before this week's presidential election. the mohamed al fayed abuse allegations — the metropolitan police has referred itself to the police watchdog. 60 arrests after violence in amsterdam — the mayor calls it an explosion of anti—semitism. thick smog and dangerous levels of pollution in lahore — pakistan's second biggest city closes schools and urges people to work from home. beyonce�*s canter into country music makes her the most nominated artist of all time at the grammy awards. and a fierce face—off tonight between ireland and the all blacks — who came out on top in dublin?

stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis for our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. three men have been charged in new york in connection with alleged iranian plans to murder donald trump, and other american citizens. one of the men hasn't been arrested and is believed to be in iran. prosecutors say the plan dates back to september, before the presidential election. our north america editor sarah smith is in florida tonight. the three men have been charged with trying to assassinate donald trump during the presidential campaign and doing so under the instruction of

the iranian revolutionary guard corps. the criminal complaint alleges that an iranian as it was told to hire people in the united states to conduct surveillance on donald trump and ultimately to try to assassinate him. they were told money was no object whatsoever and if they couldn't get the plan together within seven days, they were to wait until donald trump loses the election, they were told, and the iranians believed he would be easier to kill. enjoying his victory on tuesday night. donald trump could also celebrate surviving the campaign — after two serious attempts to kill him and a separate iranian assassination plot. as you know, there have been two assassination attempts on my life that we know of, and they may or may not involve, but possibly do, iran. president biden said it would constitute an act of war if iran tried to kill donald trump, after us intelligence services

warned of a specific iranian plot. we've been threatened very directly by iran, and i think you have to let them know, because the best way to do it is through the office of the president — that you do any attacks on former presidents or candidates for president, your country gets blown to smithereens, as we say. what happened... gunshots donald trump narrowly survived being killed at a rally in butler, pennsylvania, when a bullet grazed his ear. the gunman was killed at the scene and his motives remain unknown. keep walking! another would—be assassin was arrested when he was discovered with a semi—automatic rifle hiding in the bushes when donald trump was playing golf. he was angry about the war in ukraine. top iranian general qasem soleimani was killed in a us drone strike in iraq at the end of donald trump's first term as president. he considers that a very proud achievement. soleimani has been perpetrating acts of terror

to destabilise the middle east for the last 20 years. what the united states did yesterday should have been done long ago. the iranian regime insists donald trump should face trial for what the united nations declared to be an unlawful killing of general soleimani, and has said that if he is not tried in court, then iran will take its revenge. president—elect trump will surely now be considering his response to iran. sarah smith, bbc news, west palm beach. let's talk about the implications of this. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is here. how could this affect donald trump's policy towards iran once he's president injanuary? well, as sarah made clear in her report, donald trump and iran have history. not only did he order the assassination of that iranian general qassem soleimani, he also

had a policy of what he called maximum pressure on iran, effectively stiff economic sanctions, designed to make it harderfor iran to sanctions, designed to make it harder for iran to fund its proxies. he also pulled iran and the united states of an international deal, there was design to curb iran's nuclear ambitions. that was four years ago, the world is very different now. iran is locked in a direct war with israel, and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu wants to israeli prime minister benjamin neta nyahu wants to step israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu wants to step up his attacks on iran, potentially even targeting its nuclear and energy i'm going to stop wars. so it might facilities. the spa joe biden has be that h its ants i'm going to stop wars. so it might be that h its nuclear and energy targeting its nuclear and energy facilities. the spa joe biden has resisted the escalation. —— thus resisted the escalation. —— thus far. but will donald trump say far. but will donald trump say actually, no, we want to give israel actually, no, we want to give israel actually, no, we want to give israel a free hand? some of his aides say actually, no, we want to give israel a free hand? some of his aides say thatis a free hand? some of his aides say that is impossible because he will thatis a free hand? some of his aides say that is impossible because he will take this kind of plot personally. take this kind of plot personally. others disagree and say, remember, others disagree and say, remember, donald trump in his victory speech donald trump in his victory speech said i'm not going to start wars, said i'm not going to start wars, i'm going to stop wars. so it might i'm going to stop wars. so it might

