the home in swanage has been evacuated. some have been taken to hospital as the emergency services try to establish what happened. ican i can confirm that potential carbon monoxide poisoning is our primary line of inquiry. yes, really difficult day for everyone here the dorset coast. residents, staff, the community, everyone connected with the care home, who is considering the future and what it means for the residents that live here. also tonight: a new drug that slows the progress of alzheimers will not be available on the nhs in england because it's too expensive for too little benefit. explosion. a blast and gunfire at turkey's bigest defence company. four people have been killed in what the government says was a terrorist attack. the french woman at the centre of a mass rape trial tells the court she's speaking out to show other rape victims that they shouldn't feel shame —

the men who raped them should. and the king and queen land in the south pacific on the next and it has just announced the two—time world's strongest man and holder of the british shot put record, geoff capes, has died at the age of 75. and coming up on bbc news. liverpool are on a great run after their league win at the weekend but can arne slot keep it going in europe? they take on rb leipzig in the champions�*s league later. good evening and welcome to the news at six. three people have died in an incident at a care home in swanage in dorset. the emergency services were called to the gainsborough care home just after seven o'clock this morning. four people were taken to hospital as a precuation and a number

of residents were moved to a safe location. dorset police say they are pursuing potential carbon monoxide poisoning as their primary line of inquiry. our correspondent danjohnson sent this report from the scene. evacuating a care home of more than a0 residents is a difficult and distressing enough task. but this morning it was happening in awful circumstances after the discovery of three unexplained deaths. some residents were taken to hospitalfor checks. others had to be moved to the nearby church hall, where they brought in temporary beds and appealed for blankets. how are they? how are they coping with what's happened? 0h, some are quite confused. most people are doing quite well. the care team are being great to try and look after them, so. we've got people in chatting with the residents, who, some of whom are quite distressed. we don't know how long it's for, but i think they're trying to work to get everybody into a decent place for a night. i don't think our building is ideal for spending the night, but that's the plan, i believe, from the services to get

everybody into some decent care. by tonight? that's the aim. it was a big response from emergency teams across dorset, initially wearing protective suits to enter the care home to start investigating. jan lives next door, and like many neighbours here, she's heard a carbon monoxide alarm had been triggered. it's tragic, really, and sad and frightening. in the last half hour, the emergency services have given more information. following earlier inquiries, i can confirm that potential carbon monoxide poisoning is our primary line of inquiry, but i would stress that there is nothing to indicate that there is nothing to indicate that there is currently any risk to the wider public. there are still lots of emergency service teams here into this evening dealing with this incident. they've got to investigate what prompted this, and they've got the challenge of rehoming around a0 residents. agincare, the company that manages the gainsborough care home, said... "we appreciate that this

is a stressful and worrying time for those involved and have allocated extra staffing resources to provide support locally. we are contacting and updating residents�* families." the relatives of those who died have been informed, as has the coroner. the investigation of what caused their deaths and the upheaval to so many residents is onlyjust getting started. and there are many layers to what has happened here... and there are many layers to what has happened here. . ._ has happened here... sound interrupted.. _ interrupted.. apologies. as you can see, we have lost the sound there to danjohnson, reporting there from dorset. a new drug which slows the pace of alzheimer's disease won't be available on the nhs in england because it's too expensive. donanemab was hailed as a turning point in the fight against dementia last year. but it is the second alzheimer's drug to be rejected by the nhs spending watchdog nice

in the last few months. our health correspondent james gallagher explains why. james. breakthrough alzheimer's drugs have been generating hope and excitement over the past two years. after decades of failure, clinical trials were finally producing medicines that tackled the root cause of this devastating disease. around a million people have dementia in the uk, around two—thirds have alzheimer's. the need is great, but today is a reality check. peter almond is one of only a handful of people in the uk to have been given donanemab as part of a clinical trial. i was the same at the beginning as i was at the end of the trial. so, to me, that was a success. and i think to other people it was a success, because otherwise the direction of dementia is straight down. i ride my bike, i've been able to walk a lot,

do pretty much everything that i would have done anyway. donanemab is one of a new class of drugs that does not cure alzheimer's and does not reverse the damage, but for the first time they are showing it is possible to slow the pace of the disease. trials of donanemab followed 1,700 people for a year and a half. they showed cognitive decline was slowed by around four to seven months. for some families, those extra months are priceless, but officials told me donanemab was simply too expensive. we can only recommend treatments that are cost—effective and good value for the taxpayer, and what we saw for donanemab is that this was five to six times higher than for a drug we would see is a good use of resources. two little benefit, too expensive, basically. unfortunately, yes.

