anna foster, bbc news, derna.s estimated today that nearly 900,000 people living in the north of libya have been affected by the unprecedented flooding. in derna, the rescuers are now working mostly to remove and bury bodies — and anna's also seen the conditions in which they are doing that. the first thing that you will notice is how incredibly dark it is. there is no electricity in this city and, actually, the workers, you can see some of them over there, who are using big diggers to search for bodies, really, now, rather than survivors, you can see them trying to do their work in the darkness. there are limited numbers of rescue vehicles. very limited aid. in fact, all that we've seen here today on the way to derna has been local libyans. it's been people in pick—up trucks with mattresses in the back, people handing out water. when we came into the city, members of the libyan national army were handing out masks for people to wearjust to combat some of the dust and dirt and the smell that is in the air here. an

anna foster, bbc news, derna. bbc arabic�*s mohamed taha joins me.ems to watch there, as people try and search. we have seen the scale of the damage done. what is the latest on what help people there? ,., ., latest on what help people there? h, ., ., , latest on what help people there? ,., ., ., , there? good morning, lewis. so there? good morning, lewis. so the help that _ there? good morning, lewis. so the help that people _ there? good morning, lewis. so the help that people need - there? good morning, lewis. so the help that people need in - the help that people need in this tragedy, with that immense magnitude, is trying to find their loved ones, their bodies. where are they? there are thousands of people that are missing and thousands of bodies that are missing, and this is really the main issue at the moment. the people who are putting the corpses of the dead people in group graveyards, and this caused problems. people said this could cause diseases if it will not be treated well. and also, the un said this will leave a big emotional shock wit

anna foster from the bbc is there. >> reporter: even by night, derna's recovery teams don't sleep.s a scene that's now been repeated thousands off times. this grainy security c camera footage is from the moment when the floods hit and derna was changed forever. two dams meant to protect the city were broken apart by the force of the water. this wave of death and destruction sealed the fates of thousands. the force of the water swept away everything in its wake. it's things like this that show you the explosive power of the water that cascaded through this city. you can see now this scar on the landscape where buildings once stood, people once lived and there's nothing left. the thick mud and dirt coats everything and makes the work slow and dangerous. the risk of disease is growing. people are returning to derna, not to resume their lives, but to identify the dead, laid out on city pavements in the hope they might be claimed. we traveled across a shattered landscape, derna's distinctive mosque a lone survivor. at the port, derna's dead are still returning to the city, but thousands

anna foster has the latest. a torrent of water washing away everything in its path.ear to see. the death toll is harder to quantify. the red crescent and red cross say as many as 10,000 people are missing. but in a country without a single functioning government, getting accurate information is hard. since muammar gaddafi was deposed as its leader in 2011, libya has been in turmoil. there are two rival governments, and regularfighting for control between factions in the east and west. libya has effectively been stuck in a political quagmire now for at least eight, nine years. and really, even though there has been no major outbreak of violence since 2020, sporadic violence has taken place. but there's been no settlement, really, to that conflict. the lack of internationally recognised government sources makes it difficult to know which details to trust. all the videos you see here have been checked by bbc verify. now the authorities need to get help to the people who filmed them. but the ongoing conflict makes access to libya difficult, and any aid that arrives will

anna foster, bbc news, derna. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.anned the sale of its agricultural exports. hungary, slovakia and poland say that cheaper ukrainian grain is undercutting their own farmers' produce. the european union lifted restrictions last week, leading the three affected countries to take unilateral action. they are all still allowing grain to travel through their territories. an elite women's tennis tournament is being held in china for the first time since a boycott over concerns for the wellbeing of the chinese player peng shuai. the women's tennis association suspended events in china after peng said that she had been sexually assaulted by a senior former chinese government official. the us military has lost one of its f—35 fighterjets — and have reached out to people for help. they're asking for public assistance in locating the aircraft, which crashed over the weekend, somehwere in the southern state of south carolina. the pilot managed to eject the aircraft before it went down. the bbc�*s courtney bembridge has more from o

