israel's bombardment has seen an exodus of civilians from southern lebanon as people flee from their homes. also on the programme this lunchtime: sir keir starmer is about to deliver his first speech as prime minister to the labour party conference. he will promise light at the end of the tunnel. the mothers of two young people killed by a riptide off bournemouth beach pay tribute to them at the start of an inquest into their deaths. a succession—style struggle within the family of rupert murdoch, as they fight out a court case in the us state of nevada. and the love boat: how a couple who met on a three—year cruise hit by technical problems are now getting married. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: bad news for the manchester city and spain midfielder rodri. he could be out for the rest of the season after picking up a knee injury over the weekend.

good afternoon. israel has carried out fresh attacks on hezbollah targets in southern lebanon after its airstrikes yesterday that killed 558 people, according to the latest figures from the lebanese government. it was the deadliest day in lebanon since the civil war which ended in 1990, and it's prompted a mass exodus of civilians from their homes, causing gridlock on the roads. meanwhile, hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets towards northern israel this morning. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega sent this report from beirut. the journey in search of safety. thousands are still on the move, fleeing southern lebanon and israel's air strikes that show no sign of easing. its conflict with hezbollah now being felt all across the country.

in beirut, this school is one of dozens now turned into shelters for the displaced. 6,000 are here without knowing when or if they will be able to go back home again. 65—year—old maryam travelled all night with i2 relatives in just one car. they had no time to take anything with them. translation: we i got together and left. we didn't want to leave our homes, because leaving our homes is difficult. we arrived here at four in the morning with our children. it's because of our children that we left. but not everyone can leave. in this hospital near the city of siden in the south, doctors say 90% of the injured are children, with burns and open fractures. this morning there were more israeli air strikes. the southern city of tyre was one place hit, with officials in israel indicating these attacks will

continue. there were fresh rockets too. more than 50 back in beirut, thousands more had now been disrupted by this war. some too young to understand why. this eight—year—old girl came to talk to us when she saw our camera. are you scared? yes, a lot, she said. we can get the latest from both sides of the border now. in a moment we'll speak to yolande knell injerusalem. first, though, to hugo bachega in beirut, and hugo, more strikes today? exactly, and many trying _ more strikes today? exactly, and many trying to — more strikes today? exactly, and many trying to leave _ more strikes today? exactly, and many trying to leave southern i many trying to leave southern lebanon because of those air strikes. to give you an idea how congested the roads from southern

lebanon to beirut are, a journey which now —— which normally takes 1.5 hours is now taking 1a. schools have been turned into shelters, and are now sheltering displaced residents. in the hardest—hit areas, hospitals are said to be overwhelmed with casualties from these israeli air strikes. this morning, we had an update from the lebanese health minister, who said the victims of yesterday's attacks include at least 50 children and almost 100 women. the un human rights office has expressed alarm at the number of casualties, saying that these israeli attacks would be a violation of international humanitarian law. the fear here in lebanon is that this could be a wider israeli offensive that could see a ground invasion of southern lebanon to create a buffer zone and push fighters away from the border.

thank you. and yolande, what are the authorities in israel saying about this intensified military campaign in southern lebanon?— this intensified military campaign in southern lebanon? first, 'ust as we are in southern lebanon? first, 'ust as we coming fl in southern lebanon? first, 'ust as we are coming on i in southern lebanon? first, 'ust as we are coming on air, h in southern lebanon? first, 'ust as we are coming on air, we h in southern lebanon? first, just as we are coming on air, we got - in southern lebanon? first, just as we are coming on air, we got the l we are coming on air, we got the brief statement from the israeli military, saying it carried out another targeted strike in beirut. there was an attempted assassination of a commander from there was an attempted assassination of a commanderfrom hezbollah, and two were killed last week in an israeli strike. this could ratchet things up again. the israeli military says that since this morning, more than 100 rockets had been fired into northern israel by hezbollah. they have started several fires. there has been damage to buildings. the reports of anyone being killed, but these sirens warning of incoming fire have been going off repeatedly, —— no reports

of anyone being killed. meanwhile, israel is carrying out its own strikes against what it says are hezbollah targets, particularly what it —— particularly in the south. it has put out pictures showing what it says are things like missiles being keptin says are things like missiles being kept in the ribs of civilian houses. it is building up its argument where it says that hezbollah is using civilian areas and people in lebanon as human shields. still no timeline being given for this operation or where it might go, but the israeli military chief of staff has said that israel must intensify its attacks on hezbollah. he said hezbollah must not be given a break. thank you very much. injust under an hour, sir keir starmer will make his first speech to the labour conference as prime minister. he's expected to strike a more upbeat tone than recently, talking about light

at the end of the tunnel while stressing the need for a "shared struggle" and tough economic choices. delegates also heard from the home secretary yvette cooper this morning, who promised to halve knife crime in a decade. harry farley reports from the conference in liverpool. 0n the search for signs of hope — the prime minister will aim to offer some qualified optimism in his speech today, a sniff of the future labour hopes to achieve. it's been at times a bumpy start to a new labour government, with questions over freebies for ministers and rows about staffing. one of the government's most senior ministers admitted there had been some teething issues. as your viewers can probably tell, i've been around politics for quite some time. there have been squalls like this in the past. i think what's important is you work your way through them. we've got an important chance to do that today.

