live from london. this is bbc news. israeli strikes hit the lebanese capital beirut overnight and into the morning. as hezbollah claims it has pushed back israeli forces on the border. this is the scene live in beirut — with smoke from recent blasts lingering over the skyline. hamas has announced the death of a leader of its armed wing — in a strike on the northern lebanese city of tripoli. in the us, republican nominee donald trump returns to the city where he survived an assassination attempt. with just a month to go into the us presidential election. and thousands of students with special education needs in england will be offered nhs eyesight, dental and ear checks in school.

hello. welcome to the programme. let's begin with some breaking news. in the past hour, the israeli army says it's struck hezbollah fighters inside a mosque in the south of the country. hezbollah fighters are also said to be engaged in fierce clashes with israeli troops in lebanon's southern border area. there have also been more explosions in the hezbollah—dominated suburbs of the lebanese capital, beirut. it comes just hours after the israeli army issued an evacuation order for dozens of areas in the city. an apartment building was hit in the northern port of tripoli — where a hamas commander, saeed atallah, was reportedly killed, along with three members of his family. this is the scene live in beirut. as you can see in the distance,

smoke continues to hang in the air as we have seen fresh strikes targeting the lebanese capital through the night. our reporter will vernon has more. at lebanon's capital, pummelled by explosions yet again. this was the scene overnight, one week on since the leader of hezbollah was killed, this conflict is escalating. and the suffering of the lebanese people is intensifying. the united nations says that most of the 900 shelters that have appeared across the country are now full. hundreds of men, women and children are forced to sleep in the open. the toll on civilians from this campaign is totally u na cce pta ble. all parties must do whatever they can at all times to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, and ensure that civilians are never put in harm's way. and tension is mounting over how israel will respond to this. last week, iran fired around 200 ballistic missiles at its enemy.

most were shot down, but america is concerned that israel's retaliation could open up a dangerous new front in this war. president biden last night suggested strikes against iranian oil facilities were not the solution. the israelis have not concluded what they're going to do in terms of a strike, that's under discussion. i think if i were in their shoes, i'd be thinking about other alternatives than striking oil fields. on israel's northern border with lebanon, the sounds of war are neverfar. for those that remain, the fear is constant. it's more than afraid. afraid is something forjust a few minutes. we have one year of afraid. fear for a long time, and we don't know when, how it will finish. and more uk nationals have been evacuated on special flights organised

by the british government. another plane is scheduled to leave beirut tomorrow. israel says its offensive in lebanon will continue until they no longer poses a threat for the civilians caught in the middle, the agony of war drags on. will vernon, bbc news. as you are hearing there, there have been multiple strikes and overnight through the morning. this map shows weapon strikes across the region up until overnight. attacks by israel art scene in red on the map, and those by hezbollah considered eight terrorist organisation by the uk government, you can see the rockets fired into israel with the purple dots there. israel has marked 30 villages to leave

their homes due to safety. let's speak to tamar hermann, senior fellow at the israel democracy institute. welcome to bbc news. what is the mood in israel at the moment as there is a lot of anticipation that there will be some sort of israeli retaliation for iran's israel attacks towards israel earlier in the week. let attacks towards israel earlier in the week.— in the week. let me first mention _ in the week. let me first mention that _ in the week. let me first mention that we - in the week. let me first mention that we are - in the week. let me first mention that we are in i in the week. let me first i mention that we are in the midst of thejewish high holidays. this means that these days are actually the holiest in the jewish days are actually the holiest in thejewish year. the combination of the new year with the day of deploymentjust around the corner with a one year long war, the issue of iran is only part of the large package of emotional and

political considerations that are all mixed together. yes, people are waiting to see what israel is going to do. in retaliation for the iranian attack on the capital a couple of days ago. we were all sitting in shelters with sirens going on and off, on and off. at the same time, there was a terrorist attack in jaffa, in which terrorist attack injaffa, in which eight terrorist attack in jaffa, in which eight israelis were killed by hamas members. we are surrounded by this kind of threats. you can easily understand that the mood is quite gloomy here. however, i would say that the resilience is also high. people do believe that we will overcome this situation. in fact, we had a

survey less than a week ago and around 81 or 80% said that the idf would be able to manage with a multi front military conflict. around the same numbers that the israeli civil society will be able to withstand a prolonged conflict so... . w' withstand a prolonged conflict so... , ., so... let me ask you this. you say there _ so... let me ask you this. you say there is — so... let me ask you this. you say there is sort _ so... let me ask you this. you say there is sort of _ so... let me ask you this. you say there is sort of an - say there is sort of an appetite for that and israel of course is fighting on a number of fronts, it is fighting hezbollah, hamas and the who the's, all backed by iran. just pick up on what you have sat there. what is the appetite for heightened escalation? i am not uuite sure heightened escalation? i am not quite sure that _ heightened escalation? i am not quite sure that my _ heightened escalation? i am not quite sure that my english - heightened escalation? i am not quite sure that my english is - quite sure that my english is good enough to understand what you mean by appetite. israelis

are not really wanting to have an extended military conflict all original war, however we are being targeted for all over. i think israelis do think that israel should not compromise on its security and not, you know, stay without responding to what happened from iran. as for hezbollah, your map shows the north part of israel is constantly under bombardment from hezbollah, so certainly israelis are highly supportive of a military campaign in south lebanon and in targeting some prominent leaders of hamas or hezbollah. 0k, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts on the

