chris mason, and deliver pretty quickly. chris mason. in _ and deliver pretty quickly.etty quickly. chris mason, in liverpool, thank- and deliver pretty quickly. chris mason, in liverpool, thank you. israel has carried out attacks on hezbollah targets in southern lebanon and the capital, beirut. more than 550 people were killed in israeli air strikes yesterday, in what was the deadliest bombardment the country has seen in decades. fierce cross—border clashes are continuing, with hezbollah launching dozens of rockets from lebanon — the purple dots here on this map show were those rockets fell, and israel's air strikes in lebanon are marked in red. 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, sent this report from tyre, where thousands of people have fled their homes. war on the horizon in beirut today. this was another israeli strike in a residential area. once again, a hezbollah stronghold was hit, and once again, panic, death and destruction. but here, a miraculous rescue in southern lebanon today. civil defence workers prise this elderly man out from under the

chris mason, our olitical government. chris mason, our political editor, _ government.overnment. chris mason, our. political editor, thank you. -- the political editor, thank you. —— the backdrop is the difficulty in government. some prisoners who were released early last week to try free up space in overcrowded prisons haven't been fitted with electronic tags to monitor their location — despite that being a condition of their release. more than 1,700 prisoners were let out last week — thousands more will be released in the next months. the government has blamed the company that provides the tags — serco — and is understood to have held urgent talks tonight. our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha reports. our recent visit to hmp pentonville, a crowded jail like many others up—and—down the country. last week the government let 1,700 people out from multiple prisons to make more space. but now some of those released have told the bbc they have not been tagged when they should have been, like this offender who was inside for drug offences. he agreed to speak to us as lon

chris mason our olitical to play out at home.to play out at home. chris mason our political editor in _ to play out at home. chris mason our political editor in new— to play out at home. chris mason our political editor in new york, - to play out at home. chris mason our political editor in new york, thank i political editor in new york, thank you. well, the prime minister left liverpool last night before the end of labour's party conference. it ended today with delegates embarrassing the labour leadership over one of their most prominent — and controversial — policies. delegates voted for the government to reverse its decision to cut winter fuel payments. ten million pensioners stand to lose the benefit after the chancellor announced she was planning to restrict winter fuel payments to only those pensioners who are receiving pension credit. our political correspondent, hannah miller, is in westminster. the vote is non—binding but what impact is this likely to have? well, sophie, you can call this vote awkward, inconvenient, but

chris mason _ here at trump tower. thank you. chris mason in _ here at trump tower. thank you. - and paddy 0'connell will have more on newsnight on bbc two shortly. watching your news we will get a sum it up like this, new york is the crossroads of the world tonight. we will ladies and gentlemen. i address the general assembly _ ladies and gentlemen. i address the general assembly today _ ladies and gentlemen. i address the general assembly today as - ladies and gentlemen. i address the| general assembly today as someone with a deep belief in the principles of this body. in the value of international cooperation. i remember reading the universal declaration of human rights as a student and it had a profound impact on me. i spent my career as a lawyer, working to protect those rights. in the declaration still inspires me now as prime minister. because it speaks about our inherent dignity, the very existence of what it is to be human —— essence. equal and unalienable rights based on the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. yet as we meet here today, that can fee

that was chris mason. _ i'm trying to do tonight. that was chris mason. of the highest of those across northern areas of scotland. even towards these north sea facing coasts, despite the cloudy start, some developing, although here, it's always going to be cooler and cloudier. more sunshine around with showers developing later on through the week. here's the pressure chart — high pressure dominating, but still a brisk wind blowing across the southern half of the uk overnight. drawing in more moisture from the north sea. towards the north and west of the uk, we will see largely clear skies, the uk, we will see largely clearskies, but the uk, we will see largely clear skies, but here, the uk, we will see largely clearskies, but here, more mist and fog developing into tomorrow morning. it will feel chilly is here. very mild very keep the low cloud. —— chilly is. —— factory. that low cloud will burn back again to these coast —— chilliest. it could linger for parts of lingerfor parts of aberdeenshire. some of the best of the sunshine outwards the west, the hig

chris mason, thanks for— certainty it will. chris mason, thanks forjoining _ certainty it will.red an independent public inquiry into one of the most high—profile murders of the northern ireland conflict. the 39—year—old lawyer pat finucane was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries at his home in belfast in 1989 — in front of his wife and children. his family have been campaigning for decades for a public inquiry to establish the extent of security force involvement. here's our ireland correspondent, chris page. previous investigations have already found evidence that members of the security forces colluded in the murder of pat finucane. now, a public inquiry is set to examine the extent of their involvement. the northern ireland secretary said the decision would follow through on past guarantees which ministers gave, but didn't act on. two decades on, the commitment made by the government, first in the agreement with the irish government, and then to this house, to establish an inquiry into the death of mr finucane, remains unfulfilled. it is for this exceptional reason that i h