we've got our first speech today from a labour prime minister to a labour party conference for 15 years. keir starmer will promise to root out benefit fraudsters in his speech here shortly. that language has concerned some on the left of his party already angry about the cuts to winter fuel allowance. so what do the party's faithful want to hear from their leader? support for pensioners, more support for young families and more support for working people. youth clubs, youth zones, anything that is providing our children with the future that they deserve. i believe he is a man who has i got his heart in the right place. i don't agree with everything - he does, but i have every confidence that he is going to make i a real difference to people. i'd like him to be much more optimistic. people have been in the realm of 1a years of complete devastation with no hope, not being able to put food on the table for their families, not knowing what the interest rate is going to be for their mortgages. so it's about giving people hope. in her speech this morning,

yvette cooper set out a range of measures to tackle violence, promising to halve knife crime in a decade. 0ur streets do not belong to the gangs, yobs and thieves. 0ur streets do not belong to the racists, extremists and thugs. and our streets will never belong to the stalkers, abusers or rapists. the streets belong to us all, and it is time to take them back. there's been an outbreak of good weather here on the mersey today on what is undoubtedly a big day for the new prime minister. as keir starmer makes any final preparations, he will hope his promise of light at the end of the tunnel offers a break from the gloom he so far has been emphasising. harry farley, bbc news, in liverpool. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is at the conference in liverpool. let's get some analysis. alex, labour's leadership criticised by some for too much doom and gloom. are we expecting a change of tone?

yes, well, as harry was saying there, i think there will be a marked change in tone. it is not just the mood there has been concerning when it comes to too much doom and gloom, but there is a worry there is a real—world impact, and you can see the confidence and potentially investment for a government that has put economic growth at the centre of its policy platform. so i think keir starmer will do some explaining about where the government is doing what it is doing, why it is taking the decisions it is taking, saying it is a shared struggle, but at the end of it, things will get better for everyone. i have been standing here for a while, and you can probably see behind me, people are flooding in to head to the conference hall, where they will no doubt queue for a seatin where they will no doubt queue for a seat in sir keir starmer�*s speech was not a very significant moment, the first labour prime minister standing on a form for 15 years. what really matters is whether he can actually deliver for the

country. and we have heard this morning that the defence secretary john healy is leaving the meeting early to go to a cobra committee meeting? yes, that was confirmed in the last half an hour, that being— half an hour, that being cabinet office briefing _ half an hour, that being cabinet office briefing room _ half an hour, that being cabinet office briefing room air, - half an hour, that being cabinet office briefing room air, wherel half an hour, that being cabinet - office briefing room air, where they 0ffice briefing room air, where they gather ministers and civil servants where they have a situation to address, and that is as a result of the escalating tensions in the middle east. david lammy spoke about this and his conference speech a couple of days ago before the conference had developed, and at that point, he said the situation was worrying and issued a warning to british citizens in lebanon to lead. the prime minister's speech is expected to focus on domestic and not international issues, but it is worth saying that keir starmer is travelling to the un general assembly in new york after this conference, when i suspect the situation in the middle east will be very high up the agenda. thank you very much, alex.

an inquest has started into the deaths of two young people who drowned off bournemouth beach by the town's pier. sunna khan and joe abbess, who were 12 and 17, died in may last year. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy is outside dorset coroners' court. duncan, bring us up to date on what the inquest has been told. well, ben trump the emotional morning, because we have heard from the mothers ofjoe abbess and sunna khan. sunna's mother said she was the glue that held the family together, and called her kind and beautiful, jo's mother said he was kind and funny, a trainee chef who would never realise his dreams. in

some what an unusual move, vanessa also said she had questions for the inquest. she wanted to know whether the lifeguards involved in this where experienced enough, and whether the area around bournemouth pier where this happened should have been designated as unsafe because of the riptide is involved. she said both families believe these two deaths could have been preventable. we already know from the police a boat involved in this in the initial inquiry called the dorset bell, that ran tourist trips of the pier, there was a suggestion it might have been involved in this, but the coroner in this case has now ruled today that that vessel was not involved in any way in this incident. the evidence in this case will continue this afternoon, and it will conclude towards the end of next week. duncan, thank you. duncan kennedy reporting. a former harrods boss has told the bbc he witnessed "abhorrent" behaviour from the department store's owner mohamed al fayed, but not sexual abuse. james mcarthur, who was harrods chief executive for ten months in 2008, said al fayed made inappropriate jokes and acted unprofessionally, but that he was

unaware of allegations of sexual abuse or an investigation by the metropolitan police. the number of illegally modified electric bikes confiscated by uk police forces has increased significantly. in the last 12 months, more than 900 illegal e—bikes were seized, compared with 511 for the previous year. that's according to 27 forces that provided data. the number of housing projects given the go—ahead by councils in england reached a record low in the final months of the last government. planning permission data for the year to june showed just over 31,500 housing proposals were granted — that's 8% down in a year. more than 20 flood warnings are still in place in parts of england after torrential downpours left some areas submerged, with more than a month's worth of rain falling in a matter of hours.

