we are seeing today will people we are seeing today will probably be in france in a week or month's time so i want to call for a change in policy at the european level and for our member governments to take responsibility. what level and for our member governments to take responsibility.— to take responsibility. what was described boats. _ to take responsibility. what was described boats. they _ to take responsibility. what was described boats. they were - to take responsibility. what was described boats. they were the | described boats. they were the handcrafted, _ described boats. they were the handcrafted, steel— described boats. they were the handcrafted, steel and - described boats. they were the handcrafted, steel and that - described boats. they were the handcrafted, steel and that arei called good evening. a breakthrough in the study of alzheimer's _ a breakthrough in the study of alzheimer's.— a breakthrough in the study of alzheimer's. , , ~ , alzheimer's. scientists think they have pinpointed _ alzheimer's. scientists think they have pinpointed our _ alzheimer's. scientists think they have pinpointed our dying. - alzheimer's. scientists think they have pinpointed our dying. and . alzheimer's. scientists think they l have pinpointed our dying. and we will bring libya where the derna is

not since the crisis in 2015 has europe seen images quite like this. images quite like this. the deputy prime minister decribes it is an invasion. translation: it is obviously - organised, financed and prepared. it is an act of war because if we go on at 6,000 migrants a day it means collapse for italian society. i said at the beginning, what is happening in lampedusa is the death of europe. 7,000 migrants crossing the mediterranean in just two days to an island with space forjust 400. the storm at the beginning of the week had created a bottle neck on the north african beaches. but by wednesday, conditions were calmer. nearly 200 boats crossed in just a few hours. there are thousands more who are waiting to cross. from here, most of these migrants will be transferred to the italian mainland,

but the vast majority will disappear before those asylum claims are decided. they are heading north. and that is testing the european union. today, one of the leaders of the french far right, marion marechal, was in lampedusa to see it for herself. translation: we know that . many of the people we're seeing today will probably be in france in a week or month's time. so i want to be here to call a change of policy at the european level and also for our member governors to take responsibility and stop sending out signals of openness that are contributing to the humanitarian situation that we are seeing today in lampedusa. the french have this week doubled their police presence on the border with italy. rome called on its neighbours to share the burden, and in response, they are refusing to take back returns while italy's processing centres remain full.

we have heard similar discussions patrolling joining me now from turin is luca barana, a research fellow at iai, an italian relations think tank. his research focuses on eu and italian migration policies. why are we seeing so many people crossing is no single cause for migration. crossing is no single cause for migration-— crossing is no single cause for miaration. , ., ., ., migration. the situation we are indications _ migration. the situation we are indications of _ migration. the situation we are indications of already _ migration. the situation we are indications of already existing l indications of already existing trends in it has been increasing since 2020. over the last 12 months

this perspective and also there is change in terms of composition of the flow. now we have more sub—saharan african countries trying to reach italy and they are departing are not represented in the flow policies migrants to the country have been europe has tried and failed for many years to find a collective i have sat in on so many summits in brussels when these things are being discussed. but it seems to me _ things are being discussed. but it seems to me there _ things are being discussed. but it seems to me there is _ things are being discussed. but it seems to me there is no - things are being discussed. but it seems to me there is no appetite in

europe to help italy. politically, what are the risks of that if italy is left to deal it is paradoxical we are having this kind of discussion because a few months ago the european union to but we know that agreement is at the same time, has prided herself as a cooperative and a reliable

partner talking about her being i don't think we are going towards the tone on the rhetoric is and you shared with the obviously there is an appetite within the commission to do something. along their border, the germans

doing this has been a consolidated issue over the last ten years. france has always complained about the leniency and the movement europe to italy and then move like france when they need to be processed

ita it a you have the prime minister is trying to put together with the tunis government. in trying to put together with the tunis government.— trying to put together with the tunis government. in years gone by the used tunis government. in years gone by they used to — tunis government. in years gone by they used to pay — tunis government. in years gone by they used to pay colonel _ tunis government. in years gone by they used to pay colonel gaddafi . they used to pay colonel gaddafi beaches and break up the gangs. do they have a willing partner in tunis because according to the deputy prime minister, he thinks it is

