government ministers are under renewed pressure to stop migrants crossing the english channel in small boats after six people drowned on saturday. and a star gazers delight — the annual persee—id meteor shower lights up skies across the world. hello, i'm monika plaha. thanks forjoining me. we start in hawaii, where the governor is warning that the death toll is likely to rise further following the wild fires on the island of maui. 93 people are now known to have died as the inferno swept through the historic town of lahayna. so far, only a fraction of the worst—hit area has been searched for bodies. more than two thousand two hundred structures —

homes and businesses — have been damaged or destroyed. recovery crews are combing through the charred ruins— and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. the wild fires 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, without 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 from 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. sophie long, bbc news, maui. the bbc has been speaking to the governor of hawaii, josh green, and asked him about the lack of warning to residents of lahayna on the approaching wildfires. 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. while the authorities continue the difficult work of searching for, and identifying, the dead. some residents are taking relief efforts into their own hands. john sudworth went out with one group of volunteers taking relief supplies by boat. we are on board the ocean spirit, a boat owned by the pacific whale foundation, a marine conservation charity. but today staff and volunteers on board are on a different mission.

if you look down here, these are full fuel cans. a lot of people inside the disaster zone depend on generators for cooking. this, of course, is a vital lifeline. over here, something else badly needed... ..fresh drinking water. we can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and what you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town where the grass was burning. and what happened with the hurricane blowing way off to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the island, picking up speed on the way down the mountainside and picking up sparks from the fire and bringing them directly into the town. they didn't stand a chance. as well as the devastated town of lahaina, which is a short distance that way, there are communities like this one. they were not directly affected

by the wildfire but have nonetheless been cut off without road access, power and communication for days. so this is vital aid and all of it delivered by volunteer effort. there's growing pressure on the uk government to do more —to stop migrants crossing the english channel on small boats — after six people drowned off the coast of france. labour says people smugglers are �*running rings�* around governments efforts —to tackle the problem. uk ministers have pushed tougher laws through parliament which make it illegal for people to claim asylum in britain — 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 as 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. i'm joined now by steve smith, ceo of carelicalais, a charity that supports refugees in the uk, france and belgiqulets start france and belgium. lets start with the tragic incident where six people sadly died in the channel after making that crossing. we know that they were from afghanistan, what more are you hearing on this? we heard that they've come from afghanistan and firstly, we are devastated to hear the news and we don't want to hear that he would die, whatever their nationality and to hear them dying that way, as a team and is a charity, we are devastated and incredibly sad. and also, who are they and/or their

loved ones and how to send to back and who knows the 60 day but i'm talking about. how long will it take for that message to get back to theirfamilies and those for that message to get back to their families and those who supported the british forces and operations during the war in afghanistan it is that why they've had to flee the taliban and others thoughts go through your mind. we know that more than 100,000 people across the english channel in small boats since 2018. the journeys are dangerous. tell us more about what you're seeing on the ground? looking at the factors, the pushback and i don't think, and they should preempt this by saying we had absolutely nothing to do with people smugglers, we do not enable or support them in any way, we want to see this stopped. but the push

factor is always going to outweigh the pull factor. it doesn't matter what you do, putting in barix, put them in an unsafe area, but send them in an unsafe area, but send them to rwanda, painting this oversleep not feel welcomed, you can do all of those things you compared to people who have been tortured, detained, shot at, threatened by the taliban, threatened by the regime in iraq, all of those things are going to outweigh is trying to stop the pull factor, that's never going to outweigh the push factor. but we want to see a safe passage. you want to see offshore screening done in advance what cds is issued to those likely to get refugee status and we want to see the united kingdom by the time they arrive the very been

