fears of a full—blown conflict in the middle east after the deadliest day between israel and hezbollah in almost 20 years, and thousands flee from southern lebanon. a crackdown on welfare fraud and a repeated pledge to reduce net migration — sir keir starmer prepares to deliver his first labour party conference speech as prime minister. the clean—up is under way in parts of england hit by flash flooding — some places saw more than a month's worth of rain in 2a hours. enough is enough. calls for a full public inquiry into the fall of the funeral firm safe hands, which collapsed owing tens of millions to its customers. two years on — could this be fresh hope? in sport. as everton prepare to welcome new american owners,

could a multi—million—pound takeover restore the club to its former glories after years of frustration for the clubs fans, and offer a fresh start. after the heavy rain we have the remnants yet to clear the south—east. that will happen shortly. we have a weather front bringing rain in scotland and in between, something brighter and drier with just between, something brighter and drier withjust a few between, something brighter and drier with just a few showers. all the details later. it's tuesday the 24th september. thousands of people in southern lebanon have been fleeing their homes after israeli air strikes killed almost 500 people in the deadliest day of cross—border conflict with hezbollah in 20 years. world powers have urged restraint on both sides, amid fears of an all—out war across the region. hezbollah is backed by iran and has been designated a terrorist organisation by the uk and other western countries. the israeli military says it hit around 1600 hezbollah targets, but lebanese authorities say most of the sites were residential,

as aruna 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 it's 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. i've been briefed on the latest developments in israel and in lebanon. my team is in constant contact with their counterparts and we're working to deescalate in a way that allows people to return to their homes safely. 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. middle east correspondent

hugo bachega joins us from beirut. good morning, another difficult night. what is the latest? goad night. what is the latest? good morninu. night. what is the latest? good morning- it _ night. what is the latest? good morning. it is _ night. what is the latest? good morning. it isjust _ night. what is the latest? good morning. it isjust after- night. what is the latest? good morning. it isjust after eight i night. what is the latest? (emf. morning. it isjust after eight in the morning here and all night, people were trying to reach beirut, leaving towns and villages in the south. families carrying a few bags with belongings. they described the intensity of the attacks, it was the deadliest day in lebanon since 2006, the last time israel and hezbollah forte war. a government minister described what happened as israeli atrocities —— fought a war. they say most sites were residential sites although israeli authorities say they targeted hezbollah positions, accusing them of hiding weapons and rockets and drones in residential

areas, using the civilian population as human shields. hezbollah has been weakened but remains a powerful force app. it has not yet deployed its most sophisticated weapons including precision guided missiles that could strike deep in israel. israeli authorities say the campaign against the group is the beginning and the offensive could include a ground invasion of southern lebanon to push fighters away from the border. here it is a big day at the labour party conference. sir keir starmer will warn of short—term pain and promise long—term gain when he makes his first speech to a labour conference as prime minister later. he'll say there are no easy answers but the light at the end of the tunnel is faster economic growth and falling nhs waiting lists. political correspondent iain watson reports. 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? yeah? he visited a school here in liverpool to stress his commitment to expanding opportunities for the next generation, though he will 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 do the rank and file, the delegates, the members, the labour councillors want to hear from 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 14 years of complete devastation, - with no hope, not being able to put food on the table for their- families, not knowingj what the interest rate is 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 14 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. chanting: tax the rich and make them pay! i and perhaps more in hope than expectation, some want the short—term pain on winter fuel payments eased. what i'd like him to say is that the winter fuel pay cuts are reversed, they are not going to be happening. 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. let's get the latest now from chief political correspondent henry zeffman. it sounds like the mood set by the prime minister is almost as important as content and policies today. important as content and policies toda . ~ , , , important as content and policies today. absolutely. it is a big moment for _ today. absolutely. it is a big moment for the _ today. absolutely. it is a big moment for the labour - today. absolutely. it is a big. moment for the labour party. today. absolutely. it is a big - moment for the labour party. if i am

correct it is 5&74 days since a labour leader last addressed their party conference as prime minister. that is a big moment and something that did not necessarily feel plausible at times during keir starmer�*s leadership with real lows during thejeremy corbyn and ed miliband years. as well as activists in the hall —— for them it is the moment they have waited for so expectjubilation and thanks to the party rank—and—file from their leader. but the messaging really important. i think the message similar to what rachel reeves the chancellor said yesterday. an attempt to say there will be tough choices. keir starmer will talk about shared struggle. struggle not an optimistic word, but saying tough choices will eventually pay a dividend. as you heard there, there will be policies on net migration,

investment in public services and on reducing fraud in the welfare system. but love speeches about positioning. less than three months since he won the election but he knows he needs to find a way to tell the country what he is about and what he is trying to do with what he calls the project that will take a decade of national renewal and if he can achieve that today he will be pleased. we can achieve that today he will be leased. ~ ., . pleased. we will out later. the s - eech pleased. we will out later. the speech will _ pleased. we will out later. the speech will be _ pleased. we will out later. the speech will be live _ pleased. we will out later. the speech will be live across - pleased. we will out later. the speech will be live across bbcl pleased. we will out later. the - speech will be live across bbc news today. harrods has revealed its investigating?whether any current staff were involved in any of the allegations relating to the former owner, mohamed al fayed. it comes as one ex—employee has told the bbc that a manager failed to investigate her allegations of inappropriate behaviour, and says that that person is still working at harrods. when i look back at it, she... ifeel like she was acting as his pimp. um, it wasn't clear to me at that time.

she was just a sort of a figure who i looked up to, you know, as one of the senior management. but now i reflect back on it, it's quite clear to see, you know, the actions that happened to put me in front of him came directly from her. a ao—year—old woman and an eight—year—old girl have been found dead at a house in greater manchester. emergency services were called to south radford street in salford yesterday morning following reports of concerns for the welfare of the residents of a property. police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation. the number of illegally modified electric bikes confiscated by uk police forces rose significantly in the 12 months to august. 27 of 46 forces responded to a freedom of information request by the press association. more than 900 illegal e—bikes were seized compared with 511 for the previous 12 months.

official figures released this morning are expected to show that the number of planning approvals for new housing developments in england reached a record low in the second quarter of 202a. the data highlights the scale of the challenge facing the government in meeting its targets for building new homes. 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. and the toilet was completely was flooded. the lino was floating around, you know, on top. frances ward has lived in her 0xfordshire home for nearly 50 years, but this is the first time it's flooded. i'm feeling really upset, actually. ijust — it's just the aftermath of it. the thought of having to —

the insurance and taking everything out, because we're not physically capable of taking carpets up and then 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, trying to get rid of all the mud, all of the water. 13 miles away, this was the scene that met dean elcombe as he tried to get to his garage. he says he's never seen it this bad. it's inches away from getting into the house. the garages have been breached by about two and a half, three feet of water. so everything in there that's remaining is completely written off. according to the environment agency, at least 45 properties were flooded across hertfordshire, bedfordshire, kent and the home counties. afc wimbledon�*s stadium is also closed until further notice after a sinkhole appeared on the pitch and walkways were flooded.

but it's notjust buildings impacted. heavy rainfall in hartfield caused widespread disruption on the roads. flooding 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 frances, a lot of damage still to contend with. alice key, bbc news. i know there are a lot of people who have had a rough couple of days with that awful rain. carol is here standing in front of the blue sky which gives cause for optimism. good morning for today anyway but

more rain on the cards this week and by the end of the week it will turn colder. but today, for most bright spells, sunshine and showers. first we have to get rid of the dregs of yesterday's rain in the south—east. it is lighter. we have a new weather front in northern scotland bringing rain which will sink southwards through the day turning showery. we start on a cloudy note with light rain, but through the day you will find we will see some of the showers getting into northern england but in northern ireland, rest of england and wales and north of scotland, it will brighten up with showers. the wind strengthening, coming from a cold direction in the north of scotland so here it will feel cooler. temperatures ii—i7 north to south. through the evening and overnight, we have rain increasingly

turning showery. there will be areas with clear skies. some cloud. showers from the south—west drifting towards central and southern england ahead of the next band of rain. where we have clear skies it will be cold and a colder night than recently. where you have blue, in sheltered areas of scotland and northern ireland, temperatures could be sub zero and we are looking at a frost. tomorrow, many start dry. with clear skies there will be sunshine. scattered showers and then heavy rain across wales and the south—west of england pushing into central and southern england by the end of the day and falling on saturated ground. something to watch. the temperatures tomorrow, 10-17. a secret court battle in the us to determine who will control

the future of the murdoch media empire has concluded — but its findings are expected to remain private. the case, reminiscent of the hit tv drama "succession", and is believed to have arisen out of a rift within the family, and could have implications for the news companies they own, which are watched and read by millions of people each day. 0ur north america correspondent emma vardy reports from nevada. vegas is where you go to get married, they say, and reno to get divorced. now this has become the somewhat unlikely location for settling a family power struggle between the media mogul rupert murdoch and his children. are you confident of victory? normally, we would be inside a courtroom like this reporting what's going on. but for this one, we are locked out. i want a broadcast network. i want to see what other news operations we can sweep up. local tv?

dad, nobody watches tv. the case has been nicknamed succession because of its resemblance to the tv show inspired by the murdoch family. rupert murdoch owns many newspapers and television networks, include the right—wing outlet fox news. his eldest children were set to get equal power over his corporations but now, he reportedly wants to give full control to his eldest son lachlan, who is believed to share his father's more conservative views. mr murdoch, are you confident of victory?| and the laws in nevada allow the case to be held in private. there is a huge amount on the line here and here what you have is an irrevocable trust that rupert murdoch is attempting to change. so in most states, that's very difficult. in nevada, it's a little easier. locally, there is surprise this battle has been happening on the doorstep. i might even drive past the courthouse on my way home. the fact it is being kept. so secret is kind of shady. it could have so much impact on our future and the future i of the information that the public receives in this country. - us audiences are already deeply divided over the way politics is portrayed on different networks. you hear one thing on this

station and you hear the absolute opposite, and it's like, you are lying to people and their gullible and they're believing it. the outcome of this case matters because rupert murdoch's powerful media empire has helped shape politics and the careers of political leaders around the world. and it has a big influence on the type of news many people consume day—to—day. we may never know the full details of how this power struggle within the murdoch news empire gets resolved. on this occasion, rupert murdoch appears unwilling to become the news himself. emma vardy, bbc news, reno. fascinating. just like the drama. like the drama but we cannot see it. let's have a look at today's papers. and many of the front pages are looking ahead to the prime minister's speech at the labour party conference today. the times says sir keir starmer will announce plans to crack down

on benefit fraudsters. the guardian leads on tensions in the middle east. lebanese health officials say israeli air strikes against hezbollah, which is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the uk, have killed nearly 500 people, including 35 children. the metro's top story is about the rise of e—bike seizures by police. the paper says threats to pedestrians and links to vicious street crimes are behind the increase. a great story about worcestershire sauce. do you like that? a bloody mary. am i allowed to say that? definitely. henderson's relish. this is the northern equivalent that might not be. the yorkshire version. has not been going as long but well established and well loved in yorkshire and across the world. henderson's relish

have started to put worcestershire sauce on their labels or the word worcestershire. do you know why? because it sells. they are sending those bottles abroad and the original tag line was strong and northern. when they send them abroad, people do not understand strong and northern. maybe we should tell them. north of worcestershire. 0ne maybe we should tell them. north of worcestershire. one of those stilton, melton mowbray type rows on food. we will talk to need an hour. talking about prepaid funeral companies. when the prepaid funeral plan company safe hands collapsed a couple of years ago, thousands of people lost their money. there are now calls for a public inquiry into what happened. nina's looking at this for us. it was distressing. i think so and upsetting that people had thought

ahead so not a burden on their loved ones and to lose the money is upsetting. safe hands — and to be clear its full name is safe hands plans limited — as there are others with similar names and it was a funeral plan provider. pay instalments now, to cover the cost of your funeral when the time comes. but things went very wrong. safe hands collapsed in 2022. at that time, it had around 16,000 customers who were told their funeral plans may no longer be honoured and refunds wouldn't be immediate. each of them had paid in a few thousand pounds and, collectively, they're still owed £70.6 million. administrators have warned the money returned could be as little as £8 million. that would meanjust iip back for every £1 put in, leaving a huge shortfall. two and a half years on, that money is nowhere to be seen. to add to the victims' frustration, when safe hands collapsed, the funeral plan market wasn't

regulated like it is today. the financial conduct authority told us it had limited powers to intervene at the time. 0ne campaign group — fair finance — is now calling for a full inquiry into what happened, saying that more could have been done sooner and refunds should be made as quickly as possible. natasha turney reports. the prepaid funeral plan service safe hands has collapsed. safe hands has fallen into administration. a fraud inquiry has been launched into the funeral firm. safe hands plans. news headlines from 2022 directly affecting tens of thousands of people who learn the company they paid to make arrangements for their funerals had collapsed. two and a half years on, none of the money they paid in has been returned and there's been no explanation as to what went wrong. we thought we were settled with the plans we'd put in place. our main concern was for each other, how each other would cope. it was quite devastating.

margaret and david fee, from leicestershire, spent around £5,500 with safe hands, wanting peace of mind that their funeral arrangements were taken care of. a fresh plan has cost another £a,000. i mean, we're not getting into debt, but there's nothing left. it gets you inside through worry. that doesn't help your health. all these things add up eventually. and well, sometimes you think, well, is it worth carrying on? hey. but you've got to. forjill, the loss of her husband paul in 2012 made planning her own funeral a priority. the cost of making arrangements for her late husband's sudden death almost cost her the family home. i got a loan out and stopped paying the mortgage because i couldn't afford it. just over a year after he died, i managed to sell the house — just in time before it was repossessed. the grandmother from grantham says the money she invested with safe hands was all she had

and can't afford another funeral plan. you're just lost, aren't you? the money's gone. i've pretty much written it off in my head. the consumer campaign group fairer finance has raised the plight of safe hands customers like gill, david and margaret with the government. it says there needs to be a public inquiry into the collapse. there was so much preventable harm here. we gave the treasury and the fca warning about safe hands in 2017. it didn't go bust until 2022. there was five years in the middle where things could have been done. you know, we think that we can build some momentum to get a proper inquiry here and, for the very least, we need to unpick this and ensure that this never happens again. we tried contacting the company's former owners — richard philip wells and malcolm david milson. neither of them have responded to our questions. in october, the serious fraud office opened an investigation. the case is ongoing and no

arrests have been made. natasha turney reporting. the government told us that it had now protected 1.6 million customers by making it illegal to sell pre—paid funeral plans without authorisation from the financial regulator. it said a criminal investigation into safe hands plans limited was still ongoing by the serious fraud office and it wouldn't be able to comment further at this time. if you were a safe hands customer, let us know about your experience. maybe you think a government investigation leaving no stone unturned could help. maybe you want to be sure it does not happen again. you can get in touch in the usual ways — the details are on your screen now. we know how public inquiries work, if it happens, it takes a long time

and you cannot think but for some of the victims perhaps too late. do get in touch if you have stories to tell us. always keen to read your messages every morning. some great stories today. including this. we'll speak to the couple who made the most out of being stranded in belfast as they waited for their delayed cruise — they fell in love and have now announced their engagement. what we calling it? we have to call it the love boat. the boat has still not left. they will have a honeymoon rolled in. i cannot wait to hear that story. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm nicky ford. a father, whose son was murdered by a teenager with a zombie—style knife, has welcomed new laws to ban the weapons.

