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People have been killed people have been killed here in lebanon, and more here in lebanon, and more than 90,000 people displaced. Israel says its only Targeting Hezbollah military Infrastructure And Missile launch sites in the country. But many civilians are among the dead including at least 50 children. 0ur Chief International Correspondent 0rla Guerin reports now from southern lebanon. Sirens wail firefighters rushing from Air Strike to Air Strike. Carrying out the wounded. Not fighters here, but children. Israel says its Targeting Hezbollah sites, but its bombing many residential areas. How old are you . He asks. Three fingers are raised. Youre very brave, he says. A young generation threatened by a war that has already claimed at least 50 children. Like the members of this family, killed together in a strike in beirut. Ali, jalal, fatima and farah, all gone. And iman and talia nasser, victims of an israeli strike in the south, who will never grow up. But some have made it to safety, having run for their lives. My name is mahdi ahmed, and my years old is ten years old. And what has been happening in the last two days . You had to leave your house. The war is very big and im very scared, and i cried. How did you feel having to leave your home . Were you sad . Yes. I was very sad, he tells me. We left half our belongings and my stuff. A Missile Hit near us. We went quickly so we wouldnt be hit. Many children and their families have found shelter in schools and universities. This could be home for some time. International calls for a ceasefire came together in a small place. Its smaller than an average norwegian county. And within that population, there is one and a half million refugees from syria or palestinians from israel. There would be 20 Million refugees in the uk. So now we see a bigger and fiercer military campaign, aerial campaign among the civilian population and the refugees than we have seen in recent military history. It has to end, they have to listen, the parties, to the united call from the united nations, but i think there will be too little pressure on the parties from the members of the united nations, including those who provide arms to israel. I want to ask you about how the many staff you have in lebanon are coping, given the circumstances and continuing bombardment of certain places, how is that affecting your operations . Its terrible for operations. We have more than 400 Aid Workers in lebanon. I was there visiting my colleagues in the South End in the Beirut Area just before the summer. At that point, they were trying to help as many as possible of the 90,000 people displaced by the israeli attacks that is in retaliation of the rockets going indiscriminately into israel. So already at that point, 90,000 people were displaced. The collapse of the lebanese economy puts political paralysis in this country, makes humanitarian work very difficult. And now it is impossible, because we are bombed left and right, and north and south all the time, including in the Beqaa Valley which is filled to the brim with syrian refugees that are now being displaced again by the israeli aerial campaign in the northern Beqaa Valley, so these people are now streaming into beirut and other places where there is no room for the civilian population. Now, you say the situation is unsustainable. You describe a desperate situation there. What do you see as happening next, and what do you hope will happen next, briefly, if you will . Well either we get a Cease Fire, which would be the only sensible thing, and that is the only negotiations would be the only way to make safe and lebanon safe. If not, we could have a collapse of lebanon and an implosion in this place, that would be very bad for the region and very bad for israel. Palestinian Authority President , mahmoud abbas, laid out his expectations for gaza and the West Bank once the fighting ends. Addressing the un general assembly, abbas said he expected a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire in gaza. Translation first of all, a comprehensive translation first of all, a comprehensive and translation first of all, a | comprehensive and permanent Cease Fire in gaza and an end to the military aggressions and attacks by Terrorist Settlers in the West Bank and east jerusalem. Second, humanitarian aid must be delivered urgently and in an organised manner, and insufficient quantities because Theres Nothing in gaza and they need everything. This Event Hearing Aid must be delivered throughout gaza. Third, a full Israeli Withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. We refuse the establishment of Buffer Zones or taking any part from gaza. Gaza is only seven km by 14, and israel wants to cut it off. It was a piece here and peace they are, and we will not allow a single centimetre of gaza to be taken. We demand the return of those displaced to their homes and to have housing provided to them. Netanyahu housing provided to them. Neta nyahu wants housing provided to them. Netanyahu wants the West Bank and the Gaza Strip people to be displaced, to be evacuated to Egypt And Jordan we refuse. Thejordanian and egyptian governments and i thank them for this that we