hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. welcomes outside source. at least 50 people are missing in miami after an apartment by collapsed. the search for survivors is continuing. authorities are still trying to establish exactly how many people were inside when it came down. the exactly how many people were inside when it came down.— when it came down. the problem is the building — when it came down. the problem is the building has— when it came down. the problem is the building has pancakes. - when it came down. the problem is the building has pancakes. it's - when it came down. the problem is| the building has pancakes. it's gone down. it isjust the building has pancakes. it's gone down. it is just beat in between stories where there were ten feet. another discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves in a former school in canada. more than 700 of them where identified. indigenous children refers to separate and need to live at the school in the last

century. in the uk, they are due to update its travel advice for which countries can be visited without having to quarantine and return. the big holiday destinations look set to remain on the amber list, malta and mbs could go green. we begin in miami — where at least one person has died and 51 others are unaccounted for after the collapse overnight of a i2—storey residential building. hundreds of fire and rescue workers have been scouring the rubble — the building was made up of 130 units, some of them holiday homes and rentals, around half of them were destroyed. here you can see the rescue team bringing out a ten—year—old boy from the rubble — he was able to climb out unaided. the local mayor said this. the problem is the building has literally pancaked. it's gone down.

and, i mean, there'sjust feet in between stories where there were ten feet. that is heartbreaking because it doesn't mean, to me, that we are going to be successful, as successful as we would want to be to find people alive. the collapse happened in the early hours of the morning, in an area called surfside, just north of miami beach. this is an image of the building before it collapsed. let me take you back now to the latest aerial shots — you can see how much of the building came down — one side of it sheered off. there are concerns that the rest of the building could also come down. this video was posted online by the residents of a nearby hotel. the miami—dade fire department sent more than 80 fire and rescue trucks to the scene. let's hear from witnesses. i looked out the window, and you couldn't see. i thought it was like a storm or something coming in, and then when the dust cleared, there was the back half

of the building, the back two thirds of the building was gone, down to the ground. it looks like a whole, just type to bottom, section of the building just collapsed. it's crazy, i mean, it's like something you see in an earthquake or something. we don't know why this building came down. we do know it was built in 1981, to withstand hurricanes. here's the local mayor again on that. this is from the 80s. there is no reason for this building to go down like that unless someone literally pulls out the supports from underneath, or they get washed out, or there is a sinkhole, or something like that, because itjust went down. it's known that building work was going on on the roof of the building — it's not known whether this contributed to the collapse. here's local reporter ver nica zaragovia on that. they were doing somewhere, and there is speculation that they put too much material on the roof of this northeast side, and that could of put too much weight and caused this collapse, but it's. ..

we have such little information about that. the only thing they did say with absolute certainty is that it has nothing to do with terrorism, but in terms of structurally what happened, they said it will take a week's work to investigate with engineers and give us some more information. the governor just visited the governorjust visited the scene, and this is what he said. we the governorjust visited the scene, and this is what he said.— and this is what he said. we 'ust toured around i and this is what he said. we 'ust toured around the i and this is what he said. we 'ust toured around the complex h and this is what he said. we just toured around the complex to i and this is what he said. we just| toured around the complex to be and this is what he said. we just - toured around the complex to be able toured around the complex to be able to see, and that tv doesn't do it justice, it is really, really a traumatic thing to see the collapse of a massive structure like that. right now, we have fire rescue. they are in search and rescue mode. they are in search and rescue mode. they are trying to identify survivors. i know that they had made contact with some, and they are doing everything they can to save lives. and they are not going to rest.

our correspondent will grant has just arrived at the scene, he described what he'd seen. there are a lot of people still unaccounted for. we have walked past on our— unaccounted for. we have walked past on our way— unaccounted for. we have walked past on our way to this point, a community centre which has been turned _ community centre which has been turned into— community centre which has been turned into a family reunification centre _ turned into a family reunification centre were obviously many are upset and very— centre were obviously many are upset and very braid families are gathering waiting for information hoping _ gathering waiting for information hoping that their loved ones will also be — hoping that their loved ones will also be on — hoping that their loved ones will also be on the way there. it has been _ also be on the way there. it has been stressed that a number of missing — been stressed that a number of missing individuals doesn't necessarily mean that they have been hurt or— necessarily mean that they have been hurt or killed in this incident. it simply— hurt or killed in this incident. it simply that they haven't been accounted for. obviously, that simply— accounted for. obviously, that simply adds to the sense of worry on not simply adds to the sense of worry on noliusl_ simply adds to the sense of worry on noliusl the — simply adds to the sense of worry on notjust the families, of simply adds to the sense of worry on not just the families, of course, but all— not just the families, of course, but all the — not just the families, of course, but all the residents of the best part. _ but all the residents of the best part. this — but all the residents of the best part, this northern part of miami beach _ part, this northern part of miami beach. we — part, this northern part of miami beach. ~ ., part, this northern part of miami beach. ~ . , ., beach. we are getting reports now that 18 latin _ beach. we are getting reports now that 18 latin americans _ beach. we are getting reports now that 18 latin americans are - beach. we are getting reports now| that 18 latin americans are missing and they collapse. let's go live now to the scene and talk to bbc mundo's cecilia barria.

