tom bateman for as spell in morocco and as we mentioned at the start of tom bateman, bbc news and theearly i spoke to tom he was in the high atlas mountains and he was able to give me an update on the desperate situation in the towns and villages around the quake's epicentre. villages around the quake's epicentre-— villages around the quake's e-icentre. . ., , . epicentre. have a listen. winding throu~h epicentre. have a listen. winding through parts _ epicentre. have a listen. winding through parts of— epicentre. have a listen. winding through parts of this _ epicentre. have a listen. winding through parts of this very - epicentre. have a listen. winding through parts of this very rugged | through parts of this very rugged and quite an accessible region. at one point, we went through the town of asni where we did see more of an official response, the moroccan army and some very heavy earth moving equipment and diggers. wejoin people in this village during the agonising wait here because there was a 15—year—old girl and her mother to both missing in this house. now, in the last hour,

here is tom bateman.and it is hard to access but once you are here, it is rugged terrain and very difficult to move around so to try to get heavy lifting equipment operated by rescue teams here has proved extremely challenging. we have seen no signs so far of any kind of official orformal have seen no signs so far of any kind of official or formal response and look at the scene of damage and destruction. this was one particular neighbourhood in this village of several thousand people, most of these are either please block built homes or these kind of mud brick and timber construction is, they are not built to withstand earthquakes and you can see the results. here there was a family of six, five of them were killed, only one survived, the father of the family who we are told is now extremely distraught. we were chatting to a resident who told us how things unfolded. we arrived before dawn, there are makeshift encampments every four. people have spent a night out in the open, i spoke to one woman in tears

tom bateman there._ in july. tom bateman there. we have more on the stories of— in july. tom bateman there. we have more on the stories of the _ in july. tom bateman there. we have more on the stories of the day - more on the stories of the day including the latest on the raac concrete scandal in the uk. we have a live page. actually, this is a picture of the concrete in question. we do have more information on which schools are affected and any more information on that on the bbc website. it is set to turn even warmer this week, increasing humidity as well so starting to feel more uncomfortable particularly at night. much of the country will hold onto dry and sunny weather. however, we will have some mist and fog during the mornings and increasingly towards the end of the week because we pick up more humidity we will see coastal mist and murk too. high pressure over the near continent, see the air coming up. later in the week will start to draw in humid air as well in temperatures reaching the low 30s

tom bateman, bbc news, morocco. now a remarkable story of theft and recovery.hree and a half years later — handed back in a pillow and an ikea bag to a dutch art detective. jon donnison takes up the story. it's amazing what you can pick up at ikea these days. for art detective arthur brand, it's a big moment. bundled up in the famous blue and yellow bag, a pillowcase and a bit of bubble wrap is the stolen treasure he's been hunting for for more than three and a half years. hopefully this is it, he says. and it is — vincent van gogh�*s 1884 masterpiece parsonage garden at nuenen in spring. vincent van gogh. "he's back," he says. "what a day." the work was stolen in 2020 during covid lockdown when a thief used a sledgehammer to smash into the singer laren museum near amsterdam, making off with the painting under his arm. he was arrested a year later and eventuallyjailed, but the painting was never recovered — until now. arthur brand says the piece was perhaps too well known to be of any value to criminals wanting to try and sell it on. and after three and a half

tom bateman, bbc news, morocco.ritain's economic growth fell by 0.5% injuly — that's the biggest contraction in economic output this year. strike action by nhs workers and teachers as well as the wet weather hitting the construction and retail industries — contributed to the decline. gdp is a measure of all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy. gdp helps government decide how much it can spend on public services and how much it needs to raise in taxes. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. an anti—monarchy protester arrested on the day of king charles' coronation is taking legal action against the metropolitan police. graham smith, who's head of the campaign group republic, held discussions with officers ahead of the demonstration and claims there was no justification for his arrest. mr smith has applied for a judicial review on the arrest of him and five other demonstrators. mps will investigate the sexual harassment and s

tom bateman, bbc news, beitar.n members go on strike. some journeys into scotland and wales will also be affected. train drivers with aslef walked out yesterday, as both unions continue disputes with rail operators and the government over pay. here's our business correspondent, marc ashdown: today's rail work shifts from the working week to leather travel. whether it is trying to visit friends or family over the weekend are travelling to a sporting fixture, would be rail passengers are likely to be disappointed. up to 20,000 rail workers at the rmt union, typically station staff or guards, are on strike for 2a hours. it is part of a long—running dispute over pay, jobs and working practices. the rail delivery group which represents more than a dozen operators has offered a 5% backdated pay rise and a pay rise of a% this year if changes to the way staff work can be agreed. we would have to agree to these draconian cuts and ticket offices we would have to agree to cuts in catering, engineering and other grades. we sim

