hello, i'm martine croxall. the funeral for ugandan olympic athlete rebecca cheptegei, who was killed by a former boyfriend this month, has begun in eastern uganda. the service is taking place at herfamily�*s home town, bukwo. she will receive full military honours, having been a member of the ugandan armed forces. the 33—year—old marathon runner, who competed in the paris games last month, died after being doused with petrol and set alight. her body was brought in from kenya, where she lived and trained. her death has renewed concern about the level of violence against women in kenya. herformer partner has since died of his injuries. our senior africa correspondent anne soy has more from bukwo. you canjust see how many people are here today. in my estimation, thousands. they have dozens of tents set up behind me, but the seating space has been taken up and there are many, many more people standing everywhere here. this is a very sad day for this community. they have remembered her as a humble member of this com

welcome, i'm martine croxall. there have been more reports of rocket fire around the israeli—lebanese border a day after nearly 500 people are reported to have been killed in israeli air strikes against what it says were hezbollah sites in lebanon. israel says it hit dozens of hezbollah targets in south lebanon overnight. this video, filmed in taalbaiya in lebanon's bekaa valley on monday evening, is said to show the aftermath of at least one air strike. the extent of the damage is not known. the fires are burning in what appears to be a residential area. israel says it hit around 1,300 targets, which it says were hezbollah sites housing cruise missiles, rockets and drones. welcome, i'm martine croxall. there have been more reports of rocket fire around the israeli—lebanese border a day after nearly 500 people are reported to have been killed in israeli air strikes against what it says were hezbollah sites in lebanon. israel says it hit dozens of hezbollah targets in south lebanon overnight. this video, filmed in

hello, i'm martine croxall. the latest in the middle east, following two days of explosions in lebanon. the united states says it's involved in intensive diplomatic efforts to prevent the conflict between israel and hezbollah escalating further. the comments come after explosions triggered in pagers and walkie—talkies used by hezbollah killed at least 32 people and injured thousands. the leader of hezbollah, which some western states have designated a terrorist organisation, is expected to address the events in a speech later today. israel hasn't confirmed it was behind the blasts, yet the defence minister yoav gallant has said it's opening a new phase in the war, with the centre of gravity shifting to the north. our reporter simonjones has more. a funeral in southern lebanon is about to be interrupted. explosion an explosion, injuring a hezbollah soldier, causing panic and fear. screaming in beirut, another blast caused by a walkie—talkie. explosion a new form of technological warfare. seen too at this mobile p

hello, i'm martine croxall. cross the channel to england. their rubber boat was overloaded, with more than 50 people on board. it got into difficulty north of boulogne, at ambleteuse, shortly after setting off. so far this year, 45 people have died trying to make the journey. that's the highest number since 2021. leigh milner has the latest. it's here on this beach, near the town of ambleteuse, where eight people were declared dead last night after a small boat started to sink not long after leaving the coast of france. translation: the vessel - departed from the slack sector

hello, i'm martine croxall. sir keir starmer says talks with president biden in washington have been wide—ranging and productive but wouldn't say whether he'd persuaded the us to allow ukraine to fire long—range missiles into russia. president zelensky has repeatedly called for permission to use the weapons on targets across the border. he claims it is the only way to end the war. our political editor, chris mason, has sent this report from the white house. i think the next few weeks and months could be crucial. what does president biden make of russia's threats against the west? i don't think much about vladimir putin. this is the blue room of the white house. the president, the prime minister and their teams spoke here for about an hour and a half. the war in ukraine dominated the conversation afterwards. sir keir starmer wouldn't be drawn on whether he'd persuaded the president that authorising ukraine to fire western missiles at russia was a good idea. instead, he said. well, there's only one reason we're ha

hello i'm martine croxall. donald trump said he is safe and well after what the fbi described as a second apparent assassination attempt against him. the service agent spotted an assault rifle poking out of bushes on the former president's golf course within 700 metres of where he was playing. the agent opened fire. the suspect who fled in a car was later arrested. police had searched his home in north carolina. joe biden and his president kamala harris both expressed relief that mr trump had not been hurt. security had been tightened around the republican presidential election candidate after an assassination attempt in july. graham satchell reports. it's blocked. they blocked it off. the i—95 in florida, and pictures taken by a passing motorist show a large number of police surrounding a vehicle. law enforcement officers have just detained a man suspected of attempting to assassinate donald trump. he was driving the black car seen here at the side of the road. the former president was playing golf on his own

