hello, you're watching bbc news — i'm rich preston. our top stories: a third of the country under water, farmland and homes destroyed — pakistan braces itself for more flooding. awaiting judgement — the man on trial in australia for a murder in the 1980s made famous by a true—crime podcast. a call for calm in iraq as clashes continue between security forces and supporters of the shia cleric muqtada al—sadr.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in south asia. a third of pakistan is underwater. that's according to the country's climate change minister, who called the devastation caused by extensive flooding a crisis of unimaginable proportions. at least 1,000 people have been killed, and 33 million are affected. that's 1 in every 7 pakistanis. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in khyber pakhtunkhwa have also been badly hit. 0ur correspondent pumza filhani sent this report from the city of sukkur. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was

a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because - of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12—13 feet of water. when i left with my children, i saw my house collapse. the rivers are swelling, and all many can do is stand and watch. the raging floods and mudslides have forced people to flee to higher ground. 0n the other side of the country, in sindh, there's been some reprieve from the rains, but swathes of land are still under water and unlivable. many families have settled near major roads, or wherever there is still dry land. families have been displaced across pakistan, but the people that have been worst

affected are the poor, people who had very little to begin with. the community that we found here used to live on the banks of the indus river, which has been over flooding for weeks. they came here because this was higher ground, many of them travelled for hours and kilometres to try and get here. just behind me is the little means that they have been able to put together. there aren't any tents here, there is no clean drinking water, there isn't even any food, and they don't know, they tell me, why they have been neglected. this farmer has been sleeping in an open field for a week. today, he has finally gathered enough branches and sticks to build shelter for his family. translation: even - when the water recedes, all we will have are these branches. 0ur homes are gone. we have nothing. i was able to grow my own vegetables back home, and everything is gone now. i can't even feed my children. we need help. the floods have not only taken lives, they've ta ken livelihoods, too.

iqbal ali has travelled across two provinces, searching for suitable land for his herd. he is hoping that if he can keep them alive, then he has a chance to rebuild his life. local aid agencies say they are doing all they can to help, but they admit they are overwhelmed and do not have enough resources. government officials who have dealt with floods many times before have said this time is different. this year's rains were unprecedented and have brought untold tragedy to the people of pakistan. pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh. the chief executive officer of islamic relief worldwide — waseem ahmad — told us what he saw in some of the worst—affected areas.

the situation unfortunately unfolding is not good. people are desperate for international aid. and yesterday, i was out with my team in kpk district, just south, where people were standing alongside the motorway, main motorway connecting with islamabad, capital city. they were desperate for food, water, shelter, hygiene kits and the sanitation facilities are not out there. this is the horrible picture to see. i was comparing with 2010 floods. i can easily say this is unfortunately turning out to be worse than what happened in 2010. i was speaking to national disaster management authority colleagues and they are saying that sindh has to brace for the worst of its flooding, unfortunately. flash flooding in kpk and the more rain on the northern areas of pakistan is not good news and unfortunately monsoon season for the last 30 years

is going to be the worst ever in the history of monsoon season of pakistan. we saw that injune, things started getting worse in balochistan and sindh province, but kpk, for the last about four days, they have seen devastation they never saw before, communities there. i think the government is saying that yesterday, they need at least $10 billion to bring back livelihoods. about 40—45% of crops, livestock and the means of income, people are simply lost. basic food commodities, vegetables are not available on the market. if they are available, prices have gone up around 200—300%. in some cases, these vegetables are simply not there. this is a situation that is unfolding and is just the tip of the iceberg unfortunately. i saw villages where 30—110 houses are simply not there, just washed away by the water and people are saying they used to be houses, they used to be a road, the use to be a bridge,

it's not any more. ajudge is delivering the verdict in the murder trial of a former australian schoolteacher accused of killing his wife in the 1980s. chris dawson's lawyers tried to get the case thrown out, arguing his right to a fair trial had been risked by a podcast called the teacher's pet which had close to 30 million downloads. with more here's the bbc�*s phil mercer in sydney. this trial has been going on for two months and it's the combination of a0 years of questions and speculation about a woman called lynette dawson. she disappeared in 1982. the husband is chris dawson and he is accused of her murder. he has denied allegations and he

has denied allegations and he has been on trial here at the new south wales supreme court. this case was serialised in the extremely popular true crime pod cast called the teacher's pet that was produced by the australian newspaper. as you say, it was listened to by millions of people notjust here in australia but well beyond the shores in many other countries and the popularity of this pod cast did lead chris dawson's defence team to suggest that the trial could never be fair because witnesses had been influenced by the pod cast and it's one reason why the trial is being heard by a judge alone. a ukrainian counter—offensive against russian occupation forces is underway in the south of the country. a senior advisor to president zelensky says ukrainian troops have broken through several sectors of russian defence lines near the city of kherson. and ukraine says russia's proxy militias have retreated along with their supporting russian paratroopers.

