Ground invasion. On lebanon, Israels Defense Minister said they were ready to use forces from air, Sea And Land to achieve its objectives against hezbollah to ensure people whod evacuated their homes in northern israel were safe to return. Use the quote that it would start soon in the few minutes. Hezbollah� s Deputy Leader has insisted that the group is ready if israel decides to invade lebanon. In a defiant speech, he said the battle against israel will continue. In a separate development, lebanons Prime Minister said hes ready to deploy the Countrys Army to defend the Border Area if needed. Joining me now is our correspondentjon donnison, whos injerusalem, and anna foster, whos in beirut. And Tom Bateman in washington. First of all, all the indicators point to this Ground Incursion, this Ground Invasion starting pretty soon. Starting pretty soon. Yeah, thats right. Starting pretty soon. Yeah, thats right. The starting pretty soon. Yeah, thats right. The defence i thats right. The Defence Minister if you are saying suggesting it could happen as today, so thats really in the next few hours. The big question is what will this Ground Incursion involved. We understand that already some israeli Special Forces have been into lebanon carrying out intelligence operations, possibly dismantling some tunnels and infrastructure, but i think the question is to what extent are they going to push into southern lebanon . How deep are they going to go . Are they going to stay there and try to occupy some territory or are they going to be going in crossing back over into israel . But none of those things are clear at the moment, but it definitely seems like they are going to move to next phase of the operation. The operation. Lets cross to tom in washington. The operation. Lets cross to tom in washington. We the operation. Lets cross to | tom in washington. We were listening to President Biden, and he was asked to exist about exactly this and he was still saying that he wanted a Cease Fire so there is again real tension between the us administration that is constantly talking about the escalation and a israeli Prime Minister that is again making a move that escalates the situation. Situation. Well, yeah. President situation. Well, yeah. President biden situation. Well, yeah. President biden was l situation. Well, yeah. President biden was asked how much President Biden was asked how much he President Biden was asked how much he knew about these reports much he knew about these reports of a limited Ground Operation starting soon and also operation starting soon and also what he made of that. Now he said also what he made of that. Now he said that he knew more than the reporter thought and that he was the reporter thought and that he was comfortable with them stopping this, and then as you say called stopping this, and then as you say called for a Cease Fire once say called for a Cease Fire once again. So a clear sign from once again. So a clear sign from the once again. So a clear sign from the us president that he is hot from the us president that he is not comfortable with the way things is not comfortable with the way things are unfolding on the ground things are unfolding on the ground once again, but what we have ground once again, but what we have seen ground once again, but what we have seen throughout this is the same pattern, the same dynamic the same pattern, the same dynamic in that weve seen us Pressure Dynamic in that weve seen us pressure the israelis to try and pressure the israelis to try and pull pressure the israelis to try and pull back. That was at its most and pull back. That was at its most acute last week during a week most acute last week during a week of most acute last week during a week of United Nations General Assembly where the Americans were assembly where the Americans were leading a Double Medic Charge were leading a Double Medic Charge calling for a truce between israel and hezbollah, calling between israel and hezbollah, calling for mediated talks, collect calling for mediated talks, collect and to pull back from the brink. And we saw the absolute the brink. And we saw the absolute rejection of that by Benjamin Netanyahu last week. Within Benjamin Netanyahu last week. Within 24 hours of the Americans making the call and some Americans making the call and some officials were briefing to expect some officials were briefing to expect the israelis to release a statement that will warm to the Cease Fire, effectively welcoming it, and what we saw in action welcoming it, and what we saw in action was the complete opposite. That vivid image of Benjamin Netanyahu authorising the strike on Hassan Nasrallah from the strike on Hassan Nasrallah from his the strike on Hassan Nasrallah from his Hotel Room in New York from his Hotel Room in New York i from his Hotel Room in New York. I think the Americans have york. I think the Americans have a york. I think the Americans have a clear idea of the degree to which have a clear idea of the degree to which Benjamin Netanyahu is listening to which Benjamin Netanyahu is listening to them on this not only listening to them on this not only the listening to them on this not only the fact that what is happening on the ground of moving happening on the ground of moving away from american pressure moving away from american pressure but also then having to actively the israeli actions. Of course we have had from actions. Of course we have had from the actions. 