been on board, huddled in the ship's hold. at least 79 people are known to have died. more than 100 were rescued. our europe correspondent nick beake reports from kalamata in greece, where survivors have been taken. relatives of the hundreds lost at sea rushed to this port city, fearing the worst. we found aftab from wolverhampton, searching for news about his cousins from pakistan. my relatives were on board the boat that capsized. how do you know that? we've had confirmation. we've found one of the relatives — he's in there — but the rest of them, we haven't got hold of yet. how many relatives? got gour of them. —— got four of them. the victims of greece's worst ever migrant ship wreck had set off from libya. many syrians were on board, kassam abozeed told me, including his wife. translation: how would i feel?

i have lost my wife now. i don't know where she is now. it's my wife. 21—year—old izra ahoon had been unable to find a legal route tojoin her husband in germany. this evening, we went to meet dr makaris. he treated 30 of the survivors, who told him dozens of children had been on board. they told us that there were children in the bottom of the ship — children and women. one told me about 100 children, the other told me about 50. lots of children? lots of children. hanging over this tragedy is one simple question — should the greek authorities have done more to save those on board ?

the coast guard says the migrants didn't want their help — a claim that's been challenged — so, we've been trying to piece together exactly what happened in this disaster that seemed to unfold in slow motion. at around 8am on tuesday, the greek authorities are first informed about the fishing vessel. the coast guard has first contact at 11am and claims it doesn't request assistance. a little later, an emergency helpline for migrants in trouble at sea receives multiple distress calls, including one at 3:20pm, saying the captain has left the vessel. the migrant boat has no publicly available tracking data but bbc verify has used a ship—monitoring website to follow the movements of boats in the area that offered assistance. at 3pm, greece sends a nearby commercial vessel, the lucky sailor, to the migrant boat, supplying it

with food and water. tuesday evening, a coast guard vessel sails near the fishing boat and, from a distance, apparently concludes there was no problem with its navigation. but less than four hours later, the migrant boat overturns and sinks. the greek authorities, as well as fending off criticism, but who was really to blame for such a huge loss of life is being fiercely debated. nick beake, bbc news, in southern greece. turning now to north korea and the second part of our exclusive bbc reporting from inside the secluded country. last night, we heard about the food crisis affecting north koreans, driving many to the brink of starvation. now, we look at the increasingly oppressive actions taken by authorities in the country that have people fearing for their lives.

north korea has become increasingly closed off from the outside world, since officials closed the borders during the covid—i9 pandemic. 0ur correspondentjean mackenzie has this exclusive coverage. before these borders close north korea was already one of the hardest countries to report on and we have such limited information but when kim jong—un sealed the border it became this inflation black hole because all the sources the journalists would normally rely on, aid workers and diplomats on the ground, left the country so this is why we decided we have no choice but to try to speak to ordinary people on the ground but there were two things we really wanted to find out — what was happening in the country and the second was how did people feel about the regime? because ultimately, this is the sort of thing that will determine the future of north korea. have a look at what we found out. this is the world's most tyrannical state.

its supreme leader rules by terror. but kim jong—un is tightening his grip, pushing his people to their limits. translation: every day, it gets harder to live. - 0ne wrong move and you're facing execution. this is chan ho, one of three north koreans who've risked their lives to tell us what's been happening since the country cut itself off from the world. we've changed their names and illustrated their words using actors and animations. if i live according to the rules, ifeel like i'll starve to death. butjust by trying to survive, i could be arrested by the state security, branded as a traitor and killed. one way to survive north korea is to escape across the border to china, but kimjong—un has begun walling his people in, installing fences and

surveillance cameras. guards have been ordered to shoot anyone attempting to cross. myong suk is a market trader living close to the border. the government strictly controls the border, using covid as an excuse. -- translation: the government strictly controls the border, - using covid as an excuse. but really, it's to stop the smuggling and people crossing the river to china. if you even approach the river, you'll be given a harsh punishment. those who dare to try now gamble with their lives. translation: a friend's son told me about several - closed—door executions he saw. each time, three to four people would be executed. their crime was trying to escape. people are stuck here and waiting to die. sealing the border has also allowed kim jong—un to shut out the thing he fears the most —

foreign films and tv programmes. these are the only way north koreans can learn about the prosperous world outside their borders. south korean videos pose the biggest threat. those who share them can now be executed. this propaganda video shows people being publicly punished. translation: i was taken in for questioning. - i'm more afraid of people now. ji—yeon told us many of her friends and their children have also been interrogated. at a court in pyongyang, the local leaders were gathered tojudge a 22—year—old man in a public trial. he'd gone around spreading south korean songs and films. his punishment was ten years and three months in a hard labour camp. before 2020, this would have been a quiet trial with perhaps one year in prison.

