prime minister keir starmer�*s top adviser sue gray resigns from her position as downing street chief of staff. israel continues bombing lebanon, massive explosions rock the capital beirut through the night and into the day. israel has issued fresh evacuation orders for residents in southern lebanon. in southern israel, one woman has been killed and several wounded in a shooting at a bus station — police say the attacker has been killed. and as i was saying... cheering. picking up where he left off — donald trump returns to the very stage in butler, pennsylvania where he survived an assassination attempt. hello. welcome to bbc news.

the prime minister's top adviser sue gray has resigned from her position as downing street chief of staff. she said she was standing down because it had become clear that intense commentary around her position risked becoming a distraction to the government's vital work of change. it had recently been revealed she earned more than the pm. in a written statement, sir keir starmer thanked her for all the support she had given him, both in opposition and in government. iain watson reports. this is how close sue gray was to the prime minister, meeting president biden alongside keir starmer just last month. the sue gray report into government lockdown parties has just been published. she is probably best known as the senior civil servant who drew up the partygate report, which hastened borisjohnson�*s departure from number ten. the conservatives were outraged when she traded her whitehall job for an influential role with labour. since last september, she was keir starmer�*s chief

of staff in opposition and then at number ten. herjob was to prepare labour for government, but now in government, labour look somewhat unprepared. they faced political heat for taking winter fuel payments away from most pensioners, alongside stories about keir starmer and other ministers taking donations for clothing and free tickets for big events. last month, the bbc revealed that sue gray was paid more than the prime minister. the fact that her salary was leaked was a clear indication of trouble behind the scenes at number ten. when questions about a government official drown out announcements of government policy, there's a sense that something has to change. i acknowledge that briefings to you are not helpful to the government. my focus is on what we need to do as a government to change the country for the better. clearly there are people who are very unhappy within your team and i am wondering whether you've got a grip on that and whether you're the one in control here? i'm completely in control, i'm focused and every day the message from me to the team is exactly the same. today, sue gray explained her move to a new role, liaising with the uk's

nations and regions. she said, "in recent weeks, it's become clear to me that intense commentary around my position risked becoming a distraction to the government's vital work of change." the prime minister thanked sue gray for her support and said, "sue has played a vital role in strengthening our relations with the regions and nations and i'm delighted she will continue to support that work." taking overfrom her is the man credited with masterminding labour's label election win, morgan mcsweeney. this was welcomed by a former adviser to the last labour government. labour government. it's really hard to drive party politics from the centre of a government if you've not come up through party politics. i've worked with sue, i rate sue but i think you see now the need for the political professionals to be a driving force in the columns, in the policy and everything that's done. but the chief of staff to this beleaguered prime minister delivered a warning to the current prime minister. this is now a crucial moment for the prime minister.

he's got to get this second iteration of his number ten operation right if he's going to recover some of the political ground he's lost over the last couple of months. afterjust three months in government, the prime minister's reshuffle of his top staff has also placed his own politicaljudgment under renewed scrutiny. with me now is our political correspondent iain watson. there has been bickering inside number ten, very disciplined in opposition, the labour party, but sue gray a linchpin in the administration. her replacement is not a household name but very influential in the election campaign, but supporting to keir starmer, and that created some friction. but the bigger picture is that perhaps labour's messages getting through. sue gray's role was to prepare labour for government, and they have been

caught up in rows about the winter fuel payments being cut, donations, free suits and free glasses for the prime minister, they had to roll back on some of that. it has given the impression that they don't have enough grip, so they are now moving into position by the new chief of staff is somebody who is very much steeled in politics, party politics, a bit of a street fighter. sue gray, her background is as a civil servant, meant to be impartial during her years in whitehall, and she has now been given a new role, the kind of role that actually should have been doing as part of herjob in before, talking to the nations and regions. keir starmer talks about resetting things a lot, this is a big reset at the heart of downing street, going a bit beyond sue gray as well, trying to take a look at the whole communications operation as well, in recognition that he has not been able to shut down these negative stories or create a more positive and upbeat impression of a labour

party who promised change at the last general election. 50 hoinu the last general election. so hoping to improve their messaging, butjust in terms of sue gray, she is no longer chief of staff, but she not disappearing.— chief of staff, but she not disappearing. no, nothing is uuite disappearing. no, nothing is quite important _ disappearing. no, nothing is quite important -- - disappearing. no, nothing is quite important -- i - disappearing. no, nothing is quite important -- i think. disappearing. no, nothing is quite important -- i think it| quite important —— i think it is quite important in politics that you don't want somebody leaving thatjob and then denouncing a governmentjust denouncing a government just three denouncing a governmentjust three months in. she had already been talking to the nations and regions of the uk, part of her role as a civil servant in the cabinet office, talk about keeping the united kingdom together, talking about the constitution. so she will talk to a regional elected males, the first mrs of scotland, wales, northern ireland. —— she will talk to regional elected mayors. but thatis regional elected mayors. but that is not as influential a role as chief of staff at number ten. role as chief of staff at numberten. she role as chief of staff at number ten. she said that she had become a distraction, but one the reasons for that is that was a symptom of some of the discontent at number ten ——

the discontent at number ten —— the first ministers. things like our salary would not have beenin like our salary would not have been in the public domain if it had been a nest of singing birds in at number ten. indeed. thank you _ birds in at number ten. indeed. thank you so — birds in at number ten. indeed. thank you so much. _ it was a year ago this monday — on october the 7th — when hamas gunmen attacked israel. that morning, waves of hamas gunmen stormed across gaza's border into israel, killing about 1,200 people. hamas took more than 251 others to gaza as hostages. soon, we'll hear from voices who remember that day. but first, the latest on the war — the lebanese capital, beirut, has seen one of its most intense waves of israeli strikes yet, with large explosions reported across the south of the city. pictures from overnight show a large fireball lighting up beirut�*s skyline. and the strikes continued into the morning. israel has issued fresh evacuation orders for residents of several areas in southern lebanon, calling on them to head immediately to the north of the awali river.

