also on the programme... as the number of women alleging they were sexually assualted by harrods boss mohammed al fayed approaches 200, five of his original accusers come together to call forjustice. initially, i didn't want to be involved because he was still alive and as ridiculous as that may sound to people not involved, he still felt like a threat until the moment he died. a blow to the government in the closing moments of labour party conference — as unions vote against bringing in cuts to the winter fuel allowance. and, "my chance to tell my side of the story." phillip schofield makes a return to national tv, 16 months after his controversial exit from itv. on bbc london... the landfill which has caught fire more than 100 times. now locals are preparing

legal action. and four years after he was shot dead on duty — a memorial to sergeant matt ratana is unveiled. good afternoon. israel is conducting what is calls �*extensive�* further air strikes on southern lebanon, with the lebanese health ministry reporting that 22 people have been killed today. the new wave of attacks came after israel intercepted a hezbollah ballistic missile aimed at tel aviv. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, is preparing to address the un in new york, after warning that the region could be on the brink of all out war and urging british nationals to leave lebanon. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega has this report. early morning in israel and an interception over tel aviv, the first time the city is targeted

by a missile from hezbollah. there were no casualties or damage, but there was probably a message. hezbollah has been weakened but remains a threat and its attacks are not going to stop. heavy israeli air strikes on lebanon are not stopping either. they continue this morning, hitting the south and the beqaa valley in the east and killing at least 15 people, according to the lebanese health ministry. the attacks are leaving a trail of devastation. israel has accused hezbollah of hiding weapons and rockets in residential areas, but people here disagree. issam's warehouse was destroyed in an attack injiyeh in the south. this was an auto repair shop, he says, and the equipment was all for civilian use. he saw in the media that the israelis might have suspected that he had weapons there. in beirut, displaced families continue to arrive, fleeing the south.

schools have been turned into shelters, and many don't know when or if they'll be able to go home again. translation: god willing, everything calms down. - i hope there's a solution. i really hope there's a solution. the uk is again urging citizens to leave lebanon immediately. for now, there's no panic and many are staying in part of the. society here for over ten years. so we hope that sanity can prevailand, um, peace can prevail at at some point. and de—escalation. and that's it simply really. are you concerned about what's happening? i think, wouldn't you be? i live in what's considered a safer area here in beirut. we can hear things.

so last night, we heard the bomb at about midnight injiyeh. as the traffic has quietened down, you can hear more. so no. we don't we don't we don't feel safe. but in terms of our immediate surroundings, we're in a saferarea. and the conflict between israel and hezbollah is intensifying, and neither side seems interested in backing down. hugo bachega, bbc news, beirut. in a moment, we'll speak to yolande knell injerusalem. hugojoins us now from beirut. hugo how significant are this morning's attacks for the people of lebanon? i think what we are seeing here are indications that this conflict is going to continue and possibly expand because in the last few hours, we have seen that places have been hit for the first time in these israeli air strikes and there is growing speculation that part of the israeli plan is to carry out a ground invasion of southern lebanon to create a so—called buffer zone to

destroy hezbollah�*s infrastructure and push fighters away from the border. hezbollah continues to carry out this attack despite all these air strikes and high—profile assassinations of the last few days and last week, the group's leader said you can invade, we are ready to fight. so despite all these international calls with de—escalation, there are few signs that hezbollah and israel are willing to back down. in the meantime, we are seeing this flow of thousands of people trying to leave the south and coming to places like beirut and the displacement of residents is likely to continue. hugo, thank you. our middle east corresponded your land is in jerusalem for this morning. ——0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. yolande, this missile intercepted, but the tensions are mounting.

earlier, the israeli military gave us a briefing where it stressed that this was the furthest that a hezbollah missile had ever reached inside israeli territory, they said it was a heavy warhead that was used and if it hadn't been intercepted, it would have hit a civilian area, they said. now, really, they work very quick to strike back, they said they hit the launch site inside lebanon and that about 100 targets had been hit since the morning. we saw a wave of strikes in the east and south of lebanon and at the same time, hezbollah rockets have been hitting, some of them in the north of israel, causing damage and some injuries as well. now, it isn't clear how long this operation will at last but israel has said its aim is to return tens of thousands of its displaced citizens from their homes, it has been nearly one year of fighting that has gone on now.

though it has intensified in recent days, this across the border, it has gone on in parallel to the war in gaza. this lunchtime, what could be an important development, we had the head of israel's northern command telling ground troops they should be ready for manoeuvres and action. that could trigger a new escalation. yolande with the latest from jerusalem, thank you. world leaders have gathered for the united nations general assembley, which the prime minister sir keir starmer will address this evening. growing tensions in the middle east are likely to dominate the agenda. 0ur north america reporter nada tawfik is in new york — what do we expect to hear? the intensifying conflict between hezbollah and israel and lebanon on has certainly dominated this annual gathering, all of yesterday in speeches we had urgent calls for de—escalation and for protection, expressing alarm at the deaths of