tom bateman reports. dawn lights up the destruction in this village.st remote hillsides have become encampments for the survivors. this lady has lost contact with her son, who fled the village to get help. she was already grieving. her husband had been sick and died before the quake came. translation: we are staying in the street. l i feel bad for my son. his dad passed away and i have to take care of him. people are here to help each other. the village's mosque, still standing, becomes a makeshift refuge. but in the morning we spent here, there were no signs any official aid response. hussain survived when his son freed him from the wreckage of their home. but his wife was killed. "my wife, she stayed in the house. "the ceiling came down and struck her. "this comes from god, but thankfully my son "is safe," he tells me. this is where homes once stood. now, people walk through a cascade of ruins. recovery attempts across this remote region have been painfully slow. so far, this clear—up is people having to do it by themselves. one of their neighbours a

tom bateman there in morocco.same rate as inflation for the first time in nearly two years. the office for national statistics says pay increased by 7.8% between may and july compared to a year ago. here's our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. from film sets to train carriages and defensive systems, this led manufacturer in cumbria is keeping the lights on. but for its boss, attracting and keeping the brightest sparks amidst a shortage of skilled workers means offering wage rises of up to 20%, and more flexible working. i would imagine it's taking you back to really where the crisis wasn't really there, but it doesn't make us stress as much. you're not constantly looking at the pennies all the time, which is really, really good, and just that little bit extra makes you a little bit more comfortable at home and in your home life, which makes your work life less stressful. that scramble for staff in some sectors meant average wages across britain rose by 7.8% in the three months tojuly, matching inflat

tom bateman, bbc news in the high atlas mountains.r, the ceo of a charity that helps girls access education in rural parts of morocco. hello to you, sonia, thank you so much forjoining us. you must be watching the pictures and worrying, your charity works in the area that has been damaged, what are you hearing from people on the ground? that's right, sarah, the region we operate in is the region that was close to the epicentre, it couldn't have been a worse case scenario for us. we have six boarding houses, for the last 16 years we have been ensuring that girls from remote villages have education, and they are thriving, they are amazing, and then suddenly, injust are thriving, they are amazing, and then suddenly, in just few minutes, all of our boarding houses are severely damaged. but what is worse, because it was during the school holidays, the girls were all in their villages, and these are exactly the villages we are seeing on your screen. we are trying to put these girls in a safe place, but it is extremely difficult to reach the

bbc correspondent tom bateman joined a team in one of the worst hit villages in the remote high atlasfor the scent of life. colin scours the ruins of one of morocco's most devastated mountain villages. we followed the uk's rescue team on a journey to the earthquake's epicentre, and this british crew — here to search for survivors — know they are working against all odds. yeah, unfortunately, colin — he's an experienced dog, he was in turkey earlier this year — he only goes on live scent. unfortunately there's been no indication, there's no interest. so, unfortunately, it doesn't look like there's any live casualties in this area. so now it's all about recovery. how do you cope with everything you know destroyed? hussein digs out the remains of his home, hoping to get to his possessions and his family's clothes. translation: iwas here with my family. we were having dinner. the ceiling fell on me. it's god's decision. my brother died. there is nothing they can do. i'm just going to take my clothes out and go to the tent. and this is their home now. people are having to find a way to liv

tom bateman, thank ou response locally here. tom bateman, thank you for— response locally here.esponse locally here. tom bateman, thank you for that update _ response locally here. tom bateman, thank you for that update from - thank you for that update from morocco. we will speak to tom later in the programme, as well. sally has more of the news today. the president of the spanish football federation, luis rubiales, has resigned — three weeks after kissing a player on the lips when spain won the world cup. jenni hermoso says she did not consent to the kiss, and has started legal action. rubiales initially refused to step down, despite facing widespread criticism. joe lynskey has more. it was the image that overshadowed spain's world cup winning moment. a kiss from the federation president that's brought three weeks of fallout. now, luis rubiales has stood down from his post. he gave this interview to piers morgan uncensored. you're going to resign? i'm going to, yes, because i cannot continue my work. in this situation now, the more intelligent and the thing i have to do. the pl