be that he wants be that he wants not to escalate the conflict that could drive the united states in. so iran could be the first big test of the trump presidency, a test between his heart saying revenge, his head saying caution. i think what is clear is the moment he takes power, we will see maximum pressure mark ii, big package of sanctions against iran designed to stop it selling oil to china. , . , ., designed to stop it selling oil to china. , ., , . meanwhile, president—elect trump is continuing the preparations for his new government. let's return to sarah smith in florida. what more are we hearing about any appointments? well, just over there in mar—a—lago, donald trump is putting together the team or people for his administration, the people who will shape and implement his policies, from tax cuts and trade tariffs to border security and deporting possibly millions of illegal immigrants. donald trump does not

often admit to making mistakes but he has said among the biggest was bringing the wrong people into his first administration, and he will very definitely be looking for staff who will be much more loyal this time. he has appointed his campaign manager as his chief of staff, and that probably indicates we will be looking at a rather more disciplined and professional operation that they were in his first term. he has also been on the phone to dozens of world leaders including today president zelensky of ukraine, and interestingly, elon musk was in on that core and i wonder if it gives us an indication of how much influence he's likely to have in the trump administration. the only piece of news we are still waiting for is the result of some congressional elections and it's looking very much like republicans will keep control of the house of representatives, and they have already won the senate. so that would put republicans in charge of the white house and both houses

of the white house and both houses of congress, giving donald trump a very freehand to pass whatever legislation he wants. donald trump has confirmed he's planning the mass deportation of people living in the us illegally. crossings over the mexican border are at record levels. but critics of the proposal say wholesale deportations would be both cruel and impractical. this week's election saw a surge in support for mrtrump from hispanic and latino voters. four years ago, 32% of people from those communities backed him for president — most of those who voted supported joe biden. this time, 46% voted for mr trump — a big shift away from kamala harris and the democrats. emma vardy reports from the border state of arizona,

now, donald trump warns, those who come here are facing a new era. his election victory showed his surge in popularity among many long—standing latino workers, likejorge, whose family moved from mexico 20 years ago. i think he has the right tools for thejob. when he says he's going to carry out mass deportations, what do you think? statistically, that's impossible. he's not going to be able to deport 12 million people that are here illegally. you learn to develop a thick skin, especially coming from where we come from. we don't pay attention to a lot of the things that people say, because we know those are just words. it's not personality, but what they believe donald trump can achieve politically they're counting on. translation: as a person, i don't like him, but as a politician, - i like how he ran the economy. but for the villalobos family, who've made america their home for generations, they worry friends and relatives' families

will be torn apart. when we talk about undocumented migrants here, who are they to you? it's your neighbours. it's the people you see in the grocery store. it's your teachers. it's your friends' parents. to know that those people are in danger, it's terrifying. until you have to pay $10 for an avocado, people aren't going to realise the importance of immigrant workers. why didn't they take the legal route in the first place? the reason that people can't come legally is because it takes 12 to 15 to 20 years. there was a time in our country when you could do it in 18 months. that's why the need for comprehensive immigration reform is so critically important. i feel a sense of repugnance when i hear people talk- about immigrants with this disdain. there are an estimated 12 million undocumented migrants in the us, many of whom have lived and worked here for decades. donald trump will be able to use his presidential powers to order deportations using police,

the military and border officials. but it could be costly and time—consuming and may face legal challenges. it's the best way to fix the border immediately... he has significant support for his plans. once you start holding people accountable, securing the border, you're going to start to see, a lot of these folks will go back on their own, and then we can start to go after, i think we go after the criminals, people that are causing problems in communities, gang members, people that were vetted or weren't vetted, we find those, and i think really, that's how you have to start. in arizona, along the border with mexico, donald trump swept to victory with promises to take control. but right now, there is little detail over how his plans will work, or if they will end with the uprooting of many lives. emma vardy, bbc news, phoenix, arizona. the metropolitan police has referred itself to the police watchdog over its handling of abuse allegations against the late harrods owner mohamed al fayed.

