Trouble inside the Labour Party as we reveal that Sue Gray the prime Ministers Chief of staff earns more than Sir Keir Starmer does. Yes, she earns £170,000 a year, but that figure matters less than how i found out about it. That is down two rows in government about her role. After two years of Industrial Action, Train Drivers vote overwhelmingly to accept a goverment Pay Offer. And Britains Butterfly Emergency amid warnings their numbers are at the lowest for years. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on Bbc News, another busy night in the Champions League. Manchester City Face italian champions inet milan Inter Milan. Theres been a fresh wave of explosions this afternoon in lebanon this time its Walkie Talkies that have been detonated. At least nine people have been killed, according to the countrys health ministry, with more than 300 wounded. The latest blasts come just 2a hours after pagers used by the armed Group Hezbollah exploded simultaenously across the country, killing at least 12 people and leaving more than 3000 in hospital many of them with serious injuries to their eyes and hands. Hezbollah has blamed israel and is vowing to retaliate. Israel says it is opening a new phase in the war with the centre of gravity shifting to the north. Lets go straight to beirut and our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin. Here in Beirut Today we sort chaos, panic, uncertainty in the Hezbollah Stronghold of south beirut, the group is used to feeling safe, but Todayit Group is used to feeling safe, but today it was anything but. A funeral was disrupted, we were prevented from filming several times, preventing from moving. There was real hostility towards the media, towards outsiders, real suspicion and fear. People staring at the sky is afraid that they were being watched by drones. And there is a big question here tonight, many are asking, what will come next . 0ne young Hezbollah Member that we spoke to said this is a terrible time for us, we have never seen anything like it, and we are telling people to go home, get off the streets, and try to stay safe. Crowds gathering in south beirut, a Hezbollah Stronghold. Tense, suspicious, not willing to be filmed. They came to bury four of those killed yesterday. Among them, an 11 year old boy. But even mourners were not safe. Suddenly, the sound of another blast. Chaos and panic filling the streets. The authorities say this time Walkie Talkies exploded, Notjust In Beirut but around the country. Israel once again being blamed. At least nine have been killed and another 300 wounded. The tension is being driven up day after day. Well, one more ambulance their passing by. Well, one more ambulance there passing by. We have been seeing them in the last half an hour or so, also Fire Brigade trucks. People have been looking at the sky, worried there were drones. They are beginning to leave the area, to get off the streets. Lebanon has been that way since Yesterday Afternoon, when there was a wave of explosions. Pagers used by hezbollah fighters began blowing up. Apparently a message from mossad. Almost 3,000 people wounded in an hour. It has been a nightmare. Probably this is the worst day of my life as a physician. Unfortunately, we were not able to save a lot of eyes. I can tell you that probably more than 6070 of the can tell you that probably more than 60 70 of the patients ended up with eviscerating or removing at least one of their eyes. And we are talking about young population, about patients in their 20s. In the bekaa valley, a young victim was buried this morning. Fatima abdallah was eight. Yesterday was her first day back at school. I was lucky to have you, my beloved daughter, says her mother zeinab. You were disciplined. You are my whole life. Hezbollah has been humiliated but is promising revenge. 0rla guerin, Bbc News, beirut. Well, these attacks have stunned people in lebanon and caused widespread fear. 0ur Security CorrespondentGordon Corera has been looking at how the attacks have been carried out in the past 2a hours and whos orchestrating them. Gordon. It is an extraordinary attack . Taking communications devices people are carrying around and turning them into weapons to be used against them. Today, hand held Radios Walkie talkies were exploding suddenly in lebanon. These images are reported to be two of them. It follows Yesterday Afternoon when thousands were injured by small explosions in peoples hands and pockets. This was the culprit then . A pager similar to this . Which buzzes when it receives a text message. Old school technology, but something the militant Group Hezbollah had turned to because it feared its Mobile Phone Calls could be tracked. This map details the location of injuries sustained in that attack, the vast majority in beirut. But how was it done . Today, washington said it did not