investigators in spain try to find out what caused a nightclub fire in the southeastern city of murcia, which killed at least 13 people. the longestjoint strike action in nhs history — junior doctors and consultants walk off the job for three days, in a ongoing dispute over pay. hello, thank you forjoining us. we begin in mexico, where the emergency services in the north of the country are working through the night to rescue survivors from the rubble of a church in ciudad madero that has collapsed, killing at least ten people. another 60, including children, have been injured after the roof caved in while people were attending

a baptism in the santa cruz church of the tamaulipas state. the red cross said about 80 people were in the church at the time of the collapse. images on social media showed dozens of people trying to hold up part of the tamaulipas state. images on social media showed dozens of people trying to hold up part of the ruined structure with poles while others made their way through the wreckage in search of survivors. these are the latest pictures from the scene, showing the rescue operation continuing into the night. the operation involves teams from the state police, the national guard and the red cross. the cause of the roof collapse isn't yet known, but a structural failure is suspected. journalist franc contreras in mexico city has been telling us the latest. rescuers have been working for hours now pulling rubble by hand, and actually they have been able to rescue one or two people alive from under the rubble there,

and so there is still hope, the bishop says that the roof collapsed right around the major moment of the mass on sunday, in the afternoon, there, the church was packed with about 100 people, and people were lined up to take the communion, of course, that's sort of the climax of the catholic mass, and that's when the roof came down on top of them. bricks, concrete, and, of course, steel support structure is coming down on top of the people. now, there is a bit of hope at this hour, because the experts on location, the national guard units and red cross officials, are reporting that some of the rubble came down on top of the pews in the church, so that could open the possibility of air passages under all of that heavy tonnage. one of the first things authorities looked into was the possibility of earthquakes that bring structures down on occasion throughout mexico — mexico is in a seismic zone —

but no heavy earthquakes were reported at the hour when the roof collapsed at that catholic church on sunday, and so that theory is out. it's still unclear what actually cause this. it could have been bad structural design, it could have been a building error, something of that nature, according to authorities. along that gulf coast of mexico, all along the coast there, building structures of that size are generally made of concrete, steel and some brick, as well. some of those structures are very strong. they've withstood, you know, tremendous hurricanes and even earthquakes in that part of mexico, but there are other structures that don't pass inspection, and so there is speculation that that could be one of the issues here with the church in question. they are removing all of that rubble now by hand, they are planning to work all the way through the night, as long as it takes to decide if there are any more survivors

under the rubble there. european union foreign ministers are meeting for the first time in the ukrainian capital, kyiv to discuss continued aid for the country. the bloc�*s foreign policy chief, josep borrell, said they were there to express solidarity and support for the ukrainian people. he told the bbc he's "worried" by the us's decision to not include any new support for ukraine in a short—term funding deal. us congress was forced to drop the support to avert a government shutdown. ukrainian foreign minister, dmytro kuleba, told reporters today's meeting sent an important signal. this is a historic event because for the first time ever the foreign affairs council is going to sit down outside of its current

borders, of the borders of the european union, but within future borders and this is a message in itself, a message of support that the european union is extending to ukraine, which we are very much gratefulfor. mr borrell said it was possible for ukraine to join the bloc — even if the war with russia was still ongoing. 0ur kyiv correspondent james waterhouse has more. i think what we have seen in all of this political turmoil in the us, as you'vejust seen, is this political turmoil in the us, as you've just seen, is the first hard symptom of the growing scepticism within some corners of the republican party. we do have foreign ministers from all 27 member states of the european union here in kyiv today, it's a significant meeting and it's an attempt to both unlock future funding on top of the sizeable packages which have recently been announced, topping

more than 50 billion euros, that's not to be sniffed at, but this is also europe trying to put on a united front, where there are some cracks. there has been an election victory for a populist pro—moscow party in slovakia, we are seeing a polarising election in poland where theissue polarising election in poland where the issue of support for ukraine as well as the refugees who have fled to poland is being put under the spotlight, there are increased levels of scrutiny is from such a staunch neighbour, and of course ukraine has long wanted to join the european union. we are told by senior representatives that it will be one day, but we've never heard one that might happen. i directly asked josep burrell that question. i cannot give you a precise date, but it is terrible what has happened. ukraine being considered a candidate is something that i'm sure we've

