landmark for new air ambulances. and coming up on bbc news, mikel arteta against the team where it all started as a player. arsenal against psg is the highlight of the night's champions league matches as their manager faces his former club. israeli troops have invaded lebanon, in what their military calls a limited, localised and targeted ground operation against hezbollah. people in around 25 villages in southern lebanon have been told to evacuate. the lebanese prime minister says his country is facing one of its most dangerous phases. our bbc middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. israeli troops heading to southern lebanon under cover of night.

israel says they are now carrying out limited, localised and targeted raids across the border. the aim, it says, is to destroy hezbollah infrastructure so that tens of thousands of israelis living in border towns can return home safely. hezbollah turned lebanese villages next to israeli villages into military bases, all ready for an attack on israel. hezbollah had prepared to use those villages as staging grounds for an october 7th—style invasion into israeli homes. but israel is continuing its air strikes elsewhere too. smoke rising over beirut�*s southern suburbs this morning after the military ordered residents to leave three buildings. and it hit here, in the largest palestinian refugee camp in lebanon, prompting new warnings about a humanitarian crisis. as israel warns people in more

than 20 towns to evacuate, many lebanese are reacting furiously. translation: if they want to invade, let them invade nabatieh, tyre, - sidon — every house there has someone, a gun, a knife, a fork, meaning that everyone has their own means of defending themselves. and as hezbollah�*s firepower has been diminished by israel's recent intense bombing, today it showed it still has the capacity to attack. one of its rockets hitting this motorway east of tel aviv. israel feels emboldened by the blows it's been dealing to hezbollah, even assassinating its long—time leader. but the start of its ground offensive brings new risks. hezbollah has battle—hardened fighters and they will be on their home turf. this round of violence began nearly a year ago with hezbollah firing rockets at israel at the start

of the war in gaza. now international fears are growing for lebanon as its leaders warned this could be the start of a dangerous new chapter. in a moment we'll speak to our correspondent in beirut, hugo bachega. but first let's go to yolande knell injerusalem. yolande, what are the israelis saying? the israeli army is continuing to insist that its ground operation inside lebanon is very limited in its scope. it says that its ultimate goal is to destroy the military bunkers, the tunnels that have built up bunkers, the tunnels that have built up very close to israel's northern border communities. and ultimately it also wants hezbollah to be pushed away from that border in line with a un security council resolution that ended the 2006 war between israel and hezbollah. and on top of all of that, after those earlier rocket

attacks, what we had to this lunchtime, new restrictions being announced on israeli civilians as far south as tel aviv and here in jerusalem. that will close beaches and limits the number of people able to get together as we go into the jewish new year holiday. yolande knell, thank _ jewish new year holiday. yolande knell, thank you. _ let'sjoin hugo bachega in beruit. what's been the response from the authorities there? the prime minister here saying that this country is facing one of the most dangerous moments in its history. there is the fear here for days that an israeli invasion of the country was almost inevitable after days of warnings by the israeli authorities. we still don't have a clear picture of what is happening in the south, the extent of the israeli offensive, but the concern here is that this could mark the beginning of a wider offensive by israel against hezbollah. this is the powerful group supported by

iran, often described as a state within a state here in lebanon. it enjoys significant support but also strong opposition. people in lebanon have been saying they fear hezbollah has been dragging the country into a conflict with israel that was not in the interest of the country. there is a lot of uncertainty about what happens next, uncertainty about how far the israeli military is planning to go with its offensive, and also uncertainty about what hezbollah is going to do. the group has been weakened but hasn't been defeated and says its fighters are ready to confront any invasion of lebanon. hugo bachega, thank you. our political correspondent harry farley is in westminster. harry, the government is urging all british nationals to leave lebanon. david lammy, the foreign secretary, has been urging british citizens in lebanon to leave sincejuly. those calls in recent days have stepped up and over night the government response stepped up again. the foreign office announced they had chartered a flight due to leave

beirut airport tomorrow. british citizens, their spouse or partner, and any children under 18 are eligible, with the most vulnerable being prioritised. the uk government along with the americans and other western nations have been urging restraint in calling for a ceasefire. those calls have as yet not been heeded, but foreign secretary david lammy had those two say to those british citizens in lebanon. i have warned and cautioned now for months that we have seen in previous crises between israel and lebanon the airport close. and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to get people out in speedy fashion. and of course, this is now turning into a very, very concerning situation on the ground. so i urge people again to leave. david lammy went on to say he had chaired several cobra meetings, those senior emergency government response meetings, and had

contingency plans in place for other measures like 700 troops on standby in cyprus for a possible evacuation. but the message from the uk government is very clearly that any british citizens still in lebanon should not wait and should leave now. . , should not wait and should leave now. ., , ., , should not wait and should leave now. . , . , ., ~ should not wait and should leave now. . , . , ., you can keep up to date with all the latest developments in the middle east on the bbc news live page. gas and electricity prices in england, scotland and wales have risen with the new energy price cap up by 10%. the changes will see an average annual household bill rise by £1119 to £1,717 a year. don't forget you pay for your energy by the unit. so the more you use, the more you pay. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. now the weather's turning, the focus for many is finding ways to keep warm and dry. an energy price hike is the last thing anyone needs. i thought they were bringing it down, so it is — it's a big disappointment,