women and children, the numbers of civilians there. today we are expecting an emergency security council meeting, that has been called by france. in attendance will be the foreign secretary david lammy and he will call for a ceasefire in lebanon. he is the first of the g7 western nations expected to do so. he met yesterday with iran's foreign minister on the sidelines of the un general assembly and asked him to use his influence over hezbollah to basically get them to move their position that their strikes will stop only when there is a ceasefire in lebanon. france's president emmanuel macron also met with iran's president with that same message but all eyes are on the united states. president biden in his address yesterday again expressed support for israel's white dissolved defence but expressed hope in a diplomatic solution. to lebanon's foreign minister, he said that wasn't a promising statement but he still held out hope because the united states is the only one that can make

a difference in the middle east. almost 200 women have now come foward to accuse the former harrods owner mohamed al fayed of sexual assualt. it follows a bbc documentary which exposed decades of serious allegations against him. five of his original accusers have come together to share their experineces and call forjustice, describing themselves as "lambs to the slaughter". 0ur correspondent ellie price has the story. as the number of women accusing former harrods boss of sexual abuse rises, we will devote half an hour of the programme to speak to survivors alive here in the studio. these women didn't know each other�*s stories until the bbc documentary last week. they all described being isolated by mohamed al fayed at the time. we arejoined here on breakfast right now byjen, nicole, lindsay, gemma and catherine. now they realise they were not alone in what they experienced. we all have the same

pattern, even though if you lined us up, i think we go from working there in the �*80s to the mid—2000s. all of us had the same experiences, and being altogether, i think it's quite good to think, "oh god, i thought for ages this wasjust me." so you kind of expected what was going on and internalised that actually, you know, "is itjust me? am i the victim of the really hard behaviour?" you were terrified to speak out. jen was too, and this morning she waived her anonymity for the first time. initially i didn't want to be involved because mohamed was still alive and as ridiculous as that may sound to people not involved, he still felt like a threat until the moment he died. mohamed al fayed was the chairman of harrods between 1985 and 2010. he died last year aged 94. he won't face justice now but these women say there was a web of corruption within the company that allowed the abuse to happen and kept it hushed up. i almost had given up hope that anyone

was going to actually find out anything really because he was so successful at putting people up in front of him that he could hide behind. they enabled all these people, enabled the situation, and left us like lambs to the slaughter. harrods declined to come on bbc breakfast this morning. the department store which came under new ownership in 2010 has previously said it is appalled by the allegations. harrods also told the bbc it was investigating whether any current employees were involved in any of the allegations but they haven't told us if any individual has been identified or any action taken. the monster that was al fayed was at the centre of all this, but it is easy and convenient if i may say so to actually just say it was him. there was a system, there was a process which enabled and facilitated the sexual abuse of these women. and there are people still working at harrods who you think were involved in this? that's my belief. many women later abused by al fayed were asked to take

intrusive sexual health tests when they started at harrods. today a complaint has been made to the general medical council about one of the doctors who carried out such tests. i never got my results either, they went straight to mohamed al fayed. i never got them. never even shared them with you? they never shared them with me. shocking. since the bbc documentary was released last week, lawyers for al fayed's accusers say hundreds more women have come forward. and with every new story, the call for justice grows stronger. ellie price, bbc news. the justice for harrods survivors group is now calling for the general medical council to investigate a doctor who allegedly carried out intrusive medical tests the women had while working at harrods. let's get more now from our health editor hugh pym. hugh, what has the regulator said so far? well, yes, the general medical

council put out a statement and this is what they have said. a spokesperson said the alleged sexual abuse conducted by mr al fayed against multiple women was horrifying and the allegations relating to medical staff were deeply concerning and if any fitness to practise concerns about individual doctors were identified, relevant information would be examined and action taken as appropriate. the gmc as a matter of course it doesn't tend to confirm or deny whether any complaints have been made and doesn't make any form of announcement unless they decide to take the doctor in question to a tribunal to seek to have them struck off the medical register. so it may be that we don't get any further clarification from the gmc and i should just remind where we are that this relates to two doctors reported to have carried out the medical examinations, one wendy snell has still died —— since died and another

doctor, and coxon, does have questions to answer about examinations carried out under the group will take this to the gmc. doctor coxon, i should say, has been approached for comment but hasn't responded. approached for comment but hasn't resonded. ., , ., responded. hugh with the latest from london, responded. hugh with the latest from london. thank _ responded. hugh with the latest from london, thank you. _ the time is 1.14, our top story this afternoon... israel is conducting more air strikes on southern lebanon, after it says it intercepted a hezbollah missile aimed at tel aviv — as tensions continue to escalate in the middle east. and 16 months after his controversial exit from itv, the presenter phillip schofield will return to the screen in a reality tv series that sees him isolated on an island off madagascar. and on bbc london, the parents campaigning to save a not—for—profit nursery in south—east london

describing the closure after a0 years as heartbreaking and more rain plus temperatures are expected to drop from friday, we will have your weather. in the last couple of hours, trade unions have won a vote calling for the government to reverse cuts to the winter fuel payment. although the vote is non—binding, it will be seen as a blow to leadership on the final day of labour party conference. 0ur political correspondent iain watson sent us this report from liverpool. well, this didn't take long. the labour government was elected injuly and is facing protests by september. save the winter fuel! members of some of the big unions are opposing cuts to the winter fuel allowance, and the unite union took the issue to the conference floor. friends, people simply do not understand. i do not understand how our new labour government can cut the winter fuel allowance for pensioners and leave the super—rich untouched.

