at six: another wave of blasts in lebanon this afternoon — this time it's walkie talkies that have exploded. at least nine more dead and more than 300 injured in these latest attacks. israel says it is opening a new phase in the war. this explosion was in beirut during a funeralfor a victim this explosion was in beirut during a funeral for a victim of yesterday's pagers attacks. a car thought to be carrying the injured speeding through the mourners. smoke billows out of a phone shop 25 miles south of the capital. the red cross says it's responding to multiple explosions in different parts of lebanon. here in beirut, we have seen moments of panic. new dead and new wounded after that wave of attacks over the past 2a hours.

trouble inside the labour party as we reveal that sue gray — the prime minister's chief of staff — earns more than sir keir starmer does. yes, she earns £170,000 a year, but that figure matters less than how i found out about it. that is down two rows in government about her role. after two years of industrial action, train drivers vote overwhelmingly to accept a goverment pay offer. and britain's butterfly emergency amid warnings their numbers are at the lowest for years. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, another busy night in the champions league. manchester city face italian champions inet milan —— inter milan. there's been a fresh wave of explosions this afternoon in lebanon — this time it's walkie talkies that have been detonated.

at least nine people have been killed, according to the country's health ministry, with more than 300 wounded. the latest blasts come just 2a hours after pagers used by the armed group hezbollah exploded simultaenously across the country, killing at least 12 people and leaving more than 3000 in hospital — many of them with serious injuries to their eyes and hands. hezbollah has blamed israel and is vowing to retaliate. israel says it is opening a new phase in the war with the centre of gravity shifting to the north. let's go straight to beirut and our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin. here in beirut today we sort chaos, panic, uncertainty in the hezbollah stronghold of south beirut, the group is used to feeling safe, but todayit group is used to feeling safe, but today it was anything but. a funeral was disrupted, we were prevented

from filming several times, preventing from moving. there was real hostility towards the media, towards outsiders, real suspicion and fear. people staring at the sky is afraid that they were being watched by drones. and there is a big question here tonight, many are asking, what will come next? 0ne young hezbollah member that we spoke to said this is a terrible time for us, we have never seen anything like it, and we are telling people to go home, get off the streets, and try to stay safe. crowds gathering in south beirut, a hezbollah stronghold. tense, suspicious, not willing to be filmed. they came to bury four of those killed yesterday. among them, an 11—year—old boy. but even mourners were not safe. suddenly, the sound of another blast. chaos and panic filling the streets.

the authorities say this time walkie—talkies exploded, notjust in beirut but around the country. israel once again being blamed. at least nine have been killed and another 300 wounded. the tension is being driven up day after day. well, one more ambulance their passing by. —— well, one more ambulance there passing by. we have been seeing them in the last half an hour or so, also fire brigade trucks. people have been looking at the sky, worried there were drones. they are beginning to leave the area, to get off the streets. lebanon has been that way since yesterday afternoon, when there was a wave of explosions. pagers used by hezbollah fighters began blowing up. apparently a message from mossad.

almost 3,000 people wounded in an hour. it has been a nightmare. probably this is the worst day of my life as a physician. unfortunately, we were not able to save a lot of eyes. i can tell you that probably more than 60-70% of the can tell you that probably more than 60—70% of the patients ended up with eviscerating or removing at least one of their eyes. and we are talking about young population, about patients in their 20s. in the bekaa valley, a young victim was buried this morning. fatima abdallah was eight. yesterday was her first day back at school. "i was lucky to have you, my beloved daughter," says her mother zeinab. "you were disciplined. you are my whole life." hezbollah has been humiliated

but is promising revenge. 0rla guerin, bbc news, beirut. well, these attacks have stunned people in lebanon and caused widespread fear. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has been looking at how the attacks have been carried out in the past 2a hours and who's orchestrating them. gordon. it is an extraordinary attack ? taking communications devices people are carrying around and turning them into weapons to be used against them. today, hand—held radios — walkie—talkies — were exploding suddenly in lebanon. these images are reported to be two of them. it follows yesterday afternoon when thousands were injured by small explosions in people's hands and pockets. this was the culprit then ? a pager similar to this ? which buzzes when it receives a text message. old school technology, but something the militant group hezbollah had turned to because it feared its mobile phone calls could be tracked.

