his devotion to scotland drove decades of public service.al figure in the political world. monumentalfigure in the politicalworld. david monumentalfigure in the political world. david cameron, who was prime minister at the time of the edinburgh agreement which paved the way for the independence referendum, said, "we disagreed about many things but there is no doubt alex salmond was a giant of scottish and british politics. hugely passionate about the causes he championed. he was one of those rare politicians with both enormous charisma and genuine conviction, who always held the room." of course, all of those paying tribute are offering their condolences to alex salmond's wife moira and his family and friends. what is really striking about these tributes is, agree or disagree with his politics, these tributes reflect the impact alex salmond made. yes, there was controversy. alex salmond himself described himself as no angel. and of course those allegations made about him, he was cleared of all of them. but alex salmond was colourful, yes, co

but i love scotland and i want to give my best to scotland."i want to make space for a new political generation." do you still want to make space for a new generation? maybe ahead of the next holyrood scottish parliament election? no, no, i'm in here for the long haul. and yeah, there'll be a time. when i step down. but it's not, it's not any time soon. your first challenge though was not those holyrood elections but the general election. pretty grim for your party. down from 48 to nine seats, down from 45% in the polls to 30%. did you know that day in edinburgh when i interviewed you for panorama on bbc one, did you deep down think, "i know it's going to be bruising, i know it's coming."? i knew it was going to be tough. yeah, of course i did. because, you know, i can read i can read opinion polls pretty well. i've been around the blocks for a while on these questions. so yes, i knew it was going to be tough, but at that stage we still had several weeks to go in the campaign. so i was trying to strengthen our position. i think in actual fact,

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our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports.0 years, no one came closer to ending scotland's union with england than alex salmond. this, in my estimation, has been the greatest campaign in scottish democratic history. a formidable political figure, who guided a party that for decades was on the fringes of politics, to the heart of power, changing the political landscape of the united kingdom, and delivering a referendum on independence. this is desperately sad news that alex salmond has died, and i extend my deepest condolences to his wife, moira, and to his family. this is a moment that individuals will reflect on the exceptional leadership and contribution that alex salmond has given to public life in scotland, with his service in the house of commons and in the scottish parliament, and especially as the first minister of scotland. it was while studying economics at st andrews university that alex salmond joined the snp. he worked for a time as an oil economist, but politics soon exerted its pull. the mp for banff and buchan,

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. it he is likely to get there in scotland-— he is likely to get there in scotland. ., ., , ~ scotland a real shock to the scottish political - to the scottish political world. the uk political world. mr salmond died suddenly on saturday of a heart attack when he was attending this conference in north macedonia. there have been a large number of tributes to him. mr salmond led the snp on two separate occasions and was the first minister of scotland from 2007 until 2014, leaving scotland famously entered that independence referendum in 2014. he stepped down as snp leader. it was a controversial figure, a colourful character, but there have been many fulsome tributes as well to him. there will be a private family funeral at some point in the coming days and after that a much fuller memorial service will be held to remember his life and legacy here in scotland.— life and legacy here in scotland. �* . ~ life and legacy here in scotland. �* ., ~ this weekend sees the first named storm of the season. at the moment the stormers on the other side of the atlantic and yet to develop. an advance

scotland's heritage. warnings of growing hunger in gaza, aid workers say food hasn't reached northern areas this month , as an intense israeli offensive continues. and on the front line in southern lebanon — we report from on the ground as israeli troops clash with hezbollah forces. there has been busts of small arms fire, artillery close by, despite israeli control on the ground here this is still very much in active combat zone. still very much an active combat zone. hello, i'm karin giannone. alex salmond, the former first minister of scotland and a dominant figure in scottish politics for decades, has died at the age of 69. the former mp and msp, who led the country despite israeli control on the ground here this is still very much in active combat zone. still very much an active combat zone. hello, i'm karin giannone. alex salmond, the former first minister of scotland and a dominant figure in scottish politics for decades, has died at the age of 69. the former mp and msp, who led the country between

