good to have you with us. we begin in eastern libya, where crews are working around the clock to search for thousands of missing people — in the aftermath of catastrophic floods. it's now five days since the disaster that hit derna — which lies to the east of benghazi and the libyan capital tripoli — and there is still little evidence of much international assistance. our correspondent anna foster has seen the extent of the devastation — and reports on the lack of basic supplies and the likelihood of disease spreading. the first thing that you will notice is how incredibly dark it is. there is no electricity in this city and, actually, the workers, you can see some

of them over there, who are using big diggers to search for bodies, really, now, rather than survivors, you can see them trying to do their work in the darkness. there are limited numbers of rescue vehicles. what you can get a sense of this just how much of the city has been ripped away. this area behind the was a narrow channel that ran through the centre of derna. and it is now a 100 metres car 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 was swept away. went tubing around the site is about to try to give you a full view of what's going on. 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. in fact, all that we've seen here today on the way to derna has been local libyans. it's been people in pick—up trucks with mattresses in the back, people handing out water. when we came into the city, members of the libyan national army were handing out masks for people to wearjust to combat some of the dust and dirt and the smell that is in the air here. and just finally, you can see one of the red crescent vehicles here from the libyan red crescent and then that landmark mosque in the background that was so important in the early days of this story, when people were really trying to get a sense of how bad the damage was. the riverbank was not next to this mosque a week ago and now the damage and the destruction goes all the way up to its door. and all around here, you see things like cars that have been picked up, just over here, picked up and thrown into the front of a building with the force of the water. there are trees that have been uprooted and snapped. people here, the survivors

who are out in the elements tonight, we've seen them sitting around some of these buildings, sitting around the shells of them, with no clean water, no electricity, no health care. they have an enormously difficultjob on their hands right now. they have survived this flood and now they have to survive these elements. that is anna foster reporting from derna in eastern libya. a short while ago i spoke to claudia gazzini from the international crisis group, who is on the ground in eastern libya. thank you for taking the time to be with us. paint a pitcher for us of what you have been seeing on the ground fair. well, what i saw in derna today was a devastated city, obviously. i was in derna two months ago and it was a lively city where restaurants were open, where people would walk along the river bank. what i saw today was completely different. 6—story buildings, dilapidated or disappeared,

what was once a creek is now a 200 metre wide opening. buildings are no longer there and we are talking about hundreds of buildings that are completely flattened. it is a mud plane now. i sigh rescue teams, a lot of libyan rescue teams, a lot of libyan rescue teams, the real heroes who are huddled up in that small little rooms still digging in the mud looking for possibly five people that were in that room that tragic knight. i sigh rescue teams as well. i saw a lot of patience amongst the libyans, many of whom had lost seven or eight relatives but were still there helping with the aid effort. so i sigh a city and a country trying to come together to overcome this tragedy, but the immensity of the devastation is beyond description, really. it does

'ust description, really. it does just appeared _ description, really. it does just appeared to _ description, really. it does just appeared to be - description, really. it does just appeared to be so - description, really. it does - just appeared to be so immense. 0f just appeared to be so immense. of course, natural disasters, they are often unpredictable by their nature, but as you are describing there, that the level of destruction and death, i mean, it is utterly devastating. how much did outdated infrastructure, a situation in which we have rivalled governments compound what you are seeing there on the ground. what you are seeing there on the ground-— what you are seeing there on the ground. well, there is no doubt that — the ground. well, there is no doubt that the _ the ground. well, there is no doubt that the tragedy - the ground. well, there is no doubt that the tragedy that l doubt that the tragedy that affected derna specifically is the result, i would say, of three factors. yes, it is a natural disaster first of all because of quantities of rain that came down on eastern libya as a whole that knight and for two days before were beyond any historic precedent. the geography of derna also contributed to that because all of the rain from across the region was channelled in this major gully behind the city. at infrastructure, as he sat, old

