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Israel launched strikes across Iran on Friday, saying they targeted the "heart" of Iran's nuclear programme.

The strikes killed Hossein Salami, chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards - a powerful branch of the country's armed forces - other senior military figures and nuclear scientists, Iranian state media reported.

Civilians, including children, were also among those killed, state media reported.

The BBC is not able to independently verify these reports.

The Israeli military said Iran launched about 100 drones towards Israeli on Friday morning, with Israeli media reporting all the drones were intercepted. A state of emergency was declared in Israel.

The BBC's Security Correspondent Frank Gardner assesses why Israel decided to attack Iran, and what could happen next.

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Israel has carried out waves of strikes on Iran overnight, hitting nuclear sites and killing Revolutionary Guard chief Hossein Salami and other commanders.

Iran fired about 100 drones towards its territory, many of which were intercepted, Israeli military said.

Iran said six scientists had been killed, with state TV reporting that civilians, including children are among the dead – this has not been independently verified.

Iran has accused the US of supporting Israel's attack, which the US strongly denies.

President Donald Trump said he was aware of the strikes beforehand but emphasised the US played no part.

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Israel has carried out strikes on nuclear sites in Iran, the IDF has said, with blasts heard in Tehran.

The strikes were part of Operation Rising Lion, Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu says, adding that adding Iran was a threat to "Israel's very survival".

Israel has declared a state of emergency, saying the country expected counter-attacks "in the immediate future".

Iranian state TV said residential areas in Tehran were hit and children were among those killed, though this could not be independently verified.

Iranian state media also reported that Revolutionary Guard chief Hossein Salami was killed in a strike.

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More than 240 people are known to have been killed when an Air India passenger plane crashed seconds after take off from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, western India.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner came down in a densely-populated area of the city shortly after clearing the runway, causing devastation and many deaths on the ground.

All but one of the 242 people on board the flight are confirmed to have died, including 169 Indian nationals and 52 Britons. The sole survivor, Vishwashkumar Ramesh who is British, was sitting in seat 11a on the London-bound flight. He managed to escape from the aircraft and is being treated in hospital.

The plane crashed into a building housing medical students and at least 50 people are confirmed to have been killed on the ground. Rescue workers are continuing to search the scene of the disaster.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Yogita Limaye, Navtej Johal, Sima Kotecha, Samira Hussain, Merlyn Thomas and Nick Marsh.

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Today, at least 200 people have been killed when a London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India.

Adam speaks to BBC Correspondent Archana Shukla in Mumbai about the scenes in Ahmedabad, the news of one British passenger surviving the crash, and the official response to the crash. He is also joined by Ben Katz, Aviation Reporter for the Wall Street Journal, about the Boeing 787-8 Dreamline plane and how the crash will be investigated.

And, Ireland Correspondent Sara Girvin reports on the violent disorder that has taken place in Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Air India has confirmed that 241 passengers and crew have died after a London-bound plane crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India.

In a statement the airline said that the "sole survivor" - a British citizen - is being treated in hospital.

There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on the flight, according to Air India.

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Hundreds of thousands of people are "slowly starving" in Kenyan refugee camps after US funding cuts reduced food rations to their lowest ever levels, a United Nations official has told the BBC.

The impact is starkly visible at a hospital in the sprawling Kakuma camp in the north-west of the East African nation, home to roughly 300,000 refugees who fled strife in countries across Africa and the Middle East.

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The new group backed by Israel and the US for aid distribution in Gaza says Hamas attacked a bus transporting some of its Palestinian workers, killing at least five people.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said the attack happened on Wednesday night as the bus carrying more than two-dozen workers travelled to a distribution centre in southern Gaza, and that it came after days of threats from Hamas.

The BBC cannot independently verify the statement, and Hamas has not commented but it previously denied it had threatened the foundation's staff.

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A leisure centre was set on fire in Larne, Northern Ireland, after two nights of disorder which initially began as a peaceful protest over and alleged sexual assault in Ballymena.

The centre had been providing emergency shelter for families following the clashes earlier this week, the council said.

Masked youth attacked the leisure centre and the violence has been described as "racist thuggery targeted at ethnic minorities and police officers”, according to to Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson.

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The police chief in Ahmedabad said there appears to be no survivors from the plane crash in India which was heading to London Gatwick, according to reports from the AFP and AP news agencies.

The Air India flight was carrying 242 people and crashed shortly after take-off.

Videos show scenes of devastation in the residential area where the plane came down, crashing into accommodation used by doctors.

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