missing and homeless. also on the programme... wet summer weather and strikes are blamed for the economy shrinking by more than expected injuly. north korea's leader kimjong—un has talks with vladimir putin in the far east of russia about strengthing of future cooperation. calls for better access to medicinal cannabis on the nhs for people with some chronic conditions. and imagine having sold 18 million albums and you're still only 20. we talk to the singer olivia rodrigo about the pressures of stardom. absurd and crazy. it was so quick. you know, i've been writing songs and working my whole life, but it did seem sort of instantaneous.

and coming up on bbc news, england boss gareth southgate condemns what he calls the ridiculous treatment of harry maguire, saying the criticism the defender has faced is a joke. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. more than 5,000 people are now known to have died in devastating floods in the east of libya. to have died in devastating floods thousands more are missing, and at least 30,000 people are now homeless. two dams collapsed in the city of derna after a storm hit on sunday, causing tsunami—like water to sweep away large parts of the port city. streets are covered in mud and rubble, littered with upturned vehicles and victims are being buried in mass graves. 0ur correspondentjoe

inwood has the latest. nothing could resist the waters. as the river derna swelled, then broke its banks, entire districts of the city were washed into the sea. those caught in its path didn't stand a chance. translation: people were asleep and no-one was ready. _ my whole family lived next door to each other. we were all neighbours. we lost 30 people so far, 30 members of the same family. we haven't found anyone. from above, you can see the devastation done to this city. more than 100,000 people used to live here. as storm daniel swept across north africa, it dropped a huge amount of water onto the hills, swelling the river derna, and causing two dams to burst. these images show the scale of the storm as it hit the coast of libya, but why was it so powerful? daniel is an example of a mediterranean cyclone, these are initiated by

the jet stream which brings cold air high above the earth's surface, that starts off these thunderstorms. once that is formed an area of low pressure develops and that feeds off the warm waters of the mediterranean with a system taking on characteristics more like a tropical storm. this is a disaster both natural and manmade. libya has never really recovered from the civil war that overthrew colonel gaddafi. rival governments claim to rule this country — but neither really does. the damage to libya's infrastructure is incalculable. this hospital in bayda was submerged in the deluge. all the while, the death toll mounts. mass graves filling up. hospitals turn into morgues. translation: we've already had 1,700 dead just in this section _ of the hospital. we counted them as they were lying in the hallways. we buried anyone identified by their family or friends.

things are very bad. the hospital is dilapidated. some aid is already on its way. but, with relief operations already stretched by the earthquake in nearby morocco, help will not come as fast as the needs here will grow. of course, saving lives in this moment is critical, but then the next steps are also pretty concerning because, again, we're talking about thousands of people who lost everything. so what about their health, their food, their water, their livelihoods? and then it's not something that will be solved in a couple of hours or days. this emergency response will last for months, if not for years. so there is a huge need of solidarity and support for the people affected. the true scale of this disaster, the number of lives lost, is only slowly emerging. we know it is vast and will only get worse. joe inwood, bbc news. our security correspondent

frank gardner is here. this is a desperate situation for any country but how much hard is it because of the political situation there? �* , , because of the political situation there? 3 , , . because of the political situation there? 3 , m there? it's very difficult because it is one country _ there? it's very difficult because it is one country and _ there? it's very difficult because it is one country and two - it is one country and two governments, governmentand it is one country and two governments, government and the west, the internationally recognised one in tripoli, and then you've got another government in the east, in the area where this disaster occurred. the east run derna was always a hotbed of islamist opposition to the central government in the west. so it's always been underfunded but things have been made much worse by three problems in libya, which is you've got a legacy of colonel gaddafi loyalists, people who work for his security organisation, who are still around and form militias. you've got islamist militancy and primer listen. on top of all of that, imagine this, you got outside countries interfering and intervening and bucking different sides in this. so that all makes it very difficult and means that the

