day of conflict across the border in nearly 20 years. sir keir starmer will use his first labour conference speech as prime minister to say there is "light at the end of the tunnel". in singapore, a former minister has pleaded guilty to accepting gifts whilst in public office in the country's biggest corruption trial in decades. and world leaders are gathering in new york for the un general assembly — president zelensky is expected to unveil his "victory plan" to defeat russia. hello. i'm sally bundock. we start in the middle east, where fears are increasing over the threat of a full—fledged war between israel and

hezbollah after the deadliest day of conflict across the border in nearly 20 years. lebanese officials say nearly 500 people were killed on monday, including dozens of women and children, and at least 1,600 others injured after israeli strikes on town and villages in the south and the eastern bekaa valley. the israel defense forces say they hit 1,300 hezbollah positions. the iranian—backed group, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western countries, including the uk, says it fired dozens of its own rockets back at israel. the increased hostilities between the two countries have caused many people in southern lebanon to flee their homes — these pictures show a mass exodus of cars heading to beirut in the north. we will bring you those

pictures a little later. world leaders are trying to defuse tensions with the g7 group of foreign ministers warning that no country would gain from a wider conflict. the white house said president biden will present concrete plans for ending the crisis later this week. aru na iyengar reports. israel said it hit around 1,300 hezbollah targets in lebanon yesterday. there were warnings, phone messages to residents to leave areas where hezbollah weapons were stored. and this from israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. 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. 0n the roads, a mass exodus. tens of thousands heading north towards beirut. and in the port city of sidon, people took whatever transport they could to get to safety. this school opened its gates to give shelter to families. this woman said, "they struck right next to our house

and our building was shaking, we got very stressed. this is why we had to leave and we came here. we were told its safe here." hezbollah, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government, has hit back. in northern israel, david had seconds to get into a safe room before a rocket came through his roof. he says israel did not want this war. we don't have a war with them. they start with no reason. so now we are giving back. across northern israel, sirens wailed and rockets fell. 0vernight, missiles were intercepted over the northern israeli city of haifa. israel has acknowledged the high number of casualties in lebanon. it says hezbollah had hidden weapons inside people's homes and says its strikes were precisely targeted. you can see here that

the rocket is stored on a hydraulic system and is prepared for a launch out of an opening in the roof, directed at the communities in northern israel. and more than that, under this attic, a family lives and serves as a human shield for hezbollah. meanwhile, world leaders are viewing these events with unease. us presidentjoe biden met with the president of the united arab emirates yesterday. the two leaders say they're discussing ways to bring down tensions in the region. at the un general assembly in new york, there's been calls by france, and from the uk's foreign secretary, david lammy, to bring about a ceasefire. israel and hezbollah are old enemies. this looks like a new chapter of the war. it's the people of lebanon and northern israel who are caught in the middle. aruna iyengar, bbc news. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic.

good morning, so what is the latest? ~ , ., latest? the rockets from hezbollah _ latest? the rockets from hezbollah in _ latest? the rockets from hezbollah in the - latest? the rockets from hezbollah in the north . latest? the rockets from hezbollah in the north of| hezbollah in the north of israel, and at the same time israeli launched strikes, so it is ongoing since yesterday, the deadliest day since 2006. according to the lebanese health ministry, a92 were dead, and 16a5 were wounded. this is the highest. in 2006, after 3a days of war, only about 1100 were killed. so in one day, it's about a0% of these 3a days, so it shows how the magnitude of the escalation of what happened yesterday. a warning because of that for a potential war between the two sides. �* . . , sides. and france is calling for an emergency - sides. and france is calling for an emergency session l sides. and france is calling | for an emergency session of sides. and france is calling - for an emergency session of the un security council. there is a

