to take a topjob in london after her arrest. a super blue moon will be visible on thursday night, treating stargazers to a phenomenon that will only happen once this year. four women, who were all raped by the same man, have waived their anonymity to campaign for better treatment for rape survivors in the justice system. 23—year—old logan doig was sentenced to nine and a half years, with a further three years extended sentence, at glasgow's high court last month. our reporter catriona renton has been speaking to three of the women about supporting each other in court and making it easier to get justice in scotland. i don't think any of us realise once we walked at the dolls what would happen. we walked at the dolls what would ha en. . . , , happen. recreating their selfies the took happen. recreating their selfies they took after _ happen. recreating their selfies they took after they're - happen. recreating their selfies they took after they're caught . happen. recreating their selfies they took after they're caught a | they took after they're caught a deal is finally over. their pictures

on social media symbolise the strength of their unique bond. along with holly proust, who couldn't be there for her interview, the young women waved their anonymity. two of the victims were teenagers at the time. injuly, he was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison. turn to have years ago, we were clueless_ turn to have years ago, we were clueless victims in a system and today— clueless victims in a system and today we — clueless victims in a system and today we stand like that day, stood together, _ today we stand like that day, stood together, to see that sentence handed — together, to see that sentence handed down. the together, to see that sentence handed down.— together, to see that sentence handed down. ., ., ., handed down. the women told me how the had handed down. the women told me how they had gradually _ handed down. the women told me how they had gradually become _ handed down. the women told me how they had gradually become aware - handed down. the women told me how they had gradually become aware of. they had gradually become aware of each other and started to chat. none of us would have any reason to know each other. he's the only common denominator, and that's the only reason we do know each other. we all came together in a group chat that was called safe space, and that's just exactly what it was. we soon began to realise we'd

actually — we soon began to realise we'd actually experienced near the same. without each other and without that group chat, we never would have made it to trial. what we're doing is just to help people in the future, like people coming after us. so we gain absolutely nothing from this. we are just trying, to the best of our ability, use our awful experiences to hopefully help other people and make the changes that need to happen. from start to finish, the process was long and draining. there was a time that each and every one of us wanted to drop out and be finished with it. it's such a long, horrible process and it felt never—ending. it just was so consuming for those two and a half years. and, like, we couldn't move on with our life. how do you feel victims are treated? terribly. there needs to be stricter guidelines on what defence lawyers can say to a victim giving evidence. because you aren't treated like a human, you're just like a bit of evidence and it's disgusting, it's so retraumatising. we've put ourselves through this, come out battered and bruised by the end, and we have essentially got a serial rapist and abuser locked away. so he's not going to hurt anyone else, and that's why we did all this. we were lucky enough

to have each other — even now, like navigating, being public and stuff — other people don't. and i think that's one of the main things for us, because, in hindsight, looking back, some of us can see so clearly why people on their own would drop their charges. but obviously, at that moment, we hopped on the group chat. and even after logan doig was found guilty, the women felt they weren't given the chance to be heard. in scotland, it is not standard practice for victim impact statements to be read out in full in court. we were under the impresson that, if we wanted to, we could read our victim impact statements. we never got to. it was never even offered, it was never a suggestion. actually, we were told it doesn't look good if you do. but he'd already been convicted. you know, having that opportunity to be able to directly say to them this is what you did, and making them listen to how it did impact your life, but also where you are now and the position that you're in now. i almost feel like it's a bit cheated, because it was really cold and callous on the stand.