roads have been closed and rail services disrupted, but there is some respite today, with generally drier weather. bedfordshire is one of the worst—hit areas, and our correspondent nicky schiller is there for us this lunchtime. just give us the picture there now. yes, well, behind me, this has been dubbed by some of the locals as bedford's new river, but it is actually the main road between bedford and milton keynes, the a421, which was hit in that deluge on sunday. 0fficials which was hit in that deluge on sunday. officials say more than eight feet of water there, over two metres. as you can see, it is still here today, and highways teams have worked throughout the morning using big tankers to try and drain some of the water away, but this is going to take time, and they say even once they have got rid of all the water,

they have got rid of all the water, they will then have to check the road surface hasn't been damaged. you may remember seeing yesterday pictures of a submerged vehicle. 0fficials pictures of a submerged vehicle. officials say that actually, three vehicles were abandoned in this water on sunday, so they will also have to be recovered. notjust problems with the road, but also the rail line between bedford and bletchley is closed, national rail saying there has been damaged but it is not safe yet for the staff to get there to check it. avanti also have issues because of problems with flooding between rugby and milton keynes. there are 26 flood warnings still in force across england. concern near here in saint neots where the river could burst its banks. we have also seen pictures of flooding in northampton. people here are cleaning up and the sun was out are cleaning up and the sun was out a little while ago, but we are not out of the woods yet, because a yellow one that would weather warning has been issued for thursday. that will be in the north—east of england, and we are

told the north york moors could see between 80—100 millimetres of rain on thursday. thank you. the time is 1.17pm. our top story this afternoon: tens of thousands flee southern lebanon after israeli air strikes on hezbollah targets kill more than 500 people, including 50 children. and a storyline straight out of the hit tv show succession: a court battle in the united states over who will control rupert murdoch's media empire. coming up on sportsday in the next 20 minutes on bbc news: there are more league cup matches this evening. chelsea, they're at home facing the league 2 leaders barrow. joe biden will address the united nations general assembly in new york today, his final speech there as us president. it comes at a time of increasingly dangerous conflicts both in the middle east, as we've seen, and in ukraine.

0ur diplomatic correspondentjames landale reports from new york. the united nations general assembly — home to the largest annual gathering of global leaders, the stage from where today they'll discuss the conflicts and crises afflicting the world. and one of the most important is this man's efforts to defend ukraine from russian aggression. i invite all leaders, nations to continue supporting our joint efforts for a just and peacefulfuture. putin has stolen much already, but he will never steal the world's future. mr zelensky, of course, wants more artillery shells, like these being manufactured at an ammunition plant he visited in pennsylvania. but he also wants more long—range missiles and permission to fire them directly into russia. governor shapiro. we're glad to have you.

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

to the conflict because we just see what the situation is on the ground. we're also... we're idealists, but we're also very much realists, right? joe biden arrived in new york ahead of his own speech to the un later today, his last as president — a swansong that ukraine hopes may signal that more support is on its way. this assembly may not be as united as its name suggests, but the words uttered on this stage will have consequences. james landale, bbc news, new york. a former police officer will be sentenced later for running a horse racing betting syndicate which defrauded thousands of people by around £10 million. ex—kent police sergeant michael stanley promised "virtually risk free" returns to the group, which had 6,000 members. 0ur sports news correspondent laura scott is outside the court in maidstone. laura, this was a huge case for kent police?

it was. it was the biggest fraud case ever prosecuted by the force and it centred on the activity of a former kent police sergeant, michael stanley, who conned thousands of members of the public into joining his betting syndicate which he built as a holy grail, a winning system that equalled virtually risk—free. between 2013 and 2019 the members poured in £44 million, believing the online portals mr stanley had provided them with which suggested they were making significant profits. they were also given financial incentives to introduce family members and friends. at the syndicate collapsed in 2019 and was exposed as a major ponzi scheme with a prosecuting barrister michael goodwin kc telling the judge a prosecuting barrister michael goodwin kc telling thejudge in court that michael stanley wasn't actually winning from the gambling and was robbing peter to pay paul,

and was robbing peter to pay paul, and that mr stanley had benefited personally from £4 million of members' investments. stanley pleaded guilty in march and around a dozen of the 6000 members are here at maidstone crown court today. we heard one victim had lost more than £500,000. ,, . , heard one victim had lost more than £500,000-— £500,000. sentencing is due later toda . £500,000. sentencing is due later today- thank _ £500,000. sentencing is due later today. thank you, laura _ £500,000. sentencing is due later today. thank you, laura scott. - a us congressional committee is investigating the global it meltdown injuly which froze millions of windows—operated computers, grounding flights, disrupting hospitals and knocking tv channels off the air. the committee will question a senior executive from the cyber—security firm crowdstrike, which caused the meltdown by releasing a faulty software update. our technology editor zoe kleinman reports. thousands of flights grounded, doctor's appointments cancelled, tv channels falling off air. the it outage felt around the world injuly has been described as the worst cyber event in history. microsoft said around 8.5 million computers around

