hello, i'm helena humphries. fears are growing for the survivors of the catastrophic flood in the libyan city of derna, where there is a lack of medicine and clean water — and worries that a cholera outbreak is looming. some international aid has begun to arrive in the city, including an italian ship with tents and blankets, and the world health organization says it has delivered medical supplies. more than 11,000 people are known to have died after two dams collapsed — inundating the city with water. thousands more are still missing. the head of the libyan search and rescue efforts has said the operation could take months — or even years. 0ur correspondent anna foster is in on the ground in derna and filed this report. a landscape changed

beyond recognition. a bustling city, now a wasteland. the destructive power of water has ripped the heart from derna. its survivors left wracked with grief and anger. translation: we were told to stay inside our homes. . why? they should have told us there was a storm, told us the dam was old and crumbling. some of these destroyed buildings were 100 years old. this man lost five members of his family in the raging current. one was his ten—month—old daughter. he shows me their pictures... first alive... ..and then their bodies. this was what brought him here. a convoy of ministers from the eastern government, one of libya's two opposing authorities.

fighting has decimated the country's infrastructure. ferris says it's proved fatal. i spoke to the eastern prime minister, 0sama hamad. how could this happen when the dams were supposed to keep people safe? "it was a very strong cyclone", he told me. "too strong for the dams". here in the centre of derna, the destruction is total. and when you look down this valley at an area that used to be filled with apartment buildings, homes, cars, thousands of people with lives that have all been picked up and swept out to sea, you wonder how a city like this can ever recover. down at the port, derna's dead are still returning to the city. recovery teams watch the waves and wait for them. this morning, three more bodies were pulled from the debris, but thousands of others swept far from here will never come home. anna foster, bbc news, derna.

the comedian russell brand has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse over a seven—year period at the height of his fame. that's according to a joint—investigation by the sunday times, the times and the uk channel 4 documentary programme dispatches. the paper claims that four women have alleged sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013 while he was a presenter for bbc radio 2 and channel 4 and acting in hollywood films. the newspaper also reported that others have made a range of allegations about brand's controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour. brand has denied the allegations and said his relationships have been "always consensual." 0ur correspondent lizo mzimba has the details. over the course of the evening, some of my accoutrements could make their way onto your body. laughter. in the late 2000s and early 2010s, russell brand was one of britain's best known faces... announcer: russell brand! famous as a comedian and presenter on both sides of the atlantic...

i am famous in the united kingdom! even appearing in hollywood movies. during some of the years covered by the allegations made by the sunday times, the times and channel 4's dispatches. he presented big brother spin—off shows. the investigation alleges that on one, he exposed himself to a young runner. nadia says they had a brief sexual relationship but then later he raped her. the woman had their -- — later he raped her. the woman had their -- the _ later he raped her. the woman had their -- the women - later he raped her. the woman had their -- the women had i had their —— the women had their identities disguised in their identities disguised in the investigation. he pushed me up against the wall. i'm like, what are you doing? and he's like, i have a friend here and i... i want you to come into the bedroom. i'm like, no, that's not happening. we're not doing that. and i tried to get away from him. and at this point, he's grabbing at my... ..my underwear, pulling it to the side. i'm telling him to get off me and he won't get off.

and he has that glazed look in his eye again. i was very distraught, trying to get out of the house, with him being so much taller than me, like holding me up against the wall, pushing himself in me. the following year brand met a woman at the investigation is calling phoebe. again she says they did have a sexual relationship but that it had ended when she found herself alone with him in his house. and he grabbed me and got me on the bed. i was fully clothed and he was naked at this point and he was naked at this point and he was naked at this point and he held me down. i was screaming and i was like, "what are you doing?", like, stop, you are my my friend, i love you, liz don't do this, i don't want to do this. —— please don't do this. fix, want to do this. -- please don't do this.— want to do this. -- please don't do this. a further whims said she met _ don't do this. a further whims said she met and _ don't do this. a further whims said she met and had - don't do this. a further whims said she met and had a - said she met and had a relationship with brand when he was in his 30s and she was 16 and still at school. she says he later sexually assaulted her. —— a further woman. i was pushing him away and pushing him away and he wasn't... he wasn't backing off at all. and so i ended up having to punch him really hard

