this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8pm. the first black united nations secretary—general kofi annan buys at the age of 80. hundreds of thousands are made homeless in central india. thousands more for the victim of the motorway bridge collapse in genoa. ministers plan a new tax on disposable boxes including takeaway cups. britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier has set sail from portsmouth to the us fighterjets will land on her for first portsmouth to the us fighterjets will land on herforfirst time. coming up in half an hour: a chance to see a hardtalk special with the late kofi annan — interviewed in geneva in april this year. good evening.

there have been tributes from around the world for the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, who's died at the age of 80. he spent his career with the un — leading the organisation for 10 years — and won the nobel peace prize in 2001. speaking today, the current secretary general described him as a "guiding force for good". james robbins looks back at his life, and there are flashing images in his report. i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling

of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary—general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors, but the die was cast, and nothing could stop it. kofi annan had much greater success in his home continent, africa, building global consensus behind the un millennium development goals, a huge initiative to reduce poverty and disease and increase education and opportunity. that and kofi annan‘s work on aids was rewarded with the nobel peace prize in 2001. i think he took the world into the modern age, i think he was the first leader of the 215t century,

and he tried to build an international community where countries would work together, cooperate freely, and tackle what he saw as the biggest problems — poverty, inequality, climate change and, of course, conflict. last april, celebrating his 80th birthday, kofi annan told the bbc his style was to be patient, quiet and determined — in the face of forceful, often far louder national leaders. leadership is not about the individual. when you have macho leaders who believe they have to shine, and it all has to be about them, forgetting that what is required is the welfare of society and the people they serve. tributes to kofi annan from every continent praise his humility, nobility and unshakeable commitment to work for peace in a more equal and sustainable world. kofi annan, who's died, at the age of 80. in his native ghana,

people there have been speaking about his life. i'm very sad that we lost a person like kofi annan, and i know all ghanaians will miss him. and i pray to god almighty that he will give us such a great person in the nearfuture. we've lost a very great man, a great statesman. it's not only ghana. the whole world have missed a great man. well, it happens to be a very dark day because this very man happens to be a great leader to which many of us look up to become as he is — an inspiration to the world. the former prime minister, gordon brown, has been talking about the impact of kofi annan‘s career. i think he took the world into the modern age. i think he was the first leader of the 21st—century. and he tried to build an international community where countries would work together, co—operate freely and tackle what he saw as the biggest problems — poverty, inequality, climate change and,

of course, conflict. he was the most soft—spoken of people. he was a personally incredibly modest man — almost self—effacing — but he was a titan, he was a leader of leaders. and when he took a cause up, whether it be myanmar and what's happening there, or kenya and the riots there, or whether it was climate change or whether it was poverty itself, he saw it through. and even in his last days — and i spoke to him during this year, in the months this year — he was trying very hard to work for causes that he believed in, to tackle poverty and inequality. you described him there as a titan, a strong leader but somebody with great warmth and compassion and empathy. yes, he was a leader of leaders. because he was the head of the united nations, trying to bring in all the world leaders to take collective action. and for example, the sustainable development goals to deal with poverty. he was the original inspiration behind focusing the united nations and the whole world community

on tackling the evils of poverty and malnutrition and illiteracy, and he got every country working unanimously to try to deal with these goals, and he was the mover behind that and, of course, peace in the middle east. he went to myanmar, he went to kenya when there were riots. he was active in every part of africa. he was very close to nelson mandela. and of course, his age was one where we tried to build a world community, and he was the inspirational force behind that. 0ne country where kofi annan had a particular impact was kenya — the bbc‘s merchuma is in nairobi — i asked her why mr annan will always be remembered in the country. i don't think there's a country in the world that owes as much of a of gratitude the kofi annan as kenya.

he was instrumental in negotiating a peace settlement between the retired president that brought peace to kenny after months of post—election violence, and he negotiated the formulation of a grand coalition government, and many leaders have come up to just express their sadness. we spoke earlier to the prime minister of the coalition government and this is what he had to say. kofi annan is a great friend of tenure. as you all remember, when this country was on the precipice of tipping over, it was kofi annan who led the mission that intervened and helped the signing of a peace accord, which meant beef permission

ofa grand accord, which meant beef permission of a grand coalition government. what did kofi annan mean to africa? when we talk about kofi annan, his name is pretty synonymous with peace and democracy and that is what many ca nyo ns and democracy and that is what many canyons and africans would remember him first. when you look at social media and all the messages coming up, everyone expressing how proud the art of him and how much of the change he brought the kenya and africa. they are talking about his humility and belief in the judiciary. when you look at something like kenya's former chief justice, he never sought someone who believed in the judiciary as much as kofi annan dead, and we have lost a friend and africa has lost a son. speaking to me earlier from friend and africa has lost a son. speaking to me earlierfrom nairobi. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening

