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jessica parker, bbc news.ing. we're the home of us election insights and tonight a developing story. one of america's most read papers, the washington post, won't endorse a candidate for this election for the first time in over 30 years. the decision was reportedly on the instructions of its propertier, jeff bezos, the owner of amazon. we'll explain why it's causing concern with a panel of the bbc�*s best us election podcasters. newsnight, in eight minutes over on bbc two, on bbc news and iplayer. adam, thank you. adam fleming. the former head of the american clothing chain abercrombie & fitch, mikejeffries, has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and prostitution charges. our correspondent rianna croxford investigated the story for the bbc, and that led to the fbi's inital investigation. she reports now from the court in new york state. mrjeffries, do- you have any regrets? mikejeffries, the former ceo of abercrombie & fitch, in new york, leaving the federal court. what do you say to the men. who say you ex

bbc?ridiculous argument. the bbc say we don't use the word terrorism. and yet when 9/11 happened, they use the word terrorism. when seven over seven happened, they used the word terrorism. when the manchester arena bombing happened, they used the word terrorism. but in this case with hamas and with hezbollah, they refused to do it because they are siding with the enemy. i'm sorry , i'm sorry, but enemy. i'm sorry, i'm sorry, but they are, michael, because it makes it difficult. >> i mean, for instance, we don't use the we never use the word terrorism when it came to all the reports that broadcasters have done about the security services in this country aiding loyalists, murders in northern ireland, michael, those are acts of terrorism, too. but we didn't use those words because it just leads you down another avenue very briefly. >> if you go a couple of seconds, if you can. michael, what about the former director of television of the bbc, danny cohen, describing the bbc as institutionally

on bbc london, a pregnant woman and her unborn baby have died, after and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. hamas has confirmed that its leader, yahya sinwar, was killed in combat, but says his death will only strengthen the group. sinwar was the architect of the october 7th attacks on israel, in which 1,200 people died and another 250 were taken hostage. tonight we'll look at how israel managed to kill the man at the top of their most—wanted list, inside gaza. the leaders of the us, the uk, germany, and france today called for an end to the war in gaza. sir keir starmer said the world would not tolerate "any more excuses" over humanitarian assistance. there are fears of famine, as winter approaches. the united nations says there is "catastrophic" food insecurity, with nearly two million people displaced. our first report is from our international editor, jeremy bowen, on the day's developments. in the remains of a mosque in khan younis, his birthplace, there were pairs for yah

graham satchell, bbc news.for gross misconduct after stopping the british sprinter bianca williams and her partner ricardo dos santos have been handed theirjobs back and will receive backpay. it follows their winning an appeal against their dismissal. the athletes were searched for drugs in july 2020 while their three—month—old baby was in the car. nothing was found. mr dos santos described the decision as "disappointing" and said he and ms williams would challenge it in the civil courts. sir keir starmer has set out plans to invest almost £22 billion in projects to capture and store carbon over the next 25 years, saying the move would kickstart growth. it's hoped the funding for two areas in merseyside and teesside will create thousands ofjobs, attract private investment and help the uk meet climate goals. tomorrow, the republican nominee for the us presidency, donald trump, will return to the city of butler in the state of pennsylvania where he was injured in an assassination attempt at a rally injuly. 0ur co

bbc?ridiculous argument. the bbc say we don't use the word terrorism. and yet when 9/11 happened, they use the word terrorism. when seven over seven happened, they used the word terrorism. when the manchester arena bombing happened, they used the word terrorism. but in this case with hamas and with hezbollah, they refused to do it because they are siding with the enemy. i'm sorry , i'm sorry, but enemy. i'm sorry, i'm sorry, but they are, michael, because it makes it difficult. >> i mean, avoid using the word terrorist because it's not helpful. >> so, for instance, if you take the go back 42 years ago to sabra and shatila, when the israeli soldiers stood by, they were they were in charge of that part of beirut. they stood by and encouraged the christian phalangist militias to go in and murder 2000, 2000 palestinians. was that not an act that could have been described as an act of terrorism? look, the bbc broadcasters let broadcasters decide not to use this word because where do you end the

