at six, the main search for survivors after the deadly earthquake in aghanistan is called off. more than 1,000 people are thought to have died in a remote part of the country which was already grappling with a humanitarian crisis. the people here didn't have much to begin with, but they've seen their homes, their positions, you can see them scattered amongst the debris, and their loved ones disappear in a single terrible moment. also on the programme, more travel disruption across britain on the second day of train strikes. now summer holidays are under threat as hundreds of ba staff at heathrow airport vote to strike next month. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda

ahead of the commonwealth leaders summit and defends his controversial asylum deal. and the lasting impact of music on the lives of children from one of scotland's most deprived estates in stirling. and coming up in sportsday at 6:30 on the bbc news channel, we'll be live at headingley as england hunt a test series whitewash against new zealand. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. taliban officials in afghanistan say the search for survivors from wednesday's devastating earthquake in the south—east of the country has ended. doctors say many children may have been the victims of the quake, which is thought to have killed more than 1,000 people. heavy rain and the destruction of road and communication network have hampered relief efforts in paktika province, the worst—hit area.

entire villages have been destroyed, with survivors saying they are finding it difficult to find means to bury their dead. secunder kermani is there and has just sent this report. homes reduced to rubble, lives reduced to memories. "these were my son's shoes," says agha jan. his three young children were killed in the earthquake as they slept, as well as his two wives. when the roof fell down, what did you do? translation: i ran toward my family, but everything was under the rubble, even my shovel, so i couldn't do anything. i shouted to my cousins, but when we took my family out, they were already dead. it's a three—hour frive to the nearest big city from the worst—affected villages along largely dirt roads.

here, practically every home is destroyed, every family grieving. the people here didn't have much to begin with, but they've seen their homes, their possessions — you can see them scattered amongst the debris — and their loved ones disappear in a single terrible moment. in this one home, 18 people were killed. habib gul raised back across the borderfrom pakistan to help bury 20 of his family members. translation: if the world looks on us like brothers and helps us, we will stay here on our land. if they don't, we will leave this place, where we've spent so long, with tears in our eyes. the taliban have been flying in aid on helicopters. the search—and—rescue effort has now finished. the most pressing need is shelter.

families forced to live in tents, flanked by the remnants of homes they worked so hard to construct. khalid jan is now responsible for his five grandchildren. two of his sons and his daughter were killed in the earthquake. translation: all my son's children have been left to me, and i'm all they have left. the house and everything here has been destroyed. i'll never be able to rebuild it. aid agencies are delivering supplies, but this is a major crisis. here, prayers for the nearly 50 people killed in one tiny village alone. prayers needed too for those who have survived. secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province. there are almost a0 million

people in afghanistan. the un refugee agency says 2a million of them need vital humanitarian aid. and that was before the earthquake. $4.5 billion — that's how much the un says it needs for this year alone to help the people of afghanistan. but the question is how it gets to the hands of the people who need it, and not into the hands of the taliban, who took control last year and who have struggled get funds because of their hard—line islamist policies. we can speak now to our south asia correspondent yogita limaye in afghanistan's capital, kabul. is aid getting through? well, afghanistan doesn't have an internationally recognised government, and that is where the problem lies. you government, and that is where the problem lies-_ government, and that is where the problem lies. you now, whenever a disaster strikes _ problem lies. you now, whenever a disaster strikes a _ problem lies. you now, whenever a disaster strikes a country, - disaster strikes a country, particularly an economically weak one, what you see are rescue teams from a host of countries around the

world trying to help relief operations. that is not something which is happening here. as far as financial assistance is concerned, there are difficulties giving that directly to the taliban because there are sanctions against the group. and therefore it comes on to humanitarian agencies which now for a long time have been providing this important bridge for international funds and aid to be delivered to the people of afghanistan. the uk has said it is working with its partners in the un and the world food programme, as is america. india and pakistan have both said they have delivered aid on the ground in this country. but in afghanistan, people were pushed into near universal poverty, the health care system is in near collapse, since the 15th of august, since the foreign funds, which were running this country, stopped coming in. and that is from then on, it has been entirely on humanitarian agencies to get any fund, any aid, any support from

