of a meeting with president putin. there's been criticism of the speed of morocco's official response to friday's earthquake, as the red cross and red crescent launch an emergency appeal to support victims. we are seeking 100 million swiss francs to be able to deliver on the most pressing needs at this time. a new report into the uk's public health service has described sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape as an �*open secret�* within surgery. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. 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. a minister in the eastern government — which is not internationally recognised — said more than a thousand bodies had now been recovered in the worst hit city, derna. the eastern cities of benghazi and al—marj are also among the worst hit. widespread flooding and mudslides caused by torrential rain destroyed many roads and homes. thousands of people are still missing. 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. good to talk to. let's talk first about the damage and destruction in libya, because this sounds like it has killed and injured a lot of people? has killed and in'ured a lot of neale? �* , has killed and in'ured a lot of --eole? ~ , ., ., , people? absolutely. the damage is immense. some _ people? absolutely. the damage is immense. some people _ people? absolutely. the damage is immense. some people on - people? absolutely. the damage is immense. some people on social. people? absolutely. the damage is - immense. some people on social media are describing the scenes coming from eastern libya as apocalyptic.

trees uprooted, cities have been submerged by water, big parts of eastern libya are now totally wrecked and devastated. we are talking about 2800 people who lost their lives, and we are also speaking of nearly 10,000 people who are missing, so far. the death toll is expected to rise dramatically. given the large scale of devastation, it is really getting complicated when it comes to delivering aid to the worst hit cities, we are speaking about eastern libya, namely the city of derna, which is among the hardest hit areas, in the country. it is really a dilemma now for local and international rescue operations to start as aid workers cannot access the city, giving the huge and immense scale —— given the huge and immense scale —— given the huge and immense scale —— given the huge and immense scale of the damage that has been caused to this area. i have been caused to this area. i have been talking to some local area date back there, but it is really

difficult —— i have been talking to some locals there. but it is very difficult, they tell me that phone lines are down, the bags, they have a problem with them, there are lots of scattered dead bodies, and lying in the streets. they are running out of bags. they cannot really put them in bags and bury them, so the situation is getting more dramatic and more tragic by the hour. you are talkin: and more tragic by the hour. you are talking about — and more tragic by the hour. you are talking about a _ and more tragic by the hour. you are talking about a rescue _ and more tragic by the hour. you are talking about a rescue operation - talking about a rescue operation there and they are continuously ongoing, the operations, to rescue as many people as possible. tell me more? ~ ., ~ ., as many people as possible. tell me more? ~ . ~ ., as many people as possible. tell me more? . ~ ., ., , as many people as possible. tell me more? ~ . ~ ., ., , ., more? what we know so far is that there are some _ more? what we know so far is that there are some countries - more? what we know so far is that there are some countries that - more? what we know so far is thatj there are some countries that have already offered help, including uae, turkey and egypt. but the problem is whether or not the rescue teams will be able to access the areas that have been hit. libya has a serious infrastructure issue here. this country has been in a civil war over the past decade or so. it is ruled by two rival governments come in the

east and in the west. all of that has had its heavy toll on the infrastructure in libya, so it had the cannot withstand such a severe weather conditions, let alone talking about climate change here. for many people in this country, fighting climate change will be a luxury. it is not prepared to face such storms and has been criticism for the local authorities, that they did not brace themselves for such a disaster. people on the path of the storm have not been evacuated. this has worsened things more. one of the local dams in derna has been knocked down, with pressure of the rainfall a couple of days ago, that has made the picture much graver and more tragic. we expect more bleak details to come out in the next few hours. 0k, sadly, thank you very much indeed for that. sally is keeping a close eye on the situation from our bureau in cairo. —— sally. for now,

let us take you to russia because... 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. south korean authorities said, "we're watching closely to see if there are any negotiations going on between north korea and russia regarding arms deals, technology transfers, especially given that he was accompanied by a number of military personnel." 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. 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.

dr colin alexander — senior lecturer in political communications at nottingham trent university — told the bbc earlier that words from the us will have little effect on the two countries. the united states can send all the warnings it once, and in some ways, it almost goads both sides into meeting, by doing that, than demonstrating that the us has any link within that discussion. there is an element of prestige that goes on here, i think that as you mentioned, the optics of this, a lot of these meetings are essentially propaganda platforms that, a lot of the actual diplomatic discussion and negotiation happens behind closed doors and may already have happened and that these two leaders then meet to sign whatever is agreed, and

offers sort ofjoint communications from that. the kimjong—un offers sort ofjoint communications from that. the kim jong—un owner, the kimjong—un committee from that. the kim jong—un owner, the kim jong—un committee sadly religious moment, that has expanded its network of friends mainly from chinese assistance, but for the russians and for putin, this is quite a precarious game. let's get more from our correspondentjean mackenzie in seoul. russia clearly needs and wants weapons for its war in ukraine. this is what the us has been saying for some time. that this meeting has been planted today, to finalise an arms deal, that the two countries have been working on for a considerable time. what north korea stands to get in return is what i think will interest people because north korea has been one of the biggest supporters, one of the very few supporters of vladimir putin's war in ukraine from the very outset because it is increasingly isolated. the last four years, north korea has been hit by border closures, brought about by the pandemic, but also the