flurry of activity in the white house as well as they try to de—escalate this. house as well as they try to de-escalate this.— house as well as they try to de-escalate this. because from different places, _ de-escalate this. because from different places, the _ de-escalate this. because from different places, the american | different places, the american president, the secretary general of the united nations antonio guterres, he said he didn't want to see lebanon as gaza, the devastation, so trying to defuse the situation there. all the signs indicate they are going to war. even both of them say they are not going to go to war, but what's happening since last week, according to hezbollah, israel crossed the red line, and at the same time as also crossed the same time as also crossed the red line because they hit further into israel and in haifa. hezbollah has 150,000 haifa. hezbollah has 150 , 000 drones, haifa. hezbollah has 150,000 drones, so it's a threat for israel, but they have superiority of the air strikes and defence, so both of them try to show their strength. if they were to return the evacuees... it shows so far

that hezbollah rockets fired in the north, there is no way to go back in this situation. it shows again, it... inaudible. bea be a battle between the two sides. everyone says there is a new phase, but no one wants a war. all the indicators leaning towards, but the pressure for the international community about the devastation that a war, hoping for the two sides not to launch a war.— war, hoping for the two sides not to launch a war. thank you very much _ not to launch a war. thank you very much for— not to launch a war. thank you very much for bringing - not to launch a war. thank you very much for bringing us - very much for bringing us up—to—date. let's speak to rami khouri, an distinguished fellow at the american university of beirut. give us your take on what's been happening in the last few days. been happening in the last few da s. , , . been happening in the last few das. , ., ., ., days. this is a continuation of a battle that _ days. this is a continuation of a battle that been _ days. this is a continuation of a battle that been going - days. this is a continuation of a battle that been going on i a battle that been going on between hezbollah and israel for about 20 years or so. it's

also breaking new ground. the electronic attacks through the pagers the other day was something new. hezbollah has started to retaliate with missiles, longer range rockets. we don't quite know how effective they are yet, but there is a qualitative advance in what hezbollah is trying to do. the exchange of fire is greater, more intense, and civilians are being killed in large numbers, especially in lebanon. 0n large numbers, especially in lebanon. on one level there's not much new but at another level, we've reached a moment of reckoning. we will find out in the next week or ten days how powerful is hezbollah, and how powerful is hezbollah, and how vulnerable is it, and at the same time, the same thing for israel, how vulnerable is

israel to an attack, with means that haven't been used before by hezbollah? remember, when iran attacked israel in april, 300 drones and missiles. israel couldn't defend itself by itself. it needed aid from other countries, big time from the united states. both parties have vulnerabilities. if they use their full force, the weaknesses will appear. the danger is one party will get a big advantage over the other, and this might draw in their allies, iran supporting hezbollah and other groups, or the united states and other supporting israel, which might see the conflict expand. i don't expect that will happen. i think it's going to stay like this, more suffering will happen both in israel and lebanon, civilians particularly will be hit. my guess is there will be hit. my guess is there will be hit. my guess is there will be attacks against

infrastructure targets, trying to destroy bridges and things like that. without killing too many civilians if possible. and this could drag on for a long time. this could go on for months and months at a low level of intensity. so we have no idea how badly hezbollah was hurt by the pagers attacks and the assassination of a couple of leaders. we will find that out soon as well.— of leaders. we will find that out soon as well. what does all of this mean? _ out soon as well. what does all of this mean? if _ out soon as well. what does all of this mean? if you _ out soon as well. what does all of this mean? if you are - out soon as well. what does all of this mean? if you are right i of this mean? if you are right and it goes on for months and months, this conflict between israel and hezbollah, what does this mean for what's happening in gaza? for the hostages, for the hope of some sort of peace agreement? it’s the hope of some sort of peace agreement?— the hope of some sort of peace agreement? it's hard to predict precisely. _ agreement? it's hard to predict precisely. but _ agreement? it's hard to predict precisely, but what _ agreement? it's hard to predict precisely, but what we - agreement? it's hard to predict precisely, but what we can - agreement? it's hard to predict precisely, but what we can say| precisely, but what we can say is israel has repeatedly over the years said that hezbollah is its main concern. hamas is a

