Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. The head of the security service, mi5, has given a rare public Speech Warning that russia is on a mission to bring mayhem to The Streets of the uk. Ken mccallum says there has been a marked rise in the threat from Russia And Iran. And he spoke of a staggering rise in children being investigated for terrorism with very young people are being drawn into what he called poisonous online extremism. Our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports. State back to sabotage and other plots in britain late today at the door of Iran And Russia according to mis. Door of Iran And Russia according to mi5. From the russian embassy In London the last remaining military Intelligence Officer has been expeued Intelligence Officer has been expelled This year. But russian State Subversion according to mi5 continues. The gru, the same russian organisation are blamed for the 2018 salisbury Nerve Agent Attack is on a mission to generate mayhem on british and European Streets using criminal gangs. Iran has orchestrated 20 plots in britain since 2022, he said, involving lethal threats to uk residents. Here they were also using the criminal underworld to carry out what he called their dirty work. If underworld to carry out what he called their dirty work. Underworld to carry out what he called their dirty work. If you take money from called their dirty work. If you take money from iran, called their dirty work. If you take money from iran, russia called their dirty work. If you take money from iran, russia or called their dirty work. If you take money from iran, russia or any i called their dirty work. If you take money from iran, russia or any other state to carry out illegal acts in the uk you will bring the full weight of the national Security Apparatus down on you. 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The first 20 years of my career were crammed full of i my career were crammed full of terrorist threats. We now face those alongside state backed Sabotage And Assassination plots. Against the backdrop of a major European Land war. Backdrop of a maor European Land war. , ~. , backdrop of a maor European Land war. ~. , backdrop of a maor European Land war. ~. ,. ,. , war. Taking all the threads together he said m15 had war. Taking all the threads together he said m15 had a war. Taking all the threads together he said m15 had a helluva war. Taking all the threads together he said m15 had a Helluva Job war. Taking all the threads together he said m15 had a Helluva Job on war. Taking all the threads together he said m15 had a Helluva Job on its| he said m15 had a Helluva Job on its hands. And our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner is here now. How different does This feel . You got ahead of it because what is different is the complexity. It is notjust different is the complexity. It is not just terrorism that they are dealing with whether that be inspired by alqaeda, an islamic state of far right extremism is the fact that they have got to content also with State Subversion according to him from russia, iran and then chinese espionage. He did not talk much about that today but the other thing i think that is different is the really worrying thing is the extreme use of many of the suspects. 0ne extreme use of many of the suspects. One out of eight, 13 of their Counterterrorism Investigations involve people under the age of 18. And in the past they would have to go to summer physical to hear from someone who would galvanise them and now they just do that someone who would galvanise them and now theyjust do that online. Now they ust do that online. Frank, thank now theyjust do that online. Frank, Thank Yom a former british Army Soldier accused of escaping from Wandsworth Prison last year has gone on trial on charges of collecting sensitive Military Information for iran and obtaining details about Serving Members of the Armed Forces from a personnel system. The jury was told that from the start, Daniel Khalife had no real intention to become an army signaller. Instead from the age of 17 he was entertaining thoughts of espionage. Daniel khalife, whos now 23, denies all the charges. 0ur Uk Home affairs correspondent, Daniel Sandford reports. It was when Daniel Khalife was accused of escaping from Wandsworth Prison last september that his case first received huge attention. There was the Jury Woolwich Crown court heard today a nationwide search for him. Hed been a soldier in the 16th signal regiment, based in stafford, which provides vital digital and Satellite Communications to the british army. This afternoon he was in the dock, accused of collecting sensitive Military Information for iran, of gathering details about other soldiers from an army personnel system, of leaving a fake bomb on his desk at his barracks, and of escaping from prison. The prosecution told the jury that at the age of 17, Daniel Khalife had an iranian Telephone Number in his contacts. He later told police hed been in touch with a man connected to irans islamic revolutionary guard corps, who then passed him on to an english speaking handler. But he said This was all part of a double bluff, and that he planned to sell himself to the uks security agencies. And all This while he was a young soldier in the british army. Mark Heywood Kc told the jury that Daniel Khalifes regiment provided digital communications to the armoured Brigade Headquarters when the security of those systems and communications is at risk, he said, so is the operational Capability And Effectiveness of the army itself. Daniel khalife denies charges under the Official Secrets Act and the Terrorism Act of staging a Bomb Hoax and of escaping from prison. Daniel sandford, Bbc News. President biden has warned that a huge Hurricane Bearing down on florida could be the worst storm there in a century. Its the second major storm to hit florida in less than two weeks. A million residents have been told to leave their homes with the mayor of tampa saying if you stay, you will die. Hurricane milton is even more powerful than Hurricane Helene which killed at least 225 people. The energy that is supercharging these hurricanes comes from the waters of the atlantic ocean. Normally the average temperature is around here. But This year its been much higher at or near the hottest temperatures