infrastructure has been underfunded, people are not looking out for the good of the country, they are looking out for the good of their own immediate circle, their tribe, theirfiefdom, and it's essentially theirfiefdom, and it's essentially the rule of the gun. the people with the rule of the gun. the people with the strongest militias are the ones who have sway in that area, so it's been made far worse and it's never really recovered since the overthrow of colonel gaddafi's violent regime in 2011 and everything collapsed after that, in 2011 and everything collapsed afterthat, because in 2011 and everything collapsed after that, because he didn't leave behind any institutions of note. mil behind any institutions of note. all frank, thank you very much. frank gardner, security correspondent. the poor summer weather is being blamed for the economy shrinking injuly, by 0.5%. new figures from the office for national statistics show it was a difficult month for construction and retail. this is the largest monthly fall in gdp since december last year. our economics correspondent andy verity explains. on the coast of cumbria, fewer tourists than normal were riding down the beach injuly, for two big reasons. one was the heavy rainfall which put

off tourists who might otherwise have paid to write these heavy horses. the other was the economic climate, where soaring prices of feed and raw materials have forced an estimated 15% of riding stables out of business. up untilfuel went up, we could buy a big round bale of hay, probably for about £12 to £15. last year it was a5. that's a massive hike when you've got big mouths to feed, and you need to feed them. your basic feed costs of my horses over the winter went from between 3000, 4000, 5000, maybe, to 12—15. and then you put straw into that equation as well. so my wintering costs last year alone were about 20 grand up. her business, like others, isjust above its level of activity before the pandemic, three and a half years later. but like otherfirms, it's also had to pay much higher

wages to attract and keep staff, up 15—20%. covering those costs means higher prices, high enough to put some customers off and slow business down. after revisions to official figures, the value of goods and services we produce has bounced back above its pre—pandemic level but it's no longer performing like it used to, barely growing in recent months. over one month in the service sector, which makes up four fifths of the economy, activity dropped by 0.5%, partly because of industrial action in the health sector as senior doctors joined radiographers and junior doctors on strike for more pay. from one perspective, a slowing economy could be seen as a success for the bank of england. the whole point of raising interest rates 1a times in a row is to make it more expensive for households and firms to borrow and spend as much, and that should mean reduced spending, therefore less upward pressure on prices. but other economists say the effect of those interest rate rises is only now starting to be felt and they may have already gone too far. i think in coming

quarters we are going to see a mild recession in the uk. i think you can see some signs of deterioration in the data already, for example in business survey figures. but i think this will largely reflect the lagged effects of bank of england rate hikes, higher interest rates and tighter bank lending conditions. the bank of england is widely expected to raise interest rates again next week on the theory that it still needs to cool down an overheated economy. but with unemployment up and with more households falling behind on their mortgages, the economic tide may already be starting to recede. andy verity, bbc news. the prime minister has been pressed in pmqs about china spying claims after the arrest of a commons researcher. our political correspondent helen catt is at westminster and was listening. tell us more about what was said.

one of the big conversations going on in westminster this week as a result of that parliamentary researcher being arrested, is about the governments approach to china and security and the prime minister's questions, keir starmer suggested the government doesn't have a clear strategy. he said that, as he put it, allowed our national security walls to be breached. rishi sunak on the other hand defended the governments policy as you might expect, saying he believed it was the most robust policy the uk has ever had and that it was aligned with our closest allies. there is no another conversation going on in westminster as a result of all this. and that is how to protect the political system from potential infiltration. now the times newspaper harder story which claimed mis had newspaper harder story which claimed m15 had warned the conservatives backin m15 had warned the conservatives back in 2021 in 2022 that there were people who we are positioning themselves to try to be chosen to be potential future conservative mps who might be spies for china. the

conservatives haven't denied the story and said when they received credible information from the security services that they acted upon them. we are told though these security services don't routinely screen conservative candidates. there's also been another warning that's been given to senior government officials and they have been told to be careful about what they say when they're out in the pubs around westminster. and not to discuss sensitive work because the fear is that they don't know who is listening, someone who might perhaps look like a tourist or a parliamentary staffer may in fact be a foreign agent. parliamentary staffer may in fact be a foreign agent-— next year is a general election year, and there's a warning that there could be serious disruption because of new rules requiring voters to show id. council staff responsible for polling, and the electoral commission, are calling for changes to the system. here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas. last year's elections in england were the first in great britain where voter