and especially as the first minister of scotland.ed for a time as an oil economist, but politics soon exerted its pull. the mp for banff and buchan, alex salmond, has won - the leadership of the scottish national party. _ mr salmond first led the snp in the 1990s... we are going to win the battle for the hearts and minds of the scottish people! ..but it was during his second stint that his party became a major political force. well, folks, it's good to be back. within three years, the snp were in government in edinburgh. then, in 2011, he pulled off a feat that was thought impossible, winning a majority at holyrood. alex salmond negotiated the referendum on independence with the then prime minister david cameron. how dare they say that this country is not capable of running its own affairs?! he was an inescapable voice in the debate that followed, on the airwaves and in towns and cities across scotland. in the end, the referendum result was "no", and alex salmond stepped down as first minister and snp leader... as leader, my time is

but they'll have to beat rivals scotland in sharjah to do it.y have had a steady start, six overs gone, no wickets lost, 29 without loss they are in that crucial match, particularly for england at the t20 world cup. england's women have already had a good day in rugby union — they successfully defended their wxv1 trophy with a 21—12 victory over hosts canada. it was a winner—take—all clash against the hosts in vancouver. the red roses fought back from a rare deficit to take the title. the defending champions extended their winning run to 20 matches. and they've now won both editions of the tournament's top tier. mauricio pochettino's first match in charge of the united states saw them beat panama 2—0 in a friendly. the former chelsea and tottenham boss was appointed in september following gregg berhalter�*s dismissal to lead them into the next world cup for which they are joint hosts. two european—based players yunus musah and ricardo pepi got the goals in texas, with another friendly, this time against mexico, to come next on tuesday. aryna sab

verdict of the people of scotland.atement, his party hailed the former minister's leadership, who brought the snp into the mainstream and the scottish government. saying he was a titan of the independence movement. and the uk prime minister sir keir starmer has released a statement saying — for more than 30 years, alex salmond was a monumental figure in scottish and uk politics... these are the final pictures of alex salmond — taken this weekend in north macedonia, where he was speaking earlier on saturday before he was taken ill. ian blackford who served as leader of the scottish national party in the house of commons from 2017 to 2022 said he was shocked to hear alex salmond had died. i think all of our thoughts are with moira his wife, his family and friends, a tremendous loss to them first and foremost but to the country as well, someone who was an inspiring political leader. let's not forget that when he was elected to the westminster parliament in 1987 there were three snp mps, he took them to the position of lea

and transform the prospects of scotland as an independent country.- prospects of scotland as an independentwill your abiding — independent country. what will your abiding memory _ independent country. what will your abiding memory be - independent country. what will your abiding memory be of - independent country. what will| your abiding memory be of alex salmond? i your abiding memory be of alex salmond? .., , your abiding memory be of alex salmond? .. , , salmond? i can vividly remember drivin: to salmond? i can vividly remember driving to edinburgh _ salmond? i can vividly remember driving to edinburgh the - salmond? i can vividly remember driving to edinburgh the day - driving to edinburgh the day after the 2007 election, and hearing alex salmond speaking from edinburgh where he had arrived and essentially said that because we had won the election, scotland had changed and would change forever as a consequence. i rememberfeeling consequence. i remember feeling at consequence. i rememberfeeling at that moment all of the years of endeavour that we had all done, it suddenly reached fulfilm

lows of 7 or 8 degrees in scotland.rs will develop in england and wales. not as many or as heavy as today, but a stronger wind developing in the north will blow more rain southwards across eastern scotland into the north east of england, western scotland and for much of the day northern ireland should be drier, but it's going to feel colder in northern areas and across the board and perhaps for a while into northern ireland as well. and with a lot of cloud, it's going to be difficult to see the meteor shower overnight. it does indicate a mild night. lows of 7 or 8 degrees in scotland. heading into tomorrow, some showers will develop in england and wales. not as many or as heavy as today, but a stronger wind developing in the north will blow more rain southwards across eastern scotland into the north east of england, western scotland and for much of the day northern ireland should be drier, but it's going to feel colder in northern areas and across the board temperatures are going to be a bit lower than today — 16 in the