this is not what people voted for. it's the wrong decision and it needs to be reversed. the labour conference voted against the labour government's cuts to the winter fuel allowance, but that does not mean that they will be stopped. more than 11.5 million pensioners currently receive winter fuel payments of up to £300. the vast majority of them are set to lose this. the result of today's vote is not binding on the labour leadership, but the fact it is taking place at all is potentially embarrassing. and that is why the debate has been shunted right to the end of conference, after sir keir starmer has already left. before he left liverpool, he told bbc breakfast that the conservatives were to blame for some of the cuts he had to make, but that the poorest pensioners would be protected. these are difficult decisions, but equally, as you would expect, we are getting as many pensioners as possible onto pension credit, which means they are guaranteed the winter fuel payment and many

more have now got pension credit. that is a very good thing to ensure that they've got the protection they need and the allowance which will go towards their winter fuel. and the work and pensions secretary said there'd be more welfare reforms on the way, especially for those of working age. no more writing people off, then blaming them just to grab a cheap headline. no more denying people the chances and choices they deserve, but instead real opportunities so families can build a betterfuture. children can fulfil their potential. and so we build a stronger economy and society too. the only way to get britain growing again is to get britain working again. labour party members singing in harmony, but this week we've also heard discordant voices and the noises off are likely to continue.

iain watson, bbc news, liverpool. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in liverpool, where the conference has now wrapped up. we heard this vote on the winter fuel allowance is non—binding, is we heard this vote on the winter fuel allowance is non—binding, is it likely to impact government plans? there is certainly no sign of that yet. throughout the conference, ministers have addressed this head on and there is certainly no sign they are budging. at that vote sends an important signal to government about the mood of this party conference. a very clear message that they don't agree with that position on the winter fuel cut. the conference has now wrapped up and it's worth pulling back a little bit. this was the first conference of the labour party in power in 15 years. the background was more bumpy than the leadership would have liked with the stories about freebies, briefings of staff in downing street and consternation over the winter

fuel payment. sir keir starmer�*s message was things out of but they will get better. he talked about light at the end of the tunnel but the question i think is how long and dark that tunnel might be before things get brighter. we dark that tunnel might be before things get brighter.— things get brighter. we will see. alex in liverpool, _ things get brighter. we will see. alex in liverpool, thank- things get brighter. we will see. alex in liverpool, thank you. - a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder nearly two years after a woman died following a balcony fall in ibiza. 2a—year—old robin maines died in ibiza in september 2022. merseyside police say a man from london was held earlier this month, and has been bailed pending further enquiries. sean combs — the us rapper known as p diddy — is facing another lawsuit, accusing him of rape. the latest allegation comes from a woman who says she was drugged and abused by combs and one of his colleagues in the singer's studio. he denies all charges. a global study has found that children's eyesight is steadily getting worse as they spend less time outdoors and more time looking at screens. a review of research from 50 countries estimates that one

in three children and teenagers are now short—sighted. there has been a notable rise after the covid pandemic, with the highest rates injapan, korea and russia. phillip schofield has announced he will be returning to tv to feature in the channel 5 reality series cast away. it's after he stepped down from his role on itv�*s this morning in may 2023, following reports of a rift with his co—host holly willoughby. he also admitted an affair with a younger colleague, which he described at the time as "unwise but not illegal". 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson is here — colin, what could we expect from this first television appearance in more than a year? it was all filmed in the summer already. it is a survival show, phillip schofield on an island off the coast of madagascar on his own wearing a body camera and filming

himself with tiny go pro cameras. compare this to whenjoanna lumley did the same thing in the �*90s, being followed around by a camera crew. it will be shown on channel five on three consecutive nights next week starting on monday for an hour, three one—hour episodes and we have a teaser to show you now. i have a teaser to show you now. i have been cast away on a desert island, _ have been cast away on a desert island, completely on my own. all i have is_ island, completely on my own. all i have is camera gear and i can say whatever— have is camera gear and i can say whatever i— have is camera gear and i can say whatever i want about whatever i want _ whatever i want about whatever i want it — whatever i want about whatever i want it is — whatever i want about whatever i want. it is my chance to sell —— tell my— want. it is my chance to sell —— tell my side _ want. it is my chance to sell —— tell my side of my story. i know what _ tell my side of my story. i know what i _ tell my side of my story. i know what i did — tell my side of my story. i know what i did was on wise but is it enough — what i did was on wise but is it enough to— what i did was on wise but is it enough to absolutely destroy someone? 3515 enough to absolutely destroy someone?— enough to absolutely destroy someone? ~ , , , , someone? as you will see, this is phillip schofield _ someone? as you will see, this is phillip schofield trying _ someone? as you will see, this is phillip schofield trying to - someone? as you will see, this is phillip schofield trying to take - someone? as you will see, this isj phillip schofield trying to take the first tentative steps back onto tv because it's now 16 months since he has been off our screens since the revelations torpedoed his career. there has been talk of him doing one

of the big reality shows like i'm a celebrity, but if you do that, you are kind of at the mercy of fellow camp mates who can attack you for what they see you having done wrong in the past. why this project will appeal to phillip schofield is the control. it's all been filmed already, he decided what he would say, he wasn't being challenged. the caveat i would say is we are really going to find out how much the public like phillip schofield because three one—hour episodes of one person talking is a lot. but if this is a hit, then i can think of many celebrities in need of rehabilitation thinking this could be my way back too.— rehabilitation thinking this could be my way back too. indeed. colin, thank yon — a major international study has found that there's been a sharp rise in teenagers showing addictive behaviour with their use of social media. researchers from the world health organisation is calling for enhanced mental health provision and better enforcement of age restrictions by social platforms. our technology editor zoe kleinman has this report.