chris mason, bbc news, in washington. of a crease in a moment. —— more with chris in a moment. ukraine's president zelensky says kyiv must be allowed to use nato—supplied long—range missiles, against targets "on the territory of the aggressor state." so would britain's storm shadow weapons fit the bill? gordon correra is here. these are the western weapons at the heart of today's debate. they include american atacms, and this, the british storm shadow system. it has a range of at least 250 kilometres. storm shadow has already been used by ukraine against a russian base in occupied crimea last year. but up until now, the countries supplying these weapons have told ukraine it can't fire them into russia. but there's been pressure for that to change. the reason is that russia has been making advances on the front lines inside ukraine. it's been hitting ukrainian positions using glide bombs and its forces are supported from over the border in russia. what ukraine wants to be able to do is use the longer range of the western mi

we'll speak to our north america editor sarah smith in a moment but first chris mason is at the white, given the mood music, what do you expect to emerge from these talks? ~ , ., , talks? well, there is a broader canvas beyond _ talks? well, there is a broader canvas beyond the _ talks? well, there is a broader i canvas beyond the conversation, talks? well, there is a broader - canvas beyond the conversation, the specific conversation about ukraine andindeed specific conversation about ukraine and indeed about this dilemma over missiles. talking about the middle east and china, for instance. you get some sense of the urgency from downing street's perspective of some of those items on the agenda, not least that missile question, that they want to come here and talk to a president who is out of power in a matter of months, so they know there are decisions in the works that they believe need to be taken in the coming weeks and on the question of missiles, we do seem to be edging towards a position where it looks likely that the mission is going to be granted for ukraine to fire these wea

chris mason, bbc news, at _ minister, across our region... (ct 3 mason, bbc news, at westminster. cuts, and too many deadly channel crossings. let's see what our audience and panel have to say here in ashton—under—lyne in greater manchester, live on iplayer at 8.00, and after the 10.00 news on bbc1. the bank of england says it's keeping interest rates at 5%. homeowners had been hoping for another rate cut after the bank cut rates last month for the first time since 2020. let's talk to our economics editor, faisal islam. when can we expect another rate cut? each vote of eight to one sounds pretty authoritative in terms of that hold. —— vote of eight to one. but we then spoke to the bank of england governor, and he suggested that after this there would be gradual cuts to interest rates going forward, and so the question really is about, they can see the past shocks in the economy are now beginning to be behind us. there is a little worry about some of the embers around that they don't want to flame up again. so that is the concern, for and then there's the question about how interes

our political editor, chris mason, is in westminster. minister will treat any rebellion? yes, that is what he has to try and work out. you might remember a couple of months back when there was a vote about the two child benefit cap. there were half a dozen or so labour mps who defied the government wanted to get rid of it, labour say it is unaffordable to get rid of. and they were slung out of the parliamentary party at least for six months. but that was an idea that had been talked about in advance, whereas this has come relatively speaking out of the blue since the election. now, we should be clear, let's put the parliamentary shenanigans to one side for a moment. labour, the government is going to win this vote. how do we know that? they have a majority that is himalayan in proportion. so millions of people are going to lose their winter fuel payments. the question is the extent to which this is a challenge on the prime minister's authority. as you are saying, the chancellor right now in parliament is trying to persuade lots of very un

chris mason, bbc news, in brighton. time for a look at the weather.

chris mason, bbc news, in new york.ctober seven attacks and more than 1200 people died in well over 200 others were taken hostage when hamas gunmen crossed the border from gaza, killing indiscriminately. the attacks many dozens of sites including communities, army bases in the nova music festival attended by three and half thousand young people, hundreds of whom were murdered while others were tortured and raped. a team from the bbc documentary series has been speaking to some of those who survived, trying to piece together what happened. some of the material you are about to see were filmed we all liked going to parties and the second the nova tickets came out, they were really cheap. it seemed like a perfect thing to do right before the year started. i came to the nova party for work. i brought a dj from hungary. myjob was to take him to the party, let him play his set and then take him back home. the last video i took from my phone was at 6.28 in the morning. it was the last drop that he played. and the moment that i

here is our political editor, chris mason. ision announced is a signal that this government is acting differently from its predecessor. it is worth keeping a sense of proportion. around 10% of the u.k.'s arms export licenses have been suspended to israel and the u.k. is not a big arms exporter to israel. but a small percentage of a small amount can still provoke a big reaction at home and abroad. israel's prime minister said this shameful decision will not change israel's determination to defeat hamas. britain's misguided decision will only embolden hamas. >> we are a staunch ally of israel. weemain a staunch ally of israel. we made this legal judgment as a result of the process we are required to follow. our determination to stand with israel, to be part of the collective defense if they come under direct attack again remains resolute and absolute. chris: so, what is the process that governments follow? u.k. law sets out that goods that could be used for military purposes or even potentially military purpose cannot be exported

