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the hotel in argentina where the one direction star died. hello and welcome. the israeli military has carried out a series of air strikes in the southern suburbs of beirut. the idf issued evacuation warnings to residents in several districts in the area, which it says is a base for hezbollah. this latest strike comes after the home of the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu was targeted by a drone from lebanon. a spokesman said neither the prime minister nor his wife were in the building at the time, and that there were no casualties. the seaside home is in the town of caesarea. these pictures show police outside the building on saturday morning.
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mr netanyahu's office has released this statement on the death of hamas leader yahya sinwar, who was killed earlier this week. it's not clear if this was recorded before or after the attempted drone attack on his residence. translation: two days ago, we eliminated the mass - murderer, sinwar. i said we're in a war of revival, and we're continuing forward until the end. nothing will deter us. we are continuing until victory. i've been speaking to the bbc�*sjonah fisher. he says the drone attack on benjamin netanyahu's residence highlights just how vulnerable the israelis can feel. three drones crossed from south lebanon into israeli airspace this morning. two of them were intercepted and shot down, but one continued to fly about 50km further south to caesarea, which is where prime minister benjamin netanyahu has a private residence. we don't know exactly what was hit by the drone
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or indeed if his house was was actually hit directly. but we know it came down. and very shortly after that, there was a statement from the prime minister's office saying that prime minister netanyahu had not been there and that there were no casualties, but an embarrassing incident, which highlights the problem israel has with dealing with drones. there's been no let—up in israeli strikes on gaza, with officials saying dozens of people have been killed in the past day. israeli air strikes have killed 11 people in the al—maghazi refugee camp in central gaza. there are also reports of shelling near the indonesian hospital in the north of the territory. the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, told the bbc that several hundred people are believed to have been killed in what they said was a two—week long israeli siege of northern gaza. it described conditions at the jabalia camp, where a strike on friday reportedly killed 33 people, as absolutely catastrophic. here's unrwa's senior deputy director, sam rose speaking to us from southern gaza.
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what we have in the north right now is some of the most intense fighting that we have seen, if not the most intense fighting. tens upon tens of thousands of people, trapped insidejabalia. we hear of hospitals being encircled and a noose that appears to be tightening around people's necks and it is hard to get precise information because of the ban on international journalists, but morejust because of the chaotic nature of what is happening on the ground in terms of the bombardments and exchanges of fire. bakeries aren't functioning, supplies and water dwindling, things aren't functioning. we really, really do fear the worst for the people inside jabalia.
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he is the senior director of unrwa. this is beirut, so israel has probably restarted its strikes with me is our middle east regional editor, sebastian usher. why is there a focus in northern gaza?- why is there a focus in northern gaza? , ., ~ , northern gaza? the israeli army has a mounting _ northern gaza? the israeli army has a mounting major _ northern gaza? the israeli army| has a mounting major operations in the north and there is the biggest refugee camp in the hall and clive and in the last two weeks... israel has been saying that hamas has been trying to regroup and there has been talk of a blockade, specifically on an area that israel believes that hamas is re—gathering its forces and allowing other people to escape, to free elsewhere. but as we said, so many times during this conflict, there are fewer and fewer places that people can go to in gaza and none of them can be considered safe. we heard day after day of the conditions in the refugee camp getting worse and worse here and supplies running out. the latest figure given by the
