here in the uk, the chancellor will use her first labour conference speech to promise to deliver a budget that will rachel reeves says will rebuild britain. and in sri lanka, a left—wing anti—corruption candidate is to be sworn in as the country's new president. we the country's new president. assess his agenda. hello, i'm sally bundock. a warm welcome to the programme. we begin in the middle east, where fears are growing amongst world leaders over the increasing threat of a regional war amid the escalating cross—border conflict between israel and hezbollah. president biden said he was pushing hard to prevent a wider war while the head of the un has warned that

lebanon could become another gaza. it follows days of continued exchanges of fire between the idf and the iranian—backed militia after last week's pager and walkie—talkie attacks which killed dozens and injured thousands. three people were killed in an israeli attack on southern lebanon on sunday. and israel says hezbollah has fired more than 150 rockets into its territory. meanwhile, the funeral has taken place for a senior hezbollah commander killed in friday's israeli aerial assault on beirut. the deputy leader of the armed group said its confrontation with israel had entered a new phase, describing it as an "open—ended battle of reckoning". orla guerin has more from beirut. hezbollah today. in mourning, but unbowed. this was the funeral of a top military commander, ibrahim aqil, killed on friday

in an israeli air strike. the armed group's deputy leader said it was entering a new phase of open—ended battle against israel. all chant and there's resounding support for that in its stronghold in southern beirut, where hezbollah fighters, living and dead, are heroes. many have lined the streets here to say goodbye to ibrahim aqil. his killing is a major loss for hezbollah at a time when the organisation is suffering blow after blow. there is anger here and grief, but there is also defiance. the message is hezbollah is not broken and will fight on. and it's been doing that

today, firing missiles deeper into israel. hezbollah says its targets are military but this residential area in northern israel was hit. this, too, was a residential area in beirut, until friday's israeli strike which killed the hezbollah commander and 15 of his men as they met below ground. a lebanese government minister linked to hezbollah says israel is dragging the region to war. at the end, lebanon is not seeking the war. even the lebanese people. but israel is calling us, worldwide, "come to war. "come to war". and do you think it will happen?

i don't know. we will see. around 30 civilians were killed here, too, including entire families. some of their relatives are still waiting at the scene today, hoping for remains to be found. orla guerin, bbc news, beirut. let's get some analysis now. i'm joined by mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good morning. hello, sally. all sides are under pressure to come to some sort of agreement to stop this escalating any further. tell us the latest on that. ~ .., further. tell us the latest on that. ~ , . further. tell us the latest on that. , ., , that. we can see all parties, including _ that. we can see all parties, including hezbollah - that. we can see all parties, including hezbollah and - that. we can see all parties, l including hezbollah and israel and, of course, the united states, manifested in president biden and the defence minister austin all of them are calling and hoping that this would not go for all—out war because they know that hezbollah has got

tens of thousands of fighters, tens of thousands of fighters, tens of thousands of fighters, tens of thousands of missiles. it did not use all their missiles yet. we saw over the weekend they used new missiles they never used in this war, both of them about 100 kilometres in range we saw the capability building up but all parties are doing less to avoid this all—out war so we saw this pager and walkie—talkie attacks thatis pager and walkie—talkie attacks that is well did not claim responsibility and we saw them targeting the leader of hezbollah in beirut and we saw hezbollah in beirut and we saw hezbollah targeting the david military air base and the factory also with the military factory, both in hi—fi, northern and southern hi—fi, so we saw the escalation from both

sides —— haifa. however, all parties are calling for restraint but they are doing less to avoid it.— restraint but they are doing less to avoid it. and in terms of residents _ less to avoid it. and in terms of residents returning - less to avoid it. and in terms of residents returning to - less to avoid it. and in terms of residents returning to the | of residents returning to the north, what's the latest on that because, of course, there was so much discussion about it last week. was so much discussion about it last week-— last week. apparently this is a long-range — last week. apparently this is a long-range target _ last week. apparently this is a long-range target or - last week. apparently this is a long-range target or aim - last week. apparently this is a long-range target or aim for. long—range target or aim for the prime minister, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. exactly as what happened in gaza. now, israel is practically on control of gaza but the residents of that around gaza did not return yet and we can see this approach from israel that shifted in the last years from achieving their aims through diplomatic and strategic and political ways to use the army only to achieve their targets so we can see

