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Lets return to that story that has emerged over the last few hours or so. The multi award wining Actress Dame Maggie smith, has died at the age of 89. She was known recentlyfor her roles in the Harry Potter films and in the period drama, Downton Abbey. She won countless awards, including an oscar for performance in the prime of Missjean Brodie. Her children released a statement saying she passed away peacefully in hospital this morning. Despite her profession, herfamily described her as an intensely private person. Before we hear more through baits, let mejust before we hear more through baits, let me just read out the latest tributes, because the Prime Minister in the last few minutes has just tweeted and at the last few minutes, Sir Keir Starmer saying Dame Maggie Smith introduced us to New Worlds with the countless stories over a long career. She was beloved by so many, becoming a true national treasure whose work will be cherished for generations to come. Ourthoughts cherished for generations to come. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones. There have been tributes also from bath, who say they are saddened to hear that Maggie Smith has died. They say she was a Legion Of British Stage and screen, winning five baftas, as well as a bath the special Award And Bafta fellowship during a highly acclaimed career. Lets speak to a good friend of Dame Maggie Smith, giles brent north. It is a really difficult day for everyone who loved her. What are your thoughts on a day like today . Like today . Everyone who loved her and admired like today . Everyone who loved her and admired her. Like today . Everyone who loved her and admired her. I like today . Everyone who loved her and admired her. I now like today . Everyone who loved | her and admired her. I now your broadcast goes around the world. What is interesting about Maggie Smith is that she was a globalfigure. Britain is known for his acting talents. Theatre is one of our great exports. Somebody like Maggie Smith was one of a kind. This is The End of an era, it is The End of a golden line which in her case stretches back. Her career began in oxford, where she was brought up. More than 70 years at the top. Five baftas, two oscars, four emmys, golden globes, tony nominations. She was acclaimed. People of the modern generation for cover in terms of Downton Abbey, young people think of it in terms of being in the Harry Potter films. In terms of being in the Harry Potterfilms. Somebody in terms of being in the Harry Potter films. Somebody as old as me for so her the 1950s. I really fell for her as an actress in the early 1960s when she was one of The Star of sir laurence olivier� s original company at the national theatre. She was a great classical actress. What was extraordinary about her was the range. We became friends because she loved and worked with kenneth williams, the comic actor, theyjust Got On so well and could do brilliant impressions of one another. Because i knew kenneth, maggie felt able to trust me and Got On well with me and particularly with my wife. From that era back to the modern era, she could do everything. She could do comedy, she could be a tragedy. And of course she was a great film star. The prime of Missjean Brodie is one of the wonderful films of our times. One of the wonderful films of ourtimes. From one of the wonderful films of our times. From that to a wonderful career on stage and on the screen. And a wonderful person as well. She was really witty and had a really cost sense of humour, she didnt suffer Fools Sense of humour, she didnt sufferfools gladly. When sense of humour, she didnt suffer fools gladly. When she came out on stage, she offers something unique. She was one of the greats, this really is The End of an era. The Greats Dontjust do what they do well. They have a quality about them that you dont get anywhere else. Theres something about that voice, their Style And Character that makes them infinitely watchable, and that is what Maggie Smith had. find watchable, and that is what Maggie Smith had. And instantly recognisable. Maggie smith had. And instantly recognisable. You Maggie Smith had. And instantly recognisable. You mention Maggie Smith had. And instantly| recognisable. You mention some of that. It would take you too long to go through the list of awards and all the different films and Stage Productions she was involved in. They were so many different roles over so many different roles over so many different roles over so many different decades. It was quite something to remain at her peak over most of that period, wasnt it . Her peak over most of that period, wasnt it . And though she were period, wasnt it . And though she were sort period, wasnt it . And though she were sort of she were sort of Self Deprecating and returned sometimes to not be interested in what she was doing, i think she was fiercely ambitious and high high two standards. She wanted to be the very best. I remember the last time i was before, she was talking about