translation: | told - you yesterday to evacuate the houses in which a missile was planted in your living room and a rocket in your garage. anyone who has a missile in their living room and a rocket in their garage will not have a home. full—scale war is not in anyone�*s interest. even as the situation has escalated, a diplomatic solution is still possible. if you are here in lebanon, the question is what do the next few days and weeks bring, people don't know and they are scared. joe biden says diplomacy is the only path to lasting security in the middle east. but the conflict is escalating. hezbollah is firing more

rockets across the border, israel replying in kind with strikes tonight inside beirut. we will get reaction from new york and from lebanon. also tonight keir starmer�*s first speech to a labour party conference, as prime minister. the speech offered some detail of what he wants to achieve while in office. we will have reaction from liverpool. and would you take a flight 50 mins longer across the atlantic, if you were told the plane hello and welcome. the secretary general of the united nations antonio guterres says the world cannot afford for lebanon to become, what he called another gaza. mr guterres was speaking as clashes between israel and hezbollah intensified. in his speech to the un general assembly us presidentjoe biden said full scale war was in no—one�*s interests. but diplomacy has its limits. the two sides are inching towards full scale war. today international airlines suspended more flights to lebanon amid an israeli

bombardment that authorities say has killed almost 560 people since monday. hezbollah continues to launch rockets in the other direction — the purple dots show where those rockets landed. israel's air strikes within lebanon are marked here in red. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, sent this report from tyre, where thousands of people have fled their homes. war on the horizon in beirut today. this was another israeli strike in a residential area. once again, a hezbollah stronghold was hit, and once again, panic, death and destruction. but here, a miraculous rescue in southern lebanon today. civil defence workers prise this elderly man out from under the rubble of his own home. there is a rush now to turn schools into reception centres, because so many have been forced to flee.

the young, cut adrift by war. the old, left with little but their trauma. i've never been through anything like it, says ali, a farmer. it really felt like a full—scale war. our village was destroyed. many bodies are under the rubble. on the road from southern lebanon, many families are still fleeing, some on foot. entire communities driven from their homes by israel's intense bombardment, and the knowledge that things could get worse. we saw smoke still rising from a recent strike and went for a closer look.

but hezbollah is watching everything, as we soon found out. well, we've just seen one of the locations where there was an israeli strike. it looked like a commercial building. as soon as we arrived, hezbollah arrived and prevented us from filming any more. they are still trying to control this area, even as they are coming under heavy attack. deserted streets and boarded—up shops show that war is back. hezbollah may be the target, but lebanon is caught in the crossfire. we've been hearing in the last few hours here plenty of outgoing fired by hezbollah and incoming fire by israel. orla guerin reporting from beirut. making his last speech at the un general assembly as us president, joe biden spoke about the rising escalation in the middle east, calling for a diplomatic resolution. full—scale war is not in anyone�*s interest. even as situation has escalated, a diplomatic solution

is still possible. in fact, it remains the only path to lasting security to allow the residents from both countries to return to their homes on the border safely. and that's what we're working, that's what we're working tirelessly to achieve. earlier the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, had told the annual gathering of delegates and world leaders that lebanon was "on the brink". gaza is a nonstop nightmare that threatens to take the entire region with it. look no further than lebanon. we should all be alarmed by the escalation. lebanon is at the brink. the people of lebanon, the people of israel, and the people of the world cannot afford lebanon to become another gaza. joining me live from beirut, our correspondent anna foster and from the un in new york, my colleague sumi somaskanda. let's my colleague sumi somaskanda. start in beirut, i i you've let's start in beirut, i know you've spent a lot of time there and let live there, how

different does it feel to? what was really _ different does it feel to? what was really interesting - different does it feel to? what was really interesting i - different does it feel to? what was really interesting i think. was really interesting i think you and i have talked on the programme so many times about lebanon being on the brink in so many different ways. the multiple crises they have had here over the years be it fuel, electricity, the economy and banks. now, they have the potential of a new war with israel. the way that this has escalated in the last seven days or so is extraordinary. when you think of that slow casual grinding pace of this conflict which started after the october the 7th attacks in southern israel and then they started exchanging fire over the border. but what we saw one week ago, that escalation, those exploding pagers and walkie—talkies and we look now at what we have had, these two days of intense exchanges of fire, tens of thousands of people as you have seen in that report flooding up the highway along the mediterranean sea, moving away from the south.