prescreened, that should speed up the process and the backlog and part of this, we have 50,000 people in hotels and part of the problem is depending on who you listen to and so many stuck in the backlog waiting for their claims to be considered. on that, the uk and france, they are negotiating patrols and the british and the french authorities should be doing to prevent the tragic loss of life here? ~ ., ~' doing to prevent the tragic loss of life here? ~ ., ~ . life here? working with the french to stop interest _ life here? working with the french to stop interest both _ life here? working with the french to stop interest both being - life here? working with the french| to stop interest both being watched him only be a good thing. and so, as long as the push to get to the united kingdom because of fear and people living roughly in the first place, as long as the push factor is still there, they will always try to

evade security forces, border forces to get across the channel and no one is doing this for fun. the calamitous events. six dead and on that boat, children as well. and afghans who we fought a war for for 20 odd years have now seen to be abandoned and in the desperation, trying to find some safety with the country that they saw was a long—term ally. country that they saw was a long-term ally.— country that they saw was a long-term ally. country that they saw was a lonu-term all . ., ~ i. ., i. long-term ally. thank you for your time here on _ long-term ally. thank you for your time here on bbc— long-term ally. thank you for your time here on bbc news. _ the home secretary said would happen here is a tragic loss of life and this is a sadly another reminder of the extremejane teddy make of the crossing and pricing of small boats.

a service has been held to mark the 25th anniversary of the omagh bombing — the greatest single loss of life during the troubles in northern ireland. sunday's service was organised by a number of local churches and support groups. it took place in omagh's memorial garden —and consisted of music, it took place in omagh's memorial garden and consisted of music, prayer and reflection with contributions from the local community. 29 people — including a woman pregnant with twins — died in the 19.98 real i.r.a car bombing. died in the 1998 real i.r.a car bombing. no one has ever been convicted of carrying out the attack. nine people have been injured — two of them seriously — after a car veered off the road and crashed into a camp site in pembrokeshire, wales on saturday night. the campsite owner said a baby in the tent miraculously escaped serious injury, as it was protected by its cot. matthew murray reports

from the scene. it was just after 10:30 last night that the car came off this road. its skid marks around about 50 to 60 metress away its skid marks around about 50 to 60 metres away to where it actually ended up, because it came off the road and then rolled around about three times before it ended up back on its wheels. but it did actually roll over this tent, which had a baby inside it who was in its cot. and that's the only reason the baby survived. now, let's speak to the owner of the campsite here now, mike harris from newgale campsite. mike, you know, you came here last night and it was absolute carnage when you arrived, wasn't it? absolutely, yeah. there was no emergency services at the time because we were on the scene immediately. but there was carnage. there were people bewildered, people in shock, people who didn't know what was going on. and there were people that were injured, screaming and asking for help. it's hard to believe that actually nobody was killed in this because we just explained that the car came off the road. it rolled three times. it landed back on its wheels, rolled over this tent,

but actually landed on top of campers as well, didn't it? absolutely, yeah. this area was full of campers, families, groups enjoying themselves. it's a very popular area because it's the nearest point to the surf. and the car literally came onto the campsite, rolled over this tent, didn't touch any other vehicles, but ended up just over there and landed on top of some family that was enjoying themselves. the same family actually had a baby in this tent at the time. so the immediate concern for everybody was what happened to the baby. and when they went into the tent, the cot was there and had managed to protect the baby from any injuries, which is another miracle to be fair. that's unbelievable, isn't it? absolutely. how are the campers then today? yeah, there are six people in hospital, nine injuries, from what i understand, in total, six in hospital. no fatalities, fortunately. 0k. thank you, mike, for your time. out of the six people who had

to be taken to hospital, one was taken via air ambulance from the field here to the university hospital of wales in cardiff. and police are carrying out their investigations to find out exactly what happened here. niger's ambassador to the us has told the bbc the ousted president — mohamed bazoum — is �*being mistreated' by the cou leaders who removed him from power over two weeks ago. president bazoum is currently being held in the basement of his palace along with his wife and son. the coup leaders allowed the president's doctor to visit him on saturday — amid growing international calls for his release. ambassador liman—tinguiri told us �*he is in regular contact with president barzoum' — and said his captivity amounted to a breach of the geneva convention.

