this could reach as many as 20,000. is the scene live i morning this is the scene live in derna this morning as the search and rescue mission continues. back in britain, and arrested on suspicion of murder — detectives are to begin questioning three relatives of ten—year—old sara sharif. the number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a new record high. two women arrested at a vigil for the murdered woman sarah everard secure what their lawyer describes as substantial payouts from the metropolitan police force. hello, i'm lukwesa burak. more international help is arriving for libya, where it's feared as many as 20,000

people may have died following catastrophic floods. the mayor of derna says the figure is based on the number of districts completely destroyed by sunday's disaster, when a tsunami—like river of floodwater swept through the port city. 5,300 people are known to have died, but thousands remain missing. joe inwood has this report. derna is a city overwhelmed. first by water, then by the scale of the 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's now becoming clearer that this was a natural disaster, but enabled by human actions. the wadi derna river had two dams — both failed. the upper one, ten kilometres

from the town, had a capacity of about 1.5 million cubic metres of water. when that burst, that water, with a weight of about 1.5 million tonnes, rushed to the sea, sweeping the second dam and about a quarter of the city with it. translation: we had warned the authorities since last - week — no, for years — that the dam had cracks and needs to be maintained. we said it and nobody listened to us. and now the whole of derna is flooded. the blame will inevitably fall on the politicians and warlords who have tried, and failed, to run this country since the fall of the dictator, muammar gaddafi. it is blame they will try and avoid. translation:

evenif even if all precautions had been taken there would have been losses. while the overwhelming majority of victims will be libyans, others were caught up in the disaster. 7a egyptians, all from the same town, were swept out to sea. "i've lost four members of my family," hassan says. "my son called his brother last thursday for the last time, telling him that he will get clothes for the children. "oh, my dear 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. when you walk on the ground in derna, what you smell is the smell of corpses. and what you hear is the screams of women and children. and we don't have what it takes. we need more rescue teams. the situation is way worse than it seems in the media. it is hard to comprehend the full scale of this tragedy. the force of nature,

and the failings of government, saw entire families, entire communities, simply washed into the sea. joe inwood, bbc news. well, a little earlier, rajini vaidyanathan at bbc verify gave us this update. we have been going through some of the videos that have been coming into us at the bbc. this is one of the latest ones we have been able to verify. it shows you the scale of the devastation in derna, which has had the biggest impact since the floods in terms of destruction and indeed death toll. the video really does speak for itself. you can see entire coastal roads completely washed away. remember that coastal road, we will come back to that in a minute. to give you an idea of the geography, this is a map of the eastern side of libya. that's the city of benghazi, which many people have heard of. these are some of the other cities

which have been impacted. that's the jabal al akhdar mountain range. and this is derna which is where that video we showed you has come from. we are going to go a bit closer into derna. these are two dams in derna which were breached in the aftermath of storm daniel and as the water gushed up towards the mediterranean a lot of people living here of course have borne the brunt of the high—rising floodwaters. we have got satellite images here that give you another idea of the scale and the extent of the destruction. this is derna. it's a satellite image so you can see just how built up it is. it's a city with a population of around 90,000 to 100,000 people. remember that video we showed you at the beginning of that bridge, well, that road bridge is around here and this is the before image. i'm going to show you the after image and as you can see there the bridge is completely gone. but also just looking at the rest of derna, you can just see how everything has

just been washed away in the aftermath of those floods. we've also been looking at other satellite imaging to give you an idea of the extent of the damage. this one here is also of derna but it's a much more close—up satellite image and actually this particular satellite imagery gives us more detail. so if we come in a bit more, you can even see all the rows of cars lined up outside these residential buildings here. we will stay on those cars and we will bring you the after, and you can really see there just how many parts of derna were effectively obliterated in the wake of those floods. as we've been reporting on bbc news, officials say that the death toll in derna alone could be as high as 20,000. we haven't had that independently sourced, apart from the officials there. it is difficult to get accurate information out of libya.

