greg mckenzie reports.the wake of storm babet which had rained down across large parts of the uk since last week, causing extensive flooding. hundreds of people have been left homeless. yesterday, the environment secretary, therese coffey, visited flood—hit retford in nottinghamshire, where more than 500 homes were evacuated. for some, it brought back memories of the flooding which took place here in 2007. it's not a home any more. it will be again. yeah, but i have to fork out and i have to do all the hard work — we have to all the hard work, beacuse that is us. it's all on us. we want it all on you now. you've got to do it. you deal with it. in derby, like elsewhere, many are just trying to pick up the pieces and get back to normality. there was a layer of silt and dirt which we've got rid of. we are now cleaning through that again. the cellar, we are trying to empty so we can have it sanitised. all of the racking will need to be repaired. the cooling system is broken. the cellar has to be rebuilt, basica

greg mckenzie, thank you. while he _ you in the studio. greg mckenzie, thank you.ou up—to—date on any further changes. the labour party conference comes to an end in liverpool today. sir keir starmer's speech was briefly interrupted yesterday after a protestor poured glitter all over him. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman said it was clear everyone was taken by surprise. in the hall i think there was bewilderment at how this man had managed to get so close to the leader of the labour party, who has round—the—clock security, by the way, and then also at what he was actually protesting in favour of. it seems to be proportional representation and a different way of doing politics. not that he seemed to have got his argument across favourably to the people in the hole, who were of course pretty angry with him. but, look, once keir starmer got going, having taken off his jacket and brushed a bit of glitter off his shoulders, his speech went down incredibly well in the hall. i think better than any of the hall. i think better than any of the other speeches

greg mckenzie reports. the security industry is under scrutiny. time sheets, allowing untrained and unqualified security guards onto the front lines. soon the people on this course, run by steps institution, will be able to apply for a license to be a security worker at arenas, live events, on nightclubs. the trainer, from caetop college, in this video is clearly heard giving his students the answers in what is meant to be a tough and rigorous exam designed to test their knowledge. in order to work as security staff at public events, you must have completed a security industry authority approved six day in—person course, including first aid. but the bbc�*s file on a programme has revealed that some companies are offering candidates courses which last as little as a day and a half, and one, first aid wasn't even taught. an inquiry into the manchester arena terrorist attack in 2017 exposed a fatal lack of training for those meant to be protecting the public. 22 people died. earlier this year, bbc�*s file on 4 revealed how some security staff at the

greg mckenzie, bbc news.or �*file on a'. the un mission, which visited nagorno—karabakh last sunday, said that there are around 50 to 1,000 ethnic armenians left in the enclave. nagorno—karabakh is recognised as part of azerbaijan, but had been run by ethnic armenians for three decades. azerbaijan has said it wants to reintegrate the area and treat its residents as equals, but an armenian spokesman said this wasjust a "lie". live now to our south caucasus and central asia correspondent rayhan demytrie who's in the town of goris in armenia. what more can you tell us? this was a mission _ what more can you tell us? this was a mission that _ what more can you tell us? tt 3 was a mission that happened on october the first and it was led by the un permanent co—ordinator in azerbaijan. mission was allowed to visit the regional capital and the corridor in a statement the un said that access to rural areas was limited. of course, the most shocking liar that came out of the report was that according to their data ther

that was a report by greg mckenzie. i farmer in a tractor. that was a report by greg mckenzie.to catch a rodent, you may know that one option is the so—called "glue trap" which is basically a very sticky board which traps any small animal that walks across it. well, it's no longer an option in wales, where glue traps have been banned because they're seen as cruel. but some pest controllers say the ban is making theirjob harder and will allow rat populations to boom. matt murray has the story. rats the size of small cat, that is what a pest controller from cardiff says he is dealing with, as this footage shows. for a business or a home the animals can cause thousands of pounds worth of damage and transmit diseases. pest controller gareth davies uses the latest technology to find and catch rodents, including drain inspection cameras. ., ., , rodents, including drain inspection cameras. ., ., i, cameras. you can actually see where the rats have — cameras. you can actually see where the rats have been _ cameras. you can actually see where the rats have been digging. - cameras. you

greg mckenzie reports. they want us want to lie? lie, 100% lie.he people on this course, run by steps institution, will be able to apply for a license to be a security worker at arenas, live events and nightclubs. the trainer from k—top college in this video is clearly heard, giving his students the answers in what is meant to be a tough and rigorous exam designed to test their knowledge. in order to work as security staff at public events, you will have needed to complete a security industry authority approved six—day in—person course, which includes first aid. but as the bbc�*s file on a programme has discovered, some companies are carrying out that training in less than a day and a half, and in one, first aid wasn't even taught. an inquiry into the manchester arena terror attack in 2017 exposed a fatal lack of training for those meant to be protecting the public. 22 people died. earlier this year, the bbc revealed how some security staff at the brixton academy in south london took bribes to let people in to a sold out gig. two people died in a