the world were disabled after a cyber security company called crowdstrike sent out a corrupted software update to its nearly 24,000 customers, many of them huge companies we rely on in our everyday lives. look atjensen. are we going to disneyland? we're going to disneyland right now. jo and her children were among the thousands affected by the chaos. no explanation whatsoever. everybody wasjust, you know, crowding round people who worked at the airport. and they were just like, "we don't know what's going on." what's the point of making us stand here? we've been here since ten this morning. i was heartbroken at the end of it, actually. oh my gosh, i'm sorry. yeah. sorry. jo managed to get money back for the cancelled flights, but she lost almost £1,000 on her disneyland tickets. 13 hours, we have waited. each month i was like... finding myself, like, skint because i'm putting away

like £328 each month of my wage, and i'm not full time, i'm only part time, you know? that's a lot to save, isn't it? yeah. and then itjust... and thenjust for that £900 just to be gone. so how did this happen? so how did this happen? it's a tale of two glitches. it's a tale of two glitches. crowdstrike says it did have a system in place to make sure its updates worked sure its updates worked properly before it released properly before it released them, but a glitch in that them, but a glitch in that system meant it didn't pick up system meant it didn't pick up another glitch another glitch in the update itself. in the update itself. and we all know what and we all know what happened after that. happened after that. as you'd expect, the company as you'd expect, the company now says better testing and checks will help now says better testing in the future. tough questions are expected tough questions are expected what has changed since, for crowdstrike later today, when one of its bosses will be for crowdstrike later today, grilled by us lawmakers in congress. lawmakers in congress. the key answers that we need the key answers that we need from this hearing is, firstly, from this hearing is, firstly, confirmation of the technical confirmation of the technical detail of what went wrong. detail of what went wrong. secondly, what was the secondly, what was the failure in process here? failure in process here? has a failure of process has a failure of process been identified? been identified? and, if so, thirdly, and, if so, thirdly,

what has changed since, going wrong in future? it may seem shocking that a company many people had never heard of could cause so much chaos, but it's also a reminder

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. 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." 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. 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. it is a storyline straight out of the hit tv show succession — a court battle in the united states over who will control the $20 billion rupert murdoch media empire. the case is believed to stem from a deep rift in the murdoch family. it's been fought out in a court in the state of nevada behind closed doors. the hearing is over, but the result has not been made public. 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's 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'd hear one thing on this station and you hear the absolute opposite, and it's like, "you're lying to people, and they're 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 become the news himself. emma vardy, bbc news, reno. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon: tens of thousands flee southern

lebanon after israeli air strikes on hezbollah targets kill more than 500 people, including 50 children. calls for a public inquiry into how a funeral planning company was allowed to go bust, leaving thousands out of pocket. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's ben. a little bit drier today? you are absolutely _ a little bit drier today? you are absolutely right. _ a little bit drier today? you are absolutely right. some - a little bit drier today? you are absolutely right. some respite | a little bit drier today? you are i absolutely right. some respite for those places that had suffered such significant flooding. there are still a number of flood warnings in force, 25 the last time i checked, theseissued force, 25 the last time i checked, these issued by the environment agency affecting areas across the south and east of the midlands. but it is a little drier out there right now, the wettest weather today across the north—east of scotland, through wednesday and into thursday another area of low pressure swings

in, bringing more rain but the worst of it in a slightly different area, in the north—east of england, met office warnings already in force. 0ffice warnings already in force. for the edge of the week it turns colder, i will have the details later. . ~ , ., more on our top story now, after israeli air strikes in southern lebanon killed more than 550 people. it's a serious escalation on israel's second front — it's now fighting two groups designated as terrorist organisations by the west, hamas in gaza, and hezbollah in lebanon. so far israel has been attacking the iranian backed militia group with air strikes — but could it also mount a ground invasion of southern lebanon as it has before, notably in 1982 and 2006? let's talk to our security correspondent frank gardner. how do you see this conflict turning