you feel it inside. you'd be bigger and you'd be prouder and you'd say, "oh, i can manage, i can make that little bit of extra money," but all added to everything else that we're getting put through, it's just that bit too much. the bills that's causing is astronomical at the moment — 126 quid deficit and my, uh, gas, which i'm...not proud about. but what can we do? nice to see you again. peter and pat are losing their £300 pensioners�* winter fuel payment, too. both in their 80s, managing the money will be tougher this year. it meant that i could sort of think about the christmas period for the grandchildren a little bit easier. i'm not complaining of our status, but there are people that are on the borderline. they're going to struggle, definitely. while the changes for pensioners have grabbed the headlines this summer, many others are already in the eye of the storm. the latest statistics show the total energy debt has hit a new record high. so that means, as these

new price rises kick in, we're in a position where more households are struggling to keep up with their payments, and others are falling into even deeper debt. it is still a stigma for people to ask for help. they're embarrassed. dilwara and her team help people get on top of their energy payments. how many referrals have we had this morning? 0h, we've had loads. their bill—busters scheme has never been more in demand. it is paramount at the moment. it is one of the most key elements of the work that we're doing as a charity. there is always a way out, you know — it's being able to reassure residents that there is help out there, you can't suffer on your own. with a 10% hike in gas and electricity from today, everyone is facing bigger bills as the temperatures drop. colletta smith, bbc news, in blackburn. a doctor has apologised

to parents whose babies were murdered or harmed by lucy letby. consultant paediatrician drjohn gibbs, who is now retired, was working at the countess of chester hospital when letby began attacking vulnerable babies. he's been giving evidence at the inquiry at liverpool town hall which is looking into how the nurse was able to carry out her crimes. our special correspondent judith moritz is there. this is the first time the inquiry has heard from one of the actual consultants. yes, absolutely it is. we have heard both here at the inquiry and previously at lucy letby�*s trial about the situation whereby consultants at the hospital were trying to raise concerns about lucy letby long before the police were called in. the questions being asked of those consultants, why didn't you go to the police yourselves directly? and before evidence got under way today, at the beginning of his time here in the witness box, doctorjohn gibbs said he wanted to address the matter of how he handled things. i address the matter of how he handled thin . s. , , ., .,

things. i deeply regret and i am ashamed that _ things. i deeply regret and i am ashamed that i _ things. i deeply regret and i am ashamed that i failed _ things. i deeply regret and i am ashamed that i failed to - things. i deeply regret and i am ashamed that i failed to protectj things. i deeply regret and i am - ashamed that i failed to protect the babies_ ashamed that i failed to protect the babies from harm by lucy letby, but i do understand that the parents are concerned _ i do understand that the parents are concerned now probably with firm explanations rather than belated apologies. we explanations rather than belated aoloaies. ~ . , explanations rather than belated aoloaies. ~ ., , ., apologies. we have been going throu~h apologies. we have been going through this — apologies. we have been going through this morning _ apologies. we have been going through this morning the - apologies. we have been going i through this morning the timeline apologies. we have been going - through this morning the timeline of what happened with the babies at the countess of chester hospital and the way the doctors' concerns unfolded. starting at the beginning of that period injune 2015, three babies died in that month alone and a fourth came close to death. doctor john gibbs was asked whether at that stage they suspected lucy letby. he said they didn't suspect her of any deliberate time at that point but they had identified she had been present each time. he actually said at that time they in fact felt sympathetic towards her because they said it could have happened to any of us being present during a spate of us being present during a spate of situations of babies dying. but he said as the year went a and suspicions started to escalate, things have changed. he said there was a rift on the unit between

doctors and senior nurses who were backing lucy letby. he has described the way that played out. he said, i know the parents of the later babies who died will not thank us for this but the suspicion is there might have been something else that affected the number of babies on the unit and it might be best to deal with it through the senior managers at the trust. was i wrong to have done that? he said. with hindsight, yes. done that? he said. with hindsight, es. , a, done that? he said. with hindsight, es. , ~., . ~ ,. a 14—year—old girl is being treated for potentially life—changing injuries after a suspected acid attack at a school in west london. our correspondent steve knibbs is at westminster academy in west london. steve, what more can you tell us? we know that the incident happened outside the school at around 4.40 yesterday. just pretty busy here. police say a substance was thrown at a group of people outside the school. they are actively testing at substance at the moment but they say they believe it was acidic. the school described it in a statement

as corrosive. in terms of the injuries, we know a 14—year—old girl is in hospital with potentially life changing injuries. a16 boy is still in hospital, and a 27—year—old woman who we believe is a member of staff here who has since been since been discharged with less serious injuries will stop and two police officers were treated after reporting they were feeling unwell. london fire brigade crews were here yesterday with a hazard material specialist team to make the area safe. in terms of the police response, detectives say no arrests have been made yet but they are actively searching for those they believe were responsible, suggesting there may have been more than one person involved. the school has been closed today. the principle in a statement has said that what happened yesterday was distressing and they will support families and relatives of the victims. it went on to say that this is a difficult time for our community and we will reopen the school tomorrow with all safety measures in place, adding counsellors and support will be

