vigils across israel and the world are remembering last year's 7 october attacks, in which hamas killed 1200 people and took 251 hostage. powerful explosions rocked beirut overnight as israel targets a hezbollah stronghold. this is the scene live in beirut — as lebanon deals with the aftermath of israel's strikes. welcome to the programme. israeli strikes continued in lebanon overnight. there were more air strikes on southern districts of beirut, soon after it issued further warnings to civilians to evacuate parts of the lebanese capital considered to be hezbollah strongholds. the israeli military says it's investigating why five rockets fired from southern lebanon on sunday night managed to penetrate israel's air defences and explode in the northern port

city of haifa. several people were injured. will vernon has the latest. one year on since the middle east was set ablaze, beirut burns again. explosions pierce the night sky. israel had issued new evacuation orders shortly before launching air strikes on the city. the israeli military released this footage, saying it had targeted hezbollah weapons storage and command centres hidden beneath residential buildings, which hezbollah denies. the strikes on beirut are intensifying. the lebanese government says more than moo people have been killed so far. over the border in israel, hezbollah's response. the city of haifa was attacked by five rockets. ten people were injured by shrapnel. hezbollah claimed it had targeted a military base in the area.

earlier on sunday, an evacuation flight for british nationals left beirut. the uk government says no more are planned. those on board described the terrifying ordeal of their escape. oh, it's been devastating. it's like a nightmare, nightmare. it's like hell on earth. i can't describe, like, every day, every day at night, bombing, like extreme bombing. it's so scary, like, the buildings shake. over a million people have been forced from their homes in lebanon, and around a thousand temporary shelters across the country are now full. the un says the situation is desperate. this is a major displacement crisis, as you all know, caused by this situation. we need respect for civilian infrastructure and civilian population. unfortunately, many instances of violations of international humanitarian law in the way

the air strikes are conducted. and thousands of people are once again on the move in the gaza strip. injabalia in the north, israel ordered 300,000 residents to evacuate. the israeli military is expanding its operations in lebanon and gaza. but the concern now is the potentialfor a direct confrontation between israel and iran, which could spark an even wider war. will vernon, bbc news. joining me now is samar el yassir, country director at the humanitarian organistation anera in lebanon. thank you for having me. talk us through what impact this is having, these strikes are having, these strikes are having on ordinary people in beirut and across lebanon.

actually it is a nightmare. we are very concerned as an international organisation working in lebanon by the mass destruction, mass displacement and escalation of hostilities. so far more than a million people to be exact, 1.2 million people to be exact, 1.2 million people in a very short time had to flee their homes and take the future into shelters, the streets, anywhere where they think it is marseille. there is mass destruction of buildings, hospitals, health centres so we are really concerned about the escalation, about the mass destruction, displacementand destruction, displacement and also destruction, displacementand also there is news of

humanitarian workers being casualties in all of this. do ou casualties in all of this. do you think _ casualties in all of this. do you think there is been enough planning? you think there is been enough ”lannin ? ., ., , planning? unfortunately, leven wasn't prepared _ planning? unfortunately, leven wasn't prepared for— planning? unfortunately, leven wasn't prepared for this, - planning? unfortunately, leven wasn't prepared for this, not. wasn't prepared for this, not at all. the collective shelters are really the schools. schools had to open up and take in people, which is totally unprepared. there is no place to sleep and it doesn't have any electricity, water, so humanitarian organisations have been trying to respond to these needs by water trucks and bedding. iwant needs by water trucks and bedding. i want to tell you, because of their own preparedness, in a very short time the hostilities have only taken place in two weeks and already there is incidences of

cholera and other diseases in these places so the health situation is really concerning. thank you very much for coming on the programme. earlier, my colleague lyse doucet spoke to udi goren, whose cousin tal haimi was taken hostage by hamas on october the 7th and later killed. here's what he shared with us. i think back on this year as the entire year, we are still stuck in october seventh, 2023, because a lot of people had been impacted and were able to recuperate and move on but we are still undergoing that same trauma, we are still in this struggle, as you havejust heard, our lives had stopped, it is absolutely true, and there is really no way we could do anything aside from taking

care of this campaign to bring them back as soon as possible. the fact that we are a year into the war and the hostages are not back, most of all we feel it is not even concerned, we feel that it hasn't... everybody hasn't done everything they should have been doing and i speak of my own government, which the hostages are not here so clearly they haven't done everything they could have done but the war still goes on, the fighting still goes on and the world hasn't done enough, the world hasn't done enough, the world hasn't done enough, the world has a lot of influence, the us in qatar and egypt and the us in qatar and egypt and the uk and europe, and of course they are not the key players at the end of the day, the deal has to be signed by israel and hamas but there is a lot of leveraged that can be

