today at six... afghanistan is struck by a powerful earthquake — the deadliest in 20 years. at least 1000 people are dead, say local officials, and many more injured. those numbers are likely to rise as rescuers search through the rubble. we are desperately trying to work with local partners to get through that rubble and see if there are any survivors that we can administer first aid to and get to local hospitals. emergency services like hospitals were already struggling — the country is one of the poorest in the world and millions are on the brink of famine. all these people have gathered to donate blood to encase it is needed, but whole villages have been

flattened. this isjust the but whole villages have been flattened. this is just the start of the crisis. the british government says it stands ready to contribute to international aid efforts. also tonight... the cost of living crisis — prices of everyday essentials are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years. the civilians bearing the brunt of russia's assault in the east of ukraine — we're with volunteers in a desperate attempt to evacuate the area. cheering and applause the unveiling of a national monument to the windrush generation who came to britain from the caribbean and helped rebuild britain after the war. and coming up on the bbc news channel: a first grass court win of the season for cameron norrie as the british number one beat brandon nakashima at eastbourne.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. at least 1000 people are dead and many more injured after a powerful earthquake hit afghanistan overnight — that's according to taliban officials. the country is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster with millions on the brink of famine. the taliban have asked for international help and britain says it's ready to provide assistance. the quake struck near the south eastern city of khost — in pa ktika province. afghanistan is prone to earthquakes. that's because there are a number of geological fault lines crossing the country — those are the red lines you can see on this map. the quake measured 6.1 in magnitude, damaging thousands of badly built homes in one of the poorest countries in the world. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani is in sharana, where casualties from the earthquake have been brought. a desperate search for survivors. hundreds of homes, entire

communities, wiped out in a single dreadful moment in the middle of the night. the villages worst affected by this earthquake are in remote south—eastern afghanistan. with no paved roads, helicopters were used to transport some of the injured to hospital. "there was a rumbling, and my bed began to shake," shabir tells us. "the ceiling fell down. "i was trapped but i could see the sky. "my shoulder was dislocated and my head was hurt, but i got out. "i'm sure seven or nine people from my family who were in the same "room as me are dead." at the hospital in the city of sharana, patients are treated for their wounds. there's a fight to save lives, but thoughts are already turning to what happens next. shelter is now a crucial need, because all the houses

have been collapsed. food, medicine, you know? i mean, human things that are really, really essential. the scale of this disaster is hard to comprehend. all these people have gathered to donate blood in case it is needed, but whole villages have been flattened. this is just the start of this crisis. this one—year—old was struck on the head by a piece of debris. "three or four relatives were trapped under the rubble," says shamira, his grandmother. —— three of our relatives. "there is nothing left of our house. "if someone buys us a tent, we'll find a place to "put it and live there. "we have no choice." taliban officials have called for aid agencies to help provide support. many are rushing towards the epicentre. but this was a country already struggling with

a humanitarian crisis. millions are going hungry and now the misery is intensified. secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province. iam afraid i am afraid to say tonight the situation is looking even more dire in paktika province. we are seeing even hail. hundreds of families have been left homeless, that is making the situation even more difficult for the rescue effort which is still ongoing. many people are still suspected to be underneath the rubble. that will be all the more challenging. i was speaking to some of those people in the hospital, survivors, they were telling me about 90% of homes in their villages had been destroyed. this looks to be the start of a major crisis, a major new crisis. secunder kermani, thank you very much. uk inflation — that's the rate at which prices rise —

has hit a a0 year high, and that's according to the office for national statistics. this graph shows how steep the rise has been — from 2.1% in may last year to 9.1% this may. that's the big picture, but look at what's happened to some everyday staples. bread's gone up 10% in the same period. and the cost of cooking oil is up by a whopping 18%. 0ur ecomonics editor faisal islam sums up what the numbers mean for households and the wider economy. there is no respite from the relentless rise in prices, rolling everyone�*s way everyday. essen relentless rise in prices, rolling everyone's way everyday. even coming here today i — everyone's way everyday. even coming here today i have _ everyone's way everyday. even coming here today i have found _ everyone's way everyday. even coming here today i have found how— everyone's way everyday. even coming here today i have found how much - here today i have found how much things i buy every week, it is going up things i buy every week, it is going up by things i buy every week, it is going up by 30p, a0 p. if they will not give us wage rises, we cannot compete with inflation, we are suffering. compete with inflation, we are sufferinu. ., ., ., ., , suffering. the rate of inflation is at a 40 year _ suffering. the rate of inflation is at a 40 year high _ suffering. the rate of inflation is at a 40 year high and _ suffering. the rate of inflation is at a 40 year high and the - suffering. the rate of inflation is i at a 40 year high and the chairman

