hello, i'm victoria valentine. we begin in greece where nine people have been arrested by police investigating the deadly sinking of a ship carrying migrants off the country's south coast. some of the suspects were seen being taken away from the coastguard headquarters in the coastal city of kalamata on thursday night, where survivors and the bodies of some of the 78 people confirmed to have died had been brought ashore. 104 are confirmed to have survived. ——100 are confirmed to have survived. many of them have told first responders there were as many as 750 people on board. greek authorities are also facing growing pressure over whether they could've done more to prevent the disaster. our europe correspondent nick beake is in kalamata. on thursday night there were some protests against the greek�*s handling of this

disaster. people take into the street to say how angry they are but the truth is, over the past two years, the greek government has pursued a tougher policy on migration, that has been warmly welcomed by the greek public clearly though there is a human toll, human cost to these policies. the greek coastguard is maintaining that it offered support to the migrant who were on the boat and that offer of support was rejected, but lots of people are saying that simply does not cut into because if you are a curse cut out at sea and you see that the vessel has lots of people on board, is badly overburdened, and is in such deep waters, there is a moral obligation to step in and do more and if the allegation is that the greek authorities, although they say they did what they could, they did not do enough and that is what critics continued to say, all the while more families of

those who are missing are coming to this port city, desperate for any sort of news and we are hearing this figure of 750 people having been on board. we know 100 people were rescued so that leaves the dreadful possibility, the dreadful possibility, the dreadful likelihood that 650 people lost their lives. and we will be talking a little bit more about this dreadful story later in the programme. here in the uk, conservative mps are split over whether or not to approve a report condemning boris johnson for deliberately misleading parliament over rule breaking when covid lockdown measures were in place. it is the first time in british history that this charge of a serious contempt of parliament has been upheld against a prime minister. to recap, the report from mps on the privileges committee says it would have recommended suspending him as an mp for 90 days, if he hadn't

already resigned last week after being given an advanced copy of the report. it also recommends that the former pm should not receive a members pass, which allows access to parliament. borisjohnson admitted his statements about the downing street parties misled parliament, but denied it was intentional. he described the report as "rubbish and deranged". now, some of his most loyal supporters are set to vote against the report come monday. nadine dorries says any mp who votes for the report is "fundamentally not a conservative" and will be at risk of deselection. prime minister rishi sunak says he will "take the time" to fully consider the report's findings before mondays vote. to fully consider the report's findings before monday's vote. for more on this i'm joined by kevin schofield, political editor of huffpost uk.

let's just start with just how bad this is for borisjohnson. i do not think anyone was expecting it to be quite as severe as of this and it really put the conservatives in quite a difficult place, doesn't it? it does. i spoke to one probe borisjohnson former cabinet boris johnson former cabinet minister and he borisjohnson former cabinet minister and he said the report is completely brutal and an extraordinary, far more severe than they had expected. you are right, the conservatives are in a very difficult position because of the report is coming up because of the report is coming up on monday and parliament will be asked to endorse the findings of the privileges committee report. labour will vote for it and other opposition parties but the conservatives is split. there are those who are pro boris johnson who will go against it and that vehemently against borisjohnson who will go forward. but lots will find

reasons to stay in their constituencies on monday. speculation as to whether rishi sunak will even take part in the vote because he knows he has an impossible choice. he either picks and endorses parliamentary procedures of mayke does not take part on the vote and will face accusations of labour of being weak and not able to stand up to boris johnson. it willjust demonstrate how split the parties. demonstrate how split the arties. ., , ., demonstrate how split the arties. ., ., parties. on all sorts of areas. how penular _ parties. on all sorts of areas. how popular that _ parties. on all sorts of areas. how popular that mr - parties. on all sorts of areas. how popular that mrjohnson| how popular that mrjohnson remained with his party members? i remained with his party members?— remained with his party members? ~ , members? i think the party members. _ members? i think the party members, he _ members? i think the party members, he is _ members? i think the party members, he is still- members? i think the party - members, he is still reasonably popular... despite these findings! ithink popular... despite these findings! i think they are overstated, the way the public

