after their boat capsized. 45 people, including three children, were aboard the vessel. 11 people have died after a fire broke out at a holiday home in france. yemen's hospitals on the brink of collapse — a bbc special report from the city of taiz. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. with just two days to go until the new premier league season starts wolves have made a managerial change. gary o'neil has been appointed to take over from julen lopetegui who left after a long—running disagreement with the club about transfers. o'neil has signed a three year deal after being sacked by bournemouth despite helping them avoid relegation last season. their first match of the new campaign is on monday against manchester united. it boosted gary o'neil's standing in the game and i think wolves have

decided that is the way to go. it is interesting because in recent times, with lopetegui, with previous managers, wolves have gone down the continental managerial route. now, almost for the first time in a decade, they are going to get an english guy in charge and it will be interesting to see how that goes. west ham have agreed a fee of 30 million pounds, that's around 38 million dollars, for both southampton captainjames ward—prowse and manchester united defender harry maguire. the england international had slipped down the pecking order at old trafford under erik ten hag who took the captaincy off maguire at the start of preseason. it's not thought agreeing personal terms will be a problem. manchester united had this man wout weghorst on loan last season and once again he's left his club burnley on a temporary deal. the dutch striker has joined hoffenheim on a season—long loan. four time winners river plate have been knocked out

of the copa libertadores. beaten on penalties in the last 16 by brazilian club internacional, river needed a 90th minute equaliser from robert rojas to take it to spot kicks levelling the tie at 3—3, but in a lengthy shoot—out it was rojas who missed the argentinian side's 10th penalty, allowing internacional�*s keeper to score and send them through to the quarter finals. 9—8 in the shoot—out. brazil's athletico paranaense won'tjoin their compatriots in the quarter finals though after being beaten by bolivian side bolivar also on penalties. that's despite athletico reversing a two—goal deficit from the first leg, barcelona's future signing vitor roque putting them on level terms at 3—3 on aggregate in the second half. in the shoot—out, athletico�*s thiago heleno missed the final penalty kick, ending their copa libertadores run. sadio mane has revealed that he turned down the attempts of former liverpool team—mates roberto firmino and fabinho to get him tojoin them

at their saudi pro league clubs because he wanted to play alongside cristiano ronaldo. mane admitted that al ahli's firmino and fabinho, who plays for al—ittihad, both tried to convince him to join their respective sides but it was the lure of teaming up with ronaldo at al nassr proved to be too tempting. i proved to be too tempting. spoke to firminho for s wa nted i spoke to firminho for sure. he wanted me to the club. i am joking. he called me to convince me to come because i had any contact with them from the beginning, so of course at the same time i spoke with had been your —— fabinho. but when it came to

it, i chose al nassr. new zealand have recalled fast bowler trent boult for their world cup warm up one day series in england in september. boult was released from his central contract last august to spend more time with his family as well as make himself available for franchise cricket. by the time of the series he wouldn't have played the format for a year... but he will likely be included in the black caps squad for the world cup which starts in india at the beginning of october. and that's all the sport for now. we can take you to this picture again in norway. look at the water rushing through the barriers. we have heard that water has penetrated a power plant and this has led to quite a bit of damage. this morning we heard that assessments have been made as to whether or not they plan to blast open a hatch. however, we

are also hearing that the leader of the incident, the person in charge, has said it is not relevant. they are not going to blow up the dam itself as of now. you can see now the damage is quite extensive, already, and trees have fallen into the water. this is a power plant in the water. this is a power plant in the eastern part of norway and the heavy rain in recent days has meant that the dam... you can see the power line going as well, i cannot see very well. i think i need glasses but i have been told that caroline is going down. absolutely dramatic pictures coming to us as water penetrates the power in norway. —— the power line. there was talk of an explosion to open the hatch but that is unnecessary because you can see now, the water is flowing freely itself through the dam. the police earlier on said