in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the playwright and writer for the new european, bonnie greer, and rachel cunliffe, who's the comment and features editor for cityam. ido i do hope you canjoin us for that. the indian government is stepping efforts to rescue thousands of people, stranded by heavy flooding in the southern state of kerala. the prime minister narendra modi, has been seeing for himself some of the worst—hit areas, and is promising more military help in the relief effort. more than 320 people have died in kerala since the rainy season began in june, and more than 300,000 have been made homeless. our correspondent, yogita limaye reports from kerala. localfishermen doing what they can to help. boats are needed more than ever before in this coastal state to rescue those who are stranded. more than a0 rivers crisscross kerala, and all of them are overflowing. this is the kadalundi. it's left homes and trees submerged.

as the water started rising, people fled to safety. some have returned to see what they can salvage. we're nearly a kilometre from the river that flooded, but even so, water levels are this high. you can see the house behind me, and in fact i'm standing on a slope. if i were to go further, it would be even deeper. but at least people are able to reach up to this point. beyond, there are many parts that are simply inaccessible. those who've been rescued are spending their nights in places like these — schools converted into relief camps. there are about 200 families here. this woman spent two nights on her neighbour's rooftop before a boat reached her. she tells me they were afraid that the house would collapse. india's prime minister, narendra modi, surveyed the devastation from a helicopter.

he's promised more manpower and equipment. and it's notjust floods that have wreaked havoc. heavy rain has also caused mudslips. in this house alone, nine people were killed. with bridges broken and roads caved in, some areas remain cut off. yogita limaye, bbc news, in kerala. earlier i spoke to ray kancharla, humanitarian director for save the children — who is in kerala — and began by asking him about the current situation on the ground. the current scenario is that the death toll remains at 320 plus and people in the camps, but the whole challenge is the evacuation, rescue and as we have seen, the national and as we have seen, the national and state guard are doing their best

and state guard are doing their best and helping to deploy more forces today to be able to rescue people quickly. but the whole question still remains, that once the water begins to recede, we need to anticipate this burden. and in the camps, there are many who are very poor and when they go back, what have? so the whole question of recovery is a huge challenge and requires a lot of resources. save the children is very concerned about the children is very concerned about the situation of children in this disaster. r as a whole has not experienced such a big disaster. hence the whole behaviour around her to come out of this requires a lot of work, investment and resources. we definitely would like to prioritise child friendly spaces where we want to ensure the whole

social burden is gradually as soon as possible. so children should be a priority in this response. in terms of evacuation, you talk about child friendly spaces. where are the children being taken to? the child friendly space should not be away from where the families are, so as long as the camps last, we would like to find a safe building and three in the local volunteers to mind the children and equip them with the skills about child safeguarding and protection of children and start resuming temporary places, education. education actually helps children to meet their fears and come out of the stress and shock, and eventually the cycle social burden will be minimised and the households will be

able to begin recovery and restoration very quickly. thousands of people have attended a state funeral in italy, for some of the victims of tuesday's motorway bridge collapse. the archbishop of genoa told mourners, the tragedy had created a deep gash in the heart of the city. some families reportedly stayed away, because of anger at the government. the number of dead has now risen to a3. from genoa, james reynolds reports. the campi corniglianese amateur football team came to this state funeral to mourn their youngest squad member, 22—year—old marius djerri. translation: we are very sad for him and his family. he was one of us. we are bitter and angry. these thoughts charged much of this ceremony. some families, angered by the collapse, decided to hold private burials instead. families, politicians and members of the public

have come together here, but a single ceremony won't be enough to resolve the profound arguments over the collapse of the bridge. italy's interior minister, the populist matteo salvini, has promised that he'll find the names of those responsible for the disaster. "we will speak through our actions," he told us after the funeral. relief workers are now securing every part of the ruined bridge. the company which operated this structure has now expressed its deep sympathy for the victims. but it's stopped short of apologising for the collapse. the technical situation is so complex that it's up to the, i mean, justice to understand what happened and why and under which conditions. those investigations have now begun.

