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jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem.rom the us election, polls are tight — and so called swing states will be key. if you look at the overall trends, you see harris retains a small lead over trump in the national polling averages. if we turn to the battleground states — as you can see — the polls are very tight in the seven states key swing states in this election with neither candidate having a decisive lead in any of them, according to the polling averages. one of those states is michigan — where former president barak obama was campaigning on behalf of kamala harris last night and michelle obama is also due to head there with the vice president on saturday. quinn kline—felter is senior news editor at detroit public radio. he told me more about the us presidential candidates on the campaign trail. it is too find, i think. kamala harris has made a number of inroads into trying to make people feel their situation will be getting better, she has touted policies about ending price gouging, and former president donald trump

jon donnison in jerusalem.e this. it is something they have been talking about for the last few days and weeks, but of course those conversations at the highest level, behind closed doors, really bear no resemblance to what we are seeing on the ground here in the middle east at the moment. we have heard from david lammy, the foreign secretary, again from the us presidentjoe biden, everybody calling for a ceasefire in the middle east. but this is no doubt a dangerous moment, and certainly people here in lebanon tonight, people in israel as well, are filled with fear and concern about what might happen next. that is all from me and our teams in the middle east tonight, back to the studio. israel is now calibrating its response to iran's missile strikes, with the vast majority of the weapons intercepted by the air force. gordon corera is here with more details on the attack. iran today launched a barrage of around 180 missiles against israel. but so far it looks like the casualties were limited. these are the type

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem.s in somerset. ellie price caught up with one of the friends who couldn't believe his luck. beeping oh, my god, there are pennies everywhere. the stuff of detectorists' dreams, a horde of coins undiscovered for nearly 1,000 years. that was back in 2019. today it turns out it is the highest valued treasure everfound in the uk. it's been almost six years to get to this point, so the initial excitement of finding it, the momentum slowed with covid and it's like winning the lottery are not being able to cash your ticket in. a ticket worth £4.3 million. that money is split between the seven friends who found it and the landowner. i've been able to buy a house mortgage free, so, yeah, it's changed my life. hordes like this one have to come through the british museum in the process of deciding whether they are treasure. there are an average 14,000 fines that come through and about 1500 declared treasure. it contains twice as many coins of harold ii and nearly five times as many william i coin

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. how israel's military was overwhelmed in the attacks of october the 7th attacks by hamas almost a year ago. campaigners for assisted dying in the uk have welcomed the news that parliament is to get an opportunity to vote on a new law to make it legal. proposals will be introduced later this month. mps rejected a bill on the issue in 2015. let's hearfrom dr henry marsh, a neurosurgeon and campaigner for assisted dying — who has written extensively about his advanced prostate cancer. and dr gillian wright, a former palliative care doctor who now campaigns against assisted dying. i'm currently in remission from stage three prostate cancer, which probably will recur and fail treatment eventually but nothing is certain. there's nothing special about that. i mean, i regard cancer at my age as part of growing up, and it's very common. i have always been a passionate advocate of legalising assisted dying, long before i became a patient myself. so tell me, in terms of what we think is going to

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. and faisal islam will have more on newsnight on bbc two shortly. about other alternatives to striking is rainy and oilfields and if he was in their shoes, are they looking at other alternatives and what are the consequences of the strikes? plus, does the government's new green growth risks leaving the public behind. we are after the bbc news that 10:30pm. a metropolitan police officer has been charged over the death of an 81—year—old woman who died after a crash with a motorcycle that was part of a security escort for sophie wessex, the duchess of edinburgh. the incident happened in may last year. graham satchell reports. helen holland had been visiting her sister in west london when she was hit by a police motorcycle that had been part of a royal convoy. at the time, her son, seen here leaving flowers at the scene, said the 81—year—old had suffered multiple broken bones and massive internal injuries. she died two weeks later in hospital. after her death, sophie, the duchess of edinburgh, seen here with her husband edward, said she was deeply sadde