this map details the location of injuries sustained in that attack, the vast majority in beirut. but how was it done? today, washington said it did not know. the united states did not know about, nor was it involved in these incidents. we're still gathering the information and gathering the facts. so what do we know? if we look at the debris of this pager, you can see a brand name. gold apollo. that's a company based over here in taiwan. the owners today said they had not made the pagers involved. instead, they had licensed making them to another company called bac consulting. bac consulting is based in hungary. the bbc�*s nick thorpe has been to the capital, budapest, today. this is the registered address of bac consulting here in budapest, and in fact there is very little sign they are based here at all, just a piece of paper

with their name alongside 12 other company names behind the geraniums. very few people have been coming in and out of this building all day. no one seems to know anything about this company at all. this is debris left from an exploding pager. it seems israel infiltrated the supply of pagers and radios to hezbollah and hid tiny amounts of high explosive inside which could be triggered with a signal. but why now? one theory is that israel's spy agency mossad had put in place the capability to be used in the event of an all out conflict in neighbouring lebanon. but hezbollah became suspicious about the pagers. and so mossad decided it was a case of "use it or lose it" — triggering first the pagers and then the radios. if that's right, its not quite clear if there was a wider plan behind launching the attack now. it will have sown confusion and fear and inflicted many injuries.

but may also spark a response. gordon, thank you. israel's defence minister has said a short time ago that israel is opening a new phase in the war. it requires courage, determination and perseverance, he said. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams is injerusalem. two attacks in two days and a lot of people very concerned about what this might lead to. sophie, we are in uncharted territory. this kind of mass attack on mobile devices has simply never been used before. it feels very ominous, and it feels like the sort of thing and israeli military would do in the prelude, and the run—up to an all—out assault on its opponent. you would blind, literally blind and maim the opponents' fighters, you would wreck their communications, so

the kind of fear and confusion that we have spoken about. maybe that is the point. they have said this evening that the war is entering a new focus, that israel's focus is shifting to the north. what does that mean? we have not seen any real evidence of israel are preparing for some kind of all—out assault on southern lebanon. those kind of preparations ought to be fairly obvious to spot. but as gordon has suggested, it is not at all clear that israel intended to mount this operation at this precise moment. if i sound confused, it is because i think we all are confused. it feels like an extremely dangerous moment, no one seems to know exactly where we are headed. no one seems to know exactly where we are headed-— we are headed. paul adams with the latest there- — we are headed. paul adams with the latest there. thank _ we are headed. paul adams with the latest there. thank you. _ there's consternation in the labour party after the bbc revealed that sue gray — the prime minister's top adviser — now earns more than the prime minister himself after she asked

for a pay rise following the election. we've been told that she's now on a salary of £170,000. that's 3,000 more than sir keir starmer. 0ur political editor chris mason joins us now. how did it come to light, then? how this came to light is absolutely crucial to all of this because it tells you something about relationships and rows at the top of governmentjust three months in to this government. first of all, let me tell you about sue gray. who is she? she's a former civil servant, she? she's a former civil servant, she has been around westminster for years and years. you might remember that she wrote the report into what became known as partygate, the parties in downing street when boris johnson was prime minister. then she left the civil service and she went to work for the labour party in opposition, and she is now the chief of staff to the prime minister in downing street. it is worth reflecting, as i say, how i came to know about her salary. i had a tip—off three days ago, spelling out that number, and also spelling out a real sense of anger, notjust about that number because others within

government felt they were paid not enough, they were underpaid, but also a sense that in their view she was too dominant within government. we have spent three days corroborating that initial tip—off, is looking to a range of people, seeking independent verification, which we got. we then spoke two figures in government this morning with what we had found out, and they did not dispute the central aspect of what we are reporting. the wider context is that when the prime minister came in a couple of months ago, he asked for a re—evaluation of the pay bands for people doing jobs like this, so called special advisers, that means some will get a pay rise. i should say there are plenty in government and beyond to thank all of this is deeply unfair and personal, and to personal as far as the criticism of sue gray is concerned. but it is myjob on this programme to tell you what is really going on in government as much as i can find out, as well as what they want to tell you, that is what i'm

trying to do tonight.— want to tell you, that is what i'm trying to do tonight. chris mason, thank yom _ inflation remained unchanged in august at 2.2%, according to official figures, despite a rise in the cost of flights. tomorrow, the bank of england will decide whether to cut or hold interest rates. 0ur chief economics correspondent dharshini david is here. what is expected to happen? here are on the face of it, the figure did not budge, but there is a lot for us to think about. that 2.2% underlines that the spike in inflation is behind us, but even as some prices calm down many items cost far more than they used to. energy bills, for example, are still 40% higher than three years ago. food typically is 30% more expensive. the bank of england is well aware of the hardship, particularly for those in lower incomes, that has caused, and that is why, when it considers whether to cut interest rates again, it has to make sure inflation is going to stay down. some prices are rising faster than it is comfortable with. airfares,

