fears the number of people who died in the catastrophic floods in libya could reach as high as 20,000. north korea says president putin has accepted an invitation to visit pyongyang from its leader, kimjong—un. and tech heavyweights, including elon musk and mark zuckerberg, meet in washington to discuss the future of ai regulation. hello. a very warm welcome to the programme. iam a very warm welcome to the programme. i am sally bundock. the father, step—mother and uncle of sara sharif will face questioning today after being arrested on their return to the uk last night. the three adults went to pakistan the day before the 10—year—old's body was found in woking last month. they returned voluntarily. our home affairs correspondent

daniel sandford has the latest. touching down at gatwick airport last night, five weeks to the day since they flew to pakistan on the day before she was found dead, sara sharif�*s father, stepfather, and uncle. minutes after the door had opened the three could be seen through the average window being led off the plane by police in handcuffs. then three separate vans drift away after all three were arrested on suspicion of murder. they travel booking showed they change planes in dubai and flew business class and then to london. the vans arrived a short time later at guildford police station. urfan sharif, beinash batool, and faisal malik will be questioned about what they know about her death. two men aged 41 and 28 and a woman aged 29 years were arrested on suspicion of murder after disembarking a flight from dubai. they are currently

in custody and will be interviewed in due course. when olice interviewed in due course. when police discovered _ interviewed in due course. when police discovered sara _ interviewed in due course. when police discovered sara sharif's i police discovered sara sharif's body, she had multiple and extensive injuries, so much so that it was unclear which injury had caused her death. she was under the family home in woking where she lived with her father, in woking where she lived with herfather, stepmother, and her father, stepmother, and uncle, herfather, stepmother, and uncle, and herfive siblings. it brings to an end an extensive search by police the district around the study city of district around the study city othelum, which led to many in the family being questioned and the family being questioned and the five children travelling with them being taken, at least temporarily, anti— pakistani government care. 0n the 31st of august also voluntary spot the tickets to pakistan. the next day, his wife and brother—in—law travelled with the five siblings. 0n the 10th, the five siblings. 0n the 10th, the body was discovered at the family home in woking and the family home in woking and the family arrived in pakistan. it is thought that they went to the city of is thought that they went to the city othelum where they

stayed for a few days. on the 15th, police and pakistan received a request from interpol to find them but they were unable to locate them. last wednesday, urfan sharif and beinash batool appeared better nvidia centre the bbc say that she had died in an incident and they were willing to co—operate with the british authorities. the pakistani authorities. the pakistani authorities are looking after the children. police said the mother, 0lga sharif, was told about the arrest and was supported by specialist officers. daniel sandford, bbc news. there are fears that the number of people who've died in the catastrophic floods in libya, could reach as many as 20,000. a tsunami—like river of floodwater swept through the port—city of derna on sunday. joe inwood has this report. derna is a city overwhelmed. first by water, then by the

scale of humanitarian catastrophe the flooding has caused. and finally overwhelmed by grief at the loss of life. "god give me patience, my heart is with you" this man cries as he sees the body of his young son. it is now becoming clearer that this was a natural disaster but enabled by human actions. the wadi derna river had two dams, both failed. 0ne had two dams, both failed. one had two dams, both failed. one had a capacity of 1.5 million litres of water. when it burst, the water with a weight of about 1.5 million tons rushed to the sea, sweeping the second dam and a quarter of the city with it. translation: we want authority since _ with it. translation: we want authority since last _ with it. translation: we want authority since last week, - with it. translation: we want authority since last week, no, i authority since last week, no, for years, that the dam had cracked and needed to be maintained. we centred and listened and now the whole of

