welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: devastating scenes as a high motorway bridge collapses in genoa, italy. at least 26 people have been killed. the rescuers behind me there are still trying to lift up several large slabs of concrete under which they believe several more vehicles may be trapped. a grand jury investigation in pennsylvania finds credible allegations of sexual abuse by more than 300 catholic priests going back decades. british anti—terror police are searching three addresses and questioning a 29—year—old man, arrested after his car swerved into pedestrians and crashed into a barrier outside parliament. an experimental treatment is being used to try to control an ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. and the unexpected effect of this summer's heatwave, some of britain's hidden past is revealed. emergency teams are

searching into the night in north—western italy trying to find more survivors in the rubble of a motorway bridge that collapsed in torrential rain. dozens of vehicles fell about 45m nearly 150ft. at least 26 people have died, 15 are seriously hurt. a number of people are missing, and there are reports of cries heard from the wreckage. a tower holding up part of the morandi suspension bridge suddenly collapsed. it carries a toll motorway near genoa and is an important route for the italian riviera and southern france. our rome correspondent, james reynolds, is there. "oh god, oh god," a man shouts. he captures the moment a motorway disintegrates in bad weather.

a vast section of the road falls to the ground. a rescue helicopter reveals the scale of the disaster. the four—lane highway collapsed 40m onto the valley floor. the span of this viaduct collapse is enormous. it includes a riverbed, railway tracks and then buildings. standing here, the gap must be well over 200m. and anybody driving in this section at around noon would simply have crashed all the way to the ground. genoa's emergency workers began an immediate search for survivors. they found several injured trapped in the rubble below. translation: we are continuing with the rescue operations

because we think there are other people alive under the rubble. we have extracted people from the rubble and now we are focusing on assisting the people. and later on we will understand what caused the collapse of the bridge. prime minister, why did the bridge collapse? i put this question to italy's prime minister conte. at the moment it's not possible. we don't know the cause. you don't know the cause? the italian government has promised to go after anyone responsible for the structure's collapse. translation: as an italian citizen, i will do everything to get the names and surnames of the past and present managers, because it is unacceptable to die like that in italy. this viaduct was built more than half a century ago, designed as a speedy coastal route towards the italian and french riviera. it was refurbished two years ago. this morning, the authorities report

that a maintenance team was working at the base of the viaduct. that team's activities will now be examined. this evening, as some of the dead were removed from the scene, questions remain about how a bridge in one of the most prosperous regions of italy came down. a piece of the city skyline, and more than two dozen of its people, have gone. james treble the there right at the scene. lots of people wondering what's happening to those trapped in the wreckage —— james reynolds there. and james sent an update on the on—going search for people in the wreckage. those reports have been widely spread in the italian media. we've seen the police bring in sniffer dogs to help with the search. the police have told us that the rescuers behind me there are still trying to lift up several large slabs of concrete under which they think several more

vehicles may be trapped. they've also begun the process of identifying victims. they've already got 19 people they know the identities of. there will be more as well. dozens of workers continue here. they will keep going until they are sure that no one else can be rescued. and then, of course, there comes the reckoning. people in this neighbourhood, people in genoa, have said they always worried about the safety of the bridge that used to span these roads. they'd worried about whether or not it would be able to withstand an earthquake. in the end, it didn't come down in a quake. the government will have to explain to the people and the residents why the structure which used to stand here came down in a summer storm. italian prime minister guiseppe conte addressed the media earlier. translation: from what we have worked out so far, the number of casualties will increase. at this moment, it's an incredible tragedy,

above all because there's not been an explosion or an accident but we're working on the hypothesis of a structural failure. there is plenty more about genoa bridge collapse on our website, including analysis of the possible causes. that's all at bbc.com/news. a grand jury investigation has found credible allegations of sexual abuse by more than 300 catholic priests in pennsylvania going back decades. at least 1,000 children are listed as victims. it's the most comprehensive inquiry of its kind ever carried out in the united states, and the grand jury believes there are more victims out there. we should emphasise that while the list of priests is long, we don't think we got them all. we feel certain that many victims never came forward , certain that many victims never came forward, and that the dieses did not create written records every single time they heard something about abuse. attorney general shapiro there.