it may take many months before italians are given the answers they demand. james reynolds, bbc news, genoa. the headlines on bbc news: the first black united nations secretary general — kofi annan, dies at the age of 80. facing the worst monsoon in a century — hundreds of thousands are made homeless in southern india. thousands mourn for the victims of the motorway bridge collapse in genoa. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's adam wild. good evening, lets start at stamford bridge. chelsea against arsenal always looked likely to be the game of the day and that's exactly how

it's turned out. two new managers, five goals between their sides, joe lynskey was watching. the premier league landscape is a lwa ys the premier league landscape is always shifting with new faces bring always shifting with new faces bring a new eras. arsenal and chelsea have both switched title winning managers for unproven pedigree but new ideas may not cure arsenal's mindset. he inherits a team that is too easy to place throughout the opening goal was a familiar picture. this mess looked costly. at 60 seconds the ball was that the other end and alvaro morata justifying his own price tag. the sort of arsenal display to sum up the decline but signs of recovery coming. a mess at close range but then scored the harbour chance. the start of a five—minute reprisal. the finish perhaps a sign that things are at

the same, but too often arsenal's flashes of brilliance are just that and over 90 minutes they sank away. chelsea's dominant half and arsenal's new europe still has the same problems. elsewhere, tottenham's harry kane finally ended his run of having never scored in august as his side beat fulham 3—1. lucas moura scored his first premier league goal, before fulham equalised at wembley. kieron trippier produced the moment of the match with a superb free kick in the second half before kane finally broke his august duck. that's two wins out of two for spurs. it is something obviously i know about and a lot of people like to talk about it but i have said before asa talk about it but i have said before as a striker you go through spells we re as a striker you go through spells were you as a striker you go through spells we re you score as a striker you go through spells were you score and everything turns to gold and sometimes it doesn't, so it is nice obviously to score today and on another day i could have had and on another day i could have had a hat—trick, so always room for

improvement and that's what i try to do. cardiff newcastle was goal—less. there were home wins for everton and leicester. and a good win for bournemouth at west ham. to cricket then and the third test at trent bridge where england won the toss. but it was india's day closing on 307 for 6. it was all rather underwhelming from ben stokes on his return to the test team. patrick gearey was watching. few cricketers will ever have weak like ben stokes has had. from the trial to the test in four days. this was his welcome back. if that was next then so was his first bowling spell. the occasional edge, and accidental barge, but england have another all—rounder, chris woa kes, who coached the first wicket. next over he removed the other opener. the england man of the match in the last test worked so hard for these

two that he deserved the bonus and it came with someone getting greedy and ruining his lunch. but after the interval work at the changing colour on—screen. bright eyed and that tends to be better for batting. virat kohli prospered getting to 50 and important belief in india. they put on 150 and looked so settled, attention can drift to the next page, but not alastair cook. the catch to dismiss was up more than 80 mph. looks tough enough in slow motion. he was set for a century until 97 he bowled a cracker and guess who took the catch? ben stokes. for the most part wickets we re stokes. for the most part wickets were not just falling stokes. for the most part wickets were notjust falling into anybody‘s hands. hard work for both sides, test cricket that really tests. that's all the sport for now, plenty more throughout the evening. a former labour mp has been

suspended by the party because of comments he reportedly made online about the jewish community. jim sheridan was the mp for paisley and renfrewshire north — until 2015. he allegedly said he'd lost " respect and empathy" forjews amid the ongoing row over anti—semitism. derek crawshaw reports. for months, the labour party has been engulfed in anti—semitism row. jeremy corbyn has been accused of being anti—semitic by people both outside and inside his own party. now ex—mp jim sheridan, who lost a seat in the 2015 general election but is still a member of the party, has been suspended after remarks he allegedly made on social media. the bbc has attempted to contact mr sheridan but he did not respond. the labour party has said it cannot comment on individual cases but told us that all complaints are fully investigated. a statement from the party said...

derek crawshaw, reporting scotland. the former ukip leader, nigel farage, says he is returning to frontline politics. writing in the daily telegraph, he says he's decided to return because of what he calls the "political class in westminster" determined to frustrate the 2016 referendum vote to leave the european union. he's taking part in a battle bus tour by the leave means leave group, which opposes the prime minister's chequers plan. a investigation's underway into claims a cadet was waterboarded at the sandhurst military academy in berkshire. the sun newspaper is reporting that earlier this month, two trainee officers allegedly pinned down a fellow recruit and poured water over a cloth, covering his face. 0ur correspondent keith doyle has more.

