officials, so it was quite a target for opponents to a match. several explosive laden drones hit the building just after the ceremony had finished. and just after the defence minister had left and caused terrible carnage, there is thought to be something like 1a of the 100 plus people who sadly died were thought to be civilians.— plus people who sadly died were thought to be civilians. there was a time when we _ thought to be civilians. there was a time when we used _ thought to be civilians. there was a time when we used to _ thought to be civilians. there was a time when we used to report - thought to be civilians. there was a time when we used to report on - thought to be civilians. there was a i time when we used to report on drone strikes in syria with much more frequency. how unusual is this latest attack? it frequency. how unusual is this latest attack?— frequency. how unusual is this latest attack? it is quite unusual. there was so _ latest attack? it is quite unusual. there was so much _ latest attack? it is quite unusual. there was so much bloodshed - latest attack? it is quite unusual. - there was so much bloodshed during the syrian conflict, which is still continuing although it has calmed down a lot. it is thought that the drones fired at the academy came from the north—west of homs, an area controlled by rebel forces. in 2020 there was a ceasefire agreement signed between russia, he has been supporting through much of the war the syrian regime, and turkey, which had cited for a long part of the conflict with the rebels. since then it has been much calmer withjust the occasional flare—up. it has been much calmer withjust the occasionalflare—up. this is of course one very mighty flare—up. rishi sunak is called his proposal to phase out the sale of cigarettes and tobacco in england the biggest public health intervention in a generation. his plan is to raise the legal age of smoking by a year every year until eventually nobody can buy tobacco. he also said there would be a consultation on reducing the appeal and availability of vaping for children. a plan to stamp out smoking for good, a decision that has been welcomed by health leaders. fix, good, a decision that has been welcomed by health leaders. a large number of peeple — welcomed by health leaders. a large number of people living _ welcomed by health leaders. a large number of people living in _ welcomed by health leaders. a large number of people living in the - welcomed by health leaders. a large number of people living in the uk i number of people living in the uk have illness, disability for many years and died because of smoking. we know that this will work. at the age of cigarettes was raised for the gold buying from 16 up to 18 that led to a drop. the gold buying from 16 up to 18 that led to a drou— gold buying from 16 up to 18 that led to a drop. the prime minister sold it to his _ led to a drop. the prime minister sold it to his party _ led to a drop. the prime 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this morning. _ country. among callers to five live this morning, some _ country. among callers to five live this morning, some felt _ country. among callers to five live this morning, some felt it - country. among callers to five live this morning, some felt it was - country. among callers to five live this morning, some felt it was an | this morning, some felt it was an infringement to their liberties. i think it is ridiculous because they are dictating to us what we do with their own _ are dictating to us what we do with their own bodies and lives. i�*m are dictating to us what we do with their own bodies and lives.- their own bodies and lives. i'm so excited. their own bodies and lives. i'm so excited- last _ their own bodies and lives. i'm so excited. last night _ their own bodies and lives. i'm so excited. last night when - their own bodies and lives. i'm so excited. last night when i - their own bodies and lives. i'm so excited. last night when i heard l excited. last night when 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stop young people from taking u--vaina.�* ., up vaping. at the moment young --eole up vaping. at the moment young people are _ up vaping. at the moment young people are just — up vaping. at the moment young people are just moving _ up vaping. at the moment young people are just moving to - up vaping. at the moment young l people are just moving to vapours, with the appeal of the sweet flavours and such. i see people in here are eight, year seven with vapours, it is ridiculous. it is here are eight, year seven with vapours, it is ridiculous.- vapours, it is ridiculous. it is a aood vapours, it is ridiculous. it is a good initiative _ vapours, it is ridiculous. it is a good initiative but _ vapours, it is ridiculous. it is a good initiative but i _ vapours, it is ridiculous. it is a good initiative but i create - vapours, it is ridiculous. it is a i good initiative but i create illegal drug _ good initiative but i create illegal drug i_ good initiative but i create illegal dru: . ~' . ., good initiative but i create illegal dru~. ~ ., good initiative but i create illegal dru. ~ . ., drug. i think it could also lead to --eole drug. i think it could also lead to people finding — drug. i think it could also lead to people finding alternative - drug. i think it could also lead to people finding alternative ways l drug. i think it could also lead to | people finding alternative ways to smoke, _ people finding alternative ways to smoke, as — people finding alternative ways to smoke, as with _ people finding alternative ways to smoke, as with everything - people finding alternative ways to smoke, as with everything that i people finding alternative ways to smoke, as with everything that is| smoke, as with everything that is banned — smoke, as with everything that is banned. , ., ., banned. this afternoon one can -- one former — banned. this afternoon one can -- one former conservative _ banned. this afternoon one can -- one former conservative health i one former conservative health minister said they should go even further in their measures. i minister said they should go even further in their measures.