osaka faces a tough second—round clash against 21st seed yulia putintseva.e two most recent meetings. just a reminder of our top story. the europa league is up and running. manchester united were in action. it was a disappointing draw, though, erik ten hag's side against fc twente. you can get more of that on the bbc sport website. see you soon. hello there. heavy rain has dominated weather headlines in recent days, and there's more wet weather to come. in fact, for some parts of southern england, we've already seen way above the average monthly rainfall totals. and in these three towns, we've actually had three times more rain than we should have in september. and with the next couple of days, we're likely to see another 50mm at least in some spots, a couple of inches, the darker blues denoting where the heaviest of the rain is likely to be. so, slightly quieter, drier story for scotland, but low pressure dominates, and these weather fronts will move their way steadily eastwards as we go through thursday. that front will grind to a halt, almost, across nort

lots more on the bbc sport website including details of naomi osaka's win in the china open, herfirstth new coach patrick mouratoglou. back to lucy. seeing in women's sport and cement themselves as the world's super clubs. the atp tennis tour continues its far—east swing. the first round of the japan open is underway in tokyo. second seed hubert hurkacz is through after beating marcos giron in three sets, it's his first match since losing to the australian jordan thompson in the second round of the us open last month. he'll face eitherjack draper or mattia bellucci. there were also wins for ugo humbert, mariano navone and matteo berrettini. lots more on the bbc sport website including details of naomi osaka's win in the china open, herfirst match with new coach patrick mouratoglou. back to lucy. let's ta ke let's take you straight to new york to the un general assembly with live pictures coming to us at the moment. you can see delegates arriving. we have been listening to the president of the czech republic, but now taking to the podium is president zelenskyy of ukraine. let's listen.

ally went to osaka. meet someone he had never met but knew very well okay. when i met him again in japanthe war on terrorism, by terrorism, the adventure of the most horrifying terrorist organization in the world, claiming to grant freedom to the people of a country. they don't care about the men they hire, the only thing they care about is the money. there's also the term eat the apple f the core. the israel regime is acting out militarily. it is not only murdering palestinians in the gaza strip, it is carrying acts of terrorism inside of lebanon, also executing targeted assassinations, claiming the lives of tens of...

ali went to osaka to meet someone he had never met, but knew very well. when i met him again in japan

osaka beat italy's lucia bronzetti in her opening match of the china open in beijing.er world champion shaun murphy by four frames to two in cheltenham. the four time champion is hoping a good run in this tournament will get him back into the top 16 after dropping out last week after 29 years amongst the game's elite. last 0ctober ice hockey player adam johnson died from a serious neck injury while playing for nottingham panthers in a match against sheffield steelers. and the incident has prompted one woman to help equip ice hockey teams with life saving equipment. sports therapist erin rose has now been nominated for a bbc �*make a difference award' and she's been speaking to us about her campaign. this is one of our blankets, you have a set up so from a bandage, arterial bleeds, there is a seal and there, some scissors and a full blanket and a recess mask. i have raised over £18,000 to supply catastrophic bleed kids to soccer teams in and around london and the whole of the united kingdom. where theice whole of the united kingdom. where the ice rink and currently watc

samples of the products are on display at the headquarters of the japanese company icom in osaka, includinghe model that exploded in the hands of hezbollah members. this is the battery, it charges and then attaches to the device like this. by according to the company, this model of radio was discontinued in 2013, and the last batches abroad, including to the middle east, were delivered in the fall of 2014. how was this done? the device itself is filled with very dense electronics, there is no free space at all, if explosives were used, then most likely it was counterfeited to look like our battery, the published press release reports: about many cases of counterfeiting of their products shortly before the cessation of production, while the absence of a holographic seal on footage from the explosion sites does not allow us to say whether the devices that were blown up were genuine or not. the management of the japanese company promises to monitor the information for a more thorough investigation, although it is true that this is unlikely to help establish the true circumstances of the incide

ally went to osaka to meet someone he had never met but knew very well. when i met him again in japan

at the headquarters of the japanese company icom in osaka, there are samples of the product on displayncluding the model that exploded in the hands of hezbollah members. this is the battery, it is charged, and then attached to the device like this. according to the company, this model of the radio has been discontinued. how was this done? the device itself is filled with very dense electronics, there is no free space at all. if explosives were used, then most likely they were faked to look like our battery. in the published press release there have been numerous cases of counterfeiting of their products reported shortly before the cessation of production. at the same time, the absence of a holographic seal on the footage. from the sites of the explosions does not allow us to say whether the devices that were blown up were genuine or not. if it is a counterfeit, then we can do nothing here. it is impossible to take preventive measures in a situation where someone puts explosives in a device manufactured by our company. the management of the japanese company promises to monitor the infor

