the un security council has been warned that a famine in the ethiopian region of tigray is now affecting more than 400,000 people. the meeting was also told that the conflict in the region, between tigrayan forces and ethiopian federal troops may rapidly deteriorate. brazil's prosecutor general has asked for authorisation to investigate president bolsonaro for failing to act on allegations of corruption in the purchase of coronavirus vaccines. a whistle—blower said government officials had agreed to take bribes to buy 400 million doses of the indian—made jab covaxin. on her final official visit to the uk, chancellor angela merkel has been visiting the queen and addressed a virtual cabinet meeting. earlier, she said britons who've had both covid jabs should be able to visit germany in the foreseeable future without quarantine.

0ne one of the government's advisors on coronavirus has warned ministers are facing a difficult decision about lifting england's restrictions on the 19th ofjuly, given the continuing rise in cases. northern 27,000 new cases were recorded across the uk today the death remain low. hugh pym. as more jabs go into arms, officials are confident that vaccines are reducing the risk of serious illness. the office for national statistics says hospital admissions are much lower than they would have been without vaccines. but, even so, the head of the 0ns told me that making the right call on ending restrictions in england won't be straightforward. this decision is the most difficult that the government has to make. we are watching with laser focus every day the data, so that the government will have all the information it needs in order, absolutely, to mean that it's data, not dates. the 0ns infection survey

suggests that last week in the uk, there was a 67% increase in those testing positive. in england, one in 260 had the virus. in scotland, it was one in 150 and in wales, one in 450. in all of which, there were increases. in northern ireland, one in 670 had the virus and the trend was said to be uncertain. scotland's first minister said there was a need to boost vaccine coverage. scotla nd vaccination is the reason that this surge in cases hasn't led to the reimposition of a strict lockdown. i think it would have done that at any earlier stage in this pandemic. nhs staff will hope that rising covid cases don't bring back the pressures seen over the winter. some in england say they're exhausted and angry they've been offered a i% pay rise. the government is set to announce whether that will be raised.

senior doctors say if that doesn't happen, members will be consulted on an overtime ban. you have to go back to the 1970s to find the last time this sort of action was taken by consultants. it's highly unusual for them to get involved in a pay dispute, but their union says feelings are running high with pay after inflation having fallen over the last decade. we've had consultants sleeping in offices, working all through the night. in my hospital, you know, we sadly lost three consultant colleagues. it's just been awful — it's like warfare medicine. and to be offered 1% and to have our pay eroded by 30% over the years is just galling. so, another challenge for the new health secretary sajid javid. a spokesman said the government was committed to a pay uplift for nhs staff, unlike other public sector workers, but the scottish government's already agreed a 4% deal with many nhs staff. wales and northern ireland will announce their own offers soon. hugh pym, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world.

a quick warning, this programme contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. he, mum. for months, a threat had been looming over northern mozambique. and on the 24th of march, 2021, the threat became real. gunfire. march, 2021, the threat became real. summa— real. gunfire. go, go, go, go. i saw peeple — real. gunfire. go, go, go, go. i saw people running _ real. gunfire. go, go, go, go. i saw people running and - i saw people running and shooting. i saw people running and shooting-— i saw people running and shootinu. , , ., , ., , ., shooting. this is a story of the peeple _ shooting. this is a story of the people who _ shooting. this is a story of the people who became i shooting. this is a story of - the people who became trapped at the centre of mozambique's biggestjihadist attack at the centre of mozambique's biggest jihadist attack yet. i'v e i've travelled to hear the extraordinary accounts of those who survived.— who survived. this was a particular _ who survived. this was a particular form _ who survived. this was a particular form of - who survived. this was a i particular form of brutality

that i've never seen anywhere, and i've been in a lot of wars. and to find out if these chores are becoming the new frontline and the spread of the islamic state group —— shores. in the morning, greg always gave me a morning call. at in the morning, greg always gave me a morning call. at home in south africa, _ gave me a morning call. at home in south africa, mum _ gave me a morning call. at home in south africa, mum merrill - in south africa, mum merrill keptin in south africa, mum merrill kept in daily contact with her two sons and their dad who were working in mozambique. i two sons and their dad who were working in mozambique.- working in mozambique. i think the all working in mozambique. i think they alljust _ working in mozambique. i think they alljust loved _ working in mozambique. i think they alljust loved their- working in mozambique. i think they alljust loved their life - they alljust loved their life in mozambique. beautiful people and beautiful beaches. lease and beautiful beaches. love ou, and beautiful beaches. love you. bm- — and beautiful beaches. love you, bro. love _ and beautiful beaches. love you, bro. love you, - and beautiful beaches. love you, bro. love you, my- and beautiful beaches. love. you, bro. love you, my man. that morning _ you, bro. love you, my man. that morning her _ you, bro. love you, my man. that morning her sons - you, bro. love you, my man. | that morning her sons wesley and adrian were at the building site with their dad, greg. we