thought would have been difficult to happen. and now it is a strong commitment from our site. the european union has politically decided to say ukraine belongs to ourfamily, they decided to say ukraine belongs to our family, they will become a member. as soon as the conditions are met. ., , ., ., are met. the eu ambassador to ukraine has _ are met. the eu ambassador to ukraine has suggested - are met. the eu ambassador to ukraine has suggested 2030. l are met. the eu ambassador to i ukraine has suggested 2030. that could be realistic, in her words. if that was to happen, and russia talk about a fifth of ukrainian territory, how realistic would that be? , , , , ., territory, how realistic would that be? ., ,., be? cyprus became a member of the euro ean be? cyprus became a member of the eumpean union _ be? cyprus became a member of the european union with _ be? cyprus became a member of the european union with part _ be? cyprus became a member of the european union with part of - be? cyprus became a member of the european union with part of its - european union with part of its territory being occupied, there is a war, and ukraine has to face two challenges. the war and the criteria to become a member. and the best, the most important security commitment that we can give to ukraine is membership. we commitment that we can give to ukraine is membership. we have seen a short-term — ukraine is membership. we have seen a short-term funding _ ukraine is membership. we have seen a short-term funding deal _ ukraine is membership. we have seen a short-term funding deal in _

ukraine is membership. we have seen a short-term funding deal in the - ukraine is membership. we have seen a short-term funding deal in the us i a short—term funding deal in the us including new support for ukraine goalie seen the election results in slovakia called seen hungry continue to try and block support where it can, are we starting to see western fatigue that ukraine is so fearful of and that vladimir putin is holding out for a?— of and that vladimir putin is holding out for a? yes, we see all that, but holding out for a? yes, we see all that. but are _ holding out for a? yes, we see all that, but are we _ holding out for a? yes, we see all that, but are we to _ holding out for a? yes, we see all that, but are we to say _ holding out for a? yes, we see all that, but are we to say you - holding out for a? yes, we see all that, but are we to say you have l that, but are we to say you have also seen to allow me to say we have also seen to allow me to say we have also seen to allow me to say we have also seen it so the unity of europeans to support ukraine. we have seen unanimity on approving i don't know how many sections packages. we seek unity in order to support military aid. and we seek unity from the beginning of the war because everybody has been putting money and political commitments in spite of all that. even countries that he mentioned who are reluctant to the sanctions, they have been voting in favour of the sanctions, they are worried by the decision of they are worried by the decision of the congress about ukrainian funding. but one thing is clear, for

us europeans, the war of russia against ukraine is an existential threat and we have to react accordingly to that. if threat and we have to react accordingly to that.- threat and we have to react accordingly to that. if there is a us president _ accordingly to that. if there is a us president elected _ accordingly to that. if there is a us president elected next - accordingly to that. if there is a us president elected next year| accordingly to that. if there is a i us president elected next year on accordingly to that. if there is a - us president elected next year on a ticket to pull out support, what would the eu do, would further increase was aboard ukraine to try and step up into that void that will be created?— be created? well, we have to wait for this possibility _ be created? well, we have to wait for this possibility to _ be created? well, we have to wait for this possibility to propose - be created? well, we have to wait for this possibility to propose to l for this possibility to propose to increase our support to ukraine. i had proposed to my colleagues on the defence counsel a european fund for supporting ukraine of 20 billion euros. the president of the commission has proposed to the member states a civilian side 50 billion for ukraine, this was decided much before any speculation about the future of the us politics. so yes, we want to increase our support ukraine. mr so yes, we want to increase our support ukraine.— so yes, we want to increase our

support ukraine. mr borrell, thank ou ve support ukraine. mr borrell, thank you very much- — you very much. political fatigue is a you very much. politicalfatigue is a democratic reality for ukraine. i think president zelensky has already known that. throughout the 18 months of this full—scale invasion, the best remedy for kyiv has typically been military progress. we saw that with the two successful swathes of liberation we saw around this time last year where western allies can see what their aid, what does billions of pounds was translating into. we are talking in the midst of a grinding counteroffensive for the president zelensky is trying to keep the politics separate from the battlefield but that's become increasingly difficult. in his weekend address he said nobody should be able to turn off our resilience and our fortitude. basically, ukraine, it is clear it will keep fighting with or without america and the west's help, but there is an overwhelming preference here, because well ukraine has always been doing the fighting in

ukraine alone, it is the western health which could prove to be pivotal in ukraine's very survival. james waterhouse reporting and he was speaking to the eu'sjosep burrell. now to spain, where investigators are working to identify the victims of a nightclub fire in the southeastern city of murcia. at least 13 people are known to have died in what's believed to be spain's worst such disaster in over 30 years. it broke out in a popular nightclub in the early hours of sunday morning. 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe has the latest. a death toll of 13 which has been confirmed so far, but there are a number of other people who are still believed to be missing, people who were thought to be in one of those nightclubs when the fire broke out. the big task now is to identify the bodies. some of them have been identified already using fingerprints,

