how anyone can go into unspeakable. how anyone can go into those communities, attack defenceless families, kill mothers, fathers, children and babies and behead some of them, is beyond understanding. i havejust come behead some of them, is beyond understanding. i have just come this evening from the labour friends of israel event that was almost absolutely packed as we held a minute's silence and the solidarity with the people of israel, their right to defend themselves from this sort of atrocity, the attack that they had been under, is unshakeable. and ijust simply do not understand what those who have committed this atrocity is a think they are doing. lets turn out to keir starmer�*s speech. the promise of the obliteration of nhs waiting lists. new towns. one and a half million homes, real living wage, abolition of house of lords, what level of

growth would you need to achieve to do all of this in a first term? we have made _ do all of this in a first term? we have made a — do all of this in a first term? - have made a very clear commitment and keir starmer reiterated today that the spending commitments we make we will identify the funding for them, so let's take the example you havejust for them, so let's take the example you have just given of the waiting lists, taking the money from, getting rid of the non—dom status to provide any more, paying doctors to carry out more operations, more scans over the course of a first term to double the number of scanners available because we have or survival rates for certain cancers because we catch them later. those are practical answers to practical problems that people are experiencing. i will say this about keir. that incident at the beginning, but he did, he stood there, didn't flinch, he took his jacket off, he wrote up his sleeves

and he got on with the job. and if people were to ask what kind of man is keir starmer, what can we expect from him, what kind of leader will he be, that moment captured the very essence of hemp and as margaret beckett was saying a moment ago, he was very honest about the scale of the challenge when he reflected back on what the challenge was that labour phased in at 97 and 64 and 45. �* a ., ., , ' 45. but the economy in 97 the economy _ 45. but the economy in 97 the economy was _ 45. but the economy in 97 the economy was in _ 45. but the economy in 97 the economy was in better - 45. but the economy in 97 the economy was in better shape, j 45. but the economy in 97 the - economy was in better shape, growth was in better shape. let me take you through the last three quarters. the first quarter of 2023, 0.1% growth. the second quarter, 0.2%. the third quarter —.i%. on those figures, and growth isn't suddenly going to magically appear, on those figures in terms of your own rules, there is very little i did spend that you

percentage of gdp over 200% because of the second world war and the provisions the people of britain have suffered, look what that government achieved. look without achieved. and when people say can labour improve the lives of people, here is a reference to those three governments, our record speaks for itself. it is going to be more difficult this time. no one is pretending otherwise and keir was

very honest about that. healing the wounds, repairing the damage of the utter chaos. you look at business and they look at what a government has been doing, arguing amongst themselves, they change policy, they have made promises they simply cannot keep. and business is crying out for some stability. and cannot keep. and business is crying out for some stability.— out for some stability. and you're auoin to out for some stability. and you're going to be _ out for some stability. and you're going to be the — out for some stability. and you're going to be the party _ out for some stability. and you're going to be the party of _ out for some stability. and you're going to be the party of business| going to be the party of business and that is what we will probably interrogating in the coming months. just before we finish, there is a growing question about whether the bbc and other media organisations should now be calling hamas not militant but terrorist, very briefly, your view on that? the acts the have briefly, your view on that? the acts they have committed _ briefly, your view on that? the acts they have committed over- briefly, your view on that? the acts they have committed over the - briefly, your view on that? the acts they have committed over the lastl they have committed over the last few days are clearly acts of terror. i think it is important to call out what they have done. the senseless mass slaughter of people attending a music concert, the killings that have been reported from the kibbutz

is terrorism, there is no other word for it. ., ~' ,, that's all from us tonight. victoria is back tomorrow. goodbye. this is bbc news. a lot of commitment from the us president. i thank you for putting that into perspective.—

that into perspective. getting a ulim se that into perspective. getting a glimpse of— that into perspective. getting a glimpse of what _ that into perspective. getting a glimpse of what it _ that into perspective. getting a glimpse of what it is _ that into perspective. getting a glimpse of what it is looking i that into perspective. getting a l glimpse of what it is looking like because as we continue to track that story and monitor the skyline. at the extreme southern israel from hamas the death toll has reached 200,000 more than 900 people have been killed in gaza. this would cause a possible skyline is looking like at the moment. why make more news of flights in london the all flights at london luton airport have been suspended after a fire broke out in one of its car parks. footage posted on social media showed flames and smoke tearing through cars parked at the airport terminal on tuesday evening. the airport said we ask that people do not travel to the airport at this time. holly willoughby has told itv she will not return to this morning, adding it had been an "honour to just be part of its story",

