tell you entities and i can now tell you israeli — entities and i can now tell you israeli tanks and other armed i strongly appeal to both parties to fully respect the safety and security. thank you very much. that was un security. thank you very much. twat was un secretary—general taking a couple of questions. you heard him talking about irish peacekeepers, members of the peacekeeping force who are right there in that area when the fighting is going on between the idf and hezbollah. they are not there to be part of that battle, they are there other un resolution 1701 as peacekeepers to assist the lebanese army. the lebanese army and not getting

involved in either. there are so many layers of complexity to what is going on in seven lebanon at the moment. as hezbollah sends those missiles towards israel for that and the idf tries to push for that you heard antonio guterres defending the palestinian refugees and the work that they are doing for the place talking about the number of people displaced, 60,000 in northern israel for the more than1 million here in lebanon for the people who had to flee their homes because of the fighting. you listen to what is being said and you listen to what's going on, he's talking about diplomatic solutions, ways to try and solve theirs. none of those seem to be getting any closerjust yet. and he had some pretty blunt things to say also about israel is conducting the campaign in gaza. he said there is something fundamentally wrong with the way

israel's war in gaza is being conducted. he also said they are ordering civilians to evacuate does not keep them safe if there is no safe place to go. that will undoubtedly anger the israeli prime minister. 0nly undoubtedly anger the israeli prime minister. only a few days ago they were banning him from setting foot into israel because of his approach. that's right for the israel have been clear that they think antonio guterres is very much against them for the update this clarity and persona non grata us. they said repeatedly over the last few months he is not supportive of their cause and what they are trying to achieve. reflecting on the difficulty of trying to avoid the strikes that have been happening for a year now and gaza. when the idf has a humanitarian area the shape of that humanitarian area the shape of that humanitarian area the shape of that humanitarian area has often shifted and moved as the israeli operation has changed. 0f and moved as the israeli operation has changed. of course we know that the hamas run health ministries is

more than 40,000 people, many women and children, civilians have been killed during that israeli campaign in gaza. in terms of warnings, it's worth saying what i can speak on the ground here in beirut, where we've seen a lot of israeli air strikes over the last ten days or so. sometimes they come with warnings and sometimes they don't. it tends to be in the evening that the idf, the arabic language spokesperson will often put on social media these warnings for specific blocks and buildings and asked people to move. a lot of the time during the day we see those air strikes without warnings. sometimes they are warning sometimes there are not. we see the huge number of strikes in southern lebanon. some new figures from the lebanese government. they say during the last 24 hours they've been 137 israeli air strikes here in various areas of lebanon. in the south end southern suburbs of beirut. they

said the total number of israeli attacks now is up to 9400. they say 36 people killed and 1000 50 wounded in the last 24 hours displacement numbers, 990 centres across the country to look after displaced people for the 781 have reached their maximum capacity. it gives you a sense of the ever increasing scale of what is happening here. while we were listening _ of what is happening here. while we were listening to _ of what is happening here. while we were listening to antonio _ of what is happening here. while we were listening to antonio guterres l were listening to antonio guterres reuters news agency reported lines from benjamin netanyahu, this has been asked of the israeli authorities for a number of days out of a strike last week. benjamin netanyahu saying that israel has taken out nasrallah successor. going on to say hezbollah is weaker than it has been for many, many years now. t

it has been for many, many years now. ~' . , it has been for many, many years now. ~ . , , now. ithink militarily, remember the military _ now. ithink militarily, remember the military force, _ now. ithink militarily, remember the military force, more - now. ithink militarily, remember the military force, more powerful now. ithink militarily, remember. the military force, more powerful in the army. certainly they are still sending missiles into northern israel. but not the sort of weaponry or attacks that we were led to believe they were capable of before all of this started. some of those long—range missiles, those weapons provided by iran, there's every chance they have been destroyed by these very intense israeli airstrikes. we heard of israel's defence minister again saying earlier that they believe that they have killed one of ms. riley's potential successors for the we heard from the deputy leader of hezbollah, one of the potential successors who at this point is still alive. successors who at this point is stillalive. —— successors who at this point is still alive. —— nasrallah. successors who at this point is stillalive. —— nasrallah. 0ne successors who at this point is stillalive. —— nasrallah. one of the video messages that i tends to do in front of darkened curtain so no location evident for the clearly hezbollah senior leadership i try to keep their location a secret because so many have been killed in israeli air strikes he talked about there