left strikes right in the heart of beirut. i have been hearing the sounds of drones overhead beirut tonight. even when you thought this country had had it hard, was on the edge, when you look at what is happening now, it is teetering even closer. the problem is knowing how is this going to end. we heard aboutjoe biden talk about a diplomatic solution, the escalation still be impossible, but right now it is difficult to see which side is going to step back and allow that to happen. step back and allow that to ha en. ~ ., step back and allow that to ha--en.~ ., ,. , happen. we saw on the pictures there from _ happen. we saw on the pictures there from the _ happen. we saw on the pictures there from the general- happen. we saw on the pictures. there from the general assembly there from the general assembly the lebanese government looking on, the palestinians looking on and the iranians are also there in the iranian president has been giving an interview to cnn in which he says, muslim nations may need to join forces against the israelis. that does underline how close we are here to a regional conflagration. it really does. if you listen to the — really does. if you listen to the words you are hearing from diplomats —

the words you are hearing from diplomats the escalation is the word, — diplomats the escalation is the word, we — diplomats the escalation is the word, we are finding in off ramp. _ word, we are finding in off ramp, but the tones we are hearing _ ramp, but the tones we are hearing from the various parties _ hearing from the various parties here is precisely that it is— parties here is precisely that it is going to be difficult to reach _ it is going to be difficult to reach. because of the conflict at the — reach. because of the conflict at the moment is so hot. the americans— at the moment is so hot. the americans and set in the lead up americans and set in the lead up to— americans and set in the lead up to the _ americans and set in the lead up to the general debate today that they want to present concrete plans to be able to de—escalate the situation. we have — de—escalate the situation. we have not— de—escalate the situation. we have not really heard the details. _ have not really heard the details, the contours of those plans — details, the contours of those plans just yet, details, the contours of those plansjust yet, but details, the contours of those plans just yet, but we spoke who — plans just yet, but we spoke who told _ plans just yet, but we spoke who told us they want to talk to their— who told us they want to talk to their allies and be able to come — to their allies and be able to come together and perhaps put pressure — come together and perhaps put pressure on israel and hezbollah and through other parties — hezbollah and through other parties of course because the us does— parties of course because the us does not directly negotiate with hezbollah to de—escalate the situation. that being said, you play— the situation. that being said, you play that clip earlier from the un — you play that clip earlier from the un secretary—general, talking _ the un secretary—general, talking about the situation civilians are facing in lebanon. the israeli ambassador to the _ lebanon. the israeli ambassador to the united nations who we

will speak to the coming hours criticised — will speak to the coming hours criticised some of that speech from — criticised some of that speech from the _ criticised some of that speech from the secretary—general calling _ from the secretary—general calling it the charade of hypocrisy that the secretary received rousing applause when he talked about the plight of palestinians but not talking about — palestinians but not talking about the israeli civilians who have — about the israeli civilians who have had _ about the israeli civilians who have had to flee their homes or is really— have had to flee their homes or is really still being held hostage in gaza. so gives you a sense _ hostage in gaza. so gives you a sense of— hostage in gaza. so gives you a sense of perhaps the golf we are seeing between the actions of the — are seeing between the actions of the ground where anna is an some _ of the ground where anna is an some of— of the ground where anna is an some of the talk of diplomacy here — some of the talk of diplomacy here at— some of the talk of diplomacy here at the un. just some of the talk of diplomacy here at the un.— here at the un. just on that diplomacy. _ here at the un. just on that diplomacy. joe _ here at the un. just on that diplomacy, joe biden - here at the un. just on thatj diplomacy, joe biden saying here at the un. just on that. diplomacy, joe biden saying he is working around the clock to find his diplomatic solution, if iran is one key to that solution, is there any sense that within the setting of a general assembly, the two sides are talking to one another? lip are talking to one another? up sensibly yes, it's interesting you mention the new president who has— you mention the new president who has been speaking to reporters here. we have been hearing — reporters here. we have been hearing two sides of the story from — hearing two sides of the story from hint _ hearing two sides of the story from him. if you listen to some of the — from him. if you listen to some of the conversations he had with— of the conversations he had with reporters yesterday with some — with reporters yesterday with some of— with reporters yesterday with some of his delegation who

