in the city of el paso. greg abbott said it was one of the deadliest days in the history of the state. 26 other people were wounded. there's been more violence in hong kong after a day of rival protests between pro—democracy and pro—beijing supporters. riot police fired tear gas to disperse the pro—democracy crowd. it's the ninth consecutive weekend the territory has seen protests despite increasingly stern warnings from china's central government about the unrest. here in the uk thunderstorms are forecast for the area of derbyshire where frantic efforts have been made to reduce the level of a reservoir which it's feared could burst through a dam and onto the town of whaley bridge. 1,500 people were told to leave their homes. three leading telecoms bosses have written to the british prime minister, questioning his ability to deliver a promise to rollout full fibre

broadband years ahead of schedule. in an open letter, the heads of three trade bodies say the pledge will require "100% commitment" from the government, including further investment in skills, and a reduction in red—tape and taxes. our business correspondent katy austin reports. good internet is now a priority for hotel guests like those in southend. the manager here says the speed and reliability of full fibre broadband have been game changing. we've been able to increase our bandwidth and this is giving the customer a much, much faster and better, much more consistent experience throughout. at the moment, most of the country can get superfast broadband. that's a mixture of fibre and copper technology that results in a download speed of 2a megabits per second or more. full fibre uses fibre—optic cables to connect the exchange directly to properties, and that results in download speeds of1gigabit per second or more.

at the moment, only about 7% of the uk can get full fibre. borisjohnson has said there should be full fibre for all by 2025, eight years before the current target. three industry bodies have said the ambition is welcome. but in a letter to number 10, they have said four specific problems need solving first within 12 months. there just are not sufficient quality people to be able to dig up the streets and work on this stuff, and as well as that, we also need a reduction in the amount of red tape and regulation thatjust slows everything down. one of their demands is for plans allowing providers access to land when landlords are not responding. a difficult ask according to one analyst. it requires a carefully worded piece of legislation, which takes into account business owners, building owners,

landowners, as well as telecommunication service providers, and let's face it, the government has other things, other pressing, urgent issues that they need to deal with. the telecoms industry is setting a challenge to the new prime minister. the government told us it is committed to creating the right opportunities for investment and speeding up digital infrastructure roll—out. katy austin, bbc news. it's 3:33am. now on bbc news, our world tells the story of a south african journalist's attempts to save a family friend from drug addiction. this programme contains scenes some people may find disturbing. this is a story of a drug epidemic

fuelled by corruption and one man's fired for redemption. a drug epidemic is raging in townships across my country. nyaope is a highly addictive heroin—based narcotic, which sometimes contains hiv medication. it's often mixed with marijuana and smoked or injected. this drug is slowly eating away at south africa's first post—apartheid generation, and i want to find out why. my name is golden mtika, i'm a local crime reporter. i know the dangers of nyaope more than most. in the past six years,

the drug has claimed the lives of two of my young nephews. i've come to the old neighbourhood in search of answers. in the crowd, i spot one of my nephew's old friends. jesus came from a good home and was always immaculately dressed. i can't believe how far he has fallen. i would like to talk to him but he is too far gone. seeing jesus has brought back memories. in the space of five years, i lost my twin nephews. both of them — my nephews —

were nyaope addicts. we tried our best to guide them to stop smoking this nyaope. at the end of the day, they ended up losing their lives. this is where my nephews have been laid to rest. i'm sitting here right on top of this grave, and i've got my two nephews laying here, who died for nothing. life is so cheap. the loss of my nephews has had a devastating effect on me and my family, but we are not alone. most families have been affected by nyaope, you only have to turn the radio on and tv, newspapers, you see stories of this drug every day.

this is power breakfast. i want to hear from you how nyaope has affected your life. i wanted to talk about my brother, he was smoking nyaope. what is it about your brother that is disappointing you and hurting you? after what happened to my nephews, i am determined to helpjesus escape his addiction before he suffers the same fate. ifind him scavenging in an open sewer. like thousands of other addicts, he's desperate to buy his first fix of the day. he agrees to talk but seems distracted. i need to finish rolling and start... and start lighting, and start smoking.