. >> let's go to benghazi, where we can speak to abc's anna foster.are seeing reports about her devastation there. what can you tell us about the scene? >> this is the city that appears to have been worth to buy all of this. the reason being that when storm daniel moved in across the eastern coast of libya it brought heavy rainfall, abutting the case of the city, it destroyed these two dams that were designed to hold away large accumulations of rain and water from the population on the coast, but that didn't happen. and the speed and the force of the water, enough to break two dams as wash away little huge part of the city. the death toll could be as many as 20,000, which is almost impossible to comprehend, when you think it could be as much of a quarter as the population -- as a quarter of the population as -- of the city. whole apartment blocks were swept away, and many of those bodies have been swept up to see. it is very difficult, even now, to get an accurate idea of how many people have been killed. many more have been injured. and many more hav

anna foster in benghazi. the time i difficult. anna, thank you. anna. foster in benghazi. rif are due here in the next few hours at guildford magistrates�* court. they are sara�*s father, urfan sharif, stepmother, beinash batool, and her uncle, faisal malik. they are all charged with murder. they are also all charged with causing, or allowing come a child. it is after sara was found dead at the family home in woking here in surrey on the 10th of august. a postmortem examination found that sara had what were described as multiple and extensive injuries. those three relatives of sorrowfully back into the uk from pakistan on wednesday. they were arrested shortly after their plane touched down at gatwick airport at around half past seven on wednesday evening. surrey police say that all gatt sharif, sara�*s mother, has been kept updated with the latest. —— all gatt. she is being supported by specially trained police officers. here at guildford magistrates�* court we are expecting those three relatives of sara sharif in the next few hours.— those three relatives of sara sharif in

quentin was just telling you, not easy to get down that coastal road to derna, but our colleague anna fosteranaged to reach derna and has sent us this report on what she has seen. anna: i want to show you as much as i possibly can on what derna looks like tonight. the first thing you notice is how incredibly dark it is. there is no electricity inhe city, and actually the workers -- you can see some of them over there who are using big diggers to search for bodies rather than survivors. you can see them trying to do their work in the darkness, even though it is late here, there are still people out. what you can't quite see but you can get a sense of is how much of the city is ripped away. this area behind me was i narrow channel that ran through the center of derna, and now it is almost 100-meter sca on the landscaper where everything in the path of the water has been washed away. it came down towards the sea -- building people, cars, so much of it swept away. let's bring you down this side to give you a full view of what is going on. you can see the lights in the distance. that is people cr

anna foster, bbc news, derna. a 14—year—old boy died in a stabbing in manchester last night.murder and remains in custody. the dead boy's family described him as the kindest soul. yunus mulla sent us this update. what is so striking is the age of some of the young children who've arrived here today to lay flowers and who've had to choose their words carefully to remember someone they've lost. but this remains a crime scene this evening. you can see the forensics tent over my shoulder. and that's why police say it is crucial they get all the information they need so they can piece together what happened and why someone lost their life. nathaniel shani, another victim of knife crime. his family say he was a best friend to many kind and caring. today, his friends and community remembered him with flowers and messages. nathaniel was stabbed yesterday evening. i spoke to the mother of one of his friends. so he was there. my son can't even sleep since last. like he wasjust killed last night. what was nathaniel like? he is a quiet, good boy, even when they come to my house. the teen

anna foster, bbc news, derna.e un general assembly here in new york. the summit can be a chance to bring forgotten issues to the forefront. with the crisis in syria now entering its 13th year, i asked geir pedersen, the united nation's special envoy for syria, what he wants to focus on. great have you on bbc news. you were recently in damascus. you are in touch with civil society members there. the conflict in syria is in its 13th year. what did you find there? what is the situation like? situation inside syria, wherever you live, whether you live in government—controlled areas or in the three other areas that are not controlled by the government, it is extremely difficult. but it is also difficult for the syrians living outside of syria. the living in lebanon, injordan and turkey. and the economy is collapsing even further. so i said when i talked to people in damascus, i said to me it seems now that the situation economically is worse than what it was even during the height of the complex. what has made it worse