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem.p are in the home stretch of the race for the white house, with november's presidential election just 32 days away. they're ramping up campaigning in the handful of key states where both ms harris and mr trump stand a chance of winning. the democratic nominee is in the hotly contested state of michigan on friday, trying to appeal to working—class voters. she made stops in the union stronghold cities of detroit and flint, touting her record on labour rights. during her rally in flint just a short while ago, ms harris made appeals to workers without college degrees. we will retool existing factories, hire locally and work with unions to create good—paying jobs, including jobs that do not require a college degree. cheering and applause because we understand a college degree is not the only measure of whether a worker has skills and experience to get the job done. meanwhile, donald trump made stops in georgia and north carolina on friday. he appeared with georgia's popular governor brian k

jon donnison reported from israel.ast two minutes, and thatis from the last two minutes, and that is there are reports from gammon that there have been a series of air strikes on some of the countries main cities —— yemen, which of course houthis brothers who hold sway, a us official speaking on anonymity has told media that the us carried out the attacks targeted specifically weapons systems and bases and other equipment which belong to the iranian backed houthis brothers. so this is the latest action, military action, so —— by the us against these facilities, coming after the rub of group claimed to previously have shut down a military drawn from the us and flying over the area earlier this week. so we know now that the us has apparently conducted a series of air strikes on a number of these houthis positions. the fact that these positions. the fact that these positions have been targeted so just potentially of a possible new escalation in these us—led operations against the iranian backed group. also in the last few

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem.n donnison looking back at how israel's military was overwhelmed in the attacks of october the 7th by hamas almost a year ago. here in the uk, a metropolitan police officer has been charged over the death of an 81—year—old woman who was killed in a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the duchess of edinburgh. for more on that, with me now is martine croxall. talk us through what happened. this was an incident that took place in may last year, and the person we are talking about is helen holland, she was 81 years of age and she was hit by a police motorbike in el court in west london royal escort for was part of a royal escort for sophie, duchess of edinborough. ms. holland suffered serious injuries and died two weeks later. she had sustained multiple broken bones and massive internal injuries. after her death was announced, buckingham palace said the duchess of edinburgh was going to contact the family and private to express our condolences and sympathies, today,

jon donnison who visited the conservatory when it was still standing before the war, reports on a newen. in gaza, amidst the mayhem, a moment of melody. for children, learning music is not easy at the best of times. and for mohammed, these are the worst. the 14—year—old lost part of his arm in an israeli air strike.

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. a devastating war goes on across israel's borders and beyond.s still raw here in southern israel. you see behind me the flag and the flowers and the photographs of young israelis and young foreigners who came here on october six to gather together 0ctober six to gather together for a music festival, a celebration, which as the sun rose the next day, turned into a slaughter. joining me now is shye klein, photographer and survivor of the nova music festival. the artillery is still in the air, a reminder of the war. thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me. i thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me.— you for having me. i know you bou~ht you for having me. i know you bought your — you for having me. i know you bought your ticket _ you for having me. i know you bought your ticket at - you for having me. i know you bought your ticket at the - bought your ticket at the last minute to come to what was your first music festival. it turned into a festival like no other. i am sorry to have to ring you back, what are your remembrance of tha

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. petraeus is of us army general who commanded forces in iraq and afghanistan, he said that he wasn't surprised that iran directly attacked israel. the blows against hezbollah in lebanon were very substantial. this was notjust a decapitation including the leader, hassan nasrallah, it was a decimation of the senior leadership and of their command and communication means. and then followed up with attacks on over 1500 sites extending well beyond southern lebanon and also into syria. i think iran felt it had to respond, the hardliners prevailed including over the new president who might have cautioned a bit of restraint. now i think israel is going to have to respond in kind. this time it will not be a single missile into an air base, which by the way penetrated the russian provided air defences. this time i think it would be against substantial military sites in iran to show what they can do. after showing the iranian attack was quite ineffectual. was that deliberate? 180 missiles fired b

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem.curred almost exactly one year on from october 7th. jordan zilberman who was born and raised in kibbutz nir 0z. she told my colleague lyse doucet about her experience that day and the harrowing phone call she received from her father. a whole day are feeling terrified and helpless, trying to guide him through the phone, knowing everything that is happening in the kibbutz and feeling helpless. and coming back here today, i know there has been a commemoration today for one of their families. what for one of their families. what is the mood — for one of their families. what is the mood today? _ for one of their families. what is the mood today? we - for one of their families. what is the mood today? we hear l for one of their families. what. is the mood today? we hear from two of our — is the mood today? we hear from two of our members _ is the mood today? we hear from two of our members that - is the mood today? we hear from two of our members that are - two of our members that are from