there was a fear that the bridge would burst without them doing anything and those fears have been vindicated because as you can see, thatis vindicated because as you can see, that is precisely what has happened. the camera angle is quite far away and that is because we are being told there was a huge number of press at the site and they were all asked to move further away from the power plant because of fears for their safety. power plant because of fears for theirsafety. in power plant because of fears for their safety. in terms of civilians, about 10—15 homes have been evacuated in the immediate area around the power plant, and police and armed forces, armed norwegian forces, are both at the seaf scratch vaccine. —— at the scene. we have not really got enough sound there. we do not want to get too close because it is a pretty volatile

situation. the water having now punched a hole through that bridge where earlier on authorities were considering potentially some sort of blast. it has been a very wet in the area, there has been a huge amount of rainfall and that is one of the reasons why we have seen this happening. it is not normalfor this level of rain, it has been very heavy rain over scandinavia in recent days. it is a very mountainous area, and there have been landslides and issues because of the level of rain. just to bring you a little bit of context, the river you are seeing here is the longest and the most value must river in norway. —— most the the power plant as a hydroelectric power plant which has been underwater and out of operation.

there is a huge amount of worry from the police about the safety of people around the area because flooding can then affect houses and buildings in the immediate vicinity. not only the fear of flooding but also of the lack of power because there have been power cuts caused by this. you can see the water is now really flowing through what was quite a small gap, it is now a pretty huge one. incredible pictures coming into us here. we will bring you back to these pictures a little bit later. we are going to move on and talk about politics. in the uk, senior conservatives, including a cabinet minister, say their party is likely to campaign to leave the european convention

on human rights at the next general election, if rwanda flights for asylum seekers continue to be blocked. the government has made removing migrants to a third country a key part of its strategy for stopping small boats, but, so far, no flights have taken off. 0ur political correspondentjonathan blake is following the story. hejoins us now. bring us up to date, do we know who is saying this, which cabinet member?— is saying this, which cabinet member? ., , , , ., member? no, but this is a live debate within _ member? no, but this is a live debate within the _ member? no, but this is a live debate within the conservative j member? no, but this is a live - debate within the conservative party for sure at the moment and it is a question that is central to the government's efforts to crack down on illegal migration to the uk, and attempt to deal with people who are arriving primarily across the channel in small boats and deter people from making thatjourney in the first place. it is the european

court of human rights which upholds the european convention on human rights which has frustrated those attempts, and it is a treaty signed by the uk and more than a0 other countries, founded back in 1950, which upholds and enshrines certain liberties. for example, the right to a fair trial, the right to liberty, freedom from slavery and the list goes on. what the government is trying to do is put in place a system where anyone arriving in the uk by illegal means, and that means crossing the channel in small boats, would be swiftly deported to a safe third country, primarily rwanda, with whom the government have struck a deal to deport people who try to claim asylum here by those means. it struggled to get the policy of the ground, it has run into legal difficulty as has been predicted and some of the conservative party are saying if we cannot do this under

the law as it stands, we need to remove ourselves from this long—standing framework and go it alone. it is a debate, there are many arguing the other way, same for example it would be foolish and a kneejerk reaction to pull out of such a long—standing agreement and something which is at the basis, in many ways, for the law in the country and elsewhere. to russia next on verified live and authorities there have unveiled a new schoolbook that aims to justify the war on ukraine. the textbook is called russian history 19a5 to the early 21st century and makes numerous false claims. according to excerpts published by russian media, schoolchildren will now be taught that human civilisation could have come to an end had vladimir putin not started his "special military operation" against ukraine. it is the first officially approved history book to be used in russian schools that mentions events in ukraine.

well, the russia editorfor bbc monitoring, vitaly shevchenko, has written an article for the bbc news website on the new book and joins us now from the newsroom. what exactly does it contain? it is basicall a what exactly does it contain? it is basically a good — what exactly does it contain? it 3 basically a good example of what exactly does it contain? it 1 basically a good example of how the russian government weapon eyes as history, or in other words uses past events, real or imaginary, to justify the kremlin's actions. 0ne justify the kremlin's actions. one key theme in this book is that it presents recent history as russia defending itself against an aggressive west, which has created ukraine to spite russia and use it as a battering ram. that is the phrase the textbook uses, a battering ram against russia. many