know. The united states did not know about, nor was it involved in these incidents. Were still gathering the information and gathering the facts. So what do we know . If we look at the debris of this pager, you can see a brand name. Gold apollo. Thats a company based over here in taiwan. The Owners Today said they had not made the pagers involved. Instead, they had licensed making them to another company called Bac Consulting. Bac consulting is based in hungary. The bbc� s Nick Thorpe has been to the capital, budapest, today. This is the registered address of Bac Consulting here in budapest, and in fact there is very little sign they are based here at all, just a piece of paper with their name alongside 12 other Company Names behind the geraniums. Very few people have been coming in and out of this building all day. No one seems to know anything about this company at all. This is debris left from an exploding pager. It seems israel infiltrated the supply of pagers and radios to hezbollah and hid tiny amounts of high explosive inside which could be triggered with a signal. But why now . One theory is that Israels Spy Agency mossad had put in place the capability to be used in the event of an all out conflict in neighbouring lebanon. But hezbollah became suspicious about the pagers. And so mossad decided it was a case of use it or lose it triggering first the pagers and then the radios. If thats right, its not quite clear if there was a wider plan behind launching the attack now. It will have sown Confusion And Fear and inflicted many injuries. But may also spark a response. Gordon, thank you. Israels Defence Minister has said a short time ago that israel is opening a new phase in the war. It requires courage, determination and perseverance, he said. 0ur diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams is injerusalem. Two attacks in two days and a lot of people very concerned about what this might lead to. Sophie, we are in uncharted territory. This kind of Mass Attack on mobile devices has simply never been used before. It feels very ominous, and it feels like the sort of thing and israeli military would do in the prelude, and the Run Up to an all out assault on its opponent. You would blind, literally blind and maim the opponents fighters, you would wreck their communications, so the kind of Fear And Confusion that we have spoken about. Maybe that is the point. They have said this evening that the war is entering a new focus, that israels focus is shifting to the north. What does that mean . We have not seen any real evidence of israel are preparing for some kind of all out assault on southern lebanon. Those kind of preparations ought to be fairly obvious to spot. But as gordon has suggested, it is not at all clear that israel intended to mount this operation at this precise moment. If i sound confused, it is because i think we all are confused. It feels like an extremely dangerous moment, no one seems to know exactly where we are headed. No one seems to know exactly where we are headed we are headed. Paul adams with the latest there we are headed. Paul adams with the latest there. Thank we are headed. Paul adams with the latest there. Thank you. Theres consternation in the Labour Party after the bbc revealed that Sue Gray the prime ministers top adviser now earns more than the prime minister himself after she asked for a Pay Rise following the election. Weve been told that shes now on a salary of £170,000. Thats 3,000 more than Sir Keir Starmer. 0ur Political EditorChris Mason joins us now. How did it come to light, then . How this came to light is absolutely crucial to all of this because it tells you something about relationships and rows at the top of governmentjust three months in to this government. First of all, let me tell you about Sue Gray. Who is she . Shes a former civil servant, she . Shes a former civil servant, she has been around westminster for years and years. You might remember that she wrote the report into what became known as partygate, the parties in Downing Street when Boris Johnson was prime minister. Then she left the Civil Service and she went to work for the Labour Party in opposition, and she is now the Chief Of Staff to the prime minister in Downing Street. It is worth reflecting, as i say, how i came to know about her salary. I had a tip off three days ago, spelling out that number, and also spelling out a real sense of anger, notjust about that number because others within government felt they were paid not enough, they were underpaid, but also a sense that in their view she was too dominant within government. We have spent three days corroborating that initial tip off, is looking to a range of people, seeking independent verification, which we got. We then spoke two figures in government this morning with what we had found out, and they did not dispute