we do know that the ministry of defence has confirmed that an investigation is under way into the incident that happened at the royal military academy on august 7th. as you say, the sun reported that two officer cadets held down a recruit and poured water on a cloth covering his face to simulate drowning. that is an interrogation method that was used by the us military and banned just under ten years ago. a statement has come from the commander of sandhurst, brigadier bill wright. he said he was aware of the allegations. he said, "i have ordered an investigation by the royal military police. the army and i expect the highest standards of behaviour at sandhurt and anyone found to have fallen short is dealt with robustly including dismissal." the number of children and young adults in england and wales with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40% injust four years, according to the royal college of paediatrics.

council leaders described the increase as extremely worrying and called for a boost in public health funding. the department of health says its new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods. a new tax on plastics is expected to be introduced by the government in order to curb the use of non—recyclable plastic items such as drinking straws, single use cutlery and black food trays. it follows a record 162,000 responses to a government consultation on how to reduce waste and improve recycling. tom barton reports. how best to reduce the tonnes of plastic that end up in landfill... ..and the oceans every year? that was the question posed by the treasury in a consultation earlier this year, and it received a record response.

among the ideas being considered by ministers are new taxes. some of these could target the demand for disposable coffee cups and takeaway boxes, while others are likely to encourage manufacturers to change their products. we want to see if there are smart, intelligent incentives that we can create, to encourage the producers of plastic to take responsibility, when they're designing the materials that end up on supermarket shelves and ultimately in our own homes, to use recycled materials whenever possible. not to use those materials that are very difficult to recycle, such as black carbon plastic, and, of course, overall, to reduce the amount of plastic, and use other materials such as cardboard, paper and foil, wherever possible. ministers also say they want to encourage recycling for waste that is currently incinerated. the final details of any proposals will be revealed as part of the budget, later this year. tom barton, bbc news. britain's new £3 billion

aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, has set sail from portsmouth this evening for the east coast of america, where jets will land on her deck for the first time. two f—35 test planes are expected to carry out 500 landings and take—offs while it's at sea. steve humphrey reports. it has taken years of work in the billions of pounds but now the biggest warship britain has ever had is about to date the job she was designed for, providing a 11.5 acre floating flight deck for the new f 35 jets. the first fixed wing landing will be an iconic moment but it will quickly become routine as we build up to embarking several squadrons and it will become absolutely everyday activity, but the first one is always special. the aircraft are already flying on and

off american ships but the first deck landing will be quite a moment. hugely symbolic for the country, very exciting, and of course it was eight years to the day since we took off the last harry from the north sea so here we are getting the first one back. fantastic opportunity and a superb future for uk defence and the royal navy. after the harrier jets were retired early because of defence cuts a lot of effort went into retaining the skills needed to operate jets at sea. two pilots, into retaining the skills needed to operatejets at sea. two pilots, one navy and one raf, when in the running to carry out the firstjet landing on hms queen elizabeth. somebody will be first? certainly. it could be you? it could be. everybody should want to be the first to land on board and as a royal navy test pilot i would love that person to be me. altogether,

1500 sailors, aircraft crew and marines are on board for the flying trials. the aircraft carrier will be away for a round about 11 weeks while trials are carried out. the idea is to have this ship and all of her aircraft ready for operational deployment by 2021. now it's time for a look at the weather with lucy martin. 0utbreaks outbreaks of 0utbrea ks of rainbow outbreaks of rainbow spread east across the central swathes of the uk. an area of low pressure working its way east and the system contains re m na nts of its way east and the system contains remnants of subtropical storm ernesto, bringing outbreaks of rain, heavy at times and breezy in the south—west. through tonight outbreaks of rain spreading east across northern ireland, parts of england and wales, and some clear spells with a few patches of mist developing. the temperature falling

into the single figures but as we head further south, fairly humid with the temperature between 13 and 17. tomorrow we see outbreaks of rain to begin with four parts of southern and central scotland and northern england, parts of midlands and wales, working its way east through the day. drier conditions for north—west scotland and northern ireland. the temperature in the south—east reaching a maximum of 23 but generally in the high teens, low 20s. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: seniorfigures pay tribute to the former un secretary—general kofi annan, who has died at the age of 80. mr annan rose through the ranks of the united nations to become the first black african to lead it. a huge rescue mission is underway to save thousands of people stranded by floods in the indian state of kerala. more than 320 people have died in the worst monsoon season for a century. as thousands of mourners attend a state funeral in genoa

for victims of the motorway bridge collapse, the operator responsible for the bridge says it will rebuild the structure within eight months. a new plastics tax on items such as single—use bottles and coffee cups could be introduced, after the public backed tough measures in a government consultation on how to reduce plastic waste.