The leader of its lebanese group has been killed by israeli Air Strikes in southern lebanon. With me is our security correspondent, gordon corera. First of all, lets talk about the intelligence aspect, from Israels Point of view they seem to have had a string of stunning successes. Where are they getting their intelligence from . It they getting their intelligence from . ,. ,. , from . It is a contrast to the lack of intelligence from . It is a contrast to the lack of intelligence they from . It is a contrast to the I Lack of intelligence they had about hamas and its attacks near lay year ago. Israel in 2006 invaded lebanon and got stuck and got caught by surprise. I think by the strength of resistance it faced from hezbollah. Since then it has been working to build its Intelligence Collection Capability on hezbollah very methodically and not underestimating its foe in a way it might have underestimated hamas. There has been a long term collection, whether using satellites or human resources. It looks like being brought to bear now, whether it is something on like the Pager Attack and the attack on walkie talkies, that was a long term operation, getting inside the Supply Chain and using them against them. Also the tracking of hassan nasrallah, the hezbollah leader, very detailed intelligence to know that he would be at this bunker at this time and send serious munitions to make sure they killed him. He hadnt been seen in public for a long time and it was famous the idea that he was moving around, and some people thought not even in lebanon at all. ,. Thought not even in lebanon at all. ,. ,. Thought not even in lebanon at all. ,. ,. , all. They may have had good intelligence all. They may have had good intelligence tracking all. They may have had good intelligence tracking him, i all. They may have had good intelligence tracking him, or| all. They may have had good L Intelligence Tracking him, or a source may have been saying that he was going to this bunker. And the amount of Bunker Buster bombs, because they knew that he was deep in a bunker and how well protected it would be and how deep they would have to go. That suggests they had very detailed intelligence. And the fact they have taken out a raft of hezbollah senior leader ship, all of that again suggests a very long Term Effort to be able to track them that theyre able to track them that theyre able to track them that theyre able to put into practice. That is different from the intelligence you might need if you go in on the ground. That requires different type of intelligence and has different risks. ,. , ~ risks. Yes, they have killed several of risks. Yes, they have killed several of hezbollahs risks. Yes, they have killed several of hezbollahs top | several of hezbollahs top leader and they have done the Pager Attacks and in some senses decapitated hezbollah, but the rockets are still being fired into Northern Israel and People Cant go back to their homes in Northern Israel. Is a Ground Assault to create a Buffer Zone inevitable. It is not clear Buffer Zone inevitable. It is not clear. They Buffer Zone inevitable. It is not clear. They could Buffer Zone inevitable. It is not clear. They could try i bufferzone inevitable. It 3 not clear. They could try and do it with Special Forces raids. By decapitating hezbollahs command it has made it harder for hezbollah to respond. It is whether it is worth the risk of taking that opportunity created by the targeting it has done to go in and go after hezbollah on the ground. But there also that memory of what means and getting involved in really tough battles on the ground that could be dangerous and costly. It is a difficult calculation for israel. If it wants to create a Buffer Zone, that may be what it feels it has to do. fix, that may be what it feels it has to Da Has to do. A difficult calculation has to do. A difficult calculation for has to do. A difficult calculation for binyamin netanyahu. Thank you. This is the picture live in beirut. Still a lot of smoke after more attacks by israeli Air Strikes in beirut. As gordon was saying, a lot of success the israelis have had, but still the question of whether they go in. Yoav gallant has been talking about israel possibly needing to prepare its forces to go in from the airand prepare its forces to go in from the Air And Sea and land. But whether that will be a special Forces Operation or a full Scale Ground Invasion that we last saw in the 2006, we will have to wait and see. We are focussed on the conflict between israel and hezbollah, but meanwhile the war in gaza grinds on. And now the World Health Organisation is calling for medical evacuation corridors from gaza to allow patients to leave. It says more than 22,000 people have suffered life changing injuries since the war started last year. Of those, some 5,000 have been evacuated for Specialist Treatment abroad, but only 219 have made it out since the Rafah Border Crossing in egypt was closed in may. Caroline hawley has this