- minister said they should go even further in their measures. i think a le on further in their measures. i think a levy on junk _ further in their measures. i think a levy on junk food, _ further in their measures. i think a levy on junk food, a _ further in their measures. i think a levy on junk food, a highly - levy onjunk food, a highly processed food levy, that would put a spotlight on the contents of the food and generates money to help those who are fighting obesity. knowing it is controversial amongst his own party, rishi sunak said he won't tell its mps how to vote, but the man who knows he might have less than a year to go as prime minister is hoping this will be a part of his legacy. earlier we spoke to simon clarke from a lobby group largely funded by the tobacco industry. he says there is no need for the government to introduce this policy to phase out smoking. smoking rates have been falling for 50 years and they continue to fall. the current smoking rates in all age groups are at their lowest ever recorded. there is no need for this type of draconian policy. it is only going to fuel the black market because it. young people smoking, they will simply get their tobacco from the black market. once they are a bit older they will get it from abroad. there is also the infantilised vision of society. once you are 18 you are an adult and it is up to you to decide if you want to drink alcohol, smoke tobacco and fewer and fewer people are smoking tobacco. the government has to educate people about the health risks of smoking and encourage people to go to reduced risk products, which many people are already doing. let's talk more about this with phil chamberlain. he is the deputy director of the tobacco control research group at the university of bath. thank you forjoining us. i'm going to put some of those points that we heard to get your thoughts. what about the points that smoking rates are falling and there is no need for this type of policy. if are falling and there is no need for this type of policy-— this type of policy. if we paid attention _ this type of policy. if we paid attention to _ this type of policy. if we paid attention to them _ this type of policy. if we paid attention to them we - this type of policy. if we paid attention to them we would l this type of policy. if we paid i attention to them we would put this type of policy. if we paid - attention to them we would put new measures in controlling tobacco at all. they are a mouthpiece for the industry. they don't want to limit their ability to make billions of pounds from selling cigarettes. smoking is the single biggest killer in this country. i think it is something that people would like to see tackled. this is a bold step by the prime minister. it will have an impact both in reducing the financial cost, but also in saving lives. i don't think any measure that saves lives is one that we should ignore.— that saves lives is one that we should ignore. that saves lives is one that we should ianore. . , .,, ., should ignore. there are people on the other side _ should ignore. there are people on the other side of _ should ignore. there are people on the other side of this _ should ignore. there are people on the other side of this debate i should ignore. there are people on the other side of this debate to i should ignore. there are people on | the other side of this debate to may concede that smoking cigarettes is bad for your health, but say it is in an infantilised station of british society. in in an infantilised station of british society.— in an infantilised station of british socie . :: :: . ., , british society. in 2007 we increase the are british society. in 2007 we increase the age from _ british society. in 2007 we increase the age from 16 _ british society. in 2007 we increase the age from 16 to _ british society. in 2007 we increase the age from 16 to 18 _ british society. in 2007 we increase the age from 16 to 18 and _ british society. in 2007 we increase the age from 16 to 18 and that i british society. in 2007 we increase the age from 16 to 18 and that saw. british society. in 2007 we increase | the age from 16 to 18 and that saw a 30% drop. we can do better than that. we need to make sure that cigarettes, which have such a devastating impact, are regulated and controlled properly. i think that most smokers want to quit. the other measures i understand that are being looked at about cessation rates, improvement on combating smuggling and the black market, these are all different measures that can be brought in. it is not infantilised and to make sure that people are given dangerous products. if you look at the industry, they target young people, not older people. the university of bath has uncovered documents that they look to target the youngest because they kill off the old smokers. that isn't infantilised and, that is about protecting young people. thank you for sharing your insights. an iranian rights group says security forces have arrested the mother of a 16—year—old girl who's feared to be the latest victim of iran's morality police. armita geravand has been in a coma in a tehran hospital since collapsing on sunday after boarding a metro train. there has been persistant speculation that there was a confrontation with so—called hijab guards because she wasn't wearing the mandatory head scarf. but the authorities deny she was targeted by the morality police and say her mother hasn't been detained. baran abbasi is from our persian service she's been following developments. the footage was released by iranian state tv. they say that it chews from the moment that armita geravand got into the underground station until the second that she was carried out of the train as she was unconscious. the problem is that the footage was edited