this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. in pakistan — a national emergency is declared — as millions are forced from their homes, by the heaviest monsoon rains in decades. it's been more than ten days of heavy rains and yet the streets here are still flooded. this is one of the main roads linking this community to the outside world. the uk chancellor has said that middle—income earners will require further help from the government to pay their energy bills, notjust the poorest. donald trump reacts angrily to the publication of legal documents — that led to the search of his florida home. and — costumes, music and around two million people — the notting hill carnival returns for the first time in three years.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. at least 50 more people have died in pakistan as torrential downpours and flash floods continue to wreak havoc in several parts of the country. most of the victims were from the north—western khyber pakhtunkhwa province where the authorities have issued fresh warnings. the kabul river has broken its banks, sweeping away houses and hotels and residents in some districts have been asked to move to safer places. nearly a thousand people have been killed in rains and floods sincejune and the government is deploying the army to help rescue operations. the worst affected areas are in the provinces of balochistan and sindh in the south, from where our correspondent

pumza fihlani sent this report. moving to higher ground. families wade through the water with the only belongings they could salvage. in southern pakistan, many streets have been turned into rivers. families have set up tents on the few roads that are still visible. it's been more than ten days of heavy rains and yet the streets are still flooded. this is one of the main roads linking this community to the outside world. something has also happened here. many of the people of this community say they've lost their homes to the floods. what they could do was they moved to slightly higher ground and they managed to set up temporary shelter. they say to me they are worried about more rain is coming and they don't know how long they will be able to stay here. just behind, this new tented community is where their homes used to be. from up above, devastation as far as the eye can see.

balochistan and sindh provinces have suffered the worst disruption. homes, roads, and infrastructure reduced to rubble. around sindh the provincial government has been distributing aid but the need outweighs its resources and are appealing for help. this man and his family has lived here for more than 50 years. his home was destroyed within minutes, he tells me. translation: we've lost everything. all our belongings are gone. the only thing we managed to save is our lives. the water's might has taken notjust homes, businesses too. in this video a new hotel, one of the largest in the area, was washed away within minutes. the owner told bbc he watched helplessly as it came down. it's becoming clear to the people trapped in these remote communities that the worst is far from over and yet all many could do was sit

and hope, hope that the coming storm will be a little more forgiving. it is a vulnerability many had never imagined. pumza fihlani — bbc news — sukkur. let's get more now on the relief efforts. we can speak to asif sherazi who is pakistan's country director for the aid agency islamic relief worldwide. thank you forjoining us. so many facing diabolical situations, how would you describe the situation? thank you very much for your report and the story. you just mentioned one story and there are a million in similar situations. pakistan has received unprecedented rains, started from upcountry and then it

ends up in these areas affected. the situation started earlier where i was in the beginning of august and i was in the beginning of august and i was also there since yesterday. during my whole trip there was a continuous rain and the rain was continuously destroying more and more infrastructure. this including the houses of the people, livelihoods, the public infrastructure, bridges, roads. so there is just destruction everywhere. if i compare it to 2010 for loads, the situation is further worse.. 33 million people and impacted. four point 2 million. district across pakistan are severely affected. this is one of the mega disasters we have seen in our recent history. find the mega disasters we have seen in our recent history.— our recent history. and the situation — our recent history. and the situation is _ our recent history. and the situation is threatening - our recent history. and the situation is threatening to l our recent history. and the i situation is threatening to get our recent history. and the - situation is threatening to get even worse. how much support are you able

to currently offer and what are your concerns going forward? you to currently offer and what are your concerns going forward?— to currently offer and what are your concerns going forward? you are very much right- — concerns going forward? you are very much right- the _ concerns going forward? you are very much right. the situation _ concerns going forward? you are very much right. the situation is _ much right. the situation is unfolding day by day and it is becoming worse and worse. before it was a flash flood, now it is another phenomena the river flood, was a flash flood, now it is another phenomena the riverflood, and was a flash flood, now it is another phenomena the river flood, and you also mentioned in your report that the flood is passing in revocable. —— the revocable. the situation is unfortunately there was a very little awareness in the last couple of weeks, for the last one week we can see some awareness, media coverage of this disaster. comment is also launching an appeal of 160 million flash flood appeal with united nations. at the moment resources are scarce. even our response plan was a valuer 15

