the headlines: the united nations says cyclone idai has created a massive disaster in southern africa. officials believe it may be the worst weather—related catastrophe that has ever hit the southern hemisphere. potentially millions welcome to bbc news, of people are affected. broadcasting to viewers at least 1,000 are feared dead in north america in mozambique alone. and around the globe. hundreds are missing my name is mike embley. our top stories: in zimbabwe and malawi. there are fears that cyclone idai the first funerals are taking place has left hundreds of thousands in new zealand of victims of the two homeless in africa. it may be the worst natural disaster mass shootings at mosques that's ever hit the southern in christchurch. there has been some criticism of the authorities for delays hemisphere. the really striking thing in returning the 50 victims' as you walk through here is just how bodies to their families exhausted they are. for a speedy burial. person after person has come up to us, asking for help, wondering when aid theresa may is formally asking is going to arrive. brussels to delay britain's withdrawal from the eu beyond 29 march. the first funerals begin the prime minister is to request in new zealand for some of the 50 people who were killed in last an extension until the end ofjune, or possibly for far longer. friday's mosque attacks. the request will be considered by eu theresa may is formally asking brussels to delay britain's withdrawal from the eu beyond march the 29th. heads of government on thursday. american—backed forces in syria say they've captured the last bit of territory held by now it is time for panorama.

so—called islamic state. tonight on panorama, the families without security. how landlords can call the shots. we've got two types of tenants. hello. we've got those that agree the united nations says cyclone idai has created a "massive disaster" with me, and ex—tenants. in southern africa. we're with britain's most officials say the scale of it has controversial landlord, as he evicts yet to be fully appreciated, but they believe it may be the worst hundreds of people. weather—related catastrophe that's fergus wilson's mass eviction ever hit the southern hemisphere. of tenants to begin next week. well, the headline is right. in some streets, every family could be out. we have no say in it whatsoever. no security. potentially, millions of people are affected. at least 1,000 are feared dead in mozambique alone. hundreds are missing in zimbabwe and malawi. aid agencies are struggling to reach it's all perfectly legal, communities that have been cut off. because private tenants 0ur africa editor fergal keane sent have so little security. this report from one of the worst hit areas of mozambique. whatever once lay here has been overwhelmed. now, the flooded land is an expanse of questions. what has become of those who lived here? only a silence below, and very

occasional moments of reprieve. these survivors landing at beira airport, rescued from high ground near their submerged village. driving into the city, we saw how nature's full, awesome force had ripped through homes and lives. 90% of this city has suffered destruction, and you see it in the ruins, and in faces. because we were foreign, because we came from a richer world, the people called out to us for help. "no food, no water, no place to rest" — we heard it again and again. this man led me to his family's

battered one—room house. the floodwater soaked their meagre belongings. so how many of you live here? ten — ten peoples. ten people. yes. in this little room? yes. here, his sister, seriously ill with tuberculosis, already marginal lives now made desperate. i have more problems. my house is broken. and in my house, i don't have nothing to eat — nothing, nothing. from morning up to now, we have nothing to eat. we're getting a few minutes‘ respite now from the rain, because it's been falling non—stop, and just adding to people's misery. the really striking thing as you walk through here is just how exhausted they are. person after person has come up to us, as you've seen, asking for help, wondering when aid is going to arrive. beira is severely damaged, but it is at least reachable, and even here, the warehouses that store food aid have been badly damaged. it is out in the countryside,

though, that many are thought to be waiting for rescue. this is a glimpse of what helicopters and courage can do, but there are too few such rescues. some food aid is now being distributed, but the relief effort is still nowhere near what is needed. everything the storm could destroy, it did, and there is an ominous sense that the tragedy we have seen so farforeshadows much worse to come. fergal keane, bbc news, beira. a little later on we'll hear from climate expert michael e mann, and you can see more aerial footage of the disaster in mozambique on our website. you'll also find what the aid agencies are doing to help. that's all at bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc news app. let's get some of

the day's other news. dutch police have arrested another man suspected of involvement in monday's shooting on a tram in utrecht. three people died. police say their prime suspect, gokmen tanis, is being kept in custody, but they've still not established a motive for the attack. president trump has said the united states and brazil have never been closer than they are now. welcoming brazil's far—right president, jair bolsonaro, to the white house, mr trump claimed he was considering how brazil mightjoin nato. he also supported brazil's bid to join the international economic organisation, the 0ecd. thousands took to the streets in france on tuesday in strikes and nationwide protests organised by trade unions. the marchers oppose president macron‘s economic policies and want an increase in wages, pensions and welfare. at least 130 protests were planned nationwide. the us government has ordered a review of the way boeing's 737 max aircraft got its licence to fly. after two fatal crashes in five months, with clear similarities between the disasters,

