of genoa, where emergency teams are trying to find people still trapped under the rubble of a collapsed motorway bridge. cars plunged more than aom, 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. but campaign groups say what's

needed is more homes for people on low incomes. michael buchanan reports. the grenfell fire was meant to change the nation's attitude to housing the poor. for too long in our country, under governments of both colours, we simply haven't given enough attention to social housing. we must affix the broken housing market and we must fix it now. tomorrow will be too late. today, ministers revealed what changes this tragedy would mean for social housing tenants across england. they'll get more powers to hold landlords to account, government support to ensure homes are all decent quality. for this housing adviser, the proposals after a year of waiting are pitiful. we expected something impressive, some action that would really benefit people — and this is weak and disappointing. and we have to carry on trying to pressure the government,

obviously, into taking the action on housing that we need. for those living in social housing, the proposals should see their complaints handled quicker, their landlords treat them better. this is an important next step. we want to consult on this further but it sets up these significant principles that are about delivering that step change in social housing. the proposals, however, fail to address the biggest crisis in social housing, the sheer lack of it. there are more than one million people in england waiting for a council house. analysts say we need to build up to 90,000 social houses each year to meet demand. the latest figures showjust over 5,000 such homes were actually built. this new housing scheme in south london has been built on the site of more than 300 former council

homes and it highlights why so few social homes are being built. when this development is completed, there will be 5a properties available for social rent, so a massive reduction on what used to be here. but housing associations say that if they don't construct a mix of housing on these estates, then even fewer social houses will be built. now on bbc news, our world: the war on meth. michael buchanan there. a hunt is under way. basra police, on the back of a tipoff, think they've found their target. a suspect they believe has been

dealing in the highly addictive and illegal drug, crystal meth. kidnapping, extortion, organised crime are already part of daily life here in basra, iraq's second city. now there's a new threat, crystal meth. i've been invited tojoin the police frontline. this is the elite force that goes out every night on raids to try and crack down on organised crime in this city. they think the suspect is inside. major mithak is leading the raid.

with him, officers from the counter—narcotics unit and swat team. injust two years, police have made more than 4,000 drug—related arrests. at police headquarters, they're keen to show off the results

of their efforts. today, hundreds of suspects are being paraded in front of the cameras. the police want to show the local media, and i suppose the community, the arrests they've made and the progress they're making to crackdown on crime in basra. general abdul karim is leading that effort. a war veteran, he recently returned to basra from the fight against isis in the north of iraq. 0k, we're going to go and meet some people who've been arrested. wow, 0k. when did you arrest these guys? where were these guys arrested? police say consumption of meth has

been doubling year—on—year. so you found all these weapons? that's crystal meth. how many grams? 0ne. 1g. so why has crystal meth taken hold in this city? weak border security has meant drugs have flooded into the country, and economic collapse with youth unemployment at almost 50% means there's a ready market for the drug. after years of war, occupation and insurgency, the locals here had hoped their city would become the next dubai. but there are no skyscrapers here, just high unemployment,

crime and corruption. at basra general hospital, psychiatrist doctor al sabbagh has been seeing more patients come forward with meth addiction. what is the scale of the problem? in 2015, the iraqi government, together with the us department of health, ran a study looking at addiction in basra.

there were once high hopes for iraq's second city. oil production in basra province generates 95% of the country's oil wealth. but most residents don't see any of that. this is jumhuriyah, one of the poorest most densely populated parts of town. most of the young people here haven't finished school,

they're out of work. jumhuriyah is notorious for gangs and drug dealing. shallal rady, who is 21, has never worked. so do you feel safe here? what about drug users? hello, how are you?

nice to see you. i went to see shallal‘s family. salaam—alaikum... they're struggling to get by without electricity or any clean water. his father has serious health issues. what do you think about iraq now in comparison to what it was like when saddam was in power? the swat team are on the move again. this city is awash with weapons left over from the war and the fight against isis. the team are looking for their second target.

young men of the house are hauled out of their rooms. but the man they are after is missing. what has happened? it is hard to ignore basra's crippled infrastructure.

addicts live in these impoverished districts where crystal meth addiction flourishes. many addicts and dealers end up here at this prison. this man is the deputy governor. what are the issues you face here? prison authorities have had to expand detention centres to cope with the numbers of addicts and dealers. major, this is one of the rooms?

how many people in this room? and this is a combination of drug dealers and drug users? yeah. you just keep them all here together in one room? yeah. i am taken deep into the prison to see what the conditions are like for those who have been convicted. quite overwhelming. i mean, i've been to many prisons in many parts of the world but to see these people just crammed into here, they take shifts sleeping so one person will sleep and one person

will stay up all night and then they swap. it is incredible. i mean, the conditions are really bad. do they go out at all? what kind of drugs did you have? crystal. how did you start using crystal meth? what about your family?

what were they seeing? your wife didn't know? ali hammoud has already served ten months of a five—year sentence for dealing. how did you become a dealer? and did your family know you were dealing? sobs

the drugs trade has been driven partly by the security vacuum left when forces were sent to fight isis in the north of the country. general abdul karim wants to show me the smuggling route. general, where are we going? but with so much security here, general, how were they able to get

across the border? the porous border here between iraq and iran means the southern province has become a prime smuggling route. back injumhouria, i've come to the shisha bar to catch up with 21—year—old shallal who i met earlier. i am meeting up with his friends who are all angry with the government in baghdad. what about drug abuse?

that is a big problem here in basra as well. it is 3:00 in the morning and the swat team are honing in on theirfinal target in jumhouria. meth addiction is fuelling crime in the city. and it is young men mostly who are the perpetrators. 15 years after the fall of saddam hussein, iraq is in a fragile and perilous state. with all the attention on the fight against isis in the north,

basra and the predominantly shia south feels forgotten. and it is the young who are paying the price. another iraqi generation at risk of being lost. 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. 2a, 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. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's 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 cyclists 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.