as the party's leadership birmingham as the party's leadership candidates audition for a top job. first, let us catch up with the sport headlines of the day. jane dougal is waiting. manchester united are expected to stick with their manager erik ten hag for matches against porto and aston villa this week, despite their embarassing defeat against tottenham at old trafford on sunday. united are 12th in the league, withjust seven points — that's their joint—fewest after six premier league games in the clubs' history. senior sources at manchester united have told bbc sport "it is business as usual" and that the club is focusing on the two

upcoming matches. we all made it with togetherness, this decision to stay together and we have to improve as an organisation and how we want to have the squad in the position making it in togetherness and taking some time and how it went, we still have to deal with some injuries and also from players and he will get better and we need some time. the final premier league game of matchday 6 gets underway later as southampton travel to bournemouth. russell martin's newly promoted saints side have struggled to get going this season, with just one point so far. the hosts come in to this match after back—to—back defeats against liverpool and chelsea. and manager andoni iraola knows how important this fixture is to the fans. this kind of game, they are

definitive and every time you play, you have to take the most you can and how you see it here, it is a game that everyone wants to win and also, considerthe game that everyone wants to win and also, consider the position in the standings and i think it is a very important game for us. world cup winning french striker antoine griezmann has retired from international football at the age of 33. he made the annoucement on social media, saying "it is with a heart full of memories that i close this chapter of my life. thank you for this magnificent tricolour adventure." griezman made 137 appearances for his country over ten years, winning the 2018 world cup in russia and also reaching two other major tournament finals. now, it's been a result that has shocked the women's rugby world order. ireland beat the world champions new zealand with a last gasp 29 points to 27 victory in their opening w.x.v match in

vancouver. replacement erin king scored her second try of the game to level the score in the final minute, with fly—half dannah o'brien kicking the decisive conversion via the upright. the stunning victory marks another significant milestone in ireland's recent renaissance under head coach scott bemand, following a third—place finish in the 2024 six nations and a home victory over australia in september. hampshire county cricket club has signed a definitive acquisition agreement with delhi capitals' — co—owners of the gmr group — over a �*phased acquisition of the club.�* the agreement has been ratified by the england and wales cricket board and will see hampshire become the first county to be owned by an overseas franchise. the takeover is expected to take up to two years before completion, with gmr taking

an immediate majority stake. on the pitch meanwhile india's batsmen have been making up for lost time in their rain affected second and final test against bangladesh in kanpur. they've set records for the fastest team 50, 100,150 and 200 on the fourth day of the match. 0pener yashas—vi jaiswal got a quick 72. the hitting didn't relent, with kl rahul equally ruthless in his punishment of the bangladesh bowlers. india eventually declared their first innings on 285 for 9. bangladesh were struggling on 26 for 2 in the second innings and they trail by 26. and that's all the sport for now. england s health watchdog is looking into what it's called 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 0smond 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 pelvis 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. 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. my colleague kirsty wark joins us from glasgow. why were you so keen to make this documentary for panorama? and the seven years since i made that first documentary, a lot has changed in for the better. hrt undoubtedly is a great thing. nowadays, gp knows more about it, women talk to each other. policies in workplace and the embarrassment around menopause has, i hope, mainly gone. but a huge menopause industry

has grown up, particularly in this slick of supplements, supplements the premise women the earth in often can cost up georgia pounds a month and no real evidence of whether they work or not and panorama have the difference for oxford university and we have found 200 products on the market and promising all sorts of things for women and so, when you get bombarded with social media magazines everywhere but we with research to the deep dive into 15 menopause products in the science by the claims and what they found was that actually, only one had been trailed to establish is effective, just one and there's very little evidence for the supplements actually working and i hate the fact that women, feel duped feeling that i need to do something and ijust take the supplement and actually there is no scientific evidence for it. �* , ., , there is no scientific evidence for it. 2 ., , , ,, , there is no scientific evidence for it. it's not “ust supplements that ou it. it's notjust supplements that you looked _ it. it's notjust supplements that you looked at. — it. it's notjust supplements that you looked at, it's _ it. it's notjust supplements that you looked at, it's also - it. it's notjust supplements that you looked at, it's also the - it. it's notjust supplements that you looked at, it's also the way l you looked at, it's also the way thatis you looked at, it's also the way that is prescribed by private clinics. yes and we look

