live from london, this is bbc news. new footage emerges as questions mount over the greek authorities role in mediterranean migrant boat disaster: 500 still missing with 79 confirmed dead. african leaders are set to meet putin following talks with zelensky in kyiv, spearheading peace efforts over the war in ukraine. the visit comes as president putin says he's moved some of russia's nuclear weapons to neighbouring belarus. the us talks down any possibility of an escalation. we have no reason to adjust our own nuclear posture. we don't see any indications that russia is preparing to nuclear weapon. and a man has been found guilty in the pittsburgh synagogue attack — the deadliest assault onjews in us history.

in greece, the search continues for the nearly 500 people who remain missing after one of the worst migrant boat disasters in the mediterranean in years. at least 79 people are confirmed to have died with up to 100 children travelling in the hold. nine suspected people smugglers have been arrested. officials are denying reports suggesting an overloaded fishing boat sank when coastguards tried to attach a rope to the vessel. louisa pilbeam reports. this new footage is said to show the boat in the hours before it sank. you canjust make out how crowded it is on board. abc verify has determined that this video was filmed this week and that the shape of the vessel and the weather matched the known details of this tragedy —— bbc verify. hope is all but gone

for the hundredth still missing. kassam abu zede is waiting for news of his 21—year—old wife ezra who risked the journey with people smugglers after she was denied a visa to travel to germany to live with him. she had been staying in a refugee camp in jordan and was on board the boat with her 19—year—old brother. his friend makmoud spoke to the bbc. there is no hope to find them alive. if the coastguard found them, they will have found them dead. we arejust them, they will have found them dead. we are just waiting for the bodies. dead. we are “ust waiting for the bodies._ the bodies. those who were rescued it — the bodies. those who were rescued it be _ the bodies. those who were rescued it be looked - the bodies. those who were rescued it be looked after . the bodies. those who were i rescued it be looked after here in the port of callamard are, just over 100 people were able to be saved full —— kalamata.

there are no women here. they died, drowned with their children in their arms. it's a tragedy, it's unbelievable. find tragedy, it's unbelievable. and . uestions tragedy, it's unbelievable. and questions continue about the response to the disaster. rocque here, one survivor told the opposition leader that the vessel sank after the greek coastguard tried to tow it. another man rescued gave a similar story. another man rescued gave a similarstory. so, another man rescued gave a similar story. so, what do we now know about what happened? at 11pm on tuesday, the greek authorities first made contact with the fishing vessel and say those on board did not want their help. but a few hours later, according to this e—mail we have obtained, the coastguard are warned by an unofficial hotline for migrants in trouble that 750 people, including women and children, on board urgently asking for help. 0riginally, on board urgently asking for help. originally, the coastguard said that on tuesday evening, it did travel by toy —— towards the migrant boat,

remained at a distance and discreetly observed there was no problem in its navigation. yesterday a government spokesman confirmed that coastguards had tried to get on board the boat. they used a rope to get closer and see if people wanted help. the spokesman denied any attempt had been made to tow the ship and that the coastguard didn't cause the boat to sink. as those who survived have been arriving at her migrant camp outside athens, greece's caretaker prime minister promised a thorough investigation into what caused the boat to sink and so many people to die. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. we have more on that story on the bbc news website. prompted by the death of george floyd, two years on, the usjustice department has released a damning report. it found that even years before george floyd was killed by a police officer in 2020, the minneapolis police had a pattern of using excessive force on and discriminating against racial minorities.

it said the foorce has violated constitutional rights, and disregarded the safety of people in custody. george floyd's death led to mass protests worldwide. president biden say the findings show the urgent need for congress to pass reforms. here's our north america editor sarah smith. the demonstrations sparked by the death of george floyd. the police in minneapolis attacked protesters and journalists, violating their constitutional right to free speech. that's just one of the devastating conclusions from a report that also finds the police force was racist and wantonly violent. the report found that the minneapolis police department: we found that the minneapolis police department routinely uses excessive force, often when no force is necessary, including unjust deathly force

and unreasonable use of tasers. the death of george floyd, killed by a police officer's knee on his neck, caused international outrage. today's report makes clear this was no isolated incident in minneapolis, but the inevitable result of the culture and behaviour of an out—of—control police force. derek chauvin, the police officer convicted of george floyd's murder, had used excessive force before, and no other officers had tried to stop him. we acknowledge the pain, anger, frustration, fear, and sense of vulnerability that many people in our community have endured. i am here today on behalf of the mpd to confirm our commitment to moving forward together. special training on how to police protests while protecting demonstrators' freedom of speech is one recommendation for improvements, along with policies that will require officers to de—escalate