also if you read it. do you think he is letting him go through because the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence _ the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence of _ the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence of this _ the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence of this but _ the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence of this but for - the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence of this but for sure - the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence of this but for sure a l have evidence of this but for sure a country, a government like tunisia is well aware of the kind of leveraged it has on the fears of migration in europe. but i don't think, i don't have the evidence right now to say that there is an organised attempt to force europe's hand. for sure since the agreement, the memorandum has been signed there has been an increase of arrivals. but i don't have the evidence to say that this is an organised attempt.— evidence to say that this is an organised attempt. really good to talk to yom _ organised attempt. really good to talk to you. thank _ organised attempt. really good to talk to you. thank you _ organised attempt. really good to talk to you. thank you for - organised attempt. really good to talk to you. thank you for your - talk to you. thank you for your thoughts. talk to you. thank you for your thoughts-— talk to you. thank you for your thoughts. talk to you. thank you for your thou~hts. ., ~' ,, ., ., the un says the devastation caused

by the floods in eastern libya was the collision between climate and the country's inability to handle it. at least 11,000 people died when two dams burst during a heavy storm, sending torrents of water and mud through the coastal city of derna. the un's emergency relief coordinator, martin griffiths, said today he has redeployed a team he'd previously sent to deal with the earthquake in morocco. 0ur colleague quentin somerville has sent us this report. the roads became rivers and the rivers became a deluge, carrying everything with it and bringing with it a wave of death and destruction. this grainy security camera footage is from the moment when the floods hit and derna was changed forever. dams upstream meant to protect the city failed, sealing the fate of thousands. in derna, people began to pray for god's mercy. when the torrent passed, some were able to escape. as the rains continued to fall, they sought the safety of rooftops. few could imagine the scale of the catastrophe.

down below, the force of the torrent swept much in its wake. those who could made their escape to higher ground. and now the aftermath. a turkish rescue team wades through pools of destruction in search of what remains. the mud and filth makes the work slow and dangerous, and the risk of disease is growing. translation: our feelings toward the city is very - difficult to describe, to be honest with you. we lost friends, relatives and a big portion of derna society. but for the time being, we appreciate how people stood with us. hopefully, we will have a better future. they're working round the clock and — perhaps improbably — days into this disaster, survivors are being found. "speak to us so we can find where you are," rescue workers call out. people are returning to derna — not to resume their lives,

but to identify the dead. the bodies keep coming, laid out on city pavements in the hope they will be claimed. across this port city, the search continues, but it's far from easy. translation: this is the first time we've seen a true - disaster happening. we are facing difficulties as there's no visibility due to the land that was washed into the sea by the floods. for now, the trained dogs hunt for signs of life. this one belongs to a spanish rescue team, but soon, it will be animals trained in finding corpses who will roam the runes. after the nato—backed removal of muammar gaddafi in 2011, libya fell into chaos. post—revolution, western support vanished. across eastern libya, needs have never been greater. in al—bayda, ahmed says life

as he knew it has ended. translation: it came i from here and completely washed away the valley. it hit the wall and destroyed everything around it. ahmed is one of more than 30,000 people requiring shelter. libya's eastern government failed to protect them from this disaster. now, in their greatest hour of need, it's struggling to cope with the aftermath. quentin sommerville, bbc news. not easy to get down that coastal road to derna. anna foster has just reached derna, the town devastated by the disaster, from where she sent this update. i want to show you as much as i possibly can of what derna looks like tonight. the first thing you notice is how incredibly dark it is. you can see some of the workers over

there who are using big diggers to search for bodies, rather than survivors. you can see them trying to do their work in the darkness. even though it is like here, there are still people out. what you can't see but what you can get a sense of is how much of the city has just been ripped away. this area behind me was a narrow channel that ran through the centre of derna. and now it is almost 100 to scar on the landscape where everything in the path of that water has just been washed away. it came down towards the sea, people, buildings, cars, so much of itjust swept the sea, people, buildings, cars, so much of it just swept away. the sea, people, buildings, cars, so much of itjust swept away. want the sea, people, buildings, cars, so much of it just swept away. want to bring you round the side as well to try and give you a full view of what is going on now. you can see those lights in the distance, that is people crossing this torn away riverbed. there are some cars there, there are limited numbers of rescue vehicles, very limited aid, everything we have seen today on the