million, but so far we are only able to secure 18% the funding. the immediate needs in which islamic relief is reaching to 7000 families include food, non—food items, hygiene and washing items, shelter is a big issue, water and sanitation and the need is growing, especially when the whole villages are washed away and people are living in a makeshift arrangement either in the government building schools or their relatives. the situation is not improving, more and more humanitarian assistance is required from everybody, even within pakistan. in this week we have seen that as resources are mobilised and i hope that some impact of this mobilisation will come for communities living in europe and usa. the resources will come... at the moment the situation of financial resources is really, really bad, the number is really

very bad and the resources are very scarce, so it'sjust a race against time. scarce, so it's 'ust a race against time. ., ~' ,, scarce, so it's 'ust a race against time. . ~ i. ., scarce, so it's 'ust a race against time. . ~ ., ., , the uk's chancellor, nadhim zahawi, has warned that any new government help to support people struggling with soaring energy bills will need to include middle income earners, such as senior nurses and teachers — arning up to £45,000 a year. the rise in the energy price cap yesterday means the average annual energy bill could rise to more than £3,5000 from october. charities have warned that lives could be at risk if the government doesn't offer more assistance. frances read reports. becky has a full—time job but, for the first time, she's having to choose between feeding her young family and being able to pay for gas or electric. i have never had to use a foodbank before, i had to use one twice in the past two weeks, and purely because my money can't

stretch anywhere any more. it's the same for maureen, also worrying about how much each load will cost. her and her husband george are now looking at making dramatic savings ahead of the winter. we're scared. in the past we could go out and about, meet friends, go for lunch, you know, treat my grandchildren, go to the pictures. we thought about it really carefully and we thought, there's no way, there is no way on this earth that we are going to be able to pay those bills and continue life as it was before. the price cap set by the regulator 0fgem is rising by 80% in october. a typical annual energy bill paid by direct debit is currently £1,971. in october, that will rise to £3,519. prepayment metre customers will pay an extra £59 per year, taking the new typical bill on a metre to £3,608.

as charities warn about the impact of those rises on families, now a real concern is that lives could be at risk and create further strains on the nhs. this is going to add further pressure on that health system and put it under even more pressure. we will get avoidable deaths unless we intervene now. labour has accused the government of failing to meet the scale of the national emergency, and said that millions could be left without support. the government says it will provide help, but pressure is going on the conservative party leader candidates to outline their plans. it's really important that people know they're not alone, that there are so many people out there facing the same challenges and that organisations like ours, like citizens advice, are here to help. but given the scale of these rises, there's only so much that we can do

and it's absolutely critical that the government urgently look at extra support for people this winter. heating and cooking are but some of the bare essentials, but these are among other things that families may have to go without, hoping that the consequences for them won't be too severe. frances read, bbc news. the environment secretary george eustice said plans to deal with the cost of living crisis are being prepared. rishi sunak has said that he will remove vat. liz trust has said that she will remove green energy... those are both small... those are both relatively small amounts, given the scale of it. they've both said that there will also be more targeted interventions, as well. but i think it's right that when they become prime minister — whoever it is — they will want to look at all of the options, properly costed, and to understand the impacts of each of those options. and that's why what we're doing now with the current government is working up a range of options that are there, available for an incoming prime minister.

the civil service are working up all of those different options so that they can make the right choice based on the right evidence. and it's not long to wait, it's the right way to go about this. joining me now is our political correspondent, ione wells. we have a glimpse from the government of where the chancellor thinks support should potentially be targeted, but no plan because that is an outgoing government and obviously we don't know who the leader will be full stop either effectively three different camps with a view but we still don't know what the really clear view is within each of them?— each of them? exactly. we are heafina each of them? exactly. we are hearing three _ each of them? exactly. we are hearing three different - each of them? exactly. we are | hearing three different versions each of them? exactly. we are . hearing three different versions of what could possibly happen at the moment. firstly is there is the current government which is still in charge, even if they are deferring a responsibility for this decision to the next minister. we have heard from nadhim zahawi, the chancellor,