whereas when you do your victim impact _ whereas when you do your victim impact statement, there is that emotional side to it and you should be given— emotional side to it and you should be given that opportunity. we emotional side to it and you should be given that opportunity.- be given that opportunity. we are t in: to be given that opportunity. we are trying to make — be given that opportunity. we are trying to make a _ be given that opportunity. we are trying to make a difference - be given that opportunity. we are trying to make a difference for . trying to make a difference for those that are coming behind us. that was hannah mclaughlan, jennifer mccann and hannah reid speaking to our reporter catriona renton. a spokesperson for the scottish government told us that victim statements are used to inform sentencing decisions, and that it's committed to improving the system to better reflect the needs of victims. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in that report, there is a list of organisations which can provide help. it's on the bbc actionline website which is bbc.co.uk/actionline. the fallout from monday's air traffic failiure in the uk is still being felt, with thousands of air passengers stranded overseas or stuck in airports here in britain. many passengers are experiencing flight cancellations and are paying huge bills for extended hotel stays, rescheduled flights and food.

the flight disruption has been caused by a data processing glitch that meant that air traffic controllers had to revert to a manual system. the head of the national air traffic services, martin rolfe, told us why the �*rare' system failiure shouldn't happen again. we've worked incredibly hard since we restored the service back on monday, to make sure that this type of event can't happen again. now we operate a complex system. it is a system that covers the entire country and half of the north atlantic ocean and we work extremely hard to make sure that failures like this or in fact any failures that cause disruptions to passengers is minimised. so we are confident that these are rare events, we are confident this one cannot happen again and we are absolutely confident and everyone should be confident that whatever happens, we will always keep aircraft safe and we will always make sure passengers get to their destinations eventually, safely. we obviously aim to do it on time but if all else fails, then we will absolutely prioritise

safety, that's what we're here for. joining us live from heathrow airport is our correspondent ellie price. the first and obvious question is what is the latest when it comes to flight arrivals and departures at the moment? i flight arrivals and departures at the moment?— flight arrivals and departures at the moment? . , , the moment? i have 'ust been in the terminal, the moment? i have 'ust been in the terminal. _ the moment? i have 'ust been in the terminal, one of — the moment? i have 'ust been in the terminal, one of the — the moment? i have just been in the terminal, one of the terminals - the moment? i have just been in the terminal, one of the terminals at - terminal, one of the terminals at heathrow and it all seems pretty calm, or at least as calm as it ever is that a large airport like this. i think of things are gradually getting back to normal. to give you some statistics, this is from an aviation analytics firm, there have been now 998 cancelled departures since monday. 983 cancelled arrival flights. obviously their main carnage happened on monday. thing is getting back to normal but there have been cancellations today, 30 departures across uk adults cancelled and 3a arrivals. that is about i% of flights coming and going

into the uk. if you compare that to monday, it was 27%, so well over a quarter of all the flights in and out. things getting back to more normal but it is not something that just sorts itself out overnight because you have aeroplanes in the wrong place, you have crews in the wrong place, you have crews in the wrong place, you have crews in the wrong place and a huge number of passengers on the wrong place. thousands of people who are stranded on either side, at the end of their holidays are about to go on their holidays are about to go on their holidays and one question that keeps coming up is what sort of compensation are people entitled to? we are hearing people having to fork out themselves huge amounts of money and unsure if they will get any of that back from the airlines. anyone who has ever _ that back from the airlines. anyone who has ever faced _ that back from the airlines. anyone who has ever faced a _ that back from the airlines. anyone who has ever faced a long - that back from the airlines. anyone who has ever faced a long delay - that back from the airlines. anyone who has ever faced a long delay on| who has ever faced a long delay on an aeroplane, yes, that's always the big question. they are entitled to compensation if flights have been cancelled. but of course, as we are hearing from thousands of passengers who have been in touch, it's often very difficult to actually get hold

of the airlines in question when you find yourself in that position. the advice is to hold onto receipts, pay what you need to but no more, so obviously that is food and hotel bills. there is an obligation for airlines to pay those bills. interesting i think also, easyjet today saying they are offering a number of repatriation flights, five of them, two from portugal and parma to bring back people. they say they are also putting on bigger aircraft to bring more people back from some of these destinations. obviously a big effort under way but look at the timing of this. this was the bank holiday weekend here in the uk, so the last big weekend, if you like, of the school holidays and many children going back to school at the end of this week and the beginning of next. so aside from those people who need to go back to work, a bit of an emphasis on really needing to get back. we of an emphasis on really needing to net back. ~ . ., ., get back. we have heard from the head of the _ get back. we have heard from the head of the national— get back. we have heard from the head of the national air _ get back. we have heard from the head of the national air traffic - head of the national air traffic services telling the bbc they should not happen again but the very fact

