the october 7th attacks. israeli forces say the 61—year old died along with two other hamas members on wednesday during a ground operation in the southern city of rafah. the idf carried out dna testing to confirm his identity. sinwar�*s body is in tel aviv where people have been celebrating on the streets. our international editor jeremy bowen has been following the story and sent this report. the israeli army released drone footage showing he was still fighting in his last moments. they said sinwar on a chair at the back of the room, had thrown two grenades and obviously wounded try to fend the drone off with a stick before he was killed. it had been a chance encounter and at first they didn't realise who they'd killed.

it had been a chance encounter and at first they didn't realise who they'd killed, then soldiers saw the dead man resembled sinwar. yahya sinwar, born in 1962, grew up in a refugee camp in gaza. he spent 22 years in israeli jails for killing four palestinians who'd collaborated with israel, so the security services had dental records and dna to identify his body. injail, he learned hebrew, studied his enemy and believed he'd worked out how to fight them. on the 7th of october last year, in a meticulously planned series of attacks, sinwar and his men inflicted israel's worst ever defeat. and a collective trauma that is still deeply felt. the killing of civilians, the hostage—taking and the celebrations of their enemies recalled for many israelis the nazi holocaust in the second world war. prime minister netanyahu said the war would go on. today he said, "we made clear once again what happens "to those who harm us. "we showed the world the victory of good over evil.

"but the war is not over yet. "it is difficult and it is costing us dearly." israel's response, a year of war, continued this morning. around 25 palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded in the latest big raid onjabalia camp in northern gaza. israel said it bombed a hamas commander centre. doctors said the casualties they saw were civilians. israel's response to the 7th of october attacks has killed at least 42,000 people in gaza. its war aims of destroying hamas and freeing its hostages have not been achieved, so killing yayha sinwar is its biggest victory yet. the hamas organisation that sinwar and others built before the 7th of october attacks is largely broken. left of sinwar is ishmail haniyeh, hamas political leader who was assassinated injuly.

israel doesn't let us into gaza to report, but this reaction in khan younis was filmed for the bbc. translation: this war is not | dependent on sinwar nor on any other leader or official. it is a war of extermination against the palestinian people as we all know and understand. the issue is much bigger than sinwar or anyone else. many leaders have beenl assassinated before him, like ishmail haniyeh, i but someone else will always step in and the i struggle will continue. back in israel, a few people stop to celebrate at the forensics lab where sinwar�*s body was taken. tonight israelis are relieved and happy that the enemy has been killed but hamas still has its hostages, is still fighting and will get a new leader. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. us state department officials are calling this a "seismic event," saying the us is "determined to try to seize that oppurtunity" to end the war.

presidentjoe biden has announced he'll be sending his top diplomat, antony blinken, back to the region next week. here's the reaction from us vice president kamala harris israel has a right to defend itself and the threat hamas poses to israel must be eliminated. today, there is clear progress toward that goal. hamas is decimated and its leadership is eliminated. this moment gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in gaza. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic, who is following the story very closely. in terms of fighting, that continues.— in terms of fighting, that continues. indeed, the fighting continues. indeed, the fighting continues in _ continues. indeed, the fighting continues in gaza, _ continues. indeed, the fighting continues in gaza, in _ continues. indeed, the fighting continues in gaza, in southern | continues in gaza, in southern lebanon, and if you can see in

jebali, there is massive fighting between hamas militants and the israeli forces. hamas are saying that israel is trying to evacuate the north from any inhabitants and is israel is denying that that there are lots of reports from agencies, aid agencies that it's difficult to reach the civilians and difficult to get food to then. in southern lebanon the israeli forces are trying to advance into some of the lebanese villages and there are reports of some casualties in the israeli forces put after the death of yahya sinwar there is lots of anticipation in the middle east about what could happen next. i middle east about what could happen next-— middle east about what could happen next. i was going to say it's clearly _ happen next. i was going to say it's clearly a _ happen next. i was going to say it's clearly a big _ happen next. i was going to say it's clearly a big and _ it's clearly a big and significant moment. what has been the reaction from the countries in the wider region? there is lots of anticipation