subject. let's go live to beirut. let's speak to the bbc�*s lina sinjab. we have seen no let up in the strikes overnight and through to the morning. ring is up—to—date on what it is happening. it up-to-date on what it is happening-— up-to-date on what it is haueninu. ,. ., happening. it is another night of air strikes _ happening. it is another night of air strikes targeting - happening. it is another night of air strikes targeting this i of air strikes targeting this area. in the morning we can see the flames of the smoke close to the airport. in the south of beirut, but also borders the airport in the south of lebanon. there has been no information of who was the target overnight. that's the current scenario of israeli air strikes in beirut, but also in the south, heightened tension, more air strikes and the attacks are now also targeting paramedics and hospitals in

areas, nine paramedics were injured. according to hezbollah over the past couple of days, at least 11 paramedics have been killed in his ways the strikes. 0ne prominent development. one apartment block in tripoli has been attacked. we believe that target was a military leader saeed atallah. we believe he has been killed along with three members of his family. the israelis have not commented yet on this assassination. let me ask you _ yet on this assassination. let me ask you again about what is becoming a growing humanitarian situation as well. more than 1 million people now displaced, is that right?— is that right? according to official numbers, - is that right? according to | official numbers, according is that right? according to - official numbers, according to the government, it is 1.2 million now. inaudible apologies, we seem to have lost the connection to our

correspondent in beirut. you can see the scene across the skyline in beirut and that smoke continuing to fill the air. as those air strikes continue. let's go straight to northern israel. let's speak to our correspondent nick beake. what is happening where you are? , .,, what is happening where you are? , ., .,, are? yes, the most notable development _ are? yes, the most notable development overnight - are? yes, the most notable development overnight as l are? yes, the most notable i development overnight as the fighting has continued not far from here across the border in southern lebanon. this particular village are said to be at the heart of some quite fierce fighting overnight. certainly, hezbollah as saying on the social media this morning that overnight, they engaged as they put it israeli fighters, there was a big explosion, that they injured israeli troops and force them to retreat. that is a claim from hezbollah. we put that to the israeli defense forces this morning asking for clarification on potential

incidents or potential casualties on their side and there hasn't been any information given at the moment. it may well be in the coming hours we get more. we have heard some loud explosions in the past few hours. much louder than yesterday. that reflects the israeli operation growing. of course, we are in one position. this is a snapshot of what is happening. in the past hour or so, it is worth pointing out, if we go the south appear to gaza, the israeli forces there are telling more people to evacuate, in the centre of the gaza strip and at the same time, the hamas run health and ministry in gaza are saying that 23 people have been killed in operations there today. there is a lot of speculation about what israel's next move might be for retaliation against iran for their strikes towards israel earlier in the week. some mutterings that

retaliation could come at any hour from retaliation could come at any hourfrom now. retaliation could come at any hour from now.— retaliation could come at any hour from now. yes, the prime minister benjamin _ hour from now. yes, the prime minister benjamin netanyahu, | minister benjamin netanyahu, with hours of the attack on tuesday night when iran sent some 180 ballistic missiles across to israel, keith responded saying they would be great consequences for tehran. since then there has been a vacuum of information. it has been the jewish vacuum of information. it has been thejewish new vacuum of information. it has been the jewish new year holiday. that's one exhalation as to why we have not seen anything yet. in the absence of anything yet. in the absence of any firm military action for the israelis, there has been lots of speculation, notably on the us, what with the americans tolerate or be prepared to help with in terms of the israeli response? we heard president biden, he was asked festival what you support any attack on iranians nuclear facilities or development facilities? he said he wouldn't. then they were in

conversations about possibly hitting arabian oil facilities. the latest we hear is that he would not want to see that. —— iranians. the israelis have been calibrating what they are going to do next. now the holidays are over here, we might see some tense activity in the coming hours or days. let's bring lina in beirut back into the conversation. i was asking you earlier before we lost your line about the growing humanitarian situation, more than1 million people now displaced in lebanon. where are they going and are they getting enough support and shelter and food and aid? the enough support and shelter and food and aid?— food and aid? the government officially says _ food and aid? the government officially says that _ food and aid? the government officially says that the - food and aid? the government officially says that the number| officially says that the number has reached over 1.2 million people _ has reached over 1.2 million people who are displaced, but of course, not every family who has fled — of course, not every family who has fled for safety had registered to inform the government of their whereabouts, so we expect the number — whereabouts, so we expect the number to be