out? could it escalate further and what israel's options? it out? could it escalate further and what israel's options?— what israel's options? it certainly could escalate _ what israel's options? it certainly could escalate further _ what israel's options? it certainly could escalate further which - what israel's options? it certainly could escalate further which is i what israel's options? it certainly i could escalate further which is what everyone is afraid of. it is bad enough already, it has escalated massively in the last week started enough already, it has escalated massively in the last week started with the exploding pages followed by with the exploding pages followed by the air strikes and assassinations the air strikes and assassinations of senior hezbollah leaders. so far of senior hezbollah leaders. so far the hezbollah response has been the hezbollah response has been surprisingly restrained. they have a surprisingly restrained. they have a very large arsenal of long—range very large arsenal of long—range missiles including iranian supplied missiles including iranian supplied missiles including iranian supplied called the —— missiles missiles called the —— missiles which can reach as far as tel aviv missiles called the —— missiles which can reach as far as tel aviv and should they choose they could and should they choose they could probably overwhelm the defences. but probably overwhelm the defences. but hezbollah know if they do that then hezbollah know if they do that then israel's response will be israel's response will be catastrophic for lebanon, they will catastrophic for lebanon, they will probably target the root airport and probably target the root airport and much of lebanon's infrastructure. so much of lebanon's infrastructure. so they have been relatively they have been relatively restrained, they launched dozens of restrained, they launched dozens of missiles, as they have for the last missiles, as they have for the last

11 months, but with a greater 11 months, but with a greater intensity across the border, pushing slightly further south but relatively restrained, and there is also iran, this big figure over the horizon. hezbollah is around's creation, it created most powerful

often lauded as the most powerful and most formidable non—state military force in the uk. it is hard to know the numbers, three years ago sheikh hassan nasrallah, the hezbollah leader, boasted that they numbered 100,000 active fighters. it will be considerably less than that. a recent estimates put it at closer to 20,000. but they are very highly trained, they have been trained every ship —— initially by around's revolutionary guards but more recently they had seen active service in syria. they went in support of syria's president bashar al—assad to fight the sunni muslim insurgents of isis and others and they were largely victorious with that but they got lots of combat experience in that so if israel is going to go in on the ground, as many believe it will have two, into south lebanon as in 2006, they will

come up against a formidable enemy very i geologically motivated, very well armed, very well equipped, highly trained, it will not be a picnic for israel if they have to go in on the ground.— picnic for israel if they have to go in on the ground. thank you, frank gardner, in on the ground. thank you, frank gardner. our— in on the ground. thank you, frank gardner, our security _ in on the ground. thank you, frankj gardner, our security corresponded with his analysis. still to come, things to do in belfast when you are stranded. how love blossoms between two strangers when their cruise ship was forced to dock in northern ireland for three months. that story coming up and now our colleagues for the news where you are. hello there and welcome to sportsday. england's cricketers have to win their third 0ne—day international against australia at chester—le—street today if they're

to keep the series alive. manchester city return to action manchester city return to action tonight without rodri tonight without rodri their spanish their spanish —— their spanish midfielder could be out for the rest of the season. and back to school for and back to school for olympic champion tom dean olympic champion tom dean where he shares a golden where he shares a golden piece of paris. piece of paris. hello there and welcome to sportsday. hello there and welcome to sportsday. england's cricketers england's cricketers have to win their third have to win their third 0ne—day international against australia at 0ne—day international against australia at chester—le—street today if they're chester—le—street today if they're to keep the series alive. to keep the series alive. that's after they were outplayed that's after they were outplayed in the first two matches at trent in the first two matches at trent bridge and headingley. bridge and headingley. harry brook won the toss harry brook won the toss and england are bowling first. and england are bowling first. they've been playing they've been playing just over an hour. just over an hour. australia got off to a quick start, australia got off to a quick start, matthew short had hit jofra archer for six, but tried to clear the ropes again and holed out to adil rashid. matthew short had hit australia started to rebuild with steve smith and mitchell marsh at the crease. and mitchell marsh at the crease.

marsh was looking good but he's now out, brydon carse with his wicket. with illness and travis head has been rested. the arsenal manager mikel arteta has addressed the accusations that his team were guilty of "dark arts" including time—wasting, in their draw against manchester city. the gunners were denied three points in the final seconds of the game, despite playing over the half the match with ten men. we learn from the past as well because unfortunately we have been in that situation with them three times. very recently it was with granit after 37, 38 minutes it was. and we conceded how many? so... i think it was 5—0. so yes, we had better learn.

i always prefer the facts rather than awards or supposing things. so let's see who is available tomorrow and then we can talk about dark arts or these things. arteta also says one of his players picked up a significant injury in that game but wouldn't say who. manchester city are expecting to be without rodri for the rest of the season,

the real thing that is important is the game. we are an honest team, we go there to try to do our best. here's a check on all of this evening's games. all four premier league sides facing teams from lower divisions, chelsea host the league two leaders barrow. leicester city are at walsall and aston villa go to wycombe. wimbledon were meant to be playing newcastle at plough lane but the pitch suffered heavy flood damage, with a sink—hole appearing in one corner of the ground. the match has been switched to newcastle's st james' park on the 1st of october. they were also due to play at home this weekend. a crowdfunding page set up by supporters has exceeded their target of £50,000 to help with repairs. it's day four at the road and para cycling world championships