available on site.— counsellors and support will be available on site. steve knibbs, thank yom _ the time is 13:14. our top story this afternoon... israeli troops have invaded lebanon in what the israeli military calls a "limited, localised and targeted" ground operation against hezbollah. what happens to the plastic bags, crisp packets, and bread bags you leave in supermarket recycling bins? we'll bring you the findings of a new investigation. coming up on bbc news, for all the records lebronjames has broken this moment of history requires some help. he suits up with his son bronny as they prepare to be the first father and son on the same team in the nba. officials in thailand's capital, bangkok, say 23 bodies have been recovered from a school bus that crashed and caught fire. an emergency worker said one of the vehicle's tyres burst, causing it to crash into a barrier and ignite. our southeast asia correspondent

jonathan head is in bangkok. jonathan, any reasons for why this fire was so intense? no and that is where i think the inquiry will have to look. the wreckage of the bus, you cannot quite see it, the flashing lights behind me, they are trying to move it now after removing all of the bodies. it didn't look as badly damaged yet the pictures we have seen, the fire was intense and got going really quickly and there will also have to be an inquiry into whether people could get out of the bus. it seems those at the back were unable to use emergency exits. the government is promising a full inquiry and the new prime minister of thailand paetongtarn shinawatra, herself a young mother, was visibly distressed by the news, she has two young children. whether that makes the difference, this is unclear, thailand has one of the worst road

safety records in the world, thousands die every year and we have seen accidents like this many times before. i have seen them over many years. the government promises to do something yet i had never seen any significant attempt to start a road safety campaign, with lots of these young lives, this absolute tragedy to affect the school, maybe this will make a difference but i think the people of thailand are sceptical whether this will be different from previous occasions. jonathan, thank you. environmental campaigners are calling for supermarkets to be more transparent about what happens to the plastic bags and wrapping that are taken back to stores for recycling. it comes after an investigation tracked some bundles of soft plastic and found they were being taken to incinerators. our environment correspondent jonah fisher has the story. supermarket recycling schemes have for many people become an important way to recycle items that you cant at home ? like plastic bags.

plastic packaging makes up nearly 70% of plastic waste in the uk. although some of the harder plastics ? like milk cartons — can go in your household recycling bin, only 17% of local authorities collect so—called soft plastics. these are the flexible items, like carrier bags, plastic sachets and films. four thousand supermarkets now collect these soft plastic items ? which means anything with this symbol ? can be taken back to your local store. but where does your plastic actually end up? its something that some campaign groups have been looking into, and i've been talking to them. you see them at the front of most supermarkets — collection points for the plastic bags, packets and films that most of us can't put in our recycling at home. the signs very clearly suggest that what's left here is going to be recycled. but is it?

the campaign group everyday plastic decided to try and find out, and wrapped 40 apple airtag trackers inside bundles of clean, soft plastic. and then they left them at tesco's and sainsbury�*s recycling points and tracked where they went. we couldn't track all of them to the end destination, but for those that we did track, we found that 12 of them were burnt, effectively. four were sent overseas to be downcycled into lower—value products. and just one was downcycled in the uk. both sainsbury�*s and tesco's told us that if the soft plastic is in good condition, they try and recycle it. if not, it might end up being burnt for energy. this factory near derby takes soft plastic, washes it, and shreds it before turning it into pellets, which can be used to make more plastic products.

this is a valuable material once we've cleaned it and washed it. so what's this going to be turned into? this will be turned into refuse sacks. this is what anti—plastic campaigners call downcycling, because it's not returning the plastic to its original use. so does that mean the circular labels on the packaging are misleading? we recognise that consumers are looking at this stuff very quickly. what they're going to see is a circular image — the usual recycling chasing arrows, closed—loop image — and that gives the impression that the plastic is going to go round and round in recycling, and can do. unfortunately, that's not actually true. the british retail consortium said retailers are committed to reducing unnecessary packaging and plastics. they are trying to increase recycling of soft plastics by making it easy for their customers to return it when they're in their stores. by and large, the most of the plastic that is collected is being taken

and recycled into other products and packaging. but it's tricky because not all of it is easily recycled at the moment. the question of what happens to our plastic bags, films and pouches isn't going away. from 2027, the government wants local authorities to be collecting it from our homes. jonah fisher, bbc news. a luxury cruise ship which finally set sail after spending four months in belfast is on its way back to port. passengers cheered as they were cleared to leave the city last night and embark on a three—year voyage around the world. today, passengers have been told they would have to temporarily return to belfast and complete some paperwork. our ireland correspondent, chris page, is in belfast.