donanemab is now the second alzheimer's—slowing drug that has been rejected for nhs use in the past three months. this is disappointing news for the thousands of families living with dementia across the uk, but we are beginning to see real hope for the future. but to get that hope to be a reality, we are going to need a radical change in the way in which we diagnose people — much earlier and accurately enough to get care and support now, as well as identify you to be ready for these treatments in the future. today is a complex mixture of hope and disappointment. these are still the first drugs that can slow the pace of alzheimer's disease, even if the nhs can't afford them yet. there are more drugs in clinical trials and the tools to treat alzheimer's are coming, just not as soon as everyone hoped. sophie. james, thank you. four people have been killed and 14 injured during an attack in turkey on the headquarters of a defence company. local media broadcast footage

of an explosion and the sound of gunfire at the aerospace complex north of the capital ankara. turkey's interior minister said two gunmen had been killed in what he said was a terrorist attack. no—one has claimed responsibility for the attack. here's caroline hawley. from the car park outside the headquarters of turkey's state—run aerospace company, someone filmed as the attack unfolded. first came the shooting. then the explosion. followed by more gunfire. the attackers appear to have arrived in this taxi. to the right of it, one of the first casualties. cctv showed two attackers — one a man, one a woman — just outside the building, carrying large rucksacks and automatic weapons. the man then enters the headquarters.

security forces rushed to the scene as employees took refuge in shelters. the company makes both civilian and military aircraft, as well as drones. this is the aftermath. no group has yet said it was behind it, but suspicion is likely to fall on members of a kurdish separatist group called the pkk, which has carried out similar attacks before. president erdogan had just arrived in russia to attend the brics summit of emerging economies. from those here and from other allies, including the us and eu, came a chorus of condemnation. translation: | thank. you for your condolences. we have four martyrs and 14 injured. i condemn this heinous terrorist attack and wish god's mercy to our martyrs. the two attackers were killed by the security forces, and a media blackout has now been imposed by the turkish authorities

as they investigate who did this. caroline hawley, bbc news. a woman in france who's at the centre of a mass rape trial has told the court in avignon that she waived her right to anonymity because she wanted to show women who've been raped that shame is not for the victims, it's for the perpetrators. gisele pelicot�*s ex—husband has admitted repeatedly drugging her and inviting dozens of men to rape her while she was unconscious. today, the 71—year—old told the jury that she had asked for an open trial so that other rape victims could say, "madame pelicot did it. i can too." our paris correspondent andrew harding reports. applause, as usual now for gisele pelicot — back in court today to testify once again in this extraordinary rape trial. french women cheering her on, and men, too. a former teacher here.. ..saluting her dignity, her charisma and strength.

inside the courtroom, for weeks now, graphic video has been shown of the alleged rapes filmed at the time by pelicot�*s husband, dominique. the footage shows her unconscious, sometimes snoring, as strangers sexually assault her in the couple's bed. today, gisele pelicot attacked the other men on trial, accusing their lawyers of trying to shift the blame onto her. translation: i've been told i was consenting, i that i was pretending to be asleep, that i was an alcoholic. you have to be strong to cope with a trial like this. pelicot spoke of her trauma at learning the truth about the man she'd considered a perfect husband, and she explained her decision to face the cameras now. i chose a public trial because i wanted all women who had been raped to be able to say, "madame pelicot did it. we can do it too".

i don't want them to feel shame. in all, 50 men are charged with raping pelicot. some, hiding behind masks here, are out on bail. many of them have said they thought they were participating in a consensual sex game with the couple. but in france, that defence is being treated with some scepticism. no, there are no shades of guilt. there is no way to rape without knowing that you're raping. there is no way to be ambivalent about whether the victim wanted it or not. if there's a single doubt, you should stop. halfway through the pelicot trial, all of france appears gripped, enraged and inspired. andrew harding, bbc news, paris. a father and daughter who survived the manchester arena bombing in 2017 have won a case at the high court against a conspiracy theorist who claimed the attack was staged. martin hibbert and his daughter eve

were left with life—changing injuries after the attack, which left 22 people dead. they decided to sue richard hall after he claimed they hadn't been at the concert and had sustained their injuries elsewhere. marianna spring is here. this came about following an investigation you did into this man at the centre of this case? yes. at the centre of this case? yes, martin, at the centre of this case? yes, martin. eve _ at the centre of this case? yes, martin, eve and _ at the centre of this case? yes, martin, eve and several - at the centre of this case? yes, martin, eve and several other. martin, eve and several other survivors of the manchester arena bombing were targeted by richard de hoare, the conspiracy theorist in question, who boasted about tracking them down to check if their injuries were real, also wrote a book, so dvds and made money out of promoting these kind of conspiracy theories, notjust these kind of conspiracy theories, not just about the manchester arena attack, but about other attacks time again. at the time of the investigation, attracting down to a market stall in wales and questioned him about his actions and the impact on survivors, and he said the bbc were wrong about how he operates. so todayis were wrong about how he operates. so today is a really big moment, because it was after all that and