used and hasn't. so lot of leveraged that can be used and hasn't.— lot of leveraged that can be used and hasn't. so you don't believe your _ used and hasn't. so you don't believe your prime _ used and hasn't. so you don't believe your prime minister. believe your prime minister benjamin netanyahu when he says repeatedly he is doing all he can, as i speak to you we can hear the sound of artillery going into the border into gaza. he says he is doing all he will not stop stop this war until his waraim he will not stop stop this war until his war aim of destroying hamas is achieved and he blames hamas is achieved and he blames hamas for the deadlock. first of all, i hamas for the deadlock. first of all. i will — hamas for the deadlock. first of all, i will say _ hamas for the deadlock. first of all, i will say the _ hamas for the deadlock. first of all, i will say the most - of all, i will say the most obvious thing, the hostages are not here. therefore he has not done everything he could have. had he, they would have been here, so that is simple reasoning. aside from that, i think the walk will not stop until the goals of the war they

have said, he and the government have set are achieved. however, they haven't as far as we believe been prioritising right and there are two goals to this war, one is making israel is safe and the other one is bringing back the other one is bringing back the hostages. at this point, the hostages. at this point, the was, years fighting with hamas has weakened it enough that israel is safe enough at this point to make sure october seven doesn't happen again tomorrow morning and therefore we can reach a deal that would bring the hostages back. we will then have to continue making sure that our border is safe because hamas will not cease doing what it does. it openly says it. but at the end of the day, we have to prioritise.— of the day, we have to prioritise. of the day, we have to rioritise. a ~ ., ., , prioritise. as you know, many ofthe

prioritise. as you know, many of the key _ prioritise. as you know, many of the key buts _ prioritise. as you know, many of the key buts home - prioritise. as you know, many of the key buts home to - of the key buts home to left—wing peace activist, they had close ties to some of the residents of gaza —— kibbutz. after all that has happened, when it gets to the day after, do you think israelis and palestinians can find ways to live together in security? i think when people use october the 7th and hamas has done, hamas terrorist have done things on october the 7th that would put the nazis to shame. they have executed the most barbaric, heinous crimes people have ever thought about doing against other people and yet to say that because of that we don't think there would ever be a peaceful solution, and it doesn't have to be peace, it could be a lot of different things, but would the violence

between israelis and palestinians never cease, to say that i think is actually ignorant in looking at past long—standing ethnic conflicts. history shows that at the end of the day conflict end and when you speak to your own audience, you can stay very close to home in bringing examples if you look at northern ireland, if you look at even the much longer conflict between england and france, for 500 years there was war and then it ended. so at the end of the day it would end. we can't live through war for posterity. but we would need to make very definitive actions that have a vision and have leaders that bring us there and at the very moment we don't have these leaders and i will say more than that, i have said it in my prior response and ifeel very strongly

said it in my prior response and i feel very strongly about this, the world must stop are paying lip service if it wants to see the conflict end and the world has been paying lip service and fuelling this conflict for years by supporting the military effort on both sides and by not putting a stop to it and not asking for accountability and vision. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

a year on from the hamas attacks, israel's response continues to dominate politics across the middle east. our international editor, jeremy bowen spoke to lyse doucet about where the situation could be headed. the well of national trauma is very— the well of national trauma is very deep. it is renewed regularly because the stories

of the — regularly because the stories of the hostages, the stories of what _ of the hostages, the stories of what happened exactly a year a -o what happened exactly a year ago have been told and told and told again in the media, among tv etc — told again in the media, among tv etc on— told again in the media, among tv etc. on a very regular basis. — tv etc. on a very regular basis. i— tv etc. on a very regular basis. i would say that while benjamin netanyahu has improved his poll— benjamin netanyahu has improved his poll ratings, particularly since — his poll ratings, particularly since the offensive against hezbollah in lebanon, there is still plenty of people here who think— still plenty of people here who think he — still plenty of people here who think he is a disaster for the country _ think he is a disaster for the country. however, there is absolutely strong support for though — absolutely strong support for though was that israel is waging _ though was that israel is waging in gaza and also that method _ waging in gaza and also that method it has used and as well as at— method it has used and as well as at the — method it has used and as well as at the fact now that there, they— as at the fact now that there, they are _ as at the fact now that there, they are contemplating they will hit — they are contemplating they will hit back against iran, there _ will hit back against iran, there is— will hit back against iran, there is more head of steam they— there is more head of steam they should be a pretty severe attack — they should be a pretty severe attack against iran because iran— attack against iran because iran is— attack against iran because iran is weakened and this is an opportunity to do the islamic regime — opportunity to do the islamic regime in tehran some serious