will not allow the displacement of any palestinians and eviction of the palestinians from their lands. Fourth, we demand the protection of andra and you enter in organisations from israels actions and provide political and financial support to these organisations so they can perform their role and offer their services to the palestinian refugees until they return home. This is the scene in florida because, as you can see from the waves of that Storm Surge theyre going over the road, theres a hurricane on the Way Hurricane Helen was upgraded Thursday Morning to a category two storm, expected to become a major category, meaning category three or higher one. Its likely to make landfall on floridas northwestern coast on thursday evening. Tropicalforce northwestern coast on thursday evening. Tropical force winds have already started hitting the state, and you can see just how those cars are having to navigate the road with all that water on it. There are Evacuation Orders in place. Hurricane warnings, Flash Flood warnings extending far above the coast to south central georgia. Forecasters warn of very bad conditions in damaging things to come. The governors of florida, georgia, the carolinas and virginia have all declared emergencies in their states, and Joe Biden has already said that. So the florida governor says models suggest Hurricane Helene will make landfall further east though lessening the chances for a direct hit on the Capital City of tallahassee, florida. There are nearly 400,000 people living there, so they are hoping the hurricane will not hit them directly. As you can see, a pretty worrying situation on the way with those waves really starting to surge ahead of Hurricane Helene making landfall later today. Still to come on the World Today why supermodel Naomi Campbell is facing a five Year Ban from being a Charity Trustee. And the item thats the third most used appliance in britains kitchens, now used more than conventional ovens how the Air Fryer seems to be more than a passing fad. Around The World and across the uk, this is the World Today on bbc news. President zelensky of ukraine has been in the White House for just over an hour now he went in a short while ago, meaning President Biden, and theyve been talking about the us support for ukraine. Already today, weve heard that a number and other Aid Package for ukraine has been announced by President Biden, an 8 Billion Aid Package. President biden is preparing to announce his so called victory plan, his plan for the remaining months of the year and beyond as regards to his view of how the war against russia should go. Lets hear from war against russia should go. Lets hearfrom President Biden whos been speaking in the last few minutes. Im whos been speaking in the last few minutes. Few minutes. Im proud to announce few minutes. Im proud to announce a few minutes. Im proud to announce a new few minutes. Im proud to announce a new 2. 4 few minutes. Im proud to l announce a new 2. 4 billion package of assistance, ive also directed the pentagon to allocate all the remaining Security System Funding thats been appropriated to ukraine period by the end of my term, which is 20 january. And this will strengthen Ukraines Position in future negotiations. Second, we look ahead to help ukraine succeed in the long term. As you know better than anyone, as we said at the washington summit, we have to support ukraine and its membership to both the eu and nato, and continue to make reforms to counter corruption and strengthen democracy, which you are working widely on right now. , � now. President biden in the last few minutes. Now. President biden in the last few minutes. We now. President biden in the last few minutes. We will. Now. President biden in the i last few minutes. We will keep you up to date with all the lines coming out of washington and new york, where the United Nations General Assembly is going on right now. And President Zelensky visiting the united states. Now, if you have become a bit obsessed with Air Fryers recently, you are not alone a survey has found theyre one of the most used items in uk kitchens. The good Food Nation Survey found 77 of people use toasters making it the most popular kitchen appliance. 75 use microwaves and in third place with an unstoppable rise 58 of households in the uk use their Air Fryer. Sales have risen as more people look to save on Energy Bills during the cost of living crisis, and they are now more often used than conventional electric ovens and conventional gas ovens. Lets speak to cassie best, Food Director for bbc good food. I think thats probably a job many people would love to have, cassie. I want to know what you make of this are you surprised at all, is this something you knew was Coming K Dela im not really surprised, weve seen a growing trend in the last couple years of people using Air Fryers. fiur of people using Air Fryers. Our survey confirms of people using Air Fryers. Oi survey confirms over half of the nation are now cooking with them. With the cost crisis, its no surprise people are looking for cost effective ways to cook their meals, and the airfryers certainly to cook their meals, and the Air Fryers certainly delivers on that front. Its a really cost effective way of cooking and convenient. We all bought into the airfryer and convenient. We all bought into the Air Fryer phase to save money, but weve gone on to love them so much, they fit into our kitchens and lives so perfectly stop youve used the Word Craze many things come and go in Word Craze many things come and no ~. 