when does social media use become problematic? the world health organisation report lists behaviours such as lying about how much time is spent on it, not being able to come off it, and choosing to be on social media rather than do anything else. it said the number of teens displaying this sort of behaviour across aa countries has increased since the pandemic. here in the uk, young people in england and scotland were more likely to show addiction like symptoms towards social media than those in wales. the figures included one in five 13—year—old girls in scotland. meanwhile, a7% of girls in england said they were in constant contact with their friends online, and more than half of the boys in england and scotland played digital games every day. social media and gaming is part of young people's lives these days, so that's not going to change, but it's how can we promote more healthy online behaviours? how can we find the right balance between the benefits of online

engagement versus some of the potential risks of spending too much time online? so i think that's the sort of critical thing. the report found that overall, 13—year—old children were most likely to develop problematic social media use. the researchers suggest potential solutions including digital literacy skills lessons in schools and more responsibility for the tech firms which run the platforms. zoe kleinman, bbc news. zoe kleinman, bbc news. the former sub—postmaster who was one of the leading campaigners in the post office it scandal will receive his knighthood this afternoon. sir alan bates took action after more than 900 post office colleagues were prosecuted for stealing because of a faulty computer system. he was recognised for his services tojustice in the king's birthday honours list in june. 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu is outside windsor castle. an exciting moment. how will it play

out? , , ., . out? yes, it will be an exciting moment for— out? yes, it will be an exciting moment for sir _ out? yes, it will be an exciting moment for sir alan _ out? yes, it will be an exciting moment for sir alan bates. . out? yes, it will be an excitingj moment for sir alan bates. he out? yes, it will be an exciting - moment for sir alan bates. he will be knighted by the princess royal and we are expecting that to happen this afternoon. in case people don't know who sir alan bates is, he came to fame after the itv documentary drama series, if you like, sir alan bates versus the post office, and he was one of the sub—postmasters who has been fighting for compensation after hundreds of sub—postmasters were convicted wrongly by the post office. he is still fighting for compensation. when he found out about his knighthood injune, he said it was a shock and it was surprising, but he says it is another string to his bow which he is hoping to use to get some finality for people who have been wronged by the post —— postmaster system. i{hi wronged by the post -- postmaster s stem. ., ~

a new global investment group says it is "ripping up the rule book" to stop women's football becoming too financially reliant on the men's game. mercury/13 bought its first club, fc como women, earlier this year and says investment in england is an "absolute priority". our sports correspondent katie gornall travelled to como and sent this report. the town of como glistens. it's a location that has always attracted investors, and now they're here for women's football. i've always thought it was a good business. six months ago, a new investment group bought fc como women. the ambition is very much to build a global portfolio, starting with women's professional teams in europe. we believe that there is an incredible opportunity to give these clubs the fuel that they need to ride, you know, obviously a big wave that we're seeing in women's sports.

it was here in these glamourous surroundings that mercury/13 first launched their project. but they have ambitions that extend far beyond the shores of lake como and see investments in english women's football as a priority. the training ground has been upgraded and rebranded since the new owners took over, and a raft of new signings have come through the door. i came because of the project. when you have a woman—only club, then a first women's team, it's the first team, you know, and you get everything. you get priorities. it hasn't all been plain sailing. the group were in discussions to buy lewes fc in england, but the deal fell through. for now, the focus is here at stadio ferruccio. como's supporters are getting their first glimpse of the new team, and so are the owners. they hope women's football can be big business. so what's their response to those who doubt their vision? if you give women's football dedicated management, dedicated capital, and nurture it, it's going to grow and blossom tremendously and become that sustainable business. but it's kind of nonsensical to expect it to be that today if no—one's invested in it over the last hundred years. so we're trying to be that solution.

what's your ambition regarding english women's football? to be there. it's a plan that's attracted some high—profile investors. that is the aim, to make sure that it's seen as a viable business, and it's also seen as an exciting product on the pitch, off the pitch, it's something that people want to really get behind. 0n the pitch, como put their best foot forward. a 1—0 win against ac milan to get their season in italy's top flight off to the perfect start. if this project succeeds, it could change the way investors view women's football in europe. it's far from a sure thing, but no one is doubting their ambition. katie gornall, bbc news, como. one of the most memorable images after the recent torrential rain and severe flooding was of afc wimbledon's football ground — the pitch destroyed after a nearby river

burst its bank. a sinkhole has appeared at their plough lane stadium, and now the fan—owned club is getting to grips with the scale of the devastation and the repair job ahead of them, as patrick geary reports. even from a distance, it's clear what has happened to afc wimbledon's plough lane pitch is beyond the work of a groundsman's rake. the surface scarred after the flooding of the nearby river wandle on sunday night caused an underground eruption of pressure. at one point, the whole stadium was submerged, 100,000 litres of water were pumped out, and the damage is still being calculated. i mean, it's absolutely devastating. we're a fan—owned club. there isn't somebody at the end of the phone writing a big cheque for us, like the majority of football clubs in this circumstance. so there's no getting around it, this is a serious incident for this football club to face. but the club has proved time and again that it overcomes adversity. there's no football club in the country that has a story like ours. in that story, plough lane holds an almost spiritual significance for wimbledon fans.

