a major study suggests female surgeons working in nhs hospitals in the uk are subjected to a culture of sexual harrassment and assaults by male colleagues. north korean leader kimjong—un has arrived in russia to meet president putin. is a potential arms deal on the agenda? hello. we start in libya — where floods are reported to have killed 2,800 people after a powerful storm swept through the east of the country. the figures come from the leader of the east libyan government, which is not recognised internationally. widespread flooding and mudslides caused by torrential rain destroyed

many roads and homes. thousands of people are still missing. the eastern cities of benghazi, derna and al—marj are among the worst hit — but much of the country has been declared a disaster zone and three days of mourning have begun. sally nabil is following the story for us from cairo, where storm daniel is headed. what is the latest you're hearing from cairo? it what is the latest you're hearing from cairo?— from cairo? it is a very grim icture from cairo? it is a very grim picture at — from cairo? it is a very grim picture at the _ from cairo? it is a very grim picture at the moment. - from cairo? it is a very grim picture at the moment. the | from cairo? it is a very grim - picture at the moment. the situation in libya is pretty heartbroken. we are talking about 2000 people who lost their lives so far, according to local officials, and the death toll is expected to rise dramatically as there are thousands of people who have gone missing. big parts of the eastern city is

submerged totally underwater. rescue workers can't reach the city. we don't know the exact details of what is happening. according to officials, there are two dams that have been knocked down. this added to the tragedy inside the city. people have nowhere to go, aid workers can't reach it. the city was unprepared for such a huge tragedy. i believe in the next few hours, more grim details will come. we are seeing pictures on our screens of the devastation that has led behind. because in trees and also roads and houses damage. is there much help

internationally? are they able to receive any help from abroad? the situation in — receive any help from abroad? tue: situation in libya receive any help from abroad? tte: situation in libya is complicated. the country has been in war, southern war, over the past decade. it was ruled by two rival governments in the east and west. that kind of complicates the matter. as i said, the east was totally unprepared, because there is no infrastructure to withhold such a tragedy the situation in derna is difficult. international aid can't make it to the city which is submerged under water. we understand each has offered help. will they be able to reach these devastated areas? some of the criticism is that

the local officials don't evacuate homes and people who are in the path of this cycling and storm. people have nowhere to go. some of them were killed and others are homeless now. the whole situation is grave, and we don't know if international aid can reach the country. the storm is headed to you. t5 aid can reach the country. the storm is headed to you.— is headed to you. is there any preparation — is headed to you. is there any preparation for _ is headed to you. is there any preparation for people - is headed to you. is there any preparation for people there? is headed to you. is there any - preparation for people there? what is the feeling? _ preparation for people there? twat is the feeling? actually, preparation for people there? matt is the feeling? actually, it didn't cause much damage in egypt's. maybe in some parts in the west in part of the country. we are talking about rainfall and strong winds, but it didn't cause strong damage or reach

a fraction of what we are seeing in libya. in egypt's the government did not brace itself for such tragic events or extreme weather conditions. if the situation develops, no one knows how things can evolve and if there will be damages on different levels. in previous years, heavy rain has caused deaths, because infrastructure is not prepared, the government is embracing itself a wealth of such extreme weather conditions. wealth of such extreme weather condition— wealth of such extreme weather conditions. , . ~ ., conditions. sadly, thank you for the u date. tim eaton is a senior research fellow from london think—tank chatham house focussing on the political economy of the conflict in libya. in terms of what is going on, it is a politically complicated situation thatis

a politically complicated situation that is impacting the circumstances for people who are finding themselves desperate for help. figs themselves desperate for help. sis your themselves desperate for help. is your correspondent mansion, it is a complex political situation. libya has been soak in a political quagmire for eight or nine years, and even though there has been no major outbreak of violence since 2020, sporadic violence has taken place. there has been no settlement to that conflict. we have a government based in tripoli which is recognisably the international community, but opposed by many. and a rival government base in the easter continues to contend it should govern the country, and we see mediation efforts to form a new government or to bring libya two elections. effectively what we seen over recent years is them tightening

its grip and be unwilling to give up its grip and be unwilling to give up its power. when we are talking about these things, that comes across as outbreaks of violence. the hidden costs of these dynamics, public money being taken away from infrastructure, from a lack of investment, are making things difficult for peace. they pay more for less and they are subject to these disasters as a result of these ongoing dynamics. it is an aspect of the conflict which doesn't get the coverage it deserves. i think that is at least part of the story here, particularly when you're looking at the response. what was in place, what is happening, you are seeing some jockeying what is happening, you are seeing somejockeying between rival administrations. it is complicated to see what the response should be, given the ongoing divisions, given the difficulties in the relationship between the city of derna to other