from today, it's illegal to own, make, transport or sell zombie—style knives and machetes. malcolm mide—madariola was stabbed outside clapham south station in 2018. his father says the culture around carrying weapons also needs to be tackled. what has deteriorated to that level, that a teenager will think of taking such knives? and walk out on the street with it as well. a report looking into brixton prison has found severe overcrowding, high levels of violence and significant problems with drugs. the prisons watchdog has called for an urgent reset after inspectors found risk assessments for prisoners being released were not always kept up to date. a the government has said it has already addressed some of the concerns raised, which incudes bolstering supervision for offenders

being released. a woman who has raised money for life saving kits at every ice hockey club in the country has been nominated for a bbc london make a difference award. erin rose from romford raised more than £18,000 for so—called bleed kits after a player lost his life on the ice in october last year. erin has sent out 180 kits so far, including to junior clubs and blind hockey uk. you know what, when i found out i'd been nominated for a bbc make a difference award, i was absolutely blown away. never in my wildest dreams did we ever think anything like this would ever happen. so to those people that nominated us, thank you. afc wimbledon 5 match against newcastle in the league cup which was planned for today has been called off due to flooding. the stadium at plough lane has suffered flooding due to the rain from sunday to monday night. the tie will now take

place at newcastle's ground on october the 1st. and if you're passing by the river thames you might spot a new floating tourist attraction which opens it doors to the public today. tower bridge was raised yesterday to allow the spanish warship entry into london. it will be docked in east london until the 6th of october and open to visitors who can discover what life was like aboard a 17th century ship. let's take a look at the tubes now. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. today will be mainly dry with sunny spells and some cloud around. a small chance of a shower drifting in from the north west. a top temperature of 17 degrees. this evening and tonight will see a mix of cloud and clear spells with the chance of a shower. that's it from me. i'll be back in half an hour, plenty more on our website and on bbc radio london,

which is on air now. now back to sally and jon. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. they were first banned eight years ago, but now a new, ?broader definition designed to outlaw more so—called zombie knives and other bladed weapons, comes into force across england and wales from today. the new home office rules means the ban now extends to knives featuring a sharpened blade longer than eight inches — that 5 about 20 centimetres — but also knives with a serrated cutting edge, those featuring more than one hole, two sharp points, and those which have spikes on them. the ban follows a four week knife amnesty which saw individuals able to claim compensation of £10 for each weapon surrendered, provided they met the minimum requirement of surrendering three. those who believed their weapons had a higher value were able to submit

a separate claim with evidence, such as a receipt, to apply for a higher payout. christian dippolito, is from the organisation steel warriors, which is helping to fight knife crime by turning surrendered weapons into gym equipment. hejoins us now. good morning. tell us a little bit more about the work that you do? sure, thank you. good morning. name1—mac is a movement, a series of gymnasiums, a safe space and an entry point into fitness. —— name1—mac. but above all it is a 19 knife crime charity. 0ur name1—mac. but above all it is a 19 knife crime charity. our aim is to dot—mac the fact that you are able to create so much gym equipment out

of these surrendered knives show how many there are out there? absolutely. it is a big problem. we have been going seven years. we want to transform a negative into a positive. we are in the business of transformation. we try to take a hands—on approach to knife crime. but that is not necessarily enough. 0nce but that is not necessarily enough. once we manufacture a gym and install it, we run sessions to ensure the gym is used. three times a week we provide free community classes to encourage as many people to get involved as possible. what to get involved as possible. what made ou to get involved as possible. what made you do _ to get involved as possible. what made you do this? _ to get involved as possible. what made you do this? how - to get involved as possible. what made you do this? how did you start this? what brought you to the place where you are now doing these incredible things and transforming dangerous weapons it is something people can actually use. the idea came up seven years ago to do something proactive about the problem.

something proactive about the roblem. . ~ , . . ~ problem. talk is cheap and i think it's fair to say _ problem. talk is cheap and i think it's fair to say the _ problem. talk is cheap and i think it's fair to say the problem - problem. talk is cheap and i think it's fair to say the problem has . it's fair to say the problem has been extensively discussed. but who is actually doing something about it. this is very much about taking a hands—on approach to the problem. to demonstrate that fitness should not be a privilege. by giving young people the tools to correct their mindset and really teach them the foundations of fitness, we stand a better chance at achieving our broad goal, to reduce youth violence and anti—social behaviour. we need to find alternatives. 0pening anti—social behaviour. we need to find alternatives. opening up a spaceis find alternatives. opening up a space is absolutely critical today. and tell us about the equipment itself. ., ., , ., , and tell us about the equipment itself. ., ., , , ,, itself. how do people use it? sure, we practice — itself. how do people use it? sure, we practice calisthenics, _ itself. how do people use it? sure, we practice calisthenics, also - itself. how do people use it? sure, | we practice calisthenics, also known as street work—out, which is akin to body weight mastering. these are the principles of all sports. learning how to manage your own body weight is certainly going to help you in any sporting endeavour, whether that is synchronised swimming or rock

climbing. what we are really doing here is teaching the basics. we serve as an entry point into fitness. , . , ., , fitness. christian, in terms of this new band coming _ fitness. christian, in terms of this new band coming into _ fitness. christian, in terms of this new band coming into force - fitness. christian, in terms of this| new band coming into force today, the amnesty that we have seen over the amnesty that we have seen over the last few weeks, do you get the sense that this is all going to make a real difference, or are we going to be talking about this in another year saying, we need to do something else? ~ , , , , else? absolutely, it is definitely auoin to else? absolutely, it is definitely going to make _ else? absolutely, it is definitely going to make a _ else? absolutely, it is definitely going to make a difference. - else? absolutely, it is definitely going to make a difference. it . going to make a difference. it probably should have happened sooner, if i being completely honest. what we really need to do is focus on shifting and changing behaviours. that is a slightly different task, really. as i say, for us it is important to provide an alternative path. if we are trying to reduce a certain type of behaviour, then we need to provide the tools to encourage another. sport is well documented to have a very positive effect on mindset. and i was the physical state. but a lot

of these options, usually with a price tag attached. if you are 15 or 16, orfrom an underprivileged background, some of these options are not attainable. in our case we just need the floor. at best a few bars. what we have been successful in doing is notjust introducing the equipment, but we have been successful in creating a community thatis successful in creating a community that is very understanding, and is a wonderful environment for a young person in particularfor a young person in particularfor a young person to make meaningful connections at no cost. that is key. fascinating- — connections at no cost. that is key. fascinating. thank _ connections at no cost. that is key. fascinating. thank you. _ good to hear a solution, isn't it, that it good to hear a solution, isn't it, thatitis good to hear a solution, isn't it, that it is working well in the community? 6:37am. johnjoins us community? 6:37am. john joins us with community? 6:37am. johnjoins us with the sport. everton have some clarity? yes, for the everton supporters and the years of frustration they have had of late

with money squandered, points deductions, unrest, there have been protests, they are hoping that this potential takeover on the cards by an american investor should usher in an american investor should usher in a new dawn. another american buyer in the premier league? yes, a multi—million pound deal. there has been talk about this in the past. will this provide them the future they hope, safeguarding the club for future generations? as we know they are moving into a new stadium potentially now and flirting with relegation in recent seasons. that is not a good look, flirting with relegation. certainly not one of the great english sides. they hope stability will come with this potential new takeover. that deal agreed with american billionaire dan friedkin. will it be lift—off for the club and their owner. who have an unusual history, patrick gearey reports. flying this spitfire at the end of the film dunkirk is the likely

next owner of everton. american dan friedkin is the man who must pull them out of a nosedive. a stunt pilot and billionaire, his friedkin group have agreed a deal to buy one of england's most famous clubs. and after years of turbulence, could he offer them a smoother ride? it's a mixed reaction, to one of excitement at the potential to move forward, but also, a little air of, i'll believe it when i actually see it finally in place. we have sort of been run like a corner shop. we have not really had that direction, that strategy. it's been a while since everton enjoyed this kind of success. they were twice league champions in the 805, and have not been outside the top division since the 50s. businessman farhad moshiri invested to try to bring the glory days back. but performances have slumped and the mood has soured. and goodison park is stunned. to make matters worse, everton were docked eight points for breaking spending rules last season. moshiri has been trying to sell, but various deals have fallen through until yesterday. we make game changers

and change—makers. the friedkin group, an american investment company, also own italian club roma. so what could everton expect from their new owners? they will do it in probably the same way as they did with roma. so, with a sort of distance, with a business distance, i would say. what they have demonstrated at roma is they don't really know, let's say, as much about football, or at least they didn't quite understand how important the fans and the city and the whole environment, how important it is it in rome. 0n the horizon down by the docks is everton�*s new stadium, due to open next season. but after one point from their first five games, everything else in their future is less concrete. patrick gearey, bbc news. we have been getting a first glimpse of the designs for manchester united's new stadium that those involved say will wood be one of the best in the world. we can have a look at this model which was on show

at the labour party conference yesterday were gary neville and andy burnham made the case to either redevelop 0ld burnham made the case to either redevelop old trafford, united's home since 1910, or spend £2 billion on a brand—new 100,000 home since 1910, or spend £2 billion on a brand—new100,000 seater stadium. what i could say to manchester united supporters is that we want to help your club in, if they're going for a new build, to do it as close to their spiritual home, if you like, of old trafford. so you can drink in the same pubs, you can go the same chippy, you have your same routine, this is still your home. it'sjust, you know, you're rebuilding the house on the site of your home, and that's what one of the options is. so, i think it's for the club to make that decision. i think they'll make that decision later this year. myjob is just to give them all of their options so that they consider everything. across town at manchester city it is

the news they feared. star man rodri could be out for the rest of the season following his forced withdrawal in the blockbuster game against arsenal on sunday in which he went down injured. it's understood from reports in spain that he's suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament, in what was his first start for the club after missing two games with a hamstring injury. we have seen the impact of the heavy rain has had in the south of the uk. sport has been hit, with afc wimbledon�*s third round league cup tie against newcastle postponed. it was meant to go ahead tonight. but drone footage showed the flood damage to the pitch, with walkways around the ground also flooded. the match will now be played at newcastle instead on october the 1st. glamorgan beat somerset and the weather to win the one day cup by 15 runs on a rain affected day at trent bridge. already playing on the reserve day the match was reduced to 20 overs due to forecast rain, and it was sam northeast who proved to be the hero, top scoring with an unbeaten 63 as glamorgan picked up their second

one day title in four years. much better conditions for harry kane. when the sun's out in bavaria, enjoy a beer. and that's what the england striker did with his bayern munich teamamtes at oktoberfest, munich's traditional beer festival. clad in the traditional lederhosen and drinking from steins, he looked to be enjoying himself. i suppose the fans will be hoping he held back a bit because they have a big game at the weekend. they play by leverkusen. they are not holding back! that is a lot of beer. two points. i think me and carol are need to go and investigate.

a brilliant idea, sally. i am game if you are. good morning. this morning it is a cloudy start to the day. some misty conditions, patchy light rain and drizzle. a lot of that will give bright —— way to write on sunny skies and some showers. there is some rain. it is moving across southern scotland. the drugs of yesterday's rain in the south—east of mg that will clear leaving us with a fair bit of cloud across england. a few bright breaks developing and a few showers. for northern ireland, you are starting on a cloudy node but sunshine and showers through the day. rain sinking south across scotland. it is a cold front. behind it a northerly wind. the rain will sink further south, turning sherry as we go through the day. eventually getting into northern and by the afternoon. temperatures 11 to 17 degrees north to south. through this evening and overnight a band of showery rain

continues to sink southwards, when getting all the time. clear skies. some showers scooting from the south—west of england in towards central southern england ahead of this band of rain. it will be a chillier night than of late. in sheltered lines in scotland and sheltered lines in scotland and sheltered parts of northern ireland we could see temperatures sub zero. a touch of frost. tomorrow then many starting on a dry note with some sunshine. scattered showers. the wind picking up as this band of rain sweeps in from the south—west. some will be falling on saturated ground. tomorrow temperatures down a touch, ten to 17 degrees. it is going to get colder, especially by friday. at least we know to bring out the big codes. when you hear the phrase village life, you probably think of neat hedges, cosy pubs and close knit neighbourhoods. but one village has had its community spirit torn apart, after being terrorised by a mystery writer.

people in shiptonthorpe, in east yorkshire, say they've been receiving anonymous poison pen letters, which have been described as personal, obscene and targeted. 0ur reporter sarah may buccieri has the story. nestled in the east yorkshire countryside, you'll find the picturesque village of shiptonthorpe. it's quiet, small, cosy. it is a wonderful village with wonderful people. but someone has brought poison to this village. an anonymous writer has been plaguing this close knit community for two years. people say they're been terrorised through their letterboxes with hateful, obscene and vulgar notes. . opened it. — it was a normal piece of post. i was absolutely astonished by the contents of the letter.

it was so vile that i ripped it up. i couldn't believe where it had come from, or why i'd received it. it was basically accusing me of being, i suppose, what you could call a loose woman. it was having a go at me, because at that time i'd made a decision to run as a ward councillor, and it was basically saying that the only way i would ever get anywhere within politics would be if i was to perform unspeakable things to men, and it was just vile. i think it ended by saying that i should be turned out on beverley westwood pastures with the rest of the cows. i was frightened for my partner, and i was worried that anybody would approach her, because i didn't know who else had knowledge of this letter. even people who haven't received a letter say the main weapon here is the writer's words.

a cloud of vitriol has fallen over shiptonthorpe. i know for a fact that some people have decided to leave the village. people come to a village like shiptonthorpe for a quiet, tranquil, community spirited life, and that's been damaged badly by one or two devilish people. in my opinion, i believe this constitutes a hate crime. here are just some of the words written in various letters. "i hope cancer finds you." "you must enjoy humiliation." "you attack good, honest people." "look in the mirror. you will see who is to blame." the writer ends one letter with, "from a caring, dearfriend." it could be anybody. you could be talking to somebody in the street who you think you know, and it could be them who's doing the letters. i would just like humberside police to do something about it. where does it end?

the next thing could be a brick through my window, or it could be somebody tampering with my car. 0ther recipients have been too afraid to come forward, but they echo the same thought. the letters need to stop. so worrying, isn't it? especially people who move to a village like that and they expected to be friendly and supportive. really worrying time. humberside police say they ve looked into reports relating to these alleged letters. they added that they ve offered safety advice and are encouraging anyone with information or concerns to contact them. just coming up to ten to seven. a greater understanding of so—called diabulimia — where type one diabetic patients develop an eating disorder — is needed, according to doctors in scotland. the condition can result in patients deliberately not taking insulin in order

to manage their weight. lawrence smith suffered from the illness in his early twenties, and has been speaking to our reporter hope webb. i did a few operas in here, and i watched a few shows as well. so it feels, yeah, really cool to be back here. it has been ten years since lawrence smith set foot inside the royal conservatoire of scotland. some of his happiest memories are as a student at the prestigious performing arts institution. but it was also a time of deep struggle. he was suffering from both type one diabetes and an eating disorder. i think it's really hard to divorce food regulation from the diabetes, because it can get you into bother if you have not eaten enough, but it can also be the thing that saves you. you have the tendency to stop looking at food as being this nice thing, or it can be viewed as medicine, as a tool. a concern around body image led to a dangerous relationship

with eating, exercise and his insulin use. i started to engage in really, really abuse, self abusive behaviours, because at that time ifelt, well, this is what i deserve, which i obviously didn't. it's hard like looking back. i have so much compassion for that guy. um... um, because it really, it was really tough. recent research shows a third of type one diabetes patients go on to develop a form of disordered eating. now scotland's national healthcare improvement body has created a new set of guidelines for healthcare professionals. it raises awareness of the relationship between both conditions, and calls for early and urgent intervention. at the royal cornhill hospital in aberdeen, the eden unit can care for up to 1a people suffering from serious eating disorders. staff here are regularly seen patients admitted after reducing or stopping their insulin intake. patients often do feel quite

ashamed, embarrassed. they worry about telling either their diabetic consultant or their psychiatrist that this is what they're doing. i suppose i would just say that, you know, we're here to help, we're notjudging people for those things. these are illnesses, these are serious illnesses. the hope is that a greater understanding of this condition could better support people like lawrence, who has lived happily in recovery for eight years. hope webb, bbc news. joining us now is umairah malikfrom the eating disorder charity beat. good morning. how unusual is a situation like this? it is good morning. how unusual is a situation like this?— situation like this? it is a lot more common _ situation like this? it is a lot more common than - situation like this? it is a lot more common than people | situation like this? it is a lot - more common than people think. around 400,000 people in the uk are estimated to have type 1 diabetes. up estimated to have type 1 diabetes. up to around 36% of those people are estimated to have some form of disordered eating.— estimated to have some form of disordered eating. lawrence going ublic and disordered eating. lawrence going public and making _ disordered eating. lawrence going public and making us _ disordered eating. lawrence going public and making us all— disordered eating. lawrence going public and making us all aware - disordered eating. lawrence going public and making us all aware ofl

public and making us all aware of this but a lot of people don't know. how aware is the medical establishment, the average gp come about this? it is establishment, the average gp come about this? , , ., establishment, the average gp come about this? , , . ., about this? it is brilliant that lawrence _ about this? it is brilliant that lawrence was _ about this? it is brilliant that lawrence was able _ about this? it is brilliant that lawrence was able to - about this? it is brilliant that lawrence was able to share i about this? it is brilliant that l lawrence was able to share his story. it is not recognised as a diagnosis. the royal college of art psychiatrist published proposed criteria but there is a long way to go in recognising what it is. it means when people do present to a health care professional they might be turned away, they might be told this is not a real issue or they might be told by their type 1 diabetes team that this is not something they can support them with. they are told by the eating disorder team they can't be supported with their diabetes. people fall in this gap where they are between services and they are not sure where to go for the two conditions are so linked to them. we have talked about eating disorders on this programme a lot. it is hard enough for somebody to talk about it. many people don't talk about it. i imagine of somebody does try to

talk to either consultant about it, it is a really difficult thing to do and not be understood?- it is a really difficult thing to do and not be understood? yeah. the lack of training _ and not be understood? yeah. the lack of training is _ and not be understood? yeah. the lack of training is a _ and not be understood? yeah. the lack of training is a big _ and not be understood? yeah. the lack of training is a big issue - and not be understood? yeah. the lack of training is a big issue in - lack of training is a big issue in diabetes and eating disorder teams. it across health care professionals more widely. there's more to be done in that regard. hear a lot about the guilt and the same people feel. there are signs of people with type 1 diabetes. if they are frequently struggling to manage their blood sugar levels, they can be sign something is going wrong and they might need intervention. what something is going wrong and they might need intervention. what would ou like to might need intervention. what would you like to see _ might need intervention. what would you like to see happen? _ might need intervention. what would you like to see happen? what - might need intervention. what would you like to see happen? what would | you like to see happen? what would turn this around?— turn this around? there was an inuui turn this around? there was an inquiry done — turn this around? there was an inquiry done earlier— turn this around? there was an inquiry done earlier this - turn this around? there was an inquiry done earlier this year i turn this around? there was an l inquiry done earlier this year that made some recommendations. more training for health care professionals, or integrated services, there are good regional pilots that show they can keep it quicker >>... we need more investment into

research so that we can understand the problem. first and foremost there needs to be consensus, internationally, and what the criteria is. so we can understand how many people are affected until those people are able to receive treatment as soon as possible and prevent long—term complications. for people who may be struggling at the moment above may be have not spoken about it, what would you say to them? , , . , ., them? the first thing is that you are not alone. _ them? the first thing is that you are not alone. this _ them? the first thing is that you are not alone. this is _ them? the first thing is that you are not alone. this is a - them? the first thing is that you are not alone. this is a real- them? the first thing is that you | are not alone. this is a real thing you are going through. it is something you don't hear a lot about. i would encourage people to reach out to us, whether by web chat, telephone, helpline, speak to your diabetes team, speak to your gp about ream referred to an eating disorder service. about ream referred to an eating disorderservice. first about ream referred to an eating disorder service. first and foremost, advocate for yourself. this is something you deserve to get treatment for. band this is something you deserve to get treatment for-— treatment for. and your organisation is title-mac- — treatment for. and your organisation is title-mac. thank _ treatment for. and your organisation is title-mac. thank you _ treatment for. and your organisation is title-mac. thank you for _ treatment for. and your organisation is title-mac. thank you for coming . is title—mac. thank you for coming in. thank you to lawrence for sharing his story and explain in the present impact on him. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm nicky ford. a father whose son was murdered by a teenager with a zombie—style knife has welcomed new laws to ban the weapons. from today, it's illegal to own, make, transport or sell zombie—style knives and machetes. malcolm mide—madariola was stabbed outside clapham south station in 2018. his father says the culture around carrying weapons also needs to be tackled. what has deteriorated to that level, that a teenager will think of taking such knives? and walking on the street with it as well. a report looking into brixton prison has found severe overcrowding, high levels of violence and significant problems with drugs.