in the stomach to get him off. and then he like, finally then he, like... ..moved, fell backwards and i was crying and he said, "oh, i only want to see your mascara run anyway." the allegations have been denied by russell brand in a video message. these allegations pertain to the time when i was working in the mainstream, when i was in the newspapers all the time, when i was in the movies. and as i've written about extensively in my books, i was very, very promiscuous. now, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships i had were absolutely always consensual. what i seriously refute are these very, very serious criminal allegations. the comedian who achieved fame with his risque humour and who was once married to music star katy perry, is now facing the most serious of accusations. lizo mzimba, bbc news. in a statement, a bbc spokesman said, "russell brand worked for a number of different "organisations, of which the bbc was one." as is well known, russell brand left the bbc after a serious editorial breach in 2008, as did the then—controller of radio two.

russell brand went ahead with a scheduled performance in london on saturday evening. these are pictures of him on stage at the troubadour theatre in wembley park during his sold—out performance, which lasted about an hour, after being delayed. the bbc�*s chi chi izundu was at that performance

and shejoined me a short time ago. chi chi, thank you for being with us. we were just talking about that late start to the show. what happened 7 well, it wasn't just a few minutes that it was late by, it was by more than an hour. russell brand blamed being stuck in traffic. he thanked the audience. it was about a 2,000 seat capacity theatre and he kept thanking them and saying that he appreciated them turning up. he did not refer to the allegations. the only, if you like, reference that he made was when he said, i want to do the best show that i can for you and i've got a lot of things to talk to you about, but there are certain things that i absolutely cannot talk about was the only thing that you could infer that he was referencing, which, as we know, he denies those allegations. he went on to do his gig for one hour. it was supposed to be a two hour show, but it only lasted one hour. and then he ended the show and he got a standing ovation for a number of minutes. the crowd were clapping and jeering. they laughed throughout the show and then he left the stage. now, russell brand,

this is not his only gig in the uk — he's got several coming up over the next couple of months as he tries out new material and tries to get back onto the standup circuit. and whether he appears in those in the coming weeks is another question. and so overall, chi chi, i mean, you started to touch on it, but what was the reaction from the crowd there? it was a very welcoming crowd. they laughed at his jokes. they shouted out things in support, if you like, like "we love you, too, russell." one woman at the start of the gig held up a banner that said, "we support you", and then asked the security to give him that banner. they laughed, as i said, throughout, and they gave him a standing ovation for a number of minutes afterwards. and as we were leaving, they were more angry at the presence of the media there than anything else. they, as you know, russell brand talks a lot about being very anti mainstream media.

and there was a lot of media trying to get footage or pictures of him leaving the theatre. and the crowds were quite angry and antagonistic towards members of those media. but apart from that, they seem to thoroughly enjoy the show. and i'm sure that there were people that would not have enjoyed the show, but that wasn't part of the crowd. it was sold out. 2,000 people or thereabouts were in that theatre. and russell brand does deny these allegations. 0ur correspondent there, chi chi izundu. chi chi, thanks for your reporting. here in the us, the united auto workers union resumed reasonably productive talks with three of the us�*s largest car makers. more than 12,000 workers are participating in the strikes that began shortly after midnight on friday. the union is targetting plants owned by general motors, ford and stella ntis. president biden has sent two officials to detroit, michigan to assist with the negotiations. 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 a jeep stellantis assembly complex in toledo, ohio. a short while ago, i spoke to auto reporter for the new york times in michigan, neal boudette. neal, the union and three car makers have resumed negotiations. do we know how those talks are progressing? well, we know that they met with the three different companies today and the union did put out a statement that they said they made reasonably good progress with ford, which is not really high praise, and obviously they pointedly left out any mention of gm and stellantis. so i think you can assume that from today they made a little bit of progress with ford and no progress with the other two. so neal, talk to us about what those on strike are calling for and what's

