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Footage of the wreck of the Titan Submersible is released by the inquiry into the disaster last year that left five people dead. And Coming Up on Bbc News Arsenal are the final British Club to get their Champions League Campaign under way. They take on Europa League Winners Atalanta with Mikel Arteta asking for more in the competition. Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. Israel has launched fresh air strikes on hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon as the leader in Southern Lebanon as the leader of the armed group a proscribed of the armed group a proscribed Terrorist Organisation Terrorist Organisation was giving his first public reaction was giving his first public reaction to the wave of attacks to the wave of attacks across lebanon in the past two days. Across lebanon in the past two days. At least 37 people have been killed at least 37 people have been killed a declaration of war. And thousands injured by exploding and thousands injured by Exploding Pagers and Walkie Talkies. Pagers and Walkie Talkies. Hassan nasrallah described Hassan Nasrallah described the attacks as a massacre the attacks as a massacre and said it could be called and said it could be called a declaration of war. The Foreign Secretary is urging british nationals to leave the Country Tonight while commercial flights are still operational. Our chief international correspondent, Orla Guerin is in Lebanon And Canjoin us now. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah spoke in a televised address as usual from an undisclosed location. He accused israel of sheer terrorism and said its escalation would not help it return its citizens to their homes near the border. He insisted that hezbollah was not broken and said it would deliver revenge without giving any sense of the time frame. But dominating the skies. Carefully timed, as sheikh Hassan Nasrallah was making a televised address. He admitted hezbollah had suffered a major blow and said the enemy, israel, had crossed all Red Lines with attacks this week. First it was pages exploding. First it was pagers exploding. Then yesterday, Walkie Talkies Blowing Up at funerals. A new form of warfare in the Middle East which the eu says has caused heavy Collateral Damage among civilians. Hezbollah� s Communication Systems may have been the target, but a lebanese minister told us the attacks, widely blamed on israel, break international law. Minister, are you saying that these attacks are a War Crime . I think they are. You know, i think that the whole world can see that these attacks occurred in markets, they occurred in hospitals, they occurred in people driving their cars. These were not people who were at the battleground fighting. In its stronghold in south beirut, hezbollah is still mourning its dead, killed on and off the battlefield. They are getting ready here now for the funeral of another fighter. Hezbollah has been hit hard this week, notjust in terms of the dead and the wounded, but the attack on its Communication Systems was a major humiliation. There is anger here and there is uncertainty. Many are wondering what might come next. She said, we can expect anything from israel, but we are prepared, both men and women. As for the wounded, she said, we pray god will heal them. I would donate my own eyes for all of those who lost theirs. Hezbollah, which is classed as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk and the us, will regroup. And despite the high tech, high profile attacks this week, its still firing across the border into israel. Nine times so far today. Orla guerin, Bbc News, beirut. Five women say they were raped by the late owner of harrods, mohamed Al Fayed, when they worked for him at the luxury department store. The bbc has heard testimony from more than 20 female Ex Employees who say the billionaire sexually assaulted them as well as claims that harrods helped cover up allegations of abuse. Mr Al Fayed owned harrods until 2010, and died last year at the age of 94. The stores current owners say they are utterly appalled by the accusations. This report contains descriptions of sexual violence. Our correspondent Helena Wilkinson reports. Ijoined harrods because i wanted to be a buyer, and i ended up working for an absolute monster. When mohamed Al Fayed took over harrods, he quickly embraced his high Profile Role and the status that came with it. To his customers and the celebrity guests he was all charm, but to many of his female employees, he was a different man, a predator. Weve heard testimony from more than 20 of Al Fayeds female Ex Employees. He tried to rape me more than once. And he pushed me in and onto the bed so that i couldnt move. You know, he was 79, i nearly 80, and i was 15. Mohamed Al Fayed was rich and powerful. That power allowed him to carry out assault at scale over decades. I think mohamed Al Fayed is a rapist. I think hes a serial rapist. Gemma worked as Al Fayeds Personal Assistant for two years. Ijust didnt know which way to turn. So id bought a small dictaphone that i had in my pocket. And these are the transcripts from those recordings. One of them was in paris, in his residence there, villa windsor. I said, i just want to go to sleep on my own. Mr fayed, i dont want to. Mr fayed. And he kept saying, relax. Please, relax. How can you relax when youre in that