at the moment, anticipation for israel in what will happen next. will hamas attack and resist the israeli forces, will that continue or not? we saw this happening in the last few hours that there is lots of anticipation from the united states about sending anthony billington —— blinken to the region and they are many times trying to broker a deal to exchange hostages and they reached a ceasefire in the last few days may be before the elections, the us elections. in anticipation within hamas as yahya sinwar was the leader, so will they announce a new leader as after ismail haniyeh, so will they announce a new leader and appoint a leader and not announce their lead —— the

name. there is lots of anticipation in the region regarding that but in the middle east there is a wider feeling that the killing of yahya sinwar could be a new phase and thus we saw, there are some celebrations from the israeli side is on the arab side we saw him as a person who is fighting and when he was killed he was in military clothes and he had weapons and tried to resist and this contradicts the israeli version that he was hiding under the ground and having hostages around him.— ground and having hostages around him. ., ~ i. ., around him. thank you for the u date. we will be following that story closely. let's speak to andrew thomas, lecturer in international relations

and middle east studies joining me from melbourne thanks forjoining us. wejust heard about the significance in terms of this war and the moment in the war of the killing of yahya sinwar, so what happens now? there is some optimism and deal might be done despite the prime minister of israel saying the war continues. i israel saying the war continues.— israel saying the war continues. i think the significance - continues. i think the significance of - continues. i think the significance of the . continues. i think the - significance of the moment is pretty obvious. particularly israel being very cathartic for a lot of families to know that the mastermind of that is dead but when it comes to the conflict i don't think much will change. the same pressures, political pressures and strategic pressures exist on israel, particularly benjamin netanyahu clearly benjamin neta nyahu clearly wants benjamin netanyahu clearly wants to continue the war as we saw in his comments. the one change that might occur and appears to be occurring as there is increased pressure from the us to bring about an end to the conflict. somewhat ironically, benjamin netanyahu seems to be saying we need to continue the war to bring the

hostages home. but the biggest success in bringing the hostages home came from a ceasefire earlier this year, so there is a bit of strategic ambiguity we have seen from the beginning which does seem to push us further into the conflict rather than drawing us out. �* , ., , ., conflict rather than drawing us out. �*, ., , ., ., ~ ., out. there's lots of talk from anal sts out. there's lots of talk from analysts we _ out. there's lots of talk from analysts we speak _ out. there's lots of talk from analysts we speak to - out. there's lots of talk from analysts we speak to the - out. there's lots of talk from | analysts we speak to the point of the us elections and the significance of that in terms of the israeli offensive. what is your view on that? i of the israeli offensive. what is your view on that?- is your view on that? i think the israeli _ is your view on that? i think the israeli government - is your view on that? i think the israeli government see| is your view on that? i think| the israeli government see a much more friendly israeli government in the republican candidate when it comes to the war specifically. candidate when it comes to the warspecifically. but candidate when it comes to the war specifically. but clearly the harris campaign is trying to tread the line very carefully in this campaign when it comes to their response to both the civilian death toll in gaza and the ability for israel

to conduct effectively counterterrorism in gaza or what they claim to be counterterrorism. but i think the more consequential factors that keep the war going are internal to israeli politics. benjamin netanyahu's political benjamin neta nyahu's political career which benjamin netanyahu's political career which many believe would end when the war ends, and there are lots of very far right wing and extreme members that have their own objectives in gaza, largely to remove the arab population from gaza. and there is the unpopularity of there is the unpopularity of the current government from the general population which one lap to go. so one would think this would motivate the israeli government to end the war. however, it does appear at least in the gaza context that benjamin netanyahu wants to continue, even with this clear victory that the idf is able to claim. �* . ~ victory that the idf is able to claim. �* ., ~ i. ,