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Its notjust one of these throwaway gadgets people get for christmas, then stop using. Weve certainly seen they are here to stay. They are here to stay. What would you they are here to stay. What would you say they are here to stay. What would you say they they are here to stay. What would you say they are they are here to stay. What| would you say they are best for . And for people who dont have one, this isnt specifically this is not a deep fryer in any sense, its almost more of a Mini Oven that does thejob of almost more of a Mini Oven that does the job of an electric or conventionalfan of does the job of an electric or conventional fan of income up on a much smaller scale. And it seems to do a lot quicker . Absolutely, there was a misconception that it was replacing a deep Fat Fryer but actually what a Air Fryer does is replicate an oven on a smaller scale. Does is replicate an oven on a smallerscale. So does is replicate an oven on a smaller scale. So anything you can cook or bake in an oven can really be transferred to a Air Fryer. The basket is much smaller, so you just have to consider whether you can fit it into the Air Fryer. But it does the samejob as into the Air Fryer. But it does the same job as a conventional oven, though it heats up quicker and cooks quicker, as well. ~. ,. , quicker and cooks quicker, as well. ~. ,. , well. What do you recommend most that well. What do you recommend most that people well. What do you recommend most that people use well. What do you recommend most that people use their well. What do you recommend most that people use their air| most that people use their Air Fryer for . Most that people use their Air Fryerfor . Its very most that people use their Air Fryer for . Its very good for things the pictures weve been playing, it looked like a load of Oven Chips in a Air Fryer, but they are really good with oven ships. Fryer, but they are really good with oven ships. They are good for cooking with oven ships. They are good for cooking lots with oven ships. They are good for cooking lots of with oven ships. They are good for cooking lots of different for cooking lots of different things. I do a lot of baking in the airfryer now things. I do a lot of baking in the Air Fryer now because its so quick and easy to do. And we got recipes for everything from muffins to the Mince Pies on the website. I would encourage people to experiment with their Air Fryer people to experiment with their airfryer and people to experiment with their Air Fryer and try something new. ,. , � , new. The pictures weve seen are people new. The pictures weve seen are people only new. The pictures weve seen are people only using new. The pictures weve seen are people only using fried i are people only using fried potatoes, but now we see something heavy, or healthy. They dont have to be complicated, i bought one for my mum because i was so happy with mine, but you can get one with mine, but you can get one with all sorts of dials and collocated things on them, but they are pretty simple, arent they . They are pretty simple, arent the . , they . Their really straightforward i they . Their reallyj straightforward to they . Their really straightforward to use and i think thats another thing that so great about them. They are a really accessible kitchen gadget. Theyre great for everyone from young people to older people who have mobility issues. They are very easy to use, theyjust require a drawer, slotting them into a frame which is super easy. The one i have at home, press the button and youre good to go, and you can cook everything from potatoes to roasted vegetables. I like cooking fish in mind, isjusta vegetables. I like cooking fish in mind, isjust a great tool. And Jacket Potatoes as well. One brief question, you say 0ne brief question, you say people like them particularly at this time when people are struggling with Energy Crisis they are effectively struggling with Energy Crisis they are effectively they are effectively smaller. It doesnt they are effectively smaller. It doesnt take they are effectively smaller. It doesnt take much they are effectively smaller. It doesnt take much energyj they are effectively smaller. I it doesnt take much energy to heat up a space, its a smaller space, whereas you would have to heat up your large oven cavity, the Air Fryer is smaller. Cavity, the Air Fryer is smaller. ~. ,. , smaller. We are in agreement on it, we smaller. We are in agreement on it. We should smaller. We are in agreement on it, we should have smaller. We are in agreement on it, we should have gotten it, we should have gotten someone whos very vehemently against it. Thank you so much, cassie. The supermodel, Naomi Campbell, has been banned from being a Charity Trustee for five years. The regulator, the Charity Commission, found there had been serious mismanagement of funds at the Charity Fashion for relief, which Ms Campbell Set Up and was overseeing. Graham satchell has more. Sophie, Naomi Campbell is one of the most famous models, supermodels, if you like, in The World. She Set Up this charity, fashion for relief, in 2015, and was regularly seen in the media giving interviews to promote it. The idea behind the charity was to raise money for things like Poverty Relief and to help if there had been global disasters, but today, the Charity Commission has found that actually not very much of the money it raised ended up going to good causes. So, specifically, over a six year period, only 8. 