this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at eight. 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. the rmt says tomorrow's rail strike across england, scotland and wales will go ahead — after new talks break down without agreement. 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 evacuate the area. facebook removes a large number of accounts posting pictures and videos of upskirting, following an investigation by bbc news. glastonbury is back — after three years away, fans descend on worthy farm in somerset once again. and kate bush, back on top of the charts for the first time in four decades with the help of tv�*s stranger things — tells the bbc she's amazed by her success. it's just extraordinary. i mean, you know, it's just a great series. i thought that the track would get some attention, but ijust never imagined that it would be anything like this.

at least a thousand 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 because there are a number of geological fault lines crossing the country. this 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 taken. 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. 0ne—year—old saidullah was struck on the head by a piece of debris. "three of our relatives were trapped under the rubble," says shamira, his grandmother. "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. denied the situation is looking even more dire here in paktika. there has been heavy rain, cold weather, even hale. hundreds and hundreds of families have been left homeless so thatis families have been left homeless so that is making the situation even more difficult for the rescue efforts which are still ongoing, many people still suspected to be trapped underneath the rubble. that's also going to be all the more challenging. i was speaking to some of those people in the hospital, some of the survivors, they were

telling me 90% districts have been destroyed. this looks to be the start of a new crisis. ahmad asil 0merkhailjoins us now — he is a support specialist at the qamar foundation, which is a charity that provides humanitarian assistance aid. perhaps you can tell is what you're doing to support these people in afghanistan. doing to support these people in afghanistan-— doing to support these people in afuhanistan. ., ~ ., ., afghanistan. thank you for having me and thank you — afghanistan. thank you for having me and thank you for _ afghanistan. thank you for having me and thank you for giving _ afghanistan. thank you for having me and thank you for giving time - afghanistan. thank you for having me and thank you for giving time for- and thank you for giving time for this particular crisis. as you say, the new crisis took, it is unprecedented, it hasn't happened in the past 20 years. what the foundation is doing, we are on the ground in those districts in paktika province, which was set mostly by the earthquake, we are providing immediate food and clean drinking water. we have a policy, we can provide emergency means and give them food and hygiene products for

women and also baby milk, then give them shelter as well because they don't have houses, and facilitate different water facilities so these were mud built houses and it was raining for days and the earthquake hit badly. for a few thousand pounds you can build a house for somebody with two or three bedrooms. as a source of income as well because these communities, they will be suffering, the suffering will not end with just one or two days but they need a strategic plan to help them out. ., ., ., ., , ., ., them out. you are already managing to help them. _ them out. you are already managing to help them, have _ them out. you are already managing to help them, have you _ them out. you are already managing to help them, have you been - them out. you are already managing to help them, have you been able toj to help them, have you been able to get your people to reach those who need help? are areas accessible because your yes, they are actually accessible but with a long drive. from kabul, it is an 11 hour drive to paktika province. really remote

areas. having the road not being properly built, infrastructure is gone, julie difficult for a person to travel. if gone, julie difficult for a person to travel. , ., to travel. if you get in the emergency _ to travel. if you get in the emergency aid _ to travel. if you get in the emergency aid package i to travel. if you get in the emergency aid package it| to travel. if you get in the - emergency aid package it will also be very difficult. many of their medical facilities have been be very difficult. many of their medicalfacilities have been shifted so they can give proper attention to the people affected. it is so they can give proper attention to the people affected.— the people affected. it is such a tragedy for afghanistan - the people affected. it is such a | tragedy for afghanistan because the people affected. it is such a - tragedy for afghanistan because this country was already facing... it has been through much of a many, many years, but also is facing really widescale hunger, malnutrition and now this devastating earthquake. you're right, the community is already fragile and vulnerable and now this has happened very badly, people are already suffering for different reasons, you mentioned a few of them, this is quite difficult, and i wish that many charities just like us here difficult, and i wish that many charitiesjust like us here in difficult, and i wish that many charities just like us here in the uk and europe, we are facing big difficulty transferring funds because banks are not happy sending

money to afghanistan, they have their own reasons but hopefully this problem can be solved and people will receive more help, to something people should talk about and put on part of the discussion. do people should talk about and put on part of the discussion.— part of the discussion. do you think there should _ part of the discussion. do you think there should be _ part of the discussion. do you think there should be more _ part of the discussion. do you think there should be more international| there should be more international aid generally for afghanistan in this moment of crisis? definitely. i can tell you — this moment of crisis? definitely. i can tell you a _ this moment of crisis? definitely. i can tell you a story, _ this moment of crisis? definitely. i can tell you a story, people - this moment of crisis? definitely. i can tell you a story, people are - can tell you a story, people are selling their kidneys, father will selling their kidneys, father will sell his kidney to feed the children and then the will send —— might sell her kidney to feed the children. that's what people are going through. the international community, especially in the uk, she —— but they should be paying attention to the crisis in afghanistan because people are really suffering and we just ate a small help to keep the community alive and improve their life a little bit. i would say the attention to the king city should be given because we are suffering with this transfer, every charity is suffering with this payment transfer issue, if this could be part of some discussions here on the bbc

elsewhere it would be a great help. thank you very much for your time. thank you very much for your time. thank you very much for your time. thank you for having me. fresh talks between unions and railway officials over a new pay 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. well, network rail has issued a statement this evening.

