thank you so much- as— asni. thank you very much. thank you so much- as we _ asni._ asni. thank you very much. thank you so much. as we mentioned, that - asni. thank you very much. thank you so much. as we mentioned, that the l so much. as we mentioned, that the death toll following _ so much. as we mentioned, that the death toll following friday _ so much. as we mentioned, that the death toll following friday night's . death toll following friday night's earthquake in morocco has now risen to 2681. a british parliamentary researcher has said he's "completely innocent" of claims he was spying for china. he was arrested under anti—espionage laws. in a statement released through his lawyers, the man said he felt "forced to respond" to accusations in the media. the researcher was one of two men arrested in march under the official secrets act. the prime minister, rishi sunak, told the house of commons he raised his "strong concerns" with china's premier li at the g20 summit. the whole house is rightly appalled about reports of espionage in this building. the sanctity o

a landslide had blocked the way to the town of asni in the atlas mountains.ishi sunak informs china's premier that he has "significant concerns" about beijing's interference in british democracy. it follows the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying — amid growing concern about chinese espionage. a top—ranking us military officer warns that ukraine's army has no more than forty—five days of fighting left, before autumn rains hamper its offensive. general mark milley told the bbc that the ukrainian attack was going more slowly than hoped — but was progressing at a steady pace. now on bbc news...0ut of shape

this is the small town of asni in the atlas mountains. very few buildings have been left undamaged.riday's 6.8—magnitude earthquake struck 45 miles south—west of the tourist hub of marrakesh, from where anna holligan joins us now. what is the evidence of supply is now getting through? it is what is the evidence of supply is now getting through? it is almost 48 hours are now _ now getting through? it is almost 48 hours are now since _ now getting through? it is almost 48 hours are now since the _ now getting through? it is almost 48 hours are now since the quake - now getting through? it is almost 48i hours are now since the quake struck and here in the historic heart of marrakesh, they have cleared away most of the rubble will stop the tourists and locals have returned to the terraces at sipping mint tea. it is a very different picture up in the atlas mountains. as we have been hearing from many round her, there is a sense of relief that helpers are finally starting to get three. in the foothills of the atlas mountains, the small town of asni, a community crushed and crumbling. resc

we have set “p asni where we are now. we have set up camp. a lot better than it was a couple hours ago. we continued our way up to the top of the mountain inaudible hard to get through, rescue teams are there, ambulances are going up and down the mountain, but they've just been able to reach them so there is a lot of first aid rescue, a lot of emergency rescues. find there is a lot of first aid rescue, a lot of emergency rescues. and the embassies of _ a lot of emergency rescues. and the embassies of your _ a lot of emergency rescues. and the embassies of your organisation - embassies of your organisation provide food and water, particularly? 0rto provide food and water, particularly? or to try to help the rescue and recovery effort. the? particularly? or to try to help the rescue and recovery effort. they are collectin: rescue and recovery effort. they are collecting donations, _ rescue and recovery effort. they are collecting donations, they _ rescue and recovery effort. they are collecting donations, they are - collecting donations, they ar

very few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6.8 magnitude quake in asni.you can see, very few buildings have been left unscathed. live now to marrakesh, we can speak to our correspondent anna holligan. give us a sense of things where you are? ., ., , ., .,, , give us a sense of things where you are? , ., .,, , , are? some good news at last. help is startin: to are? some good news at last. help is starting to trickle _ are? some good news at last. help is starting to trickle into _ are? some good news at last. help is starting to trickle into those - are? some good news at last. help is starting to trickle into those most - starting to trickle into those most affected communities. the american army has managed to clear some of the landslide, allowing the vital supplies to reach those communities worst affected. also from the international community —— the moroccan army has cleared some of the landslide. the uk is also sending a team, a uk charity due to arrive here on monday. they will all be heading to the atlas mountains to offer help to those whose villa

the village of asni in the foothills all but destroyed in the quake.illagers are doing what they can to survive after losing everything. reporter: the day begins with hot tea and breakfast after a third night sleeping in the cold. the men gather on one side, the women on the other. the village of asni has 600 residents and is located in the atlas mountains. rescue operations have sprung up in the center of town. nearly 200 towns were destroyed or damaged in the earthquake and the community is hoping to overcome the trauma together. >> we have received help from another village as well as organizations. we started organizing meals for everyone but we need more flour, we don't have enough. >> our lives changed in a minute. we can no longer return home. we are very scared. my little girl is traumatized. reporter: residents here mainly lived off farming. the earthquake claimed the lives of at least 30 people while of the injured -- while at injured recover intense. >> i saw the doctor for the first time yesterday, they had omitted resources into many peopl