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the latest figure given by the hamas run health administration hamas run health administration said around 400 people were said around 400 people were killed in the camp. according killed in the camp. according to figures from hamas, have to figures from hamas, have killed more than 30 people. so killed more than 30 people. so we are hearing from un and we are hearing from un and other people, doctors and other people, doctors and people living there, saying people living there, saying that it people living there, saying thatitis people living there, saying that it is the worst that it that it people living there, saying thatitis people living there, saying that it is the worst that it has been since the war in gaza has been since the war in gaza erupted more than a year ago erupted more than a year ago now. �* , , . ~' now. �* , , . ~' erupted more than a year ago now. �* , , ., ~ ., now. and whenever we speak to erupted more than a year ago now. �* , , ., ~ ., now. and whenever we speak to eo - le now. and whenever we speak to peeple from _ now. and whenever we speak to people from because _ now. and whenever we speak to people from because i _ eo - le now. and whenever we speak to peeple from _ now. and whenever we speak to people from because _ now. and whenever we speak to people from because i _ now. and whenever we speak to people from because i we - now. and whenever we speak to people from because i we get i people from because i we get the opportunity to they always now. and whenever we speak to people from because i we - now. and whenever we speak to people from because i we get i people from because i we get the opportunity to they always talk about the multiple times talk about the multiple times that they are displaced. the that they are going but situation in gaza and going but we had the attack and benjamin situation in gaza and going but we had the attack and benjamin netanyahu's home and are now netanyahu's home and are now moderating the live chat from moderating the live chat from beirut where we are seeing plumes of smoke once again —— make the live shot. so that is continuing, the offence not just into southern lebanon and
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that into central beirut once this was has below are and it was def urgent rying to target this was has below are and it was def urgent ones, o target this was has below are and it was def urgent ones, telling t orders, urgent ones, telling people near certain buildings to get out as soon as possible issued within one hour by the israeli army so it seems to be resurgent attacks that we are seeing in the last two three weeks. there was a attack in
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a attack in weeks. there was a attack in the east that killed around for the east that killed around for people, as well. so there is no people, as well. so there is no lessening and hezbollah has lessening and hezbollah has fired a relatively large number fired a relatively large number of rockets and drones into of rockets and drones into northern israel today and of northern israel today and of course, for the first time, it course, for the first time, it seems, although hezbollah has seems, although hezbollah has not said it is responsible but not said it is responsible but there is no other group that there is no other group that would have done that, to try to would have done that, to try to target the israeli prime target the israeli prime minister himself at his minister himself at his residence. you will earn —— he residence. you will earn —— he wasn't there as you heard and wasn't there as you heard and he said that nothing will deter he said that nothing will deter israel but it seems that up israel but it seems that up until now, they had targeted until now, they had targeted military sites. whether in military sites. whether in practice that is how it worked practice that is how it worked out or not, that is what out or not, that is what hezbollah is saying, that it hezbollah is saying, that it looked at those targets. if looked at this was has below are and it was definitely trying to target
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hezbollah is saying, that it looked�* reaction, as well., so a lot of reaction, as well., so do stay with us here and bbc news and if you need something more urgent, information is available on our web page and our app, as well. the bbc has found the metropolitan police only asked prosecutors to consider charging the former harrods owner, mohamed al fayed, in relation to two out of 21 women who accused him of sexual offences, while he was alive. it raises questions about whether the force could have done more to bring the tycoon to justice before he died last year. daniel de simone has this report. mohamed al fayed, a sexual predator. it's been a month since the bbc film that detailed his sexual abuse of multiple women at harrods, with former employees of the store saying the billionaire sexually assaulted or raped them. last week, the met police revealed 21 women had approached the force while he was alive to report sexual offences. he was never charged.