let's speak to eddie dempsey, who is assistant general secretary of the rmt union. thanks very much for being with us. you heard that statement, they say you walked away from these negotiations.— you walked away from these negotiations. you walked away from these neuotiations. . ., ., ., negotiations. thanks to having a son. it's negotiations. thanks to having a son- it's a _ negotiations. thanks to having a son. it's a shame _ negotiations. thanks to having a son. it's a shame the _ negotiations. thanks to having a son. it's a shame the talks - negotiations. thanks to having a son. it's a shame the talks fell l son. it's a shame the talks fell down today. you have to appreciate, we went to a meeting at network rail on monday, we were expecting an improved offer to settle a dispute but we were instead handed a letter giving us notice of statutory redundancy consultation for our people. one of the cornerstones of our dispute is trying to protect our work is' jobs but there was a slap in the —— so that was a slap in the face but we still went back to meet network rail again today and asked them to remove that letter so we can

get on with trying to iron out a deal and call these strikes off. but they have told us that they are not allowed to remove that letter. now, i'm dealing with the top directors in network rail and if they don't have the authority to remove the threat of redundancies in negotiations, the only place that ability can lights with the department for transport. so we are deeply suspicious now, after there were leaks in the press there was going to be a 4% offer made to us today, instead we have no proposal, we have no proposal on pay orjob security orjust we have no proposal on pay orjob security or just transition we have no proposal on pay orjob security orjust transition to the railway. instead, we were told they don't have the authority to remove the threat of redundancies. you mention that _ the threat of redundancies. you mention that letter _ the threat of redundancies. you mention that letter threatening redundancies, 2900 redundancies. mick klitschko general secretary said that grant shapps the transport

secretary had wrecked the negotiations by not allowing network rail to a door that letter. grant shapps has said that suggestion is a total lie, do you withdraw that accusation that he wouldn't let them withdraw that letter? i accusation that he wouldn't let them withdraw that letter?— withdraw that letter? i don't know who else would _ withdraw that letter? i don't know who else would have _ withdraw that letter? i don't know who else would have the - withdraw that letter? i don't knowj who else would have the authority withdraw that letter? i don't know i who else would have the authority to prevent them doing it and i have to say, grant shapps has been lying through his teeth in parliament, in the media, making fantastic claims. a manager cicely a little railway worker and the shift starts again, all these kind of strange and fantastic claims about what our members are enduring. so i can't understand what is going on for so we were told we would get an improved offer on monday, it would have us call the dispute of but instead we were issued a letter setting out an intention to start redundancy consultation. we went back today, there were leaks to the press we were going to get another

offer. instead we were met with this. we are going back to meet network rail in the morning, we will keep speaking in the hope we can make a breakthrough. but in the train operation side, the train operating companies, we are getting absolutely nowhere, they are telling us that we are not negotiators, we are brokers. it’s us that we are not negotiators, we are brokere— are brokers. it's the bigger picture here that this _ are brokers. it's the bigger picture here that this isn't _ are brokers. it's the bigger picture here that this isn't just _ are brokers. it's the bigger picture here that this isn't just about - are brokers. it's the bigger picture here that this isn'tjust about a - here that this isn't just about a pay claim, it's about modernising the railways, which are facing a financial black hole, lots of passengers because of the pandemic have basically abandoned the railways, that is a crisis for the railways, that is a crisis for the railways and what management are saying is that 1970s style working practices are taking britain's railways into perpetual decline and they need efficiencies to find ways to pay your members more. while, modernisation _ to pay your members more. while, modernisation is _ to pay your members more. while, modernisation is a _ to pay your members more. while, modernisation is a very _ to pay your members more. while, modernisation is a very orwellian l modernisation is a very 0rwellian term when it's applied to the

railway industry. let me just be clear, the terms and conditions of my members in network rail and the flexible arrangements they use were negotiated in 2012. my members worked 39 weeks of night shifts, 39 fully conscious, 65 additional weekend shifts, shifts that are 24/7 every day of the week. those terms were negotiated in 2012, not the 19705. were negotiated in 2012, not the 1970s. when grant shapps talks about modernisation, what he means is cutting people's wages and sacking people out of the industry. i have a different idea about what's modern. you go to work and you get paid a wage you can live on. i have another idea about modernisation, i think we should modernise the dft and get ourselves a minister who knows what he's talking about.— he's talking about. since we are talkin: he's talking about. since we are talking about — he's talking about. since we are talking about modernisation, i he's talking about. since we are l talking about modernisation, you he's talking about. since we are - talking about modernisation, you may have seen in the papers some of what management are saying in terms of what they claim are all style working practices. can i put a couple of examples to you and you