so we don't have the whole picture, we don't know what happened to her. because there are some allegations that she was assaulted inside the train by hijab enforcers, human right groups have called for footage from inside the carriage to be released, but it has not happened yet. we don't know exactly what happened. what we know is that she is in hospital. human rights groups say that she is in a coma after she was assaulted. the government says that she was not assaulted, that she was suffering a sudden drop in her blood pressure and that is what happened. but we have not had access to the family or any independent media, reporters on the ground have not been allowed to cover the story, so only the state tv and officials have been able to have access to the hospital and to the parents. at the moment we are only getting one official version of events from the iranian government, which is at all truth of human right groups are saying. all truth of human right groups are sa inc. , all truth of human right groups are sa inl. , ~ ., saying. exactly. apart from the human rights — saying. exactly. apart from the human rights groups _ saying. exactly. apart from the human rights groups we - saying. exactly. apart from the human rights groups we have l saying. exactly. apart from the i human rights groups we have had a report from the guardian that has spoken to a couple of eyewitnesses and they have also confirmed that there was some kind of physical violence against armita geravand because of her hijab. but the parents have been under pressure, it seems. state media has talked to them in released interviews with the parents and also with some members of the public who say that they are family and friends of armita geravand. it is not clear under what conditions the interview was conducted. a reporter who went to the hospital to report on armita geravand because my condition was arrested briefly. the government is trying to have a monopoly on the story and the coverage.— trying to have a monopoly on the story and the coverage. there has been international _ story and the coverage. there has been international reaction - story and the coverage. there has been international reaction to i story and the coverage. there has been international reaction to the | been international reaction to the story, hasn't there?— story, hasn't there? exactly. because of— story, hasn't there? exactly. because of this _ story, hasn't there? exactly. because of this lack - story, hasn't there? exactly. because of this lack of i story, hasn't there? exactly. because of this lack of trust | story, hasn't there? exactly. i because of this lack of trust with the government account of the event, we haven't had independent reports and this has raised concerns about what has really happened to armita geravand. the united states, germany, canada have condemned this situation. they have asked for more information. they have said that her treatment because of not covering her hair is not acceptable. you mentioned _ her hair is not acceptable. you mentioned the _ her hair is not acceptable. you mentioned the headscarf there. this comes a year after the death of massa amini, there were widespread protests, and in recent weeks we have seen her ramp was my government top in abbott's stance on demanding that women wear the hijab. tell us more about the latest on that. the morali more about the latest on that. he morality police more about the latest on that. tie: morality police have been on the street for years but after the protests broke out the morality police were removed from the streets for a while but now they are back. this new law has been passed but the iranian parliament, but it is yet to be approved by the council, but it introduces harsher punishments on women who refuse to wear the headscarf is. they face up to ten years in prison and $7,000 in fines. also they will be denied public services, education, even hospital treatment if they refuse to wear the headscarf. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from arcoss the uk. noisy, boisterous, fun. the children here are all enjoying a free, week—long countryside holiday because they all have caring responsibilities and need a break from their busy home lives. good catch! but the charity go beyond says in the last five years it's seen a 900% rise in the number of referrals they receive relating to children's mental health. currently, we run two weeks on, one week off, and i think in the years to come that will change and we'll be running continuously throughout the year. we don't break. over the last 30 years, they've given free breaks to around 20,000 children. it's nice, but you just go to a random place and you make friends. i have friends at home and they're great friends, but they're not in the same situation as me. food, friendship and the freedom to be children again. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. scotland'sjustice secretary has confirmed the extradition of the fugitive nicholas rossi, who is facing rape charges in the united states, can go ahead. angela constance signed the extradition order last week after a court ruled that there was no legal barrier to him being sent back to the us. mr rossi claims to be the victim of mistaken identity and says he is an irish orphan named arthur knight. our correspondent steve godden has more. dishonest, deceitful, manipulative — words used by a judge to describe nicolas rossi, a man of many faces. the american authorities have been trying to extradite him to face rape charges in utah. stop! please stop. at every step he's resisted, claiming to be the victim of mistaken identity — an irish orphan, he says, called arthur knight. for almost two years, this building has been the backdrop to a bizarre case, but ultimately, it wasn't the court that decided nicholas rossi's fate. it was a politician. this morning came confirmation that scotland'sjustice secretary has signed the order approving his extradition. through it