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it refused to say exactly how many cases it passed to prosecutors for charging decisions. but we've now established the met only asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge mohamed al fayed in relation to two out of the 21 women who contacted the force to say they were abused by him. it raises serious questions about the met�*s handling of al—fayed. it is shocking and kind of beggars belief that 21 women came forward to the met with presumably a very similar allegations about a wealthy man in a position of extreme power and authority and yet nothing happened. in response to the bbc are met spokesperson said... the bbc has also established that a woman was investigated
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by the met for aiding and abetting a rape by al fayed. 40 further women have approached the force since the bbc film to report sexual offences, with allegations spanning from 1979 to 2013. at least 65 women have contacted the bbc itself with allegations as far back as 1977. the scandal around al fayed and his years of sexual abuse continues to grow. daniel de simone, bbc news. if you are affected by any of theseissues if you are affected by any of these issues in the story then there is a website, bbc action line where you can access a list of all the different organisations that can offer you support. sudan's military—led government says it has reopened four regional airports for humanitarian flights. it follows an appeal from four western countries for both sides in the
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conflict to allow in urgently needed aid. until now only two airports were open, so other aid shipments had to make dangerous journeys across land. the un has accused sudan's military and the paramilitary rapid support forces of using starvation tactics against sudan's 25 million civilians, something both sides deny. the 18—month war has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced eleven million. health authorities in pakistan say they have confirmed four more cases of wild poliovirus, taking the number of infected children to 37 this year. the new cases included three in balochistan and one in khyber pakhtunkhwa. 0ur south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan, talked me through the latest numbers of cases. it is infectious and attacks
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the nervous system in children, and especially those under the age of five can suffer paralysis. that is why there have been a lot of focus around the globe about this. most of the world, in 99.99%, this has been eradicated whereas in pakistan and afghanistan, these are the two countries where the wild polio virus is still affecting people and now we have the figure of 37 so far. in fact, last year there were six cases and in 2021 there was only one reported case. that gave a lot of hope that the polio virus is on the way out. but now, authorities are finding that this is emerging in new areas. previously, they were focusing on khyber pakhtunkhwa province but now they have moved to the balochistan province where they had more than 20 cases, which is a real cause of concern for health authorities because people are moving to different places, and they have to identify them. and they have been having successive vaccination campaigns. in fact, one was last month and they will have another starting at the end of this month. so when you look at the
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numbers, there is a significant rise, but there have been vaccination programmes. so why this rise? i was there a couple of weeks ago for a unicef meeting and unicef officials were discussing why this was happening and how they can address it. a for example, they point out that continuous movement moving across the borders and the security challenges in high—risk areas, the militancy is high and general vaccine hesitancy amongst the population. many of the muslims hardline...have the belief that giving vaccination is a western ploy to sterlise muslims. so that is one cultural—religious reason. militants have also been attacking polio workers, and security forces will give protection to these workers. more than 15 have been killed, many of them, police officers transporting polio workers to different places. generally, some of these communities do not want to take
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the vaccine because they feel that the children might fall sick. so they sometimes tell the polio workers to put the ink on their fingers, and they mark the child when they have not been vaccinated. so that is giving confusion amongst the authorities and despite all these campaigns, there are cultural and religious reasons and security reasons which are having a huge impact on the vaccination campaign. thank you very much to him for explaining that. let's cut across to our sports centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. we've the had the first result of the day in the premier league. tottenham came from behind to beat west ham 4—1
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dejan kulkusevski equalised by half—time after mohammed kudus had given the hammers the lead at the tottenham hotspur stadium, and spurs were 4—1 up by the hour mark with goals from yves bissouma, heung—min son, and an own goal. kudus was sent off late on for violent conduct, pushing micky van de ven and pape sarr in the face. 0bviously obviously going down was not ideal that we clawed our way back into the game. we had to match them but we were at the temple and played some quality football —— make at the temple. we defended where we needed to and finished rate. five other games have kicked off. manchester united are without a win in five, and host brentford at old trafford. with liverpool and manchester city both playing tomorrow, arsenal could go top later with a win at bournemouth.
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arsenal has a trip down to the southern coast plan. they are very well coached, a super intense team, very competitive, very clear of what they want to do. they should have been a different result in my opinion, some of the things they have, especially against the big teams and away from home, it is going to be a big challenge. new zealand are on course for victory in the first test against india in bengaluru. (full frame gfx)you'll remember india were bowled out forjust you'll remember india were bowled out forjust 46 in theirfirst innings. second time round they fared much better reaching 462 with sarfaraz khan making a century and rishabh pant 99. but new zealand took the last seven indian wickets for just 54 runs. that leaves new zealand needing
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107 to win on the final day with 10 wickets in hand, which they should manage, they haven't won a test in india since 1988. jordan cox is set to make his england test debut on the tour of new zealand next month, with jamie smith likely to miss part of the series for the birth of his first child. cox, who plays for essex, is the back—up wicketkeeper to smith on the current tour of pakistan. england play three tests in new zealand in november and december. spain'sjorge martin has extended his motogp championship lead to 16 points over title rival francesco bagnaia after winning the sprint race in australia the race was marred by a huge crash between aprilia rider maverick vinales and marco bezzecchi on his ducati. both riders were battered and bruised but with no lasting damage. martin led from start to finish. defending world champion bagnaia could only finish fourth. martin also finished top in qualifying earlier with bagnaia back in fifth ahead of sunday's grand prix. they don't look happy, though.