in the morning, it is hell, man... hell on earth. you're literally dying. it feels like your insides are being cut with a razor blade. there isn't anything you would do. is there anything you wouldn't do if you didn't get a fix? if it means i have to go shoot somebody or stab somebody, i would do it. mm. that's the stuff. ah... 0h, oh, i 0h, ifeel so oh, i feel so relieved 0h, ifeel so relieved after oh, i feel so relieved after having this bull. now i can feel relaxed. but feeding his addiction is a constant challenge. is it hard to get

nyaope in the township? mm—mm. it's so simple. there is no escape. it's hard seeing just how lowjesus has fallen. but in the nightmare world of nyaope, you can always sink lower. as i discovered, some ofjesus‘ friends are going to potentially deadly extremes to feed their addiction. in search of a bigger hit, they are not only injecting the drug but also share the needle. so, are you not scared of hiv? these guys are already taking one hell of a risk. but what i was about to see next was truly chilling.

after injecting the nyaope, the addict draws his own blood back out into the syringe. to make the hit go further, this mixture of blood and nyaope will then be injected by the others. what i am witnessing is sheer madness. it's very scaryjust before you do it but you are brave because of the cravings.

when i saw that, drawing blood from himself and injecting to the other one, it scared me most. my body was, like, you know, crumbling, he is going to inject with that syringe. that is suicide, that's complete suicide for me. seeing jesus‘ friends risking their lives for nyaope has made me more determined than ever to try and save him.

a few days later, a rehab centre has agreed to takejesus, and i go and try and find him again. i find him at one of his regular spots, but it's not looking good — he's already smoking. i wonder if he will still feel the same about going into rehab. do you think you will miss this? jesus says his goodbyes. his resolve is strong.

but i need to get him to the centre before his cravings begin. the tenth commandment rehab centre claims to have a success rate of over 70%. it runs a strict regime. jesus is looking tense. joseph is a former nyaope addict who's mentoring new arrivals.

welcome, welcome, welcome. joseph sitsjesus down and explains the centre rules. he looks scared but it's too late to back out. jesus has been addicted to nyaope for almost a decade. he will be kept under lock and key until he's clean. this programme may be his last hope for redemption. they sing. the next day, i return to see howjesus is doing.

but despite the cravings, jesus still seems determined. it's time for me to leavejesus. now he must fight his demons alone. i hope he can find the strength to beat nyaope. if he can, there's a chance he can rebuild his life and connect with his family again. thousands of young south africans

are in exactly the same situation as jesus. but who are the shadowy people responsible for flooding our townships with the drug? through my underworld contacts, i have managed to find a nyaope trafficker who is willing to talk to me, but he is suspicious. i have heard he is a key supplier to thousands of local nyaope dealers. ok, the stuff we have here, how long will it last? how much do you get? 0ne township, ten kilos. i can't imagine the misery this is causing. how does it make you feel, when you look at one of these people in the township who has lost hope in his life,

just because he is smoking this stuff? all right, so this is basically for the sake of money. nyaope has long been illegal in south africa, so how can dealers like these operate so openly? how do you deal with the cops? all right, you just have to bribe them. how much money do you give a cop? is it only the junior—level cops, or up to the higher end? he is selling nyaope, and he doesn't care.

what he cares about is money. i have lost my two nephews through this nyaope. i think, for me, the government needs to come in very strongly and arrest each and every person who is dealing in nyaope, because they are killing our society. i have managed to find a cop who is prepared to talk about corrupt officers, who are feeding off the drug trade. i am meeting him at a secret location. hello. hi, hi, hi, myfriend. i am already around this area. 0k. he sounds a bit nervous, but he has

promised that he is coming. we have disguised his identity to protect him. do you notice that nyaope is now very common in our streets, on almost every corner of our streets? yes, yes, most especially in our townships. there, there is a lot of nyaope. it is killing our country, our community, our children and our brothers. how frustrating is it to you? i am trying to combat crime and protect members of the community, but some of our members, they are taking bribes from those who supply nyaope. how could the corruption be stopped? to stop corruption, arrest those police officers who is involved in crime. this cop is taking a big risk talking to me. it's very dangerous to cover up that story. they can kill me and also my family.

thank you for speaking to me, and be safe. you are welcome. the most disappointing thing about these police officers getting bribes from the dealers is that they are giving them the freedom to operate in our townships freely, and making drugs accessible to our children very easily. i want to find outjust how widespread the problem of corruption within the police force has become. a nyaope street dealer has agreed to wear a secret camera, but it is very risky. the cop sees him just after changing shift, and they will drive around the township seeing each and every dealer to collect money from them. it doesn't take long for a cop to take a bribe.