tell us more about what you are hearing, please.— tell us more about what you are hearing, please. there is a search and rescue _ hearing, please. there is a search and rescue operation _ hearing, please. there is a search and rescue operation going - hearing, please. there is a search and rescue operation going on. i hearing, please. there is a search | and rescue operation going on. we had been here for many hours, and some minutes ago, they are trying to move all that debris to find survivors. we don't know there have been loads of people that they had still disappeared, and we have been talking to neighbours and also families, relatives and friends, we made contact with them, but what we have seen here is a huge operation from rescuers and firefighters, these people, they are trying to find out what is going on. we don't know the reason why this building collapsed. we certainly don't know, and as far as we know there may be

more. some of them had been taken to hospitals around the area in a really bad condition. and that's what we can tell you from here. tell me more about _ what we can tell you from here. tell me more about the scale of the operation, the operation that is going on at the moment. writes, we see units coming _ going on at the moment. writes, we see units coming here _ going on at the moment. writes, we see units coming here to _ going on at the moment. writes, we see units coming here to north - see units coming here to north miami, the north part of miami beach from all different points of florida, may be coming here to help with the rescue operation. right now, i am seeing with the rescue operation. right now, iam seeing more with the rescue operation. right now, i am seeing more firefighters, more ambulances, it's an ongoing pain, more and more people have come to help because the difficulty right now is they don't know if those people, we don't know what's going on there. 55 apartments fell down, so anything may be happening right now, and we have seen people really

upset. there is a lot of uncertainty here, a lot of desperation. i was talking to a lady trying to find her sister and she couldn't get any kind of contact or information. so i think we are going to keep giving you information when we can get more data, official data about what is going on. data, official data about what is auoin on. ., ~' data, official data about what is auoin on. ., ~ , data, official data about what is uuoinon. ., , . going on. thank you very much indeed. i want to talk about two important stories that are playing out in parallel today. best of all, —— first of all, the uk government is about to announce changes to england's traffic light system for travel while in europe. at this summit in brussels — eu leaders are divided over covid—19 restrictions for british travellers as the delta variant takes hold. angela merkel was clear on what the rules should be.

translation: we have very strict regulations . here which surely helped prevent the delta variant spreading that quickly yet. but unfortunately that is not the case in every eu member state and a lesson of this pandemic must be to have the same rules. in our country, if you come from great britain, you have to go into quarantine — and that's not the case in every european country. that's what i would like to see. angela merkel does have a point. the rules for british travellers arriving into europe are different — depending on where you land and whether you've been vaccinated. helping explain it for us is nick beake. today we are flying from munich to brussels. you need to fill in a form online before you travel, you need a negative test — you can show it on your phone — passport, ticket, and you are good to go. within europe, different countries have different rules about what happens

when you reach your destination. at the moment, british people arriving in, say, spain, greece or portugal don't have to quarantine. but here in germany, and we are still in germany at least for the next few minutes, angela merkel has said she would like to see all brits having to quarantine this summer, that is to try to stop the spread of the delta variant first seen in india. well, we are back in brussels and we will not have to quarantine, but if we had arrived from the uk or another red zone it would be the start of at least a week of self—isolation. travel within the eu is supposed to get even easier with the introduction of vaccine passports. they show if you've been jabbed or if you have taken a test recently, or in fact you have recovered from the virus. lets put this into context. in spring, the uk had one of the lowest infection rates in europe, while cases in europe were rising. not any more. take a look at this graph. the uk is the line in red — cases have been rising

since may and are now at 150 per million people. while cases in greece, france, italy and germany have been falling to as low as ten per million. the concern is the more contagious delta variant — which is now the dominant strain in the uk. yesterday europe's cdc warned it could account for 90% of new cases across the continent by the end of august. and damien mcguinness has the concerns in berlin. if you compare that to germany, it's just about 6% of new infections in germany are at the delta variant, which is why berlin is incredibly worried about the spread here. also, if you look at infection rates overall between most eu countries in the uk, the uk after having had a relatively low level of infections of the last three months now has one of the highest overall. germany, for example, you are talking about over a seven—day period per 100,000 population from a six new infections per seven days.

in britain, that number is 116. so you can see why from germany �*s perspective, it's important to restrict travel. some european countries agree with that position. on monday poland introduced a seven day quarantine for all british travellers. that same day, italy introduced a five day quarantine. others have ditched the restrictions for vaccinated tourists — including greece. it's desperate to get tourists back to these beaches, its economy dependent on it. it's a similar message from portugal. here's one mep on europe's tourism task force. we need to take into consideration what is happening, and what is happening nowadays is something that the european parliament and the tourism task for us where we work that asks for coordination. coordination and the measures since the beginning. well, these problems can only be solved if there is an exchange of information between europe

and in this particular case, the uk. an agreement on the use of the covid certificate is something that we discussed and that will be implemented on the 1st ofjuly could be the solution. so that's europe. the travel rules are different for british travellers returning to the uk. it has a traffic light system. most holiday spots are on the amber list, so travellers have to self—isolate for ten days and pay for tests travellers on the green list don't need to quarantine — however some countries on that list like israel and australia — haven't opened up its borders to tourists. countries on the red list are considered the highest risk, and travel is more limited. the travel industry is pushing the government to relax these rules. yesterday, hundreds protested outside parliament — they say 150,00 jobs could be lost. this is paul charles — ceo of at travel consultancy firm.

there is enormous confusion still around how countries are moved to green to amber too bad. the government is not clear at all on that. in fact, they dated they do publish is often redacted or missing vital bits of the criteria. in fact, the industry is pretty united. airlines and airports are gathering now to take legal action against the government and have filed the case with the courts to get the government to produce data more transparently, and the government have until monday at noon to provide that data. i think there is a certain amount of paranoia emerging in downing street over that's because they are worried they may be forced to show evidence of how they have made these often opaque decisions. the government appears to be changing its approach. according to the times the government is considering opening up quarantine—free travel for adults who are double jabbed to amber countries on july 19. and borisjohnson was optimistic.