exposing those tactics at martin hibbert decided he wanted to take legal action against richard de hoare, and this is the first case of its kind in the uk about a conspiracy theorist like this. —— richard d hall. martin has come out today to say that not only is this really complains of victory, but it sets a really important precedent and hopes it will mean that other people who have been targeted like this on social media can have justice for what has happened to them. he explained he hopes it opens them. he explained he hopes it opens the doorfor change to them. he explained he hopes it opens the door for change to protect others, and i have received dozens of messages today from other people, terror attack survivors or those who have been harmed by conspiracy theories, who say this makes them feel like perhaps there is accountability here in the civil courts, taking a case like this, which is about harassment, rather than from the social media companies or through law enforcement. thank you. the time is 6.14. our top story this evening: three people have been found dead

another to hospital after an incident at a care home in dorset. and coming up: we'll be looking at why number of people dying after taking cocaine in england and wales has risen by 30% in a year. coming up on bbc news. rihanna's rapper boyfriend could be bidding to buy tranmere rovers. will another american owner take over an english club asap? and will it work work work for the umbrella star? a former senior official on israel's national security council has called on soldiers in the country's army to refuse orders that could lead to the commission of war crimes in gaza. eran etzion, who served under four prime ministers, told the bbc he feared war crimes might already have been committed in gaza. israel rejects allegations that its forces are carrying out the forced displacement of thousands of civilians and blocking aid from reaching those in need.

the leading british war crimes lawyer professor philippe sands kc said that while israel had a right to self—defence, it was clear to any reasonable person that war crimes were being committed. israel is not allowing international journalists, including the bbc, independent access to gaza. our special correspondent fergal keane has been working with bbc verify to bring you this report. a warning it contains distressing images. it is a vast, unfolding crisis. israel filmed these images of people fleeing the offensive by its forces in northern gaza. tens of thousands. hungry, frightened, told by israel to leave. "your lives are in danger," says the voice from the loudspeaker. they carry what they can away from their homes, with no knowing when they will be

allowed to return. elsewhere, the israeli military screens the men for anyone suspected of links with hamas. insidejabalia's kamal adwan hospital today. the wounded. this man is crying, "all my children are gone." another says to him, "i've been telling you for a week that you should leave your house." an exhausted nurse sent this voice note. we don't have water.

the israel defense forces blame hamas for this, saying they use the population as human shields. we spoke about the crisis with one of britain's most senior war crimes lawyers, who has led cases against myanmar for genocide and on israel's occupation of the palestinian territories at the international court ofjustice. professor philippe sands kc says israel has the right to self—defence after the october 7 attacks, but it is now breaking international law. it has to be proportionate, it has to meet the requirements of international humanitarian law, it must distinguish between civilians and military targets. it doesn't allow you to use famine as a weapon of war, it doesn't allow you to forcibly deport or evacuate large numbers of people. it is impossible to see what is going on now in gaza, as it is impossible to see what happened on the 7th of october

and not say crimes are screaming out. there is little public dissent over the army's conduct of the war. but one prominent figure is now breaking ranks. eran etzion served underfour israeli prime ministers, he is a former deputy head of the country's national security council. a critic of prime minister netanyahu, he fears vengeance is leading israel into war crimes. do you believe war crimes are taking place? i fear that they might be, yes. and what should they do? they should refuse. if a soldier or an officer is expected to commit something that might be suspected as a war crime, they must refuse. we were attacked savagely on october 7 and there is no question, not about the savagery, not about the brutality, not about the malicious intentions of hamas, there is no question about that, and we obviously had and still have the full right of self—defence.

again, that is beyond any question. but this doesn't give us the right to... obviously not to commit war crimes. and also not to sink to the level of the terrorist organisations. some aid has crossed the border. people are still fleeing jabalia. we asked the idf for an interview, but they said no spokesperson was available today. they did refer us to an earlier statement which said, "the idf will continue to act as it has always done, according to international law." and today the army's humanitarian relief wing said they were committed to allowing aid into gaza without limit. this is israel's narrative, but with scenes of civilians suffering flowing out of northern gaza, it is being widely challenged. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. three people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the channel.