smaller group, less capable technologically. hezbollah has always been the real threat israel was concerned about. that's why it wants to try to minimize that threat. but it has tried before and failed, so we will see what happened. for the families _ we will see what happened. for the families in _ we will see what happened. for the families in israel who have family members held hostage somewhere, that is not their priority, is it? the pressure on the prime minister of israel is intent on every side right now. it is intent on every side right now. , , , now. it is intense, but he re now. it is intense, but he pretty much _ now. it is intense, but he pretty much ignores - now. it is intense, but he pretty much ignores it. i now. it is intense, but he i pretty much ignores it. the united states is fully backing israel in anything it wants. israel in anything it wants. israel has done some pretty awful things in gaza and has not been held accountable at all, either by the international community, the un and groups like that or bilaterally is through big supporters like the uk, the us.

symbolically withholding spare parts for engines or something like that... we parts for engines or something like that. . .— like that... we are going to have to leave _ like that... we are going to have to leave it _ like that... we are going to have to leave it there, - like that... we are going to have to leave it there, butl like that... we are going to i have to leave it there, but we appreciate your analysis on what's happening, the most recent events in the middle east. . ~ recent events in the middle east. ., ,, , ., here, three months after winning the general election, sir keir starmer will use his first labour conference speech as prime minister to say there is "light at the end of the tunnel". but, he will also warn that "tough decisions" will need to be taken now to build a brighter britain. mr starmer is trying to move the focus away from the row over donations to him and other senior ministers, and the decision to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports from liverpool. he's won a massive majority, but with headlines about who pays for his specs and his suits, keir starmer has to take the opportunity to move on to the substance of labour's message. so it's no wonder he's

rehearsing his big speech. and while he says things will be hard and he won't give false hope, it won't all be doom and gloom. he'll say his government will build a new britain, that there's light at the end of the tunnel. good morning. how are you all? he visited a school here in liverpool to stress his commitment to expanding opportunities for the next generation, though he'll also lecture us a bit about what he's done in government so far. but questions are still being asked about his future direction. so what did the rank and file, the delegates, the members, the labour councillors want to hearfrom him today? we've heard a lot about the deficit and the big black hole, but what we want to hear is what are we going to do about it. at the next election, i'll be knocking on doors somewhere and i want to be able to to say, look, this is what we've achieved over five years, and i don't want that to be risked by going for short—term, flashy things that aren't

dealing with those fundamental problems. i'd like him to be much more optimistic. people have been in the realm of ia years of complete devastation, with no hope, not being able to put food on the table for their families, not knowing what the interest rate's going to be for their mortgages. so it's about giving people hope. there will be some announcements in keir starmer�*s speech, including legislation to crack down on welfare fraud, more flexible apprenticeships and a restated commitment to bring net migration down, but without a specific target. standing ovations for keir starmer during and after his speech are guaranteed. he has brought labour back to power for the first time in 1a years. but there has been some disquiet here too, about decisions he says were difficult, such as cutting winter fuel payments. he'll try to convince the audience here and the wider country that short—term pain will lead to long—term gain. tax the rich and make them pay.

and perhaps more in hope than expectation, some want the short—term pain on winter fuel payments eased. well, i'd like him to say. is that the winter fuel pay cuts are reversed. they are not going to be happening. i prime minister, have you underestimated the public's anger at your decision to accept freebies? keir starmer has removed the conservatives from power. now he has to make some of his own supporters feel good about being in government, and convince voters that a difficult start won't define the future. iain watson, bbc news, liverpool. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

in singapore, a former minister has been convicted after pleading guilty to bribery charges. s iswaran had faced 35 charges in what is the country's biggest political corruption trial in almost five decades. the case has shocked a nation

