Killing at least 20 people. Israel hasn't said whether it was involved. As the fighting intensifies, un chief antonio guterres says he fears lebanon could become another gaza. The lebanese health ministry raised the death toll to 45 in friday's strike by israel targeting hezbollah commanders in southern beirut. Most of those killed were civilians. Authorities say women and children are among the dead. On sunday, israel launched further strikes on towns in southern lebanon — killing three people. And the israeli military says it destroyed thousands of hezbollah rocket launcher barrels over the past few days. Israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu had this to say. No country can accept the wanton rocketing of its cities. We cannot accept it either. We will take whatever action is necessary to restore security and to bring our people safe, back to their homes. Meanwhile, in lebanon hundreds attended the funeral of ibrahim aqil, a high—ranking hezbollah commander killed in an israeli strike on friday. The group's deputy leader has declared that the conflict has entered a new phase of reckoning. Orla guerin reports from beirut. Hezbollah today, in mourning, but unbowed. This was the funeral of a top military commander, ibrahim aqil, killed on friday in an israeli air strike. The armed group's deputy leader said it was entering a new phase of open—ended battle against israel. And there's resounding support for that in its stronghold in southern beirut, where hezbollah fighters, living and dead, are heroes. Many have lined the streets here to say goodbye to ibrahim aqil. His killing is a major loss for hezbollah at a time when the organisation is suffering blow after blow. There is anger here, and grief, but also defiance. The message is hezbollah is not broken and will fight on. And it's been doing that today, firing missiles deeper into israel. Hezbollah says its targets are military. But this residential area in northern israel was hit. This too was a residential area in beirut, until friday's israeli strike, which killed the hezbollah commander and 15 of his men, as they met below ground. A lebanese government minister linked to hezbollah says israel is dragging the region to war. At the end, lebanon is not seeking the war. Even the lebanese people. But israel is calling us, worldwide, come to war, come to war. And do you think it will happen? i don't know. We will see. Around 30 civilians were killed here too, including entire families. Some of their relatives are still waiting at the scene today, hoping for remains to be found. Orla guerin, bbc news, beirut. Let's bring in aaron david miller, seniorfellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. The un chief antonio guterres warning sunday that lebanon could become another gaza. Is he right? are we that close to another devastating war breaking out in the region? no—one ever lost money betting against escalation in the middle east. But i must admit we watch this for ii but i must admit we watch this for 11 months and for ii but i must admit we watch this for 11 months and for 11 months i would have predicted by now israel and hezbollah would have been escalating for more than we see. Even in the wake of what was probably the october seven event from the standpoint of as below in terms of a massive failure of communications and the psychological damage and the morale israel has continued to eliminate top hezbollah commanders and officials. But even now, six days after the pages and the walkie—talkies exploded, you see the rules of the game appear to be observed by both sides. Yes, israeli struck and killed a leader but the retaliation for this was intense and hezbollah launched rockets further than they ever have but they avoided major population centres in haifa, in tiberias. It seems to me, at least until now that both sides will almost certainly want to continue the confrontation. But i cannot see either side, at least yet, ramping up into what you and i would consider a major escalation which would involve the use of hezbollah weapons against israeli population centres and major infrastructure. The israelis, probably, mounting a significant ground operation into southern lebanon. Those are the two redlines that have not been crossed yet. They may yet be but i am not at all sure. . , sure. There have been discussions _ sure. There have been discussions around sure. There have been discussions around a l sure. There have been discussions around a diplomatic agreement between israel and hezbollah. Do you think that those can reach the finish line without a ceasefire in gaza? hard to imagine. Notjust the ceasefire in gaza, hezbollah has linked its future and sadly for the majority of the population of lebanon hezbollah has linked its future to a gaza cease fire. It is the calculation that hezbollah has to make in terms of its own credibility. If after what it suffered its own october seven, so to speak, it will now turn around and make nice with the americans and those who have negotiated borders between israel and lebanon to negotiate now, that deal is real and it is on the table. It is just the circumstances. In the last 11 months to me suggest that it will take a major escalation and a sense that the parties have now pushed