scotland is still very much on a journey there.trong position it was in ten years ago. i don't think there is any point in anybody saying otherwise. the independence movement is fractured. i heard somebody say today there are 21 different organisations are now backing scottish independence, including alex salmond's alba party. in a sense he was kind of responsible for that fracturing of the independence movement and i think what we need to see now in the aftermath of the terrible events of the last 2a hours is a coming together of those different organisations in some way so they can work together as the yes movement did in the run—up to the referendum in 201a when it was pushing at the door with a single, powerful voice. it needs to get back to that. �* , ., ., that. andy, someone who has known alex — that. andy, someone who has known alex salmond - that. andy, someone who has known alex salmond for - that. andy, someone who has known alex salmond for at. that. andy, someone who has i known alex salmond for at least a0 years, than

and the increases entirely to immigration, people in scotland for the rest of the uk moving to scotlandeless, the scottish government showing a very supportive face on the entire thing and sing the figures today just entire thing and sing the figures todayjust prove how attractive a place scotland is to live and work.— attractive a place scotland is to live and work. and crucially u . to live and work. and crucially op appropriate. _ to live and work. and crucially up appropriate, as _ to live and work. and crucially up appropriate, as the - up appropriate, as the publishing gets older. people earnina publishing gets older. people earning money _ publishing gets older. people earning money and _ publishing gets older. people earning money and earning . publishing gets older. people i earning money and earning money at sufficient levels in sufficient numbers that they can provide funding for the elderly generations. having 'ust elderly generations. having just come _ elderly generations. having just come back _ elderly generations. having just come back from - elderly generations. having

the former first minister of scotland alex salmond, who has died at _ scotland alex salmond, who hasnt harris was back in april and the summary says she remains in excellent help and that she possesses the physical and mental resilience required to successfully execute the duties of the presidency. miss harris is looking to draw a bit of a contrast with her republican opponent donald trump, who has not released extensive records this campaign season. here she is speaking to reporters a short while ago on her way to a campaign event. so today, i released my medical records as has, i believe, every candidate for president of the united states except donald trump in this election cycle. and it's just a further example of his lack of transparency. that, on top of his unwillingness to debate again, his unwillingness to do an interview with 60 minutes which, again, is part of the norm of anyone running for president of the united states does. and i think it's obvious that his team, at least, does not want the american people to see everything. about who he is. donald trump's most detailed

scotland played the world cup. scotland played the opening — the world cup.h were due to be the tournament host before the competition was moved here. it's their first ever world cup, what can we expect? i’m cup, what can we expect? i'm really looking _ cup, what can we expect? i'm really looking forward to seeing _ really looking forward to seeing them obviously they have to sisters — seeing them obviously they have to sisters who will had lied, they— to sisters who will had lied, they will— to sisters who will had lied, they will have to do really well — they will have to do really well to _ they will have to do really well to scotland to get far into — well to scotland to get far into the tournament but a lot of the — into the tournament but a lot of the girls playing in english domestic structures as well back— domestic structures as well back in— domestic structures as well back in england so that years of playing quality cricket, they— of playing quality cricket, they came through the world cup qualifier— they came through the world cup qualifier and th

could see a little bit for northeast scotland at times.ness, the mid—teens further north. but nights will start to get milder as we import this milder air off the atlantic on a south—westerly wind. the upcoming week stays unsettled with low pressure always nearby. there's a chance around the middle part of the week, we could see the remnants of hurricane kirk bring some rain and gales, so stay tuned. live from london. this is bbc news. tensions remain high in the middle east, as israel carries out more deadly air strikes on beirut and the west bank overnight. global oil pricesjump after president biden said he was discussing possible strikes by israel on iranian oilfacilities. mps will get a vote on assisted dying in england and wales for the first for nine years. campaigners in favour welcome the move, while others remain cautious. the luxury cruise liner stranded in belfast forfour months has finally set sail. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak.