arrived _ some of his delegation who arrived they seem to be getting some _ arrived they seem to be getting some signals that they are not interested in an escalation that— interested in an escalation that they want to seek stability but as you say, we also — stability but as you say, we also heard them say that they would — also heard them say that they would not affect him from supporting hezbollah. certainly a lot of— supporting hezbollah. certainly a lot of the diplomacy that is going — a lot of the diplomacy that is going to _ a lot of the diplomacy that is going to happen here as you reference is going to happen on the sidelines of this summit, not in — the sidelines of this summit, not in the _ the sidelines of this summit, not in the speech as we see delivered, not from the president of president biden to the general assembly, but some of those — the general assembly, but some of those negotiators who are on hand _ of those negotiators who are on hand and — of those negotiators who are on hand and we spoke earlier to the director general of the iea who is— the director general of the iea who is been meeting with the iranian— who is been meeting with the iranian delegation and he said that there are some tones that appear— that there are some tones that appear open for negotiation so we have — appear open for negotiation so we have to see that actually moves — we have to see that actually moves forward on the ground. there — moves forward on the ground. there is— moves forward on the ground. there is some reporting from lebanon to fight confirmed by israel and hezbollah that they have killed one of the senior commanders in the organisation. is it possible after all of these strikes, 1300 targeted attacks to assess what damage

they have managed to inflict on they have managed to inflict on the group and how much ability of the group still has to respond? of the group still has to remand?— of the group still has to respond? of the group still has to resond? h ' . ., ~ ., respond? it's difficult to know for sure- _ respond? it's difficult to know for sure. one _ respond? it's difficult to know for sure. one thing _ respond? it's difficult to know for sure. one thing we - respond? it's difficult to know for sure. one thing we do - respond? it's difficult to know. for sure. one thing we do know is that hezbollah will be furious at the images that israel has managed to create teams around the world of people having to leave their hezbollah stronghold areas because hezbollah could not keep them safe. that is an important optic in this. if you also look at what israel is doing, the areas they are targeting, it areas around the paccar valley, around the south where the intermediation is held and you look at the strikes happening here in beirut, the southern suburbs is right next to the airport. it's less than ten km from where i'm standing now. iwent less than ten km from where i'm standing now. i went there today when sirens were still going off in the wake of that strike and what they are doing there is going for the real figureheads. the people and men

behind hezbollah to again show strength and send a message and that has been tied in with the messaging coming from israel as well. we heard the israeli prime minister netanyahu saying, appealing to those in those hezbollah stronghold areas to turn their back on hezbollah san, but they have abandoned you and have not had you safe saying you need to move away and give up any weapons that you might be hiding. don't forget as well, there is still one main character in the form of hassan nasrallah, every time he makes a speech he appears on a screen, he is not appeared in public for years and years and while israel continues to target the hezbollah senior commanders who are in southern beirut, nobody knows where her nasrallah is. he would be a figure that israel, no doubt, would love to remove from the top of the organisation. some people believe he is not even in lebanon any more. it is hard to say. but it is interesting and important when you're

trying to make sense of the story to look at what israel are doing, and the messaging thatis are doing, and the messaging that is going with that, but also the impact that is having on the lives of people notjust on the lives of people notjust on the lives of people notjust on the northern border in israel but here in lebanon as well. a, israel but here in lebanon as well. �* w' israel but here in lebanon as well. �* ., ., well. a quick word for the ex-pats. _ well. a quick word for the ex-pats, there _ well. a quick word for the ex-pats, there been - well. a quick word for the l ex-pats, there been weeks well. a quick word for the - ex-pats, there been weeks of ex—pats, there been weeks of warnings from the british embassy to get out, but you will see from the airport that that there are not as many flights coming in and now airlines are cancelling flights to the region, does that give a sense that lebanon is being cut off and what does that mean for the ex—pat population? it’s the ex-pat population? it's interesting _ the ex—pat population? it�*s interesting because the messaging from the uk government, the us government as well, they have repealed —— appealed for their citizens to leave repeatedly, i'm not sure how many have chosen to do so, but the airport has been deserted, most of the airlines that fly into here have all cancelled their flights, there is only middle east airlines which is the lebanese national carrier which is still going. it does present a bit of a

headache for western governments because the issue with lebanon, if you look at the map and the geography, there is only one way out. you cannot go south into israel, you cannot go east into syria, there is only really the airport and of course that is in a very vulnerable position, it would only take one attack on the airport and it would be very difficult to get people out. the silence and subjugate newspapers reporting that raf acco theory which is the us military base in cyprus were perhaps putting contingency plans together to perhaps get out of ex—pats if they have chosen to leave, but those messages have been out for a while and if any have left, certainly plenty still remain. we will be back at the top of the hour with some of the interviews notably with ken stoltenberg, the outgoing and we will hear from the us ambassador to the un. stay with us for that.

welcome back. sir keir starmer has set out his vision for government this afternoon. the prime minister said his party's slogan for change, will mean nothing less than national renewal. the prime minister was trying to reset the tone, after several weeks of damaging headlines. there wasn't much in the way of new policy. he announced that armed forces veterans, young people leaving care, and victims of domestic abuse will all get better access to social housing. and, confirmed that gb energy will be based in aberdeen. but he also warned there would be difficult decision ahead, it will take time he said to clear out the tory rot. our political editor chris mason was watching in liverpool. conference, please welcome| keir starmer, prime minister and leader of the labour party. little wonder the audience in here are whooping. they have waited 15 years to hear a sentence like that at their conference.

