the british government is under renewed pressure to stop migrants crossing the sea in small boats — after six people drowned in the channel. and a look atjust how much streaming platforms like netflix know about us in the quest to recommend the perfect show. hello. we start in hawaii, where the governor is warning that the death toll is likely to rise still further following the wildfires on the island of maui. 93 people are now known to have died as the inferno burnt most of the historic town of lahaina to the ground. so far only a tiny fraction of the worst—hit area has been searched for bodies. more than 2,200 structures — homes and businesses — have been damaged or destroyed. recovery crews continue to comb through the charred ruins and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for.

the wildfires are the worst to hit a state in america in over a century and there is growing anger on maui over both the lack of warning about the fires, and the response by officials to the thousands left without homes — and in some cases adequate food and water. sophie long reports from the island. this is what remains of lahaina. cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. president biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it, but, days later, people here say it's not yet reaching those most in need and people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. i'm frustrated. people are... we're all together. we're one family, we need to take care of each other. no—one�*s feeding everyone.

they're traumatised. they're upset. no—one�*s giving hugs. they need mental help. what do you need for me? to hear people in the same pads since the fire on thursday. kids in the same diapers since thursday. people without food. they haven't drank since before the fire. what are we doing? hundreds of thousands flock to maui's stunning coastline every year and thousands ofjobs here are dependent on tourism, but the jarring contrast between those holidaying and those hurting is difficult to bear with so many still unaccounted for. the same waters that our people just died in three days ago are the same waters the very next day these visitors, tourists were swimming in and that says a lot about where their heart and mind is through all of this and where our heart and mind is through all of this, as well. you don't see our people swimming, snorkelling, surfing. nobody is having fun in tragedy and continuing their lives like nothing has happened.

there is two hawaiis right now. there is the hawaii we're living in and the hawaii they're living in, they're visiting in. as search and recovery teams continue their difficult task of sifting through the remains, people queue for hours to get back to what were their homes. confusion is leading to frustration. at 8.30am, we went there. they said, "go to the other side." so we went to the other side and same thing. there's, like, a line and it's not even moving so we came back here. so we got here at 9.30 and it's 12.30 right now. they're not telling us what to do. the cops arejust going back and forth. but the authorities are asking for patience. we know we've got to go quick, but we've got to do it right, so when we pick up the remains and they fall apart... so when you have 200 people running through the scene yesterday, and some of you, that's what you're stepping on. i don't know how much more

you want me to describe it. that's what you're stepping on. give us a little bit of time to contain that, please. people already know this is the deadliest disaster in hawaii's history and the death toll is still climbing. the bbc has been speaking to the governor of hawaii, josh green, and asked him about the lack of warning to residents of lahaina about the approaching wildfires and what went wrong. i think really what it was was an incredibly overwhelming circumstance, which was a hurricane and hurricane—force winds simultaneously with fire. and we've not experienced anything like that in the region in a town before. there was a lot of response going on amongst the firefighters all across the island. i think that was the greatest confounding issue. but my team is doing

a thorough review. we've begun it with our attorney general, and that's the important piece for us now. of course, most of our efforts are going to be on recovery, finding a way to reunite families with either those that they've lost so that they have closure or getting them housing and survival. these processes normally come much after an incident like this, but we're doing it in parallel because we want to be safer and learn right now. there's growing pressure on the uk government to do more to stop migrants crossing the channel on small boats — after six people drowned off the coast of france. the opposition labour party says people smugglers are �*running rings' around government efforts to tackle the problem. uk ministers have pushed through parliament tougher laws, which make it illegal for people to claim asylum in the uk, if they've arrived on small boats. simonjones has the latest. despite yesterday's deaths in the channel, the crossings have continued. 500 more people were brought to shore on saturday after being picked up

in flimsy boats. in dover, though, thoughts remain with the six men who did not make it. unfortunately, it was going to happen sometime and we will have another one before long. all the time people are trying to cross the channel in these boats which are not designed for the purpose, then, unfortunately, things will go wrong. after the initial shock about the latest loss of life at sea, focus is inevitably turned to what can be done to prevent more tragedies. the government has made stopping the boats one of its top priorities, but so far, that has not stopped the desire of many to get to the uk. labour describes the government's approach as shambolic. it wants a new focus on tackling the criminal gangs bringing so many people across the channel. and it accuses ministers of allowing the asylum backlog to get completely out of control. the total failure to do the basics, process cases, get decisions made as quickly as possible. and then you can take action if people don't have the right

