they said that only 15 people were wearing life jackets and that they had to wait in the water for hours before finally being rescued by a cargo ship. the numbers are truly horrific. as the numbers increase attempting to find protection and safety across the mediterranean, so, too, do the deaths at sea. often they have mums, dads, kids, cousins who are in italy— or other european countries, - and there simply is no way for them to get here except by taking these extremely dangerous routes. - it shows once again that there is huge necessity for states to take their responsibility to send vessels capable of rescuing people on the move and to co—ordinate such distress cases.

good evening. 41 people have died after their small boat capsized as they were trying to make the crossing from tunisia to italy, the latest in a string of tragic incidents in the mediterranean. also on the programme, joe biden is expected to issue an executive order banning private—equity and venture—capital investments in some chinese technology companies, we'll get reaction from two congressmen that sit on the select committee on china. meanwhile, china has fallen into deflation, with global cost of living issues impacting the demand for products across the economy. and if you are the type of person struggling to get in your 10,000 steps a day, you'll be pleased to hear a new study has found that fewer than 5,000 may be enough to see a health benefit. but first to the mediteranean — where 41 migrants have drowned off the italian island of lampedusa

after their boat capsized. 45 people, including three children, had been aboard the vessel, which set off from the tunisian city of sfax last thursday. four survivors — originally from the ivory coast and guinea — gave their accounts to coastguards after being brought ashore. the three men and a woman had initially been rescued by a cargo ship. these pictures show rescue workers helping migrants in trouble around the lampedusa coast at the weekend, one of several rescues in recent another catastrophe in the mediterranean is more than a0 migrants found dead in shipwrecks off of coasts in lampedusa in italy. for survivors come to us saying it all started from here. from the two new zealand coastal city of sfax. they took a boat before sinking in rough seas. sfax has become a hotspot for two new zealand and

other african subs harbouring migrants who seek to reach italy for what they think is a better future. in fact the city centre, dozens of migrants are still gathering here looking for a way out. for over a month they have been chased from their homes. some were dumped in the desert, 20 at least were reportedly dead. some of the first time we have seen an incident like it's not the first time we have seen an incident like this. 0ur reporter nicky schiller has taken a look at the numbers. this video from the rescue group doctors without borders shows one of their vessels going to the aid of a boat packed with migrants in the mediterranean on monday this week. the central mediterranean route from north africa to europe is one of the deadliest in the world. take a look at this map from the international organization for migration. it shows deaths through migration since 201a.

globally, there have been over 57,000, but you can see the majority of those are in the mediterranean region. indeed, the organisation says this year alone, more than 1,800 people have died or are missing in the central mediterranean. and you only have to take a look at some of the reports on the bbc news website to see how that figure comes about. for example, back injune, 78 people died in the greek boat disaster, whilst the italian migrant boat shipwreck back in february killed at least 60 people. and off the coast of tunisia in march, at least 29 people died. talking of tunisia, the authorities there have told us that this year alone, they have recovered 900 bodies and maritime incidents in the central mediterranean, but they also say that around 3a,000 people have been rescued or intercepted by them. now to give you a sense of the scale of the issue that we're talking about, the united nations refugee agency says that this year alone so far, 90,000 migrants have

arrived in italy. the majority of those are from tunisia or neighbouring libya. sally hayden is a journalist and author of �*my fourth time we drowned' about the people trying to make this dangerous crossing across the mediterrenean. thank you forjoining us. i saw that statistic... the united nations has registered more than 17 thousand deaths and disappearances in the central mediterranean since 201a, making it the most dangerous migrant crossing in the world. why has it been such a common pathway for migrants looking to get to europe? migration paths shift and basically this has been kind of one of the routes that people have at least is sometimes managed to get across and it was more commonly libya and out of has overtaken that. there were other routes such as the atlantic

route where deaths are not properly recorded. so they may potentially be even greater. that the central mediterranean is currently what they un because the deadliest migration route in the world. truth? un because the deadliest migration route in the world.— route in the world. why do they continue to _ route in the world. why do they continue to take _ route in the world. why do they continue to take this _ route in the world. why do they continue to take this crossing? | route in the world. why do they - continue to take this crossing? one thin that continue to take this crossing? one thing that is — continue to take this crossing? ole: thing that is important continue to take this crossing? (me: thing that is important is continue to take this crossing? iez thing that is important is to question the use of the word migrants. what has happened at the moment is mass death has been normalised on your a's borders. 0ne normalised on your a's borders. one reason that this has been allowed to allowed to happen is because we are using the word migrants and not refugees and we are distancing ourselves from the fact that these are people with hopes and dreams and families who are mourning them. basically what we have right now is a global inequality crisis. so a large portion of the world just cannot access visas, cannot get on planes. they have no other way to travel and acts as a ca secure country, potentially. —— safe or