the prisons watchdog has called for an urgent reset after inspectors found risk assessments for prisoners being released were not always kept up to date. the government has said it has already addressed some of the concerns raised which incudes bolstering supervision for offenders being released. a woman who has raised money for life—saving kits at every ice hockey club in the country has been nominated for a bbc london make a difference award. erin rose from romford raised more than £18,000 for so called bleed kits after a player lost his life on the ice in october last year. erin has sent out 180 kits so far, including to junior clubs and blind hockey uk. and blind hockey uk. you know what, when i found out i'd you know what, when i found out i'd been nominated for a bbc been nominated for a bbc make a difference award, make a difference award, i was absolutely blown away. i was absolutely blown away. never in my wildest dreams did never in my wildest dreams did with newcastle in the league cup, we ever think anything we ever think anything like this would ever happen. like this would ever happen. so to those people that so to those people that nominated us, thank you. nominated us, thank you. afc wimbledon's match afc wimbledon's match

with newcastle in the league cup, which was planned for today, has been called off due to flooding. the stadium at plough lane has suffered flooding due to the rain from sunday night. the tie will now take place at newcastle's ground on october the 1st. and if you're passing by the river thames you might spot a new floating tourist attraction which opens it doors to the public today. tower bridge was raised yesterday to allow the spanish warship entry into london. it will be docked in east london until the 6th of october and open

a small chance of a shower drifting in from the northwest. a top temperature of 17 degrees. this evening and tonight will see a mix of cloud and clear spells with the chance of a shower. that's it from me, i'll be back in half an hour, plenty more on our website and on bbc radio london which is on air now. now back to sally and jon. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. fears of a full—blown conflict in the middle east after the deadliest day between israel and hezbollah in almost 20 years — thousands flee from southern lebanon. sir keir starmer prepares to deliver his first labour party conference speech as prime minister with a warning of short—term pain for long—term gain.

the clean—up is under way in parts of england hit by flash flooding — this the main road between bedford and milton keynes. some places saw more than a month's worth of rain in 24 hours. in sport... will it be lift—off for everton and their prospective new american owner who has a love for flying, piloting this plane in the movie dunkirk. in the movie dunkirk. could the planned multi million could the planned multi million pound takeover prove pound takeover prove a match made in heaven? a match made in heaven? we have yesterday's rain clearing we have yesterday's rain clearing the south—east and we have rain the south—east and we have rain spreading across scotland but in spreading across scotland but in between after a cloudy start it between after a cloudy start it should brighten up with showers. all conflict with hezbollah in 20 years. should brighten up with showers. all the details shortly. the details shortly. it's tuesday the 24th september. it's tuesday the 24th september. thousands of people in southern thousands of people in southern lebanon have been fleeing lebanon have been fleeing their homes after israeli airstrikes their homes after israeli airstrikes

killed almost 500 people killed almost 500 people in the deadliest day of cross—border in the deadliest day of cross—border conflict with hezbollah in 20 years. world powers have urged restraint on both sides, amid fears of an all—out war across the region. hezbollah is backed by iran and has been designated a terrorist organisation by the uk and other western countries. the israeli military says it hit around 1600 hezbollah targets, but lebanese authorities say most of the sites were residential, as aruna iyengar reports. israel said it hit around 1,300 hezbollah targets

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. i've been briefed on the latest developments in israel and in lebanon. my team is in constant contact with their counterparts and we're working to deescalate in a way that allows people to return to their homes safely. 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. in a moment, we'll speak to our middle east correspondent in jerusalem, yolande knell. first let's go to beirut and join hugo bachega. thousands are now trying to leave lebanon? , �* thousands are now trying to leave lebanon? , ~ , .,, lebanon? yes. all night people were t in: to lebanon? yes. all night people were trying to reach _ lebanon? yes. all night people were trying to reach beirut, _ lebanon? yes. all night people were trying to reach beirut, trying - lebanon? yes. all night people were trying to reach beirut, trying to - trying to reach beirut, trying to leave towns and villages in southern lebanon. we met families carrying bags with some belongings. they described the intensity of those attacks. it was the deadliest day in lebanon since at least 2006 when israel and hezbollah fought a war

for the last time. a minister described the attacks as israeli atrocities. the authorities say most sites hit were residential. the israeli military said it targeted hezbollah positions and said hezbollah positions and said hezbollah was using houses to hide rockets and weapons, accusing hezbollah of using the civilian population as human shields. what happens next? hezbollah has been weakened but remains a powerful force. it has not yet deployed its most sophisticated weapons including precision guided missiles that can strike deep inside israel. it has remained defiant saying its attacks on israel are going to continue unless there is a ceasefire in gaza. middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. these attacks have been far—reaching? israel's military said

it hit something like 1600 targets associated with hezbollah yesterday. it said it puts tens of thousands of rockets in hezbollah�*s arsenal out of use. we had the israeli defence minister calling this a masterpiece, this day of intense aerial bombardment. there were dozens of rockets fired by hezbollah during the day, something like 250 reaching haifa in the north of israel. hezbollah said it targeted defence installations, military bases, a defence company. people in israel are living under what are called special situation guidelines, waiting for guidance from the israeli military about what they should do. that affects people in the north of the country the most. people very much on edge about what happens next. at the moment israel

is not giving a timeline for how long the operation could last. it is not clear what happens next. if there is a ground invasion of southern lebanon, that will be more risky for israel, sending tanks rolling across the border. we have had the lebanese prime minister calling on the un and world powers to intervene here.— now more of the news including a big political day. sir keir starmer will warn of short—term pain and promise long—term gain when he makes his first speech to a labour conference as prime minister later. he'll say there are no easy answers, but the light at the end of the tunnel is faster economic growth, he'll say, and falling nhs waiting lists. political correspondent iain watson reports. 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? yeah? he visited a school here in liverpool to stress his commitment to expanding opportunities for the next generation, though he will 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 do the rank and file, the delegates, the members, the labour councillors want to hear from 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 14 years of complete devastation, - with no hope, not being able to put food on the table for their- families, not knowingj what the interest rate is 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 14 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.

chanting: tax the rich and make them pay! i and perhaps more in hope than expectation, some want the short—term pain on winter fuel payments eased. what i'd like him to say is that the winter fuel pay cuts are reversed, they are not going to be happening. 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. chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in liverpool. trusting labour party members saying they want to hear hope and optimism from keir starmer today. he has to do that but balance it with expectation management. how do you do that? . , ., .,

do that? that is right, today from keir starmer _ do that? that is right, today from keir starmer you _ do that? that is right, today from keir starmer you will _ do that? that is right, today from keir starmer you will get - do that? that is right, today from keir starmer you will get a - do that? that is right, today from keir starmer you will get a mix i do that? that is right, today from keir starmer you will get a mix ofj keir starmer you will get a mix of doom and gloom and a mix of sunny uplands and whether he gets the balance right will be one of the most important things in his speech. his first speech, the first from any labour prime minister to labour conference for 5474 days. expect the activists, trade unionists and so on in the hall to be absolutely jubilantjust to have a labour prime minister again. as keir starmer has learned in his brief time as prime minister, it is not always straightforward. he will talk of a shared struggle the country will go through before it gets to the light at the end of the tunnel and the emphasis on the word shared, trying to tell the country they will get through it together and the burden shared, but it is not saying things will get better anytime soon. that is the stark reality the prime minister sees it of what he

inherited from the conservative predecessors. there will be some policy in the speech. net migration being reduced. talk of skilling up a uk workforce through flexible apprenticeships and more investment in public services although he will warn it has to come alongside reform. also measures to tackle fraud in the welfare system. but this speech is about positioning. notjust this speech is about positioning. not just to activists this speech is about positioning. notjust to activists in the whole book to the country out there. if the public have more of a sense of what keir starmer is about and what he wants to do as prime minister at the end of the speech, i think he will consider it a job well done. a 40—year—old woman and an eight—year—old girl have been found dead at a house in greater manchester. emergency services were called to south radford street in salford yesterday morning following reports of concerns for the welfare of the residents of a property. police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation.

the number of illegally modified electric bikes confiscated by uk police forces rose significantly in the 12 months to august. 27 of 46 forces responded to a freedom of information request by the press association. more than 900 illegal e—bikes were seized compared with 511 in the previous 12 months. official figures released this morning are expected to show that the number of planning approvals for new housing developments in england reached a record low in the second quarter of 2024. the data highlights the scale of the challenge facing the government in meeting its targets for building new homes. a space capsule carrying two russian cosmonauts and an american astronaut has returned safely to earth from the international space station

in what was a record—breaking mission. the cosmonauts touched down in khazakstan after 374 days — the longest single stay on the space station. 0leg kononenko — who's 60 years old — has also set a new record for the most time any person has spent in space — 1,111 days across five trips. none of them look very well, can i say? they look a bit pale. they look a bit pale. they look a bit pale. they look how carol and i would look if we went to oktoberfest, i think. and i'm not coming? of course. if the three of us went. we would be carried out of oktoberfest like that. somebody taking our pulse. that. somebod takin: our ulse. somebody taking our pulse. good

morninu. somebody taking our pulse. good morning- today — somebody taking our pulse. good morning. today it _ somebody taking our pulse. good morning. today it is _ somebody taking our pulse. good morning. today it is not - somebody taking our pulse. (13mg. morning. today it is not going to be as wet as yesterday which is not difficult right now. through the rest of the week it will be drier for time with rain mid week. then it will turn colder. you will notice it will turn colder. you will notice it will feel cold, especially on friday. we are also looking at a stronger wind so add the wind chill. we have the dregs of the rain to clear from the south—east. we have rain slipping southwards across the north of scotland and turning to showers as it does. behind it a northerly wind so it will turn cooler. ahead of it, a lot of cloud. sunlight rain. some will break up and we will see bright skies across northern ireland, england and wales. but there will be showers. that scenario will continue into the afternoon. some sunny or bright spells but the risk of showers. the

rain could turn heavy across parts of fife and lothian in the afternoon. showers when it arrives at the end of the day in england. temperatures 10— feeling fresher. overnight, showers continue to sink southwards. some clear skies. overnight, showers continue to sink southwards. some clearskies. more showers in the south—west and central and southern england and later the wind strengthens and more rain comes to the south—west. cold enoughin rain comes to the south—west. cold enough in sheltered glens of scotland and rural northern ireland for frost. scotland and rural northern ireland forfrost. tomorrow, dry bar showers around the coast. heavy rain coming in from the south—west spreading across south—west england into wales and central and southern england by the end of the day, and feeling cooler. ' ' ~ ., , , . , imagine after a year in space and having all this rain, you would think we should go straight back.

a clean—up operation is under way across parts of central and southern england this morning after some areas saw more than a month's worth of rain in 24 hours. flash flooding caused widespread travel disruption on the roads and railways and major damage to homes and businesses, as alice key reports. and the toilet was completely flooded. the lino was floating around, you know, on top. frances ward has lived in her 0xfordshire home for nearly 50 years, but this is the first time it's flooded. i'm feeling really upset, actually. ijust — it's just the aftermath of it. the thought of having to — the insurance and taking everything out, because we're not physically capable of taking carpets up and then 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, trying to get rid of all the mud, all of the water.

13 miles away, this was the scene that met dean elcome as he tried to get to his garage. he says he's never seen it this bad. it's inches away from getting into the house. the garages have been breached by about two and a half, three feet of water. so everything in there that's remaining is completely written off. according to the environment agency, at least 45 properties were flooded across hertfordshire, bedfordshire, kent and the home counties. afc wimbledon's stadium is also closed until further notice after a sinkhole appeared on the pitch and walkways were flooded. but it's notjust buildings impacted. heavy rainfall in hartfield caused widespread disruption on the roads. flooding 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 frances, a lot of damage still to contend with. alice key, bbc news. we can go to our report are now who looks like he is at the side of a river but that is not the case. good morning. no, it isn't. this has been dubbed bedford's new water feature, it is the main a421 between bedford and milton keynes and it is submerged, two days it has been like this. yesterday i was here and the water has not gone down. a tanker behind me arrived in the last ten minutes. a national —— national highways tell me tankers will try to

start pumping the water out because a local pumping station failed, which means the only way they can get it to go down is to have tankers to try to reduce the level of water. you may have seen pictures yesterday of a car boot submerged in this water. national highways say there are three abandoned vehicles in this water. that reached over two metres. locals say they have never seen flooding like this and throughout yesterday people were stopping to take pictures because they could not believe what they were seeing. officials say even once the water has gone, they will have to assess the condition of the road, so they have no timetable on when it will open. but today there are still 35 flood warnings in force in the area, particularly nearby, the great river ouse. there are fears it might flood

near saint neots and that area. people nervously watching rivers to see if levels rise and if it gets to their homes. here, the locals still clearing up. they helped to rescue farm animals that were in danger of going underwater yesterday. studio: thank you. it is shocking the amount of rainfall in that time. and the damage is awful. carol saying it will dry in the days ahead but it takes awhile for rainwater to come down the hills. thousands of primary school children will get access to free breakfast clubs from april next year, under plans set out by the chancellor. the government hopes the clubs will improve pupil learning and behaviour, support families with the cost of living and help parents who have to juggle work commitments. let's hear what rachel reeves told the labour party conference in liverpool.