saying that households with incomes up saying that households with incomes up to £45,000, those middle earners, may well need more support this winter. his officials and the treasury are drawing up a range of different ideas, the pros and cons of both to look at. all of these ideas will be subject to whatever the next prime minister chooses to go for. then it comes to the other two camps. you have rishi sunak who has been quite clear, he has written in the times again today saying there is choice between tax cuts or more support for people this winter. he would like to see more support directly for people this winter saying they would be some direct support for everyone but also somewhat targeted support, particularly for low income earners and pensioners through things like pulling certain levers around the welfare system to help those kind of family is the most. liz truss's camp has been a bit more tight—lipped, she has said she would cut national insurance tax and also scrap green levies on bills but of course national and insurance is not something everybody pays and her camp have certainly been under pressure, particularly as she is the

frontrunner, to outline a specific report done i support.— frontrunner, to outline a specific report done i support. thank you. police investigating the fatal shooting of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel at her home in liverpool, have arrested a second man on suspicion of murder. he was detained in the dovecot area of the city. it follows another arrest of a 36—year—old man, made by armed police on thursday. both are being questioned by detectives — as alice key reports. a young girl adored by herfamily, the killing of olivia pratt—korbel has horrified people in liverpool and beyond. last night, police arrested a 33—year—old man near the scene of the shooting on suspicion of murder and two counts of attempted murder. it is the second arrest made this week. this aerial footage from a police helicopter shows the moment a 36—year—old man was detained by armed officers on thursday night. 0livia's mother, cheryl, was injured in the attack as well as 35—year—old joseph nee, the man police believe

was the intended target. detectives say this is the car that took him to hospital. they want to speak to anyone who saw it in the days leading up to or after the shooting. an outpouring of grief from the community is clear looking at the flowers and cards left at the scene. yesterday, the home secretary priti patel visited to see for herself. former players from liverpool and everton football clubs have also paid their respects. managerjurgen klopp told a press conference that the club's thoughts and prayers were with 0livia's family. i can't even imagine how it must feel. it is absolutely horrible only to think about it, and it is such a tragedy. if we can help in any kind, we will. that is clear — it must be clear. and police are still urging anyone with information to come forward to helping those responsible to justice. alice key, bbc news.

the headlines on bbc news: a national emergency is declared in pakistan. millions are forced to leave their homes following the heaviest monsoon rains in decades. the cost of living crisis. charities warn young people could be vulnerable this winter as energy bills soar. donald trump has reacted angrily to the publication by the us government of a heavily redacted affidavit that led to the search of his florida home. the sworn statement says there was "probable cause to believe" that there are "additional documents" with classified information still at mar—a—lago, and "there is also probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found at the premises". the affidavit�*s conclusion makes the case that there is probable cause "to believe that evidence, contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed" would be found on the premises. donald trump has denied

any wrong—doing. with more details, here's gareth barlow. this is the remarkable document used to justify one of the most historic fbi raids in us history. amid the blacked—out text, agents argued they had probable cause to believe, in their words, that evidence, contraband, fruits of crimes or other items illegally possessed would be discovered at the former president's mar—a—lago estate. the criminal investigation and eighth of august search began after the national archives, which maintains white house records, identified classified files among 15 boxes recovered from mar—a—lago in january this year. an fbi review recovered 184 classified documents, including 25 marked as top secret. it is unprecedented. since the presidential records act of 1978, and which i helped draft, that this is the first time a president ever carted off to his home documents that

were prepared in the course of his presidency. those documents belong to the united states, not any individual. the former president, along with his legal team, argues he has the right to declassify the documents, and he has already done so. legal experts question those claims — as did, on friday, president biden. well, ijust want you to know i've declassified everything in the world! i'm president. i can do it all. come on! declassified everything. i'm not going to comment. i don't know the detail. i don't even want to know. let the justice department take care of it. of the 32 pages that triggered the search of mr trump's beachfront property, 21 were blacked out and several contained no visible words at all, the fbi arguing that revealing the identities of witnesses could potentially lead them to being subjected to harm, including retaliation, intimidation and even threats to physical safety.