but that she had to make this decision for her and her family. a 36—year—old man was last week charged over an alleged plot to kidnap and murder willoughby. she had presented the programme for 14 years. the international monetary fund says the uk faces another five years of high interest rates to stem rising prices. the organisation expects the uk to have the highest inflation and slowest growth next year of any g7 economy, including the us, france, germany, canada, italy and japan. you're live with bbc news. it is a hallmark of all the violence of recent days, that youngsters and children have been victims. the bbc knows of many young people who were kidnapped by hamas, a group designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk, and committed to israel's destruction. the images of boys and girls,

and babies in their mothers arms being led away, are some of the most harrowing of this war so far. caroline hawley has that story. imagine that you know and love these children, all now hostages in gaza, and the wait, the absence of news, is torture. this is 30—year—old israeli mother shiri, on saturday morning in the hands of her captors. still in her arms, her nine—month—old baby, kfir, and her four—year—old, ariel. they were kidnapped from their kibbutz near the border with gaza. theirfather, her husband, yarden, was also taken. i really hope that she is ok, i really hope that they didn't separate the kids from her. the babies were torn out from their bed at 6am on saturday morning, on holiday, in israel. they were asleep in their beds. my feeling is that my family is over there, i don't know how they treat them and i know

there is a nine—month baby that is without his food and diapers. these are pictures of more children held hostage, shared with danish television by their mother, maayan. they are her eight—year—old and 15—year—old girls, and she had this message for them. translation: i will do anything. we will do anything to get you back. do what your hostage—takers tell you. be strong. you are heroes. the whole country is with you and everyone else who is being held hostage. everybody loves you. we don't know all of the children taken hostage but along with ariel and kfir we know of 12—year—old erez and his sister sahar, and sisters raz and aviv, who are five and three. as israeli air strikes flatten buildings in gaza nobody knows what's happening to them. and now the lives of palestinian children are also being taken and torn apart.

caroline hawley, bbc news. the safety of their citizens we are currently in israel and canada has just set their plan to evacuate their citizens in the comment is the help of an aircraft of the canadian armed forces and canada hasjust announced they're planning to bring the citizens back in an assisted departure in the coming days and also working on options for those who cannot reach the airport and thatis who cannot reach the airport and that is the statement that is coming in from the community of foreign ministers currently stranded in israel. and this is a war that is very close to home for many communities in britain. our religion editor aleem maqbool looks at how families here have been affected. ahmed najar is an economist in london. he tells of bad news he received from the place he grew up, gaza.

one of my cousins, we just found out that he was killed on saturday, in the evening. ahmed says he's worried for the rest of his extended family, with so many air strikes. as you can imagine, the situation there is not easy to really find out how people were killed, or whether they are under the rubble, or whether they are still alive. well, for so many people in this country, these horrors feel like they're being played out much closer than in a distant land. and even if they don't have direct ties to the victims, in many cases, it's still having an impact on daily life. with fears of a rise in anti—semitism, there's been an increase in security around a lot ofjewish schools. there's police when the peak—time was.

and there's more staff generally around, all the senior leadership team were around, as well. so you come into school and everyone is sort of in the same boat, everyone is just very worried and everyone isjust sort of together, trying to hope for the best. singing. many britishjews have talked of a profound sense of connection tojews in pain, wherever they are. others really are living a nightmare. there is nothing left. nothing is left there. sharone lifshitz has heard nothing from her ill mother and peace activist father since this israeli community was attacked and burnt to the ground. she's worried about reprisals if she even shows their pictures. there is a lot of forces that try to make us feel that the others are not human. and i think we have to go back to remembering that these are humans. this is my mum, but she could be your mum, you know, and she could be anyone's mum.

