outlier but you lynch is a bit of an outlier but you have others as well. you have had sharon graham on your show earlier, they was brewing in the hole this morning when the unite union resolution on winter fuel was punted off completely to wednesday, when rachel reeves was giving her speech, this afternoon, talking about how they are ending the industrial strife in the public sector, while she was speaking, while she was saying those words the rcn announced hang on out, they will have another strike. so i don't think they have put the unions to bed at all and the unions don't feel like they have been put to bed and that has mixed ambition. d0 been put to bed and that has mixed ambition. , ., ., been put to bed and that has mixed ambition. ,, ., , , ., ambition. do you need to be put to bed? it is getting _ ambition. do you need to be put to bed? it is getting late. _ ambition. do you need to be put to bed? it is getting late. no, - ambition. do you need to be put to bed? it is getting late. no, i- ambition. do you need to be put to bed? it is getting late. no, ithinkl bed? it is getting late. no, ithink what you're _ bed? it is getting late. no, ithink what you're hearing _ bed? it is getting late. no, ithink what you're hearing from - bed? it is getting late. no, ithink what you're hearing from trade i what you're hearing from trade unions, — what you're hearing from trade unions, for— what you're hearing from trade unions, for us one of the jewels in the crime — unions, for us one of the jewels in the crime of— unions, for us one of the jewels in the crime of the manifesto with the new deel— the crime of the manifesto with the new deal for workers and that was there _ new deal for workers and that was there because unions pushed and pushed _ there because unions pushed and pushed and pushed. i think i was chairing — pushed and pushed. i think i was chairing the session that nicholls

had earlier and what is more accurate _ had earlier and what is more accurate is if you look, the amount of people _ accurate is if you look, the amount of people that are no longer covered by collective bargaining has shrunk and shrunk— by collective bargaining has shrunk and shrunk on trunk and the value of wages _ and shrunk on trunk and the value of wages has _ and shrunk on trunk and the value of wages has shrunk and sunk in trunk and to— wages has shrunk and sunk in trunk and to go— wages has shrunk and sunk in trunk and to go back to what you're saying in of expressing a vision and communicating that to people, that is all well— communicating that to people, that is all well and good but it has to be backed — is all well and good but it has to be backed up by posies as to how people's— be backed up by posies as to how people's lives will change and i think— people's lives will change and i think that is one of the problems at this conference. we aren't getting it either— this conference. we aren't getting it either because we aren't in possession. the unions aren't put to bed because — possession. the unions aren't put to bed because there are still huge problems for our members. you do have to be — problems for our members. you do have to be careful— problems for our members. you do have to be careful about _ problems for our members. you do have to be careful about seeing - problems for our members. you do have to be careful about seeing the unions because there are different unions. right there rmt is not affiliated to labour anyway. rachel reeves made _ affiliated to labour anyway. rachel reeves made one _ affiliated to labour anyway. rachel reeves made one announcement l affiliated to labour anyway. rachel| reeves made one announcement in affiliated to labour anyway. rachel- reeves made one announcement in her speech today unless i have missed, about a new industrial strategy. what would you like to see in that, zarah sultana?— zarah sultana? sectoral bargaining across the economy, _ zarah sultana? sectoral bargaining across the economy, that - zarah sultana? sectoral bargaining across the economy, that means i