damage — regime in tehran some serious damaue. ,., , ., damage. here in southern israel the military _ damage. here in southern israel the military helicopters - damage. here in southern israel the military helicopters are - damage. here in southern israel the military helicopters are in i the military helicopters are in the military helicopters are in the area. there is a constant boom of heavy artillery being fired into gaza. despite the intense israeli bombardment day in, day out for months on end and a ground incursion which has left so much of gaza in utter ruin, hamas is still able to fire rockets, three landed in southern israel this morning. i in southern israel this morning-— in southern israel this morning. in southern israel this morninu. ~ ., , morning. i think so far it is uuite a morning. i think so far it is quite a strategic _ morning. i think so far it is quite a strategic defeat - morning. i think so far it is quite a strategic defeat for the israelis. they have a close-up _ the israelis. they have a close—up tactical victories. they— close—up tactical victories. they have absolutely smashed hamas — they have absolutely smashed hamas as an organised military force _ hamas as an organised military force but— hamas as an organised military force but now an insurgency has started — force but now an insurgency has started and small groups are still fighting on and i am certain— still fighting on and i am certain after the killing of civilians _ certain after the killing of civilians and the damage israel has done — civilians and the damage israel has done that they are not short— has done that they are not short of— has done that they are not short of recruits. they still have — short of recruits. they still have a _ short of recruits. they still have a tunnel network which they— have a tunnel network which they are _ have a tunnel network which they are able to use. i

certainly thought a year ago that— certainly thought a year ago that israel, after a month or two, _ that israel, after a month or two, would make pretty short work— two, would make pretty short work of— two, would make pretty short work of hamas given their overall— work of hamas given their overall strength but it has proved _ overall strength but it has proved to be much harder than they— proved to be much harder than they ever— proved to be much harder than they ever expected and i think there — they ever expected and i think there is— they ever expected and i think there is actually a sense of relief— there is actually a sense of relief in _ there is actually a sense of relief in the military now they are fighting a war in lebanon which — are fighting a war in lebanon which they actually planned for. they didn't plan for that war— for. they didn't plan for that war against hamas, they didn't see hamas as much of a threat but now— see hamas as much of a threat but now in— see hamas as much of a threat but now in lebanon they are pushing _ but now in lebanon they are pushing ahead but at the moment, at a time like this you would _ moment, at a time like this you would think that a country would _ would think that a country would preferably have a sense of repose commemorating such a traumatic— of repose commemorating such a traumatic day and remembering the dead — traumatic day and remembering the dead and limiting, but this is actually a time when the country— is actually a time when the country is notjust is actually a time when the country is not just at war, the war— country is not just at war, the war is— country is not just at war, the war is intensifying. the dangers are multiple around the for all— dangers are multiple around the for all people concerned and israelis _ for all people concerned and israelis having to make some very— israelis having to make some very big — israelis having to make some very big decisions about what it does— very big decisions about what it does next. what does it do to iran? _ it does next. what does it do to iran? and the americans have

made _ to iran? and the americans have made their— to iran? and the americans have made their views clear. joe biden— made their views clear. joe biden has said, don't hit the nuclear— biden has said, don't hit the nuclear facilities, biden has said, don't hit the nuclearfacilities, don't biden has said, don't hit the nuclear facilities, don't hit the — nuclear facilities, don't hit the petrochemical facilities but here in israel there are plenty— but here in israel there are plenty of— but here in israel there are plenty of people saying you should _ plenty of people saying you should hit all of those things. as we — should hit all of those things. as we have seen time and again, in these wars in this region it is always the americans who are able to pull that israel is back and try to come and bring an end to the fighting. this time it seems that iran and israel are now involved in direct confrontation, it is very hard to see who can pull them back to try to grain in this escalation. i them back to try to grain in this escalation.— this escalation. i think it is fair to say _ this escalation. i think it is fair to say that _ this escalation. i think it is fair to say that there - this escalation. i think it is fair to say that there is - this escalation. i think it is i fair to say that there is been an enormous failure in american middle _ an enormous failure in american middle east policy. they did not want to be in the situation where — not want to be in the situation where potentially the situation they are — where potentially the situation they are in now is a could be dragged _ they are in now is a could be dragged into a war unwilling me between — dragged into a war unwilling me between iran and israel because they have —