hello i'm martine croxall.n nasrallah, whose death — in an israeli air strike in lebanon — has been confirmed in a statement from the militant group. he'd led the organisation's for more than 30 years — a hugely significant figure in middle east politics — and a key enemy of israel. the idf said it targeted him in a precision strike on a hezbollah command centre in the lebanese capital beirut. it said nasrallah had been "one of the country's biggest enemies throughout history" and said his killing "had made the world a better place". in its statement hezbollah vowed it would continue to "confront its enemies, support gaza and palestine — and defend the people of lebanon". the death of the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah was first announced by the israeli military and was then confirmed on hezbollah's tv channel in lebanon — al manar — here's the presenter announcing the news. translation: we congratulate his eminence the secretary - general of hezbollah, hassan nasrallah. may god have mercy on him for receivi

i'm martine croxall.ore women have contacted the bbc, saying that they were assaulted by the late mohammed al fayed when he was the boss of the luxury department store harrods. more than 20 women who worked for him have already come forward as part of a bbc investigation accusing the egyptian billionaire, who died last year, of multiple counts of rape and attempted rape during his 25 year reign at harrods. many claim that during that time the company helped cover up allegations of abuse. 0ur correspondent simonjones has this report — and a warning that it contains descriptions of sexual violence. he owned one of the most famous stores in the world. he loved being in the limelight. but some of mohamed al fayed's former workers have described him as a monster, a sleazebag, a predator who would use his power to stop them speaking out. now more women are having their voices heard. one who we're calling melanie has asked to remain anonymous. i was sexually assaulted by being groped by al fayed at his park lane

hello, i'm martine croxall.to england. their rubber boat was overloaded, with more than 50 people on board including eritreans, sudanese, syrians and iranians. six people including a baby with hypothermia have been taken to hospital. so far this year 45 people have died trying to make the journey across the channel. that's the highest number since 2021 and nearly four times last year's figure. just yesterday alone, around 800 migrants in 1a boats crossed the channel. the boat got into difficulties off the french town of ambleteuse and was driven onto rocks where it came apart. the rocky shore made the french rescue effort difficult. it comes as sir keir starmer will be in italy on monday for talks with counterpart giorgia meloni about her efforts to tackle the problem of illegal migration. leigh milner has the latest.

hello, i'm martine croxall. it's being reported that the body of the hezbollah leader, hassan nasrallah, has been recovered from the site of an israeli airstrike in beirut. these pictures we believe show the aftermath of the strike in which nasrullah and other senior hezbollah commanders were killed. an entire block, reduced to rubble, with surrounding buildings severely damaged. israel says more than 20 members of the militant group were killed in the strike. this is the scene live in beirut where airstrikes are continuing. israel's military has killed another senior hezbollah commander, nabil anuk. the prime minister of lebanon has called for a diplomatic solution, warning that up to a milllion people in his country will be displaced by the violence. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega sent us this report from lebanon. the streets of dahieh, this is the beating heart of hezbollah in beirut, now looking like a ghost town. thousands have left, many more are still trying to leave. driving through dahieh th

he told my colleague martine croxall that he wanted a ceasefire and a hostage deal. netanyahu and yahya sinwar have to put aside these narratives that clearly, clearly do not reflect the reality on the ground, and they need to put aside their own political or ideological agendas, whatever those are, and to work quickly and efficiently to arrive at a ceasefire and a hostage deal for the good of their peoples, until both of them decide that their own political future or ideological messianism is less important, is less important than the security of their own people, and in the case of israel, the solidarity of israeli society. we won't get very far. i want to talk about your son, sagui, who's 35. what word have you had over the last ten months of where he might be? well, sagui actually is now 36. he had his 36th birthday a couple of weeks ago in, we imagine, a horrific terror tunnel underneath gaza somewhere. and the only sign of life that we have received came back in late november or early december. keep in mind, it's important for your viewers to know this. no, ham

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hello, i'm martine croxall.ngland will decide later whether to change interest rates from five percent. the decision, expected at midday, comes after inflation, showing the rise in consumer prices, remained at 2.2 per cent last month. the central bank in the united states lowered interest rates by half a percentage point yesterday — the first cut for more than four years. let's speak to our business correspondent peter ruddick. what is the expectation with the bank of england? i knew you will ask me that. i am not a betting man but the one thing we can predict is it is going to be a close decision. the last time the nine person committee voted five to four, as close as you can get to cut interest rates last time to the 5% level they are now, a quarter of a percentage point change. why will it be so although there is disagreement really among the committee and economic experts about how sticky, how stubborn inflation price rises are, there is agreement that the trend is price rises and the rate of inflation is co

