The World Tonight

Another day of explosions in Lebanon. At least 20 people have died - after walkie talkies blow up - and as Israel says it's opening a new phase in the war. We're live in Beirut - and ask whether the attacks on Hezbollah could be a breach of international law.

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We report from the US state of Oregon - where drugs like fentanyl are being re-criminalised....just four years after they were de-criminalised.

And we speak to a British soldier whose DNA helped identify a relative who died at the World War Two Battle of Arnhem - and who was given a full military burial there today.

Deaths and thousands of injuries in Lebanon after pagers used by the militant group Hezbollah explode. We speak to the Lebanese health minister and ask what's next for the region. Also in the programme: rapper Sean Diddy Combs pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges; US economy; throat cancer; the future of Oxford Street.

US Republicans are asking more questions of the Secret Service after another apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Trump was golfing in Florida when one of his Secret Service agents noticed a rifle muzzle in a bush and opened fire towards it. The suspected gunman was later apprehended, 58-year-old Ryan Routh has been charged with firearm offences.

Junior doctors in England have accepted the government’s offer of a 22% pay rise over two years, bringing to an end an 18-month dispute that saw them take part in 11 separate strikes.

And as psychiatrists warn of an uptick in ketamine addiction among young people, one mother recounts losing her son to the drug.

The prime minister has sat down in the White House with President Biden, as tensions grow with Russia over Ukraine. Our political editor joins us live from Washington. How will the two leaders respond to President Putin's warning that their decisions could provoke a wider war?

The two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station speak for the first time about how they're coping with being stuck there until next year. We talk to a former Nasa astronaut about the routine of life in space.

And as Prince Harry declares he's "excited" about turning 40 this weekend, a discussion on whether our attitudes to the milestone of those birthdays ending in '0' is changing.

The Prime Minister Keir Starmer is travelling to meet US President Joe Biden in Washington DC as momentum grows to permit Ukraine to fire Western long-range missiles into Russia. On the eve of the trip, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would treat any such development as NATO participation in the war. But Starmer told journalists, "Russia started this conflict... Russia can end this conflict straight away."

Scotland's only oil refinery is to close by the summer of next year, with the loss of 400 jobs. Petroineos said the closure of Grangemouth was due to it being unable to compete with sites in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. What does it mean for the so-called "just transition" to Net Zero?

And an American athlete has smashed the world record for the fastest woman to circumnavigate the world on a bicycle.

In a scathing report published tonight, the surgeon tasked by the PM to assess the state of the NHS says it's in a "critical condition". We ask if Sir Keir Starmer has a plan to fix the health service.

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With the US Secretary of State and British Foreign Secretary in town, Ukraine has urged them to allow the use of long-range missiles against targets inside Russia. The former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps tells us he's not worried about fears of escalation.

And on the hunt for the missing blue plaques - as English Heritage calls for people to help track them down.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice-President Kamala Harris will face off in a Presidential debate on ABC in just a few hours. The pair have never met in person and so far this is their only scheduled debate in the presidential campaign as polls remain tight.

The government faced down a rebellion over means testing the winter fuel allowance for pensioners. Just one MP rebelled but many more abstained. Will there be consequences for MPs who have opposed the benefit cut?

And they say there's no such thing as a free lunch, but if you live in Cornwall that might change, as the council is set to encourage foraging by sowing edible plants.

The chancellor has tonight urged Labour MPs not to rebel against the government in tomorrow's crunch vote to cut the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners. Diane Abbott, who's critical of the government, joins us live - and we hear from an aggrieved Labour-voting pensioner.

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More than 1,700 prisoners are getting ready to be released early from jail tomorrow. One recently released prisoner tells us why he fears some of them may return there.

As the Princess of Wales reveals she has completed her chemotherapy treatment, but says her path to "full recovery is long" - two cancer survivors on what navigating that path is like.

And ahead of the US presidential election TV debate tomorrow - The World Tonight's James Menendez is in Missouri.

The number of inmates held in English and Welsh prisons has reached a new record for the second week running. It now stands at 88,521. The BBC spent time inside HMP Pentonville this week, witnessing the effects of overcrowding. The Prime Minister says he has no choice but to begin releasing prisoners early on Tuesday.

Is a rebellion brewing against the government's plans to means test the Winter Fuel payment for pensioners? We speak to one MP urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to row back from the changes.

And fifty years after his death in obscurity, a new play celebrates the man behind the iconic map of the London Underground.

Thousands of prisoners will be released early from Tuesday to relieve over-crowding in Britain's prisons. Sima Kotecha gained access to HMP Pentonville to witness the toll the over-crowding is taking on prison guards and the prisoners themselves. A former prison officer who now helps inmates to find employment says he fears the early releases could ruin the chances of offenders rebuilding their lives.

France has a new Prime Minister, and he'll be familiar to many Britons. Michel Barnier became the face of the EU during Brexit negotiations, he'll now have to navigate the intractable divisions in the French National Assembly.

And English Teacher has won the Mercury Music Prize for their album This Could Be Texas.