to be in this country. and for those who do, you can make sure that they are allowed to get on and live the rest of their lives happily. but also action on these criminal gangs. the government insist increased patrols on beaches in northern france and a returns deal with albania, are delivering results. there are record numbers of people arriving in europe at the moment, but the actual numbers of people arriving from france into the united kingdom has gone down. there is a lot of work that has been undertaken to achieve that. we're working very closely with the french government now to stop boats being launched. obviously we haven't stopped them all. it will continue to be a problem, but we have stopped a lot. and the french minister responsible for safety at sea, on a visit to calais to thank those involved in the rescue operation, said british and french lifeboats working together prevented more deaths. this terrible event showed that thanks to cooperation between france and britain, we have managed to save lives, that is what we have to focus on. the wind has been too strong for crossings today, but as soon the weather improves, more will make the journey.

a memorial on the seafront remembers those who have died seeking sanctuary in the uk. six more men will now be added to that list. to niger now where the country's new military leaders have been seeking support from nearby countries that have also experienced military coups in recent years. delegations have visited both guinea and mali who's current governments seized power in 2021. other countries in the region have come out firmly against the takoever however — with the economic community of west african states agreeing to deploy a �*stand—by�* force ready to restore order to the country. earlier we spoke to niger's ambassador to the us — mamadou kiari liman—tinguiri who outlined why it was important that the elected government be restored. the responsibility is on the junta, they took him hostage, they took our

country hostage, they have to give back our country to the people elected by the people to rule the country. that institution. the responsibility should not be reversed, who is responsible is very clear. now people are suffering. for more on this i'm joined by david 0tto endely, director of the geneva centre for africa security & strategic studies. we have been hearing in the last hour or so a group of muslim scholars from nigeria have been visiting niger and met the coup leaders, who they say were open to try to resolve the situation through diplomacy. what do you make of that? i what do you make of that? i think the screen — what do you make of that? i think the screen has _ what do you make of that? i think the screen has frozen. _ what do you make of that? i think the screen has frozen. we - what do you make of that? i think the screen has frozen. we will. what do you make of that? i thinkj the screen has frozen. we will see if it can restore that line and come back to it.

to ecuador, where the wife of murdered presidential candidate, fernando villavicencio, has blamed the state for his death. she said his personal guards should have prevented the killing. mr villavicencio died earlier this week, less than two weeks before elections were due to take place. he was a vocal critic of corruption and drug crime that have beset ecuador. robin brant has more. the report contains flash photography. two daughters say goodbye to their father. inside the flag draped coffin the man some in ecuador wanted to be the next president. 0ne supporter can't contain himself. he calls the police hypocrites for failing to protect fernando villavicencio. after his assassination, this country is now in a nationwide state of emergency, on the edge of a precipice. but his government provided police guard couldn't prevent this four days ago. this was the moment, leaving a rally that the man who had

exposed corruption was gunned down as he got into a car. six men have been arrested and are injail, all are colombian. just days on from losing her husband, his widow spoke out overnight. but now she too needs protection, an armed guard, bullet—proof vest and a helmet to think about. translation: they did not protect him as they should have protected him. this state was in charge of security, the state is directly responsible for the murder of my husband. the state still has to give many answers about everything that happened, his security guards did not do theirjob. another woman now takes centre stage, this is his running mate, environmental activist andrea gonzales. she has agreed to take the place of the murdered candidate. "i never thought this would be permanent," she said. the bullet—proof vest now an essential part of her campaigning uniform.

while the suspects in the assassination are injail, other inmates, injust their underwear, have been moved. there was a massive operation overnight to transfer one gang leader. in recent years, ecuador�*s murder rate and drug crime have increased sharply. prisons are the centre of the gang operations behind it. once one of south america's stable peaceful nations, it now sits in the middle of a borderless organised crime battle with its colombian neighbours, and a bloody election campaign entering its final week. let's go back to niger and see if you make contact our guest. thank you very much forjoining us. i was saying that this group of muslim scholars have been to niger and met the coup leaders and they claim to be open to resolving the

situation through diplomacy rather than conflict. what you think about that? , , ., ., ., ., that? this is a continuation of back door diplomacy- — that? this is a continuation of back door diplomacy. we _ that? this is a continuation of back door diplomacy. we have - that? this is a continuation of back door diplomacy. we have seen - that? this is a continuation of back door diplomacy. we have seen this group of scholars, these are mostly religious leaders who have been able to meet with the newly elected, appointed prime minister, they have also been able to meet with the leaders of the junta. essentially, the decision in that meeting has been that the military and public is ready to have a dialogue with ecowas. some of the ecowas envoys that were sent to speak to the junta were refused. essentially because the militaryjunta claimed that the threat of military intervention was something that they did not appreciate. d0 something that they did not appreciate-—