derna is flooded. the listened and now the whole of derna is flooded.— listened and now the whole of derna is flooded. the plan will inevitably fall _ derna is flooded. the plan will inevitably fall on _ derna is flooded. the plan will inevitably fall on politicians . inevitably fall on politicians and warlords who have tried and failed to run the country since the fall of the dictator meyer gaddafi. it is plain they will try to avoid. —— translation: it has been an enormous shock i want to put the blame or cause controversy. even if all measures were taken, they would have been losses, massive losses. —— muammar gaddafi. while the overwhelming majority of victims will be libyan, others were caught up in the disaster. 7a egyptians, all from the same town, was swept out to sea. translation: i have lost four members _ out to sea. translation: i have lost four members of— out to sea. translation: i have lost four members of my - out to sea. translation: i have lost four members of my family. | lost four members of my family. my lost four members of my family. my son called his brother last thursday for the last time, telling him he will get close for the children.— telling him he will get close for the children. "oh, my dear son," for the children. "oh, my dear son." he _ for the children. "oh, my dear son," he finishes. _ son," he finishes.

international aid is starting to arrive. but the same crumbling infrastructure that allowed this disaster to happen also prevents the help getting through. also prevents the help getting throu~h. ~ , ., also prevents the help getting throu~h. ~ ,, ., ~' also prevents the help getting throu~h. ~ ., ~ ., through. when you work on the round through. when you work on the ground of— through. when you work on the ground of derna, _ through. when you work on the ground of derna, what - through. when you work on the ground of derna, what you - through. when you work on the l ground of derna, what you smell is the smell of corpses and you hear the screams of women and children. we don't have what it takes. we need more rescue team. the situation is worse thanit team. the situation is worse than it seems in the media. it is hard to comprehend the full scale of the tragedy. the force of nature and the failings of government saw entire families, entire communities, simply washed into the sea. joe inwood, bbc news. live now to sami zaptia, editor of the libya herald, who has been following developments in libya. good to have your the programme, sami. what more can you tell us about the relief effort? what is getting into the city of derna? figs effort? what is getting into the city of berna?— the city of derna? as your reporter _ the city of derna? as your reporterjust _

the city of derna? as your reporterjust mentioned, l the city of derna? as your - reporterjust mentioned, relief effort has getting in. 20 odd flights already have arrived from about 12 states within the first 44 hours, in fact. the problem now is crisis management managing that relief effort, as you can imagine, as your report hinted, things are chaotic. the city is in shock. there is no infrastructure. there is no infrastructure. there is no infrastructure. there is one road into the city, which is alreadyjammed with vehicles and all of the city's ten bridges have been destroyed. in fact, the eastern section and the western section of the city are cut off and a 100 kilometre drivers needed to reach the eastern section of the city. reach the eastern section of the ci . ., , reach the eastern section of the ci . . , ., ~ the city. new have been talking to --eole the city. new have been talking to peeple in _ the city. new have been talking to people in the _ the city. new have been talking to people in the city _ the city. new have been talking to people in the city who - the city. new have been talking to people in the city who have l to people in the city who have survived. what are they telling you? survived. what are they telling ou? , ., survived. what are they telling ou? , . , ,, you? they are in shock. the whole region, _

you? they are in shock. the whole region, not— you? they are in shock. the whole region, notjust - you? they are in shock. the whole region, notjust the l whole region, notjust the city. the eastern region is in shock. as your report mention, a tsunami of water from the two burst dams hit at night, they were asleep, and it was down the valley into the sea. and people are still talking about shock. �* ., , ., shock. and from your perspective, - shock. and from your perspective, could i shock. and from yourl perspective, could you shock. and from your - perspective, could you argue, i mean, what — what — what are people saying about how this could happen in such a devastating way? of course there has been a lot of reporting about the government and the chaotic nature that libya has been governed since the fall of muammar gaddafi. it is a double whammy, really. you had years of neglect by the gaddafi regime, particularly in the east because a political opposition to him. then there