very few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6.8 magnitude quake in asni. meanwhile, let's bring you these live pictures from amizmiz which is about 55 kilometres south of marrakesh, also at the foot of the atlas mountains. we can see those yellow tents which have been set up in the background there as people get into the region, aid starts to come into the area and rescuers making that very much their base as they head into the towns and villages which have been worst affected by this quake. we can speak to our correspondent anna holligan. she is in the city of marrakesh and joins us live. good to see you, bring us up to speed with the picture where you are. we bring us up to speed with the picture where you are. we are in the historic heart — picture where you are. we are in the historic heart of— picture where you are. we are in the historic heart of marrakesh - picture where you are. we are in the historic heart of marrakesh inside i historic heart of marrakesh inside the medina, you may be able to hear the medina, you may be able to hear the calls to p

jamal imerhane, president of the asni commune.nd soldiers continue to evacuate people from villages and towns affected by major flooding in central greece. they've been using boats and helicopters, which are also helping to supply cut—off settlements with food and drinking water. parts of the capital of the thessaly region, larissa, have been inundated, and there's a push to reinforce embankments of the pineios river. the flooding was caused by unprecedented rainfall brought by storm daniel earlier this week. our correspondent sofia bettiza who is in larissa — one of the towns most affected. she gave us the latest. there's a big search and rescue operation this morning in larissa in central greece. you can see behind me, two people have just been rescued and they are getting to safety. we have seen all morning volunteers getting on dinghies like this one, on boats, on canoes, and looking for people who are still stranded, stuck on rooftops, stuck on their balconies. he this rescue operation is extremely complicated. entire village

this is the small town of asni in the atlas mountains. very few buildings have been left undamaged. friday's 6.8—magnitude earthquake struck 45 miles south—west of the tourist hub of marrakesh, more from anna hooligan who is in marrakesh. essential aid is on the way. the moroccan military has been deployed to distribute food and clear the landslides. international assistance is starting to arrive. spain and the czech republic have sent search and rescue teams. british aid charities are coming, too. inside the ancient city of marrakesh, miles away from the epicentre of the quake, a quarter of the population has been affected. this man told me he would rather be at home with his family but he can't afford not to work. if you want to help the people of this country, come to this country because this country, especially this city, need the tourists more than in the past. this is a unesco world heritage site. the un's cultural agency says it will help morocco to assess the damage and come up with a repair strategy to reconstruct these cherished cultural assets that attract visitors from

a landslide had blocked the way to the town of asni in the atlas mountains.icant concerns" about beijing's interference in democracy. it follows the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying. a top—ranking us military officer has told the bbc that ukraine's army has no more than 45 days of fighting left before autumn rains hamper its offensive. general mark milley said the ukrainian attack was going more slowly than hoped, but was progressing at a steady pace. i will bring you some

more than 500 people died in the area of asni, all this area, they know a lot of people passed away.than 100 people injured. it is really horrible and it is really catastrophic in the villages in the atlas mountains. and thanks to our local authorities doing a lot of effort to get access to the villages, to get to the people. to the villages, to get to the eo - le. ~ . , to the villages, to get to the healer ., , , to the villages, to get to the --eole.~ . , , ., ., people. we are very sorry to hear that, people. we are very sorry to hear that. jamal. _ people. we are very sorry to hear that. jamal. it — people. we are very sorry to hear that, jamal, it sounds _ people. we are very sorry to hear that, jamal, it sounds like - people. we are very sorry to hear that, jamal, it sounds like a - people. we are very sorry to hear that, jamal, it sounds like a very| that, jamal, it sounds like a very distressing time for you and your community. in terms of help at hand, are you able to get the help that you require? to are you able to get the help that you require?— are you able to get the h

the problem in this location at asni at the bottom of the atlas mountains is that people will be comings a highly sophisticated hospital deployed around the world to the democratic republic of the congo, to jordan and elsewhere to deal with emergencies internationally, but here they're dealing with emergencies locally obviously but they've got radiologist, they've got laboratories, they've got operating theaters, they've got pharmacological tents and they've even got psychiatric help is here. and ultimately though the real problem is for the rescue services up in those mountains where the needs are gravest because the roads up there have been cut, helicopters are being sent in to deliver aid to try to pick up patients to try to do assessments, to try to figure out how wide this catastrophic problem really extends in this country. there have been some amazing successes because this is still within the golden hours of three days when people buried under the ground have a reasonable chance of survival. people have been pulled out in almost miraculous recoveries around the country, particul

