Good afternoon. Israel has carried out fresh attacks on hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon after its Airstrikes Yesterday that killed 558 people, according to the latest figures from the lebanese government. It was the deadliest day in lebanon since the Civil War which ended in 1990, and its prompted a Mass Exodus of civilians from their homes, causing gridlock on the roads. Meanwhile, hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets towards Northern Israel this morning. Our middle East Correspondent Hugo bachega sent this report from beirut. The journey in search of safety. Thousands are still on the move, fleeing Southern Lebanon and Israels Air strikes that show no sign of easing. Its conflict with hezbollah now being felt all across the country. In beirut, this school is one of dozens now turned into shelters for the displaced. 6,000 are here without knowing when or if they will be able to go back home again. 65 year old maryam travelled all night with i2 relatives in just one car. They had no time to take anything with them. Translation we i got together and left. We didnt want to leave our homes, because leaving our homes is difficult. We arrived here at four in the morning with our children. Its because of our children that we left. But not everyone can leave. In this hospital near the city of siden in the south, doctors say 90 of the injured are children, with burns and open fractures. This morning there were more israeli Air Strikes. The Southern City Of Tyre was one place hit, with officials in israel indicating these attacks will continue. There were fresh rockets too. More than 50 back in beirut, thousands more had now been disrupted by this war. Some too young to understand why. This eight year Old Girl came to talk to us when she saw our camera. Are you scared . Yes, a lot, she said. We can get the latest from both sides of the border now. In a moment well speak to yolande knell injerusalem. First, though, to Hugo Bachega in beirut, and hugo, more Strikes Today . Exactly, and many trying more Strikes Today . Exactly, and many trying to more Strikes Today . Exactly, and many trying to leave more Strikes Today . Exactly, and many trying to leave southern i many trying to leave Southern Lebanon because of those Air Strikes. To give you an idea how congested the roads from Southern Lebanon to beirut are, a journey which now which normally takes 1. 5 hours is now taking 1a. Schools have been turned into shelters, and are now sheltering displaced residents. In the hardest hit areas, hospitals are said to be overwhelmed with casualties from these israeli Air Strikes. This morning, We Had an update from the lebanese health minister, who said the victims of yesterdays attacks include at least 50 children and almost 100 women. The un human Rights Office has expressed alarm at the number of casualties, saying that these israeli attacks would be a violation of international humanitarian law. The fear here in lebanon is that this could be a wider israeli offensive that could see a Ground Invasion of Southern Lebanon to create a Buffer Zone and push fighters away from the border. Thank you. And yolande, what are the authorities in israel saying about this intensified Military Campaign in Southern Lebanon . This intensified Military Campaign in Southern Lebanon . First, ust as we are in Southern Lebanon . First, ust as we coming in Southern Lebanon . First, ust as we are coming on i in Southern Lebanon . First, ust as we are coming on air, h in Southern Lebanon . First, ust as we are coming on air, We H in Southern Lebanon . First, just as we are coming on air, we got in Southern Lebanon . First, just as we are coming on air, we got the l we are coming on air, we got the brief statement from the Israeli Military, saying it carried out another targeted strike in beirut. There was an attempted assassination of a commander from there was an attempted assassination of a commanderfrom hezbollah, and two were killed last week in an israeli strike. This could ratchet things up again. The Israeli Military says that since this morning, more than 100 rockets had been fired into Northern Israel by hezbollah. They have started several fires. There has been damage to buildings. The reports of anyone being killed, but these Sirens Warning of incoming fire have been going off repeatedly, no reports of anyone being killed. Meanwhile, israel is carrying out its own strikes against what it says are hezbollah targets, particularly what it particularly in the south. It has put out pictures showing what it says are things like missiles being keptin says are things like missiles being kept in the ribs of civilian houses. It is building up its argument where it says that hezbollah is using civilian areas and people in lebanon as human shields. Still no timeline being given for this operation or where it might go, but the israeli Military Chief of staff has said that israel must intensify its attacks on hezbollah. He said hezbollah must not be given a break. Thank you very much. Injust under an hour, Sir Keir Starmer will make his first speech to the Labour Conference as Prime Minister. Hes expected to strike a more upbeat tone than recently, talking about light at the end of the tunnel while stressing the need for a Shared Struggle and tough economic choices. Delegates also heard from the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper this morning, who promised to halve Knife Crime in a decade. Harry farley reports from the conference in liverpool. 