dr heather curry reviewed the footage.

that is reassuring this patient, falsely, that to go to such a high dose is perfectly ok to do. there's an absolute risk in doing that. newton health told panorama there was nothing improper in the consultations, proper processes were followed, and it ensures patient safety and consistent levels of care. rachel is now gradually lowering her dose of oestrogen to reduce her risk of cancer, but has been advised she may need a hysterectomy. scared. although i want it over and done with and finished, a hysterectomy is not an easy surgery. it's major surgery. dr newson says there's no evidence to link higher doses of oestrogen to an increased risk of long term health, and that the british menopause society is not a regulatory body. newson health says it uses a wealth of clinical experience, data and scientific evidence to treat patients on an individualised basis, to provide the best possible menopause care. ruth clegg, bbc news.

you can see more on panorama: the menopause industry uncovered, tonight on bbc one at 8pm. the film's already available on bbc iplayer. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. we've had some torrential rain already this morning and that rain is still falling. through the rest of the day and into tonight and tomorrow, if we look at the rainfall accumulation chart, you can see the dark blues. that's indicating another a0 millimetres of rainfall is quite possible and that will be falling on ground that is already saturated, exacerbating the flooding risk. this is the area of low pressure that's driving our weather currently. it's bringing all the cloud, the wet and the windy conditions. windy through the english channel and the north sea. the rain continuing to push northwards. where you see the greens and yellows in the chart, that's indicating the heaviest bursts. behind it, a lot of cloud and some showers. the driest conditions across

the far north of scotland. even here, not immune to a shower or two with top temperatures getting up to about 17 degrees. through this evening and overnight, the rain starts to push back southwards. now, it will turn a little bit lighter in doing so. out towards the west we see a return to some clearer skies. still windy along the north sea coastline with temperatures 6 to about 13 degrees north to south. that takes us into tomorrow. our area of low pressure trying to pull away but lingering across the far south—east. that means here we are looking at a bit more cloud around and also the remnants of the rain across east anglia, parts of east england, into the south—east. out towards the west, we've got brighter skies, same for the north too, a bit more sunshine coming through. and because the rain won't be so widespread and won't be as heavy, it won't feel as cool as it's going to do today. temperatures 13 to about 17 or 18. then as we move into the middle

part of the week, the dregs of that rain moving away but the weather front close enough to still be producing a bit of cloud and also the odd shower in the south—eastern corner. but a ridge of high pressure is building across us so that means we are looking at a fair amount of dry weather and also some sunny skies. temperatures, 13—16 degrees. as we head on through the week, then, moving into thursday, thursday is likely to start off with some mist and fog, but it will be generally fine. friday, brighter in the east but we will have a bit more cloud coming in from the west with some rain.

live from london. this is bbc news. israel says it's expanding its military operation in lebanon, striking dozens of hezbollah sites and targeting another militant group. hezbollah says it will chose a successor "at the earliest opportunity" after its leader was killed. this is the scene live as smoke rises above beirut, hamas says its leader in lebanon has been killed in overnight strikes. iran's foreign minister says the death of the hezbollah leader will not go unanswered.

the continuation of these attacks could lead the region into a situation where nothing can be predicted. and all the confrontations could be expanded. the uk's last coal fired power station closes at midnight — as does tata steelworks in wales. it will be replaced by electric furnace. and, the american singer, song brighter and actor, kris kristofferson, has died aged 88. hello. there have been a lot of development in the middle east. we start in the middle east, where hezbollah has said it will continue to fight against israel and will choose a new successor to the leader hassan nasrallah who was killed by an israeli strike on friday. israel says it has expanded

its military operations in lebanon by targeting dozens of hezbollah targets overnight.