could see a little bit for northeast scotland at times.ness, the mid—teens further north. but nights will start to get milder as we import this milder air off the atlantic on a south—westerly wind. the upcoming week stays unsettled with low pressure always nearby. there's a chance around the middle part of the week, we could see the remnants of hurricane kirk bring some rain and gales, so stay tuned. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm steve lai. the headlines: israel carries out more deadly air strikes on the lebanese capital beirut. large explosions light up the night sky amid concerns of a wider war. the most senior leader of hamas outside gaza speaks to the bbc�*s international editorjeremy bowen, saying the crisis his organisation provoked in the middle east is justified. hurricane helene is declared the deadliest hurricane to hit the us mainland since katrina as the death toll rises to 200. and in a historic move, the uk gives up sovereignty

touch of frost in parts through central and eastern england, eastern scotland.front encroaches, weakening as it comes into this area of high pressure. tomorrow morning, it starts chilly but bright, lots of sunshine for england and wales, eastern scotland. outbreaks of rain in the west, edging further north, but eastern scotland, england and wales staying dry all day with sunny spells continuing, 13—17 . into the weekend, conditions turning gradually more unsettled is that low pressure works its way eastwards. but it will take its time, saturday having another fine day, but bad two of the weekend onwards, low pressure takes over, bringing outbreaks of rain and windy too. the nights will be milder thanks to the south—westerly winds. this is the picture on saturday, a chilly start for england and wales, plenty of sunshine, eastern scotland are doing well for sunshine, sunshine, eastern scotland are doing well forsunshine, but sunshine, eastern scotland are doing well for sunshine, but in the west it will be breezy with outbreaks of rain, temperatures similar to the

and sunshine for england and wales, eastern scotland. outbreaks of rain in the west, edging further north, but eastern scotland, england and wales staying dry all day with sunny spells continuing, 13—17 . into the weekend, conditions turning gradually more unsettled is that low pressure works its way eastwards. but it will take its time, saturday having another fine day, but bad two of the weekend onwards, low pressure takes over, bringing outbreaks of rain and windy too. the nights will be milder thanks to the south—westerly winds. this is the picture on saturday, a chilly start for england and wales, plenty of sunshine, eastern scotland are doing well for sunshine, sunshine, eastern scotland are doing well forsunshine, but sunshine, eastern scotland are doing well for sunshine, but in the west it will be breezy with outbreaks of rain, temperatures similar to the last few days, 14—17 . by sunday, we are all turning unsettled, and into next week low pressure continues to bring wet and windy weather, and in fact made week we could see the

that'll bring stronger southerly winds, more cloud for northern ireland, for western scotland, wherend eastern scotland and the majority of england and wales will have another fine and dry day, a good deal of sunshine into the afternoon. and again, with light winds, temperatures reach highs around 17, maybe 18 degrees, mid—teens further north and west. now, some changes as we head into the weekend. it does look like this area of low pressure begins to encroach into the north and the west of the country, so it turns wetter and windier here. further east, though, it stays dry into the first part of the weekend too. some of this rain will pep up across northern ireland, western scotland to become quite heavy into the afternoon. but eastern and southern scotland and the majority of england and wales again having another dry day on saturday, but some rain will get into west wales, southwest england later on with increasing breeze. top temperatures, again, 17 or 18 degrees, mid—teens further north. but the upcoming week does look more unsettled. it looks like this area of low pressure in t

"his devotion to scotland drove his decades of public service.xtend our deep condolences to his family and loved ones "at this time." let's show you the latest pictures we have of alex salmond. this is him at the conference he was attending in north macedonia earlier today. you can see him there in a blue shirt and blue tights standing in the middle of the delegates at the global conference. he is also pictured sitting on the stage at the forum. a debate and a speech after which he is believed to have collapsed, and a party representative said it was thought id —— it was thought he suspected and suffered —— a suspected heart attack but a postmortem examination will take place. a very poignant picture of alex salmond. he was also tweeting many times today, before the news that has shocked so many people, that he has collapsed and died in north macedonia shortly after that conference. lesley riddoch is a broadcaster and journalist. she gave her reaction to the news of alex salmond's death. i'm really upset, um, very upset. i think for, for many peo

and transform the prospects of scotland as an independent country.ly remember driving to edinburgh the day after the 2007 election, and hearing alex salmond speaking from edinburgh where he had arrived and essentially said that because we had won the election, scotland had changed and would change forever as a consequence. i remember feeling at that moment all of the years of endeavour that we had all put in had suddenly reached fulfilment because we had the opportunity to shape the future of our country in a way that we had never had before. that is an extraordinary privilege that we are able to build on today. a genetic study of the remains of the explorer christopher columbus strongly suggests that he wasjewish. the finding is based on more than 20 years of research by spanish scientists. he's likely to have been born in western europe, possibly in the spanish city of valencia. it's thought colombus — whose voyages began the spanish conquests in the americas — concealed hisjewish ethnicity, or converted to catholicism to escape religious persecuti