we have a special delivery, chris mason! - ideas... we have a special i delivery, chris mason!dely interrupted. _ delivery, chris mason! sorry to rudely interrupted. no, - delivery, chris mason! sorry to | rudely interrupted. no, please, i wasn't rudely interrupted. no, please, i wasn't sure — rudely interrupted. no, please, i wasn't sure what _ rudely interrupted. no, please, i wasn't sure what to _ rudely interrupted. no, please, i wasn't sure what to say - rudely interrupted. no, please, i wasn't sure what to say next. | i wasn't sure what to say next. we were — i wasn't sure what to say next. we were talking about keir starmer�*s vision of the of the rest of the country that belongs to everyone. have you managed to work out what that actually means?— actually means? no, i don't thinkl actually means? no, i don't think! have. _ actually means? no, i don't think i have. sorry - actually means? no, i don't think i have. sorry to - actually means? no, i don't think i have. sorry to spring that on yom _ have you managed to work out what that actually means? no, i don't think i h

litical editor chris mason was watching in liverpool. >> conference, please welcome keir starmer, primeleader of the labour party for . chris: little wonder the audience in here are whooping. they waited 15 years to hear that at their conference. prime min. starmer: take pride that labor won in every single region in england. take pride that labor won in wales. take pride that labor won in scotland. chris: governing is difficult for everybody, and that is before slip-ups an unforced errors. leaders like to celebrate what they have managed. prime min. starmer: doctors back in theater, new solar projects, new offshore wind projects, the offshore been lifted, great british energy launched. chris: next, the prime minister tried to describe how life feels for many people. prime min. starmer: look at our country. do you see a britain where people feel that the certainty that they deserve, that the future will be better for their children? because when i was growing up, that is what we believe. but that is not a country we inherited in july. that confidence, that certainty, it's brittle and fr

chris mason, bbc news in new york. on newsnight, over on bbc two shortly. what is israel's aim and will we see their troops on the ground in lebanon? we will hear from a british family stuck in lebanon as the prime minister says leave now. with huge difficulties finding any flights out of the country. newsnight is with you in about 15 minutes on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer. next month will see commemorations across israel, marking one year since the october 7th attacks. more than 1,200 people died and well over 200 others were taken hostage when hamas gunmen crossed the border from gaza, killing indiscriminately. they attacked many dozens of sites, including kibbutzim communities, army bases and the nova music festival, attended by 3,500 young people, hundreds of whom were murdered, while others were tortured and raped. a team from the bbc documentary series storyville has been speaking to some of those who survived, trying to piece together what happened. some of the material you're about to see was filmed by hamas.

chris mason, bbc news in washington.th america correspondent, jenny kumah, had the latest from washington. we haven't had a huge amount of detail in terms of what was actually discussed, but there was a short statement that was issued and that said that the allies reaffirmed their unwavering support for ukraine. they also expressed deep concern about iran and north korea's provision of lethal weapons to russia, and china's support of russia's defence industrial base. now, as we saw in chris's report, sir keir starmer gave a short interview after that meeting and he refused to be drawn on whether a decision had been made to lift those restrictions on enabling western missiles to strike deep into russia. and he insisted that the discussion was wide ranging, was about strategy and not about a specific capability. but for the western allies, it's a delicate balance between deciding the impact of inaction versus action, and also what russia's response would be to that. more now from our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse

chris mason, our political editor, thank you.ory that weakens the enemy — after a major strike on a huge military facility hundreds of miles into russia. the attack was in the tver region of russia, some 290 miles from the ukrainian border. the blast was so big, it was picked up by earthquake sensors. smoke from its aftermath could be seen from space. russian officials were forced to partially evacuate the area. the storage facility is just to the east of the town of toropets. russian officials confirmed there had been a number of injuries but no fatalities. james waterhouse reports from kyiv. explosion they were explosions which reflected the target. a russian weapons arsenal eviscerated in a single drone attack. it caused a minor earthquake to be reported and satellites even detected the heat. missiles, artillery shells, explosives and fuel were stored on this site in toropets, and the ukrainians knew it. with the sound of booms in the background, local russian officials claim the drones had been shot down and that people were

chris mason reports.and this is what their leader sounds like when he's singing. perhaps wisely, he quickly reverted to talking. so here we are — having a party after winning our largest number of mps for over 100 years! soon, sir ed davey was talking about the topic the lib dems are determined to focus on relentlessly — health and care. carers weren't mentioned once in labour's election manifesto, but carers did feature in keir starmer�*s first prime minister's questions, because i made sure they would. social care was mentioned by labour, but sir ed wants to politically own the issue. he also wants to be optimistic. we will cut through the government's doom and gloom with our ambition for our country. this is a party that hated brexit, but pretty much shut up about it during the election. but a closer relationship with the european union is popular here. he wants... to boost british businesses and give our young people the freedom to travel and work across europe. there might be a labour government, but