this is the world today with martine croxall. the final report into one of britain's burst of residential fires has been published, seven years after 72 people died in the grenfell tower disaster. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his government retains committed to its oracles and will retain a buffer zone on the border. i will retain a buffer zone on the border.— will retain a buffer zone on the border. i am telling you that if we — the border. i am telling you that if we relieve _ the border. i am telling you that if we relieve the - that if we relieve the pressure, if we get out of the philadelphi corridor, we are not going to get the hostages back, we are going to condemn a lot of them to stay there. fix, lot of them to stay there. a high school in the state of georgia is in lockdown after reported deadly shooting. police say one suspect is now in custody. seven people killed and dozens more injured in lviv after a fresh wave of strikes on ukraine russia. —— on ukraine by russia. welcome to the world today, an h

hello, i'm martine croxall. this month, has begun in eastern uganda. the service is taking place at herfamily�*s home town, bukwo. she will receive full military honours, having been a member of the ugandan armed forces. the 33—year—old marathon runner, who competed in the paris games last month, died after being doused with petrol and set alight. her body was brought in from kenya, where she lived and trained. her death has renewed concern about the level of violence against women in kenya. herformer partner has since died of his injuries. 0ur senior africa correspondent anne soy has more from bukwo. you canjust see how many people are here today. in my estimation, thousands. they have dozens of tents set up behind me, but the seating space has been taken up and there are many, many more people standing everywhere here. this is a very sad day for this community.

hello, i'm martine croxall. we start this hour with the news that eight people have drowned while trying to cross the channel from france to england. their rubber boat was overloaded, with more than 50 people on board including eritreans, sudanese, syrians and iranians. six people including a baby with hypothermia have been taken to hospital. so far this year 45 people have died trying to make the journey across the channel. that's the highest number since 2021 and nearly four times last year's figure. just yesterday alone, around 800 migrants in m boats crossed the channel. the boat got into difficulties off the french town of ambleteuse and was driven onto rocks where it came apart. the rocky shore made the french rescue effort difficult. it comes as sir keir starmer will be in italy on monday for talks with counterpart giorgia meloni about her efforts to tackle the problem of illegal migration. leigh milner has the latest. it's here on this beach, near the town of ambleteuse, where eight people were declared

he told my colleague martine croxall that he wanted a ceasefire and a hostage deal.er benjamin netanyahu and they have to put a site benjamin netanyahu and they have to put a sit- have to put a site narratives that clearly _ have to put a site narratives that clearly do _ have to put a site narratives that clearly do not - have to put a site narratives that clearly do not reflect i have to put a site narratives. that clearly do not reflect the reality on the ground and put aside their own political or ideological agendas, whatever those are and to work quickly and efficiently to arrive at a cease—fire and a hostage deal for the good of their pupils until both of them decide that their own political future ideological goals are less important than the security of their own people and in the case of israel, solidarity of israeli society, we will not get very far. israeli society, we will not get very far-— israeli society, we will not get very far. talking about our get very far. talking about your son _ get very far. talking about your son who _ get very far. talking

hello, i'm martine croxall. french police say eight people died overnight trying to cross the channel to england. their rubber boat was overloaded, with more than 50 people on board. it got into difficulty north of boulogne, at ambleteuse, shortly after setting off. so far this year, 45 people have died trying to make the journey. that's the highest number since 2021. leigh milner has the latest. it's here on this beach, near the town of ambleteuse, where eight people were declared dead last night after a small boat started to sink not long after leaving the coast of france. translation: the vessel - departed from the slack sector near the town of wimereux. it quickly ran into trouble and appears to have crashed on the rocks directly in front of where we are now. a total of 45 people have now died in the channel this year, the highest reported number since 2021, according to the un's international organisation for migration. sir keir starmer is expected to meet the italian prime minister in rome tomorrow to disc

ten o�*clock, this is it is ten o�*clock, this is bbc it is ten o�*clock, this is bbc news, i martine croxalltted making indecent images of children. he was sent the pictures on whatsapp by a convicted paedophile. these are the pictures of huw edwards arriving just under an hour ago at the court. he stepped out of at the court. he stepped out of a taxi carrying a small case. questions were shouted about whether he wanted to apologise for his crimes, but the former newsreader remained silent. our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha is outside westminster magistrates�* court. describe what is happening this morning. yes, around half an hour ago, huw edwards turned up to this court in a black taxi. he stepped out dragging a wheelie bag along with him wearing a blue cardigan, a white shirt, and he smiled at some of us on the outskirts of where he was walking. he went in through the glass doors behind me and then through security. my understanding is in court number one, they are waiting for him to appear in the dock. all the seats are taken by the national media, so there is a heavy media presen

