this is bbc news with the latest headlines. pakistan is warning that millions more people are likely to be caught up in the unprecedented flooding that's already claimed more than a thousand lives. we are still having a very highlevel of floods right now. we are trying our very best to do something for our public, for our properties, for their health, for their children. "get a spine" — the message from britain's biggest trade union to the labour party over standing up for working people struggling with the cost of living crisis. merseyside police have issued an online video appealing for help catching the person who shot dead nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel inside her home last week. she won't celebrate her wedding. she won't have children of her reign. if

you've got information and your withholding it, you are protecting the killers. ——she won't celebrate her wedding. she won't have children of her own. if you've got information and you're withholding it, you are protecting the killers. and why record breaking hot and dry weather this summer has seen more exotic plants growing in the uk also coming up, the notting hill carnival is back — returning to the streets of west london for the first time since 2019. hello and welcome to bbc news. pakistan is warning that millions more people are likely to be caught up in the unprecedented flooding. the latest official count of the number of people who have died has now gone over 1,000,

as the country makes a fresh appeal for more international aid. it's feared food shortages could lead to more deaths, as many families have had to leave agricultural areas — where they were able to support themselves — for higher ground. officials in the southern province of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters from the north flow downriver. the torrents of water hitting many parts of the country now have left thousands of people desperately trying to get to safety. this elderly man making a precarious attempt to reach the other side of the river, using a bed frame. encouraged by those around him, he finally makes it. this, just one of many such rescues around the country. and there is no sign, so far, of the floods abating. it's really bad. you know, because we are still having a very high level of flood right now.

you can see, everyone has seen this river running red in this situation. we are trying our very best to do something for our public, for our properties, for their health, for their children, for their food. and help is urgently needed. nearly a million homes have been damaged or destroyed, and more than 1,000 people have lost their lives so far. it's estimated half the population has been affected. we are facing unprecedented flooding. roads have been flushed away. we have more than 3,000 kilometres of roads that have been washed away. bridges, over 60—plus bridges have been destroyed as well. ——bridges,160—plus bridges have been destroyed as well. so it's a really, really, very, very bad situation here. and it seems there is little hope the situation will improve, as more heavy rain is predicted for the weeks ahead.

the government and aid agencies have a huge task in front of them — to save lives, as the crisis continues. richard galpin, bbc news. bbc urdu reporter saher baloch joins us now from karachi. the full scale of this disaster is very much still unfolding, isn't it? tell is that the rescue operation rescue efforts?— tell is that the rescue operation rescue efforts? might know what is ha enin: rescue efforts? might know what is happening is _ rescue efforts? might know what is happening is that — rescue efforts? might know what is happening is that rescue _ rescue efforts? might know what is| happening is that rescue operations are continuing in most parts of the country, specifically in khyber pakhtunkhwa province where tourists were stranded and right now 42 arrests have been evacuated from their and 300 are actually stranded so right now —— a0 tourists. rescue operations are limited because access is limited and most of khyber pakhtunkhwa is also cut off from the rest of the country and similar blotches stand in sindh province are equally the worst affected in terms of the disaster end heavy and heavy

emitters have let —— baluchistan. they are specially good off, especially baluchistan which was any weak when it comes to infrastructure and road links and everything so this disaster has only made things worse for the provinces right now. the death toll sadly rising all the time. just to put this in context, can you give us any idea of what percentage of the population is affected by the flooding? right now, 33 million people _ affected by the flooding? right now, 33 million people are _ affected by the flooding? right now, 33 million people are affected - affected by the flooding? right now, 33 million people are affected by - 33 million people are affected by this, so this basically makes it up to 15% of the population is affected by the disaster, which a lot of ministers and the authorities we have spoken to said this is worse than the floods that happened in 2010. and it is unfolding right now. a lot of things are coming to the fore as people are going to these places, authorities are going there, the prime minister himself is going to many of these provinces and specifically baluchistan because thatis specifically baluchistan because that is anyway least developed and very weak when it comes to infrastructure and road connectivity infrastructure and road connectivity in everything so the prime minister