at a a0 year high and the chairman of the third largest grocer in the country says it is changing how households buy.— country says it is changing how households bu . ., , ., ., households buy. people are worried about spending. _ households buy. people are worried about spending, people _ households buy. people are worried about spending, people say - households buy. people are worried about spending, people say £30 - households buy. people are worried about spending, people say £30 isl households buy. people are worried i about spending, people say £30 is my limit and _ about spending, people say £30 is my limit and if_ about spending, people say £30 is my limit and if they get two more, stop _ limit and if they get two more, stop we — limit and if they get two more, stop. we are seeing a massive change in behaviour. — stop. we are seeing a massive change in behaviour, we have not had significant _ in behaviour, we have not had significant inflation for many years — significant inflation for many years. my generation remembers what it was_ years. my generation remembers what it was like _ years. my generation remembers what it was like last time and once it gets— it was like last time and once it gets hold — it was like last time and once it gets hold it is quite pernicious and takes _ gets hold it is quite pernicious and takes a _ gets hold it is quite pernicious and takes a long time to eradicate, people — takes a long time to eradicate, people are fearful.— takes a long time to eradicate, people are fearful. inflation rose 91% in may _ people are fearful. inflation rose 91% in may and _ people are fearful. inflation rose 9196 in may and made _ people are fearful. inflation rose 9196 in may and made rising - people are fearful. inflation rose 9196 in may and made rising food 91% in may and made rising food prices and is set to be the highest of the g7 group of western countries. —— inflation rose 9.1%. it is heading up to 11% in the autumn, according to a bank of england forecast. that makes the whole country poorer and it's why unions representing nurses, council workers and railway workers are putting in requests for pay rises

which seem high. we putting in requests for pay rises which seem high.— which seem high. we think uk inflation might _ which seem high. we think uk inflation might peak— which seem high. we think uk inflation might peak hire - which seem high. we think uk inflation might peak hire and i which seem high. we think uk i inflation might peak hire and stay higherfor inflation might peak hire and stay higher for longer than elsewhere in developed markets. there is a number of reasons, one is the exchange rate, one is that way household energy prices work and brexit might keep the tightness in the labour market and those wage pressures higher for longer. market and those wage pressures higherfor longer. the market and those wage pressures higher for longer.— market and those wage pressures higher for longer. the surge in food rices higher for longer. the surge in food prices expiains _ higher for longer. the surge in food prices explains today's _ prices explains today's figures. there has been your records started today by petrol pump rises with diesel close to £2 per litre and international gas prices are up again, adding to the pressure on domestic energy bills in the autumn. this is made worse by a weakening pound sterling which increases the prices of goods we import, including petrol and diesel, so it will get worse before it gets better. the government says it and the bank of england will get inflation under control, but at this haulage company

in stevenage the perfect storm of rising price pressures does not seem to stop. we rising price pressures does not seem to sto -. ~ ., , rising price pressures does not seem tosto.~ ., , ., [k to stop. we only run four trucks, 18 months ago — to stop. we only run four trucks, 18 months ago we _ to stop. we only run four trucks, 18 months ago we were _ to stop. we only run four trucks, 18 months ago we were perhaps - to stop. we only run four trucks, 18| months ago we were perhaps paying 1800 p a week for fuel, now it is £3500, a massive increase. we have to pay drivers more to retain them because they will go elsewhere. a really big impact which we are having to pass on to customers and hope we retain them.— hope we retain them. rising prices remain in the _ hope we retain them. rising prices remain in the pipeline _ hope we retain them. rising prices remain in the pipeline in _ hope we retain them. rising prices remain in the pipeline in industry l remain in the pipeline in industry which is under pressure notjust to help workers with the cost of living but to fight workers to work in their businesses. —— but to find workers. faisal islam, bbc news. fresh talks between unions and railway officials over a new pay deal have broken down without agreement, meaning tomorrow's strike will go ahead as planned. the industrial action will bring large parts of the network to a standstill for the second time in three days. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith is in bradford.