between iran and israel because they have guaranteed israel's security _ they have guaranteed israel's security. if israel does attack, _ security. if israel does attack, if iran attacks back, if there _ attack, if iran attacks back, if there is— attack, if iran attacks back, if there is a big escalation, then— if there is a big escalation, then the _ if there is a big escalation, then the americans will probably get involved and before _ probably get involved and before an election and in general— before an election and in general anyway, joe biden was her president he wanted to pivot — her president he wanted to pivot away for the middle east and he — pivot away for the middle east and he hasn't succeeded. what he wanted to try to do was influence israel's behaviour. you — influence israel's behaviour. you will _ influence israel's behaviour. you will remember that after those — you will remember that after those attacks a year ago he came — those attacks a year ago he came over to israel and he put his arms — came over to israel and he put his arms around everyone he could — his arms around everyone he could find, including the prime minister. — could find, including the prime minister, and metaphorically around — minister, and metaphorically around the country and they appreciated that and he said, don't — appreciated that and he said, don't make the mistakes that we americans— don't make the mistakes that we americans made after nine 11. do not — americans made after nine 11. do not get blinded by rage. yes, _ do not get blinded by rage. yes. you _ do not get blinded by rage. yes, you can defend yourself but do — yes, you can defend yourself but do it— yes, you can defend yourself but do it right. it is clear the _ but do it right. it is clear the americans have got some severe — the americans have got some severe misgivings around israel's _ severe misgivings around israel's methods. however, they, — israel's methods. however, they, biden has chosen not to use the — they, biden has chosen not to use the leverage he could have used _ use the leverage he could have used on — use the leverage he could have used on diplomatic cover at the

un, un — used on diplomatic cover at the un, un resolutions that america might— un, un resolutions that america might have allowed true and also — might have allowed true and also about the fact that, while you were _ also about the fact that, while you were saying constantly, please _ you were saying constantly, please don't use these massive weapons — please don't use these massive weapons in built—up areas, he then— weapons in built—up areas, he then gave _ weapons in built—up areas, he then gave them more massive weapons — then gave them more massive weapons which they used in huilt-up _ weapons which they used in built—up areas. so he chose not to use — built—up areas. so he chose not to use that— built—up areas. so he chose not to use that leverage so he has actually — to use that leverage so he has actually rendered himself quite powerless at the moment when it comes— powerless at the moment when it comes to — powerless at the moment when it comes to israel. i think israel is setting _ comes to israel. i think israel is setting the pace right now of america's middle east policy which _ of america's middle east policy which for— of america's middle east policy which for a superpower is absolutely the wrong way around _ absolutely the wrong way around. , , �* ., absolutely the wrong way around. , , 1, , , ., ,, around. jeremy bowen speaking short time _ around. jeremy bowen speaking short time ago. _ around. jeremy bowen speaking short time ago. we _ around. jeremy bowen speaking short time ago. we want - around. jeremy bowen speaking short time ago. we want to - short time ago. we want to bring you up—to—date with what is happening across the region. we have a series of live picture feeds coming into us. let's start with these pictures from lebanon. these are the live pictures from beirut. you can see smoke still rising there, people dealing with the aftermath of more israeli

strikes. we know that there were large explosions in the southern suburbs of beirut, the capital of lebanon. israel saying it hit a hezbollah weapons storage facility. sunday there were also strikes in the other direction, people injured and just in the last 15 minutes or so getting reports that air time minutes or so getting reports thatairtime into minutes or so getting reports that air time into ringing in several parts of northern israel. that is from the idf. that is take you live now to gaza because the idf also striking gaza through the night. finally, iwant striking gaza through the night. finally, i want to take you into israel to where people are marking and holding vigils and remembering last year's attacks on the 7th of october. plenty more continuing coverage throughout the day here on bbc news. do stay with us for that.

the prime minister has reshuffled his number 10 team after sue gray quit as his chief of staff, saying she risked becoming a distraction. the former civil servant had been caught up in a row over pay, after the bbc revealed her salary was higher than sir keir starmer�*s. our political correspondent iain watson reports. this is how close sue gray was to the prime minister. only last month she was with sir keir starmer when he met president biden. she became the labour leader's chief of staff originally in opposition, with a focus of preparing labourfor government. but after less than 100 days since the election, it has looked like labour is somewhat underprepared, with rows over cuts to winter fuel payments and donations to ministers from wealthy donors. at six, trouble inside the labour party... she'd been underfurther pressure when the bbc revealed she was paid more than the prime minister. 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. the former labour deputy leader told the bbc it was important that keir starmer had the right team around him. it's often the case if you've been out of power for a long time and you get in, there are missteps, there are clunkiness and the point is to get things sorted out, to batten down the hatches and get things moving forward. the man credited with masterminding labour's election campaign, morgan mcsweeney, becomes the new chief of staff. the conservatives say the government is in chaos, with keir starmer having to reshuffle his backroom staff after just three months in office. the prime minister will hope instead that the change of staff will now help him to overcome a less than sure footed start in government. iain watson, bbc news. an undercover bbc investigation has found food outlets, including sainsbury�*s, misleading the public about their hygiene ratings. under the law, every place serving food?in england, wales and northern ireland must be inspected and given a rating between zero and five