chris mason, bbc news, in washington. a lot to discuss here.ssador to the united states and nato, sir david manning. let's just get your reaction in terms of the accusations of russia, the relocation of the accreditation of six british diplomats. are we witnessing tit—for—tat? i diplomats. are we witnessing tit-for-tat?— tit-for-tat? i think it's not surprising- _ tit-for-tat? i think it's not surprising. this _ tit-for-tat? i think it's not surprising. this is - tit-for-tat? i think it's not surprising. this is an - tit-for-tat? | think it's not| surprising. this is an effort by putin to show great displeasure at the fact we are helping ukraine and it is completely typical i think of his playbook. i imagine there will be some tit—for—tat. but i don't think we should be surprised that he has resorted to this. , , ., to this. just drilling down into this, _ to this. just drilling down into this, obviously - to this. just drilling down into this, obviously the i into this, obviously the details are very limited at the moment. but what is your und

chris mason there. more on the reaction we are joined by our diplomatic correspondent catherine hawley. reaction to the expulsion. it looks like a clear link, in terms of the timing between expulsions and meeting of keir starmer and joe biden. what is your analysis of the situation? the timing is interesting because news of the expulsion, it's not news to the foreign office, because what we are told is in early august, the uk was informed the accreditation of the six diplomats was to be removed, it then was removed in mid—august. they are back in the uk, they arejunior diplomats who have been replaced. no news to the foreign office, but the timing is interesting at a time of heightened tensions between russia and the west, and we are a high—stakes decision imminent on the long—range missiles. the sense i'm getting from the foreign office is it was a tit—for—tat. in april there was an arson attack. sorry, in april, two men were charged robin olsen attack on a business link to ukraine, a warehouse, and tw

chris mason, bbc news, in liverpool.egislation was passed by the thai parliament injune. it will come into effect 120 days after the king ratified it. thailand is only the third place in asia to allow same—sex marriages, after taiwan and nepal — and the first in south east asia. this new law also also grants adoption and inheritance rights to same—sex couples. sean combs, the us rapper also known as diddy, is facing another lawsuit accusing him of rape. the latest allegation comes from a woman who says she was drugged and abused in his music studio. more than 10 women have now accused him of abuse and assault. he was arrested in new york last week and charged with offences including sex trafficking and transporting women for prostitution. police in switzerland have made multiple arrests after a so—called suicide pod was used for the first time. the government says the pod — about the size of a coffin — is illegal. its developers — an assisted suicide group called the last resort — claim it offers a peaceful, drug free de

first question is chris mason from the bbc. you.m the bbc-— from the bbc. first day back. you talked about _ from the bbc. first day back. you talked about a _ from the bbc. first day back. you talked about a critique _ from the bbc. first day back. you talked about a critique of - from the bbc. first day back. you talked about a critique of the - talked about a critique of the previous— talked about a critique of the previous government, talking right and governing left. specific terms, can you _ and governing left. specific terms, can you say— and governing left. specific terms, can you say why you think that is the case? — can you say why you think that is the case? how would your way be different? — the case? how would your way be different? . , the case? how would your way be different? ., , ., ., , ., different? that is a great question. there were — different? that is a great question. there were many _ different? that is a great question. there were many things _ different? that is a great question. there were many things we

chris mason reporting there. let s get some of the day's other news now.south of iran has killed more than 50 people. it's reported to have been caused by a methane gas leak last night at the mine in tabas. more than 20 others have been left injured and rescuers are searching for survivors. pakistan's foreign ministry says a police officer has been killed and three others injured while accompanying diplomats attending a tourism summit in the north west of the country. an advance police vehicle was escorting the diplomats from 12 countries when it was hit by roadside bomb. no group has said it carried out the attack. two children and their grandmother have been killed in an explosion at an apartment block in italy. it happened early on sunday, in saviano — a southern town norfarfrom naples. a statement from the local fire brigade said a gas leak was the likely cause, but that investigations were continuing. next to sri lanka — where the presidential election has been won by a left—wing anti—corruption candidate. a warning there is some flash photography in

chris mason, tom simmons, thank ou.ria derbyshire. tonight we will talk live to survivors and those who lost loved ones in grenfell. as they react to the inquiry report and its conclusion that the simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable. newsnight on bbc two and i play at half past ten. that's all from us here by the grenfell tower. now it's back to clive for the rest of the day's news. sophie, thank you. it's been revealed in the last hour, that a 14—year—old boy has been charged with murder, following the death of an 80—year—old man in leicestershire. bim kohli was out walking his dog in a park in braunstone town last sunday when he was attacked. he died later in hospital. helen astle reports. flowers a nd flowers and messages lined the entrance to franklin park influenced in town where brim kohli was assaulted on sunday evening. he had been out walking his dog. a postmortem examination revealed he died as a result of a neck injury. today, in a statement released through leicestershire police,