realise how much of the disaster has happened there because there are very many small towns over there which are totally not linked to the rest of the country and were completely cut off when the disaster initially happened because these rains have started from mid june, from the middle ofjune, and since thenit from the middle ofjune, and since then it is only increasing and right now, even as i sit in sindh province, in the capital of sindh right now, catchy, there are warnings that novena is going to happen in the next week and flood what is going to come from the north towards the south sindh province —— in the capital of sindh province, maclay. i in the capital of sindh province, macla . , ., in the capital of sindh province, macla . ., ., in the capital of sindh province, macla . , ., ., ., maclay. i spoke to one aid organisation _ maclay. i spoke to one aid organisation yesterday - maclay. i spoke to one aid| organisation yesterday and maclay. i spoke to one aid - organisation yesterday and the -- organisation yesterday and the —— capital, karachi. spokesperson was explaining the well established networks to deliver rescue efforts in shelter and food and medical aid to people. we mention concerns that may be food shortages, so webb is helping to come from on that front?

will there be a sufficient response from the authorities? candy with this? will many of the people affected by these floods be relying on aid agencies? the? affected by these floods be relying on aid agencies?— affected by these floods be relying on aid agencies? they are relying on aid agencies — on aid agencies? they are relying on aid agencies and _ on aid agencies? they are relying on aid agencies and there _ on aid agencies? they are relying on aid agencies and there are _ on aid agencies? they are relying on aid agencies and there are also - aid agencies and there are also local aid agencies so for instance we have rescued 122 and the local organisations who are helping the people but they are not enough so thatis people but they are not enough so that is why the prime minister then had to appeal to international donor aid agencies are now today as we speak right now the uae government has spent damn accent and aircraft of relief goods for the people which basically includes tins —— the uae government has sent an aircraft of relief goods for the people which basically includes tins and other things. right now the crops are completely destroyed two in the coming few weeks and months what the country will have to deal with is how they will report vegetables and where we will report these vegetables from is because most of

the provinces were completely destroyed during the last floods when this happened —— most of the crops were completely destroyed. last time pakistan had to ask india to import as many vegetables as they could so there is a need to get that in order as well, an immediate response, as us earlier. right now, there is a food urgency. a lot of places need you know, people to get freshly cooked food and not something that is raw. for instance, in the beginning rescue teams were sending them raw food like for instance rice and wheat and everything, so the urgent need is for them to have cooked food and something that they don't have to make themselves because they have nothing to rely upon right now. they do not have cookers any more. this do not have cookers any more. as flood waters flow down the river is it too late to do anything other than one people in the pap of those get higher ground? right than one people in the pap of those get higher ground?— get higher ground? right now evacuations _ get higher ground? right now evacuations are _ get higher ground? right now

evacuations are happening . get higher ground? right now. evacuations are happening based get higher ground? right now- evacuations are happening based on that for example in khyber pakhtunkhwa province when the news came out that nervous rivers, especially campbell river and indus river were increasing where the water was increasing. people were evacuated, so far 350,000 people evacuated, so far 350,000 people evacuated so those efforts also happening and at the same time people will not want to leave their land where they have been living for so long and this is also something we saw in sindh and many parts of baluchistan as well, that few people do not want to leave their ancestral lands where one family, you know, for instance a 50 or 60 people may live in the same compound and they do not want to leave that because thatis do not want to leave that because that is exactly from where they get their food from. they don't want to leave it and go somewhere else because they feel what if they are never able to come back to this place is? service is also another concerns. place is? service is also another concerns-— place is? service is also another concerns. . ~' y . ., concerns. thank you very much for bein: as concerns. thank you very much for being as up-to-date _ concerns. thank you very much for being as up-to-date and _ concerns. thank you very much for being as up-to-date and bullock . being as up—to—date and bullock there in for us. —— saher baloch