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 a 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. in the late 2000s and early 2010s , russell brand was one of britain's best known faces. famous as a comedian and presenter on both sides of the atlantic in the united kingdom, even appearing in

anna foster, bbc news, derna. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there.cent days, an autumnal flavour to our weather. we'll certainly see threatening looking skies for the remainder of the week, and some of the rain at times really quite heavy. so here's the next batch, pushing in off the atlantic — just look how many isobars there are on the chart. the winds a feature, and some of that rain really quite heavy. so, to start with, on tuesday, the wettest of the weather moving out of northern ireland across southern scotland, northern england, and wales, and we'll see this frontal system moving its way south and north throughout the day. now, it never really gets all the way across central and southern england, so here, some brighter skies into the afternoon, still pretty windy. gusts of winds ao—asmph in places, maybe close to 60mph in exposed west—facing coast, and the heaviest of the rain across northwest england, the scottish borders, and northern ireland. the far north of scotland, bright, as well — not quite as windy here, but it will be noticeably fr

our correspondent anna foster has the latest.orrent of water that washed away everything in its path. the devastation is easy to see. the death toll is harder to quantify. the red crescent and red cross say as many as 10,000 people are missing. in the street, lines of body length and by the hour. mass graves are beginning to fill. many people struggle to find out if their families were still alive, like this lady. there is a shortage of medical aid, there is a shortage of clothes and the situation is not the best, but at least they are still alive. i have one still missing with her son. we have no news about her, she lives in a different building and we still couldn't reach out to her or get any news about her. but in a country without a single functioning government, getting accurate information is hard. libya has effectively been stuck in a political quagmire now for at least eight, nine years and really even though there has been no major outbreak of violence since 2020, sporadic violence has taken place. but there has been no

anna foster, bbc news, derna. turning to the war in ukraine now.ilian 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 chornomosk and are expected to load almost 20,000 tons 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. here in the united states

our correspondent anna foster is in derna and has the latest.g city, now a wasteland. the destructive power of water has ripped the heart from derna. its survivors left rapt with grief and anger. translation: we were told to stay inside our home. - 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. translation: fighting has decimated the country's infrastructure. _ he says it has proved fatal. i spoke to the eastern prime minister, osama hammad. 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

the bbc�*s anna foster.ongo has killed at least 17 people. the disaster occurred overnight near the banks of the congo river in the northern city of lisala, the capital of mongala province. it followed days of torrential rain. witnesses say several houses have been submerged and residents have been struggling to rescue people from the rubble. the sea ice surrounding antarctica is well below any previous recorded winter level, satellite data shows, a worrying new benchmark for a region that once seemed resistant to global warming. the map image shows the typical extent of sea ice at this time of year, specifically on the 14th of september. that's the yellow dotted line. but the actual extent of ice is much less than the median. and as we head into the antarctic summer, much of the existing ice will continue to melt. with more on this, i'm joined by our climate editorjustin rowlatt, who's in the newsroom. tell us what we are seeing at the moment. . . . tell us what we are seeing at the moment. ,, ., . ~ ., . ,

anna foster, bbc news, derna. bbc arabic�*s mohamed taha joins me.ures we just saw there of derna and the state of people trying to — what? leave, stay, rebuild their lives, not rebuild their lives, trying to recover there right now? what's the latest? good morning. so, the city, as anna described in her report, became more or less uninhabitable. so, the situation of the clean water is not good. there is no clean water. the un is warning the people of drinking even the water from people of drinking even the waterfrom under the people of drinking even the water from under the ground, because it might be contaminated with bodies. also, the situation of the city, as we can see in the picture — infrastructure is destroyed. there is no electricity. there are lots of calls of relocating all the people who survived from this tragedy to somewhere else. the local authority is emphasising that they can rebuild, but the international calls is preferring for the people to be relocated somewhere else. interesting. what do you _ somewhere else. interesting. what d