suggests are not in favour it, over 60% support or did believe he misled parliament but it does... i think there are mps in the minority in the conservative parliamentary party who support him. what does he do next? does it try to come back as an mp in some point in the future? certainly cannot rule that possibility out. ~ . , ., , out. what is your take on this, do ou out. what is your take on this, do you think — out. what is your take on this, do you think this _ out. what is your take on this, do you think this is _ out. what is your take on this, do you think this is the - out. what is your take on this, do you think this is the end - out. what is your take on this, do you think this is the end of| do you think this is the end of borisjohnson�*s political career or a pivot point, shall we say? i career or a pivot point, shall we sa ? ~ career or a pivot point, shall we say?— we say? i think it would be very brave _ we say? i think it would be very brave to _ we say? i think it would be very brave to completely i we say? i think it would be . very brave to completely write him off. i think there is i was a chance that borisjohnson undoubtedly wants to be prime minister again. the fact he is not an mp at the moment makes it much more difficult but he popular with a decent chunk of his membership. that is not

what the party hierarchy under rishi sunak want to see so maybe it will have to be something post the next general election but that begs the question, does he want to be the leader of the opposition? i do not think borisjohnson does. i said do not think borisjohnson does. isaid it do not think borisjohnson does. i said it would not sit here and say he will never become an mp again. kevin, we will have to _ become an mp again. kevin, we will have to leave _ become an mp again. kevin, we will have to leave it _ become an mp again. kevin, we will have to leave it there - become an mp again. kevin, we will have to leave it there for . will have to leave it there for now but thank you very much on fire viewers in the uk and across the world, if you are interested in more under this story, plenty more available on the website and as a cavern was talking about there, the vote dashed a very tricky vote for conservative stash will be on monday. ——as kevin was saying. turning to india and pakistan, where the most powerful cyclone in 25 years has made landfall. more than 170,000 people fled their homes to temporary shelters ahead of the cyclone. millions more are

bracing for impact with winds of up to 125 kilometres an hour, cyclone biparjoy is barrelling through parts of northwest india and southern pakistan, in particular, the 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, the 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 old 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 "i'm concerned about him and worried that if 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. this 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 these 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. arunoday mukharji, bbc news. a town in the us state texas has been left in ruins after being struck by several tornadoes. at least 30 trailer homes were damaged or destroyed in perryton, texas,

and firefighters are stilll attempting to rescuing residents. there are reports that the town may have been struck by as many as three tornadoes. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. voice-over: bbc news, - bringing you different stories from across the uk. steve has been preserving the past but now he is fearful for the future.— the future. with this new development, _ the future. with this new development, if - the future. with this new development, if it - the future. with this newj development, if it comes the future. with this new - development, if it comes along, i do not know how many houses but 44,000 extra people. population figures are not of august but a potential scenario. one developer has started making preparations. some villages are looking forward to improved links. it would be nice to have a bit more love in the village

anything for the young people, they must be bored out of their minds because there is nothing for them to do. i cannot think of anything they can do. they have to be driven everywhere. the population figures one to 2015 beyond and decisions about development would need to go through local council. for more stories . from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. a federal grand jury has indicted a us air national guardsman accused of leaking top—secret military intelligence records online. 21—year—old jack douglas teixeira is accused of committing one of the most serious us security breaches. our north america david willis has the latest. the leak of the documents, which were shared amongst

members of a chatroom, devoted to gun enthusiasts and gamers on the discord app has been describe as one of the most damaging national security leaks in modern history. among a trove of dozens of documents that were shared by jack teixeira were military assessments of the state of the war in ukraine and details of a foreign plot to target us troops overseas. now, it wasn't until some of that information was shared outside of the discord app that members of the pentagon were alerted to its existence. they launched a massive inquiry, which resulted in the arrest of 21—year—old jack teixeira — a member of the massachusetts national guard — an it specialist there. outside his home to the south of boston two months ago, as news

helicopters hovered overhead. now, following today's indictment, mrjack teixeira is facing six counts of wilful retention and transmission of classified information. each of those charges carries with it a possible sentence of up to ten years in prison. he is also facing two charges under the us espionage act. now, all of this has raised questions about why such a relatively low—level military official was allowed access to such high—level classified information? well, the pentagon has now launched a review of the distribution methods of such classified documents. meanwhile, two of jack teixeira's former commanding officers in the national guard unit that he was a part of in cape cord have been suspended pending outcome of a review of an inquiry into

what led to the leak of these top secret documents. let's get some of the day's other news now. at least 15 people have died after a "very serious" crash in the canadian province of manitoba. the accident involved a semi—trailer truck and a small bus transporting people with disabilities. police confirmed the drivers of both vehicles are alive, but did not say who might be responsible for the crash. the crash is one of the most lethal road collisions in canada in recent years. hundreds took to the streets of argentina to demand answers around the disapperance of a 28—year—old woman. cecilia marlene strzyzowski has been missing since the first ofjune, and was said to be last seen getting into her partner's car. that of the last time she was seen. seven people have been arrested in the case. local media reports the case is being investigated as a suspected femicide. in the us, the governor

