angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama. y of the issues in angus' film you can visit the bbc action line, which has details of organisations which can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now or you can call forfree to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. stay tuned to the bbc for more on the ongoing conflict between israel and gaza. live from southern israel — this is bbc news... an israeli woman, abducted by hamas and released, describes the �*hell�* she experienced, saying she was taken into a �*spider�*s web�* of tunnels beneath gaza. while she was being taken she was hit by sticks by shabab...? shabab. yeah, shabab people. french president emmanuel macron proposes an international coalition to help israel fight hamas. this fight against terrorism is obviously a matter of existence for israel. but it is a matter of existence for all of us. hello, welcome to bbc news. we are alive in southern israel. —— we are live in southern israel. one of the two israeli women released last night — after being

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.ine, which has details of organisations which can help, including urgent support. for those watching in the uk the address you can call for free to the number on screen as well. let's turn now to the situation on israel's northern border with lebanon. there have been frequent crossfire between the idf and hezbollah, a militant group considered a terrorist organisation by the uk, the us and others. there's been much discussion of hezbollah�*s role in the conflict, but who are the group? my colleague simi jor—la—o—sho has more. hezbollah is a shia, islamist political and militant group that wields considerable power in lebanon. hezbollah is backed by iran and is designated a terrorist organisation by some western countries as well as israel and some arab countries. it was formed in 1982 in response to israel's invasion of lebanon. when it formally announced its establishment in 1985, hezbollah identified the us and the then soviet union as its principal enemies. it also called for the ob

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.ected by any of the issues in his report, you can visit... the addresses on a screen now and you can call for recorded information on there. ukraine has accused russian forces of trying to cut off a vital supply road to a town in the donetsk region. the last remaining residents of avdiivka have told the bbc they're under near constant attack, as russia continues a major assault on the town. 0ur correspondentjenny hill reports from ukraine. moscow really wants to take this town, the people who are living there are really paying the price. from moscow's perspective, this has such military, strategic, but also symbolic value. the town itself sits pretty close to the city of donetsk, which has been occupied by russia and its proxy forces since 2014. if russian troops can take the town, it would make it much harder for ukrainian forces to attempt to retake the city of donetsk. some military experts also make the point that it would also give anyone who occupies the town the advantage of hei

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.issues in this report, can visit the bbc action line, which has details of organisations that can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now, or you can call 0800 066 066 for free to hear recorded information. one person has died, and four are missing after two cargo ships collided off germany's north sea coast, the german rescue agency says. the collision is understood to have involved the british registered vessel the verity, seen here in 2017. german authorities say the ship sank. here in the uk, the government has confirmed plans to end the use of 50 hotels to house migrants by january. in march, the bbc learned around 400 hotels were being used to house record numbers of asylum seekers. the announcement was made in the house of commons by the immigration minister, robertjenrick, who said the practice of using hotels must stop. ever since the prime minister, the home secretary and i assumed office a year ago, we have made it clear that this was completely unaccept

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama. can visit the bbc action line, which has details of organisations which can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now or you can call forfree to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. the death of the longest—serving chairman of everton football club, bill kenwright, has been announced. he was 78. he became chairman in 2004 and in his 19 seasons everton secured 12 top—eight finishes, including a top four finish in 2005. bill kenwright was also a highly succesful theatre and film producer. a huge 158—car pile up in dense "super fog" has left seven people dead near new orleans. thick fog as well as smoke from multiple marsh fires reduced visibility for drivers during the rush hour accident on a bridge. dozens of cars caught fire after the crash on interstate 55. police say 25 people were injured. divers have been searching for signs of life in a british cargo ship which sunk in the north sea earlier today. seven people were on board, two of whom have been rescued,

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.. the addresses on a screen now and you can call for recorded information on there. one person has died, and four are missing after two cargo ships collided off germany's north sea coast, the german rescue agency says. the collision is understood to have involved the british registered vessel the verity, seen here in 2017. german authorities say the ship sank. if you're a britney spears fan — then you can finally get your hands on her autobiography. called the woman in me, excerpts from the book have been widely circulated ahead of the launch, detailing her views on her career, her relationship with her famous exjustin timberlake and of course the years she spent living under a conservatorship. here in london the book was unveiled to fans at an event at a drag club. here's the reaction from some of her fans. it's incredible to have britney's truth written in her own words in my hands. this has been a long time coming and obviously the last few years, we haven't really known what has be

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama. in angus's film you can visit the bbc action line, which has details of organisations which can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now or you can call forfree to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. hundreds of thousands of uk workers are getting a 10% pay rise from today, because their employer is signed up to the voluntary real living wage scheme. meanwhile, new figures show that the unemployment rate was up slightly in the three months to the end of august. our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, is here. tell us what all this means about the current state of the jobs market in the uk. the current state of the 'obs market in the uk. ,, ., in the uk. starting with the good news, we in the uk. starting with the good news. we all _ in the uk. starting with the good news, we all meet _ in the uk. starting with the good news, we all meet that, - in the uk. starting with the good news, we all meet that, don't i in the uk. starting with the good i n

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.the bbc action line, which has details of organisations that can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now, or you can call 0800 066 066 for free to hear recorded information. in all fifty hotels will be closed to asylum seekers by january. about 400 hotels were being used to house record numbers of asylum seekers. the announcement was made in the house of commons by the immigration minister, robertjenrick, who said the practice of using hotels must stop. at us as a prime minister, home secretary and i assumed office one year ago we have made it clear that this was completely unacceptable and must end as practical. these hotels should be assets for their local communities, serving businesses and tourers, hosting the life events that we treasure like weddings and birthdays, not housing illegal migrants and unsustainable cost to the taxpayer. live to westminster and our political correspondent, nick eardley. did they give details to the practicality of how this is goin

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.which can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now, or you can call forfree to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. britney spears' autobiography is out today. the highs and lows of the singer's life have been pretty well documented — early fame with hits like baby one more time, mental health problems and the legal control her father gained over her life. but many fans have wanted to hear what the singer herself has to say. the book contains some harrowing details. our music correspondent mark savage has been reading it. # how am i supposed to know what's right... when she sang 0verprotected in 2001, britney spears had no idea what was coming. #...my life has been so overprotected.# seven years later, after a very public meltdown, she was placed in a conservatorship that stopped her making basic decisions about her life. # i stand corrected..# in her new memoir, which went on sale today. she recalls the day her father sat her down and explained the arrangemen

a warning — you may find parts of angus crawford's report upsetting.rn how evil the world is. this is michael dunham, who ended his life, taught a method and encouraged to die by a pro suicide forum, one of more than 50 people in the uk we've now identified, who did the same thing. michael's posts where he asked for help still there for his sister to see. somebody is telling my brother to make sure he's successful. and he's asking for advice as well. does he get the advice? yeah. they all told him how to do it. they just sit back and watch all this happening — all the posts on the forum and theyjust don't care. why are they running this site, in your view? sorry. that's fine. do you want to take a moment or two? i don't know why they do it. no. sorry. i've been through so much in my life, i could have easily ended up on that forum myself. i just... i know how much the people on there are struggling. right now, i'm a bit of a mess because this is all i seem to be talking about. but i'm not going to stop, like... i just can't. i can't live in a world kno