Report Zeina is safe with food to eat and a place to play. Too young to really understand much else. Elas 17, from the opposite end of the gaza strip, brought together by their injuries. She survived an airstrike in gaza city, spending 16 hours under the rubble before she was rescued. Translation it was hard to breathe because of the weight on my chest and body. All the time i was wondering about what had happened to my parents and siblings. Herfather, sharif, a tailor, died. The body of her brothers, nael and wael, a nurse, still lie under their building. I lost the people most precious to my heart. Zeina and herfamily had fled twice and were in the supposedly safe area of Al Mawasi when an Airstrike Hit nearby. Terrified, she ran to hold on to her mother, who was carrying a pot of boiling soup. Translation her Face And Skin were melting in front of me. I could only pour water on her. I had no idea what to do. I carried her and went out barefoot into the street. This was zeina before the injury in the tent where they were staying. Her home no longer exists. Her father had to stay in gaza when they were evacuated, and her grandmother died in may of cancer untreated. Her mother worries desperately about zeinas future, but hides her fears so she sees nothing but a mothers boundless love. And all i want is for her to be treated so she gets better psychologically and rid herself of this nightmare. Ijust want her to play, run and be happy. The next few months for zeina will be measured in medical appointments. Theyre not fun, however kind the doctors. Months of painful Physiotherapy Lie ahead for zeina before Doctor Bruno can operate. Next in is ela. The burns on her legs are so deep its damaged the nerves. And Doctor Bruno has to break the news to her that shell never walk properly again. We go back to visit them later with Ice Creams to try to cheer them up, but theres no sugar coating the reality that injuries inflicted in seconds will affect them for the rest of their lives. Caroline hawley, bbc news, padua. The trial of Marine Le Pen, the leader of france s Far Right National Rally begins in paris on monday. We are told she has just arrived in court. Alongside 20 other senior figures in The Party, she is accused of misusing european parliamentary funds by allegedly hiring parliamentary assistants who ended up working on party affairs. Marine Le Pen has denied any wrongdoing. Lets get more on the Story with our Paris Correspondent hugh schofield. He is at the court. Tell us more about the charges and the political significance of this . Yes, well Marine Le Pen arrived a few minutes ago, saying again that she was innocent and had not violated any rules. It was, the prosecution will say though, a System Put in place by the national front as was, national rally now, The Party was in deep financial difficulty, a way of paying its official. It did it by pretending, this is the prosecution case, that they were assistants in the european parliament. Each Euro Depp Deputy gets about 20,000 euros a year to pay assistants. What the national Front Rally did it is alleged is take the money, employ people, but put them on party business. Even Marine Le Pens Body Guard was employed and a Graphic Designer was paid using this money. The national rally people, about 20 of them, plus The Party, will argue against that, in this two month trial. The real issue is Marine Le Pen, will she be found guilty . If she is found guilty, will she be given a sense of ineligibility for office. She is likely to stand for president in 2037. That is 2027. That is the central issue. ,. ,. , issue. Is this a big moment for her and her issue. Is this a big moment for her and her party issue. Is this a big moment for her and her party and her and her party and politically whether she could stand in the next president ial election. If she doesnt, what are the other options . Potentially it is that. There is no guarantee that she will be found guilty. If she is found guilty, there is no guarantee that she will be given the penalty of ineligibility. She could be fined or sent to prison. There is no guarantee that this would happen if she were found comblt. Guilty. If she did it would be a big deal. There would be an appeal. But that would be an appeal. But that would be an appeal. But that would bejust would be an appeal. But that would be just ahead would be an appeal. But that would bejust ahead of would be an appeal. But that would be just ahead of the elections. A so The Party would is a to switch to plan b, because very much its whole strategy hinges on the personality of Marine Le Pen and her being able to run in 2027. ~ ,. ,. , , 2027. We will see what happens. Thank ou 2027. We will see what happens. Thank you very 2027. We will see what happens. Thank you very much. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. A Bbc Investigation has discovered that multiple signs of slavery were missed after a criminal gang trafficked nine men from the Czech Republic who were then forced to work at a Mcdonalds Restaurant in the uk. 0ther Victims were enslaved and put to work at a factory supplying Bread Products to majorfood retailers. Baroness Theresa May who introduced anti Slavery Legislation says the case raises shocking questions about how big companies address modern slavery. . Jon ironmonger has the Story. . Police stay where you are rescuing Slavery Victims from a London House and a criminal operation lasting seven years. Got two in here. Just one in here. Translation it was terrible to wake up every morning and i didnt want to wake up. Id rather be dead. Forced to live in an attic and an unheated leaking outbuilding, victims were found legitimate jobs by a criminal gang, led by Brothers Ernest and zdenek drevenak, who referred to them as livestock and Stole Hundreds Of Thousands of pounds from their wages to fund luxury lifestyles, new cars, Gold Jewellery and foreign holidays. Nine victims were sent to work at this cambridgeshire mcdonalds, where they clocked up to 100 hours a week. Translation the managers didnt question the long hours i did. They would even ask me, are you happy to stay longer . Weve discovered the mcdonalds and the franchisees running the branch missed multiple opportunities to detect the crime. Job applications were completed by gang members, victims wages paid into Bank Accounts controlled by the gang, and victims worked extreme hours. We use the term Red Flag to say this is an indicator that forced labour, modern slavery might be happening. And in my view, there were many Red Flags in this case which were missed. In a statement, mcdonalds told us they commissioned an independent review and with their franchisee, who unknowingly employed the victims of slavery, have. I think it definitely should act as a Wake Up Call for all companies. Professional curiosity goes an awful long way when considering and looking out for modern slavery. The victims were also forced by the criminal gang to work in a London Factory making and supplying own Brand Pita Bread for six of the uks biggest food retailers. Tesco, sainsbury� s, m s, waitrose, Co Op and asda. None spotted the signs of slavery at the time the victims worked there. Sainsbury� s says it stopped using the supplier in 2016 for unrelated reasons. M s, Tesco And Waitrose all say they pulled out due to concerns about working practices. But Co Op says it carried out inspections but found no signs of slavery while asda said it was disappointed to learn of the historic case and would carry out a thorough review. Its almost ten years since then Home SecretaryBaroness Theresa may introduced the modern Slavery Act. I think the case has raised some shocking questions about the approach being taken by some big companies. They need to look at their Supply Chains, they need to look at their processes. Do we need to enhance the modern Slavery Act . Yes, i think we do. You are under arrest for conspiracy to commit the offence of holding another in slavery. Ending years of misery for victims, in 2019, the Gang Masters were arrested in the uk and the Czech Republic. Translation that was the best feeling i have ever had. I was so happy it was over. While the criminal gang have been put on trial and put behind bars, their victims are still waiting for an apology from the companies who failed them. Jon ironmonger, bbc news, cambridge. Lets speak to chloe cranston, from anti slavery international. Lets look at this if we can in a wider context. How Big A problem do you think modern Day Slavery is . It problem do you think modern Day Slave is . , slavery is . It is huge. Unfortunately slavery is . It is huge. Unfortunately this slavery is . It is huge. L unfortunately this Story-slavery'>Story Slavery is . It is huge. Unfortunately this Story we have seen here, as tragic as it is, is the tip of an iceberg. In the uk alone there is over 120,000 people in modern slavery and globally there is only 20 Million in modern slavery that could be linked to the products that we import into the uk. The uk is known annually to import over 26 Billion of products made with forced labour. The problem is huge and systemic and as we have heard, we need stronger laws in the uk to address them. When we talk about modern slavery, can you try and define for our viewers exactly what we mean . ~. ,. , for our viewers exactly what we mean . ,. ,. , mean . Modern slavery means when somebody is mean . Modern slavery means when somebody is tricked mean . Modern slavery means when somebody is tricked into somebody is tricked into working or living in conditions that they didnt agree to or wouldnt agree to if they had known. And they are unable to eleven and often unable to leave through direct violence or the removal of a passport, and they can in the uk what we see are Immigration Policies have made worker migrants. They are often in fear of coming forward, due to the fear of retaliation that they dont have any secure reporting channels. Have any secure reporting