being no vacancies in hezbollah by that he seems to mean that in the command control, the military structure, people who have been killed or been replaced. he talked about a new secretary—general, which was the official title that nasrallah had, being elected in due course for the perhaps that hasn't happened yet because the people that would naturally be have also been killed for the what does tend to happen is hezbollah do tend to at some point acknowledge the deaths of these figures we will be watching their channels very carefully to see if they confirm what israel have said. those strikes are continuing particularly in the particular dues southern suburbs of beirut where hezbollah leadership and command our bays. we know that israel still have people that they are trying to target in that area.— people that they are trying to target in that area. yes. we wait to see more detail _ target in that area. yes. we wait to see more detail from _ target in that area. yes. we wait to see more detail from the _ target in that area. yes. we wait to see more detail from the israelis i see more detail from the israelis and benjamin that yahoo. for a

number of days now there has been speculation about and there was a strike last thursday where they thought perhaps they might have targeted and killed him. we wait to see exactly who they are talking about. you have been interviewing a former lebanese prime minister today former lebanese prime minister today for them in terms of the overall assessment of what is happening in that country over the last few weeks, give us a flavour of what he told you. weeks, give us a flavour of what he told ou. . . . told you. this is a particularly interesting — told you. this is a particularly interesting figure _ told you. this is a particularly interesting figure to - told you. this is a particularly interesting figure to hear - told you. this is a particularly| interesting figure to hear from told you. this is a particularly - interesting figure to hear from at the moment because he was prime minister here in lebanon at the time of the last war in 2006. actually hearing as we did hear antonio geter is talking about un resolution 1701, b and ask questions about how they can be made to work —— antonio guterres was up that was the architect of that was the agreement that stop the war in 2006. many of

the pillars had been put in place, the pillars had been put in place, the condition that were supposed to happen as a result of that haven't, which is why we find ourselves in the position we're in now. he says when he looks at the wider world of world leaders he does not believe that they had stepped up to support lebanon. somehow yes, it has been abandoned. at the same time there has been a certain complexity of initiatives to be taken for the brave initiatives, i would say. the lebanese as a state has been kidnapped by hezbollah. this gun that was held by hezbollah instead has been pointed toys israel it's

hard to become pointed toward domestically ——. as a way of iran into fearful of syria, iraq and yemen. . . into fearful of syria, iraq and yemen. , . ., into fearful of syria, iraq and yemen. , . . yemen. there is a realvacuum in lebanese — yemen. there is a realvacuum in lebanese politics _ yemen. there is a realvacuum in lebanese politics at _ yemen. there is a realvacuum in lebanese politics at the - yemen. there is a realvacuum in| lebanese politics at the moment. yemen. there is a real vacuum in . lebanese politics at the moment. as you say, nobody stepped forward and clearly articulated the different between the lebanese state and hezbollah for that why did they do that? they let the people of lebanon down. .. , that? they let the people of lebanon down. , . ., that? they let the people of lebanon down. , . . that? they let the people of lebanon down. , ~ . , that? they let the people of lebanon down. , ~ ., , ., down. exactly. what has been going on since october _ down. exactly. what has been going on since october 23 _ down. exactly. what has been going on since october 23 that _ down. exactly. what has been going on since october 23 that things - on since october 23 that things were dragging and getting worse and worse. again many chances were made available in order to disassociate the lebanese situation from gaza. it's very important nationally and from an arabic point of view to

associate put that but particularly now that lebanon cannot afford in principle to be involved in such a matter. when the gaza situation has become only to point to million palestinians homeless and all of gazais palestinians homeless and all of gaza is destroyed. to continue to link lebanon situation with gaza is not wise. and particularly in view of the serious risks that we're having in the country is looking for heroes. and that is why i said it is looking now for two heroes in the absence of a president in lebanon. we don't have a president. we have two persons. the speaker of the

house in his capacity as speaker and in his capacity as the president of the caretaker government. they have to come together in order again to take the necessary decisions. that is fouad siniora, the former prime minister of lebanon speaking to me here in beirut for that he was the one who was in charge of this country in 2006 when the last war happened. i think crucially he was saying there is you heard, he feels that what the leadership here today has not done is what he did back in those days, which is make a very early and very clear public statement dissociating themselves with hezbollah and the choices that hezbollah have made over the last year or so. also reflecting on the political vacuum here in lebanon, the problems that is causing when it comes to actually trying to have some sort of diplomatic discussion