that this could probably give a road map to donald trump and his legal team to possibly defending towards what could be forthcoming. team to possibly defending towards what could be forthcoming. what the document doesn't address is what agents discovered in the 11 boxes they retrieved from mar—a—lago earlier this month. investigations expected to continue now behind closed doors as it reviews the documents and potentially calls more witnesses. we may hear nothing more until we learn if criminal charges will be laid. gareth barlow, bbc news. experts investigating the deaths of thousands of fish in a river between poland and germany say the cause remains a mystery. scientists are still trying to identify what they say was probably a pollutant added to the water, that triggered a catastrophic chemical chain reaction. people living upstream have told the bbc they first reported fish dying as early as march. jenny hill sent this report.

a river that should teem with life instead gives up its dead. fish are dying in the 0der in their thousands. in a single day, they told us here, they pulled 16 tonnes of corpses from the water. "after eight days of this," lucas says, hejust feels numb. and it's not over yet. we joined these scientists as they test the water to try to establish what happened. check a lot of parameters of water chemistry. they suspect an as—yet—unidentified substance polluted the river. that caused a type of algae to flourish. its toxins then killed the fish. you can really sense the frustration, the concern here, and that's because they still don't know what's caused this. and while they can't identify it, they can't predict how long

the effects will last and, worse than that, they can't say that it won't happen again. it may be that the hot summer, low water levels played a part. even now, a wave of poison is still spreading down river. translation: the scale of its ecological disaster| is unprecedented in poland. it's a catastrophe. we have never found so many dead creatures, so many dead fish, clams or snails. it's the first time it's happened and it's a serious warning. the first of dead fishes... but upstream, hundreds of miles away, this woman told us she saw it coming. ava runs this marina in a working port. the water flows via a canal into the 0der. people here first reported fish dying, the water changing back in march.

translation: all the signs and traces that i followed i led me to conclude that the pollution got into the water directly here. i talked to many people, conducted interviews. my conclusion is that someone dumped chemicals into the port. few safe places left to fish, and on this unaffected lake, little confidence that the perpetrator will ever be caught. "someone's responsible, someone's to blame," he says, "but we'll probably never find out who." there's despair here at the damage done, but determination too to better protect these waterways and the precious life they contain. jenny hill, bbc news, szczecin. the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, says the situation at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — which is occupied by russia — remains dangerous. the plant was temporarily disconnected from the power grid on thursday for the first time.

mr zelensky has demanded that the un nuclear watchdog visits the plant as soon as possible the us state department has announced that president biden is planning to appoint an ambassador to the arctic region. the move comes as russia increases its military activity in the arctic. china has been constructing research stations. the notting hill carnival returns to the streets of west london this weekend, for the first time in three years. dozens of bands will be performing alongside multiple sound systems and visitors from all over the world are expected to attend. wendy hurrell has been finding out what's in store on carnival day. it's back. notting hill carnival returns to the streets after three years. there are parades on sunday and monday starting at around 10:30 in the morning. it's a weekend of music, colourful costumes, and street food. it's been some time since the met had to police an event of this size.

partners have been working with the police for months now to make sure that our plans are in place. we recognise what the risks are — and we have planned for those — but we will also respond dynamically to any issues and instances that happen on the day. but after what has been a very difficult few years in so many ways, there is a special significance for this community. the costumes will reflect that sentiment. we get our inspiration from things that are current. we want our theme to be relevant, so this year "a time to remember" is a tribute to our history and our heritage, and how carnival came to be. but it's also very much a tribute to the skills and the contribution made by all of the people who didn't make it through the last three years. it is very important that it continues and remains on the streets. as you say, it's been a very difficult three years, so the return of carnival

is welcomed and very much, you know, it's very important to a lot of people that this is happening, and they're very much looking forward to it. now, you might be going to your first carnival orjust a bit rusty. these are the top tips. plan your route — there and back. set a meeting point with friends. stay clear of overcrowding. leave the bling at home. know your carnival route. and most importantly, have fun! the remains of what could be the largest dinosaur ever discovered in europe are being excavated in a back garden in portugal. the fossilised skeleton of a sauropod was discovered in the central city of pombal in 2017, when a man began building work on his house. sauropods were the biggest of all dinosaurs and the largest known land animals. palaeontologists say the reptile was about 12 metres tall — about 39 feet — and 25 metres,