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goodbye to belfast and dropped anchor here at the mouth of belfast lough but as you can see the ship is currently pointing in the direction of the high seas but is not actually heading any further. passengers have been told this morning the liner will have to return to belfast to complete some final pieces of paperwork. we have been in touch with some of those on board, they have said despite everything it is still very positive. a number of them have sold their homes and are planning to live on the cruise ship for at least the next few years so they say when you put it in that perspective, what difference will another day make? so it looks as if the ship a turnaround, head back towards belfast city over the next hour or so, the passengers are saying in the words of one of them, well it's one more day to explore a beautiful city! but you imagine they are hoping that this stopover will

not last as long as the previous one which went on for 123 days!- which went on for 123 days! indeed, chris, thank— which went on for 123 days! indeed, chris, thank you. _ thousands of homes and businesses are taking part in a new trial which will see customers pay less for their water in winter, and more over the summer months. the pilot, by south west water, is being backed by the regulator, but opposed by others. our correspondentjoe inwood reports from devon. after a washed—out week, it's easy to forget that the uk faces a water crisis — especially in places like the south west. so, across the region — including here in torquay — they're trying something different — and controversial. teresa is one of 500 business owners who recently found out they were being moved to a new and experimental type of water bill. from today, they pay much less in the winter, but much more in the summer. it shouldn't be allowed for them to say, "you have got to do this, you have got to pay these

more expensive prices." everyone else is not paying them, but the people that are having to do the trial have now got to try and find more money. but it's notjust businesses who are on the trial — around 3,000 households have also been told that their bills are changing. cor, it's an amazing view, isn't it? yes, it's beautiful. we're very lucky. now, sheila is not pleading poverty but, like many round here, she's angry notjust with the way the trial has been done, but with south west water in general. we're paying for all the mistakes that south west water have made. they've not invested in the infrastructure and sorting out the pipes. we've got so many burst pipes around. that's all costing a lot of money, which eventually is going to come on our shoulders. now, it's fair to say that water companies are not the most popular at the moment — controversies about the release of sewage, executive pay and dividends, plus plans to raise bills have seen them face a public backlash. but they say there are long—term problems that need to be dealt with. now, like many parts of the uk,

the southwest does have an issue with water security, and the company here said they've got to do something. and this trial is actually supported notjust by the regulator, ofwat, but also by the organisation that looks after the interests of consumers. it's certainly understandable that people are, um, put onto a trial and they don't feel they have any choice around that. but, actually, i think if they have a look at the information, most of those people will find that this could actually save them money. as for south west water, they say, "our customers have told us they want us to find new ways of charging, and we want to make sure that the bills our customers pay are fair and reflect their usage." now this all matters because the purpose of trials like this is to see what works, and what can be applied elsewhere. the results from here in the southwest could one day be affecting your water bill.

we are enjoying a last couple of days of summer in the part of the world they call the english riviera and that is why this scheme is controversial. this part of the country makes a huge amount of income from tourism and they say there is nothing like small businesses like the b&b we spoke to that can shift their water usage to the winter from the summer and it will cost the local economy and that's why this scheme as well as being controversial is also so consequential. joe, thank you. the prince of wales has visited the london air ambulance to mark the end of a £15 million fundraising campaign which aimed to raise money for two new helicopters. he was joined by david beckham who helped to raise money for the appeal. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. this was a fundraising campaign that had some celebrity superpower. as patron of the london air ambulance, the prince of wales had led the fundraising drive.

david beckham was a key supporter, and today he got a personal royal tour of the new helicopter. the prince, a former search and rescue pilot, was an expert guide. tell us a little bit about that invite. it was a personal request from the prince himself. yeah, you know, i know what this means to prince william. and the moment he called and asked me to be... i had to hide my excitement a little bit because, like i said, i've been a fan of the london air ambulance for a long time, being an east end boy. and these guys rely on public funding and donations, and the fact that i could get involved and we could raise the money that we raised, you know, bought one of these incredible helicopters. so it's nice to help in a small way. prince william met pilots and paramedics who will work on the two new aircraft, which are operational from today. although poor weather prevented the prince getting airborne. thank you so much! not at all, thank you.

there was also a chance to meet those who owed their life to the london air ambulance team. mark smith suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car. what difference did having the air ambulance that day make to you and your chances of survival? you're still talking to me. i was dead, there was no way i was getting out of that one, i was finished. a team selfie to celebrate the success of the fundraiser and the difference it will make. and a lasting reminder of the prince's involvement, a royal signature on the aircraft in a language familiar to all pilots. it read, "ball to the middle, william" — a reference to keeping the aircraft straight and level. daniela relph, bbc news, raf northolt. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. israeli troops have invaded lebanon in what the israeli military calls a "limited, localised and targeted" ground operation against hezbollah. a new law is introduced which should ensures workers, not their employers,

get to keep all of the cash. we ll have a full forecast in the next half hour but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. thank you and we still have some concerns with flooding. this was the scene over the river cruise overflowing its banks and a number of warnings have come down over the south west of england recently. problems in the midlands and these are all new flood warnings that have been issued in northern england over the last 24 hours and we don't need more rain but that is what we have. some heavier bursts into east anglia and south—east england, i am not convinced that will change the situation much but better news over the next few days as high brings to three days of high and dry weather and hopefully some flood water will have time to reduce. more on that

and all of the forecast in 30 minutes. returning to our top story this lunchtime. there have been major developments in the middle east over the last 24 hours. israel has begun a ground invasion, aimed at hezbollah targets. like hamas, hezbollah is designated as a terrorist organisation by many western governments including the uk. for the last 12 months the situation has became more unstable. israel has been at war with hamas in gaza since the attacks on october the 7th, which also reignited the conflict between israel and hezbollah in lebanon. the day after the attack by hamas, hezbollah launched strikes over lebanon's southern border into israel. israel retaliated. two weeks ago — at least 32 people were killed and thousands more injured when pagers and walkie talkies exploded across lebanon, with the blame placed on israel. some of the devices were used by hezbollah members. on friday, an israeli air strike in beirut killed hezbollah s leader. since then, the conflict has escalated. our correspondent lucy williamson sent this update from the israel lebanese border.