hotel stays and restaurant meals. that service inflation is running at 5.6%, which is why analysts think the bank may not cutting rates again tomorrow but might wait until november, until its sure those price pressures are under control. in the meantime, for many pay rise is outpacing inflation relief for some, and not too soon. we've all had our fill of higher bills. thank you. two years after the strikes began, train drivers have accepted a pay deal offered by the government. more than 10,000 drivers have walked out 18 times in england, wales and scotland since the industrial action began. now the drivers from 16 different companies have overwhelmingly accepted an offer, which their union says is worth a 15% rise over three years. here's our transport correspondent, sean dilley. it's the end of the line for industrial action, for now. nearly 97% of aslef members have backed a pay deal that closes the chapter on more than two years of disruption

and pain for passengers. the train drivers union where the last to hold out for a deal they said better reflected the cost of living stop i sat down with their leader. tiara sat down with their leader. two ears of sat down with their leader. two years of covid, _ sat down with their leader. two years of covid, we _ sat down with their leader. twr years of covid, we did not seek a pay rise, but we had many members have not had a pay rise for five years. we wanted something that put a dent in the cost of living, that's what we asked for. then you negotiate on people making an offer. in cash terms, the deal they have backed isn't worth vastly more than what was being offered by the conservative government at 12% over three years. the sticking point was 55 changes to working terms and conditions that the union said they were not prepared to accept. so, what have they agreed today? it is 15% over three years, but aslef say they backed it because there were no strings attached. the conservatives are highly critical of the deal they say will cost the taxpayer and all train passengers more money. the government says the settlement is worth every penny. the cost of

industrial action, they say, has been around £1 billion. ie’s industrial action, they say, has been around £1 billion.- industrial action, they say, has been around £1 billion. 15% is a lot, i think. _ been around £1 billion. 15% is a lot, ithink. it— been around £1 billion. 15% is a lot, i think. it sounds- been around £1 billion. 15% is a lot, i think. it sounds like - been around £1 billion. 15% is a lot, i think. it sounds like they| lot, i think. it sounds like they have come _ lot, i think. it sounds like they have come to _ lot, i think. it sounds like they have come to some _ lot, i think. it sounds like they| have come to some reasonable accommodation. i think the previous tory government was not prepared to discuss _ tory government was not prepared to discuss it. — tory government was not prepared to discuss it. gf tory government was not prepared to discuss it. ., ., ._ ., , discuss it. of the deal today only covers aslef _ discuss it. of the deal today only covers aslef members _ discuss it. of the deal today only covers aslef members pay - discuss it. of the deal today only covers aslef members pay untill discuss it. of the deal today only - covers aslef members pay until next year. the rmt union says it has recommended a new pay offer to its members. forthese recommended a new pay offer to its members. for these passengers, believe that a deal has been done. an end to strikes, fingers crossed. the time is 1.16. our top story this evening... israel says it is opening a new phase in the war as another wave of explosions hit celeb and on, this time hitting walkie—talkies. and coming up... your friends are havin: a and coming up... your friends are having a tupperware _ and coming up... your friends are having a tupperware party - and coming up... your friends are having a tupperware party and - and coming up... your friends are| having a tupperware party and you coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news — we're going to hear

from harry brooke as he prepares to captain england for the first time in the one—day series against australia that starts tomorrow at trent bridge. security sources in ukraine say they've hit a large arms depot in russia almost 300 miles over the border during a large drone attack overnight. the explosions near the town of toropets were so powerful that they were picked up by earthquake sensors. the local authorities began what they called a partial evacuation from toropets. let's talk to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse, who's in kyiv. this attack is a long way into russia? it really was, sophie, and it was spectacular in equal measure. we are talking about a facility which russia has spent tens of millions of pounds on over the best part of a

decade, putting together this enormous military arsenal of ballistic missiles, artillery shells, explosives, fuel tanks were there as well. and when you look at there as well. and when you look at the footage, which has appeared online, if you look at the force of the explosions and the size of the fires it certainly reflects that the warehouses that were full of ammunition in some way. now, i spoke to one military expert, a former secret service member here in kyiv and he said the goal of this attack is to frustrate russia in the long term, where it has to spend money on frantically trying to replenish those stocks and turning to allies like iran and north korea. it is a much—needed morale boosterfor much—needed morale booster for ukraine. much—needed morale boosterfor ukraine. the kremlin has yet to respond but in times of its full—scale invasion it does not respond in statements. we may well see retaliatory air strikes across ukraine. , ., , see retaliatory air strikes across ukraine. , . , ., ~ i. two british soldiers who were killed

