will vernon has the latest. the bombing in beirut goes on.lames leapt into the night sky over the city's southern suburbs. several secondary explosions appear to have been caused by the initial strikes. shortly before the blasts, the israeli military sent out an urgent warning to the area's residents that they should evacuate immediately. as the explosions continued, planes were still seen landing at beirut airport. today, another evacuation flight for british nationals is due to leave. the uk government says no more are planned. just across the border, northern israel also came under attack from lebanon. the country's iron dome air defences were activated and after this huge ballistic missile attack last week, the israeli prime minister vowed revenge on iran. no country in the world would accept such an attack on its cities and citizens. and nor will israel. israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and respond to these attacks, and it will do so. in lebanon, urgently needed assistance is being rushed into the country. aid agencies

with the latest, he is will vernon.srael had issued new evacuation orders shortly before launching air strikes on the city. the israeli military released this footage, saying it had targeted hezbollah weapons storage and command centres hidden beneath residential buildings, which hezbollah denies. the strikes on beirut are intensifying. the lebanese government says more than 11t00 people have been killed so far. over the border in israel, hezbollah's response. the city of haifa was attacked by five rockets. ten people were injured by shrapnel. hezbollah claimed it had targeted a military base in the area. earlier on sunday, an evacuation flight for british nationals left beirut. the uk government says no more are planned. those on board described the terrifying ordeal of their escape. oh, it's been devastating. it's like a nightmare, nightmare. it's like hell on earth. i can't describe, like, every day, every day at night, bombing, like extreme bombing. it's so scary, like, the buildings shake. over a million people hav

will vernon has the latest. landing at beirut airport.her evacuation flight for british nationals is due to leave. the uk government says no more are planned. just across the border, northern israel also came under attack from lebanon. the country's iron dome air defences were activated. and, after this huge ballistic missile attack last week, the israeli prime minister vowed revenge on iran. translation: no country - in the world would accept such an attack on its cities and citizens. and nor will israel. israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and respond to these attacks, and it will do so. in lebanon, urgently needed assistance is being rushed into the country. aid agencies say the humanitarian situation is rapidly getting worse. this escalating conflict has now forced more than a million people from their homes, and with tensions rising across this region, it's ordinary civilians that are feeling the pain. will vernon, bbc news. joining me now is the bbc�*s lina sinjab — who's in beirut. it's been described as the most vio

will vernon, bbc news. told me about the impact the attacks were having on people in lebanon. it isa it is a nightmare. we are very concerned at an international organisation by the mass destruction, the mass displacement and escalation of hostilities. so far more than a million people to be exact, 1.2 million people to be exact, 1.2 million people, in a very short time had to flee their homes and take refuge in collective shelters, to the street to anywhere they think it is more safe. they left with nothing. there is mass destruction of civilian buildings, of hospitals, health centres. so we are really concerned about the escalation, about the mass destruction, displacementand destruction, displacement and also destruction, displacementand also there is news of humanitarian workers being casualties in all of this. do ou casualties in all of this. do you think _ casualties in all of this. do you think there has been enough planning? you think there has been enough ”lannin ? ., ., , planning? unfortunately,

will vernon, bbc news. let's speak to the bbc�*s lina sinjab — who's in beirut.looking at shots of the skyline where we see smoke hanging in the air. what are you seeing on the ground at the moment?— are you seeing on the ground at the moment? continuous attacks that continued _ the moment? continuous attacks that continued overnight - the moment? continuous attacks that continued overnight here - that continued overnight here in the suburb in the southern part of beirut, very close to the airport. that's why we can see smoke coming out. it is clear from the airport that is still operating for flights where are trying to leave for safety and the situation is constantly tense. weather here in beirut, tripoli joined as well, there was an attack, they targeted an officer in charge of the military wing of hamas, that was in tripoli in the north of the country and the south, the south is constantly under fire, south, the south is constantly underfire, even including under fire, even including health underfire, even including health facilities, as evacuation was called