zarah sultana? sectoral bargaining l across the economy, that means you have the _ across the economy, that means you have the fire — across the economy, that means you have the fire service _ across the economy, that means you have the fire service in _ across the economy, that means you have the fire service in particular, i have the fire service in particular, able to— have the fire service in particular, able to negotiate _ have the fire service in particular, able to negotiate on— have the fire service in particular, able to negotiate on behalf- have the fire service in particular, able to negotiate on behalf of- able to negotiate on behalf of their members _ able to negotiate on behalf of their members across— able to negotiate on behalf of their members across the _ able to negotiate on behalf of their members across the fire _ able to negotiate on behalf of their members across the fire services, i members across the fire services, control, _ members across the fire services, control, fire — members across the fire services, control, fire control— members across the fire services, control, fire control and _ members across the fire services, control, fire control and fire - control, fire control and fire fighters _ control, fire control and fire fighters and _ control, fire control and fire fighters and we _ control, fire control and fire fighters and we need - control, fire control and fire fighters and we need to - control, fire control and fire fighters and we need to see control, fire control and fire - fighters and we need to see that across— fighters and we need to see that across the — fighters and we need to see that across the economy. _ fighters and we need to see that across the economy. it - fighters and we need to see that across the economy. it used - fighters and we need to see that across the economy. it used to i across the economy. it used to happen— across the economy. it used to happen and _ across the economy. it used to happen and it— across the economy. it used to happen and it has _ across the economy. it used to happen and it has been - across the economy. it used tol happen and it has been watered across the economy. it used to - happen and it has been watered down since thatcher— happen and it has been watered down since thatcher and _ happen and it has been watered down since thatcher and we _ happen and it has been watered down since thatcher and we need _ happen and it has been watered down since thatcher and we need to - happen and it has been watered down since thatcher and we need to see - since thatcher and we need to see under— since thatcher and we need to see under the — since thatcher and we need to see underthe labour— since thatcher and we need to see under the labour party's— since thatcher and we need to see under the labour party's new- since thatcher and we need to see under the labour party's new dealj under the labour party's new deal for workers — under the labour party's new deal for workers which _ under the labour party's new deal for workers which will— under the labour party's new deal for workers which will expand - under the labour party's new deal. for workers which will expand across the economy, — for workers which will expand across the economy, that _ for workers which will expand across the economy, that will— for workers which will expand across the economy, that will bring - for workers which will expand across the economy, that will bring more . the economy, that will bring more money— the economy, that will bring more money into— the economy, that will bring more money into workers' _ the economy, that will bring more money into workers' pockets - the economy, that will bring more money into workers' pockets and i the economy, that will bring more . money into workers' pockets and we will look _ money into workers' pockets and we will look at — money into workers' pockets and we will look at the _ money into workers' pockets and we will look at the economy... - money into workers' pockets and we will look at the economy. . .- will look at the economy... would ou will look at the economy... would you accept — will look at the economy... would you accept they — will look at the economy... would you accept they say _ will look at the economy... would you accept they say they - will look at the economy... would you accept they say they will - will look at the economy... would you accept they say they will do i will look at the economy... would you accept they say they will do a | you accept they say they will do a lot for workers and workers' rights and make work pay and... thea;r lot for workers and workers' rights and make work pay and... they will t to and make work pay and... they will try to hold — and make work pay and... they will try to hold the _ and make work pay and... they will try to hold the feet _ and make work pay and... they will try to hold the feet to _ and make work pay and... they will try to hold the feet to the _ and make work pay and... they will try to hold the feet to the fire. - try to hold the feet to the fire. it is important _ try to hold the feet to the fire. it is important trade _ try to hold the feet to the fire. it is important trade unions - try to hold the feet to the fire. it is important trade unions and i is important trade unions and ordinary— is important trade unions and ordinary labour— is important trade unions and ordinary labour members- is important trade unions and | ordinary labour members and constituencies _ ordinary labour members and constituencies hold _ ordinary labour members and constituencies hold the - ordinary labour members andl constituencies hold the labour ordinary labour members and - constituencies hold the labour party to account — constituencies hold the labour party to account l— constituencies hold the labour party to account. ~' �* constituencies hold the labour party to account. ,, �* ., to account. i think you'll get more detail on this _ to account. i think you'll get more detail on this the _ to account. i think you'll get more detail on this the investment - detail on this the investment summit~ _ detail on this the investment summit. this is slightly ugly time, i summit. this is slightly ugly time, i noticed _ summit. this is slightly ugly time, i noticed the same time as normal, because _ i noticed the same time as normal, because the — i noticed the same time as normal, because the election was at the point _ because the election was at the point when no one expected it, we have _ point when no one expected it, we have this _ point when no one expected it, we have this moment and the budget and then the _ have this moment and the budget and then the investment summit so a lot of the _

