the boss of bp resigns over a review of his personal relationships with colleagues. a luxury bulletproof train takes north korea's kimjong—un into the heart of russia to meet president putin. the painting, the thief, and the ikea bag — we'll bring you the art detective who'll explain. and does this planet harbour the ultimate discovery for space experts — signs of life? on bbc london. on newsnight at 1030 could the government ditch its promise to raise pensions in line with wages? is the triple not going to be dropped?

good evening. we start tonight with the unfolding situation in libya — after devastating floods caused by a violent storm burst two dams in one coastal city, and led to widespread destruction elsewhere. more than 2,000 people are thought to have died and the red cross says more than 10,000 are missing, libya has been torn apart by civil war, and operates under two governments — hampering the relief effort. it's also meant that it's difficult getting information out. our correspondent anna foster joins us from the bbc�*s verify headquarters now, anna. libya anna. is a country already suffering from libya is a country already suffering from more than a decade of conflict and now it has been hit by this devastating natural disaster. those two inks together make it difficult to assess the situation. i am about to assess the situation. i am about to start the journey towards libya and i spent the day working with our bbc verify experts to try and build

up bbc verify experts to try and build up an accurate picture of what is happening. i should warn you you may find some of the images in this report distressing. a torrent of water that washed away everything in its path. the devastation is easy to see. the death toll is harder to quantify. the red crescent and red cross say as many as 10,000 people are missing. in the street, lines of body length and by the hour. mass graves are beginning to fill. many people struggle to find out if their families were still alive, like this lady. families were still alive, like this lad . , ., , ., ., families were still alive, like this lad. ., families were still alive, like this lady. there is a shortage of medical aid, there lady. there is a shortage of medical aid. there is— lady. there is a shortage of medical aid. there is a _ lady. there is a shortage of medical aid, there is a shortage _ lady. there is a shortage of medical aid, there is a shortage of - lady. there is a shortage of medical aid, there is a shortage of clothes l aid, there is a shortage of clothes and the situation is not the best, but at least they are still alive. i have one room still missing with her son. we have no news about her, she lives in a different building and we

still couldn't reach out to her or get any news about her. but still couldn't reach out to her or get any news about her.- still couldn't reach out to her or get any news about her. but in a country without _ get any news about her. but in a country without a _ get any news about her. but in a country without a single - get any news about her. but in a i country without a single functioning government, getting accurate information is hard.— information is hard. libya has effectively — information is hard. libya has effectively been _ information is hard. libya has effectively been stuck - information is hard. libya has effectively been stuck in - information is hard. libya has effectively been stuck in a - effectively been stuck in a political quagmire now for at least eight. _ political quagmire now for at least eight, nine years and really even though— eight, nine years and really even though there has been no major outbreak— though there has been no major outbreak of violence since 2020, sporadic— outbreak of violence since 2020, sporadic violence has taken place. but there — sporadic violence has taken place. but there has been no settlement really _ but there has been no settlement really to _ but there has been no settlement really to that conflict.— really to that conflict. libya's competing — really to that conflict. libya's competing prime _ really to that conflict. libya's competing prime ministers. really to that conflict. libya's i competing prime ministers are promising to help their people, but neither commands the capacity of this disaster needs. translation: this disaster needs. tuna/mom- this disaster needs. translation: ~ ., ., , translation: we have a problem in retrievin: translation: we have a problem in retrieving the — translation: we have a problem in retrieving the bodies _ translation: we have a problem in retrieving the bodies from _ translation: we have a problem in retrieving the bodies from the sea. . retrieving the bodies from the sea. the libyan divers and frogmen are putting all their efforts into retrieving the bodies. this putting all their efforts into retrieving the bodies. this is more than 'ust retrieving the bodies. this is more than just rising — retrieving the bodies. this is more than just rising river— retrieving the bodies. this is more than just rising river levels - retrieving the bodies. this is more than just rising river levels of- than just rising river levels of flooded streets. ben turner, two dams have been breached sending a powerful cascade of water right