will vernon, bbc news. the scene, looking over beirut, and as you can see, smoke hanging across the skyline in the aftermath of those continuing strikes. lina sinjab is in beirut with the latest. it is the pattern of overnight air in beirut, especially in the southern neighbourhood of dahyeh, a hezbollah stronghold, wrote the israelis have been pounding it overnight. some of the smoke can be seen from the international airport that is operating to evacuate those who want to leave out of lebanon, and having to escape for their own safety, so these are the kind of attacks that are worrying people more and more. israeli attacks are expanding beyond the south of beirut. we have heard about the attack in tripoli, targeting a hamas leader and his family, and of course the battle in the south is ongoing, with more air strikes now targeting medical facilities and a mosque, that israel says hezbollah is operating in for many here, there is no one to stop israel or to verify what they are saying or claiming that heal

will vernon, bbc news.oining me now is samar el yassir, country director at the humanitarian organistation anera in lebanon. thank you for having me. talk us through what impact this is having, these strikes are having, these strikes are having on ordinary people in beirut and across lebanon. actually it is a nightmare. we are very concerned as an international organisation working in lebanon by the mass destruction, mass displacement and escalation of hostilities. so far more than a million people to be exact, 1.2 million people to be exact, 1.2 million people in a very short time had to flee their homes and take the future into shelters, the streets, anywhere where they think it is marseille. there is mass destruction of buildings, hospitals, health centres so we are really concerned about the escalation, about the mass destruction, displacementand destruction, displacement and also destruction, displacementand also there is news of humanitarian workers being casualties in all of this. do ou casualties in

apologies, we do not still have will vernon. are expecting today, we are hearing there is going to be the song the children of winter 2023 will be played. we are expecting them to read some prayers, god full of mercy prayers, god full of mercy prayers and we will see the bereaved parents reciting a soon the kaddish.- bereaved parents reciting a soon the kaddish. most of the families are _ soon the kaddish. most of the families are still _ soon the kaddish. most of the families are still inaudible. | families are still inaudible. mass prayer. in families are still inaudible. mass prayer-— mass prayer. in about 15 minutes- _ mass prayer. in about 15 minutes. you _ mass prayer. in about 15 minutes. you can - mass prayer. in about 15 minutes. you can go - mass prayer. in about 15 - minutes. you can go around. then, sorry for the delay but it's not... thank you. we have an amazing — it's not... thank you. we have an amazing nation. _ it's not... thank you. we have an amazing nation. we - it's not... thank you. we have an amazing nati

will vernon, bbc news. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. hello to you. ernight and as we talk to you we will look at these images of beirut right now showing these plumes of smoke rising above the skyline. talk as to what is going on? i will start talking about beirut as you mentioned. continuous shelling on the southern suburb of beirut which is close to the airport. most of the airlines already cancelled their flights from beirut airport. except the local middle east airlines, they are still working. at least eight strikes on the suburb of beirut, israel saying that they are targeting hezbollah leaders and weapons. there are continuous evacuation orders to people to evacuate buildings in beirut. in the south there are two types of engagement. the ground engagement. the ground engagement around the area, the israeli forces are trying to advance inside lebanon. there is heavy fighting, heavy resistance in a number of areas. apparently israel does not want to push more hard. there are talks that israel may use more forces, more troops and more tactics to t

will vernon, bbc news. out events in the middle east between now and nine o'clock. and let's round up the news. and donald trump returning to a place he knows well. with exactly one month to go until the us presidential election, donald trump has returned to the pennsylvania showground where he survived an assassination attempt. speaking from behind bulletproof glass, the republican began his speech with a joke. our correspondent will grant has the details. asi as i was saying... in the same spot where he was almost _ as i was saying... in the same spot where he was almost killed - as i was saying... in the same spot where he was almost killed three i where he was almost killed three months ago, donald trump took to the stage in bullish and defiant mood and immediately referenced his attempted assassination. time sto - ed attempted assassination. time stepped as _ attempted assassination. time stopped as this _ attempted assassination. time stopped as this vicious - attempted assassination. t ne: stopped as