in zurich and there's lots of british interest. paralympic road race champion fin graham has taken part in the time trial this morning, but he could only take silver behind frenchman florian bouziani. fellow brit ben watson finished in fourth. mixed martial arts training sessions are transforming the lives of homeless people in sheffield thanks to a project backed by one of the city's universities. a researcherfrom hallam uni, who helps organise the sessions, says it's dramatically improving vulnerable people's lives. mark ansell reports. alcohol and drug addiction were ruining emily's life even before she started at university in sheffield. these mixed martial arts classes have helped her stay clean for a year and she has now graduated from uni and works with people in recovery. i was just so alone before whereas these guys, you know, they are the best. itjust makes me feel really strong, like, because i've always been

somebody who would sort of hide away, make myself small. but i think, i don't know, i love expressing myself in that way, being bold and taking up space. it is the first time in my entire life where i have had command in my body, where i have been present in my body. so yes, i think it is absolutely fair to say it saved my life. mark helps run the sessions but is also doing his phd research on how mixed martial arts can be used to help people who are at risk of homelessness. his findings are very encouraging. before the mma sessions, they may have been more prone to sort of dealing with stress either by having negative spirals into mental health, or using poor coping mechanisms like taking drugs. they are actually able to transfer the skills and transfer the control that they develop through mixed martial arts training into the outside world and go on to achieve some

really good things. chris was homeless for six months, living in a tent above sheffield railway station. he has been coming to these classes for two years and it has transformed his life. you know, it has given me _ the opportunity to meet new people, to learn new skills. they hope these sessions will be replicated across the country so more people at risk of homelessness can find a positive outlet for dealing with their problems. mark ansell with that report. tom dean won swimming relay gold for teamgb at this summer's paris 0lympics, he also finished top of the podium twice at the tokyo games. now there's another challenge for the 24—year—old as he looks to add the strictly come dancing glitterball to his trophy cabinet. he's returned to his old primary school where the pupils were cheering him on during the olympics. tolu adeoye

went along with him. this was anything but an ordinary monday assembly for pupils at malorees primary school in brent. cheering. special guest 0lympian tom dean, who used to come himself, brought smiles to lots of little faces. it was amazing, walking back in here which is already quite surreal because this is where i went to school. and then seeing everyone just go crazy is so, so special. and this visit was to say thank you to the pupils good luck messages for the olympics where he won gold in the men's 4x200 metres freestyle relay. it felt really weird that there was a great, worldwide star in the same room as us. and of course, we go to the same school that he did, so it felt amazing. because he is a really fast swimmer so it inspires me to be _ just as great as him. i used to swim at willesden, the swimming pool over in willesden. he said that he used to swim at the same pool that i swim at every tuesday and friday which i think is really cool.

so i have swum in the same water he has. you can see what it means to these kids. i remember when an 0lympian came into our school and gave a talk and i remember it like it was yesterday. and that was in year 4 or year 5. so, you know, a few of them said they are going to remember this, and that is the most special thing i can hear as an athlete, coming back to a school that i went to. and tom is now aiming to win fans not only in the pool but on the dance floor in strictly come dancing this year. so who watches strictly? all: me! what do you think about tom and strictly, anyone seen him on there? i was surprised because he did better than i thought. he is quite good. i thought thejudges were really harsh on him because i thought he did really, really well. and hopefully he can do much better next time. everyone will ask, what is harder to train for, strictly or the olympics? the olympics, i was saying in the assembly, i know what i am doing a bit more. strictly, i haven't got a clue, my knees are getting sore, my ankles, i am getting sore in places i didn't

even know i could. all i do in the water is upper body kind of stuff. so completely new, a whole different kind of training. he will be hoping to continue his winning ways and with this kind of support... keep dancing, tom! ..who can doubt him? tolu adeoye, bbc news. good luck to him. that is about it from this edition of sportsday, lots more on the bbc sport website or the 3pp, y°u more on the bbc sport website or the app, you can keep across the cricket, australia were 67—2 the last time i looked, england going pretty well, they need to win to keep that one day series alive. keep across that. from me and the rest of the team, goodbye. campaigners are calling for a public inquiry into the collapse of the pre—paid funeral company safe hands plans limited, which went bust more than two years ago, leaving thousands of customers out of pocket. natasha turney has more.

the prepaid funeral plan service safe hands has collapsed. - we are expecting to hear about some other policies sir keir starmer is expecting to bring forward. we are expecting him to talk about faster economic growth and bringing down waiting lists for nhs hospitals. he will again make the winning he has been making for several weeks now there are no easy answers. we are expecting him to speak in liverpool at about 2pm. we will bring you full coverage as it happens. we will be joined will bring you full coverage as it happens. we will bejoined in a moment who is watching the proceedings. yvette cooper has been