way to derna has been local libyans, people in pick—up trucks with mattresses in the back, people handing out water. when we came into the city members of the national libyan army were handing out masks for people to wear to combat some of the dust, the dirt and the smell thatis the dust, the dirt and the smell that is in the air. finally, you can see one of the red crescent vehicles here, from the libyan red crescent and the landmark mosque in the background that was so important in the early days of this story, when people were trying to get a sense of how bad the damage was. the river bank was not next to this mosque a week ago and now the damage and the destruction goes all the way up to its door. all around here, you see things like cars that have been picked up, picked up and thrown into the front of a building with the force of the water. there were trees

that had been uprooted and snapped. people here, there survivors who are out in the elements tonight, we have seen them sitting around some of these buildings, sitting around the shells of them, no electricity, no clean water, no health care and they have an enormously difficultjob on their hands right now. the? have an enormously difficult 'ob on their hands right nomfi their hands right now. they have survived this _ their hands right now. they have survived this flood _ their hands right now. they have survived this flood and _ their hands right now. they have survived this flood and now- their hands right now. they have survived this flood and now they | survived this flood and now they have to survive these elements. such a difficult process for the relief teams that have managed to get to derna. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. train drivers in the aslef union have announced further strike dates in their long running dispute about pay. they'll walk out on the 30th of september and on the lith of october, coinciding with the annual conservative party conference in manchester. spain's high court has imposed a restraining order on the former head of the country's football federation, luis rubiales. he's now not allowed within 200 metres of the strikerjenni hermoso, after kissing her on the lips following the women's world cup final — an act she says was without her consent. but the top spanish women players are continuing their boycott

of the national team, demanding more changes in the sport's leadership. tiktok has been fined almost 350 million euros by the eu for child data breaches. an investigation found that children's accounts were set to public by default. the social media platform says it disagrees with the decision and has since introduced privacy changes. you're live with bbc news. up to half a billion pounds of british taxpayers' money will be invested in tata steel's plant at port talbot in south wales. it's not clear how many of the 8,000 jobs that money will save, but it will help the plant transition to a greener future. we are saving jobs which would have been lost. without this investment, we would probably have seen the end of steel—making certainly in this part of the country, possibly in the whole of the uk. this is a transformation project. we're paying £500 million to transform port talbot into a green steel—making industry, and that's definitely

something to be celebrating. it is not clear how many of the 8000 jobsit it is not clear how many of the 8000 jobs it will save, but it will have the plant transition to a greener future. it will replace the coal—fired blast furnaces with a new electric arc furnaces which will make its output more competitive. the trouble is, so called green steel—making requires fewer workers and as many as 3000 jobs may be lost. live now to peter hughes, the regional secretary for wales at unite the union. he's been at port talbot today meeting with representatives. kemi badenoch, who we havejust heard from, she is looking atjobs saved rather thanjob heard from, she is looking atjobs saved rather than job losses. heard from, she is looking atjobs saved rather thanjob losses. surely this is a good news story if this is saving most of the jobs? it is

this is a good news story if this is saving most of the jobs?- saving most of the “obs? it is not savin: saving most of the “obs? it is not saving the h saving most of the “obs? it is not saving the bulk— saving most of the “obs? it is not saving the bulk of — saving most of the jobs? it is not saving the bulk of the _ saving most of the jobs? it is not saving the bulk of the job. - saving most of the jobs? it is not saving the bulk of the job. when | saving most of the jobs? it is not. saving the bulk of the job. when you look at 3000 jobs potentially being made redundant, it is very short—sighted and lacks ambition. tata steele have asked for a lot more money to be invested in port talbot and they were going to put a lot more money in themselves to have more than one electric arc furnace. but the electric arc furnace they are talking about putting in will not be on site until 27, 28 and that is five years. there is technology to make steel and make it greener and make sure it protects those jobs at the same time. you and make sure it protects those “obs at the same timei at the same time. you are right, there has _ at the same time. you are right, there has been _ at the same time. you are right, there has been a _ at the same time. you are right, there has been a lot _ at the same time. you are right, there has been a lot of - at the same time. you are right, there has been a lot of criticism | there has been a lot of criticism about the transition they are funding. there are a range of other technologies as you say, they could use to make steel. an electric arc furnace is one way, but when you look down the supply line it will not provide steel for packaging, some bits of car manufacturing. does that mean we will still have to