here at bbc verify, we will also be looking at the details that we are getting to see if we can independently cooperate that death toll. but for now of course, when you look at some of these images, it really does give you a sense of the fact that the worst could be yet to come. in the last hour we spoke to anas el gomati, who's a director at the sadeq institiute, an independent libya think tank. he gave us his take on the relief efforts happening in libya. i think we just have to try to get to comprehend the sheer magnitude of the force of what just happened. this was no ordinary flood, as your images now are showing. the magnitude of the force of the millions of cubic metres that gushed out from that dam with the same force, maybe 100 terajoules are the early estimates, that would be higher than the force

of the bomb that hit nagasaki in the second world war. that is why it looks like a meteor strike, it looks like an atomic bomb has gone off in the city and that's why it has ravaged so much of the city's infrastructure, taking entire homes and apartment blocks away. that should give us an idea, the world needs to comprehend the idea, the magnitude of the effort that now needs to go into rebuilding derna and trying to recover those that are still missing because they have been left to live amongst the elements. even the displaced 30,000 or 40,000, which could be up to half the population of derna, they are now facing the elements four days after this. you mentioned there the challenge of eventually rebuilding derna. i understand one of the challenges that people are facing at the moment is that they don't even have the teams that are specialised in recovering bodies. there are bodies washing up, the sea

is throwing back onto the coast. the sea line is famous for being the pearl of the mediterranean. it was a sea line that was known for its children playing and today it is spewing up the bodies of entire families that have been taken away, entire tribes that have been taken away. the fact today is that the coordinating efforts are being hampered by the need for the libyan national army and local officials there to continue their demand for command and control. this is what is going to hamper the independent efforts and the coordinated efforts of volunteers, rescuers, activists, international search and rescue teams. even this morning we are hearing reports about a journalist, a canadian egyptian, who was detained in benghazi airport and asked to leave his equipment behind. it's this kind of environment that will make it incredibly challenging for the kind of relief agencies that are experts in this. whereas the other agencies and officials that are responsible for this, it's now hampering their efforts.

i think a lot of these independent agencies, not only do they need more support but they need help in being able to coordinate and offer supply lines because as you mentioned, neighbouring towns, we are still getting our head around what could have been happening in other towns, this will be of a magnitude that we still don't understand because the effects are still trickling down. now to morocco, which is still recovering from friday's earthquake. there were moments of panic on 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.

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 ten—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, stepmother and uncle. minutes after the door had opened, the three could be seen through the air bridge window being led off the plane by police in handcuffs. and three separate vans drove them away after all three had been arrested on suspicion of murder. their travel booking showed that they changed planes in dubai and they flew business class from there to london. the vans arrived a short time later at guildford police station. urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik will now be

questioned about what they may know about her death. two men, aged 41 years and 28 years, 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 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 found at the family home in woking, where she lived with herfather, stepmother and uncle, and herfive siblings. it brings to an end an extensive search by police in the districts around the pakistani city othelum, which led to many of their family being questioned, and the five children who travelled with them being taken, at least temporarily, into pakistani government care. it was on the eighth of august that urfan sharif bought airline tickets to take his family to pakistan.

the next day, he and his partner, beinash batool, and his brother, faisal malik, travelled to islamabad with sara's five siblings. 0n the tenth, sara's body was discovered at her family home in woking, and the family arrived in pakistan. it's thought they went to the city othelum, where they stayed for a few days. 0n the 15th, police in pakistan received a request from interpol to find them, but they were unable to locate them. last wednesday, urfan sharif and beinash batool appeared in a video sent to the bbc, saying sara died in an incident and that they were willing to cooperate with the uk authorities. on monday, pakistani police found sara's five siblings at their grandfather's house in jhelum. the pakistani authorities are now looking after them. police said sara sharif�*s mother, 0lga sharif, had been told about yesterday's arrests and was being supported by specialist officers. daniel sandford, bbc news. 0ur correspondent tim muffett