tom bateman, bbc news, in the high atlas mountains.now by ayca aydin, the director of field operations for the ngo global empowerment mission. shejoins me from marrakesh after visiting a number of villages in the atlas mountains today. thank you so much, such a busy time, there will thank you for taking the time to talk to us, can you tell me what you have seen is you have been travelling around?— travelling around? thank you for havin: travelling around? thank you for having me- _ travelling around? thank you for having me. the _ travelling around? thank you for having me. the things _ travelling around? thank you for having me. the things i - travelling around? thank you for having me. the things i see - travelling around? thank you for i having me. the things i see around the scene is terrifying, truly heartbreaking. everybodyjust lost their home orjust even the fear of second aftershock, so they are all living in the street. they are in big pain, they arejust living in the street. they are in big pain, they are just so desperate, u

tom bateman report >> lights out after the destruction this village.'s most remote hillsides have become encampments for survivors. haekeema has lost contact with her son. she was already grieving. her husband was sick and died before the earthquake came. we are staying in the streets, i feel bad for my son. his dad passed away and i have to take care of him, says hakim a. -- hakima. people are here to helpach other. the mosque that is still standing becomes a makeshift future. but in the morning we spent here, there were no signs of any official aid response. hussein survived when his son free him from the wreckage behind him, but his wife was killed. >> my wife, she stayed in the house. the ceiling came down and struck her. this comes from god, but thankfully my son is safe. >> this is where homes once stood. now people walking through a cascade of ruins. recovery attempts across this region have been painfully slow. so far, physically is people doing it by themselves -- this clear up his people doing themselves. in this house, a family of six was in

tom bateman explains. developing talks, american—led, that might lead to a possible normalisation of diplomatic relations between israel and saudi arabia, two old adversaries in the middle east. that would be a historic realignment of relations in the middle east. this is being driven by the americans. now there's something in it for everyone. all three countries involved, the americans, israel and saudi arabia. but there are also very significant costs, concessions that each country would be expected to make. but one of the reasons that saudi arabia is involved, the quid pro quos that it would get for recognition of israel from the americans. now, one of those is it wants advanced weaponry from the united states. it also wants a civilian nuclear programme with the ability to enrich uranium in the country. now, this would be a dramatic change both for relations in the middle east, but for what's happening potentially on the ground in terms of the security ties and security relations within this very, very

tom bateman, in the mountains around marrakesh.of the other top stories on the bbc today, the meeting between kim jong—un and president putin. stay with us. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a "dangerously out of control" dog, following an attack on an 11—year—old girl in birmingham. ana paun suffered serious arm and shoulder injuries when she was attacked by an american bully xl and staffordshire bull terrier crossbreed while shopping with her sister on saturday. west midlands police say the dog is in secure kennels. four people are facing fraud charges over the collapse of uk bakery chain patisserie valerie. they include the former chief financial officer. the chain collapsed suddenly in 2018, with more than 900 jobs and 70 branches lost. the serious fraud office says the suspects "concealed £10 million in debts", they're due to appear in court next month. british soldier has been charged in canada with second—degr

regions of the atlas mountains, which have been the hardest—hit. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom batemanht out in the open for tens of thousands of people across this region. where we are now is in marrakesh, less affected than the high atlas mountains where we were making our way yesterday. but even here, there are damage to homes, i was speaking to one woman who said that her house is cracked and badly damaged. and she simply doesn't want to spend another night there for fear of aftershocks, because, of course in previous quakes that is exactly when buildings can come down if they have been damaged by the initial earthquake. she said that she has bought her four children here, her disabled brother and they are simply at the moment having to fend for themselves. there was no official aid, there has been no official help for them here, she said. and that is the scene that we are seeing replicated in many parts, particularly across the mountains. we spent the day there yesterday getting into some of the most remote areas. and while, in the big towns, particularly in a place called asilah,

live now to our correspondent — tom bateman. your analysis of what we've seen? the middle east. you mentioned haim katz, who it has emerged visited rree had and will spend two days at the conference. the point is this is the conference. the point is this is the first public and official visit by an array is —— israeli to saudi arabia. we've had the first visit by saudi arabia's newly appointed ambassador to the palestinians. he's beenin ambassador to the palestinians. he's been in occupied west bank in the seat of government of the palestinian authority. this is the first visit by a saudi official in at least three decades. what is going on in the background is that american driven process to try and forge normalisation of relations between israel... it would be a historic realignment of ties between two old adversaries. it would be a three—way deal because the us would underwrite it and it would controversy me in the us giving assurances to saudi arabia. 0ne assurances to saudi arabia. one other things in that shopping list is they want advanced american weapon