areas. , ., ~ , , ., areas. this makes things harder. sally mentioned _ areas. this makes things harder. sally mentioned that _ areas. this makes things harder. sally mentioned that for - sally mentioned that for international aid to reach people, it is hard because of the political situation. how are people feeling about this inside libya? clearly, this is a huge disaster, people have died and lost their lives, but facing losing their livelihoods given the extent of the damage. yes. given the extent of the damage. yes, absolutel . given the extent of the damage. yes, absolutely. there's _ given the extent of the damage. yes, absolutely. there's a _ given the extent of the damage. teis absolutely. there's a sense among the population, many other comments you read online, libya is only covered when it comes to issues regarding oil. the wealth of libya seems to be valued, but not the lives of people themselves. when we are hearing stories of libya in western countries, it is talk of migration and some of the terrible things that have happened a long human smuggling. 0ften things that have happened a long human smuggling. often the stories of the libyan people are distant from that coverage. i think in

particular we've seen a lot of outrage at the slow response to this crisis. clearly, as we've discussed, the political situation makes it more difficult for international people to respond cohesively and quickly. there's a sense among libyan staff what has happened hasn't happened quicker now. a lot of complaints on the absence of a rival rescue team. it comes in contrast to what they seem in events in morocco a few days earlier. this is a strong sense among the population that the issues that affect them haven't matted enough to international.— international. thank you, tim, for our international. thank you, tim, for your analysis- _ the head of libya has updated people on the relief measures. 0n

the head of libya has updated people on the relief measures. on twitter, he has posted... some breaking news out of england next — regulators of water companies are being investigated forfailing to enforce the law over sewage discharged into waterways. the office for environmental protection says it believes the regulators may have misinterpreted the law — allowing sewage releases to take place too frequently. raw sewage was discharged into england's waterways more than 300,000 times last year — but only a small fraction of the spills have been deemed a breach of permit. more on that story as it develops. next — a new report into the uk's public health service has described sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape as an

"open secret" within surgery. the major study — shared exclusively with the bbc — heard from female surgeons who said they're being sexually harassed, assaulted and, in some cases, raped by colleagues. some said they were sexually assaulted in the operating theatre while surgery took place. nhs england says it makes for difficult reading and provides clear evidence that action is needed. 0ur health correspondent, james gallagher, reports. one example that i've got when i was a junior surgeon — so, the person with the least power in the operating theatre — is, i was assisting a consultant on a case. i guess he'd got a bit sweaty, but turned around and just buried his head right into my breasts. and i realised he was wiping his brow on me. and you just freeze, right? why is his face in my cleavage, you know? and then, a little while

later, he turns around, he does exactly the same thing all over again. so i said, "excuse me, do you want me to get you a towel?" and he said, "no, this is much more fun." and it was the smirk, you know, just everything about it. i felt dirty, i felt humiliated. the operating theatre, home of life—saving surgery performed by our brightest minds, and now revealed to be the scene of sexual assault. it was the fact that there were four consultants in that room, two registrars, a whole surgical scrub nurse team, and not a single person thought that that was wrong. and which was worse — the actual incident itself, or the silence of your colleagues? this person wasn't even the most senior person in the operating theatre, but he knew that that behaviour was ok, and that's just rotten. judith�*s experience was over a decade ago, but this report invited surgeons to share what happened in just the past five years. 1,400 responded. the experience of women's surgeons is rarely talked about openly. for the first time, this report reveals the problem.

more than 60% were sexually harassed, such as receiving suggestive messages. almost 30% were sexually assaulted by a colleague, including instances of groping. nearly 11% experienced forced physical contact linked to the progression of their careers. the report states, "men and women surgeons are living a different reality." female surgeons have had their breasts fondled underneath their scrubs, and in the most serious cases have even been raped by their colleagues. i didn't know him well, but i trusted him. i looked up to him. and so he walked me back to the place i was staying. i thought he wanted to talk, and yet he just suddenly turned on me. and he had sex with me. rfoze — i couldn't stop him. and it's not what i wanted. it had never been what i'd wanted. it was totally unexpected. and you were a trainee? yes. and he was a consultant? yes. the next day when i saw

him, i was barely able to hold myself together. i didn't feel i could make a fuss. i felt like there was a very strong culture ofjust putting up with whatever was done to you. more women choosing surgery as a career and getting into senior positions is helping to drive culture change. but these figures show that sexual assault and harassment are not yesterday's problem. so what needs to change? one of the report's authors tells me there's little faith that incidents will be properly investigated. the commonest scenario is that a junior female trainee is abused by a senior male perpetrator, who is often their supervisor. and that results in a culture of silence, where people are in real fear of their future, in their careers, if they do speak up. we need there to be major change in investigation processes so that they become external and independent and are trusted, in order for healthcare