efrem gebreab, bbc news. you can see bbc africa eye's full documentary on the bbc iplayer.annel. search for dark waters: africa's deadliest migration route. this is bbc news. now to some of the headlines. thejury heard a phone called me to the police made by the daughter of a ten—year—old girl confessed to killing her. herfather, her stepmother and uncle are all charged with murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. they deny the charges. the government has held a major conference on investment opportunities in the uk as a vote of confidence in the country. ministers say almost 38,000 jobs are likely to be created by projects worth about £63 billion that have been announced by companies during the event and in the run—up to the event and in the run—up to the talks. local authorities across the uk responsible for public services are planning additional cuts. bbc found they are making around £3 billion worth of savings as financial year alone, worth of savings as financial yearalone, but worth of savings as financial year alone, but there will still be a total shor

newsnight in five minutes over on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer.ring an attack in turkey on the headquarters of a defence company. it happened at an aerospace complex north of the capital ankara. turkey's interior minister said two gunmen had been killed in what he said was a terrorist attack. no—one has claimed responsibility. here's caroline hawley. from the car park outside the headquarters of turkey's state—run aerospace company, someone filmed as the attack unfolded. first came the shooting. then the explosion. followed by more gunfire. the attackers appeared to have arrived in this taxi. to the right of it, one of the first casualties. cctv showed two attackers — one a man, one a woman — just outside the building, carrying large rucksacks and automatic weapons. the man then enters the headquarters. security forces rushed to the scene as employees took refuge in shelters. the company makes both civilian and military aircraft as well as drones. this is the aftermath. no group has yet said it was behind it, but officials are pointing the finger

this is bbc news.nst peacekeepers "may constitute a war crime", after israeli tanks forced their way into a peacekeeping base in southern lebanon. a world first for spacex as it achieves a successful fifth launch and return of its starship rocket booster. with millions of homes and businesses still without electricity, president biden pledges more than half a billion dollars for hurricane relief in florida. tributes have been paid to alex salmond, scotland's former first minister, who has died at the age of 69. hello, i'm lauren taylor. in the last few minutes, the united nations secretary—general has warned that any attacks against un peacekeepers "may constitute a war crime". antonio guterres said any such events would also be a breach of international law. it follows a series of incidents in lebanon over the last week in which peacekeeping troops were injured apparently with the involvement of israeli forces. israel's prime minister has called on the peacekeepers to withdraw. the events happened at

this is bbc news — the headlines...srael continues striking beirut, with several sites hit across the lebanese capital over the past few hours. the idf claims a mosque it targeted in southern lebanon contained a hezbollah command centre. 1.2 million people have now been displaced as a consequence of the conflict — the un says more than 200,000 have fled into neighbouring syria. the border crossing between the two countries has been bombed by israel, forcing the stranded to make the journey on foot. more foreign nationals evacuate lebanon. these are picture from the airport in larnaca, where australian citizens were welcomed by officials there in the morning military transport planes and charted flights are still using beirut airport, despite strikes in the vicinity. and, us republican nominee donald trump returns to the city where he was shot injuly — with a month to go until the presidential election. now on bbc news, the media show. hello, i'm ros atkins. and i'm katie razzall. and this week, we're meeting the busines

pallab ghosh, bbc news., on an 18—dollar guitar, with a band called the rogues. in those days, he played at pizza parlours and drive—in movies. his new documentary, road trip, takes fans behind the scenes for the first time. mark savage has been to meet �*the boss'. the louder you can talk, the better, because i have played rock and roll for 30 years. # born in the usa #. you have been touring for decades now, so why this tour in particular to invite the cameras in? because i could be dead by the next one! he laughs. i'm 75 years old now. if i wait ten years... i've decided that waiting to do things, that part of my life is over. people are just so grateful for having his music. when you brought this tour to the uk earlier this year, you played a gig in sunderland, where you were in the driving rain for three hours and you lost your voice at the end of it. yeah! what makes you keep going in conditions like that? well, i'm there to have a good time. i'm going to insist on it, whether it is raining or sunshine

guys on bbc sounds.has allowed cctv to be made public, which appears to show chris kaba shooting a man in a nightclub days before he was shot and killed by police. it's only being published now, a day after the police officer who killed him was cleared of his murder, because thejury was not told any details of chris kaba's criminal past during the trial. but it can now be reported that he was also a "core member" of one of london's most dangerous gangs. 0ur uk correspondent, adina campbell, reports. newly released footage of chris kaba on the dance floor in a nightclub in east london, carrying a gun. a man was shot in the leg and shot again as he tried to escape. chris kaba was the gunman. doors, doors, doors! a week later, chris kaba was killed during a police stop in south london. the car he was driving had been linked to another shooting the night before. the 2a—year—old, who was unarmed, died in hospital the following day. he had gunshot residue on his sleeve, and a balaclava in his pocket. metropoli