secure. people i have met have fled everything from wars and dictatorships and persecution and sometimes poverty in some situations where their country has a lot of corruption and they cannot trust institutions and so many different reasons that people half to try and eke a better or safer life. and they are all gathering in tunisia right now. , , ., _, , now. the president of the country in tunisia that — now. the president of the country in tunisia that says _ now. the president of the country in tunisia that says asylum-seekers i now. the president of the country in i tunisia that says asylum-seekers who tunisia that says asylum—seekers who come to this country are receiving humane treatment of this until we have seen reports of tunisia security forces leaving asylum—seekers in the desert and tried to expel them in the country so was the situation there? aha, lat tried to expel them in the country so was the situation there? a lot of eo - le i so was the situation there? a lot of peeple i spoke _ so was the situation there? a lot of peeple i spoke to — so was the situation there? a lot of people i spoke to said they - people i spoke to said they experienced kindness from tunisia civilians like some charities and they were grateful for that and at they were grateful for that and at the same stage they feel they are victims of politics. the president

of tunisia last february made comments basically that led to a big backlash against a back africans who were in tunisia. a lot of people i met had been working and living in tunisia for years before that and find themselves affected. and could not work any more, fired from their jobs. that's why they say they have had to cross the sea and why they are considering it. i think tying into that is the fact that the eu isn't negotiating and promising funding for tunisia to stem migration. so this politics has gotten, played out at the same time. when money is involved i think we have seen the eu is spending huge amounts of money across much of africa to try and stem migration. certainly my reporting which shows propped up systems, militias, dictatorships in that go further. i would encourage anyone watching who wants to know more to read my book. it's outlined much better there. aha,

it's outlined much better there. a final question. what you think should be done to find a humane solution? aha, should be done to find a humane solution? �* , , ., solution? a big question there. first of all _ solution? a big question there. first of all we _ solution? a big question there. first of all we need _ solution? a big question there. first of all we need to - solution? a big question there. first of all we need to stop - first of all we need to stop distancing ourselves from this problem. we need to stop ignoring the fact that these are people and also look at the consequences and the human rights abuses that are being called as a result of our country's actions. like everyone in europe and britain as well, everyone in the rich world needs to actually pay attention to the fact that these mass drownings are happening in that tens of thousands of people are dying. ii tens of thousands of people are dying. 11 children every week, unicef says people are dying in the central mediterranean. we need to have a reckoning to deal with that because itjust terrific. have a reckoning to deal with that because it just terrific.— because it 'ust terrific. thank you so much because it just terrific. thank you so much for _ because it just terrific. thank you so much forjoining _ because it just terrific. thank you so much forjoining us, _ because it just terrific. thank you so much forjoining us, sally. - net migration to britain reached record levels last year. that comes despite promises from conservatives in the uk to drastically reduce the numbers of people moving here. under pressure, the government announced a plan to send asylum—seekers to rwanda

to deter irregular migration. but that plan has been tied by legal challenges. today, senior conservatives — including a cabinet minister — say their party is likely to campaign to leave the european convention on human rights in the next general election, if its plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda continues to be blocked. there is frustration at the role of a european court in stopping flights for asylum seekers from taking off last year. immigration minister robertjenrick would not rule out withdrawing from the convention. he told times radio that the government would do "whatever is necessary ultimately to defend our borders". the european convention on human rights was established in 1950 by a number of countries including the uk. professor kanstantsin dzehtsiarou, professor in human rights law at the university of liverpool. is it the echr blocking the rwanda

flights plan?— flights plan? basically they issued interim measure _ flights plan? basically they issued interim measure to _ flights plan? basically they issued interim measure to prevent - flights plan? basically they issued interim measure to prevent these | interim measure to prevent these first flights to go to rwanda. however it does not mean that the whole plan will be considered by the european court of human rights as violating the echr. interim measurements —— measuresjust delay the flights until they deal with the situation. it does not mean that there is any complete ban on extradition coming from the european court of human rights. in my preparation for this interview and i looked at latestjudgment of the european court of human rights and quite a few of them actually allow people to be extradited. in the latestjudgment people to be extradited. in the latest judgment allows extradition to the us on a slightly different