is it has happened. do we know any more about this data glitch which we are being told was the cause of of this? ~ ., ., , ., ., ., this? we are told it is a data clitch this? we are told it is a data glitch that — this? we are told it is a data glitch that was _ this? we are told it is a data glitch that was to _ this? we are told it is a data glitch that was to do - this? we are told it is a data glitch that was to do with . this? we are told it is a data | glitch that was to do with the inputting of the flight plan i think of one single flight. so the idea that that one single flight among millions a year could knock everything out seems quite unbelievable. but as you heard there, they have at least worked out why it went wrong so i suppose lessons in that way have been learned. a lot of anger we are hearing from heads of various airlines because the airlines are the companies that will have to fork out for all of this. but it is absolutely an air traffic control system problem. but as i say, sharon says today that it will not happen again, that it was a glitch that the safety systems kicked in and it meant a traffic controls to input the flight plans manually which meant everything else was massively delayed and had a knock—on effect

which led to all the cancellations and delays. it was only out of action for about three hours in the early hours of monday but here we are wednesday, still talking about it and still facing a huge amount of disruption. gm; it and still facing a huge amount of disru tion. �* , ., it and still facing a huge amount of disrution. �* , ., ., disruption. any idea about when those disruption. any idea about when these flights _ disruption. any idea about when those flights that _ disruption. any idea about when those flights that are _ disruption. any idea about when those flights that are delayed i disruption. any idea about when those flights that are delayed orj those flights that are delayed or disrupted, you said more than 900 or so, we'll be back up and up and running and what advice are people being told if they do have flights that are due to take off in the next day? this that are due to take off in the next da ? �* , , , , that are due to take off in the next da ? ~ , , , , . day? as i say, things very much caettin day? as i say, things very much getting back _ day? as i say, things very much getting back to _ day? as i say, things very much getting back to normal. - day? as i say, things very much getting back to normal. today, | day? as i say, things very much i getting back to normal. today, we are looking at about i% of all arrivals and i% of departures being cancelled. that is way down from the 27% we saw on monday. the numbers coming down massively. and having just been into the terminal, things seeming an awful lot calmer. you are not seeing the scenes of people sleeping on the floor and any seat they can find. i think there is a sense this is getting sorted and probably in the next day or two, things will be sorted out. but we are hearing from passengers who are

stuck places and can't necessarily get back. we have these repatriation flights from easyjet but the advice certainly here at heathrow, which has seen over the last few days the highest number of cancellations, it is of course the biggest airport, the advice to anyone looking to fly, short—haul or long haul, check before you travel. short-haul or long haul, check before you travel.— short-haul or long haul, check before you travel. ellie price at heathrow. _ before you travel. ellie price at heathrow, thank _ before you travel. ellie price at heathrow, thank you _ before you travel. ellie price at heathrow, thank you for - before you travel. ellie price at heathrow, thank you for taking before you travel. ellie price at i heathrow, thank you for taking us through that developing story. if anyone is still unclear about what their consumer rights are when it comes to these flight cancellations, we do have some information on the bbc news website. you can take a look at it now, which gives you more information about what rights you have and what you can do. uk house sales are on course to fall 21% — compared with 2022 — by the end of the year, with the number of homes sold the lowest in more than a decade. that's according to the latest data from the property website zoopla. it also shows the rate at which house prices are rising has