can maybe enlighten our audience about whether they are true or not? they are saying that for example they can't send, the real management can't send an individual to fix a problem, they had to send a team. they are not allowed to use drones and sensors which are available to monitor tracks for damage, they have to send a team and that is actually potentially dangerous. what would you say to claims like that in terms of what they say are all style working practices? we of what they say are all style working practices?— of what they say are all style workin: ractices? ~ , , , . working practices? we use hypersonic technolo: working practices? we use hypersonic technology to — working practices? we use hypersonic technology to check _ working practices? we use hypersonic technology to check for _ working practices? we use hypersonic technology to check for faults - working practices? we use hypersonic technology to check for faults on - technology to check for faults on the track. there was big yellow trains you see, the pattern recognition trends, they use cameras and ultrasonic monitors to test the track, not workers walking up and down. we have landside cameras to monitor the vegetation growth, we have pantograph cameras on top of trains to monitor the overhead line. the drones are still in the introduction phase. we want to see the drones on one occasion and they

can take off and on another occasion they landed in someone's garden. we are not opposed to technology but if you have a new tool, what you do is “p you have a new tool, what you do is up skilled worker to use it. if someone brings in a new spanner, you don't sack the bloke who was using the old spanner. that is a constant issue in the railway, to look at —— technological change has always been with us and we are one of the most advanced industries in the country. would there be any room for greater efficiencies? i would there be any room for greater efficiencies?— efficiencies? i will give you an example. _ efficiencies? i will give you an example, written _ efficiencies? i will give you an example, written into - efficiencies? i will give you an example, written into our - efficiencies? i will give you an - example, written into our agreements on our terms and conditions, they can send maintenance workers in teams that are sized by tasks so you send as many people as you need to do a task. the problem they have got is that they don't plan effectively to do work on the railway, so that meansjobs are to do work on the railway, so that means jobs are cancelled, there are unproductive things happening all the time because they don't plan effectively. so what their solution is, is rather than improve their planning capability, which is drastically needed, they want to

tear up all of our members' terms and conditions so they can pull people from pillar to post stuff for example if you have a rest day on friday and you intend to spend it with your family, they want to take that from you at short notice and make you work, or if you have a job tomorrow, they want to move your shift by three or four hours. we already have some of that stability, they just want to make already have some of that stability, theyjust want to make it completely flexible. we have to have a worklife balance, we already work 24/7 shifts all round the clock, night shifts, permanent weekends and everything. management say you are saying there is no agreement to work sundays. there is plenty of agreement to work sundays, there is a whole range of them in the industry. when i was a real worker for 14 years, them in the industry. when i was a realworkerfor14 years, i them in the industry. when i was a real workerfor 14 years, i had committed sundays. 1? real worker for 14 years, i had committed sundays. real worker for 14 years, i had committed sunda s. ' ,, , ., , ., committed sundays. 17 sundays a year that i was committed _ committed sundays. 17 sundays a year that i was committed and _ committed sundays. 17 sundays a year that i was committed and obligated i that i was committed and obligated to work and i would work till sundays. some people tried to sundays. some people tried to sundays in, some people have their sundays in, some people have their sundays inside the working week and

it was a tiny minority of workers in driving grades were the sundays are voluntary and they often work hours, but when you have a workforce that is getting a bit older, they're more interested in volunteering other people to work themselves. that can be resolved through agreement. what the industry saying they want to do fix that problem is rather than come to an agreement, we will extend the working weeks without any increase in pay for it up in fact they are talking about cutting pay instead. no trade union will accept that are not —— but that is not modern working practices, that isjust cutting to save profits. ijust want to make this point, they say the railways are in a financial crisis but is not in that much of a financial crisis that we are sending billions through our industry every year into profits and out of this country to tax havens. if they want to save money they need to start there, not cutting railway workers' pay and making them unemployed. eddie dempsey, thank you very much for your time.

eddie dempsey, thank you very much for your time-— eddie dempsey, thank you very much for your time. you're welcome, thank ou. another look at the sports news. good evening. serena williams is back in court as she prepares to make a comeback for london after nearly a year away from tennis. she has won the first set. it is currently on sir van 4—4 in the second set. harriet dart is through to the quarterfinal, beating the harriet dart is through to the quarter final, beating the world number 23 in three sets. dart 15 gives in a row to snatch the victory in the match must immediately started her last 16 encounter with ukraine puzzle mata because check which she won a three sets to move to the last eight, when she won a three sets to move to the last eight, shall apply to petra peter vann. cameron norrie was one of the first