build camps _ site with their dad, greg. - build camps all over africa. we are contractors. we have been working in mozambique for a long time so we had a big mozambique and workforce. ice mozambique and workforce. joe was mozambique and workforce. joe was always in parma but they, like many blue mozambique he had come to the town looking located in northern mozambique, parma was booming because of a $20 billion gas project being built by french energy giant total. works had been suspended amid concerns it could be the target of islamist militants. but that very morning, hotel announced it had ——is was starting up again, after the

government —— after the government —— after the government promised extra security in the area —— total. in the fields nearby, local residents were working their small farms. this lady was among men with her large family, including her granddaughter. that morning, greg sent me two pictures of the clouds over parma that day and the clouds

over pemba. i thought "that looks a bit ominous". we over pemba. i thought "that looks a bit ominous". all looks a bit ominous". we were all working _ looks a bit ominous". we were all working normally _ looks a bit ominous". we were all working normally and - looks a bit ominous". we were all working normally and one l looks a bit ominous". we were | all working normally and one of our guys — all working normally and one of our guys got a phone call that stuff— our guys got a phone call that stuff was _ our guys got a phone call that stuff was happening and could not say — stuff was happening and could not say much, like they are attacking _ not say much, like they are attacking parma. wesley began to film on his phone. wesley began to film on his hone. , . phone. gunfire. once it started. _ phone. gunfire. once it started. it _ phone. gunfire. once it started, itjust_ phone. gunfire. once it started, itjust didn't - phone. gunfire. once it. started, itjust didn't stop. go, go, go, go!

19—year—old ancha was heavily pregnant.

muansassa three and her grandmother glenn —— ancha and her grandmother escaped in the bush to hide with many others. wesley, his dad and brother were also hunting safety. it in. get in. we _ were also hunting safety. it in. get in. we turned - were also hunting safety. it| in. get in. we turned around and we stopped _ in. get in. we turned around and we stopped at _ in. get in. we turned around and we stopped at the - in. get in. we turned around i and we stopped at the amarillo hotel — and we stopped at the amarillo hotel. and a whole lot of peorile _ hotel. and a whole lot of people just started streaming in the — people just started streaming in the hotel was known as a local— in the hotel was known as a local haunt for white foreign workers _ local haunt for white foreign workers. ~ , . , ., , workers. with security gates and a helipad, _ workers. with security gates and a helipad, people - workers. with security gates l and a helipad, people flocked here in search of safety. as the attackers swept through

town, they targeted key sites like banks, food shops and phone marts.— like banks, food shops and hone marts. , ., ., phone marts. trying to get hold of all of them _ phone marts. trying to get hold of all of them on _ phone marts. trying to get hold of all of them on their - of all of them on their cellphones and nobody was answering and i started to panic. eventually at about nine o'clock that night, greg phoned me from a satellite phone. and said that we are safe, we are in the amarula, they are going to get evacuated.— to get evacuated. they were under fire — to get evacuated. they were under fire for _ to get evacuated. they were under fire for more - to get evacuated. they were under fire for more than - to get evacuated. they were j under fire for more than 100 militants, known locally as al—shabaab, who are affiliated with isis. an islamist insurgency had been spreading across the impoverished cabo delgado region since 2017. what began as a small, scattered hits had grown into bigger, more organised and brutal assaults affecting many districts. this is the first major attack impacting foreign

workers. around 200 workers and locals had now sought refuge at the amarula. lute locals had now sought refuge at the amarula— locals had now sought refuge at the amarula. we were inside the hotel, upstairs where _ the amarula. we were inside the hotel, upstairs where the - hotel, upstairs where the restaurant and the bar. lute restaurant and the bar. we started getting shot out. they were shooting at us over the wall, so we all were lying on the floor and just keeping our heads down. the floor and 'ust keeping our heads down._ we - the floor and 'ust keeping our heads down._ we did | the floor and 'ust keeping our i heads down.i we did not heads down. gunfire. we did not have one military _ heads down. gunfire. we did not have one military guy _ heads down. gunfire. we did not have one military guy there, i heads down. gunfire. we did not have one military guy there, we| have one military guy there, we had no — have one military guy there, we had no weapons, it was just us hands, — had no weapons, it was just us hands, sitting there. so now what's — hands, sitting there. so now what's going through ahead? 0k, these _ what's going through ahead? 0k, these people are coming and what? — these people are coming and what? am i going to be killed like an— what? am i going to be killed like an animal? is my head going — like an animal? is my head going to _ like an animal? is my head going to be cut off? am my arms and body— going to be cut off? am my arms and body going to be cut into pieces? — and body going to be cut into pieces? its and body going to be cut into ieces? �* , , ., ., . pieces? as they advanced