but one of the issues scotland.ne of the issues is what he unleashed, and i don't think he always kept as close to rain as he might have done. on the forces that were unleashed, whether that sort of cultural nationalism that he liked to call it slipped over into being a more unpleasant nationalism. but, you know, clearly it's an incredible impact to i mean, that election in 2011 to win a majority, as you say, in a system which was literally designed so that no party could ever win a majority, you know, it's not just one of the biggest achievements in scottish politics over the last 50 years. it's frankly one of the biggest political achievements in british politics for anybody to have achieved that. so, you know, he was a complex man, but he was clearly a very talented one. >> yes. on the point of his complexity, i don't think he was charismatic. i didn't find him charismatic, but he was very, very forceful. he was a he was a fighter. he was a very argumentative man. we were heanng argumentative man. we were hearing

some showers over the hills of scotland and could be wintry.oking day for most on thursday. spells of sunshine. but these are the maximum temperatures, eight to 12 in celsius. night—time frosts becoming a feature. through fried into the weekend, it turns less chilly, largely dry in the south, some rain in the north but not as wet as it has been. —— through friday and into the weekend. thanks, ben. and that's bbc news at six. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. england recover slightly as they reply to pakistan's huge first innings. injury problems for the home nations — england captain harry kane trained on his own ahead of their match with greece. while angus gunn is ruled out of scotland's games against croatia and portugal. and chelsea women get their champions league campaign underway — hosting spanish giants real madrid in sonia bompastor�*s first european game at the club. also coming up on sportsday — holding back the tears. a0 year old andreas iniesta announces his retirement from football after an incredible career for s

it's been particularly wet and in the highlands of scotland this year.espite how difficult the work has been for all involved, there's a sense of pride. the repairs that we are doing today are repairs that we hope will last for a0 years. it's a fantastic opportunity. it's an absolute bucket—list job for me to work on a project of this scale in this area. it's not often you'll be able to put glenfinnan viaduct on your cv, if at all, in your career. it's hoped, weather permitting, that the work will be complete by the end of the year, preserving the structure for many years to come. ian maclnnes, bbc news, in glenfinnan. some people go to town really with decorating their houses and lee whitehead from essex is one of them. our reporter stuart woodward went to see him. lee's been going all out halloween for 20 years now, but even he admits that this year he's pushed it up more than a few notches. it's just been mad this year. i mean, ok, i know i built a boat, but i didn't think it'd be this bad. there's a lot of people have been stopping. there've been loa

much of eastern scotland staying dry.move into next week, once we pass monday, it looks like high pressure starts to build in right across the country. that'll settle the weather down once again, away from the far north of scotland, which will stay quite breezy with some showers, but the vast majority of the country through the week should be dry. there may be quite a lot of cloud around, and it could be quite cool at night with some mist and fog developing. take care. live from singapore this is bbc news. british prime minister sir keir starmer is under pressure on the issue of slavery reparations at a commonwealth summit in samoa. the slave trade, sleep practice was abhorrent and it is important that we start from that place and it matters usually do many of the countries that are represented here. a new diplomatic push to re—start negotiations on a gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. the menendez brothers — convicted in 1996 for murdering their parents in beverly hills — could they be welcome to newsday, i'm steve

bangladesh face england on saturday in their next match, scotland have got the west indies on sunday.he tournament between pakistan and sri lanka starts shortly, also in sharjah. paula badosa is through to the semi—finals at the china open, she beat shuai zhang in straight sets. ba d osa swe pt through the first 6—1. zhang had been having a great run in beijing after going more than 600 days without a single win on tour, and the chinese player battled back in the second before losing it on a tie break. badosa will play sixth seeded coco gauff in the semis after she beat yulia starodubtseva earlier. the ukrainian, ranked 115 in ther world, gave her a scare, winning the first set 6—2, but the former us open champion fought back to take the next two by the same score. and that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. in the united states, new evidence has been unsealed in the federal election case against former president donald trump. prosecutors believe mr trump isn't immune from prosecution for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election, claiming he "resorted to