of the assertions in this book are demonstrably false, for example it claims that until 201a 80% of ukrainian residents said that russian was their native tongue. that is not true because numerous surveys have shown that the figure is around a third of ukrainians who said they spoke russian as their mother tongue, where more than half, 60% of ukrainians said they spoke ukrainian. another example is how the history textbook presents the events of 201a when russia first attacked ukraine. it described the fighting in eastern ukraine as a popular uprising by russian

speakers, and it makes no mention of the military hardware or military personnel dispatched by russia to ukraine's eastern donbas region. there were claims that ukraine was intending to acquire nuclear weapons, biological weapons, possibly to use against russian speakers in ukraine or attack russia. the thrust of the book is very clear. president putin had to start his so—called special military operation in ukraine to defend russia and potentially preserve civilisation on planet earth. thank ou ve civilisation on planet earth. thank you very much — civilisation on planet earth. thank you very much indeed. _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bringing you different stories from across the uk. this was the moment a casually discarded vape nearly

destroyed a bin lorry in basildon. single use of apes can already be disposed of at this recycling site, but the county council thinks the problem is to be tackled at source. we and other local authorities are asking the government to ban them, it is far better if you use the reusable vapes, they are better for the environment and safer. sites like this are _ the environment and safer. sites like this are regularly _ the environment and safer. sites like this are regularly used to get rid of bulky waste but people are unlikely to make the trip here just to drop a single date. many supermarkets offer recycling facilities, even that is too much for many of us. for now the message is that disposable vapes and the batteries they contain should not go in the bin, not even the recycling one. instead they should be taken to a specific recycling point. for more stories across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. 11 people have died afterfire broke out at a french holiday lodging

where a group of young people with learning disabilities were staying. the fire started early on wednesday at the facility in wintzenheim, in the eastern alsace region. much of the building was made of wood and pictures from the scene show charred timbers. with more on this, let's go to europe regional editor paul moss in the newsroom. what's the latest? an awful story. the latest, as he said, all 11 bodies of those who were missing have now been discovered. it seems the initial investigation shows this virus began at 6:30am which meant unfortunately everyone was asleep in the building. it started on the ground floor. we think those on the ground floor managed to escape as did some of the people on the first floor, but most of those who died were on the first floor and asleep, as i suggested. must have been a very big fire right from the start because 80 firefighters were sent by the fire service to the scene. we had the

french interior minister who said he wants to pay tribute to the rapid and courageous intervention of these men. unfortunately they were not quick enough because that fire spread so quickly. it was made of wood, this is the traditional architecture, the traditional style of places in that part of the region. it makes a pretty buildings but clearly very dangerous when there is a fire, which is what we have seen. the original prosecutor has launched an investigation to see if they can work—out at this what caused it, but at the moment all attention is on retrieving the bodies. it was a difficult task. we had the commander of the fire service who is in charge of the operation referred to great big burnt pieces of wood that were a danger to firefighters, lots of rubble everywhere. there was time before they could get the fire under control, and more time before they could enter the building safely.

thank you very much indeed. you back to norway. incredible pictures coming into us. i don't know if you are following this with me couple of minutes ago but we had a tiny gap and i look at that. the gap has extended. this is the hydroelectric power plant in eastern central norway. it is a hydroelectric plant and it is basically a lot of rain over the last few days over scandinavia and parts of norway especially, which means the river has become swollen and water has penetrated the power plant. this has led to a huge amount of damage, a little bit earlier the police and local authorities were considering blowing a hole in the bridge to try and alleviate the issue but as you can see, nature has kind of done its thing. that is coming to us live from norway. let's turn to scotland.

all week, we've been getting a taste of some of the thousands of acts at this year's edinburgh festival fringe and today is no exception. from comedians to theatre performances and even some acrobatics, there's a whole range of creative talents on display and big crowds there to see them. now to our reporter courtney bembridge who is there. you have been covering this amazing french festival —— fringe festival. you have someone with you who might be of interest to many people. exactly, i have irish comedian ed byrne stop he is going to tell us all about his show. it is attributed to mark twain. _ all about his show. it is attributed to mark twain. it _ all about his show. it is attributed to mark twain. it is _ all about his show. it is attributed to mark twain. it is the _ all about his show. it is attributed to mark twain. it is the idea - all about his show. it is attributed to mark twain. it is the idea that l to mark twain. it is the idea that humour— to mark twain. it is the idea that humour is — to mark twain. it is the idea that humour is supposed to be tragedy. i examine _ humour is supposed to be tragedy. i examine how big a tragedy is and how much _ examine how big a tragedy is and how much time _ examine how big a tragedy is and how much time has passed before it gets funny _ much time has passed before it gets funny i_ much time has passed before it gets funny. i start with an anecdote about— funny. i start with an anecdote about how _ funny. i start with an anecdote about how my car gets broken into