import steel? i that mean we will still have to import steel?— that mean we will still have to im ort steel? ~' . ., ., , import steel? i think the technology in four or five _ import steel? i think the technology in four or five years' _ import steel? i think the technology in four or five years' time _ import steel? i think the technology in four or five years' time will - in four or five years' time will produce steel for potentially packaging and potentially cars. everyone has to be carbon neutral by 2030 and going into the future. i think it is the investment in the electric arc furnaces which are important. if you buy a top of the range electric arc furnace and have the technology to go with it, you can produce steel which goes further down the line. we don't think one is enough. when a government gives money to a company, especially the likes of 500 million, there has got to be some sort ofjob guarantees to go along with that. no government gives companies that money and then make 3000 people redundant on the back of it. do make 3000 people redundant on the back of it. ,, make 3000 people redundant on the back of it. , ., ~ make 3000 people redundant on the back of it. ,, ~ ., ., back of it. do you think for that money the _ back of it. do you think for that money the government - back of it. do you think for that money the government should | back of it. do you think for that - money the government should have more say in what sort of steel processing tata is involved in in exchange for that amount of

investment, whether that is a golden vote on the border whether it is an equity share? what should they be getting for that of money? indie getting for that of money? we believe it getting for that of money? - believe it should be taken may be nationalising part of it. ultimately, we think port talbot should be the main producer of steel within europe. it is now going to be one of the three ports in wales. there will be production there for offshore wave and tidal, it will be a mass producer of steel and we don't believe enough electric, special electric arc furnaces are in there to produce steel in the uk. we will be a mass input of steel. if the government said everything that has uk made, they put money into, whether it is defence or energy, but they have to use steel steel made in they have to use steel steel made in the uk, that will guaranteejobs, notjust buying cheap imports. we have the technology and the skills, why not reinvest in the people and the process that goes along with it.

we will get some reaction to that later in the programme but peter hughes, thank you. scientists in the uk and belgium say they've worked out how brain cells, or neurons, die from alzheimer's disease. they say the neurons produce a special molecule which leads to them being purged. the researchers say during lab experiments they have been able to block this molecule and prevent the cells from dying. it is an important bit of research which could in time lead to new treatments for hundreds of millions of people. i'm joined now by sian gregory, research communications manager from the alzheimer's society. this is really exciting, what is the process, can you describe it full is what is happening in the brain and why are the neurons changing their chemistry in this way? in alzheimer's disease, we have a really complicated set of causes. there are proteins building up in the brain we think are toxic and causing damage to the brain cells and causing the brain cells not to work properly and ultimately those brain cells die, which leads to the

symptoms of dementia we see. what we haven't understood for a long time is that we have known the processes are there are causing alzheimer's disease, but we have not known exactly how. the research showed that over 30 years ago that a protein builds up in the brain. we have not known how it causes the disease so we need to understand how the brain cells die and that is what you havejust the brain cells die and that is what you have just described we have seen with this research, showing this new type of cell death, implicated in alzheimer's disease that is causing this damage in the brain. it is something that researchers can now take forward. something that researchers can now take forward-— take forward. how important is that discovery for _ take forward. how important is that discovery for the _ take forward. how important is that discovery for the drug _ take forward. how important is that discovery for the drug companies i take forward. how important is thatl discovery for the drug companies are researching the treatment for alzheimer's? it researching the treatment for alzheimer's?— alzheimer's? it is incredibly important — alzheimer's? it is incredibly important because - alzheimer's? it is incredibly - important because understanding alzheimer's? it is incredibly _ important because understanding what is going wrong in the brain and understanding what is happening is at the foundation of research in alzheimer's research. without knowing what is going wrong we cannot design you would treatments to fix it. it is very early stages,