situations, use force less often, and report colleagues' misconduct. the description of the racist and violent behaviour of the police in minneapolis is shocking, but sadly unsurprising, and it's not a problem confined to that city. right across america, far too many people — often african americans — are killed by police brutality and all the reports and inquiries that follow have not stopped the violence. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. staying in the us. a 50—year—old former lorry driver has been found guilty of the country's deadliest ever anti—semitic attack. robert bowers shot dead 11 worshippers at a synagogue in pittsburgh in 2018. jurors must now decide whether he should be given the death penalty. from new york, here's our correspondent nada tawfik. the jury reached a verdict after just five hours of deliberations. robert bowers�* lawyers admitted from the outset that he'd attacked and killed worshippers at the tree of life synagogue and they didn't present any evidence or call any witnesses, but they argued against the death penalty, saying his

motive was not not religious hatred but rather an irrational belief that he had to attackjewish people because of their support for immigrants and refugees. thejury, though, rejected that argument with this verdict, finding the 50—year—old guilty of every charge he faced, including hate crimes resulting in death and the obstruction of the free exercise of religion resulting in death. now, prosecutors said he came to the synagogue hunting, looking forjewish people to kill. he had a history of anti—semitic and white supremacist posts online and he came in with an ar—15 semiautomatic assault rifle and three glock handguns, yelling, "alljews must die". now, prosecutors called 60 witnesses in total, including the police who apprehended and arrested him. survivors who testified about the trauma they experienced. this trial will now move into the penalty phase and bowers�* defence team will have 2a hours to pursue a mental health defence.

now, alljurors must vote unanimously in order to sentence bowers to death. otherwise, he will face life in prison. nada tawfik there. after a meeting with president zelensky in kyiv on friday, a delegation of african leaders are expected to hold talks with russia's president putin in st petersburg in the coming hours. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, told the group, led by south africa's president cyril ramaphosa, that diplomatic efforts were not what was needed right now and that while he couldn't stop them from visiting president putin, he recommended they stay away. the delegations proposals are thought to include a russian troop pull—back, the lifting of sanctions against russia, and for the international criminal court to withdraw its arrest warrant against president putin. their visit comes after president putin confirmed that some of russia's tactical

nuclear weapons have left the country for the first time since the end of the soviet union and are now stationed in neighbouring belarus. the us said it was watching developments closely but said there was no indication that the kremlin planned to use them, as our north america correspondent david willis reports from washington. vladimir putin initially announced his intention to transfer tactical nuclear weapons to belarus back in march and addressing an economic forum in st petersburg, he said the first such transfer had now taken place and he expected all those tactical nuclear weapons to be in place in belarus by the end of the summer. following the collapse of the soviet union backin collapse of the soviet union back in 1991, all such weapons are returned by member countries to moscow, so this represents the first time they've gone in the opposite direction in almost 30 years.

belarus is, of course, a key ally of russia and served as a staging ground for russia's invasion of ukraine last year. but vladimir putin has also been at pains to point out these weapons will be used in self—defence if russia's territorial integrity or, indeed, its very existence is put at risk and here in washington, dc, us secretary of state antony blinken was also at pains to play down any possibility of a nuclear confrontation.- possibility of a nuclear confrontation. ~ ., ., confrontation. with regard to the reports — confrontation. with regard to the reports about _ confrontation. with regard to the reports about dolores, i the reports about dolores, we've seen comments that were made in the last few hours —— belarus. we will continue to monitor the situation very carefully and closely. we have no reason to adjust our own nuclear posture. we don't see any indication that russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons. the president said again this week that we remain

committed to the defence of nato, every inch of its territory. nato, every inch of its territory-— nato, every inch of its territo . ,, . , ., ., territory. such short range tactical nuclear _ territory. such short range tactical nuclear weapons i territory. such short range i tactical nuclear weapons are generally intended for a limited strike and one that doesn't cause widespread radioactive fallout but nonetheless, they can also be very powerful and earlier this week, belarus's president alexander lukashenko said he had already received weapons that he claimed were three times more powerful than the atomic bombs that were dropped onjapan at the end of the second world war. staying on the war in ukraine, my colleague yalda hakim has been reporting from inside the country. she spent the day in a village on the outskirts of the capital kyiv and sent this update. 0n the outskirts of the capital, the community here is busily working away, trying to clean up following the missile