now on bbc news, the bbc green sport awards.amme celebrating the 2024 bbc green sport awards — set up to tell the stories of the brilliant athletes and organisations who are all playing their part to make a difference and raise awareness about the issues we are all facing. over the next half an hour, we're going to introduce you to our five winners and tell you a little bit more about the impact they are making. so many of us have loved watching this summer of sport from back home, but thousands of fans have

efrem gebreab, bbc news. you can see bbc africa eye's full documentary on the bbc iplayer.ch for dark waters: africa's deadliest migration route. north carolina authorities arrested a man after threats against federal emergency management agency crews in the state. the man was arrested after alleged being seen with an assault rifle and making a comment about possibly harming fema employees working on recovery efforts. aid groups have been working since the hurricane hit north carolina over two weeks ago. fema says those crews will now work from a fixed location instead of going door to door as they have done in the past. the us presidential candidates are vying for votes in key swing states — with just three weeks left until election day. kamala harris and donald trump are holding duelling campaign events on monday in the battleground state of pennsylvania. in philadelphia, trump is expected to speak about the economy, while harris will be on the other side of the state in erie as she rolls out plan to boost economic opportunity for black men. kamala harris agreed to her fi

hello from the bbc sport centre.s for a slimmed down 2026 commonwealth games have been announced — with badminton and hockey being dropped as the programme of 19 sports is cut to ten. glasgow in scotland stepped in to host the games after the australian state of victoria pulled out because of rising costs. the stripped—back schedule of 10 sports includes athletics and swimming as mandatory — but will also feature track cycling and boxing. the games were last held in glasgow in 2014 at a cost of more than £540 million. this time around, hockey, cricket, rugby, badminton and squash are among the sports that have been dropped. the champions league returns tonight with a huge match between real madrid and dortmund later. it's the third match in the group stages of the competition. the arsenal head coac mikel arteta has said, his team need to stop picking up red cards if they're to challenge for trophies this season. they went down to 10 men again when they lost to bournemouth at the weekend. we look at the opponents we h

more on that on panorama tonight at 8pm on bbc one and bbc iplayer.ions, charisma and passion. but a new conductor in germany has none of those qualities but does keep perfect rhythm. have a listen to this... yes, it's a three—armed robot which has made its debut as an orchestral conductor. wielding three glowing batons, the robot guided three sections of the dresden sinfoniker in a performance of a work specifically composed to harness its unique attributes. however, the composer said the two years it took to develop and train the machine made him realise just how wonderful a human conductor is. hello again. it's been a pretty wet start to the day, particularly so across the southern half of the country. that's now all moving away to the east, and behind it there'll be a lot of cloud left in its wake. but as we go through this week, it is often going to be cloudy and wet. one thing you'll notice, though, it's going to turn that bit milder. you can see the yellows and the oranges return to the maps. we're pulling in more of a southerly direction of wi

this is bbc news. prisoners have been released early from jail to try to ease overcrowding in england and wales. 1,100 more inmates have been allowed out — the second set of emergency releases since september. this time it includes those serving sentences of five years or more. but offenders convicted of serious violence, sex crimes or terrorism are again excluded. government borrowing rose last month to £16.6 billion — in part because of increased wages and interest payments on public debt. it comes as the chancellor, rachel reeves, prepares for the budget next week. meanwhile the international monetary fund says the uk economy is set to �*accelerate�*, raising it's growth forecast to 1.1%, up from 0.7% three months ago. water bills will go up by more than expected over the next five years, according to the regulator. injuly, ofwat provisionally agreed to allow bills to rise by an average of £19 per year. now it has signalled it will allow companies to raise them even more, to fund investment. you're

your bbc podcasts.cloudy day, but it was also mild. temperatures reached 19 degrees in cornwall before the rain arrived, and all this mild weather is pushing up from france towards the uk and it'll stay mild through the rest of the week and into the weekend as well. we've got southerly winds, though, at the moment. that's bringing in the mild air, of course, but it's also bringing in some rain, and again, it's all moving up from the south across western parts of europe. heavy rain, too, but at least it's keeping it mild overnight. no frost this time in scotland. a really mild start to wednesday, but a wet one in many places, too. and that rain will continue across scotland, heavy at times. northern ireland may become a bit drierfor a while, but across western parts of england and wales, this is where we'll see further rain. to the east, it may well become dry. bit of sunshine for east anglia, the south—east and lincolnshire, and temperatures could be 21, even 22 degrees. through the midlands, around 18

