This is bbc news, the Headlines Defiance from irans supreme leader. In a rare speech he praises his Countrys Missile Attack on israel and hints there could be more to come. Overnight huge blasts in Beirut Close to the Airport Reports suggest israel was targetting hezbollah� s next leader. More Air Strikes in Southern Beirut and across lebanon as israel continues to attack what it says are hezbollah targets. We have been looking at the road from Beirut To Damascus that was struck overnight. Israel said it was being used to transport weapons. Mps will get a vote on assisted dying in england and wales. We will talk to campaigners on both sides of the argument. Researchers say the worlds first vaccine for ovarian cancer, being developed in the uk, could wipe out the deadly disease. Now with all the latest sport heres hugh. Hello from the Bbc Sport centre. The highest court in the European Union has said that Fifa Rules which govern the way some Football Transfers work break the eus laws, in a ruling that could have a big effect on future deals. Its after a long running legal battle between former Chelsea And ArsenalMidfielder Lassana Diarra and fifa that has been won by the retired player whose lawyer says the whole Transfer System has changed with the ruling. Diarras legal team successfully argued that fifas current system contravenes Eu Laws regarding freedom of movement of players and competition between clubs. Footballs world governing body had refused to provide diarra with an international Transfer Certificate for a proposed move to belgian Club Charleroi in 2015. Fifa says the decision only puts into question two paragraphs of their rules. The players and the Players Union will be delighted. It does mean that players will not be forced to stay at a club, Evenif Be forced to stay at a club, even if there are complex circumstances. It also means that if a player is sacked, he or she can move to another club without a Transfer Fee being paid by that receiving club. Which means it is easierfor players to move. Erik ten hag insists he retains the support of his bosses at Manchester United after the teams latest problematic performance. They rescued a 3 3 draw at porto in the Europa League despite being 2 0 up, leaving united with only three wins from their first ten games this season. But ten hag claims that things will get better at old trafford. We are in there together. The Ownership, the leadership team, the staff. I appointed new staff and we bought new young players and we have to integrate them. I saw more areas where we will improve, definitely, and then this team can grow and improve, and then where we will end at The End of the season. And then we will see where we will end at The End of the season. World number one Jannik Sinner sez he is confident that he will avoid a Doping Ban after wada appealed a decision by the international Tennis Integrity Agency to clear him of wrongdoing following two positive tests for an Anabolic Steroid in march. The appeal to the Court Of Arbitration For Sport means the case might not be resolved before sinner begins the defence of his Australian Open title injanuary. I am still surprised but i will collaborate like i did before. I had three hearings which all went my way. That was good. But now we will see. Im very confident that it comes out very positively and i would be very surprised if it is the opposite, but it is not in a situation where i feel comfortable, that is for sure, because i thought it was over, but now we have it once again. Its not easy. From one Us Open champion to another. But Aryna Sabalenka has lost for the first time since before her run to the title in new york. Beaten by Karolina Muchova in the quarter finals of Hte China open. Sabalenkas defeat in beijing ends a winning streak of 15 matches. But after fighting back from a set dOwn and having a break in the decider, she lost the third set 6 4 to muchova who will play chinas olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in the semi finals. A british boat will contest the Americas Cup for the first time in 60 years after Ineos Britannia won the Competitions Playoff Series in barcelona. Needing one more victory over Italys Luna Rossa to make the final, britannia held their opponents at bay throughout to claim the first race of the day, completing a 7 4 win that takes them through to face the defending Americas CupChampions Team emirates new zealand, also in barcelona, starting next weekend. South africa have had an impressive start to the Womens T20 World cup, beating West Indies by 10 wickets in their Opening Game in dubai. And right now India Face new zealand. New zealand have just lost their first wicket. In fact, it is now 67 2 is their first wicket. In fact, it is now 672 their first wicket. In fact, it is now 672 is both openers have now is now 672 is both openers have now gone is now 672 is both openers have now gone for is now 672 is both openers have now gone for new is now 672 is both openers have now gone for new zealand. You can follow that on the Bbc Sport website. And thats all the sport for now. And now back to the middle east. These are the live pictures over beirut and we have seen more strikes on the lebanese capital today. Huge blasts overnight quite close to the airport. With Reports Israel was going after the new leader of hezbollah. And also strikes in Beirut Yesterday with the Israeli Military saying they are still assessing the damage of the strikes on the damage of the strikes on the hezbollah� s intelligence headquarters. A major road out of lebanon was struck overnight, which the Israeli Military says was being used to transport weapons the Israeli Military Accused hezbollah of using the crossing to transport Military Equipment into lebanon. Bbc verify has been looking at footage, and the importance of this route to thousands of people fleeing the