attack by the russians. we saw earlier the military had arrived here, they had brought in some roof panels and you can see the clean—up operation is continuing. the neighbours are getting stuck in, trying to help each other as much as possible. this is a community that has been impacted for the second time this past year. they've said they have been targeted by russian missiles. the house just behind targeted by russian missiles. the housejust behind me, an 80—year—old woman lived there, she has been taken to hospital. her house looks completely destroyed. earlier, we saw plumes of smoke and, really, you get a sense ofjust how bad things have gotten the people here just on the outskirts of the capital, kyiv. we can also see parts of shrapnel and parts of the missiles just scattered here on the ground. a little earlier, i spoke to a 12—year—old boy who was home alone at the time, and he said

he rushed the underground bunker, and that really what saved him. translation: i understood that there was a missile because i heard the sound, like when they get is flying, and aircraft, you know the specific sound, you recognise it, and i understood i need to hide somewhere so i went to the shelter. and after that, that was it, basically. and what were you thinking when you realised there was an attack? i you realised there was an attack? , ., ., ., attack? i understood that i could die- _ attack? i understood that i could die. and _ attack? i understood that i could die. and what - attack? i understood that i could die. and what we - attack? i understood that i could die. and what we all| attack? i understood that i - could die. and what we all have here will be gone. it will be destroyed. that's what i understood. i5 destroyed. that's what i understood.— destroyed. that's what i understood. , , ., understood. is there something ou've understood. is there something you've been _ understood. is there something you've been feeling _ understood. is there something you've been feeling for - understood. is there something you've been feeling for the - you've been feeling for the past year? i you've been feeling for the

past year?— past year? i never felt so scared as _ past year? i never felt so scared as today. - past year? i never felt so scared as today. i - past year? i never felt so scared as today. i mean, | past year? i never felt so i scared as today. i mean, it past year? i never felt so - scared as today. i mean, it was for some time already but today, it was something exceptional. i did not understand what happened. find understand what happened. and when did you — understand what happened. and when did you phone your mum? how did you get in contact with your mum?— how did you get in contact with our mum? .. , your mum? so, i called my mum when i went— your mum? so, i called my mum when i went out _ your mum? so, i called my mum when i went out to _ your mum? so, i called my mum when i went out to the _ your mum? so, i called my mum when i went out to the bunker i when i went out to the bunker because there was no connection in there, and i called my mum but she also had no connection, so i wrote her a message and i also sent her a video, and that's how she understood what happened and came here. you must've been _ happened and came here. you must've been petrified. you must've been petrified. you must have been terrified. i must've been petrified. you must have been terrified. i was extremely _ must have been terrified. i was extremely scared, _ must have been terrified. i was extremely scared, he _ must have been terrified. i was extremely scared, he was - must have been terrified. i was| extremely scared, he was home alone _ extremely scared, he was home alone. ~ ., ., , alone. we have grown flying over adelaide. _ alone. we have grown flying over adelaide. it _ alone. we have grown flying over adelaide. it is - alone. we have grown flying i over adelaide. it is happening for such a long time, recently

we started to go to the seller which we use as a seller. we have a room in the house that has the two wall rules, and i am so grateful to my son. even though he is 12 years old he made a decision and if i had been home we probably would have stayed in the house. you really get _ have stayed in the house. you really get a — have stayed in the house. you really get a sense _ have stayed in the house. you really get a sense of- have stayed in the house. you really get a sense of how much this is impacting the local community here. we heard from that mother who expressed pride because her son was able to think quite quickly, even though he was home alone, he rushed to the bunker. that is what saved him. children here across this country have had to really think about these things over the past year. what to do when there is a missile attack, how to react. it is a reality that the people here, notjust in the capital but right across the country, have to think about. and as yalda has been saying there, there is so much resilience in ukraine. just take a listen to this.

saxophone plays this is andriy levishchenko, a ukrainian volunteer who helped shuttle people by boat to safety in the flooded kherson area, and then clambered onto the roof of a flooded house to play his saxophone. surrounded by high water, he played the ukrainian national anthem as russian shells fell nearby. here in the uk, a 31—year—old graduate of the university of nottingham is due in court in the coming hours, charged with murdering three people in the city this week. valdo calocane is accused of stabbing to death barnaby webber, grace o'malley—kumar and ian coates in the early hours of tuesday morning. he also faces three charges of attempted murder. borisjohnson's found himself on the wrong side of the rules again. authorities in parliament say they've told the former prime minister he's committed a clear breach of the ministerial code by not clearing his new column