outside to the people of this country, they were already stretched and now they are dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake. yogita lima e, aftermath of an earthquake. yogita limaye. thank _ aftermath of an earthquake. yogita limaye, thank you. _ hundreds of british airways workers at heathrow airport, mostly check—in staff, have voted to go on strike next month over pay. the walk—outs would fall during the summer holidays when the airport will be at its busiest since before the pandemic. our business correspondent theo leggett is at heathrow. how likely is it that the strikes will happen?— how likely is it that the strikes willhauen? �* , ~ will happen? well, british airways sa s that it will happen? well, british airways says that it is _ will happen? well, british airways says that it is willing _ will happen? well, british airways says that it is willing to _ says that it is willing to negotiate, that it wants to resolve the dispute with the help of its staff, but i think it is still likely that these strikes will go ahead, and that's because over the last couple of years, what we really seeing is a lot of mistrust between british airways and its employees. that dates back to the height of the pandemic, when aircraft was not flying, ba, like otherairlines, pandemic, when aircraft was not flying, ba, like other airlines, was losing huge amounts of money, so it imposed significant pay cuts on most

of its staff. that wasn't particularly unusual, but ba was criticised for what was described as the rather heavy—handed way in which it did so, and some stuff even accuse the company of trying to drive down salaries permanently using the pandemic as an excuse. now, what were seen here with the 700 check in staff, their pay was reduced during the pandemic. what they are asking for is not a pay increase, they are asking for it to be restored to the level it was before the crisis. so far, ba hasn't done that, it has offered them a 10% to one of increase as a prelude to further talks, to one of increase as a prelude to furthertalks, but to one of increase as a prelude to further talks, but unions say that is not good enough, so there does seem to be a distance between the two site. as i understand it, employees and other parts of british airways are talking to unions about grievances they have about future pay increases, so this may be just the start. pay increases, so this may be 'ust the start. ., ., ~ , ., it's been another day of disruption on the railways across britain as workers walked out for the second time this week. just one in five trains is running,

and around half the rail network is closed. tens of thousands of rail staff are taking action in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, with another walkout planned for saturday. industry bosses says working practices need to be modernised. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has more. striking railway workers made their voices heard on picket lines like this one in leeds, while many of britain's stations again fell silent. headingley, just down from where england's test match against new zealand began today, was one place which had no trains at all. shrewsbury was another. about a fifth of normal services ran overall today, but major hubs, including glasgow, looked quiet, as passengers heeded the warning to avoid rail travel. many commuters switched back to working from home. that wasn't an option for kamala, who can't get to her part—time job, teaching english as a foreign language in bath. i'm on a zero—hours contract,

so i'm only paid for contact hours. if i can't get to work, i won't have the income to face all the extra energy bills et cetera, so i do need to get to work. some businesses, like this hotel near milton keynes, say they've also taken a hit. the hotel would be very busy during the week, monday, tuesday, wednesday, and it's been quiet this week. monday and tuesday were quite because of, obviously, the tuesday strike, wednesday was quite good, thursday has been quiet. we're down to 20% occupancy on those days, but we had 100% occupancy on wednesday. so how much do think this week has cost you? possibly £10,000? because you lose all the food and liquor revenue as well. the rail industry says ways of working must be modernised, freeing up cash for a higher pay offer, and they hope compulsory redundancies can be avoided. but the rmt union wants them ruled out. the point of this is that we need a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, and when we get that, we can move on positively

to the other agenda items, which includes the stuff that the company wants to pursue about changes to working practices. meanwhile, the government has announced plans are under way to change the law so employers can use agency staff to cover staffing gaps during strikes. the business secretary insisted this would be safe. the employers will always have to maintain the highest safety standards. there is no question of them lowering standards, bringing in agency workers. all we're doing is creating more flexibility. but opposition parties and unions have criticised the plan, arguing it would undermine pay and working conditions. a third day of strike action is planned for saturday, and while there have been further talks today between the two sides in this dispute, there's still no sign of a deal. the rmt has warned more strikes are likely if an agreement isn't reached. katy austin, bbc news. 0ur north of england correspondent fiona trott is in newcastle for us. what's the situation there? well,