which _ about how my car gets broken into which wasn't funny at all, and then the very— which wasn't funny at all, and then the very next night i was making jokes _ the very next night i was making jokes about it on stage. compared to that to _ jokes about it on stage. compared to that to last— jokes about it on stage. compared to that to last year, my little brother died and _ that to last year, my little brother died and i— that to last year, my little brother died and i am ready to turn that into comedy gold. it is died and i am ready to turn that into comedy gold.— died and i am ready to turn that into comedy gold. it is a personal sto and into comedy gold. it is a personal story and a _ into comedy gold. it is a personal story and a horrific _ into comedy gold. it is a personal story and a horrific thing - into comedy gold. it is a personal story and a horrific thing to - story and a horrific thing to happen, what is the process, and it is quite a short process. it only happened last year and now you are performing it, and from all accounts it is very funny. how do you balance that? it it is very funny. how do you balance that? , ., . ., ., ., that? it is a tricky one, i have not done this before. _ that? it is a tricky one, i have not done this before. i _ that? it is a tricky one, i have not done this before. i have - that? it is a tricky one, i have not done this before. i have never - that? it is a tricky one, i have not l done this before. i have never gone down _ done this before. i have never gone down this— done this before. i have never gone down this path before, but it is funny— down this path before, but it is funny and _ down this path before, but it is funny and has a serious and sad bits _ funny and has a serious and sad bits it — funny and has a serious and sad bits it is — funny and has a serious and sad bits. it is like an hour long episode _ bits. it is like an hour long episode of scrubs. he was a comedy writer. _ episode of scrubs. he was a comedy writer. a _ episode of scrubs. he was a comedy writer, a comedy director. his thing was helping — writer, a comedy director. his thing was helping people build edinburgh fringe _ was helping people build edinburgh fringe shows. he would help people take 45— fringe shows. he would help people take as minutes ofjokes and turn it into a _ take as minutes ofjokes and turn it into a hour—long comedy show. the idea of— into a hour—long comedy show. the idea of turning his death into an hour-long — idea of turning his death into an hour—long edinburgh fringe comedy show genuinely seems fitting. you

are not show genuinely seems fitting. you are rrot the — show genuinely seems fitting. you are not the first _ show genuinely seems fitting. ym. are not the first one to make this event into a show, he has been paid tribute to many other acts. i was here last year. — tribute to many other acts. i was here last year, i _ tribute to many other acts. i was here last year, i went _ tribute to many other acts. i was here last year, i went to - tribute to many other acts. i was here last year, i went to see - tribute to many other acts. i was | here last year, i went to see john hastings— here last year, i went to see john hastings and others, all of whom he was working on their shows. there show— was working on their shows. there show started off with let me tell you about my friend and director paul~ _ you about my friend and director paul~ and — you about my friend and director paul. and at the as minute mark revealed — paul. and at the as minute mark revealed that paul had died, i totally— revealed that paul had died, i totally saw that coming. i have seen three _ totally saw that coming. i have seen three or— totally saw that coming. i have seen three or four shows that focus on it. three or four shows that focus on it really— three or four shows that focus on it really i— three or four shows that focus on it. really i am a hack. it is an incredibly— it. really i am a hack. it is an incredibly derivative thing i am doing — incredibly derivative thing i am doing i— incredibly derivative thing i am doing. i am way behind the curve. what _ doing. i am way behind the curve. what a _ doing. i am way behind the curve. what a way— doing. i am way behind the curve. what a way to pay tribute to him and he said previously you think this is what he would have wanted. tell us about the french, you have been coming for a really long time. how are you finding this year compared to previous years. by, are you finding this year compared to previous years.— to previous years. a really long time. 93. _ to previous years. a really long time. 93, fell— to previous years. a really long time. 93, fell in _ to previous years. a really long time. 93, fell in love _ to previous years. a really long time. 93, fell in love with - time. 93, fell in love with