infrastructure, as he sat, old infrastructure, outdated infrastructure, outdated infrastructure that had not been renovated, and there is also a big component that it was built in the 1970s, even those successive administrations and society activists had called for it, it is a country that for the past ten years, and even in the late about the years, was mismanaged where funds were allocated for less useful purposes, and a lot of embezzlement had taken place. and we can say that mismanagement, political competition, pettiness, lack of big vision and lack of investment in infrastructure of the country is a big reason for this tragedy as well. libya has other dams that didn't collapse, that didn't see this type of destruction. there is no agreement in sight in detriot as the united auto workers

union is now striking against the city's big three auto—makers — ford, general motors and stellantis after parties failed to reach an consensus over labour policies. until a deal is made — targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzville, missouri, a ford motor assembly plant in wayne, michigan and an assembly complex in toledo, ohio. it is estimated that over 12,000 workers began picketting on friday at three out of the 70 auto plants. our business correspondent michelle fleury has the latest from detroit. the latest contract between america's big three car—makers and their union expired a little bit before midnight, triggering a first round of walk—outs at three factories, one each at general motors in missouri, stellantis in ohio and ford right here in michigan. the workers are asking for better benefits. they also want to see a 40% pay increase over

the lifetime of the four and a half year contract. the car companies are offering about half of that. the uaw�*s president says it's a shame that negotiations have broken down, but he sees this as a fight for fair and social justice, and so do his members, many of whom sacrificed a lot to help the car companies return to health after the 2008 financial crisis. we gave our concessions up with the understanding that when things got better with ford we would get our stuff back, and we are having to now fight for it to. this people that i know that work here who are check ——there are people that i know that work here who are check to check, you know, pay cheque to pay cheque, and this was once a job that it was so hard to get in, you could put your children through college, retirement, have the time of your life. but now we are struggling. as of late august, the three car companies had enough vehicles to manage for up to 70 days. after that, they will run

short, and that could lead to higher prices. according to some estimates, even a two week strike could push up the cost of a new car by as much as 2%. and beyond the economic implications, there are political ones too. joe biden considers himself one of the most prounion presidents in modern history. he is sending representatives from the white house to help at the negotiations, adding that record profits should also lead to record contracts for workers. a delegation from yemen's houthi rebels landed in saudi arabia on friday for talks on a ceasefire for the long—running war in yemen. these are the first formal meetings since april between saudi arabia and the houthis, which govern most populated parts of yemen. the war in yemen began as a civil conflict between yemeni factions but turned into a full—blown war in 2015, when a saudi—led coalition intervened to support the government. since the conflict began, government services have collapsed and movement around the country has been severly restricted. more than four out of five yemenis struggle to access food, safe water, or basic services on a daily basis.

0ver six million people in yemen are just one step away from famine. earlier i spoke to 0xfam's scott paul about the talks. whitening thank you forjoining us here in the programme. what do you think in your assessment of these talks realistically can achieve?— of these talks realistically can achieve? . ., ., can achieve? thanks for having me on. can achieve? thanks for having me on- this — can achieve? thanks for having me on. this is _ can achieve? thanks for having me on. this is a _ can achieve? thanks for having me on. this is a life _ can achieve? thanks for having me on. this is a life and - can achieve? thanks for having me on. this is a life and death| me on. this is a life and death moment for many mnes. let's paint a pitcher of what is at stake. the war in yemen is now in its ninth year, more than four out of five people they are need access to aid commit to access food, safe water, health care, but one out of five is one step away from famine. aid are on the ground doing our best. 0nly famine. aid are on the ground doing our best. only a political settlement can really match the need. so these talks are not inclusive enough to bring peace and and the war. but they can address some of the key economic issues that

will make a difference in the mnes lives as soon as tomorrow. so do you think there is any likelihood of a meaningful breakthrough here? there has to be because _ breakthrough here? there has to be because so — breakthrough here? there has to be because so much _ breakthrough here? there has to be because so much is _ breakthrough here? there has to be because so much is at - breakthrough here? there has to be because so much is at stake. | be because so much is at stake. some of the issues, for example, government workers in yemen mostly have not been paid since 2016. about one out of every fourfamilies in since 2016. about one out of every four families in yemen and rely on income from those salaries. these are people who provide health care, who teach in schools, who fixed the sanitation systems, so those systems are now falling down. the parties are feeling the pressure from your nannies to deliver on those services and to restore some of those in that the yemenis are feeling. you are bouncing they humanitarian needs on the ground that also allow and hostilities under some kind of agreement which was negotiated last year. yet, still, the