to become a safe place to work. the royal college of surgeons of england said the findings were "truly shocking, incredibly upsetting", and that such "abhorrent behaviour" will not be tolerated. is surgery a safe place for women? not always. and that's a dreadful thing to have to admit. james gallagher, bbc news. an update on our top story on deadly flooding in libya — the red cross says the death toll is "huge". the number of missing people is hitting 10,000 people so far. that is from the red cross, a statement on the floods in libya. we had thought the death toll was around 2800, but it is hard to verify information coming out of libya. we've had that statement from the red cross saying it is around 10,000

people so far. we will bring you more on that story as and when we get news. the north korean leader, kimjong—un, has arrived in russia for a meeting with president putin. an armoured train carrying the korean delegation crossed into the russian far east town of khasan, heading towards vladivostok, where the two leaders could hold talks. sotuh korean authorities said... the kremlin previously said the trip will "strengthen the friendship" between the two nations. the pair are expected to discuss supplying weapons to russia for its war in ukraine. the new york times reports that mr kim is seeking advanced satellite technology, nuclear—powered submarines, and food aid. the us has warned north korea against weapons

sales, and critisized mr putin for needing north korea's help. president putin launched this war against ukraine with full—scale aggression, with a dream of restoring the glory of the russian empire. that hope, that expectation of his has failed, it will continue to fail and i don't think there is better evidence of that then now, a year and a half litre, not only has he failed then now, a year and a half later, not only has he failed to achieve his goals on the battlefield, but you see him travelling across his own country, hat in hand to beg kimjong—un for military assistance. let's get more from our correspondentjean mackenzie in seoul. russia clearly needs and wants weapons for its war in ukraine. and this is what the us has been saying for some time, that this meeting that has been planned today is to finalise an arms deal that the two countries have been working on for considerable time.

but what north korea stands to get in return is, i think, what really interests people, because, you know, north korea has been one of the biggest supporters or one of the very few supporters of vladimir putin's war in ukraine from the very outset, because it is increasingly isolated. for the last four years, north korea has been hit by border closures brought about by the pandemic, but also by these tightening sanctions because of its nuclear weapons programme. so it is in desperate need of food, of oil, of moneyjust to prop up the regime and to support its nuclear weapons programme. there are some who think that mr kim may even ask vladimir putin to hand over sensitive pieces of advanced weapons technology that would allow him to make breakthroughs on his weapons programme. so there is a lot that mr kim has to gain from a potential arms deal. it's notjust mr putin here. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news.

official figures show that wage growth has caught up with rising prices for the first time in over a year. regular pay, excluding bonuses, rose by 7.8% from may to july, compared with a year earlier. that matches the pace at which prices rose over the same period. but the unemployment rate rose and the number of job vacancies fell. the state pension is set to rise by 8.5% next year on the back of new earnings figures under the triple lock. the policy means the increase in the state pension is the highest of average earnings, inflation or 2.5%. neither the conservatives nor labour have committed to maintaining the triple lock in their next manifesto. reports suggest disposable vapes are to be banned to help protect children's health. single—use vapes are sold in bright colours, and come in sweet and fruity flavours which are said to be targeted at those under 18. the daily telegraph reported that the decision to ban disposable vapes will be revealed in a consultation by the department of health.

you're live with bbc news. there's been criticism in morocco of the speed of the official response to friday's earthquake, which is now known to have killed more than 2,800 people. heavy lifting equipment has begun to arrive in remote regions of the atlas mountains, which have been the hardest—hit. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom bateman, has filed this update from marrakesh. it has been a fourth night out in the open for tens of thousands of people across this region. where we are now is in marrakesh, less affected than the high atlas mountains where we were making our way yesterday. but even here, there are damage to homes, i was speaking to one woman who said that her house is cracked and badly damaged. and she simply doesn't want to spend another night there for fear of aftershocks,

because, of course in previous quakes that is exactly when buildings can come down if they have been damaged by the initial earthquake. she said that she has bought her four children here, her disabled brother and they are simply at the moment having to fend for themselves. there was no official aid, there has been no official help for them here, she said. and that is the scene that we are seeing replicated in many parts, particularly across the mountains. we spent the day there yesterday getting into some of the most remote areas. and while, in the big towns, particularly in a place called asilah, we were seeing a military response, we were seeing formal aid, we were seeing that crucially important heavy equipment, diggers, that you need in the crucial hours and days after an earthquake to lift the rubble. that was starting to be deployed and we were seeing it in some villages as well. as soon as you get to those more remote areas, there was absolutely none of that at all.

so, there have been these growing voices that there wasn't the urgency, it didn't feel for people like there was urgency with the official response that was critically needed. now, the moroccan government says that it has been doing a very quick and rapid response, its military has been deployed since the earthquake on friday and into saturday, but at the moment there have still only been four countries that have had an official request from the moroccans to come here. they are starting to be deployed but it still remains the case that in some of those most remote areas, people desperately need more help. earlier i spoke with bill mato from the uk—based sikh charity khalsa aid — who are desperately trying to reach remote mountainous areas with food and supplies. we are south of the atlas mountains.