towards _ pieces? as they advanced towards hotel— pieces? as they advanced towards hotel the - pieces? as they advanced i towards hotel the insurgents had been inflicting their trademark act of violence, headings. —— beheadings. 0utside outside the military were struggling to contain them. 400 kilometres away, a controversial five at —— private security firm working for the mozambican police was alerted to the attacks. leading the operation was seasoned former colonel lionel dyke. == former colonel lionel dyke. -- lionel dyck- — former colonel lionel dyke. -- lionel dyck. the _ former colonel lionel dyke. » lionel dyck. the initial thing from the sky, there were bodies lying next to the truck, they decapitated some truck drivers. there were a lot of bodies lying around. fin there were a lot of bodies lying around.— there were a lot of bodies lying around. on the ground, --eole lying around. on the ground, people trapped _ lying around. on the ground, people trapped by _ lying around. on the ground, people trapped by the - lying around. on the ground, i people trapped by the attackers tried to signal to the helicopters.- tried to signal to the helico ters. ., , .., helicopters. people came runnina helicopters. people came running out, _ helicopters. people came running out, waving i helicopters. people came i running out, waving something. you can't leave people like that alone.— you can't leave people like that alone. , ~ that alone. gunfire. whenever the had that alone. gunfire. whenever they had choppers _ that alone. gunfire. whenever they had choppers above i that alone. gunfire. whenever they had choppers above us, | they had choppers above us, that was a big sense of relief.

we thought 0k, we are going to get rescued. they were evacuating people. at one chopper of the shot twice. after the chopper had been shot they still—

after the chopper had been shot they still came back. dag rescue _ they still came back. dag rescue 20 people from the amarillo, and their small helicopters could only take a few passengers at a time. those tra ed few passengers at a time. those trapped on _ few passengers at a time. those trapped on the _ few passengers at a time. those trapped on the ground _ few passengers at a time. those trapped on the ground believed l trapped on the ground believed more help was coming. so we wait, we wait, we wait. but health never came and dag struggling for fuel supplies said they had to leave —— help never came. said they had to leave -- help never came-— said they had to leave -- help never came. they 'ust left 'ust let fl never came. they 'ust left 'ust let no-one send i never came. theyjust left 'ust let no-one send help, i never came. they just left just let no-one send help, no-one| let no—one send help, no—one did nothing. we had two way radios — did nothing. we had two way radios. we managed to speak to total— radios. we managed to speak to total security control. you know _ total security control. you know what they said to us? i am receiving — know what they said to us? i am receiving 80 plus from those guys' — receiving 80 plus from those guys' family. i can do nothing.

it's guys' family. i can do nothing. it's time — guys' family. i can do nothing. it's time they accepted. it is what — it's time they accepted. it is what it— it's time they accepted. it is what it is _ it's time they accepted. it is what it is. there is nothing we can do— what it is. there is nothing we can do for— what it is. there is nothing we can do forthem. what it is. there is nothing we can do for them.— can do for them. total's control _ can do for them. total's control room _ can do for them. total's control room was i can do for them. total's control room was just . can do for them. total's i control room was just ten kilometres away. the government had agreed to provide a 25 kilometre security zone around the site. this should have included palma. while the town was under siege, the gas project was never breached. dag claimed total refused to share fuel in the military refused to share larger helicopters, hampering rescue missions. those inside the amarula had found a weapon and hatched a plan. found a weapon and hatched a lan. ~ ~ . found a weapon and hatched a ian, . ~' ., , , found a weapon and hatched a lan.~ ~' . _ plan. we knew that by friday note, plan. we knew that by friday note. we _ plan. we knew that by friday note, we wouldn't _ plan. we knew that by friday note, we wouldn't survive i plan. we knew that by friday| note, we wouldn't survive and they would get in. if they get in, we would be slaughtered.