fallen to its slowest in 11 years. it comes as the cost of mortgages has risen sharply since banks started increasing lending rates, with the average rate on fixed mortgage deals far higher than many homeowners have seen in recent years. live now to aneisha beveridge, head of research at hamptons, a uk—based estate agency chain with over 90 branches. what is your reaction to this news? no real surprises, to be perfectly honest, that the housing market has been slowing around the last 12—18 months now and of course so much of that, as you mentioned, has stemmed from the speed and the scale of interest rate rises, which has really caught house holds off guard and made mortgages expensive. what and made mortgages expensive. what factors do you — and made mortgages expensive. what factors do you feel— and made mortgages expensive. what factors do you feel are at play here, you mentioned the rates but

what other factors? i here, you mentioned the rates but what other factors?— what other factors? i think we are also in a cost _ what other factors? i think we are also in a cost of _ what other factors? i think we are also in a cost of living _ what other factors? i think we are also in a cost of living crisis. - what other factors? i think we are also in a cost of living crisis. so i also in a cost of living crisis. so for first—time buyers in also in a cost of living crisis. so forfirst—time buyers in particular, they are finding it increasingly hard to save up for a deposit to put towards their first home and up sizes have been priced out of the market was that we have seen houses grow in value considerably more than flats since covid began and generally households use leveraged, they use a mortgage to be able to move up the property ladder. so it is those sorts of people that have found it really, really hard under a higher interest rate environment. and i'll be seeing regional variations across the uk when it comes to this slowdown?- comes to this slowdown? yes, generally _ comes to this slowdown? yes, generally it — comes to this slowdown? yes, generally it is _ comes to this slowdown? yes, generally it is the _ comes to this slowdown? yes, generally it is the southern - comes to this slowdown? ye: generally it is the southern markets that are suffering the most and they are seeing price falls in the region of between i—3%, depending on which house index you look at. it is here that housing is most unaffordable. so people tend to have bigger mortgages, notjust in pound terms but in percentage terms, too. it is

here where property values are suffering the most, whereas northern markets are doing a little bit better. ., , ., ., ., , , better. for viewers who want to buy a ro -e better. for viewers who want to buy a property or _ better. for viewers who want to buy a property or trying _ better. for viewers who want to buy a property or trying to _ better. for viewers who want to buy a property or trying to sell- better. for viewers who want to buy a property or trying to sell theirs - a property or trying to sell theirs are there any signs of optimism that you can share? i are there any signs of optimism that you can share?— are there any signs of optimism that you can share? i think we are hoping that mortgage _ you can share? i think we are hoping that mortgage rates _ you can share? i think we are hoping that mortgage rates peaked - you can share? i think we are hoping that mortgage rates peaked in - you can share? i think we are hoping that mortgage rates peaked in july i that mortgage rates peaked injuly and if everything follows the bank of england's plan, which will hopefully mean inflation comes down, we won't need too many more interest rate rises. so generally, the expectation is mortgage rates should fall very gradually from here on in. we also expect inflation to start coming down and incomes to continue rising. so that should make property a little bit more affordable for those either looking to get onto the property ladder or who need to come up property ladder or who need to come up to remortgage at some point in the next year or so.— the next year or so. aneisha beveridge — the next year or so. aneisha beveridge from _ the next year or so. aneisha beveridge from hamptons, | the next year or so. aneisha - beveridge from hamptons, thank you for taking us through that story. let's get the latest now on the situation in florida —

which is set to be hit by a category four hurricane in the coming hours. cbs correspondent, cristian benavides gave me this update from florida. we're in crystal river. now, this is about an hour and a half north of the tampa bay area, which is currently seeing a lot of the effects from this hurricane. you can see behind me, things are relatively calm. we do get some of those bands of rain and wind from time to time. but the main, the primary concern here is going to be the potential for life—threatening storm surge. to give you some perspective, we're in a building that's elevated about ten feet off the ground or off sea level, rather. but there are many homes that are at sea level here where officials have already been clear that you need to evacuate because they're anticipating 10 to 12 feet of storm surge in this area. now, that's according