has been chaos, two different governments, pushing in different directions, one in the east and the west. the priority of looking after dams and maintenance for dams can very low over the past years or since 2011. recriminations have started. the government has already requested an investigation into the dams and is looking into the other dams, because there are others, as well, but that will take time. in the immediate, it is about looking after the survivors and trying to locate and bury with dignity those who have died in this catastrophe.— this catastrophe. other two opposing — this catastrophe. other two opposing governments - this catastrophe. other two - opposing governments working together now in the aftermath of this? fit together now in the aftermath of this? �* , ., of this? at this moment in time, of this? at this moment in time. it — of this? at this moment in time, it looks _ of this? at this moment in time, it looks like - of this? at this moment in time, it looks like it. -- i of this? at this moment in l time, it looks like it. -- are time, it looks like it. —— are the two. yesterday the tripoli government asked the united nations taken the co—ordination of the international effort because, as i said, 20 odd

planes arrived from 12 different states, so it needs crisis management, it needs management by states, organisations such as the un, experienced. and libya does not have experience in managing crisis. at this time, the two sides are working together. partly because of the magnitude of the crisis.— of the crisis. i can imagine. sami zaptia, _ of the crisis. i can imagine. sami zaptia, thank - of the crisis. i can imagine. sami zaptia, thank you - of the crisis. i can imagine. sami zaptia, thank you for| of the crisis. i can imagine. - sami zaptia, thank you for your perspective on what is happening in libya currently. editor of libya herald. now to neighbouring morocco, which is still recovering from friday's earthquake. this were moments of panic wednesday after an aftershock hit a village close to the epicentre of last week's quake. more than 2,900 people are dead and at least 5,330 are injured, according to the latest official figures. the country has accepted aid from four countries — the united kingdom, qatar, spain and the united arab emirates, but resources from several other countries and the united nations

remain on standby. let's get some of the day's other news now. the us national hurricane center is warning hurricane lee is expected to remain a large and dangerous storm into the weekend. hurricane and tropical storm watches have been issued for much of the new england coast. the storm is expected to move west of bermuda on thursday as it heads towards new england and canada's atlantic coast. us senator mitt romney who was beaten to the presidency by barack 0bama in 2012 has announced he won't seek re—election next year. the republican said it was time for a new generation of leaders. mr romney is a staunch critic of donald trump. he was the only member of his party to vote against the former president twice in impeachment trials.

cars with russia registration plates won't be allowed into lithuania from monday as part of the eu's sanctions on russian goods entering the bloc. 0nly vehicles transiting to the baltic sea enclave of kaliningrad enclave will be allowed onto lithuanian territory. nearly 60,000 cars with russian registrations have entered lithuania in the past 18 months. north korean state media says that the russian president vladimir putin has accepted an invitation to visit pyongyang from its leader, kimjong—un, following his own trip to russia on wednesday. the kremlin has not confirmed the plan. the rare meeting, at the vostochny space centre in russia's far east, saw mr putin promise to help north korea with its space programme. he also hinted at possible military co—operation. both nations are subject to global sanctions and are internationally

isolated. let's discuss this with dr daniel pinkston, lecturer of international relations at troy university, joining us live from the south korean capital, seoul. great to have you on the programme. it would seem these two leaders are to meet again soon. give us your take on that. i soon. give us your take on that. ~ , soon. give us your take on that. ~' , , that. i think it is interesting if we look — that. i think it is interesting if we look at _ that. i think it is interesting if we look at the _ that. i think it is interesting if we look at the shopping l that. i think it is interesting l if we look at the shopping list that both leaders, so kim has a long wishlist. he wants space technology, satellite technology, satellite technology, nuclear technology, submarine technology, food and energy assistance. and then at least in the open source media we have seen that putin needs artillery shells, they burn through a lot of artillery in ukraine. there have been reports of north korea supplying conventional arms.