the great dame edith evans, who when she was appearing far too old for a part she was that in the wings and would say before she went on, im young, im beautiful, and my breasts are firm. And maggie would say that is how you got to do, you have what you think yourself into it, and she certainly thought herself into quite brilliantly. You touched upon her as a comic actress. She was a comic genius, wasnt she . The looks, the timing. Genius, wasnt she . The looks, the timing the timing. Totally. People tune in to the timing. Totally. People tune in to watch the timing. Totally. People tune in to watch Downton L the timing. Totally. People tune in to watch Downton Abbey simply for the Maggie Smith moments. Julian fellowes wrote them brilliantly. Ithink julian was never quite sure what Maggie Smith thought of him or indeed Downton Abbey, because she sometimes said some quite sarcastic things. She kept saying to him over the past few years, please write me a death scene, i really need to get out of this. But she knew she was a brilliant actress and she was a brilliant actress and she knew it, and that raised eyebrow, those zinging one liners, only she could do it. And that is the point. She is unique and consequently irreplaceable. Unique and consequently irreplaceable. Unique and consequently irrelaceable. ,. ~. , irreplaceable. You talked about what she was irreplaceable. You talked about what she was like irreplaceable. You talked about what she was like as irreplaceable. You talked about what she was like as a irreplaceable. You talked about what she was like as a Person L what she was like as a person and a friend. Tell me a little bit more about that. Tell me what she was like with the many, many young actors that she performed with, how she encouraged and inspired them along the way. She encouraged and inspired them along the way encouraged and inspired them along the way. She inspired and i think along the way. She inspired and i think she along the way. She inspired and i think she encourage along the way. She inspired and i think she encourage them. Along the way. She inspired and i think she encourage them. I i i think she encourage them. I think also they found her a little bit daunting. People with a little bit apprehensive. She knew people were nervous of knocking on her door. I dont think she minded that. I think the reason she got that reputation for being sometimes a little bit difficult and caustic as she could be caustic. But she was only difficult because you wanted the high standards. She expected the best because she gave the best. She was difficult to know. Her Co Star in Downton Abbey, hugh bonneville, told me that he admired and loved her, but didnt really get to know her. And it she did protect herself. She wasnt bubbly and open. She was a very private person and her private life mattered to her. She has two wonderful sons by robert stephens. Later she married his sweetheart from before robert stevens, the love of her life. I think when he died, she wasnt really ever happy again except in the company of actresses of her vintage, who she loved and admired, People Likejudi admired, people like judi dench. Admired, People Likejudi dench. All people coming up to around the age of 19. She was at ease with them. And she was at ease with them. And she was at ease with fellow actors who bit on her level, she was comfortable with them and with her family. Comfortable with them and with herfamily. But she comfortable with them and with her family. But she was very private person. Private person. You mention what her private person. You mention what her family private person. You mention what her family has private person. You mention what her family has said private person. You mention l what her family has said about being such a private person. Did it feel special that she let someone like you in the . Extraordinarily. A great privilege to know her. She was a very funny, she had wonderful stories. And she had worked with all the greats. She has worked with laurence olivier. She was up there in that league. If you think of british theatre, is a long history, great actors from Shakespeares Day to our own, she is there in the top rank. In a given that british theatre and our Film Actors are among the most significant people in our countrys life, and have been for a long time, we today have lost a very serious and significant figure, and it should just be grateful for at 70 Year Career that she gave us, and for her nearly 90 years of a good and worthwhile creative life. She was so special. Creative life. She was so special creative life. She was so secial. ~. ,. ,. , special. We will have to leave it there, but special. We will have to leave it there, but a special. We will have to leave it there, but a wonderful it there, but a wonderful tribute from giles. Just give us some thoughts and mend the reuse of the actress the world has lost. That news coming early at that time Maggie Smith has died at the age of 89. The live page currently running on the Bbc Website has so many more