situation remains dire. what does that tell us about how long it will take yemen to get back up and running again to him even if we do see a cessation of hostilities which is more long—term? the cessation of hostilities which is more long-term? the truth that was put _ is more long-term? the truth that was put in _ is more long-term? the truth that was put in place - is more long-term? the truth that was put in place i - is more long-term? the truth that was put in place i year i that was put in place i year essentially froze the conflict. in a lot of ways, that is good news because it allowed people to move around more safely. it gave humanitarians a bit more leeway to understand where they could go, where they can't go. it gave people assurances that they were not going to die from air strikes are selling. it also froze people in place. it didn't fix the central economic issues that are underlying the humanitarian crisis, so what that means is that situation is frozen and people's incomes are present. the choices mostly are not better. so the momentum is positive but it is moving too slowly for families that are relying on the political process to deliver a better future for them.— process to deliver a better future for them. well, let's talk about _ future for them. well, let's talk about the _ future for them. well, let's talk about the fact - future for them. well, let's talk about the fact that - future for them. well, let's talk about the fact that this is a proxy war and you mentioned that there isn't enough representation in terms

of yemenis at the table and having a seat. do they have a seat at all? can there be any kind of meaningful lasting peace negotiated if they are not included in this process? well, they are a uniting group and they do have a future. but they are not the only yemeni group. if they can work out the keyissues group. if they can work out the key issues arising in the conflict in the economy to attract a future for the country as a whole, you need to see other political parties and of their armed groups sitting at the table to work that out. most importantly we need to see when and at the table. if you see pictures of any peace negotiation relating to yemen in the past eight or nine years, you will see tables surrounded by nine. women deserve a role in these talks, and if women are not included, the talks are not going to succeed in the long term. let's talk about _ succeed in the long term. let's talk about the _ succeed in the long term. let's talk about the us _ succeed in the long term. let's talk about the us government and all of this because i think

it is fair to say that the governments, washington's role has evolved in recent years since it has pulled back support for saudi air strikes. what do you think that the biden administration should be doing here? what should the us�*s role be? doing here? what should the us's role be?— us's role be? the biden administration, - us's role be? the biden administration, when i us's role be? the biden - administration, when president biden came into office, he made two promises, he promised to work towards the end of conflict and to relieve the suffering of the enemy people. and to his credit, he has followed through and prioritise those goals in his administration. the goal now for the biden administration is it needs to not be distracted by other political aims. a lot of talk in washington now is surrounding the prospects of the saudi arabia normalising its relations with israel, and i would just say that president biden needs to remember the promise he made when he came into office and make sure that yemen doesn't get pushed to the marriage ends of the agenda. ultimately, as he had sketched out, these talks, one round of

talks probably in a long line of talks ahead and they are achieving some breakthroughs potentially but ultimately, how long do you think we will be talking about seeing this conflict go on? is there hope for a full end to it in the year ahead?— for a full end to it in the year ahead? for a full end to it in the ear ahead? , ., year ahead? every time i had visited yamane, _ year ahead? every time i had visited yamane, every - year ahead? every time i had - visited yamane, every community had visited who is really suffering the effects of this crisis, when i asked what they want, they say they want peace, and the reason they say they went peace isn'tjust for their went peace isn't just for their physical went peace isn'tjust for their physical safety, went peace isn'tjust for their physicalsafety, it went peace isn'tjust for their physical safety, it is because it means a job for them. it means they don't have to choose between health care and education and food for their children. so the pressure is on. it will happen, it has to happen, and the only question is to whether the international community and the parties to the conflict can muster the political will to make sure that too many people don't suffer in the process. scott, associate — suffer in the process. scott, associate director _ suffer in the process. scott, associate director peace - suffer in the process. scott, | associate director peace and security, scott, good to talk to you, thank you.—