claim. andrew, thank you very much for _ claim. andrew, thank you very much for that _ claim. andrew, thank you very much for that analysis. - claim. andrew, thank you very| much for that analysis. andrew thomas there in melbourne. liam payne's former one direction bandmates have reacted to his death, as tributes pour in following the death of the 31—year—old artist. payne fell from a hotel balcony in buenos aires late on wednesday. the singer rose to global stardom as part of the boyband, selling 70 millions records worldwide. azadeh moshiri reports. fans had long called for a one direction reunion, but now liam payne's former band mates are united in grief. in a statement, louis tomlinson, zayn malik, niall horan and harry styles said we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother who we love dearly. that sense they were more than bandmates, more than friends was echoed in separate tributes. louis tomlinson thanked liam for being the kind

brother i'd longed all my life for. zayn malik wrote, i lost a brother when you left us and can't explain to you what i'd give to just give you a hug one last time. and harry styles said he was devastated and wrote — the years we spent together will forever remain among the most cherished years of my life. fans are still in disbelief. police say he fell from the third floor of the casa sor hotel in buenos aires. more details are emerging, including an emergency call made by hotel staff. it was obtained by a local newspaper, la nacion. what is happening at the location, sir? well, we've got a guest who has had too many drugs and alcohol and, well, when he's conscious, he's trashing the entire room. and we need you to send someone urgently, because, well, i don't know whether his life may be in danger.

he's in a room with a balcony and, well... officials say by the time police arrived, liam payne had died of multiple traumatic injuries. # fly me to the moon. he rose to fame as a teenager in 2010 on the x factor. we're very excited about the album. it's where he met his one direction bandmates. # you don't know you're beautiful. together, they became a global sensation, but after six years, the boyband went on an indefinite hiatus. # you know i love it when the music's loud. but liam, who'd already had songwriting credits under his belt, went on to pursue a solo career. but amidst the global stardom, he was open about the impact on his mental health and his struggles with addiction. it feels to me like when we were in the band, the best way to secure us, because of how big it got was just lock us in our rooms. and of course, what's in the room? minibar. the former x factorjudge sharon osbourne has now said — "we all let you down.

"where was this industry when you needed them?" his friends and family have praised liam payne's talent and his kindness, in shock as his career, his life, ended so soon. harry styles's mother said simply — he was just a boy. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

the british foreign secretary is beginning his first official visit to china, in an attempt to improve relations. david lammy will hold talks with china's minister of foreign affairs, wang yi, and meet british business leaders. mr lammy says he won't hesitate to challenge beijing on issues including china's support for russia in ukraine. let's speak to our beijing correspondent stephen mcdonell. thanks forjoining us. in terms

of the reception to david lambie, how has it been? == lambie, how has it been? -- david lammy- _ lambie, how has it been? » david lammy. the chinese are welcoming him because they want to build better relations with western countries given how much attention the chinese government has had with various western governments over a whole range of issues. of course what the uk government wants to do is get things also back on a better footing when it comes to encouraging the likes of trade because we are a long way from the golden era when xijinping was in london. the full ceremonial welcome and i think things have been in the doldrums since then and at least this is an attempt to get it back, normalfooting. it does seem a long time since xi

jinping was sharing a pint with david cameron. the chinese economy is fairly vulnerable at the moment and there is that the moment and there is that the announcement of a stimulus to get things growing and gdp is slightly sluggish. is this an opportunistic time for britain to restart the trading relationships in those talks and is it perhaps a good time to raise the human rights issues that david lammy said he might do with his counterpart. when it comes to human rights, this is a delicate balancing act for any government because act for any government because a western country would say we are going to stand up for human rights while still conducting trade with china, this massive economy and i have to say it looks like the uk labour government has taken a leaf out of the australian labour government's book because here is a quote, and it's almost the same as you hear from the australian foreign minister. we