canada's aviation regulator is also planning a full review of the max's anti—stall system, which boeing says needs a software update. funerals have been held for some of the victims of friday's mass shootings at mosques in new zealand. names and nationalities of those being buried have not been released and the scale of the attacks has delayed the handover of bodies to relatives. within the past hour, the prime ministerjacinda ardern has been giving details about how the tragic events are to be marked. i discussed today both with council and with community leaders the future memorial service which new zealanders are desiring and will have in order to mark the loss of life in this terrorist attack. there isa

life in this terrorist attack. there is a desire to show support to the muslim community as they return to mosques, particularly on friday. there is also a desire among union cylinders to mike that has passed since the terrorist attack —— there is also a desire among new zealanders. to acknowledge this, there will be a two minutes silence on friday and we will also broadcast nationally, via tv nz and radio new zealand, the call to prayer. prime ministerjacinda ardern in just the past hour. 0ur correspondent, mariko 0i, is in christchurch. mike, the prime minister spoke about the support and strength of the community and that is what we have been feeling on the street where, outside the botanic garden, a makeshift memorial has sprung up

since this weekend. people are continuing to come here to pay tribute to the victims of those attacks on friday. we have also been meeting a lot of people sharing their stories. we also saw a police officer offering muffins to people who were coming here to pay tribute. we have been struck by the resilience, the strength of the community. funerals are taking place, as you mentioned. there have been some frustrations being voiced by the family members of the victims because, based on islamic tradition, bodies must be buried immediately which could not have happened because of the identification process taking a. we heard from the police commissioner earlier today, apologising for the delay but also emphasising the importance of that process to get all of the evidence to make sure that everything is done properly and thoroughly in order to get the criminal case against the attacker. mariko in christchurch. american—backed forces in syria say they've captured the last piece of territory held by the extremist group that calls itself islamic

state. there's been a lengthy air and ground assault on the final is stronghold near the syrian village of baghouz. local forces have been celebrating what they call a victory, not just for the middle east, but for all humanity. but they say some is fighters may still be hiding underground and hundreds more have dispersed, far and wide. from baghouz, aleem maqbool reports. and just a warning, there are flashing images coming up. they're dancing forjoy in northern syria, afterfighters here claim they've taken back every last bit of territory from the islamic state group. we got to this point after a massive ground offensive. we were there for the opening salvoes, a barrage from the hills into the remnants of the is camp. the militants had so many chances to surrender, but patience had been running out. the assault came from positions allaround the camp, and went on for many hours.

in daylight, we were taken by a local fighter to a point where we could survey the damage. a large part of the camp had already been taken from the militants, but the offensive continued, including from our own position. at one point, we could make out islamic state group fighters running through the battlefield, perhaps trying to launch a counter—attack. is itself released a video from inside the camp, a female militant among those still fighting. but, just hours later, the front went quieter. "the entire area is under the control of our fighters," says chiyagar amad, the spokesman of the local forces. "we can say, as a territory, the so—called islamic state is completely finished." he cautioned that some is fighters were still hidden, and sporadic clashes would go on. but that wasn't dampening joy here.

music plays. there is no doubting how these fighters who've just come back from the front line feel. they feel the job is done. they say that for the first time, tomorrow, they're going to relax and celebrate what they feel is the end of the so—called islamic state. even if all is territory really has been retaken, no—one is under the illusion the danger posed by the group is over. for now, though, these men are savouring what they feel is their moment. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in baghuz, syria. the british prime minister is formally asking the european union to delay britain's withdrawal beyond march the 29th. theresa may is to request an extension in the deadlocked brexit process until the end ofjune — or possibly, as one cabinet source told the bbc, forfar longer. the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier has said theresa may must be clear about what the extension is for and how long it should last.

0ur europe editor katya adler has this assessment. i think the eu will grant an extension through gritted teeth, and it is not going to be that straightforward. so, why will they grant an extension? because they want to avoid a no—deal brexit at the end of the day. michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, said that no deal is still possible to happen if there isn't a deal or there isn't an extension and everybody should keep preparing. —— an extension and everybody should keep preparing for a no—deal scenario. but actually, this decision comes down to the 27 eu leaders, and they want to avoid a no—deal brexit if they can because they want to avoid the blame game that would inevitably follow a no—deal brexit. i think that is why at the end they will grant an extension. what kind of extension can? —— what kind of extension?

theresa may has to be decided long or short. —— theresa may has to decide long or short. you can have a longer extension that you shorten, but you cannot have a shorter extension that you lengthen because of european parliamentary elections in may. if the uk doesn't have any mps sitting in the european parliament, cannot continue as an eu state, and that is what delaying brexit does. it keeps the eu longer as a member state. and you thought brexit was complicated already! stay with us on bbc news. still to come: come with us to the museum that's happy to be going to the dogs. 0ur correspondent, and alfie, take a look at a collection where canines reign supreme. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack.