thatis their targets so we can see that is well, for retaining the residence of northern israel to their homes, they are only using them military aim is to do that —— residents. they want to eliminate hezbollah and there are fears of a land incursion in southern lebanon and we can see this intensifying in shelling on both sides. to what extent this only will succeed, this is what we are following in coming days. thank you so much, mohamed taha from bbc arabic. here, after weeks of warning about the state of britain's public finances, rachel reeves will use her first labour conference speech as chancellor to promise on delivering a budget that will rebuild britain. she is under pressure to deliver some economic optimism after weeks of negative headlines over the uk government's decision to means test winter fuel payments for pensioners. 0ur political correspondent harry farley reports. after days of questions about donations and internal feuds,

enough of the doom and gloom. show us the hope is the cry from many labour mps. the prime minister and chancellor are visiting a research facility in liverpool, and they repeatedly stressed what they say is their dire inheritance. now, there is a shift in tone. keir starmer was in the mood for celebration at a scottish reception last night. at a scottish reception last niuht. . ~' ,, at a scottish reception last niuht. . ~ i. at a scottish reception last niuht. . ~ . at a scottish reception last niuht. . . night. thank you so much. en'oy conference. enjoy d night. thank you so much. en'oy conference. enjoy the i night. thank you so much. enjoy conference. enjoy the evening. l conference. enjoy the evening. and thank you again. thank you. in her conference speech today, rachel reeves will say there is a prize on offer if, she says, they make the right choices now. ~ . ., . ., now. what the chancellor will want to be — now. what the chancellor will want to be getting _ now. what the chancellor will want to be getting across - now. what the chancellor will want to be getting across is i want to be getting across is the good times that we want to bring and the hope for the future that sometimes, you've got to make difficult decisions early on to give the stability. you don't want to repeat the disaster of liz truss, for instance, in order to do that. so where there is a tough decision it is for that purpose but yes, we would hope to return to britain. but

but yes, we would hope to return to britain.— but yes, we would hope to return to britain. but one of those difficult _ return to britain. but one of those difficult decisions - return to britain. but one of those difficult decisions on | those difficult decisions on cutting the winter fuel allowance is particularly controversial. these people at a reception for trade unions were not allowed to film inside the could prove a challenge for labour's leadership. asking the conference to vote on the government reversing its cuts to winter fuel allowance. you cannot ask — to winter fuel allowance. you cannot ask pensioners - to winter fuel allowance. 7m, cannot ask pensioners who really are struggling just over, you know, £12,000 to give up over, you know, £12,000 to give up that type of money. it's not on. it is a bad decision and it is one that i personally do not believe stacks up with being a difficult choice when there are other choices that could be made to bridge the gap that the tories have left. through taxing wealth.— tories have left. through taxing wealth. tories have left. through taxinu wealth. . taxing wealth. the concern has only been _ taxing wealth. the concern has only been heightened - taxing wealth. the concern has only been heightened by - taxing wealth. the concern has only been heightened by the i only been heightened by the question over freebies for labour ministers. if question over freebies for labour ministers.- question over freebies for labour ministers. if you are auoin labour ministers. if you are going to — labour ministers. if you are going to set _ labour ministers. if you are going to set your— labour ministers. if you are going to set your stall - labour ministers. if you are going to set your stall out l going to set your stall out that this is a government that is there to serve the country, you know, and theatres public service, then there is no room for those type of gift. it’s

for those type of gift. it's not clear _ for those type of gift. it's not clear if _ for those type of gift. it's not clear if or _ for those type of gift. it's not clear if or when - for those type of gift. it's not clear if or when a - for those type of gift. it's not clear if or when a vote on reversing the winter fuel allowance could happen and it would not be binding but for all of the celebrations here at labour's election victory it is another sign of discontent among the rank and file less than three months into government. harry farley, bbc news, liverpool. soa so a very big day for chancellor rachel reeves and also at the conference there's more than corporate figures today to have paid quite a lot of money to be there to attend the so—called business day. we will have analysis on what rachel reeves says and the state of the uk economy. that will come up later in business today. next to sri lanka, where the country's new president is expected to be sworn in in the coming hours. a warning — there is some flash photography in the following pictures. anura kumara dissanayake, a left—wing anti—corruption candidate, said his victory belonged to all sri lankans and promised a fresh start.

