hello, you're watching bbc news, i am catherine byaruhanga.lion people in coastal areas of wales and southwest england have been urged to stay indoors because of the danger posed by storm darragh. an emergency alert was sent to people's mobile phones in the affected area last night and a red warning issued by the met office has come into force. in parts of wales, winds have reach 93 miles per hour, and heavy rain is also lashing south wales. both rail and coach services have been disrupted, sports fixtures have been hit, including the merseyside derby. oli constable is in bangor in north wales, which is bearing the brunt of storm darragh and sent this update. well, this is bangor in north wales where we've seen some of those incredible wind speeds of more than 90 mph. to give you an idea, that's anglesey just over there, and this is one of those areas within that red weather warning for wind which was issued by the met office. it came into force at about three o'clock this morning and will last until 11 o'clock. we've seen those really high wi

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. you're watching bbc news. we begin in the middle east, where there are fears that a fragile ceasefire in lebanon could collapse after israel and hezbollah launched attacks against each other. both sides say they were retaliating to violations of the truce agreement. the deal ended two months of a full—scale war. the lebanese health ministry reported that at least nine people were killed in two villages. israel says it targeted hezbollah rocket launchers and infrastructure, in response to attack on an army post. there's been reassurance from washington that the ceasefire is still holding. here's state department spokesperson matthew miller. when you have any ceasefire, you can see violations of it, and that's why we set up this mechanism in the first place, because we knew that there would be potential violations. just as anywhere in the world, when you see a ceasefire implemented, you see various violations at times. ultimately what we don't want to see is the ceasefire break down. we have not seen the ceasefi

hello, this is bbc news, i'm catherine byaruhanga.red weather warning in areas of wales and southwest england has ended, but amber warnings are still in place, meaning a possible risk to life. tens of thousands of homes are without power and travel is being disrupted across the whole country. in parts of wales, winds reached 93 mph with heavy rains. cardiff airport has closed its runway and both rail and coach services have been disrupted. sports fixtures are also hit, including the merseyside derby. tomos morgan reports from penarth in south wales. it's tomos morgan reports from penarth in south wale trees in uprooted a number of trees in rural and coastal areas across wales. part of the main motorway in south wales, the m4 has been close this morning. cardiff airport was closed, has been closed until around midday and are a number of trains have been cancelled due to this heavy wind that we have experienced this morning. i think in some parts, like penarth, the storm was not as bad as had been anticipated, but certainly in some of t

i'm catherine byaruhanga. the former us president jimmy carter has died at the age of 100.e served one term in office from 1977 to 1981 and is the longest—lived american leader. mr carter achieved great diplomatic success in the middle east, but was hampered at home by a failing economy. in later life, he forged a career as an international statesman, winning the nobel peace prize in 2002. president biden said america and the world had lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian. gary 0'donoghue looks back on his life. as a candidate and as a president, i'll never tell a lie. that was the essence ofjimmy carter. before bringing his faith—based politics to washington and a run for the presidency. my name isjimmy carter and i'm running for president. cheering and applause he campaigned on a pledge to bind america's wounds after watergate and vietnam. i, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear... it was a presidency that would be marked by one lasting foreign policy high and marred by a number of lows. in 1979, joining hands with israel's prime minister menachem begin and

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. you are live with bbc news.ources within ukraine's security services — the sbu — have told the bbc that it was behind a bomb attack in moscow which killed a senior russian general in charge of the country's nuclear, chemical and biological defence. igor kirillov and his assistant were blown up as they left an apartment building around six kilometres south—east of the kremlin. on monday ukrainian prosecutors charged lieutenant general kirillov with using banned chemical weapons. russian investigators say the bomb was hidden in a scooter — and detonated remotely. the sbu source has described mr kirillov as "a legitimate target" — and a "war criminal" who gave orders to use banned chemical weapons against ukraine's military. this is the scene live in moscow outside the apartment block where the general was killed. our russia editor steve rosenberg is following —— our —— oui’ pressure —— our pressure editor says investigators are trying to find out what happened. here he is with the latest. well, this is what we kno

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. thank byaru hanga. you for thank byaruhanga. you for joining thank byaruhanga. you forjoining us. sources in ukraine say the country's security services — the sbu — were behind a bomb attack in moscow which has killed a senior russian general in charge of the country's nuclear, chemicaland biological defence. this is the live scene where igor kirillov and his assistant were blown up as they left an apartment on monday ukrainian prosecutors charged lieutenant general kirillov with using banned chemical weapons. an sbu source has described mr kirillov as "a legitimate target" — and a "war criminal". kremlin officials have described the bombing as "a terrorist act". our russia editor steve rosenberg is following the story — and gave this update from moscow. this is what we know so far, based on what russian investigators have said. they say the bomb was hidden in a scooter by the entrance to an apartment block and detonated remotely. they say that lieutenant general kirillov was killed,