fighting. Richard Own'>Irvine BrOwn has more. Videos have showed damage following the strike at the Border-crossing'>Border Crossing and you can see it spans the width of the road rendering it impossible for vehicles. This is a key route between Beirut And Damascus and this is what it looks like on google earth, zooming right dOwn to that or level of the road. Over here it is a screenshot from the video be verified at the scene and you can see the same ravine, what helped us verify the footage was by comparing it to a Youtube Video posted in 2022 and filmed by a motorcyclist on that road. You can see the same pylons and rock formations, the same as the footage of the damage. A note of caution, similar spot on this road was struck in 2006, seen here, so to confirm the footage was new we took stills from the video and searched for previous images online, and we looked at the damage we are seeing today, and we think that is different to what we saw in 2006 and then we cross checked the location with doors able to visualise what the terrain looks like and confirmed that the damage happened here around 700 metres from the checkpoint, five kilometres from the Border itself. So, today the Israeli Military confirmed they had struck the masnaa Border, but what is the Knock On Effect . It is a major route for those trying to get out of lebanon. The territory is very mountainous so the next crossing is almost 100 kilometres away, fight of the north, so this video which was taken on friday, hours after the strike, shows people and families on foot heading for syria, and trying to get around the damage on the road. Let me show you this chart from the Refugee Agency which is being used to chart the movement of people and they say 185,000 people and they say 185,000 people have crossed into syria and a number of them have used the masnaa crossing, the main route since the conflict between Israel And Hezbollah increased, and the one concern is of course for their safety. Lets speak to rula amin, who is director of the middle East And NorthAfrica Bureau at the united nations high commissioner for refugees. Thanks forjoining us. How much of a problem on a humanitarian scale is a strike like that in terms of the people trying to get out and for aid trying to get out and for aid trying to getin . Get out and for aid trying to get in . It is a major problem. This is the major Entry Point to syria that most lebanese and syrians who fled the bombings have been using. We have seen over the past ten days, thousands and thousands of lebanese and syrians crossing this Border, and today the Air Strike which has hit in the no Mans Land between syria and lebanon, between the Border posts, has halted all kind of traffic but people were so desperate to get away from the bombings that we saw so many families with their children and belongings walking on foot around the damage, trying to get to syria, hoping for a safe spot, protection for their children, many of them arrived exhausted and traumatised and they have driven for hours until they were able to reach the Border. Until they were able to reach the Border. ,. , the Border. Tell me more about the Border. Tell me more about the numbers the Border. Tell me more about the numbers of the Border. Tell me more about the numbers of displaced the Border. Tell me more about the numbers of displaced you. The numbers of displaced you are dealing with and just how critical the Situation Currently is . It critical the Situation Currently is . Critical the Situation Currentl is . ,. Currently is . It is a tragic humanitarian currently is . It is a tragic humanitarian situation i currently is . It is a tragic humanitarian situation because according to the lebanese government, more than almost A Million people were forced to flee their homes in lebanon, and most of those have led to areas inside lebanon so it is mostly internal displacement but with israel expanding the areas they are targeting, that means the areas people feel safe to run to our shrinking, and so we have seen more and more people fleeing to syria, trying to protect their families. To date this movement was hindered but there are three other Border-crossing'>Border Crossing still operational, although as the reporterjust alluded, they are 100 kilometres away, it is are 100 kilometres away, it is a much longer route, this also affects our efforts to mobilise and bring more Relief Items like blankets and Food Items and so on, so the trucks that usually bring these items, and other drivers feel unsafe to cross, so we have two off load yesterday. Today the trucks had to go on a lot longer route in order to get into lebanon. Yesterday flights, so many had been cancelled in the region, they could not get medical teams into the region and that must be affecting you as well. In terms of getting enough supplies in given the numbers you are talking about, do you have enough aid on the ground and give me your thoughts on the dangers to your team with all of this going on around them . ,. ,. , all of this going on around them . ,. ,. , them . You hit on so many critical points them . You hit on so many critical points and them . You hit on so many critical points and i them . You hit on so many critical points and i will. Them . You hit on so many critical points and i will try j critical points and i will try to address all of them but basically, the needs are growing by the day with more people fleeing and so our current resources on the ground, my colleagues on the ground, my colleagues on the ground providing all kinds of Relief Items, blankets, preparing shelters, even giving Cash Assistance but that is not a lot because there are a lot of people being displaced and we are trying to bring in more supplies, also anticipating another escalation that could even shut the Borders. So now we have delays and disruptions to bring in