then the investment summit so a lot of the detail in the industrial strategy— of the detail in the industrial strategy and the wealth fund and the growth _ strategy and the wealth fund and the growth fund will come then so it was a deliberate withholding and away and although there has been quite an interesting _ and although there has been quite an interesting one in to and although there has been quite an interesting one i— interesting one in to the labour party from _ interesting one in to the labour party from the _ interesting one in to the labour party from the white _ interesting one in to the labour party from the white house - interesting one in to the labour i party from the white house about interesting one in to the labour - party from the white house about our industrial strategy because of the heart of that is what you're talking to surgeons about is green power tilting your durable energy, modelled on thejoe biden plan known as the inflation reduction act and they have been saying we cannot, the democrats, get a hold of the economy in this election, we have this great idea but it takes so long, we are not seeing the benefits. we also have to move — not seeing the benefits. we also have to move away _ not seeing the benefits. we also have to move away from - not seeing the benefits. we also have to move away from making j have to move away from making weapons, — have to move away from making weapons, the _ have to move away from making weapons, the uk— have to move away from making weapons, the uk is _ have to move away from making weapons, the uk is still- have to move away from making weapons, the uk is still selling i weapons, the uk is still selling arms— weapons, the uk is still selling arms to — weapons, the uk is still selling arms to israel— weapons, the uk is still selling arms to israel and _ weapons, the uk is still selling arms to israel and even - weapons, the uk is still sellingj arms to israel and even though weapons, the uk is still selling - arms to israel and even though only 3350 arms _ arms to israel and even though only 3350 arms licences _ arms to israel and even though only 3350 arms licences have _ arms to israel and even though only 3350 arms licences have been - 3350 arms licences have been suspended _ 3350 arms licences have been suspended we _ 3350 arms licences have been suspended we are _ 3350 arms licences have been suspended we are still- 3350 arms licences have been i suspended we are still licensing 3350 arms licences have been - suspended we are still licensing f35 fighter— suspended we are still licensing f35 fighteriets — suspended we are still licensing f35 fighteriets and _ suspended we are still licensing f35 fighterjets and with _ suspended we are still licensing f35 fighterjets and with the _ suspended we are still licensing f35 fighterjets and with the regional. fighterjets and with the regional war now— fighterjets and with the regional war now also _ fighterjets and with the regional war now also in _ fighterjets and with the regional war now also in lebanon - fighterjets and with the regional war now also in lebanon i - fighterjets and with the regional war now also in lebanon i think. fighterjets and with the regional. war now also in lebanon i think the lahour— war now also in lebanon i think the labour party— war now also in lebanon i think the labour party needs _ war now also in lebanon i think the labour party needs to _ war now also in lebanon i think the labour party needs to look- war now also in lebanon i think the labour party needs to look at - war now also in lebanon i think the labour party needs to look at its i labour party needs to look at its obligations — labour party needs to look at its obligations to _ labour party needs to look at its obligations to international - labour party needs to look at its obligations to international law. labour party needs to look at its i obligations to international law and the icj _ obligations to international law and the icj ruling — obligations to international law and the iq ruling-— the icj ruling. before we go i “ust want to play you the script from sharon graham, just to get a reaction to it. she is the leader of unite. have

a listen. ., , it. she is the leader of unite. have a listen. ., �* ., ., a listen. people aren't going to wait for 10 _ a listen. people aren't going to wait for 10 years. _ a listen. people aren't going to wait for 10 years. if _ a listen. people aren't going to wait for 10 years. if they - a listen. people aren't going to wait for 10 years. if they can't i a listen. people aren't going to i wait for 10 years. if they can't get some movement in this parliament i think we might end up with people voting with their feet and that would be a problem because labour has got good intent, no doubt about that, i am has got good intent, no doubt about that, iam meeting has got good intent, no doubt about that, i am meeting the secretary of states and keir starmer over time and i have got good intent. the is these choices around the fiscal rules are totally and utterly wrong. it sounded like you were suggesting labour could potentially be out of office within five years. i labour could potentially be out of office within five years.— office within five years. i think i aet one office within five years. i think i get one shot- — office within five years. i think i get one shot. we _ office within five years. i think i get one shot. we have - office within five years. i think i get one shot. we have a - office within five years. i think i get one shot. we have a very i get one shot. we have a very different electorate than before, less tribal across the piece. jason groves, is that the possibility, we saw it with boris johnson who at one point people were saying he would be in for 10 years. you'll not only possible but ministers are already talking about it. about shallow hope ministers are already talking about it. about shallov_ it. about shallow how things are. the booty bass — it. about shallow how things are. the booty bass and _ it. about shallow how things are. the booty bass and how - it. about shallow how things are. the booty bass and how in - it. about shallow how things are. the booty bass and how in the i it. about shallow how things are. i the booty bass and how in the north of bing and they have 80 or 90 seats where they were in second place and so they're worried about

