flooding in the east of the country. search and rescue teams in morocco reach mountain villages flattened by last week's earthquake. at least 2,900 people have been killed. let's ta ke let's take you now live in london to heathrow airport. this is gatwick airport, excuse me. this is the aeroplane carrying the family of sarah sharif. the police want to speak to the family of their sharif. she was found dead in surrey and woking earlier this month. the police since then have been very keen to speak to three of her relatives. herfather, his

keen to speak to three of her relatives. her father, his wife keen to speak to three of her relatives. herfather, his wife and their stepbrother. all three basically flew to pakistan, the day before sarah's body was found, and the police since then have been trying to get hold of the three and persuade them to come back to the uk. what we now know is that this flight, and emirates flight, from dubai, hasjust landed in gatwick. herfather, his wife dubai, hasjust landed in gatwick. her father, his wife and his dubai, hasjust landed in gatwick. herfather, his wife and his brother have known landed in the uk to be questioned by police. police said the three of them travelled of their own free will from the punjab region of pakistan. they then travelled to

dubai and caught this flight outside london. we know sarah's five siblings, age between 1—13, had travelled to pakistan. they remain in a government care facility in the country —— sara. just following this plan as it lands. we know police will be meeting the three members of the sharif family and we believe, although it's not confirmed, they will be taken for questioning us soon as they disembark from the plane. we'll leave the plane now and try and potentially bring back as and when we can. more on our top story now. meetings between the leaders of russia and north korea came

to a close today. vladimir putin and kimjong—un met at the vosochny space centre in russia's far east. vladimir putin has hinted at "possibilities" for military co—operation with north korea. but both sides denied the us�*s claim that the talks were aimed at buying weapons to support russia's war against ukraine. live now to sung—yoon lee, a scholar who specialises in north korea. at the wilson center. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. let me ask you first of all, how does north korea benefit from these talks from the summit? worth these talks from the summit? north korea seats — these talks from the summit? north korea seats from _ these talks from the summit? north korea seats from russia _ these talks from the summit? north korea seats from russia help - these talks from the summit? iiif?"ii'i korea seats from russia help with advanced high—tech technology like launching satellites in space, icbm and ballistic weapons, submarine look weapons, nuclear powered submarines, and these are the goals

that kimjong submarines, and these are the goals that kim jong set out injanuary. russia seeks from north korea probably the manpower in addition to conventional ammunition shells and weapons. that would be very controversial, but we know the regime of north korea shows little regard to human life. sending north korean soldiers under the camouflage of being medics or construction workers or engineers is a possibility. workers or engineers is a possibility-— workers or engineers is a ossibili . ~ ., ., ~ possibility. what do you think the two men spoke — possibility. what do you think the two men spoke about _ possibility. what do you think the two men spoke about was - possibility. what do you think the two men spoke about was yellow| possibility. what do you think the - two men spoke about was yellow well, kimjong—un spoke two men spoke about was yellow well, kim jong—un spoke of his undying support and said after probably a few drinks that he believes russia will prevail over the americans. out and said we will help north korea

with technology —— putin came out and said. this has been in the past the north korean ruse under which it developed its ballistic missile programmes. putin is the only an first of russian or soviet leader ever to have visited north korea, which is back injuly 2000. at the time, the supreme leader, told putin they are willing to give up technology is russia or china if even the us will launch a satellite for them. that was a ruse, but under this rubric of peaceful technology, space declaration, there is to be collusion on icbm and other advanced technology. collusion on icbm and other advanced technolo: . ~ ., collusion on icbm and other advanced technolo: . ~ . ., technology. what are the implications _ technology. what are the implications for - technology. what are the implications for the - technology. what are the l implications for the west? technology. what are the - implications for the west? how big technology. what are the _ implications for the west? how big a threat is this?—