the items and the Security Situation means some of the flights were grounded yesterday, some of them were able to fly in today but we are hearing every day of more challenges to bring the aid in, but it is critical because these people are leaving their houses and they do not take anything with them and they need Water And Food and medical care, and most of all, they are civilians who need to be protected according to international law. This is our strongest appeal. We need the parties to respect international law and to spare civilians and to make sure that humanitarian workers like my colleagues who are on the ground in lebanon are safe and that their safety is guaranteed so they can continue to reach those people in need. The best solution is for the conflict to stop now, today, before tomorrow, because every day means more lives are lost and more displacement and more hardship. More displacement and more hardshi. , more displacement and more hardshi. ,. ,. , hardship. The worst scenario is that this might hardship. The worst scenario is that this might be hardship. The worst scenario is that this might be the hardship. The worst scenario is that this might be the start hardship. The worst scenario is that this might be the Start Ofl that this might be the start of an elongated campaign which must be alarming . Must be alarming . Very alarming must be alarming . Very alarming. We must be alarming . Very alarming. We really must be alarming . Very alarming. We really fear must be alarming . Very alarming. We really fear and are concerned and we dread a further escalation. The escalation happening now is so devastating that it is really hard to imagine what it will look like if further escalation is to come, so we are appealing for all countries who have influence over the warring parties to put pressure in order to stop this today. The lebanese have been going through a very serious socioeconomic crisis and they have no resources to be able to manage this kind of situation. The shelters that the government has established, almost 900, they cannot cope, so many people are sleeping in the open air, their children are sleeping in the open air, but they need all kind of support. Without these guarantees it will be very hard to provide this and they should not be left on their Own. Not be left on their Own. Sorry to cut across not be left on their Own. Sorry to cut across you not be left on their Own. Sorry to cut across you but not be left on their Own. Sorry to cut across you but we not be left on their Own. Sorry to cut across you but we are l to cut across you but we are out of time. Thanks forjoining us. We are grateful for your time. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. As we have been reporting mps will be given a vote on whether the assisted dying law should be changed in england and wales. Joining me now dr Henry Marsh, a Neurosurgeon A Campainerfor assisted dying who has written extensively about his advanced prostate cancer. And dr gillian wright, a former palliative Care Doctor who now campaigns against assisted dying. Just tell viewers a little more about your personal circumstances. About your personal circumstances. G ,. , circumstances. My personal circumstances circumstances. My personal circumstances are, circumstances. My personal circumstances are, im circumstances are, im currently in remission from stage three of prostate cancer, which probably will recur, and there is nothing special about that. I regard cancer at my age as part of growing up. It is very common. I have always been a passionate advocate for legalising assisted dying long before i became a patient myself. In before i became a patient m self. ,. ,. , myself. In terms of what we think is going myself. In terms of what we think is going to myself. In terms of what we think is going to be myself. In terms of what we think is going to be put think is going to be put forward and the fact that mps will be voting on this again, just give me your headline thoughts on that move because we have not had a vote for a number of years. We have not had a vote for a number of years. There are two Wa S of number of years. There are two ways of allowing number of years. There are two ways of allowing assisted ways of allowing assisted dying, which varies and there are many countries in the world where it is allowed and i cannot emphasise strongly enough the argument about the assisted dying, it is now a question of evidence, because so many countries have allowed it and there is clear evidence in my opinion, that it does not lead to abuse. Or a diminution of Palliative Care which is the hypothetical argument produced by passionate opponents. At the moment the bill in front of parliament is advocating assisted dying only for people who have a terminal diagnosis of six months, but in my opinion and the Campaign Group on a patron of, this is cruel and perverse and in effect you are saying, if you are suffering for less than six months, you can have assisted dying, but if you are going to sufferfor more than dying, but if you are going to suffer for more than six months, you cant this is clearly absurd. If you look at canada, who have legislated to allow assisted dying, for a longer diagnosis than six months, there are very robust safeguards and you have a cooling off period of 90 days, it is mandated and it is very carefully thought out. There is no evidence that this leads to abuse. , abuse. Let me bring in Dr Wright. Abuse. Let me bring in Dr Wright. Give abuse. Let me bring in Dr Wright, give me abuse. Let me bring in Dr Wright, give me an abuse. Let me bring in Dr Wright, give me an idea i abuse. Let me bring in drl wright, give me an idea of abuse. Let me bring in Dr Wright, give me an idea of what you think this is not a good Direction Of Travel . Why you think. I Direction Of Travel . Why you think. ,. ,. , think. I