immigration. they are worried about it and i think the problem they have at this conference they are not telling people what they are going to do, blaming the tories but the voters already decided the tories made a mess of it and they don't need to go much further on that and i need to start painting a picture and what they want to do. is it ossible and what they want to do. is it possible they _ and what they want to do. is it possible they could _ and what they want to do. is it possible they could be out in five years if they don't deliver? i think if they don't _ years if they don't deliver? i think if they don't turn _ years if they don't deliver? i think if they don't turn things _ years if they don't deliver? i think if they don't turn things around i years if they don't deliver? i think if they don't turn things around in | if they don't turn things around in a meaningful way to working people they certainly could sow the seeds of their— they certainly could sow the seeds of their own and election in five years' _ of their own and election in five years' time _ of their own and election in five years' time and hand it to someone like nigel— years' time and hand it to someone like nigel farage.| years' time and hand it to someone like nigel farage._ like nigel farage. i am worried about the growth _ like nigel farage. i am worried about the growth of _ like nigel farage. i am worried about the growth of the - like nigel farage. i am worried about the growth of the far - like nigel farage. i am worried i about the growth of the far right, if you _ about the growth of the far right, if you don't— about the growth of the far right, if you don't improve _ about the growth of the far right, if you don't improve living - if you don't improve living standards _ if you don't improve living standards or— if you don't improve living standards or invest - if you don't improve living standards or invest in- if you don't improve living standards or invest in our| if you don't improve living - standards or invest in our public services — standards or invest in our public services you _ standards or invest in our public services you will— standards or invest in our public services you will find _ standards or invest in our public services you will find people - standards or invest in our publicl services you will find people who are willing — services you will find people who are willing to _ services you will find people who are willing to blame _ services you will find people who are willing to blame muslims - services you will find people who| are willing to blame muslims and minorities— are willing to blame muslims and minorities for— are willing to blame muslims and minorities for problems - are willing to blame muslims and minorities for problems in - are willing to blame muslims and minorities for problems in our. minorities for problems in our society— minorities for problems in our society and _ minorities for problems in our society and that _ minorities for problems in our society and that is _ minorities for problems in our society and that is what - minorities for problems in our society and that is what we i minorities for problems in our. society and that is what we have seen _ society and that is what we have seen across _ society and that is what we have seen across europe _ society and that is what we have seen across europe and - society and that is what we have seen across europe and it - society and that is what we have seen across europe and it could | seen across europe and it could happen— seen across europe and it could happen here _ seen across europe and it could happen here-— you very much. but is it from all of us here tonight. we are live from liverpool tomorrow. join us then.

live from london. this is bbc news. we start in the middle east, and the deadliest day of fighting between israel and hezbollah in the past year. fears of an all—out regional war are growing tonight, as lebanese officials say more than a92 people have been killed, including 35 children and 58 women, and at least 1,600 others injured in israeli strikes on the south of the country. the israel defense forces say they've hit 1,300 hezbollah targets. it says it's fired dozens of rockets at israel.