was outside surrey police headquarters in guildford. complex and fast—moving is how surrey police describes this investigation. as we have been hearing, certain events really fit into that narrative. guildford police station is where the three people arrested were taken this morning. this morning we have heard from sara sharif�*s biological mother. she has been speaking to the sun newspaper. she says in relation to the arrests, it is a huge relief, something i didn't think would happen this quickly. i feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders but there is still a long way to go

before i feel closure. surrey police say they will conduct a thorough investigation into sara's death. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. john lewis has said its plan to return to profit will take two years longer after it reported further losses for the first half of the year. the high street giant, which also owns waitrose, said rising business costs and larger than expected investment requirements meant that its recovery plan would not be finished until 2028. the number of payments made using cash has risen for the first time in a decade, according to the banking trade body, uk finance. consumers often say they find it easier to manage their money using cash. however, its latest figures make clear that plastic is still king when it comes to making payments. england's only nhs helpline for coming off antidepressants is to close, after the health service withdrew funding.

it was in march when nhs england said that local health services should support people struggling to come off these drugs. the metropolitan police has paid damages to two women who were arrested at a vigil for sarah everard, this who was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a serving officer of the metropolitan police in march 2021. the vigil had been cancelled by the met police, who said the event was illegal under lockdown restrictions and threatened the organisers with a £10,000 fine. but by the evening, hundreds had gathered. leading to clashes between police and some of those in attendance. patsy stevenson, pictured here being pinned to the ground by two male officers, and dania al—0beid sued the force

over their detention. karen findlay, commanderfor major events and public order policing for london, said the pandemic had presented an extremely difficult challenge for officers needing to balance the potential risk to public health. "that aside, i appreciate the anger, frustration and alarm your arrest undoubtedly caused you, and i regret that your opportunity to express your grief and anger was curtailed by your arrest and removal." patsy stevenson and dania al—0beid join me in the studio. lovely to have you here with us. how are you feeling this morning? trier? are you feeling this morning? very tired. ithink— are you feeling this morning? very tired. i think we _ are you feeling this morning? very tired. i think we both _ are you feeling this morning? - tired. i think we both are. it's an overwhelming feeling was that we are very happy that at the same time it is not a full apology, there is that

part of it, but we are very happy this is come to an end. we part of it, but we are very happy this is come to an end.— part of it, but we are very happy this is come to an end. we will come to watch more _ this is come to an end. we will come to watch more you _ this is come to an end. we will come to watch more you would _ this is come to an end. we will come to watch more you would have - this is come to an end. we will come to watch more you would have liked | to watch more you would have liked to watch more you would have liked to have seen. there is this added element, you are a survivor of domestic abuse, is that correct? what does this mean to you when you heard what had been agreed? hat to heard what had been agreed? not to sound in any — heard what had been agreed? not to sound in any way _ heard what had been agreed? not to sound in any way dramatic, - heard what had been agreed? not to sound in any way dramatic, it - heard what had been agreed? not to sound in any way dramatic, it is - sound in any way dramatic, it is literally— sound in any way dramatic, it is literally like changing when i tell you it _ literally like changing when i tell you it is — literally like changing when i tell you it is the difference between not wanting _ you it is the difference between not wanting to — you it is the difference between not wanting to live and to left, that is how powerful this process has been. i how powerful this process has been. i find _ how powerful this process has been. i find my— how powerful this process has been. i find my voice through this. because _ i find my voice through this. because of violence in the past and my experience of police i felt silent — my experience of police i felt silent and not supported and was not empowered and was blamed and shamed and it is— empowered and was blamed and shamed and it is a _ empowered and was blamed and shamed and it is a similar experience to when _ and it is a similar experience to when we — and it is a similar experience to when we are arrested and blamed and our motivations were doubted. it was that same _ our motivations were doubted. it was that same feeling that we do not feel we _ that same feeling that we do not feel we have done anything wrong, we feel we have done anything wrong, we feel we _ feel we have done anything wrong, we feel we are _ feel we have done anything wrong, we feel we are standing up for the rights — feel we are standing up for the rights but we are being put down.