through the city. homes and cars were picked up and carried away by its force. at this early stage, we still don't know exactly how many people have been killed. the lack of internationally recognised government sources makes it difficult to know which details to trust. what is crucial is trying to work out exactly what has happened on the ground and that is what bbc verify have been doing, particularly with landmark buildings like this mosque. some of the videos that have been posted on social media show the torrent of water. but we know where they are and we know they are real because of the mosque. again, in this picture, film from a slightly different angle, you can see the water and you can see that building right in the centre of the shot. when we look at videos like this one, that really show some of the destruction, the aftermath of the water that poured through, we can

see the rubble in the streets, we can see the buildings that have been damaged, but we know where it is and we know it is real because once again, we can see the mosque. now the authorities need to get help to the authorities need to get help to the people who filmed those pictures. but the ongoing conflict makes access to libya difficult and dangerous. and any aid that arrives will be far slower than its desperate survivors need. anna foster, bbc news. meanwhile, the people of morocco are coping with the aftermath of another deadly natural disaster — the weekend's earthquake, which has killed more than 2,900 people. volunteers are leading the effort to get aid to survivors. our correspondent nick beake starts his report in the city of taroudant. morocco's young are powering their country's desperate relief effort. volunteers delivering aid faster than officials. people are in danger. if we didn't work so quickly, a lot of people are going to die.

the moroccan government has accepted help from four outside countries but rejected others. amina, a volunteer, says she respects the decision. our country know what she need, so if she needs help, she will ask for it and the way the government will know more. they need to get all of this out of the city as rapidly as possible... and up to the atlas mountains. to the far—away homes hardest hit by the earthquake. it feels like another planet here. help can't come soon enough this village. the village of a0 families was crushed by the earthquake. seven people were killed, including yaha ibrahim's two teenage sons. "people lose their loved ones and lots of countries," he tells us. "it has happened here, too. this is god's will." this community, like so many in the atlas mountains, has lived hand to mouth, day to day for centuries. but now the earthquake has taken away everything,

their livestock, their ovens, their way of living and so this aid arriving here is absolutely vital in the short term and to their long—term survival. meena lived in america for 17 years but had been back here for the past four years, looking after her parents. the future is very concerning. i mean, if you look at the houses, itsjust... their life is over, i don't think anybody wants to live under the mountains any more. they are still traumatised. they are not thinking long—term just yet. immediate relief has now come to this village. a place that was already out of sight and out of mind. and as attention fades away from morocco's catastrophe, they don't want to be forgotten. nick beake, bbc news, in the atlas mountains. here, new figures show that average wages are increasing as quickly

simonjack is simon jack is outside simonjack is outside bp headquarters now. simon jack is outside bp headquarters now.- simon jack is outside bp headquarters now. this is a bombshell _ headquarters now. this is a bombshell announcement l headquarters now. this is a | bombshell announcement at headquarters now. this is a - bombshell announcement at the top headquarters now. this is a _ bombshell announcement at the top of one briton's biggest business most globally recognised businesses. he has been at bp all his professional life, spent time in the corner office behind me in the global headquarters. what has emerged in may last year, an anonymous source informed the board with allegations of his personal conduct with colleagues. the board looked into that and mr loonie admitted he had a small number of personal relationships. they looked into that and found there had been a breach of the company conduct. but very recent

allegations of a similar nature have emerged and he has admitted he wasn't fully transparent with the board at the time of that first review and so he has resigned with immediate effect. he has been credited putting bp on a course to a greener future, credited putting bp on a course to a greenerfuture, other credited putting bp on a course to a greener future, other criticised credited putting bp on a course to a greenerfuture, other criticised in some quarters for dialling down those ambitions and at the same time making enormous profits here. but of course it is not the first high—profile dismissal we have seen at a time when there has been increased and some would say overdue scrutiny of senior executives relationships in the workplace. thank you very much, simonjack reporting. here, new figures show that average wages are increasing as quickly as prices for the first time in nearly two years. and the rate at which next year's state pension will rise should have become clear today — but it hasn't. we'll explore why that is in a moment but first,

