lebanese state media say three journalists have been killed in an israeli air strike in southern lebanon and there are reports of 20 people killed in southern gaza. king charles opens the commonwealth summit in samoa. there's no mention of reparations — but a call to learn lessons from history. and we launch your voice, and we launch your voice, your bbc news —— asking your bbc news —— asking you to tell us the stories you to tell us the stories you want us to cover. you want us to cover. some of your ideas, coming up... some of your ideas, coming up... the english channel. hello. hello. a bbc investigation has a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence of how uncovered evidence of how germany is being used to store germany is being used to store small boats, before they re small boats, before they re

used by migrants to cross used by migrants to cross the english channel. during a meeting that we covertly filmed, two smugglers reveal how dinghies are being stored in secret warehouses around the city of essen. our berlin correspondent, jessica parker, has more on this. essen, west germany, a place many migrants come to or pass through. it's here ourjournalist is posing as a syrian man who wants to get to britain on a small boat. wearing a secret camera, he meets this man, a boat smuggler, who says his name is abu sahar. these are videos from abu sahar — motors, dinghies, for use in migrant crossings.

a meeting with his contact. we've got a tracker on him. we're parked up here. we don't want to get too close — that could compromise things — but we've got to be close enough in case there's a problem and we have to get him out of there. they'rejoined by a man known as al hal — the uncle, a term of authority. due to strict german law, we can't record the sound of the meeting. so, right after, ourjournalist so, right after, ourjournalist describes to me what happened. describes to me what happened. they tell me the equipment they tell me the equipment comes from turkey. comes from turkey. they have about ten they have about ten warehouses around essen. warehouses around essen. police raided one a few days police raided one a few days ago, but they separate ago, but they separate their stock and give their stock and give bait to police. bait to police. as our investigation shows, region's more closely watched as our investigation shows, smugglers are moving boats smugglers are moving boats from turkey to west germany. from turkey to west germany. britain's national crime agency britain's national crime agency has confirmed germany's has confirmed germany's a central location for storing a central location for storing dinghies later used in channel dinghies later used in channel crossings because cities crossings because cities like essen are near, like essen are near, but not too near, the calais but not too near, the calais

region's more closely watched beaches, while under german law helping to smuggle people out of the eu to a third country, like the uk, isn't technically illegal. back at the cafe, it's down to business. the smuggler says one option. "i can get you a boat. "you will pay me 15,000 euros. "you will get the boat with 60 life jackets "and all the equipment. "guaranteed delivery to the calais area."

but the remnants of failed even fatal crossing attempts litter these shores, while, as we've shown, smugglers continue to make big money from this misery. jessica parker, bbc news. responding to the bbc investigation, home secretary yvette cooper has made the following comments about smuggler gangs: 7 they have been getting away with it for far too long. that is why since the election we have set up the new border security command 7 to work with partners across europe ?it is only by working with other countries that we will strengthen our border security and tackle this appalling trade in people. this expose the gym connection to the human smuggling trade across the english channel.

let's turn to the middle east —and there are reports at least 20 people are dead following an israeli air strike in the southern gaza city of khan younis. meanwhile us secretary of state has met with the jordanian foreign minister ayman safadi in london — the lebanese state media say three journalists have been killed in an israeli air strike in southern lebanon , an act described as a war crime by lebanon's minister of information. the strikes on friday morning reportedly targeted their residence in the town of hasbaya near the border with syria. israel has not commented on the attack but the idf did confirm five soldiers were killed in southern lebanon the previous day. it comes as efforts to re—start negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza continue.

