Hello. Im annita mcveigh. More now on our top story, the situation in the middle east, where lebanese officials say that nine people have been killed in an israeli Air Strike that Hit A Multistorey Building in central beirut. The Israeli Military says it carried out what it calls � precise strikes� in the bachoura neighbourhood, near the lebanese parliament. And in the south of the Country Israel says their warplanes killed around 15 hezbollah members in an Air Strike in bintjbeil. Meanwhile hezbollah claims their fighters confronted israeli forces attempting to advance at the fatima border crossing. The Israeli Military is yet to comment on these reports. Lets get more on the missiles fired into israel. Iran is thought to have used ballistic missiles like this, they fly high and fast in an arc, and can get from iran to israel injust 12 minutes. But israel has a sophisticated, multi layered air defence system. Best known is the Iron Dome but that only deals with shorter range rockets from a range of 70 kilometres, around a0 miles, like those that come from gaza. Next up is davids sling which covers medium range rockets and missiles finally, comes a system known as arrow 2 and 3. This deals with longer range missiles like those used by iran. It can even intercept outside of the earths atmosphere. The systems generally work by tracking the trajectory of an incoming missile using radar. A Control Centre monitors them and then launches their own missile which will intercept and blow it up. Lets speak to darya dolzikova, who is a nuclear Policy Research Fellow at the royal united services institute. Darya, thank you very much for joining us on Bbc News and obviously we have already talked on the programme a little Bit Today about that concern about irans nuclear facilities, about whether there could be a strike on that by israel. Joe biden saying washington would not support an israeli strike on irans nuclear facilities, israeli strike on irans nuclearfacilities, urging israel to be proportionate. So israel to be proportionate. So i think it is going to be usefulfor i think it is going to be useful for everyone watching and listening, firstly, to understand what exactly the status is of irans nuclear programme . Status is of irans nuclear programme . Status is of irans Nuclear Rouramme . , programme . Jaw. Iran has a very advanced nuclear programme . Jaw. Iran has a very advanced nuclear programme. It| advanced nuclear programme. It doesnt have Nuclear Weapons at the moment as far as we can tell but it has a very advanced programme so it is able, it is currently enriching uranium which is the material go inside a Nuclear Weapon, to 60 . It isnt Weapons Grade, that is 90 but the estimate is that if it decided to push for a clear weapon, it could produce Weapons Grade uranium in under a week, by some estimates. It will take it much longer to actually build a nuclear warhead and mounted onto a missile so we are still some ways away from a Nuclear Weapon in iran, the programme is quite advanced and is of some concern. Advanced and is of some concern advanced and is of some concern. ,. , concern. Depending on the resnonse. Concern. Depending on the response, could concern. Depending on the response, could that concern. Depending on the response, could that push| concern. Depending on the response, could that Push Iran to speed up the elements of its nuclear programme and of the uranium . It nuclear programme and of the uranium . , nuclear programme and of the uranium . Uranium . It could. The iranian nuclear Programme Uranium . It could. The Iranian Nuclear Programme is uranium . It could. The Iranian Nuclear Programme is part uranium . It could. The Iranian Nuclear Programme is part Ofl Uranium . It could. The iranian| nuclear programme is part of a larger Deterrent Capability that iran has, the other piece of that is its missile capabilities, the other is its reliance on regional partners and proxies. Capabilities in lebanon have been degraded significantly which means iran might decide, to compensate for that and especially if it feels that and especially if it feels that the recent Missile Attacks on Israel Havent been sufficient to deter attacks on its own territory, it could decide to push for a Nuclear Weapon. Short of that, it could advance its nuclear programme in other ways without Weapon Icing. In other ways without Weapon Icin . � in other ways without Weapon Icinu. �. , icing. And looking at the Flip Side of that icing. And looking at the Flip Side of that question, icing. And looking at the flip | side of that question, darya, is could israel want to try to set irans nuclear programme, how capable would it be of doing that . It how capable would it be of doing that . How capable would it be of doing that . It would be very difficult. We doing that . It would be very difficult. We are doing that . It would be very difficult. We are not doing that . It would be very difficult. We are not talking | difficult. We are not talking about a situation similar to what we saw in 1981 in iraq where its reactor was destroyed in a single batch of strikes. Iranian nuclear facilities are very, very dispersed across the country, there is about a dozen of them as far as we know. A lot of them are very hardened, some of them are deep underground, to actually destroy the programme would be exceptionally difficult, probably impossible, because that knowledge