iamjust by i am just by the checkpoint outside this border town and it's the closest we can get to the lebanese border. a group of soldiers behind me preparing to go in and this is one of the focal points of the first 24 hours of this ground incursion. it had several rounds of rockets come in overnight and a nearby town just ahead of me as completely deserted. just a little further down the road the feels that yesterday were filled with tanks are empty, almost the entire fighting force has now moved on. israel is calling this a limited, targeted incursion but sending ground forces even a little way into lebanon as a major undertaking with the israeli army. in a moment we'll speak to our security correspondent frank gardner but first let's go to anna foster in beirut. does this feel like a moment when

things might escalate?— does this feel like a moment when things might escalate? yes it does. in the things might escalate? yes it does. in the early — things might escalate? yes it does. in the early hours _ things might escalate? yes it does. in the early hours of— things might escalate? yes it does. in the early hours of the _ things might escalate? yes it does. in the early hours of the morning i in the early hours of the morning when we got the message that the israeli ground invasion had begun there was fear and nervousness around the country but especially in the south because nobody really knows quite how this will play out. israel says it will do some limited localised clearance work of hezbollah infrastructure, things like tunnel under the ground and some of the weapons they store there about the buffer so that they want to try and create and bring back is a large area and it would involve far larger than localised and targeted strikes they speak about on the other question is what might hezbollah want to do in response? and what cannot be because its leadership has been decimated in beirut. we heard the sound of loud strikes in beirut last night in the southern suburbs but do they have people left to mastermind a fightback? do they have the weaponry? i think in the next couple of days there are big questions that

we will wait to see the answers to. what are the options to stop the escalation if that could happen? really good question. i think what it requires is the international community and world leaders to get involved and have conversations because on the israeli side, they have the us, the biggest political and military backer, the uk as well sending out messages about a ceasefire but israel knows it is on the front foot of a week or so of fighting that you described and it seems to want to seize this moment and push hezbollah as far away as possible but hezbollah is separate to the government here in lebanon, it is a more difficult negotiating process. the lebanese prime minister was trying to talk about using the lebanese military to push hezbollah away but i think what it requires at the moment to stop conversations going on from world leaders to try

and get these two sides to stop. our security correspondent frank gardnerjoins us now. how do we get these sites to stop? i'm afraid at the risk of sounding repetitive i will repeat what anna has just said. repetitive i will repeat what anna hasjust said. israel repetitive i will repeat what anna has just said. israel is repetitive i will repeat what anna hasjust said. israel is in no mood to settle for a half solution to this, they want to deal with the problem of hezbollah on the northern border, once and for all because the last tour in 2006 ended inconclusively with neither side winning and it also ended with a un resolution that stipulated hezbollah had to stay north of the river, 30 kilometres north of the border but they did not do that, they built up an arsenal of rockets in the south and they have been periodically loving those at israel on their side of the border. the thing that israelis really fear is that

hezbollah was according to them, planning an october the 7th style raid, in other words bursting through the border, raiding into northern israel, killing people while they are about it and grabbing hostages and taking them to lebanon so they want to make sure an order for those residents to return safely to northern israel, they want to be able in their view to sanitise that part of south lebanon but unfortunately the people in the middle or at the south lebanese civilians whose villages are being flattened as israel tries to seek out the ammunition dumps on the problem is this is war amongst the people. hezbollah is embedded in the community in south lebanon. frank, thank you. still to come on today's programme, the wedding venue that's played host to sir paul mccartney, liam gallagher and cilla black celebrates a century of ceremonies with 100 weddings in just one day.

before that it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. thank you, sally, and welcome to bbc london. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. our top stories this lunchtime... a measure of their champions league chances can arsenal beat psg in the highlight of the day's nine games? she's had recognition that was long overdue but the first black woman to play for england insists she won't call herself a pioneer. and like father, like son. lebron and bronnyjames prepare for theirfirst season as nba history makers. hello again.

mikel arteta is known for coming through the barcelona academy but it is at psg where he played his first senior football and tonight his arsenal side's match against the french champions is the highlight as the second round of the new champions league gets underway. match one of 8 in the league stage provided a draw against atalanta two weeks ago so arsenal are looking for their first win of this season's competition. arteta knows the psg coach luis enrique from their time together at barca. an unbelievable personality, you know. huge charisma. huge energy. very supportive with the young players. always. and what i love about him is that whatever he's been as a player or as a manager, his fingerprints are all over the place. you know, you can sense that that's his team. you can see now that's his team. the way the players behave, the way they want to attack, they want to dominate games. the spirit, the energy that they have. he has this unbelievable power. and then his approach to to life and his profession, something