we've got the vehicles there. if the choppers are not going to be able to evacuate us, then we need to try and make a run for it. we took a list of all of the people, their names, and worked out how many vehicles we needed. and we started to load. we put all the women and children in armoured vehicles. and the rest of us were all in on armoured vehicles. i and the rest of us were all in on armoured vehicles.- and the rest of us were all in on armoured vehicles. i have a wife and three _ on armoured vehicles. i have a wife and three children. i on armoured vehicles. i have a wife and three children. that l wife and three children. that was — wife and three children. that was my— wife and three children. that was my motivation. to get in the car— was my motivation. to get in the car and to try to drive to a place _ the car and to try to drive to a place. will be get killed or not? — a place. will be get killed or not? but— a place. will be get killed or not? but if we stay here, we will — not? but if we stay here, we will die _ not? but if we stay here, we will die. y , ., not? but if we stay here, we will die. g , ., ., , will die. my brother said to us at that stage _ will die. my brother said to us at that stage he _

will die. my brother said to us at that stage he thinks - will die. my brother said to us at that stage he thinks this i will die. my brother said to us at that stage he thinks this is| at that stage he thinks this is at that stage he thinks this is a bad idea. we have a weapon, maybe we should stay. and, i said, let'sjust go. in maybe we should stay. and, i said, let'sjust go.— said, let's 'ust go. in a forest — said, let's 'ust go. in a forest on i said, let'sjust go. in a forest on the - said, let'sjust go. in a forest on the edge i said, let'sjust go. in a forest on the edge of i said, let'sjust go. in a i forest on the edge of town, they were also planning an escape. before they left, they went back to check on their home. they thousands of others headed for the shore to leave by boat. with little food or water, the 400 kilometrejourney with little food or water, the 400 kilometre journey was a huge risk.

she went into labour in the middle of the sea. back out of the amarula, the convoy was preparing to leave. low on fuel and losing daylight, the ag says they were unable to give the car is our

cover. —— dag. unable to give the car is our cover. -- dag.— unable to give the car is our cover. -- dag. we 'ust went as fast as we h cover. -- dag. we 'ust went as fast as we could. i cover. -- dag. we just went as fast as we could. about - cover. -- dag. we just went as fast as we could. about two i cover. -- dag. we just went as fast as we could. about two or| fast as we could. about two or three kilometres from the road to tanzania, we got hit by the first and was.— first and was. the gate was drivint , first and was. the gate was driving. they _ first and was. the gate was driving, they shot - first and was. the gate was driving, they shot his i first and was. the gate was i driving, they shot his glasses off his — driving, they shot his glasses off his head. that's how close it was — off his head. that's how close it was to _ off his head. that's how close it was to killing him. —— first ambush _ it was to killing him. —— first ambush. the guy who was driving _ probably about five kilometres further we got hit by another ambush. my brother, he got hit, just shouting," i'm hit. somebody else needs to take over." he said i love you. we

pushed him to the back. my dad was holding him and holding his wounds to stop the blood. and i started to drive and i was shouting back, use another pack. put it in the wound. just before the quarry, were all the dump trucks that had been ambushed three days before. they had placed bodies across the road. we had to drive over the road. we had to drive over the bodies to carry ongoing. br; the bodies to carry ongoing. by saturday morning we had not heard — saturday morning we had not heard anything. and... my manager— heard anything. and... my manager phoned me with the news — manager phoned me with the news he _ manager phoned me with the news. he started off with saying. _ news. he started off with saying, wes and greg are a safe, — saying, wes and greg are a safe, but— saying, wes and greg are a safe, but adrian didn't make

it. so, i said goodbye to him, and thank _ it. so, i said goodbye to him, and thank you _ it. so, i said goodbye to him, and thank you for _ it. so, i said goodbye to him, and thank you for saving i it. so, i said goodbye to him, and thank you for saving all i it. so, i said goodbye to him, | and thank you for saving all of our lives. we then left him in the car and we ran into the bush. and then we had that bush and thick undergrowth that two days —— for two days. and thick undergrowth that two days -- for two days.— and thick undergrowth that two days -- for two days. four days after the _ days -- for two days. four days after the attacks _ days -- for two days. four days after the attacks began, - days -- for two days. four days| after the attacks began, wesley and greg were finally rescued by pilots. and greg were finally rescued b tilots. , ., and greg were finally rescued b itlots. , . ., and greg were finally rescued b tilots. , . ., , ., by pilots. they landed a small latne by pilots. they landed a small plane next — by pilots. they landed a small plane next to _ by pilots. they landed a small plane next to my _ by pilots. they landed a small plane next to my brother- by pilots. they landed a small plane next to my brother and | by pilots. they landed a small| plane next to my brother and i just held his hand the whole flight back. i? just held his hand the whole flight back-— flight back. 17 vehicles left the amarula. _ flight back. 17 vehicles left the amarula. it _ flight back. 17 vehicles left the amarula. it is - flight back. 17 vehicles left i the amarula. it is estimated six didn't make it. georgie and tobias made it to the shore and were evacuated by boat.

