Hezbollah after the deadliest day of conflict across the border in nearly 20 years. Lebanese officials say nearly 500 people were killed on monday, including dozens of women and children, and at least 1,600 others injured after israeli strikes on town and villages in the south and the eastern bekaa valley. The Israel Defense forces say they hit 1,300 hezbollah positions. The iranian backed group, which is designated a Terrorist Organisation by many western countries, including the uk, says it fired dozens of its own rockets back at israel. The increased hostilities between the two countries have caused many people in Southern Lebanon to flee their homes these pictures show a Mass Exodus of cars heading to beirut in the north. We will bring you those pictures a little later. World leaders are trying to defuse tensions with the G7 Group of foreign ministers warning that no country would gain from a wider conflict. The White House said president biden will present concrete plans for endin
Reeves, who while saying there were difficult decision to come she was trying to say we have a plan for a better Future And Thatis plan for a better future and that is exactly the tone of Keir Starmer ll speech today, as we expect it to be. So we will talk about light at the end of the tunnel. He will talk about a shared struggle. What they are trying to do in light of the criticism about being overly gloomy is explain to the country they are not just about doom, they have a plan and a vision, for things to get better and the centre of that is they say about economic stability, if they can stabilise the economy and get it growing, they are making the argument that Everybody Willent up argument that Everybody Willent up feeling better off and it will filter down to public services and the pound in your pocket. That is the narrative of the speeches today, but the other Point Worth mentioning there isnt a huge amount of policy, so they are trying to sell a story and the Style And Tone of
SpIrIt, a polItIcal correspondent for the tImes and Andrew FIsher who wrItes for the I. Thank you both for beIng wIth us. Tell me lara what do you thInk KeIr Starmer has do today . When you speak to people In labour about what they want to achIeve, they want KeIr Starmer to put a stamp on thIs conference and say what he belIeves In and what the government Is for, we have had ale dIffIcult couple of weeks for the government, we have had storIes about donor gate, freebIes and dIffIcult storIes about the salary of chIef of staff. Some are sayIng that Is because there a voId that starmer has left and Into that voId he needs to state what It Is he needs. So we need to see from hIm today there Is a real sense he needs to stamp hIs authorIty on thIs conference. Another thIn andrew was the sense we got from the government about tough decIsIon, the WInter Fuel Payment whIch was a contentIous decIsIon about that for mIllIons and we have heard from some sayIng you need to Inject more optImIsm whI
Who Fund Arts Councils in the local Area And Funding has been reduced and cut. The promise was everybody can access the arts and culture they wanted across the country. We come back to the chancellor talking about the strain on public finances and difficult decisions, we have to see how they plan to implement that and whether it will make a meaningful difference. Thank you. We will be back to you for Sir Keir Starmer s speech at tpm. Stayed with the arts. Many believe rupert Murdochs Life has been the basis of succession. A case in nevada is pitting the 90 year old against his three children over who will gain control of the company when he dies. It was held Behind Closed Doors but the decision when it comes will also be secret. Vegas is where you go to get married, they say, and reno to get divorced. Now this has become the somewhat unlikely location for settling a Family Power Struggle between the Media Mogul Rupert murdoch and his children. Are you confident of victory . Normally, w