threat is this? well, it's a concern because collusion _ threat is this? well, it's a concern because collusion between - threat is this? well, it's a concern because collusion between two i because collusion between two nuclear powers is of great concern to the region and to the united states. but i see a mind trick, if you will, that is political and psychological manipulation from kim jong—un, because by creating and stealing concern on the part of the united states government, we north korea returns to offensive, and they always do, after having gone through this episode, the us government will find it politically impossible to turn its back on north korea. qm. turn its back on north korea. 0k, thank you — turn its back on north korea. 0k, thank you so _ turn its back on north korea. 0k, thank you so much _ turn its back on north korea. 0k, thank you so much for talking to us. doctor sung—yoon lee. thanks once again. doctor sung-yoon lee. thanks once aaain. ., ~' ,, let's turn to ukraine now and the news that kyiv has launched a substantial attack on the russian black sea fleet. this is what happened overnight.

gasping it's believed to be the biggest attack of the war on sevastopol, which is in crimea. remember, crimea was seized and annexed by russia in 2014. the attack highlights kyiv�*s growing missile capabilities. russia says two boats were damaged in the strikes. paul adams has more from kyiv. i think this was a significant attack for a number of reasons. first of all, the targets that were hit. there were two vessels in dry dock undergoing repairs. if both were hit, that would mark the first time that the ukrainians have hit a russian submarine. judging by the satellite imagery that's emerged, the whole dry dock area was engulfed

in flames. we don't yet know the extent of the damage and the russians are saying that although two ships were damaged, they were both riches returned to service. secondly, the weapons that were used. the russians said this was ten cruise missiles, said it shot a number of them down, but clearly, several got through. and we know from the rather cryptic wording of a statement by the head of ukraine's air force that they use westerns applied cruise missiles, almost certainly the british supplied storm shadow or the french scout missile. essentially the same weapon and the only ones that the air force could have used for an attack like this. so, that's a first. these weapons have not been used to attack targets inside crimea. i think this is quite a significant development. paul adams there in kyiv. around the world and across the uk.

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you're live with bbc news. a lone act of defiance — a simple image — drew the eyes of the international community to the ruthless suppression of protesters in iran. last september, roya piraei boldly sheared off her boldly sheared off her hair and stood resolute at her mother's grave. the image swiftly gained viral traction. roya's mother was killed during last year's protests that were sparked by the death of mahsa jian amini, a 22—year—old kurdish woman held in the custody of tehran's morality police. roya piraei spoke to the bbc�*s jiyar gol about the youth of iran refusing to bow to pressure.

and acts of defiance, rage and angen and acts of defiance, rage and anger, reflected in her grieving eyes. an iconic image that captured the world's attention, shedding light on the brutal crackdown on our ron's protests last year —— iran. police arrested mahsa jian amini last year, a 22—year—old kurdish woman allegedly violating islamic dress codes. she was killed in police custody. chanting. her death sparked mass process that spread like wildfire across the country. in the kurdish city in western iran, the 62—year—old mother of three joined the protest without telling her daughter.

translation: her story is of many of women's who changed overnight. during the islamic resolution, she was just 18. she witnessed how the newly established islamic regime imposed strict islamic dress codes against women. after the revolution, she was a teacher, but she was accused of being anti—islamic revolution and

lost herjob. 0n the 20th of september last year, shejoined 0n the 20th of september last year, she joined the protest in 0n the 20th of september last year, shejoined the protest in her hometown. gunshots she was shot 167 times with pellets. in this video, we see her, roya's mother, laying on the ground, people trying to help her. there's blood on herface. protesters don't know she has been hit from behind. she has been hit multiple times. she was bleeding. she died on the way to hospital. roya was in shock. she

couldn't shed even a single drop of tearfor her but the symbolic act in the seventh day after her mother's passing, attracted the attention of millions, both with and beyond iranian borders. her picture, minutes after being published, went viral on social media. herfamily plead being published, went viral on social media. her family plead the security forces. roya was a student of architecture.