will cooperate where we can, compete where we need to and challenge where we must. so thatis challenge where we must. so that is the line they are trying to draw, saying, look, we will stand up for human rights but it doesn't mean we can't have a normal, sensible trade relationship with china as well and if you look at the example of australia, since the labour government came to power, relations have improved between australia and china and they were in a terrible state. there is much debate about this in the west, the extent to which countries should be cozying up with the chinese government but the reality is this is a powerful country and you cannot ignore it. it has a massive economy and is one of the two biggest economies in the two biggest economies in the world and what will you do, so you will not have any trade with china. for many that would seem ridiculous. so somehow or other of the government need to tread lightly and work out a

way of doing this. the chinese government would say we have a problem with some things western governments do as well, so they might say they have to be careful when dealing with other countries but nevertheless the economy is so important and you do have to find a way to get on that front. ~ . ~ find a way to get on that front. ~ ., ~ ., ., ,., front. we will talk more about that in the _ front. we will talk more about that in the business _ front. we will talk more about that in the business news - front. we will talk more about that in the business news and| that in the business news and thanks forjoining us there. experts appointed by the un have accused the two sides in sudan's civil war of using starvation tactics by obstructing the delivery of aid. the rapid support forces and the sudanese army have been fighting since april last year. the experts say ninety—seven per cent of the population are facing severe levels of hunger, adding that never in modern history have so many people faced starvation. joe biden has arrived in berlin for what will be his last visit to germany as us president. joe biden has arrived in berlin for what will be his during his 24—hour

stay, he'll hold talks with the british prime minister keir starmer, the german chancellor olaf scholz and the french president emmanuel macron. the leaders are expected to focus on president zelensky�*s plan for the ukraine war, as well as the conflict in the middle east. scientists hope a skull which had been left in a bucket in a museum in melbourne can help resurrect the tasmanian tiger. the animal — also known as a thylacine — was hunted to extinction by european colonisers. a company hopes to reconstruct the animal's genome, as it's also trying to do with the woolly mammoth and dodo. this footage, which has been colourised. is of the last known survivor, benjamin, who died nearly ninety years ago. this weekend the london film festival will hold a premiere screening of "the room next door" — the first english—language film from acclaimed spanish director pedro almodovar. the film — which in part deals with euthanasia — stars tilda swinton

and julianne moore, and it's already being seen as a probable oscars contender. emma jones reports. being close in the room next door, so to speak as a terminally ill person chooses the time of their dying is the subject of oscar winning spanish director pedro almodovar�*s latest film. tilda swinton plays martha, a journalist with incurable cancer, and julianne moore is the friend, ingrid, who is asked to accompany her on what martha wants to be her final journey. i'll sleep with my door open and the day that you find it closed is the day it's already happened. told with almodovar�*s usual trademark flourishes of colour and dark humour, the story confronts the certainty of death. something that in real life, the 75—year—old director says he's wrestling with. i think of death almost every day. i don't really accept

it with my mind. it's difficult for me to even... we have examples every day, thousands of examples. imean... but, no, i have a problem with mortality. yet it's the rewards of this life that are coming his way for the film. already shown at the venice film festival, the room next door won the prestigious golden lion, often a harbinger of what will be nominated at the oscars. and almodovar already has two of those. yet it's the first time he's worked in the english language in his 50 yearfilm career. withjulianne moore and tilda swinton, they really helped me a lot with the language, and also they were very easy to direct, so they know the problem. it was not the language, but you know that, you know, every movie, every shooting is a big problem, so everything can be wrong. but in this case, it was not the language. you're going to need a lawyer. no, this is an absolute secret.

this movie based on sigrid nunez�* book what are you going through? is released at a time many nations are debating legalising assisted dying, and almodovar already used his appearance at venice to publicly call for regulated euthanasia to be available worldwide. the room next door, swinton says, is any place where your friends show up to witness your experience. what i was so grateful for when i first read the screenplay was an opportunity to just not look away from the fact that it's not only unlucky people who die, it's not only unlucky people who lose loved ones and that maybe one of the best resources we can rely on in these moments is real deep friendship, a real old bond that will see us through. and, you know, the film is about bearing witness. that reliance on fellowship, i think, is something really important to massage in the culture and remind people that they don't have to face things alone.