of the brits to book his place in the quarterfinals. the world number 12 and top seed this week beat american berna nakashima scripted 6-4, 6-2. his american berna nakashima scripted 6—4, 6—2. his first win on grass this year. in cricketing and have completed a 3-0 in cricketing and have completed a 3—0 series victory in the one—day series against the netherlands forcibly come doubly won their third and final match this afternoon as anti—swiss reports. a day which began with a first england cap for gloucestershire's david payne but his hopes of a first england wicket didn't quite go according to plan.— england wicket didn't quite go according to plan. livingston has lost it completely. _ according to plan. livingston has lost it completely. liam - according to plan. livingston has i lost it completely. liam livingstone dazzled by the _ lost it completely. liam livingstone dazzled by the dutch _ lost it completely. liam livingstone dazzled by the dutch sunshine, - lost it completely. liam livingstone dazzled by the dutch sunshine, no i dazzled by the dutch sunshine, no breakthrough, no hard feelings. but the netherlands threatened to make him pay, as max 0'dowda swatted his way to a half—century from a promising position, though, they collapsed. pain belatedly getting his big moment although it was david willey that did most damage, four wickets as the hosts subsided to 244 all out. easy for england, well,

there was a brief wobble, losing two quick wickets for the netherlands' helps slip through their fingers. jos buttler dispatching them to belgian while at the other end jason smashed his way to a stunning century. england wrapped things up with some 20 overs to spare in suitably blistering fashion. rarely has a match and a series been one quite so emphatically. andy swiss, bbc news. four—time major champion brooks koepka will play in the saudi arabian live gulps series. hejoins them on play in the saudi arabian live gulps series. he joins them on the second of it, important organ in the us. the organisers of the open much official confirmed they will allow qualified players who havejoined the controversial prickly competition in the field at st andrews this year. sadio mane has complaint —— but completed his move from liverpool to bayern munich put up to the bundesliga in a deal worth nearly £27.5 million. jurgen klopp says he

is one of liverpool because my greatest ever players. the senegal international he spent six years at liverpool. cardiff city have held talks for gareth bail was not represented at the stuff up their efforts to sign him. the deal is not yet done, his agents say they are still in talks with lots of other clubs. to the women's game where england striker alan white has tested positive for covid—19. she was training with the squad yesterday, attended the media day but is now returning home and will be monitored daily. a replacement will not be called up for the friendly against the netherlands at elland road. dina asher—smith and katarina johnson—thompson are among the 72 athletes chosen to represent england athletes chosen to represent england at the commonwealth games in birmingham next month. asher—smith, the world 200 metres champ, will compete in the 100 metres and the four by 100 relay while

johnson—thompson will defend the commonwealth had tap and title that she won back four years ago on the gold coast. the olympic medallist kelly hudson and holly bradshaw are also in the squad. very much looking forward to that. that is all the sport for now. you can go to the bbc sport website and i will be back later. this prices are continuing to rise this at their fastest pace for 40 years — with food, energy and fuel costs all increasing. the figures come as workers and unions push for pay rises to help them cope with the cost of living. uk inflation, the rate at which prices rise, hit 9.1% in the 12 months to may, up from 9% in april — driven in particular by the cost of bread, cereal and meat. it's the highest inflation figure since march 1982, and the bank of england has warned that it could reach 11% this year. 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 every day.

even coming here today i have found how much things i buy every week, it is going up by 30p, 40 p. if they will not give us wage rises, we cannot compete with inflation, we are suffering. the rate of inflation is at a 40 year high and the chairman of the third largest grocer in the country says it is changing how households buy. people are worried about spending, people say £30 is my limit and if they get to more, stop. we are seeing a massive change in behaviour, we have not had significant inflation for many years. my generation remembers what it was like last time and once it gets hold it is quite pernicious and takes a long time to eradicate, people are fearful. inflation rose 9.1% in may and made rising food prices and is set to be the highest of the g7 group of western countries. 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 think uk 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 higherfor longer. the surge in food 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 only run four trucks, 18 months ago we were perhaps paying £1800 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. rising prices remain in the pipeline in industry which is under pressure notjust to help workers with the cost of living, but to find workers to work in their businesses. faisal islam, 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 74 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

arrived 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. now it's time for a look at the weather. weather has mostly behaving itself today, a lot of warm sunshine. tomorrow on the other hand, we have to watch out for some scattered thunderstorms which will be spreading across parts of england and wales, round the morning

onwards. here is a forecast through the night, very quiet across most of the night, very quiet across most of the uk. a bit more cloud in the north—west. the morning temperatures ranging from around 10 or 11 in the far north of scotland to about 14 in london. relatively warm night. tomorrow, early in the morning we could see some showers already reaching the south coast, then through the afternoon very scattered thunderstorms will spread across parts of england and wales, meaning there will be lots of sunshine around. temperatures could get up to 29 degrees briefly tomorrow and central parts of england but further north, clearly quite a bit cooler. the showers and any storms may drift a bit further north through the course of thursday evening. 0n course of thursday evening. on friday and the weekend looks quite changeable. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: at least a thousand people are