represent doctors and nurses across think. I represent doctors and nurses across the think. I represent doctors and nurses across the uk think. I represent doctors and nurses across the uk who think. I represent doctors and nurses across the uk who are | nurses across the uk who are usually nurses across the uk who are usually concerned about any move usually concerned about any move to usually concerned about any move to introduce assisted suicide, move to introduce assisted suicide, especially because of the effect on vulnerable groups, those who might have had previous chronic Mental Health had previous chronic Mental Health problems, may be a mild Learning Health problems, may be a mild Learning Disability or Homeless And FaceLearning Disability or Homeless And Face a terminal diagnosis, and face a terminal diagnosis, and we and face a terminal diagnosis, and we are concerned especially for those and we are concerned especially for those who might feel pressured to take their Own life given those circumstances. We are life given those circumstances. We are conscious that the nhs is in we are conscious that the nhs is in crisis we are conscious that the nhs is in crisis and so many people like the is in crisis and so many people like the care they should get at the like the care they should get at The End of life. This is the wrong at The End of life. This is the wrong intervention at the wrong time wrong intervention at the wrong time and wrong intervention at the wrong time and we must instead campaign for best palliative Care Campaign for best palliative Care L Campaign for best Palliative Care. , campaign for best Palliative Care. ,. , care. I will come back to that in a moment, care. I will come back to that in a moment, but care. I will come back to that in a moment, but in care. I will come back to that in a moment, but in terms i care. I will come back to thatj in a moment, but in terms of people who support the argument you are putting forward, i was listening to Damon Tanni grey thompson, and herfears grey thompson, and her fears were grey thompson, and herfears were reflecting from the opposite end of what doctor Henry Marsh said, talking about the six month dividing line, and she thought in The End of that would be the thin end of the wedge, is that your fear . Absolutely. Henry is right, it is unfair absolutely. Henry is right, it is unfair to absolutely. Henry is right, it is unfairto say absolutely. Henry is right, it is unfair to say five months, four is unfair to say five months, four months, three months, you are eligible, but nine months, you are are eligible, but nine months, you are not, so it is fundamentally discriminative legislation to say that some People Legislation to say that some people are eligible and some arent. People are eligible and some arent, so henry has demonstrated why the legislation so quickly extends and for legislation so quickly extends and for example, canada introduced legislation for those introduced legislation for those with a terminal diagnosis in 2016 those with a terminal diagnosis in 2016 but that was extended because in 2016 but that was extended because of a Challenge Bite some because of a Challenge Bite some love by someone with a chronio some love by someone with a Chronic Illness and it has been extended Chronic Illness and it has been extended again to those with a chronio extended again to those with a chronic Mental Illness alone but That Chronic Mental Illness alone but that has been challenged internationally and it has been paused~ internationally and it has been paused. So the Slippery Slope is illogical thing and you can see how is illogical thing and you can see how the legal premise is so quickly see how the legal premise is so quickly extended. We see how the legal premise is so quickly extended. Quickly extended. We only have about two and quickly extended. We only have about two and a quickly extended. We only have about two and a half quickly extended. We only have about two and a half minutes i about two and a half minutes left, so briefly, henry, just address what Dr Wright said, so tell her what you think she is wrong. Tell her what you think she is wronu. ~ ,. Wrong. Where is the evidence from the jurisdictions wrong. Where is the evidence from the jurisdictions where l from the jurisdictions where assisted dying is allowed that it is leading to abuse . Where is the evidence . The answer is it doesnt happen. If you have adequate safeguards. The whole question is about having legally enforced properly regulated safeguards. It is all about the regulated safeguards. It is all about the safeguards regulated safeguards. It is all about the safeguards that regulated safeguards. It is allj about the safeguards that are put in place in any legislation . It put in place in any legislation . Put in place in any leaislation . Legislation . It is concerning what the legislation . It is concerning what the Safeguards Legislation . It is concerning what the safeguards are, i legislation . It is concerning | what the safeguards are, so legislation . It is concerning what the safeguards are, so one of the what the safeguards are, so one of the key what the safeguards are, so one of the key concerns is coercion and we of the key concerns is coercion and we know doctors are not good and we know doctors are not good at and we know doctors are not good at determining when someone is being coerced or is in a someone is being coerced or is in a coercive relationship. We know in a coercive relationship. We know it in a coercive relationship. We know it is in a coercive relationship. We know it is actually very difficult to establish capacity in certain circumstances and it was in certain circumstances and it was difficult to establish prognosis and we know what are often prognosis and we know what are often called safeguards are