to the national weather service. in fact, they believe it's 7 to 12 feet. i'm not sure about the metric system conversion there, but we feel that by driving around, just being around town here, it looks like a ghost town. so the hope is that a lot of the folks either left or are hunkering down in an area where they're going to be safe enough. in fact, at this hotel, we've encountered a couple of families that are staying here because of the storm surge that is anticipated. officials have made it clear that if you're in one of those low lying areas, emergency crews, they're not going to be able to come out and get you because they've also got to care for their safety. and i think it's important to also put in perspective where this storm was just a couple of days ago and not knowing where it's going to make landfall. we know now that the national

weather service is anticipating this to become a category 4 hurricane prior to making landfall. i mean, it isjust incredible the amount of force that this storm was able to gather in the past day. 2a hours ago, as i was live on tv, this was a tropical storm turning into a categoryi hurricane. now we're anticipating it to be category 4. let's bring you some pictures that have just come into us. this is the scene in clearwater beach. live pictures. you can see the trees shaking there. this of course comes as the national hurricane center in the united states has now upgraded that hurricane idalia to a category four. the advisory says a catastrophic storm surge and catastrophic storm surge and

catastrophic wins are nearing the big bend region. they say whilst idalia should weaken after landfall, it will still be a hurricane in southern georgia, the coast of georgia or south carolina later today. so there you have it. we will of course be bringing you the latest on that story from the united states as and when we have more. now to north africa, and the ongoing flow of foreign migrants trying to reach europe across the mediterranean. the tunisian port of sfax has become the main departure point for many. almost the same number of migrants have crossed in the first six months of this year, as in the whole of last year. the country has been heavily criticised for its treatment of migrants, but officials there say they are cracking down to protect tunisia's sovereignty. bbc arabic�*s bassam bounneni has spent 2a hours with the tunisian coastguards as they intercepted nine migrant boats trying to cross to europe. here's his report.

tension and the heartbreak. migrants, young and old, are led on board. "let us through to italy", one shouts. tunisian coast guards found them less than half an hour after. minutes later, another boat is detected and the people are soon returned to land. it's a round—the—clock operation here, and the ships 12 crew members work in shifts. we are just a few miles off the coast of sfax. tunisian coast guard intercepted dozens of migrants boat — their partially submerged boat. rescue number three.

it's an emotional and and costly and dangerous journey. tunisia is a poor country. we do not know where we will go. we do not have a house here. translation: people here attack us all the time. - they steal our phones and things. and if you see us trying to cross the sea, it's not because we like to. it's because we have no choice. the crew work tirelessly, intercepting five boats and less than an hour. these numbers may sound high, but for them it's become a daily occurrence and sometimes it can turn violent. translation: we see a high level of violence at sea, especially from sub—saharan african and tunisia. some threaten to throw babies in the sea. others have threatened to set themselves on fire.

overtaking libya, seen as a riskier option. their mode of transport — these makeshift boats that have been piling up on the city's beaches. this is one of the newest sailing boats. there are cheap and large. but there are also flimsy and dangerous. over 2000 people have died in the central mediterranean so far this year. with hundreds of unidentified and buried anonymously an with hundreds of unidentified and buried anonymously— buried anonymously on the city's outskirts. a super blue moon will be visible on thursday night, treating stargazers to a phenomenon that will only happen

once this year. the blue does not refer to the colour — but instead it refers to the second full moon in one calendar month — an event which only happens once every two or three years. fiona lamdin reports. it's just after midnight and we are out stargazing, finding out how to take the perfect picture of the blue moon, regardless of what kit you have. andy smith is an astro—photographer. he has been taking photos of our night skies for 20 years. here is the last blue moon andy captured. but despite its name, it is not actually blue. it refers to the second full moon in a month. this is an extra—special supermoon

this month because we have had two moons that have been at apogee, which means they are very close to earth. we are looking at a distance of 222,000 miles, roughly, whereas the average distance to the moon is 250,000. this is what we are going to see over the next day or so. other than a huge amount of patience, what are your top tips for getting that perfect shot? you have got to decide what type of picture you want. do you want a landscape type of picture or do you want a close—up of the moon itself? you might wantjust an horizon with some hills, or trees, or even buildings. that might be part of your composition. if you are in the back garden, it might be a neighbour's tree or house. it depends on what you want to make the picture. can my phone take a good shot? absolutely. get your mobile phone.