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem.stry of defence confirmed that british forces, in their words, played a part in attempts to prevent further escalation in the middle east. no operational details were given, but the bbc understands that it means uk fighterjets were involved, as they were in april when iran last attacked israel with missiles. on iranian soil back injuly. meanwhile, this evening, injaffa, neartelaviv, just before the missile attack, seven israelis were shot dead in what police said was a terrorist attack. for months now, the world's diplomats have tried to stop the year—long war in gaza from engulfing the region. they've failed. and after tonight's unprecedented iranian attacks, israel is expected to hit back hard. jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. the uk's ministry of defence confirmed that british forces, in their words, played a part in attempts to prevent further escalation in the middle east. no operational details were given, but the bbc understands that it means uk fighterjets were involved, as t

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem.thor gideon levy, who's been fiercely critical of israeli governments past and present. thank you very much for being with us. as we approach the anniversary of october the 7th, benjamin netanyahu was so criticised in the aftermath of that and yet now he seems to be riding high in the opinion polls in israel because of what he is doing against hezbollah. absolutely, but it's in this point of time, you cannot say anything because the operation against hezbollah just started and israelis alike military achievements. and there are some achievements, but we are farfrom knowing how it some achievements, but we are far from knowing how it will be concluded, and you will still see ups and downs in the popularity of netanyahu. i'm not sure it's going to be a story of success, this invasion, this penetration into lebanon. wait and see. last time israel went there, it took months to work out and the time before it took 16 years to get out from lebanon. that's not success. �* out from lebanon. th

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem.l aviv — which was targeted by missiles last night. let's have a look at pictures. residents reported receiving a government emergency alarm on their phones — warning people to take shelter. missiles could be seen across the sky — one hit a restaurant in the city. we also have a live shot. tyre in southern lebanon, which sits 12 miles north of the border with israel, has been hit hard by strikes. tyre is one of the oldest inhabitated cities in the world, but now it is reported that many people had left the seaside city, after increasing attacks from israel. the picture that we just showed you was jerusalem instead. the picture that we just showed you wasjerusalem instead. my mistake. looking quiet after a dramatic night. in a moment we will speak to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega, who is in the lebanese capital beirut — but first to nick beake in northern israel. morning. wejust saw morning. we just saw the pictures of tel aviv, looking quieter this morning. what is the sen

now back tojerusalem and jon donnison. we are hearing 200 missiles fired from iran towards israel.be?— israel's next step be? well, it is a aood israel's next step be? well, it is a good question- — israel's next step be? well, it is a good question. they _ israel's next step be? well, it is a good question. they had - israel's next step be? well, it is a | good question. they had promised when we got this news that us intelligence has detected an iranian attack, they said that iran would pay and would suffer the consequences. so, it is going to be another anxious wait i think to see how israel responds. it has responded in the past when it has been struck by yemen, by iran, by hezbollah, and by hamas of course in gaza, and if the past is anything to go by. gaza, and if the past is anything to go by, then i can expect we can think israel is going to hit back in one way or another. there is going to be fierce diplomatic efforts, renewed diplomatic efforts to try and get some sort of restraint, some sort of lid on this at the moment. because there is a real danger, and i have to say

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. a brutal civil war is continuing to devastate sudan.s the sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group have been locked in a vicious struggle for power. in that time, the united nations says ten million people have been displaced, and one of the world's biggest humanitarian crises triggered. aid agencies have long complained security threats and roadblocks are hampering their effort to deliver vital goods, like food, to the people who need them. the bbc�*s barbara plett usher has travelled to 0mdurman to see the impact of this struggle. a warning, you may find some of the images in her report upsetting. hunger stop sudan, the youngest arts we could spray. sudan has long seen malnutrition caused by poverty —— the weakest pray. so, you just expanded this ward? the weakest pray. so, you 'ust expanded this ward?�* the weakest pray. so, you 'ust expanded this ward? yeah, we've exanded expanded this ward? yeah, we've exnanded this _ expanded this ward? yeah, we've expanded this ward. _ expanded this ward? yeah, we've expanded this ward. we