newsnight is on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer in 25 minutes.who died with three friends when their car overturned in north wales has called for the law to be changed to stop young newly qualified drivers carrying passengers. the inquest into their deaths heard that the car came off the road and landed in a flooded ditch. all four boys — who were sixth form college students from shrewsbury — drowned. from the inquest, our wales correspondent, hywel griffith reports. the sharp, sweeping bend where last november, four lives ended suddenly when a car left the road. 16—year—old jevon hirst, harvey owen and wilf fitchett, both 17, and 18—year—old hugo morris were college friends who had come to north wales for a weekend in the mountains. when the boys didn't arrive home, a search was launched. their car was eventually spotted overturned in the flooded ditch, two days after it had crashed. the conditions on that day were wet. there were leaves on the road, but a crash investigator told the inquest that the accident had been avoidable. he believed the

this is bbc news. the headlines: donald trump's presidential campaign accuses the uk's labour party of foreign interference in the us election. the us secretary of state says now is the time for israel to end the war in gaza — to capitalise on its success against hamas. from the dock to the frontline, the people accused of crimes being pressured intojoining the russian army. and — the group of friends who've met at the pub every week for more than half—a—century. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. thank you forjoining us. a bbc investigation has found that russia has expanded its recruitment of prisoners to fight in the war in ukraine — including those merely accused of a crime. work undertaken alongside the independent russian website, mediazona, to compare thousands of dog tags from russian prison recruits with leaked records found a shift from the most serious offenders to those convicted of, or still awaiting trialfor, much lower level crimes. olga ivshina reports. this is andrey perlov�*s olympic me

bbc website.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 e

live from singapore, this is bbc news. israel intensifies its aerial assault on lebanon: at least 18 people are killed and dozens injured in a strike near the country's largest hospital. the us's top diplomat, antony blinken, is back in the middle east, urging israeli leaders for a ceasefire. with two weeks to go to the us presidential election, donald trump's campaign accuses the british labour party of making illegal contributions to his opponent, kamala harris�*s campaign. the former boss of the fashion giant abercrombie & fitch and his british partner are arrested on sex trafficking charges. welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. we begin in the middle east where the israeli military says hezbollah�*s hashem safieddine — the heir apparent to former chief hassan nasrallah — was killed in an air strike earlier this month. hezbollah, though, has not confirmed his death. the group did, however, confirm that it was behind the attempted drone attack on the israeli prime minister's holiday home over the weekend. meanwhile, in bei

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hello from the bbc sport centre. a century from saud shakeel has given pakistan 3 first innings lead on the on the second day of the final test against england in rawalpindi. the hosts resumed on 73—3, 194 runs behind. though the pitch still showed plenty of turn, with rehan ahmed taking three wickets and two more for shoab bashir, saud stood firm. 72 runs in his century came from singles. hello from the bbc sport centre. a century from saud shakeel has given pakistan a first innings lead on the on the second day of the final test against england in rawalpindi. the hosts resumed on 73—3, 194 runs behind. though the pitch still showed plenty of turn, with rehan ahmed taking three wickets and two more for shoab bashir, saud stood firm. 72 runs in his century came from singles. he's on 126, putting on a really useful partnership for the ninth wicket. pakistan are currently 321—8. they have really upped the run rate in this final session. the series is all square at 1—1. that you that you don't win. but we have to take t

marc ashdown, bbc news.paign is rolling on with full force as milions of americans have already cast their vote in the early voting process. donald trump in michigan — that's one of the seven key swing states either candidate could win — and called for americans to "dream big". it comes after his podcast withjoe rogan dropped — where he said his biggest mistake as us president was appointing "bad" and "disloyal" officials. i will and inflation, i will stop the invasion i will end inflation, i will stop the invasion of criminals into our country, and i will bring back the american dream — we're going to bring it back. and this is all you really need to know. they broke it, and i will fix it, we're going to fix it, we're going to fix it fast. and in the last half hour, former first lady michelle obama has joined kamala harris�*s campaign trail in michigan. let's take a listen to what she had to say. right now, as you know, this race is close. it's too close for my liking. and i came out here to michigan becaus