whereabouts, so we expect the numberto be higherthan whereabouts, so we expect the number to be higher than that. we have — number to be higher than that. we have seen an exodus of people _ we have seen an exodus of people fleeing the south of beirut. _ people fleeing the south of beirut, the south of lebanon, but also — beirut, the south of lebanon, but also people seeking shelter in and — but also people seeking shelter in and around beirut, particularly here in this area of western beirut, where many housing — of western beirut, where many housing has been established for them. the government says the un — for them. the government says the un has some 900 shelter is full of— the un has some 900 shelter is full of people, full of displaced people, some are escaping to the mountains, but there _ escaping to the mountains, but there are — escaping to the mountains, but there are still people leaving there are still people leaving the country through the airports and we have reports as well _ airports and we have reports as well that — airports and we have reports as well that the border crossing with— well that the border crossing with syria that was targeted yesterday and put out of service, _ yesterday and put out of service, at least 300,000 have fled through that border. imagine the scale of people running _ imagine the scale of people running for safety. and all of those, — running for safety. and all of those, they need in addition to shelter. — those, they need in addition to shelter, they need food, medicine, care and a lot of international aid is coming in, but the — international aid is coming in, but the demand is more than what — but the demand is more than

what is — but the demand is more than what is available at the moment. what is available at the moment-— what is available at the moment. . �* ., . ~ moment. lina in beirut and nick in northern _ moment. lina in beirut and nick in northern israel. _ moment. lina in beirut and nick in northern israel. thank- moment. lina in beirut and nick in northern israel. thank you - in northern israel. thank you for sharing those developments. military transport planes and civilian charter flights are using beirut airport to evacuate. even as israeli as strikes have continued. britain has flown out three charter flights with a fourth due to leave on sunday. the south korean air force flew ninety—seven nationals out of the country early on saturday. australia — which had 15,000 citizens in lebanon — has been flying aircraft in from nearby cyprus. there are also plans for a seaborne evacuation. china said 200 citizens had been safely evacuated. we will of course they are crass developments in the middle east and we have a live page on the bbc news website and the bbc news app with detailed accounts and analysis as well from our correspondence

on the ground. let's turn to the us. the republican nominee for the us presidency, donald trump, will return to the city of butler in the state of pennsylvania later today — where he was injured in an assassination attempt at a rally injuly. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghue, who was there at the time of the attack, has returned to the swing state to speak to people who were affected that day — including the widow of a former volunteer fire—fighter who was killed — hit by a bullet meant for mr trump. if you want to really see something... it's a moment that will go down in history... ..take a look at what happened... gunshots. ..a former president coming within inches of losing his life. there's frantic activity among the police... is he hit? a book bag next to him. give me a bleep hard line! ..as they look for other possible gunmen. this building, he was on top of this building! meanwhile, those closest

to the stage are watching donald trump on the floor. this video, taken just moments later. while donald trump survived, corey comperatore did not. the former volunteer fire chief losing his life as he protected his wife and daughters. his widow, helen, told me how they'd been childhood sweethearts. the day before he was killed, my youngest daughter pulled out his senior photo that he had given to me. and on the back he had written that i was his best... ..thanked me for being his best friend. and he actually teared up and looked at me and said, "thank you for being my best friend." so it was just kind of weird that we had that moment, you know, the day before. throughout the rally, corey had joked how he believed the former president would get him up on stage. less than a week later, corey's jacket was displayed

on stage as donald trump accepted the republican nomination. ..i just cried because, you know, i said, "he got his moment on stage with trump." so, you know, it was kind of like a nice moment, but it was a sad moment at the same time. two people with an exceptional view that day were a mother and son, 11—year—old gino, dressed as the former president, just feet from the stage. i felt everything. i felt sad, scared, mad that someone would do this. there were police were down there — there were police were down there running _ there were police were down there running round - there were police were down there running round on- there were police were down there running round on the l there running round on the ground~ _ there running round on the ground~ and _ there running round on the ground~ and i_ there running round on the ground. and i was- there running round on the ground. and i was like, - there running round on the - ground. and i was like, there's a guy— ground. and i was like, there's a guyuu— ground. and i was like, there's a guy up there _ ground. and i was like, there's a guy up there with _ ground. and i was like, there's a guy up there with a _ ground. and i was like, there's a guy up there with a rifle! - just outside the rally, me and my team were talking to trump supporters about what they'd seen

when one man told us an extraordinary story. his words would reverberate around the world. three months later, he has no regrets. i feel proud of it. i everything that i told you that| night has proven out to be true from everything that's come out since then. _ there's still no clear answer to the question why thomas crooks attempted to assassinate donald trump. but we do now have a much clearer idea about the series of security blunders that allowed him to do so. he was able to fly a drone over the site undetected. police saw him using a rangefinder tojudge the distance to the stage, yet still he was able to climb onto a roof and fire eight shots. moments after that, crooks was dead, a single shot to the head from a secret service sniper. multiple inquiries are trying to establish who was to blame, with much of the focus now on the actions of the secret service. if you're the secret service, if you're homeland security, if you're the most elite of the elite, how

could you have failed in almost every single thing that needed to be covered? do you feel angry about losing him? yeah. very. i'm angry because...there were a lot of mistakes made that day. and it didn't have to happen. it didn't have to happen. there are mixed feelings about donald trump's return to butler. some parents deciding to keep their children away. but in this staunchly pro—trump county, many believe they owe it to the former president to welcome him back. gary 0'donoghue, bbc news, butler, pennsylvania. 0ne one month to go until the us presidential election. children and young people in england with special educational needs will be offered nhs eyesight, dental and ear checks in their schools from next year. all residential special schools and colleges will be included,

to reach 18,000 pupils. here's more from our health reporter, michelle roberts. hi, rashid. are you ready for the hearing screening today? going for a hearing test can be daunting. not least if you are a young person who is visually impaired and has learning difficulties. this special residential school in south london is part of a new nhs scheme getting trained teachers to do the cheques themselves. problems can be spotted sooner and quickly referred to be treated. your ears are absolutely fine. i have been having a hearing check and that is good. lily, who is 15, is partially sighted and has been worried about her hearing as well because deafness runs in her family. i was a bit scared that when i get older that i would inherit that as well. so i really wanted my ears checked to make sure that i'm 0k.