anna foster, bbc news. derna.has agreed to pay £600,000 to every postmaster and mistress who was wrongfully convicted and accused of false accounting, due to a faulty computer system. between 1999 and 2015, the post office prosecuted more than 700 branch managers, with some going to jail and others taking their own lives, before their names were cleared. it's been described as one of the uk's biggest ever miscarriages ofjustice. emma simpson has more. sub—postmaster noel thomas on his way to prison in 2006. he spent his 60th birthday there. nine months behind bars. two years ago, his conviction for false accounting finally quashed. only now is he getting his life back. noel�*s had an interim payment for compensation, but will he be tempted by the government's offer of £600,000 in total to bring this all to a close? i wouldn't say it's not enough, but i still say that people have gone through a hell of a lot in this time. as i said, i've gone through a hell of a lot in 17 years. nothing will — no money will repay w

anna foster, bbc news, derna.w, that a woman who has accused british comedian and presenter russell brand of sexual misconduct has described his response to the allegations "insulting." he's denied any wrong following the publication of the claims by uk news outlets channel 4 and the times newspaper. it is laughable that he would imply this is some kind of conspiracy. he is mainstream. he is very much part of the mainstream media. wejust happens to have a youtube channel where he talks about conspiracy theories to an audience that laps it up. it may sound cynical but i think he was building himself an audience for years for people who would then have great distrust of any publication that came forward. we knew it was common for a long time. as for him denying that anything nonconsensual happened, that is not a surprise to me. he did was consensual, but he didn't deny that he had a relationship with a 16—year—old. so, for women alleged sexual assault between 2006 and 2013. he said that relationships have always bee

that is anna foster reporting from derna in eastern libya.hile ago i spoke to claudia gazzini from the international crisis group, who is on the ground in eastern libya. thank you for taking the time to be with us. paint a pitcher for us of what you have been seeing on the ground fair. well, what i saw in derna today was a devastated city, obviously. i was in derna two months ago and it was a lively city where restaurants were open, where people would walk along the river bank. what i saw today was completely different. 6—story buildings, dilapidated or disappeared, what was once a creek is now a 200 metre wide opening. buildings are no longer there and we are talking about hundreds of buildings that are completely flattened. it is a mud plane now. i sigh rescue teams, a lot of libyan rescue teams, a lot of libyan rescue teams, the real heroes who are huddled up in that small little rooms still digging in the mud looking for possibly five people that were in that room that tragic knight. i sigh rescue teams as well. i saw a lot of patience am

anna foster, bbc news. with recovery efforts under way in libya, just a couple of thousand kilometres away, the nation of morocco is recovering from a natural disaster of its own, after a powerful earthquake caused widespread devastation. moroccan state television reports that 2,900 people have died from the quake. another 5,500 were injured. the 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the high atlas mountains late on friday. the majorfocus is now aid. and the moroccan government is facing some criticism for their response to the quake. they accepted help from spain, britain, the united arab emirates and qatar. it has not, however, taken up offers from italy, belgium, france and germany. germany said it did not think the decision was political, while italy said morocco had chosen to receive aid only from countries with which it had close relations. 0ur correspondent nick beake reports on the continued recovery efforts in the atlas mountains. morocco's young are powering their country's desperate relief effort. volu

anna foster, bbc news, derna. f—35 jet — that went missing after a crash on sunday. they had asked for the public�*s help to find the jet after its pilot ejected due to a, "mishap". stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it has definitely been a gear change with the weather story in recent days. an autumnal flavour to our weather. we will certainly see threatening looking skies for the remainder of the week and some of the rain at times really quite heavy. so here is the next batch pushing in off the atlantic, just look at how many isobars there are on the chart. the winds a feature and some of that rain really quite heavy. so, to start with, on tuesday, the wettest of the weather moving out of northern ireland across southern scotland, northern england and wales. and we'll see this frontal system moving its way south and north throughout the day. now it never really gets all the way across central and southern england so here, brighter skies into the afternoon, pretty windy. gusts of winds ao—asmph in places

