chi chi izundu. destruction in the centre of beirut. this shows the apparent aftermath of an air strike on a building close to a major transportation hub in the lebanese capital. israel has been targeting hezbollah sites on the outskirts of beirut, but this is thought to have been the first time an attack has been carried out within the city limits in the past year. the lebanese prime minister says the continuing air strikes may have forced as many asi million people from their homes. this weekend has seen a major escalation, with more than 50 killed in lebanon, hezbollah rockets fired into northern israel, and almost 2000 kilometres away in yemen, one of the country's biggest ports and power stations, controlled by iranian—backed houthis, targeted by israel. the israeli military said the strikes are in response to recent missile attacks from the group. translation: we have no i interest in expanding the war. we have no interest in looking for additionalfronts. but if somebody attacks israel, as the houthis have recently done with missiles, and throughout the war with cruise missiles and drones, anyone who carries out such an attack, we will settle the account with them and we know how to do it. israel isn't holding back, releasing videos of its air force taking off and showcasing its vast arsenal of missiles. the houthis, backed by iran and fiercely opposed to israel, condemned the strikes as brutal aggression. with israel's strikes continuing in lebanon and military operations in gaza still under way, the calls for de—escalation of the situation from the international community grow louder. can an all—out war in - the middle east be avoided? has to be. we really have to avoid it. we're not there yet but we're working like hell with france and many others. this escalation, and the growing tension in the region, does not appear to be ending any time soon. chiu, bbc news. in the past hour, iran's foreign ministry spokesman nasser kanaani held a news conference condemning the killing of hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. mr kanaani stated that hassan nasrallah was martyred, but his cause is still alive. translation: our foreign minister has had a meetingj and has talked on the phone with his lebanese counterpart. they have been discussing the issues and they have discussed what they should do both by iran and by the lebanese government at the same time so we can follow up on our political and legal demands. naturally the iranian side would not leave any of the actions by the zionist regime unanswered. we will definitely respond to that, and the zionist regime would have to pay for what they have done to the iranian citizens, to the palestinian people, swiftly. this will not go unpunished, and the islamic republic will do what it takes on its own side. 0ur middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, is in beirut. it is important to hear what ira

chi chi izundu has more. from village hall to windsor castle... ..sir alan bates says he still can't quite take in how his 15—year fight has led him to this. she did know a lot about what i was involved with and why this had come about, and all the rest of it, and sympathised with the bureaucracy that i was having to go through or deal with on a daily basis on all of this. but, you know, it was very, very nice to meet her. it's been a really busy september for sir alan. earlier this month, he tied the knot to his partner of 34 years on sir richard branson's private island. and now he says this honour of a knighthood belongs to every subpostmaster he's been campaigning alongside. we're all here to share our experiences. sir alan bates was portrayed in the itv drama alan bates vs the post office, which brought wider public attention to the hundreds of subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted and convicted for false accounting and stealing money from the post office when it was down to faulty horizon software. the public inquiry into the scandal is in its last stage, with sir alan and many of the campaigners attending. but despite the publicity, a public inquiry and sir alan's recognition from the royal family, he says the fight is ongoing. even with this new government, who he says he hasn't even met yet or been invited to any meetings about the compensation promised to them. i say, make a firm commitment to ensure that this is finished by the end of march next year. sir alan bates says he will use his knighthood as another tool in his armoury forjustice. and in terms of celebrations, lady bates had plans. well, we're going to go back to the hotel, we're going to fling off our glad rags, have a nice cup of tea, and then in the evening we're going to celebrate with other campaigners and drink lots of champagne. 0h, fantastic. champagne! i hope you're paying because... i'll settle for a beer! chid some wet weather pushing northwards through the course of this morning, and this afternoon it is going to start to retreat southwards once again. low pressure is driving our weather. we have got various weather fronts producing rain or showers, and this north—easterly wind across the north of scotland also dragging in some showers and that chilly wind. so, here we have the rain across northern england, also northern ireland, moving out of southern scotland through the day, and then eventually out of northern england, as it sinks south. ahead of it, for the south of england and wales, it is a mixture of sunshine, with some heavy showers, which could have some hail and thunder and lightning in them. brighter skies in the north, but this of course is where we have the cool wind. into this evening and overnight, the rain continues to push south, crossing areas where the ground is already saturated. there will be some clear skies behind, a peppering of showers and a keen wind coming down