0n ending the war. in gaza. charting a path for what comes next. those conversations will continue. but, ithink next. those conversations will continue. but, i think this is a moment of importance and urgency. i also had the opportunity to speak to the premise of leven on and they have agreed on the agency. the resolution such that they can be real security along the border between israel and lebanon. people on both sides of the border and have the confidence to be able to return to their homes. we wa nt we want this to end and we want

to come to a place where we can really invest in peace which can guarantee security. this is a very important moment as you mentioned and we are aware that we do see these things taking place and that has got to stop. let's speak to our correspondent injerusalem yolande knell .. the report of 20 people dead following the air strike. are there any other statements? well, it is at least 20 people killed in the south of the gaza strip that is where the hamas run health ministry there were two israeli strikes targeting buildings and one of them said to include 14 people who were killed. there is video footage which verifies the bodies laid out. it includes a number of

women and children there but otherwise in the north of the gaza strip that remains the main focus over the past few weeks of israeli military operations. we have heard from the israeli military in the south of the gaza strip that a number of terrorists were killed in the north and it says it is continuing with operational activity in the area around the urban refugee camp there. it says that what has been happening is destroying terrorist infrastructure and seizing weapons. it has been extremely difficult for us to get independent information of what is happening on the ground. this is an area that has been besieged by israeli forces. they have been surrounding hospitals and shelters for displaced people ordering those inside to head south. there is a hospital in the far north of the gaza strip which is really one of the few remaining hospitals which has been functioning there. we are told

by witnesses that israeli forces entered into the compound and separated men from women. then, it took some of the men to be arrested and that is an ongoing situation. we have not had the israeli military commenting directly on what is happening there but the director of the hospital talked about the situation as being catastrophic and he said instead of receiving aid, we received tanks. we instead of receiving aid, we received tanks.— instead of receiving aid, we received tanks. we will leave it there, thank _ received tanks. we will leave it there, thank you _ received tanks. we will leave it there, thank you very - received tanks. we will leave | it there, thank you very much. 0ur correspondent emir nader in beruit gave us some more details on the latest strikes there. he was talking about the later strikes. it he was talking about the later strikes. ., ., ~' he was talking about the later strikes. , strikes. it took place overnight _ strikes. it took place overnight and - strikes. it took place overnight and the i strikes. it took place i overnight and the first strikes. it took place - overnight and the first images show the rubble of its remains

through the eyewitness journalists who are in the neighbouring chalets talk about the ceilings falling on them and hearing the sound of fighterjets overhead. those fighter jets overhead. those three journalists fighterjets overhead. those three journalists were from two different lebanese stations and staying in that compound were around seven different media organisations. they were based there to report on the fighting happening in the southern country between israel's ground forces pushing into the area and the fighting with hezbollah. 0urjournalists spoke about the fact that they believe this area was safe because whenever they would make a movement, to go out, or return, back to that compound they would inform the local un peacekeeping troops that they understood and inform all relevant parties. this morning, lebanese minister information called the air strike a war crime. we have not heard any

comments yet from it israeli sides on what the... this morning, the lebanese minister of information has called the air strike a war crime. we haven't heard any comments yet from the israeli side on this air strike. we know that the journalists who are in the south of the country there are really one of the sole sources of information coming from that area, as the vast majority of residents in the south of the country on the border have left, been displaced by the fighting there, and moved north. it has been under numerous evacuation orders and it is a dark patch of the city, it is mostly emptied of its residents. again, it was struck by the israeli air force.

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king charles has urged a summit of commonwealth leaders to "commit" to learning the lessons of the past, but did not directly address the issue of reparations for slavery. the king said it was time to find "creative ways to right inequalities that endure" within the commonwealth of 56 nations — most of them linked to the former british empire. some leaders have said they want the gathering in samoa to debate the issue of reparations for britain's historical role in the atlantic slave trade. in an address he spoke supportively of the commonwealth's work: in this nation of 200,000 souls, glad that this week the representatives of 2.7 billion people. a third of the world's population. once again, the extraordinary diversity and enduring power of the commonwealth are proudly

on display and as i look around the room, this evening, it gives me enormous pride to think that there are really very few occasions in which leaders with such diverse experiences and perspectives can come together over dinner as friends and indeed as a family to learn from and to draw strength from one another. 0ur correspondent katy watson gave us an update from samoa we offer is not going to get an apology from ken, that is not his role. it is also something that the uk has said they are going to do anyway. i don't think the issue is going to go away clearly lots of commonwealth leaders think this needs to get started its early days but i don't see this going

