let's speak to our correspondent in addis ababa in ethiopia, kalkidan yibeltal. in terms of the death toll, it is rising fast so what are the authorities saying? it rising fast so what are the authorities saying?- rising fast so what are the authorities saying? it is indeed risinu authorities saying? it is indeed risin: fast authorities saying? it is indeed rising fast and _ authorities saying? it is indeed rising fast and initially - authorities saying? it is indeed rising fast and initially the - authorities saying? it is indeed rising fast and initially the first| rising fast and initially the first figures that came out in the morning was around 55, later growing to 146 and now the latest figures that we haveis and now the latest figures that we have is 229 people that are confirmed to have died, and all these other bodies that have been retrieved from the mud by the local authority and rescue commission. the search and rescue efforts are currently under way and are being hampered by the topography of the area as well as heavy rain that is happening, and these are two separate landslides, the first one happened on monday and it was a

relatively smaller one and many people from around the area including members of the local community, members of the police force and others, including teachers were gathered there to rescue people who were trapped, were trapped in the mud, and as it turns out on the next day, another landslide occurred and more people are believed to have died. so this figure is increasing and we understand the efforts are still under way and that local people are desperate for more support to come for them to try to find people alive and even to retrieve bodies that are buried in the mud. we retrieve bodies that are buried in the mud. ~ , , . , ., the mud. we were seeing pictures of frantic rescue — the mud. we were seeing pictures of frantic rescue efforts _ the mud. we were seeing pictures of frantic rescue efforts but _ the mud. we were seeing pictures of frantic rescue efforts but a _ the mud. we were seeing pictures of frantic rescue efforts but a lot - the mud. we were seeing pictures of frantic rescue efforts but a lot of - frantic rescue efforts but a lot of that work being done by hand. has any heavy lifting equipment been able to get to these areas, given the difficulties? so

able to get to these areas, given the difficulties?— the difficulties? so far, that hasn't happened. _ the difficulties? so far, that hasn't happened. that - the difficulties? so far, that hasn't happened. that is . the difficulties? so far, that| hasn't happened. that is our understanding. speaking to local authorities as well as the residents they are, what they told us is all efforts so far have been manual, they were trying to dig the mud using hand—held tools and that's not going to be very effective and efficient in their run against time. they are calling for more support and it seems that the government and other agencies are trying to govern eyes and mobilise efforts so we will have to wait and see how things are going to turn up in the coming hours and even days but so far what they are struggling with is using their hand—held materials, hand—held tools and using their own manual labour by digging the areas there. thank and using their own manual labour by digging the areas there.— digging the areas there. thank you for that update. _ returning to the us, and it seems all but certain that kamala harris will be the first black and indian—american female presidential nominee. she was born to an indian mother and ajamaican father, both of whom came

to the united states to study. in kamala harris' ancestral village in india, in the southern state of tamil nadu, residents have offered special prayers for her success in the presidential bid. reporting from there, here's bbc tamil�*s sarada venkata subramanian. i'm in thulasendrapuram, a small village in the southern state of tamil nadu. located about 14,000km away from washington, dc, this is the ancestral village of kamala harris' maternal grandparents. kamala harris has never visited the village, and the villagers say she has no immediate family living here, yet prayers are being offered at the local hindu temple for her success. because it is not an easyjob for anybody to become the first lady of the most powerful nation in the world, so she deserves it, it seems. so we are proud of her. because otherwise the village name would not have come to anybody else. there is a sense of pride here,

especially among women. they see her as one of their own, a symbol of what is possible for women everywhere. translation: everybody knows her. even children. my sister, my mother, that is how they address her. she is residing in everyone's heart. we are happy that she has not forgotten her roots, even after reaching such heights, and we express our happiness. in 2020, the village had celebrated her vice presidency, bursting crackers and having her picture featured on calendars and posters. there was even a communal feast, where hundreds enjoyed the traditional south indian dish sambar idli, which, according to one of her relatives, is among her favourites. interestingly, kamala harris' name is also on the list of donors to this village temple.

the villagers say they might be thousands of miles away from the us, but they feel connected to herjourney. they hope she will visit them someday or their village would find mention in her speech. let me bring you the latest from presidentjoe biden who has put onto x he would give the prime—time televised address on wednesday night about his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. he said, i will address the nation from the oval office on what lies ahead and how i will finish the job for the american people. we will have more on that life here in the programme with much more reaction in the coming minutes on bbc news. here, the uk government has announced the bibby stockholm migrant barge will be closed. the facility has been used to house asylum seekers off the coast of dorset. extending the use of it would have cost more than £20 million next year.

our political and investigations correspondentjoe pike has more. to be a fly on the wall of the home office in the past few weeks. a changing of the guard, of course, in terms of ministers but also a changing of the guard in policies. we have seen this rwanda scheme that civil servants put together over the last few years being ripped to pieces by the home secretary yvette cooper, and now a similarfate has befallen the bibby stockholm barge in dorset, too. now, the reason for the barge being used in the first place was about saving money on accommodation costs. between £7 million and £8 million a day was being spent on hotels to house migrants across the united kingdom, and it was thought by the then conservative government that this would be a more efficient and appropriate way to house some of those migrants. 500 migrants between the ages of 18 and 65 were to be housed. but this project was beset with problems, notjust safety concerns but legal challenges, and also legionella bacteria being found on board, leading to the 39 men on board