the conditions are unacceptable. even prisoners of war under the geneva convention are given better conditions of detention. they start trying to starve them which is unacceptable and military point of honour. let s get some of the day s other news now iran's parliament has voted to move towards enacting new legislation which would enforce the wearing of the hijab. mps voted to put the bill into �*review�* by a committee which could then invoke the measure for up to five years. many iranian women are still refusing to wear the compulsory hijab following months of protests over the issue, following the death of a woman in custody last year. china says the number of people killed in a mudslide in the northern province of shaangk—see has risen to twenty—one.

emergency services say six people are still missing. friday's mudslide near shee—enn was triggered by torrential rain. china has been grappling with record breaking rainfall since last month when typhoon doksuri first struck. people in argentina are voting in a primary election. it comes as the country deals with high inflation and a cost of living crisis. the vote — which is mandatory — will give an indication as to who might win the general election in october. inflation in argentina is running at over one hundred percent. the annual perseeid meteor shower has lit up skies across the world. to the delight of those hoping to catch a glimpse of a shooting star. this is a time lapse from croatia's lastovo island. the phenomenon is one of the highlights of the year for star gazers and happens

when debris from a comet, called swift?tuttle, enters the earth's atmosphere and burns up. as the skies turned dark and into the early hours of sunday morning, up to 100 shooting stars could be seen an hour. joining me now is dr megan argo, an astro physicist and senior lecturer at the university of lancashire. and for anyone who doesn't know, explain a litle more about this and why it happens? ididn't i didn't see very many. it was quite cloudy where i did see too many and a lot of my pollution. but the thing is, you're you can to 200 per hour but they tend to be quite small and they tend to be at the fainter and will be expected from shooting stars and the less you live somewhere we

can get to this away from my pollution in the city, you're likely to see maybe that was the case for me, unfortunately. i5 to see maybe that was the case for me, unfortunately. is a to see maybe that was the case for me, unfortunately.— to see maybe that was the case for me, unfortunately. is a shame. for an one me, unfortunately. is a shame. for anyone who — me, unfortunately. is a shame. for anyone who doesn't _ me, unfortunately. is a shame. for anyone who doesn't know, - me, unfortunately. is a shame. for anyone who doesn't know, tell - me, unfortunately. is a shame. for anyone who doesn't know, tell us l anyone who doesn't know, tell us a bit more about it. what is it and why exactly does it happen? inhabitants of the same time every year, going around the sun, we passed through the debris those left behind when comets pass through the end of the solar system in this particular comment doesn't come in the solar system very often, just 33 years and will not see it again in our lifetimes but as through a system, it leaves behind a trail of debris dust and small bits of rock in the comet melts and the chill of debris passes through run this time of year every year and we a spike to meteors as a result of that. at the paris hitting our own atmosphere and

notjust paris hitting our own atmosphere and not just for the 12th of august, you can deceive meteors all the way from towards the end ofjuly all the way through the end of august and so, if you missed it last night and you can get to some clear skies, you still see a reasonable chance of seeing a few but not as many as last night but still a good number of them. find but still a good number of them. and what ti -s but still a good number of them. and what tips do — but still a good number of them. and what tips do you have for us if he wants to catch a glimpse of this, what tips do you have to maximise their chances of spotting a meteor shower? , , ._ , their chances of spotting a meteor shower? , , , ., , shower? the best way is to see somewhere _ shower? the best way is to see somewhere dark _ shower? the best way is to see somewhere dark and _ shower? the best way is to see somewhere dark and safe - shower? the best way is to see somewhere dark and safe and l shower? the best way is to see - somewhere dark and safe and ideally called some friends. like are good because i can get quite cold and go outside after dark and later, the early hours of the morning before the sun starts to make the sky bright again are usually the best times to go out but a warm drink and a flask and just be prepared to sit and watch the sky because there is not appointing a telescope out