keeping warm on the roof here in kyiv. ..and from london, our news correspondent, will vernon, who hasted for the bbc from ukraine, russia and from dc. hi, will. hi, sumi, nice to be here. let's start by looking at the picture in washington, because it is clear here on the ground that the appetite for continued aid to ukraine is starting to dwindle. we should say, of course, that the us has provided more than any other nation to ukraine. will, what do the numbers look like at this point, and what does the latest surge in support that president biden said he was giving actually consist of? as you say, america is the largest contributor, single contributor, of aid to ukraine. washington's contributed about $175 billion since the full—scale invasion started. but, actually, if you look at things as a proportion of gdp, america is actually number 14 or 15 in the list of the largest backers. obviously, the us has a huge gdp. when president zelensky was on a visit to the us recently, president biden announced $8 billion. he called it a surge in support. that is actually not new money, that is

will vernon, bbc news.are hearing there, there have been multiple strikes and overnight through the morning. this map shows weapon strikes across the region up until overnight. attacks by israel art scene in red on the map, and those by hezbollah considered eight terrorist organisation by the uk government, you can see the rockets fired into israel with the purple dots there. israel has marked 30 villages to leave their homes due to safety. let's speak to tamar hermann, senior fellow at the israel democracy institute. welcome to bbc news. what is the mood in israel at the moment as there is a lot of anticipation that there will be some sort of israeli retaliation for iran's israel attacks towards israel earlier in the week. let attacks towards israel earlier in the week.— in the week. let me first mention _ in the week. let me first mention that _ in the week. let me first mention that we - in the week. let me first mention that we are - in the week. let me first mention that we are in i in the week. let me

our correspondent will vernon gave us more details.articipation in this war. there have been reports of north korean engineers being killed on the battlefield. western officials saying perhaps half of all artillery shells fired by russia are supplied by north korea. and now this information today from south korean intelligence that perhaps 1,500 special forces troops from north korea are being trained in russia, and they say 13,000 containers of arms have been shipped from pyongyang to russia to be used on the battlefield there since august 2023. now, that is a huge amount of arms — things like artillery shells, missiles, other munitions. and then, as you say, yesterday president zelensky said ukrainian intelligence understands there are 10,000 north korean troops that are being prepared to be sent to the battlefield and he said there are perhaps already some north korean officers in the occupied areas of ukraine and i think we can have a listen now to what president zelensky said. our intelligence, we've got information that north kor

will vernon, bbc news. let's speak to the bbc�*s lina sinjab. another night of air strikes targeting this area. in the south of beirut, but also borders the airport in the south of lebanon. there has been no information of who was the target overnight. that's the current scenario of israeli air strikes in beirut, but also in the south, heightened tension, more air strikes and the attacks are now also targeting paramedics and hospitals in areas, nine paramedics were injured. according to hezbollah over the past couple of days, at least 11 paramedics have been killed in his ways the strikes. nine paramedics were injured, we hear issue has targeted a mosque adjacent of the health facilities. they say his brother is operating there, threatening to even target ambulances because they say his brother is using them to move people, fighters and weapons. all what we see there is no were excluded from any imminent israeli targets because they can always say it is his brother or hamas and they hit. mostly civilians are caught in this battle.— this battle.