. >> reporter: naomi osaka back on the court after welcoming her first child, was knocked out in thed. >> i feel that my heart dies every time i lose. and it sucks a lot. >> reporter: history was made when american frances tiafoe and ben shelton became the first black men ever to meet in a semifinal. the dream lives on for the americans still vying to bring home a men's singles title for the usa for the first time in 21 years. priscilla thompson, nbc news. >>> an nfl rookie is recovering at home this morning after being shot in the chest. police say 49ers rookie ricky pearsall was the victim of attempted robbery. the 23-year-old was walking alone in union square when a 17-year-old pulled a gun on him. both were shot and hospitalized. pearsall's mom says the bullet missed his vital organs and he is now in good spirits. >>> coming up, the eiffel tower is making its new accessory permanen permanen >>> plt. us(♪♪) ghirardelli intense dark. (♪♪) bold... rich... intensely delicious dark chocolate. (♪♪) ghirardelli intense dark. makes life a bite better. (♪♪) always dry scoop before you run

there's more on naomi osaka's win at the china open on the bbc sport website — it was her first sincetnership with serena williams�* former coach patrick mouratoglou. for now, i'll pass you back to kasia. as always, good to see you. lots more export on our website. we are returning to the escalating crisis in the middle east, those rocket attacks between hezbollah in lebanon and israel. air strikes between the two across the border. we can talk to the former national security adviser of israel. yaakov amidror israel. on this notion, the reports that israel is culling up to additional armour brigades to its border with lebanon, are we seeing a precursor of a ground invasion? , seeing a precursor of a ground invasion?— invasion? yes, what we see is that israel— invasion? yes, what we see is that israel is _ invasion? yes, what we see is that israel is taking _ invasion? yes, what we see is that israel is taking very - that israel is taking very seriously the obligation to defend itself. the attack on the 8th of october with no provocation on the israeli side, and what they are doing now

transformed in the sixties, go to international exhibitions in brussels, amsterdam, london, montreal, osakaent, this is very cork gradually began to include color. here we see a towel made by the craftswoman vinokurova. and the flowers are already completely different, they ... change, large forms, and small flowers, and zigzags are very harmoniously combined here, this is a panorama, these figures are built in such a way that here at the same time and as if human figures, and if you look at one angle, and at another angle these will be flowers in vases, yes, they alternate. and women in kakoshniks in seraphs, all the diversity of our nizhny novgorod guipure is built from pattern elements, there are about fifty of them, these are dolls, baburochki, shadow, half-shadow, harrow, wheat, kopeck, darning, chain and so on, it is clear that women came up with these names with great love for their work. i perform the kopeck or fly element, first a frame for this fly is performed on four cells, it is intertwined, secured, diagonal legs are performed, i definitely interlace them, secure them, so the

naomi osaka, dak prescott. what do you think about how this has all evolved?t it like i was the cause of anything. it's a beautiful thing because, for me, i look at all those guys' stories and find so much inspiration within it because it shows the power of strength that we can give one another. because we're all going through something. just breaking that stigma of showing that it's okay to be vulnerable and show empathy to one another goes a long way. >> michael: something else i have been watching on you tube, i have been watching your show. dinners with demar. dwayne wade, draymond green, damian lilliard about experiences they've been facing. how has that been? >> it's been amazing. because one, these individuals that i look up to, stories that -- conversation that i have had with these same individuals that inspired me to continue my journey. it was something i wanted to give to the audience for free. go to my you tube channel and check it out. and, hopefully, help the next person. we got to get you on there, too. >> michael: dinner for free on demar, i'm

japantown merchants are facing two years of construction on the peace plaza and osaka way, buchanan mallill you do to support small businesses in japantown impacted by construction projects and we'll start with candidate scotty. thank you. yeah, i think this is actually part of a broader trend that we've seen in san francisco of construction projects adversely impacting businesses. i think you can make the same argument for the valencia bike lane. and there are other examples of where we've seen a lack of partnership between city government and the merchant communities that are impacted by infrastructure projects and public works improvements, not working as well together as they could have. now. i'm not saying that's the case necessarily in japantown, but i do think that city government needs to play a very active role in making sure that we are doing everything to mitigate the adverse impacts to local merchants and small businesses. when we do decide to improve a public space. so i would be in favor of creating a city provided fund that offsets the loss of revenue for businesses and al

the car was not registered and its liability insurance policy osaka. more such irresponsible drivers on our roads lately. i found myself without a license, without insurance, and, apparently, without a conscience, a young driver did not keep his distance and drove into svetlana's bumper, when the conversation turned to compensation, the guy honestly admitted that he did not have an insurance policy, and he was not afraid of the court, he began to be aggressive and told me that you will not get anything from me at all, because i am not employed anywhere, i have no property, if you want, go ahead, serve. some drivers deliberately do not buy osaga, because the fine in this case is a penny, it will not be easy to collect money through the court. at the same time, experts say, some insurance companies have even learned to earn situations and offer drivers an additional option. pays extra. so that they have insurance against uninsured, so plus or minus for many insured, the insurance has become more expensive by another 3,000 rubles, which is not taken into

it jumps out at you over osaka japan, is supposededly one of the biggest and brightest this year. over here, though, really the lead story today, the exploding pagers killing nine and hurting thousands in lebanon. i must say, you know, massad, if you look at what happened here and look what happened in iran with the bombing there and the killing of a leader of hamas, it seems that massad can do what they want to do when they want to do it and where they want to do it, which leads to the question why on october 7th? >> it makes that question even bigger. >> why october 7th? do they know an attack coming for a year had all of the warning signs and did nothing? >> and still haven't explained it. >> and still haven't explained it. >> never a good time. >> kicker here is b.b. netanyahu's rabid cabinet are now trying to get rid of the defense minister. you see, this has been an ongoing fight between secular jews that are running the defense in intel agencies or have since 1948. and extremists who really don't care about the military but are always undermining, always trying to undermine