which prides itself for its squea ky—clean governance. now, let's cross live to outside singapore's supreme court to speak to my collegue suranjana tewari. tell us what's been happening in the last hour.— in the last hour. things are movin: in the last hour. things are moving quite _ in the last hour. things are moving quite fast - in the last hour. things are moving quite fast here. - in the last hour. things are moving quite fast here. i l in the last hour. things are. moving quite fast here. i am outside the court where s iswaran is facing trial. he was facing 35 charges related to gifts he received as a public servant, including formula1 tickets, concert tickets, hotel stapling and flights. he also faced a charge of corruption and obstruction ofjustice. —— hotel stays. the charges have now been reduced to just five. they have got the corruption charge, so now hejust

they have got the corruption charge, so now he just faces charges of receiving gifts as a public servant and the obstruction ofjustice. obstruction of justice. although it obstruction ofjustice. although it has been said that the other charges will be considered in the proceedings. prosecutors have asked forjail time of up to six or seven months. his defence lawyers have also asked forjust eight weeks, if thejudge have also asked forjust eight weeks, if the judge thinks that he does deserve jail time. put he does deserve “ail time. put in context _ he does deserve “ail time. put in context for _ he does deserve “ail time. put in context for us — he does deserve jail time. put in context for us how shocking this was, when this story first came to light.— this was, when this story first came to light. that's right. as ou came to light. that's right. as you mention. _ came to light. that's right. as you mention, singapore - came to light. that's right. asj you mention, singapore really prides itself on its squeaky clean governance. public servants are paid a lot of money. some of them earn more than $700,000 per year, and lawmakers justify those handsome payments by saying it deters corruption. so this case, ever since it started last year, has really shocked this country. the last time

there was a trial for political corruption was back in 1975. so there's been a lot of criticism around this. in fact, the attorney general mentioned politicians from other parts of the world including britain and said, while it's ok for them to accept gifts, it's not ok for a country like singapore, and that's why they are taking this so seriously.— so seriously. thank you very much for — so seriously. thank you very much for now. _ world leaders are gathering in new york for the 79th session of the un general assembly amid a growing global tensions with conflicts in sudan, ukraine and the middle east. among those due to speak is president zelensky, who is on a week—long trip to the us where he is expected to unveil his "victory plan" to defeat russia. he is also due to meet president biden who make his last speech to the un later on tuesday. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. the united nations

general assembly — home to the largest annual gathering of global leaders, the stage from where today they'll discuss the conflicts and crises afflicting the world. and one of the most important is this man's efforts to defend ukraine from russian aggression. i invite all leaders, nations, to continue supporting ourjoint efforts for a just and peaceful future. putin has stolen much already, but he will never steal the world's future. mr zelensky, of course, wants more artillery shells, like these being manufactured at an ammunition plant he visited in pennsylvania. but he also wants more long—range missiles and permission to fire them directly into russia. governor shapiro, we're glad to have you. that's why he's here in america, making the case for his so—called victory plan — a package of weapons, money and security

guarantees from the west that he hopes could push russia to the negotiating table. and for that, he needs support from allies on both sides of the atlantic. we need greater collective efforts to prevent and end conflict — for britain, that means upholding ukraine's sovereignty. but the united nations here is divided over ukraine's future, and its security council is gridlocked by russia's veto. so this is not the forum where peace will be found, but it's more the theatre where diplomatic positions will be staked out. un spokesmen say they'd convene peace talks if they could, but... i think we have to be realistic about the situation in ukraine. we don't feel or think there will be... we are close to an end to the conflict because we just see what the situation is on the ground. we're idealists, but we're also very much realists.