0n the search for signs of hope the Prime Minister will aim to offer some qualified optimism in his Speech Today, a sniff of the future labour hopes to achieve. Its been at times a bumpy start to a new Labour Government, with questions over freebies for ministers and rows about staffing. One of the governments most senior ministers admitted there had been some teething issues. As your viewers can probably tell, ive been around politics for quite some time. There have been squalls like this in the past. I think whats important is you work your way through them. Weve got an important chance to do that today. Weve got our first Speech Today from a labour Prime Minister to a Labour Party Conference for 15 years. Keir starmer will promise to root out Benefit Fraudsters in his speech here shortly. That language has concerned some on the left of his party already angry about the cuts to winter fuel allowance. So what do The Partys faithful want to hear from their leader . Support for pensioners, more support for young families and more support for working people. Youth clubs, youth zones, anything that is providing our children with the future that they deserve. I believe he is a man who has i got his Heart In The Right place. I dont agree with everything he does, but i have every confidence that he is going to make i a real difference to people. Id like him to be much more optimistic. People have been in the realm of 1a years of complete devastation with no hope, not being able to put food on the table for their families, not knowing what the Interest Rate is going to be for their mortgages. So its about giving people hope. In her speech this morning, Yvette Cooper set out a range of measures to tackle violence, promising to halve Knife Crime in a decade. 0ur Streets do not belong to the gangs, yobs and thieves. 0ur Streets do not belong to the racists, extremists and thugs. And our streets will never belong to the stalkers, abusers or rapists. The streets belong to us all, and it is time to take them back. Theres been an outbreak of good weather here on the Mersey Today on what is undoubtedly a Big Day for the new Prime Minister. As Keir Starmer makes any final preparations, he will hope his promise of light at the end of the tunnel offers a break from the gloom he so far has been emphasising. Harry farley, Bbc News, in liverpool. 0ur Political correspondent Alex Forsyth is at the conference in liverpool. Lets get some analysis. Alex, Labours Leadership criticised by some for too much doom and gloom. Are we expecting a change of tone . Yes, well, as harry was saying there, i think there will be a marked change in tone. It is not just the mood there has been concerning when it comes to too much doom and gloom, but there is a worry there is a real world impact, and you can see the confidence and potentially investment for a government that has put economic growth at the centre of its policy platform. So i think Keir Starmer will do some explaining about where the government is doing what it is doing, why it is taking the decisions it is taking, saying it is a Shared Struggle, but at the end of it, things will get better for everyone. I have been standing here for a while, and you can probably see behind me, people are flooding in to head to the Conference Hall, where they will no Doubt Queue for a seatin where they will no Doubt Queue for a seat in Sir Keir Starmer s speech was not a very significant moment, the first labour Prime Minister standing on a form for 15 years. What really matters is whether he can actually deliver for the country. And We Have heard this morning that the Defence Secretary John Healy is leaving the meeting early to go to a Cobra Committee Meeting . Yes, that was confirmed in the last half an hour, that being half an hour, that being Cabinet Office Briefing half an hour, that being Cabinet Office Briefing room half an hour, that being Cabinet Office Briefing room air, half an hour, that being Cabinet Office Briefing room air, wherel half an hour, that being Cabinet Office Briefing room air, where they 0ffice Briefing Room air, where they gather ministers and civil servants where they have a situation to address, and that is as a result of the escalating tensions in the Middle East. David lammy spoke about this and his Conference Speech a couple of days ago before the conference had developed, and at that point, he said the situation was worrying and issued a warning to british citizens in lebanon to lead. The prime Ministers Speech is expected to focus on domestic and not international issues, but it is worth saying that Keir Starmer is travelling to the Un General Assembly in New York after this conference, when i suspect the situation in the Middle East will be very high up the agenda. Thank you very much, alex. An inquest has started into the deaths of two young people who drowned Off Bournemouth Beach by the towns pier. Sunna khan and joe abbess, who were 12 and 17, died in may last year. 0ur Correspondent Duncan Kennedy is outside Dorset Coroners court. Duncan, bring us up to date on what the inquest has been told. Well, Ben Trump the emotional morning, because We Have heard from the mothers ofjoe Abbess And Sunna khan. Sunnas mother said she was the glue that held the family together, and called her kind and beautiful, Jos Mother said he was kind and funny, a Trainee Chef who would never realise his dreams. In some what an unusual move, vanessa also said she had questions for the inquest. She wanted to know whether the lifeguards involved in this where experienced enough, and whether the area around bournemouth pier where this happened should have been designated as unsafe because of the riptide is involved. She said both families believe these two deaths could have been preventable. We already know from the police a boat involved in this in the initial inquiry called the dorset bell, that ran Tourist Trips of the pier, there was a suggestion it might have been involved in this, but the coroner in this case has now ruled today that that vessel was