of texas has signed into law a bill that bans transgender athletes from competing on some college and university sports teams. known by supporters as the save women's sports act, it requires athletes to play on the team that corresponds with their gender at birth regardless of how they identify. it follows a similar law affecting the state's high schools passed two years ago. women's sports. women's records. women's teams. women's dressing rooms. all are jeopardised when men are allowed to compete for those teams. forthose allowed to compete for those teams. for those titles. allowed to compete for those teams. forthose titles. for those records. a groundbreaking pilot project is under way that uses artificial intelligence to predict where and when pollution is about to be spilt. a hi—tech network of connected sensors is being deployed in north devon with the aim

of providing as comprehensive a picture as possible of the state of the local rivers, sea and soil. the idea is that the computer programme will learn what has triggered spills in the past so it can predict and warn about pollution in the future. from north devon, here's our environment correspondent jonah fisher. it looks nice from a distance. but for years, the water at the beach has been problematic. people wading in bad water are going to pict up bacteria. eye infections and all that kind of things. infections and all that kind of thins. . ., , things. twice in the last five ears, things. twice in the last five years, contamination - things. twice in the last five years, contamination from | years, contamination from sewerage, dog faeces and agriculture meant the enviroment agency advising people not to swim. not a great advert for a town that relies on holiday—makers. advert for a town that relies on holiday-makers.- advert for a town that relies on holiday-makers. there is very much — on holiday-makers. there is very much a _ on holiday-makers. there is very much a community - on holiday-makers. there is very much a community fear about what would happen if the bathing water quality was re

scinded. they care about the natural environment as well. the problems have attracted an innovative project, using cutting edge technology to try to clean things up. the river umber is seen as the mate route for pollution to get to the beach. this water sensor is one of a network of sensors that have been deployed in the catchment area. they include soil sensors and rain gauges as well. the idea is that all that information is brought together to try to more accurately predict when and where pollution events and sewerage spills are likely to take place. the floating sensors are solar powered and connected both to a mobile and a long—range wi—fi network. every hour, they send in data on six key indicators. a snapshot of

the health of the water. what would you expect to see here, then, if for example, sewage was being discharged upstream? so we would see spikes in things like ammonia and ph. and we can also then cross reference that with temperature.- reference that with temperature. reference that with temerature. �* ., ., temperature. so you'd have a re temperature. so you'd have a pretty clear — temperature. so you'd have a pretty clear indication - temperature. so you'd have a pretty clear indication almost| pretty clear indication almost immediately that something was going wrong?— going wrong? yeah, exactly that. going wrong? yeah, exactly that- the — going wrong? yeah, exactly that. the information - going wrong? yeah, exactly that. the information froml going wrong? yeah, exactly i that. the information from the sensors is _ that. the information from the sensors is then _ that. the information from the sensors is then combined - that. the information from the sensors is then combined with | sensors is then combined with satellite imagery to see in advance if, for example, a farmer is about to unwittingly pollute the river. we farmer is about to unwittingly pollute the river.— farmer is about to unwittingly pollute the river. we can see, like say where _ pollute the river. we can see, like say where people - pollute the river. we can see, like say where people have i like say where people have actually put certain stuff on the fields or a change in the growth pattern. and actually, are they actually putting too much on the field? is it too rich that's washing off into the systems. we can detect all of those things from space. it's very interesting. computer s stems it's very interesting. computer systems company, _ it's very interesting. computer systems company, cgi, - it's very interesting. computer - systems company, cgi, developed the artificial intelligence part of the project. uploading

data about past spills so the programme can learn and raise the alarm about possible pollution in the past. the idea is to very _ pollution in the past. the idea is to very much _ pollution in the past. the idea is to very much scale - pollution in the past. the idea is to very much scale and - pollution in the past. the idea is to very much scale and roll| is to very much scale and roll this— is to very much scale and roll this out— is to very much scale and roll this out to _ is to very much scale and roll this out to different parts of the uk _ this out to different parts of the uk. we've already begun some — the uk. we've already begun some of— the uk. we've already begun some of those conversations with — some of those conversations with different county councils that are — with different county councils that are interested. it's a lot easier— that are interested. it's a lot easier to— that are interested. it's a lot easier to prevent it than actuaiiy— easier to prevent it than actually try to deal with it once _ actually try to deal with it once the incident has occurred. all this — once the incident has occurred. all this tech isn't cheap. a water sensor alone costs about £2,000. but with billions of pounds of our money set to be spent on upgrading the sewage network, this sort of approach could have a wider role to play in warning us about pollution before it hits our rivers and beaches. just to let you know that we are discussing in the business news in about 10 minutes, all