a landslide had blocked the road to the town of asni in the atlas mountains. the death toll currently stands at more than than 2,000. president biden has arrived in vietnam to sign a new strategic partnership, nearly half a century after the us withdrew from the vietnam war. the deal would significantly upgrade their diplomatic relations. both the united states and vietnam are trying to counter china's influence in the region. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has warned the chinese premier of his "significant concerns" about beijing's interference in democracy. it follows the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying. those are the headlines here on bbc news. now on bbc news.... the spy who got away with murder. freddie scappaticci — one of britain's top spies in the ira. code name — stakeknife. the famous sta keknife. he was obviously someone who had access to the higher levels of the ira. an ira spy catcher skilled at interrogating suspected informers. an ira enforcer and executioner. there's not one killing that freddie scappaticci was in

a landslide had blocked the way to the town of asni in the atlas mountains.he death toll currently stands at more than than two thousand. us presidentjoe biden visits vietnam to sign a new diplomatic partnership — almost 50 years after the end of the vietnam war. mr biden has met the communist party leader, and is due to have further talks on monday. the visit comes amid china's growing influence in the region. a top—ranking us military officer warns that ukraine's army has little more than 30 days left of fighting before the weather hinders its counter—offensive. general mark milley told the bbc that the ukrainian attack was going more slowly than hoped — but was progressing at a steady pace. now on bbc news...the briefing smiling through. this is ahmed naguib. he's 11 years old and he doesn't let much get in his way. he's heading to the river to get water, a daily ritual. life was tough here, even before the war. but ahmed is a fighter. we've come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. are you the best teacher there? that

a landslide had blocked the way to the town of asni in the atlas mountains. death toll currently stands at more than than 2,000. british prime minister rishi sunak has warned the chinese premier of his "significant concerns" about beijing's interference in democracy. it follows the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying. a top—ranking us military officer has told the bbc that ukraine's army has no more than 45 days of fighting left before autumn rains hamper its offensive. general mark milley said the ukrainian attack was going more slowly than hoped, but was progressing at a steady pace. i will bring you some breaking news concerning that escaped individual. he was re—captured yesterday. they are telling us that he has now been charged following his escape and rearrest. they said he will appear in west manchester court. he's charge escaping from prison contrary to prison law. he was arrested in west london yesterday morning following a huge policing operation. he escaped from prison on wednesday morning. he clung onto the underside of a

a landslide had blocked the way to the town of asni in the atlas mountains.he death toll currently stands at more than than two thousand. uk's prime minister rishi sunak tells china's premier that he has "significant concerns" about beijing's interference in british democracy. it follows the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying — amid growing concern about chinese espionage. a top—ranking us military officer has told the bbc that ukraine's army has no more than forty—five days of fighting left before autumn rains hamper its offensive. general mark milley said the ukrainian attack was going more slowly than hoped, but was progressing at a steady pace. now on bbc news...click this week, we're at the biggest tech show in europe for phones, fashion and ffffreaky robots! robot speaks with australian accent: �* , , an exciting time to be alive. are you alive? when is an airport not an airport? when it becomes a tech hub for green start—ups. cheers! thank you. and as we save the world one broken item at a time, the award for the most profound

rescue teams have reached the town of asni after the moroccan army cleared a landslide on the accessunities remain cut off by rockfalls and there are reports of entire villages flattened. 0ur correspondent nick beake has made it to another community in the atlas mountains. she sobs. the grief was unbearable. and found in every corner of this tiny community. their spirit crushed a little more every time news arrived of another body recovered. the bricks and stones of their traditional houses no match for the size of this quake. the village of tafeghaghte levelled in seconds. abu rahman was being comforted by everyone who saw him. he tells us he's lost his wife and his three boys. he wants to take us to where his family lived so happily until friday night. a walk through the rubble of this remote atlas mountain wilderness. "our house was up there", abu rahman tells us. "you can see the white blankets and the furniture, too. "everything else has gone." he ran home after the earthquake and says he started screaming out for his kids but there was nothing. "we buried them yesterday", he sa