joe wilson, bbc news.ydon carse, bowling fast, saw two catches dropped in the same over. hard, hot work, and hard to stay positive. because that batter, salman ali agha, remained and excelled. his precious runs took pakistan's lead to 296. and on this frantic day 3, pakistan were soon back in the huddle. england's batters back in the middle and in a muddle. they quickly lost two wickets in their second innings. at play�*s start and day's end, sajid khan. the match is almost pakistan's. joe wilson, bbc news. we were hoping to bring you live scenes will see it. tonight that you will see it. further west, we have a frontal system moving in, so more cloud here, but for england and wales, there is clear skies will continue through the night. try and see that supermoon during the early half of the night because as we go through the night because as we go through the night, because of the clear skies in the light winds, we could see some dense fog forming across england and wales. temperatures through the night f

this is bbc news, the headlines. on track for catastrophe the un warns we're in danger of missing targets for tackling global warming. president putin addresses the brics summit of emerging economies and fails to deny reports that north korean troops are in russia. reparations for slavery the bbc understands several countries will defy the uk at the commonwealth summit in samoa and begin discussing the issue. government ministers from caribbean countries say it's only a matter of time before the uk changes its mind and agrees to reparations for the country's historic links to slavery. they were speaking as commonwealth leaders, including king charles and queen camilla have been gathering at a summit in samoa. a brief bit of context here — the commonwealth of nations, often just known as the commonwealth, is an international group of 56 member states, mostly former territories of the british empire from which it developed. british governments of the past, and members of the royal family, participated in the slave trad

jim connolly, bbc news.d after their car overturned during a camping trip in north wales last year has heard that they all drowned. the boys were all sixth form college students from shrewsbury. their car was found in a flooded ditch. from the inquest, our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, reports. the sharp, sweeping bend where last november, four lives ended suddenly when a car left the road. 16—year—old jevon hirst, harvey owen and wilf fitchett, both 17, and 18—year—old hugo morris were college friends who had come to north wales for a weekend in the mountains. when the boys didn't arrive home, a search was launched. their car was eventually spotted overturned in the flooded ditch, two days after it had crashed. the conditions on that day were wet. there were leaves on the road, but a crash investigator told the inquest that the accident had been avoidable. he believed the driver, hugo morris, had been going around the bend too quickly and lost control, even though he was well below the speed limit of

pallab ghosh, bbc news. been filming their daily lives. aya and herfamily are now displaced in southern gaza, while khalid has stayed in his home in the north. a new bbc documentary, life and death in gaza, has been made almost entirely from their footage and airs tomorrow across the bbc. it's a film put together by world service's bbc eye investigations for storyville. here's a first glimpse of it and if you want to continue watching the bbc news at 10pm, please turn over to bbc1, or you can watch on iplayer. next, it's newsnight.

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guys on bbc sounds.eeks out from the us election and the pressure is on for candidates to win over undecided voters - or at least persuade people to get out and vote. in battleground states, as you can see the polls are very tight in the seven states. former president trump has just a 2 percent lead in arizona with an even smaller margin in georgia. and the candidates campaigning in these states are trying >> we are joined by two guests who have had a lot of time to listen to their voters. joining me, two radio hosts from phoenix arizona, the cohost of the chris and joe show and from reno, nevada, a of reno talks live. thank you for being with us. chris merrill in arizona. going to ask you the same question. what are the key things people are calling in to talk to you about? >> the biggest issues in arizona, we are on the southern border of the u.s. the border, border security and immigration is a massive issue in arizona. that goes for every state whether it is a swing state or a solid blue or solid red

hugh pym, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. live with bbc news. are just over a week away from election day and both candidates are stepping up their campaign efforts in the key battleground states. republican nominee donald trump has been speaking at a rally in georgia while his democratic rival kamal harris spent the day in michigan. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has more. i'm bruce springsteen, and i'm here today to support kamala harris and tim walz! the boss, back on the campaign trail in pennsylvania. and to oppose donald trump and jd vance. a celebrity heavyweight for the democrats with a week to go. with the polls still neck and neck, both parties are bringing out the big guns. following the rock star on stage, the democrats�* political equivalent, former president barack 0bama. what i cannot understand is why anyone would think that donald trump will shake things up in a way that is good for you. because there is absolutely no evidence that this man thinks about anybody but himself. millions have already voted, but this fina