to really look at. i learned a lot of things from him. manchester city also play tonight. manchester city also play tonight. they're in slovakia to face they're in slovakia to face slovan bratislava off the back slovan bratislava off the back of a run ofjust one win — of a run ofjust one win — against watford — in their last four against watford — in their last four matches in all competitions. matches in all competitions. tonight's opponents lost 5—1 tonight's opponents lost 5—1 to celtic on match day one to celtic on match day one but pep guardiola is expecting them but pep guardiola is expecting them to be much better at home. to be much better at home. they're not scared to play to do it. they're not scared to play to do it. they link really good they link really good with the striker installed with the striker installed and they want to try it. and they want to try it. but of course champions league but of course champions league even doesn't matter. even doesn't matter. competition always is a little bit competition always is a little bit you know i have incredible respect in their last two league fixtures. you know i have incredible respect for my experience for all the way for my experience for all the way teams, all the teams especially teams, all the teams especially when you play away. when you play away. so and hopefully we can we can be so and hopefully we can we can be an aggressive team again an aggressive team again and and take a result and and take a result that we needed. that we needed. celtic�*s win over slovan bratislava celtic�*s win over slovan bratislava took them second out of the 36 teams took them second out of the 36 teams involved in the new format involved in the new format but they haven't won a champions but they haven't won a champions league away game since 2017 league away game since 2017 and face a borussia dortmund side and face a borussia dortmund side who also won their opening match who also won their opening match but have let in seven goals but have let in seven goals

in their last two league fixtures.

nickname. yes, but they can approach this in a positive, _ nickname. yes, but they can approach this in a positive, confident _ nickname. yes, but they can approach this in a positive, confident way - this in a positive, confident way with the pressure being off so this is a new format and we are all guessing how many points it will take to get to the next round but they estimate ten points is needed to get to the play—offs so what is that? another two wins and a draw, so anything they get from this game i think is a bonus and i can confidently predict it will not be 0-0 confidently predict it will not be 0—0 because dortmund having real problems at the back, losing 5—1 to stuttgart ten days ago but going forward in fantastic forms with ten goals in the last three games. they have a promising youngster in attack, the englishmanjamie gitten. —— gittens. psg without dembele— how will that play out? this is overshadowing a lot of this match. probably the biggest star in the psg

team in the post mbappe, neymar, messi era. he was left out in their game against rennes, subbed late in another game. lewis and ricky has the most power of any manager in this qatari error. —— the most power of any manager in this qatari error. -- qatari era. —— luis enrique. this qatari error. -- qatari era. -- luis enrique-— luis enrique. and now it is about t in: to luis enrique. and now it is about trying to avoid — luis enrique. and now it is about trying to avoid too _ luis enrique. and now it is about trying to avoid too many - luis enrique. and now it is about - trying to avoid too many mismatches in this format yet manchester city might be involved in one lighter. this will be a big mismatch. slovan bratislava. they lost 5—1 against celtic but a real chance manchester city to get

some confidence back. you mentioned only one win in their last four games but you cannot afford too many slip—ups in these so called easier games, they think it is 16 points to points to get into the top eight and i don't games, they think it is 16 points to get into the top eight and i don't think they will slip up but you think they will slip up but you cannot afford any slip—ups. for cannot afford any slip—ups. for bratislava they will be targeting bratislava they will be targeting other games and it is a bonus other games and it is a bonus to get anything from this one. thank to get anything from this one. thank ou. ou. matchday two gets under way matchday two gets under way at quarter to six with two games. at quarter to six with two games. later both milan sides are looking later both milan sides are looking for their first wins of this for their first wins of this season's competition season's competition as are barcelona who host as are barcelona who host swiss team young boys. swiss team young boys. and don't forget, new to and don't forget, new to the bbc this season, the bbc this season, you can watch champions league match you can watch champions league match of the day on wednesday night of the day on wednesday night from 10:40pm with highlights from 10:40pm with highlights available on iplayerfrom 10pm. available on iplayerfrom10pm. scotland have named their squad scotland have named their squad for their nations league fixtures for their nations league fixtures against croatia and portugal against croatia and portugal withjohn mcginn and scott mckenna withjohn mcginn and scott mckenna both missing out through injury. both missing out through injury. 41—year—old goalkeeper craig gordon 41—year—old goalkeeper craig gordon has been recalled by manager has been recalled by manager steve clarke after being left out steve clarke after being left out of their euro 2024 squad of their euro 2024 squad while there are first while there are first

call—ups for aberdeen call—ups for aberdeen full—back nicky devlin full—back nicky devlin preston centre—back liam lindsay and west ham midfielder andy irving. kerry davis has been reliving the moment she made her debut for the england women's team becoming the first black woman to play for the side back in 1982. she's been speaking to daniel ogunshakin to mark black history month. were you aware of the significance of your debut when it happened? i no, i wasn't. no, it was important to me because it was my first game, um, for england, and that's where i wanted to be. but the significance of it being the first player of african caribbean heritage? yeah, i wasn't. what about when you look back now? now, super proud of that. very important to me. but as you get older that you're educated, you learn about history, the history

of the caribbean people and the african people. my generation, the generation before me are not recognised and nobody knew who we were. it's only the last two or three years that's come about with different things. so i think it's very important that the players of today know how it started. the new us basketball season is just three weeks away and the nba is preparing to witness history a father and son on the same team for the first time. lebron and bronnyjames will both be on the la lakers team this year after the nba's all time scoring leader was joined by his son after bronny was drafted by his team injune. the two appeared together at the lakers' media day alongside his now 19—year—old son. it's a lot of excitement. just purejoy, to be honest, to be able to come to work every day, you know,

put in the work — hard work — with your son, um, you know, every day and be able to see him continue to grow. we push each other — he push me, ipush him, we push our team—mates and vice versa, so...