let's get out there, let's improve. it was nearby that they rampaged up the football pyramid as the crazy gang, but had to leave in 1991. the ground became derelict. a phoenix club was formed when the original wimbledon was moved to milton keynes, and after a long climb through the divisions, they returned to a new ground on plough lane in 2020. now, once again, theirfans are rallying around in a time of trouble. a crowdfunder initially aimed to raise £10,000 but the total kept rising. premier league newcastle, who were due to play a cup match at plough lane last night, chipped in 15,000. former players and supporters of other clubs have also contributed. dons fan graham stacey set it up. it's been inspiring how clubs in the wider football community have come together and rallied together. we spend 90 minutes shouting at each other on a saturday. for it to take off like this, and the support we've had from all quarters, all walks of life, it's been heartening. clearly wimbledon will have to find

somewhere else to play accrington stanley this weekend. the diggers will move in next week. they have hopes of being back next month. this is, after all, the football club that wouldn't sink. patrick geary, bbc news. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon... israel is conducting more air strikes on southern lebanon after it says it intercepted a hezbollah missile aimed at tel aviv as tensions continue to escalate in the middle east. and are we slowly saying goodbye to the wallet? as more of us switch to contactless and phone payments, the traditional pocket staple could soon become redundant. 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 sarah. we have had a bit of a window of slightly drier weather for some, but still around 26 flood warnings in force. 0ver still around 26 flood warnings in force. over the next few days, there

is more rain in the forecast and the winds will strengthen for many. quite an autumnal, unsettled spell of weather, down to this front slow moving over the next 2a to a8 hours. so bringing more heavy rain with it at times and brisk wind too. by the time we get to the weekend, we see that front slipping away, so colder and drier air that front slipping away, so colder and drierair on the that front slipping away, so colder and drier air on the way but i will bring you all the details on that before the end of the programme. thanks, sarah. back with you soon. israel's military says it is now carrying out a new wave of "extensive strikes" in southern lebanon as the us secretary of state warns against a �*full—scale war�* with tensions rising. earlier, israel said it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by hezbollah towards tel aviv this morning. meanwhile, the lebanese health ministry says that 22 people have been killed in this latest round of strikes, with dozens injured. let's get more analysis now with anna foster in beirut. anna, how significant is the targeting of tel aviv from lebanon with ballistic

missiles? what this is is a really clear message, so much about what we have been seeing in the last week or so is about these two sides trying to show their dominance over one another and what hezbollah tried to do in the early hours of this morning as people in tel aviv and israel were just waking morning as people in tel aviv and israel werejust waking up morning as people in tel aviv and israel were just waking up was show them they might be down but they are not out. all of these strikes israel has been carrying out over the last week or so have been designed to degrade hezbollah, they have been hitting their command and control structure, their top generals right here in beirut. in the south and east of the country, they have been targeting their weapons and their weapon stores so what are hezbollah were doing this morning in sending this ballistic missile towards tel aviv, the most populous city in israel is saying, we are still here, don't count us outjust yet. but of course, that leads to fears this escalation can become even more

dangerous. are the israeli strikes now intended to prepare the ground for an invasion? that is going to be a difficult calculation for israel to make because, of course, it wants to send that message here, it wants to push hezbollah away from its northern border, it has been very clear it wants people to live there to be able to return to their homes. they were evacuated nearly one year ago now. but the problem of course is what happens next and the issue is that if they do decide to do a ground operation where they are already fighting a war in gaza, they could prove to be weakened and it might not go as well as they hope. the prime minister keir starmer is warning british citizens in lebanon to evacuate, what more do we know about those plans?— about those plans? that's right, the british government _ about those plans? that's right, the british government have _ about those plans? that's right, the british government have been - about those plans? that's right, the | british government have been telling people living here in lebanon, expats, to evacuate for months now, very, very long time they have been saying to people, get out while you still can. what they are doing now

is preparing for a possible military evacuation because if you think of the geography here in lebanon, there is only one real way in and out and thatis is only one real way in and out and that is the airport, you can't go out through syria, israel, if that airport is suddenly out of action, if there is a strike on the runway, for example, you have perhaps 1000 british expats and people from other parts of the world as well who wouldn't be able to leave and then you are looking at the raf bringing itching looks across from cyprus, potential evacuations from both undersea and that is why the messaging is so strong, they are being told to leave while they still have the chance to do it under your own steam —— raf chinooks. puma have the chance to do it under your own steam -- raf chinooks. anna with the latest from — own steam -- raf chinooks. anna with the latest from beirut, _ own steam -- raf chinooks. anna with the latest from beirut, thank _ own steam -- raf chinooks. anna with the latest from beirut, thank you. - still to come on today's programmeas trade unions vote against cuts to the winter fuel allowance, we'll ask what next month's budget might have in store to support pensioners. now it's time to join our