situation . He walked out and he was angry. Not long after this incident, gemma says Al Fayed raped her. The bbc has heard testimony from four other women who say he raped them at his properties. In 2009, gemma contacted a lawyer who told harrods she was leaving herjob on the grounds of sexual harassment. She didnt feel able to disclose the more serious allegations at the time. They agreed to pay a settlement if she signed a non disclosure agreement. There was also one other condition. The lawyers organised for a Shredding Truck to coMe To my lawyers office. It was shredded in front of us, including tapes i had of him. Someone from hr was present for the shredding of all of the evidence i had. I thought id lost the transcripts, but actually what i did have was the transcriptions sent to my lawyer in my sent items of my email account. In a statement, the current owners of harrods said they were utterly appalled by the allegations and that employees who were his victims had been failed, for which they sincerely apologised. They also said that the harrods of today is a very different organisation to the one owned and controlled by Al Fayed between 1985 and 2010. There were several attempts to expose Al Fayed before his death, but it is only now that many of the survivors feel able to speak publicly about the abuse. For those who have, the silence and the taboo are finally broken. Helena wilkinson, Bbc News. Since the documentary was aired more former harrods employees have contacted the bbc to say they were assaulted by mohamed Al Fayed. Ive spoken to one of those Women Today and you can hear the interview on Bbc News tonight. Its taken decades for these womens stories to come Tonight And Tomorrow morning there will be some of those in the documentary who will be holding a Media Conference with their legal team who will outline further claims against harrods. In a statement, Harrods Today have said that they have had the opportunity to watch the programme, the documentary, and once again expressed their sympathy to the victims featured. It was taken under new ownership in 2010 but there are still questions for harrods as to whether they allowed that type of behaviour under mohamed Al Fayed. In terms of the Al Fayed family, they have not provided a statement when asked for comment. Helena, thank you. You can watch the documentary Al Fayed predator at harrods on Bbc Iplayer now and on bbc 2 tonight at 9pm. And the new season of the world of Secrets Podcast is available right now on bbc sounds. Some prisoners who were released early last week to try free Up Space in overcrowded prisons havent been fitted with electronic tags to monitor their location despite that being a condition of their release. More than 1,700 prisoners were let out last week thousands more will be released in the next months. The government has blamed the company that provides the Tags Serco and is understood to be holding urgent talks later today. 0ur senior Uk Correspondent Sima Kotecha reports. 0ur our recent visit to hmp pentonville, crowded gel like many others up and down the country. Last week the government let 1700 people out from multiple prisons to make more space. But now, some of those released have told the bbc they have not been tagged when they should have been, like this offender. Who was inside for drug offences. He agreed to speak to us as long as we didnt reveal his identity. Im supposed to be tagged on Day One of coming out ofjail. Within a matter of hours of leaving the place. Without that tag on my leg, and the only one thats watching me. There is nobody turning up at the house to check that im here, there is nobody ringing the house to check that im here. Is nobody ringing the house to check that im here that im here. Tags are used to monitor the that im here. Tags are used to monitor the whereabouts that im here. Tags are used to monitor the whereabouts of. That im here. Tags are used to monitor the whereabouts of offenders who are given a curfew when released to minimise the chances of them reoffending. Every week, 1000 people are scheduled to be tagged. So thats three Probation Officers we have now spoken to who say this has been a problem for some time now. They are concerned that if these people are not tagged, they could pose a threat because nobody knows what they are doing or where they are. It what they are doing or where they are. ,. , �. , what they are doing or where they are. �. ,. ,. , what they are doing or where they are. ,. ,. ,, are. If youre a dangerous Person And Ou are. If youre a dangerous person and you are are. If youre a dangerous person and you are not are. If youre a dangerous person and you are not tagged, are. If youre a dangerous person and you are not tagged, there. Are. If youre a dangerous person and you are not tagged, there is| and you are not tagged, there is Nobody Keeping Track of you. As far as i can tell, No One cares. Ive been ringing them every day. My Probation Officer has been ringing them every day, ive been over and over and nobody has turned up. The governments of the company which manages the tagging, serco, is to blame for the delays, saying we are holding serco to account to address delays in fitting some offenders with tags and will apply financial penalties against the company if this is not resolved quickly. While this is not resolved quickly. While this issue is ongoing, we have