in the second world war during the battle for arnhem in the nazi—occupied netherlands have finally been buried with full military honours today. the remains of private henry moon and lieutenant dermod green anderson were identified using advances in dna testing. they were laid to rest 80 years after they died at arnhem's 0osterbeek war cemetery during ceremonies attended by theirfamilies. anna holligan was there. mark in the footsteps of the men who gave their lives for our freedom. private henry moon of the 7th battalion the green howards was part of the ground offensive sent to relieve the surrounded troops in arnhem dropped behind enemy lines. in 0peration market garden. the allies dear to.. daring complain to capture bridges over the rhine and established routes into germany and so shorten the war. ultimately, this was a bridge too far. private moon

was a bridge too far. private moon was killed at the age of 21. {lister was killed at the age of 21. over the last 30 _ was killed at the age of 21. over the last 30 years _ was killed at the age of 21. over the last 30 years i _ was killed at the age of 21. over the last 30 years i have - was killed at the age of 21. or the last 30 years i have visited the memorial and i have seen dermot�*s name and i walked within 50 metres of where his body lay. his name and i walked within 50 metres of where his body lay.— of where his body lay. his remains were identified _ of where his body lay. his remains were identified through _ of where his body lay. his remains were identified through a - of where his body lay. his remains were identified through a dna - of where his body lay. his remains . were identified through a dna match. this is the final resting place for almost 2000 allied soldiers. this peaceful land witness some of the most intense battle, so ferocious was the fighting the british called oast to back the double's cauldron. five victoria crosses were awarded, only 1700 of the 10,000 troops made it home. new tenant dermot greene anderson, a glider pilot, flew into a village west of arnhem. he was killed when an enemy shell exploded near his trench just hours before the evacuation order came. his remains were found nearby. hundreds

came to show their gratitude and witness the symbolic moment. a reminder of the price paid to restore peace in europe. anna holligan, bbc news. we are facing a national butterfly emergency, according to a wildlife charity, after its annual butterfly count recorded its lowest—ever numbers. butterfly conservation says the summer's wet weather is partly to blame but the charity is also calling on the government to ban harmful pesticides. here's our environment correspondentjonah fisher. yes, yes. well, this whole farm, if you are a farmer, it's a disgrace. it's scrub. if you are a butterfly, it's a gourmet restaurant. you know? there's a speckled wood on the blackberry over there. richard gray is a retired inventor

and has dedicated his entire farm to butterflies. i love the colours. i love the fact that they don't hurt anyone. it is absolutely crawling with hundreds and hundreds and hundreds. there used to be lots here but this year the butterflies that once filled his hedgerows have largely stayed away. it's just not like that any more. if you see a dozen this year you'd be doing well. it was virtually deserted. what richard has seen has been backed up by a huge survey by butterfly conservation. it suggests a collapse in butterfly numbers. that's a male red admiral. red admirals are down more than 80% on last year. there's a comma. commas down by more than half. they are the classic autumn butterflies. so what does richard think is going on? is it pesticides, is it insecticides? what is it? i think this year it's more the weather.

it's just been so cold for so long and so wet at the wrong times. the wet weather certainly played its part this year but come rain or shine the number of butterflies has been falling steadily for years. there are multiple factors behind this, i think it's fair to say. one is the effects of toxic pollution, including very potent pesticides, which are used in the environment to control pests but which are indiscriminate in many cases, in terms of the insects they affect. we are seeing the loss of habitat now beginning to be reflected in this decline of wildlife abundance. the government says it is committed to stopping the use of the worst pesticides but that won't, on its own, be enough. halting the decline of butterflies will require a fundamental shift in the way we value and protect nature. jonah fisher, bbc news, in warwickshire.