sohie, what's the situation there? well, sephie. there _ what's the situation there? well, sophie, there are _ what's the situation there? well, sophie, there are real— what's the situation there? -ii sophie, there are real problems here this afternoon, and it's notjust the strike. there are a couple of hundred passengers behind me waiting for a bus or a taxi because there has been a lorry accident between here and edinburgh. as for the strike itself, there have been no northern services running from newcastle today, and there are three types of workers affected, the person who can work from home anyway, they did it during lockdown and their bosses flexible, as you saw in the report, someone who has to add an extra two or three hours onto their working day because they are getting a bus instead, and then the worker who was just losing money. i spoke to one pleaser who says he is losing £95 a week during the strike because he can't get to work. —— cleaner. he says if the dispute continues, he will have to start looking for a second job. and it is notjust commuters losing money, i spoke to a taxi driver at newcastle station, not involved in

this, he says he has lost £80 because he just doesn't have any passengers. the waiting list for hospital treatment in wales has grown to a new record for the 24th month in a row. the latest figures from april show there were more than 700,000 patients waiting for treatment, which is approximately one in five of the population in wales. nearly 70,000 people have been waiting more than two years for treatment even though this waiting time is starting to go down. the government says services are still recovering from the pandemic. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith reports. i know, babe, sorry. stop it! raw, relentless pain. whenever marie moves, that's what she and her mother have to deal with. after four years of waiting for a new hip, they've had to resort to using morphine patches. 0w! marie used to be mobile and loved to dance. cerebral palsy means she can't understand what's happening to her

and why she's waiting so long. she is in so much pain every single day. it's not fair. it depresses you, you know, because you can see she's in pain. she's gone crying every night when she goes to bed, screaming in pain. you know, how would anybody would like to see somebody screaming in pain every day? this is where marie's family want her, need her to be, receiving orthopedic surgery. but the backlog is enormous, and it's not all down to the pandemic. there were already deep—rooted problems with long lists and a lack of capacity. patricia has also waited for years for her surgery — a joint replacement in her thumb. she's relieved her op has finally come. it was very difficult, but covid came in the middle, and there wasn't anything you could do, and ijust accepted it. it's nothing you can do about it. you just have to get on with it, don't you?

long waits are something patients in wales have had to accept. one in three has been waiting over nine months for treatment, one in ten more than two years. seeing patients' health deteriorate is difficult for surgeons like dougie russell. it's heartbreaking, seeing some of the patients certainly. their outcome may be poorer because they've had to wait longer, they've deconditioned on a waiting list. it's really frustrating. before covid, we recognise that, particularly in wales, we had longer waiting lists than a lot of our colleagues in england, and since the covid pandemic has stopped, much of our elective operating, particularly in orthopaedics. 0ur waiting lists have been going up and up. the biggest problem is a lack of capacity. new theatres like this one in swansea have been built, more are on the way. staff need to be recruited before they can have an impact. the welsh government insists its plan is working. but for marie and her mum... pain. i know you're in pain, babes. ..change can't come soon enough.

hywel griffiths, bbc news. the independent office for police conduct, the iopc is to re—investigate metropolitan police detectives who failed to spot that there was a serial killer operating in east london. stephen port murdered four men in the space of 16 months, but until now no police officer has faced a misconduct hearing. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. it's now eight years since stephen port killed his first victim, and still the families of the four men — anthony walgate, gabriel kovari, daniel whitworth and jack taylor, who he murdered injust 16 months — are waiting for someone to face a misconduct hearing for the police failures that left port free to kill. they gave the news today a cautious welcome. irate they gave the news today a cautious welcome. ~ ., ., , _ , , welcome. we are happy because we find somebody _ welcome. we are happy because we find somebody is _ welcome. we are happy because we find somebody is taking _ welcome. we are happy because we find somebody is taking it _ find somebody is taking it seriously. at the same time, it should not have to be reopened, it should not have to be reopened, it should have happened from the

beginning. detectives spoke to stephen port within hours of anthony's death. he lied to them, saying that anthony had not been in his flat, and that he had just found him outside his front door. the police prosecuted him for lying but didn't investigate him for murder until after the fourth death. it was the start of a catalogue of mistakes that were detailed at the men's inquests last year, including a fake suicide note that was not checked properly, and a computer full of evidence that wasn't examined. the jury at the inquests said there were "fundamental failings in these investigations from the beginning". the police watchdog, the iopc, started looking at the case in 2015. in 2019, it said no police officer would face a misconduct or gross misconduct hearing. but because of what emerged at the inquests, it has today reopened its investigation, giving the families some hope — eight years on — that some of the detectives, many of whom have been promoted, might be held to account. the time is 6.20pm. our top story this evening... the main search for survivors after the deadly earthquake