zoe kleinman, bbc news.icans will cast their vote before the 5th of november — including the current president, joe biden, who voted today in his home state of delaware. well, radio 1 newsbeat is travelling across the country talking to young americans about the issues that matter to them. the first stop for political reporterjordan kenny is atlanta, georgia — one of the seven swing states where this election will be won or lost. georgia is a young state with a high share of potential voters under 30. it was won byjoe biden for the democrats in 2020 with a small majority ofjust 12,000 votes. here's jordan's report. atlanta, a city of the south. i'm here as both candidates are neck and neck and targeting young voters. # keep me warm, love me long, be my sunlight. # tell me lies, we can argue, we can fight. # yeah, we did it before, but we'll do it tonight...# and thousands of them are out having a good time. # with dark skin, looking at me like he know me...# this festival is celebrating the city's links to h

or your bbc sport app, on the bbc sport website, or your bbc sport app, but on the bbc sport websiteessy and unsettled picture weather—wise as we head through the next few days. but it was a pretty start earlier on this morning. lots of red skies as captured by our weather watchers. and of course, the heaviest downpours today were out towards the west, some of the showers pushing further eastwards at times. not as much sunshine as we saw yesterday, but still the chance of some more bright and sunny spells as we go through the next few days, accompanied by some rather blustery showers. brisk southerly winds so the air is mild, warm for the time of year, even. and it's unsettled because low pressure is the dominant force. it's out towards the west of ireland. of course, all of these bands of rain showers swirling around it that sets the scene. for the rest of tonight there will be further bands of rain just gradually pushing northwards and eastwards, but some long clear spells across northern areas of england and through the southern half of the uk as we head towards dawn tomorrow. her

sima kotecha, bbc news.as described the concept of assisted dying as "dangerous," and has urged instead a greater focus on improving palliative care. his comments come ahead of tomorrow's first reading in parliament, of a bill that would give people who are terminally ill in england and wales, the right to end their life. here's aleem maqbool. chanting: we want choice! should the terminally ill be allowed to choose when to die? it's a question that after years of debate is back in sharp focus. when it comes to the idea of an assisted dying bill of the kind that's about to be introduced in parliament, the archbishop of canterbury is unequivocal. i think this approach is both dangerous and sets us in the direction which is even more dangerous than in every other place where it's been done, has led to a slippery slope. and in the institution he heads, he's not alone. the last time the church of england voted on the subject of assisted dying, which has only a couple of years ago, only 7% of its general assembly,

live from washington, this bbc news.lling 21 people. we have a special report from gaza, where intensifying military operations are killing dozens of civilians. israel says it is targeting hamas fighters. the us and taiwan condemn china's military drills. thank you forjoining us. we begin in the middle east, with his been more intense fighting. in rate on lebanonnorth, 21 people were killed and eight others injured on what is continue to be an israeli air strike. it would be the first time israel had targeted the northern regions of the war escalated following the october the 7th attacks. the military has been targeting the armed group hezbollah in the south, carrying out thousands of strikes. israel is fighting on at least two fronts further to the north

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daniel de simone, bbc news.issues if you are affected by any of these issues in the story then there is a website, bbc action line where you can access a list of all the different organisations that can offer you support. sudan's military—led government says it has reopened four regional airports for humanitarian flights. it follows an appeal from four western countries for both sides in the conflict to allow in urgently needed aid. until now only two airports were open, so other aid shipments had to make dangerous journeys across land. the un has accused sudan's military and the paramilitary rapid support forces of using starvation tactics against sudan's 25 million civilians, something both sides deny. the 18—month war has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced eleven million. health authorities in pakistan say they have confirmed four more cases of wild poliovirus, taking the number of infected children to 37 this year. the new cases included three in balochistan and one in khyber pakhtunkhwa. 0ur s

this is bbc news.islands in the indian ocean to mauritius. lebanon's health ministry says nine people are killed in beirut in an israeli strike on a medical facility — close to the centre of the lebanese capital. i'm anna foster in beirut — the israeli military continues to hit targets across lebanon — saying that 15 hezbollah fighters were killed in an air strike in the south. meanwhile the war in gaza continues. bbc examines a fatal air strike on a school in gaza city which killed multiple children. live from london. this is bbc news. in a historic move, the uk government announces the return of the chagos islands in the indian ocean to mauritius. lebanon's health ministry says nine people are killed in beirut in an israeli strike on a medical facility — close to the centre of the lebanese capital.