beth karachi for us. the leader of britain's biggest trade union says the labour party needs to �*get a spine' and do more to stand up for working people struggling with the cost of living crisis. the unite union's general secretary sharon graham has told the bbc unions are emerging as the only people standing up for workers — accusing labour of �*moving the goalposts�* in terms of what it's prepared to do to support them. labour has not backed inflation—matching pay rises, but has said if they were in power the party would join negotiations between employers and unions. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more. what do we want? 10%! when do we want it? now! could the summer of strikes turn into a winter of discontent? at felixstowe port, 1900 dock workers are finishing an eight—day walk—out, impacting uk supply chains for food, clothing and essential goods. there are now calls ahead of next month's gathering of trades unions at the tuc conference for future strikes to be synchronised or staggered to maximise the impact. and sharon graham, the general secretary of the uk's largest union, has called on the labour party to make a stronger stand.

i think that if they came out now strongly and said, "look, hang on a second, these abhorrent profits "that are going on, what is happening with the cost of living?" so from my point of view i think we are doing a labour a favour by saying, get a spine, stick up for workers, and i tell you right now, people want a strong message. the tuc said 6.5 million union members in the uk need all of the help that they can get. we need the labour party to stand shoulder to shoulder with those workers looking for a fair deal, and with support from all levels of the labour party. the labour party leader has said that if elected the party would play

a more active role in negotiations between unions and employers but has faced criticism for urging shadow ministers not tojoin picket lines, and more industrial strikes are learning. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last week in the first of four days of planned action. bt workers have a second strike planned and criminal barristers are out indefinitely from september five. from september the 5th. remember the rail misery? well, drivers of 12 train operator still have mandates for strike and nursing and school support staff, 100,000 local government workers are being balloted in the coming weeks. ministers have said the machinery of government is working flat—out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help with struggling households, but the industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. mark ashdown, bbc news. staying with the cost of living crisis, the conservative leadership candidate and possible future prime minister, liz truss, has ruled out giving everyone more direct financial support to help with the increase in energy prices. last week the energy price cap, the maximum amount an average household in england, wales and scotland can be charged per unit of energy they use, went up 80% from £1,971 to more than £3,500.

0ur political correspondent ione wellsjoins me now. ione — what's lizz truss's team saying about her approach? in the absence of a definitive and detailed plan from liz truss com that you have been trying to piece together the clues about what her plan might be if she is chosen as the next prime minister. what can you tell us?— you tell us? that is right. she has been really _ you tell us? that is right. she has been really quite _ you tell us? that is right. she has been really quite tight-lipped - you tell us? that is right. she has l been really quite tight-lipped about been really quite tight—lipped about what exactly she might do to help households this winter with rising energy bills other than saying she will cut national insurance contributions and scrap green levies on energy bills. today, sources close to her in the campaign have talked a bit more about what is on the table and washes off the table so in terms of what is still on the table and under consideration they have used examples of things like that the tax cuts, for example cuts to vat, also more support for the lowest income families, so for example families who are on benefits could receive some more support but these are all still ideas that are

just under consideration at this stage with no final decisions having been made. in terms of what's of the table, though, i'm told by those close to her that she isn't in favour of any more kind of direct support for everyone. now, families would still get about a £a00 payment this autumn which everyone is set to get that has already been announced but i'm told this is not an approach that she really wants to use again in future, preferring that targeted approach and those close to her, her allies, make the argument that she prefers to tax people less rather than keep taxation as it is and then give people more money on hand—outs later, so that's, sort of, the thinking behind the purge at the moment, but no specific plan as such. i might with herfrom all sorts of people, people on low incomes, middle incomes and charities, all sorts of organisations saying actually what they wanted to know that plan already. they say it's not acceptable to have to wait until after the 5th of september. my today borisjohnson has been writing in the mail on sunday saying his successor would deliver a huge