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chi chi izundu, bbc news.r of a car targeted by violent mob says he is still traumatised and thought he was going to die. marius, not his real name, says he feared for his life. the vicious attack was being filmed and shared to millions on social media. he has been speaking to us. in the moment, you can die there. so two things — you are dying, it's very, very dramatic. this was the moment marius, not his real name, and his two cousins were attacked during the violent unrest in hull a month ago. they start to jump on my car, to punch with some things — metals, everything they had in the hand. i was trying to reverse back. they broke my window, they took my key, my phones and everything. we was very scared. i had some punches. marius and his two cousins managed to escape, taking refuge in a nearby hotel housing asylum seekers, which, moments before, was also underfire. while marius, a delivery driver, tried to get back to work, his cousins fled to romania. what about you ? these are just a couple of the people

chi chi izundu does contain some flashing images. destruction in the centre of beirut. this shows the apparent aftermath of an air strike on a building close to a major transportation hub in the lebanese capital. israel has been targeting hezbollah sites on the outskirts of beirut, but this is thought to have been the first time an attack has been carried out within the city limits in the past year. the lebanese prime minister says the continuing air strikes may have forced as many as one million people from their homes. this weekend has seen a major escalation, with more than 50 killed in lebanon, rockets fired into northern israel, and almost 2000 kilometres away in yemen, one of the country's biggest ports and power stations, controlled by iranian backed houthis, targeted by israel. the israeli military said the strikes are in response to recent missile attacks from the group hamas. translation: we have no interest in expanding the war. _ we have no interest in looking for additionalfronts. but if somebody attacks israel, as the houthis have recently done with missiles, and throughout the war with cruise missiles and drones, anyone who carries out such an attack, we will settle the account with them, and we know how to do it. israel isn't holding back, releasing videos of its air force taking off and showcasing its vast arsenal of missiles. the houthis, backed by iran, and fiercely opposed to israel, condemned the strikes as brutal aggression. with israel's strikes continuing in lebanon and military operations in gaza still under way, the calls for de—escalation of the situation from the international community grow louder. can an all out war in- the middle east be avoided? it has to be. we really have to avoid it. we're not there yet, but we're working like hell with the french and many others. this escalation, and the growing tension in the region, does not appear to be ending any time soon. chican now speak to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega, who's in beirut. hello to you. hugo, this is thought to be the first air strike within the city centre? exactly. good morning. it seems to be an expansion of the israeli campaign after those attacks targeting hezbollah. this attack here in beirut happened just a five—minute drive from our live position, so very close the city centre. reviewers familiar with beirut, this is a busy intersection on the way from the airport to the city centre, and to hear in east beirut. very close to the city centre. the militant group the popular front for the liberation of palestine say three of its leaders were killed in this attack that hit a mainly sunni part of the city. there were more israeli air strikes on hezbollah yesterday in the south lebanon and here in beirut as well. authorities say the more than 100 people were killed in israeli air strikes yesterday. they say that hospitals and shelters are struggling to cope with the sheer num

chi chi izundu, bbc news. from lung cancer. in the months before he died, roy travelled around the uk on his tour of hope, raising more than a million pounds for research into fighting the disease, and making the future brighter for many others. our reporter fiona lamdin has more on his remarkable life. and here's the man of the moment, roy castle! roy castle — musician, entertainer and comedian. # record breaker #. for two decades, he was a staple of our television screens... woo! . . hosting record breakers. in 1986, he became the fastest person to parascend under ten bridges on the river thames. now, we connect up the drip straightaway and get the treatment started as quickly as possible. they stick a needle in your arm, it goes into the vein and it goes into your arm. just a few years later, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. he let the cameras in to film his treatment — the first time someone so high profile had been so open about living with cancer. it started, really, when i was having a bath, because y

recognised for his services tojustice in the king's birthday honours list in june. 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu out? yes, it will be an exciting moment for sir _ out? yes, it will be an exciting moment for sir alan _ out? yes, it will be an exciting moment for sir alan bates. . out? yes, it will be an excitingj moment for sir alan bates. he out? yes, it will be an exciting - moment for sir alan bates. he will be knighted by the princess royal and we are expecting that to happen this afternoon. in case people don't know who sir alan bates is, he came to fame after the itv documentary drama series, if you like, sir alan bates versus the post office, and he was one of the sub—postmasters who has been fighting for compensation after hundreds of sub—postmasters were convicted wrongly by the post office. he is still fighting for compensation. when he found out about his knighthood injune, he said it was a shock and it was surprising, but he says it is another string to his bow which he is hoping to use to get some finality for people who have been wronged by the post —— postmaster system. i{hi wronge