reported to have died in afghanistan and scores more have been injured after a powerful earthquake. lode and scores more have been in'ured after a powerful earthquake. we are deseratel after a powerful earthquake. we are desperately trying — after a powerful earthquake. we are desperately trying to _ after a powerful earthquake. we are desperately trying to work _ after a powerful earthquake. we are desperately trying to work with - desperately trying to work with partners to get to that rebel and see if there are any survivors we can administer first see if there are any survivors we can administerfirst aid see if there are any survivors we can administer first aid to and get to local hospitals.— to local hospitals. after new talks broke down _ to local hospitals. after new talks broke down without _ to local hospitals. after new talks broke down without agreement. | to local hospitals. after new talks i broke down without agreement. the cost of bidding prices prices of everyday essentials are rising at the fastest rate for 40 years. civilians bearing the brunt of harush a's assault in the east of ukraine. he had a special report. the air with volunteers in a desperate attempt to inoculate the area. facebook says it has removed a large number of accounts and groups posting pictures and videos of up starting after abc news investigation.

russian forces are closing in on the city and the dumb bus region in the east where russia has been focusing much of its firepower. military sources told the bbc the russians are less than two miles from the city limits. they've already captured almost all the neighbouring city where fierce fighting is continuing. local officials say about seven to 8000 civilians remained in the city from a prewar population of hundred thousand. 0ur international correspondent and video generalist has joined volunteers evacuating civilians while there is still time. on the road to our. ukrainian tanks heading towards the city. laden with troops. we follow a team of volunteers

risking their lives to get others out. �* ., ._ risking their lives to get others out. �* ., ., , risking their lives to get others out. �* ., , , ., ., out. along the way they stop for a daily ritual- _ out. along the way they stop for a daily ritual. praying _ out. along the way they stop for a daily ritual. praying to _ out. along the way they stop for a daily ritual. praying to god - out. along the way they stop for a daily ritual. praying to god to - out. along the way they stop for a | daily ritual. praying to god to keep them safe. , . , them safe. inside the city the hallmark of _ them safe. inside the city the hallmark of russia's - them safe. inside the city the| hallmark of russia's invasion. instruction which comes without warning. —— destruction. this shall exploded in front of our convoy. without the pause for prayer we would have been right in its path. something landed very close so we will go here and check out the situation in town. it's been landing very close to the police so at this area is very dangerous.—

very close to the police so at this area is very dangerous. inside she crabs a area is very dangerous. inside she grabs a few _ area is very dangerous. inside she grabs a few documents. _ area is very dangerous. inside she grabs a few documents. as - area is very dangerous. inside she grabs a few documents. as her. grabs a few documents. as her 12—year—old son becomes homeless. they are leaving with next to nothing. 0ne they are leaving with next to nothing. one more family uprooted like millions of ukrainians. now we realise there will be no happy ending here she says. after that shall failjust outside our yard yesterday we lost all hope of being able to save ourselves. without help. and help comes from this man. he co—founded the age group with friends. for two months they have 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 a lot of people will be left behind that it's going to be too late to reach them? i be left behind that it's going to be too late to reach them?— be left behind that it's going to be too late to reach them? i know for sure that they _ too late to reach them? i know for sure that they will _ too late to reach them? i know for sure that they will be _ too late to reach them? i know for sure that they will be left - too late to reach them? i know for sure that they will be left behind l sure that they will be left behind and they know that street fights will happen here for weeks or months and obviously these people should not stay behind but they live and many of them will die or stay under horrible circumstances for ages. and horrible circumstances for ages. and those who remain are witnessing the death of their city. this is a community art centre. it's being hollowed out. 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 fee with their children. they camino, a mother of four clutching her toddler. she and herfamily four clutching her toddler. 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 would all be ok. anotherfamily hasjust 0k. another family has just been loaded into the truck. another family saying goodbye to their home and their lives. the light is fading now and it is not 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. the city is running out of time. european leaders will set ukraine on the long road to eu membership at a summit in brussels tomorrow. although mainly symbolic the move may lift the country's national morale at what is a difficult time in this four—month conflict. the president of the european commissioner said today that ukraine

deserves to be given eu candidate status. this evidence tells us that ukraine and opinion of the commission deserves a european perspective and he deserves the candidate status on the understanding that the country will carry out a number of further important reforms. 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 14 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 40 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 14 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.

facebook says it has removed a large number of accounts and groups posting pictures and videos of upskirting — following an investigation by bbc news. our research found thousands of users openly sharing obscene material of women and girls, taken in public without their consent. 0ur correspondent angus crawford has this report, which contains some flashing images. this man is following a schoolgirl in new york, about to film up her skirt and post the footage on facebook. we've censored the images. but our investigation found facebook groups with thousands of members, all sharing so—called upskirt photos and videos. and with comments like this. members of these groups are all using anonymous accounts, so it's almost impossible to know who they really are. that video of the schoolgirl

appears to be in the us, but we also found men posting content from here in the uk. this image was taken at an airport in britain without her knowledge or consent. we reported that photograph and some of the comments, but facebook said they didn't go against their community standards. since 2019, upskirting — taking photographs under someone's clothing without consent — has been illegal. yet when we reported images from those groups, none of them are taken down. it's disgusting. it's horrid. when morgan was 15, a man filmed her in a changing room cubicle. she's campaigned ever since against upskirting and harassment. it's money to them, isn't it? the more users, the more photos, the more comments that are on photos, the more cash that they get. so, upskirting makes facebook money?