lebanese officials have said 23 people died and an additional 93 were wounded as a result of the israeli air strikes yesterday and raids across the country. pictures from overnight show a large fireball lighting up beirut�*s skyline. lebanese officials released these latest figures earlier: they say 23 people died and an additional 93 were wounded as a result of the israeli air strikes yesterday and raids across the country. and the strikes have continued into the morning. our correspondentjon donnison reports on the latest in the middle east. overnight, israel continued to hammer lebanon. this was the capital, beirut. the israeli military saying it was targeting hezbollah weapon stores, but no confirmation of what was hit. locals described it as the worst night of the war so far. and in northern israel, the country's missile defence system in action...

..as hezbollah fired back. meanwhile, in gaza, almost forgotten amid the sheer pace of events elsewhere, israel bombed another school. housing displaced people in the centre of the strip where it said hamas had set up a command centre. a nearby mosque was also attacked. at least 26 people were killed in the two strikes, according to the health ministry there. at the local hospital is grandmother um mohammad al attar. translation: please god, defeat netanyahu. - please god, defeat israel. i hope god defeats you, america. you have made us cry over our children, grandchildren and loved ones. my heart is breaking,

my heart is breaking. israel says hamas was operating inside the mosque. and injerusalem, there have again been mass protests from the families and supporters of hostages still being held in gaza by hamas, and fury at the government here. wake up! listen to the public, listen to what the public of israel demand. to reach a deal. it's very difficult with hamas, but this is what we have to do. a year ago, israelis were united in their revulsion of what hamas had done. but 12 months on, with scores of hostages still being held, the public, its politicians and the military are divided over strategy in gaza. a year

ayearago, a year ago, israel had much of the world's sympathy, but with 40,000 dead in gaza, much of that sympathy is gone. as israelis prepare to mark october the 7th, the country is now fighting wars on multiple fronts. sunday's strikes occurred almost exactly one year on from october 7th. jordan zilberman who was born and raised in kibbutz nir oz, one of the kibutz�*s targetted by hamas. she told my colleague lyse doucet about her experience that day and the harrowing phone call she received from her father. a whole day of feeling terrified and helpless, trying to guide him through the phone, knowing everything that is happening in the kibbutz and feeling helpless. and coming back here today, i know there has been a commemoration today for one of theirfamilies.

what is the mood today? we gather here two of our members that were murdered here, that they tried to defend theirfamilies and the community. their feelings today are very very hard because we are still waiting. we are waiting for bodies, we are waiting for people that are still being held hostage in gaza and it has been one year. of course, such a close knit community, you lost people very near to you. ——very dear. that is true, and losing people who have died is one thing, but losing people who are still alive and their souls are restless is another thing. and losing a place that has been a home for so many families that are now living in completely different conditions than they are used it as something very

hard to handle. for everyone, of course, burdened by the pain of the past. we can feel it here, it is raw. many of them were peace activists, working with people across the border in gaza. how do you see the future? it is really hard to think about the future when we are not done with bringing people back. none of us can think of the future. we are hoping to rebuild something here but we don't know for who. we are hoping to rebuild it because it is our home, but we do not know who would like to be here and who would come back from there. we are praying that we can bring our people back, some are dead, murdered. some might still be alive. but for many families, with children have given up their opportunity

to live here. as long as this thing is going on, with people on the other side of the border and the feeling of being insecure in this peaceful place, it is a paradox. so i do not know about the future. we are living in the now, we want them now back. over the past year, israel says it has destroyed most of hamas' military command and infrastructure, do you feel safe now here? well, it is hard to talk about politics and i know politics is there. the world is interested in that but today, especially today, i will not talk about politics. it will be wrong to do for the people that are there. the only thing we care about is the people that are still there, i do not want to say anything that could hurt them. october 6th, iam not talking about politics. and you haven't lost hope

that they will come back alive. if i lose hope, they do not have hope. we must find a way to bring them back. if they can handle what is happening over there, we can handle it, and we will, and we will fight for all of them to be back here. that was our guest speaking to colleague, lyse doucet. ehud olmert was israel's prime minister from 2006—2009. he's been working on a way to end the war. he's also been speaking to lyse doucet. the war started in the 8th of october. _ the war started in the 8th of october, initiated by hezbollah against — october, initiated by hezbollah against the state of israel, and — against the state of israel, and as_ against the state of israel, and as a _ against the state of israel, and as a result, thousands of israelis — and as a result, thousands of israelis were forced out of their— israelis were forced out of their homes and they are still away— their homes and they are still away until today. the war did not spread to lebanon lately, it started _ not spread to lebanon lately, it started on the 8th of october by hezbollah against