because these things cover quite a large area of the skies. one that is good you as possible, not a lot of trees and you get a good horizon and enjoy being outside if you're lucky and patient, you will see them streaked across the sky. thank you ve much streaked across the sky. thank you very much very _ streaked across the sky. thank you very much very briefly, _ streaked across the sky. thank you very much very briefly, what - streaked across the sky. thank you very much very briefly, what else l very much very briefly, what else can stargazers expect to see elsewhere this year? in can stargazers expect to see elsewhere this year?- can stargazers expect to see elsewhere this ear? , elsewhere this year? in the summer, doesnt elsewhere this year? in the summer, doesn't get — elsewhere this year? in the summer, doesn't get dark _ elsewhere this year? in the summer, doesn't get dark into _ elsewhere this year? in the summer, doesn't get dark into the _ elsewhere this year? in the summer, doesn't get dark into the evening he l doesn't get dark into the evening he had to step required me to see anything. but this time of year, you can see three very bright stars for some part of the sky and there are stars in three different constellations blows with three of the brightest stars in the night sky and to be easy to look at and spot without using any kind of telescope. three bright stars in the triangle. thank you so much for your time here on bbc news radio and we really

appreciated. pubs in england and wales are being allowed to continue selling �*takeaway drinks' after the government decided to maintain covid licensing rules. during the pandemic customers were served through hatches when the inside of pubs were forced to shut. the rules regarding takeaway drinks were due to expire next month. the decision to keep the policy is aimed at helping publicans — many of whom are facing financial hardship, because of high energy costs. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. good evening. it's been yet another unsettled weekend of weather with low pressure close by. but there's been some blue skies and sunshine around as well, such as here in dumfries and galloway. also some showers such as these, recorded by a weather

watcher in shropshire. and it's been blustery, too, for this time of year, and it does stay unsettled into the start of next week. a wet start for many on monday, but then things will quieten down. so turning drier, more settled and also warmer, especially in the south. this is the satellite picture from earlier on today. you can see various weather fronts just approaching the south west of england and wales. they'll be pushing further northwards through tonight. so bringing some heavy downpours of rain for most. we'll see rain spread into central southern england tonight, pushing northwards across northern england by the time we get to dawn tomorrow, a wet night across wales, mild and muggy underneath this cloud and rain. temperatures in the mid—teens in celsius. across northern ireland, some clear spells, so cooler here and still a scattering of showers across scotland. now on monday, there are met office weather warnings in force across wales and northern england for heavy rain, around 30 to a0 millimetres, possibly higher rainfall totals

with any afternoon embedded thunderstorms, they're possible. but it will dry out and brighten up, i think, for wales and for south west england towards the end of the day. still some bright spells across east anglia, sunny spells and showers for northern ireland and scotland. it's still rather windy in the south, but tuesday, a much calmer—looking day of weather. that system has pushed its way northwards and eastwards into scandinavia. it's largely dry, particularly through the morning. some afternoon showers perhaps breaking out for eastern areas of scotland and northeast england. temperatures more widely rising into the low 20s in celsius. and it will feel more pleasant, of course, with those light winds in the best of the sunshine. and then high pressure builds in as we head through wednesday, which will keep us largely dry. still the possibility of some afternoon showers, but it's keeping all of this low pressure out in the atlantic well at bay. so these systems will be stalled. there will be some sunshine developing on wednesday. watch out for some showers developing, particularly towards north sea—facing coasts. and any showers will be quite slow—moving because of the light winds. but it's starting to feel warmer. i think temperatures

towards the south of england in particular will rise into the mid—twenties in celsius, cooler towards the north, maybe some showers at times.

at least 93 people are known to have

died but remain unaccounted for. it's a deadliest disaster of its kind to the us for more than a century. the british government is under reduced pressure to stop migrants crossing the channel in small boats. after six people drowned out the french coast. officials say 59 people, many of them afghans were rescued by french and british coastguard. a delegation from nigeria says the leaders of the coup in nigeria or are willing to solve the crisis through dialogue not force. their visit comes as a west african block explores its options to restore niger including potential military intervention.