we haven't seen a government aid on this side, but the north of that where marrakesh is, there is a big presence of emergency services where the city is. but the remote areas, we haven't seen any aid or people supporting them and thousands of other charities on the ground that we're working with. and what are people requiring? what sort of help are you having to give families and individuals there? it's absolute devastation. so the houses, obviously, there's debris around the dead bodies. they need essentials. any clothing, shelter, sanitation, food, supplies, baby clothes, crockery. that's what they're asking for. so cooking facilities, these are the needs that asking for the moment. and you say that there are no other groups helping this particular town that you're in at the moment.

and clearly, we're days on from when the earthquake hit. is there any idea that authorities might be coming to their aid any time soon? not wherever on this side. i know they had to wait till sunday to get the green light for people to come and support. and we were on the ground on saturday. we're working with a charity from agadir. they have got a lot of ground work knowledge where people were most needed. so i hope the government will come to the remote area and help us. but the infrastructure, the logistics, the bolders falling down the mountain, so the roads are blocked off. so any support or supplies have to go via donkey back or scooters. we had to walk up, i think two and a half hours to the village. there's no other way of getting up there. so they're quite hard to reach areas then the places that you're attempting to get to. yes. and with the village you went to, 30 people were missing. they've recovered 2a bodies and there were six still in the rubble where we have stood. and the loved ones want

to find their family. but there's no way of getting them out. there's no machinery. there's no support there at the minute. we have some pictures of a live rescue in the high atlas mountains. a lot of villagers affected are in hard to reach areas. finally, some remarkable pictures out of hawaii, the kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active, has erupted again. it's the third time the volcano has erupted this year, after bursting to life in january and june. absolutely stunning pictures. fountains are erupting in the area. hello. summer warmth continues for a few of you today, but for others, more of a sense of autumn.

and that was certainly the case this morning. big contrast. north to south, temperatures as low as two degrees this morning in braemar, whereas you stayed in the high teens across some southern parts of england and wales. the dividing line between those two has been the outbreaks of rain. we've seen northern england, the midlands in particular saw some heavy rain this afternoon across parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire towards the wash and we could see a few heavy and thundery showers spark up across parts of east anglia in the southeast where the more humid conditions continue. a few more sunny spells or across the south brightening up to the west of england and wales, scotland, northern ireland, the best of the day. sunshine, sunny spells here, isolated showers, temperatures close to where we should be for the time of year. temperatures still 23 or 2a in the southeast corner. now tonight, outbreaks of rain continue through some coastal areas of south east england, east anglia and lincolnshire eventually becoming confined towards the far southeast, where again it will be another reasonably warm and muggy night. but the vast majority of the country, a fresh start to tomorrow morning, could even be a touch of frost through some sheltered scottish glens.

and that's because of a brief ridge of high pressure, which means wednesday, the quietest day of the week, a lot of dry and reasonably sunny weather for many east anglia, the south east, you'll see lots of cloud to begin with, but that should break up through the day west of scotland, northern ireland enjoying the morning sunshine. the afternoon cloud will start to increase and we could see some outbreaks of rain and strengthening. winds push in before the day is out. temperatures here then limited between 1a and 16 where we should be for the stage in september for england and wales, for all but pleasant with the sunshine overhead overnight rain. then through into thursday, scotland, northern ireland spreads into northern england, the midlands and wales where it grinds to a halt. real autumn feel in the north west of scotland with frequent showers and strong to gale force winds, could just see some of that humid air creep back into east anglia and the southeast later in the day with some sunny spells around but varying amounts of cloud. now that humid air willjust nudge a little bit further northwards as we go back into the end of the week and weekend. not to the levels though, of last week. it'll be pushing northwards behind this weather front,

which will stick around for a time across northern england, the midlands and wales producing some of the wettest conditions. but this weekend we'll see some outbreaks of at times heavy and thundery rain break out more widely, but temperatures still high teens and low 20s.

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flooding in eastern libya, with estimates of casualties ranging from several hundred dead to more than 2,000. new data shows wages in the uk are rising at the same rate as inflation for the first time in almost two years. there's been criticism in morocco of the speed of the official response to friday's earthquake, which is now known to have killed nearly three thousand people. heavy lifting equipment has begun to arrive in remote regions of the atlas mountains. hello. the uk government's controversial legislation to change the way killings from the troubles are investigated is set to have its final vote in parliament today. the bill provides conditional amnesty for murders during the conflict in northern ireland, meaning former paramilitaries and soldiers will receive a guarantee they won't be prosecuted if they give information to a new commission.

it's strongly opposed by most victims groups