the force says it's passed two cases to the independent office for police conduct, after receiving complaints from two women about investigations it carried out in 2008 and 2013. our correspondent daniel de simone is here. explain what's going on here, daniel. the bbc film that led to all this was in september and since then the met has been forced to accept that it had 21 women who had come forward between 2005 in the year of his death, last year. but he hadn't been charged. i think many people find that bewildering. what was revealed tonight is that we had known they had been reviewing all these claims but two of the women have made complaints about how the claims were handled, one of them in 2013 is complaining that had the information becomes public about her case, the met had to refer it to the police watchdog, and the scandal is a long way from over, there may be further

comprising the first night is saying that although it can't the past, it has come to transparently review any failings. has come to transparently review any failinus. ., ~ i. more than 60 people have been arrested after israeli football fans were attacked by groups of young men in amsterdam last night. the mayor of amsterdam said men on scooters had roamed the city attacking the supporters, describing it as an "explosion" of anti—semitism. it happened after the israeli football club maccabi tel aviv played ajax in the europa league. dutch police said some israeli fans had attacked a taxi and pulled down a palestinian flag the night before. in a moment, bbc verify�*s nick eardley will look at how the violence unfolded, but first, anna holligan reports from amsterdam. shouting international tensions reverberating on the streets of amsterdam. the circumstances leading up to this are still unclear. there were incidents the day before. a palestinian flag was

torn down, a taxi attacked. police said maccabi supporters were to blame and last night, a group of maccabi fans making racist chants on an escalator. we've had to cut the sound because of the offensive language. more than 1,000 police officers were deployed in anticipation of trouble. but the violence happened after the game, away from the stadium, as fans headed to their hotels. maccabi tel aviv supporters were hunted down by men on scooters, according to the mayor of amsterdam. translation: individuals on scooters crisscrossed l the city, searching for supporters of maccabi tel aviv. it was hit and run. she said it brought to mind historical persecution againstjewish people in dutch and european history. it was put to the mayor that the attackers had a moroccan background. she wouldn't talk about ethnicity and said that it was for the investigation.

they came too late. they came when they were already hurt, injured. the dutch capital is no stranger to football—related violence but this doesn't seem to have been hooliganism between rival supporters, but rather targeted attacks based not on sporting rivalry but rather nationality. the dutch prime minister, dick schoof, is cutting short his time at a summit in budapest to come home and deal with what he described as anti—semitic attacks. the violence that erupted here on dam square last night has had an impact across western europe. there are more police on the streets tonight and the areas which saw those targeted attacks are peaceful now. most of the supporters have gone home, but the tensions that ignited after the game haven't gone away. anna holligan, bbc news, amsterdam.

well, bbc verify�*s nick eardley has been looking at what we know about how the violence unfolded — just to explain that some of the sound has been removed because of offensive language. that match was in amsterdam last night at 9pm, local time. we've been looking at footage across social media to try and build up a picture of what happened before and after. now, the match was at ajax's stadium, down here, but a lot of the unrest we verified was in the city centre. like here. we can't be certain exactly when this happened, but it was uploaded before the match, so maybe from wednesday night. you can see someone taking down a palestinian flag from a building. next, dam square. a verified video which appears to be in the run—up to the game. the man with the bike is shouting insults about israel. there's a confrontation with maccabi fans. one throws food, police intervene. so there was some tension pre—match, but the violence breaks out after the game.

this is back at central station. we've highlighted this footage to show you what's happening. it appears to show fighting. you can then see a man being chased. car horn toots. we can't be certain about who's involved. more unrest took place here. this man is being dragged across the road. there are clear chants about the gaza conflict in this video, too. does gaza... passport. and this verified video shows a man walking the streets, being stopped, told to say "free palestine", then asked where he's from. when he says "ukraine", those filming demand his passport to prove it. amsterdam's mayor said this all shows an outburst of anti—semitism in what she called a "dark night" for the city. nick eardley. newsnight will be

talking more about that story shortly. talking more about that story shortl . ., ., ., , shortly. katie razzall can tell us more. tonight, _ shortly. katie razzall can tell us more. tonight, an _ shortly. katie razzall can tell us more. tonight, an israeli - shortly. katie razzall can tell us. more. tonight, an israeli football fan tells us what he saw in amsterdam when the attacks unfolded in front of him and his 13—year—old son. plus, we assessed from's power in his second term compared with his purse. there are fewer political or legal restraint so is his power and checked? it is at busy one. newsnight at 10.30 on bbc two and bbc iplayer. newsnight at 10.30 on bbc two and bbc ipla er. ., ., ., newsnight at 10.30 on bbc two and bbc iplayer-— bbc iplayer. katie razzall, thank ou. a man accused of murdering his ten—year—old daughter has been giving evidence in court about the evening she died. urfan sharif denies killing sara sharif, whose body was discovered at the family home in woking in august last year. her stepmother and uncle also deny murder. daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. police! on the 10th of august last year, police arrived at the sharif family home in woking just before 3am in the morning.