the french coastguard launched a rescue operation this morning after a lifejacket was seen in the sea off calais. dozens of survivors were found in the search. the number of people dying after taking cocaine in england and wales has risen by 30% in a year. it's helped drive a record level of drug related deaths in 2023 according to the office for national statistics. the highest rate of deaths was among men born in the 1970s. michael buchanan is here. what is behind this? the total number of _ what is behind this? the total number of drug-related - what is behind this? the total| number of drug-related deaths what is behind this? the total. number of drug-related deaths in number of drug—related deaths in england and wales was around 5500 last year. an increase of 11% on 2022. nearly half of the deaths were because of the misuse of opioids, heroin and morphine. the north—east of england had the highest rate of drug—related deaths. but as you say, cocaine saw the biggest rise in

deaths. last year, around 1100 deaths. last year, around 1100 deaths were linked to cocaine, 30% higher than a year before. ten times higher than a year before. ten times higher than a year before. ten times higher than they were a decade ago. for the past number of years, cocaine has been the second most popular illegal drug for people to consume in england and wales, second only to cannabis, and obviously the more people take a dangerous substance, the more they are likely to die from it. there are a couple of other things going on as well, production of cocaine globally, according to united nations, has hit record levels. that has meant there is more plentiful and also it is purer. secondly, there are some expert saying action taken by the police to tackle the supply of some of the agents that have been put into cocaine has led to it becoming purer, the stuff that is being sold on the streets. 0ne purer, the stuff that is being sold on the streets. one other point that some charities are making is that there has been a rise in synthetic... a misuse of synthetic

opioids in recent years, drugs like nitazenes, much more powerful and dangerous than heroin, they are saying that will lead to even more drug—related deaths. saying that will lead to even more drug-related deaths.— drug-related deaths. michael buchanan. — drug-related deaths. michael buchanan, thank _ drug-related deaths. michael buchanan, thank you. - drug-related deaths. michael buchanan, thank you. the - drug-related deaths. michael. buchanan, thank you. the home secretary has announced that police firearms officers who faced prosecution will not be named unless they are found guilty. yvette cooper announced a range of measures days after the metropolitan police officer martin blake was cleared of murdering chris kaba in south london two years ago. 0ur uk correspondent, adina campbell, reports. armed police on the streets. two days after one of their colleagues was cleared of murder.— days after one of their colleagues was cleared of murder. thank you. toda the was cleared of murder. thank you. today the home _ was cleared of murder. thank you. today the home secretary - was cleared of murder. thank you. i today the home secretary announced new measures to help restore confidence for both the police and the public they are protecting. ianthem the public they are protecting. when officers acted _ the public they are protecting. when officers acted in _ the public they are protecting. when officers acted in the _ the public they are protecting. when officers acted in the most _ the public they are protecting. ifi�*ué�*u officers acted in the most dangerous situations on behalf of the state, it is vital that those officers and their families are not put it is vital that those officers and theirfamilies are not put in further danger during any subsequent

legal proceedings. so we will therefore introduce a presumption of anonymity for firearms officers, subject to criminal trial following a police shooting in the course of their professional duties, up to the point of conviction. it their professional duties, up to the point of conviction.— point of conviction. it comes after the killin: point of conviction. it comes after the killing of _ point of conviction. it comes after the killing of chris _ point of conviction. it comes after the killing of chris kaba, - point of conviction. it comes after the killing of chris kaba, and - point of conviction. it comes after the killing of chris kaba, and the | the killing of chris kaba, and the subsequent trial of the firearms officer who shot him during a police stop two years ago. the decision to name martyn blake and charged him with murder prompted several officers who felt they were not being properly supported for doing a difficult and dangerousjob being properly supported for doing a difficult and dangerous job to hand in theirfirearms difficult and dangerous job to hand in their firearms licences. the difficult and dangerous job to hand in theirfirearms licences. the home secretary thanked them for their bravery, but stressed rebuilding public trust was crucial. 0ther public trust was crucial. other government measures announced today include speeding up the process by the police watchdog to send cases to the police watchdog to send cases to the crown prosecution service, as well as raising the barfor those referrals, and officers found guilty of the most serious offences will be told that they are likely to be

sacked. but there are genuine and long—standing concerns about how black suspects are treated by the police. we black suspects are treated by the olice. ~ . .., . black suspects are treated by the olice. ~ . . ., police. we are concerned about the fact that most _ police. we are concerned about the fact that most cases _ police. we are concerned about the fact that most cases we _ police. we are concerned about the fact that most cases we are - police. we are concerned about thej fact that most cases we are hearing about, _ fact that most cases we are hearing about, especially when it comes to black_ about, especially when it comes to black people, is that we seem to get the most _ black people, is that we seem to get the most severe course of action taken _ the most severe course of action taken upon — the most severe course of action taken upon us. this is fundamentally enraging _ taken upon us. this is fundamentally enraging and it should not be happening in this present day. with sensitive and _ happening in this present day. ti sensitive and strong views on both sides, it is hoped building better relationships will help bring about the change wanted by police and the community. adina campbell, bbc news. the king and queen have arrived in samoa in the south pacific for a four—day state visit which includes a meeting of commonwealth leaders there. the royal tour, which has already taken in australia, is the king's biggest since he began treatment for cancer. katy watson has this report.