security, scott, good to talk to you, thank you. thank you very much- — around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. north korean leader kimjong—un has continued his trip to russia, visiting aircraft manufacturers in the far east of the country. he toured production centres and inspected facilities building fighterjets. it's the leader's first public appearance since meeting russian president vladimir putin on wednesday, when the leaders discussed possible military co—operation. the north korean leader has extended an invitation to mr putin — to visit pyongyang. the judge in trump and his allies election meddling trials in the us state of georgia indicated that 900 jurors will be subpoenaed for the first legal proceedings set to get under way in late october. on friday, court filings revealed that the potential 900 jurors wll be called for co—defendants powell and chesebro's trials. us authorities have seized artworks by austrian artist egon schiele from musuems, following a claim they were

looted during the holocaust. heirs of an austrian—jewish art collector — who died in a concentration camp in 1941 — are seeking to reclaim the pieces. investigators have seized art from galleries in chicago, pittsburgh, and ohio. you're live with bbc news. saturday marks a year since mahsa amini — a young woman in iran — died in state custody after she'd been arrested by the country's morality police — for allegedly breaking hijab rules. it sparked an uprising — led by women and girls demanding an end to the compulsory dress code and much wider freedoms. after several months the regime succeeded in crushing the protests — but not the widespread desire for change. 0ur correspondent caroline hawley has been looking at whether things — 12 months on — have changed for women in iran. a warning — her report contains some distressing images. elahe had never taken part in protests before. now in exile in italy, she says that after mahsa amini's death, she felt compelled to take a stand. gunshot.

that's the sound of the bullet that changed her life. she'd rushed to help young protesters who'd been shot while pulling down pictures of the supreme leader. she came here for medical treatment. surgeons removed the bullet from her head but couldn't save her right eye. translation: it was like losing a loved one. - an eye is a part of someone's beauty. i'm just one of many wounded protesters. even though he shot my eye, my heart is still beating. my heart beats for life, for iran, for the people of iran. it beats too with the agony of separation for her twins, now being looked after by their grandparents. translation: the last moment i was with my children before . iwas shot, i had bought them school supplies. all their clothes and hands

were covered with blood and they kept shouting, "my mum was killed!" it was a tough moment. i can neverforget it. so many iranians suffered terribly in a brutal crackdown against the women—led uprising. hundreds were killed. thousands upon thousands were arrested and seven executed. the protests eventually died down, but not the widespread fury that had ignited them. 0ne western diplomat estimates that, around the country, about 20% of iranian women now go out unveiled. they know they're being watched and that they risk being fined, denied public services or jailed. i get in touch with a 20—year—old music student in tehran on a messaging app. we agreed not to use her name and to delete our conversation immediately.

i couldn't have imagined that i could be this brave before mahsa's death. we just needed a tiny spark to light the fire. so even though i feel scared to my bones, whenever i pass a morality police, i keep my head high and i pretend that nothing is happening. mojgan ilanlou, a prominent film—maker, began posting pictures of herself unveiled last year. she was jailed for several months after also criticising iran's supreme leader. she says a profound social revolution is taking place across classes and across the country. extraordinarily, she spoke to me from tehran without wearing the veil. translation: what has changed after mahsa's death is men's - public opinion of women. in the streets, in the metro, in bazaars, they praise women's courage, even at family gatherings, which i believe is the most significant fruit of mahsa's movement. back in the suburbs of milan, elahe has no idea when she'll be able to go home.

she still needs an operation so she can close her eyelid over her new glass eye. but she tells me she has no regrets. translation: i don't regret it, because i can't remain silent. in the face of oppression. it was for the freedom of my homeland, for my people, for the next generation. whenever i'm speaking to the kids, we always say that we hope we'll be reunited in iran in better days. french president emmanuel macron said that the french ambassador to niger and other french diplomats are quote, "literally being held hostage at the french embassy". speaking to journalists on friday, mr macron also said that food is prevented from being delivered, and that the ambassador was eating military rations. after seizing control of niger injuly, the militaryjunta ordered the french ambassador to leave the country — an order which he dismissed.

