been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, after three people were found dead in a care home in dorset. the bodies were discovered this morning — a number of other residents were taken to hospital and the care home was evacuated. also tonight — the united states says at least 3,000 north korean soldiers have been sent to russia and are now in training there. it comes as russia are struggling to find new recruits for its war with ukraine. we report on how russian men are being sent to trial and pressured to sign army contracts before they are convicted. it does not give us the right to commit war crimes, and also not to

sink to the level of the terrorist organisations. the sink to the level of the terrorist organisations.— sink to the level of the terrorist oruanisations. ., ,, . ., , organisations. the home secretary sa s organisations. the home secretary says firearms _ organisations. the home secretary says firearms officers _ organisations. the home secretary says firearms officers facing - says firearms officers facing prosecution won't be named unless found guilty after a metropolitan police officer was cleared of chris kaba murder. and geoff capes has died at the age of 75. 0n newsnight at 10:30 tonight we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters. and of course, a look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. police in dorset say three people found dead at a care home in dorset say they have arrested a

60—year—old woman on suspicion of manslaughter. it was evacuated this morning of the three bodies were found at the gainsborough care home in swanage. seven others were taken to hospital. danjohnson is in swanage. there have been waves of upset and bewilderment that have gone through this community today, touching everybody associated with this care home. this morning there were scenes of evacuation, more than a0 residents who had to be moved. there was the revelation that three of the residents here had lost their lives in what was at that point be described as unexplained deaths. we have had suspicion and speculation all day about the potential carbon monoxide poisoning, and that was addressed by authorities this afternoon who said that is their main line of inquiry. tonight we know there are still residents from this care home who are being treated in hospital, there are others in temporary emergency accommodation, and this evening, in the last hour or so, and this evening, in the last hour orso, dorset and this evening, in the last hour or so, dorset police say they have a

60—year—old woman in custody, being questioned on of manslaughter. moving anyone of this age and frailty is difficult and distressing. but this morning it was being done in the worst circumstances, after the discovery that three residents had died and others could be at risk. some were taken to hospital for checks. others were moved to the nearby church hall, where they brought in temporary beds and appealed for blankets. we've got people in chatting with the residents, some of whom are quite distressed. we don't know how long it's for, but i think they are 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, 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. i've never seen in my life that scale of emergency responders. charlotte used to work there and lives opposite. this morning, she pitched in to help with the evacuation. it was quite frightening over there. the staff were all calm,

efficient, communicating between everybody really well. the sad thing is it's the friends and family, of course, of the people that have sadly passed away. suspicions about the probable cause were addressed by the authorities this afternoon. 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 currently any risk to the wider public. 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 residence' families. at the end of a distressing day, residents are again being moved, with as much care and dignity as possible.

there are questions about their future, if and when they can return. it also about how this happened. questions for investigators who are already making progress. danjohnson, bbc news, swanage. the united states has confirmed for the first time that north korea has sent thousands of troops to russia, in a move that could mark a major escalation in the war with ukraine. this is what the us national security council spokesman, john kirby, said at a white house briefing today. we have briefed the ukrainian government on our understanding of this situation and we are certainly consulting closely with other allies, partners and countries in the region on the implications of such a dramatic move, and on how we might respond. the reports of north korean soldiers on the move first emerged last week from south korea's spy agency, which released these images that they said showed a russian vessel collecting weapons as well as north korean troops gathering in military bases in russia. russia and north korea have denied the claims. 0ur north america correspondent samir hussain is in washington. how concerned is the united states about this development and the impact it could have?

this is certainly very concerning, because we are talking about two countries, russia and north korea, that our nuclear armed countries and both have had a very adversarial relationship with the united states, to see this collaboration between the two are something that is very concerning for the white house. but the white house was also very clear in saying that it is not totally clear if these north korean soldiers will engage in combat alongside the russian military. but if they do, these soldiers would certainly be fair game, as the united states has said. but it also went on to say that this is clearly a sign perhaps weakness on the part of russia in this 2.5 year long war. they are no longer looking to north korea only

for health with arms, but also for some manpower, too. today, one of russia's allies, the belarussian leader, alexander lukashenko, said reports of north korean troops were "rubbish". in a rare interview, he told our russia editor, steve rosenberg, that involving north koreans on the front lines would be a step towards escalating the conflict. he is the one world leader who knows vladimir putin inside out. to the west, alexander lukashenko is a pariah. to russia, the closest ally. so what does he make of reports that russia's relationship with north korea is growing ever closer, and that pyongyang is supplying soldiers to fight against ukraine? translation: that's rubbish! that would mean an escalation of the conflict. knowing his character, putin would never try to persuade a country to involve its army in the ukraine conflict, especially on the front line.