package of support without spelling out what it would be. no satisfaction there for those people for detail right now? that is right. i don't think the current payments to boris johnson's i don't think the current payments to borisjohnson's words will necessarily provide any comfort for people looking for answers. all he said is there will be a big package of support and i think there's something pretty well—known now that essentially live as a consensus across the political spectrum that the constables announced won't be enough to because it follows that households mode must be done but that leaves the question of what exactly is about look like unanswered. i'm told borisjohnson is also due to spend some of the time in his last week giving speeches about energy talking about the need to increase things like offshore wind, nuclear energy, which he has advocated for in the past. that will serve as a message to his success f and not forgetting about addressing the supply issues well, notjust how addressing the supply issues well, not just how you addressing the supply issues well, notjust how you help households with rising bills.— with rising bills. thank you very

much. two men who were arrested on suspicion of the murder of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel in liverpool last week, have been released on bail. this morning merseyside police issued an online video appealing for help over her death, along with those of ashley dale and sam rimmer who were also killed on merseyside this month. we've got parents who've lost their children. we've got a nine—year—old girl who won't celebrate her 18th birthday, she won't celebrate her wedding, she won't have children of her own. if you've got information and you're withholding it, you are protecting the killers. we need your information. 0ur correspondent emma vardy is in liverpool. well, that video, as you heard, had some pretty hard—hitting messages for people. police clearly believe there may be those people in communities who may know more about these shootings, and that video was really to get people to appeal to their conscience, saying silence is not an option.

of course, people in liverpool have been very shocked and concerned by those three gun deaths which took place in seven days here, and this morning at liverpool's anglican cathedral, the dean has been saying prayers for nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel, who was killed earlier this week when gunmen burst into the family home, and prayers, too, here for anyone impacted by that recent outbreak of gun violence in the city. meanwhile, of course, this morning the police investigation remained very active. there were sniffer dogs at 0livia's home in the dovecot area of the city. two men who had being been questioned in that investigation were yesterday released on bail. and today police will be hoping that that fresh appeal video mayjust strike the right chord with people who could now be persuaded to come forward with a key piece of information. to come forward with a key piece of information.

emma vardy reporting. a man who tortured his baby has had his release from prison placed on hold under new powers to protect the public. tony hudgell, who is now seven, was so badly abused he needed to have both legs amputated. his birth parents, anthony smith and jody simpson, were jailed for 10 years in 2018. tougher sentences for child abusers came into force injune under "tony's law", following campaigning from the youngster�*s adoptive family. dutch police say at least six people have been killed and several more injured after a truck crashed into a street party near rotterdam. it's understood the lorry veered off the road and rolled into a neighbourhood barbecue just south of the city. the driver has been arrested. the cause of the crash is not yet known. there have been angry protests across india following the government's decision to cut short the sentences of 11 men who were convicted of brutally gang—raping a muslim woman. men and women held placards and shouted slogans, urging the government to reverse the controversial decision. wendy urquhart reports.

chanting. this is one of many protests on the streets of india on saturday. there's utter disbelief that these convicted rapists have been set free. calling for the freedom of muslim women, they waved banners blazing with slogans like "justice for bilkis bano" and demanded that the government reverse its decision. bilkis bano is the woman who was raped by 11 men who walked out ofjail on the 75th anniversary of india's independence. she and her two children were the only survivors when 17 muslims were attacked by hindus during the religious riots of 2002. in a statement, she said...

some activists are calling for an official apology for bilkis bano. others are afraid that rape is being normalised in india. translation: if the convicts did all this and are able - to get away with their crimes so easily, that means rape culture is being normalised very badly. the gujarat government said various points were considered in connection with the release of the men, including their behaviour in prison and the fact that they had already served 15 years behind bars. dozens of retired civil servants have written to the chiefjustice of india, warning that the early release of these men sends the wrong message and puts the safety of women at risk. wendy urquhart, bbc news.

the prince of wales has guest edited a special edition of the british african—caribbean newspaper, the voice, to mark its a0th anniversary. it carries interviews with baroness doreen lawrence — the mother of stephen lawrence — and campaigner baroness floella benjamin — in an edition focusing on the themes of community cohesion, education, and climate. the voice's executive director, paulette simpson, said the prince shares their vision for positive change. this collaboration was important, and what i deeply hope is that many other persons will see this move that he has made as an example for positive collaboration that will create a better society. paulette simpson from the voice. as temperatures soar in the uk, gardeners are cultivating more exotic plants than in previous years. watermelons, avocados and figs are usually found growing in the mediterranean — but this summer's warm weather has brought them closer to home.