chris mason reporting there.s been won by a left—wing anti—corruption candidate. a warning, there is some flash photography in the following pictures. anura kumara dissanayake said his victory belonged to all sri lankans and promised a fresh start for the country. the poll, which went to a second count for the first time in sri lanka's history, has been described as one of the country's closest. our correspondent samira hussain is following developments from colombo. she explains how big a shift in sri lankan politics this win is. this has been an election with a lot of firsts, first we are seeing that with the election and with the win by anura kumara dissanayake, it is a complete shift away from the political dynasty that has dominated politics in this country for decades. so he really positioned himself as a candidate for change, and that really came to fruition. but also, if you look in terms of what brought voters to the ballot box, it was not the usual kind of ethnic and religious tensions that brought peop

thank you very much, chris mason there.le, president biden says a final deal on the release of hostages is very close, but that israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu was not doing enough to secure their release. parts of israel have been disrupted by a general strike, called to try to force the government to negotiate with hamas over the hostages. this is the scene tonight in tel aviv. mr neta nyahu aviv. mr netanyahu is due to address the country in the next half 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. israel's protesters and their prime minister are old acquaintances. calls for a hostage deal have brought long established opponents onto the streets, but the shooting of six hostages in a gaza tunnel last week has broadened this movement, they say. and the mass demonstrations in tel aviv last night were a turning point. i think the news of the six hostages, the fact that they were alive, and murdered right before they could have been saved, that broke it. after last night's mass protest, people are back

chris mason our political editor, thank you.sioners there in chris' report — but our cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been finding out what people in the chancellor's own constituency in leeds make of it all. losing the winter fuel payment has left a bitter taste for many of the pensioners here. of course you try to help yourself, you are penalised for it. moreen is 84 and has a small private pension from when she worked in a shoe shop. we went without other things to pay for that extra. but those private pensions have put her over the threshold to keep the winter fuel payment, which until now, has helped her manage on a low income. you'd be able to go out or do something a bit extra that you think twice about now because i don't want to run out of money for my heating. but everyone receiving pension credit will be able to keep the cash to help with those fuel bills. there are more than three quarters of a million pensioners who could claim pension credit but aren't at the moment, so if you are on a low income, th

our political editor chris mason has more from liverpool.erness of opposition for a decade and a half. now, labour is in power, but the political weather is a bit nippy, blustery and grey. make no mistake, though, there is a pride here in a big victory, and the chance to actually d0 stuff, not just talk about it. i will say britain is back. britain is back, my friends, britain is back. the very first clause of our constitution, written by the founders of the labour party, commits us to winning. it's a big responsibility, so let's get on with it. i thank you, conference. the new government inherits a tricky backdrop, which has become trickier still, courtesy of what are privately acknowledged by some as duffjudgments. publicly today, the deputy prime minister, who has been given free clothes, and alongside her colleagues now won't accept any more, said... i get that people are angry and i get that people are upset. but you're not going to change the rules? i think the transparency is there so people can see that. but how transparent was she o

chris mason, bbc news in washington.ondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, who has more on how all this has been received in ukraine. you can be sure there will be disappointment, continued disappointment, because as far as president zelensky is concerned, this is a continued pattern for ukraine. it asks the west for a certain level of support. the west says no. over fears of a russian escalation. ukraine's position worsens in the war, and then the west finally says yes. the question over how western missiles is used is merely an extension of that. now, it seems, after all of these sort of hopes and reports, that there would be the green light from washington, it seems washington is worried about its own stockpile of weapons of missiles, these atacms missiles. and they also don't believe they will make much of a difference. and despite the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, saying they want to lead the way and give such permissions, it's the us which gives that kind of political cover for other allies to follow suit. so it

from liverpool, here's our political editor chris mason. 11,12,13,14,15.ue in liverpool today looked like this. at the front of it, a seat to watch the chancellor. it's all full now, guys. at the back of it, well... all these people are queueing for nothing now? yes. only posh people can get in here! rachel reeves, chancellor of the exchequer. - policies later, but first a moment of personal pride and change. in this hall one a year ago, i stated my intention that the next time i addressed you i would do so as the first female chancellor of the exchequer. the most noticeable thing about this speech was its tone. less gloom, more sunshine. my optimism for britain burns brighter than ever. my ambition knows no limits. because i can see the prize on offer if we make the right choices now. and then there was this. there will be no return to austerity. this crowd liked that, but precisely what it actually means, let's see. applause was frequent, but there was this outbreak of dissent, too. the heavies�* technique for involuntary departure, grab around the neck