to reassure customers. but secret filming has also revealed numerous other places blatantly lying about their hygiene scores, as guy lynn reports. we're undercover to expose the high—street takeaways, butchers and supermarkets who blatantly lie about their food—hygiene ratings. yeah, five star. not true. five star. five star? and nor is this. both places have terrible food—hygiene ratings. the law says that every place that serves food must be regularly checked by food safety officers — like these ones — before rating a place and issuing a green sticker for the public to see. five means food safety is very good — the lower numbers, serious concerns. one or two is somewhere that's got quite, um, serious food—hygiene risks, potential for food poisoning such as e.coli, campylobacter, salmonella — all those sort of things which are going to make you quite sick or even die. yet, time and again, the bbc found places

lying in east london. like this butcher — where we found a trap suggesting problems with mice and rodents. don't worry. no problem. on the door, it's a three for satisfactory. the truth — a zero — urgent improvement needed. on the door, it's a four at this cafe. but we know it's a one due to major issues with cleanliness. but you've got four, so it means you're... i'm good, yeah. so, what, it means you're, like, clean and stuff? yeah. and five on the door here, yet the reality is a one — after inspectors found potential contamination, and meat being sold months past its use by date. what's five mean? five means it's excellent. huh? one is a... no, zero is the lowest. yeah. five is top class. this expert says those who lied about their ratings could be in serious trouble. they have deliberately put up signs — or left signs in place — which don't match their rating.

and that, to my mind, would be fraud. they know about it, they've done nothing about it — that's fraud. they weren't potentially committing fraud — but, shockingly, even sainsbury�*s was misleading customers for months. five on the doors here, and on the official sainsbury�*s website. yet the real rating was a zero. inspectors found mouse droppings and filth at this sainsbury�*s. this takeaway denied deception, blaming staff confusion over the ratings — which have since improved. this butcher apologised, and said it would retrain staff. this cafe and supermarket didn't respond. and sainsbury�*s said the sticker and web information was outdated, have now been corrected, and the rating of this store has improved. what's worrying is we found 27 places misleading the public. food—safety experts told us this is happening in many other parts of the uk. guy lynn, bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather. i mixed day and a mixed week of weather. showers are the common element. in the first half of the week it will feel quite mild but the second half of the week, a cold wind, or due to the presence of an ex a recount. at the moment this area of low pressure is responsible for showers. weather fronts tangled across the north of scotland today. further cloud and outbreaks of rain here but elsewhere that mixture of sometime and showers. some will be heavy and thundery but places stay dry, bright and in northern ireland, northern england and north wales. in the sunshine, warm for october, temperatures made to high teens. finish the day with heavy rain in the south—west, spreading northwards across england and wales into northern ireland. some clear skies, some mist or fog but the general flow is

from the south are not a cold night. temperatures eight to 12 degrees. tomorrow, a damp start for northern england, northern ireland, range bridges its way into central and southern scotland. it could be slow—moving, large rainfall totals through part of central and eastern scotland. to the north, a cold breeze but drier than today. to the south, sunshine and showers. if anything, the show was more widespread than today. it will feel warm in the sunshine between. at the end of the way, this is the hurricane, decaying now as it pushes over colder waters but the pressure left will run increasingly to the south of us across parts of continental europe but it will still have an impact on our weather as he pulled away in drawing down colder, strong winds. this is linked to the whole x hurricane, to the south of us on wednesday. it is still far away but it could persistent rain to the islands

but away from it, a fair bit of cloud, occasional shadows and turning colderfrom the north. at the centre of that storm system pushes continually towards denmark and into thursday it opens the door to colder air and particularly strong winds down eastern coasts, rough seas and dangerous around some of the coasts. a story of sunshine and showers from any on thursday and by the afternoon and much chillier field and by the afternoon and much chillierfield and a and by the afternoon and much chillier field and a frosty night will follow.

vigils are being held in israel and around the world, a year on from the october seventh attacks, when gunmen killed 1200 people. at the festival site — pictures of some of the 251 hostages, whose families gathered to mark the anniversary. overnight in lebanon, there have been more israeli strikes on beirut. israel has also launched fresh attacks on targets in gaza. this is the scene live in beirut — as lebanon deals with the aftermath of the latest israeli strikes. memorial events are taking

place in israel and around