all, he's had an answer for everything. we heard in court, though, that you were identified by tattoos or scarring on the body. that's not true. is it worth seeing your left forearm? could i... i mean, could you just raise up? it's nothing personal. i'm just exhausted. the deception involved using aliases and convincing friends and family that he died from cancer. ironically, it was a serious brush with covid that led to his discovery on a glasgow hospital ward. from there, the charade crumbled slowly — the court ruling he could be extradited after dismissing the arthur knight story as fanciful. for some reason, they used fingerprints rather than dna to establish that, but it has been a very strange case that has had the feeling at times of a circus around it. nicholas rossi has a two—week window to appeal. a separate rape investigation in essex could also complicate what happens next, but today's ruling is a landmark moment in this strange tale. steven godden, bbc news, edinburgh. the men's cricket world cup is under way in india, with the hosts the favourites to lift the title. the love of cricket runs deep in india, from big cities to small towns. in one village in the state of punjab, an enthusiastic all girls cricket team is breaking traditions and dreaming big. our south asia correspondent samira hussain reports from patiala. the excitement of the cricket world cup has reached the small village in patiala. these aspiring cricketers are watching the first game of the men's world cup, cheering for both england and new zealand with an equal amount of enthusiasm, while also keeping in mind theirjourney. cycling along a dirt pathway flanked by paddy fields. excitement building amid the farmland. the source of their delight. the cricket academy, an all—girls team made up of players from neighbouring villages. women's cricket is a popular sport in india, but for girls living in rural communities, these kinds of opportunities are rare. one man on the pitch, simranjit gaur, concentrates on perfecting her technique, bowling fast and straight off the pitch. she takes care of her two younger sisters since her mother died three years ago. she hopes cricket can be a way out of village life. if i don't play cricket, i would be married. i would have to do housework. now i can make a name for my family and my country. simranjit is able to play because she has the support of her grandmother. "there's an ill thinking in villages", she tells me. "you give girls a little bit of an education, then marry them off. i don't care about what people think. i told the girls, if you want to play cricket, play cricket". it's why gulab singh shergill started this plucky little team free of cost to encourage girls to dream beyond the boundaries of their rural communities. for them, it's just a few hours a day that they are free from societal pressures and able to just be kids. it faced delays and spiralling costs and had already been scaled back. then yesterday came the final axe for the northern leg of hs2 to manchester. instead, the government is promising billions of pounds for road and rail projects. but in some of the places set to benefit, there's been confusion about exactly what the money will be spent on. in a moment, we'll hearfrom our midlands correspondent navtej johal on the money pledged for more trams and improving the roads. but first here's rowan bridge in bradford. foryears, commuters across the north of england have been plagued by unreliable services, slowjourney times and poor connectivity. today, mark harper, the transport secretary, was here at bradford interchange, promising £2 billion for new track and a new station for the city. it's part of plans to improve the rail network across the north of england. improved connectivity for bradford, something that's long been called for, for a city that's literally at the end of the railway line. under the plans, journey times for manchester will be halved and connectivity to the rest of west yorkshire will be significantly improved. there've been proposals for a new station for bradford before, only for them to come to nothing and the plans announced fall well short of what labour's metro mayors across the north of england have been calling for. there's no confirmation of where a new station would be, when work on it might start or when it might open. bradford's promised improved connectivity and a new station, but no one knows where or when that might arrive. the scrapping of the northern leg of hs2 also means the cancellation of the east midlands spur. that's the bit of the high—speed line that was supposed to connect birmingham to east midlands parkway station, just up the road from where i am here. instead, a list of smaller projects has been announced. perhaps the biggest of them is the midlands rail hub, a series of schemes designed to improve the overall midlands rail network. there's also been funding committed to fixing pinch points on two important a—roads in the region and a £1.5 billion potter funding for a future east midlands metro mayor who can spend that on transport as they wish. now the document announcing that funding said it could be spent on extending the existing nottingham tram network to gedling or clifton south. but the only problem with that is that the extension to clifton south was actually completed several years ago. so it is a bit unclear exactly how or when some of these projects will actually benefit the people here in the midlands. a theatre in norfolk has made an extraordinary discovery. while carrying out renovations, staff at st george's guildhall in kings came across an ancient stage and after some local detective work and forensics they say they've found that the hidden boards were once trodden by shakespeare himself. