Were killed and nearly 200 were injured in new israeli Air Strikes on saturday. Our senior international Correspondent Orla Guerin has the latest from beirut. Explosion this is what beirut has been enduring, massive israeli strikes that could ignite the whole region because israel killed its target, sheikh Hassan Nasrallah. For his followers, its a devastating blow, for his iranian backers, a strategic loss. The long time leader of hezbollah was a long time in hiding. This was the moment, in a new York Hotel room on friday, when Binyamin Netanyahu approved the strike on his old enemy. Translation the state of Israel Yesterday eliminated the Mass MurdererHassan Nasrallah. We settled accounts with the one responsible for the murder of countless israelis and many citizens of other countries. Nasrallah was not another terrorist, he was the terrorist. Israel claims this is a historic turning point. For many in beirut, its a time of fear. Plenty were fleeing the city today, clinging to the hope of finding safety somewhere. But there is danger in every direction in lebanon. We travelled through dahieh, the Hezbollah Stronghold now looking anything but. Its been bombed time after time. This is just one of the locations that has been hit. Theres smoke still rising here. Theres ash in the air and you can smell the explosives, and i can hear a drone now overhead. The strike here happened overnight, and since then, theres been no letup. In beirut� s martyrs� square, many slept in the open and remained there today, new homeless from The Middle Easts newest war. The governor of beirut, who has no connection with hezbollah, fears for his city. What do you think is the israeli plan here, what are they trying to do . I dont know, but israel want to kill and to kill and to kill. You cannot predict what israel can do. But you fear the worst . May god protect this country. It seems a very sad moment for you. Its the saddest moment in my life. Thank you. And a moment of Grave Dangerfor Lebanon and The Middle East. Israel says its work is not finished. No one can be sure what will come next. Orla guerin, Bbc News, beirut. Our diplomatic correspondent Caroline Hawley has more on Hassan Nasrallah, who he was, and his importance in the region. Hassan nasrallah was the face of hezbollah, a hugely influentialfigure in the shadowy world of middle east militias, a Hero And Resistance fighter to many lebanese shia and others. To israel, a terrorist leader. It was after the assassination of his predecessor in 1992, in another israeli air strike, that Hassan Nasrallah became head of hezbollah. With the backing of its main supporter, iran, he transformed it into one of the most powerful paramilitary groups in The Middle East, with huge political clout in lebanon as well. Essentially, a state within a state. Hassan nasrallah led hezbollah during the war with israel back in 2006, when the group fought the idf to a standstill. But last week, a crippling blow for hezbollah, as thousands of pagers, Then Walkie Talkies used by the group, used by the group exploded simultaneously. Hassan nasrallah knew he was a target, lived mostly underground and didnt use electronic devices himself. His response to these extraordinary attacks was his very last speech. Translation we were subected to a huge and severe blow, h but this is the nature of war and of conflict. Hezbollah has been badly weakened, but its arsenal of weapons still includes long range missiles hidden underground. We dont yet know who, as Hassan Nasrallah� s successor, will inherit them and what direction they will take the conflict in now. Caroline hawley, Bbc News. Lets bring you some more reaction now from the region. Israels Chief Of General Staff justified the strike, saying Nasrallah Indiscriminately Murdered Israeli civilians and aimed to end this war with the destruction of the state of israel, adding, we are determined to continue destroying the hezbollah Terrorist Organisation and to keep fighting. Irans supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, said, the blood of the martyr shall not go unavenged. The iran backed houthis in yemen said, the martyrdom will increase the strength of sacrifice, determination and continuity. Turkeys president erdogan claimed, lebanon and the lebanese people are the new target of Israels Policy of genocide, Occupation And Invasion that has been continuing since october 7th. President biden was asked about nasrallahs killing as he walked out of Church In Delaware A short while ago. Lets take a listen. Isa is a Ground Incursion in lebanon inevitable . Time for a ceasefire. Despite having pushed for a ceasefire, President Biden released an earlier statement saying his death is a measure of justice for victims, including hundreds of americans over the course of four decades. Our correspondent Jenny Kumah has more. We have heard from the White House that the president has convened a call with his Vice President and national Security Team to get updates, and they will continue to get updates in the coming hours. Speaking at his home, the president spoke to reporters and said that the killing of the hezbollah leader amounted to a Measure Ofjustice for his many victims. Including many americans, he said, who were killed during a four Decade Reign of terror. Mr biden also said that he has ordered a bolstering of us forces in The Middle East to deter iran, and he has said that the us supports