greg mckenzie, bbc news.ays an israeli airstrike on damascus airport has killed at least two people. it says israeli missiles also hit the international airport in aleppo. it's the second time the airports have been targeted in simultaneous attacks since the conflict between israel and hamas escalated earlier this month. military tensions are rising across the region with warnings of increased israeli bombardment over gaza, exchanges of fire between israeli defence forces in northern israel with hezbollah fighters armed by iran in southern lebanon — and the reports of israeli air strikes in syria as we mentioned. i spoke to our middle east correspondent yolande knell. if you look at the gaza strip, the situation is that we still have tanks and troops massed around the edge. we have seen israeli military commanders going around and rallying the troops and giving more indications that they are getting ready for a ground offensive. we had the israeli military chief of staff staying to one infantry brigade, "we a

live now to london luton airport and our correspondent greg mckenzie.he latest is the fire took place at 8:50 pm last night, many were already on the runway, on planes and was simply disembarked and told to evacuate the station. the airport behind me, still fire engines are there at the scene. the smoker stopped. the smoke stopped about an hour ago. their cars in the car park was still on fire up to an hour ago and ultimately, there are no more passengers in the airport. they have all been taken out and some are stranded on neighbouring roads, trying to find local hotels, all the hotels are fully booked. many sitting in the reception areas, just trying to keep warm with their children and their luggage. many of those now being told their flights have been diverted to other airports are now having to get to places like sta nsted to are now having to get to places like stansted to get their flight later today. as of now, the airport has confirmed that there will be no flights leaving or arriving luton airport until at least midday. so many questions, greg

greg mckenzie, bbc news.paigners said the traps were cruel. but some pest controllers say the ban is making theirjobs harder — and will allow rat populations to boom. matt murray has the story. rats the size of small cat, that is what a pest controller from cardiff says he is dealing with, as this footage shows. for a business or a home the animals can cause thousands of pounds worth of damage and transmit diseases. pest controller gareth davies uses the latest technology to find and catch rodents, including drain inspection cameras. you can actually see where the rats have been digging. but also more traditional traps, including glue boards, which many feel are barbaric. the rat i caught this week was the biggest one i have seen in 30 years, to be honest. it was from the end of the tail to the nose was about 64 centimetres. you know, you are talking from there to there. glue traps are placed on the floor for rats to stick to until they eventually die. we use this in the pest control world as a last resort to

greg mckenzie reports.h rained down across large parts of the uk since last week, causing extensive flooding. hundreds of people have been left homeless. yesterday, the environment secretary therese coffey visited flood hit retford in nottinghamshire, where more than 500 homes were evacuated. for some, than 500 homes were evacuated. forsome, it than 500 homes were evacuated. for some, it brought back memories of the flooding which took place here in 2007. tt’s took place here in 2007. it's not home — took place here in 2007. it's not home any _ took place here in 2007. tt�*s not home any more. took place here in 2007. it's not home any more. it - took place here in 2007. it's not home any more. it will l took place here in 2007. it's. not home any more. it will be aaain. not home any more. it will be again- yeah. _ not home any more. it will be again. yeah, but _ not home any more. it will be again. yeah, but we - not home any more. it will be again. yeah, but we have - not home any more. it will be again.

departing flights to stay away — and check with their airline before turning up. 0ur reporter greg mckenzie many hundreds of people who were inside the airport awaiting to board flights were told to leave immediately. there was this massive gout of flame that shot across the car park like a flame—thrower. er... so... and then cars were just exploding. so every few minutes, you just got another one — another explosion, another explosion. ten fire engines attended the blaze, which was still burning into the early hours. a member of the public and six firefighters suffered from smoke inhalation as the car park fire spread. in an overnight statement, the airport confirmed the partial collapse of the car park, and told passengers that all flights would be suspended until midday. some confusion here this morning — many passengers trapped on the runway for hours, many of them onlyjust now being allowed to get off that plane and away from the airport. we were just told, more or less, "leave" — they weren't too sure if we did leave, would we get out? my car's in the car park and we literally are jus