the state of israel, initiated tty the state of israel, initiated by thorn _ the state of israel, initiated by them. they did it in order to support hamas, not that anything — to support hamas, not that anything justified it from that point — anything justified it from that point of— anything justified it from that point of view, they wanted to help— point of view, they wanted to help hezbollah, and forcing out 80.000 — help hezbollah, and forcing out 80,000 israelis from their homes _ 80,000 israelis from their homes and shooting them with rockets— homes and shooting them with rockets on a daily basis, 200, 300 _ rockets on a daily basis, 200, 300 rockets a day into every part — 300 rockets a day into every part of— 300 rockets a day into every part of the central part of israel. _ part of the central part of israel, sometimes millions of people — israel, sometimes millions of heapte in— israel, sometimes millions of people in the safe homes. together with very senior palestinians, former ministers and former ambassador to the

un, one — and former ambassador to the un, one of the most prominent and significant representatives of the — and significant representatives of the palestinians, we together published a joint statement of the guidelines for ending — statement of the guidelines for ending the war in the south, which — ending the war in the south, which is _ ending the war in the south, which is supposed to end the war in— which is supposed to end the war in the _ which is supposed to end the war in the north. and also to embark— war in the north. and also to embark on _ war in the north. and also to embark on a comprehensive peace treaty— embark on a comprehensive peace treaty with— embark on a comprehensive peace treaty with israel and the palestinians. i think that we need — palestinians. i think that we need to— palestinians. i think that we need to end the war right now. israei— need to end the war right now. israet has _ need to end the war right now. israel has achieved as much as it can — israel has achieved as much as it can in — israel has achieved as much as it can in the _ israel has achieved as much as it can in the south. hezbollah can no— it can in the south. hezbollah can no longer remain in a dominant— can no longer remain in a dominant position in gaza. the first— dominant position in gaza. the first priority is getting the hostages back, and of ending the war— hostages back, and of ending the war will help us do that, it is— the war will help us do that, it is worth _ the war will help us do that, it is worth it. —— if ending

the — it is worth it. —— if ending the war~ _ it is worth it. —— if ending the war. we agree that there should — the war. we agree that there should be a mechanism, a bureaucracy, created not of politicians, but executives and managers, be organically linked by the _ managers, be organically linked by the palestinian authority, which — by the palestinian authority, which would take over the leadership in gaza. also we agreed _ leadership in gaza. also we agreed that there should be a security— agreed that there should be a security force to prevent any further — security force to prevent any further outtakes from gaza to the state of israel. then we will talk— the state of israel. then we will talk about a two state solution. as israel prepares to mark one year since the october 7th hamas attacks, thousands of people have gathered in london's hyde park

this afternoon to call for the return of the 101 hostages still thought to be being held in gaza. one of them is 28—year—old emily damari. as our special correspondent lucy manning reports, her mother has revealed the nightmare she's faced since her only daughter was kidnapped. emily damari is a spurs fan. when she visits the uk, she loves going to the pub, shopping in primark, and going to ed sheerhan concerts. but emily, a british israeli citizen, has been held hostage by hamas for 364 days. she was kidnapped by hamas gunmen from her home. they shot her in the hand and killed her dog. speaking in london for the first time, her british mother mandy believes she has been forgotten. imagine for a moment if emily was your daughter, try to picture what she is going through. since the 7th of october last

year, she has been held hostage by hamas terrorists in the gazan terror tunnels 20 metres or more underground. kept in captivity, tortured, isolated, unable to eat, speak, or even move without someone else's permission. stripped of every human right. emily's mother is pleading with britain and other countries to do more to secure the release of her daughter and other hostages. why isn't the whole world, especially britain, fighting every moment to secure her release? she is one of their own. many people at this memorial event are faced with the twin realities, that the hostages have still not been released, and here they have faced increasing anti—semitism. the chief rabbi recited thejewish prayer for the dead, chief rabbi recited thejewish prayerfor the dead, as chief rabbi recited thejewish prayer for the dead, as a mother plays her daughter and all the hostages will return home. —— as her mother prays.

lucy manning, bbc news. let's go there live, my colleague is at the event now, particularly poignant event. yeah, very poignant and a very significant event for all jewish communities right across the uk who gather here in hyde park this afternoon, a day before the anniversary of the october seven attacks. with me as somebody who was critically injured as one of the first soldiers sent in after the attack. thank you so much for joining us on bbc news. can you tell us your memories of that day festival? i tell us your memories of that day festival?— day festival? i had three brothers _ day festival? i had three brothers celebrating - day festival? i had three brothers celebrating the | day festival? i had three - brothers celebrating the feast festival, and during the attack, _ festival, and during the attack, one of them got injured. _ attack, one of them got injured, the other two were heading, _ injured, the other two were heading, and this was basically

my call— heading, and this was basically my call to _ heading, and this was basically my call to head down south and try to _ my call to head down south and try to rescue them. they headed down _ try to rescue them. they headed down south, unfortunately the decision— down south, unfortunately the decision of the military was to send — decision of the military was to send me — decision of the military was to send me to converts and not to them — send me to converts and not to them but— send me to converts and not to them. but fortunately i was able — them. but fortunately i was able to— them. but fortunately i was able to rescue some of the families— able to rescue some of the families —— send me to kibbutz. what _ families —— send me to kibbutz. what did — families —— send me to kibbutz. what did you say onstage? the decision was _ what did you say onstage? the decision was one between my famiiy— decision was one between my family and my blood, or something that is bigger, you know. — something that is bigger, you know, something huge that never happened — know, something huge that never happened to us as a nation. we saw the — happened to us as a nation. we saw the dead bodies on the side of the _ saw the dead bodies on the side of the road, and i understood at that— of the road, and i understood at that moment that i needed to obey— at that moment that i needed to obey and — at that moment that i needed to obey and to go to kibbutz. you were very _ obey and to go to kibbutz. you were very injured, _ obey and to go to kibbutz. gm. were very injured, you're still recovering from those injuries at the moment. why was it so important that you were here in