something that they did not a- reciate. ,, ~ appreciate. do you think it will come to that. _ appreciate. do you think it will come to that. ecowas - appreciate. do you think it will come to that. ecowas has - appreciate. do you think it will- come to that. ecowas has threatened to use military force, it is interesting that you have different countries in the region agreeing and disagreeing with that. do you think it will come to military action? ecowas made it very clear that they would prefer to use dialogue. they have now activated the ecowas standby force, they have also said that they are ready to deploy their forces to niger to restore democratic rule. there was supposed to be a meeting which could have been held today in ghana by the chiefs of defence, that meeting was to do with coming down with some kind of strategy, how many troops it would require, but that meeting has been postponed indefinitely. that

means that the plan that ecowas had is perhaps on hold. in regards to the back door negotiations, may the success they had with some of islamic scholars. i don't think there is an appetite in the region for military intervention because ecowas will be split in the middle. we already know that countries like burkina faso, mali and guinea will be on the side of the junta. we also know that some ecowas members are very reluctant to send their military forces against an african country. we are not really sure, we hope and pray that much more dialogue and soft intervention process takes precedent over military intervention.-

process takes precedent over military intervention. thank you for talkin: to military intervention. thank you for talking to us- _ now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. we'll be hearing from harry kane in a moment. tottenham hotspur have begun life without kane. spurs are playing brentford in the premier league. plenty of goals, it is 2—2 in the game at brentford. later on, two of last seasons big underachievers go head—to—head with chelsea and liverpool. head-to-head with chelsea and liverool. ., , ., liverpool. two very talented football teams _ liverpool. two very talented football teams will - liverpool. two very talented football teams will face - liverpool. two very talented | football teams will face each liverpool. two very talented - football teams will face each other, from the last games, a lot of good things, you can see that it is a

really talented team, that is what we have to prepare for. it is the first home game for them, the first after a long break and after a disappointing season it is clear, they want to show up. new manager, top manager, who showed we have to be ready. and harry kane has been facing the media formally for the first time as a bayern munich player. the england captain said it was always a tough decision to leave tottenham after 19 years — but wanted to be playing at the highest level — and wasn't fazed by missing out on breaking on the all—time premier league goalscoring record, for now. i am a professional and i have always pushed myself to my limits and ifelt the time is right, i needed to be playing at the highest level and be playing in the champions league, trying to win titles every year. so when i thought about it, and obviously bayern got in touch, it was a decision i wanted to make. of course people will talk about the record and shearer, but i have got plenty of football

left in my career. for now, it is concentrating on trying to achieve things here and push myself, push the team and reach new levels with this club. and that is all my focus is on right now. roberto mancini has resigned as head coach of the italian national team. the former manchester city manager leaves just ten months before european championship in germany — with italy defending champions. mancini took charge in 2018, and guided them to euro success two years ago, by beating england at wembley, but failed to qualify for last year's world cup in qatar. kylian mbappe is back in the first team fold at paris st germain after his contract disagreement with the club led to him being left out of the squad for their preseason tour and the opening game of the french league season, which he watched from the stands. the defending champions could only draw 0—0 with lorient, and ps6 say afer very constructive and postitive discussions before the game, the france international was reinstated in first team training. the final round of the women's open

is under way at walton heath. england's charley hull's in a share of the lead coming into the final round — alongside american lillia vu. they both get under way shortly. ally ewing, who had a five—shot lead after the first two rounds, remains in touch on seven under. and fans enjoying a drink in birmingham, near st andrews stadium were in for a bit of a surprise — when seven time superbowl champion tom brady showed up to join them. there is though a reason for brady turning up at the roost. the former quarterback is involved with the club's new owners and stayed on to watch them beat leeds 1—0 in the championship. an injury time winner for them, no doubt to the delight of the former new england patriots and tampa bay buccaneers star. and that's all the sport for now. we've all been using streaming services like netflix, which may end up predicting what kind of content we are more likely to watch... but can their algorithms read beyond our tv orfilm preferences?