at one point, we went through the town of asni where we did see more of an official response, the moroccanng 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, tragically, the teenage girls brought out, her body wrapped in a blanket. they're still searching for her mother but that is being aided, of course, by the use of the digger which hasjust been of course, by the use of the digger which has just been an action because that allows them to clear all the bubble so that the rescue teams can get in and try to do the more delicate work with their hands -- play more delicate work with their hands —— play all the rubble. wejust heard on the report was the fact many people are simply reduced to trying to clear things by themselves. in that village people have accepted the death toll there of around a0 residents does account now for all the missing so they have really stopped looking and a focus and attention comes on humanitarian aid and relief.— aid and re

journalist who lives in the atlas mountains and is currently travelling between the villages of imlil and asnie of the most impacted areas by the earthquake. thank you forjoining us. tell us a bit about what you're seeing. i’m thank you forjoining us. tell us a bit about what you're seeing. i'm on the main road _ bit about what you're seeing. i'm on the main road from _ bit about what you're seeing. i'm on the main road from my— bit about what you're seeing. i'm on the main road from my village, - bit about what you're seeing. i'm on the main road from my village, and| the main road from my village, and as you can see behind me, the road is completely blocked by landslides. it's apocalyptic. it took me three hours to cycle 16 kilometres downhill. there are rocks everywhere, there are massive holes. there is actually a crack right in front of my feet, taking away have the road. it's very impassable. we don't have any power in my village. i literally cycled down to phone my mum. in i literally cycled down to phone my mum. , ., , ., , mum. in terms of the help that is reauired, mum. in terms of t

let's talk now to a journalist currently in asni, alice morrison. good to see you.ense of the picture of where you are. behind me ou the picture of where you are. behind me you can — the picture of where you are. behind me you can see _ the picture of where you are. behind me you can see some _ the picture of where you are. behind me you can see some tents - the picture of where you are. behind me you can see some tents which i the picture of where you are. behind i me you can see some tents which have been put up to house people who have had houses destroyed or whether houses are two badly damaged to live in. people here are still very frightened and behind them is a row of army trucks, the army has fully mobilised to help the aid effort. it is very busy, i am standing in the market town where i normally do my weekly shop, it is a small town and now it is a hive of activity. there are helicopters flying overhead, there are trucks full of supplies going down the main road. everything here is in full swing to try and help any survivors of the earthquake.— help any su

let's talk now to a journalist currently in asni, alice morrison. very good to see you. where you are. i can see tents behind you.— happening where you are. i can see tents behind you. yes, i have come to the local — tents behind you. yes, i have come to the local centre, _ tents behind you. yes, i have come to the local centre, one _ tents behind you. yes, i have come to the local centre, one of - tents behind you. yes, i have come to the local centre, one of the - tents behind you. yes, i have come to the local centre, one of the town is badly affected. it is a small market town where i do my shopping at the local market on saturday. now it is the centre of an aid operation. you can see the blue tent with women and children sleeping in them. these are supplied by the government. there is a hospital set “p government. there is a hospital set up by government. there is a hospital set up by the army and the red crescent. you will hear so much noise, ambulances going past, helicopters up ambulances going past, helicopters up above looking for the small villages we know hav

a landslide had blocked the road to the town of asni in the atlas mountains. the death toll currently stands at more than than 2,000. president biden has arrived in vietnam to sign a new strategic partnership, nearly half a century after the us withdrew from the vietnam war. the deal would significantly upgrade their diplomatic relations. both the united states and vietnam are trying to counter china's influence in the region. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has warned the chinese premier of his "significant concerns" about beijing's interference in democracy. it follows the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying. you are watching bbc news. ukraine has little more than 30 days left of fighting before the weather hinders its counter—offensive, the top—ranking us military officer says. speaking to the bbc, general mark milley said colder conditions would make it much harder for ukraine to manoeuvre. it comes as kyiv was attacked by russian drones early on sunday and debris fell in several districts, ukrainian officials say, but no casualti