grounds, but still there is no absolute ban on that. the uk governmentjust needs to establish a proper system with dealing with immigration in that sense. so some ofthe immigration in that sense. so some of the uk may _ immigration in that sense. so some of the uk may ask _ immigration in that sense. so some of the uk may ask themselves - immigration in that sense. so some of the uk may ask themselves that l of the uk may ask themselves that what does the european convention on human rights to? how does it protect people? it human rights to? how does it protect --eole? ,., . , human rights to? how does it protect --eole? u, . , people? it protects everyone. it rotects people? it protects everyone. it protects people. _ people? it protects everyone. it protects people, not _ people? it protects everyone. it protects people, not only - people? it protects everyone. it - protects people, not only immigrants or vulnerable communities, but every one of us. we can remember plenty of cases that brought us real improvement in this country as well. for example, in the old case of the european court of human rights brought prohibiting physical punishment in schools, the european board of human rights prohibited criminal punishment for gay people. human rights and the european court of human rights protects us from

abuse of poverty and it can be linked to every one of us. if our property is taken and no appropriate compensation is made you can go to the european court of human rights. if the hospital does not provide you with proper treatment, you can go to the echr. if the crime is not properly investigated, this is also a human rights issue. if i a human rights issue. ifi understand _ a human rights issue. ifi understand you - a human rights issue. if i understand you correct you —— correctly it provides recourse. so what with the consequences be if the uk would leave this conventionthat they would be quite dramatic i would have to say. this they would be quite dramatic i would have to say-— have to say. this extra level of protection _ have to say. this extra level of protection would _ have to say. this extra level of protection would be _ have to say. this extra level of protection would be lifted. - have to say. this extra level of protection would be lifted. six| protection would be lifted. six months after the uk government submits the letter to the council of europe that they want to lead, after that nobody will be able to apply to the european court of human rights and complained that the uk, uk government actually violated human

rights. this will have massive implications, not only on people born within this country who want to get their rights protected, but also there are also different levels of complexity. for example the european convention on human rights is mentioned in the good friday agreement in this determines the relationship with northern ireland. it also mentions in the brexit agreement and this will also complicate further relationship with the european union. and to these problems with small boats can be linked directly to exit and the fact that now the uk can not actually send it back people to ports as it was under the european union. interesting insights and thank you

forjoining us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the names of thousands of people adopted as children were available on a genealogy website, it has emerged. safety and privacy fears were raised after a motherfound details of adoptions dating back more than 100 years on the scotland's people site. the national record of scotland said it removed the information 36 hours after the mother complained it could endanger her adopted child. a fire which ripped through a landmark pub days before it was unexpectedly demolished is being treated as arson, police say. the crooked house, near dudley in the black country, caught fire on saturday night and was then bulldozed on monday, prompting anger from local residents. the pub, once britain's "wonkiest", was sold by marston's last month. a bbc investigation has discovered thousands of people on universal credit are having money deducted to pay their utility bills, despite a legal case that challenged the policy.

anyone on old style benefits must give consent but it isn't required from those on universal credit. you're live with bbc news. now to the continuing fallout over a massive data breach in northern ireland. in response to a freedom of information request, the police service of northern ireland mistakenly shared names of all officers and staff, where they were based, and their roles. the details were then published online, before being removed. the police service of northern ireland has apologised and called it an unacceptable error and have now issued updated safety advice for the officers. more than 300 police officers were murdered in northern ireland the police service of northern ireland has apologised

and called it an unacceptable error and have now issued updated safety advice for the officers. drjonny byrne, criminologist at ulster university. you work with a number of organisations including the police service for northern ireland and the department ofjustice. you work with a number of organisations so what have psni members have set on their concerns? has been a difficult 2a hours and it is having a significant impact in terms of staff morale, the culture within the organisation but also having an impact in terms of public confidence in the organisation itself. so two main audiences affected by this data breach. for our international viewers, why is this data breach so significant? the reality is 25 years after the good friday agreement policing is still not a normal occupation in northern ireland and unfortunately police officers still have to check under their cars, police officers still have to check undertheir cars, have police officers still have to check under their cars, have to be careful of which we drive to work. a simple