in the last few weeks, ukraine has been pummelling key bridges across the nee—pro river and ammunition dumps with high—precision rockets. but russia's defence ministry claimed the offensive was a "spectacular failure", with the ukrainians losing fifty tanks and personnel carriers and more than 500 troops. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent us this update. it is clear the ukrainians are making a push. there are more reports tonight of explosions close to the city of kherson. ukrainians claim they have taken out key bridges connecting the city to russian—occupied territory. they say they have pushed through the first russian defensive line, which is significant, and moscow itself acknowledged acknowledges that it has had to defend three ukrainian attacks. the difference is, it says, those attacks were not successful but kyiv has used this as a messaging opportunity, you could say. there was a press conference, an exercise by the country's military, in saying a lot but not explaining much. they say they had launched a number of counteroffensives but it was important that people remained

silent during this operation. at the same time, a senior government official tweeted a heart emoji, saying kherson is ahead. so you can see, you can sense the significance of what is happening along this sizeable frontline. further east, finally, it's looking like inspectors will be making their way to the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, your�*s largest. rafael grossi, the iaea chief, said he hoped to be there within days, not weeks. the kremlin says that as well, saying they hope the inspectors are professional and fair. kyiv, frankly, in the words of dmytro kuleba, the country's foreign minister,

wants to see a condemnation, notjust of russia's occupation but reports of their continued violations of the site in terms of safety amid claims that they continue to use it as a military base. let's get some of the day's other news. the relatives of ten coal miners who were trapped underground when a mine in northern mexico flooded earlier this month have started to wind—down their vigil at the site. it comes after authorities indicated that the weeks—long search has become a recovery operation rather than search for survivors. the coal mine filled with water after a wall collapsed. a study has found that a major sea level rise from the melting of the greenland ice cap is now inevitable, even if the world stops emitting greenhouse gases immediately. the research found that global warming to date will cause more than 100 trillion tons of greenland's ice to melt, causing sea levels to rise by at least 27cm, more than 10.5 inches. that would have severe consequences for billions of people who live in coastal areas. russia is due to begin a series ofjoint military

exercises with china on tuesday, as relations between the two countries continue to build. the military drills will run for a week and include a number of other nations including india, belarus and mongolia. it's the second time this year that russia and china have engaged injoint military drills. nasa has postponed the launch of the most powerful rocket it's ever developed, artemis 0ne. it was scheduled to take off on monday for an uncrewed test flight to the moon. the space agency had a two—hour window for lift—off, but the launch was aborted when one of its engines couldn't cool down to the required temperature. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle is at the kennedy space center in florida and sent this report. it was all looking so good, even the weather. nasa's new rocket was ready to make history and head to the moon, but then the problems began. the hydrogen team reporting that they started seeing a leak trending up.

first of all, a fuel leak, with liquid hydrogen escaping. that one was fixed. then a possible crack was spotted, holding things up even more, although this turned out to be frost in a crevice. but it was an issue with an engine that spelled the end. launch director charlie blackwell—thompson has called a scrub. nasa's administrator, bill nelson, was on hand to explain. this is a very complicated machine, a very complicated system, and all those things have to work. and you don't want to light the candle until it's ready to go. they came so close, the countdown stopping at t minus a0 minutes. there were just too many technical problems to contend with. you have to remember, though, that this is a new rocket, and it hasn't really been put through its paces, so it's no surprise the engineers were being extra cautious. the plan is for the rocket to push

a capsule, called 0rion, into deep space, to go into orbit around the moon before it returns to earth with a splashdown. if the maiden flight is a success, the next time, astronauts will come along for the ride. but they are not surprised by the delays. this is the first time we've taken the count anywhere close to zero. we've done tests to put propellant in the tanks, but we haven't tried to take it all the way to flight yet, so there are many, many opportunities for new things to crop up. this is a test flight. we're doing the test. we won't go till we're ready, but i really hope we're ready. data from the rocket is now being pored over to find out exactly what went wrong. a complicated problem could set everything back by weeks or even months, but there is hope an easier fix might be found, which would mean this friday could see the next attempt at a launch. rebecca morelle, at the kennedy space center in florida. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: high spirits in notting hill as the carnival returns for the first

time since the pandemic. to receive the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying, in india's slums, the head of the catholic church, mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then rent the conference and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all who she - reached out - to as irreplaceable. an early—morning car crash