particularly at the health and very high—profile and often appears on radio and television. as a set undoubtedly, the great benefits of hrt but it is the undoubtedly, the great benefits of hrt but it i— undoubtedly, the great benefits of hrt but it i ., . ., ., , hrt but it is the maximum micrograms and issues are — hrt but it is the maximum micrograms and issues are that _ hrt but it is the maximum micrograms and issues are that anything _ hrt but it is the maximum micrograms and issues are that anything above - and issues are that anything above thatis and issues are that anything above that is not been clinically trialed and the council guidelines to allow specialist to prescribe that only if they think the patient absolutely needsit they think the patient absolutely needs it and we spoke to one of the dozen women who said and knew spoke to one of the dozen women who said in newsom health who over the lysing dosage after treatment, they were told that they were not toyed of the potential risks are of going over the maximum licensed dose, featuring women in the film, rachel and rhea, they all had a very bad experience as the symptoms got worse, the doctors at newsom health increase the numbers of oestrogen and three

times the licence amount and she developed the pelvic pain, diagnosed with hyperplasia and that is a precursor when you have that as a precursor when you have that as a precursor to cancer. so, precursor when you have that as a precursorto cancer. so, her precursor when you have that as a precursor to cancer. so, her nhs gynaecologist who you saw there and the cutdown of her film, really attributed that to the higher dose of oestrogen and that is something that we do not want women to have to go through. panorama actually had two consultations with newson doctors using a reporter undercover posing as a menopausal woman. what happened ? yes, our undercover reporter took consultations and posing as a menopausal woman. the oestrogen just hundred micrograms was striking about the two newsom doctors one of them spoke correctly and there's different things about nutrition, lifestyle and general health and

thatis lifestyle and general health and that is what is right and they all have contributed factors to menopause symptoms you can alleviated for one particular lifestyle and it is not always necessary to stick to the licence maximum air licensed dose of 100 micrograms and one of the doctors told a reporter that doctor newsom herself is on 300 micrograms patches and assured her that there really isn't a risk of basically going over isn't a risk of basically going over is what i'm saying and i was a direct quote from her and i think thatis direct quote from her and i think that is an issue that is individualise care and if doctor newsom is on it, is it ok for me to be on it? speaking on behalf of newsom health and the tort panorama nothing improper but either these consultations, there is no evidence to link higher dosages to increased risk of long—term health and more harm is likely because by failing to give women the amount they need.

so what about the fact that newson health have told the bbc that they have helped more than forty five thousand women since 2020. and many women have had a really good experience and some women do not and i think we are concerned is about the women who don't and the possibility of not having that good experience and as you heard earlier, the quality care commission into the information in newsom health and also, the issue of the menopause society as newsom said it's not a regulatory body and they are concerned with how they are prescribing and not accredited by the british menopause society as a specialist because of concern about how he prescribes. and they said they would not comment on individual cases and responsible audit practices to ensure consistent levels of care and the point is, they deserve the best and they want

them to feel that they can trust their care and trust what is being told and what we sings please make sure that the care you are getting from your gp or otherwise is the very best it can be.— from your gp or otherwise is the very best it can be. thank you for takin: us very best it can be. thank you for taking us through _ very best it can be. thank you for taking us through all _ very best it can be. thank you for taking us through all of _ very best it can be. thank you for taking us through all of that - very best it can be. thank you for taking us through all of that and l taking us through all of that and for people watching, you can see more of that panorama. and you can see more on panorama: the menopause industry uncovered, tonight on bbc one at 8pm. the film s already available on bbc iplayer. taking you back to the live pictures of the route because all eyes there on lebanon with all the indications that perhaps the idf will launch that perhaps the idf will launch that ground incursion, the defence minister defence minister sink in the next phase of the world will begin very soon and the reuters news agency saying that the is troop positioning suggests that the ground incursion into lebanon could be