in the background for them it is only a caretaker government in place here in lebanon, it's been that way since the last elections a couple years ago. there's no president in place at the moment in lebanon. one of those really key figures in a top level of lebanese politics of the sort of person who right now should be having those diplomatic conversations, should be trying to work towards having those sort of discussions with up that role is also empty. that is what the former prime minister of two lebanon had to say. let's hearfrom the prime minister of two lebanon had to say. let's hear from the current prime minister of israel for the this is a new statement from benjamin netanyahu. you remember when our benjamin netanyahu. you remember when your country — benjamin netanyahu. you remember when your country was _ benjamin netanyahu. you remember when your country was called - benjamin netanyahu. you remember when your country was called the - when your country was called the pearl_ when your country was called the peari of— when your country was called the pearl of the middle east? i do. what happened _ pearl of the middle east? i do. what happened to lebanon? a gang of tyrants— happened to lebanon? a gang of tyrants and terrace destroyed it, thrat's— tyrants and terrace destroyed it, that's what happened. lebanon was once known for its tolerance, its beauty — once known for its tolerance, its beauty. today it's a place of chaos and wan _

beauty. today it's a place of chaos and war. israel withdrew from lebanon — and war. israel withdrew from lebanon 25 years ago but the country that actually conquered lebanon is not israei. — that actually conquered lebanon is not israel, it is iran. iran which finances — not israel, it is iran. iran which finances and arms hezbollah to serve iran's_ finances and arms hezbollah to serve iran's interests at lebanon as expense _ iran's interests at lebanon as expense hezbollah has turned lebanon into a stockpile of epileptic mag ammunition and weapons and a miiitary— ammunition and weapons and a military base. just one day after the october seven massacre a year a-o the october seven massacre a year ago hezbollahjoined the war against israeh _ ago hezbollahjoined the war against israeh it_ ago hezbollahjoined the war against israel. it launched an unprovoked attack_ israel. it launched an unprovoked attack on — israel. it launched an unprovoked attack on our cities and citizens. it attack on our cities and citizens. it is _ attack on our cities and citizens. it is sense — attack on our cities and citizens. it is sense fired over 8000 missiles at israei. _ it is sense fired over 8000 missiles at israel, killing civilians without distinction for the abuse, christian, israel is decided to put an end _ christian, israel is decided to put an end to— christian, israel is decided to put an end to this for that we decided to do— an end to this for that we decided to do whatever is necessary to return — to do whatever is necessary to return our— to do whatever is necessary to return our people safely to their homes — return our people safely to their homes. israel has a right to defend itself— homes. israel has a right to defend itself without israel also has a right— itself without israel also has a right to — itself without israel also has a right to win and israel will win. we degraded — right to win and israel will win. we degraded hezbollah capabilities we took degraded hezbollah capabilities we iook ail— degraded hezbollah capabilities we took all thousands of terrace, in

coiluding — took all thousands of terrace, in colluding as well as himself and his replacement and the replacement to replacement and the replacement to replacement for the up—to—date hezbollah is weaker than it's been for many, — hezbollah is weaker than it's been for many, many years. now you come at the _ for many, many years. now you come at the lebanese people stand at a significant crossroads. it is your choice. — significant crossroads. it is your choice. you _ significant crossroads. it is your choice, you can now take back your country. _ choice, you can now take back your country. you — choice, you can now take back your country, you can return it to a path of peace _ country, you can return it to a path of peace and — country, you can return it to a path of peace and prosperity. if you don't — of peace and prosperity. if you don't hezbollah will continue to try to fight— don't hezbollah will continue to try to fight israel from densely populated areas at your expense. it doesn't _ populated areas at your expense. it doesn't care if lebanon is dragged into a _ doesn't care if lebanon is dragged into a widerwar doesn't care if lebanon is dragged into a wider war for the christians, and shi'ites— into a wider war for the christians, and shi'ites are suffering because of hezbollah future war against israet — of hezbollah future war against israel. today i ask of a mother and every— israel. today i ask of a mother and every father — israel. today i ask of a mother and every father in lebanon a simple question. is it worth it? because it doesn't _ question. is it worth it? because it doesn't have to be that way. i know you want _ doesn't have to be that way. i know you want a — doesn't have to be that way. i know you want a better future for your children. so i'm speaking to all of you today — children. so i'm speaking to all of you today. there is a better way. a better— you today. there is a better way. a better way— you today. there is a better way. a better way for your children, for your— better way for your children, for your cities, _ better way for your children, for your cities, for your village and