id was a necessity. a driving licence or other approved id required to vote in person. while most voted without issue, at least 111,000 people were turned away. some unaware they needed id, some didn't possess the right type. disproportionally affected, disabled, unemployed, young people, and those from ethnic minorities. many didn't know you can get a special voter certificate, but had to apply a week or more before polling day. election administrators say they lack the staff to cope with the national roll—out of voter id. and the next general election could be seriously disrupted. we can imagine things like people not being able to vote because they weren't able to register in time, people not getting their photo authority certificates, so people without identification not being able to get the free id that they are entitled to. but really the big issue will be, all of these problems cumulatively, if they come together,

resulting in people losing confidence in the results of the election. the election commission agrees the government must act because there is a significant threat to future elections. among its recommendations... more types of id could be accepted, voter certificates should be easier to get — up to just before polling day — and someone should be able to vouch for you on the day if you don't have id. the government says it will consider improvements but it is confident local authorities can deliver voter id nationwide. and it says the system is necessary to protect against the potential of voter fraud. opposition parties say that is a nonexistent problem, changes should be made or the law scrapped or our democratic system could be damaged. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. a 60—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a dog dangerously out of control, after an 11—year—old girl was injured in a dog attack in birmingham at the weekend. west midlands police say the man has been bailed while their enquiries continue.

the dog, which was an american bully xl—staffordshire bull terrier crossbreed, remains in secure kennels. the north korean leader kimjong—un is on his way back to pyongyang after having talks with vladimir putin in the far east of russia. the russian president promised help for north korea's space programme after its two failed launches this year. officials in the us suspect moscow is seeking ammunition from north korea to help with its war in ukraine. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. vladimir putin and kimjong—un. is this now a fine bromance? at the very least, both leaders believe they'd benefit from a closer relationship. their day began with a tour of a russian space centre. launch pads and rocket systems. north korea's reclusive leader was all ears. no surprise there —

he wants help to develop his space and missile programmes. later, president putin said their talks would be on the economy and humanitarian issues. but was there a hidden agenda? in its war in ukraine, russia has been burning through ammunition. us officials believe that the kremlin has been trying to do an arms deal with north korea for munitions. if it has been, this former russian foreign minister is unimpressed. it's very humiliating that a russian ally is now north korea again. a great power would not go to north korea for an alliance or military supplies. but the kremlin seems to believe that a great power is one that stands up to america. so, was there an arms deal or wasn't there? we simply don't know.

but what is clear, i think, is that the kremlin is using closer ties with north korea to send a message to washington — that russia may be under pressure, under sanctions, but it still has the capacity to cause problems, big problems, for the west. in other words, is moscow using north korea to scare russia's opponents? that's what we are going to show you, that you disregard us, but we still have this incredible leverage around the world and you don't even... we haven't even scratched the surface of how much we can do damage, potential damage, or at least freak you out. if that happens, i think that's putin's greater weapon than physical weapons. kim and putin, it's a marriage made not in heaven but in a geopolitical maelstrom. having a shared enemy, the west, has brought them together. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.

our top story this afternoon... more than 5,000 people are now known to have died in floods in the libyan city of derna. still to come, health leaders and the government meet to discuss easing pressure on the nhs in england this winter. coming up on bbc news, andy murray returns to great britain's davis cup team as they get their campaign under way against australia today in manchester to try to make november's finals. when medicinal cannabis was legalised in 2018, the move was hailed as a breakthrough for people with illnesses such as epilepsy, chronic pain and neurological disorders. but now some patients say they are still being blocked

from getting it on the nhs. more details from our health correspondent alastair fee. jasper is 13 and these days is a typical teenager, but much of his young life has been spent in bed or being rushed to hospital. by the time he was 11, he was having about 800 seizures a day. so the expectation was one, eventually his seizures would kill him. can ijust rearrange his hair? he has a rare form of drug—resistant epilepsy. over the years, he's tried nine different medicines. come here with your meds. nothing has stopped his fits — until now. there you go, and swallow. he takes cannabis as an oil. his parents pay for it at a private clinic. now i can do things like go to the cinema and to my friend's house and everything like that. if i do have a seizure, i can recover from it. the law change means patients can

take the whole plant — which contains cbd and the psychoactive ingredient thc. but though it's legal, in the last five years, hardly anyone has been given it on the nhs. alfie is one of the few with an nhs prescription. like jasper, he too has severe epilepsy. without the cannabis, we'd be in hospital in a few days with hundreds of seizures. alfie was the first person in the uk to be given it after a high—profile campaign led by his mother. all it's done is blocked it, because all the parents now trying to get access for the children with epilepsy are blocked at every turn. one of the problems is that consultants need to apply to nhs england when they want to prescribe, but they're almost always turned down. i did feel it was disingenuous at the time, because it shifted the heat from the government to practitioners like myself. parents were clamouring at our door because they believe we were now in a position to prescribe, and that was not the case. the government's told us it's