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Might or might not step in to hel . �. , might or might not step in to hel . �. , might or might not step in to help . Anna, thanks very much. You are me help . Anna, thanks very much. You are me on help . Anna, thanks very much. You are me on to help . Anna, thanks very much. You are me on to where help . Anna, thanks very much. You are me on to where i help . Anna, thanks very much. I you are me on to where i wanted to end up. Let mejust tell viewers that yemens Houthis Have said they will escalate their military operations in response to attacks over the weekend. Anna talking about that statement that Benjamin Netanyahu made a little earlier directing it directly at the people and iran. I will ask john about that in a moment but first lets play what netanyahu had a safe. I want to address you, the people of iran. I want to do so directly, without filters, without middlemen. Every day, you see a regime that subjugates you make fiery speeches about defending lebanon, defending gaza. Yet every day that regime plunges our region deeper into darkness and deeper into war. Every day, their puppets are eliminated. Ask mohammed deif, ask nasrallah. There is nowhere in the middle East Israel cannot reach. There is nowhere we will not go to protect our people and protect our country. With every passing moment, the regime is bringing you, the Noble Persian people, closer to the abyss. The vast majority of iranians know their regime doesnt Care A Whit about them. If it did care, if it cared about you, it would stop wasting billions of dollars on futile wars across the middle east. It would start improving your lives. Imagine if all the vast money the regime wasted on nuclear weapons and foreign wars were invested in your Childrens Education and improving your Health Care and building your nations infrastructure, water, sewage, all the other things that you need. Imagine that. But you know one simple thing irans tyrants dont care about your future. But you do. When iran is finally free, and that moment will come a lot sooner than people think, everything will be different. That was Benjamin Netanyahu in the last couple of hours. Lets go back to jerusalem. The last couple of hours. Lets go back tojerusalem. That the last couple of hours. Lets go back to jerusalem. That was interesting but i read out that line about the houthis from you and saying they will escalate their military operations in response will be sought from the israelis. What are you hearing about the comfort of the military filing on three fronts . They are fighting hamas, Hezbollah And Fighting houthis. I hamas, Hezbollah And Fighting houthis. ~ , hamas, Hezbollah And Fighting houthis. ~ ,. Houthis. I think they are re houthis. I think they are pretty comfortable houthis. I think they are pretty comfortable at i houthis. I think they are | pretty comfortable at the moment, to be honest was that they feel they have the wind in their sails of the moment and have a bit of momentum. You are right, the war in gaza of course is still ongoing with the focus now still very much on the northern border. In one thing i would point out is that the israeli public is much more united in its support for the operations against hezbollah that It Operations against Hezbollah Thatitis operations against hezbollah that it is for the war in gaza where there are a lot of divisions within the public and the government in fact over policy in gaza. Many Hostage Families of course not happy that the government has not prioritised more a Cease Fire and hostage release deal. When it comes to hezbollah, i think there is public support overwhelmingly for what Mr Netanyahu is doing. When you are right, we have had these drones and missiles being launched from yemen targeting israel, but israel hit back hard as we saw yesterday with those strikes on one of yemens main ports and two power stations. I think the israeli military is feeling relatively comfortable at the moment even though many of its forces of course have been fighting in gaza now the best part of a year. Reservists have been called up to my many will have done two or three tours so there is fatigue, but i think israel feels its got a bit of momentum at the moment. Thanks ve much momentum at the moment. Thanks very much from momentum at the moment. Thanks very much from Jerusalem Momentum at the moment. Thanks very much from jerusalem and very much from jerusalem and thanks to Tom And Anna as well. Lets table what we were listening to there. Alon pinkas is the former israeli Consul General in New York. He was foreign Policy Adviser to the israeli prime Minister Ehud Barak and the former Chief Of Staff to four israeli foreign ministers. He gave me his assessment of israels Prime Ministers warning to iran. Well, he is warning them, as are the Americans, and there is a case to be made that Mr Netanyahu has been trying actively or proactively, rather, to lure the iranians into responding and turn October 7th, almost a year ago, into a regional war, thereby vindicating his narrative that this is a grand