stand—up. 9a time. 93, fell in love with stand—up. 94 i did a competition, didn't— stand—up. 94 i did a competition, didn't get— stand—up. 94 i did a competition, didn't get into the final. it became a tail— didn't get into the final. it became a tail event— didn't get into the final. it became a tail event in following years, people — a tail event in following years, people would say you know ed byrne didn't _ people would say you know ed byrne didn't get _ people would say you know ed byrne didn't get into the final. i did my first show— didn't get into the final. i did my first show in 96 and a package show in 95 _ first show in 96 and a package show in 95 this— first show in 96 and a package show in 95 this is— first show in 96 and a package show in 95. this is my 14th one—man show. the only— in 95. this is my 14th one—man show. the only thing — in 95. this is my 14th one—man show. the only thing that bothers me about the french— the only thing that bothers me about the french are so much other people moan _ the french are so much other people moan about— the french are so much other people moan about it. sometimes it has gone well, sometimes not so well. you get -ood well, sometimes not so well. you get good reviews and bad reviews, but i 'ust good reviews and bad reviews, but i just love _ good reviews and bad reviews, but i just love it — good reviews and bad reviews, but i just love it— just love it. what do people moan about? people — just love it. what do people moan about? people moan _ just love it. what do people moan about? people moan if— just love it. what do people moan about? people moan if they - just love it. what do people moan about? people moan if they get i just love it. what do people moan l about? people moan if they get bad reviews, about? people moan if they get bad reviews. some _ about? people moan if they get bad reviews, some people _ about? people moan if they get bad reviews, some people moan - about? people moan if they get bad reviews, some people moan even . about? people moan if they get bad - reviews, some people moan even when they are _ reviews, some people moan even when they are doing well. i spoke to a comedian— they are doing well. i spoke to a comedian who absolutely stormed at the fringe _ comedian who absolutely stormed at the fringe last year, she was into shows, _ the fringe last year, she was into shows, both of which are killed. she said i_ shows, both of which are killed. she said i still— shows, both of which are killed. she said i still don't really enjoyed the french. if you can't enjoy

that — the french. if you can't enjoy that it _ the french. if you can't enjoy that it is— the french. if you can't enjoy that... it is a pressure cooker environment and a goldfish bowl. and you are _ environment and a goldfish bowl. and you are exhausted by the end, but anytime _ you are exhausted by the end, but anytime i— you are exhausted by the end, but anytime i go on tour, if i don't feel— anytime i go on tour, if i don't feel about _ anytime i go on tour, if i don't feel about having tried the show out here at— feel about having tried the show out here at the — feel about having tried the show out here at the fringe, i am better able to gauge _ here at the fringe, i am better able to gauge the quality of the show from _ to gauge the quality of the show from having done it at the fringe first _ from having done it at the fringe first. ., . . from having done it at the fringe first. ., ., ., ., , ., ., first. you have a doing this a long time and come _ first. you have a doing this a long time and come up _ first. you have a doing this a long time and come up the _ first. you have a doing this a long time and come up the more - time and come up the more traditional way, time and come up the more traditionalway, but time and come up the more traditional way, but now we have seen people who have made it from tick—tock. d0 seen people who have made it from tick-tock. , ., ~ ., ., , tick-tock. do you know what is beautiful as _ tick-tock. do you know what is beautiful as being _ tick-tock. do you know what is beautiful as being old - tick-tock. do you know what is beautiful as being old as - tick-tock. do you know what is beautiful as being old as i - tick-tock. do you know what isj beautiful as being old as i am? nobody— beautiful as being old as i am? nobody asks me for my advice any more _ nobody asks me for my advice any more it— nobody asks me for my advice any more it is— nobody asks me for my advice any more. it is great. normally an interview— more. it is great. normally an interview like this would be what advice _ interview like this would be what advice would you give younger comedians? my advice is useless. it used _ comedians? my advice is useless. it used to— comedians? my advice is useless. it used to be _ comedians? my advice is useless. it used to be really useful, i could -ive used to be really useful, i could give the — used to be really useful, i could give the phone numbers of promoters, tell your— give the phone numbers of promoters,