but that list is very asymmetric. we see the meeting with kim, kim showing up 30 minutes after putin, making him wait. it seems putin is desperate for these conventional arms. and people look at this list and ask what is in it for russia, how can north korea provide money, hard currency, oranything north korea provide money, hard currency, or anything else for this list of military technology, and so forth, so i think there are some intangible things, some other things we have to look for that north korea can provide. i can expand on that if you would like. just rive me on that if you would like. just give me your _ on that if you would like. just give me your view _ on that if you would like. just give me your view on - on that if you would like. just give me your view on — on how concerned you are about these two talking, meeting, and, obviously, as you say, they have both got things that each other wants. since the us intelligence said that this meeting we saw this week was going to take place there has been so much commentary about it. what are your thoughts on this? ~ ., . ., , ,

this? well, of course, they have - these _ this? well, of course, they have - these two _ this? well, of course, they have - these two states . this? well, of course, they| have - these two states are have — these two states are revisionist states, dissatisfied with the international system, the liberal world order and global governance. so they have revisionist agenda, grievances they would like to address. they have reasons to co—operate. i think with russia more recently gaining this sort of pariah status and outcast being under heavy sanctions, north korea has been under that status for decades. they have a lot of experience in sanctions, busting, money laundering, running illicit supply networks, smuggling networks, and so forth. so i think they can offer russia best practices, co—operate in those areas, establish illicit supply chains, cryptocurrency theft, through cybercrime, and so forth. so there are a number of these illicit areas that they can co—operate in their common goal to undermine the

international system. what do ou think international system. what do you think it — international system. what do you think it means _ international system. what do you think it means for - international system. what do you think it means for the - international system. what do you think it means for the war| you think it means for the war in ukraine and how that will develop going forward goes back —— forward? develop going forward goes back -- forward?— -- forward? including the conflict — -- forward? including the conflict is _ -- forward? including the conflict is going _ -- forward? including the conflict is going to - -- forward? including the conflict is going to be - conflict is going to be difficult. this could drag on for a long time. north korea supports it because it is part of this overarching goal to undermine the west and the u.s.—led international system, so whether that is the security architecture, the security order, the financial system, respect for human rights, peaceful settlement of disputes, the whole post—world ii international, you know, order. they disagree with that. forces legitimate to resolve disputes. the economic system is an area for the leadership to manipulate for corrupt, predatory rent seeking. they are at odds with the

international order and international order and international governance. if either side can help undermine that, north korea has grievances out here with the armistice system and us alliances in east asia. so anyway to undermine any of those structures, they will co—operate. those structures, they will co-operate-_ those structures, they will co-operate. interesting. dr daniel pinkston, _ co-operate. interesting. dr daniel pinkston, thank- co-operate. interesting. dr daniel pinkston, thank you | co-operate. interesting. dr. daniel pinkston, thank you so much. good to get your take on that from troy university in seoul. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. all nhs england is to publish the latest data on waiting lists — the last figures revealed nearly 7.6 million patients were waiting for planned treatment and appointments. the government has allocated an extra £200 million to the nhs in england to support services over the winter. two women arrested at a vigil after the murder of sarah everard have secured what their lawyer has described as substantial pay—outs from the metropolitan force. patsy stevenson and dania

al—0beid were detained at the event on clapham common in march 2021. sarah everard had been murdered by serving officer wayne couzens. peers in the house of lords have defeated the government over plans to scrap environmental rules to boost housebuilding in england. ministers said their proposals would help create 100,000 homes by 2030. labour says the government now needs to come up with a "workable solution". that's a look at some of the key stories in the uk today. you're live with bbc news. tech heavyweights have gathered in washington, along with us senators, to discuss the regulation of artificial intelligence. the bosses attending the meeting included meta's mark zuckerbeg, tesla's ceo, elon musk, and google chief sundai pichai. microsoft's former ceo bill gates was also there. the meeting was held behind closed doors. there are fears

