you're live with bbc news. an five years ago has found there was nothing the pilot could have done to prevent it. five people were killed in the crash outside the king power stadium, including the club's billionare thai owner. the aviation accidents investigation bureau blames catastrophic mechanical failure and rules out pilot error. 0ur midlands correspondent phil mackie reports. this was the aftermath of the accident in october 2018, a start of an investigation into what became a loss of life. when the rear rotor blade failed, it cause the helicopter to spin out of control. it crashed and caught fire, everyone on board was killed. the billionaire chairman and others, including an experienced pilot and in structure, inspectors say all safety checks have been properly carried out, and he couldn't have done anything to prevent the accident. it’s he couldn't have done anything to prevent the accident.— he couldn't have done anything to prevent the accident. it's a serious failure, prevent the accident. it's a serio

bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. anvania for almost two weeks has been re—captured, ending a chase that captivated america. more than 500 officers hunted danelo cavalcante after he broke out of prison on the sist of august. he'd been awaiting transfer to state prison to serve a life sentence forfatally stabbing an ex—girlfriend. gary o'donoghue reports. relieved in their moment of triumph, this pennsylvania police swat team seemingly unable to resist parading their captive moments after he was tracked down. cavalcante's extraordinary crab—like escape from prison two weeks ago was caught on security video. it was a route another inmate had used back in may, though he was captured straightaway. cavalcante was on the loose for two weeks, staying at large by breaking in to homes and stealing clothes and food, as well as a rifle. police got their breakthrough when a plane detected a heat source on the ground, and at dawn they moved in, a police dog pinning him to the ground. i believe he was taken by surprise, and i believe

you're watching bbc news. anuct against the comedian russell brand whilst he was presenting television shows in the uk in the mid—2000s. it follows allegations of rape and sexual assault in a joint investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4 dispatches. the report claimed concerns about brand's behaviour whilst working on spin—off shows from hit series big brother were reported to production managers at endemol, the production company commissioned by channel 4.

you're watching bbc news. anomputer error. newcastle hospitals said the problem, which dates back to 2018, is significant — and the health care regulator has asked for assurance that no—one's treatment has been delayed as a result of the mistake. sharon barbour has the story. the unsent letters date back to 2018, when a new computer system was introduced. many are discharge summaries, which explain what the care was that the patient received in hospital and what medications the patients need to now take. but there are also a significant number of unsent letters from specialist clinics which may spell out that urgent treatment is needed. all these letters are vital for a patient�*s continuing care. it is very important because, one, we will have the results of the investigations, that is very significant. and also, frequently, there are tests which have been undertaken, blood tests and scans and so forth. so it's very important that we know the result of that. and also once the patient has been to the outpatients,

james gallagher, bbc news. anya — the red cross says the death toll is "huge". the number of missing people is hitting 10,000 people so far. that is from the red cross, a statement on the floods in libya. we had thought the death toll was around 2800, but it is hard to verify information coming out of libya. we've had that statement from the red cross saying it is around 10,000 people so far. we will bring you more on that story as and when we get news. the north korean leader, kimjong—un, has arrived in russia for a meeting with president putin. an armoured train carrying the korean delegation crossed into the russian far east town of khasan, heading towards vladivostok, where the two leaders could hold talks. sotuh korean authorities said... the kremlin previously said the trip will "strengthen the friendship" between the two nations. the pair are expected to discuss supplying weapons to russia for its war in ukraine. the new york times reports that mr kim is seeking advanced satellite technology, nuclear—powere

this is bbc news. anlla braverman is expected to say being gay is not enough to get refugee status in a speech calling for changes to international conventions. justin trudeau says honouring a former nazi soldier in parliament last week was deeply embarrassing for all canadians. at least 20 people have been killed in an explosion at a fuel depot in the disputed territory of nagorno—karabakh. that�*s according to armenian separatist authorities, who say almost 300 people were also admitted to hospitals.

you're live with bbc news. anrged with accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from three newjersey businessmen. robert menendez has denied the allegations and says he's the victim of a smear campaign. earlier, district attorney damien williams told a press conference that mr menendez and his wife nadine received cash, gold and other gifts, in exchange for using his position to help the businessmen and egypt's government. the investigation that led to these charges has been run out of the southern district of new york. the indictment alleges that between 2018 and 2022, senator menendez, the senior us senatorfrom new and 2022, senator menendez, the senior us senator from newjersey and the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee and his wife, nadine menendez, engaged in a corrupt relationship. the indictment alleges that there that relationship the senator and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for senator menendez using his power and influence to protect

this is bbc news. annt of the european commission , during a visit to the italian island of lampedusa. broadcasters who employed russell brand have launched investigations after rape and sexual assault allegations — which he denies. and wales becomes the latest in europe to drop the speed limit in built up areas — from 30 to 20mph hour. hello and welcome to the programme. the european commission president has laid out an emergency plan of action following the arrival last week of thousands of migrants on the italian island of lampedusa. ursula von der leyen said european countries had to tackle the migration issue together. the italian prime minister giorgia meloni said the influx to the island and to italy had to be stopped — it wasn't enough to just redistribute migrants across the eu. mark lowen reports. one of europe's migration choke points is gasping. more than 8,000 arriving in lampedusa injust three days this week. the migrant centre, built to hold 400, was at ten times its capacity.