her teacher did this screening, which lily says was a far better experience than going to a clinic. i do not like going to the doctor because i find it a bit scary. but at school it is more comfortable because i know everyone here so it is much more relaxed. tell me about what it felt like having the hearing test. it felt a little funny. in the ear. a little weird. but it was only in there for a couple of seconds so it was ok. and what were the results when you got the test results back? perfect. that is really good. she will continue to have regular checks to make sure it remains that way. we can keep on top of it and if anything changes we know straightaway. see that hole down there? it is a perforation. the boy with the hole in his eardrum had been anxious

about having the checkup. it took a few tries to get in there and we also- needed breaks throughout. we had the luxury to stop - and follow—up the following day with the same people - in the same place, having given him the verbal support and physical support. - we got to this result. without that, it would be another appointment- in one month's time. he may have gotten healed - anyway, great, but what if not? for students with complex - needs, they lose so much time off school for appointmentsl so at least this appointment can happen here. are we ready? ready everybody? are we ready? staff at the school says it has been really beneficial for students. zoom zoom zoom! yes! this is the best place because they know this space. being able to offer this, again, during the school day

with people who are very familiar with these young people is a massive benefit for families, for the community, for school, for everyone. nhs eyesight, dental and ear checks will soon be offered to all residential special schools and colleges in england, reaching 18,000 pupils. michelle roberts, bbc news. before we leave you this half hour, let's take you live to beirut, the scene over the capital there as strikes have been continuing. we have heard that israel have confirmed a strike on what they described as an hamas command centre near as an hamas command centre near a hospital. yesterday there were reports of an israeli strike near a hospital in a southern lebanon town. israel's military says they were

operating inside a command centre that they say they located beside a mosque next to the hospital. hello. it was a chilly spark that it must start for most of us. that is now cleared away and the rest of the day, we are looking at sunny spells very widely. that's down to the fact that we have got low pressure moving on from the west. this front will bring rain on, but high pressure setting on the east is winning out and dominating the weatherfor most of winning out and dominating the weather for most of us. england has dry and fine, long spells of sunshine, the parts of northern ireland and scotland, down into the central belt, we are looking at more sunshine developing into the afternoon. still a bit of rain to the north—west of scotland. top temperatures in the mid to high teens. feeling pleasantly mild out there. through the evening

hours, this rain will move across the south of england and wales too. it could be becoming more light and patchy in nature. we might be hoping to get a glimpse of the northern lights tonight, but we will see cloud in some parts, the best chances across northern scotland. this front tomorrow edges its way further eastwards. the warm front petering out through the day, a few spots of rain through the day, england and scotland as well, some heavier bursts for northern ireland and parts of wales as that goes through this afternoon, but most places staying dry. top temperatures tomorrow similar to today, especially in the south with the breeze, coming in with mild air, 17 or 18 degrees and cooler across the north of scotland. monday and tuesday, you can see the winds wrapping around an area of pressure, so towards the south, a big area of rain here is likely to be

the remnants of ex—hurricane kirk. that could bring rain for some of us into the week. that will be around on monday as well. in between any of the showers, still sunshine, reasonably mild with temperatures in the high teens. through the middle of the week, wednesday and possibly thursday, although the ex—hurricane may possibly stay to the south, that could be windy throughout the week and things turning colder again towards the end of next week.

this is bbc news, the headlines: there have been explosions in beirut overnight and into the morning — as israel's ground and air attacks continue in lebanon. hezbollah claims its fighters have pushed back israeli troops near lebanon's southern border. these are live pictures from beirut now, where smoke from recent blasts is obscuring the city's skyline. that smoke can be seen from the tarmac at beirut airport, where a growing number of countries have organised chartered planes and militaryjets to evacuate their citizens. hamas has announced the death of a leader of its armed wing, along with three of his family members, in a strike on the northern lebanese city of tripoli.

and — t�*s one month until the us election and the presidential hopefuls ramping up their campaigns in battleground states — kamala harris has been in michigan, while donald trump is due to return to butler — the city in pennsylvania where he survived an assassination attempt injuly. hello, welcome to the programme. more explosions have been reported during the night in the hezbollah—dominated suburbs of the lebanese capital, beirut. there's also been an israeli strike on an apartment building in the northern lebanese city of tripoli. and hezbollah fighters are said to be engaged in fierce clashes with israeli troops in lebanon's southern border area. you can see quite clearly from the live pictures, the smoke continues to rise in the air,