that al technology could lead to mass lay—offs, turbo charge fraud and make misinformation more convincing. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal was on capitol hill and spoke to people who were in that closed—door session. this was a real who's who of tech tycoons gathered behind me. they met all 100 senators in order to discuss ai, discuss the benefits, the risks and how to regulate it. the meeting was bipartisan, but so has been the criticism, with some lawmakers on both sides questioning why the meeting was closed to the public, closed to the reporters, there was also concerns over how this wasn't a congressional hearing as such, so they weren't subject to a grilling, they were given questions beforehand to answer them and had their lawyers with them. earlier i spoke to a senator during a break and i asked him if he and the older senators

understood ai and the risks of it and how to regulate it and he made an interesting analogy with the bbc, saying, look, bbc listeners don't understand how radio waves work, but it doesn't stop them from receiving news that is fair and impartial. so i think what he is implying is that you don't need to know the minutaie of the technology in order to understand the risks or the benefits of it. but how to regulate it, that is something that they need to reach a consensus on and no closer to understanding how they plan to achieve that. a norwegian cruise ship with more than 200 people on board has run aground in greenland. the ocean explorer is stuck in a national park in a remote part of the huge island. the danish military said it had sent a ship to help but it was still more than 2,000 kilometres away and may not arrive until friday — if the weather allows. there are no reports of any injuries or damage

to the cruise liner. the french street artist and photographerjr hasjust unveiled two big art projects. in france, one of his massive installations is now covering the front of an opera house — and in the us, he hasjust premiered a new documentary exploring one of his participatory projects involving inmates in a maximum security prison. talking movies' tom brook reports. and just a warning, there is some flash photography in his report. in paris the french photographer and street artist called jr is covered the facade of the palace 0pera called jr is covered the facade of the palace opera house with his latest public artwork, it resembles a huge cave in to rocks and light. it is picking the interests of passes by. in the interests of passes by. in the us he has been engaging audiences at the telluride film festival in colorado with the latest for has directed. it has

just had its world premiere. it is a chronicle of one of his most ambitious projects. he photographed inmates, former inmates and some staff at a maximum security prison in california. he then collaborated with them into paste their pictures of their faces all over the prison yard. big one i'm not going to say that's easy. big one i'm not going to say that's easy-— big one i'm not going to say that's easy. his claim to fame is posting _ that's easy. his claim to fame is posting huge _ that's easy. his claim to fame is posting huge black- that's easy. his claim to fame is posting huge black and - that's easy. his claim to fame l is posting huge black and white images in public places. aha, images in public places. judge signed off on my life. with the latest project people can look at the images on a nap and hear stories and testimonies from some of the men. i testimonies from some of the men. ~ ., . testimonies from some of the men, " ., ., ., testimonies from some of the men. ~ ., ., ., ., , men. i know that i have values, i do. men. i know that i have values, i do- like _ men. i know that i have values, | do. like all— men. i know that i have values, i do. like all of— men. i know that i have values, i do. like all of my _ men. i know that i have values, i do. like all of my projects, - i do. like all of my pro'ects, it is _ i do. like all of my pro'ects, it is an i i do. like all of my pro'ects, it is our art is i i do. like all of my pro'ects, it is our art is not h i do. like all of my pro'ects, it is our art is not to h i do. like all of my projects, it is our art is not to change | it is our art is not to change things but raise questions not necessarily give answers. i have noticed over the years art can change perceptions about things and by changing

perceptions you change the vision and the world you are looking at. this project is a representation of that. his art has been _ representation of that. his art has been seen _ representation of that. his art has been seen in _ representation of that. his art has been seen in institutions. has been seen in institutions and public places all over the world, from here in new york city to berlin, amsterdam and paris and many other places. he has created some of the biggest participator we are projects on the planet and is one of the most popular artists on social media. he started out on the streets of paris as a graffiti artist. he knows how to relate to others. in his present project he got along with the inmates forming close relation ships with some. isl inmates forming close relation ships with some.— ships with some. 14 years inside a — ships with some. 14 years inside a stage, _ ships with some. 14 years inside a stage, cage - ships with some. 14 years inside a stage, cage and i inside a stage, cage and solitary. inside a stage, cage and solitary-— solitary. as pro'ects are collaborative, _ solitary. as projects are collaborative, using - solitary. as projects are collaborative, using art| solitary. as projects are l collaborative, using art to bring about action.- collaborative, using art to bring about action. you really chanced bring about action. you really changed my _ bring about action. you really changed my perspective - bring about action. you really changed my perspective and l bring about action. you really . changed my perspective and that is the journey we are all in. in this instance enabling prisoners to share their stories to give them a voice.