earlier, the bbc‘s peter bowes gave me more details on the story. this is the result of a two—year grandjury this is the result of a two—year grand jury investigation. incredibly detailed in terms of the many many documents, around half a million documents, around half a million documents over the past 70 years or so documents over the past 70 years or so that they were looking at, detailed accounts by some of the young people involved describing in really horrific detail what happened to them. those cases go back, as i say, for some seven decades. in many cases you're talking about children, some babies, some teenagers, sometimes in the same family talking about how they were plied with alcohol, drugs, they were groomed before the abuse happened. this was rape, this was molestation. the worst kind of abuse. and these details coming out now, of course, some of these stories are not new, there have been many, many other

cases and this is one of the worst affected states for this kind of abuse from the catholic church in the united states. so, peter, what happens next about this? well, of the 301 priests that have been either name, and their names revealed, or at least referred to in this report, only two can be prosecuted and that's because the vast majority of the cases are simply too old to go to court. so there will be at least too criminal cases. and, as wejust there will be at least too criminal cases. and, as we just heard, there will be at least too criminal cases. and, as wejust heard, there could be many more cases that aren't represented in this report. in fact, local officials say that there could be several thousand children over this long period of time that have been abused in this scale in pennsylvania, many two may in other states too 7

pennsylvania, many two may in other states too? this isjust pennsylvania, many two may in other states too? this is just one state and there have been other investigations around the united states, so it is possible other cases could come to light, east and west coast. this is something the church has acknowledged and it has to be said there have been apologies locally from the diocese that have been indicated in this report. and it isa been indicated in this report. and it is a story that certainly has a long way to go because many of those priests haven't been named, but they could be named in the future. peter bowes for us there. let's get some of the day's other news. the us is warning more economic pressures may be in store for turkey if it refuses to release a jailed american pastor. washington doubled some trade tariffs last week, leading to a huge drop in the turkish lira. earlier, president erdogan has said his country will now boycott us electronic products. south african state schools will no longer have pit latrines under a new programme announced by president cyril ramaphosa. the toilets, simply holes in the ground covered by a platform, are used in more than a500 schools.

two five—year—old pupils drowned when they fell into their school latrines. nebraska has become the first american state to use the opioid, fentanyl, to carry out an execution. it was one of four drugs given to kill carey moore, nebraska's longest serving death row inmate. groups campaigning against the death penalty suggest it shows states are having difficulty obtaining the drugs they usually use. swedish police say gangs of youths torched or vandalised at least 80 cars in towns on the southwest coast overnight on monday. two men have been detained, with more arrests expected. the prime minister visited the region and said the disturbances were almost military—like in their degree of co—ordination. british anti—terror police are searching three addresses and questioning a 29—year—old man arrested after his car swerved into pedestrians and cyclists and crashed into a barrier outside parliament in the morning rush—hour. three people were hurt.

sources have told bbc news the suspect was known to police, but not the security services. 0ur uk editor, mark easton, arrived within minutes of the incident. filmed on a cyclist‘s helmet cam, was this silver car a weapon being readied for the second terror attack on our parliament in under 18 months? a bbc rooftop camera records what happened atjust after 7:35am. a ford fiesta pulled sharply of parliament square on the wrong side of the road, through a group of cyclists waiting at the lights, accelerates down millbank towards two police officers protecting the palace of westminster. they leap out of the way before the car smashes into a security bollard. there was so many armed police, the police appear from everywhere... barry williams, a bbc picture editor, was walking to work

when he saw the car suddenly career out of the morning traffic. he hit the cyclist then swerved over towards where the safety barrier is, where the police make sure cars get through. he accelerated and hit it at quite a high—speed. what was your impression? was it a deliberate act? i was not sure whether he meant to hit the cyclist, they may have just been in the way, then he accelerated hard towards the barrier. the car hit the security bollards, it briefly lifted off the ground. i've seen him crash into the bollard at high speed. he's driving at i'd say least 50mph. the guy seemed very focused, he wasn't panicked or anything. within minutes, armed response teams arrived. i saw half a dozen police range rovers and motorcycles driving at speed up this road away from the incident. it appears that that was part of a planned response to exactly this kind of emergency.

this was the scene just a few minutes after the car crashed. the cyclists who'd been waiting at the lights are scattered at the side of the road, an ambulance in attendance almost immediately. we now know three were hurt, two men and a woman, but no injuries are life—threatening. the driver of the fiesta, who was alone in the vehicle, was arrested at the scene by armed officers who were already nearby. scotland yard assistant commissioner neil basu says the driver a 29—year—old uk national, is refusing to co—operate with police. counterterrorism officers have raided a house in nottingham and two addresses in birmingham are being searched. given that this appears to be a deliberate act, the method, and this being an iconic site, we are treating it as a terrorist incident and the investigation is being led by officers from the counterterrorism command. no one's allowed access now...