for your country. you deserve to resort _ for your country. you deserve to resort lebanon to its days of tranquility, you deserve a lebanon that is— tranquility, you deserve a lebanon that is different, one country, once wide, _ that is different, one country, once wide, one — that is different, one country, once wide, one people. don't let these terrace _ wide, one people. don't let these terrace destroyed your future any more _ terrace destroyed your future any more than — terrace destroyed your future any more than they've already done. stand _ more than they've already done. stand up— more than they've already done. stand up and take your country back. you have _ stand up and take your country back. you have an — stand up and take your country back. you have an opportunity that hasn't existed _ you have an opportunity that hasn't existed in decades. an opportunity to take _ existed in decades. an opportunity to take care of the future of your children and grandchildren. you have an opportunity to save lebanon before — an opportunity to save lebanon before it — an opportunity to save lebanon before it falls into the abyss of a lon- before it falls into the abyss of a long war — before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like we see in— destruction and suffering like we see in gaza. it doesn't have to be that way — see in gaza. it doesn't have to be that way. each of you can take a step _ that way. each of you can take a step for— that way. each of you can take a step for your future for that even a small— step for your future for that even a small step — step for your future for that even a small step. you can make a difference. i say to you the people of lebanon, free country from hezbollah so that this work and end. for your— hezbollah so that this work and end. for your country from hezbollah so that your _ for your country from hezbollah so that your country can prosper again, so that— that your country can prosper again, so that future generations of lebanese israeli children know dues will note _ lebanese israeli children know dues will note neither war or bloodshed

but will _ will note neither war or bloodshed but will finally live together in peace — but will finally live together in eace. �* ., but will finally live together in eace. �* . . peace. ben'amin netanyahu, the israeli peace. benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime _ peace. benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister— peace. benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister in - peace. benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister in a - peace. benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister in a fresh i israeli prime minister in a fresh statement that he has just made in last few minutes. a little bit of analysis from me on that, i thought what was notable what he was saying at the end speaking to the people of lebanon, very similar to what he was saying to the iranian people you remember that similar message that he gave last week? not a message that will particularly have been picked up in iran at all but sort of speaking to people to try and free themselves from this leadership. and similarly in lebanon talking to lebanese people to free themselves from hezbollah. the majority of people here do not want this war. the majority of people do not support hezbollah. the majority in the stronghold areas in certain parts of the country do but the majority of lebanese will tell you that this is not a conflict that they wanted. and that hezbollah's influence is not something they

chose either. we heard the former lebanese prime minister here on bbc news, fouad siniora, telling the lebanese state had been hijacked by hezbollah. it is more of a message and more of a public message from benjamin netanyahu, a message perhaps to leaders in different places wrapped up in that message directly to the people who can't really do a great deal about what is happening here at the moment. yes. the parallel — happening here at the moment. yes. the parallel is _ happening here at the moment. yes. the parallel is exactly _ happening here at the moment. yes. the parallel is exactly right in terms of the tone and language use, in terms of that message he was directing at a rent last week. the worry will be parallel to that message the warning that lebanon faces destruction like gaza. that chimes with what we've seen today, which is an expansion of their operations in lebanon.-

which is an expansion of their operations in lebanon. yes, that's ri . ht. operations in lebanon. yes, that's right- some _ operations in lebanon. yes, that's right- some of— operations in lebanon. yes, that's right. some of the _ operations in lebanon. yes, that's right. some of the pictures - operations in lebanon. yes, that's right. some of the pictures we'rel right. some of the pictures we're seeing of some of the small border villages and towns on the lebanese side do show a similar level of destruction. we will look at pictures of beirut in the southern suburb, buildings collapse, it's a small part of the big city but you can see the parallels with what is in gaza. ed can see the parallels with what is in gaza. .,, �* . ~ in gaza. ed foster in beirut. thank ou once in gaza. ed foster in beirut. thank you once again _ in gaza. ed foster in beirut. thank you once again for— in gaza. ed foster in beirut. thank you once again for navigating - in gaza. ed foster in beirut. thank you once again for navigating us i you once again for navigating us through all of the last half an hour. we will talk again in the coming minutes. let us turn to politics here in the uk. the latest round of voting in the conservative party has seen eliminating tom to cannot. three candidates still in the race for the tory mps will vote again tomorrow to lead the final two with the eventual winner by conservative party members at the start of november. back to west minister, back to our political