a party so often crushed by defeat, basking in winning. take pride that labour won in every single region in england. take pride that labour won in wales. labour won in scotland. governing is always difficult for every party, and that's before slip—ups and unforced errors, and plenty that takes forever to do perhaps never gets done. so leaders like to celebrate what they have managed. doctors, back in theatre. new solar projects, new offshore wind projects, the onshore ban lifted. great british energy launched. one—word ofsted judgments ended. next, the prime minister tried to describe how life feels for many people. look at our country. do you see a britain where people feel, with the certainty

that they deserve, that the future will be better for their children? because when i was growing up, that's what we believed, but that is not the country we inherited injuly. that confidence, that certainty, it's brittle and fragile. hisjob, then, to end that and, in an extended section of particular passion from sir keir starmer, the riots this summer, poles apart, he said, from the legitimate worries about migration. people concerned about immigration were not doing that, because they understand that this country, this democratic country, is built on the rule of law, the ballot box, the common understanding that we debate our differences. we do not settle them with violent thuggery, and racism is vile. controlling migration a commitment, he said, and on choices in government like cancelling the winter fuel payment

for millions of pensioners... i understand that many of the decisions we must take will be unpopular. if they were popular, they would be easy. to the volatile international picture, the middle east and developments there in the last few days. so i call again for restraint and de—escalation at the border between lebanon and israel. and... i call again for an immediate ceasefire in gaza, the return of the sausages... the hostages and a recommitment to the two—state solution. note the slip—up there, sausages caught quickly and all over social media almost as quickly. this speech was light on new policies, but this next bit was new, making it easier for military veterans to find a home. we will repay those who served us and house all veterans in housing need. homes will be there for heroes.

but campaigners say there is nowhere near enough social housing as it is. then, a protester. this guy has obviously got a pass from the 2019 conference. and to the prime minister's conclusion. a britain built to last, built with respect, built with pride. because together, we have shown that britain belongs to you. this speech, this conference has oozed a pride in victory, but also has carried the responsibility of governing, governing in an air of cynicism about politics and squeezed living standards. did it need to be that bit more positive, given the gloom of the last few months? we have been really clear since we came in about the scale of the challenge that we face. people watching will want to know when you can actually do stuff, when they can feel

things are improving. you must feel that pressure. absolutely. people voted for change and we are determined to deliver it. i'm upbeat, optimistic. time to build a better britain. the cabinet's view is one thing. it's what you make of it that really matters. chris mason, bbc news, in liverpool. in the second we will find out what british people make of it, but let me show you some pictures coming to us from the un security council. you can see presidents and mike is currently addressing the council in new york. let's have the have a little listen to what he is saying. norms of the un charters _ what he is saying. norms of the un charters in _ what he is saying. norms of the un charters in the _ what he is saying. norms of the un charters in the right - what he is saying. norms of the un charters in the right seek i un charters in the right seek grants nations and in the resolutions of the general assembly that has already been supported by the majority of the nations. and we do not have different versions of the un charterfor different versions of the un charter for different parts of the world. we do not have

regional charters, there is no separate un charter for regional charters, there is no separate un charterfor brics, or... separate un charter for brics, or... m ., or... zelensky referring to the inability of _ or... zelensky referring to the inability of the _ or... zelensky referring to the inability of the security - inability of the security council to come to the aid of ukraine and we will come back to this and refer back to the important bits after the sport at half past eight. let's get back to the labour party conference and the speech of keir starmer in liverpool today. as chris suggests, the headlines these past few weeks, have somewhat taken the gloss of what should be a celebration this week. and the warning signs are there for labour in the latest times and yougov tracker labour's net favourability has plummeted from +1 at the time of the election to minus 27 today. sir keir starmer�*s approval rating loosely tracking that graph from minus 3 to minus 30 this week. 53% of the voters say he is doing a bad job — 22% of labour voters