that has — rights but we are being put down. that has been very painful. but i have _ that has been very painful. but i have met — that has been very painful. but i have met incredible women, a legal team, _ have met incredible women, a legal team, pepperand rachel, who have met incredible women, a legal team, pepper and rachel, who have strengthened our voices —— mike "pippa — strengthened our voices -- mike --pi a. ~ . strengthened our voices -- mike --pi--a. . . , ., ., strengthened our voices -- mike --pi a, . ., ., .. , ., ., n --pippa. what we accused of doing? i don't think the — --pippa. what we accused of doing? i don't think the charge _ --pippa. what we accused of doing? i don't think the charge me _ --pippa. what we accused of doing? i don't think the charge me with - don't think the charge me with anything and i can remember half of the logistics but the police came to the logistics but the police came to the media and sprayed a bunch of stories about how we were hijacking the vigil or were violent and things like that, and from our side that is not how it played out but we were not how it played out but we were not allowed to tell our stories and either side of things for people will ask us questions about logistics of the semantics about how come you were here and how can that happen? 0r come you were here and how can that happen? or could not tell people what was going on. —— how come that

happened? what was going on. -- how come that ha ened? ~ . .,, ,., what was going on. -- how come that ha ened? ~ . ., ., ., happened? what was your motivation to come out — happened? what was your motivation to come out on _ happened? what was your motivation to come out on that _ happened? what was your motivation to come out on that day _ happened? what was your motivation to come out on that day knowing - to come out on that day knowing already that an official vigil had been cancelled?— already that an official vigil had been cancelled? ., been cancelled? three women die in the uk every — been cancelled? three women die in the uk every week— been cancelled? three women die in the uk every week due _ been cancelled? three women die in the uk every week due to _ been cancelled? three women die in the uk every week due to domestic. the uk every week due to domestic violence _ the uk every week due to domestic violence and i have almost lost my life to _ violence and i have almost lost my life to it _ violence and i have almost lost my life to it to— violence and i have almost lost my life to it. to hear that one was raped — life to it. to hear that one was raped and _ life to it. to hear that one was raped and murdered by our serving police _ raped and murdered by our serving police officer was too much and we needed _ police officer was too much and we needed a _ police officer was too much and we needed a space for our anger. we needed _ needed a space for our anger. we needed to— needed a space for our anger. we needed to be surrounded by women and voice our— needed to be surrounded by women and voice our pain and get it out, a very— voice our pain and get it out, a very huntan— voice our pain and get it out, a very human need, that was the motivation _ very human need, that was the motivation | very human need, that was the motivation— very human need, that was the motivation . 9:1, ., ., motivation i am 30 years old and when i motivation i am 30 years old and when i was _ motivation i am 30 years old and when i was 25 — motivation i am 30 years old and when i was 25 i _ motivation i am 30 years old and when i was 25 i had _ motivation i am 30 years old and when i was 25 i had what - motivation i am 30 years old and when i was 25 i had what i - motivation i am 30 years old and when i was 25 i had what i call. motivation i am 30 years old and when i was 25 i had what i call a | when i was 25 i had what i call a feminist realisation when i realised how much misogyny is in society and i realised i had been sexually assaulted more often than i could

count. many times in my life i have been affected by this and then we come together and share our stories and the important bit is everyone sharing the stories and realising this is affecting so many women around the globe in that moment was for us to grieve for a woman who was murdered by a police officer. did ou know murdered by a police officer. did you know each other before you started talking about this? we did not but we just — started talking about this? we did not but we just find _ started talking about this? we did not but we just find out _ started talking about this? we did not but we just find out because l started talking about this? we did. not but we just find out because we were not— not but we just find out because we were not allowed to speak about the details _ were not allowed to speak about the details of _ were not allowed to speak about the details of what happened and we realised — details of what happened and we realised that what happened where there were women being aggressively handled _ there were women being aggressively handled by the police so ijumped over the _ handled by the police so ijumped over the bandstand in support of them _ over the bandstand in support of them and — over the bandstand in support of them and held my hand out trying to ask for— them and held my hand out trying to ask for more help and it was patsy who came — ask for more help and it was patsy who came stopi ask for more help and it was patsy who came sto— ask for more help and it was patsy who came stop i was telling my side ofthe who came stop i was telling my side of the story — who came stop i was telling my side of the story when _ who came stop i was telling my side of the story when i _ who came stop i was telling my side of the story when i went _ who came stop i was telling my side of the story when i went to - who came stop i was telling my side of the story when i went to the - of the story when i went to the front near the bandstand to put a