not involved in any way in this incident. The evidence in this case will continue this afternoon, and it will conclude towards the end of next week. Duncan, thank you. Duncan kennedy reporting. A former Harrods Boss has told the bbc he witnessed abhorrent behaviour from the department Stores Owner mohamed Al Fayed, but not Sexual Abuse. James mcarthur, who was harrods Chief Executive for ten months in 2008, said Al Fayed made inappropriate jokes and acted unprofessionally, but that he was unaware of allegations of Sexual Abuse or an investigation by the metropolitan police. The number of illegally modified electric bikes confiscated by Uk Police forces has increased significantly. In the last 12 months, more than 900 illegal E Bikes were seized, compared with 511 for the previous year. Thats according to 27 forces that provided data. The number of Housing Projects given the Go Ahead by councils in england reached a record low in the final months of the last government. Planning permission data for the year to june showed just over 31,500 Housing Proposals were granted thats 8 down in a year. More than 20 Flood Warnings are still in place in parts of england after torrential downpours left some areas submerged, with more than a Months Worth of Rain Falling in a matter of hours. Roads have been closed and rail services disrupted, but there is some respite today, with generally drier weather. Bedfordshire is one of the worst hit areas, and our correspondent Nicky Schiller is there for us this lunchtime. Just give us the picture there now. Yes, well, behind me, this has been dubbed by some of the locals as bedfords new river, but it is actually the main road between Bedford And Milton keynes, the a421, which was hit in that deluge on sunday. 0fficials Which was hit in that deluge on sunday. Officials say more than eight feet of water there, over two metres. As you can see, it is still here today, and highways teams have worked throughout the morning using big tankers to try and drain some of the water away, but this is going to take time, and they say even once they have got rid of all the water, they have got rid of all the water, they will then have to check the Road Surface Hasnt been damaged. You may remember seeing yesterday pictures of a submerged vehicle. 0fficials Pictures of a submerged vehicle. Officials say that actually, three vehicles were abandoned in this water on sunday, so they will also have to be recovered. Notjust problems with the road, but also the Rail Line between Bedford And Bletchley is closed, National Rail saying there has been damaged but it is not safe yet for the staff to get there to check it. Avanti also have issues because of problems with flooding between Rugby And Milton keynes. There are 26 Flood Warnings still in force across england. Concern near here in Saint Neots where the river could burst its banks. We have also seen pictures of flooding in northampton. People here are cleaning up and The Sun was out are cleaning up and The Sun was out a little while ago, but we are not Out Of The Woods yet, because a yellow one that would weather warning has been issued for thursday. That will be in the North East of england, and we are told the north York Moors could see between 80 100 millimetres of rain on thursday. Thank you. The time is 1. 17pm. Our top story this afternoon Tens Of Thousands flee Southern Lebanon after israeli Air Strikes on hezbollah targets kill more than 500 people, including 50 children. And a storyline straight out of the Hit Tv Show succession a Court Battle in the united states over who will control Rupert Murdochs Media Empire. Coming up on sportsday in the next 20 minutes on Bbc News there are more League Cup matches this evening. Chelsea, theyre at home facing the League 2 leaders barrow. Joe biden will address the united nations general assembly in New York today, his final speech there as us president. It comes at a time of increasingly dangerous conflicts both in the Middle East, as weve seen, and in ukraine. 0ur diplomatic Correspondentjames Landale reports from New York. The united nations general Assembly Home to the largest annual gathering of global leaders, the stage from where Today Theyll discuss the conflicts and crises afflicting the world. And one of the most important is this mans efforts to defend ukraine from russian aggression. I invite all leaders, nations to continue supporting our joint efforts for a just and peacefulfuture. Putin has stolen much already, but he will never steal the worlds future. Mr zelensky, of course, wants more artillery shells, like these being manufactured at an Ammunition Plant he visited in pennsylvania. But he also wants more long range missiles and permission to fire them directly into russia. Governor shapiro. Were glad to have you. Thats why hes here in america, making the case for his so called Victory Plan a package of weapons, Money And Security guarantees from the west that he hopes could push russia to the negotiating table. And for that, he needs support from allies on both sides of the atlantic. We need greater collective efforts to prevent and end conflict. For britain, that means upholding ukraines sovereignty. But the united nations here is divided over ukraines future, and its Security Council is gridlocked by russias veto. So this is not the forum where peace will be found, but its more the theatre where diplomatic positions will be staked out. Un Spokesmen Say theyd convene Peace Talks if they could, but. I think We Have to be realistic about the situation in ukraine. We dont feel or think there will be a. We are close to an end to the conflict because we just see what the situation is on the ground. Were also. Were idealists, but were also very much realists, right . Joe biden arrived in New York ah