earlier, markjackson gardening manager at york gate garden told us more about this trend. 0bviously, we're finding that temperatures are warmer, we're tending to get milder winters, as well, and warmer temperatures in the summer. and at the moment, to some degree, we can perhaps take advantage of the interim change, and find that we can grow plant species that we wouldn't normally be growing in this country. we've been very fortunate that, as a country, we can grow a great diversity of plants from all over the world, but there have been, on the tender side, certain plants that we've only been able to grow sort of, under glass indoors. and now we're finding there is an opportunity to grow more of these plants outdoors and get them through winters. which works in our favour

but, you know, we're very conscious that there's a question of going beyond that, and we are looking to the future of what those issues and how we can address them, and maintain particularly gardens, traditional gardens that we know, our english garden that we know and love. the world's second—biggest carnival is back this weekend on the streets of west london. millions are expected to gather and celebrate the notting hill carnival for the first time in two years. the spectacle of music, dancing, food and drink is rooted in carribean culture, and has been influenced by the windrush generation. meghan 0wen tells us more... so the silence is finally being broken. it's been three years since carnival has taken to the streets of notting hill and its staffing of this year with a fun run to remember the 72 victims of grenfell tower. now, the community here will be extremely excited to see the carnival back on the streets in the energy is already mounting. lots of people here will be very thrilled to know that. i'm here with denise who

is co—founder of the emancipated run great. just tell me how you are kicking off carnival. we great. just tell me how you are kicking off carnival.— great. just tell me how you are kicking off carnival. we are very excited to _ kicking off carnival. we are very excited to be _ kicking off carnival. we are very excited to be here. _ kicking off carnival. we are very excited to be here. we're - kicking off carnival. we are very| excited to be here. we're kicking off cannibal with a run. this is unusualfor off cannibal with a run. this is unusual for carnival. off cannibal with a run. this is unusualfor carnival. it's never unusual for carnival. it's never been unusualfor carnival. it's never been done, i —— kicking off carnival. we've never had a group of black and brown people running the carnival of it before and emancipated run crew is all about getting black and brown people to move and we reached out to different running clues in london and people on instagram said we were doing this and, yes, we have and in the five k carnival route for first time so we have an historic event in a historic event and we're also doing a 1.5 k so that is how we doing it. anything. it is also a tribute to grenfell tower, isn't it? you all in green. tell me how that mean so much to the community? it green. tell me how that mean so much to the community?— to the community? it does because grenfell was _ to the community? it does because grenfell was a _ to the community? it does because grenfell was a tragedy _ to the community? it does because grenfell was a tragedy that - to the community? it does because grenfell was a tragedy that should l grenfell was a tragedy that should never have happened in affected

implemented, impacted on primarily black and brown people he us all because it could have been our family members, it could have been as in there and, actually, how many years later and still no justice? so we have remembering glenn fell on our backs because we have to remember the 72 people, the 72 lives that were lost in the life that we impacted, so we here merely honouring those people, really, and we have sold t—shirts, we have donated the proceeds to grenfell united, we've told them about the event with regards to them down as well and some people coming down and so i think it is important to match that. we are starting a run with a 72 seconds silence. just that. we are starting a run with a 72 seconds silence.— that. we are starting a run with a 72 seconds silence. just in terms of the rest of — 72 seconds silence. just in terms of the rest of cannibal, _ 72 seconds silence. just in terms of the rest of cannibal, what - 72 seconds silence. just in terms of the rest of cannibal, what is - 72 seconds silence. just in terms of the rest of cannibal, what is the - the rest of cannibal, what is the feeling amongst people at the moment he? , , , .., ., he? this is the first time carnival has been on _ he? this is the first time carnival has been on the _ he? this is the first time carnival has been on the streets - he? this is the first time carnival has been on the streets since - he? this is the first time carnival. has been on the streets since 2019. it means a heck of a lot of the people. i grew up in west london and i remember coming to carnival every