still feeling a little bit on the chilly side — 8, 9 celsius in the far north of scotland, 12, 13 forr away from southern parts, so here, staying largely dry. fairly weak frontal systems up to the north, bringing some rain at times, and if anything, those temperatures just creeping upwards a little bit. by sunday, highs of 11 to 15 celsius. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver. two main stories we are watching: long trafficjams in florida — as more than a million people have been ordered to evacuate, ahead of hurricane milton's expected arrival. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu warns of destruction in lebanon like that seen in gaza — unless the lebanese people reject hezbollah. hello and welcome to the program. we begin in florida in the united states where thousands of people are evacuating ahead of a category 5 storm that's projected to make landfall on wednesday evening local time. the national hurricane center says the storm has doubled in size since tuesday. local authorities and weather experts say milton will bring a destructive storm s

two games it in, scotland's inoperable l scotland's inoperable tournament could be fizzling out. and south africa in their final two pool games. batter lorna jack—brown wasn't too downhearted at their showing in dubai. we believed that we could come in and really cause an upset, not when our way tonight but that's t20 cricket. i guess, you know, we've got a couple more games and we always look to improve and went up against class players, another one went off tonight but it's not about individual players. we as a team kind of lost that game. in the other game today india got their first win of the competition, beating pakistan by six wickets in dubai. india captain harmanpreet kaur produced a steely 29 to steer her side to a scrappy win, as they hit their target of 106 to win with seven balls to spare. they lost their first game heavily against new zealand so are still in a precaurious position in terms of progression. next up for india are sri lanka on wednesday, while pakistan face australia on friday. england's test series against pakistan starts tomorrow morning in multan. th

with his works in parliament and especially as the first minister of scotland.ing economics that alex salmond joined the scottish national party, scottish national party, he worked for a time as an oil economist but politics soon exerted its pull. alex salmond has won the leadership of the i scottish national party. alex salmond first led the snp in the 1990s but it was during his second stint that his party became a major political force. it is good to be back. within three years, the snp were in government in edinburugh. then in 2011, he pulled off a few thousand thought impossible, winning a majority at holyrood. alex salmond negotiated a referendum on independence with david cameron. he was a formidable and inescapable voice in the debate that followed in on the airwaves, voice in the debate that followed on the airwaves, and the towns and cities across scotland. in the end, the referendum result was no and alex salmond stepped down his first minister and snp leader, alex salmond stepped down as first minister and snp leader, carrying on the fight for indepe

scotland never regained the momentum.cking every exit, scotland could only sit england 110 to win. but there was another factor— speed. 110 to win. but there was anotherfactor— speed. if another factor— speed. if england anotherfactor— speed. if england could get there quickly enough it would help the request for the semifinals. they were hurtling towards a target, alongside a similarly speedy donnie wyatt hodge. victory came afterjust ten overs, so one more win will guarantee their progress. the narrow defeat might even be enough. and after the landmark tournament, scotland head for the airport while england hopeful liftoff. there was a tight match in the other group between india and australia. a last ball six from phoebe litchfield meant australia finished on 151—8. india needed 13 off the final over, but lost four wickets to lose the match by nine runs. so australia win their group and reach the semi finals. india now need pakistan to beat new zealand tomorrow to have a chance of getting to the last four. england's me

he done well for scotland.ond led the snp into government at holyrood and pave the way for a the snp into government at holyrood and paved the way for a historic referendum. his opponents saw a formidable politician, his supporters a leader that made a nation believe in itself. as well as being a strong leader he had an ability to reach out to people who disagreed with him. that is why he had so many cross—party friendships. and when he was first minister he didn'tjust surround himself with those who agreed with him on everything. he had people in his cabinet who had perhaps been political adversaries in the past. scotland's first minister emotional as he recalled the snp's first win back in 2007 when alex salmond said the party triumph had to change scotland forever. i rememberfeeling at that moment that all the years of endeavour we had all put in had suddenly reached fulfilment because we had the opportunity to shape the future of our country in a way we had never had before, and it is an extraordinary privi

