could make the shortlist at this year's oscars. hello, i'm lucy grey. we start with the latest on syria a week after the fall of the assad regime. syria's de—facto leader, ahmed al— sharaa, has condemned israel for its continued air strikes on his country. mr al—sharaa, who was previously known as abu mohammed al—jolani, said the strikes threatened an unwarranted escalation in the region. israel says it wants to prevent syrian weapons falling into the hands of its enemies. meanwhile, the un syria envoy geir pedersen says he hopes for a swift end to sanctions to help facilitate economic recovery. speaking in damascus, where he's attending meetings, mr pedersen said that reviving law and order — and security — are of paramount importance. he also said it was critical

the country receives increased immedidate humanitarian assistance inside syria — and that he supported the lifting of sanctions against the islamist rebels who now govern the country. the sanctions are not un sanctions. they are sanctions imposed by the united states and the european union. yes, i think we need an orderly process and i am very much looking forward to continuing my discussions with the syrian caretaker government and the authorities here. it comes as the united states has made "direct contact" with the rebel group hts which now controls the country. the us currently still designates the rebel group as a terrorist organisation. america's top diplomat — secretary of state — antony blinken has been speaking injordan after a summit on syria's future with representatives from several arab countries, turkey and europe...

he said it was important for the us to communicate with the islamist group. america and our partners have an important stake in helping the syrian people charge this new path. we know that what happens inside of syria can have powerful consequences well beyond its borders, from mass displacement to terrorism. and we know that we can't underestimate the challenges of this moment. our middle east correspondet, lina sinjab, is in damascus and has more on those comments about israel by the country's de facto leader. this is the first time that ahmed al—shara, known as al—jolani, the leader of the hayat tahrir al—sham, comes out to comment on israeli air strikes. it's been a week since the toppling of the president, bashar al—assad, but also a week of israeli air strikes on syria, nearly 400 throughout the week and 60 this night. so mr al—shara is under pressure that he has to make comments, that he has

to address this issue. he has been under criticism from, you know, syrians here. so he made his statement saying that israel is using false pretexts in its attacks on syria, but at the same time made sure that he doesn't want to engage in any conflict — he's focused on rebuilding syria, on rebuilding the economy. and this is what we are seeing today. it is the first week, the first day of the week after the toppling of assad. universities are open. i'm actually now in damascus, university students are pouring in to the university, going to classes. the children went to school this morning as well. public institutions are open, so everything is going back into action. and it seems that, you know, this is the focus of this interim government. in a meeting yesterday, mr al—shara told people, told journalists that he wants to rebuild the country, that he may also nominate himself as a president

for syria in case the people wanted him. and it seems that this is the time where also there is international diplomatic efforts to support the transition to power, provided that this transition will be inclusive and that the government is going to be representative of all syrian society, protects minorities�* rights, and protects women's rights. so while this new leadership is getting a lot of support from around the world, but also is being watched of its actions and how they are going to move ahead and not turn this country into an islamist state government. syria is under sanctions that really crippled the economy, crippled the livelihood of people, so many activists are now calling for the us and for the world to lift these sanctions. and having hts in power, and it is a designated also on the terrorist list, may hinder support or,

you know, financial support coming into the country. so it seems that, you know, many countries are reconsidering how to deal with hayat tahrir al—sham and also watching how mr al—sharaa and his the interim government are going to work. it's three months of transitional government that after that should be an inclusive government that includes all denominations of the syrian society. a devastating cyclone has hit the french indian ocean island of mayotte, causing widespread destruction. at least 14 people are reported to have died. the cyclone has now made landfall in mozambique. nickjohnson reports. winds of more than 140mph batter the french island territory. it's thought to be mayotte�*s worst cyclone in a century. islanders take shelter in any way they can. it takes three people to keep the door closed from the power