on record. Climate change is driving This, as the oceans absorb most of the extra heat that Carbon Dioxide and other greenhouses Gases Trap near earths surface. So warmer seas, mean more water evaporates, and that allows storms to strengthen and grow. Will grant reports. Florida is once again bracing itself for a storm of devastating power as Hurricane Milton bears down on the state, it brings 155 mile an hour winds, Heavy Rain and a life threatening Storm Surge. The national Hurricane Center has warned it poses an extremely serious threat, and an emergency has been declared in more than 50 counties. President biden has approved disasterfunding and said milton could be one of the worst storms to hit florida in 100 years. You should evacuate now, now, now. You should have already evacuated. Its a matter of life and death. And thats not hyperbole. Its a matter of life and death. And the state authorities are using stark language too. This is literally catastrophic. And i can say without any dramatisation whatsoever, if you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, youre going to die. Little wonder theyre fleeing as people in florida know whats coming. Milton is due to make landfall in the same region battered by Hurricane Helene just ten days ago. At least 225 people were killed in the us by helene, with hundreds more still missing. Preparations are being put in place, with Emergency Shelters set up and a converted Sports Stadium providing thousands of beds for rescue workers. These scenes are becoming all too familiar, with milton the tenth major storm This atlantic hurricane season, as Climate Change causes a warming of the seas, making such storms more frequent and more powerful. Milton clipped mexico as It Barrelled towards the us giving an indication of whats on its way. No matter how experienced floridians are with hurricanes, This remains a frightening storm coming at the worst possible moment. Will grant, Bbc News, washington. Well lets talk to Gordon Cabrera who is in florida now and huge trafficjams just who is in florida now and huge trafficjamsjust behind who is in florida now and huge trafficjams just behind you. Is there a sense of panic there . Hat there a sense of panic there . Not reall a there a sense of panic there . Not really a sense there a sense of panic there . Not really a sense of there a sense of panic there . Iirrt really a sense of panic but i think the long queues of traffic heading out of the area tell you the message has got through and that even in a region used to storms in is This one has the potential to be different. The Speed And Intensity by Which Milton formed has led to a lot of concern and messages from the very top from president biden, that people need to be on the move. The big worry is a major Storm Surge hitting tampa which could be 15 feet high. And This is a city still recovering from the previous Harry Kane just two weeks ago and the debris still littered around the city they desperately trying to clear that up today because the worry is that the Storm Surge could lift all that existing debris up as well as creating more. So certainly the message has got through that This is serious and people are on the move. This is serious and people are on the move This is serious and people are on the move. ,. ,. ~ i. , there are just three mps left in the race to be the next leader of the Conservative Party after Tom Tugendhat was knocked out of the contest. The latest round of voting by Tory Mps saw the Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly top the poll on 39 votes, robertjenrick was second on 31 and Kemi Badenoch third. Conservative mps will vote again tomorrow and the remaining two contenders will be put to a vote of party members. The result will be announced on the second november. Well have more on the Race Tonight at ten with our deputy political Editor Vicki young. The population of the uk has seen its largest annual increase since the early 19705. The latest figures from the Office For National Statistics show the uks population has grown by more than 660,000 in one year alone with Net Migration being the main cause. For the first time in almost five decades not counting the Pandemic Deaths outnumbered births in 2023. Our Home Editor Mark easton is here. The population of the uk has reached 68. 3 million people. But that big number doesnt tell the whole story. When you interrogate the data, you find that in the latest annual figures there were 16,300 more deaths than births across the uk. It wasnt an even picture. In scotland there were 19,000 more deaths than births, in wales it was 9,500 more. In Northern Ireland and england, births still outnumber deaths just. Outside of the pandemic, whats called negative natural Change Hasnt happened in britain since 1976. Whats going on . Well, the short answer is that we are producing fewer of these. The average woman is now having just 1. 49 babies, far too few to maintain the population. And, of course, the country is also getting older which means more funerals. But despite all that, the Uk Population is currently increasing faster than at any time since records began. And that is because of Record Migration a net figure of 677,300 in a year. Without foreigners coming here, the uks population would be falling. Now, it is expected that Net Migration will go down with changes to visa rules, and as it does, the effect of having more funerals than babies will become greater with all the questions that poses for the future of the uk. The main suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine Mccann has been acquitted by a court in germany of five unrelated charges . Three counts of rape and two of the Sexual Abuse of children. Despite the verdict, 47 year Old Christian Bruckner will remain injail in germany . Where he is serving a 7 Year Sentence for a separate rape charge. 