meanwhile, the israeli military says more than a million israeli civilians in and around the northern city of haifa are seeking safety in bomb shelters from incoming hezbollah rockets. here's our chief international correspondent orla guerin. tonight on the roads there is chaos so many travelling traffic is paralysed, schools here will not open tomorrow because they have been turned into centres for the displaced. turned into centres for the displaced-— turned into centres for the dislaced. ., ., ., displaced. the death toll already around 500 _ displaced. the death toll already around 500 people _ displaced. the death toll already around 500 people in _ displaced. the death toll already around 500 people in a - displaced. the death toll already around 500 people in a single i displaced. the death toll already i around 500 people in a single day. that is almost half the overall physical —— figure the last time the two sides went to war in 2006. at that time 1200 lebanese were killed, mostly civilians in a war that lasted more than one month. israel and his brother are old enemies and

tonight they are in a new war and that people of lebanon are caught in the middle. explosion. southern lebanon awoke to this. it looks like all—out war. the israeli army says it hit 1300 hezbollah sites today. there were gaza—style warnings, telling residents to go, including from the israeli leader. now, starting this morning the idf has warned you to get out of harm's way. i urge you, take this warning seriously. don't let hezbollah endanger your lives and the lives of your loved ones. don't let hezbollah endanger lebanon. please get out of harm's way now. but where to find safety in the middle of all this? explosion. screaming. for one man, too late. "my siblings and their children were all killed here," he says. the israeli army insists its air

strikes are destroying weapons, some hidden in homes, and it accuses hezbollah of using civilians as human shields. on the roads from the south, a mass exodus. so many heading to beirut that the motorway became a one—way system. ahmed says everyone fled his village because of air strikes and destruction. "there's no one left," he says, "we took our belongings and went." so many new homeless now in this expanding war. in beirut, too, fear on the streets and a rush to get home. are you feeling afraid?

"sure", mohammed tells me. "i'm afraid for myself, my wife and my five children. i don't know what to do. how long will we be living through this? we can't keep going." parents were summoned to schools to pick up their children early. "there were threats by phone," he says, "that they'll hit beirut." some in the capital have been getting recorded messages telling them to go, including staff at lebanon's information ministry. for months, there have been fears of a wider war. now the waiting is over — it's here. israel's escalation is a huge risk, and notjust for lebanon, but for the entire middle east.

orla guerin, bbc news, beirut. northern israel people are living with the daily threat of rocket fire reporter is in the northern part that jackie remains of a thatjackie remains of a his brother rocket, nothing that happened in israel today compares with the fence across the border but his brother is hitting back. david had seconds to get his family into the safe room before the rocket came in through his roof. the local rabbi comes to offer support. his roof. the local rabbi comes to offersupport. israel, david said, does not want this war. brute offer support. israel, david said, does not want this war. we don't want to work _ does not want this war. we don't want to work with _ does not want this war. we don't want to work with them. - does not want this war. we don't want to work with them. they i does not want this war. we don't i want to work with them. they start with no reason, so now we are giving back. and it will be ok.—

back. and it will be ok. do you feel lucky today? _ back. and it will be ok. do you feel lucky today? yes. _ back. and it will be ok. do you feel lucky today? yes, very _ back. and it will be ok. do you feel lucky today? yes, very lucky. i back. and it will be ok. do you feel lucky today? yes, very lucky. the i lucky today? yes, very lucky. the israeli defence minister is called on the public to show composure and discipline in listen to local authorities, it's only because the family did precisely that that no one was hurt. air raid sirens. across northern israel, sirens waited and rockets fell. plenty of near misses. explosion. the government says it's determined to restore normal life here to allow displaced civilians to return to their homes. but that's not going to happen while hezbollah is still firing rockets deep into israel. hezbollah, on the 8th of october, started firing at israeli civilians in the northern border, and has been doing this for over 11 months, with 9000 rockets. and 60,000 israelis have left their homes. we have to act. people were evacuated to this kibbutz a year ago, leaving vulnerable homes along the border. it's supposed to be safer,

but today they were taking cover. so that's the second alarm we've had since we got here, what, just about an hour ago. again we can hear interceptions overhead, and i look at the app here i can see there are alerts all the place. this area remains in the firing line. if hezbollah chooses to escalate it could soon be the whole country. paul adams, bbc news, northern israel. our international editor jeremy bowen explained what each side thinks they can get out of this escalation. it's a really dangerous moment. from hezbollah's point of view, they want to keep on fighting, fighting israel is in their dna, it is why they exist. and while their fight with israel goes back to the 1980s, this, as you have been hearing, goes back to the day after hamas attacked israel. the israelis have been pushing harder in recent months, escalating steadily. but in the last week, as we have been seeing,

