Newshour

The UN Secretary General António Guterres has condemned Israel's firing on positions held by UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. Two more are reported to have been injured today, although the cause has not yet been established.

Also in the programme: the Nobel Peace Prize goes to an anti-nuclear group of survivors of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki - we hear from one of them; and after partial remains of a British mountaineer who may or may not have scaled Everest in 1924 are found, we talk to his great-niece.

(IMAGE: UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles drive in Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, October 11, 2024 / CREDIT: Reuters / Karamallah Daher)

Israel hits the Lebanese capital as its troops reportedly fire at UN peacekeepers in the south of the country. We speak to a witness to the strikes in Beirut and a representative of UNWRA, the UN's organisation for Palestinian refugees.

Also in the programme: we hear from one of the men accused of raping Giselle Pelicot in the rape case that has shocked France; and a new report on the world's plummeting wildlife populations.

(Photo: People gather in front of a damaged building after an Israeli military strike at the Nuwayri area in Beirut, Lebanon, 10 October 2024. Credit: WAEL HAMZEH/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Hurricane Milton brought tornadoes, floods and storm surges to the state. And more than 3 million homes and businesses are without power, while Governor Ron DeSantis says more flooding is expected in coming days.

Also on the programme: Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement; and we hear from pop icon Kylie Minogue as she's about to embark on her fifteenth world tour.

(Picture: Marie Cook reacts to the damage to her home after a tornado formed by Hurricane Milton struck homes in its path in Wellington, Florida on October 9 2024. Credit: Bill Ingram/Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network via Reuters)

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warns that food supplies in Gaza are diminishing. One quarter of Lebanon is now covered by evacuation orders, and around 1.2 million people are displaced as Israel attempts to cripple Hezbollah. It comes as US President Joe Biden holds his first phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu in months. We’ll hear from Naftali Bennett, Israel’s former Prime Minister, about Israel's options for its proposed retaliation against Iran.

Also on the programme: We hear from a Florida resident choosing to stay put as what could be the biggest storm in a century approaches; and our science correspondent chats with Nobel Chemistry Laureate Sir Demis Hassabis about his prize.

(Picture: Displaced Palestinians make their way as they flee areas in northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli evacuation order, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalia, October 6, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Hussam Al-Zaanin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on Wednesday night near Tampa Bay and evacuation orders are in place for millions of people in Florida. So how is climate change making hurricanes worse and how will the US pay for the damage?

Also in the programme: more than one million people have been forced to flee their houses in Lebanon because of the war and there are concerns about tens of thousands of mostly-female, live-in domestic workers being abandoned by their employers; and a new report into the global second-hand clothes market says it can play a role in driving sustainable growth both in Europe and in Africa.

(Photo: Florida prepares for landfall of hurricane Milton, Fort Myers, USA. Credit: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a fourth division had joined the eight-day-old ground operation seeking to dismantle Hezbollah targets and infrastructure. Meanwhile, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told officers that the successor of assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah "was probably also eliminated". He spoke hours after Nasrallah's former deputy, Naim Qassem, insisted the Iran-backed group had overcome the recent “painful blows” from Israel and that its capabilities were “fine”. We hear from former peace negotiators and to young Israelis and Palestinians about the chances of an end to the violence.

Also on the programme: We hear from Florida, as what could be the biggest storm in a century approaches; and the mountaineer who almost died, stranded in the Indian Himalayas, on the moment danger struck.

(Picture: Smoke rises following Israeli military strike on Khiam town, near Lebanese Israeli border, Lebanon Credit: STR/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

The deputy leader of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem has said he supports a call from Lebanon's parliament for a ceasefire with Israel. It's thought to be the first time Hezbollah has voiced such a view without tying it to a truce in Gaza. Israel's military says one of its latest air strikes on Beirut has killed another senior Hezbollah commander.

Also in the programme: An update on hurricane Milton as it approaches Tampa, Florida; and we hear from the 2024 winner of the Nobel prize in Physics.

(Picture: Planes appear to still be taking off and landing at Beirut's international airport. Credit: Reuters)

It's a day of ceremonies in Israel in memory of the nearly twelve hundred people killed and two-hundred-and-fifty taken hostage by Hamas in the attacks launched from Gaza exactly one year ago. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, visited a monument for victims of the attacks in Jerusalem. The BBC's Jon Donnison tells us about fighting in Gaza amid the ceremonies.

Also in the programme: After the Lebanese group Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel, the mayor of an affected city describes some of the damage caused; and two US scientists are awarded the Nobel prize in medicine for their work on genetics.

(Photo: A woman reacts as people attend an alternative memorial ceremony organised by families of hostages held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 7th October 2024. Credit: Jim Urquhuat/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

World leaders have been marking the anniversary of the Hamas attacks in which around 1200 were killed and many others taken hostage. Ceremonies have been taking place through the day in Israel, beginning with a memorial service at the scene of the Nova music festival, where more than three hundred people were murdered. In the year since the attacks, Hamas health officials say more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza.

Also in the programme: The latest on Israel's conflict with Hezbollah; and presidential elections in Tunisia.

(Picture: Family members and friends of the lost and kidnapped mark the one year anniversary of the attacks by Hamas. Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Beirut has suffered one of the heaviest waves of Israeli bombing so far in the hostilities with Hezbollah.

More than thirty airstrikes hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, with Israel issuing a new call for residents to evacuate the area.

On the eve of the anniversary of the Hamas attacks, we ask if a peace deal is even imaginable.

Also on the programme: We'll hear about Hollywood's struggles, despite the success of streaming; and we remember the night life of London in the 1980s.

(Photo shows a a man walking among the rubble of a damaged site, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs on 6 October 2024. Credit: Reuters)