speaking about her plans on knife crime and violence against women and girls. this is a hugely ambitious and radical— this is a hugely ambitious and radical mission notjust this is a hugely ambitious and radical mission not just for the government but the whole country. we think we _ government but the whole country. we think we should be halving knife crime _ think we should be halving knife crime over— think we should be halving knife crime over the next ten years and half violence against women and .irls half violence against women and girls which is a national emergency and has _ girls which is a national emergency and has not — girls which is a national emergency and has not been treated as such. setting _ and has not been treated as such. setting up— and has not been treated as such. setting up practical plans including strengthening the law, to ban ninja swords, _ strengthening the law, to ban ninja swords, crackdown on online knife sates _ swords, crackdown on online knife sates also — swords, crackdown on online knife sales. also to tackle violence against — sales. also to tackle violence against women and girls making sure we have _ against women and girls making sure we have domestic abuse experts in control— we have domestic abuse experts in control rooms so victims of domestic abuse _ control rooms so victims of domestic abuse get _ control rooms so victims of domestic abuse get the immediate and urgent response _ abuse get the immediate and urgent response they need. a huge amount to do but _ response they need. a huge amount to do but this— response they need. a huge amount to do but this is— response they need. a huge amount to do but this is about safer streets for everyone. another huge challenge is the small boat crossings. the prime minister

was in italy looking at the work they are doing, to stop people leaving tunisia and libya. are you looking at similar deals with countries other than france to prevent migrants making that crossing? we need to strengthen border security and go after the criminal gangs undermining border security putting lives at risk. we have seen terrible tragedies in the channel with women and to dying in flimsy boats. we have set up a new border security command. its central work is to work with other countries, law enforcement across europe, and the work italy is doing with other countries across north africa and beyond, to prevent dangerous journeys taking place in the first place and go after criminal gangs exploiting people and doing so much damage. it is the prime minister's speech this afternoon, the first speech for a labour prime minister in 15 years.

the prime minister has been accused of being too gloomy. we are imagining a shift in tone from him. will he outline any detail of what the government will do to make people feel better off? the promise minister will set his speech out today. the things he has been talking about is how we fit the foundations so we can raise living standards, see public services get better and people no longer let down, so britain is in the service of working people across the country. we have already talked about the need to build more homes, to tackle knife crime, town centre crime, the need to get gb energy going and tackle the problems on public transport networks. there is a huge amount under way. in three months we have been taking lots of action. this is about looking

forward to the future and the opportunities we want to build in our country together. it is a significant conference for labour but it hasn't been wall—to—wall celebration with questions about freebies, sue gray, contention over the winter fuel payment. bumpierthan contention over the winter fuel payment. bumpier than you would have liked. you are a new government but is this a government that has got a grip? we have had three months of government in post. already in those three months we have taken a series of decisions and made sure we have got work under way across the board. some of those decisions end up being hard which reflects the 14 years of damage the conservatives have done to our country. things need to be repaired. all governments get affected by issues along the way. we have a core sense, these missions we are setting out for the future of

the country about getting the economy growing more strongly, cutting waiting less and improving the nhs, safer streets for communities. in each of those errors we have a government that is really focused, and there's missions, and of course we need to work with communities across the country to make that happen. we should be proud of our country and optimistic for the future to get those decisions right. rig ht. yvette right. yvette cooper the home secretary speaking to our correspondent who joins us live now. how many surprises are there going to be this afternoon? these speeches are often quite widely trailed ahead. yes. that process you go through, journalists get a briefing of what to expect from the key speeches. we have had that from the prime minister's team. some of the stuff we have been talking about, the

change in turn being more optimistic, trying to explain the narrative of this government to people. a sense of shared struggle, but a benefit at the end of it. pay now for gain in the future. the central mission to get the economy growing. they say if the economy grows, the country feels better off. on policy we are expecting to hear 0n policy we are expecting to hear about getting people back to work, cracking down on welfare, cracking down on benefit fraud which has caused consternation in some quarters. another one is net migration, to come down. to up skill people to dojobs migration, to come down. to up skill people to do jobs in this country instead. i suspect we might get a couple of policy announcements we haven't been briefed on, they like to keep something in their back pocket. this is probably going to be

about the tone of what keir starmer says, the story he is trying to tell rather than packed full of new policy detail. you had been speaking to the tuc ahead of the speech. they will have ahead of the speech. they will have a great deal of expectation and hopes for what this labour government will achieve. this is a really widely anticipated speech, the first speech by a labour prime minister in 15 years. we are in the exhibition hall with stand set up, people come along to push their products. behind me you can see that is the entrance to the conference hall where sir keir starmer will give his speech shortly. a few minutes ago you would have seen this place is packed with queues snaking around and down into the conference. people queueing up to get in. a lot of anticipation. i

spoke to the tuc earlier, nicola smith, head of economics and employment rights, told me she would be watching closely for the tone and detail from the prime be watching closely for the tone and detailfrom the prime minister. we are hoping for the prime minister to set— we are hoping for the prime minister to set out— we are hoping for the prime minister to set out really his ambition and vision _ to set out really his ambition and vision for— to set out really his ambition and vision for the sorts of economy he can achieve — vision for the sorts of economy he can achieve after 14 years of incredibly tough times for people at work across the country. we know the government _ work across the country. we know the government is ambitious for stronger growth _ government is ambitious for stronger growth rate _ government is ambitious for stronger growth rate to deliver betterjobs and training and opportunities for young _ and training and opportunities for young people. we know they can see the economy where we have more decent _ the economy where we have more decentjobs, where people are treated — decentjobs, where people are treated properly at work and living standards — treated properly at work and living standards are rising again after a lon- standards are rising again after a long period over which they have been _ long period over which they have been stagnating and people feel no better— been stagnating and people feel no better off. there is an important chance _ better off. there is an important chance to — better off. there is an important chance to talk about what that means four people, the benefits governments can deliver and crucially— governments can deliver and crucially the public service improvements that investment over