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in the world rally championship, sebastien 0gier assumed the lead of the central european rally on saturday after championship leader thierry neuville spun his hyundai on stage 11 and lost precious seconds getting back on the road. 0gier went on to win the stage and now leads the rally with a five—second advantage. britain's elfyn evans is in third while neuville dropped to fourth with that mistake. and in the last hour new zealand have defended the america's cup, winning the first race of the day in barcelona to take a 7—2 lead over ineos britannia. that's their third straight america's cup victory. that's all the sport for now. you can go to the bbc sport website for a reaction to the america's cup. we are looking forward to it. thank you so much. thank you for the latest
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sports news. liam payne's sister, ruth gibbins, has paid an emotional tribute to her best friend, writing for the first time about the former 0ne direction member since his death. the singer died on wednesday after falling from a balcony on the third floor of a hotel in argentina. his father, geoff payne, is in buenos aires and has been reading letters and messages left by fans. let's speak to chris madden, a psychotherapist who specialises in the music industry. we don't know the exact details on what happened to liam but we do know that he struggled with addiction and of course, he found them very —— he found fame very young. when it comes to the music industry, many artists struggle with early fame. , ., ., , artists struggle with early fame. , ., ., ., ., fame. they do. the last area of the brain _ fame. they do. the last area of the brain to _ fame. they do. the last area of the brain to fully _
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fame. they do. the last area of the brain to fully mature - fame. they do. the last area of the brain to fully mature is - the brain to fully mature is the brain to fully mature is the part of the brain that is responsible for behavioural responses to emotions and emotional regulation. becoming famous at such a young age is going to have a profound impact on that. �* , on that. and he spoke openly about how — on that. and he spoke openly about how in _ on that. and he spoke openly about how in those _ on that. and he spoke openly about how in those early - on that. and he spoke openlyj about how in those early days of one direction, when they went stratospheric, he would be the young... the young performers would be in hotel rooms with the minibar, so obviously, a link there. but broadening this out a bit, how is the music industry working in order to protect these very young and often vulnerable artists? ., ., ., , , artists? you are absolutely riuht. artists? you are absolutely right- the _ artists? you are absolutely right. the music _ artists? you are absolutely right. the music industry i artists? you are absolutely i right. the music industry over the last five to ten years is really starting to take note and protecting artists. i'm not sure they do quite enough but
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steps have been made. i am part of the music industry therapist collective, an international group of therapists who have artists in therapy. some projects we have been involved in involves making companies aware of the impact of mental health. i think we have made some really, really good steps but there is still so much more to do in terms of cycle education —— psychological education —— psychological education and helping artists and people who work in the physic industry. than and people who work in the physic industry. an interesting oint. physic industry. an interesting point- -- _ physic industry. an interesting point- -- in — physic industry. an interesting
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point. -- in the _ physic industry. an interesting point. -- in the music - point. -- in the music industry- _ point. -- in the music industry. when - point. -- in the music industry. when who i point. -- in the musicj industry. when who is point. -- in the music _ industry. when who is involved? elect the around an artist, starting with personal assistants and management right down to people who go on the road with artists and long tours. a couple of years ago, liam spoke about the daily grind from being a teenager from being a 16—year—old, what is called a boy, a really young man. he talked about this ground as being hotel, car, stage, singing, back in the car, back to the hotel, locked in a room. was he there by himself? i really, really wonderabout himself? i really, really wonder about that. when he talks about his best friend becoming the hotel minibar then
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that raises concerns. in the here and now, i think people have started to take notice. i have started to take notice. i have been working with some management teams who are amazing advocates for their artists but i think we are still far from artists but i think we are still farfrom ideal and artists but i think we are still farfrom idea
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