this is bbc news. ano the italian island of lampedusa. we will decide who comes to the european union and under what circumstances, and not the smugglers and traffickers. broadcasters who employed russell brand have launched investigations, after rape and sexual assault allegations, which he denies. the antarctic sea—ice has declined to its lowest winter level on record — according to satellite data. wales becomes the first uk nation to drop the speed limit in built up areas — from 30 to 20 miles per hour. hello, i'm frankie mccamley. the european commission president has laid out an emergency plan of action following the arrival last week of thousands of migrants on the italian island of lampedusa. ursula von der leyen said european countries had to tackle the migration issue together. the italian prime minister giorgia meloni said the influx to the island and to italy had to be stopped — it wasn't enough to just redistribute migrants across the eu.

this is bbc news an emergency action pledge over migration is promised by the president of the european who comes to the european union and under what circumstances, and not the smugglers and traffickers. broadcasters who employed russell brand have launched investigations after rape and sexual assault allegations — which he denies. the antarctic sea—ice has declined to its lowest winter level on record — according to satellite data. and wales becomes the latest in europe to drop the speed limit in built up areas — from 30 to 20 miles per hour. hello, a warm welcome. i'm frankie mccamley. the european commission president has laid out an emergency plan of action following the arrival last week of thousands of migrants on the italian island of lampedusa. ursula von der leyen said european countries had to tackle the migration issue together. the italian prime minister giorgia meloni said the influx to the island and to italy had to be stopped — it wasn't enough to just redistribute migrants across the eu. mark lowen reports.

this is bbc news. an explosion at a fuel depot reportedly kills 20 people as thousands continue to flee from nagorno karabakh. one of thailand's most prominent political activists is sentenced to four years in prison for insulting the king. the uk home secretary suella braverman is expected to say being gay is not enough to get refugee status in a speech calling for changes to international conventions. justin trudeau says honouring a former nazi soldier in parliament last week was deeply embarrassing for all canadians. at least 20 people have been killed in an explosion at a fuel depot in the disputed territory of nagorno—karabakh. that's according to armenian separatist authorities, who say almost 300 people were also admitted to hospitals. they say dozens are �*still in critical condition�*. armenia says more 13,000 people — or about 10% of the territory's population, have crossed the border, armenia says more 13,000 people, or about 10% of the territory's population, have crossed the border, fearing p

ian haslam, bbc news. an unsual day at work for a us police dog.people police officers in the us state of new york had to use their k9 dog pietro to shepherd 30 goats back to safety. the animals had escaped through a fence and were wandering around a residential neighbourhood. we're told they had been rented by a local resident to clear his property by eating all the foliage but they clearly bit off more than they could chew...! now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. hello, there. the weather for today is looking largely fine and dry over the weekend. it's a story of two halves, really. there'll be some wet and windy weather moving its way in on saturday. but as i said, for the rest of the day, we're looking at some sunny spells, just one or two showers across england and wales. most frequent showers will be in the far north and west, just around this area of low pressure where we'll also have some fairly strong winds. but further south, this area of high pressure keeping things relatively settled. so for the rest of today, one or

louisa pilbeam, bbc news. anhe pilot could have done to stop it from happening. five people including the club's owner died in the accident, which happened in 2018. the aviation accidents investigation bureau said a mechanicalfailure was to blame. phil mackie reports. this was the aftermath of the accident in october 2018 — the beginning of an investigation into what cost five people their lives. the agustawestland aw169 was leaving the king power stadium when the rear rotor blade failed and it span out of control, killing everyone on board — leicester's billionaire chairman, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, employees nusara suknamai and kaveporn punpare, as well as experienced pilot and instructor eric swaffer and his partner — also seen here — izabela lechowicz. all safety procedures had been carried out, butjust as it left the stadium, some bearings jammed, the rear rotor blade failed, and the helicopter span out of control, crashed and burst into flames. mr swaffer couldn't have done anything else. it was a very ser