with me in the studio is our reporter ellie house, who received some particular recommendations from the streaming service. tell us more about your it. the title of your article that you wrote is how did netflix know i was by before i did. how did this all come about?— by before i did. how did this all come about? back when i was at university _ come about? back when i was at university i _ come about? back when i was at university i thought _ come about? back when i was at university i thought i _ come about? back when i was at university i thought i was - come about? back when i was at i university i thought i was straight, i hadn't really thought about it, and i noticed that i started to get quite a few recommendations for tv series orfilms quite a few recommendations for tv series or films with lesbian characters or bisexual storylines. i didn't think much of it but when i told friends about it who in most other ways are very similar to me, none of them had heard about the series. 50 none of them had heard about the series. , , ,, . . ., none of them had heard about the series. , ,,, . . ., series. so this is specific to you and not just _ series. so this is specific to you and notjust people _ series. so this is specific to you and notjust people of - series. so this is specific to you and notjust people of your- series. so this is specific to you and notjust people of your age| series. so this is specific to you i and notjust people of your age or living in your area or watching

certain things? i living in your area or watching certain things?— living in your area or watching certain thins? ., �* ~ ., ., , certain things? i don't know anybody else who has — certain things? i don't know anybody else who has these _ certain things? i don't know anybody l else who has these recommendations. six months later, i realised i was bisexual and at that time my journalistic curiosity kicked in and i wondered why. several years later now i have made a documentary about it which is coming out on tuesday on the world service and bbc sounds. what was it that they were looking at, what were they measuring? the obvious at, what were they measuring? tue: obvious thing at, what were they measuring? tte: obvious thing is at, what were they measuring? "tt2 obvious thing is what at, what were they measuring? tt2 obvious thing is what you previously watched and what other people who watched and what other people who watched those things what else they have watched. it makes sense that is how they would recommend things but it goes much deeper than that. there is also behavioural information, what you click on, what trailers you click on, whether you pause half way through, whether you pause and then continue, whether you pause and then leave it. what device and time of

day, what you search.— leave it. what device and time of day, what you search. when you get u . day, what you search. when you get u- and no day, what you search. when you get up and 90 make _ day, what you search. when you get up and 90 make a — day, what you search. when you get up and go make a cup _ day, what you search. when you get up and go make a cup of— day, what you search. when you get up and go make a cup of tea? - day, what you search. when you get up and go make a cup of tea? lot i day, what you search. when you get up and go make a cup of tea? lot ofj up and go make a cup of tea? lot of tiny pieces — up and go make a cup of tea? lot of tiny pieces of _ up and go make a cup of tea? lot of tiny pieces of information _ tiny pieces of information that doesn't mean much to us but when you have millions of people using various different platforms, not just netflix, binge watching things, it really is a lot of data. that machine learning model can then use to draw patterns, patterns that maybe we wouldn't understand but the machine can see that. and then it recommends you things.- machine can see that. and then it recommends you things. when you are havin: this recommends you things. when you are having this period _ recommends you things. when you are having this period of— recommends you things. when you are having this period of self-discovery - having this period of self—discovery or whatever it is, we don't really know who we are in our teens, due you think that at any point, did that recommendations help you think about those things more? t that recommendations help you think about those things more?— about those things more? i think i 'ust. .. about those things more? i think i 'ust... i about those things more? i think i just--- i was _ about those things more? i think i just... i was watching _ about those things more? i think i just... i was watching several- about those things more? i think i | just... i was watching several other things, that wasn't the only things i watched. it was more a period of

six months of self—discovery and this was a curious paralleljourney that stuck in my mind for a few years. and led me to want to do this investigation. years. and led me to want to do this investigation-— investigation. netflix didn't influence you _ investigation. netflix didn't influence you to _ investigation. netflix didn't influence you to start - investigation. netflix didn't - influence you to start questioning yourself in any particular way? trio. yourself in any particular way? no, i was bisexual— yourself in any particular way? no, i was bisexual the _ yourself in any particular way? tt2, i was bisexual the entire time i just didn't know it. you i was bisexual the entire time i just didn't know it.— i was bisexual the entire time i just didn't know it. you worked it out without _ just didn't know it. you worked it out without the _ just didn't know it. you worked it out without the help _ just didn't know it. you worked it out without the help of _ just didn't know it. you worked it out without the help of netflix. l out without the help of netflix. it's notjust netflix, it is what if it's notjust netflix, it is what if i and tick—tock? it's notjust netflix, it is what if i and tick-tock?_ it's notjust netflix, it is what if i and tick-tock? quite recently, sot if i i and tick-tock? quite recently, spot if i started _ i and tick-tock? quite recently, spot if i started recommending | i and tick-tock? quite recently, i spot ifi started recommending me i and tick-tock? quite recently, - spot ifi started recommending me a spot if i started recommending me a playlist, but it described it as sapphic which is a word to describe women who like women. within two months of meats calling on tick—tock it started to direct bisexual content. other people have had cases of facebook and google advertising.