i would judge my time in office a success if i know that at the end of it, there are working class kids from ordinary backgrounds who lead richer lives — their horizons expanded and able to achieve and thrive in britain today. that starts by taking the first steps on delivering another manifesto commitment. our promise, led by our education secretary, bridget phillipson, to introduce free breakfast clubs in every primary school across england. applause. but that will start in hundreds of schools for primary school—aged pupils from this april, ahead of the national rollout. an investment in our young people. an investment in reducing child poverty and investment in our economy. well the idea has been welcomed by headteachers in the past, but they say it's important they're fully funded and can be delivered without expecting more from existing school staff. let's talk more about this now with darren morgan who's the headteacher of kings road primary

school in manchester. good morning. when you heard the announcement, positive, negative? absolutely positive, if it is helping child poverty, it is wonderful news.— helping child poverty, it is wonderful news. ., . . , .~ wonderful news. you have a breakfast club. two answers _ wonderful news. you have a breakfast club. two answers to _ wonderful news. you have a breakfast club. two answers to that. _ wonderful news. you have a breakfast club. two answers to that. we - wonderful news. you have a breakfast club. two answers to that. we have . wonderful news. you have a breakfast club. two answers to that. we have a | club. two answers to that. we have a rovision club. two answers to that. we have a provision for — club. two answers to that. we have a provision for breakfast _ club. two answers to that. we have a provision for breakfast club _ club. two answers to that. we have a provision for breakfast club run - club. two answers to that. we have a provision for breakfast club run by - provision for breakfast club run by an external source and then we provide breakfast for some children who need it. um? provide breakfast for some children who need it-— who need it. why is it a good idea children can _ who need it. why is it a good idea children can have _ who need it. why is it a good idea children can have breakfast - who need it. why is it a good idea children can have breakfast at - children can have breakfast at school? . ,., . children can have breakfast at school? . . ., school? there are some children for whatever reason _ school? there are some children for whatever reason are _ school? there are some children for whatever reason are not _ school? there are some children for whatever reason are not eating - whatever reason are not eating before school which has an impact on wellbeing and concentration. iuntimely wellbeing and concentration. when ou hear wellbeing and concentration. when you hear rachel _ wellbeing and concentration. when you hear rachel reeves _ wellbeing and concentration. when you hear rachel reeves saying we will make it more access. what are you thinking in terms of how you will deliver it, to parents watching now? it will deliver it, to parents watching now? , ., . now? it is wonderful and i will stand by it _ now? it is wonderful and i will stand by it and _ now? it is wonderful and i will stand by it and do _ now? it is wonderful and i will stand by it and do everything l now? it is wonderful and i will. stand by it and do everything to make it successful. i would like a pilot so we could solve any

problems. the detail is when does it happen? she says club, which makes me think before school. great. then staffing, will it be funded? will it be funded beyond the first year to subsequent years? aha, be funded beyond the first year to subsequent years?— subsequent years? a pilot would answer that. _ subsequent years? a pilot would answer that. how _ subsequent years? a pilot would answer that. how keenly - subsequent years? a pilot would answer that. how keenly are - subsequent years? a pilot would answer that. how keenly are you feeling financial pressure at the moment? , �* feeling financial pressure at the moment? , ~ ,. , , moment? hugely. all schools hugely. we have seen — moment? hugely. all schools hugely. we have seen a _ moment? hugely. all schools hugely. we have seen a reduction _ moment? hugely. all schools hugely. we have seen a reduction in _ moment? hugely. all schools hugely. we have seen a reduction in staff, - we have seen a reduction in staff, to try to help with the finances of the school. to try to help with the finances of the school-— to try to help with the finances of the school. you will be looking at how much — the school. you will be looking at how much money _ the school. you will be looking at how much money you _ the school. you will be looking at how much money you get - the school. you will be looking at how much money you get to - the school. you will be looking at i how much money you get to provide this? , ., , , ., ., how much money you get to provide this? ,., _ ., ., , ., , this? obviously not to profit, 'ust to fund the i this? obviously not to profit, 'ust to fund the food i this? obviously not to profit, 'ust to fund the food and i this? obviously not to profit, just to fund the food and supervision l this? obviously not to profit, just. to fund the food and supervision of the children if it is before school. it could be expensive. potentially, es. that it could be expensive. potentially, yes- that is _ it could be expensive. potentially, yes. that is the _ it could be expensive. potentially, yes. that is the detail _ it could be expensive. potentially, yes. that is the detail we - it could be expensive. potentially, yes. that is the detail we don't - yes. that is the detail we don't know. maybe during registration and they find food, which makes more sense. ., ._

they find food, which makes more sense. ., i. they find food, which makes more sense. ., ,, ,, sense. from the way you run your school, sense. from the way you run your school. in — sense. from the way you run your school, in principle _ sense. from the way you run your school, in principle it— sense. from the way you run your school, in principle it is— sense. from the way you run your school, in principle it is a - sense. from the way you run your school, in principle it is a good . school, in principle it is a good idea to support children who may not have the benefit for whatever reason of having food before they leave the house? it of having food before they leave the house? , ,., . of having food before they leave the house? , . ., . house? it is important to look at it from the child's _ house? it is important to look at it from the child's perspective - house? it is important to look at it from the child's perspective and i house? it is important to look at it. from the child's perspective and the child through no fault of their own who comes to school hungry and potentially has not eaten from the night before. if that is me, i am starving, i cannot concentrate. some of them do not say anything so you have to fish out, have you eaten this morning? there will be some children in my school who have not eaten and we don't know it. does children in my schoolwho have not eaten and we don't know it. does it have an impact _ eaten and we don't know it. does it have an impact on _ eaten and we don't know it. does it have an impact on behaviour- eaten and we don't know it. does it have an impact on behaviour and i have an impact on behaviour and learning capability? yes learning, it does not _ learning capability? yes learning, it does not mean _ learning capability? yes learning, it does not mean they _ learning capability? yes learning, | it does not mean they misbehave, learning capability? yes learning, i it does not mean they misbehave, it is their behaviours. it depends on the personality and how used they are to this situation.— the personality and how used they are to this situation. rachel reeves talkin: are to this situation. rachel reeves talking about _ are to this situation. rachel reeves talking about education _ are to this situation. rachel reeves talking about education and - are to this situation. rachel reeves talking about education and also i talking about education and also parents and allowing them to work. what are your thoughts on that? it

potentially turns your school into more of a childcare outlet. which i would object _ more of a childcare outlet. which i would object to, _ more of a childcare outlet. which i would object to, if— more of a childcare outlet. which i would object to, if i _ more of a childcare outlet. which i would object to, if i am _ more of a childcare outlet. which i would object to, if! am honest. i would object to, if i am honest. providing for the children, all in favour. supporting parents, in favour, as long as it is not costing the children who need that service, that food. quality time with parents, if they can, is invaluable. so you are saying it has to be targeted at the right kids who targeted at the right kids who cannot get food and care at home and cannot get food and care at home and not necessarily to everybody, mums not necessarily to everybody, mums and dads you have to work? mine and dads you have to work? mine not necessarily to everybody, mums and dads you have to work?- and dads you have to work? mine is conquering — and dads you have to work? mine is conquering child _ and dads you have to work? mine is not necessarily to everybody, mums and dads you have to work?- and dads you have to work? mine is conquering — and dads you have to work? mine is conquering child _ and dads you have to work? mine is conquering child hunger, _ and dads you have to work? mine is conquering child hunger, that - and dads you have to work? mine is conquering child hunger, _ and dads you have to work? mine is conquering child hunger, that - and dads you have to work? mine is conquering child hunger, that has . conquering child hunger, that has . and dads you have to work? mine is| conquering child hunger, that has to be the objective. if and dads you have to work? mine is| conquering child hunger, that has to be the objective. if conquering child hunger, that has to be the objective.— be the ob'ective. if there is going to be a conquering child hunger, that has to be the objective.— be the ob'ective. if there is going to be a be the objective. if there is going to be a trial _ be the objective. if there is going to be a trial _ be the objective. if there is going to be a trial of _ be the objective. if there is going to be a trial of this, _ be the objective. if there is going to be a trial of this, what - be the objective. if there is going be the objective. if there is going to be a trial of _ be the objective. if there is going to be a trial of this, _ be the objective. if there is going to be a trial of this, what - be the objective. if there is going to be a trial of this, what would l to be a trial of this, what would you like to see? i to be a trial of this, what would l to be a trial of this, what would you like to see? i to be a trial of this, what would you like to see?— to be a trial of this, what would to be a trial of this, what would you like to see?— to be a trial of this, what would you like to see? i would hope it would be evaluated. _ you like to see? i would hope it would be evaluated. _ you like to see? i would hope it you like to see? i would hope it would be evaluated. and - you like to see? i would hope it i would be evaluated. and listened you like to see? i would hope it - would be evaluated. and - you like to see? i would hope it i would be evaluated. and listened you like to see? i would hope it - would be evaluated. and listened to. would be evaluated. and listened to. this works great, brilliant, let's this works great, brilliant, let's

keep it going. who keep it going. thisjust needs tweaking. then if it is rolled out further the questions are answered properly. further the questions are answered ro erl . ., . further the questions are answered --roerl. ., . ., . . , properly. how much of the changes this potentially? _ properly. how much of the changes this potentially? if _ properly. how much of the changes this potentially? if it _ properly. how much of the changes this potentially? if it works - properly. how much of the changes this potentially? if it works and i properly. how much of the changes this potentially? if it works and it i this potentially? if it works and it is funded how much difference can it make? abs. is funded how much difference can it make? �* , ' . is funded how much difference can it make? �* , , . ., . make? a big difference to children. a slieht make? a big difference to children. a slight difference _ make? a big difference to children. a slight difference to _ make? a big difference to children. a slight difference to many - make? a big difference to children. | a slight difference to many schools. lots of schools provide breakfast already. lots of schools provide breakfast alread . ., , ., ,. , lots of schools provide breakfast alread. ., , ., ,. . already. lots of schools have provision _ already. lots of schools have provision before _ already. lots of schools have provision before school. - already. lots of schools have i provision before school. thank already. lots of schools have - provision before school. thank you. for coming in before your busy day starts. thank you. coming up on breakfast. the script frontman danny o'donoghue will be here to tell us about their new album, uk and european tour, and tributes to their former bandmate mark sheehan, who died in 2023. we will also have the whether with

all that rain overnight we need to know what is going to happen. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm nicky ford. a father whose son was murdered by a teenager with a zombie—style knife, has welcomed new laws to ban the weapons. from today, it's illegal to own, make, transport or sell zombie—style knives and machetes. malcolm mide—madariola was stabbed outside clapham south station in 2018. his father says the culture around carrying weapons also needs to be tackled.

after inspectors found risk assessments for prisoners being released were not always kept up to date. the government has said it has already addressed some of the concerns raised which incudes bolstering supervision for offenders being released. afc wimbledon 5 match against newcastle in the league cup, which was planned for today, has been called off due to flooding. the stadium at plough lane was affected when the nearby river wandle flooded, with the pitch looking like more like bunkers in a golf course. the tie will now take place at newcastle's ground on october the 1st. and if you're passing by the river thames you might spot a new floating tourist attraction which opens it doors to the public today. tower bridge was raised yesterday to allow the spanish warship entry into london. it will be docked in east london until the 6th of october and open to visitors who can discover what life was like aboard a 17th century ship. let's take a look at the tubes now.

there are minor delays on the district and elizabeth lines this morning. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now onto the weather with gemma. good morning. it is said to be largely dry for many of us as we go through the day today. there will be a lot of cloud. that will hang around for most of the day. there is quite a lot of cloud out there this morning. it will linger through most of the day. a few showers. for most it should be a grossly dry day. by the end of the day we might start to see the cloud break to give us sunny spells. highs of 15 or 16 degrees. this evening and overnight there would be some showers around. on the holder will be a lot of dry weather. clear spells at times. lows of around eight or or no degrees in

some spots. as we go through into tomorrow they will be a lot of dry weather as we go through the morning with some sunny spells. cloud will thicken through the afternoon and there is the potential for outbreaks of rain as we go towards the end of the day. by the end of the week it will turn cooler. i am back in half an hour. plenty more on our website and bbc radio london. now though, back to sally and jon. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. on another wet and kind of windy tuesday morning for a lots of us. it is quite miserable out there. hopefully it is going to get a little bit drier in the couple of days ahead. a big day in liverpool. as we've been hearing this morning, sir keir starmer will warn of a shared struggle ahead, when he gives his first speech to the labour party conference

as prime minister later. full coverage of that will be on bbc. henry has been telling us this morning that the pressure is on the prime minister. the words only script he is studying there and rehearsing before his speech, really important, notjust in terms of the policies we might get, the things he might allowance, but also about the mood that he sets because the mood over the past couple of weeks has been deliberately acquired doom and gloom. he is facing economic issues and challenges and he wants people to be aware of that. he does not want people to be too optimistic. he has come in for criticism. he has been criticised for being too negative, talking the economy down. we heard from the chancellor yesterday at the conference, and henry was telling us that her mood had generally been to try and be optimistic and upbeat. and to bring

some smiles to the conference. it would be interesting to see if the prime minister does the same thing today. we are told that today he will claim there is light at the end of the tunnel for the country. let's get more on what that mean for all of us. we'rejoined by cabinet minister pat mcfadden. i have just been looking. it is only 81 days ago that he won the election and you were coordinating that election campaign. the honeymoon period didn't last very long. we tole about the policies in a moment. but in terms of the mood, we have had leaks, rose within number 10, the arguments about free clothes and gifts, the polls going downwards for a keir starmer. looking back, do you admit you have made mistakes in those 81 days?— admit you have made mistakes in those 81 days? well look, i think we inherited a tough _ those 81 days? well look, i think we inherited a tough situation - those 81 days? well look, i think we inherited a tough situation and - those 81 days? well look, i think we| inherited a tough situation and some people have accused us of being gloomy about that. but actually, we had a duty to tell the country about

the situation we have inherited because it was tough, with the nhs in a difficult position, the prison system and so on, so we are having to work our way through that. in terms of the other issues you raised, as your viewers can probably tell, i have been around politics for quite some time. there have been the like this in the past. what is important as you work your way through them. we have a chance to do this today. we have the first speech today from a labour prime minister today from a labour prime minister to a labour conference for 15 years. it is a big moment where the prime minister and set out his agenda for the future, which in the end will affect people's lives much more than any rows in downing street or any of the stories in newspapers in recent weeks. ., .. the stories in newspapers in recent weeks. ., , . , , weeks. you call them squalls, but it is hard to think _ weeks. you call them squalls, but it is hard to think of _ weeks. you call them squalls, but it is hard to think of another _ is hard to think of another government which has, in offering so much change in positivity when there has been so much goodwill, such a big majority, and yet it has all

tasted kind of off so quickly? well, we had to set _ tasted kind of off so quickly? well, we had to set out _ tasted kind of off so quickly? well, we had to set out the _ tasted kind of off so quickly? well, we had to set out the position - tasted kind of off so quickly? -ii we had to set out the position we have inherited. some people don't want us to do this. you say we are the first government to do this. we are not, actually. i remember the tories talking about their inheritance from labour for not a matter of weeks, but for a matter of years they were doing this. so i think we are right to be candid with the public about the situation that we have inherited. but the important thing is it is notjust about inheritance. it is about dealing with that, getting the public finances back on a stable basis. and then moving on from there. the prize if we do that is we can get greater investment into the country, we can get the economy going, we can make peter butler —— micro we can make people better off. that is what the prime minister will be talking about

when he addresses the conference this afternoon.— this afternoon. something a lot of the delegates _ this afternoon. something a lot of the delegates are _ this afternoon. something a lot of the delegates are talking - this afternoon. something a lot of the delegates are talking about i this afternoon. something a lot of the delegates are talking about is| the delegates are talking about is your decision, and it is a decision, to get rid of the winter fuel payments for billions of pensioners. we have heard from some delegates this morning who want you to think about that again. —— millions of pensioners. they are angry that the vote on that has been pushed to tomorrow when the prime minister has left, a lot of you have left, that looks like cowardice, doesn't it? whenever the vote takes place, i do understand some people would rather we did not take this decision, i would rather we didn't have to take it myself, in a way, but it is a reflection of the situation we find when we came in. we will protect the triple lock for pensioners. that would mean the pension goes up by about £400 next year, by about £1,700 a year over the course of the parliament. so it is really important that we do that. and when

it comes to the budget in a month, the chancellor will set out the whole position. this is not a decision she wanted to take but it is a decision she had to, notjust do that, but council transport projects and so on, and that is because she was left with a very big black hole created by the irresponsibility of the previous government. no chancellor would want to inherit a difficult situation. but we did. and you don't get to choose the circumstances in which you govern. you have to govern in the circumstances in which you inherit. ., , inherit. your political opponents will challenge _ inherit. your political opponents will challenge that _ inherit. your political opponents will challenge that figure - inherit. your political opponents will challenge that figure on i inherit. your political opponents will challenge that figure on the | will challenge that figure on the black hole, of course, and say that you have decided to make that hole bigger by giving public sector pay workers the money that you have. on the winter fuel payments, every time we mention it we get so many messages from viewers who say, it's all very well saying 400 quid will come in in otherforms through all very well saying 400 quid will

come in in other forms through the pension, but most pensioners won't get that full amount if they are on the old pay system, will they? they will have to pay tax on it. and it won't cover this winter, which we are being told is going to be cold, it is no reassurance? that are being told is going to be cold, it is no reassurance?— it is no reassurance? that is the amount for the new state pension. it has been in place for some years. in terms of the other things you refer to, i mean, whatare the conservatives really arguing? that we should have rejected the recommendations from the independent pay review bodies that they set up for the remit they gave them? is that really what they were going to do? tell the pay review bodies to look at public service pay, not give them any affordability criteria, and then make a recommendation? is the argument now that they were going to say, we weren't going to do any of that, and plunge the country into another wave of industrial disputes? if that is their argument, let them wield it. but! if that is their argument, let them wield it. but i really don't think that would have been a good road to

go down for the country. but that would have been a good road to go down for the country.— go down for the country. but at the ossibili go down for the country. but at the possibility is _ go down for the country. but at the possibility is that _ go down for the country. but at the possibility is that you, _ go down for the country. but at the possibility is that you, by _ go down for the country. but at the possibility is that you, by giving i possibility is that you, by giving the doctors, junior doctors, 22%, are opening up a new wave of disputes because while rachel reeves was speaking yesterday, the unions were saying, we are not going to accept 5%. were saying, we are not going to accept 596-— accept 5%. you have taken a multi-million _ accept 5%. you have taken a multi-million -- _ accept 5%. you have taken a multi-million -- a _ accept 5%. you have taken a l multi-million -- a multi-year accept 5%. you have taken a - multi-million -- a multi-year rise multi—million —— a multi—year rise for doctors and comparing it to a year rise. what these pay rises were announced a couple of months ago mean is the first real terms increase for a number of years. we followed the recommendations of the pay review bodies in doing that. the pay review bodies in doing that. the pay review bodies were set in train by the previous comment. we thought it was the right thing to do to recommend —— to accept the recommendations, to reward public service workers property for the job

they do. and we want both doctors and nurses to be a big part of our project to get the nhs back on its feet. that is something that labour had to do the last time we were in government. and it is a task that. us again as we see waiting list of about 7.5 million, far too many people waiting too long for treatment, and we need the workforce to help us turn that around. we value the work force and we want to work with them to make sure that we fix that problem for the long term. we have to leave it there, pat mcfadden, thank you.- we have to leave it there, pat mcfadden, thank you. just mcfadden, thank you. thank you. just alone the mcfadden, thank you. thank you. just along the river — mcfadden, thank you. thank you. just along the river from _ mcfadden, thank you. thank you. just along the river from where _ mcfadden, thank you. thank you. just along the river from where pat - along the river from where pat mcfadden was standing, there is going to be a brand—new state—of—the—art football stadium for everton. and potentially new owners to go with it. this could be huge news for the club and for the everton supporters who have not enjoyed things on and off the field in recent years. a lot of discontent among the fans. money has been

squandered. there have been protests. some of the board members have been told to stay away, such has been the frustration among the fans, but there is this new potential of an american owner coming in, dan friedkin, who has an interesting story. massive plane enthusiast. he has bought loads of them in the past. he has flown them in movies. a really interesting back story. the fans will be intrigued and hoping he will spend potentially as much money on new players. good morning. the everton fans will be hoping the sky's the limit for teh club ahead of a prospective takeover by american billionaire and plane enthusiast dan friedkin, as patrick gearey reports. flying this spitfire at the end of the film dunkirk is the likely next owner of everton. american dan friedkin is the man who must pull them out of a nosedive. a stunt pilot and billionaire, his friedkin group have agreed a deal to buy one of england's most famous clubs. and after years of turbulence, could he offer them a smoother ride?