the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: fears that cyclone idai has left hundreds of thousands homeless in africa — it could be the worst natural disaster to hit the southern hemisphere. the first funerals begin in new zealand for some of the 50 people, who were killed in last friday's mosque attacks.

let's return to our main story: i spoke just now to michael e mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric science and director of the earth system science center at pennsylvania state university. looking at what's happening now in mozambique, zimbabwe and malawi, what does he make of it? well, what we're seeing of course is tragic, and we've seen this scene too often in recent years — storms that intensify more rapidly and produce far larger amounts of rainfall, flooding rainfall, like we saw with this storm. we're warming up the planet, we're warming up the oceans. that puts more moisture into the atmosphere, it puts more energy into these storms, and we've seen unprecedented super storms and hurricanes around the world in recent years and, of course, it's taking its toll in terms of damage and human life. do you expect much more of it?

well, if we continue to burn fossil fuels and put that carbon pollution into the atmosphere and warm the planet, then, yes, these storms will continue to intensify and they will produce larger amounts of flooding rainfall. in the united states, we've seen the two worst flooding events during the last two years in the form of hurricane harvey two years ago and hurricane florence a year ago, and that's not a coincidence. warmer oceans, more moisture, you get more rainfall in short periods of time out of these storms. what are the chances, do you think now, of us somehow mitigating this or if we can't, somehow adapting to it? well, we're going to have to adapt to a certain amount of additional warming, a certain amount of additional climate change, worsening sea level rise and strengthening storms. we're going to have to adapt to a certain amount of additional climate change, just from the climate warming that's already baked in.

but we can prevent the worst from happening. if we can keep the warming of the planet below 2 degrees celsius, then we likely avert the worst and potentially irreversible impacts of climate change. we can still do that by bringing our carbon emissions down by about 5% a year for the next decade or so and beyond. professor, i follow you on twitter, thousands of people do. i still see people saying to you on there, and i'm sure elsewhere, this is not anything systemic in the climate, it's just more the old random weather, or if climate change does exist, it's not driven by humans or the science is disputed or you're part of some international conspiracy. what do you say to people who are still thinking that? this is basic physics, folks. the greenhouse effect is science that goes back two centuries. we know that when you increase the amount of c02 in the atmosphere, you warm up the planet. we're on our way to doubling the concentration of c02 in the atmosphere in a matter of decades relative to the levels that existed in the preindustrial time.

that's not a small effect. we're nearing a doubling of the concentrations of c02 in the atmosphere. we've gone from 280 parts per million c02 in the atmosphere preindustrial to now over a10 parts per million. what we wouldn't be able to explain, given the basic nature of the science, would be if the planet were not warming up, if sea levels weren't rising and if these storms weren't intensifying. authorities in gaza have made more arrests, after unprecedented protests about economic conditions there. among those detained are opponents of hamas, who run gaza, and dozens of journalists and human—rights workers. this report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. dragged away by hamas security forces. this man, one of dozens arrested. many have been badly beaten. these pictures

come from social media as journalists have been stopped from doing theirjobs. protests began last week. nothing has been seen like this since hamas took full control of gaza over a decade ago. "the sons of hamas leaders have houses and cars. "they can afford to get married. "they have everything," this woman says. "and our children have nothing, not even a piece of bread." high taxes are pushing up prices in gaza, which has a broken economy. since the hamas takeover, israel and egypt impose a blockade. 70% of young people are unemployed. with the crackdown, activists can only share their grievances online using the hashtag #wewanttolive. "we have a right to build our dreams and aspirations," says this student. hamas blames its political rival,

fatah, for stoking the flames of dissent, which it denies. hamas, widely seen as a terrorist group, has long ruled this tiny territory with an iron fist. while locals may now choose not to voice their criticisms openly, recent days show cracks in its authority. yolande knell, bbc news. there's an outbreak of swine flu in india. it's thought the virus, known to scientists as h5n1, has infected at least 12,000 people, mainly in the north and west. it's being blamed for at least 370 deaths. the bbc‘s roxy gagdekar charra has more from gujarat. this has more from gujarat. man lost his mother does i flu this man lost his mother does one flu last month. he believes the delay in getting her the right treatment contributed to his mother's death. translation: we

first took her to a private doctor, then to another doctor. the doctors said she should be taken to the government hospital. she was admitted to hospital for 11 government hospital. she was admitted to hospitalfor 11 days government hospital. she was admitted to hospital for 11 days and died there. hundreds have died since the start of the outbreak last november. the highly contagious h5n1 spreads from human to human contact. the government says they have been working with state officials in responding to the scribe in cases, including launching an awareness campaign. buta including launching an awareness campaign. but a lack of testing facilities means people who have contracted the disease are likely to infect others before they are diagnosed. it is lack of awareness of the people, people meet and greet those patients who are suffering from swine flu. they are not taking ca re of from swine flu. they are not taking care of personal hygiene when they are suffering from common influenza, and this is the main reason it is widespread and many people are getting affected. this is not the