let's see where we get to with all of this. the most important thing is that we think double jabs do offer a good way forward. we think that they offered the hope of travel this summer, but i've got to stress one thing to everybody. i don't want to cast a pall over things. i want the travel agency to bounce back if it possibly can, but this is not going to be a summer like every other summer. it's going to be a more difficult summer to take on. there is another point to make. and it's a crucial one — vaccinations. more than 60% of uk adults have been fully vaccinated while in europe , that figure is nearly 34%. and this spanish mep — and former president of the belearic islands — believes this should be what politicians consider. the populism, who is the centre. we had to go forward and answer

the scientific decisions in the balearic islands. we are absolutely safe. in fact, we have very few cases. our rates of vaccination are increasing. we are absolutely safe. our industry, the tourism industry has done all the main... and that they can do, and we are in very, very rate with vaccination and obviously in cases of coronavirus. it's so safe, absolutely safe to go to two, to come back to spain. we're expecting the uk government to announce changes to its traffic light system at any moment. currently only 11 countries are quaurantine free. the belearic islands in spain is hoping to make it onto that list. anna holligan is in ibiza. one of the balearic islands. i'm imagining there's a lot of peoples whose businesses depend on the two are extremely nervous about this

announcement.— are extremely nervous about this announcement. ~ , ,., , ., ., announcement. absolutely, we are on the west of the _ announcement. absolutely, we are on the west of the islands, _ announcement. absolutely, we are on the west of the islands, and _ announcement. absolutely, we are on the west of the islands, and here - the west of the islands, and here come tourists really dominate, right across this mediterranean getaway today, the bars hotels, the restaurants can even hear on the beach is, people have been constantly monitoring developments, and this is the news that they have so anxiously been waiting for. the expectation is that it will be added to that greenest. in terms of the island economy, they welcomed 4 million tourists here every year, and a million of them are british, so you can imagine the impact this will have on all of these businesses which depend on this trade because it will be a few weeks of escapism for british tourists, but for the economy here, it's their future that depends on this. is economy here, it's their future that depends on this.— depends on this. is there anyone there that _ depends on this. is there anyone there that says _ depends on this. is there anyone there that says while _ depends on this. is there anyone there that says while it _ depends on this. is there anyone there that says while it is - there that says while it is economically important, it is also important to keep that delta variance out.—

important to keep that delta variance out. that is one of the questions _ variance out. that is one of the questions we've _ variance out. that is one of the questions we've been - variance out. that is one of the questions we've been asking i variance out. that is one of the - questions we've been asking people today because of course, it is such a delicate and balancing act, opening up the country, but at the same time, keeping those new variance under control, i was speaking to the most senior politician on the island that president at the council of the bees, and he said, look, our vaccination rates, the rate of infection here now about 50% of people have been fully vaccinated, they are down to the people of the age of 30, so he is confident that the benefits of allowing the tourists to return outweigh the price of all the risks, everyone here is confident of what happened in portugal, of course, with a re—open the country and saw a spike in infections which then went on to mean they had to slow the reopening of society, and that too had an impact when they had to pull back on the measures. so they are acutely conscience of the risks, and they are taking these tentative steps

already, so we have been in some of the bars, the famous world—renowned bars on the island, and they are starting to clean up, they are getting the pool is ready. they are chilling the beer in the hope that it could be a gnash of days before they have —— a matter of days before they have —— a matter of days before they had two arrests back again. anna, thank you very much indeed. let's turn to canada now and there's been another discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves — many of which are believed to contain the remains of children from indigenous communities. the discovery was made near the marieval indian residential school. it was built in 1889 by the catholic church — and for decades children were separated from their parents and sent there, as part of a policy of forced integration for canada's indigenous communities. underground radar was used to scan a burial ground next to the school which dates back to the same era. 751 unmarked graves were discovered. many of those graves are thought to contain the remains of children. cadmus delorme is chief

of the cowessess first nation this is not a mass grave site. these are unmarked graves. over the past years, the oral stories of our elders, of our survivors and friends of our survivors have told us stories that knew these burials were here. in 1960, there may have been marks on these graves. the catholic church representatives removed these headstones and today, they are unmarked graves. other discoveries have been made elsewhere in canada. today's news concerns the marieval school,

that's located near regina in saskatchewan. last month the remains of 215 children were found at another catholic school, nearly 1000 kilometres away, in kamloops, british columbia. the news then, made a big impact in canada. this was the response of then of the prime minister — and another party leader. as a dad, i can't imagine what it would feel like to have my kids taken away from me, and as a prime minister, i am appalled by the shameful policies that stole indigenous children from their communities. i'm sorry. we're going to fight forjustice for you. jasmeet singh saying he would "fight forjustice" there. the head of the body that represents canada's indigenous groups wants action from the uk — which ruled canada as a colony, during the period —

and from the catholic church. part of the healing process, we demand the pope to apologise. we demand the queen and her royal highness�* and her family to be part of this. to denounce what happened to first nations people, the queens people, the first nations people, so we expect that and the cultural genocide, that's what happened here. a number of years ago, canada set up a truth and reconciliation commission to investigate the history of these residential schools. in 2015, it concluded that at least 3,200 chiildren died while attending them, many from tuberculosis. its report said, "they died at rates that were far higher than those experienced by the general school—aged population." the report said "they were buried away from their families in long—neglected graves". parents were often not even told their children had died.