it's a mixed reaction, to one of excitement at the potential to move forward, but also, a little air of, i'll believe it when i actually see it finally in place. we have sort of been run like a corner shop. we have not really had that direction, that strategy. it's been a while since everton enjoyed this kind of success. they were twice league champions in the 805, and have not been outside the top division since the 50s. businessman farhad moshiri invested to try to bring the glory days back. but performances have slumped and the mood has soured. and goodison park is stunned. to make matters worse, everton were docked eight points for breaking spending rules last season. moshiri has been trying to sell, but various deals have fallen through until yesterday. we make game changers and change—makers. the friedkin group, an american investment company, also own italian club roma. so what could everton expect from their new owners? they will do it in probably the same way as they did with roma.

so, with a sort of distance, with a business distance, i would say. what they demonstrated at roma is they don't really know, let's say, as much about football, or at least they didn't quite understand how important the fans and the city and the whole environment, how important it is it in rome. on the horizon down by the docks is everton's new stadium, due to open next season. but after one point from their first five games, everything else in their future is less concrete. patrick gearey, bbc news. there will be hoping it is looking a little brighter. we've been getting a glimpse of the first designs for manchester united's new stadium that those involved say will be one of the best in the world. this model was on show at the labour party conference yesterday where gary neville and mayor andy burnham, part of the task force to deliver the stadium, made the case to either redevelop old trafford, united's home since 1910 or spend £2 billion pouinds on a brand new 100,000 seater stadium.

there are going to be some big changes at leeds united's elland road stadium as well. the current capacity ofjust over 36,500 will be increased to 53,000, making it the seventh largest club stadium in the country. largest club stadium in the country. owners 49ers enterprises — owners 49ers enterprises — american owners also — american owners also — say phased work to the north say phased work to the north and west stands will and west stands will minimise the loss of seats minimise the loss of seats during construction. during construction. manchester city midfieder manchester city midfieder rodri looks set to miss rodri looks set to miss the rest of the season. the rest of the season. he went down clutching he went down clutching his leg in that game his leg in that game with arsenal on sunday and it's with arsenal on sunday and it's understood — from reports in spain — understood — from reports in spain — he's an suffered a nasty he's an suffered a nasty acl injury in his knee. acl injury in his knee. manager pep guardiola has previously manager pep guardiola has previously called the player invaluable. called the player invaluable. there's been another injury there's been another injury setback for emma raducanu. setback for emma raducanu. she's been forced to she's been forced to pull out of this week's pull out of this week's china open in beijing. china open in beijing.

it's after she retired it's after she retired from her last match, from her last match, her quarterfinal at the korea open. her quarterfinal at the korea open. she revealed on social media she needs more time for ligaments in herfoot to heal. she hoped to finish the season with a series of events in asia but her schedule is now uncertain. and despite winning, snooker player mark allen wasn't happy with conditions at the british open calling them absolutely embarassing and said the table he was playing on should be burned.

there are plenty of amazing swimming teachers out there, butjust imagine getting a lesson from an olympic and commonwealth championjust back from winning gold in paris. well, that's exactly what happened for some lucky children, as duncan scott showed the next generation of swimmers in glasgow how to be safe in the water. scotland has three times the number of accidental drownings as catriona renton reports. scotland has three times the number of accidental drownin . s legs against the wall like that, head blowing bubbles.- head blowing bubbles. these nine-year-olds _ head blowing bubbles. these nine-year-olds have - head blowing bubbles. these nine-year-olds have been i head blowing bubbles. these i nine-year-olds have been getting nine—year—olds have been getting some special tips during the swimming lesson from an olympic gold medallist. , .. ., swimming lesson from an olympic gold medallist. , , medallist. duncan scott was helping romote medallist. duncan scott was helping promote the — medallist. duncan scott was helping promote the importance _ medallist. duncan scott was helping promote the importance of- medallist. duncan scott was helping i promote the importance of competence and confidence in the water. he teach _ and confidence in the water. he teach those how to go under the water_ teach those how to go under the water and — teach those how to go under the water and push off. how teach those how to go under the water and push off. how important is it to learn to — water and push off. how important is it to learn to swim? _ water and push off. how important is it to learn to swim? very _ water and push off. how important is it to learn to swim? very important. | it to learn to swim? very important. if ou are it to learn to swim? very important. if you are out _ it to learn to swim? very important. if you are out and _ it to learn to swim? very important. if you are out and about _ it to learn to swim? very important. if you are out and about and - it to learn to swim? very important. if you are out and about and you i it to learn to swim? very important. if you are out and about and you are j if you are out and about and you are going _ if you are out and about and you are going to _ if you are out and about and you are

going to the — if you are out and about and you are going to the beach, _ if you are out and about and you are going to the beach, and _ if you are out and about and you are going to the beach, and you - if you are out and about and you are going to the beach, and you are i going to the beach, and you are struggling — going to the beach, and you are struggling to _ going to the beach, and you are struggling to swim, _ going to the beach, and you are struggling to swim, if— going to the beach, and you are struggling to swim, if you - going to the beach, and you are struggling to swim, if you know| going to the beach, and you are i struggling to swim, if you know how to swim _ struggling to swim, if you know how to swim you — struggling to swim, if you know how to swim you want _ struggling to swim, if you know how to swim you want to _ struggling to swim, if you know how to swim you want to drown. - struggling to swim, if you know how to swim you want to drown. he i struggling to swim, if you know how to swim you want to drown.- to swim you want to drown. he has liven us to swim you want to drown. he has given us challenges. _ to swim you want to drown. he has given us challenges. and _ to swim you want to drown. he has given us challenges. and did i to swim you want to drown. he has given us challenges. and did you i to swim you want to drown. he has| given us challenges. and did you do them? _ given us challenges. and did you do them? ., , given us challenges. and did you do them? . , ._ given us challenges. and did you do them? . , i. them? yeah. did he say you were aood? them? yeah. did he say you were good? yeah- _ them? yeah. did he say you were good? yeah. you _ them? yeah. did he say you were good? yeah. you are _ them? yeah. did he say you were good? yeah. you are a _ them? yeah. did he say you were good? yeah. you are a brilliant i good? yeah. you are a brilliant swimmer, jamal. fantastic. should everybody learn to swim? yeah. there were 47 accidental drowning is in scotland last year, more than three times the rest of the right of the uk. the aim of the new swimming programme is to prioritise key water safety skills for all primary children. �* , safety skills for all primary children-— safety skills for all primary children. �*, . . children. it's so important, that water safety — children. it's so important, that water safety thing, _ children. it's so important, that water safety thing, that - children. it's so important, that water safety thing, that is i children. it's so important, that water safety thing, that is what| children. it's so important, that i water safety thing, that is what it is all about. that is the key thing. not everybody will grow up to be an olympic swimmer. at the actual aspect of learning a life skill is just crucial. it is a necessity for everyone. and then out with that as well you have got kids progressing and learning how to swim, enjoying

it, the social aspect are welcome at learning a new skill. i think the balance of that is great to see. the old aoes balance of that is great to see. the gold goes to _ balance of that is great to see. the gold goes to scotland. duncan i balance of that is great to see. the gold goes to scotland. duncan has| gold goes to scotland. duncan has won 68 medals — gold goes to scotland. duncan has won 68 medals in _ gold goes to scotland. duncan has won 68 medals in national - gold goes to scotland. duncan has won 68 medals in national and i won 68 medals in national and international competitions, including two olympic gold medals. he has competed in every commonwealth games since 2014 with another one coming back to glasgow in 2026. i another one coming back to glasgow in 2026. ., ., , another one coming back to glasgow in 2026. . ., , ., ., in 2026. i am really looking forward to the prospect _ in 2026. i am really looking forward to the prospect of _ in 2026. i am really looking forward to the prospect of another - in 2026. i am really looking forward to the prospect of another home i to the prospect of another home commonwealth games. i have kind been with that. but look, i think it will be a real positive, not only for people in scotland, but also the nation as a whole to get behind the athletes. but nation as a whole to get behind the athletes. �* , . ., athletes. but this generation find themselves _ athletes. but this generation find themselves swimming _ athletes. but this generation find themselves swimming against i athletes. but this generation find | themselves swimming against the tide. in the last year alone six council swimming pools have closed in scotland. paralympian toni shaw has been campaigning to keep those open. it has been campaigning to keep those 0 en. , ,., has been campaigning to keep those 0 en, , , ., has been campaigning to keep those oen, , j open. it is so sad when april closes. open. it is so sad when april closes- it — open. it is so sad when april closes. it could _ open. it is so sad when april closes. it could mean - open. it is so sad when april closes. it could mean a i open. it is so sad when april. closes. it could mean a whole open. it is so sad when april - closes. it could mean a whole area, a whole _ closes. it could mean a whole area, a whole generation of children,

missing — a whole generation of children, missing out and not being safe around — missing out and not being safe around water. i think trying to save as many— around water. i think trying to save as many pools as possible is so important _ as many pools as possible is so important-— as many pools as possible is so i important._ perhaps important. there you go. perhaps some of these _ important. there you go. perhaps some of these children _ important. there you go. perhaps some of these children will i important. there you go. perhaps some of these children will go i important. there you go. perhaps some of these children will go on | important. there you go. perhaps i some of these children will go on to achieve great success in swimming, but in this climate mastering the safety basics has to be the priority. catriona renton, bbc news. well done to duncan scott for providing the inspiration. we have all been getting that wet in the recent days, haven't we? will it continue? ., haven'twe? willitcontinue? ., . ., will it continue? not so much today. good morning- _ will it continue? not so much today. good morning. today _ will it continue? not so much today. good morning. today it _ will it continue? not so much today. good morning. today it is _ will it continue? not so much today. good morning. today it is going i will it continue? not so much today. good morning. today it is going to i good morning. today it is going to be drier than yesterday. mind you, that would not be particularly difficult. still some rain on the cards, but as we head into the middle of the week further rain and it will turn much colder by the time we get to friday. we have got the dregs of yesterday �*s rain yet to clear from the south—east. and new weather front bringing rain across scotland.

that will turn increasingly sherry as it sinks south. starting off lot of cloud, patchy light rain and drizzle. through the day the cloud will tend to break up, sunny skies will tend to break up, sunny skies will develop, the showers could turn heavy across fife and lothian, and they will continue sinking south into northern england. behind this rain wind is coming from the north. a much colder direction. we are starting to pull in colder air. across the board it will be a fresher day than yesterday. as we head on through the course of this evening and overnight, what we are looking at once again is some further showery rain pushing south. some clear skies, showers in across south—west england, moving towards central southern england, and then you see the next batch waiting in the wings. it could be close enough for a touch of frost in scotland and northern ireland. tomorrow a lot of dry weather to start. still showers

coming in on the wind in northern areas. heavy rain coming in falling on already saturated ground. temperatures tomorrow down a little bit on today. thank you. its now 16 years since the world was introduced to irish band the script, who instantly claimed number one with their self—titled debut album. now ahead of a giant world tour, the band have released their first album since 2019. let's take a listen to some of their hits and a track from the new album. # maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet # and you'll see me waiting for you on the corner of the street # so i'm not moving # i'm not moving...# # the world's going to know your name

# you burn with the brightest flame # and the world's going to know your name # and you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame.....# # i #ican # i can see... we are nowjoined by lead singer of the script, danny o'donoghue. morning. good morning. a little bit wea , morning. good morning. a little bit weary. you're _ morning. good morning. a little bit weary. you'rejust_ morning. good morning. a little bit weary, you're just telling _ morning. good morning. a little bit weary, you'rejust telling us. i morning. good morning. a little bit weary, you'rejust telling us. yeah, weary, you're “ust telling us. yeah, weary, you're “ust telling us. yeah, we “ust weary, you're “ust telling us. yeah, wejust got— weary, you'rejust telling us. yeah, we just got back — weary, you'rejust telling us. yeah, we just got back from _ weary, you'rejust telling us. yeah, we just got back from the - weary, you'rejust telling us. yeah, we just got back from the states. l weary, you'rejust telling us. yeah, i we just got back from the states. we have been supporting pink on her stadium tour. the reaction so far has been phenomenal. you stadium tour. the reaction so far has been phenomenal.— stadium tour. the reaction so far has been phenomenal. you are peak chat lo:

has been phenomenal. you are peak chat log -- — has been phenomenal. you are peak chat log -- iet _ has been phenomenal. you are peak chat log -- jet lag- _ has been phenomenal. you are peak chat log -- jet lag. how— has been phenomenal. you are peak chat log -- jet lag. how do - has been phenomenal. you are peak chat log -- jet lag. how do you - chat log -- 'et lag. how do you handle chat log -- jet lag. how do you handle that? _ chat log -- jet lag. how do you handle that? just _ chat log -- jet lag. how do you handle that? just go _ chat log -- jet lag. how do you handle that? just go with - chat log -- jet lag. how do you handle that? just go with the l chat log -- jet lag. how do you - handle that? just go with the flow, sleep when you are tired and eat when you're hungry. that sleep when you are tired and eat when you're hungry.— when you're hungry. that is a bit like us. when you're hungry. that is a bit like us- doing — when you're hungry. that is a bit like us. doing breakfast - when you're hungry. that is a bit. like us. doing breakfast television helps with the normality. we like us. doing breakfast television helps with the normality.- helps with the normality. we are away friday- _ helps with the normality. we are away friday. we _ helps with the normality. we are away friday. we head _ helps with the normality. we are away friday. we head back - helps with the normality. we are away friday. we head back to . helps with the normality. we are - away friday. we head back to america again, do another month, then come back again. then do our own arena tour. it back again. then do our own arena tour. , ., , ., tour. it is hardly worth coming back! 16 years _ tour. it is hardly worth coming back! 16 years since _ tour. it is hardly worth coming back! 16 years since your- tour. it is hardly worth coming back! 16 years since your last l tour. it is hardly worth coming - back! 16 years since your last burst into all our lives. you have been the soundtrack to everything since. can you believe it is 16 years? m0. can you believe it is 16 years? no, i auess it can you believe it is 16 years? no, i guess it is _ can you believe it is 16 years? no, i guess it is a _ can you believe it is 16 years? iifr, i guess it is a teenager can you believe it is 16 years? tho, i guess it is a teenager now, the script. who would have known all those years ago? we played in a tiny club called the sugar club and there were about 40, 50 people there. here were about 40, 50 people there. here we are 17 years later, played stadiums, supported the likes of u2 and paul mccartney. where did it all go wrong?! d0

and paul mccartney. where did it all auowron?! , go wrong?! do you sometimes paint ourself go wrong?! do you sometimes paint yourself about _ go wrong?! do you sometimes paint yourself about and _ go wrong?! do you sometimes paint yourself about and think, _ go wrong?! do you sometimes paint yourself about and think, from - go wrong?! do you sometimes paint| yourself about and think, from where we started to hear, and all the amazing stuff that has happened? yeah, for sure. amazing stuff that has happened? yeah, forsure. it amazing stuff that has happened? yeah, for sure. it is a rags to riches story. but then obviously last year was devastating. we lost my best friend and our guitarist in the band, mark. it took us a little while to come out from underneath that. i went down a bit of a hole last year, drinking and trying to get over the grief of losing my best mate. so i got back around christmas time. gave up drink, gave up alcohol, cigarettes, caffeine, i have no fun any more! but i feel healthy. i thought if you kick those emotions down the road it will come back to haunt you. coming into this year completely sober. besides what happened last year, this year has been really great, promising, and really optimistic. in been really great, promising, and really optimistic.— really optimistic. in terms of grieving. _ really optimistic. in terms of grieving. it _ really optimistic. in terms of grieving. it is _ really optimistic. in terms of grieving, it is not _ really optimistic. in terms of grieving, it is not that - really optimistic. in terms of grieving, it is not that long l really optimistic. in terms of -

grieving, it is not that long ago? yeah. you never really get rid of grief. you just learn to grow around it. ithink grief. you just learn to grow around it. i think creating satellites, the brand—new album, was very cathartic. it gave us something all to aim for, notjust personally, but the band as a whole. we put dates in the diary to say, we would like to have an album out on this date, let's work towards it. it galvanised everybody and helped us get through. we have lyrics every day, every hour. i am living the mantra of what the script was. what all of your emotions into something external and get it out of you because it is better outside than in. �* , ., you because it is better outside than in. �* , ., than in. and you give yourself a focus? yeah, _ than in. and you give yourself a focus? yeah, and _ than in. and you give yourself a focus? yeah, and you _ than in. and you give yourself a focus? yeah, and you need - than in. and you give yourself a l focus? yeah, and you need that. than in. and you give yourself a i focus? yeah, and you need that. if ou are focus? yeah, and you need that. if you are in — focus? yeah, and you need that. if you are in stormy _ focus? yeah, and you need that. if you are in stormy seas _ focus? yeah, and you need that. if you are in stormy seas you - focus? yeah, and you need that. if you are in stormy seas you need i focus? yeah, and you need that. if- you are in stormy seas you need some land to point towards. it is in real time. some days are better than others. like i said, i have come on a show like this and i see pictures, get shown them all the time, so it

is both heartbreaking but a great testament, because a lot of people remember him in amazing ways, and he touched so many people's lives around the world. it’s touched so many people's lives around the world. it's beautiful. what is it like — around the world. it's beautiful. what is it like being _ around the world. it's beautiful. what is it like being back- around the world. it's beautiful. what is it like being back on - around the world. it's beautiful. i what is it like being back on stage and not having him there?- and not having him there? that's alwa s a and not having him there? that's always a really — and not having him there? that's always a really tough _ and not having him there? that's always a really tough one - and not having him there? that's always a really tough one to - and not having him there? that's always a really tough one to turn | always a really tough one to turn around because peripherally he is always there. we wanted to change the vibe, the three piece was quite iconic. we never wanted to replace him because he is irreplaceable. what we wanted to do was have a different chapter. we ended up going with a four piece. optically it changes it. i think it leaves the past in the past. but also, like i said, we are very optimistic about the future. the tour went on sale. we were thinking, is going to be an appetite after what went on to the tour is sold out. that is why i am on here trying to plug something? !