chris mason reports.ing. so here we are, having a party after winning our largest number of mp5 for over 100 years. soon sir ed davey was talking about the topic the lib dems are determined to focus on relentlessly, health and care. carers weren't mentioned once in labour's election manifesto, but carers did feature in keir starmer�*s first prime minister's questions because i made sure they would. social care was mentioned by labour, but sir ed davey wants to politically own the issue and he also wants to be optimistic. we will cut through the government's doom and gloom, with our ambition for our country. this is a party that hated brexit but pretty much shut up about it during the election, but a closer relationship with the european union is popular here. he wants... to boost british businesses and give the young people hear the freedom to travel and work across europe. there might be a labour government, but the lib dems see their principal opponents as the tories. 0urjob is to consign the conservati

chris mason, bbc news, in liverpool.again said he's prepared to make unpopular decisions. three months after labour's landslide victory, ben chu, from bbc verify, has been assessing sir keir�*s popularity in the polls, compared to his predecessors. sir keir starmer�*s personal approval ratings have taken a knock since he became prime minister. 2,000 people have been regularly asked by the polling firm opinium, "to what extent do you approve or disapprove of the way keir starmer is handling hisjob as leader of the opposition, and sincejuly, as prime minister?" just before the election, around 40% disapproved and 40% approved of his performance. and here's what's happened since the election. the share approving in september has fallen to 24%, and the share disapproving had hit 50%, suggesting a substantial negative net approval rating of more than 20 percentage points. how had starmer�*s predecessors as pm fared at a similar stage in their governments? well, ipsos mori has a long—running series asking people, "are you sati

we'll speak to chris mason about how significant the government's move is — and tojeremy bowen aboutider implications of today's events. also on the programme: the wife of a conservative councillor pleads guilty after calling for attacks on asylum seekers during the riots last month. warnings from the german chancellor to mainstream parties urging them not to cooperate with the far right after its success in regional elections. then i at closing stages. it's going to be _ then i at closing stages. it's going to be another_ then i at closing stages. it's going to be another gold _ then i at closing stages. it's going to be another gold for— then i at closing stages. it's going to be another gold for great - to be another gold for great britain _ to be another gold for great britain "— to be another gold for great britain... -- it— to be another gold for great britain... —— it is— to be another gold for great britain... —— it is the - to be another gold for greati britain... —— it is the closing stages _ "yes!", he says. on news nights, big interviews and our regular panel of news nigh

chris mason, thank you. that's it from us for now. programme, but now it's over to clive in the studio with the rest of the day's news. studio: sophie raworth, thank you. more people have been trying to cross the channel from france, despite the deaths of 12 people yesterday. a pregnant woman and six children are among those who died in the single deadliest attempted channel crossing of the year so far. andrew harding has the very latest. early this morning, and the smugglers are back in business. a bbc team filmed this crowded boat heading up the french coast. an hour later, a boat — possibly the same one — is spotted as it veers back towards the french shore. it's already overloaded, but see how the smugglers are stopping to pick up even more passengers, like an overcrowded bus. there's a brief chase as french police try to intercept them, but it's a huge beach and the police don't get there in time. all this happening just one day after 12 died off the same stretch of coastline, six children among the dead. this afternoon, we find

chris mason, bbc news in washington.mentioned, president putin said the us and european countries will be directly participating in moscow's conflict with ukraine, if they lift restrictions on kyiv using long—range missiles to strike russian territory. the kremlin leader said this would change the nature of the conflict, and mean the us and other nato countries were fighting with russia. our russia editor steve rosenberg has more. a clear warning to the west — do not do this, do not allow ukraine to use your missiles to strike russian territory. what we didn't hear from vladimir putin was what russia's going to do if this actually happens. he talked about taking appropriate decisions but without any detail. now, what might those decisions be? well, in the past, president putin has proposed providing advanced long—range weapons to western adversaries, to strike western targets abroad. he's also suggested in the past deploying conventional missiles within striking distance of america and its european allies. now, russian o

chris mason reporting for us.an territories. you're welcome the programme. as chris says, the wording of the law is clear but the application of the law is less than clear, especially when you consider the 40,000 people who have been killed in gaza, so why now?— why now? thanks for the question- _ why now? thanks for the question. it's _ why now? thanks for the question. it's entirely i question. it's entirely straight forward to me for the much better tojump them straight forward to me for the much better to jump them to straight forward to me for the much better tojump them to be pushed —— jump then to be pushed. if this new british government had continued to proceed in the way that the less government did, it would have been taken to court, as with the case of her weapons to saudi if a few years ago, and they would've lost that case a better to be jumped would've lost that case a better to bejumped —— jumped better to be jumped —— jumped to better to bejumped —— jumped to be pushed. fin better to bejumped -- “u