upstairs, on the bottom bunk in one of the bedrooms, they found ten—year—old sara sharif. next to her was a note in her father's handwriting saying, "love you, sara. "whoever see this note, it's me, urfan sharif, who killed my daughter by beating." you are suspected of her murder. this was urfan sharif when he was arrested. today, thejury in his trial heard his account of how sara died. he said he got home from work to find his wife, beinash batool, sitting on the floor upstairs with sara, who was limp. urfan sharif told the jury that he took sara from his beinash batool�*s lap, that his daughter whispered and opened her mouth a little, saying she was thirsty and needed some water. but when somebody fetched the water, his daughter didn't wake up. "she had stopped breathing," he said. "i shouted for ambulance because i couldn't hear breathing," he told the jury. "i checked the pulse, and there was none. i started giving her cpr. i was numb like i am now, i was shock.

beinash shouted at me, "wake her up, wake her up! she cannot die!" an ambulance was never called. he told the jury that the family fled to pakistan instead of calling the police and he'd taken blame for sara's death because his wife had told him a child had been responsible and he was worried about his children being taken into care. which one is your bag? i don't have any bags. it was only when he returned to the uk and police told him the extent of sara's injuries that he started to suspect his wife. urfan sharif, beinash batool, and urfan�*s brother, faisal malik, all deny murder. the trial continues on monday. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. thick smog has been engulfing pakistan's second biggest city, lahore, for a week. schools are closed and people are being urged to work from home, because the smog contains pollution levels which are hazardous to health. many hundreds of people have been admitted to hospital with pollution—related conditions.

our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, reports from the capital islamabad. the bitter haze of thick pollution — cloaking the buildings... ..choking the roads... ..hanging over homes. smog is inescapable in lahore. for over a week, the air quality index here has been registered at record highs — over 1,000, when anything above 300 is considered hazardous. translation: if you use your bike in the afternoon, - your eyes start to burn and you have difficulty breathing. translation: smog hurts the throat, causes cough and flu. _ we get sick and can't breathe properly. masks are mandatory. schools in some districts have been told to close and give lessons online. parks and other public areas are shut, too. hospitals have seen numbers

rise, as the smog seeps into lungs, eyes and throats. translation: more than 900 patients, including children and the elderly - who have sore throats, respiratory diseases and difficulties in breathing, have been admitted to hospital. if you don't want to get added to those more than 900 people, then i appeal to you — for god's sake, don't come out of your houses. the smog is not contained to lahore — it hangs in the air across other cities in pakistan, too. here in islamabad, you don'tjust see the smog around you, but you can taste it in the air as well. but in lahore, they've been registering nearly five times as high on the air quality index as they have done here in the capital. but what's really shocked people is seeing how high these numbers have already reached so early in the season. the world health organization estimates that, globally, air pollution caused 11.2 million premature deaths in 2019 alone.

transport, industry and agriculture all contribute to pollution. the punjab authorities have created a smog war room to manage the situation. they have plans like introducing electric buses and regulation on farmers and industry. so far, nothing has cut through to lahore's gloomy grey streets. a change in weather may at some point bring relief, but long term changes and enforcement are needed to stop this pattern repeatedly smothering the region year after year. caroline davies, bbc news, islamabad. beyonce has made history by becoming the most nominated artist of all time at the grammy awards — overtaking her husband jay—z. the couple were tied on 88 nominations each, but beyonce has now pulled ahead with a further 11 nominations for her latest album, cowboy carter. the shortlists were announced in los angeles earlier, as our music correspondent, mark savage, reports.