already exists so you can rebuild it. Even to set it back would be quite challenging. You certainly could roll it back to a certain degree, how much would depend on what measures would be taken. But you also then run the risk of pushing iran further towards weaponisation without actually making any meaningful impact on rolling the programme back. The programme back. Darya dolzikova the programme back. Darya dolzikova from the programme back. Darya dolzikova from the the programme back. Darya dolzikova from the royal i the programme back. Darya dolzikova from the royal united services institute, thank you very much, good to get your expertise on this subject today. Recapping todays main story from lebanon, where the Health Ministry says nine people have been killed in an israeli attack near the heart of beirut. As the world focuses on the conflict between israel and hezbollah, the war in gaza continues, with significant civilian casualties. The bbc has been examining a fatal Air Strike on the 21st Of September on a school in Gaza City housing displaced people, finding it killed multiple children in order to target one local hamas figure. Daniel de simone Report Gaza remains the epicentre of this war where children pay for the deadly feuds of adults. Translation what have we done as children . We wake up and go to sleep terrified. At least protect the schools. We dont have schools or homes. Where do we go . This former school in Gaza City, Housing Amal and other displaced people, was hit by an israeli Air Strike on 21st September. Israels military says it was a precise strike on terrorists in a Hamas Command and Control Centre. The hamas run authorities say it killed 22 people, including 13 children and six women. Huda alhadad lost two children. Muhammad was 13. Hanan, 12. Translation here was my daughter, my dearest, my heart. I went down searching for her. My heart told me she was there and i told them, my daughter is here, under this pile. Targeting hamas but at what cost . We have been told one of the 22 killed was a local hamas figure. Israels military says steps Israels Military says steps were taken to mitigate the risk were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians and that of harming civilians and that hamas violates international hamas violates International Law by operating from law by operating from within civilian buildings. Within civilian buildings. Since the 21st September Air since the 21st September Air Strike, fatal strikes targeting strike, fatal strikes targeting hamas have continued to hit hamas have continued to hit former Schools Housing former Schools Housing displaced families. Displaced families. According to unicef, according to unicef, more than 50 of schools used more than 50 of schools used as shelters in gaza have been as shelters in gaza have been directly hit during directly hit during the current conflict. The current conflict. In this cruel war, pity in this cruel war, pity is as elusive as peace. Is as elusive as peace. Daniel de simone, daniel de simone, Bbc News, jerusalem. Bbc news, jerusalem. I want to take it back to those i want to take it back to those live pictures we have coming live pictures we have coming into us from beirut. The into us from beirut. The lebanese capital and lots of lebanese capital and lots of smoke there on the skyline, smoke there on the skyline, nato stands with ukraine as the new nato secretary general, it is my priority and my privilege to take this support forward, working with you to ensure that ukraine prevails. Volodymyr, i have said this before and i say it again. Your tireless leadership is an inspiration to me, to us all. The dedication of your armed forces and the determination of the ukrainian people remind us ofjust how precious freedom is and how crucial it is that we do all we can to defend it. The head of nato, mark rutte. Around the world and across the uk. This is Bbc News. Typhoon krathon has hit land. Downgraded to category one, Wind Gusts have been recorded at 220 kilometres an hour. At least two people have been killed and more than 100 injured so far in torrential rains and ferocious winds. Thousands of people have been evacuated and schools and offices are closed. Hundreds of flights have also been cancelled and the high Speed Rail Line suspended. 0ur Correspondent in taipei is following events. Im in the taiwanese Capital Taipei and as you can see, there is a lot of rain, it windy, but it is nothing like what they are experiencing in the south of taiwan right now, particularly in the main port city, taiwans second city. 2. 5 million people and it is being hit very, very hard right now by this very large typhoon. It came on shore, The Eye came on shore, at around lunchtime today and shore, The Eye came on shore, at around lunchtime today and they have been recording gusts they have been recording gusts of up to 220 kilometres an of up to 220 kilometres an hour. So strong that we have hour. So strong that we have seen pictures here of these seen pictures here of these wins literally picking up empty wins literally picking up empty Shipping Containers stacked on Shipping Containers stacked on the site of the port and the site of the port and literally tossing them across the port side. There is also literally tossing them across the port side. There is also reeves being ripped off, signs reeves being ripped off, signs knocked down and lots of trees