it has been going much, much harder and faster. and while they have inflicted some grievous blows on their enemies in lebanon, the hezbollah infrastructure is much bigger than that. if you look at gaza, after nearly one year, israel still hasn't managed, for example, to destroy all the hamas tunnels that have been built through sand. in lebanon they are built through rock. and the south is a much bigger area than gaza. israel effectively is gambling. what it is hoping is that by doing what it is doing, it will coerce hezbollah into stopping firing into israel. i think that is probably unlikely and means israel have to continue escalating. they have already said this is going into a new phase and the ultimate escalation would be

moving troops and tanks into lebanon. that might be difficult, particularly since their forces, after a year of fighting in gaza and a lot of violence in the west bank as well, are tired. and at the moment as well they need to mobilise more reserves to get to that point. but let's be very clear about this, this is a very dangerous moment, and right now it is all going in one direction. plenty more on our website with all of the updates coming in as well as analysis from our correspondence. harrods has launched an internal review into whether current staff were involved in any of the allegations relating to the former owner, mohamed al fayed, who is accused of multiple rapes and sexual assaults by several women who worked for him. it comes as one former employee

tells the bbc that a manager failed to investigate her complaints of inappropriate behaviour — saying that person is still working at harrods. al fayed died last year. she's been talking to our correspondent ellie price. i feel pretty sick about it. it's really sickening to think of my situation and to think of other girls. jessica was just 22 when she briefly worked at harrods in 2008. that's not her real name, and this is the first time she's spoken about her experience. she says, like other young women, she was cherry picked for mohamed al fayed by another female employee. when i look back at it, ifeel like she was acting as his pimp. it wasn't clear to me at that time. she was just a figure i looked up to as one of the senior management. but now i reflect back on it, it is quite clear to see, you know, the actions that happened to put me in front of him came directly from her.

jessica says al fayed sexually assaulted her. when she went to an hr meeting to complain and hand in her notice, she felt too intimidated to detail what he had done. but she says she did complain about his inappropriate behaviour more generally, how he gave her large sums of money. she says she was left in no doubt that people in that meeting knew there was a sexual element to her complaint. one of those people still works at harrods. i feel quite strongly that the people that facilitated it happening also need to be brought tojustice. and that is part of the reason why i am now speaking out about it. those people, you know, i can see are still working either within the company or in other companies, and i have no doubt they have to have been fully aware of what was happening.

harrods has been under new ownership since 2010, and insists it is seeking to right the wrongs of the past chairman. in a statement tonight, the company said: "we are utterly appalled by the allegations of abuse perpetrated by mohamed al fayed. we condemn them in the strongest terms. as part of our due diligence, there is an ongoing internal review, supported by external counsel, including looking at whether any current staff were involved in any of the allegations, either directly or indirectly." "harrods is also in direct communication with the metropolitan police to ensure we are offering our assistance with any of their relevant inquiries." mohamed al fayed died last year aged 94, but for many of his victims, their quest forjustice is not over. ellie price, bbc news. rachel reeves has ruled out a return to austerity when she sets out her budget next month. addressing her first labour party conference as chancellor, she said "tough decisions"

were needed to deal with the economic legacy left by the conservative government , with the economic legacy left by the conservative government, and stood by her cuts to winter fuel payments. but she also sought to strike a more positive note and insisted that britain's "best days lie ahead". from liverpool, here's our political editor chris mason. 11,12,13,14,15. the longest queue in liverpool today looked like this. at the front of it, a seat to watch the chancellor. it's all full now, guys. at the back of it, well... all these people are queueing for nothing now? yes. only posh people can get in here! rachel reeves, chancellor of the exchequer. - policies later, but first a moment of personal pride and change. in this hall one a year ago, i stated my intention that the next time i addressed you i would do so as the first female chancellor of the exchequer. the most noticeable thing about this