for the daily mail. it comes as many mps face a weekend of weighing up whether to back the recommendations of thursday's report that found mrjohnson intentionally misled parliament over lockdown parties. the commons is expected to approve the privileges committee's recommendations when they vote on monday and there's been an intervention by the former prime minister. here's our political correspondent jonathan blake in westminster. borisjohnson boris johnson and his supporters borisjohnson and his supporters were indignant at the finding that he deliberately misled parliament. other conservatives uncomfortable with the severity of the punishment. so on monday when mps here are due to debate those findings, some had planned to vote against it. borisjohnson planned to vote against it. boris johnson told planned to vote against it. borisjohnson told his supporters he doesn't want them to put up a fight. in the words of one i spoke to who had spoken to mrjohnson, "the world needs to move on". and it means it can all be nodded through in the commons while a

formal vote would have shown up exactly how much or how little support borisjohnson has left among his conservative parliamentary colleagues. it is also more convenient for rishi sunak, downing street would not say whether and how the prime minister plans to vote on the findings against his predecessor. borisjohnson himself of course has left parliament but he still plans on making himself heard around here with the weekly newspaper column you mentioned. but in taking that rp has broken some different rules. the advisory body which looks into ministers taking up newjobs said he only told them about it about half—an—hour before it was published, which amounted to a clear breach of the ministerial code. and we will have full coverage of that vote in the house of commons in the uk on monday. it's an annual tradition here in the uk, but the first under the new monarch.

king charles has announced his birthday honours list, which sees author ian mcewan and the editor—in—chief of vogue, anna wintour, both become companions of honour. terry waite, who was held hostage in beirut forfive years, has been knighted. but there are dozens of ordinary britons honoured for extraordinary achievements. our entertainment and arts correspondent lizo mzimba has more. terry waite is free, after five years held hostage in beirut. both before and in the decades after his time as a hostage, terry waite has devoted much of his life to helping others being held against their will. he has received a knighthood. i was born here, i love this country, and i value our traditions. i value that and to now be incorporated in this particular way in the long tradition, is very moving, it means a great deal.-

means a great deal. others bein: means a great deal. others being knighted _ means a great deal. others being knighted including i means a great deal. others being knighted including -- being knighted including —— include booker prize winning author ben okri, recognised for his contribution to literature. it is very moving and encouraging for successive generations, it gives them a sign that the work that they are doing, the work they will be doing, but people may not seem to be paying attention, but they are. seem to be paying attention, but they are-— but they are. author martin amis also _ but they are. author martin amis also accepted - but they are. author martin amis also accepted a i but they are. author martin i amis also accepted a knighthood shortly before his death in may. in the world of film and tv, celia imrie becomes an mbe, davina mccall says it is a great honour to be made an mbe for services to broadcasting, while the chemical or becomes an mbe for acting in charity work. in the world of sport ian wright has been made a cbe for his contribution to football and to charity. radio presenter ken bruce becomes an mbe, not

just for his long broadcasting career but also for his work on raising autism awareness. most awards though have gone to individuals like suzanne richards, people not usually in the public eye. after losing four members of herfamily in the 2015 tunisian beach attacks, she set up a charity for people bereaved through homicide. for people bereaved through homicide-— homicide. the news from nottingham _ homicide. the news from nottingham is _ homicide. the news from i nottingham is heartbreaking homicide. the news from - nottingham is heartbreaking and i totally feel how those families are feeling, especially when they just lost a 19—year—old the same as myself, university student, it isjust like myself, university student, it is just like what happened to me eight years ago. and as a charity we will be there to support them in the future if they need us.— support them in the future if they need us. she is 'ust one of many * they need us. she is 'ust one of many being h they need us. she isjust one of many being honoured i they need us. she isjust one of many being honoured for. of many being honoured for making a difference in their communities. lizo mzimba, bbc news. and on the bbc news website we

have an article that picks up on some of those honoured in that report and many more. there are believed to be around 6.5 million sea turtles in the wild. they come in a variety of different species — and many of them are endangered or even critically endangered. scientists in the middle east are doing their best to help, trying to return some of the turtles to the sea. tim allman explains. dubai's total rehabilitation project is small but ambitious. a bit like some of its patients. in these giant blue vats, hawksbilland patients. in these giant blue vats, hawksbill and green turtles are being given a little tlc i had of a potential return to the wild. that's no easy task, mind you, with a perennial problem getting in the way. perennial problem getting in the wa . ~ ., v perennial problem getting in thewa .~ . �*, perennial problem getting in thewa. ., the way. what's happening now with climate _ the way. what's happening now with climate change _ the way. what's happening now with climate change is - the way. what's happening now with climate change is the i with climate change is the nesting beaches are getting narrower because of sea level rise and more frequent storms, and the beaches are getting