knocked down and lots of trees being knocked down, also local being knocked down, also local flooding we are seeing now onshore came on shore, flooding we are seeing now and this typhoon is moving and this typhoon is moving incredibly slowly. It has been incredibly slowly. It has been called by locals here both rare called by locals here both rare and weird. Rare because we and weird. Rare because we seldom see typhoons coming in seldom see typhoons coming in from the west of taiwan, they from the west of taiwan, they usually come across from the usually come across from the east over the central east over the central mountains. This is coming mountains. This is coming direct from the west hitting direct from the west hitting straight on this port city. They call it weird because it is moving very, very slowly. It hovered offshore for around two days and then its called Emergency Operation Centre in the city of augusta. Joe biden has been surveying the damage in both north and South Carolina where almost half the known deaths from the storm have happened. The visit came as the secretary of Homeland Security told reporters that the federal emergency management agency, which helps in the response to natural disasters, doesnt have the funds to make it through hurricane season. Carl nasman has been in north carolina, just north of the hard Hit Area of asheville. This is green valley, very remote, up in the mountains in the western part of the state. Where we are now, theres still no electricity, theres still no cell service, theres no internet service. So bringing in any kind of relief right now is going to be very useful. What weve heard from local mayors, Localfire Department officials, theyre telling us that federal aid still hasnt really reached these areas. Its been difficult even to get in until about the last 2a to 48 hours. These roads have been blocked, downed Power Lines in the way. So right now what were seeing is a very active Repair And Recovery effort. 0ver my shoulder you might be able to see, theres some teams now working down there to get some of these electric poles, Utility Poles back up, get communications restored. This area here, this is where that water really poured in during that storm. It came rushing down this valley. And what local residents tell us is it took out homes and businesses along with it. In this region, this really is the hardest hit region, we still know that there are people missing and there are active Search And Rescue operations still going on here. The Death Toll does continue to rise. Theres fears it could go even higher still. But right now this does look like a long Rescue Operation and a long recovery operation. We heard that from the secretary of Homeland Security today, alejandro mayorkas, saying this is likely to be a multi billion dollar and multi year recovery effort. One more note to talk about here. There are residents that weve talked to whove simply lost everything. Living in a mobile home park, the waters came up five feet high, spilt into their homes. The worry now is going to be that many of these types of people simply dont have Flood Insurance. They told us their homes have now been condemned. Theyre not sure whats going to happen next. This could be another Unfolding Disaster as we move forward, a financial one. If theres no Flood Insurance for many people here in north carolina, where will they go next . How will they afford to buy their next residence . That will be something well have to see in the future. Staying in the united states. New evidence has been unsealed in the federal Election Case against former president Donald Trump. Prosecutors believe Mr Trump Isnt immune from prosecution for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 president ial election, claiming he Resorted To Crimes in a bid to stay in power. Donald trump has Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Pleaded not guilty to a spokesperson for his campaign a spokesperson for his campaign told Cbs News that the filing told Cbs News that the filing is Falsehood Ridden is Falsehood Ridden and criticised its release. And criticised its release. Lets speak to Cbs News lets speak to Cbs News correspondent jarred correspondent jarred Hill Whos in new york. Hill whos in new york. Jarred, hello to you, tell us jarred, hello to you, tell us more about what the prosecutors more about what the prosecutors are alleging. Are alleging. More about what the prosecutors are alleging more about what the prosecutors are alleging are alleging. This is a are alleging. This is a sweeping are alleging. This is a sweeping document, | are alleging. This is a i sweeping are alleging. This is a sweeping document, | are alleging. This is a i sweeping document, 165 are alleging. This is a sweeping document, 165 pages sweeping document, 165 are alleging. This is a sweeping document, 165 pages here and the prosecutors are here and the prosecutors are alleging that trump resorted to alleging that trump Resorted To Crimes, they say, in his crimes, they say, in his efforts to overturn the results efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, that he of the 2020 election, that he focused on his then vice focused on his then Vice President Mike Pence who president Mike Pence who according to this document, according to this document, told him at least nine times in told him at least nine times in the days immediately