away at all. yes, one of the big issues climate change that is something that has been the top of the agenda and plan to be top of the agenda. many commonwealth countries are small island nations like samoa and they are at the forefront of climate change when it comes to rising sea levels and that is something the king in the last two days have seen for himself. just yesterday, he visited the national park, it is clear that those are priorities for him. they are priorities for him. they are priorities here at the commonwealth heads of government meetings. especially the pressure from smaller countries for richer countries, more affluent countries, to do their part in trying to protect some of the smaller nations. it has been a lot of criticism on countries like australia and the uk for their fossil countries like australia and the uk for theirfossilfuel the uk for their fossil fuel emissions the uk for theirfossilfuel emissions and a real push to try and move away from those. to really stand up for members

who are much more vulnerable of course. the us election is at a fever pitch —— with less than 2 weeks to go, it's a tight race — so there's again a big focus on those all important �*swing' states. kamala harris has been holding a star—studded rally in clarkston, georgia, featuring �*the boss' bruce springsteen, filmmaker tyler perry, as well as former us president barack 0bama. while donald trump has been campaigning on the other side of the country today in arizona, and nevada — another important state for both campaigns. he spoke of the issue of immigration in that speech. cbs correspondent jarred hill is in new york and gave us some highlights from the last 2a hours. over the last 2a hours, it really is this continuation of both of the campaigns at this point really leaning into their bases. 0bviously, one of the goals for both is to try to expand their reach, the electoral map, to try to win over as many undecided voters as might still be out there at this point. also seeing them making

an effort to get supporters, die—hard supporters, to the polls come election day so they can try and win the election in november. it is still a close contest, what is the mood like in both of those camps? a close contest right now, both of them out loud are saying they think they have a path to victory. we know that we are seeing vice president harris making a concerted effort to try to win over as many swayable republican voters as possible, folks who might not like former president trump for various reasons, might have voted for nikki haley in the primaries, still kind of on the fence about whether they support trump, trying to pull them over to her side, but at the same time maintaining the democratic base. trump's side, we are seeing him drilling in on a couple of greatest hits, you could call them, his stance

on immigration, as well as saying he would be the candidate who would improve the economy the most. again, the question is going to be whether they can pull over any people who might not be in their core group of supporters to vote for them come election day, because it is believed especially of key battleground states, georgia, pennsylvania, north carolina, that will be all the difference. getting closer, less than two weeks to go, give us a sense of what we can expect over the next few days and the plan in terms of both of the candidates. what we are going to be seeing for vice president harris, another star—studded event later on today in houston, texas. a state she is not expected to win at all. the campaign is looking to use it as a bit of a springboard for attention for folks in battleground seats. in texas, we are expecting for her to bejoined by beyonce, that has been a question of if and when she

would appear physically with vice president harris, looks like that will be today. over the weekend, we have former president trump doing a big rally in new york city, a state again he is not expected to win either. jarred hill of cbs news speaking to me a short while back. you see vice president kamala harris smack lead has been holding steady for the last few days. at about two points above donald trump. but the national vote share is down on the winner. let's turn to the battleground states which are so often decisive. trump's leads art north carolina, and georgia they are a shade on a weeks ago. other states like nevada, wisconsin, pennsylvania are incredibly tight. the has been shifting very slightly in favour of trump since the start

of the month but neither candidate can bank on the treaty the state. invalids are missing a bigger than the margins of error that come with votes. the chief prosecutor in los angeles has recommended erik and lyle menendez should be resentenced by a judge and released on parole. the brothers were convicted of murdering their parents more than three decades ago. their case was recently brought back into the spotlight when it was retold in a netflix series. emma vardy reports from la. this 911 call in 1989 sparked a murder case which gripped the world. brothers erik and lyle menendez, aged 18 and 21, claimed they'd found the bodies of their parents shot dead in their beverly hills mansion, but they later admitted carrying out the killings themselves.