due to all the demand we have summer dates. tickets go on sale on saturday morning. we are enjoying one of the most successful parts of our career. such a shame he's not here to see it but i know he is looking down and he is happy. he is still such a part _ looking down and he is happy. he is still such a part of _ looking down and he is happy. he is still such a part of that _ looking down and he is happy. he is still such a part of that catalogue, your musical legacy, and he has such a part of this album, you can feel his influence?— a part of this album, you can feel his influence? ' i: :: , . ., his influence? 10096. we dedicate of the his influence? 100%. we dedicate of the album to — his influence? 100%. we dedicate of the album to him. _ his influence? 100%. we dedicate of the album to him. evenly _ his influence? 100%. we dedicate of the album to him. evenly front - his influence? 100%. we dedicate ofl the album to him. evenly front cover of the album there is a fourth figure, the three members of the band and a fourth, the angel on the shoulder. he was i was the one pushing me on to write a lyric or come up with a better melody. he was in my head the whole process of writing the album, saying it is not good enough, get back in there. like i said, at the end of the day, without him this would not have been, there wouldn't have been the script. he was always be a part of us. ., . y .,

script. he was always be a part of us. how are you feeling now? obviously _ us. how are you feeling now? obviously healthier? - us. how are you feeling now? i obviously healthier? healthier, eah. i obviously healthier? healthier, yeah- i like _ obviously healthier? healthier, yeah. i like being _ obviously healthier? healthier, yeah. i like being busy. - obviously healthier? healthier, yeah. i like being busy. i- yeah. i like being busy. i appreciate you asking. i'm doing this publicly. to grieve is one thing. i'm quite a private person. but because of the nature of what it is i am doing it publicly. different days you feel differently. lode is i am doing it publicly. different days you feel differently. we really a- reciate days you feel differently. we really appreciate you _ days you feel differently. we really appreciate you coming _ days you feel differently. we really appreciate you coming in _ days you feel differently. we really appreciate you coming in are - days you feel differently. we really l appreciate you coming in are talking so openly this morning. no worries. good luck with it all. satellites is out now and tickets for the new tour will be available from saturday. not all completely sold out. tickets are available? _ not all completely sold out. tickets are available? we _ not all completely sold out. tickets are available? we sold _ not all completely sold out. tickets are available? we sold out - not all completely sold out. tickets are available? we sold out the - not all completely sold out. tickets l are available? we sold out the arena tour and had to put on these extra days. there are definitely tickets available for these days. saturday morning, ten o'clock, get by your computer. no dynamic pricing. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm nicky ford. a father whose son was murdered by a teenager with a zombie style knife has welcomed new laws to ban the weapons. from today, it's illegal to own, make, transport or sell zombie—style knives and machetes. malcolm mide—madariola was stabbed outside clapham south station in 2018. his father says the culture around carrying weapons also needs to be tackled. what has deteriorated to that level that a teenager will think of taking such knives? and walking on the street with it as well. afc wimbledon�*s match versus newcastle in the league cup, which was planned for today, has been called off due to flooding. the stadium at plough lane was affected when the nearby river wandle flooded, with the pitch looking like more

like bunkers in a golf course. the tie will now take place at newcastle's ground on october the 1st. let's take a look at the tubes. there are minor delays on the district. severe delays on the elizabeth lines. today's weather... it will be mainly dry with sunny spells and some cloud around. a small chance of a shower drifting in from the north west. a top temperature of 17c. that's it from me. i'll be back in half an hour — plenty more on our website and on bbc radio london. now back to sally and jon. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. fears of a full—blown conflict in the middle east after the deadliest day between israel and hezbollah in almost 20 years, and thousands

flee from southern lebanon. sir keir starmer prepares to deliver his first labour party conference speech as prime minister with a warning of short—term pain for long—term gain. the clean—up is under way in parts of england hit by flash flooding — this the main road between bedford and milton keynes — not a river! some places saw more than a month's worth of rain in 24 hours enough is enough. calls for a full public inquiry into the fall of the funeral firm safe hands, which collapsed owing tens of millions to its customers. two years on, could this be fresh hope? we hear your stories. all aboard the love boat — we'll chat to the strangers who made the most out of being stuck on a cruise liner. four months stranded in belfast and now they're engaged we have rain to clear the far

south—east of england and when it does many looking at brighter skies with showers. we also have rain moving southwards across scotland. all the details shortly. it's tuesday the 24th september. thousands of people in southern lebanon have been fleeing their homes after israeli air strikes killed almost 500 people in the deadliest day of cross—border conflict with hezbollah in 20 years. world powers have urged restraint on both sides, amid fears of an all—out war across the region. hezbollah is backed by iran and has been designated a terrorist organisation by the uk and other western countries. the israeli military says it hit around 1600 hezbollah targets, but lebanese authorities say most of the sites were residential, as aruna 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. on 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 it's 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. overnight, 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. i've been briefed on the latest developments in israel and in lebanon. my team is in constant contact with their counterparts and we're working to deescalate in a way that allows people to return to their homes safely. 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. in a moment, we'll speak to our middle east correspondent injerusalem, yolande knell, but first let's go to beirut and join hugo bachega. good morning. we know thousands have tried to leave southern lebanon trying to get to safety.-

trying to get to safety. yes, all niuht trying to get to safety. yes, all night people — trying to get to safety. yes, all night people were _ trying to get to safety. yes, all night people were trying - trying to get to safety. yes, all night people were trying to - trying to get to safety. yes, all. night people were trying to reach beirut, leaving towns and villages in the south. we met families carrying only a a few bags with some belongings and they described the intensity of air strikes. the deadliest day in lebanon since at least 2006, when israel and hezbollah fought a war for the last time. a government minister in lebanon described the israeli attacks as israeli atrocities. the government saying most of the places that have been hit were residential sites, even though the is —— the israeli military saying those houses will be used by hezbollah and it is using the civilian population as human shields. what happens next? hezbollah is defiant, saying the attacks will continue unless there is a ceasefire in gaza. the israeli

authorities saying this is the beginning of the campaign against hezbollah. there is speculation it could include a ground invasion of southern lebanon to create a buffer zone and push hezbollah away from the border. tens of thousands of people in southern lebanon have been displaced because of this violence. the fear here is that many will never be able to go back home. middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. yolande, how far reaching have these attacks been? israel's military carried out hundreds of attacks saying it was hitting targets associated with hezbollah in southern lebanon but also in the east of the country in the back are valley, both areas seen as hezbollah strongholds. it was the first time we had gaza style warning is given out telling civilians to

leave and creating this mass exodus of people. the israeli prime minister, who came out telling the lebanese they should take these warnings seriously. he talked about restoring what he called the security balance in the north of israel, this is where tens of thousands of israelis have been displaced by cross—border fighting between israeli forces and hezbollah that has gone on, hezbollah firing the first barrage on the 8th of october in support of hamas in gaza. this was said to be by the israeli defence minister a significant peak in israel's operation. it is not saying how long it is expected to go on for. we see rocket fire from hezbollah in the past few hours in the north of israel. dozens more israeli strikes overnight. but a lower intensity. it is not clear if it will lead to ground invasion.

when it comes to israel's perspective, that would be more costly than the aerial bombardment we are seeing. thanks. now more of the news and a big day for the prime minister. in his first labour conference speech as prime minister, sir keir starmer will say there is light at the end of the tunnel in the form of faster economic growth and falling nhs waiting lists. but he'll warn there are no easy answers. chief political corerspondent henry zeffman is in liverpool. what will he say? it is a big moment for the prime minister. it has been a long time since the labour conference of activists and trade unionists and other labour supporters has seen a party leader address them as prime minister. 5474 days since that happened. expect jubilation from keir starmer and the

hall, expect him to thank the rank—and—file for going out during the election knocking on doors. which was less than three months ago. what you will here also is quite similar to what you heard from rachel reeves yesterday. an attempt to rebalance some of the doom and gloom you have heard from the new government. they believe there are tough choices to come in the words of keir starmer in the speech, a shared struggle for the british people. he will say as a result of getting through that struggle and making tough choices, there is light at the end of the tunnel and he said that light is a country that gives an equal voice to everyone. i think we will get policy today. a reaffirmation of the commitment to reduce net migration and instead to skill the workforce here through flexible apprenticeships, increased investment in public services and a reduction in fraud in the welfare

system. but today is about positioning, reassuring some of those activists who are frustrated by the decision on winter fuel. also trying to give the public more of a sense of what he is about and if he can achieve that, the prime minister will consider it a job well done. we will consider it a 'ob well done. we will consider it a 'ob well done. we will out will consider it a job well done. we will out later. a 40—year—old woman and an eight—year—old girl have been found dead at a house in greater manchester. emergency services were called to south radford street in salford yesterday following reports of concerns for the welfare of the residents of a property. police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation. the number of illegally modified electric bikes confiscated by uk police forces rose significantly, in the 12 months to august. 27 of 46 forces responded to a freedom of information request by the press association. it revealed that more than 900 illegal e—bikes were seized compared with around 500 in the previous year.

official figures released this morning are expected to show that the number of planning approvals for new housing developments in england reached a record low in the second quarter of 2024. the data highlights the scale of the challenge facing the government in meeting its targets for building new homes. 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. our reporter nicky schiller is in bedford. where you are is a stark example of the rainfall we have seen. absolutely. this has been dubbed bedford's new river or water feature but it is the main road, the a421 between bedford and milton keynes. it is submerged completely under

water and has been like that the past two days. the water level has not gone down since i was here yesterday. in the last couple of hours big tankers have turned up. national highways say the tankers will try pumping the water out and the reason they have to do it with tankers is the fact the local pumping station was itself flooded. you may have seen pictures of a car submerged in the water yesterday. quite dramatic pictures. highways agency saying there are three vehicles submerged in this water, which at points is over two metres deep. it will take time to do this and there is no estimate on when the road opens because when the water has gone, they have to check the road surface. rail services are suspended between milton keynes and bedford and national rail saying it is unsafe for workers to see the damage. right now there are 32 flood

warnings in force across parts of england, particularly concerning is one nearby at st neots where they are worried the ouse might burst its banks. a lot of people keeping an eye on river levels and hoping they are not flooded like other people, including here over the past couple of days. i imagine a lot of people will want to know what the weather is like. here's carol. there is more rain wednesday into thursday but today, some cloud to start. you can see from the picture. and we have rain. this is the dregs of yesterday's pulling away to the north sea. another cold weather front introducing rain in northern scotland. it will sink southwards through the day, turning to showers but we could see heavy bursts in

lothian and fife. that will get into northern england eventually. northern ireland, rest of england and wales, bright spells, may be sunny spells, and showers. a northerly wind bringing cooler air across northern scotland. wherever you are it will feel fresher. through the rest of the afternoon and overnight, the weatherfront moves south. there will be clear skies. we will have showers from the south—west pushing toward central and southern england ahead of the next band of rain. where we have clear skies in the sheltered glens of scotland and rural northern ireland, temperatures could be below freezing so here looking at frost. a cooler night. tomorrow, with clear skies we start with sunshine. in the northerly wind, where you are exposed, showers coming in. strengthening winds and heavy rain

across wales and south—west england heading towards central and southern england and on thursday it will push further north. when the prepaid funeral plan company safe hands collapsed a couple of years ago, thousands of people lost their money. there are now calls for a public inquiry into what happened. nina's looking at this for us. it is really distressing for two reasons. these are people who want to get ahead, a difficult time, make sure loved ones do not have to pay, also some people have been in touch and even if the inquiry goes ahead, it is too late for them. safe hands — and to be clear its full name is safe hands plans limited, as there are others with similar names — was a funeral plan provider. the idea was pay instalments now, to cover the cost of your funeral when the time comes. but things went very wrong. safe hands collapsed in 2022.

at that time, it had around 46,000 customers who were told their funeral plans may no longer be honoured and refunds wouldn't be immediate. each of them had paid in a few thousand pounds and, collectively, they're still owed £70.6 million. administrators have warned the money returned could be as little as £8 million. that would meanjust iip back for every £1 put in, leaving a huge shortfall. two and a half years on, that money is nowhere to be seen. to add to the victims' frustration, when safe hands collapsed, the funeral plan market wasn't regulated like it is today. the financial conduct authority told us it had limited powers to intervene at the time. one campaign group — fair finance — is now calling for a full inquiry into what happened, saying that more could have been done sooner and refunds should be made as quickly as possible.

natasha turney reports. the prepaid funeral plan service safe hands has collapsed. - safe hands has fallen into administration. a fraud inquiry has been launched into the funeral firm. safe hands plans. news headlines from 2022 directly affecting tens of thousands of people who learn the company they paid to make arrangements for their funerals had collapsed. two and a half years on, none of the money they paid in has been returned and there's been no explanation as to what went wrong. we thought we were settled with the plans we'd put in place. our main concern was for each other, how each other would cope. it was quite devastating. margaret and david fee, from leicestershire, spent around £5,500 with safe hands, wanting peace of mind that their funeral arrangements were taken care of. a fresh plan has cost another £4,000. i mean, we're not getting into debt, but there's nothing left. it gets you inside through worry. that doesn't help your health.

all these things add up eventually. and well, sometimes you think, well, is it worth carrying on? hey. but you've got to. for gill, the loss of her husband paul in 2012 made planning her own funeral a priority. the cost of making arrangements for her late husband's sudden death almost cost her the family home. i got a loan out and stopped paying the mortgage because i couldn't afford it. just over a year after he died, i managed to sell the house — just in time before it was repossessed. the grandmother from grantham says the money she invested with safe hands was all she had and can't afford another funeral plan. you're just lost, aren't you? the money's gone. i've pretty much written it off in my head. the consumer campaign group fairer finance has raised the plight of safe hands customers like gill, david and margaret with the government. it says there needs to be a public inquiry into the collapse.

there was so much preventable harm here. we gave the treasury and the fca warning about safe hands in 2017. it didn't go bust until 2022. there was five years in the middle where things could have been done. you know, we think that we can build some momentum to get a proper inquiry here and, for the very least, we need to unpick this and ensure that this never happens again. we tried contacting the company's former owners — richard philip wells and malcolm david milson. neither of them have responded to our questions. in october, the serious fraud office opened an investigation. the case is ongoing and no arrests have been made. natasha turney reporting. the government told us that it has now protected 1.6 million customers by making it illegal to sell pre—paid funeral plans without authorisation from the financial regulator. is ongoing so it can't comment

further at the moment. which leaves many of you in limbo. but for others it's too late. thank you for your emails and messages sharon said my mother—in—law passed away at the end of last year and had paid out right for her funeral. away at the end of last year and had paid out right for herfuneral. we did not know safe hands went into administration and my partner had to sell a rink to pay for the funeral belonging to his grandad. another said having a range of illnesses and long—term sake i thought i would be covered. as a single person on benefits i have no hope of saving or paying and i don't trust anyone. allison said my mum and dad set up one of these funeral plans. my dad died in november. we had to help my mum pay for the funeral and it was all through that time and the grief of losing my dad. i am disgusted.