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. to bbc persian�*s khashayarjoneidi what have the iranians been saying about the missile attack? what the iranian president said is that what has happened has been a legitimate price of the iranians government in a defensive pack, and iran is doing this because it wants to stabilise peace and security within its own borders and also in the wider region in the middle east. and the foreign minister has also said this has been a defensive action which has come to an end and if israel decides to retaliate, iran would react stronger this time and he has also put the onus on israel's supporters and allies to stop the spread of conflict within the middle east. . ~ , conflict within the middle east. ., ~ , ., east. talk us through the significance _ east. talk us through the significance of _ east. talk us through the significance of this - significance of this direct attack from iran on israel and what it means for the conflict in the middle east. just what it means for the conflict in the mi

jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem.cholz, said "iran is risking setting the entire region on fire." mr scholz said this must be prevented at all costs and called on iran and hezbollah to immediately end their attacks on israel. the uk's ministry of defence has confirmed that british forces, in their words, played a part in attempts to prevent further escalation in the middle east. no operational details were given — but the bbc understands that it means uk fighterjets were involved, as they were in april when iran last attacked israel with missiles. here's prime minister, sir keir starmer. we stand with israel, and we recognise her right to self—defence in the face of this aggression. iran must stop these attacks. together with its proxies, like hezbollah, iran has menaced the middle east forfar too long. chaos and destruction brought notjust to israel, but to the people they live amongst in lebanon and beyond. make no mistake — britain stands full square against such violence. we support israel's reasonable demand for

joining me now is our correspondent jon donnison who's injerusalem and anna foster who's in beirut.e ground invasion started in southern lebanon with israelis watching that attack butjohn, first to you, what is the latest you're hearing about preparations with those threats in the message relayed from white house officials there to officials there in the israeli government. there in the israeli covernment. , . ., , , government. israeli military is confirmed _ government. israeli military is confirmed that _ government. israeli military is confirmed that it _ government. israeli military is confirmed that it received - confirmed that it received intelligence from the united states that iran was preparing to launch missiles towards israel and as you say, it is not detected any missiles being launched yet but it says that its air defence systems are fully prepared and that air force fighter jets fully prepared and that air force fighterjets are force fighter jets are patrolling force fighterjets are patrolling the skies. iran has been threatening to seek vengeance for the killing of t

joining me now are our correspondents jon donnison injerusalem, tom bateman in washington and anna foster in beirut. everyone clearly there is a high alert. everyone clearly there is a high alert-— everyone clearly there is a hiuhalert. , , ~ ., high alert. absolutely. we have had a statement _ high alert. absolutely. we have had a statement from - high alert. absolutely. we have had a statement from the - high alert. absolutely. we have had a statement from the chief| had a statement from the chief military spokesperson for israel's military and as you say they have received this information from their partners information from their partners in the united states and they are now on high alert. israeli planes the skies. again reiterating what the white house official said, they would be serious consequences for iran if there was a direct attack on israel. in iran if there was a direct attack on israel. in terms of the ground _ attack on israel. in terms of the ground invasion, - attack on israel. in terms of the ground invasion, tell- attack on israel. in terms of the ground invasion, te

we'll shortly speak to jon donnison, who is injerusalem.s impact on people on the ground. ti 3 is perhaps one of the worst nights since the israelis escalated their attacks here in lebanon. more than 30 airstrikes were heard and reported by the national news agencies. it is an apoplectic scene with flames over the south of beirut and many people well rushed out of their homes and there was no warning to the civilians by the israeli defences in at least eight locations but the amount and scale of the attack made people even in neighbouring areas rushed out at night, walking and running out of their homes. this is a further escalation by the israeli air force is making everybody here scared to death every night, sleepless night for the lebanese worrying what will happen next. this is causing a terrible humanitarian crisis, more than 1.2 million are already displaced and needing homes. there are 900 shelters but they need assistance, food, medical aid and this is a country already struggling with its finance and failed governments around the c

that was jon they haven't managed to do that. that wasjon donnison bring you some of the other news from the day but i want to show you live pictures coming into us from beirut, first of all. we have seen more strikes in beirut today. also, that news that eight soldiers, israeli soldiers, have been killed in combat today. we had heard about one earlier in the day, but that news in the last 45 minutes that seven soldiers have been killed coming from the idf. so, those are the life pictures coming in from beirut as israel sends more troops into lebanon. let's also return to qatar. i will show seen there. we are expecting the next little while to hear the iranian president. he is there on a scheduled visit. of course, there is a huge tension on iran after the barrage of missiles sent towards israel yesterday. and the potential of israel responding. they have promised to respond. we will monitor what is said in that press conference when it starts to hear if there is any relevant passage on those events that are spiralling in the region. 0ne events that