candle down and i could see policeman handling women and this woman put her hand up and said can you help us and come up? we moved flowers aside and i went out i didn't realise that yourself. —— that this was. 0n didn't realise that yourself. —— that this was. on a live interview we just find out. that this was. on a live interview wejust find out. it that this was. on a live interview we just find out.— we just find out. it is very empowering _ we just find out. it is very empowering to _ we just find out. it is very empowering to get - we just find out. it is very empowering to get your | we just find out. it is very - empowering to get your voice back but i get the sense you do not feel what has taken place, this apology ijy what has taken place, this apology by the met police has gone far enough. what does accountability look like to you? the enough. what does accountability look like to you?— enough. what does accountability look like to you? the met police in articular look like to you? the met police in particular never _ look like to you? the met police in particular never hold _ look like to you? the met police in particular never hold themselves l particular never hold themselves accountable. this isjust a misogyny

we're _ accountable. this isjust a misogyny we're talking about and also racism and homophobia and transphobia and to me _ and homophobia and transphobia and to me this— and homophobia and transphobia and to me this is the start of something as weti— to me this is the start of something as well as _ to me this is the start of something as well as the end of one chapter. i think— as well as the end of one chapter. i think some — as well as the end of one chapter. i think some of the scraggly is a thorn— think some of the scraggly is a thorn in— think some of the scraggly is a thorn in the side of the met police. i thorn in the side of the met police. iwouid _ thorn in the side of the met police. iwouid like — thorn in the side of the met police. i would like them to realise they are not the right people to be at the side of people who are victims of violence and their process does the opposite of protecting and 99% of rapes go without conviction and the victim gets lost in the process and just some recognition they are not the right people. and they said they acted appropriately on the night so that doesn't feel like a full apology. night so that doesn't feel like a full apology-— night so that doesn't feel like a full apology. night so that doesn't feel like a fullaolo: . . , ., full apology. karen fennelly who was the commander _

full apology. karen fennelly who was the commander -- _ full apology. karen fennelly who was the commander -- -- _ full apology. karen fennelly who was the commander -- -- findlay - full apology. karen fennelly who was the commander -- -- findlay has . full apology. karen fennelly who was l the commander -- -- findlay has said the commander —— —— findlay has said she is overseeing work about how the police respond to women's issues. do you know anything about that work? we have requested practical steps because with the public order bill and there are major protesting laws that restrict people from protesting at all and itjust doesn't make any sense. is at all and it 'ust doesn't make any sense. , ., , ., , ., , sense. is that the protesting laws are misogyny? — sense. is that the protesting laws are misogyny? both. _ sense. is that the protesting laws are misogyny? both. there - sense. is that the protesting laws are misogyny? both. there are i are misogyny? both. there are s stemic are misogyny? both. there are systemic issues _ are misogyny? both. there are systemic issues within - are misogyny? both. there are systemic issues within the - are misogyny? both. there are| systemic issues within the force themselves and they already have vetted officers correctly and did a lot of work on reform but before they have done that given the more powers to arrest people who are peaceful protesters. in powers to arrest people who are peaceful protesters.— powers to arrest people who are peaceful protesters. in dealing with the met moving — peaceful protesters. in dealing with the met moving forward, _ peaceful protesters. in dealing with the met moving forward, has - peaceful protesters. in dealing with the met moving forward, has it - the met moving forward, has it change your thoughts in dealing with the police? change your thoughts in dealing with the olice? ., ., , .,