in afghanistan is called off. more than 1,000 people are thought to have died health officials are warning parents to ensure their children's polio vaccines are up to date, after the virus was detected in london sewage. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... we'll have news from eastbourne, where jack draper reached a maiden atp tour semifinal on a day of mixed fortunes for the brits. the prime minister has arrived in east africa ahead of the commonwealth leaders' summit, which begins in rwanda tomorrow. borisjohnson has been defending his controversial migrant deal with rwanda — telling critics to "keep an open mind" on it. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth sent this report from kigali. children sing. could this be a lesson in diplomacy? 0n visits in the rwandan capital today, borisjohnson was keen

to talk about education, trade, sustainability — the things that bind commonwealth countries together. but it was a plan his government has drawn up to send asylum seekers from the uk here that has attracted attention. prince charles reportedly thinks that policy needs work, having, its claimed, called it "appalling". in rwanda himself, representing the queen, he is due to meet the prime minister tomorrow, who earlier seemed ready to defend his plan. people need to keep an open mind about the policy. the critics need to keep an open mind. i think a lot of people can see its obvious merits. yeah, of course, if i'm seeing the prince tomorrow, of course i'm going to make that point. butjust hours after this visit, downing street suggested it was, in fact, unlikely to come up, though they are not backing away from the policy itself. this is one of the sites earmarked to house asylum seekers sent here — a move the government claims

will deter those crossing the channel. but critics have pushed back, the courts intervened and the hotels stand empty. there's currently no plan for borisjohnson to visit here during his visit to kigali. this policy isn't the focus of the summit. but there's no getting away from the fact that the prime minister has made it to rwanda before the asylum seekers he had hoped to send. rwanda has been keen to show itself in the best light as world leaders descend, with talk of progress on shared values. but there are concerns about its record on human rights. this opposition politician returned from europe to run for president, but she says repression is still rife. i thought from my heart, well, maybe, the uk can really help rwanda to become a democratic country. if you criticise an authority, you are you are labelled to be the enemy of the state. so some relief at perhaps dodging a face—to—face row with the palace,

but significant questions remain — notjust about has asylum policy, but what this gathering of leaders will achieve as the world watches. alex forsyth, bbc news, kigali. parents are being urged to ensure their children's polio vaccines are up to date after the virus was found circulating in london during tests on sewage. polio can cause paralysis but public health officials say the current risk level is low. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is here. polio can be very serious? polio is a viral disease which can affect the spinal cord, causing muscle weakness and paralysis. but the risk is only to those who are not fully vaccinated. especially children. there used to be thousands of polio cases a year here until vaccination was introduced in the mid �*50s, and there hasn't been a case of wild polio acquired in the uk since 1984.

the alert has been raised because sewage water monitoring has shown the virus is now circulating somewhere in north east london. this is what's known as vaccine—derived polio virus. it has been brought into the uk by someone immunised abroad with oral polio vaccine drops which were used here until 200a. this contains weakened live virus, which can pass through the gut and potentially infect others through contaminated food or water. no case of polio has yet been identified. the nhs now uses an injectable, inactivated polio vaccine which is highly effective. you get five polio vaccines as a child — at eight, 12 and 16 weeks — as part of a jab which protects against six different serious diseases, including tetanus and whooping cough. then boosters at age three and 1a. figures show in england that almost one in six children had not

had their pre—school booster by the age of five. that rises to one in four in london. that's a concern because polio can be spread by those who are infected but may not have any symptoms. thank you. two parliamentary by—elections are taking place in wakefield in west yorkshire and tiverton and honiton in devon. both seats were won by the conservatives at the last general election. people will have until 10pm to cast their vote, with results expected in the early hours of tomorrow morning. test cricket has got underway again at headingley — the first england match since some claims of racism were upheld against yorkshire county cricket club. the ground was banned from hosting england matches following the racism scandal. joe wilson reports. some tests take far longer than five days.