in the aftermath of the strikes which have continued to hit the lebanese capital. markjuergensmeyer is a professor in global studies at the university of california, santa barbara. he gave his assessment of the situation in the middle east after events in the past week. i don't think either israel or iran wants and certainly the united states does not want a war this close to the election. and if israel was directly involved with iran in a military engagement, the us would have to come to its defence. but i don't think any of the parties want that to happen. but i think mainly netanyahu's game is a kind of short term strategy. he wants to degrade the capacity of hezbollah to militarily attack, just as he's trying to degrade the ability of hamas to militarily attack. but the problem in doing so, he has to attack in a place where there are a lot of innocent people, because the headquarters

of hezbollah, like hamas, is surrounded by residences. and so in order to get at the hamas and hezbollah leaders, you have to destroy a lot of residences, a lot of people, and this means an enormous amount of suffering. so in the short term, yes, he's degraded their military capacity. but in the long term, the kind of resentment and anger that's created by these attacks will certainly make it more difficult for any kind of negotiated settlement between israel and its neighbours in the future, both in palestine and in lebanon. let's speak to the head of communication at caritas lebanon — mazen moussawer. just to explain, your organisation provides economic development, health and social care and emergency help for people in lebanon. is that correct?—

people in lebanon. is that correct? , , ., ,, correct? yes, absolutely. thank ou for correct? yes, absolutely. thank you for having _ correct? yes, absolutely. thank you for having me _ correct? yes, absolutely. thank you for having me on _ correct? yes, absolutely. thank you for having me on the - correct? yes, absolutely. thank you for having me on the show. | you for having me on the show. thank you for being here. tell us what kind of help you are giving people right now, when we see more than a million people now in lebanon displaced, forced to leave their homes.— displaced, forced to leave theirhomes. a . , ., their homes. actually, we have been providing _ their homes. actually, we have been providing this _ their homes. actually, we have been providing this kind - their homes. actually, we have been providing this kind of - been providing this kind of help from all ways. starting in october 2023, we were on the ground, people were fleeing the southern regions but since the 23rd of september, it has been catastrophic. we have more than 50,000 internally despised families registered because of the bombing or because of the houses being displaced. but the registered are around 300,000.

we offered health, social and protection all through our volunteers. so within the health department, we offer consultation with doctors, we have doctors on the ground, doctors in the shelters, and also we offer medicine, the medications that are much needed right now, there are health support, from doctor appointments, doctor consultation, medications and of course psychological support for the women and children that are in very bad shape. we have mobile clinics as well, we have medical mobile clinics, for the people who could not leave the houses, orfor the people who cannot make... let houses, or for the people who cannot make. . .— houses, or for the people who cannot make... let me ask you, ou set

cannot make... let me ask you, you set out _ cannot make... let me ask you, you set out a — cannot make... let me ask you, you set out a really _ cannot make... let me ask you, you set out a really extensive i you set out a really extensive level of support you're trying to provide to all those people who are displaced but what would you say is your greatest need at the moment? we would you say is your greatest need at the moment?- need at the moment? we are talkin: need at the moment? we are talking as _ need at the moment? we are talking as well _ need at the moment? we are talking as well about - need at the moment? we are talking as well about social i talking as well about social relief, food boxes, stuff that people they need, we have international partners. the biggest challenge right now is the winter that is coming, people need mattresses, blankets, winter support and essentially, the health support and the social support. we are talking about a lot of medication needed, we are talking about the basic needs for a decent living, if you can call that decent, for any kind of living, so medical supplies, definitely food etc, but as well as something to get these people in these shelters that

are not ready to support there. and of course all of this coming when lebanon is already living through an economic crisis. it has already been a struggle for millions of people. struggle for millions of people-— struggle for millions of --eole. . ., ., struggle for millions of n-eole. . . ., struggle for millions of --eole. ., ., ., ., people. imagine that on top of the refugees — people. imagine that on top of the refugees in _ people. imagine that on top of the refugees in the _ people. imagine that on top of the refugees in the country, i people. imagine that on top of the refugees in the country, a| the refugees in the country, a total collapse in infrastructure, the structure of the lebanese country as a whole is totally collapsed, and yes, the economic downfall has left us with almost no resources at the moment. so we are using everything the organising has, we are standing with the lebanese people, as we always have and as we always will. we have more than 1000 volunteers, from the older generation to the current students and their families,

they are supporting and event this help and assistance to these people.— this help and assistance to these people. thank you for our these people. thank you for your dell— these people. thank you for your delljoining _ these people. thank you for your delljoining us. - we will have plenty more underdevelopment in the middle east throughout the day and we continue to run a live page on the bbc news website with updates and analysis, correspondence, so do go to the website or the app if you want to see more on that. a once—in—a generation set of reforms to workers' rights. that is the promise splashed across the front of this morning's times newspaper in the uk. it was a key pledge made during the election, and this week we are promised plenty more detail. let's get more on this with our political

correspondent harry farley. harry, this is quite an extensive overhaul that the government is saying, what are the details?— government is saying, what are the details? yes, they promised this during _ the details? yes, they promised this during the _ the details? yes, they promised this during the election - the details? yes, they promised this during the election and i this during the election and they said they would implement it or bring in the legislation in the first 100 days. that deadline is next weekend and we expect the legislation to be published on thursday. but it has been subject to very intense negotiation between unions on the one hand and business lobby groups on the other. in terms of the detail, they have said they will introduce rights from day one for workers and things like parental pay, sick pay and protection from unfair dismissal. ratherthan protection from unfair dismissal. rather than the current situation in the uk where you have to be working somewhere for six months before you can get maternity pay, that would happen from day one according to what labour have promised. ratherthan according to what labour have promised. rather than waiting for two years for you can claim for two years for you can claim for unfair dismissal, that