of the storm. there's nothing left here. this man says most of the archipelago's 300,000 inhabitants live in sha ntytowns. tens of thousands have lost their homes. electricity and water supplies have been affected, and internet services are down. a local firefighter said even buildings built to withstand earthquakes have collapsed. the french government has sent a military transport plane with supplies and emergency workers. the french prime minister, francois bayrou, who's only been in the job since friday, has held an emergency meeting in paris. what matters isn't only the short term and the rescue and help we can provide, but also the medium term with the supply of water and food, in particular for sensitive facilities, including prisons and detention centres. a combination of severe damage,

an impoverished population and isolated location mean mayotte�*s death toll is expected to rise. nickjohnson, bbc news. here in london, a triple shooting has killed a woman and left a man fighting for his life in hospital in the north—west of the capital. police were called to harlesden just after nine o'clock last night, where a woman, believed to be in her 405, died at the scene. let's speak now to our reporter anisa kadri who joins us live from north—west london. no arrest has been made. but a murder investigation has been launched. this is harlesden in north—west london. are shocked. they are on their doorsteps are looking at the police activity going on here. it they say they haven't seen anything like this. one person said that they heard the shots last night, but heard the shots last night, but

they thought it was a sound of they thought it was a sound of fireworks. people can't believe fireworks. people can't believe that a woman is dead. that she that a woman is dead. that she has died in this way. there are has died in this way. there are a few details. she was a woman a few details. she was a woman in her 405. she died at the in her 405. she died at the scene. two other people were scene. two other people were 5cene. two other people were injured in the shooting. they injured in the shooting. they are two men in their 305. one are two men in their 305. one of them is in a critical of them is in a critical condition, the other�*s injurie5 condition, the other�*s injuries condition, the other�*s injuries are not said to be are not said to be life—threatening. it has caused ma55ive 5hock services in the area. but life—threatening. it has caused massive shock in this area. life—threatening. it has caused ma55ive shock in this area. police activity has been going police activity has been going on here all day. to work out on here all day. to work out the circumstances of what the circumstances of what happened. detectives say they happened. detectives say they are working at pace to discover are working at pace to discover who is responsible and they who is responsible and they have appealed for information, have appealed for information, wanting the public�*s help to wanting the public�*s help to find out who is responsible for find out who is responsible for last night's shootings. last night's shootings. ten people have been ten people have been injured, including one critically, after injured, including one critically, after a double—decker bus crashed a double—decker bus crashed into a railway into a railway bridge in glasgow. bridge in glasgow. it happened it happened

early yesterday evening causing early yesterday evening causing significant disruption to rail significant disruption to rail services in the area. the bus has now been removed, the road reopened and rail services are returning to normal. nearly 13,500 migrants who did not have the right to stay in the uk — have been returned to their home countries since the election — according to the government. but, new figures are expected to reveal, more than 35,000 people have arrived in britain in small boats this year — a number the home secretary, yvette cooper, says is "far too high". 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas explains. what she has been saying is that although you know these numbers, you see about 35,000 this year. yes, it's a bit of an increase on last year where it was around 30,000 or, yes, around 30,000 last year. higher the previous year, though, than any of these 45 odd thousand. she says this is a priority. it's a complex issue.

but the government, she said, is not going to resort to gimmicks. this is what she told sunday with laura kuenssberg this morning. we've made clear that the border security is actually one of the foundational issues. before you even get to any of the missions, the approach we're taking to this is really step by step. we are putting in place the things that we need, the agreements with other countries. asking people to be patient then with the existing situation? well, ithink we're being kind of very clear and straight with people about the complexity of this, because the gimmicks did not work. what we had previously was a whole lot of gimmicks. everybody promised it was going to solve it immediately. and what we're doing is the very serious action. we've already substantially increased. we've had over 25% increase in terms of the returns. we're having over 30% increase in enforcement raids. so we're already increasing step by step. but of course this is complex. and of course this takes time.