speech was its tone. less gloom, more sunshine. my optimism for britain burns brighter than ever. my ambition knows no limits. because i can see the prize on offer if we make the right choices now. and then there was this. there will be no return to austerity. this crowd liked that, but precisely what it actually means, let's see. applause was frequent, but there was this outbreak of dissent, too. the heavies' technique for involuntary departure, grab around the neck and get him out. his partner in protest given an encounter with the wall for good measure. an organisation called the climate resistance group said it was its members bundled out the back door. move away now! move away! this is a changed labour party, a labour party that represents working people, not a party of protest!

on policies, the chancellor said again the government is advertising for a covid corruption commissioner. and on the promise of free breakfast clubs in all primary schools in england, from the summer term the first 750 schools will pilot the idea. an investment in our young people, an investment in reducing child poverty, an investment in our economy. rachel reeves regularly blamed the conservatives for what she is now choosing to do and acknowledged plans like scrapping the winter fuel payment for millions of pensioners were not remotely popular with some. her conclusion sounded like this. a britain founded on the talent and the effort of working people. that is the britain we are building, that is the britain i believe in. together let's go and build it. a real pride in a labour chancellor here, as you would expect, but also a tilt in rachel reeves's emphasis towards being a little bit more upbeat.

turning down the gloom a bit, in other words. and next it will be his turn. the prime minister speaks here tomorrow. chris mason, bbc news, in liverpool. new figures show the number of recorded incidents involving machetes, swords and so—called zombie knives in the uk, has doubled in recent years. the information obtained by the bbc, comes from 32 police forces, across england and wales, on the eve of a ban tomorrow on possessing such knives. our correspondent dan johnson has more details. if you've got a bigger weapon, you've got more of a chance. if my knife is bigger than theirs, i'm going to win. these are rare voices from a world where weapons are getting bigger. i bought them to protect myself a while ago after i got attacked. i got stabbed 12 times. all right, boys, enough. boys. there's an arms race of machetes, swords and zombie knives on our streets. farron's a campaigner on the front line, taking

weapons from teenage hands. so in the six years that i've been collecting weapons, i've personally seen the weapons are getting bigger, from lock knives and we're getting more to the type of zk and zombie—style knives. you see my brother, you good? a 20—year—old wants to give up a knife. i've got a rambo knife when i was about 16. i why would you have something like that? everyone walks around with them l to look after themselves really. i they feel like they need to. they're scared. people get choppedl up, people get hurt. and where are they getting the weapons? it was such a normal thing. you can get them off friends, you can get them online. i it's so easy to get a knife. you can get it delivered - to your house like a takeaway. this is ronan kanda, seconds before he was stabbed by two teenagers carrying swords they bought online using fake id. he had no enemies. he didn't do anything wrong. he didn't carry a knife. he was just a happy kind of 16—year—old living his best life. it was a sword.

is that what went through my child's heart? i am shocked they were available when this happened to my child, and i am more shocked that they are still continuing to be available. here they are responsible for tracking what sent in the post since 2020. border force has seized over 20,000 of these offensive weapons. - it's a growing challenge. last year, around a third - of the weapons that we seized at the border were swords or big—bladed weapons. i and the change in the legislation will be very welcomed _ by border force and its officers. this ban is not simple, and defining a zombie knife can be really complicated. for instance, this is already banned, primarily because of the imagery along the blade. but then something like this, which is actually larger, is not currently illegal, but will be covered by the restrictions coming into force at midnight tonight. but then there are other, much larger weapons that aren't covered,

like the swords used to kill ronan kanda. how many more lives have to go before they can ban these things and see the danger of these weapons? show me. you got it, my guy. another young man's got something to hand over. why have you got weapons like that? i bought them to protect myself a while ago after i got attacked and kidnapped. i got stabbed 12 times. why did you need something so large? i mean, when i was kidnapped, they had weapons the same size. so i thought if that ever happens again, those same people, then i need something to combat that realistically. bro, i appreciate yeah, stay safe. we've retrieved the weapons. the tubes are actually not even long enough to properly- contain these weapons. another call. another gruesome collection. the government's reviewing online sales of these weapons. it describes knife crime as an epidemic and a priority. dan johnson, bbc news.

