and scientists uncover gruseome evidence suggesting bronze age britons may have butchered and eaten their enemies. french troops, rescue workers and aid are being rushed to mayotte to help victims of the worst storm to hit the french indian ocean territory in almost a century. cyclone chido flattened whole neighbourhoods on saturday and hundreds of people are feared dead. power and communication lines have been ruptured. the airport and hospital are also badly damaged. the cyclone has also caused damage in mozambique. the french interior minister has travelled to mayotte where he has surveyed the damage and met french troops and rescue

workers who are working to get aid to survivors. louisa pilbeam has the latest, poorly built homes with tin roofs never stood a chance against the power of cyclone chido. winds of 140mph ripped flimsy neighbourhoods apart in mayotte, a french island in the indian ocean. hundreds have died, with the death toll feared far higher. hospitals, schools, roads have been torn up in what french forecasters say is the worst storm in nearly a century. john balloz filmed this in the capital mamoudzou, where the slums have been worst hit. translation: it was - the wind, the wind blowing and i was panicked. i screamed, "we need help, we need help." i was screaming because i could see the end coming for me. other people didn't escape, some swept away by flooding or buried in their houses. many of the 300,000 population are without electricity, phone lines, internet,

water and food. the french military are flying in medical supplies from a nearby island and getting teams on the ground. translation: right now, i we're encountering a number of difficulties in transporting all the staff and equipment needed for the victim rescue mission on the island of mayotte. so here there's a sort of cluster log that's being organised to bring together the men and equipment. the aftermath in mayotte is catastrophic. now the cyclone is moving through the mozambique channel, with those in its path bracing themselves. louisa pilbeam, bbc news.

for more on this, let's speak to shinghai nyoka. try to sum up the level of devastation you are coping with. ,., ., devastation you are coping with. , ., ., ., devastation you are coping with. ., , with. good morning, the reports we have from — with. good morning, the reports we have from our— with. good morning, the reports we have from our colleagues - with. good morning, the reports we have from our colleagues in l we have from our colleagues in mayotte is the situation is chaotic, everybody has been shocked by the impact of the cyclone. we have not been able to reach all of our volunteers. we have 200 volunteers in mayotte. only 10% have been reached so far, so we are a bit worried for them also. the reports are showing that most of the concrete buildings have been damaged. all of the slums have been destroyed, the situation is very, very difficult for the population there. , ., , there. understandably communication - there. understandably communication is - there. understandably - communication is hampered. there. understandably _ communication is hampered. how are you managing to stay in contact with people there? yes,

we have a _ contact with people there? yes, we have a very _ contact with people there? yes, we have a very short _ we have a very short communication every day with our team in communication every day with ourteam in the communication every day with our team in the field on the internet, by phone and sms and in mayotte it is even more difficult to communicate with the teams in the field. so we don't have yet the full picture of the situation there.- of the situation there. what kind of age _ of the situation there. what kind of age do _ of the situation there. what kind of age do you - of the situation there. what kind of age do you need - of the situation there. what i kind of age do you need most urgently? kind of age do you need most uraentl ? kind of age do you need most urgently?— urgently? the priorities are water, food _ urgently? the priorities are water, food for _ urgently? the priorities are water, food for the - urgently? the priorities are - water, food for the population, health services also. the main hospital has been damaged. and also emergency shelter. this is what we are currently trying to organise. we have some in position in mayotte that can be distributed to the communities for the emergency shelter components. from la reunion we

are planning to send more units and we have a field hospital that can also be moved to mayotte in the coming days. each of the nature of the homes people lived in were very flimsy and poorly built. how do you keep people safe and give them shelter under the circumstances? ., ., , circumstances? unfortunately it is something — circumstances? unfortunately it is something that _ circumstances? unfortunately it is something that has _ circumstances? unfortunately it is something that has been - circumstances? unfortunately it| is something that has been seen in mayotte. we don't know the situation basically. it is the first situation for many of them. for now we are gathering them. for now we are gathering the red cross capacity in the field first, to be able to know where our field are and the equipment and then we are preparing to deploy more capacity from la reunion and

the french mainland to support the french mainland to support the community. the main challenge is the logistics and the communication issue. it is very difficult to reach mayotte exceptin very difficult to reach mayotte except in military aircraft which can land in mayotte. it will be a very big challenge. from the red cross in la union, thank you very much for talking to us. the german parliament is to hold a vote of confidence later in the government of chancellor olaf scholz, which he's expected to lose. that would pave the way for early elections in february. our correspondent damien mcguinnessjoins us now from berlin. why is olaf scholz in this position?— position? well, it is a bit counterintuitive - position? well, it is a bit counterintuitive because | position? well, it is a bit i counterintuitive because he position? well, it is a bit - counterintuitive because he has requested this vote to be held and he wants to lose the vote.