hyde park today, and what did it mean to you to see thousands of people here as well? i it mean to you to see thousands of people here as well?- of people here as well? i came to london _ of people here as well? i came to london a — of people here as well? i came to london a few _ of people here as well? i came to london a few days _ of people here as well? i came to london a few days ago, - of people here as well? i came | to london a few days ago, after being _ to london a few days ago, after being released from hospital. when — being released from hospital. when they invited me to come, from _ when they invited me to come, from what _ when they invited me to come, from what i saw, it felt like i was — from what i saw, it felt like i was part— from what i saw, it felt like i was part of history, and it was important _ was part of history, and it was important for me to come as an eyewitness of what i saw, of the massacre and also the atrocities afterwards. it was important for me to come here and to— important for me to come here and to speak with people and to try to _ and to speak with people and to try to make impact, to show communities in the uk and also in other— communities in the uk and also in other places, to make them understand what happened on this terrible day, and maybe have — this terrible day, and maybe have some more unity with the cause, _ have some more unity with the cause, especially at a time like — cause, especially at a time like this— cause, especially at a time like this when we feel kind of a in _ like this when we feel kind of a in israel. a like this when we feel kind of a in israel-— a in israel. a lot of people have spoken _ a in israel. a lot of people have spoken about - a in israel. a lot of people i have spoken about solidarity in london and across the uk as well, that is what to do was all about, well, that is what to do was allabout, isn't well, that is what to do was all about, isn't it?— all about, isn't it? yeah,

solidarity. _ all about, isn't it? yeah, solidarity, empathy, - all about, isn't it? yeah, i solidarity, empathy, and... yes — solidarity, empathy, and... yes. ., ~ solidarity, empathy, and... yes. . ,, , ., solidarity, empathy, and... yes. . ,, ., solidarity, empathy, and... yes. . ., ., ,, ., yes. thank you for talking to us today- — yes. thank you for talking to us today. london's _ yes. thank you for talking to us today. london's mayor i yes. thank you for talking to i us today. london's mayor sadiq khan has urged londoners to stick together, to remain united against all forms of hate, he said earlier this week, as the conflict in the middle east deepened. and that is today very much what the message was as well.- message was as well. many thanks to — message was as well. many thanks to you _ message was as well. many thanks to you and _ message was as well. many thanks to you and your - message was as well. many l thanks to you and your guest. that memorial event, commemoration event taking place in hyde park in central london, particularly poignant because of course emily's mother was speaking there, trying to raise awareness for her daughter who is still being held hostage in gaza. what's more on our website as well, and we continue to bring you up—to—date with various developments across the middle east. —— lots more on our website. another developing story to bring you —

a woman has been killed and eight people wounded in an attack on a bus station in the city of beersheba in southern israel. the israeli police have confirmed the woman killed was 19—year—old shira chaya suslik. she was a sergeant with israel's border police. the attacker has been shot dead, and the injured are being treated at a nearby hospital. police are investigating what they've described as a "suspected terror attack." we have a live page which is monitoring the latest developments across the middle east, and as we have been reporting throughout the day, various people have been wounded in southern israel, and also we mentioned that shooting attack. we continue to monitor the latest developments across the latest developments across the middle east in gaza and in israel. do stay with us here on bbc news.

hello there. good afternoon. some rather unsettled conditions weather—wise for the next few days. it's a very messy picture with some showers, longer spells of rain, but also some brightness and some sunshine. although where we saw the best of the blue skies yesterday, it's now turned rather cloudy. and there will be some more showers through the rest of the day, mostly out towards the west. that's because there's a deep area of low pressure towards the west of ireland. with all of these showers spiralling around it, brisk winds for a time too up through the irish sea coast. so the heaviest of the downpours through this afternoon will tend to be across wales, down through south west england. maybe a rumble or two of thunder here. some showers too, affecting north west england, south west scotland. further east, it's drier, but there will be a lot more cloud than yesterday, so not feeling quite as warm, but still temperatures around about the seasonal average, if not a little above and it will stay mild by night. now, you can see all of these fronts just gradually pushing their way further northwards and eastwards through tonight.

some clear spells for a time, notably across northern areas of england. so here, temperatures could drop back into high single figures perhaps, but another fairly mild start to the day on monday, and it's more of the same. could be some longer spells of rain across northern and eastern areas of scotland, with those fronts just towards the north of us, but some more heavy, thundery showers pushing into south west england by the time we get to the end of the day. but it's a day of sunny spells and showers, feeling warm again in the best of the sunshine. 18 or 19 degrees perhaps. more showers affecting much of the uk as we head through tuesday. some brightness, some spells of sunshine in between. once again, we'll see temperatures peak at 13 to 18 celsius, but it's all change on wednesday. now, we look out towards the atlantic. this deep area of low pressure contains the remnants of hurricane kirk. at the moment, it's forecast to bring the worst of the weather across parts of the near continent. but it won't take too much for this very heavy rain to push into parts of kent and east sussex as we head through the afternoon. temperature—wise again,

it's still feeling warm towards the south, colder air digging in further north, but it's as that deep low moves away that we'll see some very brisk winds indeed down through north sea—facing coasts. so do keep an eye on the forecast. and then as we draw down, more of a northerly wind. temperatures are set to dip as we head towards the end of the working week. so here's the outlook for our capital cities. notice how it's going to be turning a lot chillier.