"but what if these reports are confirmed," i ask. translation: it would be a step towards an escalation _ in the conflict. it was shortly after these joint drills in belarus, in 2022, that russian troops invaded ukraine from belarusian territory. nothing to do with him, claims mr lukashenko. translation: there were exercises going on involving several— thousand russian soldiers. putin began withdrawing his troops from southern belarus, along a road past the border with ukraine. then, at one point, he redirected some of them to kyiv. i'm sure they'd been provoked. "did you call putin to find out what was going on," i ask. translation: no, he didn't call me and i didn't call him. _ these are his troops, and he has the right to move them out whichever way he likes. due to widespread claims he stole the last election, mr lukashenko is not recognised as president by the west,

so he looks east to moscow. russia has stationed tactical nuclear weapons in his country. but will it use them? translation: putin will never use the weapons l stationed in belarus without the belarusian president's consent. "so, are you ready to permit the use of nuclear weapons?" translation: i'm completely ready. 0therwise, why have these weapons? but only if the boot of one foreign soldier steps into belarus. we have no plans to attack anyone. while he claims to seek better ties with the west, alexander lukashenko told me he'll give russia all the support it needs. steve rosenberg, bbc news, kazan. well, the bbc has seen new evidence that russia is struggling to find recruits to fight in ukraine. both sides have already been taking men straight out of prison

to train for battle. but now, bbc russian, with the help of the independent russian news outlet mediazona, can reveal that moscow is pressuring men awaiting trial to sign army contracts before they ve been convicted. the russian ministry of defence has taken over prison recruitment from the wagner group, the paramilitary organisation, that used convicts to fill its ranks. conditions in russianjails are so bad that some are prepared to risk death on the frontline instead. 0lga ivshina reports. this is andrey perlov�*s olympic medal. his daughter alina is showing it to us because he is in a pre—trial detention facility, facing ten years in prison. he stands accused of embezzling around 3 million rubles, almost £2a,000, from the football club where he was managing director. but the 62—year—old has been offered a way out. he can avoid a trial altogether if he signs a contract to join

the army and fight in ukraine. translation: my father refused to sign the contract. _ for him it would be tantamount to admitting his guilt. he's not going to do that. a new law now obliges almost anyone accused of a crime to be offered a contract to go to war. but it hasn't always been that way. these are the faces of some of the violent criminals who fought and died for russia in ukraine. like vitezslav coches, who burned two people alive, and ruslan valerin, who brutally stabbed his own mother and left her to die. however, now it's no longer just dangerous offenders being recruited into the army. we have analysed almost 20,000 dog tags from convicts who went to the front line against detailed data that was leaked to us. in the beginning, prisoner recruitment was handled by wagner and its late leader, yevgeny prigozhin, who specifically targeted high security institutions.

translation: multiple convictions for murder or robbery? _ great. if you screwed up with prison officials or have bitten the cops, it's even better. we need your criminal talents. they want the sort of hardened criminals or the worst of the worst, because they're going to be using them in assault units. but our research shows that as russian losses increased, recruitment has spread to any kind of prison, including pre—trial detention centres, and some people do sign up. yaroslav lipovsky chose to go to the front line as soon as he turned 18. he was accused of intentionally causing harm to another person, alongside others. he was dead within a month, but the effort to get people into the army is increasing. the bbc has received a leaked recording of an investigator explaining how they pressure the men to sign up under this new law. it has been revoiced

to protect the source. translation: listen, - your husband has already got three years for theft. he can get six more for this other crime. do you need this? i offered him a chance to sign a contract. if his request is approved, he will go to war and close the case, that's it. do russians care about convicts or those who are in prison? i suspect that they don't and i suspect that's another reason why the russian government turned to them. but andrey perlov maintains his innocence, so he continues to refuse the contracts he is being offered. we asked the russian authorities about perlov�*s case and whether they are unfairly pressuring the detainees tojoin the army. they did not respond. translation: he tries | to keep himself cheerful, but if this goes on, they will break him. it cannot go on indefinitely. after a career chasing medals, andrey perlov continues his fight for a fair trial and not a dog tag around his neck.

0lga ivshina, bbc news. the home secretary, yvette cooper, has announced that police firearms officers who face prosecution will not be named unless they are found guilty. she announced a range of measures days after the metropolitan police officer martyn 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. thank you, madam deputy speaker... today, the home secretary announced new measures to help restore confidence, for both the police and the public they're protecting. when officers act in the most dangerous situations, on behalf of the state, it is vital that those officers and their families 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. doors, doors, doors! it comes after the killing of chris kaba and recent trial of the firearms officer who shot him during a police stop two years ago. the decision to name martyn blake and charge him with murder led to dozens of officers who felt they weren't being properly supported for during a difficult and dangerousjob handing in theirfirearms licences last year. the home secretary thanked them for their bravery, but stressed that rebuilding public trust was crucial. other government measures announced today include speeding up the process for the police watchdog to send cases to the crown prosecution service, as well as raising the bar for 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 deep—rooted concerns about how black suspects are treated

by the police. we are over—policed and under—protected. that seems to be... every case that comes up, you can clearly see that. it's another classic case ofjust, you know, over—policing. and there's something about how skin colour plays a role in this over—policing judgment. with strong views on both sides, it's hoped building better relationships will help bring about the change wanted by police and in the black community. adina campbell, bbc news. israel has carried out another series of strikes on the lebanese capital beirut this evening. lebanese state media said an israeli drone strike hit an apartment block in thejnah neighbourhood of south beirut. there are reports of up to ten strikes in southern beirut and follow the israeli army's new evacuation call for south beirut.