each other too far to have them in washington and to basically say that we need this right now. We hope from the president _ need this right now. We hope from the president today, need this right now. We hope from the president today, he | from the president today, he likes to do quick answers as he is getting off or on to a helicopter or air plane but he said that the us will do everything it can to prevent a wider war. Everything it can to prevent a widerwar. Ruefully, how much weight do you give statements like that for the president at this point. Like that for the president at this point— like that for the president at this point. Not much. History is littered — this point. Not much. History is littered with _ this point. Not much. History is littered with the _ this point. Not much. History is littered with the remains i this point. Not much. History| is littered with the remains of great powers who believed they could impose their schemes on small countries. This close to the election, i am not sure the administration is up to exerting the kind of pressure that would need to be exerted in order to produce a ceasefire. Maybe parties will come to it on its own, if it is bad enough but right now i think us leveraged is drastically lower. Certainly not the task _ drastically lower. Certainly not the task you _ drastically lower. Certainly not the task you want drastically lower. Certainly l not the task you want before drastically lower. Certainly not the task you want before a big presidential election. Always great to have your perspective. Thank you. Sri lanka's presidential election has been won by a left—wing anticorruption candidate. A warning there is some flash photography in the following pictures. Anura kumara dissanayake promised a fresh start for the country. The poll, which went to a second round of counting for the first time in sri lanka's history, has been described as one of the country's closest. Our correspondent in colombo, samira hussain, explains how big a shift this result is in sri lankan politics iam i am outside sri lanka's election commission offices and this is where they announced the next president of sri lanka. He is a leftist mark assist candidate although he has really moved away from some of the more extreme messaging that he used when he first came onto the political scene and has now become the voice of the working class here interlink. He very much campaigned on being someone who can rebuild the country's economy after that crushing economic crisis two years ago. He is a candidate that is not part of the usual sri lankan political dynasties and very much seen as a candidate of change. This election has really been marked with a lot of firsts. A first time you seen election interlink are not being on ethnic or religious lines but it is all about the economy. This is also the first time that we see a peaceful election, past elections interlink have been marred by violence. Now that akd has won the election he now has the arduous task of making good on his promises, not only to rebuild the country's economy but also rebuild the trust of the people in government. Live now to daniel bass, the south asia programme manager at cornell university and former treasurer at the american institute for sri lankan studies. A tight race here. Can you tell us more about the winning candidate and what he is promising?— candidate and what he is promising? candidate and what he is ~romisin? �* ,. , promising? akd, as he is known, is art of promising? akd, as he is known, is part of the _ promising? akd, as he is known, is part of the leftist _ promising? akd, as he is known, is part of the leftist pbb is part of the leftist pbb which has toned down a lot of their marxist rhetoric to become more social democratic party, socialist democratic. And he promised relief for his people. So since the economic crisis of 2022 and some measures of stability every week, there are no longer queues for petrol and the rupee has not depreciated so badly but for everyday people there is still massive poverty and much of that is the result of corruption from the previous administration. So he promises relief for people but it is still uncertain how soon he will be able to achieve that. That was my next question. How difficult will some of these promises be when it comes to the economy and tackling corruption? can mr dissanayake really get down to business in the first few months? it really get down to business in the first few months? the first few months? it will take some _ the first few months? it will take some time. _ the first few months? it will take some time. He the first few months? it will take some time. He will. The first few months? it will. Take some time. He will have to renegotiate with the imf about the terms of their loans and agreements and that is still yet to be seen but mainly he will have to wait for a new parliament before he could proceed much further. Although he promised to dissolve parliament within the first few days. If he does that this week another parliament will take a month or two for parliamentary elections and then if he gets a majority then he will be able to make some major changes. But he can begin investigations in terms of corruption pretty soon. It terms of