than 2?0 ministry says more than 270 people have been killed, including women, children and paramedics in the heaviest israeli bombardment yet in the south of the country. the rush to get out, schools are closed in parts of lebanon and ministers say thousands of families have fled after israeli warnings. our other main headlines...- israeli warnings. our other main headlines... here at the labour party _ main headlines... here at the labour party conference, - main headlines... here at the labour party conference, the | labour party conference, the chancellor rachel reeves has given a speech saying there will be no return to austerity. the new leader of sri lanka says he wants to restore faith in politics after being sworn in politics after being sworn in as president. lebanon's health ministry says an intense israeli bombardment

has now killed at least 274 it comes amid speculation israeili troops could also mount a ground invasion of southern lebanon, citizens have received messages warning them to leave. it comes amid speculation that israeli troops could mount a ground invasion of southern lebanon so that civilians who have been evacuated can return to their homes. there is heavy traffic on the streets of beirut as people rush to leave the area. these are the pictures earlier. and we take you to live pictures of southern lebanon because throughout the course of the day. there has been huge explosions as israel have confirmed in the last 45 minutes that they have now launched more than 800 different strikes in different areas of lebanon. you see there the latest details from the

health ministry, we have also seen the numbers killed jump to 274 with over 1000 wounded. it is very likely those numbers will continue to rise through the course of today. we will have more live in the moment but the latest from our middle east correspondent. with the new day came a new wave of intense israeli bombing across southern lebanon. israel's military saying it was deepening its attacks against hezbollah. it has begun warning lebanese citizens to evacuate areas where it says the armed group is hiding weapons. and the idf put out this video said to show hezbollah operatives trying to launch cruise missiles from a civilian house, and the israeli strike that followed. we ask residents of lebanese villages to pay attention to the message and warning published by the idf and heed them. this is an advance warning

for your own safety and the safety of your family. today, hezbollah has been hitting back. israel says it is acting to return tens of thousands of its citizens displaced by nearly a year of fighting to their homes along the lebanon border. but right now, more are finding themselves under fire as this conflict escalates. and it's notjust from lebanon. an iran—backed iraqi militias says it's also been launching drones at israel. there have long been warnings that the fighting in gaza could trigger a regional war. however, in the past week, the danger of that has risen dramatically. world leaders are again urging restraint. we are going to do everything we can to keep a wider warfrom breaking out, and we are still pushing hard. but both israel and hezbollah now say they have entered a new phase in their battles.

and as they harden their rhetoric, they are also stepping up their attacks. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. we can show you some pictures from earlier this morning it has been pretty relentless through the course of the day. these pictures demonstrate the scale of air strikes. tyre is less than a 45—minute drive from the israeli border and is now feeling the brunt of strikes that the israeli military says it is carrying out across the region. those pictures give you an idea of this scale and ferocity of some of these israeli strikes as they say they have now conducted 800 strikes on different hezbollah targets throughout the course of today.

let's speak to the ambassador to jordan let's speak to the ambassador tojordan from let's speak to the ambassador to jordan from 2017. let's speak to the ambassador tojordan from 2017. you're talking from beirut, give us a sense of what it is been like there today. it sense of what it is been like there today.— sense of what it is been like there today. it is a very dark da in there today. it is a very dark day in our — there today. it is a very dark day in our history _ there today. it is a very dark day in our history and - there today. it is a very dark day in our history and my i day in our history and my condolence to those who have members in fat family that have perished. the situation is scary for —— members a family. people are evacuating, we have a lot of ngos and are offering places for people to take refuge. in lebanon we suffered a huge economic crisis we are not equipped to have shelters and things like that. it is really do the best you can in this time. really do the best you can in this time-— really do the best you can in this time. ., ., ., this time. you will have heard what the israelis _