our economics editor faisal islam reports on today's announcement on wages. what are you making? business is brisk at this high—tech led lighting factory in cumbria, as everyone tries to save energy, so that has switched on some bumper pay rises for workers in short supply of as much as 20%. i would imagine it's taking you back to really where the crisis wasn't really there, but it doesn't make you stress as much, you're not constantly looking at the pennies all the time, which is really, really good. what's iris making? such cash rises can be afforded here, but companies are being squeezed by rising costs. it forces you to reconsider your investment decisions and basicallyjust put pressure on the whole organisation. but we have to do that, we have to respond in order to survive and prosper. although public sector workers have received higher pay awards recently, senior heart nurse anna says it hasn't kept up with inflation over years. it's soul—destroying and i find it very hard to deal with actually. and it's... you know, i love being a nurse. despite its flaws, i love the nhs,

i love working for the nhs, but right now, the way it's going, i may have to have a decision to come away and find anotherjob. i'm already working three jobs as it is. when you combine the public and private sector and strip out bonuses, wages in the three months tojuly were up 7.8% on last year, close to records, and were finally again matching the rise in the cost of living. both these measures could have peaked now, and this is part of the reason why the rate of unemployment was up to 4.3% injuly, still low by historical standards, but the highest level in just under two years. those numbers don't include thousands ofjob losses expected at the likes of retailer wilko. today's figures also showed a drop in the number of vacancies below a million. the jobs market is on the turn, rate rises are slowing the economy and inflation. for some at the bank of england, the medicine is working. elsewhere in the economy, some pain in the housing market, the massive rise in mortgage costs

leading to a 28% increase in the value of arrears, at their highest level for six years. rates are still expected to go up next week, but they could stay at that level for some time. faisal is with me, as is our political editor chris mason. faisal, the guaranteed rises in the state pension are starting to look more shaky? rises from today's figures on wages, including bonuses which went up in july by including bonuses which went up in july by 8.5%. ordinarily you would feed that figure into what the government calls the triple—lock policy because it is higher than 2.5% and higher than the rate of inflation is going to be, that would have been the figure that the state pension would rise by next april. 8.5%. but our understanding is there are conversations going on in whitehall suggesting hang on a

minute, that will cost £2 billion a year on top of current plans. and that actually the 8.5% number is driven by a one—off bonus payments to public sector workers that maybe shouldn't count. they have artificially inflated the number. if you take it out and you can save 500, £600 million. there were separate conversations happening where this policy has been hard—wired into politics for ten to 15 years now. people are questioning it and staying raqqa saying things like it is not sustainable, the labour party is saying they cannot necessarily commit to it ahead of the next election. this against the backdrop of unemployment going up, growth numbers are troubling, inflation may go back up next weekend interest rates going up and the government's official forecast is saying that because rates have gone up, the of government interest rate payments will have to go up, wiping out their room for manoeuvre