corruption pretty soon. . , , , terms of corruption pretty soon. . , ,. , soon. It was interesting to look at the _ soon. It was interesting to look at the way _ soon. It was interesting to look at the way that soon. It was interesting to look at the way that this i soon. It was interesting to i look at the way that this vote happened. We heard from the correspondent there that this was less divided than usual along ethnic lines or religious lines. What do you think that says about politics in sri lanka? is this now a shift? the campaign _ lanka? is this now a shift? the campaign was _ lanka? is this now a shift? the campaign was not _ lanka? is this now a shift? tie: campaign was not on lanka? is this now a shift? tue: campaign was not on ethnic lines, much more on economic lines, much more on economic lines but the opposition candidates, the only districts that the he won in the predominantly tamil areas of the north and east and central highlands. And so his party has a history of being nationalist and while they have not played in to that single nationalist rhetoric as they have in decades past it is still uncertain what the future may hold for minority communities in sri lanka. Hold for minority communities in sri lanka— in sri lanka. This was also a fairly peaceful _ in sri lanka. This was also a fairly peaceful election, fairly peaceful election, especially for sure lengthened standards. What do you see coming next? you mentioned that there may be new parliamentary elections, because the party of dissanayake has three seats right now in parliament. find right now in parliament. And the struggle _ right now in parliament. And the struggle in _ right now in parliament. Jifuc the struggle in 2022 that right now in parliament. fich the struggle in 2022 that led to the ousting of the president then, his party remained with a supermajority so they retain power for two years now and there is a lot of dissatisfaction with parliament. So when that changes they may be able, they hope that akd can make substantial changes. It will be interesting to see how this party that has had little power beforehand, whether they can actually get a majority, that is still to be seen. — actually get a majority, that is still to be seen. And while i have is still to be seen. And while i have you — is still to be seen. And while i have you here, _ is still to be seen. And while i have you here, you is still to be seen. And while| i have you here, you touched is still to be seen. And while i have you here, you touched on this briefly but what is the situation like right now interlink? there was a big economic crisis a couple of years ago. How much of that are still in effect, what are shillington is facing right now in their day—to—day lives? shillington is facing right now in their daytoday lives? some ofthe in their daytoday lives? some of the major _ in their daytoday lives? some of the major measures in their daytoday lives? some of the major measures have of the major measures have eased but there is security, families who years ago could afford to purchase metre barely able to purchase eggs or lentils. People have fewer meals per day, the child poverty rates have skyrocketed. The former middle—class families are now less than they used to be. The widespread vote 43 shows that there is a huge dissatisfaction with the current situation and it has affected pretty much everyone's lives. Except perhaps for the elites in colombo. Thank you for your time. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Labour's first conference in 15 years as the party of government is under way, chris mason was there. In the wilderness of opposition for a decade and a half. Now, labour is in power, but the political weather is a bit nippy, blustery and grey. Make no mistake, though, there is a pride here in a big the new government inherits a tricky backdrop, which has become trickier still, courtesy of what are privately acknowledged by some as duffjudgements. Publicly today, the deputy prime minister, who has been given free clothes, and alongside her colleagues now won't accept any more, said. . . I get that people are angry and i get that people are upset. But you're not going to change the rules? i think the transparency is there so people can see that. Later, angela rayner addressed the conference, keen to crank our attention back to what the government is trying to do. But after years of opposition, we are on the verge of historic legislation to make work more secure. Everywhere here, for the first time in a long time, the trinkets of victory, the potential of government. But so, too, a desire to change the record after a bumpy few days. You're live with bbc news. Early results suggest the political party of german chancellor olaf scholz has secured a narrow victory over the far right alternative for germany, or afd in a key regional election. The social democrats are on track to keep hold of brandenburg in the country's north—east — where it has led since german reunification more than 30 years ago. Sunday's election follows major gains for the afd — including a win in the eastern state of thuringia on september one. For more i spoke with anna noryskiewicz, cbs news reporter in germany for the regional elections. Wait to have you here