in asni, nearby, authorities tell me that 27 people were killed in the quake, and 1,200 lost their homesthe brother and sister said that when they were in the house, she was in the bath when the series of explosions broke out, and there was no shaking of the ground. she said that it felt like a blast from a kalashnikov automatic rifle, and it was a sense that the place had been hit by a war, and they had no idea that they were suffering from an earthquake. luckily for them, they evacuated the family very rapidly, and nobody in their family was killed, but in the village, there was -- 27 people were killed. the house is now abandoned. the fatima led a group of women to find a group of women and help before help arrived. roads were cut by landslides, and relief operations will focus to get to them. firefighters considered searching for the bodies underneath the hotel. their conclusion is disappointing. amid the rocks and shattered masonry, it is too dangerous to rescue the dead, so for now, sammy's parents will stay buried where they are. now, kate, the response of the moroccan government

a landslide had blocked the road to the town of asni in the atlas mountains.ntury after the us withdrew from the vietnam war. the deal would significantly upgrade their diplomatic relations. both the united states and vietnam are trying to counter china's influence in the region. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has warned the chinese premier of his "significant concerns" about beijing's interference in democracy. it follows the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying. those are the headlines here on bbc news.

a landslide had blocked the road to the town of asni in the atlas mountains.he death toll currently stands at more than than 2,000. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has warned the chinese premier of his "significant concerns" about beijing's interference in democracy. it follows the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying. america's top—ranking us military officer has told the bbc that ukraine's army has no more than 45 days of fighting left before autumn rains begin to hamper its offensive. general mark milley said the ukrainian attack was going more slowly than hoped but was progressing at a very steady pace. those are the headlines here on bbc news. now on bbc news... political thinking with nick robinson. "0ur movement is fighting, our movement is winning, "our movement, brothers and sisters, is back," so said my guest on a new episode of political thinking. a conversation with, rather than a news interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. paul nowak is the new general secretary of the tuc

a landslide had blocked the road to the town of asni in the atlas mountains.counter china's influence in the region. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has warned the chinese premier of his "significant concerns" about beijing's interference in democracy. it follows the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying. you are watching bbc news. ukraine has little more than 30 days left of fighting before the weather hinders its counter—offensive, the top—ranking us military officer says.

in asni, nearby, authorities tell me that 27 people were killed in the quake. 1200 lost their homes.t has been said when they were in the house, she was in the bath when this series of explosions broke out. they said there was no shaking of the ground. she cease saying it felt like blast from an automatic rifle that this was like a sense that the place had been hit by a war. they had no idea that they were suffering from an earthquake. loukly for them they evacuated their family very rapidly. nobody in their family was killed. but in the village, there was -- 27 people were killed. >> reporter: the house is now abandoned. fatima led a team of local women to find food and shelter for the homeless before any aid arrived. all the food here the result of private donations. many villages here remain isolated. roads cut by landslides. relief operations will focus on getting to them. firefighters consider searching for bodies beneath the hotel. their conclusion, disappointing. amidst shocks and shattered masonry, it's just too dangerous to rescue the dead. so for now, sammy's parents will s

>> reporter: well, phil, here we are in asny, where the moroccan armed forces, who have a specialistigned for catastrophic interventions, emergency interventions worldwide have now managed to establish a presence. so they have a radio logical tent, laboratory testi ing facilities. they've got surgeries, they've got a whole series of specialist tents. they have 24 doctors -- 25 doctors, 48 nurses already, a capacity of this field hospital is 30. but as we've seen when we've been up into the hills, the numbers of people injured are climbing, because these mountains up there are where the need is greatest, phil and poppy. and they are highly inaccessible. so at the same time, the military is already sending significant numbers of helicopters up into the areas that have been cut off, in order to bring people down and get them treatment. if people have been sadly killed, then they will be left in place for the time being, because the purpose of this moroccan emergency operation right now is triage, is to find the people who can and should be helped get the most injured immediately to the

a landslide had blocked the way to the town of asni in the atlas mountains.he death toll currently stands at more than than two thousand. uk's prime minister rishi sunak informs china's premier that he has "significant concerns" about beijing's interference in british democracy. it follows the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying — amid growing concern about chinese espionage. a top—ranking us military officer warns that ukraine's army has no more than forty—five days of fighting left, before autumn rains hamper its offensive. general mark milley told the bbc that the ukrainian attack was going more slowly than hoped — but was progressing at a steady pace. now on bbc news...0ut of shape hello, the storm clouds are now building and we are expecting the showers and thunderstorms to be more frequent throughout the rest of the day. it has now been the seventh consecutive day when temperatures have reached 30 degrees or more. they may challenge the 33.2 which we saw yesterday, making it the warmest day, the hottest day so far. but if it is t