and creating tensions over their spending plans. chris, politically how likely is it that this pension guarantee will be junked? it goes back to the coalition agreement in 2010, but it has been the bedrock of politics since. in the bedrock of politics since. in the short— the bedrock of politics since. in the short term there is this question— the short term there is this question over what the rate of increase — question over what the rate of increase is next year. is it around 8.5%. _ increase is next year. is it around 8~5%. is— increase is next year. is it around 8~5%. is it — increase is next year. is it around 8.5%, is it lower? those in government are clearly rolling the pitch. _ government are clearly rolling the pitch, making the argument that perhaps— pitch, making the argument that perhaps it should be that little bit lower~ _ perhaps it should be that little bit lower. then there is the big long—term question, quite striking today— long—term question, quite striking today that — long—term question, quite striking today that mel stride, the work and pensions_ today that mel stride, the work and pensions secretary should say out loud that — pensions secretary should say out loud that in the very, very long time, — loud that in the very, very long time, the — loud that in the very, very long time, the triple—lock is unsustainable. often in westminster the very— unsustainable. often in westminster the very long term means two weeks on friday _ the very long term means two weeks on friday. but he was talking about looking _ on friday. but he was talking about looking decades ahead. but the fact he was _ looking decades ahead. but the fact he was willing to say it publicly tells _ he was willing to say it publicly tells you — he was willing to say it publicly tells you something. it tells you something about were lots of

politicians are in private, which is they— politicians are in private, which is they are — politicians are in private, which is they are really concerned about, not 'ust they are really concerned about, not just the _ they are really concerned about, not just the cost but questions around its fairness — just the cost but questions around its fairness that politicians perhaps have focused on pensioners, yes they— perhaps have focused on pensioners, yes they make the argument about getting _ yes they make the argument about getting rid of pensioner poverty, but at _ getting rid of pensioner poverty, but at the — getting rid of pensioner poverty, but at the expense of younger people — but at the expense of younger people. so what about the next election? — people. so what about the next election? the conservatives and labour, — election? the conservatives and labour, neitherat election? the conservatives and labour, neither at the election? the conservatives and labour, neitherat the moment election? the conservatives and labour, neither at the moment are committed — labour, neither at the moment are committed to keeping it. they are in a bind, _ committed to keeping it. they are in a bind, it— committed to keeping it. they are in a bind, it is— committed to keeping it. they are in a bind, it is expensive but neither wants— a bind, it is expensive but neither wants to — a bind, it is expensive but neither wants to promise something for fear that the _ wants to promise something for fear that the other will do something more _ that the other will do something more popular. older people are more likely to _ more popular. older people are more likely to vote, so politicians at their _ likely to vote, so politicians at their peril _ likely to vote, so politicians at their peril start tweaking this kind of thing. — their peril start tweaking this kind of thing, even if there is quite a good _ of thing, even if there is quite a good case — of thing, even if there is quite a good case for doing so.- of thing, even if there is quite a good case for doing so. the leader of north korea kim jong—un has arrived in russia by bullet proof train — ahead of a meeting with president putin. so what are the two

of them hoping to gain? our russia editor steve rosenberg has more. the leader of north korea doesn't get out much. when he crossed into russia it was the first time kim jong—un had left the country in four years. then his armored train was off again, lumbering through the russian far east on its way to... well, no one seemed to know that. the final destination — a closely guarded secret. i'm pretty sure he knew. vladimir putin's in the far east and will meet kim...somewhere. it could be a crucial summit. explosion. the key question — will north korea supply moscow with weapons... explosion. ..ammunition and artillery for russia's war in ukraine? america thinks that moscow and pyongyang are close to an arms deal. russia's defence minister

was recently in north korea. kim jong—un played tour guide, showing him around a weapons exhibition. there's speculation that in return for munitions, pyongyang may want food aid, cash and perhaps advanced military technology. we don't know exactly what deals are going to be done by russia and north korea, and probably we're not going to be told about all the deals they end up doing. but no surprise there, from the very start this visit has been shrouded in mystery. but that's exactly how vladimir putin and kim jong—un want to play it. america can only watch and warn. we're going to monitor very closely the outcome of this meeting. i will remind both countries that any transfer of arms from north korea to russia would be in violation of multiple united nations security council resolutions. putin and kim first