these talks have broken down yet again, i guess it is more misery for the travelling public?— again, i guess it is more misery for the travelling public? yes, today we have had just _ the travelling public? yes, today we have had just over— the travelling public? yes, today we have had just over half— the travelling public? yes, today we have had just over half the - the travelling public? yes, today we have had just over half the normal. have had just over half the normal number of trains timetabled in and plenty of extra cancellations on top of that, particularly in cross pennine routes because of the knock—on effect of the strikes yesterday. around the negotiating table both sides felt progress was made but they hit a brick wall today over the issue of potential redundancies because of network rail�*s modernisation plans. the rmt union blamed the government and say they are preventing network rail from removing the threat of redundancies within their plans. that is something the transport secretary denies. better news today for passengers on merseyrail because an agreement has been made with the smaller tssa union who have accepted a 7.1% pay rise. but for the rest of the network across britain tomorrow

it is back to a 20% service similar to the one we saw on tuesday, focused on main lines, plenty of stations completely closed tomorrow. northern rail who run the trains behind me in and out of bradford say they will be running less than 10% of services tomorrow so plenty more disruption for passengers ahead. colletta smith, thank you. for more information about tomorrow's rail strike, including full details on the lines affected, head to bbc news 0nline, that's bbc.co.uk/news, or use the bbc news app. a long awaited and expensive report into how south yorkshire police handled the rotherham grooming scandal has been heavily criticised for failing to identify any individual accountability. the report was compiled by the independent 0ffice for police conduct. it's thought that more than 1,a00 children were sexually exploited by men, predominantly of pakistani heritage, across a 16 year period between the late 90s and 2013.

0ur north of england correspondent judith moiritz reports. it's horrific, it's something that's going to stay with me for the rest of my life. the very people that was meant to be there protecting me and other children was actually a part of this. i gave all the information to the police, nothing - was done about it. rotherham, the town where children were blamed for their own abuse and where police turned a blind eye. i would have contact with the police on a daily basis. like sammy, who was 1a when she met the man who went on to groom her and get her pregnant. officers who saw them together never intervened. i remember on one occasion the police pulled him over. he looked about the car, asked me how i was. i got back in the car and we drove off. and there were so many occasions like that and, you know, looking back, there was just so many missed opportunities. it's been established that the abuse was predominantly committed by men of pakistani heritage. this woman, who was groomed

as a teenager, say that lay behind the way police dealt with her case. there were one occasion where my dad had rung the police station and a quite senior member of the police had basically said that it had been going on for a long time and that they couldn't do anything for the fear of racial tensions. the police watchdog the iopc has published a range of reasons for officers failing to help children who were being abused between 1997 and 2013. it's eight years since the scale of child sexual exploitation was first laid bare here in rotherham and in a sense this report confirms what was outlined then. but what it adds is the detail ofjust how south yorkshire police failed the children in this town. it said the force simply wasn't ready to deal with the nature and size of the problem here.

no police officer has been sacked or prosecuted in connection with child sexual abuse in rotherham. senior officers say the south yorkshire police of today is a different organisation which wouldn't make the same mistakes. today in rotherham we have a specialist team to deal with child sexual exploitation, we work extensively with partners and we have the infrastructure, training and the people to deal with it. the iopc says the focus of its report was to highlight what went wrong in rotherham and why. but its investigation took eight years, cost £6 million and there is criticism that it hasn't delivered accountability. i think the iopc has just let down the victims and survivors, and i think it's let down the police by dragging this out for so long, having these things hang over them, i think it has let down us, the public of south yorkshire, by not providing a proper answer to the question of "where does accountability lie?" more than a0 men have been convicted and cases are still going through the courts. you are under arrest on suspicion of indecent assault of a girl aged between ia and 15 years. and arrests continue to be made,

including this one recently. the justice system still catching up with rotherham's past. judith moritz, bbc news, rotherham. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening... at least 1000 people are reported dead, and scores injured, after a powerful earthquake in afghanistan. and coming up, glastonbury is back — after a three year gap fans are descending on worthy farm in somerset for one of the biggest music festivals in the world. coming up on the bbc news channel, jason roy and stand—in skipperjos buttler power england to a comfortable eight wicket victory over the netherlands to seal an emphatic 3— 01 day international series win. now, to the war in ukraine, and russian forces are closing in on the beleaguered city

of lysychansk in the donbas region, where russia has been focusing much of its firepower. military sources have told the bbc the russians are less than two miles from the city limits. they've already captured almost all the neighbouring city of severodonetsk, where fierce fighting is continuing. local officials say about seven to 8,000 civilians remain in lysychansk, from a pre—war population of 100,000. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin, and video journalist colm 0'molloy, joined volunteers evacuating civilians while there is still time. 0n the road to war. ukrainian tanks heading towards lysychansk laden with troops. we follow a team of volunteers risking their lives to get others out.