israels right measured comments, consistent with the us position since the Gaza Conflict began over almost a year ago. The right to defend itself. The message is the us stands by israel and also emphasising the need for a diplomatic solution. Now, although there is a growing sense of tension in the White House at israels defiance, Mr Biden has stopped short of any criticism yesterday, Mr Biden said that the us was not told about the strike before it happened. There was no mention in Mr Biden� s Comments Today of that 21 Day Ceasefire Plan proposed by the un, which appears to be going nowhere. No mention of Mr Netanyahus Rejection of that ceasefire plan. And no comment on the fact that Mr Netanyahu ordered Yesterdays Strike just moments before he addressed the un in New York yesterday. Live now to dana stroul. Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of defense for The Middle East, now director of research at the Washington Institute for near east policy. Welcome to you, thank you for being with us on Bbc News once again. That confirmation of the killing of Hassan Nasrallah. Clearly an escalation here, but i wonder what you think this will mean for the region and also the conflict . Also the conflict . Thank you for having also the conflict . Thank you for having me also the conflict . Thank you for having me tonight. Also the conflict . Thank you for having me tonight. This| also the conflict . Thank you | for having me tonight. This is a tectonic shift for the region and for how iran projects its campaign of terror across the region and the pressure it places on israel. So, hezbollah has been arounds Insurance Policy and hezbollah� s arsenal of missiles, attack drones and rockets is always what iran plans to unleash on israel when the regime in tehran has felt threatened. But now israel has been so successful in decapitating the entire senior leadership of this organisation and eliminating so many of its weapons that iran has really lost that Insurance Policy, that probably a lot of considerations right now in offices in tehran about what their next step is going to be. Two points in response to what just said. When it comes to iran, do you expect to see it try and step into the fray somehow . And secondly, is iran now we because of what is happening to hezbollah . Iran is definitely weakened. Happening to hezbollah . Iran is definitely weakened. When happening to hezbollah . Iran is definitely weakened. When you | definitely weakened. When you think about the damage that has been done to hezbollah, which really acted as a partner for iran. And lets not forget iran, Persian Shia and arab. So nasrallah after the elimination of another terrorist so lomani several years ago, Hassan Nasrallah acted as the arab Voice And Bridge between tehran and the rest of the region. Hezbollah is in lebanon and the militias in Iraq And Syria are down from a lot of pressure. But the houthi remain very potent. It is whether iran will launch another direct attack as it did in april or it tries to light up its non state actors it has cultivated across the region. At it has cultivated across the reuion. �. , ~ it has cultivated across the reuion. � w. , region. A weakened hezbollah in a State Of Shock region. A weakened hezbollah in a State Of Shock is region. A weakened hezbollah in a State Of Shock is in region. A weakened hezbollah in a State Of Shock is in some a State Of Shock is in some state of disarray right now. Could we see a change in tactics from hezbollah in light of this . Tactics from hezbollah in Light Ofthis . ~ , of this . Absolutely. First, civen of this . Absolutely. First, given that of this . Absolutely. First, given that all of this . Absolutely. First, given that all of of this . Absolutely. First, given that all of the of this . Absolutely. First, | given that all of the senior leadership has been eliminated, we have to think through the organisational coherence and the Command Control of hezbollah. What is left is a lot of untested leaders, mid level commanders and a lot of probably very angry and very emotionalfoot soldiers of probably very angry and very emotional foot soldiers with access to some of the weapons that israel has not been able to target and destroy it. So i think there is a major risk of more escalation and erratic disorganised actions in the coming days. And what about the response we have heard from prime Minister Netanyahu . He said a score has been settled here. What kind of further response do you expect to hear from the israelis, the prospect of a Ground Invasion, what do you make of that . First, i think across the israeli security establishment, there is a believe their campaign in recent weeks against hezbollah has been massively successful. What we are seeing them do tonight is continue to target the strategic weapons arsenal. So those medium and longer range missiles and ballistic missiles which are capable of targeting deep inside israel and civilian communities. And probably, given we have not heard any enthusiasm from prime Minister Netanyahu or Israel Foot NetaNyahu Or Israel foot ceasefire, Netanyahu Or Israel foot ceasefire, that biden administration proposed 21 day ceasefire, there is a diet to keep momentum going in the second pain. Ialso keep momentum going in the second pain. I also think that is probably recognition a Ground Invasion carries tremendous risk for Weight Collateral Damage a desire to keep