anna foster, bbc news, derna.d auto workers union resumed quote �*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. live now to auto reporter for the new york times, neal boudettejoins me from michigan. 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

anna foster, bbc news, derna.sell brand raped her has been giving more details of the alleged attack. in an interview with the sunday times newspaper, she describes how the star asked for her forgiveness, and says she was scared of the implications for herself and herfamily if she went to the police. the woman is one of four making allegations of sexual assault against the comedian, when he worked at channel 4, the bbc and in hollywood. russell brand denies all the allegations, and says his sexual relationships, were consensual. here's david sillito. russell brand, comedian, actor, political commentator accused of multiple sexual assaults and the rape of a woman that the programme dispatches called nadia. he's grabbing at my, my underwear, pulling it to the side. i'm telling him to get off me, he won't get off. i was distraught, trying to get out of the house with him being so much taller than me, like, holding me up against the wall. further details have now been published about nadia reporting the incident to a

anna foster, bbc news, derna. the time is 25 past ten. in the german city of munich. around six million visitors from across the globe are expected to attend this year's event. the mayor of munich officially opened the two—and—a—half week long festival at noon, by breaking open the first barrel. organisers hope this year will see crowd numbers back to pre—pandemic levels. there are some impressive beer carrying skills on show, though the event is not immune to the inflation that's hit so many economies. a litre of beer costs around 6% more than last year. that's it from me. lots more on our website. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. quite a temperature contrast across the uk through the evening hours. the south of the country is still under the influence of air coming off the continent. so its warm, quite humid too. in the north, particularly across scotland, it is going to be a chilly evening, even a touch of frost on the way overnight. so here are the 9:00 temperatures. we will have seen around 11 in aberdeen, 21 in london. and then

anna foster, bbc news, derna.hile ago, i spoke to claudia gazzini from the international crisis group, who is on the ground in eastern libya. welcome to you. thank you for taking the time to be with us. to begin with. paint a picture for us of what you have been seeing on the ground there? well, what i saw in derna today is a devastated city, obviously. i was in derna two months ago, and it was a lively city where restaurants were open, where people would walk along this river bank. what i saw today was completely different. 6—storey buildings, delap —— dilapidated. what was once a creek, now a 200 metre wide opening. buildings are no longer there. and we're talking about hundreds of buildings that are completely flattened. it's a mud plain now. i saw rescue teams, a lot of libyan rescue teams, a lot of libyan rescue teams, a lot of libyan rescue teams, the real heroes and even the boy scouts who were huddled up in a small little for someone who was possibly in that ruin or that tragic night. i saw rescue teams. i

anna foster, bbc news.e coping with the aftermath of another deadly natural disaster — the weekend's earthquake, which has killed more than 2,900 people. volunteers are leading the effort to get aid to survivors. our correspondent nick beake starts his report in the city of taroudant. morocco's young are powering their country's desperate relief effort. volunteers delivering aid faster than officials. people are in danger. if we didn't work so quickly, a lot of people are going to die. the moroccan government has accepted help from four outside countries but rejected others. amina, a volunteer, says she respects the decision. our country know what she need, so if she needs help, she will ask for it and the way the government will know more. they need to get all of this out of the city as rapidly as possible... and up to the atlas mountains. to the far—away homes hardest hit by the earthquake. it feels like another planet here. help can't come soon enough this village. the village of a0 families was crushed

anna a n na foster anna foster is here. the scale of this is simply staggering? yes.er is here. the scale of this is simply staggering? yes, it is one of those _ this is simply staggering? yes, it is one of those stories _ this is simply staggering? yes, it is one of those stories that - this is simply staggering? yes, it is one of those stories that is - is one of those stories that is really told by the pictures that you were showing that you are able to see on screen that shows the extent of what happened. in somewhere like derna, we are looking at potential lay burst dam that has washed away the whole of the city and that is why we are getting these numbers that are so high. you can see the buildings devastated and where the wall of water has come in and just washed away everything before it. it is the international committee of the red cross and the red crescent who have come up with the figure of 10,000 people missing. what we are doing at the moment is you know looking at the pictures, very if verifying the pictures. there are the rival governments in libya and