but most of the other bodies are not in a condition to be able to do that, so the police are having to use dna tests. however, having said that, there has been some good news this morning. the authorities said that three people who had believed to have been missing and who had been in the nightclub when the fire broke out, they have been located, they are alive and well, so there is some good news there, but there are fears that the death toll could climb further in the coming hours. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the news. the price of a first class stamp rises to £1.25, up from £1.10. that's the third price increase in the space of 18 months. royal mail blames increasing cost pressures and the tough economic

environment for the latest rise. the price of a second class stamp stays the same at 75p. a man who planted a sapling near the felled sycamore gap tree in the north of england says he's "devastated" national trust bosses have removed it. officials say they removed the tree planted by kieran chapman because of the site's unesco world heritage status. a man in his 60s and a 16—year—old boy were arrested in connection with the felling last week. a bbc tv presenter says her eyesight has been saved after going for a routine check—up. bbc wales's lucy 0wen noticed white flashes in her right eye injune, when her optician said her retina was in the process of detaching and booked her in for an emergency operation. you're live with bbc news. a huge fire engulfed the police headquarters in the egyptian city of ismailia in the north—east of the country early this morning.

local media say at least 38 people have been injured, no fatalities were immediately reported. firefighters are said to have contained the blaze in the multistorey building after several hours. the cause of the fire is not yet known. the nigerian president, bola tinubu, has announced a temporary wage increase for lower—paid workers and pledged to lower transport costs. the measures come two days before the planned start of a nationwide strike over the high cost of living in the country. trades unions have been angered by the impact of recent economic reforms, particularly the sharp cut in fuel subsidies that cost the government billions. announcing the latest measures, president tinubu said reform may be painful but necessary for nigeria's future. the nhs in england is warning

of extreme disruption to services as doctors begin their most significant industrial action to date. the three—day walk—out is the longestjoint action, by bothjunior doctors and consultants, in the history of the health service. they say they need above inflation pay rises, but the government has said this year's increases are "fair and final". live now to our correspondent louisa pilbeam, who's outside university college hospital in central london. louisa, we can see the placards behind you, what's the mood like there? ~ ., ., behind you, what's the mood like there? ~ ., , there? well, the mood, actually, it's been pretty — there? well, the mood, actually, it's been pretty vocal, _ there? well, the mood, actually, it's been pretty vocal, there - there? well, the mood, actually, it's been pretty vocal, there has i it's been pretty vocal, there has been chance by the junior doctors and consultants here, they havejust stopped as we went live, and they are frustrated, i would say, this strike is part of the largest strike

action that involves a joint movement with thejunior action that involves a joint movement with the junior doctors and consultants at the same time, which brings staffing level down to what they call christmas day cover on wards at this hospital and around the country. i've been told by a consultant this morning that means patients are safe, they don't have any worries about that, they say there are procedures to make sure there are procedures to make sure the minimum staffing level ensures that patients are ok. but what do they want? they want a 35% pay rise, they want? they want a 35% pay rise, they say would bring their pay to they say would bring their pay to the level that they were getting in 2008, so 15 years ago. and they say that because of inflation and the cost of living, that means that they have a real terms pay drop and they need that to rise. the government, though, are refusing to go around the table with them, there are no talks taking place at all at the moment. the government has said what they are offering is fair, they have

offered a 6% pay rise on average for consultants and an 8% pay rise an average forjunior doctors. but as i say, there are no talks going on at the moment, so it's been made very clear to me today that the doctors are prepared to continue striking, they have a mandate for the next six months but they will continue as far as they've told me today four months and years to come, they say, if the government doesn't start talking to them. but they say that if the government does, this can end pretty much immediately. find government does, this can end pretty much immediately.— government does, this can end pretty much immediately. and another aspect of this is obviously, _ much immediately. and another aspect of this is obviously, we _ much immediately. and another aspect of this is obviously, we can _ much immediately. and another aspect of this is obviously, we can hear - of this is obviously, we can hear the noises there from cars going past due. the question then is, what kind of public support is there for strike action like this? because on the one hand it impacts patients, people who need operations, the results of the cost for nhs in terms of filling up with other doctors to step in when some workers go on