would say the same. yougov�*s director of political analytics patrick english joins me live from the labour conference in liverpool: the headline is pretty stark, one in four britons a single labour thought they would do well, but are disappointing. what is the key reason for that? , , , . ~ ., what is the key reason for that? , ,, ., ., , that? yes, we speak to voters on the time — that? yes, we speak to voters on the time about _ that? yes, we speak to voters on the time about their - on the time about their perceptions of the labour government, how they have been doing in theirfirst government, how they have been doing in their first days in office and as you correctly pointed out already, there is the mute music of disappointment of the british electorate right now. let's not forget, only 34% of people who turned out that the selection actually voted for it labour. they are not starting for a huge bar of support. really, when we ask voters, in their own words to tell us what it is they are disappointed in it, what stories they are hearing about, what is stories about the winter fuel allowance, stories about to very senior

people within labour and, perhaps, this could be vital for the government unless they get a grip on it, a that things are not changing and having put that party into power and having then campaigned on the message of change, being seen as the scene could be quite difficult for them. figs as the scene could be quite difficult for them.— difficult for them. as keir starmer _ difficult for them. as keir starmer pointed - difficult for them. as keir starmer pointed out - difficult for them. as keir i starmer pointed out today, difficult for them. as keir - starmer pointed out today, it is the inheritance they have to deal with and it is not an easy one. looking forward, our most people you are speaking to willing to give labour the benefit of the doubt? that certainly _ benefit of the doubt? that certainly was _ benefit of the doubt? that certainly was the - benefit of the doubt? that certainly was the case - benefit of the doubt? triagit certainly was the case when they were in power and in the media day after his lots of people were saying the jury is still out, the ratings and mood is going in the wrong direction, but of course, we are three and a half, four and half years out from a election, the labour government has a long time to reset this and i think the british public are looking towards the labour party and on solutions and it will be rewarding to them if they feel materially themselves that their life has improved and that is things like the

cost of living, public services, getting a sense the country is moving back in the right direction. listen to what voters tell us in these bowls, that if labour are able to achieve that, they will get behind labour again and achieve that, they will get behind labouragain and if achieve that, they will get behind labour again and if they are lucky, deliver them another general election in the future. thank you very much, from liverpool there. that poll is in the times newspaper and it is worth a read. and it does signal some warning signs for the labour party which is her keir starmer may or may not address in his speech today. we will take a short break, we will take a short break, we will talk plenty more about the labour party conference over the course of the programme. we have sports coming up. stay with us. hello. many of the areas so badly affected by flooding over the last few days have had a bit of a break from the rain today. however, more wet weather in the forecast for the rest

of the week and eventually, it is going to turn colder as well. now, this chart shows the rainfall we are expecting to accumulate over the next few days, and you can see this time the heaviest of the rain is expected to be across parts of north—east england. over high ground, it is possible that some places could see 80 to possibly 100mm of rain. for most places, tuesday has been spent in this gap between weather systems, but more cloud waiting in the wings out in the atlantic. that is our next weather system — already starting to throw some cloud into the southwest of england. a bit of showery rain here, maybe a few showers running eastwards across southeastern parts of england as well. this band of cloud moving southwards out of scotland into northern england, afew showers with that. where we see clear skies through the night in parts of scotland could drop down to freezing. we could also see some fog patches, say, across parts of the midlands, as we start tomorrow morning through tomorrow, we see this area of cloud and rain pushing across the south—west of england up into wales, the midlands, some showers moving across the south—east. northern england tending

to cloud over through the day, northern ireland not doing too badly for some sunshine and for scotland, scotland's sunny spells, just one or two showers, particularly in the far north where it will be a cold day again. 9—10 degrees, even further south, vhs or 16 at best. and then through wednesday night into thursday, this low spins its way eastwards and this frontal system here becoming slow moving across northern england. so, that is why we have some cause for concern across north—east england. already met office yellow warning has been issued, particularly in spots exposed to this brisk northeasterly wind. so, the rain really piling up over high ground here. pretty wet at times as well for northern ireland, south—west scotland, the north and to the south of that, sunny spells and showers. and then, as our area of low pressure continues to roll away eastwards during thursday night, our band of rain starts to sink its way southwards and eastwards and as it clears behind that rain band, well, we all get into this northerly wind all the way from the arctic. a cold feel to the weather for the end of the week, particularly where you're exposed to the strength

of that wind. and then for the weekend, well, mainly fine through saturday, but we will see heavy rain into the west on sunday.

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a recent study suggests it could be plane simple — flying slowly could significantly improve our carbon footprints. we would bring you that story shortly, first let us pause and get a check on the sports with sarah. manchester united manager erik ten hag says it's "unavoidable that players will get injured" — because they're playing too many games. players' welfare has been an ongoing theme of late, after fifpro began legal proceedings injune against world football's governing body fifa in an attempt to guarantee breaks for players. too many games. it's clear, too many competitions for top players. they are overloaded and this is not good for football. at the end of the day, it's good for commercial, but there is a limit.