And apologised to the actor Amanda Abbington, who appeared on the programme in 2023. Lets cross straight to our media and arts correspondent, david sillito. David, tell us what the report says. Strictly come dancing, the bbc s biggest Entertainment Show by some distance, has been rocked by headlines for the last few months because of allegations by former contestant Amanda Abbington, who left midway through the last series, saying, revealing in interviews later, that she felt that the behaviour of her professional dancer had been abusive, demeaning, insulting and bullying. And what there has been, there has been an investigation into those specific complaints from Amanda Abbington. Bbc studios, the Production Arm of the bbc, has concluded that her concerns and complaints were in part upheld, they have apologised to Amanda Abbington, but not holy. So the question we understand is probably that its a matter of verbal abuse, verbal Harassment And Bullying that have been upheld but nothing
Ohio senator j. D. Vance will square off in the Vice President ial debate. Possibly the last debate of this campaign cycle. Governor walz fired up democrats when he started calling republicans weird. While Senator Vance has led maga even further down Conspiracy Rabbit holes. Attacking women for having pets and falsely claiming haitian migrants are eating their pets. Well break down everything you need to know for tuesday night. Plus well hear from two democrats locked in two of the tightest Senate Races in the country. Senator Bob Casey of pennsylvania, and Congressman Collin alred of texas are standing by. And we have new numbers from nbc News And Telemundo taking the pulse of latino voters with 37 days until the election. All that and more ahead on politics nation. Lets start the show with senator Bob Casey. Democrat of pennsylvania. Currently running for reelection. Senator, lets start with the debates, the Vice President ial debate on tuesday and your own debate against David Mccor
Welcome to bbc News Broadcasting to viewers Around The World. And we start in the Middle East where fears of an all out regional conflict are growing. Lebanese officials say more than 490 people have been killed, including 35 children, and at least 16 Hundred others injured in israeli strikes on the south of the country. The Israel Defense forces say theyve hit 800 positions held by the iranian backed group hezbollah. It says its fired dozens of rockets at israel. The Cross Border strikes have intensified after a series of exploding Device Attacks on hezbollah members were blamed on israel. Ourfirst report come from our senior international correspondent, Orla Guerin whos in beirut. Explosion. Southern lebanon awoke to this. It looks like all out war. The israeli army says it hit 1,300 hezbollah sites today. There were Gaza Style warnings, telling residents to go, including from the israeli leader. Now, starting this morning the idf has warned you to get out of Harms Way. I urge you, t
X and tiktok. Thank you so much for joining me today. First of all, was going on a short hiatus. Im taking two weeks off to go enjoy the warmth of other suns. Ill see you back here saturday, october 5th. Smerconish is up next they or wont day im Michael Smerconish in new York City today, ballots are now being cast in alabama, were 52 days away from the final day of voting. But whether there will be another debate remains in doubt. Tuesday night in philadelphia ended with a nearly unanimous decision, but no Knockout Blow before it began, i said Donald Trump needed to exhibit discipline and Kamala Harris needed to show depth she met her mark. He missed his. I locked in my own assessment of the debate Via X just prior to delivery of closing statements before i might be swayed by anybody elses spin. Among my points, that trumps claims about migrants eating pets and abortions being performed at nine months would be a fact checkers dream, but not decisive. I wrote this, she won the debate bu
They said in their opinion. An against humanity. New reporting. The site of some of the fiercest fighting this year in zaporizhzhia. Another ukrainian drone filmed in may. These images that are upsetting to watch ukrainian soldiers emerge one by one from the dugout ukraines Defense Intelligence said they intercepted the russian commanders, ordered to execute all zero them, and gave us this transcript take them down zero them, take them zero them. The officer says, got it. Plus comes the reply. Once you zero then report back yet once theyre all out facedown, the Russians Fire ukrainians. We spoke to left asking why the judge terrify them or is it simply sport for the russians the main reason is to made russian soldiers believe they, its very dangerous to surrender ukrainian forces because ukrainian soldiers will kill them. Like russians killing ukrainian prisoners of war. This for them not to surrender, but go forward to their deaths a horror, not always publicized or fully countered fo