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than the figures that were published a couple of weeks ago. and it will also be far, far lower than the 0br forecast accompanying the budget. that was 350,000 per year. interestingly, keir starmer and yvette cooper have refused to set out a cap at all. so there's a big difference there between the parties. that cap he's talking about there is on overall immigration to the country. so visas that are issued and as he says, the labour government does not want to do that. it doesn't want to set numerical targets because it believes that those are things that have got governments into big problems over before. two russian oil tankers have sunk in bad weather in the kerch strait that separates russia from occupied crimea. footage shows one tanker split in half. an operation is under way to rescue the crews and assess the extent of the oil spill. russia has been using a fleet of so—called �*ghost�* tankers to evade western sanctions. many of these are old many of these are old and poorly maintained. and poorly maintained.

seven tourists have been taken seven tourists have been taken to hospital in fiji after to hospital in fiji after suspected alcohol poisoning. suspected alcohol poisoning. it 5 believed they were it 5 believed they were all guests at a resort all guests at a resort on fiji's coral coast, on fiji's coral coast, where they drank cocktails where they drank cocktails in the bar on saturday night in the bar on saturday night and fell ill shortly and fell ill shortly afterwards. afterwards. it comes just a few it comes just a few weeks after the death weeks after the death of six tourists in laos of six tourists in laos because of suspected because of suspected methanol poisoning. methanol poisoning. 0ur reporter — who's 0ur reporter — who's from fiji — vandhna bhan from fiji — vandhna bhan explains where exactly this explains where exactly this incident took place. incident took place. this incident happened from 18 years old to 56. this incident happened at a 5—5tar luxury resort. at a 5—5tar luxury resort. unlike the laos unlike the laos poisonings, this happened poisonings, this happened at a 5—5tar resort. at a 5—5tar resort. unlike parts of southeast asia, unlike parts of southeast asia, fiji is not known as a fiji is not known as a backpackers�* haven. backpackers�* haven. it is expensive. it is expensive. it is tailored towards it is tailored towards those family holidays those family holidays and honeymooners. and honeymooners. the ministry of health the ministry of health on fiji has said that

those affected range on fiji has said that

the ministry of health has issued a warning to those in fiji to just be careful of what they are consuming over this festive period. the australians have also issued a warning to those travelling to fiji because it is a busy time in the southern hemisphere. it is summer. an unusual incident in fiji. the authorities will want to get the bottom of this as soon as possible. thank very much. now it�*s time for a look at today�*s sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. we�*ll start with news of a premier league sacking, less than 24 hours after their 2—1 defeat to fellow strugglers ipswich at home on saturday, it�*s all over for gary 0�*neil at wolves, they conceded in injury time, with 0�*neil accusing his players of bad decision—making. frustrations came to the fore at full—time at molyneux,

with rayan ait—nouri sent off for an altercation, and matheus cunha also had to be restrained after a set—to with one of the ipswich staff. wolves seemed to have turned things around last month with back to back wins, their first in the league but they have now lost four in a row and are down in 19th, 0�*neill was given a four year deal this summer after guiding them to safety last season, the club are yet to the club have confirmed that they have ended his tenure. there are four more games in the premier league in sunday, chelsea will move two points behind liverpool if they beat brentford, manchester city will be looking to pull themselves out of an uncharacteristic slump, one win in ten in all competitions, and in the next few hours it�*s the small matter of the derby, with manchester united at the etihad. i would regret leaving now. i