the mood among them as well? well, certainly the mood among the workers is very upbeat and energised. they had a large rally in downtown detroit last night. senator bernie sanders who's always been outspoken in support of the working class appeared. there were several hundred workers there. so they're energised. what they're looking for is a substantial increase in pay of about a0%. their reasoning is that the ceos of these three companies have seen their pay go up roughly by about 40% over the last four years, but they want many other things that are fairly contentious — shorter working hours, they want more workers to qualify for lifelong pensions, they want healthcare for retirees paid for by companies, so there are a lot of things on the table that are going to take a lot of time to hammer out. and there's also been concern about electric vehicles. why are workers so concerned about that? well, they're concerned,

and probably rightly so. it takes a lot fewer workers to build an electric car than it does a standard car. there's no transmission, there's no fuel system, there's no exhaust system, so there are a lot fewer parts — and what they're concerned about is that as these companies produce more and more electric vehicles they will be looking to close plants and eliminatejobs, american jobs, unionjobs, and so that's a very contentious point. i just want to touch on what you think the level of support is that they are seeing, and i want to bring in a tweet from the former us president barack 0bama, reading: .

neal, how much support do you think are workers seeing? i think there's much more support for the workers now than there have been in years past, and as the former president pointed out, these companies are making record profits. stellantis, for example, in the first six months of the year, made $12 billion which is an unheard of amount. so there is some pretty strong popular support behind the union and whether that factors into their success at the bargaining table, that remains to be seen. i want to talk a bit about the economic climate that we're currently in, because we've seen strikes in hollywood go on for months now. you've been covering this industry for a very long time. do you think there is a possibility that we could see industrial action go on for that long, similar

to what we're seeing hollywood right now? given how far apart the two sides are, i think this is not something that will be solved in three days or a week. i think it will go on for several weeks. the strikes are very targeted. so it's only one plant at each of the companies — that doesn't hurt the companies a lot. it does, it cuts into their profit, but it doesn't shut them down. and the same for the workers. there's about 12,000 workers who are out of work, they get about $500 from the union in support but it is not the whole uaw population that is out of work and reduced to $500 a week. so both sides can probably go on for some time. thank you, neal boudette from the new york times talking to us from michigan. great to have you on. thank you so much. thank you for having me. staying in the us because

60 years ago this past friday, four black girls were killed in an attack on a birmingham, alabama church by four members of the ku klux klan. the massive explosion claimed the lives of 11—year—old denise mcnair, along with 14—year—olds carole robertson, addie mae collins and cynthia dianne welsey. it also injured nearly two dozen others inside the church as they prepared to attend sunday services. the fbi called the 1965 bombing a "clear act of racial hatred" and "a most heinous offence." on friday — survivors, victims�* family members as well as the first black woman appointed to the us supreme courtjustice ketanji brown jackson gathered at the rebuilt 16th street baptist church to remember the girls and the events of september 15, 1963. now, i'd be remiss if i did not take a moment to acknowledge at the outset those present now who are also in this church 60 years ago today, at the scene of the tragic event that has brought us together.

to the survivors and the victims, i cannot imagine the strength that it must take to keep coming back here. after what you have endured. may we all learn from your commitment to this cause and for the grace that you have repeatedly shown, even in your long standing grief. turning to ukraine now. two civilian cargo ships have become the first to safely navigate a maritime corridor, to reach one of the country's black sea ports. the two ships have docked in chornomorsk and are expected to load almost 20,000 tonnes of wheat destined for africa and asia. the united nations and other groups have warned that the russian blockade could drive up global grain prices, putting millions of the world's poorest at risk of malnutrition or even starvation. ukrainian naval ships have been defending the corridor since august, after russia said

it would once again treat all ships sailing to the country as potential military targets. meanwhile, ukraine says it's retaken the small, but strategically located village of andriivka, south of the city of bakhmut. fighting has been raging in this area of eastern ukraine for more than a year. the russian military still controls what's left of bakhmut. but ukrainian forces have been slowly regaining ground to the north and south of the city as their counteroffensive grinds on. protests are being held in iran and across the world to mark one year since the death of mahsa amini, a 22—year—old woman who died in iranian police custody. amini was arrested for allegedly violating iran's strict rules requiring women to cover their hair with a hijab or headscarf. an un human rights expert said the evidence established that she died "as a result of beatings" by the morality police. the iran's state coroner said her death was a result