the poll, which went to a second round for the first time in sri lanka's history, has been described as one of the closest races ever. in his first comments, the president—elect said he would put the demands of the sri lankan people first. translation: there was a need j for a government with a mandate from the people if you want to rescue the country from the crisis. we know in the recent past, the mandate was distorted. the distortion of the people's mandate affected the parliament and other institutions beyond that. the people's mandate that is needed to take this country forward is being established — that was the main point of the presidential election — and i think the general election should be held immediately after. 0ur south east asia correspondent samira hussain is following developments from colombo. she explains how big a shift this win is for politics in the region. iam i am outside dissanayake's election commission offices.

this is where they announced the next president of sri lanka. enora chamari tizza diacre. —— anura kumara dissanayake. he is a leftist marxist candidate, although he has moved away from some of the more extreme messaging that he used when he first came onto the political scene, and has now become the voice of the working class here in sri lanka. he very much campaigned on being someone who can rebuild the country's economy after that crushing economic crisis two years ago. he is a candidate that is not part of the usual sri lanka political dynasties and very much seen as a candidate of change. this election has really been marked with a lot of firsts. a first time an election in sri lanka is not fought on ethnic and religious lines. it was all about the economy. this is also the first time we are seeing a peaceful election. past elections in sri lanka have been marred by violence. now that akd has won the election, he now has the arduous task of making good on his promises not only to rebuild the country's economy but to also rebuild the trust of the people

in government. the hussein is in colombo. —— samira hussein is in colombo. let's speak to bhavani fonseka, a human rights lawyer and activist. she's in the sri lankan capital colombo. good to have you on the programme. this is being described by some commentators as a political earthquake. give us your reaction to the outcome of the election. figs us your reaction to the outcome of the election.— of the election. as you're reported _ of the election. as you're reported noted, --as - of the election. as you're i reported noted, --as you're reported noted, ——as you're reported noted, ——as you're reported noted, ——as you're reported noted, this was peaceful and it's important to note, —— as your reporter noted. it's also the first time that it's also the first time that it had to go to a second count after we did not see a clear

election in the first round. but anura kumara dissanayake has received a mandate, he is seen as a candidate of change and he will be sworn in in a matter of minutes and so, it has a mammoth task ahead in terms of addressing the economic issues, addressing anti—corruption and uniting this country. anti-corruption and uniting this country.— this country. and that is extremely _ this country. and that is extremely challenging. | this country. and that is i extremely challenging. it's always easy to make promises during an election campaign. it's much harder to deliver on those when you are elected. what are your thoughts on how successful he will be? he what are your thoughts on how successful he will be?- what are your thoughts on how successful he will be? he has a hue successful he will be? he has a huge task _ successful he will be? he has a huge task ahead _ successful he will be? he has a huge task ahead and _ successful he will be? he has a huge task ahead and the - successful he will be? he has a huge task ahead and the first i huge task ahead and the first thing i think he will have to do is appoint a prime minister and because the prime minister just resigned today and the cabinet stands dissolved so we're going to see a of changes in terms of government and

governance and in terms of rolling out those promises he made, ambitious promises, during the mission —— during the electoral campaign, we need to monitor it and it will be a mammoth, huge task ahead to ensure that we don't get into the crisis we saw in the recent years. the crisis we saw in the recent ears. ~ , ., years. will he try to renegotiate - years. will he try to renegotiate the - years. will he try to l renegotiate the terms years. will he try to - renegotiate the terms with years. will he try to _ renegotiate the terms with the international monetary fund, who provided critical funding to sri lanka? he has talked about that, hasn't he? yes, in the campaign. _ about that, hasn't he? yes, in the campaign, he _ about that, hasn't he? yes, in the campaign, he and - about that, hasn't he? yes, in the campaign, he and his- the campaign, he and his economic team did say they will be in discussions with the imf and they will renegotiate, and he went on this campaign of addressing the grievances, austerity measures that have hit a large segment of society, so i think his team and he himself realise the challenges and the lived realities of