important to carefully review evidence on unlicensed cannabis—based treatments to ensure they are proved safe and effective before they can be considered for roll—out on the nhs more widely. few understand the cost of cannabis more than jasper�*s family. the bill for his latest supply came to £1,600 forjust over a month of cannabis medication. it's eating all our savings — going on holiday or anything like that is out. crippling as it is financially, we still know that we're so much luckier than other parents in the same situation. the campaign for easier equal access on the nhs continues. alastair fee, bbc news. and you can see more on that story on the bbc iplayer in the documentary cannabis: prescription pot luck? health leaders are meeting the prime minister and the health secretary steve barclay today

to discuss ways to try to ease the pressure on the nhs in england this winter. the royal college of emergency medicine says last winter was the worst it had ever known and the health service is still fragile. our health correspondent nick triggle is with me. what needs to be discussed and what needs to be nailed down at this meeting? there is huge concern about what this winter might bring. last winter was very difficult. the worst waiting times since modern records began 20 years ago. there is a lot of planning that's already gone into this winter, as you would expect. the nhs is in the process of opening up the nhs is in the process of opening up 5000 extra hospital beds, that increases the number by 5%. there is also going to be at least 10,000 virtual beds which involve the remote monitoring of patients with conditions such as respiratory and heart problems to keep them out of hospital. but i think what nhs leaders will be saying to ministers

very clearly is that they must sort out the doctor strikes. next week will see junior doctors and consultants walk out together for the first time in the history of the nhs, and they will repeat that in october. i think longer term the nhs leaders will also be saying we need to find a solution, reform social care. this is support in people's homes for daily tasks like washing, dressing and eating. a lack of access to that means vulnerable and frail people are struggling to live independently and are more likely to end up in hospital, and when they end up in hospital, and when they end up in hospital, and when they end up in hospital it is harder to get them discharged. fix, end up in hospital it is harder to get them discharged.— end up in hospital it is harder to get them discharged. a quick thought about the strikes, _ get them discharged. a quick thought about the strikes, any _ get them discharged. a quick thought about the strikes, any talks _ get them discharged. a quick thought about the strikes, any talks or- about the strikes, any talks or prospects there?— about the strikes, any talks or prospects there? about the strikes, any talks or --rosects there? ., ., ., ., prospects there? there are no formal talks or prospects _ prospects there? there are no formal talks or prospects planned _ prospects there? there are no formal talks or prospects planned or - talks or prospects planned or happening. the prime minister himself has ruled it out. the government's point is that they are giving doctors a 6% pay rise this year. junior doctors are getting

£1250 on top of that, which brings up £1250 on top of that, which brings up their average rise to nearly 9% and they say that meets the wreck of the independent pay review and the pay claims by the bma forjunior doctors are 35%, which the government says is simply unaffordable. health correspondent nick triggle, thank you. at the end of the last school term, the government missed its own deadline to publish guidance about what schools in england should do when a child identifies as transgender. scotland and northern ireland have guidance. wales is holding a public consultation. it means headteachers in england still have to make their own decisions about issues around toilets and changing facilities, what sports pupils play, and how to involve parents. our correspondent lauren moss has been speaking to two anonymous parents with differing views. guidance for schools about transgender pupils was first promised in 2018, and despite the prime minister's pledge it would be delivered last term, the wait continues.