met four years ago. wherever they end up meeting, this time, the toast may be to much closer cooperation. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. in the us, an impeachment inquiry into president biden has been ordered by the republican leadership in congress. kevin mccarthy claimed thatjoe biden had lied about his knowledge of his son hunter biden's foreign business dealings and that millions of dollars had been directed to the biden family and their associates. gary o'donoguhe is in washington. gary, how far is this likely to go? well, reeta, no president likes to face an impeachment inquiry. it has only happened at three of them in 250 years of this republic, but the barrier to remove a president by impeachment is pretty high. you need a majority of the house to vote for it and two thirds of the senate to convict a president. the democrats control the senate so that isn't

going to happen. but it can soak up a lot of time and effort inside the white house at a time when they are trying to focus joe biden's messaging trying to focusjoe biden's messaging on trying to focus joe biden's messaging on the economy, trying to focusjoe biden's messaging on the economy, and of coursejoe biden gets very riled up when they were questioned about his son, hunter, and this the republicans know. it could also distract from the 91 criminal charges donald trump is facing. but there are downsides too. the speaker mccarthy hasn't held a vote on the floor of the house, meaning his committees may not have the powers to demand testimony and documents in the way they would like to, and if it does come to vote and he has a slim majority in the house and loses that, the political downside would be huge. one other thing worth remembering, the last time republicans tried to impeach a democratic president, it was bill clinton 25 years ago, and when they did that, his popularity ratings went through the roof.- did that, his popularity ratings went through the roof. many thanks, gary o'donoghue- — female surgeons are being sexually

harassed, assaulted and in some cases raped by colleagues — a survey of nhs staff has found. the study�*s authors say there is a pattern of female trainees being abused by senior male surgeons. the president of the royal college of surgeons said there was "no place" for such behaviour in the nhs. our health correspondent james gallagher has been speaking to women who were attacked. the operating theatre — home of life—saving surgery performed by our brightest minds and now revealed to be the scene of sexual assault. when i was a junior surgeon, so the person with the least power in the operating theatre, 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? and then a little while later, he turns around and 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 and that, you know, just everything about it. i felt dirty. i felt humiliated, 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 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. well, i was shocked when i read the report, and i think there'll be a sense of embarrassment across the surgical community to recognise how prevalent sexual misconduct is. has the royal college of surgeons done enough over the years to regulate its own members' behaviour? this i think all organisations will be looking at what they've done and i think certainly it's very clear by the level of sexual misconduct that's going on that they probably haven't done enough. it's now important that we come together to make sure that we work together to eliminate this problem and create a culture of zero tolerance. is surgery a safe place for women? not always. and that's a dreadful thing to have to admit. james gallagher, bbc news. is there life beyond earth? that is the perennial question posed in space exploration, and now it seems that on a distant

planet possible signs of life may have been found. our science correspondent pallab ghosh is here. pallab, this would be an extraordinary discovery if true. what are we to make of it? the discovery _ what are we to make of it? the discovery of — what are we to make of it? the discovery of life _ what are we to make of it? tue: discovery of life elsewhere what are we to make of it? tte: discovery of life elsewhere in what are we to make of it? t"t2 discovery of life elsewhere in the universe would be the biggest science story ever, so it is hard not to get excited at even the slightest hint that this might be happening. but it isjust slightest hint that this might be happening. but it is just a slight hint at the moment, so we should be cautious. what has happened is that nasa scientists have in the atmosphere of a far—away world detected a gas called dimethyl sulphide which is only produced by living organisms on earth, but their results are not conclusive, at least not yet. 50 results are not conclusive, at least not et. ~' ., not yet. so when will we know? researchers _ not yet. so when will we know? researchers will _ not yet. so when will we know? researchers will continue - not yet. so when will we know? | researchers will continue taking measurements of this world, which is nearly nine times the size of the earth, and 120 light—years away, and

they tell me that it will take around a year before they know one way or another whether there really is dimethyl sulphide around the world, so it is literally a case of watch this space.— world, so it is literally a case of watch this space. pallab, thank you very much- — now, a masterpiece by vincent van gogh is at the centre of a remarkable story of theft and recovery. this is it. it was stolen in 2020 from a museum in the netherlands, but then three and a half years later, handed back in a pillow and an ikea bag to a dutch art detective because the criminal underworld decided it was too hot to handle. jon donnison takes up the story. it's amazing what you can pick up at ikea these days. for art detective arthur brand, it's a big moment. bundled up in the famous blue and yellow bag, a pillowcase and a bit of bubble wrap is the stolen treasure he's been hunting forfor more than three and a half years. hopefully this is it, he says.