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impact it is having. its, we do not realise any more the impact it is having.— impact it is having. a lot of us have — impact it is having. a lot of us have served _ impact it is having. a lot of us have served our - impact it is having. a lot of us have served our time i impact it is having. a lot of. us have served our time and impact it is having. a lot of- us have served our time and we deserve — us have served our time and we deserve a — us have served our time and we deserve a second chance. his new form _ deserve a second chance. his new form shows _ deserve a second chance. h 3 new form shows he has succeeded in creating a participator in art installation with prisoners and for whom it is just the beginning. will now take as project on prison to prison coming up with more art projects to engage those who are incarcerated. —— he will now. today is a big day for financial markets, some of the big banks on wall street, cast, shares, and the uk ship producer arm will start to trade on the uk exchange later. we will look at that and all the other top business stories, coming up. hello. thursday promises to bring a real mix of weather across the uk. for much of wales, parts of the midlands and northern england, we will have a band

of cloud bringing some outbreaks of rain at times. to the south of that, it will be dry and warm. to the north of that, a mix of sunshine and showers. and in the far north, in northern scotland, some strong winds. it's all because of an area of low pressure and this dangling frontal system here. this weather front, will be very, very slow—moving through the day on thursday, so we will see that band of cloud and rain across wales, parts of the midlands, some parts of northern england. we start the day with gales across the north of scotland and some heavy rain drifting its way across the northern isles. scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england can expect a day of sunny spells and scattered showers. then here's our rain bands, the rainjust waxing and waning across parts of wales, the north midlands, northern england. to the south of that, some spells of sunshine and some warmth, highs of 23, 24, maybe 25 degrees. now, through thursday night, our rain band will tend to pep up again and it will also drift northwards across northern england, into northern ireland, southern and central parts of scotland by the end of the night. to the south of that, clear spells, 11 or 12 degrees. to the north of that, actually rather chilly

in the north of scotland. but for friday, well, it looks very wet indeed across northern ireland, rain also affecting southern and central parts of scotland. and underneath the cloud, with the outbreaks of rain, temperatures in glasgow only getting to 13 degrees, 14 there in belfast. compare that with 25 in london. some warmth and humidity building down towards the south. into the weekend, this area of low pressure swirling to the south—west of us will try to throw some showers or longer spells of rain in our direction. and with that, some relatively warm and humid air. that said, many places on saturday will see a fair amount of dry weather. a little bit of cloud, some bits and pieces of rain here and there, maybe some thunderstorms in the channel islands and the south—west of england. but towards the south—east corner, in the sunshine, highs of 26 or 27 degrees. always cooler and fresher further north, but some warmth and humidity for many of us on sunday. with that, some heavy showers and some thunderstorms.

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as it heads for the nasdaq stock exchange. but why did new york — and not london — get the multi—billion dollar deal? also coming up, rates dilemma in frankfurt — europe's central bank may be forced to raise the cost of borrowing again today, despite a slump in the region's biggest economy, germany. plus china on a charge — the ev revolution could soon make it the world's biggest car exporter, raising fears among its rivals here in europe. hello. if you havejustjoined us, i am sally bundock. we focus on the top business stories, starting in new york. in the next few hours, shares in the uk microchip design up arm will start trading on the nasdaq market in the biggest

stock market listing in almost two years.