tributes, starting from her family, more tributes, starting from herfamily, but many more tributes, the Prime Minister adding his in the last few minutes. A lot of articles written. Daniela relph has written. Daniela relph has written a piece of that as well, so do head to the Bbc Website for 20 more on that development. Well take a break in a moment or two. Just to tell you we will be live in lebanon, the latest on the ground with some of the agency still working that as every lunch is more attacks. We will get the latest on the ground in lebanon here injust a moment or two. Across the world and the uk, youre watching Bbc News. Youre watching Bbc News. Lets turn to ukraine. We have been hearing in the last few minutes the comments from Donald Trump who has been meeting with President Zelensky, who is there in the us. But Donald Trump has been increasingly critical of the us financial support for ukraine Puzzlement War against russia. Ijust Puzzlement War against russia. I just want to show you pictures of that meeting between President Zelensky and Donald Trump, because they have been meeting and very interesting comments after that meeting. Let me try and put those pictures onto the screen. Here are the pictures of them going into that meeting. President biden stressed the importance of strengthening ukraine. He has announced an 8 Billion package for ukraine. But Donald Trump and many republicans are opposed to americas backing for kyiv. That was perhaps behind the scenes a pretty difficult meeting for those two. But still they met. So, that development is worth just spending time looking at the body language, but also the comments from both of them afterwards. Nothing really to indicate perhaps what has been happening behind the scenes. But Donald Trump over the last few weeks certainly increasingly hostile to further support of the us to ukraine. Well keep an eye on that and bring you any further developments the programme. In an address to the Un General Assembly, the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has there was booing and a number of delegates walked out as Mr Netanyahu started to speak. Mr Netanyahus Speech comes amid international calls for a ceasefire. Israel has carried out more strikes in south lebanon, with the lebanese Health Minister saying that 25 people have been killed. Lets speak now to rami shamma, Operations Director of World Vision lebanon. I wonder if you can start by just giving a sense of what it is currently like trying to work there at the moment . Thank ou for work there at the moment . Thank you for hosting work there at the moment . Thank you for hosting us. Work there at the moment . Thank you for hosting us. I work there at the moment . Thank you for hosting us. I think work there at the moment . Thank you for hosting us. I think i you for hosting us. I think i will start by saying that however the humanitarian agencies plan for emergencies, we can never be well prepared to be able to respond to such emergencies. The escalation that we saw since monday has deteriorated quickly, the situation has deteriorated quickly. We saw a very high escalation that was previously confined in southern lebanon, but now it has bred over. We are seeing thousands of people who have flees their homes, people who have spent 11 months in the south, or in other areas that are being bombed right now. They have fled, seeking Refuge And Shelter and safety for them and their children. Tell me what you can do and are doing to help, and the sort of numbers you are actually dealing with. Numbers you are actually dealing with. Numbers you are actually dealin with. ,. , dealing with. The numbers are hue, dealing with. The numbers are huge. The dealing with. The numbers are huge, the needs dealing with. The numbers are huge, the needs are dealing with. The numbers are| huge, the needs are immense. Just now if we look at the dashboard we have around 86,000 internally displaced people present in more than 637 Shelters right now. These are the numbers that are present in mostly schools. We are looking at people who fled with little to carry around, they have no mattresses, no blankets, barely any water, no food. All of the basic needs they would require to be able to live in those Shelters. As well as the traumatic experience that has caused psychological trauma and psychological problems for them, the parents, the children. One of the very small examples, just yesterday i was in one of the Shelters and there was a barrierjust above us. You can directly see the dramatic speed as the children have had with their reaction, running around, shouting, feeling fearful that there is an actual bomb next to them. How dangerous does it feel in terms of, you are trying to have people in Shelters, but of course there are a whole variety of places that are being targeted. So, how close does it feel to you and your work . ,. , does it feel to you and your work . ,. ,. , work . Just to say, our agency has been work . Just to say, our agency has been responding work . Just to say, our agency has been