for decades, it's been a staple of kitchen cupboards and fridges but now the us brand tupperware has filed for bankruptcy. the company has been struggling with declining sales. but the firm says it does plan to continue operating, colletta smith has the story. your friends are having a tupperware party and you're invited. the days of tupperware parties with a room full of twinsets and pearls are a thing of the past. but the need to store our food in something is not. last year, the cost of living meant an extra 108 million lunchboxes being brought into work and with grocery prices on the rise we all want the food in our kitchens to last a little longer, so why isn't the tupperware brand thriving? the answer is pretty simple, it is because most people's kitchens are stuffed with cheaper or even free alternatives from shops and takeaways up and down the country. so although the name tupperware is still synonymous

with all of these products, you'd be hard pushed to find anyone nowadays who actually owns any. i don't know if i've seen the actual brand for years. have you ever, do you think, owned any actual tupperware? i don't think so, no. 0h, tupperware is vital really. but it's not actual branded tupperware. i don't think so, no. mum certainly had plenty of it and certainly was involved in plenty of tupperware parties back in the day. now, i'm going to hand you all an order form. i famous for its direct sales parties, selling tupperware in people's homes has ended up being part of the problem. it was late to the party when it came to selling through big stores. when it did try and sell through retailers, it's come a bit too little, too late. not reaching the current generation is the conundrum tupperware failed to solve. so it's filing for bankruptcy in the hopes of finding a new buyer. colletta smith, bbc news. they say you never regret

a run — and that is definitely true for one young woman called nikki atkins, whose decision last night to finally lace up her trainers and get out for a run resulted in her being serenaded by one of the world's most famous pop stars. here's nikki to tell us exactly what happened. hello. any requests? can you do, erm, tenerife sea? yeah. # you look so wonderful in that dress...#. i wasjust kind of going for a run. amazing that that happened on, like, my first run back for a little while. i wasjust running down to the canal and i sort of heard some music and saw someone sat in the front of a boat — in my head i thought, "that looks a bit like ed sheeran." and then i ran down and kind of ran onto the canal path just as he was passing, and i was like, "oh, that is ed sheeran." and then he asked me for a song request. # ..down your shoulders and back #. i've always just really loved that song. i mean, it's so beautiful.

and i think my favourite songs of his are just his, like, really straightforward guitar ballads. i was really excited when i got back to my flat because i wanted to tell my flatmates, but they weren't in! # should this be the last thing...#. thank you so much again. that was incredibly special. a capybara that went missing from a zoo in telford has been sighted around 200 metres from her home. volunteers spent last night looking for "cinnamon" using a thermal drone. zoo keepers will now set a trap so she can be safely taken back. the moon was spectactular last night and it was a particularly special one — a harvest super moon, as well as a rare partial lunar eclipse. here it is — though it happened in the early hours of this morning. what many more people saw was the moon rising. this is in northumberland in front

of the sculpture called the couple. this was blackburn in lancashire. and shining bright above crosspool in sheffield. and here is the moon over the iconic stonehenge in wiltshire. time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich. well actually from some beautiful moon images to an image of a sunny day in the highlands. a beautiful day in the highlands. a beautiful day in the highlands. a beautiful day in the highlands i have to say. temperatures in parts of northern scotland got all the way to 25 celsius. that is a good nine or 10 celsius. that is a good nine or 10 celsius above the average for this time of year, so it didn't feel much like september. lots of other places not far behind but notice at scarborough, which spent most of the afternoon at 15 degrees on the east coast. we did have a lot of cloud. it broke up for the most part but overnight tonight watch the cloud, it returns. it rolls in across england and wales, so not

necessarily a great chance of seeing the moon tonight but we do see clear skies across northern ireland, western scotland, the odd fog patch. chilly across parts of central and southern scotland, northern england and northern ireland. we should start here though with sunshine tomorrow. cloud further south, start here though with sunshine tomorrow. cloud furthersouth, it will retreat to the east coast through the day. more cloud across the east of scotland and just very, very small chance of catching a shower in the south of england. not as warm as today in the north of scotland, 17 to 20 degrees. highest temperatures in the south and west of the uk, up to 25 degrees. a change towards the end of the week because we start to feel the effects of this area of low pressure swirling. a long way to the south of us but close enough to bring on friday not only some areas of cloud for england and wales but also the chance of showers and thunderstorms drifting westward. temperatures

maybe dropping back a little. into the weekend, that area of low pressure to the south will throw more showers and thunderstorms northwards across england and wales, mainly dry for scotland and northern ireland but feeling cooler. sophie. and that's bbc news at six. i will be back with all the very latest at ten p m. right now, it is time tojoin our latest at ten p m. right now, it is time to join our colleagues for the hello and welcome to sportsday. another tilt for european glory, manchester city beat inter milan in the final last year, they start this champions league campaign against the italians tonight. how far can celtic go, it's been over decade since they reached the knockout stage in europes top club competition.