prioritised tagging domestic abuse offenders to make sure their licence conditions, such as staying away from their victims, are strictly followed. Serco have said, since we took over the electronic Monitoring Contract in may, we have been working hard to reduce the number of people waiting to have a tag fitted. The Prisons Ministerjames Timpson is understood to be extremely angry with the situation and is meeting serco shortly for what is being described as an urgent meeting to sort out the problem. But ultimately, this is the responsibility of the government. Sima kotecha, Bbc News. The Prime Minister has insisted he is completely in control as rows continue within government about his Chief Of Staff sue gray. During a series of bbc interviews ahead of the labour party conference, Sir Keir Starmer was pressed on a range of topics, including his most senior aide and a donor buying his clothes. 0ur Political Editor Chris Mason was watching. Its a bit like speed dating, isnt it . Yes, its a long list. You have onl ust it . Yes, its a long list. You have onlyjust started. It . Yes, its a long list. You have onlyjust started. Only it . Yes, its a long list. You have onlyjust started. Onlyjust onlyjust started. Only ust started, onlyjust started. Only ust started. Mi onlyjust started. Only ust started, got to i onlyjust started. Only ust started, got to go onlyjust started. Only ust started, got to go all H Onlyjust started. Onlyjust started, got to go all over| onlyjust started. Onlyjust i started, got to go all over the united kingdom. 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Its thursday its Question Time heres fiona. Tonight a newish labour government, facing the same old controversies around sleaze, cuts, and too many deadly channel crossings. Lets see what our Audience And Panel have to say here in Ashton Under Lyne in greater manchester, live on iplayer at 8. 00, and after the 10. 00 news on bbc1. The Bank Of England says its Keeping Interest rates at 5 . Homeowners had been hoping for another Rate Cut after the Bank Cut rates last month for the first time since 2020. Lets talk to our economics editor, faisal islam. When can we expect another Rate Cut . Each vote of eight to one sounds pretty authoritative in terms of that hold. Vote of eight to one. But we then spoke to the Bank Of England governor, and he suggested that after this there would be gradual cuts to Interest Rates going forward, and so the question really is about, they can see the past shocks in the economy are now beginning to be behind us. There is a little worry about some of the embers around that they dont want to flame up again. So that is the concern, for and then theres the question about how interest Rate Cuts affect the economy. Some evidence that people are saving money back, still cautious after those three years of shocks, so that is the concern, watching Consumer Confidence very carefully. Confidence very carefully. Faisal, thank you the time is 6. 17. Our top story this evening. Israel launches fresh air strikes on hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon following a wave of attacks on lebanon. And Coming Up we look back on the life of the man who co founded the bbc� s natural History Unit, Coming Up on Bbc News. England start well, but australias spinners peg them back taking nine of the ten English Wickets to fall in the first one day international. With the tourists chasing 316 to win in nottingham. And hot off the press. Why it is the end of an era for londons evening standard. The health care regulator, the care quality commission, says Maternity Care in england needs urgent reform to stop preventable harm becoming normalised. Anational Maternity Inspection has found that poor care is more widespread than previously thought. 131 units were inspected, and not a single one was rated as outstanding for safety. Only 35 had good safety ratings. The rest required either improvement or were rated inadquate for safety. Just a warning some viewers may find some of Catherine Burns report upsetting. Just breathing is hard for this six year old. He needs physio to keep his airway is clear. He cant walk, talk, or eat by himself. But it didnt have to be like this. When his mother was in labour, she knew the pain went beyond contractions. I kept seeing it was getting worse and worse, nobody would listen to me. I felt completely helpless, and i thought i was going to die. Actually, her uterus was tearing apart from the inside, and her baby was being starved of oxygen. Mr; was being starved of oxygen. My mental was being starved of oxygen. Ij� i� i Mental Health has was being starved of oxygen. Mn Mental Health has suffered catastrophically. I will never recover from catastrophically. I will never recoverfrom it catastrophically. I will never recover from it fully, catastrophically. I will never recoverfrom it fully, and catastrophically. I will never recover from it fully, and at some point, i will also lose my son. The family has point, i will also lose my son. The family has adjusted to his needs as he has grown older. Look family has adjusted to his needs as he has grown older. He has grown older. Look how cool Ou Look he has grown older. Look how cool yOu Look he he has grown older. Look how cool yOu Look he is he has grown older. Look how cool yOu Look he is expected he has grown older. Look how cool yOu Look he is expected