responding to work . Just to say, our agency has been responding to the l has been responding to the conflict from the beginning. Since october we have had people on the ground in the south working with different Shelters come up with different residents in southern lebanon, providing assistance and other services. With the onset of the escalation on monday, we had people in the field of staying up people in the field of staying up all night. We are delivering the basic needs to the Shelters, we are also providing ready to eat meals in certain Shelters that do not have kitchens. In Shelters that you have kitchens, we are providing for those families. Let have kitchens, we are providing for those families. For those families. Let me ask ou a for those families. Let me ask you a final for those families. Let me ask you a final question. For those families. Let me ask you a final question. We for those families. Let me ask| you a final question. We talked about numbers and people being on the move. In terms of the people that have been able to get of the country, quite a few people come across the border into syria. What sort of numbers im talking about there . ,. ,. , there . The numbers are about 30,000. There . The numbers are about 30,000. That there . The numbers are about 30,000, that we there . The numbers are about 30,000, that we received, there . The numbers are about 30,000, that we received, wej 30,000, that we received, we dont have official numbers of the people who have fled outside of the country. But just to say, mobility in general is not something that is safe. People, including staff from humanitarian organisations, we risk otherwise on a daily basis when we go in at the few to be able to support the Shelters and the people who are displaced in those Shelters. Indie people who are displaced in those Shelters. Those Shelters. We have to leave it there, those Shelters. We have to leave it there, thank those Shelters. We have to leave it there, thank you. Those Shelters. We have to l leave it there, thank you for coming on at the programme and just describing both what you are doing and whats actually happening all around you as you are doing it. Thank you so much for coming on. Again, a pointer to the bbc live page running on the website and on the Bbc News app, the website and on the Bbc News app, because there are so many different developments. But of course in at the last hour with israels Prime Minister addressing the Un General Assembly. A long speech from him, taking in whats happening in lebanon, but also rule talking about gaza and talking in great length about iran. The hedge of the website, and constant updates in terms of the developments. A clean up operation is under way on Florida And Georgia and two after they were battered by Hurricane Helene, one of the most powerful storms to hit the us gulf coast. Three have been killed. The damage caused is estimated to run to 5 billion. The storm is losing its power as it heads inland, but the us says his condition remains life threatening. It is one of the most powerful sums ever to hit america. Bringing heavy Rain And Wind speeds of 140 mph. Up to 20 feet of Sea Water surged a short, overwhelming coastal towns and bringing down trees and power lines. Over1 million homes have lost electricity. Million homes have lost electricity. We heard a big ban , electricity. We heard a big bang. And electricity. We heard a big bang, and the electricity. We heard a big bang, and the garage electricity. We heard a big| bang, and the Garage Door electricity. We heard a big bang, and the Garage Door Kind of caved in and all the water came russian into the house, like a giant stream. So, grab the dogs and ran as quickly as we could just with what we had and our dogs, and that was it. Rescuers battled through the Flood Waters to reach those in need. Officials say the Death Toll could rise. Toll could rise. When Floridians Toll could rise. When floridians wake toll could rise. When floridians Wake Up. Toll could rise. When floridians Wake UpTomorrow Morning floridians Wake UpTomorrow Morning we are going to be waking morning we are going to be waking up to a state where very likely waking up to a state where very likely that waking up to a state where very likely that has been an additional loss of life, and certainly that is going to be loss certainly that is going to be loss of certainly that is going to be loss of property. You are going to have loss of property. You are going to have people that are going to have people that are going to lose to have people that are going to lose their homes because of the storm to lose their homes because of the storm to lose their homes because of the storm. ,. ,. , the storm. Mandatory Evacuation Orders had the storm. Mandatory Evacuation Orders had been the storm. Mandatory Evacuation Orders had been issued the storm. Mandatory Evacuation Orders had been issued for orders had been issued for parts of florida, with one official calling the storm on survivable. The police until a county, florida sent