she leaves the university, her family and hometown behind and escapes to turkey. that was jiyar gol there, describing roya and her story. the anniversary of the death of mahsa amini is the 16th of september this saturday. it's being described as the "dream job" for swifties — or even beyond their their "wildest dreams". "wildest dreams". a major newspaper chain in the us is advertising for a reporter who will exclusively cover news related to the singer and songwriter taylor swift. she's one of the biggest names in music, and her current eras world tour is breaking records — you might say she has a big "reputation". her fans have spent thousands of dollars on concert tickets, and at one recent show in seattle, shook the ground so hard her fans have spent thousands of dollars on concert tickets, and at one recent show in seattle, shook the ground so hard it generated seismic activity. this is the job advertisement posted on tuesday by gannett — the owner of several major newspapers, including usa today.

it reads... "we are looking for an energetic writer who can quench all things taylor swift." i spoke to vrinda jagota, a music writer who has reported on swift's cultural significance, and asked whether she fancied the job. i have mixed feelings. 0n i have mixed feelings. on one hand, i have mixed feelings. on one hand, i think it's a very funny kind of, almost like a meme, thisjob. i think it's cool. 0n the other hand, i have some thoughts on the kind of labour practices here which i can get into. it's cool as a swifty to see this. ., ., , ., ,., see this. told me a little bit about what is creation _ see this. told me a little bit about what is creation tells _ see this. told me a little bit about what is creation tells us _ see this. told me a little bit about what is creation tells us about - see this. told me a little bit about what is creation tells us about the | what is creation tells us about the popularity of taylor swift. she is truly a cultural icon.—

popularity of taylor swift. she is truly a cultural icon. absolutely. i kind of have _ truly a cultural icon. absolutely. i kind of have two _ truly a cultural icon. absolutely. i kind of have two thoughts - truly a cultural icon. absolutely. i kind of have two thoughts at - truly a cultural icon. absolutely. i l kind of have two thoughts at once. so, in addition to being a music journalist, i am a labour organiser. you know gannett laid off a lot of workers who would help elevate local news, and they're kind of replacing those jobs with coverage of the most famous artists. local coverage is really important. that will be the heart of journalism, really important. that will be the heart ofjournalism, and i'm curious about what the scope of this job will be when she's not on tour. ianthem will be when she's not on tour. when she's not doing anything, _ will be when she's not on tour. when she's not doing anything, what do you do? do you just rehash old stories? itjust feels like this is a seasonaljob more than anything else. a seasonal “ob more than anything else. ., a seasonal “ob more than anything else. . ., , ., ~ a seasonal “ob more than anything else. . ., , ., ,, ., a seasonal “ob more than anything else. . .,, ., ,, ., , else. right, and i was talking to my colleaaue else. right, and i was talking to my colleague who _ else. right, and i was talking to my colleague who works _ else. right, and i was talking to my colleague who works at _ else. right, and i was talking to my colleague who works at gannett, i else. right, and i was talking to my i colleague who works at gannett, who was also an organiser who had the same concerns — what is happening,

is local reporting being replaced with coverage of someone who will be covered regardless? that's one take i have on it, as someone, while i think about being a taylor swift fan, i understand the impetus to do this. she is clearly at a career—high. she's gone through this break—up that's gotten a lot of public sympathy and has fuelled this narrative among her fans. public sympathy and has fuelled this narrative among herfans. she's kind of self mythologizing with this one to punch. we see things like cruel summer, released four years ago, is charting. it's becoming a single. all these things are happening. i think she's starting a tiktok era, because she's kind of obsessed with my new show, her own lawyer, and she's not a great dancer, but tiny

movements of her onstage really get kind of expurgated by fans. she feels larger—than—life right now. i understand the impetus. d0 feels larger-than-life right now. i understand the impetus.- feels larger-than-life right now. i understand the impetus. do you think it's over the — understand the impetus. do you think it's over the top? _ understand the impetus. do you think it's over the top? yeah, _ understand the impetus. do you think it's over the top? yeah, i _ understand the impetus. do you think it's over the top? yeah, i think- it's over the top? yeah, i think if we're talking _ it's over the top? yeah, i think if we're talking about _ it's over the top? yeah, i think if we're talking about a _ it's over the top? yeah, i think if we're talking about a labour- we're talking about a labour perspective where jobs are being replaced, covering local scenes, covering stories that will not be told otherwise are being replaced, i do think it's too much. from a cultural studies perspective, it's interesting, and i think the impact of this tour is unprecedented. i was reading about it and it's bigger than the last super bowl. and she does it a couple times a weekend. given that it's bigger than the last super bowl, do you not reckon that this is what readers want?- this is what readers want? right. i ruess this is what readers want? right. i guess there's _ this is what readers want? right. i guess there's a — this is what readers want? right. i guess there's a degree _ this is what readers want? right. i guess there's a degree to - this is what readers want? right. i guess there's a degree to which i