would also happen from day one. but a lot of the negotiations and the fine print are still being worked through. for example, does it day one mean at the end of the probation period or does it mean alongside your probation period? how long should probation be? all that fine has been subject to intense negotiation between unions and business groups.— negotiation between unions and business groups. what have been the sticking _ business groups. what have been the sticking points _ business groups. what have been the sticking points in _ business groups. what have been the sticking points in the - the sticking points in the negotiations?— the sticking points in the negotiations? for example, thin . s negotiations? for example, things like _ negotiations? for example, things like whether - negotiations? for example, things like whether day i negotiations? for example, things like whether day one | things like whether day one does mean the very first aid you work for a company, or does it start after your probation period for example? and how do you balance, isuppose, the interests of witnesses who want to have more flexible rules about how they hire and fire, for example, and for example other things like shoot this promise for maternity pay beef on the very first day of summer works for a company? my understanding that most of the details have been in place, we

are getting the legislation on thursday, but because of this 100 days a self—imposed deadline a lot of it will be subject to consultation. find subject to consultation. and what about _ subject to consultation. and what about the _ subject to consultation. and what about the reaction from businesses?— what about the reaction from businesses? , ,, ., ,, ., businesses? business groups are concerned that — businesses? business groups are concerned that some _ businesses? business groups are concerned that some of - businesses? business groups are concerned that some of the i concerned that some of the proposed measures, unions and the other hand want the government to go further, that has been the tension of the heart of this.— has been the tension of the heart of this. harry, thank you for bringing — heart of this. harry, thank you for bringing us _ heart of this. harry, thank you for bringing us up-to-date i heart of this. harry, thank you for bringing us up-to-date on | for bringing us up—to—date on those promises from the government. we will hear from them on thursday on that. ahead of the us presidential election, the department of homeland security has repeated its warnings of the threat that online video and audio fakes could pose in the run—up to the vote. the bbc�*s disinformation and social media correspondent marianna spring has been investigating how one faked clip divided a baltimore community. this peaceful baltimore suburb with sizeablejewish and black community is found itself at the centre of a storm when an audio clip of its high

school's headmaster seemingly making racist and anti—semitic comments went viral on social media. baltimore is part of the most safest unsafest places in the world. alfie was offended by the clip and decided to re—share it. i was like, wow. in the back of your mind, you are growing up and thinking, this is probably the way that people really actually think about us. i couldn't corroborate, was it actually a good story that i could repost and when i saw the local news and people in the community starting to post it, and i started thinking, maybe this is real. and then there was a bombshell. it turned out the audio clip of the principal had been faked using ai. on january 17 2024, the baltimore county police department became aware of a voice recording being circulated on social media.

we have now conclusive evidence that the recording was not authentic. the suspect identified by the police was a former member of staff at the school. let's talk through the clues that it is faked. the story poed a challenge for local journalists. they managed to verify the audio was faked. is there any indication of how they managed to get that to sound so much like the principal? how he made it? it is very easy to get these tools. it doesn't take much money. and it doesn't take much sound. you can use like one minute or two of a real person's voice to then get that voice to say what you want it to say. the problem was that lots of people within the community already believe the clip to be real. the principal was put on leave, pending investigation and became the target of threats and abuse online, all for something he never said. alfie says he will think twice before sharing a clip like this again.

i have been burned by the fire once, i will not touch the stove again. i definitely won't listen to everything supposedly going on. deep fakes can be the most convincing when they target a committee. but what happens when their focus is a president or a politician rather than a principal? marianna spring, bbc news, baltimore. you can listen to episode three of bbc radio 4 s why do you hate me usa on bbc sounds now. uk banks must refund fraud victims within five days, the united nations says at least — the united nations says at least 70 _ the united nations says at least 70 people have been killed _ least 70 people have been killed in a gang attack in haiti~ _ killed in a gang attack in haiti. the un human rights office — haiti. the un human rights office says armed men blown into — office says armed men blown into a — office says armed men blown into a gang rampaged through a town— into a gang rampaged through a town using automatic rifles to shoot — town using automatic rifles to shoot residents.

police in central bosnia say 80 people are now known to have died following floods and landslides for so most of the victims were from giovinco, which 2a hours was cut off from the rest of the country foot of the rest of the country foot of the regional government says many people remain unaccounted for and search and rescue efforts continue. 0fficials for and search and rescue efforts continue. officials say some homes have been almost completely buried in rocks and debris. elon musk�*s social media platform ex said it has paid all the fines it incurred in brazil and has had a fresh request to resume service in the country but the supreme courtjustice the country but the supreme court justice who the country but the supreme courtjustice who imposed the fine says the money has been sent to the wrong account. uk banks must refund fraud victims within five days, under new rules which come in next week. currently, high street banks and payment firms voluntarily reimburse customers. critics say they're concerned the maximum compensation has been reduced from £415,000 pounds to £85,000. been reduced from