momentum. Lebanese casualties and a risk to israeli forces. There is probably consideration of how much damage can be done with this Air Campaign and whether to take the offer from the arab World And Washington for an off mmp World And Washington for an Off Ramp to de escalate. fin World And Washington for an Off Ramp to deescalate. Ramp to deescalate. On that Oint Ramp to deescalate. On that point briefly. Ramp to deescalate. On that point briefly, if ramp to deescalate. On that point briefly, if you ramp to deescalate. On that point briefly, if you dont point briefly, if you dont mind, do you think there would be the appetite for a diplomatic solution when as you say, there has not been that enthusiasm from prime Minister Netanyahu for example when it comes to the Word Ceasefire in any kind of progress on that point . Any kind of progress on that oint . ~. ,. , point . We saw a little opening from the prime point . We saw a little opening from the prime Minister Point . We saw a little opening| from the Prime Minister earlier this week when he said that he shared the goals of the biden administration for a diplomatic agreement. Here is the challenge. After the 2006 Hezbollah Inch Israel war, there was a Security Council Resignation resolution that called for hezbollah forces to move away from the border and un forces to fill in. And those things never happened. So for israel to feel secure and safe and for the government to tell israeli civilians, more than 70,000 who have been forced from their homes in northern israel that it is safe to return, there needs to beat real teeth behind that diplomatic agreement. And whether or not the united nations, europe and arab capitals have the political will to enforce a meaningful binding diplomatic arrangement that can give relief to israelis and allow lebanese to return to their homes in Southern Lebanon remains to be seen at this point in time. Former Deputy Secretary of defence for The Middle East, good to touch you, thank you. Thanks for having me. Several South Eastern us states are seeing significant flooding, after Hurricane Helene hit the region. More than 45 people have died and millions are without power. The category 4 hurricane is the most powerful storm on record to hit floridas Big Bend area, and moved north into georgia and the carolinas, after making landfall overnight on thursday. With gusts of 140 miles per hour and heavy rain, the storm has caused Damage Worth billions of dollars. Helene unleashed the worst flooding in a century in North Carolina, essentially cutting off access to the western part of the state, with forced road closures. And in atlanta, 13 inches of rain fell over 48 hours the most the city has seen over two days since 1878. Florida governor Ron Desantis says authorities are assessing the Storms Damage throughout florida. Clearly, you saw a Storm Surge in excess of 15 feet. So that is much, much more significant than what weve seen in recent storms like debbie that hit. And that is really, really destructive. So if you look around here, you see some homes that are nowjust rubble. This stuff is coming in. It is fierce. And itjust is unstoppable. So there is a lot of damage that we are seeing here. Joining me live is cristian benavides, Miami Correspondent with our us news partner, cbs. Bring us up to date with the level of destruction that we are seeing. I should mention, ishould mention, you mentioned helene impacted North Carolina, seeing the most deaths up to this point. There are also parts of North Carolina that currently have no Cell Service or internet service, so there are officials that are trying to get communications up and running. This was a monster of a storm. If you just take a look at it, it was fast moving, it is still over tennessee, the state of tennessee in fact has some Flash Flood warnings at this point. The Clean Up will take some time. It is quite incredible to see some of the images, particularly when you look at Florida And Cedar key. This is small communities just impacted by the storm last year and now you have this major storm impacting it once again. These are homes that have been completely wiped out. There is just so much rebuilding that needs to take place across the South East. At this point, we have about 3 Million customers, 3 Million homes that have no power across the South East, most appear to be in georgia, where there are about 1 most appear to be in georgia, where there are about1 million customers without power. But again, the impact in the carolinas, particularly North Carolina, is of historic proportions. I carolina, is of historic proportions. Carolina, is of historic proportions. Carolina, is of historic roortions. ,. , proportions. I have to say i know cedar proportions. I have to say i know cedar key, proportions. I have to say i know cedar key, i proportions. I have to say i know cedar key, i was proportions. I have to say i l know cedar key, i was there proportions. I have to say i know cedar key, i was there on the ground last year for hurricane idalia, some people losing their homes and not everyone having insurance for that risk, how are they coping . It is going to be a difficult road ahead, you have already had a number of insurance carriers that have pulled out of the state of florida at this point for many residents in florida, the only available Insurance Company is the one thatis Insurance Company is the one that is state funded. And funding for that company is quickly running out. It has a lot of people seeing premiums that are larger than their mortgage payments. So there is a real reckoning that is happening with florida residents that they have to decide whether or not the state continues to be affordable. 