after the the days immediately after the election that there was no election that there was no evidence that the election had evidence that the election had been stolen. Also trying to been stolen. Also trying to convince him to give up the convince him to give up the fight over turning this saying fight over turning this saying he could just run again in the he could just run again in the next cycle, to which trump next cycle, to which trump allegedly said 2024 is so far allegedly said 2024 is so far away, here we are now. All of away, here we are now. All of this is showcasing the number this is showcasing the number of ways people close to former of ways people close to former President Trump, trying to President Trump, trying to convince him of that same convince him of that same thing. This also fits in with thing. This also fits in with the narrative here that the the narrative here that the special council is trying to special council is trying to develop that former develop that former President Trump was doing all of this, not as a president who was looking to protect an american federal election but as an individual, a campaigning person, trying to win an election, then in 2020. He obviously has denied any wrongdoing here. Jarred, how does this fit wrongdoing here. Jarred, how does this fit with wrongdoing here. Jarred, how does this fit with donald i does this fit with Donald Trumps claim that he is immune from prosecution, protected from prosecution, protected from prosecution, protected from prosecution, because of a supreme Court Ruling . And how do you think this is going to have an impact, or will it have an impact, on the president ial election just an impact, on the president ial electionjust over one an impact, on the president ial election just over one month away now . I election just over one month away now . Away now . I will take the second question away now . I will take the second question first. I away now . I will take the i second question first. Unless republican today, including haemophilia and Spinal Muscular Atrophy so they can be treated early. Professorjeremy kirkjoins me now, hes the Research And Innovation director and the Principal Investigator for the Generation Study at Birmingham Womens and child rens hospital. Professor kirk, thank you very much for your time today, much for your time today, appreciate it. Tell us a little appreciate it. Tell us a little bit more about this project . It bit more about this project . It is a huge undertaking involving is a huge undertaking involving a vast number of newborns, how a vast number of newborns, how long has it taken to get to long has it taken to get to this point where you are this point where you are launching . Launching . This point where you are launching . This point where you are this point where you are launching . This point where you are launchina . 3. ,~ ,. , launchina . 3. ,~ ,. , launching . Its taken very many ears launching . Its taken very many years and launching . Its taken very many years and the launching . Its taken very many ears launching . Its taken very many years and launching . Its taken very many years and the launching . Its taken very many years and the Project Launching . Its taken very many launching . Its taken very many years and the Project Launching . Its taken very many years and the project has i years and the project has i launching . Its taken very many years and the project has beenl years and the project has been run, as you said, by genomics launching . Its taken very many years and the project has beenl years and the project has been run, as you said, by genomics england in partnership with the picking england in partnership with the nhs and it is really a nhs and it is really a potentially ground breaking potentially ground breaking study. There are many thousands study. There are many thousands of rare diseases and sadly, of rare diseases and sadly, children often present very late and often with symptoms children often present very late and often with symptoms and already damage has occurred and already damage has occurred by the time they are diagnosed by the time they are diagnosed so the purpose of this study is so the purpose of this study is to screen the Genetic Code of to screen the Genetic Code of P P to screen the Genetic Code of up to 100,000 babies at birth, to screen the Genetic Code of up to 100,000 babies at birth, taking Core Blood so they dont actually need to have a Blood Test done cord bloods. It will screen currently for 200 of these many thousands of rare diseases. The purpose of will have had bloods taken. It will take seveeks for i will have had bloods taken. It will take seveel screens for . Yes, the Heel Rick screens for . Yes, the Heel Prick Test screens for . Yes, the Heel Prick Test currently screens for . Yes, the Heel Prick Test currently checks| Prick Test currently checks around ten disorders and that actually measures abnormal metabolites and hormones in the blood. This is actually taking it further and looking at the genetics of it, so actually diagnosing someone on the basis to screen the Genetic Code of up to 100,000 babies at bi| basis diagnosing someone on the basis of an abnormality in their of an abnormality in their Genetic Code rather than Genetic Code rather than abnormalities within the blood. Abnormalities within the blood. But i think it is really but i think it is really