you want somewhere stable to actually hold it. then what we want to do is get the moon in the centre, if we can. pull this light symbol down and then we press the take button. our biggest problem right now — the moon is in a battle with the clouds. but after hours of waiting, we finally saw her. and assuming it's not cloudy, this is what you're hoping for. this blue supermoon will peak in the early hours of thursday morning, just after 2am. and if you are weighing up if it's worth setting your alarm, this specific phenomenon, the second supermoon in a single month, won't happen again until 2037. that's in ia years' time.

the moon has already appeared in asia. here it is live injapan. a lovely clear night over tokyo. i should have said, the blue moon, even though of course it is not blue. we will end this hour of the programme on those beautiful shots of the moon from tokyo but of course do is stay with us here on bbc news and there is plenty more on that and all of the rest of today's news on the bbc website. hello again. over the next few days, the weather is going to become more settled. but we do have some rain in the forecast, and today we also have sunshine and showers. low pressure is still very much driving our weather and we've got showers wrapped around it. and as we go through the course of today, what you'll find is with fair weather cloud bubbling

up, we'll see a few more showers develop and some of those, especially across east anglia, could be heavy and thundery. but many of us will miss them and get away with a largely dry day with sunny spells. now, temperatures today down a little bit on yesterday. we're looking at a range of 15 in the north to 20 as we push further south. into this evening and overnight, then, many of the showers fading. a lot of dry weather, a lot of clear skies. out towards the west, though, the cloud is going to thicken, heralding the arrival of a weather front, which is going to bring in some rain and also strengthening winds. but if you want to see the supermoon, you've got a good chance in central and eastern parts of the country. but you'll need to wrap up warmly because it's going to be a chilly night, especially in the countryside. tomorrow, we start off with a lot of dry and sunny weather in central and eastern areas, but the rain is going to continue to push northwards and eastwards as we go through the course of the day. so the best of the sunshine will be across northeast england and also much of scotland. temperatures, 15 to about 20 degrees north to south.

so then as we move from thursday into friday, high pressure starts to establish itself across the uk. so we're looking at a fair bit of cloud to start with, some mist and some fog — that will lift,. there will be a few showers dotted around as well, but fewer than on thursday and we are looking at a lot of dry weather and sunshine by the afternoon. highs, ia to 21 degrees. so here is that area of high pressure i was talking about, really establishing itself across the uk as we head on through the course of the weekend. so a lot of dry and a lot of settled conditions to come. so on saturday, we start to off with some low cloud, some mist and some fog, that will slowly lift. there will be one or two showers here and there, but most of us again will miss them and get away with a largely dry day with sunny spells. temperatures ia to 23 degrees, so those temperatures starting to pick up. and then for sunday, again, a similar story with high pressure firmly in charge, a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine, with highs up to 22.

live from london. this is bbc news. an exclusive report from ukraine's eastern front as russian kamikaze drones target ukrainian forces seeking to seize back territory. there are vicious battles going on here in the east and the north, and i sense they're making progress bit by bit, but here in the east,

it is russia that is advancing. meanwhile officials in kyiv are reporting the most powerful attack on the ukrainian capital, since the spring. florida braces as idalia intensifies to a category four hurricane with catastrophic damage expected in some areas. travellers are still facing disruption after a fault on the uk's air traffic system saw hundreds of flights cancelled. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. we begin with a special report from the front lines in eastern ukraine. the focus has been on the counter—offensive in the south of the country — but ukraine says 100,000 russian troops have marshalled on its north eastern border in a renewed attempt to seize territory there. the advance of moscow's forces east of the city of kupiansk has already lead to civilian deaths and the evacuation of nearby towns and villages.