i'm learning from her, and you should too. i but getting to portray a close and complicated female friendship on screen such as this one, is still unusual, according to julianne moore. what we don't see is a relatively friction—free relationship between two female friends, you know? and that's something that i think many of us female people experience in our lives, the profound friendship that we've shared with other women, the kind of person who witnesses who who validates you, who's your companion. that's what's unusual about it. and i think that that tilda and i absolutely relished these roles because of that. the room next door takes time to enthral, but by its conclusion,

it is a masterpiece in storytelling as well as in its performances. almodovar was given a lifetime achievement, golden lion, five years ago. now that looks premature as this director is at his peak. emma jones, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. plenty of clear skies across england and wales have given our weather watchers the chance to see the hunter's moon, the third supermoon of the year so far. this was darlington a little earlier on, but the clear skies are quite widespread across england and wales, and the supermoon can be seen as far south as hampshire as well. we have got more cloud the further north and west, with strengthening winds ahead of this weather front that's going to arrive during the morning rush hour, but with those clear skies, because it's been so wetjust recently, fog is forming and some of it will be quite dense in places for the early morning rush hour or the journey to school. so that fog will lift away during the morning,

and central and eastern england, along with eastern scotland, will keep some sunny spells throughout the afternoon. out to the west, some showery rain and strengthening winds with gusts close to a0 miles an hour. but with the sunshine, we still have some pleasant warmth with highs of 17 degrees. now, the rain could turn quite heavy through northern ireland, particularly on the back edge of that, and the same, too, for western scotland. some torrential bursts of rain not out of the question, accompanied by gusts of winds close to 70 miles an hour. perhaps eastern scotland will stay dry for most of the afternoon — top temperatures here of around 13 degrees. but that weather front will continue to push its way steadily eastwards during the early hours of saturday morning, and still quite windy with it as well, although the strongest of the winds slowly easing down. so we start off saturday morning with rain down through the spine of the country — fairly light and patchy as it continues to push its way slowly east, and it may take

most of the day to clear away. but behind it, sunny spells and a few scattered showers for most of us on saturday afternoon, and temperatures from 12—17 degrees, so still above the average really for this stage in october. as we move out of saturday, though, into sunday we could see more of a significant area of low pressure. plenty of isobars squeezing to the southern flank of that low. it could bring some gales or severe gales, and it may well become the first named storm of the season, so keep abreast of the forecast on sunday — some wet and significantly windy weather due to sweep its way north and east. and once it does so, well, for england and wales, we'll see some quieter weather into next week. it stays unsettled further north.

netflix defies expectations, adding overfive million subscribers in the third quarter. china slowdown — the world's second—biggest economy grows at its slowest pace in a year and a half. we'll explore what's holding it back. bell rings. the us markets rally to another record high on the dowjones. we'll explore what's driving that sentiment. japan's anime market tops $2 billion a year — why�*s it so popular? and what does it take

to claim some of the top prizes in agriculture? we'll hearfrom a british farming hero. live from london, this is business today. we start in the us, where the streaming video giant netflix added overfive million subscribers in the third quarter. the company beat wall street's expectations on every financial metric. at the same time, the streamer is starting to raise prices in some countries, as growth spurred by its crackdown on password sharing starts to fade. netflix is also experimenting with advertising. let's get more from our north america business correspondent, ritika gupta, in new york. netflix's latest earnings report topped estimates on wall street. the streaming giant added over five million subscribers in the third quarter — analysts had predicted around 4.5 million — and the company says subscribers for the current quarter will be even higher. sales and profit also surpassed expectations — revenues for the period grew 15% to $9.8 billion, while earnings increased to $5.40 a share.