chinese painting sanctioning is because —— sanctions because of the nuclear weapons programme. —— chinese's sanctions. it is in need of moneyjust to prop up the regime and to support its nuclear weapons programme. there are some that think that mr kim jong—un may ask vladimir putin to hand over sensitive pieces of advanced weapons technology which would allow him to make breakthroughs on his weapons programme. there is a lot that mr kimjong—un has programme. there is a lot that mr kim jong—un has two gave a potential arms deal, notjust mr putin here. 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? 0h, absolutely, my colleagues' reaction. 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. 11100 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. we never had a conversation about anything that was not to do with work. 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. lfoze — icouldn'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 can't quite imagine what it would be like to go through that, and then to have to turn up to work with that person. 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. afterwards, i would be focusing on something at work, getting ready for an operation, for example, and the memory would come flooding into my mind like a horror, like a nightmare. 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. unless people talk about what the truth is, change will be much more difficult. so i wanted to talk because what actually happened to me should not happen to anyone. is surgery a safe place for women? not always. and that's a dreadful thing to have to admit. james gallagher, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the first wilko shop closures will begin on tuesday after the collapsed retail chain

failed to find a buyer. stores including those in liverpool, cardiff, acton and falmouth are among 2a branches to shut, with a further 28 closing on thursday. around 12,500 staff are likely to lose theirjobs. 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. 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. but the unemployment rate rose and the number of job vacancies fell. the office for national statistics says interest rate rises are having an impact on slowing

the jobs market. breaking news coming at you at the bbc now. you will know very well, many of you will know very well, the story that we have been covering here on bbc news about luis rubiales, the president of the spanish football federation who resigned a couple of days ago, following criticism of his kissing the spanish forward, jenni hermoso, at the world cup final presentation ceremony. in the last few minutes, we have had a bit of news, it looks like mr luis rubiales is going to be testifying this friday, september the 15th in the spanish national court. this is all about the investigation into that because he gave to mrjenni hermoso. mr luis rubiales resigned as president of the spanish football is federation and he has been investigated for possible sexual assault and coercion. that is the news coming into us from our reporter in madrid. we also want to bring you some reports now from the philippines, we

are looking now at an earthquake of magic —— magnitude of 6.8 which has struck the philippines. we do not have a lot of news about this, the philippines in the western pacific ocean. there was a six richter scale earthquake back in march that hit the same region. this is being recorded as a 6.8 magnitude. it has hit in the last few minutes. we have no other information apart from that, but we will bring you more on that, but we will bring you more on that as and when we get it. an earthquake has hit the philippines in the last few minutes. a little bit more news about the aftermath of the earthquake in morocco. 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. the red cross and red crescent societies have launched an emergency appeal to support the victims —

they want to raise over $110 million for the most pressing needs such as water, sanitation and shelter. the authorities in morocco are under pressure to allow more countries to help. emergency aid has only been accepted from four countries — britain, spain, qatar and the uae. assistance from others — including france and germany — has been declined. let's talk now to a journalist currently in imlil in the high atlas mountains, alice morrison. alice, thank you so much forjoining us. i know that the signal is patchy where you are, so i appreciate you doing this for us. just give us a sense of where we are now, a few days after the actual event. i’m days after the actual event. i'm standin: days after the actual event. i'm standing on _ days after the actual event. i'm standing on the _ days after the actual event. i“n standing on the roof of my home. we were in one of the epicentres of the earthquake. fortunately, my house wasn't damaged, but the geography, thatis wasn't damaged, but the geography, that is the problem with the aid. the government is working full out, it is fully across it, but if ijust turn the camera around, what you can see is very small hamlets, scattered

across very high mountains. so, as you can imagine, it is very difficult, logistically, to get to them. it is not like having a city or town and some of these places, not these ones, but some of them are two days' walk away. i think has been one of the problems we have faced. ., . ~' been one of the problems we have faced. ., ., ~ ., ., faced. you talk about the government bein: flat faced. you talk about the government being flat out — faced. you talk about the government being flat out trying _ faced. you talk about the government being flat out trying to _ faced. you talk about the government being flat out trying to help _ being flat out trying to help people, what kind of help is getting to them? given the geographical problems and the issues you pointed out? ~ . �* , ., , problems and the issues you pointed out? . �* , ., problems and the issues you pointed out? .,�* , , ,, out? what i've seen as an eyewitness is field hospital— out? what i've seen as an eyewitness is field hospital set _ out? what i've seen as an eyewitness is field hospital set up _ out? what i've seen as an eyewitness is field hospital set up and _ out? what i've seen as an eyewitness is field hospital set up and they - is field hospital set up and they were set up on saturday, tent encampment set up on saturday, so people would have somewhere to stay overnight. convoys of ambulances, army trucks taking provisions. rescue workers all fully with equipment. heavy moving vehicles.