chris mason, bbc news, in liverpool.currently addressing the council in new york. let's have the have a little listen to what he is saying. norms of the un charters _ what he is saying. norms of the un charters in _ what he is saying. norms of the un charters in the _ what he is saying. norms of the un charters in the right - what he is saying. norms of the un charters in the right seek i un charters in the right seek grants nations and in the resolutions of the general assembly that has already been supported by the majority of the nations. and we do not have different versions of the un charterfor different versions of the un charter for different parts of the world. we do not have regional charters, there is no separate un charter for regional charters, there is no separate un charterfor brics, or... separate un charter for brics, or... m ., or... zelensky referring to the inability of _ or... zelensky referring to the inability of the _ or... zelensky referring to the inability of the security - inability of the secu

chris mason with that report.orrow the public inquiry�*s final report into the catastrophic blaze will at last be published. here are some of the big questions that the inquiry has been looking at. did successive governments ignore the risks of dangerous building materials? did manufacturers conceal evidence that their products could spread fires? did contractors at grenfell and the council put costs before safety? did the london fire brigade fail to prepare for a fire of this scale? here's tom symonds. for a long time, those screens really did haunt me. —— for a long time, those screams really did haunt me. i felt helpless. there was nothing really i could do. it is only through being brave enough and honest enough to look at our failings that we can grow. there is not closure i to the whole situation. there is still an awful lot i of people stuck as a result of what happened at grenfell tower. many lives have been lost and scarred by this tragedy and its still unfolding consequences. every major milestone in my

chris mason, bbc news, in liverpool.israeli bombing. israeli says it is targeting hezbollah positions. and revelations of how the boss of firm that ran the ill—fated titan trip dismissed concerns over safety from his own staff. and on bbc london: the football pitch that looks coming up on sportday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news glee for glamorgan — as they beat somerset — and the weather — to become one—day champions — on a rain affected day at trent bridge. parts of the uk have been hit by flash flooding, with some areas seeing more than a month's worth of rain in 2a hours. northamptonshire, bedfordshire and london were particularly badly hit, with heavy rain causing widespread travel disruption and damage to property. a met office amber weather warning is in place across much of central and southern england until 9 o'clock tonight. a less serious yellow warning covers a wider area of england and wales until midnight. with more, here'sjo black in bedfordshire. although the wet weather was forecast, the amount of rai

well, chris mason isjoined by our economics editor faisal islam here with me now.nsiderable opposition, but how significant a saving is it? to considerable opposition, but how significant a saving is it?- significant a saving is it? to put in perspeetive. _ significant a saving is it? to put in perspective, the _ significant a saving is it? to put in perspective, the puzzle, - significant a saving is it? to put in perspective, the puzzle, the| in perspective, the puzzle, the mystery, was given the political pain, the political parcel, as we saw in that report, the economic benefit in terms of extra fiscal credibility for a new chancellor in terms of revenue raised, quite modest, does not seem to shift the dial hugely, £1 billion, and you are left with concluding that the government thinks that some part of this strategy is actually a good idea, that at a time of public spending scarcity, the move towards means testing, rather than universal payments, as regards pensions, we have seen the increase in the state pension which has been signalled today, that that is a s

that's 3,000 more than sir keir starmer. 0ur political editor chris mason joins us now.t is absolutely crucial to all of this because it tells you something about relationships and rows at the top of governmentjust three months in to this government. first of all, let me tell you about sue gray. who is she? she's a former civil servant, she? she's a former civil servant, she has been around westminster for years and years. you might remember that she wrote the report into what became known as partygate, the parties in downing street when boris johnson was prime minister. then she left the civil service and she went to work for the labour party in opposition, and she is now the chief of staff to the prime minister in downing street. it is worth reflecting, as i say, how i came to know about her salary. i had a tip—off three days ago, spelling out that number, and also spelling out a real sense of anger, notjust about that number because others within government felt they were paid not enough, they were underpaid, but also a sense that in their view she was too dominant wi

chris mason reports.d stonking general election performance looks like. and this is what their leader _ performance looks like. and this is what their leader sounds _ performance looks like. and this is what their leader sounds like - performance looks like. and this is what their leader sounds like when he is singing. perhaps wisely, he quickly reverted to talking. so here we are, quickly reverted to talking. so here we are. having _ quickly reverted to talking. so here we are, having a _ quickly reverted to talking. so here we are, having a party _ quickly reverted to talking. so here we are, having a party after - we are, having a party after winning our largest number of mps for over 100 years. our largest number of mps for over 100 ears. ., , , .,, 100 years. soon sir ed davey was talkin: 100 years. soon sir ed davey was talking about _ 100 years. soon sir ed davey was talking about the _ 100 years. soon sir ed davey was talking about the topic _ 100 years. soon sir ed davey was talking about the top