people were shocked. we've brought our interviews to the un team that investigates human rights in north korea. mmm, wow, 0k. sighs. that's quite sobering. you shouldn't be reprimanded, let alone jailed or even executed for consuming foreign media. they are very serious violations of human rights — and in fact, in the past, the commission of inquiry of the un has said that these can in many cases amount to crimes against humanity. but amidst the fear, there are small signs that people's loyalty to the regime is waning. translation: before covid, people viewed kim jong-un l positively. we hoped, perhaps, that he'd rule in a new way. but now, almost everybody�*s full of discontent.

nobody believes the propaganda on tv. the state says we are nestling in our mother's bosom but what kind of mother would execute their child in broad daylight for running to china because they were starving? at one of the hardest times in north korea's history, the state is closing in on every front. people have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. it's important that we put this period of increasing repression within the context of the food shortages that we know are currently happening in the country because if you look at times in the past when north koreans have been short of food, the government has actually given them small bits of freedom to do what they needed to do in order to survive, be that selling things on the side or smuggling things over the borderfrom china, now that it over the borderfrom china, now thatitis over the borderfrom china, now that it is clamping down on all of those things, it is restricting people's ability to

defend for themselves and that is what makes this period so concerning. one by one, these lifelines that people have relied on to be able to get by being taken away from them as the state closes in and really tries to tighten its control over people. the fantastic reporting of our correspondent jean mckenzie. —— jean mackenzie. we put ourfindings to the north korean government, which calls itself the dprk. its embassy in london said this: defence ministers from a number of western nations spent thursday in brussels, where they were joined by their ukrainian counterpart, oleksii reznikov. members agreed new measures to support ukraine in its counteroffensive against russia, and to strengthen the nation's defences.

us defense secretary lloyd austin spoke at a press conference in brussels, explaining how much each country will be allocating to ukraine. several countries have stepped up several countries have stepped up today with new commitments for ukraine. canada committed another $500 million package to support ukraine. that will include more than 200 critical air defence missiles to help ukraine's skies, help detect ukraine's skies, help detect ukraine's skies. united states along with the uk, denmark and netherlands all contributed funding for additional critical air defence missiles for your crane. italy also announced its latest range of assistance which includes highly critical capabilities that meet ukraine's most urgent need to defend itself. and several allies are beginning to think about supporting ukraine for the long—term. the bbc�*s defence correspondent jonathan beale sent this report from the summit.

ukraine's defence minister arrived in brussels at this meeting, welcoming allies, commitment to train ukrainian pilots to fly western, modern western jets, pilots to fly western, modern westernjets, including the us made f—i6. that programme, that plan is being led by both the netherlands and denmark. and it is being joined by other countries and supported by the us. what's missing at the moment of course is a specific timeline, a pledge to actually supply the jets themselves and that would have to be facilitated, in the case of f-i6s facilitated, in the case of f—i6s which are made in america, by the us itself. we heard from the us defence secretary lloyd austin who made very clear that he is what he called laser focus at the moment is on ukraine's offensive and providing ukraine with the ammunition it needs and what we've heard from western allies at this meeting is more offers of support of donations of both artillery shells and, specifically, air defence systems to counter the

aerial assault that ukraine is facing at the moment from russia. now, going onto that offensive, the head of the us said that it was steady progress and it will take some considerable time for ukraine and come with high costs. i think the message from all allies here at the moment is on that offensive, it is still too early to judge as to whether it will be a success. jonathan beale reporting. turning to india and pakistan, where the most powerful cyclone in 25 years to hit the area has now made landfall. even before the storm hit, more than 170,000 people had fled their homes. millions more are bracing for impact. cyclone biparjoy is barrelling through parts of north—west india and southern pakistan. in particular, the western indian state of gujarat and the coast of pakistan's sindh province. experts say the extent of the damage won't likely be known until later on friday and into the weekend. our correspondent arunoday mukharji is at a shelter in gujarat and has this report.