guess there's a degree to which readers you want this, but i do think, ithink readers you want this, but i do think, i think we do have a responsibility as journalists to be telling stories that are not being told yet or that deserve to be told. i think it's a work to balance both those. let's ta ke let's take you live to gatwick airport. these pictures are still coming into us from the airport. this is where the aeroplane carrying the three relatives of sara sharif, who was found dead in august. her father, his wife and his brother have now landed in the uk, and we believe will be questioned by police in the next few hours or so. we'll bring you all the very latest on bbc news. with talk about the economy. the uk's rainyjuly is being partly blamed for the economy shrinking that month.

according to the latest figures from the office for national statistics, it contracted by 0.5%, which was more than economists were expecting. analysts say strike action by nhs staff and teachers also contributed to the fall. 0ur chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, reports. who wouldn't want to spend their summer like this? a canter along the beach. good lad! who's a good boy? but a couple of months ago, business at this cumbrian equestrian centre was not in such fine fettle. two out of five of their summer visitors are tourists, staying in the lake district. good lad. i would say that ourjuly figures this year were slightly down, so the equestrians still came, as they would. they've booked in advance, they've paid, they're going to come. but we were definitely down on the tourism side of things this year. so, july's figures for the tourism industry side,

probably down between 30—a0%. the relief of barbie and 0ppenheimer provided many with an escape from downpours in the cinema, and a blockbuster boost for the arts and recreation sector, helping to offset the impact of the downpours on sporting events, staycations and the high street. strike action, too, held back output. so, the economy went into reverse, activity shrinking by 0.5% injuly. but there's more to the story. what matters for all of us isn't one month's data but the bigger picture. month's data but the bigger picture, and our economy injuly was no bigger than it was a year ago. in fact, over the last 15 years, growth has been on average a fraction of what it was prior to the financial crisis, which means that potentially, we've been losing out to the tune of hundreds of billions of pounds. but our near—term prospects aren't great. over 200,000 jobs were shed in the early summer. mortgage repayments are costing households £8 billion more

than they were a couple of years ago. those higher interest rates, deployed to fight inflation, are holding us back and risking a deeper downturn. interest rates are really high, which increases the cost of borrowing for houses and firms, and inflation seems to be persistently high as well, which obviously squeezes household and firm budgets. so, those things in combination suggest that we might be seeing worse economic output than expected. saddled with high costs — hay prices alone have tripled — and weak growth — 15% of stables who offer recreational riding have and weak growth, 15% of stables who offer of stables who offer recreational riding have closed in the last year. how to up the pace of growth will be a key question for all politicians in the run—up to the election, if we're to face a brighter horizon. dharshini david, bbc news. a 43—year—old woman has become the first person with a stoma to swim solo across the channel. gill castle suffered life—changing

injuries during childbirth. she wanted to complete the swim to break down the fear and stigma around swimming with a colostomy bag, as alison freeman reports. bye, gill, good luck! have a great day, all right? we're here for you. this is what all the training had been for. at last, gill castle was getting her chance to swim the channel and prove anything is possible. the weather's calm, the water looks beautiful at the moment. there's a slight breeze. 12 years ago, gill was so badly injured during the birth of her son that she had to have a stoma. it diverts her bowel to a bag on her abdomen. it changed her life, but she wanted to set an example and become the first woman with a stoma to swim the channel. this is kind of like my really in your face way of saying, "if i can swim the channel, you can go to your local pool." but really, ultimately, my everything is to show my son