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson picks up the story. the boards of the bard. we know that these were definitely here in 1592, and in 1592, we think shakespeare is performing in kings lynn. so this is likely to be the surface that shakespeare was walking on. drjonathan clark was researching st george's guildhall in kings lynn as part of a council—backed renovation project, when a discovery was made. we wanted to open up an area just to check, just to see if there was an earlier floor surviving here. and, lo and behold, we found this. quite a thought that shakespeare could have stood right here. it is, isn't it? and it's the only upper floor that we've got which is still in something of its original state, where he could have been walking, he could have been performing. the guildhall is the oldest working theatre in the uk with performances dating back to 14115. and when it comes to stages, of course, it's a subject shakespeare famously wrote about. all the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players. but as for the proof that shakespeare stood on this one... we've got the borough - account books from 1592—93, which prove that shakespeare's company was paid to play i here in this venue. we know that shakespeare was on stage in 1592 due . plus the london theatres were all | shut that year due to the plague. j so if shakespeare was playing anywhere in 1592—93, - it was in this venue in king's lynn. just watch out, mind your head. you can really see, under here, more of it. mind the rat traps. about the size of a tennis court, this floor is. 600 years old. notjust shakespeare's trodden on it, but everybody else in between. and we're trying to make that safe and share it with everybody for the next hundreds of years going forward. first up, a talk tonight in the theatre where their findings will be shared and debated and the future of the floor discussed. now here's the weather with sarah keith—lucas. hello. much of europe is seeing some significant october heat at the moment and the uk no exception — things are going to be warming up over the next few days. it was a bit of a mixed picture on thursday. here was some sunshine in cornwall, but further north many of us had more cloud and outbreaks of rain, so keswick, in cumbria, a fairly drizzly story a little bit earlier on on thursday. the next few days, yes, some rain around, mainly towards the north, but i think we're all going to notice that the temperatures will be gradually rising, especially through the course of the weekend. for the rest of the evening and overnight, we've got some wet weather through parts of wales, the midlands. later in the night, more rain into parts of northern ireland and southern scotland, as well. either side of that, some clearer, drier weather and it's going to be a mild night, much milder than last night across scotland with lows between about ten to 15 degrees to start your friday. that's more typical of daytime temperatures this time of year. through the day on friday, some more wet weather for northern ireland, southern scotland, parts of northern england, as well. further south across england and for much of wales a predominantly dry day. some mist and some low cloud, particularly around coats and hills towards the west. sunny spells, but cooler conditions across the north of scotland, so the mid—teens here, but 22 or 23 degrees possible down towards the south—east. that's more typical of daytime temperatures this time of year. through the day on friday, some more wet weather for northern ireland, southern scotland, parts of northern england, as well. further south across england and for much of wales a predominantly dry day. some mist and some low cloud, particularly around coats and hills towards the west. sunny spells, but cooler conditions across the north of scotland, so the mid—teens here, but 22 or 23 degrees possible down towards the south—east. heading on into the weekend we've got this frontal system, and it's going to be really slow moving, bringing some rain on saturday. that divides the cool air across the far north of scotland to the much warmer, humid air that's going to be piling in from the south. saturday, plenty of dry, sunny weather for much of england, wales, northern ireland too. a bit of cloud and mistiness. for scotland, it is going to be pretty wet under that rain. there could be some localised flooding. temperatures for most of us 19 to 25 degrees or so, but only around ten to 15 with the cooler air and the rain across parts of scotland, so a day of real contrast. we've still got this front with us into sunday, but it starts to lift a bit further north and it will tend to turn a little bit lighter and patchier through the day. still some rain in the far north across parts of scotland on sunday, but for the rest of the uk another fine, dry day with autumn sunshine around. probably not quite as warm as saturday, but still temperatures up to about 23 degrees in the south—east, typically the mid—teens, though, across parts of scotland. so the outlook — lots of dry, warm weather for parts of england and wales over the next five days or so. a few showers further north, but temperatures for all of us will be above average for the time of year. bye— bye. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. this is, without a doubt, the deadliest missile strike that ukraine has seen for more than a year. we must not allow putin to destabilise any other part of the world and our parties in order to ruin europe's power. translation: since june 4th alone, the ukrainian army has _ lost over 90,000 men. these are irrecoverable losses. in ukraine, one of the deadliest russian missile strikes of the war. the head of the un says attacks on civilians must stop. also, more unwelcome records broken. temperatures in september were the warmest on record. after rishi sunak�*s pitch to the nation, what is sunakism? and what's it offering? "retain and explain" is the advice. we'll look at the new government guidance on what to do with controversial historical statues. first, though, we start with the events in eastern ukraine, the kharkiv region, it fit missile strike by russia with 51 people killed. take a look at