yeah. 2pretty much. and there's more. we found group members sharing tips on upskirting, including this british man. we reported his posts, but, again, they weren't taken down. and that shocks mpjess phillips, who's campaigned for women's safety all her career. oh, my god. what is wrong with facebook? what are your initial thoughts about facebook, what it's doing? i mean, i don't know how they can think that that isn't beyond their community standards. well, that's just encouraging them. i would say that notjust facebook are failing in their... ..in their protection of people on their site, their privacy and their dignity, they're colluding with abusers. meta, which owns facebook, told us upskirting was not allowed on the platform

and that following our investigation, it had removed a large number of groups and accounts and will continue to remove violating content when it becomes aware of it. remember the man in the us following schoolgirls? facebook has taken down some of his posts, but others remain. so, we've tipped off police in new york. they are now investigating. angus crawford, bbc news. here with me now is kate isaacs, founder of not your porn, a charity raising awareness on online abuse. what is your reaction to facebook plus my stance on this because they have taken action but initially their moderation system at the images did not breach any rules. aha, images did not breach any rules. the fact that a woman breast—feeding and showing a bit of nipple is

against the community standards and “p against the community standards and up scary not. we need to get their ducks in a row. it's a real testament to the fact that these tech companies are allowed to go unregulated in the uk and globally etc. and the fact that there is no one holding them accountable so they will continue to unfortunately host and spread images and videos which would make them the most money. hagar would make them the most money. how bi of a would make them the most money. how big of a problem do you think obstructing is? it's a specific criminal offence in england and wales since 2019. how would you assess the scale of the problem? 0bscurity has always been a massive issue in this country and when we go 2019 it's a massive step. there are groups dedicated to it. there are pawn websites dedicated to it. image—based sexual abuse in this country is going up and up and fortunately women are 27 times more

likely to be victims. —— unfortunately. and the government has not been putting the correct things in place to protect women and girls against crimes like this and it's going to keep coming as the technology grows these crimes will grow as well. technology grows these crimes will grow as well-— technology grows these crimes will crow as well. ~ ., ., , ., , grow as well. what more needs to be done and what _ grow as well. what more needs to be done and what specifically _ grow as well. what more needs to be done and what specifically to - done and what specifically to getting the government should be doing? getting the government should be doinu ? ~ ., ., getting the government should be doinr? ~ . . getting the government should be doing? meta and facebook should be holdin: doing? meta and facebook should be holding themselves _ doing? meta and facebook should be holding themselves accountable. - doing? meta and facebook should be holding themselves accountable. if i holding themselves accountable. if you are a company operating in the uk, you absolutely should be adhering to the uk laws. unfortunately we know that meta and facebook definitely have the technology in place to flap its content. it would have been very easy for them to build an algorithm around it that would flag key names as well as images. so first they are responsible for the content that they have gotten and secondly the government is currently going through the online process in the current format it in right now it does not address image—based sexual

abuse as much as it needs to. there is nothing in there about violence against women and girls despite as being more likely to experience it. and unfortunately this is a once in a generation opportunity to be able to get this right and the underlying bill as it stands is not fit for purpose. we need to make sure the government is keeping up—to—date with technology and we have faster legislation to be able to process the regulation quickly because online worlds increases at such a speed that every ten, 20 years will not cut it and we need a regulation for social media websites to ensure these companies are held to account. thank you. the justice secretary, dominic raab, has introduced new legislation that would allow judges and ministers to over—rule decisions made by the european court of human

rights. under a new bill of rights, the government would be able to ignore injunctions from the court in strasbourg, which 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. i would deputy prime minister unveiled his new bill in parliament today. i unveiled his new bill in parliament toda . ., unveiled his new bill in parliament toda . . , ., ., ., ., today. i am proud of our world speaking judiciary _ today. i am proud of our world speaking judiciary and - today. i am proud of our world speaking judiciary and what i today. i am proud of our world i speaking judiciary and what else today. i am proud of our world - speaking judiciary and what else is the point of a supreme court if it vows insubordination to a european one. , , ., ., vows insubordination to a european one. they shadowjustice minister

criticised the _ one. they shadowjustice minister criticised the bill _ one. they shadowjustice minister criticised the bill over _ one. they shadowjustice minister criticised the bill over how - one. they shadowjustice minister criticised the bill over how it - criticised the bill over how it might impact human rights protections for most vulnerable. this is a very dark day for victims of crime, for women, for people in care, for everyone in this country who rely on the states to protect them from harm. this is not a bit of rights, it is a con. it is them from harm. this is not a bit of rights, it is a con.— rights, it is a con. it is the music festival season _ rights, it is a con. it is the music festival season and _ rights, it is a con. it is the music festival season and the - rights, it is a con. it is the music festival season and the most - rights, it is a con. it is the music- festival season and the most famous one of all is glastonbury which opened its gates for the first time in three years today. we're open! after a three—year wait, the very moment glastonbury 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?