colleagues with the news hello and welcome to sportsday with me, 0lly foster. a world cup winner and one of the game's greats, the former manchester united and real defender raphael varane retires at the age of 31. brook breathes life into the one day series against australia, the england captain hitting his first 0di century. and £100,000 raised and 100,000 litres of water pumped out, what will it take to get wimbledon playing at home again? we'll start with football, and one of the game's greats, rafael varane, has announced his retirement at the age of 31. the french world cup winner injured his knee last month on his debut for newly promoted como in serie a, and it's forced him

call time on his career. he won the fa cup with manchester united last season, but the defender will be most closely associated with real madrid before that — a 10—year spell the spanish giants that saw him win 18 trophies including three la liga titles and four champions leagues. he was capped 93 times for his country, winning the world cup in 2018 and he also runner—up in qatar in 2022. he says he will stay with como in a non—playing role. he posted this on social media earlier today... "i have fallen "and risen a thousand times, and this time, its the moment "to stop and hang my boots up with my final game winning a trophy "at wembley, "i have no regrets, i wouldn't change a thing. "i have won more than i could have even dreamed of, "but beyond the accolades and trophies, i am proud "that no matter what, i have stuck to my principles "of being sincere and have tried to leave everywhere

manchester city has confirmed today that their midfielder rodri has suffered ligament damage in his right knee. the spaniard had to come off in the 21st minute of their draw with arsenal on sunday. he has been seeing a specialist in barcelona and the club say that he will continue to be assessed to ascertain the full extent of the injury and expected prognosis. the recovery time from an acl tear is usually a minimum of nine months which would rule him out for the rest of the season. the first matches in this season's europa league are coming up later. it's the same format as the champions league, with a single league of 36 teams, with each facing eight different sides over the next four months. first up for manchester united, fc twente, the dutch club where erik ten hag played and also cut his teeth in coaching. after a slow start to their premier league season, united already look to have a battle on their hands to secure a champions league spot, although winning the europa league is another path.

it's an opportunity, so there are more roads to achieve the target you want. this is definitely also a road. yes, of course, it's the most difficult probably, because in a tournament of 32, you have to be the best. but it's a target. united are in tonight's draw for the ath round of the league cup, that will be after the final 3rd round ties take place. arsenal take on bolton and the holders liverpool are at home to west ham. though the league cup is probably low on the list of their priorities, liverpool have won it 10 times, more than any other club. it's always nice to win something, and i know in the history of the club, they won it a lot, a lot fo times, recently, a lot of times, recently, last season in a very special way, with so many youngsters on the pitch in the final. we are going to give everything to win it again.

afc wimbledon have had to pump 100,000 litres of water from their ground after a nearby river burst its banks. donations have been rolling in from across the football community to help repairs and they are close to £100,000 including a pledge of 15,000 from newcastle united, who they were due to play last night in the league cup. they've had to postpone saturday's match against accrington beacuse they can't find another ground. a fundraising page has been set up by don's fan graham stacey. i think, if anything, it helps. it is not going to do any harm. it is certainly going to help. i think where there are decisions to be made, it makes some of those decisions a little bit easier. and if it helps us, the club is going to decide what to do with the money, that is absolutely up to them. if that means they can hire an extra pump to get the water out of the stadium that little bit quicker, great. if that means they can put it towards the hire of the stadium,

if we need to play home games, host them somewhere else, then that's great. at this stage, i don't think anyone knows how long it will take to reseed the pitch, to flatten the pitch, make sure the stadium is safe and all the things that go with it. it has been inspiring how clubs and the football community has come together and rallied together. it's been really, you know, we spend 90 minutes shouting at each other on a saturday, and then, ten minutes later, we've got people from, you know, we played bradford last week, we've had people from bradford donate. and, you know, they were mortal enemies for 90 minutes on saturday. and now they're coming to your rescue and helping out and rallying round. and it's been so inspiring and humbling as an experience for it to take off like this. the messages of support have almost been as inspiring as the donations themselves. it's been great to look on ourjust giving page and flick through the messages of support to see where they've come from. some of them are more

humorous than others. 0ne former player give us £200 and his rival for the left back position last year then came in and gave us £201. kasey mcateer who is in the premier league at the moment, played against england a couple of weeks ago, he sent us £100 and said, once a don, always a don. so things like that. and people saying this is what i've got. putting £2 in. just the same. it means so much. england's cricketers have kept alive their one—day series against australia — captain harry brook led from the front with an unbeaten century to help his team win the third match in durham — although they didn't quite reach their target — before the weather intervened. joe wilson reports. england's players often enjoy their football. it is still the cricket season, honestly. still time for england versus australia. mitchell marsh versusjofra archer. still intense. in late september. australia's style is patient, prudent one—day cricket. it was working in durham.