this chilling appeal to those who chose not to evacuate, urging them to write their name on their arm in Marker Pen so that they can be identified when the worst happens. And the storm is on the move, thrusting northwards into the State Of Georgia. The governor has declared a state of emergency. At this point it doesnt matter what category at the storm is. It is one of the biggest we have seen from the atlantic on a size perspective, on the width of it, over 500 miles wide. � , wide. As Hurricane Helene leaves widespread wide. As Hurricane Helene| leaves widespread flooding wide. As Hurricane Helene i leaves widespread flooding in its wake, officials say Power Cuts can last for days, or even weeks. Warnings remain in place for 61 people across the united states. Let me show the live pictures from atlanta in georgia, because it is still waist deep in water. We saw reporters a little earlier, and it is still really, really difficult there, as the hurricane has become a tropical storm now, but still you see some of the conditions. These are the live pictures. Let me quickly tell you that more tributes are coming into Dame Maggie Smith. Whoopi goldberg the latest, sent that Maggie Smith was a great women, brown actress, one of a kind. Sighing, I Cant believe i was lucky enough to hello there. Its been a very wet start to the day across central and southern areas, exacerbating already existing flooding issues. Weve got saturated ground across much of england and wales. The good news is, though, for this afternoon it is brightening up for many with plenty of sunshine. There will be a few scattered showers. Thats the earlier Rain Clearing away with that Weather Front into the near continent. Strong northerly winds develop and drag down some colder air from the arctic across all areas as we push towards The End of the day. It could be a slow clearance across the far south east, but Skies Brightening Up for many. There will be scattered showers. These will have heavy wintry elements across the hills in scotland and the winds picking up, as well. A chilly northerly, it will feel quite bracing across North Sea coasts, where it will be very strong at times. Those temperatures below par for the time of year. Were just into the low teens for many of us, but even cooler than that for northern scotland. Tonights going to be a chilly one under Clear Skies. Well have showers peppering coastal areas. Some thicker cloud pushing into the North And West of scotland with some rain here. Temperatures recovering here by The End of the night, but a chilly one to come for many. Cold for northern england, Eastern Scotland under Clear Skies with a touch of frost. High pressure builds in from the south for The Start of the weekend. That will bring very pleasant conditions. A lot more sunshine around. Though a chilly start, it will be dry and sunny for england and wales. The cloud across scotland and Northern Ireland will filter a little bit further southwards and eastwards through the day. A few showers here. Most of the rain across the far north of scotland. It should stay dry with a good deal of sunshine for the midlands southwards. Temperatures perhaps a little bit higher, up to 15 degrees in the south east. Low teens further north. Saturday night will be another cold one under clearer skies. Sunday starts fine, but our area of High Pressure is short lived. It retreats out towards the near continent and low pressure begins to wind itself up, bringing wet and windy conditions across southern and western areas as we go through the day on sunday. Weve got yellow warnings in force for strong winds for the South West here. Further north it will stay dry, though turning cloudier through the day and temperatures beginning to lift a little bit. Mid teens in the south, low teens further north. Monday will be wet and windy in the south, that clears away. A quieter spell for the middle part of the upcoming week with temperatures recovering, but then it turns more unsettled again by The End of the new week. Live from london, this is Bbc News. Benjamin netanyahu has addressed the Un General Assembly, denouncing what he called the lies and slander against his country. Israel continues its attacks in lebanon, despite international pressure for a ceasefire. Hezbollah has fired more rockets into israeli cities. Oscar winning Actress Dame Maggie smith has died in hospital aged 89. Sudans vicious Civil War puts women and girls at severe risk of sexual violence. We have a Special Report from the front line. Hurricane helene weakens to a tropical storm as It Moves over the us State Of Georgia, after battering florida with powerful winds and severe flooding. In a defiant speech to the Un General Assembly, the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has condemned Rocket Attacks by hezbollah on northern israel, and defended his countrys military action in lebanon and gaza. In his speech Benjamin Netanyahu says israel will not rest until its residents can return to the north of the country, as fighting between the idf and hezbollah