strike. ~ . �* ~ �* step in when some workers go on strike. ~ ., �* ~ ~ ., strike. well, a bma union representative _ strike. well, a bma union representative has - strike. well, a bma union representative has told i strike. well, a bma unionl representative has told me strike. well, a bma union - representative has told me this morning that the last survey they carried out, they said they have around three quarters of the public supporting them still. being down here today, with had a mixed response. we had one man who came up to the doctor and interacted with them, spoke to them and told them that he is an engineer... he can hear the cars beeping in support there. one man said that he earns around £40,000 a year and he asked these doctors, why do you think you deserve to earn up to £100,000 chris mikey said, don't you earn enough because my son has been mixed response. in terms of people driving past, the beeping, that is people signalling their support, but others, there are people also enter the patients who come here today who

said they had cancellations in terms of appointments, or they have had for one patient told me they had to phone up and then come the night collect their results stop so there is some frustration from patients, i think, worrying numbers of patients getting frustrated.— getting frustrated. thank you, louisa pilbeam, _ getting frustrated. thank you, louisa pilbeam, reporting - getting frustrated. thank you, | louisa pilbeam, reporting from getting frustrated. thank you, i louisa pilbeam, reporting from a picket line outside university couege picket line outside university college hospital in central london. in recent months, we've often reported on sewage in england's rivers and seas, and how to pay for improvements — now water companies in england are outlining plans to nearly double spending on infrastructure by 2030. proposals have been submitted to the regulator 0fwat worth £96 billion from the year 2025. if approved, the water firms say the plans will cut leaks by more than a quarter. they say they'll also invest £11 billion to reduce overflow spills, which they describe as the most ambitious modernisation of sewers since the victorian era. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher is at a water

treatment works in cardiff. we will run out of water not within the next 50 years, but within the next 5—10, if we do nothing. east anglia is the driest part of the uk, and making sure there's enough water for everyone is a recurring headache for the local water company. climate change is the biggest challenge we face as a company. this is part of the solution. put my plate down the back, yeah? a huge pipeline project costing more than half a billion pounds. it will transport water from the wettest to the driest areas, and eventually stretch more than 180 miles. it's taking water from north lincolnshire, where we know we have more rain, bringing it down to norfolk, suffolk, and essex, where we have a lot less. there's widespread agreement that, after years of under—investment, our water and sewage infrastructure just isn't up to the job. it's going to take billions of pounds and big projects like this one to fix it. and the bad news is that it's

you and i, through our bills, who's going to have to pay for it. today, the water companies put a price on it, telling the regulator they want to spend £96 billion from 2025 to 2030. they say it will be used to build new reservoirs, plug leaky pipes, and reduce the flow of raw sewage into our waterways. we'll be challenging and scrutinising company plans to show that costs are efficient and to ensure that they are good value for money and that companies are able to deliver on their promises to clean up rivers and seas. the water companies say the extra cost for the average bill payer will be £84 a year in 2025, rising to more than £150 extra by 2030. what would you say to someone at home who says, "why should i pay? the water company have taken dividends, profits, it should be up to them." so the balance that this plan needs to make

is that between being ambitious for the region and being affordable for customers, the investment is paid for upfront by our by our shareholders, our capital investment. and that is then reclaimed through customer bills over the lifetime of an asset, and that is the regulatory model we operate in. the regulator now has a year to decide whether these plans and price rises will get the go—ahead. jonah fisher, bbc news. we can cross live tojonah in cardiff. i understand you're at a sewage treatment plant in cardiff. 0ver i understand you're at a sewage treatment plant in cardiff. over the past few months you've reported on the challenges that the water industry in england has been facing, a big part of that has been sewage overspill into rivers and lakes. is it fair to say that the shortage of investment is a reason we've been seeing this pollution in england's rivers and lakes?—

seeing this pollution in england's rivers and lakes? yes, good morning from the sewage _ rivers and lakes? yes, good morning from the sewage treatment - rivers and lakes? yes, good morning from the sewage treatment plant - rivers and lakes? yes, good morning. from the sewage treatment plant here in cardiff. this is a plant that treats about a million people �*s every day, about 6000 litres of raw sewage can be processed here every second. i'll be quite frank, it's probably one of the least glamorous places i have had to go to to talk to you. there is a bit of a smell going round. but as you said, sewage and the way it's disposed of is a recurring problem for the water companies. in recent years in the uk there has been increasing awareness ofjust how much is being discharged into our rivers and not our beaches. so attempts to try and fix that problem to form a big part of the proposals today. £11 billion put to one side to try and improve the situation with storm overflows in the pipes which discharge raw sewage into the rivers and seas when the sewage treatment companies can't