tell your clubs to go to. i have no idea _ tell your clubs to go to. i have no idea how— tell your clubs to go to. i have no idea how you make it in the industry now~ _ idea how you make it in the industry now it _ idea how you make it in the industry now it is _ idea how you make it in the industry now. it is quite freein. that idea how you make it in the industry now. it is quite freein.— now. it is quite freein. that is ed b rne now. it is quite freein. that is ed ityrne feeling — now. it is quite freein. that is ed byrne feeling very _ free here at edinburgh fringe. thank you very much. it has been long understood that 10,000 steps per day is the ideal number to stay fit and healthy — but a new study shows fewer than 5,000 may be enough to see a benefit. a study of 226,000 people around the world showed that a,000 steps was enough to reduce the risk of dying prematurely of any cause. professor maciej banach from the medical university of lodz in poland was involved in the research. indeed 10,000 steps is not a magic number. taking into account the the inconsistency of the optimal number, between 6000 and 10,000. we use the

opportunity to check and investigate this. indeed, we have noticed it is enough to have around a000. you can see significant benefits. the main message concerning the steps number does not change. the more steps we can do the better health. even up to 20,000 steps per day because we are able to restrict our analysis to this number. for able to restrict our analysis to this number.— able to restrict our analysis to this number. ., ., , ., this number. for thousands of sound a lot more reasonable. _ this number. for thousands of sound a lot more reasonable. i _ this number. for thousands of sound a lot more reasonable. i am - this number. for thousands of sound a lot more reasonable. i am off- this number. for thousands of sound a lot more reasonable. i am off to i a lot more reasonable. i am off to do a walk, come back in eight few minutes, i may be out of breath but i will give you the latest headlines on the bbc. —— a few minutes. behind me it's rather murky weather, but for many

there is sunshine on offer. a brief lived burst of summer. we have got weak weather fronts around, that is what is bringing the murky weather around, it is giving some drizzle to northern ireland moving to scotland. the high pressures moving northwards drying out the atmosphere and clearing the cloud. we will have some sunshine around but we have seen the best of that in scotland, rather more cloud throughout the rest of the afternoon. still windy and cool in 0rkney and shetland, 23 further south with sunshine. we will keep some cloud around the irish sea coast, a little bit of fog forming inland but what is notable tonight is it is much milder in northern england and scotland because we have pulled in this humid air. the southerly winds drawing that heat northwards, so temperatures will get

into the 20s on thursday. the morning fog will rush through the first part that clears away quickly and there could be the odd shower with cloud and then cloud comes into the south—west later but it is a fine day. 25 in the central belt, 23 in northern ireland, 26 further south across england and wales. a brief burst of summer warmth because the next low pressure comes in and its weather fronts through friday. starting to clear away friday morning but it drags its heels across eastern areas and then there will be a peppering of showers behind. it is still quite warm, a warm starting point on friday so we can still get 25 or 26 in southern and eastern areas but most places behind the weather front will feel fresher. a fresh feeling weekend with low

pressure sat to the west of us, showers with longer spells of rain, fewer the further south and east you are. no promises, it is a showery picture. there will be some lively showers again with hail and thunder. more can be found online.

live from london. this is bbc news. a1 migrants have drowned off the italian island of lampedusa

after their boat capsized. a5 people, including three children, were aboard the vessel. police officers in northern ireland are said to be worried and frightened after a data breach saw personal details about them made public. there is deep and genuine concern. i am hearing officers say for example, they haven't had a meal in their mother's house for ten years because they cannot admit to being a police officer. and we've been told to walk 10,000 steps a day if we want to stay fit and healthy — but a new study shows fewer than 5,000 may be enough to see a benefit. hello, and welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. italian officials have launched an investigation after a1 migrants drowned off the island of the islnd of lampedusa after their boat capsized.