parts of the uk have been hit by flash flooding, with some areas seeing more than a month's worth of rain in 2a hours. northamptonshire, bedfordshire and london were particularly badly hit, with heavy rain causing widespread travel disruption and some damage to property. a yellow warning, covering much of england and parts of wales is in place until midnight. here's jo black. although the wet weather was forecast, the amount of rainfall seems to have taken some by surprise. nicky from wheatley in oxfordshire was flooded 12 years ago. this weekend it happened again. the whole of the high street has been like a huge river with a massive current which you can't even walk safely across, so the neighbours have all been helping each other walk across the road so they don't get swept away. other neighbours have been bringing us thermos flasks of tea and coffee and offers of dinner and the like throughout the day and even popping to the loo and a bit of warm space because we've obviously got no heating.

in clophill in bedfordshire, residents on this estatelive on a floodplain, and say this is the worst in clophill in bedfordshire, residents on this estate live on a floodplain, and say this is the worst they've ever seen. the sewage system under here is a fairly close level to the level of the road. so it means whenever there is an issue with the water level, it's the first thing that's going to get hit. and there's nowhere else to go so it pushes itself out to wherever it can go and that means flooding over the tops of toilets. like many other schools, st mary's lower in the village was flooded so had to close its doors to pupils today. transport and travel was also disrupted with many drivers struggling to navigate the wet roads. while other routes were impassable. one of the roads impacted by the weather today is this one, this is the a421, one of the main routes between bedford and milton keynes. people around here say they have never seen it like this before,

and if you take a look over there, that is a car with its boot open, which shows you just how deep the floodwater is. further south, in wimbledon, flooding has seen damage at the cherry red stadium, which means tomorrow night's clash with newcastle united has been postponed. some areas have reported eight months worth of rainfall since midnight alone. the worst of the wet weather could subside by later tonight but forecasters have warned there could be further weather warnings later in the week. jo black, bbc news, in bedfordshire. well, before we go, let's take a look at the papers. the conflict in the middle east is dominating tomorrow's front pages, along with the labour conference in liverpool. the financial times leads with israel's wave of air strikes and fears of an all—out regional war. let's bring it back up.

the daily telegraph leads with the labour conference and sir keir starmer�*s upcoming speech, his first to the conference since becoming pm. and staying with the conference, the guardian looks ahead to the prime minister's big moment as well, the headline there reads the pm vows to end gloom by lifting spending restrictions. the paper also devotes most of its front page to the fears of escalation in the middle east. and the daily mail headlines the labour conference as well but focuses on rmt union boss mick lynch stating that now the labour "friends" are in power, the union wants the "complete organisation of the uk economy by trade unions". labour donor lord alli also makes a feature. and lastly, the daily star takes on a lighter note on the flash floods we've had here in the uk, headlining "it's booty mcbootface". now time for the weather with chris fawkes. hello. we have seen a lot of extreme rainfall over the last couple of days. woburn in bedfordshire had 102mm of rain recorded on sunday. but on monday, it was really oxfordshire's turn to see some

absolutely horrendous conditions, widespread flooding and some severe disruption. in south newington in oxfordshire, we recorded about 98mm through the day — that's about a month and a half's worth of rain. and you can see the rain on the radar picture here. it is gradually easing, and over the next few hours, it will tend to become a lot lighter, a lot patchier, before becoming confined to east anglia and south—east england. so it is an improving — very gradually — kind of weather situation. bit of rain coming into the far north of scotland. that's a cold front that will be bringing some colder air with it, but these are the kind of temperatures you'll have as you start off your tuesday morning. tuesday, still some dribs and drabs of rain left over for east anglia and south—east england, but clearing away quite quickly. this area of more substantial rain moves southwards across scotland through the day. that's our cold front. much colder air spreading to the far north of scotland, where there will be

a few afternoon showers. temperatures just around 10 degrees in aberdeen.