please keep the stories coming in it must be heartbreaking. we will stay with it and if the public inquiry goes ahead we will revisit some of these upsetting stories but for many it has come too late. a cruise ship that was meant to take hundreds of passengers on a round—the—world trip only to break down in belfast for nearly four months will finally set sail this week. hurray. passengers have paid as much as £27,000 a month for a three—and—a—half year voyage on the villa vie odyssey, which will visit 425 destinations across 147 countries. it was due to set sail from belfast on the 30th of may but has been

plagued with mechanical issues, themselves over the summer. meaning passengers have had to entertain themselves over the summer. the ship has now been given the all—clear to embark, with hopes the liner will be under way as soon as tomorrow, according to the managing director. which is good news for all passengers on board. but better news for a happy couple. angie harsanyi and gian perroni, who met onboard and are now planning a very special celebration. we can speak to them now. i know the news. congratulations. tell viewers what happened. goad tell viewers what happened. good mornin: , tell viewers what happened. good morning. it _ tell viewers what happened. good morning. it is _ tell viewers what happened. good morning, it is nice _ tell viewers what happened. good morning, it is nice to _ tell viewers what happened. good morning, it is nice to talk - tell viewers what happened. good morning, it is nice to talk to - tell viewers what happened. good morning, it is nice to talk to you guys _ morning, it is nice to talk to you cu s. g , . , morning, it is nice to talk to you .u s. j , . , ., , morning, it is nice to talk to you us. , . , morning, it is nice to talk to you guys. just recently, i was asked to mar mr guys. just recently, i was asked to marry mr baroni. _ guys. just recently, i was asked to marry mr baroni. we _ guys. just recently, i was asked to marry mr baroni. we are - guys. just recently, i was asked to marry mr baroni. we are officially|

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cruise starts? we are here until thursday- _ cruise starts? we are here until thursday- we — cruise starts? we are here until thursday. we spent _ cruise starts? we are here until thursday. we spent a _ cruise starts? we are here until thursday. we spent a day - cruise starts? we are here until thursday. we spent a day in - cruise starts? we are here until- thursday. we spent a day in london and a _ thursday. we spent a day in london and a couple — thursday. we spent a day in london and a couple of days in lisbon before — and a couple of days in lisbon before we _ and a couple of days in lisbon before we get on board. it is all part of— before we get on board. it is all part of the _ before we get on board. it is all part of the adventure.— part of the adventure. what an adventure _ part of the adventure. what an adventure you _ part of the adventure. what an adventure you have _ part of the adventure. what an adventure you have a - part of the adventure. what an adventure you have a head. i adventure you have a head. congratulations. a lovely story, well done. that is brilliant. my favourite story today. was that a tear? it story today. was that a tear? ., , , , was that a tear? it was silly. -- it was an hei. _ was that a tear? it was silly. -- it was an hei, silly. _ morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with michelle and gethin. coming up, the uk's housing crisis is at boiling point, today consumer champ matt allwright tells us why a new government bill could help protect tenants' rights. around 11 million renters in england are facing skyrocketing costs, plus a new report suggests there could soon be a sharp increase in no—fault evictions. i explain why a tenancy should be a partnership between the landlord and rent and how to protect yourself.

plus, from today it's illegal to own zombie—style knives in england and wales, we look back at the devastating impact these weapons can have. it's irreversible. josh isn't coming home, that's how final it is with knife crime and a fatal stabbing. it is heartbreaking and film. and, as nhs waiting lists continue to grow, we hearfrom the people travelling abroad for hip and knee replacements and find out about the little known funding that could apply to you. with temperatures dropping, chef briony may williams serves up three simple and delicious slow cooker recipes to help you beat rising energy bills. and he's the king of alternative comedy. ben elton will tell us why he's been getting a telling off from his wife about his latest tour. see you at 9:30. that sounds interesting. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm nicky ford. a father whose son was murdered by a teenager with a zombie—style knife, has welcomed new laws to ban the weapons. from today it's illegal to own, make, transport or sell zombie—style knives and machetes. malcolm mide—madariola was stabbed outside clapham south station in 2018. his father says the culture around carrying weapons also needs to be tackled. what has deteriorated to that level that a teenager will think of taking such knives? and walking on the street with it as well. a woman who has raised money for life saving kits at every ice hockey club in the country has been nominated for a bbc london make a difference award. erin rose from romford raised more than £18,000 for so—called bleed kits after a player lost his life on the ice in october last year. erin has sent out 180 kits so far, including to junior clubs

and blind hockey uk. you know what, when i found out i'd been nominated for a bbc make a difference award, i was absolutely blown away. never in my wildest dreams did we ever think anything like this would ever happen. so to those people that nominated us, thank you. afc wimbledon s match against newcastle in the league cup, which was planned for today, has been called off due to flooding. the stadium at plough lane was affected when the nearby river wandle flooded, with the pitch looking like more like bunkers in a golf course. the tie will now take place at newcastle's ground on october the 1st. and if you're passing by the river thames you might spot a new floating tourist attraction which opens to the public today. tower bridge was raised yesterday to allow the spanish warship entry into london. it will be docked in east london until the 6th of october and open to visitors who can discover what life was like aboard a 17th century ship.

let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the district and elizabeth lines this morning. now onto the weather with gemma. good morning. it is set to be largely dry for many of us as we go through the day today. there will be a lot of cloud. that will hang around for most of the day. there is quite a lot of cloud out there this morning. it will linger through most of the day. a few showers. for most it should be a dry day. by the end of the day we might start to see the cloud break to give us bright or sunny spells. highs of 15 or 16 degrees. this evening and overnight there will be some showers around. on the whole there will be a lot of dry weather. clear spells at times. lows of around eight or nine degrees in some spots. as we go through into tomorrow, there will be a lot of dry weather as we go through the morning with some sunny spells. cloud will thicken through the afternoon,

and there is the potential for outbreaks of rain as we go towards the end of the day. by the end of the week it will turn cooler. that's it from me. i'll be back after nine o'clock. plenty more on our website and on bbc radio london which is on air now. now back to sally and jon. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. they were first banned eight years ago, but now a new, ?broader definition designed to outlaw more so—called zombie knives and other bladed weapons, comes into force across england and wales from today. the new home office rules means the ban now extends to knives featuring a sharpened blade longer than eight inches — that s about 20 centimetres — but also knives with a serrated cutting edge, those featuring more than one hole, two sharp points, and those which have spikes on them. the ban follows a four—week knife amnesty which saw individuals able to claim £10 compensation

for each weapon surrendered, provided they met the minimum requirement of surrendering three. those who believed their weapons had a higher value were able to submit a separate claim with evidence, such as a receipt, to apply for a higher payout. two years ago, 18—year—old owen dunn from swindon died from a single stab wound. two teenagers were convicted of his murder. since his death those who knew owen have been raising awareness around knife crime, launching their own campaign group owen's world. we'rejoined now byjo davies, a family friend and founder of the group, alongside owen's nan, trisha aldred. good morning to both of you. thank you so much for coming in. i know you so much for coming in. i know you feel so strongly about this, tricia. just tell us about owen? filth.

tricia. just tell us about owen? oh, god, tricia. just tell us about owen? oh, god. 0wen — tricia. just tell us about owen? oh, god. 0wen iust _ tricia. just tell us about owen? on, god, owenjust radiated. he was a god, owen just radiated. he was a lovely boy. he would melt your heart. he would do anybody —— or anything for anybody as long as he got a couple of quid out of it. mas got a couple of quid out of it. was he a cheeky _ got a couple of quid out of it. was he a cheeky chappie? oh, - got a couple of quid out of it. was he a cheeky chappie? oh, yes. . got a couple of quid out of it. was he a cheeky chappie? oh, yes. i. got a couple of quid out of it. was i he a cheeky chappie? oh, yes. i am sure he used _ he a cheeky chappie? oh, yes. i am sure he used to _ he a cheeky chappie? oh, yes. i am sure he used to be _ he a cheeky chappie? oh, yes. i am sure he used to be -- _ he a cheeky chappie? oh, yes. i am sure he used to be -- follow - he a cheeky chappie? oh, yes. i am sure he used to be -- follow me - he a cheeky chappie? oh, yes. i am sure he used to be -- follow me to | sure he used to be —— follow me to the shops. i said to him once, if i give you a tenner when you leave me alone for ten days? he said, really? look at him. wouldn't harm a person. his friend used to go to him to tell him their woes. he was like a mini dad. ., �* , ., , dad. you can't believe you are using the ast dad. you can't believe you are using the past tense _ dad. you can't believe you are using the past tense now— dad. you can't believe you are using the past tense now to _ dad. you can't believe you are using the past tense now to talk _ dad. you can't believe you are using the past tense now to talk about - the past tense now to talk about him. he was this, he was that. you lost him in — him. he was this, he was that. you lost him in a _ him. he was this, he was that. you lost him in a knife _ him. he was this, he was that. tj’frl. lost him in a knife attack. absolutely. i couldn't believe it. i

can still imagine that day. christmas songs we had just started, a bit early in december. they were going to watch the football down the local pub. it was the 4th of december. and we knew something wasn't right because we could hear helicopters and things, and his girlfriend kept ringing zoe and putting the phone down. so they went out and investigated. there was a white tent. she found me and she said, ma'am, he is dead. ithought, who? i had to run to my brothers two doors away. when i told my brother he could not believe it. just unbelievable. you don't expect an 18—year—old boy to go out at quarter past one, sunday lunchtime, to end

“p past one, sunday lunchtime, to end up dead. in quite a nice respectable area, you know. and it was a knife attack? yeah, yeah, i'm afraid so. how aware wayyou of knives and the danger of knives before this? l danger of knives before this? i thought you couldn't sell danger of knives before this? l thought you couldn't sell them to 18—year—olds, because i used to work in a retail store. we were always told them anybody under 18, now. you would get into trouble. i never even saw a zombie knife. the only knife apart from cooking knives that i had anything to do with was a penknife. years ago, my dad used to peel his apple with his penknife. nothing, you know. i saw a picture won in court and i thought, oh, you know. i saw a picture won in courtand i thought, oh, my you know. i saw a picture won in court and i thought, oh, my god. was massive. . .. court and i thought, oh, my god. was massive. ., ~ ., ,

massive. talk about being in court, what did you _ massive. talk about being in court, what did you discover _ massive. talk about being in court, what did you discover about - massive. talk about being in court, what did you discover about what . what did you discover about what happened that day?— happened that day? basically everything. _ happened that day? basically everything, from _ happened that day? basically everything, from the - happened that day? basically everything, from the other. happened that day? basically i everything, from the other boy happened that day? basically - everything, from the other boy pass movements. it was from where they lived, the other side of swindon. cycling, stopping, they saw some young lad at a cashpoint. then they said, that is not the neti, i never even knew what that word meant. we watched everything, their movements. right up to the time they stabbed owen, literally, didn't we? i'mjust checking i didn't get it wrong. but yeah, myself and my daughter went every day to the court. it was awful. heartbreaking. we had to control our grief. they didn't want to upset the 15th year old. which, i don't think you would have got upset

by crying. he was staring at us. obviously we did not want to face contact with him. so we learned actually to cry in silence. and you shake, you know.— actually to cry in silence. and you shake, you know. yeah, very sad. you have learned — shake, you know. yeah, very sad. you have learned to _ shake, you know. yeah, very sad. you have learned to cry _ shake, you know. yeah, very sad. you have learned to cry in _ shake, you know. yeah, very sad. you have learned to cry in silence. - shake, you know. yeah, very sad. you have learned to cry in silence. a - have learned to cry in silence. a lot of people will feel so much sympathy for you this morning watching, and the family. what else have you learned as a family about knives that you want people to know? basically now, because these large knives are banned, if they are caught with them, because i don't think a lot of the youth of today are going to take a lot of notice. i mean, look at them. they are just, you know but i know we say parents should check their children. parents should check their children. parents should take some responsibility. but

then i will also say they could hide them. so the parents could check them. so the parents could check them and the could be hid somewhere. i am the mother of three daughters. i am the mother of three daughters. i knew what my daughters were like, not with knives or anything. if they wanted to hide something, they could. . ., wanted to hide something, they could. , ., ,, . , wanted to hide something, they could. . , . could. joe, you are very much involved _ could. joe, you are very much involved now _ could. joe, you are very much involved now because - could. joe, you are very much involved now because you - could. joe, you are very much| involved now because you said could. joe, you are very much - involved now because you said up something called owen's world. what is that? it something called owen's world. what is that? , something called owen's world. what isthat? , , ., ., , ., something called owen's world. what isthat? ,, ., ., ., is that? it is predominately to go into schools _ is that? it is predominately to go into schools and _ is that? it is predominately to go into schools and teach _ is that? it is predominately to go into schools and teach kids - is that? it is predominately to go into schools and teach kids the l into schools and teach kids the consequences of picking up a knife. teaching _ consequences of picking up a knife. teaching the parents what to look for. teaching the parents what to look for~ if _ teaching the parents what to look for~ iftheir— teaching the parents what to look for. if their child is being groomed, exploited. we do the first aid as— groomed, exploited. we do the first aid as welt — groomed, exploited. we do the first aid as well. we have got the bleed kits around — aid as well. we have got the bleed kits around swindon, so we teach what _ kits around swindon, so we teach what to _ kits around swindon, so we teach what to do — kits around swindon, so we teach what to do if you were to come across — what to do if you were to come across somebody with a major bleed, 'ust across somebody with a major bleed, just to _ across somebody with a major bleed, just to save _ across somebody with a major bleed, just to save their life. obviously with owen, it would not have made

any difference. but if we can save 'ust any difference. but if we can save just one _ any difference. but if we can save just one person, then we have succeeded. it just one person, then we have succeeded-— just one person, then we have succeeded. , ~ ., succeeded. it sounds like you are doinu an succeeded. it sounds like you are doing an amazing _ succeeded. it sounds like you are doing an amazing job _ succeeded. it sounds like you are doing an amazing job in - succeeded. it sounds like you are doing an amazing job in swindon. telling mums and dads what they should be aware of. there would be mums and dads watching now saying, what do we all need to be aware of us parents after what you have been through? just us parents after what you have been throuuh? , ., us parents after what you have been throuh?i , ., , , through? just look for shifty behaviour. _ through? just look for shifty behaviour. coming - through? just look for shifty behaviour. coming home . through? just look for shifty i behaviour. coming home with expensive trainers, have they got friends _ expensive trainers, have they got friends that i knew that you don't know? _ friends that i knew that you don't know? are — friends that i knew that you don't know? are they going missing? don't be afraid _ know? are they going missing? don't be afraid to _ know? are they going missing? don't be afraid to check their bedrooms, check_ be afraid to check their bedrooms, check their— be afraid to check their bedrooms, check their bags, they're your children _ check their bags, they're your children. you should be knowing what they are _ children. you should be knowing what they are doing and who they are with _ they are doing and who they are with ask— they are doing and who they are with. ask more questions? yeah, he with. ask more questions? yeah, be open _ with. ask more questions? yeah, be open and _ with. ask more questions? yeah, be open and honest with them and get involved _ open and honest with them and get involved. let them know they can come _ involved. let them know they can come to— involved. let them know they can come to you if they need to. we have heard with the _ come to you if they need to. we have heard with the knife _ come to you if they need to. we have heard with the knife amnesty - come to you if they need to. we have heard with the knife amnesty our - heard with the knife amnesty our correspondent yesterday was telling us having spoken to mainly young

boys who had handed in knives, there was a sense that they were afraid to be on the streets they are doing the wrong thing carrying these knives, but there is a sense of fear, particularly among young boys. they say they are for self protection. what would you say to that? the trouble is they _ what would you say to that? tue trouble is they are what would you say to that? tte trouble is they are doing what would you say to that? he trouble is they are doing it because they are frightened of it. a lot of they are frightened of it. a lot of the time they are the ones carrying it who are going to be attacked, i'm afraid to say. i don't know. the law has got to change, 100%. i mean, we have been saying this since the court case. nothing is changing. you have since discovered that owen had also carried a knife sometimes. he hadn't used it. do you think he was afraid for his own safety? yes. afraid for his own safety? yes, because it _ afraid for his own safety? yes, because it was _ afraid for his own safety? yes, because it was on _ afraid for his own safety? yes, because it was on the - afraid for his own safety? 1a: because it was on the wednesday before he got a kind of attacked in jd before he got a kind of attacked in jd sports. it is ongoing. but it

doesn't seem to be going anywhere. but yeah, they said, owen 's words were, they are to murder me. you feel he was _ were, they are to murder me. you feel he was carrying _ were, they are to murder me. you feel he was carrying a knife or his own protection? filth. feel he was carrying a knife or his own protection?— feel he was carrying a knife or his own protection? oh, gosh, yeah. i don't know— own protection? oh, gosh, yeah. i don't know how _ own protection? oh, gosh, yeah. i don't know how anybody _ own protection? oh, gosh, yeah. i don't know how anybody could - own protection? oh, gosh, yeah. i don't know how anybody could get| own protection? oh, gosh, yeah. i. don't know how anybody could get on a bike with one of those. but yeah, he was frightened for his life, i truly believe. i don't think that particular day he thought anything was going to happen to him. he was just going to see his girlfriend. he was doing wheelies on his bicycle. down _ was doing wheelies on his bicycle. down the — was doing wheelies on his bicycle. down the bus lane but the wrong way. that was owen. but like i say, we actually admitted that owen carried one. i will say it was because of the incident on the wednesday. he