to he has grown older. Look how cool yOu Look he is expected to live i he has grown older. Look how cooll yOu Look he is expected to live and slowly deteriorate yOu Look he is expected to live and slowly deteriorate until yOu Look he is expected to live and slowly deteriorate until his slowly deteriorate until his late teens, possibly early 20s. Not every case is as serious as this, but Lucy Qc says harm can be physical or psychological. It wants that, unless action is taken, poor Care And Maternity will become normalised. We have reported on these issues as have reported on these issues as have others, over and again. Like this piece two years ago. Last autumn, we saw an emergency on a Labour Ward. Autumn, we saw an emergency on a labourward. I autumn, we saw an emergency on a Labour Ward Labour Ward. I think something is auoin Labour Ward. I think something is going wrong Labour Ward. I think something is going wrong. Theres Labour Ward. I think something is going wrong. Theres something l Labour Ward. I think something is going wrong. Theres something wrong with the baby, i think. 50 going wrong. Theres something wrong with the baby, ithink. With the baby, i think. So what needs to happen with the baby, i think. So what needs to happen to with the baby, i think. So what needs to happen to stop with the baby, i think. So what i needs to happen to stop families going through this . The reports recommendations focus on women being listened to, having things explained to them properly, enough funding to make sure Maternity Units are fit for purpose, improving data on race and ethnicity. None of this is very complicated, but it is not the first time experts have called for it. In march 2022, a leading midwife came up march 2022, a leading midwife came up with what she calls a blueprint for sick Maternity Care in england. It was fully endorsed by the then secretary it was fully endorsed by the then Secretary Of State for health, sajid javid, Secretary Of State for health, sajid javid, who Secretary Of State for health, sajid javid, who said the change would happen javid, who said the change would happen swiftly. Two and a half years down happen swiftly. Two and a half years down the happen swiftly. Two and a half years down the line, that change has not been down the line, that change has not been content of enough and certainly has not been content of enough and certainly has not been swift. | been content of enough and certainly has not been swift. Has not been swift. I have a huge resect has not been swift. I have a huge respect for has not been swift. I have a huge respect for donna, has not been swift. I have a huge respect for donna, and has not been swift. I have a huge respect for donna, and when has not been swift. I have a huge respect for donna, and when it i respect for donna, and when it comes to the crisis in our Maternity Services across the country, it is one of the biggest issues that keeps me awake at night worrying. But there are calls for a public inquiry and more compassion for families who have suffered harm. Catherine burns, Bbc News. New underwaterfootage has been released of the wreckage of the Titan Submersible. Its part of the evidence being presented at a public hearing which has today heard evidence from a passenger who took a Trip On Titan A year before it suffered a catastrophic failure as it dived to see the wreck of the titanic, killing all five pople on board. 0ur Science Editor Rebecca Morrelle has more. It was a journey to see the titanic that turned into tragedy when the Titan Submersible exploded. Five people died. At the public hearing, somebody from the Support Ship was asked how the passengers were as they left for the dive. We saw five were as they left for the dive. Saw five people smiling, looking forward to theirjourney. They were just very happy to go. That is the memory i have. Nobody was nervous, they were excited about what they were going to see, make sure you have your camera, that type of thing. Have your camera, that type of thin. ,. , have your camera, that type of thin ,. ,. , have your camera, that type of thin. ,. ,. ,. , have your camera, that type of thing. She had paid for a place on the sub herself thing. She had paid for a place on the sub herself to thing. She had paid for a place on the sub herself to see thing. She had paid for a place on the sub herself to see the thing. She had paid for a place on the sub herself to see the titanic| the sub herself to see the titanic in 2022. The sub had technical problems but did dive successfully. I knew what i was doing was very risky. I never at any point felt unsafe. ,. ,. , risky. I never at any point felt unsafe. ,. ,. , unsafe. Footage of wreckage from nearly 3800 unsafe. Footage of wreckage from nearly 3800 metres unsafe. Footage of wreckage from nearly 3800 metres down unsafe. Footage of wreckage from nearly 3800 metres down has unsafe. Footage of wreckage from | nearly 3800 metres down has now unsafe. Footage of wreckage from nearly 3800 metres down has now been released. You can see some of the Titan Sub in pieces on the Sea Floor. This looks like it could have been at the dome at the front of the sub, but we havent been told what all the parts are. The underwater robot that moves across the Sea Floor and spot the Back Section of titan in the sediment. Down here is the rear dome of the sub, it is coming apart from the