for more, will vernon is in our london newsroom watching the live event as well. ent in re'im where relatives and friends of the 364 people who were killed have gathered to commemorate those chilling events of one year ago and 44 people were also killed that day as hamas gunmen unleash their butyl —— brutal attack on their butyl —— brutal attack on the nova music festival. it is worth remembering that these were just young party—goers, people who had gathered to have a good time and that is brutal massacre —— that brutal massacre —— that brutal massacre was one of the most shocking events of october the seventh. surely as you mentioned the last song will be played, that day that was cut short as the violence unfolded and they will also be a siren sounded as it did then and they will then be a minute �*s silence and a mass prayer. of course this is not the only commemorative event being held in israel today. they will be taking place in various kibbutz, other cities and the israeli resident isaac hercog will be at an event in the city of steroids which also came und

let's look at the latest development in the last 24 hours with this report from a correspondent, will vernonor in gaza after israeli air strikes hit a mosque and a school. it was the dead of night when the attack came. dozens were killed. the hamas run government said displaced people were sheltering here. the israeli military claims it carried out precise on hamas terrorists. the bombing in beirut goes on, too. giant flames leapt into the night sky over the city's southern suburbs. several secondary explosions appear to have been caused by the strikes. shortly before the blasts, the israeli military sent out an urgent warning to the area's residents, that they should evacuate immediately. as the explosions continued, planes were still seen landing at beirut airport. today, another evacuation flight for british nationals is due to leave. the uk government says no more are planned. just across the border, northern israel also came under attack from lebanon. the country's iron dome defences were activated. and after this huge ballistic missile attack last week, the israeli prime minister vowed

will vernon, bbc news.hich could spark an even wider war. this is a live picture coming into the bbc right now from beirut, the capital of lebanon. there has been a heavy number of attacks there overnight. especially in the southern suburbs of the city. israel saying it has hit hezbollah weapons facilities. last week we saw the attacks centrally in the city but overnight it has been focused movable in the southern suburbs. in a moment we'll speak to our middle east correspondent yolande knell injerusalem but first let's go to hugo bachega in beirut. hugo, we could see smoke and flames rising over the south of the city, particularly last night. what if a situation like where you are this morning? situation like where you are this mornin: ? ~ ., situation like where you are this mornin: ? a, , �*, situation like where you are this morninu? , �*, , morning? morning, sally. it's 'ust after 8am here, i morning? morning, sally. it's 'ust after 8am here, and it i morning? morning, sally. it's 'ust after 8am here,

will vernon, bbc news. time now is 6.04. you have the rest of the news and today, of course, a tragic event is marked. a ceremony will be held today to mark the 25th anniversary of the ladbroke grove rail crash. 31 people died and more than 400 were injured when two passenger trains collided at rush hour in west london. a wreath—laying ceremony will take place in a memorial garden, near the crash site, later this morning. children and young people in england with special educational needs will be offered nhs eyesight, dental and ear checks in their schools from next year. all residential special schools and colleges will be included, to reach 18,000 pupils. here's more from our health reporter, michelle roberts. hi, rashid. are you were ready for the hearing screening today? going for a hearing _ the hearing screening today? going for a hearing test _ the hearing screening today? going for a hearing test can _ the hearing screening today? going for a hearing test can be _ the hearing screening today? going for a hearing test

vernon and the society. and i hope you'll be happy. learn that there will both be moving in october and we'll move the venue to. i'm i'm sorry. i'm hoarse here that it be i think, a terrific lecture and a authoritative. professor lindsay shervin. she will share her third authoritative account of second president and tell how his leadership and legacy define the office for. those who followed and ensure the survival of the american republic. we want to thank our host once again and we appreciate his gracious honesty and being here and allowing now to have this lecture, you hear now it's like we should be pretty much on time and we hope that you will stay and join us in the reception which will take this evening in the great hall, which you can find just the rear doors in the back of this chamber. ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned adjourned. good afternoon, everyone. i'm a