that is because at the moment he runs a minority government which means he cannot do anything, the opposition are not willing to help him, and that means it is effectively a lame—duck government. this comes after his coalition collapsed in november effectively over a row over the budget. so the only way germany can get an effective, functioning government is to dissolve parliament and to have new and early elections, which should be taking place in september, but olaf scholz says, no, we need to have early elections, because he believes he can win again and form a new majority government. having said all that, his poll numbers are really bad at the moment. at the moment the conservatives are leading and as it stands it looks like the conservatives would win the election. but things are not clear and there is a sense of a slow—moving little crisis in germany. it is very hard for governments to form a majority at the moment.

the coalitions are very unwieldy and that is why there are a lot of things that are unexpected over the next few months before that vote will happen in february. what we know is that today's vote means it is pretty much certain olaf scholz will lose that vote which means the german national elections will most likely take place on february the 23rd, thatis place on february the 23rd, that is looking pretty certain today. that is looking pretty certain toda . ~ ., ., that is looking pretty certain toda .~ . . . ., , today. what are the challenges that face whoever _ today. what are the challenges that face whoever is _ today. what are the challenges that face whoever is in - today. what are the challenges that face whoever is in charge l that face whoever is in charge after the election?— after the election? well, lots of challenges. _ after the election? well, lots of challenges. there - after the election? well, lots of challenges. there are - after the election? well, lots of challenges. there are lots| of challenges. there are lots of challenges. there are lots of global crises, including the war in ukraine and what is happening in syria right now is very unpredictable. for germany it is the economy. for the past few years there has been pretty much no growth. it is not quite a recession but it has stalled and that has an effect on europe as a whole. all parties are talking right now already about what they would do to get growth going. a lot of it is

all about tax cuts and stimulating spending and helping businesses. but the big question is how do you afford that? money is, quite frankly, pretty tight. the election campaign has already begun. the underlying difficulty, though, is the success of the far right. that means that they won't get into government, nobody will work with them, but they have eaten into mainstream parties�* votes. that means it is increasingly difficult for all the other parties to form stable coalitions. that is essentially the underlying problem of olaf scholz�* outgoing three—way coalition. he had very different parties going on three different directions and that will not go away because adie will get stronger. it will not get into government but it will make it more difficult for other parties to form a stable coalition. this instability is likely to be something we will see again going forward in german politics. that crisis is

not going away. let's get some of the day's other news now. medics and civil defence workers in gaza say israeli bombardments on sunday killed at least 53 palestinians, including three rescue workers and an al—jazeera cameraman. israel says it killed dozens of militants. police in the us state of massachusetts have arrested two men for flying drones massachusetts have arrested two men forflying drones near boston's logan airport. there have been a spate of drone sightings across six north—eastern states that caused widespread confusion. police have given no indication whether it is connected to these arrests. research suggests more than eight million vapes are thrown away each week in the uk, up from five million last year. the local government association says the figures are "staggering" and vapes are a blight. single use vapes are due to be banned from the summer. days before he takes temporary charge of the church of england, the archbishop of york stephen cottrell is facing calls to resign

over his handling of a sexual abuse case. a bbc investigation has found that as bishop of chelmsford, mr cottrell let priest david tudor remain in post despite knowing he had been barred by the church from being alone with children. archbishop cottrell says he didn't have the legal power to sack the priest. david tudor didn't respond to our questions. our religion editor aleem macbool reports. in three weeks' time, the archbishop of york, stephen cottrell, is due to take temporary charge of the church of england. but we can now reveal a case that raises serious questions about his judgment. and the children... it relates to this man, david tudor, who for ten years was a priest under stephen cottrell, even though since the late 1970s tudor had faced allegations of abuse against children. he abused his position of trust and it's had a huge effect on my life. having that huge secret pulled me away from my parents. i've lived with shame for a0 years. debbie, not her real name, says she was sexually