5 of the charitys overall expenditure was given out on charitable grants. So where did the money go . Well, the commission says that almost £8,000 was spent on a three Night Stay in a 5 Star Hotel by Naomi Campbell. She racked up more than £6,000 on spa treatments, Room Service and cigarettes. So today she has been disqualified from being a Charity Trustee for five years, which will be embarrassing for her. Injapan, The Worlds longest serving Death Row Prisoner has been acquitted, more than a half a century after his conviction in a quadruple murder. A former boxer, Iwao Hakamada had been found guilty of killing his boss, the Mans Wife and their children, back in 1968. But new evidence proved him to be innocent. 0ur Tokyo Correspondent Shaimaa Khalil has more. Lets go to florida again and people prepare for the approach of Hurricane Helene. You people prepare for the approach of Hurricane Helene. Of Hurricane Helene. You can see cars of Hurricane Helene. You can see cars navigating of Hurricane Helene. You can see cars navigating that of Hurricane Helene. You can | see cars navigating that rather terrifying stretch of land to make a road where waves have come in the Storm Surge as the hurricane is upgraded to a category two storm prepared to hit florida on thursday. Heavy rain threatens to cause Flooding And Travel disruption. The Met Office has issued warnings from 6pm tonight for parts of the midlands in southern england. Mornings are already in place for eastern england, wales and northern ireland. Joe black sent the latest. The bad weather from the last few days has caused hundreds of homes in kent and bedfordshire, and northamptonshire, where im standing now, to be flooded. figs standing now, to be flooded. As ou standing now, to be flooded. Sis you can standing now, to be flooded. Is you can see, look down the road, thats close, flooded. Around the corner, there is a marina which is also completely saturated. If you just take a look here, theres a Red Kayak we see it does make man in a kayak making their way around the water, pip people have also been using this kayak here to navigate their way around. Weve spoken to a lady in the next village who said her home was completely ruined by floodwater in the space of ten minutes. Weve seen people rescued off riverboats, and weve seen a nearby Caravan Park about five miles from where im talking to you now, completely evacuated. The question is whether things are about to get worse, there is an Amber Warning that covers Flood Warnings lasting from 6am tomorrow morning, itsjust started, there is a white or yellow warning for rain which covers wider parts of england and wales. It means places that are saturated and soggy now could potentially face more problems to come. Fairness farsi has problems to come. Fairness farsi has resigned problems to come. Fairness farsi has resigned the problems to come. Fairness L Farsi has resigned The Partys whipped in the House Of Lords over what she calls the hypocrisy and double standards of how it treats different communities Baroness Warsi. Lets speak to Damian Grammaticas about what Baroness Warsi said on x, or twitter. What were her reasons . 50 warsi said on x, or twitter. What were her reasons . So shes Ut Out what were her reasons . So shes pUt Out this what were her reasons . So shes pUt Out this tweet what were her reasons . So shes pUt Out this tweet this what were her reasons . So shes pUt Out this tweet this evening i pUt Out this tweet this evening its worth taking you back, who is she . Baroness warsi was a Conservative Party chairman, as you say, brought into The Party by david cameron, put into the lords, she Served In the cabinet, and it was prominent as that she was prominent as that she was prominent as that she was prominent as britains first muslim cabinet minister. What she said in her tweet today, she said in her tweet today, she said in her tweet today, she said she no longer decided to take the conservative whip, so resigning as a Member Of in the lords. She said she remains a conservative, but the current party are far removed from The Party are far removed from The Party that she joined and Served In, and she said its a reflection on how far right she believed The Party had moved, and the hypocrisy and double standards in its treatment of different communities. Following that, weve had a statement from the conservatives themselves who say that Baroness Warsi was informed earlier this week that an investigation was about to begin into her that was following complaints about supposedly divisive language. Now weve spoken to Baroness Warsi in the last few minutes who said that all this relates to a tweet