first time india has had to deal with a swine flu outbreak. 2015 was the most deadly year so far with 900 deaths recorded in the first two months of the year alone. translation: it is a delay in getting treatment. as soon as you have signs of a fever, you need to ta ke have signs of a fever, you need to take medication straightaway. if you do not complete the treatment, it will not be as effective. hospitals are stretched as doctors try to contain the virus. many here are hoping that the coming warmer temperatures will help to stop the spread of swine flu. attention, dog lovers — there's a new museum in the heart of manhattan dedicated to four—legged friends. the american kennel club has created this dog haven,

packed with all things canine, including a fossil of a doggy ancestor. puppies aren't really allowed, but that didn't stopjane o'brien from sneaking in with alfie. the museum of the dog does exactly what it says on the label, and i've been allowed to bring a very special guest to see it. this is alfie. this is the largest collection of canine—related paintings and objects in the world courtesy of the american kennel club. this is alan. alan fausel is the curator. good boy! hisjob is to bridge the gap between art lovers and dog lovers using art to tell the history of the dog. it's part of — it's sort of the english culture of portraiture, memorialising your ancestors. it started with people and moved to horses and then moved to dogs in the victorian era. in fact, it was queen victoria who really started the craze for dog portraits, and british women in particular were highly influential as breeders

and painters. well, this is a painting called silent sorrow by maud earl, one of the great female artists in britain. maud earl was a favourite of the royal family and painted this portrait of caesar mourning the death of his owner, king edward vii. here we see, after the king has passed away, she's placed caesar on the armchair of edward vii and the armchair itself sort of fades into the background. like a memory. absolutely. this is also a hall of fame with artworks doubling as historic documents. written standards began in 1850s, but many breeds didn't come into existence until the 1900s. this chart shows the 193 officially recognised breeds. now, unfortunately, alfie, being a labradoodle, isn't on this chart because he's actually a designer dog, not a pedigree, but don't tell him! painters often idealise dogs in the same way human portrait painters idealise their patrons, and the aesthetic quality of some of the works here is the same. and then there's that old saying

that dogs look like their owners. or is it the other way round? this is fun. what breed do i look like? i look into the camera, it takes my photograph, it does its magic... and — ta—da — i am a cavalier king charles spaniel, affectionate, gentle and graceful. clearly, there's something in this collection for everyone. what do you think of that, alfie? unless, of course, you're a cat. jane o'brien and alfie, bbc news, new york. there are day out. very briefly, an update from christchurch. the prime minister has been talking about her

frustration and many people's frustration and many people's frustration in the delay of returning bodies to families for burial. she says they have had 30 victims approved for release to be reunited with their families. she said since she heard about the attack, the 24—hour burial. has been top of her mind as a concern. that is it for now. thank for watching. hello there. many of us will feel the hint of spring in the air as we import some very mild airfrom the spring in the air as we import some very mild air from the south—west. quite a bit of cloud around as well, but also some sunshine and it will feel mild indeed. the reason for those mild south—westerly is is because we have pressured to the north, high pressure in the south and drawing mild airfrom the south—west across our shores. very moisture laden so we are seeing quite a bit of cloud around. a very mild start this morning, no lower than 10 degrees in belfast. cloud across northern and western areas but central and southern and eastern parts could see the best of the cloud breaks into the afternoon where it will feel very mild indeed.

quite breezy with outbreaks of rain across the north—west of scotland but temperatures will reach the high teens celsius. the weather stays cloudy, 13 or 1a, maybe 15 degrees. thursday stays very wet across the north—west of scotland, and elsewhere it is much the same for the relatively cloudy with a few holes appearing in that to allow for some sunny holes appearing in that to allow for some sunny spells and you get the sunshine and high teens or close to 13 or 1a for most. a developing area of low pressure as it moves to the north of the country for friday, bringing a spell of gales and heavy rain. further south, it bringing a spell of gales and heavy rain. furthersouth, it is bringing a spell of gales and heavy rain. further south, it is another similar day with variable cloud and some spells of sunshine. a breezy day for most, particularly the further north you head where we see gales, gusts of —— across the north. rain spreading east and south.

weakening as it does so. turning chilli with a few wintry showers, but ahead of it, some sunny smiles —— spells. cloud and rain thinks south and east, it tends to fizzle out but it will introduce cooler air to most of the country with wintry showers continuing in the higher ground of scotland. cool air invading the country as we head to the weekend. high pressure still in control so it should be fine and dry for many of us. it will feel cool and fresher, we should see more in the way of sunshine. it is worth noting we will start to see a return of chilly nights with a touch of frost.