anna foster, bbc news, derna.in a stabbing in manchester say he was "very kind" and "caring.". two boys, aged 13 and 1a, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and they remain in custody. nathaniel shani died in hospital after he was found with stab wounds friday evening. manchester and harpurhey have to start talking about smartphones that arrange altercations and young people carrying knives, and they're getting younger and younger carrying knives. and we have to put our heads together in manchester and the uk to get on top of this. otherwise there will be more anguished families in this country. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hi, ireland fly—halfjonny sexton called it a lovely personal milestone as he became the country's record scorer after kicking nine points against tonga. 1090 points the 38—year—old fly half, making his 115th international appearance. he made his debut in 2009, he is going to retire from rugby at the end of this world cup. mi; to retire from rugby at the end of this world cup

anna foster there.the un i spoke earlier with francesco rocca, president of the international federation of red cross and red crescent for more on climate—related natural disasters like libya, and the earthquake in morocco. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. i want to start with the catastrophic situation in libya right now. your organisation has said that what has happened in derna is a wake—up call to the world, because climate change made this catastrophe more likely. what you mean by that? i’d this catastrophe more likely. what you mean by that? i'd mean that we are _ what you mean by that? i'd mean that we are supporting _ what you mean by that? i'd mean that we are supporting a - what you mean by that? i'd mean that we are supporting a group i that we are supporting a group of scientists, the group that is working with our climate centre and this is more again 50% likely to happen. this is the big news that is coming from this research. and we are talking about only 1.2 degrees. this i

that was anna foster reporting from derna in libya.s. let's look at some other stories making news. labour has defended plans to tackle the small boats crisis after the government accused it of pursuing an "open border policy". sir keir starmer said he'd negotiate a returns agreement with eu countries if his party is elected. the home office minister said such an agreement could see thousands of migrants returned to the uk. the aslef train drivers union has announced two more days of strike action for the 30th of september and the 4th of october. it's part of their long—running dispute over pay. the dates coincide with the conservative party conference in manchester. the action will affect 16 rail companies. wales is to become the first uk nation to adopt a default 20mph speed limit in built—up areas. the new limit will come into force on sunday, covering about one third of the roads in wales. drivers have been warned not to rely on satnav speed limits because updates might not be immediate. i'm yelled the hacking. you're live with bbc

anna foster, bbc news.to dax roque, libya country director at the norwegian refugee council. he is live in tunis. thank you for being here on the programme. what is the latest that you are hearing? yeah, thank you for having me. i want to express my thoughts and condolences to the thousands who have died in libya and also to a number of front line emergency workers who have also lost their lives. the storm daniel has swept across libya, causing heavy floods. many cities have been impacted. benghazi, misra and tripoli. according to reports confirmed more than 2,000 people have died. almost 10,000 are missing and the numbers are rising. we have received reports that 25,000 people have been displaced. and two dams have reportedly collapsed that have resulted in significant flooding and destruction of neighbourhoods and residential buildings. the norwegian refugee council have around more than 100 colleagues in libya and we have teams in benghazi and we want to expand support working with local partners and aut

anna foster, bbc news.0 miles per hour - to 20. the new legislation applies to thousands of roads in built up and residential areas. spain introduced a similar law in 2021. so what are people making of the change in wales? tomos morgan reports. from today, driving slower will be the norm in built—up areas across wales, but not everyone's happy in the slow lane. jane is a carer in barry, drives around four to five hours a day and is concerned with the impact it will have on her. i'm afraid myself and my staff are going to bed thinking, gosh, if we just take our concentration off that speedometer for two seconds, whether we've got a colleague in the car, whether the in—car phone goes, are we just going to go up to 25 by mistake? are you aware of the national changes coming in in september? if you are pulled over doing more than 20, then you could be fined. but the response from officers will be proportionate and reasonable. for the first 12 months, there will be more focus on education, with police officers a