£415,000 to £85,000. it is essentially a betrayal of confusion is in favour of small payment firms who have done very little, frankly, to stop fraud over the last few years and receive many fraudulent payments. —— a betrayal of consumers. it will affect all of us because if firms do not have to reimburse fraud above that 85,000, there is less incentive to invest in their antifraud measures because they will lose less money. let's speak to dan whitworth, reporterfor bbc radio 4's money box. so this news by the banks will be welcome for victims of fraud but it is bittersweet from what we have been hearing because the amount might be changing, is that right?— is that right? yes, “ust to brin: is that right? yes, “ust to bring you i is that right? yes, “ust to bring you up h is that right? yes, “ust to bring you up to i is that right? yes, just to bring you up to speed, i bring you up to speed, essentially these changes on monday are mandatory and they involve several main things, one is an £85,000 reimbursement

limit, that's the monetary amount that banks will have to refund victims of fraud. they can refund more about lots of scepticism around whether they will do that. victims have to claim within 13 months is another constraint on victims. 0ften fraud happens on victims might not know for months or several years indeed. also, that refund you talk about, the reimbursement is going to be split for the first time, 50-50. 50% will be split for the first time, 50—50. 50% will be paid by the victim's bank and 50% will be paid by the fraudster�*s bank. the whole idea of this is that going forward, because at the moment there is a voluntary scheme, around two thirds of victims are refunded, going for the regulator in charge of this expense 99% of victims to get funded and the whole thinking about this is not to necessarily directly reimburse victims, it is the whole bank liable for those losses in the first place to incentivise them to up their game in terms of fraud protection so we don't have victims and we don't have fraud happening in the first

place. fraud happening in the first lace. ., �* , fraud happening in the first lace. . �* , , place. that's interesting. tell us what the _ place. that's interesting. tell us what the scale _ place. that's interesting. tell us what the scale of - place. that's interesting. tell us what the scale of this i us what the scale of this problem is right now, you have done a lot of reporting around fraud in the uk, it is also a global problem. how widespread is it now? ,, , ., is it now? some rubbers for the uk, last is it now? some rubbers for the uk. last year. _ is it now? some rubbers for the uk, last year, 459 _ is it now? some rubbers for the uk, last year, 459 million i is it now? some rubbers for the uk, last year, 459 million was i uk, last year, 459 million was stolen from 232,000 victims, just last year on this type of push payment fraud when victims are tricked by very sophisticated scans, by ruthlessly efficient criminals. as you say, this is a global problem, a worldwide problem, it's interesting, i think it is fair to say that the regulator in this case is described his mandatory changes that come into effect on monday as a world first, is a game changer. so i do think other countries around the world where fraud is around the world where fraud is a problem, for indeed it originates from in many cases, will be looking at the changes very closely to see if they can introduce something similar. i just briefly, there has been

some criticism as you have touched on about the maximum compensation being reduced. it is quite a drastic reduction. what else are these critics are saying and who are they? you are right. _ saying and who are they? you are right. it— saying and who are they? you are right, it is— saying and who are they? you are right, it is a _ saying and who are they? gm, are right, it is a massive reduction. the maximum reimbursement level was going to be £450,000, then a few weeks before it was announced by the regulator, that was being cut to a maximum refund limit ofjust £85,000. that got consumer groups here in the uk apennines, one well—known consumer group in the uk described it as a betrayal of victims of fraud. the regulator says it is a fine balance that it has to tread between representing victims and also working with industry to ensure that certain payment service providers, and banks, can afford the refunds. so it is a fine line the regulator is treading to incentivise banks to stop fraud from happening and taking care of victims. so

some controversy around the maximum limit but generally speaking this is a big day for fraud victims. i have been reporting on this for six years, this is a big deal, as from monday.— years, this is a big deal, as from monday. dan whitworth, thank you _ from monday. dan whitworth, thank you very _ from monday. dan whitworth, thank you very much - from monday. dan whitworth, thank you very much for i from monday. dan whitworth, | thank you very much for taking us through that story so comprehensively. a ceremony will be held today to mark the 25th anniversary of the ladbroke grove rail crash. 31 people died and more than 400 were injured when two passenger trains collided at rush hour in west london. a wreath—laying ceremony will take place in a memorial garden near the crash site, later this morning. the mp for belfast south and mid down, claire hanna, is to be confirmed as the new leader of the social democratic and labour party at its annual conference today. she was the only candidate to put herself forward to succeed colum eastwood, who resigned in august. london's fire chief said he accepts all the recommendations directed towards the service from the grenfell tower inquiry�*s final report. one month after the report

was published, commissioner andy roe insisted there had already been huge improvements in training and equipment — but said he "worried constantly" about another fire on the scale of grenfell. 72 people died in the disaster in 2017. it is a technology that excites some but terrifies others. many believe that artificial intelligence — or ai — could revolutionise our lives. it has many potentional uses in areas such as business, health care or education to name a few. but artists are using it as well — to explore ideas of creativity — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. what do all of these paintings have in common? well, not a single brushstroke touched a single canvas. these were created using algorithms rather than artistry.