civilisational war. 0n the other side, i dont think that the iranians are going to fall into that tran i dont think that israel really wants that. An exchange of missiles and attacks is going to be could be potentially devastating to both countries. And Theres Nothing to benefit and no advantages and no achievements that that are conceivable. Butjust to pick up on on one side of that equation that you said you think it is a possibility that hes trying to lure iran into some sort of attack so israel could respond. Yes, i think its a valid premise. For the last nine or ten months, if you look at his rhetoric and you look at his flirtations with escalation vis a vis iran, assassinating Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers in damascus, then assassinating or target assassinating the leader, the leader of hamass political wing, ismail haniyeh, In Tehran on the day of the president ial inauguration, so theres a case to be made that in his ideal scenario, iran gets lured into this and the us then gets dragged into this. And thereby hes turning in his mind the calamity of October 7th into some kind of a strategic triumph. Thats not going to happen because iran, until now, as hard as it as it may be to believe and as hard as it may be for israelis to admit, iran has been restrained. And i would not be surprised, matthew, to find out that the Americans and i know that some of them already are thinking that their best bets are for Restraint Or De escalation is right now iran rather than israel. Speaking a little earlier on the programme today. Let me show you again the live pictures from beirut because all the pointers suggesting that Ground Invasion will start soon. Limited is how the american official described it to Cbs News that the israeli Defence Minister saying the next phase of the war will begin soon. One more line to bring you, the us envoy to the Human Sme want to see the escalation and we do not want to see this spread. But those are let his comments in these latest pictures with all eyes on the region to see if the Israelis Launch is invasion. We have seen all the things gathered there at the border and the troops so we will continue to monitor the situation and we have a variety of pictures sources and also all of our teams on the ground to bring you any development as it happens. Around the world and across The Uk, this is bbc news. Youre watching bbc news. The bbc has upheld several complaints made by the actor Amanda Abbington against her partner in its popular Celebrity Show strictly come dancing. Bbc news understands claims of verbal Bullying And Harassment by Giovanni Perniche were upheld, but more serious allegations of physical aggression were not. Our media and Arts Correspondent David sillito has more details on the report. Strictly come dancing, known Around The World as dancing with the stars, the biggest Entertainment Programme the bbc does, and for the last nine months there have been in the newspapers essentially a war over allegations about what was happening on behind the scenes between Amanda Abbington, who was a contestant in the last series and left halfway through that series, and Giovanni Perniche, her professional dancer. The allegations were of mean, cruel and abusive behaviour in the Rehearsal Room at bbc studios, which is the bbc studios, which is the independent Production Arm of the bbc, has carried out an investigation, and it has said today that it has upheld some, but not all, of the complaints made and made a formal apology to Amanda Abbington, which of course raises a few questions as to actually what that detail is. Ill come back to that point in a moment, but in terms of reaction, theres been. Well, because of that upheld in parts, both sides are effectively claiming victory to a certain degree. Giovanni pernice, after what he describes as a torrid nine months, says that he has been effectively cleared of abusive behaviour and only the weakest allegations have been accepted by by bbc studios. All the most serious ones have been thrown out. So hes effectively saying that he feels as though hes been vindicated. Completely different, of course, from Amanda Abbington, who said that the apology from the bbc is a vindication of my Complaint And Notjust a vindication for me, its a vindication for the other people whove contacted me since i made my complaint to express concerns about their own experiences on strictly come dancing. Because there have been other people who have said that they, too, had an unpleasant and difficult time. Of failure of duty of care. And i suppose that underlines that area of concern, of failure of duty of care. There have been changes announced by the bbc over the last few months for the shows that exist in the future, but apart from the apology, have we got any further detail about further redress . As far as we understand it, the upheld in part means essentially referring to verbal abusive behaviour and not allegations of physical abuse. So that seems to be where the line has been drawn there. As far as we understand it, this was essentially a complaint about behaviour. The bbc says that they have brought about changes that strictly come dancing. For instance, workshops, interviewing contestants as they leave, and also observers in the Rehearsal Room to ensure that theres another pair of eyes to see whats actually going on behind the scenes. A Bbc Investigation has found that nine men from the Czech Republic were forced to work at a mcdonalds and others were forced to work at a bread factory. 