keep moving. 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 in! 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. let's talk to maia beth, she's a presenter at bbc introducing, they showcase new musicians — it's the first time she's

been to glastonbury — so let's get her first impressions. it strikes it's not that easy. yes, it was so hectic. _ it strikes it's not that easy. yes, it was so hectic. i _ it strikes it's not that easy. yes, it was so hectic. i came - it strikes it's not that easy. yes, it was so hectic. i came down i it strikes it's not that easy. yes, i it was so hectic. i came down from newcastle to london on monday and then stayed at my friend's house yesterday and the day before and then we set off today in london so about nine hours to get here we had to get on a bus and then we had to walk in the we are here now and it's the best place on earth, i'm so happy to be here.— happy to be here. you've got a beautiful blue _ happy to be here. you've got a beautiful blue sky. _ happy to be here. you've got a beautiful blue sky. why - happy to be here. you've got a beautiful blue sky. why are i happy to be here. you've got a | beautiful blue sky. why are you soaking to be there? if your first as i say, why are you so excited to be at glastonbury? it’s as i say, why are you so excited to be at glastonbury?— as i say, why are you so excited to be at glastonbury? it's one of those festivals everyone _ be at glastonbury? it's one of those festivals everyone dreams - be at glastonbury? it's one of those festivals everyone dreams of - be at glastonbury? it's one of those festivals everyone dreams of going l festivals everyone dreams of going to and it's 15th festivals everyone dreams of going to and it's15th anniversary it's even more special and magical and

the line—up great people. when else would i see palm mccartney, it's going to be fantastic.— would i see palm mccartney, it's going to be fantastic. some people sa it's an going to be fantastic. some people say it's an old _ going to be fantastic. some people say it's an old line-up. _ going to be fantastic. some people say it's an old line-up. paul - say it's an old line—up. paul mccartney is 80, there is daniel ross as well. mccartney is 80, there is daniel ross as well-— mccartney is 80, there is daniel ross as well. and then you've got baby eilish _ ross as well. and then you've got baby eilish who _ ross as well. and then you've got baby eilish who is _ ross as well. and then you've got baby eilish who is 20 _ ross as well. and then you've got baby eilish who is 20 she - ross as well. and then you've got baby eilish who is 20 she is - ross as well. and then you've got baby eilish who is 20 she is the i baby eilish who is 20 she is the youngest female to headline so highs and lows but i think it's great. what is the atmosphere at the moment? there has not been a glastonbury because of the pandemic for three years. everyone is back for three years. everyone is back for the first time in quite a while. it is electric. he walked around and everyone has the biggest smiles on theirface. there is no music on yet they're pain through speakers and everyone is so happy to be here. i've seen some amazing outfits so far and it's the happiest place on earth. i don't mind the rain or sunshine i'm just happy to be here. have you got a good tent? i did

sunshine i'mjust happy to be here. have you got a good tent? i did not have a good — have you got a good tent? i did not have a good tent. _ have you got a good tent? i did not have a good tent. it _ have you got a good tent? i did not have a good tent. it was. _ have you got a good tent? i did not have a good tent. it was. it - have you got a good tent? i did not have a good tent. it was. it will- have you got a good tent? i did not have a good tent. it was. it will be| have a good tent. it was. it will be fine. , ., , ., have a good tent. it was. it will be fine. , .,, ., ., , have a good tent. it was. it will be fine. , ., ., , , fine. let us hope the rain holds up. thank ou fine. let us hope the rain holds up. thank you very _ fine. let us hope the rain holds up. thank you very much. _ thank you very much. enjoy glastonbury. i'm sure it will be wonderful. the singer kate bush has given a rare interview — describing her delight that her 1985 hit running up that hill has just got to no.1 in the uk singles chart. the song has new fans — 37 years after it was first in the top ten — afterfeaturing in the netflix drama �*stranger things'. speaking to woman's hour on radio 4, kate bush said she had been shocked by the response. it's something you can't get your head around. it's just extraordinary.