people but economics and in terms of government and governance, it's going to be — we will have to see how he negotiates and navigates the next couple of months, the next couple of years, because this is an extremely challenging time in sri lanka. bhavani fonseka. thank you so much for your time and analysis. just to say that we are waiting and we can show you live pictures from colombo, where we will be seeing the swearing—in of the new president, akd as he is known, we will bring you that when it happens and later again in business today, we will have more analysis on the economic prospects now for sri lanka. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's turn to germany now, where chancellor 0laf scholz�*s ruling social democrats look set to secure a narrow victory over the far—right afd in a key regional election in his home state. brandenburg, in the country's

northeast, has been safely in sdp hands since german reunification more than 30 years ago. chancellor scholz has been under pressure after two regional elections earlier this month saw major gains for the far—right. 0ur correspondent mark lowen is in potsdam, the capital of brandenburg state, with more details on the projected results. that will provide some respite i think for 0laf scholz, given they were increasing calls for him to stand aside, not be the candidate of the spd in the federal elections next year. according to opinion polls he is deeply unpopular and the spd avoided all mention of him in this regional election but it also shows the afd, even though they have been beaten into second place have massively increased their support and in the space of three regional elections this month, i have —— through in thuringia and came

in second —— narrow second in brandenburg and saxony so as it is in much of europe, here the old order is crumbling into the far right is on the rise, capitalising on voter concerns about immigration which consistently topped the polls in terms of the main voter worry here. and also, the kind of cost of living crisis with the afd�*s opposition to germany's support for ukraine. these were all concerns and issues that chimed with voters here, especially young voters, whose support they have captured in large swathes. you will remember in 2016 at the height of your�*s migration crisis under angela merkel, germany welcomed in 1.5 million migrants. germans were lining the train stations, welcoming migrants and saying that germany was proud of this change in its reputation from 80 years ago and its wartime past. but there has been a dramatic change since then. from 2013 — between 2013 and 2022, six million migrants have come to this country.

one in five people are now foreign—born here in germany and there has been an increasing backlash against them as the cost of living crisis has bitten and as there have been individual attacks that have been sort of magnified. last month, there was a stabbing by syrian asylum seeker which played into the hands of the afd and now, we hearfrom some migrants here that many of them say they do not feel welcome any more. it is something that we see right across europe, in france, in italy, in many parts of the country. in many parts of the continent. the far—right is rising and it is this youth vote that is coming out. you almost associate far—right voters sometimes with elderly voters. that is not the case, particularly here in germany, where the afd has really used tiktok and social media to harness young voters. and that is a real concern, i think, for the traditional establishment parties here going forward and of concern for 0laf scholz, even though he will have some respite from the results tonight.

mark lowen. this may be the last us presidential election for donald trump, who said he does not expect to run again if he is defeated in november. speaking in an interview to the sinclair media group yesterday, the republican presidential nominee said "that would be it" if kamala harris wins the race to the white house. mr trump will only serve another four years in office is he wins as us law bars presidents from serving more than two terms. ahead of the election, there have been two recent security breaches involving the former president — including one in pennsylvania in which he was shot. these have sparked a whole new wave of disinformation and hate online. bbc�*s social media correspondent marianna spring has been to colorado — a state which has become a hot bed for conspiracy theories — to investigate how two people, one republican and the other democrat, have been drawn into them. gunshots

this moment when donald trump was shot at injuly triggered a whole wave of speculation, conspiracy theories and false claims online, drawing in people across the political spectrum. this is actually where i walked to from our cabin. that includes desiree. under the pseudonym �*wild mother', she regularly posts about natural medicine. now, she also shares unproven theories about major news events. i had been extremely passionate about trying to figure out the real truth about september 11. everything about this town has just been... she thinks donald trump is the best option for president and when the first assassination attempt happened, she was led to the unevidenced theory that trump's own team staged the attack in order to frame his hidden enemies. do i hope that that's the case? yes. why? because i think our country needs rescuing from our government right now. it's a horrible mess. it's like going to a magic show as a kid and then you find out for the first time that the magician is pulling one