you get your bbc podcasts.turn colder. low pressure is still in charge of the scene right now, this low still bringing some outbreaks of rain for parts of the uk. this deep low, ex—hurricane kirk, thankfully staying well away to the south of us, bringing some very wet and very windy weather to northern parts of spain. back home, some outbreaks of rain, mostly quite patchy, quite showery in nature, but the odd heavy burst across northern england, up into eastern scotland, rather cloudy and damp for parts of wales, the north midlands. northern ireland seeing a lot of clouds, some spots of rain and drizzle, as well. further south, south wales, southern england, a mix of sunny spells and showers, 16 to 17 celsius, but northern scotland turning brighter, but colder later in the day, as these brisk northerly winds kick in, could even see some wintry showers over high ground in northern scotland, because temperatures really will be dropping away through wednesday night, into the first part of thursday, with a frost ac

nickjohnson, bbc news.r won�*t arrive until 2030 but what it finds could change what we know about life in our solar system. pallab ghosh reports. two, one. ignition. and lift off. up and on its way, on a mission to see if life could exist on another world. the europa clipper spacecraft sets off on a 1.8 billion milejourney. it�*ll passjupiter and heads towards the ice covered moon the spacecraft is named after. europa is almost the same size as our own moon but that�*s where the similarity ends. it doesn�*t have any craters. instead it has an icy surface because it�*s so far away from the sun. and you can see cracks and ridges, which has been caused byjupiter�*s powerful gravity stretching and squashing it. and it�*s that movement that scientists believe has melted the ice underneath to create a vast, salty ocean, which has got twice as much water than all the earth�*s oceans combined. these telescope pictures show what seem to be jets of water spurting from europa, more than 100 miles into space. europa c

this is bbc news, the headlines... defiance from iran's supreme leader — in a rare speech, he praises his country's missile attack on israel and hints there could be more to come. israel says more than 2,000 sites have been hit during their military operations in southern lebanon. we will look into the debate around assisted dying in england and wales — as mps get ready to vote on the issue. campaigners for assisted dying in england and wales have welcomed the news that parliament is to get an opportunity to vote on legalising the practice. proposals will be introduced later this month; mps rejected a bill on the issue in 2015. let's take a brief look at how laws surrounding assisted dying are evolving around the world. within the continent, countries like switzerland, the netherlands, and belgium have allowed assisted dying for some time. across the atlantic, canada in the last few years has changed its laws. and on the other side of the world, euthanasia is legal now also in new zealand. switzerland was the first cou

newsnight on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer in 20 minutes.following a fall from a hotel balcony in argentina yesterday. police were called by hotel staff after reports of an "aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol". but the 31—year—old star had already fallen by the time they arrived. devastated fans have been gathering outside the hotel to mourn his death, by lighting candles and singing songs. our culture editor katie razzall reports on the death of a global star, who lived his entire adult life in the spotlight. # the story of my life, i take her home...# outside the hotel where liam payne died, there's comfort to be found in gathering and remembering. it was late yesterday afternoon when the former one direction star fell from the third floor of the casa sur hotel in buenos aires. staff had called emergency services, worried about the safety of a guest. the call was obtained by local newspaper la nacion. translation: what is happening at the location, sir? _ translation: well, we've got a guest who has had

you're live with bbc news.fighting is intense, with the ukrainian military reporting nearly 150 battles every day as it tries to stall russia s momentum. just two months ago po—krovsk was considered a relatively safe place. about 14,000 civilians are still there — war weary, and desperate for the conflict to end. from the frontline, the bbc s yogita limaye reports, with imogen anderson and sanjay gan—guly — and a warning you may find some of the images in this report distressing. ? just before dawn, we are taken to what's being called the hottest front line in ukraine. the darkness, a bit of cover from being spotted by russian drones. ukraine is throwing its might into defending pokrovsk. if it falls, russia would gain a gateway to central ukraine. in a bunker nearby, vadym tells us he knows what's at stake. translation: the russians are constantly attacking us. | they have more manpower and weapons. yes, we are tired, but we have to fight. otherwise it will be catastrophic. and just a few miles behind the fron

this is bbc news. iran supreme leader calls the 7th of october attack on israel a legitimate act as he leads friday prayers in tehran for the first time in nearly five years. translation: ., ., ., translation: from iran to afghanistan, _ translation: from iran to afghanistan, gaza _ translation: from iran to afghanistan, gaza to - translation: from iran to i afghanistan, gaza to lebanon, and every islamic country, we should fasten the seat belt of resistance.— resistance. israel widens its campaign — resistance. israel widens its campaign of _ resistance. israel widens its campaign of air— resistance. israel widens its campaign of air strikes. - the lebanese health ministry says 37 people have been killed. this is the view of southern beirut as israeli strikes continue. mps will get a vote on assisted dying in england and wales for the first time in nine years. campaigners in favour welcome the move whilst others remain cautious. donald trump is set to hold a rally in the same location of pennsylvania