0verall, you have two, its not just what is happening in cedar key, you have to take a step back and look at what happened when Hurricane Ian Made Landfall Two years ago in fort myers beach, completely wiping out that community. Now they are having to rebuild, they will still not up to speed to where they should be. They havent fully rebuilt. So this is a process that takes years. And it is going to be quite challenging. I think what is even more incredible at this point is that there is potentially another system that is developing out in the gulf, exactly where It Helene developed, and that could turn into a storm in the coming weeks. ,. , weeks. You ust mentioned the thou. Ht weeks. You just mentioned the Thought Process weeks. You just mentioned the Thought Process residents weeks. You just mentioned the i Thought Process residents have to go through if they are living in those areas which are prone to this. And when they are making that calculation, they also having to think whether the hurricane is becoming more frequent . Is the seeing that . Seeing that . Well, they are becoming seeing that . Well, they are becoming certainly seeing that . Well, they are becoming certainly more i becoming certainly more impactful in that these are major storms that are developing in under 2a hours, in the sense they are rapidly intensifying from a tropical system to tropical storms to a major hurricane. And all of thatis major hurricane. And all of that is happening within such a short amount of time and that appears to be the norm. We have seen that in the past three years. So i think a lot of people are looking at that anecdotally, and there has been some reporting on this that there are people looking at florida and considering whether or not it is worth to live down here. , � , ~. , here. From Cbs News in miami, really good here. From Cbs News in miami, really good to here. From Cbs News in miami, really good to you, here. From Cbs News in miami, really good to you, thanks here. From Cbs News in miami, really good to you, Thanks A really good to you, Thanks A lot. Cristian benavides. In westminster, a Labour Member of parliament has quit The Party over what she says is Sir Keir Starmer� s cruel and unnecessary policies, as well as his acceptance of gifts from political donors. Rosie duffields Resignation Letter criticised the prime Ministers Decision to remove an Annualfuel Subsidy from Ten Million pensioners, and his approach to child poverty. She also attacked Sir Keir for accepting more than £16,000 of Designer Suits and glasses, writing, i am so ashamed of what you and your Inner Circle have done to tarnish and humiliate our once proud party. Ms duffield who voted against Keir Starmer becoming leader in 2020 will continue to serve in parliament as an independent mp. 0ur CorrespondentDamian Grammaticas gives us the background around the resignation. Well, i think its important of course, and it is significant because it comes so soon into Sir Keir Starmer� s time as Prime Minister, less than three months since he walked through the door of Downing Street, one of his own mps has chosen to stand down. And with a blistering attack in this letter, which she released publicly to the newspapers. So design to wound. And it is worth going through some of those quotes. You heard some of them that you read out already. But she criticises Sir Keir Starmer she says for his leadership. She says, it has never been true or inspiring leadership. She criticises him for his policies, particularly those cuts hes bringing income at which she says are cruel and unnecessary and will affect hundreds of thousands of the poorest and most vulnerable people. And she criticises him for his personal behaviour, his personal decisions accepting gifts, sleaze, nepotism, avarice of the scale, which she says tarnish and humiliate The Party. She has been speaking to sunday with Laura KuenssbergAt The Bbc and this is what she has told that programme. We all had our faith has told that programme. We all had our faith in has told that programme. We all had our faith in keir has told that programme. We all had our faith in Keir Starmer had our faith in Keir Starmer and had our faith in Keir Starmer and a had our faith in Keir Starmer and a Labour Government, and i feel that and a Labour Government, and i feel that voters and activists and mp5 feel that voters and activists and mp5 are being completely left out and mp5 are being completely left out and completely taken for granted. It left out and completely taken for granted left out and completely taken for granted. It is worth saying that rosie for granted. It is worth saying that Rosie Duffield for granted. It is worth saying that Rosie Duffield has for granted. It is worth saying that Rosie Duffield has had i for granted. It is worth saying that Rosie Duffield has had a| that Rosie Duffield has had a long difficult relationship with Keir Starmer and the leader before him Jeremy Corbyn and even some in her local party branch. She has been a local Dish Vocal Campaign on issues such as Anti Semitism and womens rights and says she has faced abuse and