and their supporters and their wine pleasantly chilled. braden corus was alert on the boundary, watching the ball and grabbing it. with this, steve smith was gone, even at 35, cricket can still surprise you. well, alex carey took over and australia made 30a. how would harry brook's england chase that? brook batted boldly and not rashly, like a captain, infact. willjacks aimed high, made 82, sixes certainly have their place. but there were glances and guides from brook as he made a decisive 100. when it rained, england were ahead on the duckworth—lewis algorithm, in other words, they won. cricket is looking better. shame it's nearly 0ctober. minimum starting salaries will be equalfor men and women in domestic cricket from next year the women's playing structure is being revamped

the women's playing structure is being revamped from next season, the move will apply both at �*rookie' level, which is being introduced into the women's game for the first time and which will typically be a player's first professional contract, and at �*senior pro' level for players who have established themselves in first teams. england's netballers have lost their three—test series against australia. they lost the decider 69—56 in victoria. jess thirlby�*s england side were full of confidence going into the game after their impressive win in sydney on sunday that levelled the series. but the world champions australia put on a clinical display, outscoring the roses in every quarter. england now head to new zealand for another three—match series, which starts in auckland this coming sunday. one of the nfl's greatest quarterbacks, brett favre, has revealed that he has parkinson's disease. he spent most of his 20—year career with the green bay packers, winning the super bowl with them in 1997. favre, who is now 5a, is only player to be named the nfl's

most valuable player for three consecutive seasons and was inducted into the pro football hall of fame in 2016. two years after he retired in 2011 when he was with the minnesota vikings he revealed that he had suffered from memory loss, linking it to the long—term impact of head injuries. he revealed his parkinsons diagnosis at a congressional hearing in an ongoing welfare case. sadly, i also lost an investment in a company that i believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug i thought would help others. and i'm sure you'll understand, while it's too late for me because i've recently been diagnosed with parkinson's, this is also a cause dear to my heart. you can find a lot more on the bbc sport website or the bbc sport app. all the build—up to the league cup ties tonight. from me and the rest

of the team, bye. that prospect has raised suggestions that most could be made in next month's budget to mitigate the negative impact. let's

look at some of the options. 0ne mitigate the negative impact. let's look at some of the options. one way could be to funnel the winter fuel payments are in the council tax system, the logic is lower income pensioners live in houses and lower council tax bands. those between a to d. there would also be relatively administratively simple because councils know the age of their payees, however, this would reduce the savings to the taxpayer £1.a billion to £1.5 million. another suggestion is to keep the winter fuel payment universal but only make it available to pensioners over the age of 80 on the grounds they are more likely to be frail and vulnerable than pensioners in their late 60s and 70s. the a lot of pensioners in poverty are younger than 80. it's estimated this would only reduce the number of low—income pensions affected from 1.6 million to 1.3 million. finally, some of those ministers, to keep the winter fuel payment universal, but get

people to pay income tax on it. so richer pensioners would pay more in tax. that would leave almost no low income pensioners affected, yet the estimated savings would be reduced to just £300 million. estimated savings would be reduced tojust £300 million. and it would not be administratively simple because winter fuel payments are paid per household where as tax is levied at the individual level. such meagre savings would also raise the question of whether it may not be easier to leave the existing universal system in place. so, as all of their shows, there are unavoidable trade—offs, more savings for the taxpayer mean more low income pensioners affected? more lane and come pensioners protected means lower savings for the taxpayer and a more targeted system means more complexity. in england and wales, they pose a risk to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. but north yorkshire council think

that they have found the solution to the problem — by bringing in new technology all the way from australia. ian reeve reports. the bane of the motorist and cyclist�*s life, and an expensive one. the aa tells us that repair costs last year for pothole—related incidents hit £500 million. but in north yorkshire, a new piece of kit is, it's said, filling in potholes in double—quick time. a birmingham company has bought this half a million pound machine from australia is doing the work, and the council is impressed. the entire repair process can be done by a single the bane of the motorist and cyclist�*s life, and an expensive one. the aa tells us that repair costs last year for pothole—related incidents hit £500 million. but in north yorkshire, a new piece of kit is, it's said, filling in potholes in double—quick time. a birmingham company has bought this half a million pound machine from australia is doing the work,

and the council is impressed. the entire repair process can be done by a single operative, the driver. they don't even have to leave the cab. it's much quicker. it's lightning—fast. a job that would usually take about 2a minutes takes just three. and it's also significantly cheaper — less than half the cost of a usual repair. north yorkshire's budget for road maintenance is £a0 million a year, but it's now looking to buy its own pothole filler. it's £500,000. it's an expensive piece of machinery, but it has been so effective. this is also something new in the county — road resurfacing, but with a cheaper method. the spreading of a slurry, then stones and bitumen means the road doesn't have to be dug up. by this low cost investment in the road that the council are making, they're preserving the life span of this road by another ten to 12 years. it's thought that it would cost £16 billion and take years to clear

a pothole repair backlog in england and wales. in north yorkshire, the claim is that they've made more than a start. ian reeve, bbc news. let's hope so. a quick apology for our viewers on bbc one who may have noticed a technical error in ben's report. the traditional wallet or purse has long been a pocket staple — used to carry cash, cards, and even photographs — but could they become a thing of the past? figures from uk finance show more of us switching to contactless and mobile payments. kevin peachey reports. deep in the leicestershire countryside, this barn isn't home to a trendy microbrewery but a business that's much more rare in the uk — a micro tannery. out of these giant reclaimed drums come the beginnings of quality leather that's come from deer and goat skins that otherwise would have gone to waste.