over on you. now, every time you go to a magic show, you know what they're doing. 70 miles away in colorado's capital denver, camille has voted democrat for the last 15 years. she says she's never believed in conspiracy theories like this before. what started as questions about security failings after donald trump was shot at led to camille being recommended baseless theories on x. some of these racked up more than 25 million views in total. well, that's staged — that was my first reaction. because the secret service, if they weren't involved in some sort of staged event, they wouldn't have let him pose for a picture and expose his body to the open air with an active shooter nearby. these conspiracy theories feed into the wider belief that anything and everything can be staged or rigged, including elections. election centres, like this one in nearbyjefferson county, are upping security ahead

of the vote as their workers are subject to abuse and threats online. let's make sure that we're all voting in ways that align with our values. but what's not ok is when you're sending horrifying e—mails or when you're making threats on the internet or coming to an office. camille and wild mother say they wouldn't threaten anyone but social media's algorithms are drawing new people deeper into an online world detached from reality, where hate can feeljustified. marianna spring, bbc news, colorado. nearly 200,000 motorcyclists gathered in portugal on sunday to have their helmets blessed. the annual catholic pilgrimage see bikers from around the world descend on the fatima shrine in the central region of the country. the event begins with a parade of riders carrying the lady of fatima's statute next to the basilica of the holy trinity before

their helmets are blessed. job done! let's show you what is happening _ job done! let's show you what is happening currently - job done! let's show you what is happening currently in - is happening currently in colombo where we are eagerly awaiting the swearing—in ceremony for the new president of sri lanka, issey miyake who is described as a far left politician who has got a change period of time coming for sri lanka, some serious changes he is promising in his election campaign, which is what he was saying when he was looking for votes —— anura kumara dissanayake. we will be going to our team based in the region for the latest on that and will see you shortly. hello there. big thunderstorms are on the way for monday, and that brings the threat of some significant flash flooding.

the storms that we had on sunday were heavy enough but didn't affect everyone. western scotland — the skies have been like this for days in the highlands. another still day. you'll be wondering what all the fuss is about, i'm sure. but further southwards, the radar picture showed some intense storms, particularly going through the south midlands. and in woburn in bedfordshire, we recorded over the space of two hours 59mm of rain — that's more than the average for the entirety of september — and over the 24—hour period, the same site had 102mm of rain — so nearly double the monthly average rainfall. and nearby in dunstable, well, there was some severe flooding with the high street underwater at one point. now, looking at the picture at the moment, lots of showers across england and wales again with some thunderstorms. quieter weather further northwards. but the met office have got an amber weather warning out in force for monday. some communities could see around 80—120mm of rain and it could well be that this risk

of extreme rainfall extends into central southern england as well. so, through the day, some torrential thundery downpours focused across parts of england, some communities having a high risk of flash flooding, probably some river flooding, some disruption. it's one of those days where you want to check on travel conditions before heading out. northern ireland, west scotland — bright with some sunny spells. east scotland continues to be rather cloudy with mist. north scotland, we're seeing a weather front move in, bringing outbreaks of rain and, ultimately, cooler weather conditions. 0n into tuesday. well, the thundery rain is clearing out of the way across england and wales so, in that respect, it's a drier kind of day. in scotland, we get this cold front continuing to push its way southwards, really dumping the temperatures here — just ten degrees in aberdeen and 12 for glasgow. still relatively mild, i suppose, for northern ireland, england and wales. middle part of the week sees active areas of low pressure bringing further heavy rain, particularly focused again on england and wales. and once those systems have pushed through, well, then, we get chilly northwesterly winds diving

southwards. and so, through the week, it is going to stay unsettled and through the week, it is going to turn a lot cooler as well with temperatures across the board well below average. but for monday, it's that risk of flash flooding we really need to pay attention to. stay in touch with the latest forecast, please.

the chancellor will pledge "a budget to rebuild britain" and rule out another age of austerity in her conference speech today. how big a challenge is that? we'll be getting an expert view. could this be the largest technology deal in history? intel faces a potential takeover bid — we look at who is prowling the struggling chipmaker. all change in sri lanka: a new left—wing president is voted in with an agenda to get the economy back on track and tackle corruption. how is al shaping formula 1? we ask 0racle red bull's christian horner, who has good news for f1 drivers. 0ur our biggest variable is the driver, and the driver still has an immensely important role to play. and prost! as the oktoberfest — or veezen — gets under way in munich, we'll be hearing the boss of the festival's top brewer. live from london, this is business today.

i'm sally bundock.