joe biden arrived in new york ahead of his own speech to the un later today, his last as president. a swansong that ukraine hopes may signal that more support is on its way. this assembly may not be as united as its name suggests, but the words uttered on this stage will have consequences. james landale, bbc news, new york. a clean—up operation is under way after heavy rain and flash flooding battered parts of central and southern england yesterday, causing widespread travel disruption and damage to properties. some areas saw more than a month's worth of rain in a matter of hours as alice key reports. the toilet was completely flooded. the liner was floating around on top.— around on top. francis maude has lived _ around on top. francis maude has lived in _ around on top. francis maude has lived in her _ around on top. francis maude has lived in her oxfordshire . has lived in her 0xfordshire home for nearly 50 years. but this is the first time it has

flooded. i am feeling really upset actually. it's the aftermath, the thought of the insurance and taking everything out, because we are not physically capable of taking the carpets up and buying new stuff, new carpets. so i don't know what's going to happen yet. in dunstable, business owners were also left wondering what damage has been done. we've been here for the last three hours cleaning everything up, three hours cleaning everything up. all— three hours cleaning everything up. all of— three hours cleaning everything up, all of the mud and water. 13 miles — up, all of the mud and water. 13 miles away, this was the scene that met dean as he tried to get to his garage. he says he has never seen it this bad. it's inches away from getting into the house. the garages have been reached by three feet of water, so everything there is completely written off. according to the environment agency, at least a5 properties were flooded across hertfordshire, bedfordshire, kent and the home counties. afc wimbledon�*s stadium is also

closed until further notice after a sink hole appeared on the pitch and walkways were flooded. but it's notjust buildings impacted. heavy rainfall in heart field caused widespread disruption on the roads. plodding near london had a knock—on effect for train travel, and a section of the main road between bedford and milton keynes will remain closed today after being submerged. forecasters say the heaviest rain is now over, but there are still flood warnings in place. and for people like francis, a lot of damage still to contend with. and some good news, a capybara who made headlines around the world after it went missing has been reunited with its family and is doing well. cinnamon escaped her enclosure from a zoo in the uk earlier this month, and it took search teams over a week to find her.

she celebrated her first birthday whilst on the run, and the hoo zoo in telford said a belated party will take place soon. so all is well, she is back with family and friends, and a party soon. you are up—to—date. a quick look at what's happening online. we have the very latest on what's happening in lebanon and israel, of course, including analysis from our international editorjeremy bowen on the very latest details. do take a look at that. next on bbc world news, i'm looking at the top business stories, so stay with us, to you injust stories, so stay with us, to you in just a stories, so stay with us, to you injust a moment. 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 0xfordshire'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. 10 as well for stornoway. further southwards, we're around 1a to 18 celsius. now, the middle part of the week sees an area of low pressure move in off the atlantic, bringing more heavy rain, particularly targeted on england and wales. 0nce that's cleared through, well, then we start to get some colder air moving right the way across the country. and so for wednesday, it's kind of a day where we will see rain developing from the west, so turning wet across wales, southern and western areas of england through the day. probably a fair amount of dry weatherfurther northwards with some sunshine, a few showers in the forecast for northern areas of scotland, but it will continue to get colder across those northern areas. and then as we head into wednesday night and thursday, the rain continues to drive its way northwards and eastwards, covering most parts of england and wales with some heavy downpours. the colder air continues to flow in across scotland and northern ireland. so temperatures in belfast, 12. 13 for edinburgh —

average at this time of year is 17 degrees, so quite a long way below average. and that colder air is going to move its way southwards across all parts of the country before the end of the week.

as crowdstrike gears up to explain its disastrous software failure, we'll hear

about the ongoing risks to global it systems. boeing ups its pay offer to employees to 30%. will it be enough to satisfy its striking workers? the main union is not happy. the british boss of superdry slams chinese fashion retailer shein over tax avoidance and the environmental impact of its shipping. and we'll hear from the boss of one of the world's biggest recycling companies about the global imperative to do more of it. live from london this is business today. we start today with a look at global it resilience. later today, a senior executive at tech security firm crowdstrike will face questions from us congress about their disastrous software update that caused the largest global it outage in history. 0njuly 19th,

a bug—infested update was sent to millions of computers running