this is bbc news, the headlines... israel strikes gaza and lebanon, as it issues evacuation orders for residents in 25 lebanese villages. in southern israel, one woman has been killed and several wounded in a shooting at a bus station — police say the attacker has been killed. sue gray quits her role as the prime minister's chief of staff — saying she "risked becoming a distraction". she had been caught in rows over pay, after it was revealed her salary was higher than sir keir starmer�*s. a new research on a revolutionary treatment aims to discover why immunotherapy fails to work for most cancer patients. for almost a year, bbc news arabic has been broadcasting a daily radio programme for people in gaza, telling their stories and sharing emergency advice. often, radio has been the only way to reach people in gaza.

one of the journalists who works on the programme shares the moments that have touched her the most — and a warning, you might find parts of this report upsetting. explosions. the most important thing that gaza lifeline is doing is giving a voice for the palestinian people living in gaza, saying what they are facing, what are the difficulties they are dealing with in each day. the radio itself played a vital role in that because in the times of the interruption of the connections, the interruptions of the internet, there is no electricity. the radio was the only tool for people to know what is happening around them.

there are many families who are displaced from the north to the south, and they have other relatives in other areas. so the only way to know their news, to know what is happening with them is from the radio. she cries.

it is very hard to deal with such an overwhelming stories on daily basis. i'm talking also to other other children who do not have the right to education, for playing, for having an access, a suitable medical care.

i find that children — children specifically — should not, uh, experience something like that. the girl was only 12 years old. we were just chatting with her, and i asked her about herfriends. "how is your friends in gaza?" and she said, "my friends are dead, and i don't know why they are dead." and, actually, i couldn't find an answerfor the girl. at the beginning of the war, people was shocked and there was believed that someone maybe will help them. and day after day, and here, like we are near a year, we find that the hopes

and the wishes of the people has been changed. one of the stories that we all cannot forget it. it left a scar in each of us because it was one of the medical teams in a very dangerous area and we could reach... our colleague mara was talking to him and he was saying that the shots are getting closer. gunfire. "the footsteps are getting closer. the army is getting closer." and then...

they arrested him and he said like, "ok, they came, bye," and just arrested. there are also inspirational stories such as the fashion designer who made new clothes for the children out of old fabrics, and anything that she could use to make the clothes for the children.

and the children was really happy with the new clothes made for them out of nothing, because they lost all their belongings in the displacement. so it was really one of the very touching stories that we had. i believe that the humanity is the answer, because the only thing that make these people survive these horrible situations that they are living in, is because they are helping each other. the situation there and how radio is being critical in helping people in gaza know the information that they need to have. much more as i always say, on our website, have. much more as i always say, on ourwebsite, because this is a developing story and there's a lot to update you with so we are monitoring that on bbc news channel and also

more on our live page on our website as well. let's take a look at what's happening in the united states. with exactly a month to go until the us presidential election, donald trump has addressed a rally at the town in pennsylvania where he narrowly survived an assassination attempt. the republican nominee for the white house spoke from behoind bullet proof glass with much tigher security than on his last appearance there as will grant reports. as i was saying... in the same spot where he was almost killed three months ago, donald trump took to the stage in bullish and defiant mood and immediately referenced his attempted assassination. time stopped as this vicious monster unleashed pure evil from his sniper�*s perch, not so far away. but by the hand of providence and the grace of god, that villain did not succeed in his... memories of that day remain fresh in butler. firing from just 150 metres

away, came close to killing the former president, grazing his ear. as he was taken bloodied from the stage, he urged the crowd to fight. one man was killed that day. formerfire chief corey comperatore. his helmet and uniform on display and his grieving family in attendance for a minute's silence in his honour. this time, amid much tighter security and from behind bullet—proof glass, mr trump repeated his calls for his supporters to secure his victory in pennsylvania in november. and he called his most high—profile backer, tech billionaire elon musk, who endorsed him soon after the shooting, onto the stage in butler. take over, elon! take over. we had one president who couldn't climb a flight of stairs, and another who was fist pumping after getting shot. fight, fight, fight!