of pre—existing medical conditions. amini's death sparked mass protests across the country with women ripping off their headscarves and cutting their hair in solidarity. authorities have not released an official death toll from the crackdown but activists and human rights groups have helped to give a picture of what's happening on the ground. a western diplomat in tehran estimates that about 20% of women are now going outside without a head covering. and that at least 20,000 iranians have been arrested with reports of torture and rape while in police custody. human rights groups claim the regime has killed more than 500 people. over 500 protesters lost their lives during the mass protests. incidents were captured on camera showing both police and militias loyal to the supreme leader firing at the demonstrators. 0mid moradi, a former officer in the iranian special police forces, has defected and sought refuge in germany.

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falsely telling her i was on the brink of execution. they recorded her anguished cries and played them back to me in my prison cell. at that moment, the world seemed to collapse over my head. he the world seemed to collapse over my head.— over my head. he said many members — over my head. he said many members of _ over my head. he said many members of the _ over my head. he said many members of the iranian - over my head. he said many. members of the iranian police force grapple with moral and ethical dilemmas. scientists have released new measurements of polar sea ice, showing levels near antarctica reaching a new record low for the winter season. according to recent satellite data, ice cover in the antarctic ocean is about 1.5 million square kilometres less than the september average. that's an area about five times the size of the british isles. australian scientists say the antarctic entering a new era of significantly lower ice cover. that would be harmful for animals like the emperor penguin that live on the ice

and could contribute to a further warming of the planet. and finally, an update on storm lee which has made landfall in the far—eastern canadian province of nova scotia with winds of up to 110km/h. while the storm was downgraded from hurricane status earlier this week, it still packed a punch, flooding roads and grounding flights. thousands of homes are reported to be without power. the region is still reeling from wildfires and severe stay with us here on bbc news. i'll be back at the top of the hour with all your latest headlines. hello. the weather story for the first half of the weekend was one of big temperature contrasts. it felt like summer's last gasp in the southeast of england, 28 celsius there in london. compare that with a much more autumnal 1a or 15 in belfast and edinburgh. the second half of the weekend i think will be less about temperature contrasts

and more about heavy downpours. you can see all of this cloud swarming to the south of us on our earlier satellite image. those showers and thunderstorms will make their move during the day on sunday. in the north of scotland, the day getting off to a cold start under clear skies. further south, significantly milder. generally a lot of cloud around away from northern scotland, some bits and pieces of rain for northern ireland, western parts of scotland but then we turn our eyes down to the south, because this is the heavy, thundery rain that will be drifting across southern counties of england into wales and the midlands. we could see some really intense downpours with a lot of rain in a short space of time, some hale, some squally, gusty winds, could potentially cause a little bit of disruption. temperatures north to south between 15 and 23 degrees in most places. during sunday night the showers and thunderstorms will drift erratically northwards across parts of england and wales into southern scotland, possibly northern ireland. here a separate band of rain pushing its way in from the west. plenty of wet weather

around to take us through the night into the first part of monday. a mild start to monday, 11 to 16 degrees. through monday we'll see this band of rain pushing its way eastwards, essentially scooping up all the thunderstorms and taking them all away with something brighter following on behind. still though with a scattering of hefty showers, temperatures 13 to 22 degrees. but that band of rain sweeping through is associated with a weather front and that is a bit like opening the door to autumn, because behind that we see a run of westerly winds from the atlantic, various areas of low pressure moving through, so on tuesday, expect some outbreaks of rain, some quite brisk winds actually, particularly i think on the southern side of this weather system. temperatures of 1a to 19 degrees and through the middle and the end of the week, we will see further bouts of wet and potentially rather windy weather, so it certainly is going to feel like autumn through the week ahead.

when the storm came, fractured libya was ill—prepared. have a year rainfall fell and 2a hours. in daylight, as much as a quarter of the port city was revealed to be gone. engulfed by floodwater after two mountain downs fail. families washed out to sea as they slept. the brickwork to retrieve the last is under way. with terrible force, the flood swept through the city. destroying homes, cars,

bridges. there was no warning, no evacuation order.