this time. you will have heard what the israelis have - this time. you will have heard what the israelis have been i what the israelis have been saying, the way they are increasing the range and ferocity of the strikes. they say these are targeted against hezbollah. in terms of what you are hearing, in terms of casualties. what are your thoughts? {131 casualties. what are your thoughts?— casualties. what are your thou~hts? , , thoughts? of course, there is hue thoughts? of course, there is huge collateral _ thoughts? of course, there is huge collateral damage. - thoughts? of course, there is huge collateral damage. they are repeating exactly what they did in gaza when they sent warnings for people to evacuate from one area to another and then they bond that area as well. they are not to be trusted in this matter and they are definitely killing civilians indiscriminately. you cannot separate the hezbollah from the population and if they are targeting hezbollah sites they are targeting villagers and huge population migration as a result of it. tell and huge population migration as a result of it.— as a result of it. tell me about the _ as a result of it. tell me about the alerts - as a result of it. tell me about the alerts and - as a result of it. tell me i about the alerts and phone messages that so many people have received through the course of the day. one minister talking to the bbc said even he

had received a phone message. have you received anything like that? i have you received anything like that? ., �* have you received anything like that? . �* , ., i, that? i haven't personally but i am definitely _ that? i haven't personally but i am definitely aware - that? i haven't personally but i am definitely aware of - that? i haven't personally but i am definitely aware of it - i am definitely aware of it going on and i have seen social media clips of these. this is part of the psychological warfare to try and get people to turn against hezbollah. two direct their anger against hezbollah. but in lebanon there is a greater enemy than hezbollah and is that israel at this time which is killing hundreds of people. you said this is psychological- hundreds of people. you said this is psychological warfare, | this is psychological warfare, the israelis would argue that they are sending messages so people can get out of harms way. people can get out of harms wa . ., , people can get out of harms wa , ., , ., people can get out of harms wa . . , ., ., ., way. that is no getting out of harms way — way. that is no getting out of harms way when _ way. that is no getting out of harms way when you - way. that is no getting out of harms way when you see - way. that is no getting out of harms way when you see the | way. that is no getting out of- harms way when you see the huge bombs they are dropping. if they're going to increase the bombing then this is very hypocritical move to justify their actions. hypocritical move to justify theiractions. in hypocritical move to justify their actions. in terms of israel's strategy. they have been open, they say they are

trying to do this to push hezbollah back from those border areas, to allow israelis to return to their homes. in terms of that basic strategy, is it likely to work, do you think? know, it is not up to them to push hezbollah back. there is a united nations resolution that calls for the disarmament of all militias on the border and for the lebanese army to take over the borders. not for israel to push any lebanese back from the border or invade the border. israel has always coveted the river for the water and the piece of land for oil and gas exploration. it is not up to them, this matter has to be resolved internationally at the un. the resolution has to be passed and the biggest people who have defied the resolution is israel themselves. they have

violated the resolution with constant other flies over lebanon over decades. when they bomb syria they fly over. they are in violation of that resolution.— are in violation of that resolution. another final question- _ resolution. another final question. so _ resolution. another final question. so many - resolution. another final i question. so many people, resolution. another final - question. so many people, when you talk to them, ordinary people are desperate for peace. many talk openly about held hostage by hezbollah. why has lebanon struggled over the years to purge itself of this group? years to purge itself of this arou - ? ., years to purge itself of this i rou . ? ., , , ., group? that is interesting to sa that group? that is interesting to say that because _ group? that is interesting to say that because this - say that because this resolution has been in place for 20 years. and nobody in the international community has helped lebanon enforce it. and now suddenly, the resolution has become day hinging matter. i don't international community for not coming to their help of lebanon and establishing parameters around the disarmament of hezbollah.

hezbollah have said openly that they will continue with their strikes until there is a ceasefire in gaza. do you think the talk of the ceasefire is simply that, talk? i the talk of the ceasefire is simply that, talk?- the talk of the ceasefire is simply that, talk? i think in terms of — simply that, talk? i think in terms of ceasefire, - simply that, talk? i think in terms of ceasefire, we - simply that, talk? i think in terms of ceasefire, we will| simply that, talk? i think in i terms of ceasefire, we will be hard pushed to see one before the us elections. i think the present israeli government is paying for time and one of the things they are doing is deflecting the situation to the north and lebanon in order to gain time with their situation in gaza. i don't think anybody involved neither israel nor hamas want a resolution because it is not in their interest. nor have they proposed a viable outcome to that terrible calamity. we are bearing the brunt for these political manoeuvres on the part of israel. to delay and deflect. and also to appease the population in the north, but

believe me, creating more fighting more war, more carnage on the border is not going to secure the return of these really people to the north. the only way to secure their return is through a peaceful conclusion to the diplomatic solution. ~ ., ., ., solution. we have to leave it there but — solution. we have to leave it there but thank _ solution. we have to leave it there but thank you - solution. we have to leave it there but thank you for - solution. we have to leave it i there but thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we are keeping an eye on the situation, it is very fluid in terms the numbers of strikes, the casualties are going up all the casualties are going up all the time. there is a bbc live page that is updating with the latest facts and pictures. had there you can see the live pictures coming in. we will return to that later in the programme. let's turn to the days of the main stories.