christopher, it's that shocking story, although, perhaps not entirely surprising getting other strays that emerged in recent months and years my question is what response is now being demanded? well, there is a lot that's being demanded, in fact. so this is the first of— demanded, in fact. so this is the first of the — demanded, in fact. so this is the first of the discoveries that we are making _ first of the discoveries that we are making as — first of the discoveries that we are making as more and more efforts to discover— making as more and more efforts to discover these unmarked graves are launched _ discover these unmarked graves are launched by indigenous communities across— launched by indigenous communities across the _ launched by indigenous communities across the country. so already we are almost — across the country. so already we are almost at 1000 unmarked graves between _ are almost at 1000 unmarked graves between the two sites as you mention in british— between the two sites as you mention in british columbia and saskatchewan that had _ in british columbia and saskatchewan that had been discovered. there are more _ that had been discovered. there are more research is under way in a variety— more research is under way in a variety of— more research is under way in a variety of communities that will vary likely honour of hundreds if not thousands more as well. so, of course, _ not thousands more as well. so, of course, and — not thousands more as well. so, of course, and this time, canada is discussing — course, and this time, canada is discussing reconciliation with indigenous communities. there is absolutely— indigenous communities. there is absolutely a call to action where indigenous communities are demanding that federal governments, provincial governments and even municipal

governments and even municipal governments begin that process of reconciliation and actually began butting _ reconciliation and actually began putting in place what is referred to as the _ putting in place what is referred to as the 94— putting in place what is referred to as the 94 calls to action, which are essentially— as the 94 calls to action, which are essentially these recommendations by the truth _ essentially these recommendations by the truth and reconciliation commission that you mentioned earlier, — commission that you mentioned earlier, and is 94 calls to action are there — earlier, and is 94 calls to action are there to— earlier, and is 94 calls to action are there to help that reconciliation process, but also help _ reconciliation process, but also help indigenous communities and canadians— help indigenous communities and canadians come to grips with a lot of the _ canadians come to grips with a lot of the horrors that were committed against _ of the horrors that were committed against them over, you know, the canadian — against them over, you know, the canadian confederation, and as of now, _ canadian confederation, and as of how. recent — canadian confederation, and as of now, recent tally shows that barely 15, less _ now, recent tally shows that barely 15, less than 15,094 calls to action has been _ 15, less than 15,094 calls to action has been accomplished by all levels of government out of 94, so, obviously. _ of government out of 94, so, obviously, there is a lot of work to still be _ obviously, there is a lot of work to still be done, and obviously there are louder— still be done, and obviously there are louder and louder voices within indigenous — are louder and louder voices within indigenous communities in canada and amongst _ indigenous communities in canada and amongst the general population that governments actually take this issue seriously— governments actually take this issue seriously and act, invest money and the political— seriously and act, invest money and the political effort necessary to begin _ the political effort necessary to begin that process of healing. what is the explanation _ begin that process of healing. what is the explanation for _ begin that process of healing. twist is the explanation for not begin that process of healing. wist is the explanation for not putting all 94 actions in place? when that

question is put to local regional federal politicians, what is their defence for not having done a? there are a lot of — defence for not having done a? there are a lot of politics, _ defence for not having done a? there are a lot of politics, and _ defence for not having done a? there are a lot of politics, and there - defence for not having done a? there are a lot of politics, and there is - are a lot of politics, and there is are a lot of politics, and there is a lot— are a lot of politics, and there is a lot getting done in the days and weeks _ a lot getting done in the days and weeks following these horrible discoveries like these ones to give an example, after that discovery at the 215 _ an example, after that discovery at the 215 children remaining in british— the 215 children remaining in british columbia about a month ago, there _ british columbia about a month ago, there were _ british columbia about a month ago, there were two of my three bells that had — there were two of my three bells that had beenjust sitting in the canadian — that had beenjust sitting in the canadian parliament that were part of those _ canadian parliament that were part of those 94 calls to action that were _ of those 94 calls to action that were just — of those 94 calls to action that were just progressing extremely slowly _ were just progressing extremely slowly that suddenly got passed. so it is very— slowly that suddenly got passed. so it is very much a situation of when there _ it is very much a situation of when there is— it is very much a situation of when there is a — it is very much a situation of when there is a well, there is a way. unfortunately, i think a lot of canada's _ unfortunately, i think a lot of canada's response and all levels of government when it comes to, an ending _ government when it comes to, an ending that relationship with our indigenous communities has been plagued _ indigenous communities has been plagued by politics by a lack of wealth. — plagued by politics by a lack of wealth, slowness, ora disinterest in many— wealth, slowness, ora disinterest in many cases, and i think as the unmarked — in many cases, and i think as the unmarked sites,, it will go faster. we are _

unmarked sites,, it will go faster. we are right at the end of this half—hour. that is christopher from the national post. i will see you all in a couple of minutes. hello there. it's going to be a cooler day tomorrow with a northerly breeze. some parts of the country will see a huge change in the weather. now, this was north yorkshire at whitby earlier on in the sunshine. we saw some high temperatures in the northeast of england today. 24 celsius in alnwick, for example, 22 celsius down the coast in scarborough. tomorrow, temperatures in some places could be as much as 10 degrees lower. a similar change on the way for eastern parts of scotland. today before the rain arrived, temperatures were into the low 20s. that wetter weather swept across the whole of scotland with some more rain to come overnight. heaviest rain earlier on was in northern ireland, but it is drier here tonight. we've got more rain in scotland for a while affecting wales before

pushing towards the midlands and eastern parts of england later in the night. temperatures may drop off a little bit in scotland and northern ireland, but it's another warm one for england and wales. warmer than it has been of late towards the southeast. today, we had some high pollen levels in england and wales. it's more restricted to southern areas tomorrow because these areas are more likely to get some sunshine eventually. but we start off quite cloudy with some outbreaks of rain, that'll slowly pull away from many eastern parts of england. they will continue to bring some rain into northern england. rain developing in eastern scotland getting close to northern ireland in towards north wales. to the south, some sunshine could trigger some heavy, thundery showers later in the day. temperatures going to be a bit lower, but as we have seen significantly so in eastern scotland and the northeast of england. here, we have got more rain continuing into the evening, a really dismal summers day. and a few more storms breaking out further south across england as well for a while. the weekend, a battle going on, really, high pressure extending all the way across the atlantic to more northern parts of the uk. lower pressure in the south threatening some rain. now, on saturday, most of the downpours are going to be