anna foster, bbc news.teams are continuing to search for anyone who may have survived the devasting earthquake at the weekend. at least 2,500 people are known to have died. the red cross has today appealed for the equivalent of more than £85 million in aid, to help provide shelter, water and sanitation for survivors. 0ur correspondent tom bateman is close to the atlas mountains — to the south of marrakech — close to the epicentre. he sent us this update. this team is moving quickly, heading off to one of the more remote villages. it's around an hourand of the more remote villages. it's around an hour and a half away from here. this is a team of around 20 people, and you can see the dog here. they also have some specialist equipment. these are fire and rescue crews, some from leicestershire, who were deployed out here at the weekend. you can see the scale of this deployment. they are heading to a village around an hour and a half away, one of the more remote locations, and what they have been told is a criti

anna foster reporting from libya.overnment for its port talbot works as part of plans to produce greener steel, but unions say up to 3,000 jobs are still at risk. the plant in south wales is britain's biggest steelworks. here's our wales correspondent tomos morgan. tata steel's long term future always seems to be shrouded in uncertainty. with the majority of its workforce here in port talbot, today's looming announcement has been towering over south wales for some time. and just before midday the business and trade secretary outlined the importance of today's investment. we secretary outlined the importance of today's investment.— today's investment. we are saving 'obs which today's investment. we are saving jobs which would _ today's investment. we are saving jobs which would have _ today's investment. we are saving jobs which would have been - today's investment. we are saving jobs which would have been lost. l jobs which would have been lost. without this investment we would probably have seen the end of steel—maki

anna foster, bbc news.of the red cross and red crescent societies, tommas della longa. thank you forjoining us. devastating scene is coming from libya. what kind of conditions are your team encountering on the ground? the conditions encountering on the ground? tue: conditions are encountering on the ground? tte: conditions are pretty difficult. i would say the scale of this disaster is really incredible. the footage is shocking, but the stories from volunteers are even worse. i mean, priority at the moment is life—saving, saving lives, and take to safety people, and shelter, but we are talking about thousands of families that have lost everything. hind that have lost everything. and how is the _ that have lost everything. and how is the life—saving, life protecting recovery mission going at the moment? well, with a lot of challenges, _ going at the moment? well, with a lot of challenges, logistical - a lot of challenges, logistical challenges, capacity challenges. we have to think about a country, libya, th

anna foster, bbc news, derna.leader kimjong un has met the russian defence minister sergei shoigu, during his visit to russia. they visited an aerodrome near vladivostok in the far east of russia, looking at bombers and fighterjets. russia's defence ministry says mr kim was shown moscow's hypersonic �*kinzhal�* missiles, as well as three bomber aircraft, which are part of russia's nuclear air attack force. and these pictures, also from the russian defence ministry, show them viewing part of russia's pacific fleet at a nearby port. the trip to the coastal city close to the chinese and russian border, is also expected to include the russian academy of sciences colleges in russia's far east have historically accepted north korean students. kim made the two day journey from pyongyang to vladivostok using a heavily armoured train. arriving on wednesday, he met with vladimir putin and has been touring the area since. climate campaigners will march through edinburgh today as part of a global day of action against fossilf

anna foster, bbc news, derna. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. news. people aged 65 and over in england are being urged to book a booster vaccine against covid. the rollout has been brought forward as a precaution against a new variant. last autumn, all over 50s were offered the vaccine but the government's medical advisers recommended that only the over—65s and other vulnerable groups should be included automatically this year. the cost of renting a home rose by 12% in the year to august, according to estate agency hamptons — that's the highest since it started its survey in 2014. it says typical monthly rent of a newly let property is now just over £1,300. two pubs a day have disappeared in england and wales in the first half of the year — that's according to government statistics. figures showed that 230 pubs vanished in the three months to 30 june — an increase over the previous quarter, when the doors to 153 pubs closed. campaigners have called for planning laws to change to protect pubs. you're live with bbc news. in south africa, a notorio