the central aspect of what we are reporting. The wider context is that when the prime minister came in a couple of months ago, he asked for a Re Evaluation of the pay bands for people doing jobs like this, so called special advisers, that means some will get a Pay Rise. I should say there are plenty in government and beyond to thank all of this is deeply unfair and personal, and to personal as far as the criticism of Sue Gray is concerned. But it is myjob on this programme to tell you what is really going on in government as much as i can find out, as well as what they want to tell you, that is what im trying to do tonight. Want to tell you, that is what im trying to do tonight. Chris mason, thank Yom Inflation remained unchanged in august at 2. 2 , according to official figures, despite a rise in the cost of flights. Tomorrow, the Bank Of England will decide whether to cut or hold Interest Rates. 0ur chief Economics Correspondent Dharshini david is here. What is expected to happen . Here are on the face of it, the figure did not budge, but there is a lot for us to think about. That 2. 2 underlines that the spike in inflation is behind us, but even as some prices calm down many items cost far more than they used to. Energy bills, for example, are still 40 higher than three years ago. Food typically is 30 more expensive. The Bank Of England is well aware of the hardship, particularly for those in lower incomes, that has caused, and that is why, when it considers whether to cut Interest Rates again, it has to make sure inflation is going to stay down. Some prices are rising faster than it is comfortable with. Airfares, hotel stays and restaurant meals. That Service Inflation is running at 5. 6 , which is why analysts think the bank may not cutting rates again tomorrow but might wait until november, until its sure those Price Pressures are under control. In the meantime, for many Pay Rise is outpacing Inflation Relief for some, and not too soon. Weve all had our fill of higher bills. Thank you. Two years after the strikes began, Train Drivers have accepted a Pay Deal offered by the government. More than 10,000 drivers have walked out 18 times in england, wales and scotland since the Industrial Action began. Now the drivers from 16 different companies have overwhelmingly accepted an offer, which their union says is worth a 15 rise over three years. Heres our transport correspondent, sean dilley. Its the end of the line for Industrial Action, for now. Nearly 97 of Aslef Members have backed a Pay Deal that closes the chapter on more than two years of Disruption And Pain for passengers. The train Drivers Union where the last to hold out for a deal they said better reflected The Cost Of Living stop i sat down with their leader. Tiara sat down with their leader. Two ears of sat down with their leader. Two years of covid, sat down with their leader. Two years of covid, we sat down with their leader. Twr years of covid, we did not seek a Pay Rise, but we had many members have not had a Pay Rise for five years. We wanted something that put a dent in The Cost Of Living, thats what we asked for. Then you negotiate on people making an offer. In cash terms, the deal they have backed isnt worth vastly more than what was being offered by the conservative government at 12 over three years. The Sticking Point was 55 changes to working terms and conditions that the union said they were not prepared to accept. So, what have they agreed today . It is 15 over three years, but aslef say they backed it because there were no strings attached. The conservatives are highly critical of the deal they say will cost the taxpayer and all train passengers more money. The government says the settlement is worth every penny. The cost of Industrial Action, they say, has been around £1 billion. Ies Industrial Action, they say, has been around £1 billion. Industrial action, they say, has been around £1 billion. 15 is a lot, i think. Been around £1 billion. 15 is a lot, ithink. It been around £1 billion. 15 is a lot, i think. It sounds been around £1 billion. 15 is a lot, i think. It sounds like been around £1 billion. 15 is a lot, i think. It sounds like they| lot, i think. It sounds like they have come lot, i think. It sounds like they have come to lot, i think. It sounds like they have come to some lot, i think. It sounds like they| have come to some reasonable accommodation. I think the previous Tory Government was not prepared to discuss Tory Government was not prepared to discuss it. Tory government was not prepared to discuss it. Gf Tory Government was not prepared to discuss it. ,. ,. , discuss it. Of the Deal Today only covers aslef discuss it. Of the Deal Today only covers Aslef Members discuss it. Of the Deal Today only covers Aslef Members pay discuss it. Of the Deal Today only covers Aslef Members pay untill discuss it