time will— improvements that investment over time will start to mean for people across— time will start to mean for people across the — time will start to mean for people across the country. we _ across the country. we heard from rachel reeves, the chancellor, who says there won't be a return to austerity but she is talking about difficult decisions coming up at the budget. are you worried there will be further cuts to public services? we have seen an assurance from the chancellor _ we have seen an assurance from the chancellor she understands the importance really good public services — importance really good public services have in ensuring a growing economv _ services have in ensuring a growing economy. everybody who has tried to access _ economy. everybody who has tried to access an _ economy. everybody who has tried to access an nhs appointment knows how lon- access an nhs appointment knows how long the _ access an nhs appointment knows how long the waiting lists are. people can see _ long the waiting lists are. people can see what it means for those out of work _ can see what it means for those out of work with — can see what it means for those out of work with health conditions preventing them from moving back intoiohs _ preventing them from moving back intojobs. anyone with kids coming up intojobs. anyone with kids coming up to— intojobs. anyone with kids coming up to leaving schools knows have you training _ up to leaving schools knows have you training and _ up to leaving schools knows have you training and apprenticeship opportunities there are, and the challenges for special educational needs— challenges for special educational needs provision. that needs investment. we know the workforce across _ investment. we know the workforce across the _ investment. we know the workforce across the public sector is facing a bil across the public sector is facing a big recruitment and retention

challenge, and the government has recognised the importance of working with the _ recognised the importance of working with the public sector to deliver public— with the public sector to deliver public services that are part of where — public services that are part of where the country needs to get to. we have _ where the country needs to get to. we have heard from keir starmer, like at the end of the tunnel, short—term pain for long—term gain. does he need to be more specific about what this means to people? do you want to hear policy? meet on the bone? we have some really important policy the government has made commitments to and _ the government has made commitments to and i_ the government has made commitments to and i think— the government has made commitments to and i think the challenge now is as we _ to and i think the challenge now is as we move — to and i think the challenge now is as we move towards the budget setting — as we move towards the budget setting out to people how that will start to _ setting out to people how that will start to impact on their lives day to dav — start to impact on their lives day to day. when you look at plans to make _ to day. when you look at plans to make work— to day. when you look at plans to make work pay that will deliver tangible — make work pay that will deliver tangible improvements for people across— tangible improvements for people across the country. if you are on zero _ across the country. if you are on zero arrow — across the country. if you are on zero arrow going day—to—day without securitv _ zero arrow going day—to—day without security about whether your shift will he _ security about whether your shift will be cancelled if you will be

paid, — will be cancelled if you will be paid, the _ will be cancelled if you will be paid, the government will legislate to stop _ paid, the government will legislate to stop that happening and improve the quality of your working life. if you are _ the quality of your working life. if you are on — the quality of your working life. if you are on very low wages and don't .et you are on very low wages and don't get sick— you are on very low wages and don't get sick pay, — you are on very low wages and don't get sick pay, the government will legislate — get sick pay, the government will legislate to change that. there is a lot the _ legislate to change that. there is a lot the government will be committed to. lot the government will be committed to the _ lot the government will be committed to. the time is to make that case and get _ to. the time is to make that case and get on — to. the time is to make that case and get on with delivery. nicola _ and get on with delivery. nicola smith, the tuc head of rights and social and economic issues. labour no longer sitting on the backbenches but able to effect change. completely different. their last conference, there was a sense of excitement because you knew the party felt like power was within its grasp. now they are a party of government. that has changed the tone and mood. it is a sense of reality setting in. the party knew what to expect and the

responsibility but there is the reality and extra scrutiny. the mood is slightly different but i would say there is a sense of celebration among some of the delegates after a long period in opposition, 14 years. some of the people who come along to conferences, members and activists, would have been alongside the labour party through that period. they want to mark this moment. we have heard back from some of the speeches, the cabinet ministers have stood up and said to conference this is a result of your achievement. conference is if anything, part is about speaking to the party who come to these events. and another bit of it which is about getting your message to the country. that is the tone we have heard from cabinet ministers so far. i am keeping an eye on the conference platform. 0ne

i am keeping an eye on the conference platform. one of my colleagues is holding up a mobile phone with a feed. we are told keir starmer will speak in a few minutes. it is a packed hall for this speech. labour party grandees also there. i think they will feel the significance of this moment. a labour prime minister after 14 years standing up on a conference stage and setting out his programme. i am sorry we haven't provided you with a monitor! discussions