this small island nation extended a big welcome to the king and queen. it's the first time king charles has attended the commonwealth heads of government meeting as monarch. it's also a first for a pacific island to host the summit, and samoa's pulling out all the stops to make a success of it. the main road from the airport to the capital is one long welcome party. villagers across samoa's main island have been sprucing up their homes, ready for this week's visitors. we are samoan people, we always extend our hospitality. same with the king. so, you know, we have this great opportunity to welcome him. the king may be in the spotlight, but so too are the issues that matter to him. and they are issues that also matter to islanders. the pacific is particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels, while here the king's chosen to visit a mangrove restoration project and a national park, highlighting the effects of climate change.

the king will then spend friday with commonwealth leaders — climate is expected to once again dominate the agenda. but at this meeting of nations brought together by british colonisation, talk of historic links to the slave trade are bound to come up. the government has ruled out an apology and financial reparations are not on the agenda either. neither will the king be able to say anything, as he needs the government's approval. he will, though, address leaders and host a dinner on friday before he and the queen make their long journey home. katy watson, bbc news, in samoa. in the united states, the basketball star lebronjames has made nba history with his son after they became the first father—son duo to share a court in a competitive match. it didn't last long, just two minutes and 41 seconds, but lebron and his 20—year—old son bronny on court together during the los angeles lakers' season opener against

the minnesota timberwolves was enough for the history books. lebronjames is now in his 22nd season in the nba and has yet to say when he plans to call time on his career. geoff capes, who competed for great britain in the shot put at three olympic games, won two commonwealth titles and twice won the world's strongest man competition, has died aged 75, his family have announced. he set the record for a british man in 1980. he competed for great britain at three 0lympic in 1980. he competed for great britain at three olympic games and won two commonwealth titles. 0ur sports correspondentjoins us now. he became a household name, didn't t? yes, we talk about big — a household name, didn't t? yes, we talk about big characters _ a household name, didn't t? yes, we talk about big characters in _ a household name, didn't t? yes, we talk about big characters in sport. - talk about big characters in sport. well, they did not get a lot bigger than geoff capes. a huge man, nearly two metres tall with that famous bushy beard. he grew up in rural lincolnshire, where he first used his strength to like sacks of potatoes around the farm. but as you

say, he then blossomed into one of britain's greatest shot putters. he twice won the commonwealth title in 1974 and 1978. as you say, his british record still stands to this day. after that, he achieved further fame as a strongman, he twice won the world's strongest man competition. you might remember him doing things like logging trucks along. he was also the winner of the world highland games on six occasions. and if that wasn't quite enough, he also won a world title for breeding budgerigars. fair to say he was quite a character and he will be sorely missed. he say he was quite a character and he will be sorely missed.— will be sorely missed. he certainly was. will be sorely missed. he certainly was- geoff — will be sorely missed. he certainly was. geoff capes, _ will be sorely missed. he certainly was. geoff capes, who _ will be sorely missed. he certainly was. geoff capes, who has - will be sorely missed. he certainly was. geoff capes, who has died i will be sorely missed. he certainly was. geoff capes, who has died at the age of 75. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. despite some fog around, what a lovely day. it has been quite a miserable autumn so far. we have had

sunshine topping and quite literally tailing the country. this was dumfries and galloway earlier on. we have got some beautiful sunshine closing out the day along that kent coast as well. that is because we have got high pressure with us at the moment. it is going to slip its way slowly eastwards, and the went will start to strengthen a little as we go through the night. it is certainly strongest further north and west. that means it will be fog free overnight. we keep some clearer skies, a bit more of a breeze blowing through the irish sea, and eventually we will see some rain threatening the far north—west. but it will stay there for much of the day tomorrow. to start, single figures, but not a bad start. a lot of sunshine around. clouding over from the west as we go through the day, they wind strengthening, gusts close to 50 mph in the far north—west of scotland. maybe some rain arriving into the western isles by the end of the day. but in the sunshine, despite the breeze, pleasant enough, 16—17, maybe even 17 in the moray firth as well. then

it becomes a