blood coming down the face! in the immediate aftermath of the assassination attempt, donald trump received a notable bump in the polls. by returning to butler, he hopes to project an image of fearlessness and bolster his support with less than a month to go until voting day. butler is staunchly pro—trump country, and now synonymous with a presidential shooting. but some supporters see the hand of history, even divine intervention in his brush with death. ijust felt obligated to come. i felt like it was like a historic moment, kind of like an abraham lincoln—type situation. in my opinion, god has saved his life twice now, and with god on his side, nobody can beat him. this race remains on a knife edge, with kamala harris also working the swing states hard with just weeks to go, and the people of butler know their town could still influence this election via the ballot box rather than the gun. will grant, bbc news,

in butler, pennsylvania. here in the uk, a new multi—million pound research programme aims to discover why immunotherapy fails to work for the majority of cancer patients. it's seen as a revolutionary treatment — using the body's own immune system to fight disease — but more than half of patients see no benefit. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. immunothera py saved alex's life. he was diagnosed with melanoma, a dangerous form of skin cancer, which then spread. alex underwent a course of immunotherapy, helping his body's own defences to stop the disease in its tracks, but it was not without complications. i'm completely clear that immunotherapy has saved my life. without it, i would have died in 2019. it can come with side effects in certain patients, and those side effects can be a little bit difficult to manage. i wouldn't describe it as fun. i got through it, and i think one of the exciting things about the research that's going on in the field of immunotherapy is people

really trying to work out how to make the treatments as effective as possible, but also as kind as possible for patients, because it's not just about treatment of the cancer, it's also about trying to maintain quality of life. immunotherapy is a cancer treatment full of potential, but so far its benefits have been limited. even in melanoma, where immunotherapy is most successful, only around half of all patients respond to the treatment. this new study will initially involve around 6,000 patients, half of whom have already completed treatment and half who are just starting immunotherapy for breast, bladder, kidney or skin cancers. the study will try to identify why so many patients relapse or suffer really challenging side effects. so what we want to achieve here, very simply, is to do better by cancer patients who can potentially benefit from immunothera py. the purpose of this program is to take many measurements, both from tumour tissue

and from blood, and over time, to better predict from the outset who should have this treatment, who should have an alternative treatment, who is at the risk of side effects? one of the key areas of research will be trying to identify vital biomarkers, signs that tell doctors whether someone is likely to benefit from a given drug. they could help in both selecting those patients for whom the therapy is most likely to work, but also possibly open up new treatments like vaccines and cell therapies. researchers say the project could speed up the delivery of truly personalised medicine. dominic hughes, bbc news. faster and more powerful than e—bikes, e—motorbikes are becoming increasingly popular. but residents in one south wales town say it's only a matter of time before someone is killed by a reckless rider. unlike e—bikes, they don't require the rider to pedal, and can reach speeds upwards of 60 miles an hour. those in tredegar say that in the wrong hands, they could prove fatal, as our reporterjordan davies

has been finding out. a social media videos shows someone riding on one wheel at night in the rain past a police officer in swansea city centre with no helmet. and then they ride on the pavement around a blind corner. it's dangerous and illegal. this is the main thoroughfare of tredegar. and it's happening all over the country — including in tredegar. they go round the roundabout, nine times out of ten the wrong way. local councillor haydn knows of two elderly people hit by e—bikes recently. i believe someone is going to get killed. i honestly believe it's only by the grace of god at the moment that people haven't got killed. there have been a number of minor accidents, near misses, and the other thing i'm concerned about is that people are going to take the law

into their own hands. i've been told by a number of people, if i catch them, and i say, please let the police do theirjob. i've got great respect for the police but in this case i feel their hands are tied. police are trying to tackle it, with sophisticated methods like this from gwent police where they track a problem riderfrom the air. the force is encouraging people to report issues with e—bikes and e—motorcycles. they say anti—social behaviour in blaenau gwent has dropped by more than a third. but problems with nuisance riders persist. in tredegar, some believe it's so bad they are now thinking about closing their businesses here. kevin is the town's mayor and a business owner, and he believes the problem is having a wider impact. in my opinion it's getting worse and worse. you see them riding into town at silly

speeds, it's dangerous. on the pavement is one of the worst ones i've seen. and when people and families are coming out of shops and businesses, sooner or later somebody is going to get struck by one of these bikes. when we speak to local businesses, they are ready to pull out of towns with this problem, because of course it's going to be harmful to their businesses and their clients and anybody walking into the shop. an 18—year—old man was recently jailed for this, crashing into a pedestrian in port talbot. you can see how this could've been worse, given the speed he was travelling at. the rider came off but was unharmed. michelle says the road outside the pub and hotel she runs is one of the worst. they really speed up the road and how they get away with it i don't know. doing wheelies? yes. they do it outside the police station as well. riding past the police station? doing skids, all that,

past the police station. this is an issue across wales and can be tricky to tackle. but now there's concern that it's notjust dangerous to individuals, but detrimental to entire communities. jordan davis, bbc news. let's return to the middle east, we've been talking about the air strikes in israel and gaza as well, we've been hearing how radio is really critical for people in gaza in order to keep in touch and find out the most relevant information. and we know that 1.9 million people have been displaced in gaza, we can speak with two people.

ibrahim and marwan isbetah are two brothers who were separated by the conflict. ibrahim fled to egypt, but his brother, mohamed, hasn't managed to escape and remains in gaza. they are bothjoining me now, ibrahim from cairo and marwan from khan younis. just what is the situation there, how are you? i’m just what is the situation there, how are you? i'm fine, i'm there, how are you? i'm fine, i'm good. _ there, how are you? i'm fine, i'm good, thank— there, how are you? i'm fine, i'm good, thank you. - there, how are you? i'm fine, i'm good, thank you. thank i there, how are you? i'm fine, l i'm good, thank you. thank you very much. _ i'm good, thank you. thank you very much. i— i'm good, thank you. thank you very much, i know _ i'm good, thank you. thank you very much, i know you've - very much, i know you've travelled especially to khan younis to ensure that you have wi—fi in order to be able to talk to your brother, one was the last time you guys spoke with each other?— with each other? since one week. with each other? since one week- so _ with each other? since one week. so you're _ with each other? since one week. so you're managing| with each other? since one l week. so you're managing to seak to week. so you're managing to speak to each _ week. so you're managing to speak to each other. - week. so you're managing to l speak to each other. abraham, how is it with you now in cairo knowing that your brother remains in gaza? actually, it's very difficult. _ remains in gaza? actually, it's very difficult. he _ remains in gaza? actually, it's very difficult. he is _ remains in gaza? actually, it's very difficult. he is an - remains in gaza? actually, it's very difficult. he is an area - very difficult. he is an area where _ very difficult. he is an area where there is no connection, so it's—