humanitarian $8.00 and $8.00 eleven's military, which is that i'm going to use will tell you urgently need. okay, thank you. vernon, for that reporting from paris. the, the while the bricks annual summit is in its final day, it's been hosted by russia and is the largest such meeting since the war on ukraine began a cornerstone of moscow's foreign policy. the lion's aims to provide a counterbalance to western powers. earlier this year, founding members, brazil, russia, india, china, and south africa. well come to iran, the united arab emirates, if yoga and egypt to the group. during the summit, the block discuss how to break the dominance of the us dollar with a new banking system. so you and secretary genuine toner gutierrez, has made an address to the assembly, calling for an end to the warrens to don, gaza, and ukraine. we need to be seen, you claim a just the same line with you in charge of international law and general assembly resolutions. we need to be seen. so then we don't have to sign anything that again, the sense be meeting to a best, what sustainable piece those with the messages i have delivered to th

in his own will he mentions two things about himself. that he's the proprietor of mount vernon and a citizen of stpwh-r not the commonwealth of virginia, but a citizen of the united states. he knew his will was going to be, as it were, his real farewell address. so he thought of colleges as the place to, if you will, integrate the country. today i think colleges to their credit are actually trying to do this across class lines by increasing the number of pell grant recipients who are coming to college. trying to move to need blind financial aid policies, etc., they are recognizes that in addition to long-standing affirmative action programs that now have to be changed because of the ssfa case a year ago, in addition to that, they are now trying to, as it were, cross the class line. they are trying to integrate their campuses in terms of finances or financial aid. to their credit they are doing that. but the important question for me is, once you get them there, what are they learning? and right now it seems to be -- certain disciplines only draw from one side of the political a

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will vernon reporting from central london. - with the polls in the us election still close, there arehe did in 2020. our analysis editor ros atkins has been looking at why these concerns have emerged, and what might happen this time. the polls in this election remain tight, donald trump could win, kamala harris could win but what if trump loses, we can expect legal challenges, there is concern about violence, and we know what violence,

thank you, will vernon.t because the french president emmanuel macron has repeated his call for a ceasefire in lebanon today, speaking at a conference, and he says he regrets that iran had invoked hezbollah against them but criticise their actions in the south of the country. president macron has said this conference in paris would provide key supplies for the lebanese army and support the recruitment of 6000 new troops for the lebanese army. that conference would be supporting that recruitment process. but president macron speaking about developments in lebanon there at the moment. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. families of footballers who died from chronic traumatic encephalopathy — including the family of england 1966 world cup hero nobby stiles — have written an open letter to the government, insisting it becomes mandatory for anyone who's played contact sport to be checked for the disease when they die. cte is linked to repetitive head trauma and can cause mood changes and aggress

will vernon, bbc news.ights. the indian city of ayodhya set a world record by lighting more than 25 million oil lamps to mark deepotsava, which falls the night before diwali. that is impressive. it takes you a while to work out what you are looking at. very beautiful. incredible. it is the festival of lights, so it makes sense. here's carol with a look at the weather. how are things? good morning. we have been seeing pictures of devastation in parts of spain and today and tomorrow around valencia, where we have had flooding, we are looking at further rain, not as heavy as it has been. something else we are watching is what is happening in the balearic islands. some record—breaking rainfall totals this week here and tomorrow there could be heavy rain and thunderstorms. here, it is quieter. starting on a murky note. cloud and fog. cloudy for most today but mild. the best chance we have of seeing breaks is eastern scotland, parts of the south. a weather front in the north of scotland and here we are seeing rai

our correspondent will vernon is in swanage for us now. morning will, what more can you tell us? be able to see there _ good morning. you may be able to see there is_ good morning. you may be able to see there is still— good morning. you may be able to see there is still a — good morning. you may be able to see there is still a police presence here _ there is still a police presence here behind me because this investigation is still ongoing. a few of— investigation is still ongoing. a few of the streets in the village are open— few of the streets in the village are open now this morning and as you are open now this morning and as you are hearing. _ are open now this morning and as you are hearing, dorset police say that an arrest _ are hearing, dorset police say that an arrest has been made by detectives investigating the deaths of those _ detectives investigating the deaths of those three people, a 60—year—old local woman — of those three people, a 60—year—old local woman arrested on suspicion of manslaughter the remains in police custody— manslaughter the remains in police cust