year and did i remember coming to carnival every yearand did carry i remember coming to carnival every year and did carry me on my shoulders and my sister and my uncle so we have roots connected to carnival so the fact it is back in the first time in three years is incredible and the atmosphere here is electric and i feel the energy. people want to come down here on a sunday morning because there are people coming at 830. it has been an amazing experience this people coming at 830. it has been an amazing experience— amazing experience this is 'ust the start 03 the — amazing experience this is 'ust the start 03 the days * amazing experience this is 'ust the start 03 the days there _ amazing experience this isjust the start 03 the days there will - amazing experience this isjust the start 03 the days there will be - start 03 the days there will be musicians to show the signs in it for years and we will be giving updates at the day. megan irwin reporting. ——megan 0wen reporting. generations of children across the world will recognise the grand halls and corridors of gloucester cathedral, but they'll know them by a different name — hogwarts. the cathedral�*s cloisters starred in three harry potter films, and after centuries of wear and tear they're now being restored — and as cheryl dennis discovered, it's a painstaking task... some of the most famous

ceilings in the world — gloucester cathedral's cloister is internationally renowned and of huge architectural importance, but the use of cement by the victorians to patch up gaps has led to cracks and water damage. in 2019, a survey confirmed these fan—vaulted ceilings are at risk. they were just using things they thought at the time were useful for the building. they still had those traditional skills, as well, but with what we know, we can get rid of that cement and repoint it with lime and bring it back to its original state. known to many as hogwarts, the cloister has appeared in three harry potter movies. it is a huge area and one that's really beloved of people for all kinds of reasons, not least because it's one of our most popular filming destinations, but it's also one of the few bits of the old abbey life that still exists.

the work is intricate and all done by hand, and possible thanks to a £550,000 donation aimed at preserving the area for visitors. i haven't been here for a little while, but it's reminded me of how beautiful it is here, and what a nice place it is to come to. i'm fascinated into what parts harry potter was in. it'd be good to continue . with restoring everything, so it can last for- generations to come. the stonemasons here are going to be training a team of apprentices, and that means that their specialist skills are going to be be passed on to the next generation, and it's help they're going to need there are a0 of these bays and there are 80 of these fans to be restored. no—one's really touched this since the 1950s, and it's quite possible that no—one will touch it again for another 100, 200 years, so it's really exciting. this first small section of work will determine how long the whole project could take —

and we're talking years, if not decades. such a beautiful building. time now for look at the weather forecast with sarah keith lucas. hello. lots of fine weather and the focus of the best of today and much of the week too. high—pressure dominating. 0ne too. high—pressure dominating. one or too. high—pressure dominating. 0ne ortwo too. high—pressure dominating. one or two showers as we head into evening, northern ireland, north—west england, won to the central scotland, many places sing a bit of light so shine and evening hours, temperatures still above 20 degrees much of england and wales full of the north and shetland isles. this evening and tonight in heavy rain developing. isle of man, dumfries and galloway to either side dry and fellow cloud with overnight so temperatures holding land about 11 to 15 degrees first thing tomorrow. through monday bank holiday for many of us and we are likely to see little bit of patchy rain have for single parts the uk,

easing way quite quickly, few showers were parts of scotland too, lots of dry weather, best of sunshine towards south and in temperatures monday 15—22 , by. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: pakistan is warning that millions more people are likely to be caught up in the unprecedented flooding that's already claimed more than a thousand lives. "get a spine" — the message from britain's biggest trade union to the labour party over standing up for working people struggling with the cost of living crisis. merseyside police have issued an online video appealing for help catching the person who shot dead nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel inside her home last week. and why record breaking hot and dry weather this summer has seen more exotic plants growing in the uk. and the notting hill carnival

is back — returning to the streets of west london for the first time since 2019.