and i don't wish that on anyone. sharone is still clinging to the hope her parents will be returned to safety. aleem maqbool, bbc news. and here in the uk, david lammy, a labour mp and a shadow foreign secretary has been speaking at the labour friends of palestine event in liverpool. have a listen. i think of the children facing the reality of war in a place that was already bereft of hope. organisations for the palestinians are doing essential and life—saving work to support people on the ground. a pay tribute to your staff working in the most difficult of conditions to help save lives. i agree with president macron when he said we must not confuse the fight against terrorism with the most

elementary humanitarian right, support for civilian populations. there needs to be humanitarian access and supplies to gaza. we must distinguish between hamas and the palestinian people. because failing to do so would only embolden terrorists and punish the wrong people. as we sit on the conference floor yesterday, that would not be a just and lasting peace until israel is secured, palestine is a sovereign state and both israeli and palestinians enjoy security, dignity and human rights. and staying in the uk, the labour leader has condemned hamas, saying he is shocked and appalled by events in israel. speaking at the labour party conference in liverpool where he was ambushed by a protester covering him in glitter, sir keir starmer said israel must always have the right

to defend its people. with little more than a year before an election has to be called, he used his speech at the party conference in liverpool to call for "a decade of national renewal". there is no magic wand here. a decade of national renewal. that is what it will take. we will need ambition, determination, patience absolutely. but also bravery because it is brave to reject the hope of the easy answer, courageous to choose instead, the hope of the hard road. but if we give britain the destination, if we walk step—by—step with working people, all of those through the barriers in their way, the secure foundations of their feet, resolution as our guide, we can get ourfuture feet, resolution as our guide, we can get our future back. you have been watching newsday. stay with us.

hello there. so far this october, we've been building in some pretty big contrasts in terms of rainfall. parts of the south haven't even had a single drop of rain yet, whereas across northern scotland, aboyne in aberdeenshire, we've already had 113 millimetres of rain. that's already more than an average october. and of course, we're only a third of the way through the month. then we had these temperature contrasts on tuesday — 26 degrees in writtle near chelmsford in essex, just 13 in lerwick, behind a cold front across the far north of scotland. and over the next few days, as that cold front pushes its way gradually southwards, we are going to see those temperatures drop away.

and certainly by the time we get to the weekend, we'll all be feeling as if autumn has firmly arrived. mind you, for some of us, the temperatures will be dropping as we look at the weather into wednesday. here's our cold front, bringing some rain southwards, clearing away from scotland and northern ireland, so the flood warnings continuing to fall here. but we've got the rain heading in across parts of england and wales. a mild start to the day on wednesday here. a much colder start, though, in scotland, with temperatures down into low single figures in the countryside. now, we've got this band of rain, this cold front, with us through the day on wednesday, some particularly heavy rain across the hills of mid wales. could bring one or two impacts here. some wet weather as well for the midlands and parts of east anglia for much of the day. to the south of our front, it's another warm day, with temperatures again reaching the 20s. otherwise, for scotland, northern ireland, northern england, those temperatures will be dropping away. and it will be blustery for the far north of scotland too, gusts reaching 60 miles an hour, driving in plenty of showers here. now, heading through wednesday night and into thursday, our weather front sinks across into southern parts of england. it's very weak by this stage, just a few patches of rain. temperatures for most of us much

closer to the october average. we still have some heat hanging on across the very far south of england. and for a time on friday, we actually get a zone of warmer air pushing back northwards. but with that heavy rain for england and wales, scotland and northern ireland, a day of sunshine and blustery showers. so the cool weather continues across these northern areas. across the south, more of us will see temperatures climbing back into the high teens to low 20s. but that won't last. into the weekend, it will cool down properly, with temperatures around about 10 to 14 degrees. and for the mountains of northern scotland, on saturday, it'll be cold enough for a little bit of snow over the very mountain tops. that's the latest.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. october the 7th 2023 is a date that will haunt the history of israel. a day of mass murder, of collective trauma, of vulnerability exposed. the scale and brutality of the assault hamas launched from gaza took israel's vaunted military by surprise. it prompted an israeli declaration of war. already, gaza is under heavy, costly israeli bombardment. what looks like a massive invasion force is being prepared. my guest is danny danon,

an mp in the ruling likud party.