thing like, they even have their uniforms out on the washing line because there is still a terrorist threat which is severe. so unfortunately we have not reached at the normal state of policing. so in reality a lot of officers have sacrificed an awful lot. they have essentially taken cover stories and lives and making sacrifices in terms of leaving their communities and where they used to live and not seeing family members. so they committed an awful lot to joining the organisations they see this as a breach of their trust. so is craig a lot of frustration and anger in terms of what they have had to do it to protect their own anonymity. horse to protect their own anonymity. how do ou to protect their own anonymity. how do you assess _ to protect their own anonymity. how do you assess the _ to protect their own anonymity. how do you assess the threat that they now face? , , now face? this is the 1,000,000-dollar i now face? this is the - 1,000,000-dollar question. now face? this is the _ 1,000,000-dollar question. the 1,000,000—dollar question. the reality is that the and over 10,000 pupils details release and needs to be looked at on an individual case—by—case basis because everyone's circumstances were different. select officers details

put forward whose details were already in the public domain. more senior officers who were more confident out front. the reality is we need to look at more kids individually to determine what level of risk given the circumstances of each officer. of risk given the circumstances of each officer-— of risk given the circumstances of each officer. ,, , . , . each officer. surely it has impacted the morale — each officer. surely it has impacted the morale and _ each officer. surely it has impacted the morale and the _ each officer. surely it has impacted the morale and the police - each officer. surely it has impacted the morale and the police force? i the morale and the police force? policing is a difficultjob and it is particularly complex in northern ireland given the politics. the reality is the peace process and policing are inextricably linked. we would not have had a peace process without policing. to officers have committed a lot of their time and commitment tojoining committed a lot of their time and commitment to joining this organisation. so it has created frustration and anger. i think for a lot of people they want to know why the police on a senior level want to manage this and what comes next. the reality is that it has happened in the breach has taken place but we now want to know how they will manage these levels of risk given

the individual circumstances. thank ou for the individual circumstances. thank you for sharing _ the individual circumstances. thank you for sharing your— the individual circumstances. thank you for sharing your thoughts - the individual circumstances. thank you for sharing your thoughts with us tonight. while the uk is struggling to get inflation under control, china's economy is suffering from the opposite, deflation. consumer prices declined in july for the first time in more than two years. people and businesses are not spending, and the world's second largest economy is struggling to revive demand. most developed countries saw a boom in consumer spending after pandemic restrictions ended. the huge increase in demand for goods that were limited in supply coupled with rising energy costs after russia's invasion of ukraine inflated prices, but that hasn't happened in china. there's increasing pressure on beijng to take a more active role in stimulating the economy. joining us now from bath is george magnus, an associate at oxford university's china centre and a senior economic adviser to ubs investment bank. thank you forjoining us today. first, explain what deflation

actually is. first, explain what deflation actually is— actually is. actually i was an adviser to — actually is. actually i was an adviser to ubs _ actually is. actually i was an adviser to ubs but - actually is. actually i was an adviser to ubs but was - actually is. actually i was an adviser to ubs but was not l actually is. actually i was an l adviser to ubs but was not for actually is. actually i was an - adviser to ubs but was not for some years. deflation really is a sustained drop in the level of prices, much as inflation is a sustained increase of the level of prices. so to be fair, the brouhaha about china today is about the release of the consumer price index which showed a drop into negative territory. the average change is -0.3% territory. the average change is —0.3% specifically this is because this time last year prices went up around 26% and they did not this year. so the comparison is very favourable in a sense and shows a lobar reading of the consumer price level than it was faster. but it is not the indication that has been prevalent of falling prices in

china. it is something which the authorities really need to watch closely. authorities really need to watch closel . . , ., , . authorities really need to watch closel . . , . ., , closely. can you explain how it is that we saw _ closely. can you explain how it is that we saw inflation _ closely. can you explain how it is that we saw inflation after - that we saw inflation after the pandemic restrictions ended in many countries including the uk, us, but in china we have seen the very opposite. in in china we have seen the very o- osite. .. in china we have seen the very opposite-— opposite. in fact your package answer the — opposite. in fact your package answer the question, - opposite. in fact your package answer the question, really. l opposite. in fact your package l answer the question, really. for opposite. in fact your package - answer the question, really. for the answerthe question, really. forthe uk and the united states, western europe and large parts of the world, not only were citizens and households given a lot of financial assistance during the pandemic and built up their bank deposits or savings during a time when they really were not able to spend them that much. because they could not go to shops, cannot go on holiday and so on and so forth. so when we were all able to congregate again, mix freely and travel by train and bus and playing and what have you. it unleashed this kind of revenge consumption which was to make up for