the defendants are in court with their attorneys, and the people are represented. during their trial, which was televised, the brothers said they'd been physically and sexually abused by their father and argued it was manslaughter. at the time, they were not believed and were eventually convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. but last year, new evidence was revealed which backed up the brothers' claims of abuse and there were calls from some family members for them to be released. lyle and erik have already paid a heavy price. discarded by a system that failed to recognise their pain. they have grown, they have changed, and they have become better men despite everything that they've been through. this is a case which divided america and continues to create a huge amount of debate. today, the district attorney for los angeles said he was recommending a lighter sentence for the brothers, which could now mean they walk free. they have been in prison

for nearly 35 years. i believe that they have paid their debt to society. eric and i killed our parents together, so i'd say that makes us pretty close. erik and lyle menendez recently gained widespread attention once again, with two netflix series made about the brothers' story. now seen as a case which, had it been held with society's modern understanding of abuse, may have had a very different outcome. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. the baby monkey at the heart of a global monkey torture ring, has been released back into the wild. taken from the forest in indonesia when she was just days old, minis owner tortured her and filmed it for sadistic customers mainly in the us and the uk.?she and another monkey who was being held with her, were rescued after a bbc eye investigation. rebecca henschke — who spent over a year tracking down mini and her torturers —

went along for her release. taken from the forest as a baby, many�*s owner tortured her and filmed it. the statistic customers in the us and uk. you want to see her? after an investigation exposed the ring, she was rescued. she was taken to a century. after two years of rehabilitation at the century, she is ready to be released. century, she is ready to be released-— century, she is ready to be released. 1, . ~ ., ., , released. back to the forest, mini. released. back to the forest, mini- happy _ released. back to the forest, mini. happy tears. _ released. back to the forest, mini. happy tears. because i mini. happy tears. because finally they are going. it has been a struggle. but with it. worth it. �* , worth it. after being driven throu~h worth it. after being driven through the _ worth it. after being driven through the night _ worth it. after being driven through the night to - worth it. after being driven through the night to the - worth it. after being driven . through the night to the coast, mini and her adopted family are being taken to a protected island reserve. this is a

pristine forest covered island which humans are rarely allowed to enter. so, it is hopefully going to be safe. everyone has to carry a monkey and i am tasked with taking mini. it's ok mini. it's the last step of 0k mini. it's the last step of the journey. 0k mini. it's the last step of thejourney. many is moving around a lot. maybe she can hear the other sounds of the monkeys, the sounds of the forest. yeah? not long now. we can getting them used to being backin can getting them used to being back in thejungle can getting them used to being back in the jungle with the wild, she is going into this temporary cage. let's do it! mini... by many.

after recovering from the journey, it is time. there she goes. she is so curious and brave. weeping out into the trees. she is with her adopted family was going to keep a safe and well in the world. those that tortured her in this monkey torturing are being put behind bars. here, in this jungle, mini is finally going free. here on bbc news we're running a new initiative where where we are asking you to tell us the stories you want us to cover. �*your voice, your bbc news' will allow you to have your say via whatsapp, email, or by visiting the bbc website. you can see the details

on screen now. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. we've got a real mix of different autumnal weather types out there today. we've had some mist and some fog to start the day for central and eastern areas. that will slowly lift and clear, and through the rest of the day, it is a little cloudier than recent days. some rain in the forecast, but not everywhere, and still mild for the time of year. but we've got this area of low pressure trying to nudge into the south—west here. it's bumping into higher pressure towards the east, so the weather is fairly slow moving. we've got this band of rain across parts of central england, wales, northern ireland as well, but it's pretty light and patchy. windy weather down towards the south—west and a few scattered showers

in there as well. we've got more cloud for parts of northern and eastern england and scotland compared to recent days. still very mild, though. we could see 19, 20 degrees in the warmest spots for east anglia, for instance. most of us in the mid—teens. into the evening hours, that area of cloud and patchy light rain continues its progress northwards. we'll see the next front moving into the north—west, so some rain for the western isles, for instance. clearer skies developing for many of us, but like last night, could be some mist and some fog, especially for some eastern areas. through the course of saturday, we've got higher pressure trying to move in, but there's also a weather front approaching from the north—west, so that's going to bring some wet weather for northern ireland, northern and western scotland as well.