where there is no connection, so it's like _ where there is no connection, so it's like we... where there is no connection, so it's like we. . .— so it's like we... many times he was in — so it's like we... many times he was in a _ so it's like we... many times he was in a place _ so it's like we... many times he was in a place where i - so it's like we... many times i he was in a place where i can't communicate with him and last week we've been in touch and i'm happy to hear his voice on your channel, thank you very much for giving us the opportunity. much for giving us the opportunity-— much for giving us the opportunity. much for giving us the ouortuni . . ., ., ., opportunity. what do you want to sa to opportunity. what do you want to say to your— opportunity. what do you want to say to your brother? - opportunity. what do you want to say to your brother? i'd - to say to your brother? i'd like to say _ to say to your brother? i'd like to say first of all thank you — like to say first of all thank you to _ like to say first of all thank you to connect me to him. i'm 0k~ _ you to connect me to him. i'm 0k~ take _ you to connect me to him. i'm 0k. take care of yourself and ok. take care of yourself and your— 0k. take care of yourself and your family, we are 0k. take care of yourself and yourfamily, we are here 0k. 0k. take care of yourself and yourfamily, we are here ok. we are the— yourfamily, we are here ok. we are the same, here we are ok. we hope— are the same, here we are ok. we hope we will be in peace in the next — we hope we will be in peace in the next few days in shiloh. just — the next few days in shiloh. just take _ the next few days in shiloh. just take care of yourself.

yes? _ just take care of yourself. yes? �* , ., ., just take care of yourself. yes? �*, ., ., ., .., just take care of yourself. yes? �*, ., , yes? it's good that we can see ou yes? it's good that we can see you both _ yes? it's good that we can see you both talking _ yes? it's good that we can see you both talking to _ yes? it's good that we can see you both talking to each - yes? it's good that we can see| you both talking to each other, but mwan, i mentioned 1.9 million people across gaza displaced, how many times have you had to move?— you had to move? actually, i was evacuated, _ you had to move? actually, i was evacuated, sorry - you had to move? actually, i i was evacuated, sorry displaced, may be, — was evacuated, sorry displaced, may be, around six times. six times— may be, around six times. six times from _ may be, around six times. six times from different locations. due to — times from different locations. due to the threat of idf, they informed _ due to the threat of idf, they informed us several times, sometimes to leave. so we have to be _ sometimes to leave. so we have to be cautious and immediately ieave _ to be cautious and immediately leave the — to be cautious and immediately leave the place to another safe place — leave the place to another safe lace. �* , ., ., leave the place to another safe lace. �* , . . . leave the place to another safe lace. ~ , . . ., , leave the place to another safe lace. n. . ., , , leave the place to another safe lace. m. . . , , place. abraham, and must be so hard to hear— place. abraham, and must be so hard to hear what _ place. abraham, and must be so hard to hear what your _ place. abraham, and must be so hard to hear what your brother i hard to hear what your brother is going through. ==

hard to hear what your brother is going through.— is going through. -- ibrahim. before i see _ is going through. -- ibrahim. before i see him, _ is going through. -- ibrahim. before i see him, if- is going through. -- ibrahim. before i see him, if at - is going through. -- ibrahim. before i see him, if at least l is going through. -- ibrahim. before i see him, if at least i | before i see him, if at least i evacuate six times starting from 15th of october, it was the first journey for us, me and mawal, there was no cars to find a safe place, then we moved to the middle area, from mobile area to khan younis. and then to rafah. you can't imagine the situation because you are speaking about this... they are located in a small area and people have no idea have a hotel or motel, no, no we've been in a tent,. so i know how much this part, it's very difficult how much he's

suffering right now. because we used to be like working together for 14 years... hang out together, so i know in this weather right now, it's just last week for me is going to fears of collapse and his fright, wejust fears of collapse and his fright, we just feel like very, very bad to think about this. i very bad to think about this. i know this is a really difficult situation and conversation you're having, and reduce appreciate on bbc news for you to talk to each other, but i wonderjust one last thing that you want to say to each other, mawan, when he so worried about you, what else do you say to him? �* ., you, what else do you say to him? �* . ., , ., him? i'm waiting really for the chance to _ him? i'm waiting really for the chance to be _ him? i'm waiting really for the chance to be evacuated, - him? i'm waiting really for the chance to be evacuated, for. him? i'm waiting really for the l