lost ground. during the pandemic lots of factories, lots of shipping lines and transportation, cargo shipments and so on, lots of things were shut down and were not used and people were furloughed or laid off. so there was a huge demand and supply mismatch coming out of the pandemic which pushed prices. and of course the ukraine war and energy prices on top. china has not really had any of that. the problem that china has is that demand in the economy is chronically weak. that is why prices are so weak as well. so what does beijing have added is special to remedy the problem? that is the ga special to remedy the problem? that is the 64 trillion _ special to remedy the problem? trisgt is the ga trillion yuan question. is the 6a trillion yuan question. everyone expects the government is going to do something and will not do this in the future because it keeps telling us it will. they keep

talking on the fact that they want to strengthen domestic demand and quote, strengthen domestic consumption but time they fail to take measures that will actually do that. so we are certainly expecting interest rates to come down. people are expecting relaxation of regulations in the housing industry which is the leader to end facing a long period of years of shrinkage. and there may be some further borrowing to finance infrastructure, for example. what we really want to see, is government measures to put income into people's pockets so it can go out and consume. and that is something that may not actually be seen. ~ . something that may not actually be seen, ~ ., , ., . something that may not actually be seen. ~ . ., , . ., seen. what impact does the deflation have in china — seen. what impact does the deflation have in china on _ seen. what impact does the deflation have in china on the _ seen. what impact does the deflation have in china on the global— seen. what impact does the deflation | have in china on the global economy? absolute there is a good news bad news story here. good news is that

if chinese companies are cutting prices, than chinese products sold abroad will be cheaper. 0n the other hand, the reasons that they are cutting prices is because demand is so weak that means that you cannot really sell as much into the chinese market as you may otherwise prefer to do. so it takes your money and takes her choice.— to do. so it takes your money and takes her choice. thank you so much for “oininu takes her choice. thank you so much forjoining us- _ thank you for watching. we will be backin thank you for watching. we will be back in a short while with an interview with two congressmen from the us who were talking about a new executive order coming from the white house restricting investments in chinese technologies. a republican and a democrat weigh in on that executive order expected to come tomorrow from president biden in the white house. coming up after a short break. stay with us. good evening. it's been a warmer day for many parts of the uk, it'll be a warmer night as well,

noticeably in the north, and a warmer day still tomorrow. a burst of summer warmth coming through with some sunshine for most parts of the uk. during the day that we've just had, however, we've had this weak warm front pushing northwards, drizzle through northern ireland, western scotland. we had misty low cloud and fog around some of the coasts and hills of the irish sea in the southwest approaches. now, that's still around in some areas, so too the drizzle in the north, and we've still got a pretty brisk wind blowing in the northeast of scotland. but for most of us, it's a fine evening followed by a fine night — but notice there are some pockets of cloud developing — low cloud, fog, so we could have some fog as we head towards morning once again. but it's, as i mentioned earlier, a warmer night — noticeably so in the north, quite muggy in the south. but at this time of year, late august or mid—to—late august, that fog does hang around just a little. but we are drawing up with a light southerly wind, some much warmer air during the day ahead, which means that we are going to see temperatures into the 20s quite widely, which will, of course clear away any morning fog. there could still be

the odd shower bubbling up. we should see fewer showers for shetland, the winds should finally ease here — it's been near gale force for two or three days. later in the day as well, the next weather front approaches, but for all intents and purposes, it's a fine day. as i mentioned, 20s quite widely away from the north of scotland, peaking at 26—27 perhaps across southern and eastern areas. but by the time we get to the evening and overnight, we've got the next weather system marching in, driven in by this next area of low pressure, which will bring some brisker winds, some fresher feeling weather by friday — although you can see we still got that overnight rain lingering in the north close to southern and eastern areas and we might see some more rain pushing back in later in the day. but again, it's a day of scattered showers, more so on thursday, but we will see some areas escaping altogether. still relatively warm in eastern areas, but still fresher now further west. that fresher atlantic air is with us throughout the weekend for all by that stage, that warm having disappeared. and there'll be heavy prolonged showers, particularly in the north and west,

close to where the area of low pressure is anchored. so, fewest showers further south and east. some places might escape dry, but on the whole, we're back to a fresher and more showery picture across the uk. more online.

hello. you're watching the context on bbc news. voters in ohio hand abortion rights activists a victory. president biden calls it a win for democracy. more on that story shortly, but first, it's time for sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. some important matches with a lot of money on the line tonight for qualificatin for the champions league. with just two days to go until the new premier league season rangers are winning at home in stoppage time in the first—half. in greece, for now because hosted marseille, goalless with 20 minutes to go and my cabbie high—fat in slovakia. that one is 21 at

half—time.