# honey, honey # i could be your bodyguard...# beyonce has already won more grammys than any other artist. but the coveted album of the year prize has so far eluded her. # and for a fortnight, there we werem # _ her main competition this time comes from four—time winner taylor swift, and rising star chappell roan. # raise your hands, now body roll # h-o-t-t-o-g-o...# this year, the grammys' main categories are dominated by female pop acts, with billie eilish and charli xcx picking up six nominations each. but the old guard got a look in, too. # bless the father... the rolling stones are up for best rock album, and in record of the year, a nomination for the beatles — exactly 60 years after their first. the stars will gather in los angeles

next february to find out who's won. mark savage, bbc news. the actressjune spencer, known to millions of listeners as peggy wooley in the archers, has died at the age of 105. she was the last original member of the archers cast, having been with the show since it started in 1951. she retired only two years ago. tonight, queen camilla, who's a big archers fan, called june spencer a much loved part of many people's lives, and said she'll be greatly missed. david sillito looks back at her long career. the archers theme song. june spencer for generations of archers fans, the familiar voice of peggy. let's be fair, he's a bit of a plodder, isn't he? when she first took on the role, clement attlee was prime minister and she thought it might tide her over for a few weeks. we were given a three—month contract

and we thought, oh, well, it's only a sort of small thing. we can do lots of other work. it was an interesting, interesting little job. yes. i'm sure you think it's easy to fool me. this little job turned into something rather bigger. june spencer spent the next 72 years playing peggy. june's character was originally married to jack archer. his explanations of rural ways to his london—born wife was a way of introducing pressing agricultural issues into the plot. over the years, june saw her character gradually develop from left—wing new arrival to wealthy matriarch. # happy birthday to you...# and in 2019, june celebrated her 100th birthday, still a member of the archers' cast. i hope you don't mind me saying this, but you don't seem quite yourself.

over 72 years and more than 19,000 episodes, june spencer, a part of ambridge life from the very beginning. the archers theme song. june spencer, who's died at the age of 105. the celebrity hairdresser trevor sorbie has died at the age of 75. he revealed last month that he had weeks to live after his bowel cancer had spread. trevor sorbie gained fame with the creation of the wedge cut in the 1970s, and was named british hairdresser of the yearfour times. two of the biggest teams in world rugby have faced off this evening. ireland were playing new zealand in dublin, in a repeat of last year's memorable world cup quarter—final. nesta mcgregor was watching. under the lights in dublin, all the ingredients for a friday night treat. ireland ranked number one in

the world against perennial powerhouse new zealand. more often than not a mouthwatering prospect. a physical star, where defences dominated. at times, tempers threatened to boil over. mackenzie with all nine of their first half points. although they were reduced to 14 points. although they were reduced to 1a men whenjordie barrett was sin binned for this high tackle, jack crowley from the resulting penalty making the score 9—6 at the half. early in the second half, the home side with the breakthrough, powerful and persistent the forward lunging for the line. the all blacks took back control thanks to three more penalties before this sweeping move took them out of sight. i learned's 19 game unbeaten run at home coming to an end. the all blacks strengthen over the men in green, albeit not the red—hot

encounter many hoped for. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. the bells of notre—dame cathedral have rung out over paris for the first time since a fire devastated the building in 2019. bells ring there are a total of eight bells mounted in the two main bell towers. the cathedral is due to reopen to the public in a month's time, after five years of restoration work. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas. hello. another day of this anti—cyclonic gloom, all the low cloud and mist amount that has been hanging around. this bit the picture in northamptonshire earlier. thank god for those beautiful autumn colours because the sky is pretty great for many of us. but not everywhere, clearer skies in parts of scotland and if you are across the north of scotland you might be lucky enough to see the northern lights tonight.

through the course of the weekend, most of us staying with the cloudy, largely dry theme. that is the picture for the rest of this evening and overnight. we have got clearer skies across scotland and that is allowing a little more mist and fog to form. quite a murky start your saturday morning here. temperatures in our towns and cities between 6-10, a in our towns and cities between 6—10, a few degrees cooler in more rural stops. a chilly start to saturday and we have all of that low cloud, mist and fog. the fog will clear away gradually from scotland to leave a bit more sunshine, especially in the north and the west but for the bulk of the uk, again a blanket of cloud, big enough in places for a spot of drizzle but most of us looking dry. temperatures in the state — ten, a little milder towards the west, 12—111. into the second half of the weekend, more of the same. mostly dry and cloudy but not everywhere. we have some showers moving across northern ireland and scotland later in the afternoon and some showers into northern england and wales. so eventually something a little brighter moving on from the

north—west, whereas