chi chi izundu has more. from village hall to windsor castle. sir alan bates says he still can't quite take in how his 15 yearfight has led him to this. she did know a lot about what i was involved with and why this had come about, and all the rest of it, and sympathised with the bureaucracy that i was having to go through or deal with on a daily basis on all of this. but, you know, it was very, very nice to meet her. it's been a really busy september for sir alan. earlier this month, he tied the knot to his partner of 3a years on sir richard branson's private island. and now he says this honour of a knighthood belongs to every subpostmaster he's been campaigning alongside. we're all here to share our experiences. sir alan bates was portrayed in the itv drama alan bates vs the post office, which brought wider public attention to the hundreds of subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted and convicted for false accounting and stealing money from the post office when it was down to faulty horizon software. the public inquiry into the scandal is in its last stage, with sir alan and many of the campaigners attending. but despite the publicity, a public inquiry and sir alan's recognition from the royal family, he says the fight is ongoing. even with this new government, who he says he hasn't even met yet or been invited to any meetings about the compensation promised to them. i say, make a firm commitment that to ensure that this is finished by the end of march next year. sir alan bates says he will use his knighthood as another tool in his armoury forjustice. and in terms of celebrations, lady bates had plans. well, we're going to go back to the hotel, we're going to fling off our glad rags, have a nice cup of tea, and then in the evening we're going to celebrate with other campaigners and drink lots of champagne. 0h, fantastic. champagne! i hope you're paying, because... i think i'll settle for a beer. chied, my goodness. carol has the weather, quite serious rain out there this morning, carol. some really heavy rain, yes, it is raining heavily overnight, it is moving northwards and then today will sink southwards again, windy as well particularly through the english channel, across northern england, northern ireland and southern scotland. you can see the amount of rainfall we have had in the last six hours, some of it falling on saturated ground, and more to come. two bands, here is the first and the second, they are going to merge, and then they will start to merge, and then they will start to think sounds. still some heavy rain to come across parts of north—east england, the north york moors and behind the band of rain in the south we will have some sunshine but some showers, some could be heavy and thundery with hail. move north and as the rain pushes the south it will dry out across northern england, northern ireland and scotland, a peppering of showers in the north and west. we sti

chi chi izundu reports. a loving husband, dad and grandad whose life was centred on his family. that's how the family of bhim kohli have described him. his attack and his death have shocked the community in leicester. i'm a grandparent myself, you know, and ijust think my elderly mother lives around the corner. we should be allowed to just take a walk through the park without restraint and worry. you can't get closure on this. it's something that scars the whole of your life. one of absolute shock that something like this has happened. _ particularly for people - who know mr kohli himself, who is well known to many people around here. - a postmortem showed that mr kohli died of a neck injury. he'd been out walking his dog, rocky, in his local park in braunstone town on sunday evening when he was attacked. a 14—year—old boy charged with his murder is due to appear at leicester youth court later this morning. leicestershire police say neighbourhood teams are in the area and will carry out regular patrols. bhim kohli's family and friends said one of his greatest passions was his allotment. every day, he'd tend to his plots with pride, and his family has said they've been overwhelmed by messages and support, but add that their hearts have been completely broken. chive been killed in a russian drone and missile attack in the ukrainian city of lviv, including a mother and her three daughters. the whole of ukraine was under an air raid alert at the time, following the biggest russian bombardment so far this year on the city of poltava, in which 53 people died. rescuers are continuing to search for survivors. at least five people have been killed in an israeli strike on a car in the occupied west bank, according to the palestinian red crescent society. the israeli military said it carried out three separate air strikes as part of an offensive launched last week. the territory's health ministry says more than 30 palestinians have been killed. water companies could be banned from receiving bonuses, and even sent to prison, under new government legislation aimed at reducing pollution. the proposed laws, which will apply in england and wales, give regulators more powers and make it easier for them to impose fines. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fish