on the other side of the channel. we could pick up a few showers developing in england and wales and still some cloudy, damp, chilly weather across southeast scotland and northeast england. a fair bit of cloud for northern areas, but otherwise dry. probably more sunshine during the second half of the weekend for the northern half of the uk. so temperatures are going to be a bit higher. further south, we've got an increasing risk of catching some heavy, perhaps thundery downpours running across southern england towards wales and the midlands. still a lot of doubt as to how far north that rain will get during sunday.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. at least 50 people are missing in miami _ at least 50 people are missing in miami afteran apartment at least 50 people are missing in miami after an apartment block collapsed. miami after an apartment block colla sed. , ., . miami after an apartment block collased. , ., . ., , ., , collapsed. the search for survivors is continuing- _ collapsed. the search for survivors is continuing. the _ collapsed. the search for survivors is continuing. the authorities - collapsed. the search for survivors is continuing. the authorities are l is continuing. the authorities are still trying to establish exactly how many people were inside when it came down. the how many people were inside when it came down-— came down. the problem is the buildin: came down. the problem is the building has _ came down. the problem is the building has literally _ came down. the problem is the building has literally pancake. l came down. the problem is the i building has literally pancake. and i mean, there'sjust feet in between stories where there were ten feet. there's been another discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at a former school in canada. more than 700 of them were discovered where indigenous children were forcibly separated from their parents and forced to live at the school. the

war of words continues... russia accuses the uk of provocative action. bbc we will hear more from it. boris thousands as it was entirely right from the royal navy destroyer to travel through waters off the disputed area of crimea on wednesday. it led to a standoff with russian vessels. borisjohnson also denied russia's claimed that it had fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of hms defender as it sailed around 20 km from crimea. but russia has accused britain of dangerous and provocative actions, saying britain would be fully responsible for any consequences if a similar incident happened again. our defence correspondent — jonathan beale — is on board hms defender and hasjust sent this report.

relative calm after the storm. hms defender now in international waters, still being tracked by the russians, but from a distance. we've reduced our manning posture down to normal cruising watches, so it'sjust nice, calm and collected here. just carry on with business as usual. the high tension of 24 hours ago is still creating diplomatic waves. russian accent on radio: if you don't change the course, i'll give fire. we are conducting innocent passage. the kremlin has called it a planned provocation, but the captain of the british warship insists the fault lies with the russians. you were here 100 yards off our port quarter, turning towards us, trying to force us off our track. it's not professional behaviour in the maritime environment. and he's got the prime minister's backing. we don't recognise the russian annexation of crimea, it was illegal. these are ukrainian waters, and it was entirely right to use them to go from a to b.

the crew of hms defender, though, were clearly trained and ready for whatever happened. i would say it's unusual but it's not surprising. we've trained for that kind of range before. only a couple of weeks ago we were doing this kind of manoeuvre. they are trying to push their games out here in the black sea and say this is their territory. out here in the black sea and say i think we are just forever trying to, as we jokingly say, "poke the russian bear" and see what the reaction is. and this is another irritant for russia — britain and the us helping train ukraine's forces. earlier this week, hms defender was in the port of odessa to promote military and trade ties. britain plans to build new warships for ukraine while the royal navy is visiting the black sea more often. are you worried about what russia has been doing in the region? i'm worried in the sense of russia creating instability and insecurity and breaking rules.

i'm not worried per se in terms of the russian navy and its power. we are a formidable force here with the carrier strike crew. it's the presence of hms queen elizabeth and her f35jets nearby in the eastern mediterranean that's undoubtedly boosted the royal navy's confidence. the carrier was in constant contact with hms defender during yesterday's clash. back in the black sea, the british destroyer�*s resumed her training. she will also soon be leaving. it's russia, not britain, that remains the dominant military power in this region. jonathan beale, bbc news, on hms defender. in earlyjune, a report was published about a south african woman who'd given birth to ten babies. it was picked up all over the world. now an inquiry says it wasn't true.

this is the story of what's happened. it begins in south africa's capital, pretoria. and with the city's paper, the pretoria news. its editor—in—chief is piet rampedi. and he released what looked an incredible scoop. the headline read... underneath we saw a picture of a smiling woman called, we were told, khuuss—i—aa—mi thamara sithole. shhe had an enomous bump. i can't show you that picture. its owned by the african news agency which has told us its placing moratorium on the sale of the images. in the story, piet rampedi says he met ms sithole and her partner teboho tso—tetsi in december, at church. and then first interviewed them in may. whern the story came out — the pretoria news quoted mr tsotetsi, saying... "it's seven boys and three girls. from this point on, things became confusing. we learned that mr tsotesti wasn't allowed in the hospital himself because of covid restrictions.

the pretoria times told he us he was getting updates by text message. we also learned that the editor piet rampedi was getting his information on whatsapp from mr tsotesti. as far we could tell — the information chain was this — a mother passing on details to her partner who was passing on details to a journalist who was passing it onto to everyone else. then on the 9thjune, the local mayor tweeted: saying "we've found the family and we are informed the babies are well. that's when the story started to get global coverage — including from the bbc. as you can see the story now has a correction. more of that in a moment. but, all there is to confirm the existence of the babies is third and as the story drew more and more attention — donations to help the family began. the pretoria news is owned by independent media. its chairman iqbal surve donated 1 million south african rand — that's $70,000 us.

but that same day, 9th june, the local government tweeted a statement, saying they had checked, but "none of the hospitals in the province, public and private,have any records of such a delivery in their facilities". doubts were growing for other reasons. the pretoria news itself reported two different hospitals as the place where ms sithole gave birth. this is one of them — steve biko hospital — but another mediclinic medforum hospital was also named. neither offered records to confirm the story. by this point, scrutiny of the story was intense. on 17june, the iol website, which includes stories from pretoria news, published an article saying it had investigated. and it had found that ms sithole delivered the babies at steve biko academic hospital in pretoria.