this club and the sport are still trying to restore their reputations in the wake of azeem rafiq's testimony. after his experiences at yorkshire, the club was initially stripped of its right to host international cricket. the chairman appointed to change yorkshire is still trying to. 90 to 95% of members and the people that i genuinely meet on the street or the train have said thank you. i do have a small but substantial bag of letters. if i was to take them to the police, i think people would be prosecuted. racist letters? yeah. phenomenally racist letters. in the wake of the historic allegations at yorkshire, cricket's governing body has brought charges against several people, including, its understood, michael vaughan, who's working for the bbc here. he denies any accusations of racism. for yorkshire, this match is survival. lord patel says that without the income from hosting the test, the club would be bankrupt. 0n the field, england's

aim is to entertain, as they've done this summer — as they did immediately again. tom latham gone, new zealand nought for one. and here's a new fast bowler dismissing devon conway. jamie has overtaken the other 0verton in england's selection, but twin brother craig was in the dressing room, supporting. keep watching. there are still things in a cricket match you've never seen before. how did the ball get there? from henry nicholls, off the bat of his unwitting team—mate, to the hands of the england fielder. the strangest route, but in short — out. there are always surprises and the score, new zealand still batting, 217-5. score, new zealand still batting, 217—5. two things have happened today, a significant moment for the rehabilitation of yorkshire but lots of steps still to be taken and some might be uncomfortable but i think we have had more evidence of england's�*s resurgence as a test playing nation. lovely, thank you.

now, listen to this... orchestra plays. back injune 2012, a famous concert took place. children from the raploch in stirling — one of scotland's most deprived estates — joined the conductor, gustavo dudamel, and played alongside the simon bolivar 0rchestra. it sounded like this... orchestra plays. the initiative, called big noise, was trying to change lives by immersing the children in music. ten years on, our arts correspondent david sillito has been back to see what happened to some of those children. stirling 2012, and a moment. orchestra plays. i remember one of the most special moments in my life. gustavo dudamel, the simon bolivar orchestra and the children of the raploch estate. it was really a very special and unique moment. but this was more than just a concert — it was part of an experiment. could music change lives?

and so, ten years on, we've been finding out what's happened to the children. for instance, lewis here on oboe. he's now at the royal welsh college of music and drama. i think it was a major turning point. it wasn't until around the time of that concert, i was like, "oh no — you can actually do this as a job." and violinist luke has just completed a degree in music. changed your life? absolutely life—changing, yes. what would have happened, do you think, without music? that's a great question. to answer that question, i am not sure. that's a very hard question. and this little girl with the trombone... ..is symone hutchison — now entering her third year at the royal conservatoire. so this is where it all took place. yeah.

0ver there. right there. did it change things for you? yeah, 100%. i was totally inspired. and it's notjust symone. as you can see... ..raploch now has its own symphony orchestra. gustavo dudamel was himself a product of a similar scheme, and ten years on, we showed him what had become of the children. a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart. wow! this is amazing. 0ne visit, one encounter. wow! no one's pretending the estate still doesn't have its struggles, but these days it's better known for its music. people like ben here on tuba... i love every minute of it. i love it. i love it all. ..and imogen and family. it has changed the raploch. it doesn't matter what they do, really — i'm always proud. before big noise, researchers say

they found one child learning an instrument. there are now more than 400. david sillito, bbc news, the raploch, stirling. time for a look at the weather. helen is here. for the third time this week scotland had its warmest day so far. as yesterday, it was beautiful in aberdeenshire, you can see the sun shining here. but it has for many being a day of transition, you can see on the south like the sunshine in the north of scotland and across northern england but when we add in the rainfall, there is quite a bit across rainfall and northern england and some thunder around lancashire and that thunder and rain will nudge further northwards through this evening. i met office warning that some could be quite torrential in places, but

we are importing lots of warm air to a milder night for sleeping. quite a comfortable one for some tonight. this rain is tied in with low pressure, this will be with us for the next 2 or 3 days, the low pressure. it will throw in bands of showers or longer spells of rain so initially after a fine start the showers developed tomorrow with longer spells of rain coming into northern ireland, wales and the south—west. we lose the one, still 25 or 26 with the sunshine and the south—west. we lose the one, still 25 or 26 with the sunshine in eastern parts. that band of cloud through the evening and overnight tomorrow sweeps eastwards. 0n tomorrow sweeps eastwards. on saturday, we get off to a reasonable start before the showers again start to develop and you can see closer to that low pressure, the centre across northern ireland, the more showers. these could be heavy with some thunder and gusty wind because it is getting windier also around that centre of low pressure so filling pressure for many as we go through the weekend. that low pressure means

we will have showers around but it will not