channels have any secure reporting channels. ~. Channels. We heard Theresa May, the former channels. We heard Theresa May, the former prime channels. We heard Theresa May, the former prime minister, channels. We heard Theresa May, the former prime minister, who i the former prime minister, who has led the way on legislation on this, saying that the legislation needs to be updated in the uk. I dont know about other countries. What would you like to see in terms of legislation to counter act this problem . Baroness Theresa May was right, the modern Slavery Act was introduced in 2015 and the uk was globally leading at that time and now we know that that time and now we know that that law is completely insufficient, it is not fit for purpose. So businesses and charities are calling for much stronger laws. Actually the eu this year has already adopted or is about to adopt strong laws that will require companies to take steps against modern slavery and the United States and canada have stronger approaches, but in the uk we are falling behind. What we want to see is something we call a business Human Rights and Environment Act so companies prevent modern slavery and other human Rights Abuse and environmental damage. Thank you. We move to northern ireland, the Cruise Ship known for spending four months docked in Belfast is set to depart later today. The odyssey, owned by the us firm Villa Vie residences, needed repairs and its passengers were left stranded in the city. It looks like its time to get on board. Lets speak to holly hennessy, passenger of the odyssey Cruise Ship. She has stayed in Belfast accompanied by her eight year old cat named captain. Captain cat so thank you for being with us. Just tell us what it has been like to be stranded in Belfast. What it has been like to be stranded in Belfast. Well, i dont feel stranded in Belfast. Well, i dont feel i stranded in Belfast. Well, i dont feel i was stranded in Belfast. Well, i dont feel i was stranded, i j dont feel i was stranded, i feel like i made Belfast home. I didnt have a choice, because of the cat was here, i couldnt leave, because bring him back would have been too much trouble when it came to the paperwork. Trouble when it came to the Paperwork Trouble when it came to the paperwork. How disappointed were you. Paperwork. How disappointed were you. You paperwork. How disappointed were you, you booked paperwork. How disappointed were you, you booked on paperwork. How disappointed were you, you booked on the | were you, you booked on the cruise and then found it wasnt going anywhere and not only not going anywhere and not only not going anywhere, but for four months, going anywhere, but forfour months, it going anywhere, but for four months, it is a long time . Itrefoil months, it is a long time . Well this is a different months, it is a long time . Well this is a different kind months, it is a long time . Well this is a different kind of this is a different kind of cruise. First off it is residential. Most of us have had experiences or friends residential. Most of us have had experiences Orfriends Have had experiences Orfriends Have had experiences Orfriends Have had experiences building homes, the builder says it will be done by such a date, and it isnt. So, for me, i looked at it that way. We couldnt rush the certification. There is a long back Story to that, if you really want to know, i can go into that, but we couldnt rush the certification. But when one of the mandated the repairs repairs announced, i said, oh no, that same repair of my own vessel took 16 weeks. No, that same repair of my own vessel took 16 weeks. When you think Ou Vessel took 16 weeks. When you think you will vessel took 16 weeks. When you think you will finally vessel took 16 weeks. When you think you will finally set vessel took 16 weeks. When you think you will finally Set Sail think you will finally set Sail Today . Think you will finally set Sail Toda . �. ,. , today . Im hopeful i need all the Energy Today . Im hopeful i need all the Energy Of today . Im hopeful i need all the Energy OfEverybody Today . Im hopeful i need all the Energy Of everybody in. Today . Im hopeful i need all| the Energy Of everybody in the uk to be hoping for us. Irate the Energy Of everybody in the uk to be hoping for us. We are sendin uk to be hoping for us. We are sending good uk to be hoping for us. We are sending good vibes uk to be hoping for us. We are sending good vibes and uk to be hoping for us. We are sending good vibes and We Uk to be hoping for us. We are sending good vibes and we arej sending good vibes and we are hoping too. Where is the cruise actually going. Give us where you will be heading. You will be heading. Because this is a residential you will be heading. Because this is a residential ship, you will be heading. Because this is a residential ship, we | this is a residential ship, we will perpetually go around the world. Like a normal cruise, i have taken three, a World Cruise is about 120 