cyclone biporjoy threatening to live up to its name. meaning "disaster" in bengali, storm has brought heavy rain and winds on the coastal villages of gujarat. mandy is on the shoreline and preparing for the worst. this child is three days out and this high school classroom has been his first home, a makeshift helter in a village, holding around 300 people now. helpless in the face of nature's fury, he and his family have no choice but to wait it out. "i'm worried," his mother tells me, "handling the situation with a baby makes it "more difficult. "i'm concerned about him and worried that in my home "is affected, what will i do then?"

in this village, 13 kilometres away from where the cyclone is expected to hit, this family among hundreds of others has to leave. they don't know when they will come back. the 70—year—old has seen it all before, too many times. cyclones are common in these parts but it's been over two decades since she was asked to move to a shelter home. women and children first, as they head toward safety in a school bus, leaving their hearts and minds back at home. speaking to me, she recalls a devastating cyclone in 1998, which killed thousands. she tells me how she had to wade through chest deep water to get to safer ground in a neighbouring village. she doesn't know how bad this one will be. for these families at the shelters, there is certainty of safety, but the uncertainty of what these families will all go back to after the cyclone is the overwhelming

sentiment over here. the only noise to drown out the howling wind and rain is the sound of a generator being powered up. with the electricity gone, this is going to be the only source of light for the 150 people staying at this shelter in this village. it is their second night away from home, and this will be a long one, as they wonder what they will wake up to. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bringing you different stories from across the uk. it really looks clear to me that these are marked for children. these e-cigarette — are marked for children. these e-cigarette have _ are marked for children. these e-cigarette have been - are marked for children. these e-cigarette have been found . are marked for children. these | e-cigarette have been found at e—cigarette have been found at harrogate high school. it does not deterred many to invade.

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down climate progress. iam very i am very worried where the world stands on climate. countries are far off track in meeting climate promises and commitments. i see a lack of ambition, a lack of trust, a lack of support, a lack of cooperation and an abundance of problems around clarity and credibility. it has been undermined at a time when we should be exhilarating action there is backtracking. at a time when we should be filling gaps, these gaps are growing. and meanwhile, human rights of climate activists are being trampled. the most vulnerable are suffering is the most. current policies are taken the world to a 2.8 degrees temperature rise by the end of the century and that spells

catastrophe yet the collective response remains pitiful. we are hurtling towards disaster, eyes wide open, with far too many willing it on with wishful thinking, improving technology and silver bullet solutions. it is time to wake up and step up. it is time to rebuild trust based on climate justice, it is time to rebuild trust based on climatejustice, it it is time to rebuild trust based on climate justice, it is time to exhilarate the just transition to a green economy, limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 celsius is still possible and we must consider this as a moment of hope but it will require carbon emissions to be cut by 45% by 2013. to help get us there, i have propose a climate solidarity pact in which all big emitters will make extra

efforts to cut emissions and wealthier countries supporting emerging economies to do so. to the uk where former prime minister borisjohnson has been found to have committed a serious contempt of parliament over his behavior during covid lockdowns. it is the first time in british history that this charge has been upheld against a prime minister. the privileges committee's report found that mrjohnson "deliberately and repeatedly misled mps "about parties when covid lockdown measures "were in place." if he hadn't have stood down from his role as mp, the committee would have recommended his removal. mrjohnson called the findings "rubbish and deranged". here's our political editor chris mason. so many chapters of boris johnson's life have his relationship with the truth running straight through them. today, the latest chapter — a committee of his peers throwing the book at him. was he honest about what went on in downing street during the very covid restrictions he'd imposed on the rest of us?

all guidance was followed completely during number 10. really? there was no party and that no covid rules were broken. a senior civil servant, sue gray, investigated. so, too, the police. today, another page turns. the conclusion — devastating for mrjohnson. let's be blunt, this report concludes that he lied. it says he deliberately misled mps, he deliberately misled the committee. he breached their confidence by saying out loud what was in their report before they did, and that he was complicit in a campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the committee. look at what else the committee had to say. it takes aim at "the frequency with which he closed his mind "to the truth". and it said some of

mrjohnson�*s "denials "and explanations were so disingenuous" that they were "deliberate attempts to mislead". reporter: |s this the end, mrjohnson? we're shouting at borisjohnson because he said no to an interview. he put out a written statement instead, claiming the report is "rubbish, a lie, deranged, absurd and complete tripe". have you run out of road? and, he said... you've been there and seen it with your own eyes. harriet harman is the labour mp who chaired this investigation. he claims she was prejudiced against him from the outset, given things she had previously said.