tips or service charges from their staff. firms including restaurants, pubs, hairdressers and taxi operators are set to be impacted by the new law that requires our correspondent, nina warhurst has more. it can be a minefield at a time you were supposed to be relaxing. can i leave a tip, cash, will that money go to the people who serve me? from today the allocation of tips act comes into force in england, scotland and wales making it illegal for businesses to keep tips. paid in cash or including when you use your card 100% must now be shared amongst staff and it applies to restaurants,

pubs and hotels, hairdressers and taxi firms amongst many. they may not get the cash straight away but the tips must be passed on by the end of the month after they were left by the customer and contrary to popular belief they are taxed. it will make a difference to an estimated 2 million workers and that includes casual contractors and those employed by agencies. the government predicts an extra £200 million will end up in the hands of employees rather than employers. more straightforward for staff but also it is hoped it will iron out the slightly awkward moments for customers. i the slightly awkward moments for customers. ~' ., , ., customers. i think there was a eriod customers. i think there was a period people _ customers. i think there was a period people were _ customers. i think there was a period people were not - customers. i think there was a j period people were not certain customers. i think there was a - period people were not certain what they were supposed to do, where they weren't they supposed to have a tip and as we moved on to card, leaving and as we moved on to card, leaving a few pounds with the bill was not what you did anymore and i think this isn't about a massive change in behaviour but it is about setting a

standard everyone get behind. there are some workers _ standard everyone get behind. there are some workers who _ standard everyone get behind. there are some workers who might miss out because they will have to share their tips with the wider team and some businesses have pointed to the expense of shifting to a new system but many in hospitality already work to ensure staff receive tips as they were intended by the customers and they welcome the legal clarification.— they welcome the legal clarification. ., , clarification. most importantly it -rotects clarification. most importantly it protects those _ clarification. most importantly it protects those youngsters - clarification. most importantly it protects those youngsters are i protects those youngsters are first—time employees coming into a job who have not got the call to say to an employer that are supposed to be for me. they need that protection because many people know hospitality is a great place to work, it is fair, right, you are protected and it is a cracking little earner. there is no clear statutory protection because businesses that fail to comply could be taken to tribunal and forced to pay compensation of up to £5,000 for every worker. the singer martin lee, who was a member of the group brotherhood of man and who won

the eurovision song contest for the uk in 1976, has died at the age of 77. singing. the pop group won the contest with the song save your kisses for me at the final, in the netherlands. in a statement from the band, they said martin had passed away peacefully after a short illness. democrat tim walz and republican jd vance will meet for their one and only vice—presidential debate on tuesday night in new york city. on the campaign trail, both men have sought to put the political skills that earned them the running—mate jobs to work, as our correspondent, john sudworth reports. in america's great midwest, votes can be hard to find — quite literally. she'll be your friend forever. in nebraska, there are three times as many cows as people. but this is a deeply conservative state, and though sparsely populated, even here, one of donald trump's key messages

is resonating. the border. he's going to shut that down. it's just unbelievable to me just to let people walk in. 0k. there's people like me ranching down there. he's going to... he's going to deport all these people that should never have been here in the first place. our message to kamala harris is, how dare you call the citizens of your own country bad people because they don't want a flood of illegal migration in their country? mr trump's running mate is pushing the same message. jd vance was chosen in part because he has midwestern roots. but so does kamala harris�*s choice, tim walz. now, i grew up in butte, nebraska... cheering. ..a town of 400 people. nebraskan—born, democrats hope he might help them win some rural voters back. it's not going to be easy. the misinformation swirling through america's political machine is reaping its harvest here too.

sometimes it's hard to figure out where the addresses are. but so much of politics is about perception. so i'm just walking your neighbourhood, chatting with voters today. i'm a supporter. on the economy in particular, even nebraska's democrats admit perceptions are hard to argue against. my own father is one of those people who was going to vote for donald trump, and i understand it. you know, people talk about how gas prices were lower when donald trump was president. i'm a business owner. i paid less taxes. i wonder what you think about the selection of tim walz, a democrat with nebraskan roots. might it make a difference for some voters, do you think? yes, it does. people do know he's from nebraskans — or from nebraska. nebraskans support nebraskans. in a tight national race, every spare vote is worth rounding up, but the vice presidential picks are unlikely to change the big picture. in rural america, trump has

the clear advantage. john sudworth, bbc news, nebraska. from sir paul mccartney to liam gallagher, london's old marylebone town hall has played host to many a showbiz wedding over its one hundred year history. to mark its centenary, the venue is set to see 100 couples tie the knot in a single day. our correspondent alison freeman has more. the old marylebone town hall has been celebrating extraordinary - love stories for generations. following in the footsteps of the famous, and in connor and george's case, theirfamily members. george's parents got married here in 1987. cheering. they are among 100 couples getting married today at old marylebone town hall in central london, to celebrate 100 years since it hosted its first wedding. it was just lovely, like a sense of camaraderie, like seeing other brides and just saying, oh, you look beautiful. congratulations. it's just like a sense