the uk chancellor has said there will be no return to austerity. she tried to convey austerity. she tried to convey a brighter message, saying she is optimistic about the economic future. i is optimistic about the economic future. ~ ., . economic future. i know that it has sometimes _ economic future. i know that it has sometimes sold _ economic future. i know that it has sometimes sold far - economic future. i know that it has sometimes sold far off - economic future. i know that it has sometimes sold far off as l has sometimes sold far off as our growth, productivity and family finances full behind. but it doesn't have to be that way. the british capacity for inventiveness, enterprise and old—fashioned hard work has not gone away. believe me when i say, my optimism for britain burns brighter than ever. that was rachel reeves,. live from liverpool and our political correspondent alex forsyth. give mea give me a sense of how that went down?— went down? this is a busy conference, _ went down? this is a busy conference, people - went down? this is a busy conference, people were i conference, people were queueing to see the speech and i was speaking to a fair number of people after to get a sense of people after to get a sense of what they made of it. i think the idea that she was trying to convey that it was a

bit more optimistic, that sense of hope despite the fact there are tough economic choices come as a labour government puts it. they point theirfinger as a labour government puts it. they point their finger at the inheritance they were left with by the conservatives. the conservatives dispute that. broadly speaking, people were pleased to see a hopeful message but the devil will be in the detail when it comes to the budget on october 30. there still a lot of concern about the cuts to the winter fuel which rachel reeves addressed head on suggesting it was the right decision in the current economic picture. i have been speaking to a labour mp who has been opposed to the cuts to the winter fuel payment and i asked her what she made of the speech. i her what she made of the seech. ~ ., her what she made of the speech-— her what she made of the seech. ~ . u, , speech. i think what we can see is the chancellor _ speech. i think what we can see is the chancellor has _ speech. i think what we can see is the chancellor has set - speech. i think what we can see is the chancellor has set out. speech. i think what we can see is the chancellor has set out a l is the chancellor has set out a plan _ is the chancellor has set out a plan for— is the chancellor has set out a plan for the next decade which is really— plan for the next decade which is really important to say where _ is really important to say where the country is going critically— where the country is going critically focusing on the industrial strategy. crucial for lifting us out of that austerity which we have seen in the past — austerity which we have seen in the past but that low productivity which we have had to experience for the last 14

years — to experience for the last 14 years. ensuring the investment is going — years. ensuring the investment is going on the right places to grow— is going on the right places to grow the _ is going on the right places to grow the economy, new technology out there to cs on the international stage again. ithink— the international stage again. i think she set out that the bil i think she set out that the big picture. the high will be dealt — big picture. the high will be dealt with and will come in the next _ dealt with and will come in the next few— dealt with and will come in the next few weeks in the budget and the — next few weeks in the budget and the conference and spending review_ and the conference and spending review which we will have to wait — review which we will have to wait for~ _ review which we will have to wait for. ., , , ., wait for. one of the things you have been _ wait for. one of the things you have been pushing _ wait for. one of the things you have been pushing the - have been pushing the government harden is that cut to the winter fuel payment which will affect millions of pensioners, she said she thought she was taking the right decisions given the economic inheritance they claim to have been left with. are you happy with that or would you still like to see a reversal? i don't think it is enough of the pensioners who are in fuel poverty— pensioners who are in fuel poverty and there are around 2 million — poverty and there are around 2 million people who are cold this— million people who are cold this winter if they don't get sunport _ this winter if they don't get support. there will be losing winter— support. there will be losing winter fuel payments and sol am urging the government to see what _ am urging the government to see what mitigation can be put in place — what mitigation can be put in place to— what mitigation can be put in place to help those people. 0h social— place to help those people. 0h