tom bateman, bbc news, douzrou moutain, morocco.of andrew malkinson, who was wrongfully convicted of rape. mr malkinson spent 17 years in jail for a crime he did not commit despite steadfastly maintaining his innocence. the independent office for police conduct will look into how greater manchester police handled complaints that it had withheld evidence crucial to his case. the conservative mp, tobias ellwood, has quit his role as chair of the defence committee in the house of commons. he had been under pressure to quit since he posted a video to social media earlier this year appearing to praise the taliban, claiming afghanistan had been transformed under their rule. the video has since been deleted. a source has told the bbc he resigned before he was pushed. the children's commissioner says clarity is urgently needed for teachers, pupils parents in england over what a school should do when a child identifies as transgender. scotland and northern ireland already have guidance — wales is holding a public consultation. but headteache

tom bateman, bbc news in the high atlas mountains. of the tourist hub of marrakesh, in the high atlas mountains. earlier i spoke with conflict zone director for the ngo, global empowerment mission, tom berhane tom, thanks forjoining us. what kind of conditions have you encountered? so, in the last 2a hours that i have been here — ijust got here yesterday — and the conditions that i have been seeing, obviously, buildings destroyed, destructed, but peoplejust sleeping on the side of the road, just wherever they can because they are just afraid of being inside structures or another earthquake happening. so, there's a lot of people that are just sleeping outside, don't have mattresses, no blankets, no tents. nothing like that. so, that's the kind of conditions we are seeing right now on the ground. what have you been able to do to help so far? so, upon landing we went ahead and did 200 meal kit distributions to families today, in a small little village just outside of moulay brahim. so we gave out about 200 family meal kits. and how chall

tom bateman, bbc news in the high atlas mountains.ck about 45 miles south—west of the tourist hub of marrakesh, in the high atlas mountains. a short while ago, i spoke with conflict zone director for the ngo global empowerment mission tom berhane, tom, thanks forjoining us. what kind of conditions have you encountered? in what kind of conditions have you encountered?— what kind of conditions have you encountered? in the last 24 hours, i you encountered? in the last 24 hours. i got _ you encountered? in the last 24 hours. i got her— you encountered? in the last 24 hours, i got her yesterday - you encountered? in the last 24 hours, i got her yesterday and l hours, i got her yesterday and the condition i have seen, buildings destroyed, people sleeping on the side of the road wherever they can, because they are afraid of being inside structures or another earthquake happening. a lot of people sleeping outside, no mattresses, no blankets or tents. ~ . ., mattresses, no blankets or tents. . ., , mattresses, no blankets or tents. ~ . ., , te

assistance from others — including france and germany has been declined. 0ur middle east correspondent tom batemanllages. this is a team of around 20 people. you can see the dog and they have specialist equipment. these are fire and rescue crews, some from leicestershire that were deployed over the weekend. they can see the scale of the deployment. they're heading to a village around an hour and a half away, one of the more remote locations. they have been told a critical piece of information that there may be survivors in the rubble. the first job is to work out what is needed to be done, whether or not its possible to get into the damaged structures there. that might require extra equipment, it might require specific skills. so they try and work out the situation on the frowned. he —— ground. there is a possibility of still be able to save lives. so now the team are about to head off. 0ur correspondent nick beak witnessed one rescue effort. this our correspondent nick beak witnessed one rescue effort. this is an example — witnessed one rescue effort. this is an example of _ witnessed one rescue

our middle east correspondent tom bateman is in the atlas mountains.— atlas mountains.y, in this village. _ atlas mountains. miraculously, in this village, there _ atlas mountains. miraculously, in this village, there have _ atlas mountains. miraculously, in this village, there have been - this village, there have been survivors, butjust look at this village, there have been survivors, but just look at the wreckage. these homes are built either of a breeze block all they are this mud, brick and timber construction. they are not built to withstand earthquakes and you can see the result. this particular home here, there was a family of six, five of them were killed in the earthquake, only one survivor, the family of the household, we've been told by other residents here, but he is simply too distraught now to return to any of this. he is of in shock. that has been the emotion, the mood, suspect everyone here, that first, it is the trauma of what came in second, and has laid waste to this particular village, in the high atlas mountains, but at the same time, they are tryin