these big drums here are a bit like a large washing machine, basically. and inside these, we tumble the hides. and by the end of the process, we've got leather that we can turn into products — bags, wallets, that type of thing. those wallets are carefully crafted in a nearby workshop, piece by piece, one by one. but is there much point in all this skill and intricacy to create a leather wallet when the majority of twenty—somethings are using one of these rather than cards and cash to make their day—to—day payments? figures from the banking industry show 30% of all adults made a monthly contactless payment on their mobile last year, but 60% of 25—3a year olds paid for things regularly on phones or watches, and that figure rises to 72% among those aged 16—2a. we do pay contactless on our phone, don't we?

on your phone. yeah, yeah. yeah. so everything's everything's in that, right? pretty much. there are things that you need money for. like we've just been the barbers. we do have cash for that. yeah. got wallet and only get paid cash. so it's all right. it's not too bad for us. we only take cash in here as well. just use my phone. it's much easier. i don't have cash anymore. and if i do, it'sjust- in my bag in my change. and never comes out. yeah. it's going mouldy, probably. do you still carry one of these? a wallet? yeah. course. yeah. always. prefer a wallet to playing with your phone? probably, yeah, i'd say so. over the years, we've seen demand for a classic wallet. so we designed one of those and it always surprises me how many of those we sell. so for now at least, it seems many still want to carry the physical money to make our world go round.

kevin peachey, bbc news. a six—wheeled robot has become a local celebrity after working as a parcel courier in a lincolnshire village. lunar the delivery robot is part of a trial by the company dpd and has been trained to find its own way around the village. jake zuckerman reports. begin the day with able mabel. she'll run your bath to exactly - the temperature she knows you like. having a robot assistant may feel like a distant fantasy, but in one lincolnshire village, science fiction has become reality. meet luna. for the last three weeks, she's been delivering parcels in witham saint hughs, near lincoln, where she's become a local celebrity. music: popcorn by hot butter. everyone loves it. it's all over the facebook page. everyone's taking videos of it. the kids love it because they all go up to the gate at the school, watching it go past. luna! luna! luna!

came to deliver to our house the other day. 0h, right, what was it like? did it knock on the door? it came to the door, and then you get a message that it comes, and then you have to put the pin in, you lift it up and itjust goes off. i saw it the other day, and i thought i was in a dream. that came past me and i stood there waiting for the mailman to come, and nobody came. i think it's funny. what does your dog do when it sees her? just growls. she's rather robotic, isn't she? she is a bit robotic. 0h, she's turning around. oh, yes, she is. hello? she's got her eyes open. do you dare to stroke her, make friends? yeah, she's really nice, isn't she? hello, luna! luna can cross busy roads unaided, and is able to avoid pedestrians with ease. is she a hard worker? absolutely, she is. yesterday she did over 12 hours of delivering, just under 20 stops yesterday.

so, she's an absolute welcome asset. and did she stop for a lunch break? no, unfortunately she didn't, no! is there anything that she can't handle? can she handle stairs? no, so she can handle kerbs, and that's her limit at the minute. so she's a bit like a dalek, then — she can't take over the world if you go upstairs? luna is a hit with the locals, and she seems to be enjoying her work. luna, do you ever get tired of delivering parcels? i think that was a no. luna's still got a way to go before she can match her human colleagues, but she's here to stay for the foreseeable future. jake zuckerman, bbc news. and very sweet she is too. now the weather with sarah. i wonder if she can dodge all those poodles out there because we have

5°99y poodles out there because we have soggy conditions still. there is sunshine to be enjoyed, as in this picture, blue skies there, but for many of us it's looking unsettled over the next few days. there will be rain in the forecast, the winds will be strengthening too. if we look at the rain we are expecting to accumulate between today and friday, you can see the blues across the map and the wettest areas will be part of north—east england but also towards the midlands and wales as well. some areas could see close to 80 millimetres of rain falling over the next few days and that is falling on saturated ground. we have low pressure gradually moving east, particularly across parts of southern england and wales. this will edge into central southern england and the midlands. further north and east, many places looking dry but a lot of cloud around with

temperatures of ten to 18 degrees north to south. that rain stays overnight but it's quite slow moving across northern england in particular but also northern ireland as well. to the north of that, clear skies across scotland but heavy, intermittent showers, there could be thunderstorms. reasonably mild out there still. tomorrow the rain across north eastern england will be consistent. some heavy showers again and some thunderstorms across parts of england and wales, so there could be localised flooding problems once again. temperatures 11 to 18 on thursday. it will turn drier but also colder into friday and the weekend. fist also colder into friday and the weekend. �* . , also colder into friday and the weekend-— weekend. at least we will be prepared- —

live from beirut, this is bbc news. hezbollah launches a ballistic missile towards tel aviv — israel's army confirms it's the first time the group has targeted the city.

these are live pictures from just north of beirut. israel says it is carrying out more �*extensive' strikes in south lebanon as both sides defy international calls for de—escalation. in the south of lebanon... large numbers of people are continuing to flee the areas close to the border, as fears of war between hezbollah and israel grow. hello, you are watching bbc news, i am anna foster, hello, you are watching bbc news, iam anna foster, live hello, you are watching bbc news, i am anna foster, live in beirut. we start in the middle east — and a significant escalation in the conflict between hezbollah and israel. israeli air strikes on lebanon. we have seen fresh areas in the south struck and we wish are you those live pictures just

north of beirut, where again,