in a paris underpass ended | a life with more than its share of pain and courage, - warmth and compassion. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: pakistan says a third of the country has been left under water by monsoon flooding, with 33 million people affected. the prime minister of iraq, mustafa al—kahdimi, has called for calm after clashes in baghdad's highly protected green zone, in which at least fifteen people have been killed. that's after supporters of the powerful shia cleric muqtada al—sadr stormed the presidential palace. more than three—hundred were reported to have been injured by gunfire or by inhaling tear gas. the sound of machine—guns and explosions ring out. as

protesters storm this government building in iraqi, leading to clashes that left several people dead and many injured. it's the worst fighting the capital has seen in years, as fights broke out between rival shia militias, as well as the police, and it all started after the shia cleric muqtada al—sadr said he is resigning from politics. translation: before, we were committed to the orders of our leader. now, our master took his hand away from us, he withdrew from the politics, he is letting the people take the lead. ., . . lead. powerful cleric said he was resigning _ lead. powerful cleric said he was resigning in _ lead. powerful cleric said he was resigning in response i lead. powerful cleric said he| was resigning in response to other shia leaders failure to reform what he called a corrupt government. for his supporters, this was a call to arms. they

include a heavily armed militia, pushing back against rival shia groups aligned with iran. they charged through baghdad's street, eventually breaking into this government building, known as the republican palace. they even took a swim in this government pool took a swim in this government pool. even outside of baghdad, supporters burned tires and rode through smoke in southern provinces. but before these clashes, rock was already at a standstill, despite muqtada al—sadr�*s political alliance winning the most seats in last year's collection, politicians yea r�*s collection, politicians were year's collection, politicians were unable to form a government, leading to a total deadlock, so his supporters camped outside parliament four weeks. �* ,, �* camped outside parliament four weeks. �* , weeks. translation: the people are sick of political— weeks. translation: the people are sick of political parties - are sick of political parties and this situation. they are sick of not having any services or right living conditions, no

water or electricity, everything is deteriorating. according to state news agencies, muqtada al—sadr has announced a hunger strike until all sides put down their weapons, and for the country as a whole, this latest violence is yet another setback after struggling to recover from decades of war and corruption. the first shipment of wheat from ukraine to africa since the war began will arrive in the coming hours. ukraine and russia are the world's biggest exporters of grain but shipments stopped following russia's invasion in february. a recent agreement between the two countries, mediated by the un and turkey, means around 50 ships have been allowed to take stocks from ukraine. the mv brave commander has now docked in djibouti with an aid shipment bound for ethiopia where drought and conflict affect over 20 million people. 0ur africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga reports. bone dry earth.

these women in eastern ethiopia are digging holes to trap rainwater to grow crops and feed animals, but it rarely rains these days. drought is making it harder to survive, even for camels. a0—year—old ishmael is trying to save his last one. translation: i'm pastoralist, i was one of the successful pastoralists, i had 15 camels, 1a of them died one by one, and i am on the left with this one. this one is also very sick as you can see, i don't know whether he will die or survive. war in ethiopia is also making people go hungry. this nursery school was hit in an airstrike last week during a resurgence in fighting in the north of the country. the united nations�*

world food programme has paid for this ship to carry over 20,000 tons of grain to africa from ukraine, bound for ethiopia. before the war three quarters of the wfp's food assistance came from ukraine and russia. ethiopia is particularly really badly hit. the fuel prices have shot up, the food prices and market prices, which were already very unaffordable for the vast majority of the population, are now pushed far beyond the means of most ethiopian families. the arrival of the brave commander ship here in djibouti is a significant moment, but it is only carrying 20,000 tons of grain — a drop in the ocean in terms of what is needed. especially now that the worst drought for a0 years and conflict are making it hard for communities in the horn of africa to find food. djibouti itself, kenya, south sudan and uganda are some of the other countries

affected by drought. in somalia, a famine could soon be declared in parts of the country. the un hopes the mv brave commander will be the first of many ships to bring much—needed green from ukraine to the region. here in the uk, liz truss, one of the two contenders in the conservative leadership race, has pulled out of a bbc interview that was due to go out on tuesday. earlier, her team defended her economic plans after a leading think tank, the institute for fiscal studies said they were "simplistic". here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas. this is a very respected economic think tank, they scrutinise economic production reports and analysis, and what the director of it has had is that liz truss's plan which essentially involves cutting lots of taxes, which is what she will do, that is the way to