earthquake struck 45 miles south—west of the tourist hub of marrakesh in the atlas mountains, from where tom batemange of moulay brahim. morocco's remote hillsides have become encampments of the survivors. hakima has lost contact with her son who fled the village, she says, to get help. she was already grieving. her husband had been sick and died before the quake came. "we are staying in the street. i feel bad for my son. his dad passed away and i have to take care of him," says hakima. people are here to help each other. the village's mosque, still standing, becomes a makeshift refuge. but in the morning we spent here, there were no signs of any official aid response. hussain survived when his son freed him from the wreckage of their home. but his wife was killed. "my wife, she stayed in the house. the ceiling came down and struck her. this comes from god but thankfully my son is safe," hussain tells me. this is where homes once stood. now people walk through a cascade of ruins. recovery attempts across this remote region have been painfully slow. so far this clear up is people having to do it by t

tom bateman, bbc news, morocco.etary will be meeting with health leaders in downing street today to discuss plans to ease pressure on the nhs this winter. there is concern over how the service will cope with hospital waiting lists already at record numbers, the threat of more doctors' strikes, and long waits for emergency care. theresa may has urged the government to go "full throttle" on net zero. in an interview for nick robinson's political thinking podcast, the former prime minister also said the uk would have been better off under her brexit deal. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. morning, henry, how is this interview going to go down within the conservative party? this interview going to go down within the conservative party?— the conservative party? this is a fairly significant _ the conservative party? this is a fairly significant intervention - the conservative party? this is a fairly significant intervention at i fairly significant intervention at an interesting time. there is s

assistance from others — including france and germany has been declined. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman team are heading to one of the more remote villages. this is a team of around 20 people. you can see the dog and they have specialist equipment. these are fire and rescue crews, some from leicestershire that were deployed over the weekend. they can see the scale of the deployment. they're heading to a village around an hour and a half away, one of the more remote locations. they have been told a critical piece of information that there may be survivors in the rubble. the firstjob is to work out what is needed to be done, whether or not it's possible to get into the damaged structures there. that might require extra equipment, it might require specific skills. so they try and work out the situation on the ground. there is a possibility of still be able to save lives. so now the team are about to head off. let's talk to a communication managerfor the let's talk to a communication manager for the international fed rigs of the red cross and red crescent societies for middle east and north

tom bateman, bbc news in the high atlas mountains.fear" must be maintained. mps including senior conservative figures have called for the government to take action over china. chris mason has the latest. china, a modern colossus, a booming society and economy reshaping the world with a worldview so very different from the uk. so how should the uk deal with china and how should it react to the arrest of a parliamentary researcher amid claims of spying for china and westminster? the sanctity of this place must be protected and the right of members to speak their minds without fear or sanction must be maintained. we must defend our democracy and their security. defend our democracy and their securi . , ., ., , ., security. the news of the arrest of a researcher— security. the news of the arrest of a researcher here _ security. the news of the arrest of a researcher here in _ security. the news of the arrest of a researcher here in the _ security. the news of the arrest of| a researcher here in the parliament on suspicion — a researcher h

tom bateman, bbc news, morocco.aine has launched a substantial attack on the russian black sea fleet. moscow says ukraine attacked sevastopol with ten cruise missiles and three unmanned boats. russia's ministry of defence says it successfully intercepted most but that two ships undergoing repairs were damaged. earlier we heard from our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, who's in kyiv and has been following the story. we don't yet know exactly how it was conducted, but the head of ukraine's air force has congratulated his pilots, which is a fascinating detail, suggesting that unlike previous attacks on sevastopol, which used primarily primarily drones, put that next to the russian statement about the use of cruise missiles and you have the very real possibility, and it is only that at the moment, we need to verify this, that this attack used western supplied, british or french storm shadow or scalp cruise missiles. if that's confirmed, that would probably be the first time those missiles, those weapons had been us

our correspondent tom bateman is in marrakesh. rwhelmed, so that they could contain the deployment and this big operation, and try to keep it under control. this has not gone down that well with some people we have spoken to, who think in general the entire official operation rescue and recovery and humanitarian hasjust been too slow, too patchy, it is felt uncoordinated to many people in those very remote high atlas mountains. that is all having an effect. you can see here, people here in marrakesh where there was far less damage, have spent a fourth night out in the open, people who do not want to return to damaged homes, as we made our way through that very rugged remote region in the high atlas mountains yesterday, we found that kind of scene replicated, with many thousands of people still having to spend the night outside, still having news, still waiting for news about loved ones under rubble, with many people still missing. tam. with many people still missing. tom, thank ou with many people still missing. tom, thank you for—