for example, for me, on saturday morning, i had to cycle from here, 16 kilometres down the road, the road was totally blocked. by yesterday, it is completely clear and heavy vehicles can come through. age has been coming through, the work is continuing and i think perhaps from some of the stories circulating, i would like to just counterbalance that with what i have seen. —— aid is coming through. thank you, alice. legislation to provide a conditional amnesty for murders during the northern ireland conflict is set to pass its final stage in parliament today. former paramilitaries and soldiers will receive a guarantee they won't be prosecuted if they give information to a new commission. the bill, which will also end civil court cases and inquests related to the troubles, is strongly opposed by most victims groups and local political parties, as our ireland correspondent chris page reports. northern ireland has changed hugely since the conflict

known as the troubles. but this is a place where the past invades the present. almost 4,000 people died during 30 years of violence until the late 1990s. the legacy echoes strongly. 0ur uncles gerard and rory cairns, aged 18 and 22, was murdered here in this house. two gunmen, two loyalists. it was my auntie roisin's11th birthday. and they came in through the front door and told roisin to be quiet inside the kitchen here. and then just in the living room, gerard and rory were just watching tv and they went in and shot both of them dead. so for you, you young people, this isn't history. this is something that is affecting you and your generation now. so, i'm the youngest of the family, and i've watched my family campaign

tirelessly their entire lives forjustice over the murders of gerard and rory. and i believe this legislation is completely cruel and unjust. what's your family's goal, as it were? definitely truth. truth would be the main thing. and civil cases and inquests, for notjust our family, but all families. almost all victims groups are against a plan to give a conditional amnesty to suspects who provide information to a new commission. what we are seeing in terms of the justice system - is an amnesty for murder. of his brother robert, a police officer who was murdered by the ira. i looked up to all of my . brothers as semi—heroes, so i put them on a pedestal. he was a good brother. the government says this legislation will help reconciliation. do you think it will? there is huge ramifications for society ifjustice - is not seen to prevail.

i do not think it would be accepted in england, wales, scotland, - and yet in northern ireland, - it is one of those things that has been foisted upon us. the plans are also opposed by international human rights organisations. the uk is isolated on the international stage. we have seen significant and repeated interventions from the united nations, the council of europe. this bill prioritises perpetrators at the expense of victims. but the government says the passage of time means a change is needed. i think it is realistic to assume that the prospect of traditional criminaljustice outcomes in respect of the troubles criminal cases, such as prosecutions and convictions, is unfortunately for many going to be vanishingly rare, so the best we can offer in those circumstances is to get more information to people. the trail of trauma from unsolved

killings is into the future. victims are now set to bring legal challenges against the legislation, and the irish government is considering whether to take the uk to the international courts. chris page, bbc news, belfast. staying in the uk, the regulators of england's water companies are being investigated forfailing to enforce the law over sewage discharges. live now to our environment correspondent esme stallard. she is in down the line from us, in cardiff, tell us what the regulators are investigating? the? cardiff, tell us what the regulators are investigating?— cardiff, tell us what the regulators are investigating? they have spent the last year— are investigating? they have spent the last year looking _ are investigating? they have spent the last year looking at _ are investigating? they have spent the last year looking at whether i the last year looking at whether the two main regulators in england and wales, the environment agency, and 0fwat, which looks after the water industry, but those, plus the government have been touching the law properly on a sewage releases.

they think that the law has been too lenient on the water companies. initialfindings were lenient on the water companies. initial findings were published today, suggesting he may have broken the law as a result. they are preliminary, so what will happen now as they will give two months the three organisations to come back with their responses. if they decide after all of that that actually they have broken the law, they will put forward a series of recommendations to kind of tighten up the rules around a series of recommendations to kind of tighten up the rules around sewage releases. this has been welcomed massively by campaigners who have said, for years, that water companies in england have been releasing sewage far too often. last year, we saw sewage releases about 1.75 million hours which was staggering. in response to what has come out today, the government has said they would like to work with the washed out, but they do not recognise the claims made. —— watchdog. thank you for that.

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. a united states geological survey livestream from the rim of the caldera show fountains of lava erupting from multiple fissures in the crater. absolutely amazing pictures there. beautiful pictures. we leave you with more pictures...from the annual dog �*surf—a—thon' in california. the event is in its 18th year — and raises funds for a rescue centre in rancho santa fe. more than 50 dogs took part. surfing usa! 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 2 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 across the south, brightening up to the west of england and wales, scotland, northern ireland, the best of the day's sunshine. sunny spells here, isolated showers, temperatures close to where they should be for the time of year. temperatures still 23 or 2a in the south—east 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 south—east, 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. western scotland, northern ireland enjoy 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 this stage in september for england and wales, for all, but pleasant with the sunshine overhead. 0vernight 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 south—east 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. take care!

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dead in libya after a powerful storm swept through the east of the country. north korean leader kimjong—un arrives in russia ahead of a meeting with president putin. an armoured train carrying the korean delegation is heading towards vladivostok. and would you pay to visit venice? the city is expected to approve the trial of a fee for daily visitors, in a bid to control tourism. wage growth in uk are got out of the country pass high inflation rate for the first time in nearly two years. it means spending power should now start increasing, helping a bit with the cost of living squeeze and people who have been feeling it. the figures also suggest there could be a boost coming soon for people who receive state pension. 0fficialfigures from the office of national does death

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