still feeling a little bit on the chilly side — 8, 9 celsius in the far north of scotland, 12, 13 for, so here, staying largely dry. fairly weak frontal systems up to the north, bringing some rain at times, and if anything, those temperatures just creeping upwards a little bit. by sunday, highs of 11 to 15 celsius. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm katie silver. the headlines — president biden warns that hurricane milton, which is expected to hit florida on wednesday night, local time, could be the state's worst storm in a hundred years. benjamin netanyahu claims israel has killed the possible replacement for the head of hezbollah in lebanon, but israeli forces say they cannot confirm that. nowhere in beirut is safe from israeli strikes, says the city's mayor, as idf troops also move ground operations to south—west lebanon. and the man known as the "godfather of ai" wins this year's nobel prize in physics. welcome to newsday, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. hurricane milton has re—strengthened to a category

police scotland says allegations of rape has risen by almost 20% in a year. the latest phase of a campaign to try to prevent sexual offending, which encourages young men to intervene when they see a friend behaving inappropriately towards women. 0ur scotland correspondent catriona renton reports. if you had the chance to step in and stop a woman being sexually assaulted, would you? the that guy campaign aims to encourage men aged between 18 and 35 to speak out and step in if they see inappropriate behaviour towards women. 0verall, reports to police in scotland of sexual crime were up 3.2% between april and september this year. of the nearly 7,600 reports, 1,400 were alleged rapes, a 19.5% increase, with 60% said to have taken place over the last 12 months. police say they hope the increase in reporting means victims have more confidence in coming forward. do i think that the reported crimes that we currently have in police scotland are the full picture? no, it's not. it's probably the tip of the iceberg. and if we listen, as we do, to victims and survivors, w

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much of eastern scotland staying dry.e move into next week, once we pass monday, it looks like high pressure starts to build in right across the country. that'll settle the weather down once again, away from the far north of scotland, which will stay quite breezy with some showers, but the vast majority of the country through the week should be dry. there may be quite a lot of cloud around, and it could be quite cool at night with some mist and fog developing. take care. live from london, this is bbc news. king charles opens the commonwealth summit in samoa — could a row over reparations dominate the agenda? i understand, from listening to people across the commonwealth, how the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate. president putin refuses to deny that north korean troops are in russia — preparing to fight against ukraine's army. la's district attorney signals that the notorious menendez brothers — jailed for 30 years — could be released on parole. and the baby monkey that was at the heart of a global ani

scotland never regained the momentum. blocking every exit, scotland could only set england 110 to win. but there was another factor, 110 to win. but there was anotherfactor, speed. the bank and could get there quickly enough, it would help the request for the semifinal. my brescia sent england hurtling towards your target alongside our college. victory came after just turn over so one more win will guarantee their progress. a narrow defeat might even be enough. and after the landmark tournament, scotland had for the airport while england hope forklift. england's men begin their second test against pakistan on tuesday, with captain ben stokes looking likely to make his return to the side. he's been out since the beginning of august with a hamstring injury, but was bowling at full pace in the nets earlier today. the match looks likely to be played on the same multan pitch as the record—breaking first test, which england won by an innings. bowling consultant james anderson has told the bbc that he's confident stokes is ready

westerly wind picking up actually in scotland.wery rain arriving as well. but elsewhere, the winds will be light. could start with a touch of frost, but it should be a dry day with some sunshine around. but that cold air is still in place, so typical temperatures to end the week will be around 11 or 12 degrees. now, over the weekend, temperatures will rise just a little. most of the rain is coming into western scotland and northern ireland. for much of england and wales it should be a dry weekend. some early mist and fog, but otherwise some sunshine. live from london. this is bbc news. israel expands its ground operation against hezbollah with the potential for the storm to enter her florida as a hurricane and leave florida as a hurricane on the atlantic coast, this could be the worst storm in over a century.- storm in over a century. we'll hear from _ storm in over a century. we'll hear from a — storm in over a century. we'll hear from a storm _ storm in over a century. we'll hear from a storm chaser- storm in over a century. we'