could — i would regret leaving now. i could not_ i would regret leaving now. i could not leave this impossible situation — could not leave this impossible situation. they could sack me. but leaving now, no chance. if they— but leaving now, no chance. if they are — but leaving now, no chance. if they are not happy with me, they— they are not happy with me, they can _ they are not happy with me, they can do it. but i would not leave — they can do it. but i would not leave them in this position. i am focused on the details. it should — am focused on the details. it should be _ am focused on the details. it should be two _ am focused on the details. it should be two great - am focused on the details. it should be two great teams . should be two great teams fighting _ should be two great teams fighting for— should be two great teams fighting for the _ should be two great teams fighting for the title. - should be two great teams fighting for the title. it - should be two great teams fighting for the title. it is i fighting for the title. it is hot — fighting for the title. it is hot that— fighting for the title. it is not that in _ fighting for the title. it is not that in this _ fighting for the title. it is not that in this moment. | fighting for the title. it is - not that in this moment. 0ne not that in this moment. one more — not that in this moment. one more game _ not that in this moment. one more game with— not that in this moment. one more game with very - not that in this moment. one more game with very good i more game with very good opponents _ the first premier league game on sunday kicks off in 45 minutes, always plenty of needle between brighton and crystal palace, there are two spurs are also on a poor run.

just two days into the final test in hamilton, england�*s hopes of a clean—sweep look to be gone. new zealand, might have lost the series but are in complete control. they were bowled out for 347 in their first innings, with mitch santner top scoring with 76, the spinner then took three for seven as england were dismissed forjust i43, matt henry too four wickets and will 0�*rourke three, and by the close, with kane williamson unbeaten on 50, the kiwis were 340 runs ahead with seven wickets still in hand. it is going to be pretty difficult on this position. but we never_ difficult on this position. but we never say never. when you've -ot we never say never. when you've got a — we never say never. when you've got a side _ we never say never. when you've got a side full of matchwinners, like we have, it only— matchwinners, like we have, it only takes— matchwinners, like we have, it only takes one of them to go out there _ only takes one of them to go out there and do something special _ out there and do something special. this ground is set up for something special. it is fast — for something special. it is fast outfield. there are small boundaries as well. it takes

something special, but it is something special, but it is something i believe that we can hreel— something i believe that we can break a — something i believe that we can break a record if we need to. australia are on top against india in the third test in brisbane , steve smith and travis head both hit centuries as they reached 405 for seven by the close of day two the first day was almost entirely lost to rain but smith and head put on 241 together before falling to jasprit bumrah, who completed his 12th five—wicket haul in tests. the five—match series is level at 1—1, but both sides might struggle to get a result in brisbane with more bad weather forecast . and that�*s all the sport for now. there is more on the website. the five remaining members of the so called "bali nine" drug ring have been freed and flown back to australia — after almost 20 years in an indonesian prison. the five australians were jailed for their

roles in a heroin smuggling plot in bali in 2005. after years of advocaxy from the australian government, cthe group were flown back to australia earlier today. the case made news worldwide when the gang�*s two ringleaders were executed by firing squad in 2015. prime minister anthony albanese thanked president prabowo. i�*m pleased to confirm that australian citizens matthew norman, scott rush, martin stephens, si yi chen and michael czugaj have returned to australia this afternoon. i want to express my gratitude to president prabowo for indonesia�*s cooperation and commitment to working with australia on this matter. i have conveyed my personal appreciation to president prabowo for his act of compassion. 0pposition supporters have continued their protests in the capital, tbilisi, and other cities — something they�*ve been doing since the end of last month. a rally outside parliament was addressed by the pro—western president, salome zurabishvili ,

who told the crowd that new elections were needed to achieve peace and justice. earlier, a new president was elected by georgia�*s disputed parliament — the former manchester city footballer, kavelashvili, who�*s known for his nationalist, anti—western views. the protesters claim his election was illegal and some of them showed him the red card, saying this was the only language he understands. the shortlist for the academy awards 2025 will be announced on tuesday — and one film vying to be included is india�*s official pick for the best international feature film category. lost ladies is a satire, about a young man who brings the wrong bride home. meanwhile, his wife ends up lost, having to fend for herself. 0ur reporter, sadia khan, sat down with bollywood superstar aamir khan who co—produced the film to discuss his hopes for an oscar and his career.