since the coup, france has refused to diplomatically engage with the junta. special counseljack smith is asking a judge to issue "a narrowly tailored" gag order against donald trump in his case against the former president's efforts to subvert the result of the 2020 election. the order would prevent trump from making certain comments about the case brought against him. the motions cites some of trump's past online statement — stating that mr trump's statements, "are intended to undermine public confidence in an institution — thejudicial system — and to undermine confidence in and intimidate individuals — the court, the jury pool, witnesses, and prosecutors," through "disparaging and inflammatory attacks" against those involved in the case. a night of glamour marked the start of london fashion week — as stars walked the red carpet at vogue's newest event.

a west end theatre was transformed for the evening — a celebration of british theatre, music and dance. our culture reporter annabel rackham was there. acting royalty, the biggest names in music and the most famous faces in fashion came out to support the sophomore vogue world event held in london. tickets were made available to members of the public starting at £150 in an attempt to make the world of fashion more accessible. all proceeds from the evening will go towards arts organisations in the uk. from bigger names such as the national theatre and royal opera house down to industry freelancers. the organisers, us editor of vogue anna wintour and her outgoing british counterpart edward enninful, said the aim was to help a sector badly hit by the economy and a lack of government funding. the pair say most of the donations will go to the arts in london, which they see as a gateway to the rest of the uk.

guests were treated to a stunning showcase of performances representing the diversity of the british arts scene. music. stormzy�*s heavy is the head was greeted by huge cheers from the audience. whilst fka twigs dazzled with a rendition of it's a fine day, complete with dancers. of course, fashion was on the menu. kate moss turned the stage into a catwalk supported by opera singers. and annie lennox closed the evening with a vocal performance. whilst the world's biggest supermodels — cindy crawford, linda evangelista, naomi campbell and christy turlington — graced the stage holding hands.

whether the event was britain's answer to the iconic met gala remains to be decided, but it certainly had some big fashion moments to rival it. annabel rackham, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news — we'll have more on that historic auto worker strike at the top of the hour. do stay tuned for our special report. thank you for your company. goodbye for now. hello there. most of scotland didn't have a great day of weather on friday — it was wet and cool. however, it was a pretty spectacular end to the day. look at this sunset viewed from john 0'groats in highland, scotland. the rain was with us, though, for most of the day in scotland, northern ireland and far north of england and underneath this rain band as well, that didn't budge

all day — it was pretty cool as well. temperatures, for example, dropping in newcastle from 18 on thursday, just highs of 12 degrees on friday with that rain really lingering for much of the day. now we've still got the same weather front on the charts at the moment and that's going to be slowly sliding its way southwards. so rainjust edging into parts of northern england. a few thundery showers are possible coming up from cherbourg into the south—west of england and they may well rumble away into the far south of wales just as we start the day on saturday. otherwise it's a damp start for northern england. the rest of wales further eastwards we've got some sunshine. sunshine likely to be quite hazy. there will be a bit of high cloud in the sky as we go through the day. sunny skies start to move southwards across northern and then central scotland should brighten up too in northern ireland. for most temperatures, not that special, but across central and eastern england, another hot day — temperatures could hit 26 or 27. then for sunday, another change — a band of thundery rain moves up from the south. the amount of rain we see from this is going to vary

a lot from place to place, but could be enough to bring some localised areas of flooding. and the rain reached across northern ireland to reach western scotland as well. then as we go through sunday night, those storms will continue to move their way northwards and eastwards. into monday, low pressure starts to move in off the atlantic with a couple of weather fronts moving across oui’ shores. they will be bringing bands of rain and also strengthening westerly winds and ultimately a drop in temperatures. but that drop just sees temperatures get closer to average rather than it being especially cool. so monday, a blustery day. band of rain pushes eastwards, the strong winds blowing the rain through. then we see a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers, perhaps with a few rumbles of thunder. and for the most part, these temperatures are still above average for september. now, beyond that, the rest of the week looks very unsettled, low pressure firmly in charge. it's often going to be quite wet, it's often going to be quite windy. but for the most part, although it's not hot, temperatures will stay above average for september.

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