was murdered on the sunday. in my heart of hearts i believe that is why he had it. he definitely did not haveitin why he had it. he definitely did not have it in the house. share why he had it. he definitely did not have it in the house.— have it in the house. are you satisfied. — have it in the house. are you satisfied, are _ have it in the house. are you satisfied, are you _ have it in the house. are you satisfied, are you optimistic| have it in the house. are you - satisfied, are you optimistic now with this band coming in? we talked about the amnesty. i'll be getting a grip of this? t about the amnesty. i'll be getting a grip of this?— grip of this? i think it is 'ust a dent, grip of this? i think it is 'ust a dent. reauy. fl grip of this? i think it is 'ust a dent, really. kidsfi grip of this? i think it is 'ust a dent, really. kids can h grip of this? i think it isjust a dent, really. kids can quite i grip of this? i think it isjust a - dent, really. kids can quite easily io dent, really. kids can quite easily go into— dent, really. kids can quite easily go into their kitchen drawer at home, — go into their kitchen drawer at home, pulled a knife out. not only that, _ home, pulled a knife out. not only that, but— home, pulled a knife out. not only that, but where are they buying them? — that, but where are they buying them? they need to look at that. get hold of— them? they need to look at that. get hold of the _ them? they need to look at that. get hold of the black market and find out where — hold of the black market and find out where they're coming from. look at that _ out where they're coming from. look at that kids— out where they're coming from. look at that. kids are going to get smarter~ _ at that. kids are going to get smarter. they will try harder not to -et smarter. they will try harder not to get caught— smarter. they will try harder not to get caught with them because they know they will face a sentence potentially. so yeah, they need to look at _ potentially. so yeah, they need to look at the — potentially. so yeah, they need to look at the bigger picture. and do more, _ look at the bigger picture. and do more. like — look at the bigger picture. and do more, like a prison sentences and stuff— more, like a prison sentences and stuff like — more, like a prison sentences and

stuff like that. i think it is literativ— stuff like that. i think it is literally a drop in the ocean what is happening today.— literally a drop in the ocean what is happening today. thank you both so much. thank— is happening today. thank you both so much. thank you _ is happening today. thank you both so much. thank you for _ is happening today. thank you both so much. thank you for having - is happening today. thank you both so much. thank you for having us. | is happening today. thank you both i so much. thank you for having us. we will keep in — so much. thank you for having us. we will keep in touch. _ so much. thank you for having us. we will keep in touch. lovely. _ will keep in touch. lovely. appreciate _ will keep in touch. lovely. appreciate it. _ appreciate it. carol is the weather. good morning. this morning it is quite a cloudy start to the day. patchy light rain and drizzle. as we go through the rest of this week there is for the red in the forecast. rain wednesday to thursday. something else you will notice as we go through this week particular by friday it will feel colder and we will be talking about winter chill. what we have today is remnants of yesterday's weather front pulling away from the south—east. we have another weather front sinking southwards across scotland, taking its rain with it, increasingly turning showery. we could see heavy bursts around fife and lothian for a time. eventually by the end of the day getting to know than in them.

for northern ireland and the rest of england and wales it is bright spells, meaning at times it is quite cloudy. some sunny intervals and some scattered showers. behind this weather front producing the rain in scotland the wind is coming from the north. that will start to introduce the colder air. today is going to feel fresher than it has done of late. temperatures 11 to about 17 degrees in towns and cities. through this evening and overnight at the weather front continues to sink south with showers. clear skies around. another batch of showers in across the south—west towards central and southern england ahead of this next band of rain. where we have the clear skies in sheltered lines in scotland and northern ireland, temperatures could dip to sub zero. we are looking at some frost. a chillier night than of late. rememberthat frost. a chillier night than of late. remember that weather front i was telling you about bringing the rain into the south—west? as we go from wednesday to thursday to push

northwards and eastwards, taking its rain with it. quite windy as well, especially with exposure, for example, through the english channel. the wind coming from the north is going to pull in this colder air right the way across the board as we head to friday in particular. back to wednesday where we have the clear skies by night it would be a cold start. this is where we will see some sunshine. organised showers or pushing into the south—east. low pressure coming in ringing in heavy rain across wales, south—west england and eventually into central and southern england. temperatures during the course of wednesday ten to about 17 degrees. slipping just a bit once again. overnight wednesday into thursday, and thursday itself, we have got the rain pushing northwards, getting into northern ireland, scotland and northern ireland. hefty showers behind it. some brighter skies towards the west. noticeably windy along the east coast. these are the

temperatures, 11 to 17. as we head through the weekend you will notice is going to feel cooler. sunday into monday we could see again another band of heavy rain and strong winds. thank you. a secret court battle in the us to determine who will control the future of the murdoch media empire has concluded, but its findings are expected to remain private. getting it the case, reminiscent of the hit tv drama succession, is believed to have arisen out of a rift within the family, and could have implications for the news companies they own, which are watched and read by millions of people each day. our north america correspondent emma vardy reports from nevada. vegas is where you go to get married, they say, and reno to get divorced. now this has become the somewhat unlikely location for settling a family power struggle between the media mogul rupert murdoch and his children. are you confident of victory? normally, we would be inside a courtroom like this

reporting what's going on. but for this one, we are locked out. i want a broadcast network. i want to see what other news operations we can sweep up. local tv? dad, nobody watches tv. the case has been nicknamed succession because of its resemblance to the tv show inspired by the murdoch family. rupert murdoch owns many newspapers and television networks, include the right—wing outlet fox news. his eldest children were set to get equal power over his corporations but now, he reportedly wants to give full control to his eldest son lachlan, who is believed to share his father's more conservative views. mr murdoch, are you confident of victory?| and the laws in nevada allow the case to be held in private. there is a huge amount on the line here and here what you have is an irrevocable trust that rupert murdoch is attempting to change. so in most states, that's very difficult. in nevada, it's a little easier. locally, there is surprise this battle has been

happening on the doorstep. i might even drive past the courthouse on my way home. the fact it is being kept. so secret is kind of shady. it could have so much impact on our future and the future i of the information that the public receives in this country. - us audiences are already deeply divided over the way politics is portrayed on different networks. you hear one thing on this station and you hear the absolute opposite, and it's like, you are lying to people and their gullible and they're believing it. the outcome of this case matters because rupert murdoch's powerful media empire has helped shape politics and the careers of political leaders around the world. and it has a big influence on the type of news many people consume day—to—day. we may never know the full details we may never know the full details of how this power struggle of how this power struggle within the murdoch news within the murdoch news empire gets resolved. on this occasion, rupert murdoch empire gets resolved. on this occasion, rupert murdoch appears unwilling to appears unwilling to become the news himself. become the news himself.

just like the tv show. talking of which, we have another real—life drama for you now. there aren't many dramas on tv that combine crime and comedy, but the new bbc show ludwig does just that. it stars the comedian david mitchell, who plays john ludwig taylor — a man who has never married, never had a family and never really ventured further than his own front door. but when his twin brother who works for the police goes missing, he steps into action and pretends to be him. let's take a look. right

yes. thank you for noticing. ma'am.~~ _ i love ilove him. i love him. you are going to enjoy it. joining us now is dorothy atkinson, who you just saw there playing detective chief superintendent carol shaw in the show. good morning. good morning. it is a really interesting new idea, isn't it? �* , really interesting new idea, isn't it? , ~. ,, it? because david mitchell because my character— it? because david mitchell because my character is _ it? because david mitchell because my character is not _ it? because david mitchell because my character is not really _ it? because david mitchell because my character is not really david - my character is not really david mitchell pass my character? that's right. it is a brilliant premise. the premise is there are twins. one is a very reclusive puzzle setter called ludwig. the other is a

detective to different cambridge police, so quite a difference. one day they have to swap because james taylor, the original dci, has gone missing under suspicious circumstances. 50 missing under suspicious circumstances. so ludwig, as david mitchell steps _ circumstances. so ludwig, as david mitchell steps in and _ circumstances. so ludwig, as david mitchell steps in and fair _ circumstances. so ludwig, as david mitchell steps in and fair to - circumstances. so ludwig, as david mitchell steps in and fair to say - mitchell steps in and fair to say struggles a little bit to convince himself as well as everybody else, that he is his brother? exactly. he is bumbling _ that he is his brother? exactly. he is bumbling around _ that he is his brother? exactly. he is bumbling around trying - that he is his brother? exactly. he is bumbling around trying to - that he is his brother? exactly. he | is bumbling around trying to assert authority. it makes for absolutely brilliant comedy.— brilliant comedy. david is an absolute master _ brilliant comedy. david is an absolute master at - brilliant comedy. david is an absolute master at it. - brilliant comedy. david is an absolute master at it. there i brilliant comedy. david is an i absolute master at it. there is brilliant comedy. david is an - absolute master at it. there is a sense with it that although there is crime in it because of the setting, it is quite gentle and kind? yes. crime in it because of the setting, it is quite gentle and kind? yes, it is. there it is quite gentle and kind? yes, it is- there is _ it is quite gentle and kind? yes, it is- there is a _ it is quite gentle and kind? yes, it is. there is a murder— it is quite gentle and kind? yes, it is. there is a murder every week. | is. there is a murder every week. there is an overarching story, this family desperate to find their missing father, husband and brother. and so that is really lovely kind of gentle family drama, actually. find

gentle family drama, actually. and because ludwig — gentle family drama, actually. and because ludwig is a puzzle setter, he brings this interesting mindset, cryptic mindset, into solving crime? yeah, it becomes really good at it. so as he solves a murder a week, my character is like, well, this guy is great. obviously she thinks it is james taylor but she is sort of thinking, we are solving lots of crimes! and so he is using his puzzled brain, which is a brilliant concept. puzzled brain, which is a brilliant conce t. . puzzled brain, which is a brilliant concet. ., ., , ., concept. part of the 'oy is you are seeinu concept. part of the 'oy is you are seeing him _ concept. part of the 'oy is you are seeing him do h concept. part of the joy is you are seeing him do something - concept. part of the joy is you are seeing him do something that - seeing him do something that obviously terrifies him at times? oh, absolutely. this man is a recluse. to be out in the world, handling a mobile phone, driving a car, which is what we all wanted, by the way. the design is brilliant on this show. the designers didn't want

bromley england, so it is actually really stylish. this car is playing into that conceit brilliantly. salsa into that conceit brilliantly. also what plays _ into that conceit brilliantly. also what plays into _ into that conceit brilliantly. also what plays into it _ into that conceit brilliantly. also what plays into it is _ into that conceit brilliantly. also what plays into it is the music, which is fantastic. with a title like ludvigsson it has to be. a beautiful soundtrack? also what plays into it is the music, which is fantastic. with a title like ludwig it has to be. a beautiful soundtrack? also what plays into it is the music, which is fantastic. with a title like ludwig it has to be. a beautiful soundtrack? salsa be. a beautiful soundtrack? also what plays _ be. a beautiful soundtrack? also what plays into _ be. a beautiful soundtrack? also what plays into it _ be. a beautiful soundtrack? also what plays into it is _ be. a beautiful soundtrack? also what plays into it is the - be. a beautiful soundtrack? l"r what plays into it is the music, which is fantastic. with a title like ludwig it has to be. a beautiful soundtrack? with a title like ludwig. i'm so glad you brought that up. they have done the most wonderful soundtrack. they have taken bits of ludwig van beethoven. —— ludwig von beethoven. they have threaded it into their own composition. it is absolutely brilliant. ., ., ., brilliant. you never would have thouiht brilliant. you never would have thought that — brilliant. you never would have thought that a _ brilliant. you never would have thought that a crime _ brilliant. you never would have thought that a crime drama - brilliant. you never would have i thought that a crime drama would actually be a crime comedy drama? there are proper laughs in there. i know, i don't know why that is. it is a strange fascination. we have

murders in the building which covers the same ground, which is america. there are so many procedural police dramas that are bleak and you do see what happens to the victims and theirfamilies. this is something completely different. you their families. this is something completely different.— their families. this is something completely different. you have the richard osman _ completely different. you have the richard osman books, _ completely different. you have the richard osman books, death - completely different. you have the richard osman books, death in - richard osman books, death in paradise, does feed into a trend. we all love true crime but we don't want it to be nasty all the time? exactly. from agatha christie, who i think started that genre, or made it very popular, do we want to solve the crimes ourselves? it is the intrigue. i think possibly it is the characters. the characters are so colourful and certainly that is the case in our show.— colourful and certainly that is the case in our show. here we have the cast. case in our show. here we have the cast- great — case in our show. here we have the cast. great cast _ case in our show. here we have the cast. great cast photo. _ case in our show. here we have the cast. great cast photo. you - case in our show. here we have the | cast. great cast photo. you yourself or in one of the biggest films of last year, weren't you? oh, yes.

saltburn. what was that experience like? it took me by surprise that it was such a massive hit. i don't know why because it has a brilliant cast and a fantastic director. but when you start anyjob you never know what it is going to be or how is it going to go, how is it going to be received? saltburnjust going to go, how is it going to be received? saltburn just started spinning and then it did, just got its own momentum out of the performances are just out there and absolutely brilliant. because it was shot on film rather than on digital, emerald was in the room with us. usually the director is looking at the monitor. she was in the room and could feel the actors' instinct and was able to say, go with that instinct. which is why they fully did that! tt instinct. which is why they fully did that! . ., , instinct. which is why they fully did that! . ., i . ., �* did that! it certainly did. we don't have to go — did that! it certainly did. we don't have to go into — did that! it certainly did. we don't have to go into the _ did that! it certainly did. we don't have to go into the details. - did that! it certainly did. we don't have to go into the details. the i have to go into the details. the more shocking details, were you aware of them? h0!

more shocking details, were you aware of them?— more shocking details, were you aware of them? ., ., , ., ., ., aware of them? no! i was aware that l?varry cogan. — aware of them? no! i was aware that l?varry cogan. a _ aware of them? no! i was aware that barry cogan, a really _ aware of them? no! i was aware that barry cogan, a really exciting - aware of them? no! i was aware that barry cogan, a really exciting young | barry cogan, a really exciting young actor, and he likes to push boundaries. we were playing mother and son. he really faces when you're on set with him. he has got brilliant eyes.— on set with him. he has got brilliante es. , ., ,, brilliant eyes. there is a twinkle iioin on. brilliant eyes. there is a twinkle going on- you — brilliant eyes. there is a twinkle going on. you feel, _ brilliant eyes. there is a twinkle going on. you feel, we - brilliant eyes. there is a twinkle going on. you feel, we have - brilliant eyes. there is a twinkle going on. you feel, we have got brilliant eyes. there is a twinkle i going on. you feel, we have got a scri -t but going on. you feel, we have got a script but this _ going on. you feel, we have got a script but this could _ going on. you feel, we have got a script but this could go _ going on. you feel, we have got a script but this could go anywhere. fearless maybe? i think so. which is a brilliant way to be for an actor. we saw a lot more than his twinkle! are you still getting people coming up are you still getting people coming up to you on the street and talking about it? t up to you on the street and talking about it? ., ., ., , , ., about it? i am. for me it was 'ust a few da s about it? i am. for me it was 'ust a few days on — about it? i am. for me it was 'ust a few days on e i about it? i am. for me it was 'ust a few days on a film * about it? i am. for me it was 'ust a few days on a film set i about it? i am. for me it was 'ust a few days on a film set and, h about it? i am. for me it wasjust a few days on a film set and, you - few days on a film set and, you know, deliver, go home. iam absolutely thrilled to be part of it, yeah. it feels like a real honour. tt it, yeah. it feels like a real honour-— it, yeah. it feels like a real honour. ., , ., ., honour. it was quite a tour de force. honour. it was quite a tour de force- and — honour. it was quite a tour de force. and so _ honour. it was quite a tour de force. and so will— honour. it was quite a tour de force. and so will ludwig - honour. it was quite a tour de force. and so will ludwig be, | honour. it was quite a tour de| force. and so will ludwig be, i honour. it was quite a tour de - force. and so will ludwig be, i am sure. thank you for coming in. you can watch ludwig tomorrow night at 9pm on bbc one, and on the iplayer.

stay with us, headlines coming up. live from london, this is bbc news. israeli air strikes on hezbollah continued overnight as thousands of people fled their homes in southern lebanon

after the deadliest day of conflict across the border in nearly 20 years. in singapore, a former minister has pleaded guilty to accepting gifts whilst in public office in the country's biggest corruption trial in decades. sir keir starmer will use his first labour conference speech as prime minister to say there is light at the end of the tunnel. hello. welcome, i'm martine croxall. there have been more reports of rocket fire around the israeli—lebanese border a day after nearly 500 people are reported to have been killed in israeli air strikes against what it says were hezbollah sites in lebanon. israel says it hit dozens of hezbollah targets in south lebanon overnight. this video, filmed in taalbaiya in lebanon's bekaa valley on monday evening, is said to show the aftermath of at least one air strike. the extent of the damage is not known. the fires are burning in what appears to be a residential area. israel says it hit around 1,300

targets, which it says were hezbollah sites housing cruise missiles, rockets and drones.