hello i'm martine croxall. air strike in lebanon. he'd been its leader for more than 30 years. israel says the militia groups' command centre in the lebanese capital beirut was targeted in the strike. in its statement, israel's military said nasrallah had been "one of the country's biggest enemies throughout history" and his killing "had made the world a better place". in a statement hezbollah vowed it would continue to "confront its enemies, support gaza and palestine — and defend the people of lebanon". let's show you these live pictures from beirut and let's show you these live pictures from beirut and you can see that they still think smoke rising over several locations over the south of the capital as air strikes by the israelis continue in several locations today. elsewhere, the israeli military say they are targeting parts of the valley where rockets were fired. a great many people spending the night outside in central beirut and along the seafront. thousands of people leaving their homes, not knowing wh

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. sentencing of former bbc presenter huw edwards is under way after he admitted making indecent photographs of children. we have been discussing whether the chief magistrate might decide whether he has sufficient sentencing powers. if not, the case could be sent up to the crown court. huw edwards was sent the pictures in question on whatsapp by a convicted paedophile. let'sjust show whatsapp by a convicted paedophile. let's just show you the arrival shots of huw edwards. this is from earlier this morning, when he came to the magistrates' court. questions were shouted to him about whether he wanted to apologise for his crimes. the former newsreader remained silent. in the last half hour, a prosecutor has told the court that huw edwards paid hundreds of pounds for images. the court was also told that huw edwards describe some images he was sent as amazing. the prosecutor also told the court that it was accepted by the crown that mr edwards has suffered from depression and mental health is

this is the world today with martine croxall.wer disaster. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his government retains committed to its oracles and will retain a buffer zone on the border. i will retain a buffer zone on the border.— will retain a buffer zone on the border. i am telling you that if we — the border. i am telling you that if we relieve _ the border. i am telling you that if we relieve the - that if we relieve the pressure, if we get out of the philadelphi corridor, we are not going to get the hostages back, we are going to condemn a lot of them to stay there. aha, lot of them to stay there. a high school in the state of georgia is in lockdown after reported deadly shooting. police say one suspect is now in custody. seven people killed and dozens more injured in lviv after a fresh wave of strikes on ukraine russia. —— on ukraine by russia.

hello, i'm martine croxall.arty conference season is kicking off with the liberal democrats�* conference in brighton. it's the first time party members have come together since winning 72 westminster since seats injuly�*s election — a record for the party. they want to use their parliamentary presence to call for urgent measures to tackle the nhs crisis and improve social care. our political correspondent hannah miller has more. the lib dems are arriving in brighton in a mood that matches the weather. # sweet caroline... after celebrating their best ever general election results, the party is the third biggest in parliament. some of its members are here as mps for the first time. the mood is so upbeat, it is so buoyant but we are really determined to get stuff done. the reason we fight in elections and we win elections is so we can achieve things for our community so i am excited to be talking about our plan fixing social care and the health service, and how we really represent our community to be that strong, d

i'm martine croxall. killed, following a massive israeli attack yesterday. nasrallah's death is a major blow for the militant group, which he led for more than 30 years. israel's military said he'd been targeted in "a precision strike on hezbollah's command centre", describing him as "one of the country's biggest enemies throughout h isto ry". hezbollah has vowed it will continue to "confront its enemies, support gaza and palestine — and defend the people of lebanon". iran's supreme leader has declared five days of mourning. in the past few hours air raid sirens have sounded in central israel — including in tel aviv. the idf says it intercepted a missile fired from yemen. let shay these pictures as night descends on beirut. the idf say they have continued to carry out air strikes in southern beirut during the day, notably on neighbourhoods which are hezbollah strongholds. they say it is a precision strike they carried out last night, but the lebanese authorities say that 11 people are known to have died a

hello, i'm martine croxall.he channel. the boat got into difficulties off the french town of ambleteuse and was driven onto rocks where it came apart. the rocky shore made the french rescue effort difficult. it comes as sir keir starmer will be in italy on monday for talks with counterpart giorgia meloni about her efforts to tackle the problem of illegal migration. leigh milner has the latest. it's here on this beach, near the town of ambleteuse, where eight people were declared dead last night after a small boat started to sink not long after leaving

hello i�*m martine croxall.candidate after an assassination attempt in july. graham satchell reports. it's blocked. they blocked it off.

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