georgie is now back home with no work. he says he would go back to palma if morejobs come up. boat, the town is almost deserted, and total has suspended this project indefinitely. many believe the company has questions to answer about what happened. mt; about what happened. my personal— about what happened. is’i personal opinion, about what happened. ii personal opinion, is about what happened. ii1 personal opinion, is total do not value human life. i do not think they should have the right to operate in mozambique. as far as i know, i grew up, right to operate in mozambique. as faras i know, i grew up, a human life is worth more than anything. worth more than anything. worth more than anything. imagine if i died, do you think total would have taken care of my family? would they provide for my children? if they are not doing that, why should they have the right to

take any mineral from this country?— take any mineral from this count ? �* ., ., country? but there are also serious questions _ country? but there are also serious questions for i country? but there are also serious questions for the i serious questions for the government, about whether a lack of military strategy cost many citizens their lives. mozambique has now agreed to accept troops from its allies in southern africa. before the jihad is and spreads. who in southern africa. before the jihad is and spreads. why was nothint jihad is and spreads. why was nothing done _ jihad is and spreads. why was nothing done beforehand? i jihad is and spreads. why was l nothing done beforehand? this is going to come to an end, and it isjust keeping is going to come to an end, and it is just keeping further and further down the coast. before you know it, we're going to see a great year on our doorstep. —— see it right here. the -- see it right here. the mozambique _ -- see it right here. the mozambique military i —— see it right here. the mozambique military did not provide a response to the bbc. total told the bbc that...

this woman and her family survive the crossing and reached the port. she gave birth to a healthy baby girl. her husband is still missing.

nail, they arejust nail, they are just two of thousands stuck in temporary camps. while the foreign contractors may have gone home, for many mozambique and is, this crisis is their everyday reality. nearly 3000 people are thought to have been killed and 700,000 displaced by insurgent attacks in mozambique since 2017. this woman named her baby after the boat that rescued them. her name means hope.

well, it's going to be one of these days where the weather might turn like that, and you'll have to run for cover if you're not prepared. big showers and thunder and lightning on the way. not everywhere — in fact, many of us will miss the storms altogether, but where they occur, they could even bring some flash flooding. now, early in the morning, there will be already some heavy rain spreading across the southern half of the uk, moving northwards. to the north of that, across scotland, it will have been been generally a dry night. a bit fresher here — 11 degrees — but in the south, it's muggy — 16 celsius first thing. now already, that band of rain could bring 30mm or so in a short space of time, so even with that, there could be a bit of flash flooding here and there. but later in the afternoon, that's when we'll see the really heavy showers and thunderstorms developing. and the thinking is somewhere in the south—west of england, into western england, we could see this line of storms, mostly inland.

in the extreme case, there could be around 80mm of rain. hence the risk of the flash floods. but the storms will be developing in other parts of the country as well, across the midlands, perhaps the south—east, east anglia and also further north in england, so very hit—or—miss. again, some of us will miss the storms altogether, and it's actually going to be a relatively bright, if not sunny, day. but some of these storms may actually linger into the evening hours as well. how about the other side of the world in the mediterranean? in rome for the football, well, here, of course it's going to be warm and sunny, with temperatures up to 28 celsius. now, here's a look at sunday's weather forecast. and again, showers on the cards, again spread right across the country. you can see how they develop during the course of the afternoon. thunder and lightning possible as well. but again, i think particularly some coastal areas and maybe down towards the south—west may miss the storms altogether. temperatures a little below par — 19 in london, possibly touching 21 degrees where the sun does pop out

for any lengthy period of time. now, into next week, we've got low pressure swinging in off the atlantic. that means strengthening winds across the english channel and possibly the south coast of england as well. and with that also will come a spell of rain, so i think monday and tuesday will be fairly changeable. so here's the outlook for the next few days. i know there's a lot of shower clouds, rain clouds, in the outlook here, but i think at times there will be some sunshine as well, so it's not all bad. enjoy that. bye— bye.

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