important that people are aware important that people are aware that it important that people are aware thatitis important that people are aware that it is not superseding that it important that people are aware thatitis important that people are aware that it is not superseding them. At the moment, the them. At the moment, the Generation Study is in addition Generation Study is in addition to and not instead of newborn to and not instead of Newborn Screening is. So we would very screening is. So we would very strongly encourage those people strongly encourage those people who are in the Generation Study who are in the Generation Study to also be having the neonatal to also be having the neonatal Heel Prick Screen at the same Heel Prick Screen at the same time. ,. ~ , time. ,. ~ , Heel Prick Screen at the same time. , a ,. , Heel Prick Screen at the same time. ,. , i. 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Outcomes for those young children . ~ � , children . Weve ust passed the 1000 mark children . Weve ust passed the 1000 mark for i children . Weve just passed the 1000 mark for people children . Weve just passed the | 1000 mark for people recruited. Now, not all of them of course will have had bloods taken. It can they are coming will have had bloods taken. It will take several weeks for think. There they are coming back into us. We are going to keep a very close eye on what is happening there for you. Do stay with us here on Bbc News. An absolutely glorious start to the day and lots of us will keep sunny spells into the afternoon but it came at a price, chilly start, the coldest Autumn Morning so far in braemar in scotland and we had some patchy Mist And Fog as well. As you get when High Pressure dominates in autumn and that High Pressure is going to stay with us for the rest of the day and into tomorrow. We will start to see a change developing as we go through the latter stages of friday into the start of the weekend, there is more wet and possibly windy weather to come as well. Enjoy the sunshine for the remainder of the afternoon, sunny spells, a little bit of fair Weather Cloud developing into the afternoon and perhaps a Breeze Picking up and if you isolated showers into Western Scotland but on the whole, temperatures peaking at around 13 to 17 degrees, pretty much where they should be for this time of year. As we go through the evening, the winds will continue to strengthen further and this Weather Front will bring some Showery Rain Into Northern Ireland and North West Scotland. Clearer skies across england and wales will mean tempjust once again england and wales will mean temp just once again into single figures and because of all the rain we had in september, The Grant is pretty moist so we could see further Mist And Fog forming. The highs drifting slowly eastwards meaning these Weather Fronts. To put in from the atlantic but they are going to make slow progress. 0n they are going to make slow progress. On friday, the Showery Rain really sitting across Western Scotland, Northern Ireland, we might see more cloud developing through the isle of Man And West wales but on the whole, dry and quite elsewhere and once again, temperatures peaking into the mid to high teens in places. As we move out of friday into saturday, the next front will start to move in. Again, a slow process, being blocked by that High Pressure but some of the rain will start to turn quite heavy across Northern Ireland and North West Scotland and the winds will strengthen to. Elsewhere, clinging on to some sunshine for the bulk of saturday, may be some rain pushing into cornwall and South West Wales by The End of the day. That Frontal System will continue to sweep its way steadily eastwards overnight so a spell of Heavy Rain and strong winds clearing across the country, that will linger first thing on sunday and even onceit first thing on sunday and even once it clears it is going to leave quite a showery story for the second half of the weekend. Today at one. The government agrees to hand over the Chagos Islands described by campaigners as the uks last african colony. The remote cluster of Indian Ocean islands, including a secretive us Military Base, have been at the centre of a bitter dispute for more than 50 years. Also on the programme. An Air Strike hits the heart of Lebanons Capital overnight, officials say nine people were killed. The pioneering new Nhs Study Testing babies for more than 200 rare diseases. And bergerac is back, but theres a new face solving jersey� s crimes. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour Bbc News, well have the latest from Womens T20 World cup in the United Arab Emirates with scotland playing in their first major tournament. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Bbc News at 0ne. The uk has announced it will hand over the Chagos Islands to mauritius, following years of negotiations. The islands, which are located in the Indian Ocean, are a remote but strategically important region. Under the new arrangement, the uk us Military Base on the island of Diego Garcia will remain. Mauritius has long argued it was illegally forced to give up the islands when it gained independence in 1968. 0ur Correspondent Andrew Harding reports. These are the Chagos Islands, deep in the Indian Ocean. British for now, but after todays agreement, not for much longer
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