cope with it. so there will be part of it. there is a lot money for other things earmarked in these proposals, fixing pipes, trying to make sure that with climate change as we get more dry and more unpredictable, that everyone has a steady supply of water into their homes. but a huge number of things in this proposal today, nearly £100 million for the five years from 2025, almost double the amount for the five years before that. hat 2025, almost double the amount for the five years before that.— the five years before that. not an eas 'ob the five years before that. not an easy job that _ the five years before that. not an easy job that you _ the five years before that. not an easy job that you have _ the five years before that. not an easy job that you have today! - the five years before that. not an easy job that you have today! but the five years before that. not an i easy job that you have today! but in easyjob that you have today! but in terms of the response from the regulator 0fwat, what is the response is likely to be in terms of the requests from the water companies?— the requests from the water companies? the requests from the water comanies? , , ,, companies? this is a process, so the reuulator companies? this is a process, so the regulator will— companies? this is a process, so the regulator will be _ companies? this is a process, so the regulator will be looking _ companies? this is a process, so the regulator will be looking very - regulator will be looking very carefully at the detail on all of the proposal from all of the different water companies in england and wales, they will be looking at whether the projects are necessary, where they have been costed properly, whether they represent value for money in terms of what the

customers expect that water companies to do. that will all be factored in. there will be a too and fro between the regulator and the water companies over the next year orso water companies over the next year or so and then in december next year there will be a decision taken as to exactly what will go ahead and how much bills will have to rise to pay for. ., _, , for. our environment correspondent there, for. our environment correspondent there. jonah — for. our environment correspondent there, jonah fisher, _ for. our environment correspondent there, jonah fisher, speaking - for. our environment correspondent there, jonah fisher, speaking to - for. our environment correspondent there, jonah fisher, speaking to us| there, jonah fisher, speaking to us from a sewage treatment plant in cardiff. and jonah will have an update on the response from the uk water regulator 0fwat to that request from water companies. you're watching bbc news, stay with us. hello again. from the north and west, we are looking at a mixture of blustery showers and some sunshine. we have got this clutch of weather fronts in the south. it's been a murky start across england and wales with a lot of cloud, mist in fog. as

we go through the afternoon, if anything we still will hang on to the cloud bubble will see some heavier rain developed in some —— and some of that will be sunday. showers in the north must continue, some of them getting over it towards the east. quite blustery as well. temperatures are fresher, 13 to 17 for scotland, northern england and northern ireland but are warmer and more humid 22 in london. as we head through the evening and overnight, this weatherford reducing all the rain continues to move over towards the near continent. behind it, it will turn fresher and we will also have a clatter of showers in the north and west and still blustery. the wind strengthening in the far north of the country. but it will also feel fresh in the south—east where it has been quite humid for a while. . tomorrow the weather frantically has become a weak front coming in in from the west for the north—west. so that's going to blow in quite a lot of showers across

northern and western areas but some of them will make it over to the east. in between there will be some sunshine but we will notice breeze tomorrow. temperatures fresher than today in southern areas, 12 to around 19. as we move from tuesday to wednesday, we have had a clutch of weather fronts which will show their hand coming in across northern ireland and scotland initially, crossing northern england later. high—pressure hanging on in the south, the isobars ever present tell you it's going to be another breezy day. rain crosses northern ireland and scotland, gets into northern england. as it moves away, some showers behind for the rest of england and wales, a ridge of high pressure and a lot of dry weather and sunshine. temperatures of 12 to around 19 north to south. as we move into thursday, breezy with some rain across the north and west. cloudy with a few spots of light rain and drizzle as we push further south and

east. friday, more sunshine in southern areas but wet and windy in the north.

this is bbc news, the headlines... tougher rules on benefits and a boost to the national living wage — chancellorjeremy hunt's expected promises to the conservative party conference.

dame sharon white will stand down as chair of thejohn lewis partnership when her five—year term ends next year. the longestjoint strike action in nhs history. junior doctors and consultants walk off the job for three days, in an ongoing dispute over pay. the average house price continues to fall. they're now about £14,500 less than a year ago. the water companies' plan to reduce sewage spills. and they want an extra £150 a year from customers to pay for it. tax cuts are at the centre of the debate among mps at the conservative party conference, which continues today. those calling for cuts include former prime minister liz truss. we're expecting to hear more from her today. but chancellorjeremy hunt — who will set out his economic plans