correspondent helen, thank you for waiting whilst we were in that sequence of developing news from the middle east. take me through the numbers, first of all. this afternoon _ numbers, first of all. this afternoon we _ numbers, first of all. this afternoon we had - numbers, first of all. this afternoon we had the - numbers, first of all. tw 3 afternoon we had the penultimate vote on mp5. tom hezbollah do you tugendhat went out in the last round. the big winner of was james cleverley who went from a an ecstatic 21 to 39. which puts him pretty much odds on, nearly at the number he would need to make it onto the final ballot. then you've got robert general who went backwards, he went 31 votes from 33 for the kemi badenoch picked up another due going from 28 to 30. gite kemi badenoch picked up another due going from 28 to 30.— going from 28 to 30. give me a sense ofthe going from 28 to 30. give me a sense of the sorts — going from 28 to 30. give me a sense of the sorts of— going from 28 to 30. give me a sense of the sorts of things _ going from 28 to 30. give me a sense of the sorts of things you _ going from 28 to 30. give me a sense of the sorts of things you are - of the sorts of things you are hearing. they haven't got long before the next round of voting about where those votes might actually go for the d job tugendhat votes, which of the three camps they

may go to. votes, which of the three camps they ma no to. , . ., votes, which of the three camps they ma aoto. , . ., ., may go to. there will be a lot of frantic phone — may go to. there will be a lot of frantic phone calls _ may go to. there will be a lot of frantic phone calls of— may go to. there will be a lot of frantic phone calls of trying - may go to. there will be a lot of frantic phone calls of trying to i may go to. there will be a lot of. frantic phone calls of trying to woo tom tugendhat and his 19 overnight. it would seem that some of those are likely to peel last to james cleverley he is now the last centrist candidate that standing for that beer expects him to go to him although not necessarily all of them. that leaves a scramble between kemi badenoch and robert general to try a pick up enough of those supporters behind their campaign to get them onto the final ballot. we're already seeing some pretty spiky language, a spokesperson for kemi badenoch campaign said in this might�*ve changed the game on us. it certainly going campaign y might�*ve changed the game on us. it certainly going campaign said in kemi badenoch campaign said in this round, they were two candidates who round, they were two candidates who are gaining momentum and one who is are gaining momentum and one who is going backwards and losing support going backwards and losing support for the robert general asked team for the robert general asked team seems to be brushing us off this seems to be brushing us off this evening. they're confident he can evening. they're confident he can make it onto the final ballot. he make it onto the final ballot. he was in the first couple of rounds of was in the first couple of rounds of voting leading that he was a front voting leading that he was a front runner for quite a lot of this runner for quite a lot of this contest with it does look like the contest with it does look like the conservative party conference conservative party conference might�*ve changed the game on us. it might�*ve changed the game on us. it

certainly going to be a very certainly going to be a very tense 24 hours for those candidates to try to make it to the final two that will then go to the vote of membership. tt will then go to the vote of membership.— will then go to the vote of membershi -. . , , membership. it really is. helen, thank you _ membership. it really is. helen, thank you for— membership. it really is. helen, thank you for taking _ membership. it really is. helen, thank you for taking us - membership. it really is. helen, thank you for taking us through l membership. it really is. helen, l thank you for taking us through all of that. collecting sensitive military information for iran and details of serving members of the armed forces from a personnel system. let's get a home affairs correspondent who was there for the up take us through what was her there in court today.

there for the up take us through what was her there in ( charges ay. there for the up take us through what was her there in ( charges of prison awaiting trial on charges of breaching the official secrets act and the terrorism act. today he was in the dock as that trial began foot up in the dock as that trial began foot up the court heard that from the age of 17, according to the prosecution he had an iranian contact number in his telephone and he later told police that he had been in touch with the man connected to iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps. that he then told police later that had been in touch with that man who passed him onto an english handler because he wanted to act as a double agent, do a double block and a plan to later sell his services to the uk intelligence agency. the prosecution told the jury that a one point daniel khalife had collected £1500 in eight dog to bad from a park in north london and he travelled to istanbul in communication with a man

whose name david smith and his phone. he discussed whether he should go to anchor or istanbul and the agreement was he could go to istanbul because it would look more like a tourist trip the man communicated back that he shouldn't go and visit the iranian embassy in london. mark hayward kc for the prosecution said that daniel khalife work for the singles regiment which provides very important digital and satellite communications to the british army. as mark hayward put it, when the security of those systems and communication is a risk so is the operational capability and effectiveness of the army itself with the daniel khalife denies collecting information for iran. he denies gathering information about his fellow soldiers from in army personnel system. he denies setting up personnel system. he denies setting up a fake hoax bomb on a desk at army barracks and denies escaping from prison. army barracks and denies escaping from prison-— from prison. daniel sanford, thank ou ve from prison. daniel sanford, thank