help people to the current situation, he says that is simplistic because the idea that you cut taxes and get economic growth as a result does not always follow, and in fact in the current situation with high inflation, cutting tax rates could just push inflation even higher and make the problem worse, he has warned. he has also said it is very worrying because cutting taxes, and that would be if he went through with all the things they were talking about, tens of billions of pounds would be less money in the government coffers and that is why he said it is very worrying, it could crash the public finances. herteam worrying, it could crash the public finances. her team have said it is a bold plan that will help businesses create jobs and deliver long—term economic growth, but in the light of the cancelling tv interview, what others have said, arrival, said she is trying to avoid scrutiny because economic plans don't stand up to it, is is what they say. this was an interview

arranged about ten days ago, meant to be a proper set one—on—one, face—to—face interview, the only one she was going to do with her about her ambitions to be the prime minister, arrival has done one, he didn't want to and a half weeks ago or so and after that liz truss confirmed she was doing it and she has now said she is cancelling. and before we go, people have returned to the streets of west london for day two of notting hill carnival. it's the first time it's been held since the pandemic. celestina 0lulode has been meeting those taking part. a street festival rooted in caribbean culture. the warm—up was yesterday, and now for the main event. after two years celebrating carnival online, the parades are back. not being on the road has been kind of frustrating, a little bit boring. the plus for me was that i was involved in the virtual carnival.

i was one of the presenters, and i think the idea for us to present now was born in 2020, when they said we did such a fabulousjob, why should we not present to the world throughout carnival? and aside from all the music and floats, this is one of the highlights — caribbean food that so many people come for. you've got your favourites like rice and peas, jerk chicken and of course, patties. a global street festival in a residential area. some locals soaked up the party vibes, while others chose to stay away. 0rganisers say they recognise that there's a delicate balance to be met. there was a visible police presence in the area. but for a street festival steeped in caribbean culture and history, for these locals, it's good to be back. celestina 0ludode, bbc news. there is much more on the bbc news website.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ rich preston thanks for your company, see you next time. hello there. well, it was a fine bank holiday monday in wales. we had plenty of sunshine and, in porthmadog in the northwest, we had temperatures up to 25 degrees. looking at the weather picture for the rest of the uk this week, there will be a lot of drier weather. it is quite breezy, though, at times in the south, perhaps a bit warmer over the next couple of days, but there's a big change in our weather patterns on the way as we head into the next weekend. high pressure stays to the north of the uk at the moment, and it's that that's driving in these north—to—northeasterly winds, bringing in quite a bit of cloud across scotland and down these eastern coastal areas of england. the cloud thick enough for an occasional light shower, a few mist patches as well

over the next two hours, and temperatures similar to what they've been over recent nights. so, this is how we start off tuesday morning. a bright start across much of england, wales, northern ireland with some sunshine. as we go through the morning, cloud will bubble up and develop and spread across the skies, so certainly towards the early part of the afternoon for quite a few of you, it will turn rather cloudy. and that cloud thick enough to squeeze out an odd light shower — east anglia, south—east england, maybe one or two across wales and northern ireland as well — but the emphasis is on a lot of dry weather. quite breezy around our coasts, and it's those onshore winds that will keep the temperatures a little bit fresher and lower across eastern scotland, eastern areas of england. again, the warmest spots are likely to be across wales and southwest england, where we'll see temperatures, again, pushing on towards the mid—20s. now, for wednesday, again, there could be an odd isolated shower around. for the both of you, though, it's another dry day with some sunshine and temperatures just starting to lift up a little bit across parts of the south. 2a, maybe 25, but still into the high teens across scotland and the far northeast of england. the weather stays quite quiet, really, through thursday and friday. no great changes in the weather forecast. temperatures in the warmest spots climbing into the mid—20s.

however, it's as we head into the weekend that we see a big change in our weather as this area of low pressure moves in. now, it is forecast to become quite slow—moving, and so will probably be around about to the west or southwest of the uk for the first week of september or so, throwing up bands of rain. the heaviest rain is likely to be across probably southern and western areas, but they are some of the places that we've got those water and hosepipe restrictions and problems at the moment. so, of course, we do need this rain to fall, and it's on the way for the weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the government in pakistan says a third of the country is underwater. at least 1,000 people have been killed, homes abandoned, and 33 million affected, in extreme monsoon floods. parts of the north of the country have been cut off as infrastructure crumbled. street fighting is continuing in iraq between security forces and supporters of the shia cleric muqtada al—sadr. at least 15 people have been killed, and heavy weapons heard around the parliament in baghdad. on monday, al—sadr�*s supporters stormed the presidential palace after their leader announced he was withdrawing from politics. ukraine says it's broken through russian defences

in several sectors of the frontline near the city