the police? unfortunately not. i still feel anxious _ the police? unfortunately not. i still feel anxious around - the police? unfortunately not. i still feel anxious around any - the police? unfortunately not. i i still feel anxious around any police officer— still feel anxious around any police officer and — still feel anxious around any police officer and if we hear silence sadly not. officer and if we hear silence sadly not no— officer and if we hear silence sadly not. ., , ., ., , , officer and if we hear silence sadly not. ., , ., .,, , ., not. no trust for me. hopefully that will change — not. no trust for me. hopefully that will change one _ not. no trust for me. hopefully that will change one day _ not. no trust for me. hopefully that will change one day but _ not. no trust for me. hopefully that will change one day but not - not. no trust for me. hopefully that will change one day but not yet. - will change one day but not yet. thank you very much for coming in. plenty more coming up on the programme including the latest following the catastrophic flooding thatis following the catastrophic flooding that is hit the coastal town of derna in libya and also the latest following the earthquake last week in the marrakesh area of morocco. hello. some big weather contrasts across the uk today. first of all, let me just break that down to what it means, because across the central swathe of england and wales, this is where we're likely to see cloud and rain at times. but either side of it,

there will be a bit of sunshine. windy across the far north, warm towards the far south. now, so far today, you can see what's been happening. we've got a swirl of cloud and low pressure to the north of scotland. that's what's bringing the strong winds, and it's this cloud here which stretches across parts of northern england, the midlands, wales, which has already brought some rain on and off, will continue to do so through the day. quite misty over the hills. either side of it, though, there's sunny spells. a few showers pushing through quite smartly on the breeze for scotland, northern ireland, maybe also cumbria and the isle of man. a dry, sunny day towards the south coast and across the channel islands where it'll feel a touch warmer than yesterday. now, as we go through into the evening and overnight, humidity levels will start to creep up a bit more across the south and push their way northwards. with it, the cloud and rain, which will get heavier through the night, will spread from wales, the midlands into northern england and then southeast scotland and the southeast of northern ireland as well as the isle of man.

to the north of that, across the far north of scotland, a fresh night, not quite as fresh as last night towards the southeast corner with those humidity levels creeping up a little bit. but it will be a slightly more humid day and a lot more sunshine around for much of england and wales tomorrow, particularly through wales, the midlands after today's cloud and rain. but southern scotland, northern ireland, cloudy, a wetter day and a fairly cool day. but notice these contrasts tomorrow. 0nly around 13 degrees in glasgow, creeping up to around 25 celsius in london as those temperatures rise yet again. they'll rise a bit further this weekend. area of low pressure across iberia, pretty stormy weekend here, will eventually bring more in the way of potential thunderstorms our way this weekend. but as it gets closer, you'll notice we've got humid air starting to push more widely across the country. so here's saturday first of all, a sunny day for parts of scotland and the west of northern ireland where not quite as humid. to the south of this cloud, which is still producing some showers across northern england, around the irish sea, most will have a dry day and a pretty warm one to the south east corner. a few thundery showers that are developing towards the southwest. they'll develop more widely as we go through southwest england and wales

into the afternoon and a few more breaking out elsewhere. a lot more cloud compared with saturday, though, on sunday. but even though temperatures are down a bit, it will be a bit of a stifling day, especially where the sunshine comes out as things start to turn that bit more humid. but next weekend, it's fresher again.

this is bbc news, the headlines... assistance begins to arrive in the libyan city of derna, with fears the number of people

who died in the flooding could reach 20,000. back in britain and arrested on suspicion of murder — detectives are to begin questioning three relatives of ten—year—old sara sharif. the number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a record high. the family of a colombian man believed to have taken his own life in a uk immigration facility speak to the bbc. conservative politicians and policy makers from around the world are meeting in budapest for the fifth bi—annual demographic summit. it's being organised by the hungarian government to discuss ways to protect the traditional family and encourage couples to have more children. 0ur hungary correspondent nick thorpe is in budapest. hello. tell us more about the summit. , , ., ., ,