more than that piet rampedi alleged a "major case of criminal medical negligence". but offered no evidence. he then it's "unclear what happened to the babies" — while offering no evidence that they were born. and then attacks the government of a "cover—up of mammoth proportions" — while offering no evidence. that same day, a bbc reporter saw ms sithole at a police station injohannesburg, where she was being questioned with a blanket around her waist. for reasons we don't know. next the south african department of health got involved. it released a statement saying... this applied extreme pressure onto iol. one of south africa's best known cartoonists, zapiro, shows the editor and the chairman — with one telling the other "keep digging". the south african

national editors forum said it was "outraged by the complete collapse ofjournalistic ethics and standards. " and though the ioc has throughout all this defended itself in its own paper — on 22june, just two days ago, news24 published what it says is a leaked memo, in which mr rampedi apologised to the iol for "the reputational damage" the story caused the group, and that "aspects of the story could have been dealt with differently, especially the verification process". if indeed there has been a verification process. but there's nothing in the public domain that looks remotely verified. the pretoria news has carried further reports what we do have is an official inquiry saying the story of the ten babies as simply not true. not that mr rampedi and the pretoria news are letting this go. remarkably they've released a new statement... but until they offer any evidence to the contrary, there's no reason to

think this has happened. let's turn now to belarus, where the trial of a prominent opposition blogger has started. this man, sergay tikhanovsky, was running for president against the current leader alexander lukashenka in the election last year. that was until he was arrested in may 2020. his arrest led to protests in belarus this card says "freedom for sergei tikhanovsky". he and five other opposition figures are accused of disorder and inciting hatred against officials. he faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. here'sjonah fisher with more on the trial. it is under way, it is in a detention centre, and it is being held behind closed doors. there are, we understand, some diplomats and relatives outside the detention centre — but because it is, in effect, being held in secret, there is very limited information coming out as to exactly what is going on inside. here's mr tikhanovsky�*s wife,

svetla na tikhanovskaya, with her view on the trial. i can't call this a real trial. it is a fake trial, of course, and fake judges, fake prosecutors. because, you know, they made this process closed not to show people how brave and strong people are behind the bars. they don't want those people, those prisoners to inspire belarusians for the fight. we know that at the prison's gates, many diplomats came, relatives and independent media came, but nobody was allowed. only propaganda media. and we already saw some videos from the courtroom. and, you know, it's painful to see my husband for a year behind the bars. but i'm catching every momentjust to see him and see his eyes. but of course, it's not a trial.

now, after her husband was arrested, svetlana tikhanovskaya led the opposition in the general election last year. unlike her husband, she was allowed on the ballot paper. in august, mr lukashenko won the election with what he claims was 80% of the vote, and ms tikhanovskaya10%. the german government had "strong doubts" about the election, and the us said it was "deeply concerned" by the election. there were also protests like these in belarus and days later svetla na tikhanovskaya fled the country. she now leads the opposition in exile from lithuania. here's her view on what the opposition want. the majority of belarussians are united now with one aim, bring the country to new elections. and there are no points of disagreement in this. this feeling that we have to release political prisoners,

it's a tactical negotiation dialogue with the regime and bring the country to early elections. give us this unity. to put this in a wider context, this is part of a broader crackdown on those who oppose president lukashenko. you might remember the arrest of this prominent blogger, roman protasevich, after the plane he was on was diverted to land in the capital minsk. this photo is from a press conference with the foreign ministry he was apparently made to take part in. the european union reacted to this arrest with more sanctions on key areas like tobacco and petroleum. but president lukashenko, with the support of allies like russia, remains in power. stay with us on outside source. we will have our weekly in—depth report— we will have our weekly in—depth report for— we will have our weekly in—depth report for the bbc website. we we will have our weekly in-depth report for the bbc website. we look at the tokyo — report for the bbc website. we look at the tokyo olympics _ report for the bbc website. we look at the tokyo olympics which - report for the bbc website. we look at the tokyo olympics which looks l at the tokyo olympics which looks certain to go ahead.

after years of silence — britney spears has addressed the legal arrangement known as a conservatorship that has seen her surrender control of her life. the pop star told a judge she wants her life back and made a number of serious allegations against her legal guardians. sophie long reports. # oh baby, baby... she was one of the biggest stars of the early noughties. britney spears lived, loved and lost in the limelight. but for the last few years, she's been publicly silent about the arrangement her fans have been so vocal about. but via video phone, she finally told a los angeles court her side of the story. in an impassioned speech, britney spears, clearly angry and upset, said she wanted the abusive and controlling arrangement to end. she said she had been forced to take drugs so strong she felt drunk and unable to hold a conversation.

she told the court, "i want my life back". i am truly shocked at what i heard about the conservatorship. i think the reality was even worse than what we suspected. but i think we were also vindicated because a lot of what was suspected turned out to be true. in response, herfather�*s lawyer read a statement on his behalf. it said... it did little to appease the anger towards him and the other conservators outside court. they are really all in on this together, and it's part of a corrupt system that has allowed this to happen in broad daylight for 13 years. she said that she hopes they all go to jail and i hope they do as well. # you're toxic, i'm slipping under... the star now hopes an end to the arrangement she has found so toxic could soon be in sight. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... the uk is considering its travel restrictions and which countries will be in the red, the green, and the amber zone. every week on outside source, we produce an in depth look at one of the week's main stories for the bbc website — and for iplayer in the uk. this week we turn to the upcoming olympic games injapan and why, in spite of the pandemic, they look certain to go ahead. think back to september tony 13. tokyo. think back to september tony 13. to 0. . tokyo. cheering. this was _ tokyo. cheering. this was a - tokyo. cheering. this was a simpler tokyo. cheering. - this was a simpler time tokyo. cheering. _ this was a simpler time when tokyo. cheering. — this was a simpler time when olympic bid cities had to make their case to host the games, then make their case back on that the billions were worth