eminent in these the pictures on the borderfrom earlier in eminent in these the pictures on the border from earlier in the eminent in these the pictures on the borderfrom earlier in the bill with a brief over the last few days and that, the latest line came from benjamin netanyahu of the course of the afternoon talking about a message to the people of iran in the backers of hezbollah and hamas. talking to the director of chatham house, giving me her assessment of the prime minister possible strategies here. i think benjamin netanyahu has here. i think ben'amin netanyahu has manaued to here. i think ben'amin netanyahu has managed to do — here. i think benjamin netanyahu has managed to do this _ here. i think benjamin netanyahu has managed to do this a _ here. i think benjamin netanyahu has managed to do this a week— here. i think benjamin netanyahu has managed to do this a week short - here. i think benjamin netanyahu has managed to do this a week short of l managed to do this a week short of it being back in the front foot of october seven. it being back in the front foot of 0ctoberseven. before it being back in the front foot of october seven. before this attack on 0ctober seven. before this attack on lebanon and hezbollah began, a lot of it was in the proxies favour and they managed to shoot the idf and israeli defense

forces and the intelligence got a rift of bringing the hostages back and all kinds of hostages in this horrific attack and they provoked israel into behaving in a way in terms of the casualties in gaza that was losing tonnes of international support and suddenly, benjamin netanyahu is back with his attacks on hezbollah and the killing and to have the upper hand and with rising support within israel. at the moment, he very much appears in control of this and iran is very defensive but the big question is what about iran's nuclear programme. this is been benjamin netanyahu's obsession for years think that it is intolerable for iran to have a nuclear weapon because we cannot allow it to get to that point in america has been saying for a long

time to hold back and we do not want to do anything if you don't want to do anything militarily either on this. but he feels he is in a position to put enough pressure on iran that it might begin to negotiate and we do not know whether or not benjamin netanyahu might actually plan a military strike himself. in actually plan a military strike himself. , ., ., , himself. in terms of the map, the d namic himself. in terms of the map, the dynamic map _ himself. in terms of the map, the dynamic map of— himself. in terms of the map, the dynamic map of the _ himself. in terms of the map, the dynamic map of the region - himself. in terms of the map, the dynamic map of the region which, for so long as been subtle with hamas, hezbollah, tehran, as that of into decisively, do you think? upended, es. ve decisively, do you think? upended, yes- very few _ decisively, do you think? upended, yes. very few things _ decisively, do you think? upended, yes. very few things are _ decisively, do you think? upended, yes. very few things are very - yes. very few things are very completely decisive for the region. but it has put the initiative in this narrative with benjamin netanyahu they been putting out, surrounded by a ring of fire and we have to just strike a those in the knees and it's dispatched all the

diplomatic talk of a wider piece in the region and prosperity between the region and prosperity between the two giving israel perhaps a diplomatic way to contain iran and out with it, if you are listening to benjamin netanyahu, any talk of the palestinian lands, it is all about the threat to israel's enemies at this point in the question is how far he intends to take it. it it is the second day conservative party's annual conference in birmingham. this year's event 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. but some of them have been speaking today. let's speak to our political correspondent hannah miller, who's been following developments in birmingham. they were on the stage today and they were on the stage today and they did not subject to both of them to an hour long grilling on

themselves, their personalities and their policies will be hearing from james in the same format tomorrow and the speeches as well, and in particular, the relative, the lack of political experience compared to the other candidates and is not had a candidate in the military experience. i'm not going to hold it auainst experience. i'm not going to hold it against anyone _ experience. i'm not going to hold it against anyone there _ experience. i'm not going to hold it against anyone there and _ experience. i'm not going to hold it. against anyone there and experience in combat whether inexperience in foreign affairs. applause. j foreign affairs. applause. ., ., ., ., , applause. i will not hold it against them, the areas _ applause. i will not hold it against them, the areas where _ applause. i will not hold it against them, the areas where they - applause. i will not hold it against them, the areas where they did - applause. i will not hold it against them, the areas where they did not serve our country and did not put their lives on the line, they have done so in other ways and i think we should respect that. applause.- should respect that. applause. , .,