or 82 feet, long. garden centres in england will be banned from selling peat compost from 2024. the move follows a public consultation and is part of efforts to fight global warming — as our environment correspondent, helen briggs explains. this dark, wet stuff is peat — full of organic matter and much loved by gardeners for nourishing plants. but because of environmental concerns, you will soon no longer be able to buy peat compost at garden centres in england. if you dig it up out of the ground it is very store, it is broken down and all of that carbon is emitted into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

we have been working really hard to try and find a way of protecting these peatlands and stopping this use. there are alternatives, they are developing all the time. when the ban comes into effect sometime in 2024, gardeners will have to switch to peat—free compost or make their own, but environmental groups say that with peat still being dug up in counties such as somerset, this comes too little, too late. in the uk, we are storing about 3.2 billion tonnes of carbon in peat, so we need to protect that, keep the peat on the ground and keep it wet. however, it isn't enough. it is not quick enough. so the ban on retail sales of peat is not going to end peat extraction and peat extraction is continuing. peat mining has been part of british life for centuries, providing jobs and income. the industry is on the wane but peat is still being extracted to make compost in some places. but sites the closing with this area

turned into a major concern. environmentalists say these foggy, wet landscapes aren't just beautiful, they are essential in the fight against climate change. helen briggs, bbc news. joining me now is diarmuid gavin, who is a tv gardener and presenter. welcome. thank you forjoining us. what are your thoughts on the use of peat for gardening? i’zfe what are your thoughts on the use of peat for gardening?— peat for gardening? i've been gardening _ peat for gardening? i've been gardening for— peat for gardening? i've been gardening for 40 _ peat for gardening? i've been gardening for 40 years - peat for gardening? i've been gardening for 40 years since l peat for gardening? i've been j gardening for 40 years since i peat for gardening? i've been - gardening for 40 years since i left school. 40 years ago i knew that pete was an invaluable resort but it's a really invaluable resort in involving. it should be left on the ground. i have always known that it

was a not great thing to use and i can't understand why we are still mining it, draining these bogs and releasing all of this carbon, producing so many problems because we want pretty gardens. haifa we want pretty gardens. how beneficial— we want pretty gardens. how beneficial is _ we want pretty gardens. how beneficial is it _ we want pretty gardens. how beneficial is it and _ we want pretty gardens. how beneficial is it and what - we want pretty gardens. how beneficial is it and what are the alternatives? are they good enough alternatives? are they good enough alternatives?— alternatives? yes, there are good enou:h alternatives? yes, there are good enough alternatives. _ alternatives? yes, there are good enough alternatives. is _ alternatives? yes, there are good enough alternatives. is peat - enough alternatives. is peat beneficial for gardeners? enough alternatives. is peat beneficialfor gardeners? 0f enough alternatives. is peat beneficial for gardeners? of course it is. it's a kind of neutral media, so it's lightweight, sterile, you can't get any weeds growing in it when you buy your bag of compost is. it doesn't have any feeds or nutrients but they are very easily added to it. it retains water, soaks up added to it. it retains water, soaks up water like a sponge which is one of the benefits for its when we leave it on the ground. so it's great now that it does have some disadvantages when it dries out it's

absolutely awful, you won't get... your plants will start dying because it's impossible to re—wet but there are so many alternatives and we really shouldn't be using it in a horticultural industry. in really shouldn't be using it in a horticultural industry.- horticultural industry. in the horticultural _ horticultural industry. in the horticultural industry - horticultural industry. in the - horticultural industry completely, because obviously the banners on the bags of peat which are sold for home use, but that doesn't mean it won't be able to be used more broadly in the growing? that be able to be used more broadly in the growing?— be able to be used more broadly in the carowin? . ., , .,, ., the growing? that leaves it open to, when we go — the growing? that leaves it open to, when we go into _ the growing? that leaves it open to, when we go into our— the growing? that leaves it open to, when we go into our garden - the growing? that leaves it open to, j when we go into our garden centres, many of the plants will be buying will be plants that have been grown in peat. in those plastic pots full of that peat compost. we have known this coming for a long time and we as an industry we have an obligation to look at the other resources that are available and start making compost as consumers as well at home. , ., , , .

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