and it is — vincent van gogh's1881i masterpiece parsonage garden at nuenen in spring. vincent van gogh. "he's back," he says. "what a day." the work was stolen in 2020 during covid lockdown when a thief used a sledgehammer to smash into the singer laren museum near amsterdam, making off with the painting under his arm. he was arrested a year later and eventuallyjailed, but the painting was never recovered — until now. arthur brand says the piece was perhaps too well known to be of any value to criminals wanting to try and sell it on. and after three and a half years of trying to track it down, he was contacted by a man who wanted to give it back.

it took 1,300 days, but here it is, and i will hand it over in a few moments to the museum director and i think he will be happy. i'm sure he will. the painting, thought to be worth up to £5 million, is expected to be back on display next year. john donnison, bbc news. apple's new iphone will not use the company's own brand lightning charging port. instead the iphone 15, which was unveiled today, will charge using the universally accepted usb—c cable — after the eu forced the company to do so to save users' money. our technology editor zoe kleinman has been taking a look. the theatre of a wealthy company well—versed in performing for its fan club. today, apple has unveiled its latest iphone. we're so excited you could join us today for some big announcements. it might not look vastly different to the ones already in the hands of millions.

lots of the changes are hidden within the device, but one thing you'll notice straightaway is the new usb—c charging point. under pressure from the eu, apple's had to ditch its own lightning cable in favour of the connector used by most other smartphones, tablets and even video door bells. although the tech giant kept quiet about the reason at its big event. usb—c has become a universally accepted standard. we're going to make some history together today. it was back in 2007 that apple co—founder stevejobs revolutionised the smartphone market and turbo—charged the fortune of the world's richest company. the iphone remains apple's best—selling gadget, but with a top—dollar price tag and people hanging onto their handsets for longer, it's no mean feat persuading the customers in these stores to buy them. especially when, like today, we're seeing incremental improvements rather than a big bang. and it's all about a slightly better camera, a new connector and other things like that.

but let's not forget, the mobile phone is still the most prolific consumer electronics device on the planet. there's one billion or more going to be sold this year. everyone's got them in their pockets and the iphone is a fantastic franchise for apple. small updates, but they're still going to sell a lot of them. apple's super slick presentation gave no hint of its recent troubles, which include a share price tumble and an iphone restriction in china. the world's richest company has some big challenges. zoe kleinman, bbc news. football, and scotland took on england in a friendly tonight. it was 150 years after their first match. our sports correspondent katie gornall watched the action. in the genteel surroundings of the west of glasgow cricket club, the seeds of international football were sown. it all started here 150 years ago with scotland and england. how different the stage is now. scotland's fans were hopeful this historic anniversary could be a cause for celebration. after all, their team is in the best

shape for a generation. unbeaten in 11 games, could they harness the passion pouring from hamden? england were looking to recover momentum after the recent draw with ukraine. six changes were made. in came phil foden and in it went. and england lead at hampden. england were doing a good job of shutting out the noise. what they didn't need was any help, as andy robertson gave jude bellingham a chance too good to refuse. 2—0 and this was not going to plan for scotland, but try telling anyone here it's just a friendly. after the break, scotland emerged from hibernation. welcome to the game, harry maguire. an own goal and hamden had rediscovered its roar. but england had more in the tank. here was a move precision engineered by bellingham and finished by kane. it had been an evening of remembering the past here at hamden, but this is a slice of history scotland may want to forget.