along the way, they stop for a daily ritual, praying to god to keep them safe. inside the city, the hallmark of russia's invasion — destruction. this comes without warning. this shell exploded in front of our convoy. without the pause for prayer, we would have been right in its path. and, yeah, something just landed very close, so we're going to go here and check out what the situation is in town. but it's been landing the whole day very close to the police, so the whole area is very dangerous. 10—15 minutes. inside, katya grabs a few documents as her 12—year—old

son becomes homeless. they are leaving with next to nothing. one more family uprooted like millions of ukrainians. "now we realise there'll be no happy ending here," katya says. "after the shell fell just outside our yard yesterday, we lost all hope of being able to save ourselves without help." and help comes from anton. he co—founded the aid group base ua with friends. for two months, they've been doing rescue missions on the front lines. they bring out sasha,

a suspected stroke victim, who has had no medical help for five days. "sasha, don't be scared," says a relative. "everything is going to be fine." but sasha can no longer speak. are you worried that people will be left behind? that it willjust be too late to reach them? i know for sure, i know for sure that people will be left behind. i know that street fights will happen here for weeks or maybe months, and obviously these people should not stay behind but they will and many of them will die orjust endure horrible circumstances for ages. and those who remain are witnessing the death of their city. this was a community arts centre. lysychansk is being hollowed out by loss. shouting.

and by anguish. a father cries out over the body of his adult son, killed recently in the fields near home by what looks like a russian cluster bomb attack. some still have time to grab their belongings and flee with their children. like nina, a mother of four, clutching her toddler katya. she and her family have just emerged from months in a basement. her 12—year—old is old enough to help with bags and understand adult worries. it's all too much. nina says she tries to calm the younger ones by telling them it will all be ok.

well, another family has just been loaded into the truck, another family saying goodbye to their home and their lives. the light is fading here now. there isn't much time to evacuate more people tonight, and the sound of explosions is getting louder and closer. they were driven away to relative safety at sunset. the russians are closing in. lysychansk is running out of time. 0rla guerin, bbc news, eastern ukraine. health officials say they are concerned after finding the virus which causes polio in a small number of sewage samples in london. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is here — this was meant to be a thing of the past? yes, i once feared disease which can cause browsers was eliminated from

the uk to decades ago. what is happened here is it has been imported. somebody came from overseas who had recently been immunised with the old live oral drops and then the virus has passed through them into the sewage and sampling suggests that there is some spread in the community in north—east london, though no cases have been detected. the rest of the public is low that the key message here is for parents to ensure that children are immunised. since 200a the nhs has been using an inactivated polio vaccine and children get it at two, three and four months. the target is 95% coverage but in london it isjust 86%. coverage but in london it is 'ust 8696. , ., ~ y coverage but in london it is 'ust 8696. , ., y . thejustice secretary, dominic raab, has introduced new legislation that would allowjudges and ministers to over—rule decisions made by the european court of human rights, not to be confused under a new bill of rights, the government would be able to ignore injunctions from the court in strasbourg.

it has nothing to do with the european union. last week the court blocked ministers from sending asylum seekers to rwanda. here's our political editor, chris mason. asylum seekers arriving in dover today, having been picked up in the english channel. the government wants to send some of those attempting this crossing to rwanda. but a flight there last week was cancelled after the european court intervened. thejustice secretary has told me this must change. i don't think it's right for the european court of human rights in strasbourg to be exercising a trump card, and that is something that we will squarely address in our bill of rights. so to be clear, under the bill of rights, that plane would have gone and it would have had asylum seekers on it. whether they would be, put it this way, there would be no effective power of injunction under the, from the strasbourg court. this is the court in strasbourg in france that upholds the european convention on human rights, which the uk signed up to in the 19505. labour introduced the human rights act that put the convention in uk law.

it's this the government wants to replace with its bill of rights because it thinks the number of claims under the current law has got too high. there's certainly been a human rights inflation. i don't think anyone, even the critics of this policy, could doubt that over time that's happened. and has it undermined the credibility of human rights? i think it has. the government is not abandoning the european convention, but diluting its influence. ministers claim it will help protect freedom of speech, remove bureaucratic burdens from the police and ensure the most dangerous prisoners are kept isolated from other criminals. labour say it's a dark day for anyone relying on the state to protect them and claim ministers want to divide people. i think that this government at the moment isjust trying to pick fights. i think that he is, they are like a drunk at the end of when the pubs are throwing out. here's the drunk. he's in the car park and he's rolling around saying,