when and how to involve parents is one of the reasons it's so complicated. we're a close—knit family. i want to make sure that she doesn't do anything that's not right for her. when rachel's16—year—old identified as nonbinary — not exclusively male or female — she met with the school. teachers told her they already knew and had been using a different name and pronouns — what can be known as socially transitioning at her child's request, without telling rachel. she'd self—diagnosed gender dysphoria. the well—being of my daughter is my responsibility and ijust feel that what the school has done by taking the actions they did undermined that. but others have a different view. these parents don't know each other. we've changed their names to protect theirfamilies' privacy. it was a surprise, but if he wished to identify in that way, we would fully support him. mike's child sam came out as trans at the age of 12. they agreed with the school that sam would socially transition but mike says without official guidance he doesn't think teachers were confident about what to do. sam was badly bullied

and had to move schools. it was absolutely devastating. he started having serious panic attacks. i've always believed that schools should be a place of safety for every child and i also believe that schools have a legal duty of care for every child. sam is autistic and rachel's child is being assessed for neurodiversity. both children's birth sex is female and they've previously struggled with eating disorders and anxiety. rachel says her daughter has since returned to using she/her pronouns. injuly the government's own lawyer advised it could be unlawful for teachers to ban a child from socially transitioning. the department for education says this is a difficult and sensitive area. what do you think the guidance should contain? if the pupils are questioning their gender then the school should immediately involve the parents. and that the school shouldn't be taking it upon themselves to make these decisions. i think first of all schools should be looking at being supportive. if the child is receiving additional support in school then, yes,

parents need to be informed of that, but i don't feel that parents need to be informed that their child is identifying as the opposite gender, especially in situations where that might put them at risk. in order to protect the families' identities the bbc�*s not contacted either school for comment. the government says schools and colleges should proceed with caution and prioritise safeguarding and well—being. unions say without guidance teachers are in a vacuum but no deadline has been set for when it may finally land on the desks. lauren moss, bbc news. if you like a bit ofjeopardy in your working life, how about this for a job? these scientists are on hawaii's kilauea volcano to collect lava samples, after it roared back to life earlier this week. it is one of the world's most active volcanoes and regularly throws up a spectacular light show.

the scientists say the lava poses little risk to local communities, although people are being warned about the risk of particles and gases causing breathing problems. taylor swift dominated the mtv video music awards last night, picking up nine moon man trophies, winning in all but two of the categories she was nominated in. she won best song for anti—hero which also earned her the biggest prize of the night, video of the year, which she directed herself. she also picked up album of the year for midnights. imagine having sold 18 million albums and won three grammy awards and you're still only 20. that's the story so far for the us singer olivia rodrigo. she's in a growing list of disney stars who have gone on to hit the big time. she came to prominence in the series high school musical,

but she's been writing her own songs since she was a child and has just released her second album. our music correspondent mark savage has been to meet her. # i got my driver's licence last week... with the release of drivers license two years ago, olivia rodrigo became one of the world's biggest pop stars, topping the charts, playing at glastonbury, and winning three grammy awards. what was that like for you? yeah, i mean, obviously absurd and crazy. it was so quick. you know, i've been writing songs and working my whole life, but it did seem sort of instantaneous. you wrote the first album with such freedom away from the spotlight. how do you secure that freedom when you're writing after the success of sour? yeah, i mean, it's really hard. i think i struggled with it towards the beginning of writing the album. ijust remember i'd sit down and write at the piano, and i would write the lyrics and the only thing i could think about is people on twitter dissecting the lyrics or making it about this one thing or, you know. i had to shift my mindset like halfway through making the record into just trying to make

songs that i would like to hear on the radio. # got class and integrity. # just like a goddamn kennedy... her new album moves away from the heartbreak of her debut and the opening song discusses the impossible standards imposed on women. women are so discouraged from showing emotions like anger or dissatisfaction, forfear of being... being ungrateful, complaining, you know, hard to be around. so i've always struggled with that and i think, because i've always felt that pressure to be this like perfect all—american girl, i guess i kind of repressed a lot of feelings in my life. i think that came up and hurt me in different ways, so i've always thought about that sort of push and pull between the two sides of the feminine, you know, psyche. # bloodsucker, dream crusher... her honesty and vulnerability continue to connect with guts currently outselling the rest of the top ten combined. mark savage, bbc news.

the actressjean boht, best known for her role in the bbc sitcom bread, has died. she was 91. jean boht played the matriarch nellie boswell in the hugely popular show, which ran for seven series in the 1980s. she also appeared in sitcoms i woke up one morning and brighton belles. the news comes a month after the death of her husband, the composer carl davis. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. i think we have something of a reversal of fortune compared with yesterday when scotland, northern ireland, arguably had the best of the weather, today we have cloud and rain on the way. blue skies in county durham. further north in aberdeenshire, a rather spectacular halo. this is caused by ice crystals

in cirrus clouds