the report says its members were informed by the facts. jacob rees—mogg was knighted by borisjohnson and served in his cabinet. what did he make of the report? well, i think it's over—baked. i think they want to find the worst at every possible opportunity, and i think it shows a degree of vindictiveness that does not work to the committee's favour or advantage. is this the end for borisjohnson? no way back from this, is there? there's easily a way back, because the great virtue of our system is that parliament can chuck you out, it can chuck you out again and it can suspend you, but if voters send you back, back you come. today's report came out at 9am, but the prime minister managed to find himself in front of the cameras earlier than that... ..wanting to look like he's getting on with the job on an immigration raid in west london. you're talking about a report that i haven't seen and no—one else has seen. it wouldn't be right to comment on it in advance of it coming out and being published.

so he didn't fancy saying very much, but little tongue tie from the opposition parties today. borisjohnson is not only a lawbreaker but a liar. he's not fit for public office, and he's disgraced himself and continues to act like a pound shop trump in the way in which he tries to discredit anybody who criticises his actions. he's built his entire career as a politician on being very shady with the truth, and what the committee has found is that he purposely lied to parliament as prime minister. today, the final page turns on the former prime minister, covid rule—breaking and the truth. the big question is whether the book is now closed for good on borisjohnson. chris mason, bbc news. before we go some live video of the north—west coast of india. cyclone — the north—west coast of india. cyclone biporjoy making land today. the most powerful

cycling in 25 years. more updates on that story at the top of the hour. thank you so much for watching bbc news. hello, there. the last day of the working week promises to be another largely fine, dry and settled one for most of us, but we are looking at some changes taking place to our weather, all because of this area of low pressure, sitting out in the atlantic, very slowly edging towards our shores. it's going to continue to destabilise the atmosphere across western areas, so, through the morning, we'll see a bit of cloud here, certainly across the southwest, cornwall and devon, into wales, northern ireland. some western parts of england could start to see some showers developing. some of these could be heavy and thundery, but the vast majority of scotland, central and eastern england, another dry, sunny one. warmer along the east coast, along north sea coasts,

and we could be up to around 27 or 28 degrees. as we head through friday night, it looks like those showers, thunderstorms, trundle their way northwards into southern and western scotland. further showers pushing into wales and the southwest, but central and eastern areas, once again, staying dry, and a mild night to come, certainly across the west. some chillier spots under clear skies in the east. the weekend, then, looks a bit more unsettled. we'll see increasing chance of showers, even longer spells of rain on sunday, and for most of us, it's still going to feel quite warm, but not as warm as it has done. so, for saturday, then, a bit more cloud around, generally, but again, lots of sunshine, central and eastern scotland, central and eastern england. most of the showers will tend to be across the south and the west, and again, some of them could be heavy and thundery. temperatures reaching highs around 25 degrees, a little bit lower out west, because of more breeze, and certainly more cloud and showers, and as we move into sunday, it looks like this weather front will push across the country, bringing areas of thundery rain and further showers. so, initially, it'll start dry, with some sunshine in central and northern areas. but these showers and longer spells of thundery rain across england and wales, northern ireland, will start

to migrate their way northwards into central and southern scotland, later in the day on sunday. so, because of this, temperatures won't be quite as high — still above the seasonal norm — but we're generally into the low—to—mid 20s. and then, beyond sunday, into next week, it looks like low pressure will stick close by to the west of the uk, constantly bringing a feed of showers, but there will be some sunny spells in between. best of that sunshine will tend to be across southern and eastern areas, where, once again, it'll turn quite warm. but further north and west, temperatures will be a bit closer to the seasonal norm. take care.

i'm rachel with the catch up. delayed union results, a fifa announcement, and a kangaroo fight. first, the latest on boris johnson and lockdown parties in downing street. when we first heard about them boris johnson, who was prime minister at the time, said no rules were broken. it never happened in the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times. later, it turned out that was not true. i take full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch.

mp is looking into whether boris