days. Our first trip will take three and a half years. We go to more places and get to stay longer in these places. So that is the beauty of residential, aside from the fact that on a regular cruise i couldnt keep my cat. Some people have rented segments. Others like my have purpose chased the cabin and that gives me the right to use it for the useful life of the ship. Which with all the work we have had to do, hopefully is extended. But they are anticipating that to be about 15 years. I intend to stayjust as long as i can. 15 years. I intend to stay ust as long as i cami as long as i can. Really good luck and as long as i can. Really good luck and lets as long as i can. Really good luck and lets hope as long as i can. Really good luck and lets hope that as long as i can. Really good luck and lets hope that you | as long as i can. Really good L Luck and lets hope that you do Set Sail. Thank you so much for being us with. And to your cat, captain. Just want to bring you some breaking news on the Strictly Come Dancing saga. The bbc have apologised to amanda abing abbington, but cleared Giovanni Pernice about allegations. Bbc news understands while the complaints of verbal bullying were upheld, claims of physical aggression were not. Amanda abbington accused Giovanni Pernice of being unnecessarily cruel and mean during rehearsals. He had denied any suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour. More on that in the coming hours. But for now, stay us with. Youre watching bbc news. Hello again. Weve had some torrential rain already this morning and that rain is still falling. Through the rest of the day and into tonight and tomorrow, if we look at the rainfall accumulation chart, you can see the dark blues. Thats indicating another a0 millimetres of rainfall is quite possible and that will be falling on ground that is already saturated, exacerbating the flooding risk. This is the area of low pressure thats driving our weather currently. Its bringing all the cloud, the wet and the windy conditions. Windy through the English Channel and the North Sea. The rain continuing to push northwards. Where you see the greens and yellows in the chart, thats indicating the heaviest bursts. Behind it, a lot of cloud and some showers. The driest conditions across the far north of scotland. Even here, not immune to a shower or two with top temperatures getting up to about 17 degrees. Through this evening and overnight, the rain starts to push back southwards. Now, it will turn a little bit lighter in doing so. Out towards the west we see a return to some clearer skies. Still windy along the North Sea coastline with temperatures 6 to about 13 degrees north to south. That takes us into tomorrow. Our area of low pressure trying to pull away but lingering across the far south east. That means here we are looking at a bit more cloud around and also the remnants of the rain across east anglia, parts of east england, into the south east. Out towards the west, weve got brighter skies, same for the north too, a bit more sunshine coming through. And because the Rain Wont be so widespread and wont be as heavy, it wont feel as cool as its going to do today. Temperatures 13 to about 17 or 18. Then as we move into the middle part of the week, the dregs of that rain moving away but the Weather Front close enough to still be producing a bit of cloud and also the Odd Shower in the south eastern corner. But a Ridge Of High Pressure is building across us so that means we are looking at a fair amount of dry weather and also some sunny skies. Temperatures, 13 16 degrees. As we head on through the week, then, moving into thursday, thursday is likely to start off with some mist and fog, but it will be generally fine. Friday, brighter in the east but we will have a bit more cloud coming in from the west with some rain. Today at 1 00pm, in the past few minutes the bbc has published a report into the culture of Strictly Come Dancing. The corporation has apologised to the actor Amanda Abbington and upheld some of her complaints against her Dance PartnerGiovanni Pernice, but cleared him of the most serious allegations. Also on the programme. Warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe in lebanon as hezbollah tells israel its ready for a ground offensive. The end of an era, as the last remaining Blast Furnace at the Port Talbot steelworks closes today. The Cruise Ship that will finally leave Belfast, four months after it was meant to Set Sail. Lay your head upon my pillow. And tributes are paid to kris kristofferson, the award winning Country Singer and actor who has died at the age of 88. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, is time ticking for ten hag as Tottenham Hotspur thrash Manchester United 3 0 at old trafford, piling the pressure on their manager . In the past few minutes the bbc has published a report into the culture of Strictly Come Dancing, and apologised to the actor Amanda Abbington, who appeared on the programme in 2023