fergal keane, bbc news.ewers in the world. more from the bus crash _ viewers in the world. more from the bus crash in _ viewers in the world. more from the bus crash in northern - the bus crash in northern ireland for four years in the uk. pleasa nt pleasant autumn day in the sunshine, that will be the story for the next few days, showery and mild team until the end of the week until stronger wind arrives. driving the frontal systems. wind arrives. driving the frontalsystems. forthe wind arrives. driving the frontal systems. for the next few hours we could see intense thundery downpours developing moving up into the midlands and north of england. showers tucking in to the south—west, cloud and showers around, slightly cooler start into scotland, rang through northern ireland, northern england, drifting through the scottish borders. quieterand drifting through the scottish borders. quieter and drier in scotland, not quite as mild. further south frequent showers, we can't rule out the odd rumble of thunder. in

this is bbc news. this is bbc news. an israeli air strike in this is bbc news.. an israeli air strike in your hospital in southern beirut is now such of killed 18 people, including four children. —— i said to have killed. lebanon's health ministry says more than 60 people are injured, most of them children, and israel said it was targeting hezbollah facilities. these are pictures of a large bomb hitting a building in southern beirut, causing it to collapse. evacuation orders were issued an hour before. there's no confirmation the casualties. there's concern about the crisis in northern gaza. antony bleak it is injerusalem eating prime minister netanyahu —— blinken. blinken has released five priorities — reviewing humanitarian assistance to gaza and de—escalating the war among them. our correspondent emir is in beirut and wyre davies is in jerusalem. it's been continuing around the country, the rest of lebanon, or of the day. one of the most significant air strike was that strike on the vicinity. it was on the rafik hariri hospital, which the latest tally is arou

this is bbc news. the chagos islands in mauritius. israel continues to hit hezbollah targets across lebanon — announcing it killed 15 hezbollah fighters in an air strike on a building in the south. it comes as seven people are killed in beirut in an israeli strike on a building — close to the centre of the lebanese capital. ona on a medical facility. president biden says the us would not support any potential israeli strike on iran's nuclear sites , after tehran launched a barrage of missiles at israel on tuesday. sir keir starmer pays back over £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality received since becoming uk prime minister — after a backlash over donations. and, prosecutors in the election interference case against donald trump allege that the former president �*resorted to crimes' to overturn the 2020 election result. hello. i'm sarah campbell. we begin with some breaking news. the uk government says it is going to return caicos islands to mauritius. it claims sovereignty over the islands in the indi

nickjohnson, bbc news.g extinct here more than 6,000 years ago they were brought back to kent from eastern europe two years ago. in that time, the herd has doubled from three to six, and they need more space so bridges are being built to allow the animals to roam more freely and give visitors a better chance of spotting them. our reporter, charlie rose, has the story. it is an extraordinary sight. bison back in blean woods boosting biodiversity. but big animals like these need a big space in which to roam, especially when the herd is growing. so huge pedestrian bridges are being built to expand the site from 50 hectares, about the size of 50 rugby pitches, to 200. this is the first bridge being constructed out of four bridges that are going to link together all of our bison compartments, ourareas where our european bison currently are living, and they're part of our wilding approach to west blean here to to help manage the site in as natural way as possible. bison became extinct in britain 6,000 years ago,

bbc news.d around 180 missiles towards israel last night, so how successful were they in striking their targets? 0ur security correspondent, israel's border. lab anon, right on israel's border. hassan nasrallah was part of iran's forward defence and in gaza, hamas, their political leader was killed in july while visiting iran. israel was blamed. these groups which also call themselves the axis of resistance are in syria, iraq and as far away as the houthis in yemen. they have been weakened by not wiped out by israel's recent strikes and there are certain to keep attacking but what matters most of all for the islamic republic is to preserve the islamic republic is to preserve the islamic republic. their power at home. that means stroking hard enough, to send a message but not so hard it drags iran into an all—out war it knows it cannot win. lyse doucet, bbc news. iran launched around 180 missiles towards israel last night, so how successful were they in striking their targets? but israel has alr