you very much- — from prison. daniel sanford, thank you very much- a _ from prison. daniel sanford, thank you very much. a british _ from prison. daniel sanford, thank you very much. a british canadianl you very much. a british canadian computers scientist was being dubbed the godfather of artificial intelligence is one that she was being dubbed the godfather of artificial intelligence is one this years nobel prize for physics. he shares the honour at princeton university for discoveries that formed the building blocks of machine learning. speaking shortly after the announcement the professor said he was flabbergasted and describe how the discovery could be used in the future. t the discovery could be used in the future. ~ . the discovery could be used in the future. ~' . . future. i think it will have a huge influence for _ future. i think it will have a huge influence for that _ future. i think it will have a huge influence for that ill _ future. i think it will have a huge influence for that ill be _ future. i think it will have a huge i influence for that ill be comparable with the industrial revolution. instead of it exceeding people in physical strength it will exceed people in intellectual ability. we have no experience of what it's like to have things smarter than us. it's going to be wonderful in many respects for areas like health care. it's going to give us much better health care in almost all interest it will make more efficient. people

begin to be able to see the same ride to work with an ai assistant and much less time it will mean huge improvements in productivity. but we also have to worry about a number of possible bad consequences, particularly the threat of these things getting out of control. professor hinton speaking after winning the nobel prize. let me tell you what is coming up here in the next hour. we will have the very latest from florida, the exodus continues with people trying to get out of the evacuation zones for that with such dire warning, president biden say it could be the worst hurricane to hit florida in a century foot of live pictures from beirut because in the last little while we've heard benjamin netanyahu tell people free country hezbollah otherwise face destruction like gaza.

hello again. it's been a mild but wet day for many of us today. things are going to change in the next few days. it's going to turn drier, but it's also going to turn colder. may well be some frost at night as well. tonight, though, is going to be on the mild side because we're keeping a lot of cloud. it's going to be very difficult to see the meteor shower. the really heavy rain that we're seeing across the south, it's going to move away into the north sea. further north still some showery rain to come. and with all that cloud around, its going to be mild. lowest temperatures will be in northern scotland at around 7 or eight degrees. now heading into tomorrow, we're going to find some more showers breaking out for england and wales, not quite as many or as heavy as today, mind you, but there's more cloud in the north, bringing some rain down across eastern scotland into northeast england. western scotland and northern ireland should be a bit drier here, but it's going to feel colder across northern areas in particular. for all of us, temperatures will be a little bit lower than today, could reach 17 in the southeast where the winds are lighter, but it's a northerly wind that's beginning to arrive across scotland, northern ireland and northern england, bringing that chill. there are some stronger

winds here around the bay of biscay on wednesday. that's the remnants of ex—hurricane kirk, that's going to miss our shores, going to slide up towards central parts of europe. but it does allow that northerly wind to push down across all areas. dropping the temperatures as we head into thursday and an early frost in scotland. more cloud in the south will tend to break up many places. we'll have a dry day on thursday. a few showers around these windward coasts and the strongest winds will be down the north sea, feeling quite cold here. for all of us though, temperatures are going to be a bit lower, may make ten degrees in the central belt of scotland and 12 across southern parts of england and wales, so quite a difference from what we're seeing at the moment. now that northerly wind will move out of the way by the time we get to the end of the week. westerly wind picking up actually in scotland and that's where we're going to see more cloud and the showery rain arriving as well. but elsewhere the winds will be light, could start with a touch of frost, but it should be a dry day with some sunshine around. but that cold air is still in place, so typical temperatures to end

the week will be around 11 or 12 degrees. now over the weekend, temperatures will rise just a little. most of the rain is coming into western scotland and northern ireland. for much of england and wales it should be a dry weekend. some early mist and fog, but otherwise some sunshine.

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in a rare public speech ken mccallum says britain is facing increased threats from putin's henchmen, plot after plot from iran and a resurgent islamic state. hundreds of thousands flee as hurricane milton bears down on florida — president biden warns it could be the worst storm there for a century. migration last year drove the fastest increase in the uk's population since records began. and the man known as the godfather of ai — the british—canadian scientist professor geoffrey hinton — is joint winner of the nobel prize for physics. and coming up on bbc news... england have fought back on the second day of the first test against pakistan, but they've got a mountain to climb as they begin their reply to the hosts' 556 first innings.