on bbc. It looks like a very slim victory for the spd party there in germany. Just edging out the far right afd. Are these results are surprising brandenburg? the narrow win for the social democrats over the far right afd is indeed surprising, especially considering that many analysts have predicted the afd would emerge victorious in this election. But the spd has been at the helm since german reunification in 1990 and close results indicate a significant shift in voter sentiment. And outcomes suggest that while the afd has gained traction there remains a substantial proportion of voters who are potentially driven by concerns over the implications of an afd led government. Mid over the implications of an afd led government. — led government. Afd has been performing _ led government. Afd has been performing well— led government. Afd has been performing well regionally. Performing well regionally. Three weeks removed now from a different election, victory there. What is behind this success for the far right party? success for the far right a ? success for the far right. A ?. ,. . , ,. . , party? their recent success can be, party? their recent success can be. Overall _ party? their recent success can be, overall in _ party? their recent success can be, overall in germany party? their recent success can be, overall in germany can party? their recent success can be, overall in germany can be i be, overall in germany can be attributed really two factors that are interconnected. Most importantly and what was prominent today is the anti—immigrant sentiment. The party has capitalised on rising anti—immigrant feelings among big parts of the population and also particularly in response to recent waves of illegal migration. And then there is the dissatisfaction with government policy, many voters expressed frustration with government handling key issues such as the war in ukraine but also the covid—19 pandemic, economic challenges and these issues. But the populist messaging that afd has really effectively positioned itself as a populist alternative to mainstream parties using strong rhetoric that resonates with voters who feel overlooked by traditional political parties, political elites and focusing on that cultural identity has also struck regions such as saxony and now in brandenburg. Federal elections are coming up in about one year in germany. What are the implications. What the success for the far right men for germany and for the chancellor?— chancellor? the implications are profound _ chancellor? the implications are profound because chancellor? the implications are profound because the. Are profound because the federal elections are looming injust one year and federal elections are looming in just one year and the rise of the afd to second place in national opinion polls signals a growing acceptance of the far right populism orfar right populism party among voters and that could lead to increased political polarisation and fragmentation. It poses a challenge for established parties who need to re—evaluate or may have to re—evaluate their strategies and also how they address the concerns. Let's turn to some other news around the world. Media outlets injapan report six people have been killed after rains caused floods and landslides in the northwestern ishikawa region. More than 40,000 people across four cities have been ordered to evacuate after at least a dozen rivers in the region burst their banks. The region is still recovering from a powerful earthquake at the begining of this year. Kenya has pledged to send 600 more police to haiti to help fight gangs controlling much of the capital city. It would more than double the number of kenyan officers deployed to help the haiti's police force. Armed gangs have in recent months taken over large parts of port—au—prince, as well as swathes of rural haiti. Two children and their mother have been killed in a gas explosion in an apartment block in southern italy. A brother and sister aged four and six were pulled from the rubble in saviano, with the body of their mother found hours later by sniffer dogs. The children's grandmother, who lived in the flat above, is still missing and believed to be buried under the collapsed building. Ecuador has started nationwide power cuts one day earlier than planned, due to a severe drought affecting its hydroelectric plants. The government says daytime cuts will hit twelve provinces, on top of the wider nightly blackouts set to begin on monday. The country is facing its worst drought in 60 years. World leaders have started gathering at the un headquarters in new york for the 79th session of the un general assembly. On day one, the un held the summit of the future, adopting an agreement that it calls a once—in—a—generation opportunity to steer humanity on a new course. The agreement — called the pact for the future — was approved by 143 un countries. Seven voted against it. One of the pact�*s key elements is action to address climate change. Countries reaffirmed their commitment to move way from fossil fuels, and to triple renewable energy capacity. Un secretary general antonio guterres called the summit because, he said, our world is heading off the rails. The pack for the future must leave the ground for reform. Reform of the