warmer, so getting a higher number of females. but warmer, so getting a higher number of females.- warmer, so getting a higher number of females. but on world sea turtle day — number of females. but on world sea turtle day there _ number of females. but on world sea turtle day there is _ number of females. but on world sea turtle day there is no - number of females. but on world sea turtle day there is no room . sea turtle day there is no room for pessimism. a big crowd to see off the latest batch of tenacious marine hero turtles. # because there is something inside so strong, so strong... # i know that i can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong... though you're doing me wrong, so wrong- - -_ so wrong... the fact that they can aet so wrong... the fact that they can get them _ so wrong... the fact that they can get them rehabilitated i so wrong... the fact that they | can get them rehabilitated and set them back free into their natural environment. i set them back free into their natural environment.- natural environment. i 'ust think natural environment. i 'ust tninkn-si natural environment. i 'ust think it's lovely. i natural environment. i 'ust think it's lovely. and i natural environment. i just think it's lovely. and to i natural environment. i just i think it's lovely. and to have this— think it's lovely. and to have this opportunity to watch them, release — this opportunity to watch them, release them back into it is fabulous. # - fabulous. # something inside so fabulous. — # something inside so strong... this is only a small step. there are many more steps to take, but it should be easy, as long as you remember to rely on total power. —— turtle. before

we go, let's show you some pictures of a story will be watching throughout the day, it is an entertainment story. the stage is set in seoul to celebrate the 10th anniversary of boy band bts. more than 300,000 fans are expected to arrive in the south korean capital this weekend. you can see they are starting to arrive and through their music, performances and engagement with fans of course, bts has become the most streamed band in the world. their ongoing success continues to fuel the success continues to fuel the success of k—pop culture globally. a reminder of our top story. the search continues in greece for the nearly 500 people who remain missing after one of the worst migrant boat disasters in the mediterranean in years. at least 79 people are confirmed to have died, with up to 100 children travelling in the hold. nine suspected people smugglers have been arrested. officials are

denying reports suggesting an overloaded fishing boat sank when coastguards tried to attach a rope to the vessel. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it's looking pretty different weather—wise this weekend — we're not going to have wall—to—wall sunshine like we've had the previous weekend. we have low pressure working its way in. that's going to bring showers and some thundery downpours for many places. and there will be some sunshine around, but you'll notice it's going to feel increasingly humid. our air source still coming in from the south, so it's going to be fairly warm. but here it is, this area of low pressure continuing to edge in towards western areas. that's where we'll see most of the showers, even longer spells of rain across northern ireland for saturday morning. the best of the sunshine towards eastern areas. could see a little bit of cloud here and there, and there could be the odd shower popping up into central areas into the afternoon. some low cloud, mist and murk affecting northeast scotland and the northern isles, so temperatures here only around 13 or 1a degrees, but for most, it's the low to mid 20s. so, not quite as warm as of late, but still well above the seasonal norm.

now, as we head through saturday night, we continue with showers through central and western areas, again, some of them will be heavy and thundery, tending to stay dry the further east that you are. and it's going to be slightly milder, i think, saturday night — a warmer, muggierfeel to things out west. now, into sunday, this is the day where i think we could see most of the showers and thunderstorms. they will become widespread across england and wales during the day and there could be some torrential downpours in places. now, there will be more cloud around too, so it's not going to be quite as warm than of late, we're generally looking at the high teens, low 20s for many of us, and still some low cloud, mist and murk for northeast scotland, the northern isles. through sunday night, it looks like we could see an area of thundery rain spreading northwards across england and wales, pushing across scotland into monday, so a very wet start for monday morning across scotland. that heavy rain becomes confined to the north highlands into the northern isles, but elsewhere, it brightens up, sunshine and showers — again, some of the showers could be heavy and thundery in places. but with more sunshine around, it'll be a little bit warmer,

i think, with temperatures again reaching the mid 20s in the warmest spots. and then, as we move beyond monday, low pressure always nearby to the north and the west of the uk. however, towards the end of the new week, it could be that high pressure wants to build back in again, so that should kill off the showers across southern areas, and we could see temperatures rising again across southern britain with the increasing amounts of sunshine. but most of the showers will tend to be across the north and the west of the country. see you later.

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