social tariff which has been targeted successfully and seen as cost—effective. protecting the nhs _ as cost—effective. protecting the nhs as well as protecting the nhs as well as protecting the fuel— the nhs as well as protecting the fuel poor pensioners. some ofthe the fuel poor pensioners. some of the unions _ the fuel poor pensioners. some of the unions are _ the fuel poor pensioners. some of the unions are pushing - the fuel poor pensioners. some of the unions are pushing for i the fuel poor pensioners. some of the unions are pushing for a | of the unions are pushing for a vote on the winter fuel payment cut. they want the government to change direction. the details are being hammered out and any vote wouldn't be binding. but if the conference suggested the government was taking the wrong approach, it would certainly be uncomfortable. while rachel reeves was on the stage talking about the fact the government had given public sector pay rises and settled some industrial disputes. the royal couege industrial disputes. the royal college of nursing voted to reject a 5.5% pay offer. despite the fact that rachel reeves was giving an optimistic message, despite the warnings from government about the tough economic circumstances. there are still point of tension bubbling away at this conference. tomorrow, the prime minister will take to the stage for his big conference speech.

thank you for taking us through that. we'll talk again in the coming hour. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news.

you're watching bbc news. the new president of sri lanka has been officially sworn in. president dissanayake, a anti—corruption candidate says anti—corru ption candidate says his anti—corruption candidate says his victory belongs to all the people and promised a fresh start. the poll which went to a second time for the first time has been described as one of the closest races ever. there have been two recent security breaches involving donald trump including one in which he was shot. this sparked a whole new wave of disinformation and

hate. the social media correspondent has been to colorado, a state which has become a hotbed of conspiracy theories to investigate how two people won a republican and democrat have been drawn. 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... 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 are 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 are 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 feel justified. marianna spring, bbc news, colorado. you can find out more about the murky world of conspiracy theories surrounding the us elections with the podcast, on

bbc sounds. the former uk defence secretary has been answering questions in london over his role in trying to shield british special forces from prosecution for war crimes allegedly carried out in afghanistan. in 2019, the former conservative government proposed prosecution of elite troops could only proceed if the abuses had happened within the abuses had happened within the past ten years. ben wallace is said to have halved the time limit for prosecutions four to five years. our defence correspondent has been in the inquiry and listening to what was said. this inquiry is to establish whether those allegations that british special forces namely the sas did deliberately kill unarmed civilians in afghanistan between 2010 and 2013. also, whether there was a cover—up and whether the original

investigation by the royal military police was adequate. ben wallace became defence secretary a long time after these events in 2019. he says when he entered office he was always wanting to get to the bottom of these allegations. he said he was the man, he was the defence secretary who set up the inquiry. he said that is hardly evidence of a cover—up on his part. that said, we have seen a number of internal memos in the mod which raise concerns about a panorama programme investigating these allegations. 0ne memo said that the allegations, many included in the programme were broadly true without specifying which allegations. there are questions as to whether ben wallace acted fast enough and thatis wallace acted fast enough and that is what is being pressed on. he is adamant that heels want to get to the bottom of what really went on and that is why he has set up this inquiry.

i wasn't concerned about image or public opinion in this. never. i was concerned about getting to the bottom of it. ultimately, i believe in... ensuring the investigation was of quality and if not what can we do to make sure it doesn't happen again. i was absolutely aware that on both sides of the discussion there are men and women of the armed forces, 457 who gave their lives in afghanistan. who also feel the consequences of the blick reporting one way or the other. none of this makes britain look good on the international circles but it doesn't help morale in the armed forces. that was ben wallace talking earlier at the inquiry. the duke of sussex has kicked off a round of high—profile appearances in new york. joining the charity set up in

memory of his late mother. he is there to discuss the global mental health crisis of young people. let's head to a respondent there waiting for prince harry. take us through what we might expect the next few hours. what we might expect the next few hours— few hours. matthew, prince har is few hours. matthew, prince harry is no _ few hours. matthew, prince harry is no longer _ few hours. matthew, prince harry is no longer a - few hours. matthew, prince| harry is no longer a working royal but he is here in this week in new york to support a number of organisations that he tries to uplift. causes that are dear to him and the duchess of sussex. and we know that youth mental health is among them. here at the summit which gathers the private and public sector, bringing together businesses and government officials. he moderated a panel with two of the recipients of the diana award. the diana award is trying to get change