it seems to be a common experience which is why i haven'tjust investigated netflix, i investigated the way that recommendation algorithms across technology work and the impact they have on people. they know so much about us. you have been speaking to other people as well? t been speaking to other people as well? , ,., ~' been speaking to other people as well? , ,., 4' ., been speaking to other people as well? , ,., ~ ., ., been speaking to other people as well? , ., ., , .,, well? i spoke to a few people in uranda well? i spoke to a few people in uganda because _ well? i spoke to a few people in uganda because there - well? i spoke to a few people in uganda because there is - well? i spoke to a few people in uganda because there is a - well? i spoke to a few people in l uganda because there is a recent well? i spoke to a few people in - uganda because there is a recent law that has been passed, and anti—homosexuality act and there were some people who tick—tock recommendations had led to them being outed to their family. 0ther being outed to their family. other people who hadn't been outed but were nervous about it and i spoke to people in turkey who were worried about to the government getting a hold of that.

about to the government getting a hold of that-— hold of that. what have netflix said? netflix _ hold of that. what have netflix said? netflix have _ hold of that. what have netflix said? netflix have said - hold of that. what have netflix said? netflix have said they i hold of that. what have netflix i said? netflix have said they don't collect any _ said? netflix have said they don't collect any demographic- said? netflix have said they don't i collect any demographic information and they don't infer it either. what they care about is what you are interested in watching.- they care about is what you are interested in watching. thank you for talkin: interested in watching. thank you for talking to _ interested in watching. thank you for talking to us, _ interested in watching. thank you for talking to us, there _ interested in watching. thank you for talking to us, there is - interested in watching. thank you for talking to us, there is an - for talking to us, there is an article you have written on the bbc website and a documentary on tuesday on the bbc world service. there is the article. thank you for talking to us. that's all from me for now. thank you for watching. hello, good afternoon, it is still blustery for this time of year, but that south westerly wind is falling lighter and yesterday. shower clouds are building here it. a lot of sunshine recorded by our weather watchers. the general theme is just set

to continue, but the showers will be less heavy and less frequent for most places than yesterday. still some sharp and thundery showers are still possible out towards the north of scotland. there is another system approaching from the southwest by the time we get to the end of the day. it will be clouded by the end of the afternoon. the showers will gradually fade away as we go into the afternoon. some brightness out towards eastern parts and it will lift the temperature to 23 or 24. it will be cloudy across western scotland. a rumble of thunder is always possible. 0vernight tonight, a large area of rain will push farther towards the north and east. it will cross into northern england as well. it would be very wet across wales tonight. it will be mild and muggy underneath the rain. clear spells in northern ireland and for scotland a little bit of showers. the rain will continue to push farther north and east over monday. there is a lot of uncertainty about the timing of the clearing of the rain. there is some met office weather warnings in force for the rain.

rainfall will be around 13 or ia mm. brightness will develop in that later end of the day. it will be warm out towards the eastern parts of england with brightness here. we should see sunshine and showers across much of northern ireland and scotland on monday. it will be quieter. windy in the south, but it will be less on tuesday. a quieter day. that system will now push off into scandinavia. may be a few showers breaking out in the afternoon, but also some sunshine on tuesday. temperatures will rise for most areas to the low 20s. then high pressure will build in from the south, toward the south of england and south wales, temperatures could rise into the mid—20s. a little bit cooler and showery in the north. still some sunshine here.

this is bbc news. the headlines... more expert resources have been sent to hawaii, where forensic work is continuing to identify victims of devastating wildfires. to identify victims at least 93 people are known to have died, but hundreds remain unaccounted for. it is the deadliest disaster of its kind in the us

for more than a century. the british government is under renewed pressure to stop migrants crossing the channel in small boats, after six people drowned off the french coast. officials say 59 people, many of them afghans, were rescued by french and british coastguards. the taliban say afghan universities are ready to re—admit women, but the final decision is up to the group's supreme leader. the hardline islamists banned female students from campuses last year. the ban triggered protests by afghan women and prompted condemnation from around the world. now on bbc news, this cultural life: carlos acosta.