parliament is currently in recess, westminster occupied by more foreign tourists than domestic politicians. the prime minister, on holiday in switzerland, said her thoughts were with the injured, and thanked the emergency services for their courageous response. i'd also like to thank the people of london. this is not the first time we've seen an incident of this type on the streets of london. i'd like to thank them for their resolve, the resilience they've shown and their determination to make sure that those who seek to exploit these incidents will not be allowed to divide us. less than a year and a half since the westminster bridge attack, once again the area around parliament was in lockdown today. the message to the public — stay calm, but remain vigilant. mark easton, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: going back thousands of years, the hot and dry summer in the uk reveals traces from the past. the big crowds became

bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. very glad to have you with us on bbc

news. the latest headlines: a major rescue operation is under way in the italian city of genoa, where people are still trapped under the rubble of a collapsed motorway bridge. at least 26 are known to have died. a grand jury report in pennsylvania has found credible allegations of sexual abuse by more than 300 catholic priests in the state, going back decades. the head of the world health 0rganization has he's even more worried about the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo since his recent visit to the country. conflict has made it difficult to reach infected people, and at least a0 have died in the current outbreak. trying to contain its spread, authorities have started using an experimental treatment. lebo diseko reports. this is the front line against the

fight against ebola in the drc. this is one of two cities where it was detected last week. health workers have been carrying out evacuation —— evacuations and experimental treatment has been treated. this is an active conflict zone where militias regularly kill civilians. after visiting the region last week, the world of the —— the head of the world health organisations as he is even more concerned. we know it is an active conflict area. so that makes it more difficult to manage. when there is less access, when movement is prohibited, and when there are red zone is that ebola could hide, that makes it more difficult to fight this dangerous

virus. this is the 10th ebola outbreak in the drc since the illness was detected back in the 19705. it illness was detected back in the 1970s. it comes barely a week after the last one was declared over and is affecting more women and children than before. seven health workers have tested positive. it has meant all those working at one of the main hospitals had been put on temporary leap. with reports of seven civilians killed in an attack not far away just this weekend civilians killed in an attack not far awayjust this weekend the need to contain the spread could not be more urgent. leadbitter sakho, bbc news. —— lebo diseko. the war of words between president donald trump and his former diversity advisor is getting uglier. in a tweet, president trump described former reality star and presidential advisor 0marosa manigault—newman as a ‘dog'. the slur comes as she promotes her new book — in which she accuses mr trump as using the n—word, although she does not say she heard him say it herself.

donald trump's election campaign has also begun legal action against mrs newman for breaching a confidentiality agreement. i've been speaking with christine emba, columnist at the washington post, who has written about this very public spat between president trump and his former aide. her behaviour is a reflection of the president to hide. they have a long history of recording calls and using taped conversations against those they want to belittle in the future. they have generally had a lack of regard for the niceties of the offers. really, you know, 0marosa is acting exactly as donald trump prepared to all those years ago on the apprentice. is out for herself, just like he is. is it your understanding that she went in there intending to keep as much as possible and intending to spell begins when she came out as much as possible. it is not entirely clear what her intentions were. from the get go, 0marosa has been or had been one of donald trump's long—standing

supporters. she is a three—time apprentice contestant. when she was hired to the white house it was not clear what role she was to play. she was a defender of his policies. donald trump tweeted that that was why he hired her in the first place. did she go into her white house role looking to make a proper later on? it does not seem outside of her character. —— profit. but they can be said for anyone in this administration. it seems that there isa administration. it seems that there is a new aggression in mr trump's tweets. let us be clear about this, he may not be a racist, he may not bea he may not be a racist, he may not be a white supremacist, but when he calls a black woman a dog and when he talks about black people as having a low iq, there are a lot of races and white supremacist who will hear someone talking the same language that they do. this is dog whistle politics, isn't it? is very much years. —— is. he is quick to

hit back at people who go against him first. but he conspicuously uses language that disparages the intelligence of people of colour. he said specifically that 0marosa was not smart, although he hired her, and he uses these animalistic terms. he calls mexicans and ms 13 members animals and he called 0marosa a dog. these are not terms he uses for whites. christine emba, a columnist with the washington post. and there's much more on this story — including some of the audio released by 0marosa manigault newman — on the bbc news website. or you can download the bbc news app. the british love to talk about the weather, and usually that means complaining about it —

and summertimes drowned out by the rain. but this year all people are talking about is the heat. and that includes archaeologists, who are having a field day. that's because the dry temperatures have laid bare some previously undisclosed historical sites, when seen from above. 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito has been out with the flying archaeologists. 0k, martin. we've found an edge within the boundary. triple ditch. this is damian grady, one of historic england's aerial archaeologists. and this long, hot summer has revealed some lost landmarks. this is tixall, in staffordshire. look to the right. we can now see the outline of a lost manor house. and in 0xfordshire, a prehistoric settlement has come into full view. even the airfield we landed on, at old sarum in wiltshire, has its secrets. from ground level, well, all you can see is grass. a few dry patches, nothing special. however, the archaeologist who is above me at the moment can see something completely different.