the film is about female empowerment. there is a strong male character. why was it important to back a film about the patriarchy? this is a great script that talks about an important issue. women are subjected to a lot of challenges. all over the world, notjust in india. women have a raw deal in life. welt that— she is a story that brings that out in a nice way. that is why i wanted to produce it and i was very keen. india has never won the best international feature film award. there was mother india

about 50 years ago. why do you think indian films have not been able to cut through on the global stage in terms of award recognition, despite having audiences over the world? when you are looking at the foreign—language category. it is the toughest category at the oscars. it is tougher than best film. you're competing with the best film from each country. india has made really great films over the years. occasionally, it is a matter of the right feel not getting seen. or the best film not getting sent. but otherwise, we have to understand that the film is that you are competing against — you are competing against five or six films. you are competing against 80 or

90 films — each country's best film has been sent. i feel that a film that is well made, it travels. good films travel. what would it mean for you to win the oscar for india? i would be very happy. it would be a tremendous opportunity for the film. it would be seen by a lot more people. oscar winning films are seen by more people. more people will want to see it. it opens a huge window of opportunity for a larger audience for the film. then, more important than that, indians are so film crazy, we have been dying to win the academy award for an indian film which has not happened yet. the country will go ballistic. it will go mad. if we win. just for the people of our country, and for our country, i would be really happy if we win the award. i

we have some breaking news from israel. they are going to close the embassy in dublin in light of the anti—israel policies of the irish government. the foreign ministry said that the irish government supports action against israel. israel�*s ministry of foreign affairs has submitted an appeal against the arrest warrant issued are issued by the icc. stay with us. the upcoming week is looking unsettled and will be dominated by a low pressure which will bring wet and windy weather. wet and windy at times with low pressure always close by and then it turns cold again late in the week. temperatures returning to the seasonal norm. with this wedge of warmer air, there is a lot of cloud

and mistand murk and rain piling into the north and west of scotland. the orange colours are right across the board indicating milder temperatures above the seasonal norm. it stays very windy for northern areas, gales in northern scotland, rain really piling up across the highlands with gusty winds here. it could be very gusty here as well across the yorkshire side of the pennines during this afternoon and that could cause some travel disruption. despite that, it�*ll be mild with temperatures in the low teens for all. double figure values for most. the rain still pouring across the north and of scotland. this almost stationary weather front causing issues as we push towards the end of monday with the rain heavy and persistent at times. elsewhere, looks like monday will be one of a few bright spells, a bit of cloud here and there, maybe drizzle across western areas and it�*ll stay quite mild.

they could be some concerns with the rain by the end of monday. they could be up 250 millimetres of rain in scotland. on tuesday, we change the wind direction. we will see more rain across western scotland. the winds were coming from the south. it will be windy and rainy across western areas. on tuesday. there will be a bit of sunshine, but there will be wind as well. it will be windy on tuesday night. as one low pressure clears away, there is another one. for most of wednesday, we will be in between these two areas of low pressure. there will be some sunshine and showers across scotland. there will be sunshine elsewhere. but it turns wet and windy again across western areas the next low pressure moves in. it will be mild, temperatures up to the mid—teens. it�*ll coolerfrom the north by the end of the

week. the week. the weather remains mostly unsettled.

this is bbc news — the headlines: syria�*s new de—facto leader condemns israel over continued air strikes on the country. it comes as syria�*s un envoy arrives in damascus for the first time since the fall of assad. he�*s calling for internaitonal sanctions to be ended, to help the country rebuild. the home secretary says the number of migrants crossing the channel is "far too high" — as figures show over twenty thousand have arrived illegally

since labour took power. yvette cooper said international cooperation was key to securing the uk�*s borders. a woman has been killed in a triple shooting in north west london. two men were also injured, one of them critically. police have described the incident as shocking. no arrests have been made. the five remaining members of the so—called bali nine drug ring have been freed and flown back to australia. they�*ve spent almost 20 years in an indonesian prison for their roles in a heroin smuggling plot. now on bbc news — click.