0ur berlin correspondent, Jessica Parker reports. In a trial that stretched on for eight months, christian bruckner faced five Sex Offence charges, including three of rape. They tried in his native germany, the offences were alleged to have happened in portugal over a 17 year period. Today he was cleared on all counts. Translation the verdict corresponds to what i, if you remember, 36 main trial days ago, also announced here in front of the press. It was foreseeable, at least from the Point Of View of the defence, that there can only be one result that corresponds to the factual and legal situation, and that is the acquittal. It was in Portugals Algarve where 47 year old bruckner, a convicted sex offender, lived for many years. The same region from where british toddler Madeleine Mccann went missing in 2007 from herfamily� s holiday apartment. Bruckner has for years been identified as the main suspect in her disappearance by german prosecutors. A legal team who also brought the case that bruckner was today acquitted on. The ruling has no direct impact to the Maddie Case because the findings of This court are not binding, so christian bruckner will stay in prison till september 25th, and we will see if we have the possibility for a new Arrest Warrant in the next summer. Prosecutors in braunschweig have classed the Mccann Case as a murder inquiry, but bruckner, whos denied involvement, has never been charged over her disappearance. Currently injailfor a prior rape conviction, Todays Verdict means hes now due for release next year. Jessica parker, Bbc News. The time is 18. 15. Our top story This evening. The head of m15 warns that Russia And Iran are on a mission to cause mayhem on the uks streets. And we head to the Post Office Inquiry with 91 year old former Postmistress Betty Brown Still Waiting for full compensation after being blamed for Computer System errors. The description needs to be no more than 89 characters including spaces and Iplayer Advise that names help sell a show. Coming up on Bbc News. Injury problems for the Home Nations england captain Harry Kane trained on his own ahead of englands match with greece, while Angus Gunn is ruled out of scotlands games against croatia and portugal. Israel says its troops have expanded Ground Operations into south West Lebanon with 15,000 troops now deployed. Hezbollah has continued to Fire Rockets into israel from lebanon. Clive myrie is injerusalem yes, Israels Military has been stepping up operations on the ground in lebanon, with attacks now in the South West of the country, as well as the south east. And there have been more large Explosions Today in the capital, beirut. One of those attacks in recent days has killed the man many believed might succeed Hassan Nasrallah as head of hezbollah, according to israels defence minister. Meanwhile more than A Hundred rockets have been fired by hezbollah operating out of Southern Lebanon towards israels third largest city of haifa. Air defences failed to stop one rocket landing yesterday. The escalating conflict comes as the world awaits israels response, to irans unprecedented Missile Attack last week, with many wondering just how much worse, the situation could get. Jeremy bowen has been talking to young Palestinians and israelis about how they view the war. It has been another brutal, sad day. In gaza more funerals of Palestinians killed by israel. The worried world agonises about ways to stop them. Talking paece will come much later. Peace. What about people caught up in the war . In jerusalem we met Israeli Army reservists who spent months on active service in gaza and on the lebanese border. Active service in gaza and on the lebanese border. The world thinks we have two options, lebanese border. The world thinks we have two options, to lebanese border. The world thinks we have two options, to go lebanese border. The world thinks we have two options, to go to lebanese border. The world thinks we have two options, to go to War Lebanese border. The world thinks we have two options, to go to war or have two options, to go to war or sign a ceasefire or a peace agreement. Im sorry to say that we have two options. A very bad war right now or much worse in the future. I right now or much worse in the future. ,. , future. I feel right now israel is stuck in the future. I feel right now israel is stuck in the middle. Future. I feel right now israel is stuck in the middle. With future. I feel right now israel is stuck in the middle. With a future. I feel right now israel is stuck in the middle. With a western world stuck in the middle. With a western world that stuck in the middle. With a western world that doesnt really know how to talk world that doesnt really know how to talk about the war. Because war is a had to talk about the war. Because war is a bad thing, it is always something you can decide not to have, something you can decide not to have, it something you can decide not to have, it is something you can decide not to have, it is always up to you as a western have, it is always up to you as a western country, and you can decide to have western country, and you can decide to have peace, as if you can decide to have peace, as if you can decide to have to have peace, as if you can decide to have a to have peace, as if you can decide to have a relationship with someone. You will to have a relationship with someone. You will have heard a lot of criticism of israel for killing civilians. Do you think that is fair . I civilians. Do you think that is fair . , � civilians. Do you think that is fair . , civilians. Do you think that is fair . , civilians. Do you think that is fair . , fair . I dont because israel has no intention of fair . I dont because israel has no intention of doing fair . I dont because israel has no intention of doing that. Fair . I dont because israel has no intention of doing that. It fair . I dont because israel has no intention of doing that. It is fair . I dont because israel has no intention of doing that. It is a intention of doing that. It is a civilised society. Fighting hideous people. Israel is held by different standards by everyone in the world and i know the reason why, the reason is pure anti semitism. Reason is pure antisemitism. Israel has destroyed reason is pure antisemitism. Israel has destroyed universities, reason is pure anti semitism. Israel has destroyed universities, killed thousands of civilians as well as hamas people, loads of the Gaza Strip is just rubble. Hamas people, loads of the Gaza Strip isjust rubble. Was hamas people, loads of the Gaza Strip is just rubble. Was that really necessary . Im strip isjust rubble. Was that really necessary . Strip isjust rubble. Was that really necessary . Im sorry to say that its not really necessary . Im sorry to say that its not enough. Really necessary . Im sorry to say that its