through leadership of the younger generation. prince harry moderating that discussion with two young leaders making the point that there should be more youth involvement in decision—making. extending that message to business leaders and government officials, saying that they are the change—makers. {line officials, saying that they are the change-makers.- officials, saying that they are the change-makers. one of the grouns- -- _ the change-makers. one of the grouns- -- i _ the change-makers. one of the groups... i should _ the change-makers. one of the groups... i should also - the change-makers. one of the groups... i should also point. groups... i should also point out that later _ groups... i should also point out that later he _ groups... i should also point out that later he will - groups... i should also point out that later he will also i out that later he will also attend an event at the halo trust. a cause very dear to him and his late mother, clearing landmines and rebuilding communities affected by conflict. it communities affected by conflict. , , conflict. it is interesting that you _ conflict. it is interesting that you talk _ conflict. it is interesting that you talk about - conflict. it is interesting that you talk about the l conflict. it is interesting - that you talk about the halo trust, they were responding to those events in lebanon with the pager explosions. saying that in the same way that there was a international push on landmines. there needs to be the same thing are for things like that and ai the same thing are for things like that and aland the same thing are for things like that and ai and the extension in terms of new

methods of warfare. that's ri i ht, methods of warfare. that's right. let's _ methods of warfare. that's right, let's remember - methods of warfare. that's right, let's remember that| methods of warfare. that's i right, let's remember that the late princess diana really pushed for that ban on landmines. the halo trust saying that the progress they have seen on tackling that came in part because of the land mine ban treaty signed in 1997. the ceo saying that al and the threat posed by ai means that it is extremely important to have similar legislation. it is something that the secretary general of the un has called for, wanting countries by 2026 to discuss what that legislation could look like. lets end this half hour with live pictures from 11 on. we know that 274 people have been killed and the state media saying that israel is conducting a new wave of raids in the east. hello. the weather is continuing to cause some significant disruption out there. we've got some intense rainfall

that is leading to flooding problems for some across parts of central and southern england in particular. here's the radar from the past few hours showing where we've had the heaviest of the rain already. it's been particularly persistent for parts of central and southern england here, where we do have an amber warning in force from the met office. that's valid until 9.00pm this evening for the likes of bristol, northampton, as well. we've already seen some severe flooding and i think it's not going to improve in a hurry as that rainfalljust continues to be persistent and slow moving. it is all down to this area of low pressure. eventually, it will start to ease away towards the east as we head through into the evening hours, but we've certainly got another few hours of rainfall across the region. also some wet weather for parts of northern england, the far north of scotland too, but elsewhere some drier conditions as we head through this evening and overnight, as well. a lot of cloud through the uk tonight, so we're not going to be seeing a particularly chilly night. temperatures holding up between about eight to 13 degrees to start your tuesday morning. tuesday's weather does improve certainly compared to today as that low pressure clears towards the east. still a bit of early rainfall for parts of east anglia and the south—east. more wet weather moving

in across northern and eastern parts of scotland, where it is also going to be quite breezy, as well. for the rest of the uk, sunny spells, a few showers around, but certainly not as heavy or as frequent as we've seen over the past few days. top temperatures between about ten to 18 degrees north to south on tuesday. looking towards the middle of the week, we've got another area of low pressure on the way, this time approaching from the south—west. there is a bit of uncertainty about exactly when and where we're going to be seeing that rainfall by wednesday, but it does look like eventually it will start to turn pretty wet across parts of southern england. the breeze will certainly pick up through the english channel, as well. the rest of the uk having a little bit of a better day, so some sunshine, perhaps the odd shower around. it is starting to feel a bit cooler, though, for northern areas particularly, at around about ten to 13 degrees. in the south, about 16 or 17. all that wet weather gradually shifts its way a little bit further north. as we move through the overnight period and through thursday, it looks like much of england and wales will see further spells of fairly heavy rain. gusty winds around some of that wet weather. scotland and northern ireland probably faring a little bit better with sunny spells and scattered showers. 11 to 16 degrees by thursday,

so those temperatures gradually coming down through the course of the week. by the end of the week it looks like the worst of the rainfall will tend to ease away, but those temperatures on the cool side. bye— bye.

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