applause. chris, look, i mean the truth is, they're _ applause. chris, look, i mean the truth is, they're going _ applause. chris, look, i mean the truth is, they're going to _ applause. chris, look, i mean the truth is, they're going to have to i truth is, they're going to have to on the record that they, they're going to distend on their argument and i will stand on mine and mine is, to years of keeping this country safe and increasing the national security act and targeting more russian and chinese agents than the previous decade and reforming areas of our security services continuing to face questions _ services continuing to face questions about _ services continuing to face questions about questionsj services continuing to face i questions about questions in relation to maternity pay and that those comments had been misinterpreted and asked about maternity pay and responding by talking more broadly about business regulations which have become excessive and this is how she explained it earlier today. b, is how she explained it earlier toda . �* ' , ., ., , today. a different question, was interrupted _ today. a different question, was interrupted as _ today. a different question, was interrupted as i _ today. a different question, was interrupted as i was _ today. a different question, was interrupted as i was answering l today. a different question, was interrupted as i was answering a different question and i do not actually think they're trying to catch me up, i was trying to explain when we stop talking about micro policy, we forget the first

principles. businesses, as a cafe my constituency had closed down and the lady who owned it so they cannot afford to pay the wages any more and i cannot afford minimum wage, cannot afford for my staff and we are overburdening businesses we are overburdening businesses we are overburdening them of regulation, tax and people are too scared to start businesses. if we lighten the burden in the business, they can help solve these problems rather than what kate was asking me should the government increase this or that. there's too much government already and things are not getting any better, maybe we should try something else. we any better, maybe we should try something else.— any better, maybe we should try something else. any better, maybe we should try somethin: else. ~ , ., ., something else. we been hearing from su orters something else. we been hearing from supporters of — something else. we been hearing from supporters of all— something else. we been hearing from supporters of all four _ something else. we been hearing from supporters of all four candidates - supporters of all four candidates throughout the day and i'm joined now by andrew and conservative mp, thank you very much forjoining us and you are backing jen rick and i have been comments including liz,

taking the skill of the defeat in the last election seriously. do you think that they are? then;r the last election seriously. do you think that they are?— think that they are? they have to because the _ think that they are? they have to because the scale _ think that they are? they have to because the scale of— think that they are? they have to because the scale of defeat - think that they are? they have to because the scale of defeat was i think that they are? they have to l because the scale of defeat was so huge that no person seriously wants to lead our great party can expect to lead our great party can expect to do that understand the magnitude of the defeat that we have suffered. and we need a plan, a plan of getting the party back together again, to have a vision for our country and we need to win the next election, we cannot afford a second term of liberal government, however we choose as has to have clear vision for britain.— we choose as has to have clear vision for britain. and he seems to us set out — vision for britain. and he seems to us set out quite _ vision for britain. and he seems to us set out quite specifically - vision for britain. and he seems to us set out quite specifically what i us set out quite specifically what he thinks his policy is around immigration and withdrawing from the, does he also need to be seen talking about other issues as well? of course, any party leader has to of course, any party leader has to

look at all the different issues facing the country but there's no doubt that there is some very core problems that we need to tackle and especially issues that we failed to deal with under the last 1a years and clearly, immigration is top of the agenda and by far the biggest issues that concern my constituents and constituents across the country were very disappointed that the previous government failed to tackle it. so, robert, i have to say is only one is a clear plan dealing with immigration and having the cap and dealing with the hr. we need a future prime minister that is going to take this matter and deal with that head on.— to take this matter and deal with that head on. ., ., ., that head on. someone said to me who is not backing — that head on. someone said to me who is not backing robert, _ that head on. someone said to me who is not backing robert, they _ that head on. someone said to me who is not backing robert, they backing - is not backing robert, they backing another candidate but i asked them privately who they were worried about in terms of the direction of the conservative party and a name dropped jenrick because they did not know whether they actually believed

in anything that he was saying during this contest. his views have changed over the course of time and he has taken the stance is to appeal to the right of the party, what do you say to that? if to the right of the party, what do you say to that?— to the right of the party, what do you say to that? if you look back at many party — you say to that? if you look back at many party leaders _ you say to that? if you look back at many party leaders who _ you say to that? if you look back at many party leaders who have - many party leaders who have different opinions and they changed and evolved and they got to where they need to become margaret thatcher, for instance, she wanted to keep us in the common market will be at the referendum in 1975, she had a very different view years later about the eu and list changed many of her views did liz truss but unfortunately, she was not there long enough to see it through and yes, robert exchange some of his opinions but i believe is genuine. i believe he means business and when he speaks he's speaking from the heart does experience in government actually has an impact on him and he realised that we needed much more fundamental reform of our system