the aerial photograph shows i was standing on three long stripes in the grass. close up, they don't look much. however... this is a ditch that dates from the iron age. over the years, the ancient ditches were filled in and the new soil dries out differently, leaving the stripes. this ditch we are standing on is 2500 years old? that's right. these were three ditches, between which would have been some banks. so, huge embankments? that's right, yes. huge things. they were. 0n the horizon there, there's a hill fort as well. and it goes on. here at bicton in devon, the dry weather has revealed the remains of a roman farm. there's never been a year like this. how many new things are you seeing? it's hard to tell for sure, because we've been so busy and we've not had time to stop. but roughly, we're talking several hundred.

and some of the most fascinating finds are here, near milton keynes. ceremonial groves, covering several 100 metres of mike davis's land, all of which was news to mike. have a look. good lord. i mean, we know there are things elsewhere, but this is something i've never seen ever before. this, then, is a complete surprise to you? you had no idea? no idea. and you've farmed here all your life? yes. it's 5000 years of history we're standing on. that is... amazing. and today, even from the air, you can see... nothing. a little rain and the harvest and those ancient avenues have already disappeared back into the past. david sillitoe, bbc news, milton keynes. amazing and a tantalising.

many cubans have been online for some time, keeping internet cafes and wifi hotspots very busy. but the state—run communications company has just tested a new service, but the state—run communications company has just tested a new service, offeringfree internet nationwide. the test lasted eight hours and was well received, although some complained of slow connectivity. before we go, let's show you what's happening in the indian capital new delhi, where prime minister narendra modi is taking part in events to to mark the country's 72nd independence day. he's speaking to crowds from the historic red fort in delhi's old quarters. a brief reminder of that menus. rescue operations going on into the night around that clubs motorway bridge in general. 26 people are confirmed dead. cars and trucks plummeted about 45 metres or 150 feet onto rail tracks, buildings, and a river below. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. thank you for watching. hello there.

the weather pattern for the rest of this week and into the weekend looks pretty similar day on day and that is with more cloud, rain, stronger wind across the north and the west of the uk and the further south and east that you are, better chances of staying dry and bright with sunshine and feeling warmer. that process really will begin through wednesday, with an area of low pressure to the north—west of the country, a couple of weather fronts moving into northern and western areas, whereas further south and east it should stay largely dry. variable cloud, but also the sunshine breaking through at times. although breezy, not quite as windy it as it will be across northern areas. thicker cloud with outbreaks of rain, blustery across the north and the west of scotland, eastern scotland for a time across the south, scotland into northern ireland in between the two weather fronts we could see a little bit of brightness. this first weather front will bring rain to north—west england, parts of wales and eventually into the south—west of england. 24, 25 degrees again across the south—east. another warm afternoon. as we head through wednesday night, that weather front will merge

together and bring rain further south—east to parts of northern england, the midlands, wales and south—west england. ahead of it, another muggy, dry night. to the north—west of it, clear spells and blustery showers. some heavy and feeling cooler and fresher. heading on into thursday, that weather front continues to sink its way south eastwards, it also opens the floodgates into cooler, fresher air which will flood in across the country during thursday and last into friday. it will be noticeable particularly in the south—east. that weather front will take its time to clear the south—east. a grey, wet, blustery day across the south. further north and west it will be quite windy, with sunshine and showers, some of them merging through longer spells of rain across the west of scotland and those temperatures range from 17—20 degrees, feeling much fresher right across the board, particularly in the south east. on friday we do it all again. another area of low pressure hurtles in off the atlantic to effect the northern half of the country, keeping things more settled across the south and the south—east.

it's going to be a windy day across northern ireland, scotland and perhaps north wales. more cloud, outbreaks of rain, persistent across the western scotland. further east you are, quieter, some sunny spells and feeling just a touch warmer than it did on thursday, highs of 22 or 23 degrees. saturday looks fairly quiet but it is only more wind and rain, the best of the brightness and warmth in the south—east. this is bbc news, the headlines: a major rescue operation is under way in the italian city of genoa, where emergency teams are trying to find people still trapped under the rubble of a collapsed motorway bridge. cars plunged more than 40m, nearly 150ft. at least 26 people are confirmed dead, 15 seriously hurt. in the us state of pennsylvania, a grand jury

investigation has accused the roman catholic church of covering up a massive child sex abuse scandal over a period of 70 years. a report found at least 1,000 children were groomed, molested and raped by more than 300 priests. british anti—terror police are searching three addresses and questioning a 29—year—old man, arrested after his car swerved into pedestrians and crashed into a barrier outside parliament. the man was known to police, but not to the security services. the government is considering giving tenants in england more support to hold landlords to account by speeding up the complaints procedure and publishing league tables.