about al. whether or not it is about al. whether or not it is a good idea, a bad idea. we have an exclusive interview for you as well. and just talking about what next and where it's going to affect and which parts of the economy it's going to be affecting next. so do stay tuned with us for that. but before we do that, i want to return to our top story. that news that greek authorities have now arrested nine people over the sinking of a very overloaded migrant ship off the coast of... off the southern coast of... off the southern coast of... off the southern coast of greece. we understand that there were probably 750 people on a 78 people have been confirmed dead. 100 or so have been rescued. so where are the rest? let's speak now to the legal and advocacy officer at the greek ngo, refugee support

agean. thank you very much for joining me. i know that you are having conversations with people affected by this. what are you discovering about the rest of the people?— rest of the people? good morning _ rest of the people? good morning from _ rest of the people? good morning from athens. i rest of the people? good i morning from athens. we're still piecing together the details of what's happened over the past two days. as more information is coming along. there are, indeed, 104 people rescued so far. 78 confirmed dead and nine men arrested by the coastguard on charges of smuggling, involuntary manslaughter and other criminal offences. it remains to be seen how the criminal procedure will go when we encover further details. what we know so far is that the survivors currently in the port of kalamata in the south of greece will be

transferred to a refugee camp in the north of athens to undergo registration and then to enter the asylum process. so this is a crucial point where people need to be immediately assisted. not only in locating loved ones, in getting the necessary medical and psychosocial care, but also in preparing for their own cases to navigate the very complex asylum process in greece. find asylum process in greece. and that is very _ asylum process in greece. and that is very much _ asylum process in greece. and that is very much your- asylum process in greece. and that is very much your key role, to legally assist the survivors who are now being taken to athens and work out what exactly the issues are involved. identifying people and connecting them back with theirfamilies and connecting them back with their families and so on. and connecting them back with theirfamilies and so on. it is a complicated process. and as you say, these people also need support. they need help. they need mental help. they've gone through a horrendous trauma. what do you predict will be the main legal and practical challenges to the refugees when

they reach you?— they reach you? you're absolutely _ they reach you? you're absolutely right. i they reach you? you're absolutely right. the . absolutely right. the situations and the conditions under which people are being called, not only to find loved ones and to process the trauma of this experience is coupled with their need to put forward a full claim for protection. to explain exactly the reasons why they have faced persecution, war or other types of risks back home. this is where we and other practitioners come in to provide crucial legal assistance, to make sure that people have the support that they need to navigate this entire process in a foreign country, with the greek authorities. so we hope that the transfer to appropriate conditions happens possible, and that there is average, adequate resourcing of psychosocial care that people have to absolutely get before they're able to take the next steps. at the same time... i’m steps. at the same time... i'm afraid, i _ steps. at the same time... i'm afraid, i think _ steps. at the same time... i'm afraid, i think that _ steps. at the same time... i'm afraid, i think that we might have to leave it there, because we are slightly running out of

time. but thank you very much for your time and talking to us. talking to us about the greek tragedy. nine people now arrested. 750 people on boor. the last day promises to be settled for most of us. we are looking to changes taking place because of this area of low pressure sitting out in the atlantic, slowly edging towards our shores. it will continue to destabilise throughout the morning. through here, we'll see some cloud in the south—west of cornwall and devon into wales, northern ireland and some western parts of england could start to see some showers developing. some could be heavy and thundery. but the vast majority of scotland, central and eastern england with a dry and sunny one. warm in the north sea coasts and it could be up to 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 south—west. in central and eastern areas, once again staying dry. and a mild night in the west. some chillier spots. the weekend looks more unsettled. we'll see an increasing chance of showers and longer spells of rain on sunday. for most of us, it will be warm but not as warm as it has done. so for saturday then a bit more cloud around generally, but lots of sunshine in central and eastern scotland and england. most of the showers in the south and the west. and some could be heavy and thundery. highs of 25 degrees. a little bit lower out west because of more breeze and certainly more cloud and showers. as we move into sun, it looks like this weather front will push across the country, bringing areas of thundery rain and further showers. so initially, it will start dry with some sunshine and central and northern areas but the showers and longer

spells of thundery rain across england and wales and northern ireland will start to migrate northwards into central and southern scotland later in the day on sunday. because of this, temperatures won't be quite as highment still above the seasonal norm, but generally for the mid— to low 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. the best of the sunshine will tend to be across southern and eastern areas where once again, it will turn quite warm. further north and west, temperatures will be a bit closer to the seasonal norm. take care.

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