especially when it comes to tackling immigration. especially when it comes to tackling immigration-— especially when it comes to tackling immiaration. ., ~ , . ., immigration. thank you very much for 'oinin: and immigration. thank you very much for joining and of— immigration. thank you very much for joining and of course, _ immigration. thank you very much for joining and of course, there _ immigration. thank you very much for joining and of course, there will - immigration. thank you very much for joining and of course, there will be i joining and of course, there will be speeches from james cleverley and robertjenrick and interviews on the stage tomorrow after the big speeches from our candidates from wednesday. that is it for today's verified live. pictures overlooking beirut and more strikes today but all eyes are on the israeli military with us officials telling to reuters, the israeli troops say a ground incursion into lebanon could be imminent and israel's defence minister singh earlier, a new phase against hezbollah will start soon. it could be a very busy next couple of hours and to stay with us on bbc news for regular updates. see you at the same time. —— saying.

hello. this september has seen some extreme rainfall across parts of england. south newington's in 0xfordshire, and here we've had 2113 millimetres of rain, over four times the september average and not far off double the previous rainfall record. there are a number of sites across the south midlands that have seen record rainfall this september. that's resulted in, of course, lots of flooding. another day, another downpour, and this time it was northern england bearing the brunt. liverpool's roads and pavements heading underwater. the area of low pressure responsible is going to be with us through much of the night, bringing outbreaks of rain and some strong winds for east anglia. we could see gusts here running into the 50s of miles an hour, so a particularly blustery, blowy kind of night. the winds probably strong enough to bring down one or two tree branches. could be a little bit of localised disruption heading into tuesday. the same area of low pressure, slow—moving, will continue to bring the wet and windy weather in across eastern areas of england. the strongest winds will begin to ease down as we head

into the afternoon, but the best of the weather will be for scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales and western fringes of england as well, where you can look forward to a much drier kind of day with a bit more in the way of sunshine. now, temperatures may range from around 13—17 degrees. now, over the next days, we're going to see a big change in our weather pattern as high pressure becomes established across the uk, and this looks to bring us a much quieter spell of weather. heading into wednesday, most areas will have a dry day. could be a few mist and fog patches around, and it will be a chilly start to the morning with temperatures down into single figures, about four degrees in the coldest parts in scotland. we'll still have the dribs and drabs of that weather front bringing the threat of some patchy rain to east anglia and south—east england. and it will still be quite a windy kind of day. those winds will ease, though, as we head into thursday. the high pressure dominates. a few mist and fog patches around. in the north, we could even have a bit of frost to start the day in the coldest spots, but for most of the country, thursday's a quieter day. it should be dry, and most of us

will see some fairly decent spells of sunshine. nice for a change, then. temperatures at around about 13—17 degrees again, and this quieter spell of weather should hang around for friday. but into the weekend, we see further changes. low pressure moves in. it turns wet and windy, particularly for wales and south—west england, and this low�*s going to be particularly slow—moving. next week, then, stays unsettled.

at six: israel says the next phase of the war with lebanon is about to begin. as israeli tanks and troops gather on the border, hezbollah says it is ready to fight against an invasion. handin hand in lebanon tonight there is fear about what that could look like. staring memories of the last war between these two sides nearly 20 years ago. i will have the latest from beirut. also tonight. a huge moment of history — after 142 years, the last

of the uk's coal—fired power stations will be switched off tonight. hurriance helene brings unprecedented flooding — more than 100 dead and 600 unaccounted for in the united states. the bbc apologises to former strictly contender amanda abbington and upholds some but not all complaints against her dance partner giovanni pernice. and hundreds of passengers are finally about to set sail on a three—year cruise after being stranded in belfast for months. we had a really hard time sleeping last night, we're super excited, feeling the butterflies. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, is this another crisis moment for manchester united? after another heavy defeat at home, how much time will erik ten hag be given? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there are reports tonight that a us official says israel intends