that his birth didn't ruin my life. so, there's gill, she's looking very happy. it took gilljust under 1a hours to swim more than 21 miles solo injust her swimming costume, taking on board food at regular intervals, never allowed to touch her support vessel. yes! then, yesterday, late morning, she landed on french soil, her son never far from her thoughts. well done. - how was that? have you got a message for sam? it was all for you! and whilst gill has achieved something huge, her hopes remain modest. i would love evenjust one person with a stoma who has never with a stoma who's never been swimming before, as a result of what i've done today, to go to their local pool. that would...that would make my day. alison freeman, bbc news, dover. let's leave you this hour with a rare glimpse of the beautiful northern lights, which illuminated parts of the sky last night.

here you can see a timelapse of what the spectacle looked like in ireland, but photographers in northumberland, scotland, yorkshire and cornwall also managed to catch it. for those wondering about the science behind the phenomenon, the aurora appears when atoms high in the earth's atmosphere collide with energetic charged particles from the sun, creating the stunning light. now here's the weather with chris fawkes. he is also a stunning light and he is up next with the weather! hello there. the weather was a lot drier today across england and wales with more in the way of sunshine. it's felt quite fresh in the sunshine, not particularly humid there, and this was flamborough head with those sunny spells overhead. but further north and west, we had much thicker cloud in western scotland with rain arriving in argyll and bute through the afternoon. things starting to turn a little bit misty as well, and that rain is all associated with this developing low pressure. it's going to be bringing some wet and windy weather overnight, particularly to the northwest. so, some strong winds working into scotland — gales for a time here as a band of rain clears through,

followed by some heavy showers. northern ireland becomes drier, but again there could be one or two showers here and there. rain sinks southwards across northern england, north wales and into the north midlands by the end of the night. this is going to be a relatively mild night compared with last night — temperatures 11—13 degrees. now, this weather front�*s going to become very slow—moving tomorrow, so if you start off with rain, chances are it will still be raining into the afternoon. so, that's across parts of wales, the midlands, maybe northern england and lincolnshire as well. the rain will turn a bit lighter and patchier at times. further north, sunshine and showers, still with some gales affecting northern areas of scotland. the weather turning quite humid with some warm sunshine across parts of east anglia and southern counties of england. now, heading through thursday night and into friday, that weather front is going to change its mind and start pushing back northwards to the south of our fronts we get southerly winds pushing back northwards. to the south of our fronts, we get southerly winds, and so it's going to start

to get quite a bit warmer. across scotland and northern ireland, well, not very warm, particularly with that thick cloud and the rain on the way. so, for friday, rain turning quite heavy for a time in northern ireland, the rain crossing northern england moving back into southern and then central scotland. the far north, though, still having a day of sunshine and showers. england and wales, few mist and fog patches possible, but otherwise, we've got some warm spells of sunshine starting to feel a bit more humid with temperatures climbing. 20—25, warm in the sun, scotland and northern ireland, temperatures below par for the time of year. now, into the weekend, an area of low pressure develops to our south. this could bring some severe thunderstorms to parts of iberia and western france. for us, it's a question mark about how far those fronts will push. i think certainly this weekend, there will be some rain around at times across the south of both england and wales. but there's a question mark about how much, if any, you'll see further north.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. you work on the ground of derna, what you smell is the smell of corpses and what you hear is the screams of women and children.

all of his family's dead. he's asking me, "what should i do? no one knows what we should do right now." translation: i already lost six people. - we managed to take out three and we did not buy the other three people. we're searching for the bodies here, we cannot find them. a once beautiful and vibrant city on the mediterranean has beenl transformed into a mass grave. those beaches that l used to have children playing on them now are spewing out the bodies of entire families, - children and all. the un describes the flood in libya, as a calamity of epic proportions. thousands are being buried in mass graves, but how much help is really coming? the international aid effort is currently split between libya and morocco. the politics in libya split between two governments. we will speak tonight

to the former british ambassador. an enemy's enemy, is my friend.