at one stage being taken off that barge. it will continue to be used untiljanuary next year. the uk government say they will save £20 million a year by not extending that contract. the conservatives, of course, argue, where else do you house asylum seekers? james cleverly, who was the home secretary, now shadow home secretary, asks what cities are these asylum seekers going to be put in? and he argues that ripping apart rwanda but also bibby stockholm could lead to tens of thousands of migrants, in addition, coming to this country. really briefly, exactly on that point, rwanda gone, the bibby stockholm gone, or shortly, at what stage is the government really specific about what their plan is? their plan is to stop the gangs and the plan is to appoint a new sort of border tsar. they want to cut the cost of the immigration system by £7.7 billion over the next decade, but ultimately you and i and the viewers know

that it will be ultimately in terms of the numbers of people coming to this country, that will be what the government will be judged on at the next election. now to the bbc�*s annual report — and an apology from the director general, tim davie, following claims that some contestants were mistreated on the tv show strictly come dancing. paralympian will bayley and dance partnerjanette manrara in rehearsal for strictly back in 2019. will had to leave the show after sustaining an injury that he says has permanently affected him. the show, he feels, should have done more to take his disability into consideration and he feels he is only now being listened to because others have come forward with concerns about how they were treated. i have written letters and i've said things before about things that can be improved. it's only because this stuff is coming out now that my voice is getting listened to. i think what i'm saying is, if it does help one person

from getting a severe injury like mine, that is definitely amazing. because i went through a really tough time mentally for about a year after and i couldn't hardly walk because of my disability. it was so hard to come back from that injury. he is not the first to raise concerns. amanda abbington has talked about abuse and cruel behaviour, something which her dance partner, giovanni pernice, has strongly denied. but speaking today at the launch of the corporation's annual report, the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, said he was sorry and disappointed by what was being alleged and said... alongside the fun and entertainment, there will be degree of competitiveness, hard work and a will to do well. that is part of what makes this show. but there are limits and the line should never be crossed. we will never tolerate unacceptable behaviour of any kind. however, he says strictly will go ahead this autumn with new safeguards such as welfare chaperones in rehearsals. the annual report also revealed

the list of top paid stars. gary lineker remains number one. huw edwards, who was off air for most of the period after allegations about his private life, saw his pay actually increase before he left the bbc. meanwhile, the corporation's income fell slightly with a drop of around 2% of households no longer paying the licence fee. we have a really busy next 60 minutes. let me take you through some of it. we will be back on the us —— we will be back in the us with reaction to the breaking news about the director of the us secret service resigning. these are the pictures from yesterday, a brutal session from lawmakers on capitol hill demanding repeatedly her resignation, furious with some of her responses, all post that

assassination attempt on donald trump. we will have more reaction from washington on that news. we will also have the latest from the campaign trail. there she is, the vice president who says she has enough delegates support to be the presidential nominee. she is heading to wisconsin. that's the critical state of milwaukee where she will be making that campaign stop a little later. we will also talk to our correspondent in delaware wherejoe biden is and he is expected to depart back to washington in this next 60 minutes. the first time we will have seen him for five days since that bombshell announcement that he is standing aside and not going to take part in the 2024 presidential race. all of that is coming up in the next hour but first, let's catch up with the

weather. hello, there. we are seeing some warm sunshine today, particularly across northern ireland, western scotland and around some coastal areas as well. more cloud will push its way into eastwards, may be bringing a little rain. any showers that have formed across eastern areas won't last long at all in the cloud will come and go overnight. it should be dry over night, the winds will be light and temperatures by the end of the night typically 11 or 12 celsius. there is more cloud coming in from the atlantic tomorrow, some sunshine at times, it could be more hazy at times, it could be more hazy at times and across eastern areas,, we can see one or two showers breaking out. it is towards the west but we have the cloud thickening in northern ireland, later in parts of

scotland, wales we will see damp weather moving on. for these areas in the west, temperatures will be lowered on wednesday. further east, warmer, it could reach 26 celsius in england, it depends how much sunshine there is going to be. on thursday, cloudy skies dominate, a tangle of weather fronts across the uk, a messy picture, a bit of rain from time to time and cloudy skies. there is the risk of heavier rain across southern england, especially into the afternoon, but further north across eastern england and scotland, it may well be dry, temperatures here reaching the low 20s at best on thursday. things a bit more straightforward by the end of the week because things are going to move away, taking rain away from overnight. the rain still not far away from the southeast of england through much of friday but otherwise we will see sunny spells, may be a few showers breaking out and these are most likely where the wind is a bit stronger in northern ireland and

across scotland, some of the showers could be on the sharp side, temperatures down to 18 celsius in glasgow and a high of 23 in the southeast of england. saturday, we will see some sunshine, some showers for the northern half of the uk. it should be dried on sunday and may be a bit warmer in the sunshine as well. live from london. this is bbc news the head of the us secret service quits after admitting security lapses in the run up to the shooting of donald trump. kamala harris takes her campaign to the critical swing

state of wisconsin — after declaring she's secured enough support to be the democratic party's presidential nominee. i'm in delaware where president biden has been isolating with covid—19, but he is expecting to leave today, addressing the nation tomorrow. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is in washington preparing to address a joint meeting of congress tomorrow amid pressure to reach a ceasefire deal. british equestrian star charlotte dujardin pulls out of the olympics, over a video showing an �*error ofjudgement�* during a coaching session. let's start with breaking news out of the us. the head of the us secret service kimberly cheatle says she plans to quit following security lapses in the run up to the assassination attempt on donald trump. in a tense appearance before a congressional committee on monday,

cheatle described the attack as the service's most significant