"fight me, fight me." and the scottish national party condemned the government's plan too. we have a tale of two countries, scotland embedding human rights law into all of its legislation, this government stripping it away completely. the bill of rights. a proposed change in direction in the relationship between the government and the courts that could leave profound consequences in its wake here and elsewhere. chris mason, bbc news. a national monument honouring the windrush generation of post—war caribbean migrants has been unveiled at waterloo station in london. the statue was designed by the jamaican sculptor, basil watson. speaking at the ceremony the duke of cambridge said the "windrush generation have made our culture richer and our services stronger". the queen also sent a message of congratulations. 0ur correspondent, celestina 0lulode was also there. cheering and applause. dressed in their sunday best, the new monument to remember the vital contribution

of the windrush generation. the statue represents the thousands of caribbeans who travelled to the uk. they first arrived on the empire windrush 7a years ago today to help rebuild post—war britain. but despite living and working here for decades, many were told they were here illegally because of a lack of official paperwork, while some were wrongly detained and even deported after being classed as illegal citizens — something prince william addressed today. tens of thousands of that generation were profoundly wronged by the windrush scandal. that rightly reverberates throughout the caribbean community here in the uk as well as in many of the caribbean nations. it is also important to acknowledge the ways in which the future they sought and deserved has yet to come to pass. for those who have campaigned for a monument of national recognition, this was an emotional moment.

it brought back a lot of memories of when i was a child and, as i said, i came here in 1960 as a little ten—year—old, standing on platform 19, walking around this cathedral—like building, not realising what the future held for me. waterloo station was chosen as the location for this monument because thousands of people who arrive from the caribbean passed through this station on the way to start their new lives. the government has offered compensation which some are still waiting to receive. it shouldn't have come to that. when they realised things were bad, they should have made up their mind and compensated people straightaway. some are still waiting for answers, but the statue is a permanent tribute to the contribution of the windrush generation. celestina 0lulode, bbc news.

it's the music festival season and the most famous one of them all — glastonbury — opened its gates for the first time in three years this morning. after being cancelled twice due to covid, ticket holders will be treated to a weekend line—up including the likes of billie eilish, sir paul mccartney and diana ross. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson is there. we're open! after a three—year wait, the very moment glastonbury finally reopened its doors. woohoo! and the festival's founder michael eavis was there to greet people. i like the top hat. look at that. perfect. greatest party on earth. thank you. thanks for coming. it was clear how much it meant to be back. incredible, isn't it, the feeling of everybody getting here? honestly, it's quite emotional. it's all so exciting. you'd never believe it, you know? have an amazing time. festivalgoers had queued all night to make sure they got in early. it means everything, and to get back here after what's happened

is just absolutely fantastic. it's my first time. i've had my ticket for three years. so i can't wait. a bit tired after the | rave tent last night. and for nanny pat, it's been a very special day. in 2020 it was her 80th birthday and all she wanted was a glastonbury ticket. you've made it, you're in. i'm ini finally she is getting to use it. i hear you get quite near to the front of the stage. just describe your tactic. sneak round the side! you can get near the front. i can't get in the middle, i'd be slaughtered. nanny pat says she will definitely be on the front row for paul mccartney, and taking no prisoners. colin paterson, bbc news, glastonbury. time for a look at the weather and darren bett is here. what kind of weather other going to have at glastonbury?— weather other going to have at glastonbu ? ., , ., ., ., glastonbury? lovely and hot today, it'll net glastonbury? lovely and hot today, it'll get cooler _ glastonbury? lovely and hot today, it'll get cooler and _ glastonbury? lovely and hot today, it'll get cooler and the _ glastonbury? lovely and hot today, it'll get cooler and the weather - it'll get cooler and the weather will change at glastonbury and for

all of us over the coming few days. i want to show you this lovely weather watcher picture first. this is in aberdeenshire and the temperature was 26. the hottest ever years apart in scotland as the heat today. the next few days temperature is will drop, the weather will change and there will be showers and some heavy and thundery. 0vernight tonight still some cloud affecting the far north of scotland but this is where the showers come from, northern parts of france and by dawn tomorrow we could have some thundery downpours in the channel islands. those will push up across the english channel into southern parts of england and into the midlands. some of those showers will be heavy and thundery. 0ne some of those showers will be heavy and thundery. one or two showers could break out across other parts of and wales. scotland and northern ireland should still be dry and will be some sunshine. it would be quite as one is today, in eastern scotland, the heat still on ning and and wales. the showers highest temperatures will be further north. the weather is changing because pressure is dropping. several

weather fronts on the scene threatening to bring some