greg mckenzie reports.ents from more than 500 homes in this nottinghamshire town have been evacuated due to flooding caused by storm babet. retford county council told people they were at risk from high water levels along the river idle. for many, this leisure centre is home for now. we've taken everything apart from the big three piece suite and turned the water off, turned the electric off. and that's all you can do. not normally the idle here in retford that is affected like this so it's a little bit unusual and residents here perhaps not used to it in the way that some other communities are. so, again, we're out there trying to keep people informed and we've set up this centre to try and help people as well. in neighbouring stapleford, one resident's had to cut short his holiday to see the damage for himself. my daughter phoned me and says, "your bungalow�*s under water." "oh, that's a very nice surprise for us. yes." so we're just basically landed at east midlands airport. four people are confirmed to

greg mckenzie reports.fah crossing that connects egypt to the southern gaza strip opened for the first time since hamas launched its assault on israel to allow 20 trucks to carry aid in. today, the humanitarian chief of the un for the second convoy of 20—30 trucks could enter the region, delivering much—needed aid but admits the un and israel are having tough but fair discussions about how trucks will be inspected. meanwhile, israel has confirmed increased attacks in gaza, and is urging civilians still in the north to move south. translation: for your own safety, move southward, - we will continue to attack in the area of gaza city and increase attacks. we are the humanitarian aid that is entering rafah from egypt, to ensure that the water and medicine are distributed in this humanitarian area we have set. reporters: mr president! mr president! _ president biden says his administration is remaining committed to ensuring that civilians in gaza he told reporters that he was talking to israel. their duty to re

greg mckenzie, bbc news.an israeli airstrike on damascus airport has killed at least two people. syrian state media say the international airport in aleppo was also hit by israeli missiles. state media say the international airport in aleppo was also hit by israeli missiles. flights to and from damascus and aleppo airports were diverted to latakia international airport, according to the ministry of transportation. it's the second time the airports have been targeted in simultaneous attacks since the conflict between israel and hamas began earlier this month. military activity is ramping up across the region with warnings of increased bombardment in gaza, heightened tension in the north of israel and reports of israeli airstrikes in syria. earlier, i wasjoined here injeruslaem by our middle east correspondent yolande knell. if you look at the gaza strip, the situation is we still have tanks and troops massed around the edge. we have seen israeli military commanders going around and rallying the troops and givi

greg mckenzie reports. oh, my god! huge flames and smoke billowing from the terminal 2 car park.... so... and then cars were just exploding. so every few minutes, you just got another one — another explosion, another explosion. ten fire engines attended the blaze, which was still burning into the early hours. a member of the public and six firefighters suffered from smoke inhalation as the car park fire spread. in an overnight statement, the airport confirmed the partial collapse of the car park, and told passengers that all flights would be suspended until midday. some confusion here this morning — many passengers trapped on the runway for hours, many of them onlyjust now being allowed to get off that plane and away from the airport. we were just told, more or less, "leave" — they weren't too sure if we did leave, would we get out? my car's in the car park and we literally are just stranded here on this roundabout. i want to get home. got work in the morning! like everyone else. access to the airport is currently restricted, and people are being advised to check with their airli

our correspondent greg mckenzie reports.al with it. in derby, like elsewhere, many are just trying to pick up the pieces and get back to normality. there was a layer of silt and dirt which we've got rid of. we are now cleaning through that again. the cellar, we are trying to empty so we can have it sanitised. all of the racking will need to be repaired. the cooling system is broken. the cellar has to be rebuilt, basically, but we were lucky elsewhere. it could have been a lot worse. in brechin, rescue has now become recovery. residents who had to flee last week are back to see the damage. jasmine and lauren wilcox live opposite the river south esk, which burst its banks on friday. you come in and the first thing you see when you walk in is toys, when i came back to rescue my cats. all i see is my little girl's toys floating about on the floor. all that hard work. we've only been here for two years... and over the two years, we've put all the effort in to get this place looking homely and it's gone. not really anything else w

greg mckenzie, bbc news.brighten up across northern ireland. a breezy day as well. the wind picking up across the irish sea and the rest of scott and the to 19 degrees. this evening and overnight by most of the rain pushes up into the northern isles. we had this brunt across parts of england, wales, northern ireland and southern scotland. a bit more cloud around for some. scotland. a bit more cloud around forsome. not scotland. a bit more cloud around for some. not as cold as last night. into tomorrow, we hang on to this rain across northern ireland, scotland but the north of england, wales and the north and midlands. either side of that will be brighter weather and sunshine. still windy across the far north of scotland with temperatures 11 to 22. temperatures for many of us will continue to climb through the weekend. thank you so much. we will see you in half—an—hour. children in england, who started primary school this year, won't study a—levels or t—levels, after the prime minister announced plans for a ne