spending. now though, there's covid. translation: it's spending. now though, there's covid. translation:— spending. now though, there's covid. translation: it's not normal to hold the names translation: it's not normal to hold the games during _ translation: it's not normal to hold the games during a _ translation: it's not normal to hold the games during a pandemic. - translation: it's not normal to hold the games during a pandemic. but i the games during a pandemic. but thatis the games during a pandemic. but that is what they are trying to do. that's the head of the japanese government's advisory panel. and he's not alone. one recent poll found that 65% of people injapan want the games cancelled or postponed. they may have been listening to one of japan's most senior virologists. listening to one of japan's most seniorvirologists. he listening to one of japan's most senior virologists. he told the times... this is the risk that's being taken. and some are asking, for what? the games are about the thrill of competition, but they're also about the global exchange of athletes and spectators being together. the shared moments of victory and defeat. in tokyo, some local spectators will be allowed. but this

is what they can expect.— is what they can expect. there will be staggered _ is what they can expect. there will be staggered entry _ is what they can expect. there will be staggered entry and _ is what they can expect. there will be staggered entry and exits - is what they can expect. there will be staggered entry and exits at. is what they can expect. there will be staggered entry and exits at allj be staggered entry and exits at all the venues, all of the stadiums. and when they're inside, all the spectators will have to wear masks, and they won't be allowed to shout or scream to encourage their favourite competitors or team. they won't even be allowed to talk loudly, either. lt’s won't even be allowed to talk loudly, either.— loudly, either. it's one of the reasons why _ loudly, either. it's one of the reasons why some _ loudly, either. it's one of the reasons why some have - loudly, either. it's one of the - reasons why some have described these olympics as joyless. given they've yet to start, perhaps it's too early to draw that conclusion. and make no mistake, these games are going ahead. the stadiums are all set. the torch relay is making its way across japan. athletes have started to arrive — many more will do so in the coming days. and the organisers are fully committed. just like the athletes, we are preparing for these games with so much concentration and focus. we are also getting ready for this final sprint.

but why is this final sprint happening while so many covid concerns exist? why are these games going ahead? well, it's a story of politics, of money spent, of spurring endeavour and, perhaps a desire to hold onto the things that we had before covid —— sporting endeavour. it's a question we are all wrestling with in our own lives — what's a reasonable risk, what's safe and what isn't? we will come to that in a minute. but let's start with the money. this is my colleague rupert wingfield in tokyo. == with the money. this is my colleague rupert wingfield in tokyo.— rupert wingfield in tokyo. -- rupert wingfield-hayes. _ the ioc argues its revenues are a global good. it's website tells us that between 2013—16, it brought in 5.7 billion us dollars, and that

every day, the ioc distributes about $3.4 million around the world to help athletes and sporting organisations. and this money creates great power for the ioc. but if the games don't happen, there's jeopardy too. 73% of the ioc�*s revenues come from broadcast rights. so, if there is no sport to show, someone will get a bill. this article on the nikkei website has the headline... it tells us that... and on that, here's a member of the japanese olympic committee saying... and if we look at the host city contract, signed by the ioc, the city of tokyo, and the japanese olympic committee, to some extent it pecks at that point. it details how the ioc can terminate the games in

certain circumstances — but not the other parties. because of this, if japan did cancel, it may be liable for lost revenue also but this is not as simple as the ioc forcing tokyo to continue. the japanese government has its own reasons for wanting to carry on. it's already spent billions preparing for these games, its already going to lose millions because overseas spectators can't come. what it really want a further blow to its finances of cancelling? and it's notjust about the money — it's about politics too. this is the prime minister who faces an election later this year and, despite current sentiment, he might be hoping for an olympic boost. as professorjack anderson at the university of melbourne puts it... because this is about national pride. and if these games are in

tokyo, well, look where the winter olympics will be in 2022 — beijing. regional rivalries means that japan really doesn't want to cancel and then watch chinese set piece play out months later. so that's money and politics — two reasons to go ahead. and let's not forget the people at the heart of this, the athletes. they've put in months, even years into this moment. translation:— even years into this moment. translation: ~ �* ., ., ., translation: we've all trained hard and it doesn't — translation: we've all trained hard and it doesn't really _ translation: we've all trained hard and it doesn't really matter _ translation: we've all trained hard and it doesn't really matter whether. and it doesn't really matter whether our fans are there or not. we will give our best because olympia is olympia. give our best because olympia is ol mia. . . ., ., olympia. cancelling would mean undercutting _ olympia. cancelling would mean undercutting the _ olympia. cancelling would mean undercutting the efforts - olympia. cancelling would mean undercutting the efforts of- undercutting the efforts of thousands of athletes. it's another reason to go ahead. and put all that together, and you still come up against the biggest issue — covid. let me show you the key data. during the pandemic, japan has recorded over 780,000 cases. by comparison, the uk has had over 4.5 million. there have been over 14,000 covid

deaths injapan. in the uk, it's more than 128,000. in this is japan's infection rate — since mid—may, the overall trend is down. so, better news. but there are three causes of concern. first, vaccines. 19% of people injapan have had at least one vaccine. in the uk, the figure is 64%. japan's vaccine roll—out is a long way behind many of the world's richest countries, and its lower number of overall cases means lower immunity within the population is a possibility. the second concern is variance. the delta variant _ second concern is variance. the delta variant is _ second concern is variance. the delta variant is well _ second concern is variance. tue: delta variant is well on its way to becoming the dominant variant globally because of its significantly increased transmissibility.- significantly increased transmissibility. significantly increased transmissibili .�* . ., , transmissibility. and all that feeds into the third — transmissibility. and all that feeds into the third concern, _ transmissibility. and all that feeds into the third concern, the - transmissibility. and all that feeds into the third concern, the daily i into the third concern, the daily infection rate in tokyo. on 21june, the daily average over the previous seven days was just under 400. by the head of the tokyo medical