chance to be evacuated, for the rest of — chance to be evacuated, for the rest of my— chance to be evacuated, for the rest of my family, my parents also, — rest of my family, my parents also, they— rest of my family, my parents also, they are evacuated. most famity— also, they are evacuated. most family they are now in egypt. i want _ family they are now in egypt. i want to— family they are now in egypt. i want to be with them. i'm feeiing _ want to be with them. i'm feeling that i'm alone and i'm 0k, _ feeling that i'm alone and i'm 0k. but— feeling that i'm alone and i'm ok, but i'm feeling lonely, reaiiy _ ok, but i'm feeling lonely, really i_ ok, but i'm feeling lonely, really. i would like to be there _ really. i would like to be there with him because he a little — there with him because he a little bit... there with him because he a little bit. . .— little bit... ya. we do wish that you — little bit... ya. we do wish that you are _ little bit... ya. we do wish that you are reunited - little bit... ya. we do wish that you are reunited and i little bit... ya. we do wish i that you are reunited and we really think both of you for coming out to bbc news and talking to us about a very difficult situation. ibrahim who is in cairo, mawan who remains in gaza, thank you so much for sharing your experience with us here on bbc news, thank you. we appreciate our news, thank you. we appreciate your effort _ news, thank you. we appreciate your effort to — news, thank you. we appreciate your effort to connect _ news, thank you. we appreciate your effort to connect me - news, thank you. we appreciate your effort to connect me to - your effort to connect me to my brother, thank you.— brother, thank you. thank you to our brother, thank you. thank you to your both- _ brother, thank you. thank you to your both. of _ brother, thank you. thank you to your both. of course, - brother, thank you. thank you

to your both. of course, a - to your both. of course, a difficult situation there, two brothers separated in the ongoing conflict that we are seeing across the middle east. as i say, we do have much more on our website as well. a state of emergency has been declared in bosnia and herzegovina after flash floods and landslides have left at least 16 people dead. towns and villages became submerged after an overnight storm caused rivers to burst their banks. search and rescue work continues across the region as our balkans correspondent guy de launey reports. for the older residents of donja jablanica, it's too much to bear. this is what's left of their village after floods and landslides swept through the streets and the houses where the residents were sleeping. the village mosque was submerged by the deluge of water, mud and rocks. somehow, the imam escaped with his family. others weren't so fortunate. translation: from there, l i heard a tremendous rumble, as if all the hills

turned towards us. i also heard screams for a few minutes and then all went silent. then i thought everyone over there was dead. and how should i feel losing for having no one anymore? four having no one anymore? my house is completely destroyed. there is no—one. no—one. what can i tell you? rescue workers have been searching through the inundated houses. british search and rescue specialists are among the international teams who've flown out to help their bosnian colleagues. it's backbreaking work. but while a handful of residents remain missing, the effort to find them will continue. floods also hit other parts of central bosnia. houses around connewitz were swept away, along with roads and bridges.

that includes vital roads and railways between the capital, sarajevo and another key city, mostar. but for now, most people are thinking about the human guy de launey, bbc news, ljubljana. hello there. good afternoon. some rather unsettled conditions weather—wise for the next few days. it's a very messy picture with some showers, longer spells of rain, but also some brightness and some sunshine. although where we saw the best of the blue skies yesterday, it's now turned rather cloudy. and there will be some more showers through the rest of the day, mostly out towards the west. that's because there's a deep area of low pressure towards the west of ireland. with all of these showers spiralling around it, brisk winds for a time too up

through the irish sea coast. so the heaviest of the downpours through this afternoon will tend to be across wales, down through south west england. maybe a rumble or two of thunder here. some showers too, affecting north west england, southwest scotland. further east, it's drier, but there will be a lot more cloud than yesterday, so not feeling quite as warm, but still, temperatures around about the seasonal average, if not a little above and it will stay mild by night. now, you can see all of these fronts just gradually pushing their way further northwards and eastwards through tonight. some clear spells for a time, notably across northern areas of england. so here, temperatures could drop back into high single figures perhaps, but another fairly mild start to the day on monday, and it's more of the same. could be some longer spells of rain across northern and eastern areas of scotland, with those fronts just towards the north of us, but some more heavy, thundery showers pushing into south west england by the time we get to the end of the day. but it's a day of sunny spells and showers, feeling warm again in the best of the sunshine. 18 or 19 degrees perhaps. more showers affecting much of the uk as we head through tuesday. some brightness, some spells of sunshine in between. once again, we'll see temperatures peak at 13 to 18 celsius, but it's

all change on wednesday. now we look out towards the atlantic. this deep area of low pressure contains the remnants of hurricane kirk. at the moment, it's forecast to bring the worst of the weather across parts of the near continent. but it won't take too much for this very heavy rain to push into parts of kent and east sussex as we head through the afternoon. temperature—wise again, it's still feeling warm towards the south, colder air digging in further north, but it's as that deep low moves away that we'll see some very brisk winds indeed down through north sea—facing coasts. so do keep an eye on the forecast. and then as we draw down, more of a northerly wind. temperatures are set to dip as we head towards the end of the working week. so here's the outlook for our capital cities — notice how it's going to be turning a lot chillier.

live from london, this is bbc news. israel steps up its offensives against hezbollah in lebanon and hamas in gaza, on the eve of the october 7th anniversary. this place was hit about 12 hours ago, and smokers are still coming out of the rubble. there is destruction all around including some building is far from here. thousands of people gather across the world to call for the return of the 101 hostages still being held in gaza todayis today is very hard. we are waiting _ today is very hard. we are waiting for people who are

still— waiting for people who are still being held hostage in gaza _