over the next four days, our cameras capture police officers repeatedly receiving bribes from a known drug dealer. we have obscured their faces to protect his identity. this is pretty obvious. a police van pulls in, and a dealer of nyaope comes with the police and tell them business is not good, but i will give you a cold drink. and in south african terms, cold drink means i will give you bribe money. for the love of money, they just collect money and they leave these drug dealers to roam around in our streets, sell drugs freely. so, to me, this is not good. it is not good at all. not only to me, but to everyone else in our society. we put these allegations to the south african police service. in response, they said...

they highlighted recent high—profile arrest the drug dealers in the johannesburg area. it has been six months since i leftjesus in rehab. we have been supporting his treatment, and i've heard he's now clean of nyaope. hi, jesus. hi, man. you are looking clean, you are looking very clean. very neat. you are looking... just look at you, man. i can't believe this is you. you are looking great, man. how has it been at the rehab? the hardest part was my first three days and the first week. those pains, those sleepless nights, you know. i'm finding it hard to put words to it, because even the thought

of it is, like, i can't. do you think you would ever go back? no. to smoking, no. i wouldn't go back to that. i am taking him home to meet his family, for the first time in years. i am a bit nervous, you know. i am a bit nervous, but yes. how is she going to react towards me, that is what worries me. what happens if your mum rejects you ? that's. .. that's going to hit me hard. home, sweet home. 0h, home, sweet home.

i'm just holding the tears to not fall, and looking like i'm going to cry for real, because i have been missing my mum.

i feel very proud aboutjesus. i hope that, you know, he will show up to them that he has really changed, because it all has to start with him. singing. jesus is back on the streets. this time, spreading the message to young addicts that the drug can be beaten. but, across south africa, dealers continue to push the drugs on the next generation. addicts are still hustling to get

the money to pay for their next fix, and i continue to visit my nephews‘ grave, praying that other families can be safe from the tragedy of nyaope. there are more heavy downpours in the forecast, not only for the day ahead but actually for the next few days. not good news for those parts of the uk already so badly affected by flooding. you can see on the satellite picture this area of cloud rotating.

this is an area of low pressure. ahead of it stripes of cloud bringing showery rain. here's one for sunday morning for scotland. still fringing into the eastern side of northern ireland for a time, down into wales in the south—west. and we take that band of cloud and moisture, some showery rain, and we push it eastwards as the day wears on. and as that moisture works into northern england and scotland it will kick off some hit and miss heavy downpours and thunderstorms. could be the odd sharp shower for wales and the south—west, particularly over high ground. many spots here will be dry. east anglia and the south—east staying predominantly dry through the day. and although it will be fairly cloudy, temperatures will get up to 25 or 26 with a few glimmers of brightness. but for northern england, southern and central scotland, there is a met office yellow warning that's been issued. it covers the potential for some of those hit and miss thunderstorms which could dump 30—110 millimetres of rain in some places in the space ofjust a couple of hours. that could cause further travel disruption. maybe some localised flash flooding. but as is the nature with showers,

some places will fall between them and stay completely dry. then through sunday night into monday another band of showery rain edges into western scotland, north—west england, wales, and the south—west. you can see these showers just keep on coming, rotating around that area of low pressure. which, as we go into monday morning, will be sitting just about here, just to the north—west of the british isles. those various frontal systems rotating around it, taking showery rain across the country. so we start off monday with a band of cloud and some pretty heavy downpours edging eastwards. now, much of that weather will clear away to the east through the day. so we'll be left with some dry conditions, some spells of sunshine. but those sunny conditions could spawn one or two further downpours and thunderstorms, it's likely to stay quite wet across northern scotland. a breezy day on monday, a fresher today as well. we keep that fresher feel on tuesday and again there will be some showers and thunderstorms, particularly across the northern half of the uk, northern england, northern ireland, scotland. some of these could be pretty slow—moving. so some places could see a lot

of rain, not as many showers further the south. highs of 18—22 degrees. the north of the uk bears the brunt of the showers through the middle of the week. signs that it might dry up a little bit by thursday and friday. a similar story further south, not as many showers, but there will be some. top temperatures of around 2a degrees.

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