association says the rate needs to be below 100 to hold the games safely. to this, they point to what they're doing. this is the president of the organising committee. translation: jl of the organising committee. translation:— of the organising committee. translation: , . ., translation: it is mike conviction that when people — translation: it is mike conviction that when people understand - translation: it is mike conviction that when people understand there j that when people understand there are no firmer measures we could be taking to prevent the spread of coronavirus, attitudes will change to say it is ok to have the games. maybe they will. public opinion in japan is shifting — but that may be less to do with an uplift in olympic spirit and more to do with resignation.— spirit and more to do with resianation. ., , . , ., ., resignation. people are starting to acce -t the resignation. people are starting to accept the fact _ resignation. people are starting to accept the fact that _ resignation. people are starting to accept the fact that the _ resignation. people are starting to accept the fact that the event - resignation. people are starting to accept the fact that the event will| accept the fact that the event will probably— accept the fact that the event will probably go ahead regardless of their opinion. the probably go ahead regardless of their opinion.— probably go ahead regardless of their opinion. probably go ahead regardless of their oinion. . , ., ., their opinion. the games do now look inevitable, but _ their opinion. the games do now look inevitable, but the _ their opinion. the games do now look inevitable, but the question - their opinion. the games do now look inevitable, but the question of - inevitable, but the question of whether this is the right thing to do remains. it's a question other sports are facing. the euros football tournament is under way right now and, as it heads into the knockout stages, there are questions about what the final should be in the uk at wembley, considering the

prevalence of the delta variant. and if that's football, this is the perspective of doctor andrew murray, chief medical officer for golf�*s european tour. chief medical officer for golf's european tour.— chief medical officer for golf's euroean tour. ,, , ., ., ., , , european tour. sport has an ability to insire european tour. sport has an ability to inspire hope- — european tour. sport has an ability to inspire hope. that's _ european tour. sport has an ability to inspire hope. that's what - european tour. sport has an ability to inspire hope. that's what the i european tour. sport has an ability i to inspire hope. that's what the who and ioc_ to inspire hope. that's what the who and m and _ to inspire hope. that's what the who and ioc and others will be looking at. and ioc and others will be looking at they'll— and ioc and others will be looking at. they'll be looking at the risk associated — at. they'll be looking at the risk associated with the coronavirus and the benefits associated with these events _ the benefits associated with these events. ~ , ., the benefits associated with these events. . , . . events. well, they have look at the risks, considered _ events. well, they have look at the risks, considered the _ events. well, they have look at the risks, considered the pros - events. well, they have look at the risks, considered the pros and - events. well, they have look at the | risks, considered the pros and cons, and they've decided the show goes on. or is dick pound, one of the most seniorfigures at on. or is dick pound, one of the most senior figures at the ioc, told the evening standard in may... but the evening standard in may... but the thing is the last 18 months have been full of events we didn't see and didn't anticipate. the risk is that the impact of the tokyo games on the pandemic will also fall into that category. we will know soon enough. you can find more analysis from outside source elsewhere on the bbc. each week, we tackle a different subject. you can see our videos on the bbc news website.

previous editions are on bbc sounds app too if you prefer to listen. see you next week. hello there. it's going to be a cooler day tomorrow with a northerly breeze. some parts of the country will see a huge change in the weather. now, this was north yorkshire at whitby earlier on in the sunshine. we saw some high temperatures in the northeast of england today. 24 celsius in alnwick, for example, 22 celsius down the coast in scarborough. tomorrow, temperatures in some places could be as much as 10 degrees lower. a similar change on the way for eastern parts of scotland. today before the rain arrived, temperatures were into the low 20s. that wetter weather swept across the whole of scotland with some more rain to come overnight. heaviest rain earlier on was in northern ireland, but it is drier here tonight. we've got more rain in scotland for a while affecting wales before pushing towards the midlands and eastern parts of england later in the night. temperatures may drop off a little bit in scotland and northern ireland,

but it's another warm one for england and wales. warmer than it has been of late towards the southeast. today, we had some high pollen levels in england and wales. it's more restricted to southern areas tomorrow because these areas are more likely to get some sunshine eventually. but we start off quite cloudy with some outbreaks of rain, that'll slowly pull away from many eastern parts of england. they will continue to bring some rain into northern england. rain developing in eastern scotland getting close to northern ireland in towards north wales. to the south, some sunshine could trigger some heavy, thundery showers later in the day. temperatures going to be a bit lower, but as we have seen significantly so in eastern scotland and the northeast of england. here, we have got more rain continuing into the evening, a really dismal summers day. and a few more storms breaking out further south across england as well for a while. the weekend, a battle going on, really, high pressure extending all the way across the atlantic to more northern parts of the uk. lower pressure in the south threatening some rain. now, on saturday, most of the downpours are going to be on the other side of the channel.

we could pick up a few showers developing in england and wales and still some cloudy, damp, chilly weather across southeast scotland and northeast england. a fair bit of cloud for northern areas, but otherwise dry. probably more sunshine during the second half of the weekend for the northern half of the uk. so temperatures are going to be a bit higher. further south, we've got an increasing risk of catching some heavy, perhaps thundery downpours running across southern england towards wales and the midlands. still a lot of doubt as to how far north that rain will get during sunday.

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 8pm: in the last half hour, travellers returned to the uk from popular holiday destinations are told they were no longer have to quarantine as long as they arrive from next wednesday. these countries, with the exception of malta, have been put on the green watchlist, meaning they can be put on the amber list. more of the political reaction. germany introduces a two—week quarantine for brits to stop the delta variant and urges the eu to follow suit. at least 50 people are missing in miami after an apartment block collapses. the phone operator ee is to charge british customers for using their mobiles in eu countries, despite saying it had no plans to do so after brexit.

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