lebanese media say six buildings have been flattened in one suburb. 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 ezion, 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 internationaljournliasts — 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. 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. we don't know what will happen tomorrow. i am so tired. the situation is very, very, very bad. there was supposed to be a polio vaccination campaign today. not a procession of wounded children. nearly half of gaza's population is under 18. and child casualties appearagain and again. it is hard to look upon such suffering but it is a fact of this war. 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 7th 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 a former security official is speaking out. eran ezion served underfour israeli prime ministers, and was 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 7th 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. the conflict in the middle east could become a deciding factor in the us presidential election. a growing number of arab—americans are increasingly disenchanted by the biden—harris administration and its inability to end the war. in the swing state of michigan, our north america editor sarah smith discovered that could prove to be an electoral bonus for donald trump. voters in dearborn, michigan, helped joe biden into the white house, but democrats cannot rely on the city's many

arab—americans this year. we gathered together some of the people who are so furious about the president's failure to rein in israel's assaults on gaza and lebanon, they're refusing to support his vice president and making some very surprising choices. can you tell us how you'll vote on november? i'm notjust voting for trump, i am endorsing him and telling my community to vote for him as well. but you've been a democrat all your life? i'm still a democrat. i'm still actually probably left, more left than most democrats. so why on earth vote for donald trump and encourage others to do it? because i believe there has to be accountability. harris is going to continue the same exact policies under, under biden. so there... it's not me saying she's100% guaranteed to do the same. she is saying it, her campaign advisers have come out and said it. everyone here is a longtime democrat struggling over how to vote or who to campaign for. i will vote harris, but i will not

have the energy or the audacity knocking doors on my muslim community and tell them to, to, to vote for harris. they all want the biden—harris administration to get much tougher with israel and try harder to stop the civilian deaths. now i'm a democrat. it puts me in a very awkward position. how can i tell the dearborn pharmacist who lost 80 members of his family in one day, to vote for the vice president? what does that mean you put on the ballot paper? i mightjust leave it blank. people who have always voted for the democratic candidate are considering a whole range of different options. likely going to be the green party. it's an abstention and a protest to a process and a party and a system that's not working for everyday americans. and it's definitely not working for palestinians, lebanese and people in the middle east _ before the october 7th attacks last year, could you have possibly imagined you'd ever be considering voting for trump? no. i might end up voting for him.

every time i say, i feel i'm going to choke, i because my conscious will, - um, come up and i feel like i have to go throw up rightj now for saying that. but also, i think about my family and my people - in palestine and in lebanon. i will not be silent about the scale of human suffering in gaza. 0nline ads tried to emphasise kamala harris's understanding of the civilian cost of this conflict, but muslim and arab voters in michigan want her to lay out a middle east strategy that differs from joe biden�*s. backing his call for ceasefires in gaza and lebanon is not enough for her to win back some crucial michigan voters. sarah smith, bbc news, dearborn, michigan. and victoria derbyshire will have more on newsnight on bbc two shortly. kamala harris says donald trump wants unchecked power, while addressing comments his former chief of staff made about him being dictatorial. will it have any impact

on the election? newsnight in five minutes over on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer. five people have been killed and more than 20 injured during an attack in turkey on the headquarters of a defence company. it happened at an 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. 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 appeared 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 officials are pointing the finger at the kurdish militant group the pkk, which has fought a long insurgency against the turkish state. 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 ia 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 as another of their victims died of their injuries, the defence minister vowed there would be a stern response. caroline hawley, bbc news. two survivors of the manchester arena bombing have won a landmark case against a conspiracy theorist who have won a landmark case against a conspiracy theorist who claimed the attack was staged. martin hibbert, and his daughter eve, both suffered life changing injuries. they took legal action against richard hall for harassment, after he insisted the attack in 2017 was a hoax. britain's legendary strongman geoff capes, who became a household name has died at the age of 75. he was the two time world's strongest man and is still the holder of the british shot put record, patrick gearey looks back on his life. to a generation, geoff

capes meant strength. in his heyday, there seemed to be nothing he couldn't launch, or lift, or lug. he was the lincolnshire farm boy who used to carry bags of potatoes around and learn to throw. and he's done it! he'd become successful. twice the commonwealth shot put champion, still the british record holder. at the highland games, his arm and charm impressed everyone. and he was ready to take on the planet. twice in the �*80s, capes was crowned world's strongest man. that powerful brand made him a regular on british television. 12 pound, nine ounces as a baby? i was a lithesome 12 pound, nine ounces as a baby. and not everything he did was supersized. he was also a champion budgie breeder. strongest man in the world...

geoff capes, after all, always had the power to surprise. two strongest man titles. british, european titles. you know, all the fun things that go with it, you know? i've done all sorts of things. and ijust enjoyed my life. the strong man geoff capes who has died at the age of 75. the weather now with louise. and if you want to carry on watching newsnight please turn over to bbc two or watch on iplayer.