she pUt Out to do with a Court Case that had happened, an individual accused of racially aggravated public Order Offence during the recent riots. Baroness warsi had welcome to the fact that that individual was acquitted, and its over a tweet she issued at that point. Now Baroness Warsi has a history, its worth saying, of disagreeing with her party on some of these issues. She resigned from david Camerons Government over the 2014 in 2014 over the then israel conflict, at which she at the time i believed the actions being taken were disproportionate and the government should call that out. So she has a history then, shes more recently criticised some of the contenders for the conservative leadership over positions they have taken. So she has a history of disagreement with her party and, as she says in her tweet, at the minute she is unhappy with the positioning of The Party The Party has said there is an investigation into her. ,. , there is an investigation into her. , � ,. , � her. Damien, thats all weve not her. Damien, thats all weve got time her. Damien, thats all weve got time for. Her. Damien, thats all weve got time for, thank her. Damien, thats all weve got time for, thank you her. Damien, thats all weve got time for, thank you very | got time for, thank you very much, Damian Grammaticas In Westminster on the resignation of the whip by Baroness Warsi just on the eve of the conservative Party Conference in birmingham. Time for the weather with elizabeth. Hello there, good evening. Well, weve seen a lot more wet weather around again today. In fact, some spots, particularly for central areas of england, have already seen more than three times the average september rainfall. There has been some Sunshine Today in between those heavy, thundery downpours, but the ground is saturated, the rivers are full and there are Flood Warnings still in place. These are the areas of most concern overnight tonight. Theres an Amber Weather Warning issued by the met 0ffice Valid until 6am on friday morning. Now there could be some very heavy downpours within this zone. Be prepared for some more flooding. Well see showers merge together, perhaps as much as 30 40mm, falling within just three hours double that within six hours. These showers gradually pushing further southwards and eastwards as we head through the night. The Skies Clearing behind the rain, and well see a chilly northerly wind take hold too. So really quite cool out towards the far north and the west, but still the legacy of Cloud And Rain across parts of East Anglia and southeast england, where its feeling milder into tomorrow. Now you can see the winds turn more northerly tomorrow as that front starts to clear, and the colder Air Seeps down from the north too, pushing those milder yellows and oranges out of the way. So things are going to be turning colder, but at least drier into the weekend. But on friday morning, still that cloud across East Anglia, southeast england, that moves away, as does the rain, and across the Flood Affected Areas too. And we are expecting a largely dry day this time. Some showers running down through coastal areas across the far north of scotland too, but temperatures for many will be a lot lower 8 14 Celsius North to south, with quite a chilly northerly wind blowing as well. And then, as High Pressure starts to build in from the southwest, the winds are set to lighten, and it could be quite cold and frosty for some, particularly across the north on saturday morning. A localised frost too further south. Therell be some brightness and some sunshine around on saturday. A much drier looking day all in all, with some showers affecting the far North And West of scotland, and down through the Irish Sea coasts, perhaps. But temperature wise, just 11 15 celsius, so cooler than it has been and generally a different feel to things, too, over the weekend. On sunday, it turns a bit milder again as the southwesterly wind starts to develop. A bit more in the way of cloud, wet and windy On Sunday night. Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. To all american people, together we have to win and we will. Thank you. Let me be clear, russia will not let me be clear, russia will not prevail in war. Russia will not prevail in war. Russia will not prevail, ukraine will prevail not prevail, ukraine will prevail and we continue to stand prevail and we continue to stand by prevail and we continue to stand by them every step of the way President Zelensky says | he wants to end this war through negotiations. The only way youre going to get russia| to the table is hit them harder than were hitting them now. L quite a lot of What Zelensky and ukrainians and are doing is trying to Trump Proof americas response, at least for the next few months. The partisan divide is deep when it comes to ukraine. But inJoe Biden and kamala harris, President Zelensky will get assurances of further support. He is meeting with the Vice President this hour, they are due to speak before that meeting, we will bring you those comments live. Guiding us through the issues they will be discussing we are joined by the former Prime Minister of ukraine, Arseniy Yatsenyuk we will get his Thoughts Zelensky is presenting. On the victory plan, president