but ai art is an ever evolving animal. this is duck, drawing operations unique to generation x, a robotic artist that copies its human partner. artificial intelligence meets human inspiration. we managed to do something very impressive where she emerges the robots with her work. they don't work separately, they work together. it's teamwork. they don't work without her, she doesn't work without them. at this gallery in london they are showcasing the potential of digital art. a new and expanding field. there are issues when it comes to work that has not made up of paint and canvas. the big challenge with digital art so far is being how do we collect, how can i have it in my house? with this exhibition we wanted

to focus a lot on that as well. showing growing awareness of this new medium. when it comes to these sorts of paintings, were created using ai, it is early days to say the least. but many are hoping the combining of digital and physical is possible. they can really put the art in artificial intelligence. competitive parents shouting from the touchlines and verbally abusing referees isn't anything new in grassroots football — but it's prompting local leagues to take action. unruly spectators are causing so many problems in lincolnshire, new measures are being introduced to make they set a better example. 0ur reporter natalie bell has the latest. it is a sight all—too—familiar on saturday afternoon in professional football. and bad behaviour pitchside has been filtering down

to grassroots level. this was filmed at a children's football match in the midlands. and now in lincolnshire, to avoid scenes like this, they are taking action. unfortunately, we have had instances over a number of seasons now where we have spectator misconduct, assaulting referees, fighting amongst each other, fighting with opposition coaches, so it can be quite extreme. respect barriers to prevent people going onto the pitch have now been made mandatory at all children's football games across the county. it is after an increase in complaints about the conduct of coaches and spectators. there will be fines if the barriers are not in place and matches abandoned if they are ignored. some parents may be a little bit overzealous. you see enthusiasm spilling over. may be reliving their own football career again through their kids. certainly, in times gone by when they were right on the touchline,

sort of being dragged into the action, it sort of heightens at a little bit. personally, our team has never experienced any bad behaviour. i do think they are a positive thing and a good thing just in case. think that that they might... it is not going to stop anyone. yes, it is not going - to really stop them going on if they wanted to. another requirement is having respect marshals at all games. just basically keep control of any parents may be getting rowdy, going a bit over the top end overzealous. all parents want the best for their kids and even at this age, they think they are going to be the next ronaldo or the next messi it is not always going to be the case. the barriers were already being used by some leagues and the fa say it has made a big difference. this time last year, we had 16 instances of spectator misconduct in the field of play and today, in september this season, we have only had three. hopefully looking forward, if that trend continues, it will be a positive experience for football in the future. that's it for this error, i

will be back after a short break, do stay with us. —— this hour. hello. it was a bit of a chilly start to the day for some of us, particularly across central and eastern parts of england, with some mistiness around two. with some mistiness around too. any mist is now cleared away, and for the rest of today we're looking at sunny spells pretty widely. some rain in the forecast across parts of the northwest of the uk, and that's down to the fact that we've got low pressure moving in from the west. so this frontal system here will spill some rain in. but high pressure sitting to the east is really winning out and dominating the weather for many of us. so england and wales dry, fine, long spells of sunshine. just a bit of cloud building into the afternoon for parts into the afternoon. for parts of northern ireland and scotland, especially for antrim and down into the central belt, for instance. we're looking at a bit more sunshine developing into the afternoon. still a bit of rain for the northwest of scotland and towards fermanagh and tyrone as well. top temperatures in the mid to high teens for most of us,

so feeling pleasantly mild out there. through the evening hours, this area of rain will move in across the southwest of england and wales. two could be the odd heavy bursts but becoming lighter and more patchy in nature as that cloud spills its way further eastwards. you might be hoping to get a glimpse of the northern lights tonight, but we will see quite a bit of cloud moving in. best chance probably across parts of northern scotland now through the day tomorrow, this frontal system edges its way slowly further eastwards. the warm front will tend to peter out through the day. so yes, a few spots of rain initially in the morning across parts of england and scotland, as well. some heavier bursts for northern ireland, wales and the south west of england as that cold front moves in during the afternoon. but i think some eastern areas will stay mostly dry for a good part of the day. top temperatures tomorrow similar to what we've got today, especially in the south with that breeze coming in from the south. mild air, 17, possibly 18 degrees, a little bit cooler across the north of scotland. monday and tuesday you can see these winds wrapping around an area of low pressure. so some showers on the way. but cast your eyes towards the south. this big area of rain here that

is likely to be the remnants of ex—hurricane kirk, could bring some wet and windy weather for some of us into the middle of the week. now for monday, sunny spells and scattered showers moving in from the southwest. the odd heavy one, could be the odd thunderstorm around on monday as well. in between any of the showers, still a bit of sunshine. still reasonably mild with temperatures in the mid to high teens again, but it's really through into the middle of the week. wednesday, possibly thursday. although that ex—hurricane may well stay to the south, it could still bring some pretty wet and windy weatherfor a time in the middle of the week. and then things turn colder again towards the end of next week.

live from london. this is bbc news israeli strikes hit the lebanese capital beirut overnight and into the morning. as hezbollah claims it has pushed back israeli forces on the border. this is the scene live in beirut — with smoke from recent blasts lingering over the skyline. hamas has announced the death of a leader of its armed wing — in a strike on the northern lebanese city of tripoli. in the us, republican nominee donald trump returns to the city where he survived an assassination attempt — with a month to go until the us presidential election. and thousands of students with special education needs in england will be offered nhs checks in school.

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