threats internally and investigation which had exonerated her, but complains the leadership never supported her in those times. The problem is it is not those issues, it is the leadership of Keir Starmer she is attacking. There is no sign other Labour Mps are likely to follow, but we do know she is tapping into a vein of discontent among some in The Party about his leadership and while Downing Street and Keir Starmer are desperate to move on from the rails about gifts to delivering on the policies that they have promised, what will be very difficult for them is that this very public resignation simply perpetuates that criticism and that discussion from the rails. And in the five hours and she has released a letter we have heard nothing from Downing Street. A sign perhaps of how difficult they are finding this. Scientists say hundreds of Emperor Penguin chicks who were feared dead are, in fact, still alive. In may a huge iceberg broke off from an antarctic ice shelf, drifted, and came to a Stop Right in front of the Halley Bay Penguin colony, sealing it off from the sea. It seemed to spell The End for hundreds of newly hatched chicks, whose mothers were out hunting for food at the time. But a few weeks ago, the iceberg shifted and satellite pictures reveal the penguins have survived the winter, suggesting their mothers had found a way back in after all. Great pictures and we love to see that. The top story this hour, hezbollah confirming the death of their leader, Hassan Nasrallah, as those strikes have been continuing. You can see the live pictures of the scene in beirut. And we will continue to keep you up to date with all the latest both in lebanon as a reaction from around the world continues to come in. Youre watching Bbc News. Thanks as ever for your company. You can noise find the latest on our web page. We will have more at the top of the hour you can always find. Join us then if you can goodbye for now. Hello there. Saturdays Sunny Skies will gradually be eroded by cloud and then Wind And Rain for many as we close out sunday. Yes, its going to gradually turn wet and windy, particularly from the South And West. Now, weve already, in southern england, seen some record breaking Rainfall Totals for the month, and were just going to add to those totals over the few days. Some areas could see another 50 to 60mm before we close out the month. So heres that area of low pressure gradually winding its way in from the southwest. Ahead of it, though, clearer skies, so it will be a chilly start to our sunday morning. Some early morning sunshine, but gradually, well see that cloud pushing its way steadily north and east, perhaps North East England and eastern scotland clinging on to the best of the brightness throughout the day. So as we go through to the afternoon, we mightjust see some Sunny Skies continuing. Cloudier skies out to the west, a few isolated showers, temperatures generally between 12 and 1a degrees. Not too bad in the afternoon into Northern Ireland and North East England as well, but you can see The Cloud arriving. Therell be a few outbreaks of showers ahead of it moving through the midlands. Gradually, the heaviest of the rain pushing into South And West wales along with south West England, and the winds will strengthen to Gale Force gusts with it too. Top temperatures generally, then, 12 to 15 degrees as we go through sunday afternoon. So those gusty winds will strengthen further overnight as that rain continues to move its way steadily north and east, pushing into the midlands, South East england and to the north of england by Dawn On monday morning. We keep the clearer skies in scotland. Here, still single figures, but not quite as cold to start monday morning, with The Cloud, Wind And Rain. There is still a level of uncertainty exactly where this low pressure is going to sit. Its going to be pretty slow moving. Potentially, the heaviest of the rain will always be across england and wales, with a few scattered sharper showers into Northern Ireland, and a drier story for much of scotland. But well keep a close eye on that. Some of that rain really quite heavy across north West England for a time, potentially brightening up by The End of the afternoon across central and southern england, 13 to 17 degrees. The low pressure slowly starts to ease away on tuesday and then on wednesday, a quieter story, with a greater chance of seeing more sunshine for early october. This is Bbc News. Well have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. If Wes Streeting cant fix the national Health Service, then labourfails. Political thinking this week, the health secretary, Wes Streeting. Why . Because they think it is fundamental to the success of any Labour Government that they have to show that they can run the Health Service successfully. Health service successfully a Health Service that he has declared to be broken and in bad need of reform. Wes streeting, welcome back to political thinking. Thanks for having me back. Were talking at The End of a conference. Its been quite a lively few days for you both politically and otherwise. How are you surviving . Just about. Id like to know who in my team agreed to stick this on The End of the conference schedule. And you can probably hearfrom my voice. Its, um. It� s quite hoarse at this end of the week because of all of the debating, speaking, you know. Because of all of the debating, speaking, you know