outdated united nations security council, to make it more effective but also more representative of what the world is today. The climate crisis is destroying lives, devastating communities and ravaging economies. And we all know the solution, a just phase—out of fossil fuels and, yet, emissions are still rising. Heads of state also spoke at the summit, including brazil's president, luiz inacio lula da silva, who emphasised the un's warning that not enough is being done to combat climate change. Translation: the goal of sustainable _ translation: the goal of sustainable development | translation: the goal of. Sustainable development was translation: the goal of sustainable development was our largest splenetic undertaking in recent years and it is on its way to become our largest collect if failure. Current levels of greenhouse gases and climate funding are not enough to preserve our planet safely. In partnership with the secretary general for the preparation of this eop 30 we will work on a global ethical balance with different sectors of the civil society to take climate action based on justice, equality and solidarity. A previously unknown composition by wolfgang amadeus mozart has been performed in the german city of leipzig where it was discovered. The work, which is 12 minutes long, is thought to have been composed in the 1760s when mozart was between ten and 13 years old. Researchers discovered it in during work on a library in the city. Due to its resemblance to mozart's most famous piece a little night music it was subtitled a very little night music. The unearthed manuscript, in brown ink on medium—white paper, is thought to be a copy and not penned by mozart himself. One of classical music's greatest composers, mozart was a child prodigy and died at the age ofjust 35. Stay with us here on bbc news hello there. Big thunderstorms are on the way for monday and that brings the threat of some significant flash flooding. The storms that we had on sunday were heavy enough but didn't affect everyone. Western scotland, the skies have been like this for days in the highlands. Another still day, you'll be wondering what all the fuss is about, i'm sure. But further southwards, the radar picture showed some intense storms, particularly going through the south midlands. And in woburn in bedfordshire, we recorded over the space of two hours 59mm of rain. That's more than the average for the entirety of september. And over the 24 hour period, the same site had 102mm of rain, so nearly double the monthly average rainfall. And nearby in dunstable, well, there was some severe flooding with the high street underwater at one point. Now looking at the picture at the moment, lots of showers across england and wales again with some thunderstorms — quieter weather further northwards. But the met office have got an amber weather warning out in force for monday. Some communities could see around 80mm—120mm of rain, and it could well be that this risk of extreme rainfall extends into central, southern england as well. So through the day, some torrential thundery downpours focussed across parts of england, some communities having a high risk of flash flooding, probably some river flooding, some disruption. It's one of those days where you want to check on travel conditions before heading out. Northern ireland, west scotland, bright with some sunny spells. East scotland continues to be rather cloudy with mist. North scotland, we're seeing a weather front move in, bringing outbreaks of rain and ultimately cooler weather conditions. On into tuesday, well, the thundery rain is clearing out of the way across england and wales, so in that respect, it's a drier kind of day. In scotland, we get this cold front continuing to push its way southwards, really dumping the temperatures here — just ten degrees in aberdeen and 12 for glasgow. Still relatively mild, i suppose for northern ireland, england and wales. Middle part of the week sees active areas of low pressure bringing further heavy rain, particularly focussed again on england and wales. And once those systems have pushed through, well, then we get chilly northwesterly winds diving southwards, and so through the week it is going to stay unsettled, and through the week it is going to turn a lot cooler as well, with temperatures across the board well below average. But for monday, it's that risk of flash flooding we really need to pay attention to. Stay in touch with the latest forecast, please. Sri lanka has a new president who has made big economic promises. We'll look at the challenges he faces to keep them. Plus, i caught up with one of the most recognisable names in formula 1 as the race wrapped up in singapore. Hello and welcome to business today. I'm steve lai. Let's begin in sri lanka which has elected a new president. Anura kumara dissanayake faces the grim task of reviving an economy which collapsed in 2022. Dissanayake won the selection after the second round of counting which telling voters second and third choice candidates. The bbc�*s sent this report. Sri lanka's voting for change and anura kumara dissanayake victory signals that political overhaul. He is the first left—leaning lawmaker to take charge and has won on his pledge to address corruption and reduce economic