Titanium Ring which is attached to the remnants of the hull. It is the part of the passengers would have been. The hope is that the inquiry can establish exactly what went wrong. Rebecca morelle, Bbc News. The Technology Giant Microsoft says russia, iran, and china all have plans to disrupt the us election via online disinformation campaigns. Bbc verify� s Ai Correspondent Marc Cieslak has been given exclusive access to the Microsofts Threat Analysis Nerve Centre in New York. Times square, New York city, an unlikely location for a secure facility which monitors attempts by foreign governments to destabilise democracy. It is, however, hoMe To mtac, the Microsoft Threat Analysis centre. Its job is to detect, assess, and disrupt cyber enabled influence threats to democracies worldwide. The work thats carried out here is extremely sensitive. Were the very first people that have been permitted to film inside. Its also the first time russian, iranian and chinese attempts to influence a us election have all been detected at once. All three are in play, and this is the first cycle where weve had all three that we can definitely point to. Individuals from this organisation serve on a special president ial committee in the kremlin. Reports compiled by these analysts advise governments like the uk and us, as well as private companies, on digital threats. This team has noticed that the dramatic nature of the us election is complicating attempts at outside interference. The biggest impact of the switch of President Biden for Vice President harris has been its really thrown the russians so far off their game. They really focussed on biden as somebody they needed to remove from office to get what they wanted in ukraine. Russian efforts have now pivoted to undermining the Harris Walz Campaign via a series of fake videos designed to provoke controversy. These analysts were instrumental in detecting iranian Election Influence Activity via a series of bogus websites. The fbi is now investigating this, as well as iranian hacking of the trump campaign. We found that in the Source Code for these websites what they were doing was using al to rewrite content from a real place and using that for the bulk of their website. And then, occasionally, they would write real articles when it was a very specific political point they were trying to make. The third major player in this Election Interference is china, using fake Social Media accounts to provoke a reaction in the us public. Experts are unconvinced these campaigns affect which way people actually vote, but they worry they are successful in increasing hostility on Social Media. Mark cieslak, Bbc News. The Co Founder of the bbc� s natural History Unit which is behind Blockbuster Tv Series such as Planet Earth has died at the age of 95. Tony soper initially worked as a Wildlife Cameraman and Film Producer for the unit. David sillito takes a look back at his life. A colleague who was kind, gentle and extremely knowledgeable. Tony Soper Whos died at the age of 95. Time for a look at the weather. Heres ben rich. It Heres Ben rich. Looks sunny, but is Summer Drawing it looks sunny, but is Summer Drawing to a close . There is a change in the way for some of us but today it was Beach Weather on the south bank, that was bognor regis, temperatures in the south bank, but very close to 25 Degrees Today but this area of low pressure swelling up, that will bring some showers and thunderstorms and across parts of the uk The Rain is starting to pile up, this is what we expect to accumulate over the next few days, may be close to a month was � s worth in a few places but notice it stays largely drive across the north of the uk, if you are in northern western scotland, North West England should be lots of sunshine, close to these coasts you are likely to be plagued by a lot of power, that will make a cool and the threat of thunderstorms down towards the south. Back to the here and now, tonight, just like the last couple of nights we will bring this large area of cloud in from the east, may be the Odd Spot of drizzle up towards the North East of the uk. Temperatures where it stays cloudy, holding up in double digits, a Bit Colderfor northern holding up in double digits, a bit colder for northern ireland. Holding up in double digits, a Bit Colderfor northern ireland. For tomorrow in a pot of northern ireland, western scotland seem quite a lot of sunshine, elsewhere The Cloud should break to some extent but lingering close to this coast, and down towards the south, showers and down towards the south, showers and thunderstorms, wales, South West could be some rain giving flooding, localised transport disruption, generally speaking not as warm as it has been. And then through tomorrow night, Friday Night into saturday in we bring more of that cloud from the east as well, a few spots of drizzle here and more of those showers and thunderstorms on saturday affecting southern counties of england, drifting up into parts of wales, the midlands, east anglia, all the while the rest of the sunshine for northern ireland, western scotland, pleasantly warm here, bit cool close to these eastern coasts where you see more of the Cloud And Mist and murk. And then into sunday across england and where down to the south, heavy and thundery rain, all the while staying largely drive further north. Thank you very much. And thats Bbc News at six