abused by reverend tudor between the ages of 13 and 15. her case, and that of two other girls, went to court in 1988, and he was found guilty of indecent assault and jailed for six months. the convictions were later quashed on technical grounds, but subsequently the church found enough evidence to ban him from being a priest, but only for five years. by the late �*90s he was back as a vicar on canvey island in essex, and for years moved through the ranks, though the church did say he couldn't be left alone with children. that's where stephen cottrell comes in, made tudor�*s boss in chelmsford in 2010. ..to share this service with you. well, within days of arriving here, as bishop, stephen cottrell was told about david tudor�*s past and that he was a priest who was banned from being left alone with children. two years later, he found out that david tudor had paid

£10,000 to a woman who'd come forward to say he abused her as a child. but then, not only did david tudor, under stephen cottrell, remain in post, he was made honorary canon of chelmsford cathedral. archbishop cottrell�*s office says it was a highly unsatisfactory and problematic case, and that it was never open to him to revisit or take disciplinary action against david tudor, as there were no live or new complaints that had not already been dealt with. but members of clergy are among thosejoining with tudor�*s victims to call for archbishop cottrell to resign. i think it completely undermines his credibility that this case was not acted on when he knew information at the time. how can you have the moral and ethical authority to lead an institution with that? you can't. so, yes, i do think he needs to consider his position. only two months ago, david tudor admitted sexual misconduct and was sacked

by the church. but he leaves difficult questions for those who for years allowed him to continue as a priest. aleem maqbool, bbc news. for more on this let's speak to our political correspondent, harry farley. just how much trouble as the archbishop of york in? it reflects the state of crisis in the church of england thatjust weeks after we were talking about the unprecedented resignation of the archbishop of canterbury, over how he responded to allegations of abuse, we are now talking about calls for his number two, the archbishop of york, to also step down. stephen cotterell says he did all he could to manage and to minimise the risk of this particular priest, david tudor. when he says he didn't have the legal power to sack the priest that is because often priests are not employees often priests are not employees of the church of england, the church of england structure is somewhat complex in that way.

victim say that is not an excuse, he should have found a way and you should not be minimising the risk, you should be removing the risk. stephen cotterell takes temporary cotterell ta kes tem pora ry charge of cotterell takes temporary charge of the church of england in january charge of the church of england injanuary when charge of the church of england in january when justin welby steps down. it is notjust victims who are wanted him to not do that and to go before he does. as we heard there, the bishop of newcastle is also calling for him to resign and that would add to the pressure for him to do so. for that would add to the pressure for him to do so.— for him to do so. for the moment. _ for him to do so. for the moment, thank- for him to do so. for the moment, thank you - for him to do so. for the moment, thank you very for him to do so. for the - moment, thank you very much, harry farley. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's get the latest on the cyclone in mayotte. tell us what you are hearing. residents

are saying _ what you are hearing. residents are saying they _ what you are hearing. residents are saying they missed - what you are hearing. residents are saying they missed near - are saying they missed near nuclear apocalypse. roads have been made impossible because of the storm and this particular cyclone hit on saturday, late saturday, and flashed through the island with high speeds of “p the island with high speeds of up to about 200 kilometres an hour. many people were not prepared for this. they had been warned but they stayed until the last minute and what we are hearing now is the death toll is expected to rise as rescuers raced to get you some of those areas which have been made impossible by debris that has been strewn all over. ghee has been strewn all over. give us a sense _ has been strewn all over. give us a sense of— has been strewn all over. give us a sense of what _ has been strewn all over. give us a sense of what conditions were like before this. mayotte is one of the poorest parts of france. ., . , france. you are right, it is one of the _ france. you are right, it is

one of the poorest - france. you are right, it is one of the poorest parts i france. you are right, it is| one of the poorest parts of france, it is one of the poorest territories. it is a small population of about 300,000 people and about 100,000 of those people are illegal migrants. so there is a lot of fear in terms of heeding the messages that came from lot of fear in terms of heeding the messages that came f