this research is laying the foundation for what comes next. the hope is we can develop new treatments for alzheimer's disease in the future. it treatments for alzheimer's disease in the future-— in the future. it will be a different _ in the future. it will be a different drug _ in the future. it will be a different drug regime, l in the future. it will be a - different drug regime, because in recent months we have reported about new treatments coming online for alzheimer's, but this would be targeting, this would be a blocker wooded for those chemicals killing the neurons?— the neurons? eventually, yes. we have seen — the neurons? eventually, yes. we have seen great _ the neurons? eventually, yes. we have seen great success - the neurons? eventually, yes. we have seen great success in - the neurons? eventually, yes. we have seen great success in other. have seen great success in other conditions like cancer where you have combination treatments and combination therapies and we think thatis combination therapies and we think that is the way alzheimer's treatments are going. there is a complicated set of causes, lots of things causing the disease to happen and therefore we need lots of different treatments to target those different treatments to target those different causes. this is really promising because it is adding to what we can target with future treatments as they are developed. the really good news, st thank you very much for explaining that to us.

plenty more on the bbc website if you would like to read more on that. we will take a quick break and we will come back with some sport and also some concerns for the british car industry. you will know that the us car workers are on strike at the moment and the uk car workers might be affected by new tariffs the european union is imposing. we will discuss that and discuss self driving cars. are they the future and are we doing enough to encourage investment? stay with us. hello there, good evening. it's been another day of contrasts across the uk, with a band of really quite heavy rain across southern scotland, the central belt, eastern areas of northern ireland and parts of northern england throughout the day. to the north of that weather front, some brightness towards the south, lots of sunshine such as here in bedfordshire. again, it was warm for the time

of year, and it will turn more humid in the south over the course of the weekend. still, fresher conditions persist further north. some showers just about everywhere, particularly through the day on sunday. still some wet weather to come, too, overnight tonight, but that band of showery rain is gradually starting to weaken. some heavy, thundery downpours move in across the channel islands, maybe into the south—west of england, too, in time for tomorrow morning. a range of temperatures mid to high single figures towards the north, 12 or 13 degrees celsius in the south, where we're drawing in more of a south—easterly wind, pushing that humid air towards us from the near continent. here, we'll see the best of the day, sunshine again tomorrow. and temperatures could rise to 26 or 27 degrees celsius, largely dry further north, but still a few showers across the north—west of england, where again, it is going to be feeling cooler. now we're going to see that humid air hang on through the day on sunday. it's going to help to spark off some heavy, thundery downpours towards the south of england. there could be some frequent lightning, particularly as we head into the evening, but that band of showers moves northwards and eastwards.

some showers, too, approaching western scotland, where again, it is feeling fresher, but the humid air hangs on towards the south and the east. now, throughout the day on sunday, that band of thundery rain is just set to push northwards and eastwards. we'll see some cold fronts just push through from the west on monday. this is likely to give us some heavy rain at times, but it will sweep away that humid air, to be replaced with something a lot fresher as we head into the start of next week. various weather fronts waiting out in the atlantic. it is going to be really very unsettled, but some sunshine ahead of that band of rain on monday. some sunny spells behind, but also a rash of showers, too. temperatures starting to drop, and that humid air will be replaced by the cooler conditions as we head through monday night and into tuesday. so, the details still likely to change as we head through next week, but generally feeling a lot more like autumn. unsettled, wet and windy at times, also cooler. bye— bye.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. the european union is threatening tarrifs on chinese electric cars. trouble is the british manufacturers are also reliant on chinese batteries. so what does that mean then for the future of british exports to europe.

we will get into that very shortly but let's pause for a second and get some sport. thank you very much indeed. the second round of pool matches for the rugby world cup continues this evening. new zealand playing tonight. new zealand's most capped player of 148 for this match, the score from toulouse at the moment is 12-3 score from toulouse at the moment is 12—3 who are hoping to bounce back from their opening tournament defeat to france. 0ver from their opening tournament defeat to france. over the weekend, wales, ireland and england are all in action. the welsh narrowly beat fiji action. the welsh narrowly beat fiji a week ago and go into their game against portugal as firm favourites. for sure it's a good opportunity for us to show what we are about and we don't want to be making 250 tackles