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. thank you forjoining us. today, the emir of qatar will officially begin a two—day state visit to the uk, hosted by the king. he arrived yesterday at a rainy stansted airport but will be officially welcomed today by king charles, and the prince and princess of wales. queen camilla will miss the ceremonial welcome as she still has a lingering chest infection, but will attend events in buckingham palace later in the day. let's speak to kasia madera, who is outside buckingham palace in central london. thank you very much and welcome to buckingham palace, where the diplomatic red carpet has indeed been rolled out for the sheikh of qatar, the leader of this gulf state, very wealthy and influential gulf states, a gulf state with a close relationship with the united kingdom. the qatari flags interspersed with the union flag are flying on the mall, which is tradition for these big state visits. we heard last night the queen will have her roles and responsibilities somewhat reduced, she is recovering from a chest infec

i'm catherine byaruhanga. we start in the us where president biden has been criticised by leading republicans for pardoning his son, hunter, who was due to face sentencing this month on federal gun and tax convictions. the president gave him a full and unconditional pardon, covering a decade, despite previously saying he would not interfere with the justice department's decisions. i'm extremely proud of my son hunter. he has overcome an addiction. he is one of the brightest, most decent men i know, and i am satisfied that i'm not going to do anything. i said i'd abide by thejury decision. i will do that and i will not pardon him. the president described the prosecution of his son as unfair, and a result of pressure from his political opponents. hunter biden said mistakes he made in his darkest days of addiction had been exploited to humiliate his family. donald trump has called the pardon an abuse and a miscarriage ofjustice. daniel lippman is politico's white house reporter — he explained why president biden

i'm catherine byaruhanga. we start with breaking news from south korea.t in the country, and at least 85 people have been killed. the boeing 737 belonging tojeju airlines had 181 people on board, and officials say they expect most are dead. they say some passengers fell out of the fuselage during the crash. two survivors have been found.

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. thank you forjoining us.t to the uk, hosted by the king. he arrived yesterday at a rainy stansted airport but will be officially welcomed today by king charles, and the prince and princess of wales. queen camilla will miss the ceremonial welcome as she still has a lingering chest infection, but will attend events in buckingham palace later in the day. let's speak to kasia madera, who is outside buckingham palace in central london.

i'm catherine byaruhanga. we start in the us where president biden has pardoned his son, hunter, despite previously saying he would not interfere with the justice department's decisions. hunter biden was convicted earlier this year of illegally buying a gun and lying about his drug use, as well as tax evasion. the president described the prosecution as unfair, and a result of pressure from his political opponents. hunter biden said mistakes he made in his darkest days of addiction had been exploited to humiliate his family. donald trump call the pardon and abuse and miscarriage of justice. daniel lippman is politico's white house reporter he explained why president biden took masterchef presenter gregg wallace faces a backlash after calling his accusers middle class women of a certain age. and as the counting continues after ireland's election early results suggest fianna fail could be poised to lead a coalition. hello, thank you forjoining us. i'm catherine byaruhanga. we start in the us where president biden

i'm catherine byaruhanga. we start with breaking news from south korea. a plane has crashed on landing at an airport in the country, and at least 85 people have been killed. the boeing 737 belonging tojeju airlines had 181 people on board, and officials say they expect most are dead. they say some passengers fell out of the fuselage during the crash. two survivors have been found. the plane was on a holiday route from bangkok when it skidded down the runway at muan airport before hitting a wall and bursting into flames. the authorities say a birdstrike may have caused the landing gear to malfunction. the airline has issued a formal apology. let's speak to our south east asia correspondent jonathan head who's in bangkok. jonathan, what is the latest that we are jonathan, what is the latest that we are hearing jonathan, what is the latest that we are hearing from officials about this crash? well, as far as the actual number of casualties are concerned, the messaging they are giving is that they do not believe there are likely to be many, if any more survivo

i , you're watching bbc news, i'm catherine byaruhanga.s in damascus have declared the capital city "free" of long—time ruler bashar al—assad. reports say that president assad has left damascus by plane for an unknown destination. this comes as gunfire has been reported in the centre of the capital as rebels opposed to the rule of president assad continue their lightning offensive across the country. the prime minister, mohammad ghazi al—jalali, filmed a video statement in the past few hours saying he would work with the opposition to facilitate a transition of power. the rebel advance on damascus comes after they said they had "fully liberated" the city of homs. the rebel leader, abu mohammed al—jolani described the victory as a "historic moment". our correspondent barabara plett—usher has just managed to reached the syrian capital and sent this update. she was talking to my colleague lucy grey. iam in i am in damascus, iam in damascus, we i am in damascus, we have reached damascus, just coming into the city now. past a major army base an