that was our political editor chris mason stop.rs away from tonight's crucial primetime us presidential debate between vice president kamala harris and republican nominee donald trump. it's the first time the rivals for the white house go head to head. what are you the latest poll of polls suggests that kamala harris is three points ahead — but many pundits say in reality it's too close to call. here's our north america editor sarah smith. after all the showbiz razzmatazz of the summer conventions, this race is about to get a lot more scrappy as they go head—to—head in what may be the pivotal moment of this very close race, and the stakes could not be higher. the last time donald trump took part in a tv debate, his opponent's candidacy collapsed. president trump? i really don't know what he said at the end of that sentence. i don't think he knows what he said, either. kamala harris insists she is more than ready to meet donald trump face—to—face for the first time. as the saying goes, "if you've got something to say, say it to my f

chris mason, bbc news, in liverpool.victory. ben chu, from bbc verify, has been assessing sir keir�*s popularity in the polls compared to his predecessors. sir keir starmer�*s personal approval ratings have taken a knock since he became prime minister. 2,000 people have been regularly asked by the polling firm opinium, "to what extent do you approve or disapprove of the way keir starmer is handling hisjob as leader of the opposition, and sincejuly, as prime minister?" just before the election, around 40% disapproved and 40% approved of his performance. and here's what's happened since the election. the share approving in september has fallen to 24%, and the share disapproving had hit 50%, suggesting a substantial negative net approval rating of more than 20 percentage points. how had starmer�*s predecessors as pm fared at a similar stage in their governments? well, ipsos mori has a long—running series asking people, "are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the pm is performing?" here's what it shows for satisfacti

chris mason, bbc news, in brighton. english football. an independent commission hearing into alleged breaches of premier league financial rules kicked off today, with the club facing 115 charges. they deny any wrongdoing, but if found guilty, possible sanctions include a fine, points deduction or even relegation. here's dan roan. manchester city champions again. they've achieved unprecedented domination of english football. manchester city this year becoming the first club ever to win four top flight titles in a row. but off the pitch, the champions have also been fighting a catalogue of premier league charges over alleged financial rule breaches. are you confident? this morning lord pannick kc, who is heading up city's legal team, arrived for the start of an independent commission hearing into the case in central london. the club denies wrongdoing and on friday, the manager addressed the issue. we believe we have not done anything wrong, so we go to the independent panel and we are going to wait. the 115 charges relate

chris mason, sima 24 that report, thank you very much. —— sima as well for that report.irst two months. asa as a was saying, keir starmer has had a lot of pickles to make but this summer he has focused on winter fuel payments, and then the budget, we will see what kind of prime minister he is proving to be. newsnight, on bbc two at 10.30, on iplayer. newsnight, on bbc two at 10.30, on ipla er. ., newsnight, on bbc two at 10.30, on ipla er. . ., ~ the presenterjeremy kyle has denied humiliating a guest on his itv show, who died of a fatal overdose days after the recording in 2019. steve dymond is believed to have taken his own life. he was accused of cheating on his partner. today, the inquest into his death was shown previously unseen footage from the show, in which mr dymond became visibly upset. jeremy kyle insisted his presenting style had been direct but empathetic. from winchester coroner's court, here's duncan kennedy. at the start of your relationship with jane, have you passionately kissed anyone else? she said no. why did she say no, steve? because i was telling

before we go, some reaction to chris mason's report on wednesday about the prime minister's chief off, sue gray. i can reveal that she earns £170,000 a year. now, clearly that is a lot of money relative to the uk average salary, but it is considerably less than some in the public sector and many in the private sector at a similar level of seniority. blair adams was less than impressed by that revelation. of bbc star salaries, including his own, of around £260,000, and added this story, at its crux is not about her £260,000, and added... thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social email newswatch@bbc.co.uk or you can find us on x on @newswatchbbc. you can call us on 0370?0106676 and do have a look at previous interviews on our website, bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us for now. thank you forjoining us. do think about getting in touch and perhaps even coming on the programme. we'll be back to hear more of your thoughts about how the bbc covers the news next week. goodbye. goo

chris mason, bbc news, in washington.and our north america correspondent jenny kumah. good to see you, doesn't sound like there was a whole lot of movement in those talks, just took us through the very latest. ~ . �* took us through the very latest. ~ ., �* ., ., latest. we haven't had a huge amount of— latest. we haven't had a huge amount of detail _ latest. we haven't had a huge amount of detail in _ latest. we haven't had a huge amount of detail in terms - latest. we haven't had a huge amount of detail in terms of l amount of detail in terms of what was actually discussed by the was a short statement that was issued and that said that the allies reaffirmed their unwavering support for ukraine, they also expressed deep concern about iran and north korea �*s provision of lethal weapons to russia and china support of russia's defence industrial base. now, as we saw industrial base. now, as we saw in chris's report, sir keir starmer gave a short interview after that meeting and he refused to be drawn on whether a decision