of all being in it together, and it'sjust like a lovely sense of love in the air. the venue has seen many celebrities tie the knot here, from cilla black in the swinging �*60s to tv star vicky pattison earlier this year. beatle ringo starr got married here, as did his bandmate sir paul mccartney — twice — to his first wife linda, and then his third wife nancy. there are seven rooms at the town hall, which usually hosts 12 weddings per day. over the course of today four weddings are being held every half an hour. the weddings kicked off at 8am and shona and kenny were among that first wave of brides and grooms. we've had a couple of long years, haven't we? so we had a bit of sadness at the beginning of the year. um, and wejust thought, you know what? we'rejust going to... we're going to go for it. we're going to get married. we're going to have a really lovely, historic day. to be part of the town hall and all these other people as well.

it'sjust magical, really. so yeah, it's really exciting. and now on to the celebrations. the final weddings take place at 10.30 tonight, with the post—ceremony celebrations no doubt going on across london throughout the day! cheering. alison freeman, bbc news. our news correspondent, charlotte gallagher has been watching couples get married all morning. perfect timing, another happy couple have just emerged.— perfect timing, another happy couple have just emerged. coming down the ste -s of have just emerged. coming down the steps of another _ have just emerged. coming down the steps of another photo, _ have just emerged. coming down the steps of another photo, they are - have just emerged. coming down the steps of another photo, they are on | steps of another photo, they are on their way to a wedding reception but i have another happy couple who are going to speak to us. you've just got married, congratulations. it was really good. — got married, congratulations. it was really good. such — got married, congratulations. it was really good, such a _ got married, congratulations. it was really good, such a great _ got married, congratulations. it was really good, such a great day. - got married, congratulations. it was really good, such a great day. we i really good, such a great day. we feel so _ really good, such a great day. we feel so privileged to have been chosen— feel so privileged to have been chosen to get married in this place, it's beautiful. did chosen to get married in this place, it's beautiful.— it's beautiful. did you choose it because of— it's beautiful. did you choose it because of this _ it's beautiful. did you choose it because of this 100 _ it's beautiful. did you choose it because of this 100 weddings l it's beautiful. did you choose it i because of this 100 weddings and it's beautiful. did you choose it - because of this 100 weddings and a day, did you want to be part of it?

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weddings taking place. charlotte, thanks so much and _ weddings taking place. charlotte, i thanks so much and congratulations to everyone getting married today as it wedding weather? chris can tell us. a bit damp in london, some flooding issues around cambridgeshire and the rain stopped earlier but the best of the weather today and the best of sunshine is in northern ireland. in port rush, barely a cloud in the sky. at the moment the flood warnings we have seen recently have come from south—west england so the situation is improving but we have warnings across northern england and the midlands, struggling somewhat with the rain and there is more rain to come today. the heaviest will work in a crust east anglia and south—east england, ten more millimetres. not enough to cause flooding problems or make things worse but it is across the north and west we have the brightest and

driest weather. temperatures today 12-15 , driest weather. temperatures today 12—15 , cool breeze in the east, patches across scotland, lots of cloud for england and wales, breezy and damp in the east. there will continue to be like patches of rain and drizzle moving in. temperature single figures for scotland and northern ireland, england and wales 10-13 . northern ireland, england and wales 10—13. tomorrow is brighterfor scotland, northern ireland is fine again with sunshine and the cloud across england and wales should break up but there will still be some showers across east anglia and the south—east. around 13—16 . heading through wednesday night it's colder, temperatures single figures, some first in sheltered portions of rural scotland, a cold start but there will be mist in fog on thursday. that clears the to give lots of dry weather and sunshine so hopefully we will start to see a

more significant improvement in the flooding situation as the waters continue to work down the river catchments. the bridge is 14—17 , similar day on friday, more breeze for northern ireland and here in the afternoon there will be rain but otherwise it stays mostly fine. temperature 16, 17 degrees in the mildest spots but looking at the weather picture for the weekend we see a change in the weather pattern, low pressure dominating and this will see a return of wet and windy weather for us. will see a return of wet and windy weatherfor us. that will see a return of wet and windy weather for us. that is the latest for you. thank you so much. that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy the rest of the day. goodbye.

live from beriut. this is bbc news. israel launches a ground invasion of southern lebanon. this is the scene live in beirut as lebanese prime minister says this country is facing one of the most dangerous moments in its history. hezbollah has fired more missiles into central israel, hitting a highway and you heard the sound of sirens across tel aviv. i'm lucy hockings. in other news: president biden prepares to visit areas devestated by hurricane helene.

more than a hundred people are dead and hundreds more are missing after the storm tore through southeastern states. and in thailand, at least 23 people, most of them children, have been killed after a school bus crashed near bangkok. welcome to beirut. you live with bbc news and we are keeping you up—to—date with this fast—moving story in the middle east as early this morning israel launched a ground invasion into southern lebanon. the idf have been speaking in the last hour about that and we will tell you what they had a say in a second but they had a say in a second but they described it early this morning as a limited operation and they said it would be localised and targeted on specific areas of hezbollah infrastructure across the border in southern lebanon. in

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