still only 11 or 12 across the north of scotland.mt from british summertime. into sunday then, and a lot of dry, settled weather. some early morning mist and murk in the south. there'll be some rain and cloud moving into northern ireland. perhaps the north and west of scotland seeing a bit of rain as well. but elsewhere you should stay mostly dry. and although temperatures will be a touch cooler, 13 or 1a for the warmest spots in the south, 11 or 12 in the north, it should feel fairly pleasant as the afternoon sunshine breaks through. so, still a front first thing monday, but as we head through the course of next week, higher pressure tries to build its way in. a few fronts just pushing across the far north of the uk. so, not a completely dry week ahead, but we should see a more settled spell of autumn weather and temperatures still on the mild side for most of us for the time of year. �*bye for now. live from london, this is bbc news with me ben brown. our latest headlines: a new push for peace in the middle east — the us secretary

a touch of frost for scotland and northern ireland. a few blustery showers into western scotland.s we start sunday morning it will be chilly. lots of sunshine around and we should see a lot of sunshine in eastern scotland before the skies start to cloud up generally here for scotland, northern ireland, with outbreaks of rain pushing in during the afternoon. but england and wales will stay dry with lighter winds, plenty of sunshine but a fresher day to come, i think — 10 to 1a degrees. so that's the weekend out of the way. into monday, we've got quite a few weak weather fronts across the country. westerly winds bringing some slightly milder air back in, but there will be a lot of cloud around, i think on monday, with some splashes of rain across central, northern and western areas. glimmers of brightness appearing to the east of higher ground generally, and temperatures will be a little higher — 15, 16, maybe 17 in the brightest spots. as we head into tuesday, we start to this area of high pressure build in, that should kill off most of the weather fronts. the winds turn lighter, s

meanwhile, scotland are away to croatia on saturday.t month and is included in this camp. at 18, he's the youngest member of the squad but insists he doesn't let the noise around that bother him any more. when i first started making appearances, i fell into that, started putting mostly a lot of pressure on myself, because of what other people were saying. but that doesn't help you, it doesn't help your team, so it's easier to just close your mind off to it and not look and just relax, just take it easy and go enjoy your football. good idea! wales will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start to their campaign when they travel to reykjavik to face iceland on friday. they will top group b if they win and if turkey drop points at home to montenegro. there are more than a0 places between iceland and wales, but defenderjoe rodon insists they're not taking the game lightly. it's never straightforward, and us as a country, we never think that, we are always the underdogs, so we will take each came as it comes and we will prepare exactly the

still feeling a little bit on the chilly side — 8, 9 celsius in the far north of scotland, 12, 13 foreekend, high pressure never too far away from southern parts, so here, staying largely dry. fairly weak frontal systems up to the north, bringing some rain at times, and if anything, those temperatures just creeping upwards a little bit. by sunday, highs of 11 to 15 celsius. live from london. this is bbc news millions of people in florida have been ordered to evacuate — ahead of a second ferocious hurricane in as many weeks. benjamin netanyahu says the lebanese people must reject hezbollah or face destruction like that seen in gaza — as the war in the middle east intensifies. a man from afghanistan has been arrested by the fbi, accused of planning an election day attack on the united states. tiktok faces dozens of lawsuits across the us accusing the social media platform of helping to drive a mental health crisis among teenagers. and lisa marie presley's posthumous memoir reveals intimate details of life with elvis, michaeljackson, and her son's tragic death. we will bring you an inclu

— some parts of southeast scotland looking very wet, indeed.indy, some spots of rain and drizzle. and then, further south, it is that mix of sunshine and showers, but some of the showers really heavy with some hail and thunder, the winds strengthening down towards the southwest. temperatures north to south between 10—18 celsius, and then, these various clumps of showery rain just continue to circulate around that area of low pressure as we head on into the first part of wednesday. but these northerly winds will be strengthening up towards the north of the uk — things here will start to feel colder, and that cold air will start to sink a little bit further south as we go through the day on wednesday. still some showery rain across parts of eastern scotland, northeast england, sunny spells and showers elsewhere. but, while it will remain relatively mild in the south, as those northerly winds strengthen — we could see gusts of 40—50mph in the north — it will really start to feel quite a lot colder. temperatures at best in lerwick, stornoway, aberd