i mean, you know, it's just a great series. i thought that the track would get some attention, but ijust never imagined that it would be anything like this. it's so exciting. it's quite shocking. the whole world has gone mad. 3? shocking. the whole world has gone mad. ;; , . , , shocking. the whole world has gone mad. g; , . , , ., , mad. 37 years is the longest time son: has mad. 37 years is the longest time song has taken _ mad. 37 years is the longest time song has taken to _ mad. 37 years is the longest time song has taken to get _ mad. 37 years is the longest time song has taken to get to - mad. 37 years is the longest time song has taken to get to number| mad. 37 years is the longest time i song has taken to get to number one and it's also in america your first ever top ten hit in the us which i did not know.— ever top ten hit in the us which i did not know. , . ., �* , ., did not know. yes. what's wonderful is this is a whole _ did not know. yes. what's wonderful is this is a whole new _ did not know. yes. what's wonderful is this is a whole new audience - did not know. yes. what's wonderful is this is a whole new audience in i did not know. yes. what's wonderful is this is a whole new audience in a l is this is a whole new audience in a lot of cases they never heard of me and i love that. i thought of these young people hearing the song for first time and discovering it is very special. it’s first time and discovering it is very special-— first time and discovering it is very special. first time and discovering it is ve secial. �*, . , .y . very special. it's a discovery by a new generation. _ very special. it's a discovery by a new generation. lots _ very special. it's a discovery by a new generation. lots of - very special. it's a discovery by a new generation. lots of people | very special. it's a discovery by a i new generation. lots of people who have the object to their hearts will feel quite protective at the moment especially when some of their children are seeing have you heard

of kate bush? they are saying yes, very much so. in this context with stranger things which you signed off on how the song was going to be used, what is it important for you that it's a song that helps a female character but it helps max? i that it's a song that helps a female character but it helps max?- character but it helps max? i think the ut it character but it helps max? i think they put it in _ character but it helps max? i think they put it in a _ character but it helps max? i think they put it in a really _ character but it helps max? i think they put it in a really special - they put it in a really special place. we watched it right from the word go from the first series on words so i was already familiar with the series. i was already a fine and i thought what a lovely way for the sum to be used in such a positive way. as a talisman for max and i think it's very touching actually. especially when they are younger, music does safe people. it's so important and that's at the heart of how the song is used. x�*fes. important and that's at the heart of how the song is used.— important and that's at the heart of how the song is used. yes. they have reall ut how the song is used. yes. they have really put it — how the song is used. yes. they have really put it in — how the song is used. yes. they have really put it in a _ how the song is used. yes. they have really put it in a very _ really put it in a very special place and music is very special. it's different from all other art

forms in la. all art forms are in their own space but music has a way of touching people. let their own space but music has a way of touching people.— of touching people. let me read you one final thing. _ of touching people. let me read you one finalthing. i— of touching people. let me read you one final thing. i mentioned - of touching people. let me read you one final thing. i mentioned some i of touching people. let me read you | one final thing. i mentioned some of the originalfans one final thing. i mentioned some of the original fans thinking about this new generation and one person wrote kate bush did not go through wuthering heights and run all the way up that hill to make a deal with god to be finding out about her in 2022. ~ ., ., god to be finding out about her in 2022. . ., ., _, ., ~ ., god to be finding out about her in 2022. . ., ., .,~ ., ., 2022. what do you make of that? i could say thank _ 2022. what do you make of that? i could say thank you _ 2022. what do you make of that? i could say thank you very _ 2022. what do you make of that? i could say thank you very much. - could say thank you very much. thank you to everyone because it's extraordinary what's happening and it's very exciting. kate extraordinary what's happening and it's very exciting.— it's very exciting. kate bush is back to number _ it's very exciting. kate bush is back to number one. - and you can hear the full interview with kate bush on woman's hour on bbc sounds. now it's time for a look at the weather. the weather has been behaving itself today. a lot of warm sunshine

tomorrow on the other hand we would have to watch out for a scattered thunderstorms which will be spreading across parts of england and wales from the morning on rates. here is the forecast through the night. very quiet across most of the uk and mark out here in the northwest and morning temperatures will range from 10 or 11 in the very far north of scotland to 14 degrees in london. relatively warm nights. tomorrow early in the morning we could see showers reaching the south coast and through the afternoon very scattered thunderstorms will spread across parts of england and wales meaning they would be lots of sunshine around and temperatures could match up to 29 degrees tomorrow in central parts of england but further north a bit cooler. and showers and storms may drift further north through the course of thursday evening and then friday and weekend quite changeable.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. you're watching the context on bbc news. a powerful earthquake has killed at least 1,000 people in eastern afghanistan — adding to the growing humanitarian crisis in the country since the taliban took control. these people have gathered to donate blood in _ these people have gathered to donate blood in case it is needed. but whole — blood in case it is needed. but whole villages have been flattened. this is_ whole villages have been flattened. this isjusl — whole villages have been flattened. this isjust the start of this crisis _ prices are rising at their fastest rate for 40 years in the uk, with food costs, particularly for bread, cereal and meat, climbing. and a hat—trick for los alamos county, new mexico — as it retains its prize as the healthiest community in the us for a third year in a row. tonight with the context, anand menon — director of the think—tank �*uk in a changing europe'

and rina shah, a political strategist and former republican aide.