actually eligibility criteria and actually eligibility criteria and can be quickly dismantled. Henry . And can be quickly dismantled. Henry . Lt and can be quickly dismantled. Hen . , . Henry . It is difficult, i agree. Henry . It is difficult, i agree. But henry . It is difficult, i agree, butjust henry . It is difficult, i. Agree, butjust because henry . It is difficult, i agree, butjust because it is difficult does not mean we should neglect the large number of people who died badly, despite good Palliative Care, and also the question of Autonomy And Loss of dignity which many of us fear in the last few days and weeks of our life. This is about patient choice, not about medical paternalism with the doctor knowing best, and i see no evidence from countries which allow assisted dying that the safeguards are not adequate and not working. Idr safeguards are not adequate and not working safeguards are not adequate and not working. My not working. Dr wright . My auestion not working. Dr wright . My question would not working. Dr wright . My question would be, not working. Dr wright . My question would be, is not working. Dr wright . My question would be, is it not working. Dr wright . My question would be, is it a l not working. Dr wright . My i question would be, is it a true Choice Question would be, is it a true Choice And Question would be, is it a true choice and are people making a two Choice Choice and are people making a two choice when they do not have two choice when they do not have access to to care . We know one in have access to to care . We know one in four have access to to care . We know one in four patients in the uk do not one in four patients in the uk do not get access to Palliative Care do not get access to Palliative Care and do not get access to Palliative Care and yet we might provide them care and yet we might provide them with means to take their Own them with means to take their Own life. Them with means to take their Own life, so we must get Palliative Care right. To both of ou, Palliative Care right. To both of you. Lm Palliative Care right. To both of you. Lm so Palliative Care right. To both of you, im so grateful Palliative Care right. To both of you, im so grateful for i of you, im so grateful for your time. Of you, im so grateful for yourtime. I of you, im so grateful for your time. I suspect if we had more time you still would not agree but it is a fascinating conversation and im sure we will hear much more about this in the coming weeks. Thanks for joining us. But with more headlines in a moment. Back with. Hello, there. Good afternoon. Well, weve seen some respite from all of the wet weather across the south of england over the last couple of days. And for the rest of this afternoon, the Blue Sky and the sunshine are just set to continue with high pressure dominating. Its slowly drifting a little further eastwards, but its still helping to block these Weather Fronts approaching from the north and the west. But still more cloud, outbreaks of patchy rain across Western Scotland, Northern Ireland as we head through the rest of the day. More cloud too, increasing for eastern scotland. Well see quite a fresh southerly to south easterly wind blow, particularly across the western isles. Rather windy here, but a lot of sunshine for england and wales, with some Fairweather Cloud at times. And temperatures in the best of the sunny spells could get as high as perhaps 16 18c. Of course, cooler underneath The Cloud and the rain, but here its going to be a milder night. Of course, as all of that cloud and outbreaks of patchy rain tend to push their way further eastwards into Southern Eastern Areas of scotland, perhaps through Northern England as well. So double figures underneath all of The Cloud. But where we keep the clear skies, further south and east, temperatures could dip back to mid single figures. So quite a chilly start locally here. And then this is saturday. Low pressure approaches from the atlantic, sending these Weather Fronts further eastwards. But for most of us, its still dry and bright on saturday, with a bit of rain out towards the west. Turning heavier, and then that cloud pushes across the whole of the uk. So a much greyer day on sunday, with some patchy outbreaks of rain for most of us. So this is saturday, then. Some of that Rain Heavy and persistent across Northern Ireland, pushing up through northWestern Scotland as we head through the morning into the afternoon. More cloud developing across Western Wales and the southwest of england. But again, a lot of sunshine for most of us and for the vast majority it will be a dry day, but then it will turn wetter overnight on saturday into sunday. With these fronts gradually pushing further eastwards. Its a cloudier looking day on sunday, The Clouds spreading into eastern scotland, parts of Eastern England too, with rain across Southwest England and much of wales up through Northwest England and Western Scotland as we head through the latter part of the day. Temperatures again 13 17c. Now, that low pressure pushes further eastwards, its going to introduce very unsettled conditions as we head into the start of next week. Heres the outlook for our capital cities. Bye bye for now. Live from london. This is bbc news. Defiance from irans supreme leader. In a rare speech, he praises his Countrys Missile Attack on israel, and hints there could be more to come. Overnight huge blasts in Beirut Close to the Airport Reports suggest israel was targeting hezbollahs next leader. Our correspondent Lucy Williamson reports on more exchanges of fire between hezbollah and israeli forces. Some small Arms Fire across the Border. It seems the israeli army is pushing in to a location. And this was the response. Our other main headline mps will get a vote on assisted dying in england and wales. Some welcome the move, others express caution