anna foster, bbc news, derna.hat global attempts to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change are going in reverse. they said goals for sustainable development, agreed by un member states in 2015, were "in peril" and many were unlikely to be met. and, as our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from new york, the war in ukraine will again dominate events. september in new york. rain, security, and diplomats gathering at the united nations, all here for the annual meeting to try to put the world to write. high on their agenda, the world to write. high on theiragenda, of the world to write. high on their agenda, of course, the russian invasion of ukraine, where the war is grinding on. earlier this year, the un secretary general antonio 6uterres went to ukraine. today president zelensky will pay him a return visit. after arriving in new york he first went to hospital to meet wounded ukrainian veterans. today he will tell the un, in person, for the first time, that the war they have been fighting affects

anna foster is now in the studio with me let's pick up on that issue of trust.alk about the political situation in the country, how that will impact what has happened here. in how that will impact what has happened here.— how that will impact what has happened here. in libya it makes thins happened here. in libya it makes things harder _ happened here. in libya it makes things harder because _ happened here. in libya it makes things harder because what - happened here. in libya it makes things harder because what you | happened here. in libya it makes- things harder because what you don't have at the moment is a single unified functioning government. ever since the fall of gaddafi back in 2011, libya has been in conflict. you have different factions in the east and west that vie for control. there are two separate governments, one in the west, one in the east. this has happened in the east of the country and when we talk about government numbers, government statements, the authorities, we would assume that was a number, a position that was entirely trustworthy.

anna foster, bbc news, derna. lives in the uk — and works for a charity which is providing help in the region. thank you so much and welcome. i know you have family in the area, have you been able to contact them? we have fortunately heard from at least all the relatives, my personal relatives up until wednesday morning, we heard about every single one of them but because of the phone network, the internet connection, we could not get, even people within libya could not make contact and the last of our family that gladly we now know are safe, they had to leave work they were living, the building which was safe to find some work with network to let the fun they know they were 0k with network to let the fun they know they were ok but the fate is not the same for my mother, we have extended, family friends at first, she was born in ghana, she lived there until the age of 26, both of her parents are buried there, my uncle and aunt left there so if anyone from their who grew up there in derna, they will know a substant

the bbc�*s anna foster.below any level previously recorded in the antarctic winter, satellite data shows. the map image shows the typical extent of sea ice at this time of year — specifically, on the 14th of september. that's the yellow dotted line. but the actual extent of ice is much less than the median. and as we head into the antarctic summer, much of the existing ice will continue to melt. for more, let's go live to the british antarctic survey�*s rothera research station in antarctica and speak to robbie mallett, who is a postdoctoral research fellow at the university of manitoba in canada. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. you are on the scene. if you are her —— if we were to head outside the research station and onto the ice, what would we see at the moment? this onto the ice, what would we see at the moment?— onto the ice, what would we see at the moment? �* , ., ., ., the moment? as we head out from the station today. — the moment? as we head out from the station today. we _ the mo

our correspondent anna foster reporting live from derna.les, will receive up to £500 million from the government in a bid to produce steel in a greener way. but the change could mean the loss of around 3,000 jobs, with the site's owners warning of potential �*deep restructuring'. tomos morgan has the story. towering over port talbot, the uk's largest steel plant was a workforce of almost 4000 is an integral part of almost 4000 is an integral part of the uk economy and the industry as a whole. today's announcement was outlined as an important step for the future of greener steel. this is a transformation _ the future of greener steel. this is a transformation project. - the future of greener steel. this is a transformation project. we are l a transformation project. we are putting £500 million to try to transform port talbot into green steel—making industry and that's definitely something to be celebrating.— definitely something to be celebrating. definitely something to be celebratina. �* ., celebrating. along with the uk investment. — cele

our correspondent anna foster has seen the extent of the devastation — and reports on the lack of basic the first thing that you will notice is how incredibly dark it is. there is no electricity in this city and, actually, the workers, you can see some of them over there, who are using big diggers to search for bodies,