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, i 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 legitimatejobs by a criminal gang, led by Brothers Ernest and zdenek drevenak, who referred to them as livestock. Nine 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 that 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 franchisees, who unknowingly employed the victims of slavery, have. Its almost ten years since then Home Secretary BaronessTheresa May introduced the modern Slavery Act. I think the case has raised some shocking questionsl about the approach being taken by some big companies. They need to look at their supply chains. I they need to look at their processes. Do we need to enhance i 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. News from the us and we are here in the suspect charged with the Attendant Assassination of Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty at a court hearing. These the pictures of ryan Rouths Arrest and that is the Money Shot but the suspect charged that assassination has pleaded not guilty in court. Lets end this half hour where we began it, and lebanon would live pictures from beirut with the Defence Minister of israel say in the next phase of the war against hezbollah will begin soon. Do stay with us we will keep you right up to date regularly. Hello. This september has seen some extreme rainfall across parts of england. South newingtons in oxfordshire, and here weve had 215 millimetres of rain, over four times the September Average and not far off double the previous rainfall record. There are a number of sites across the South Midlands that have seen Record Rainfall this september. Thats resulted in, of course, lots of flooding. Another day, another downpour, and this time it was northern england bearing the brunt. Liverpools roads and pavements heading underwater. The area of low pressure responsible is going to be with us through much of the night, bringing outbreaks of rain and some strong winds for East Anglia. We could see gusts here running into the 50s of miles an hour, so a particularly blustery, blowy kind of night. The winds probably strong enough to bring down one or two tree branches. Could be a little bit of localised Disruption Heading into tuesday. The same area of low pressure, slow moving, will continue to bring the wet and windy weather in across eastern areas of england. The strongest winds will begin to ease down as we head into the afternoon, but the best of the weather will be for scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales and Western Fringes of england as well, where you can look forward to a much drier kind of day with a bit more in the way of sunshine. Now, temperatures may range from around 13 7 reese. Now, over the next days, were going to see a big change in our Weather Pattern as High Pressure becomes established across The Uk, and this looks to bring us a much quieter spell of weather. Heading into wednesday, most areas will have a dry day. Could be a few Mist And Fog patches around, and it will be a chilly start to the morning with temperatures down into single figures, about four degrees in the coldest parts in scotland. Well still have the dribs and drabs of that Weather Front bringing the threat of some patchy rain to East Anglia and south east england. And it will still be quite a windy kind of day. Those winds will ease, though, as we head into thursday. The High Pressure dominates. A few Mist And Fog patches around. In the north, we could even have a bit of frost to start the day in the coldest spots, but for most of the country, thursdays a quieter day. It should be dry, and most of us will see some fairly decent spells of sunshine. Nice for a change, then. Temperatures at around about 13 17 degrees again, and this quieter spell of weather should hang around for friday. But into the weekend, we see further changes. Low pressure moves in. It turns wet and windy, particularly for wales and south west england, and this low� s going to be particularly slow moving. Next week, then, stays unsettled. This is bbc news, the headlines white it plans to launch the limited Ground Incursion into lebanon. The iranian regime is bringing them closer to the abyss. Bbc panorama investigates the multi billion pound global menopause industry, will speak live on the programme to christy. The latest from the conservative Party Conference in birmingham as the Partys LeadershipCandidates Audition for a top job. First, let us catch up with the sport headlines of the day. Jane dougal is waiting. Manchester united are expected to stick with their manager erik ten hag for matches against Porto And Aston villa this week, despite their embarassing defeat against tottenham at old trafford on sunday. United are 12th in the league, withjust Seven Points thats their joint fewest after six Premier League games in the clubs history. Senior sources at Manchester United have told Bbc Sport it is Business As Usual and that the club is focusing on the two upcoming matches