laura trant, bbc news. ans king was handed over to us officials in china on wednesday. the 23—year—old reconnaissance specialist illegally crossed into north korea back injuly. jean mackenzie has the latest from seoul. this is travis king, moments before he ran into north korea during a tour of the demilitarised zone. the us soldier had been in trouble with the south korean authorities and was being sent home to be disciplined by the army. the north koreans have kept his whereabouts a total secret. but behind the scenes, an extraordinary operation has been unfolding. sweden played chief negotiator, acting on behalf of the us. they went into north korea to get private king and took him across the border to china, where a us team was waiting to fly him home. there is a slither of geopolitical hope in all this, that, despite current military tensions between north korea and the united states, both sides were able to arrange travis king's safe return, and with help from china. a us official said this showed the im

careen torbey, bbc news. anore than half a mile underground in a turkish cave for 9 days, has been brought to safety. jessica lane has the story. (tx vt) from 3000 feet below ground this is the time mark was lifted from freedom and talked about how ill he'd been. i freedom and talked about how ill he'd been. , , ., he'd been. i said this is not serious a — he'd been. i said this is not serious a marketing - he'd been. i said this is not serious a marketing guy, . he'd been. i said this is not l serious a marketing guy, i've he'd been. i said this is not - serious a marketing guy, i've got some blood going on here but it's bacterial, it's an affectionate like whatever. and my consciousness started to get harder to hold onto. i reached a point... the started to get harder to hold onto. i reached a point. . ._ i reached a point... the rescue in itself took _ i reached a point... the rescue in itself took nine _ i reached a point... the rescue in itself took nine days. _ i reached a point... the rescue in itself too

you're watching bbc news. an "urgent" internal investigation has been launched into allegations of serious misconduct against the comedian russell brand whilst he was presenting television shows in the uk in the mid—2000s. it follows allegations of rape and sexual assault in a joint investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4 dispatches. the report claimed concerns about brand's behaviour whilst working on spin—off shows from hit series big brother were reported to production managers at endemol, the production company commissioned by channel 4. in a statement, banijay uk — which purchased endemol in 2020 — said: "in light of the very serious allegations relating to the alleged serious misconduct of russell brand while presenting shows produced by endemol in 2004 and 2005, banijay uk has launched an urgent internal investigation and will co—operate with any requests for information from broadcast partners and external agencies." meanwhile, a charity supported by russell brand's own charitable found

even a close eye on libya and morocco, we will update you on bbc news. an the north korean leader, kimjong—un, is reported to have entered russia en route to a meeting with president putin. south korean and japanese reports says mr kim's train has arrived in the russian far east town of khasan, heading towards vladivostock. this is mr kim's first trip abroad forfour years. 0ur seoul correspondent jean mackenzie has more on mr kim's travel. kim jong—un left pyongyang in his famous armoured train, the united states believes is meeting vladimir putin to finalise and arms deal that north korea has agreed to provide brush up with the ammunition and artillery that it needs to fight the war in ukraine's. north korea has been one of the few supporters of the war from the beginning, over the last four years north korea has become increasingly isolated, this weighed down by sanctions and it is in desperate need of money and of food. it is also thought kim jong—un might ask in return for the weapons might ask vladimir putin to hand over sensitive weapons technology th

you are watching bbc news. ancrash outside the king power stadium, including the clippers mad billionaire thai owner. catastrophic mechanicalfailure billionaire thai owner. catastrophic mechanical failure was blamed and pilot error ruled out. phil mackie reports. this was the aftermath of the accident in october 2018, and the start of an investigation into what led to the loss of five people's lives. we now know what caused the crash. the leonardo awi69 was leaving the king power stadium when the rear rotor blade failed. it caused the helicopter to spin out of control. it crashed and caught fire. everyone on board was killed — leicester's billionaire chairman vichai srivaddhanaprabha, employees nusara suknama and kaveporn punpare, as well as the experienced pilot and instructor eric swaffer, and his partner, izabela lechowicz. investigators say all safety checks had been properly carried out and mr swaffer couldn't have done anything to prevent the accident. it was a very serious failure, and what happened was the

you're watching the context on bbc news. an dog — the american xl bully — should be banned. ms braverman said an attack on a girl on saturday — video of which was posted on social media — was "appalling". two men who tried to stop the attack were also bitten. ms braverman said bully xl dogs were a particular threat to children. the american bully xl is a heavy—set dog that originated in the 1980s, when american pit bull terriers and american staffordshire terriers were crossbred. it is not subject to any legal restrictions in the uk, but the breed has been responsible for half of all dog—related deaths in britain in the past two years.

this is bbc news. anrevived allowing ukraine to export grain via the black sea. and touching bass — the guitar that's been missing for half—a—century, that paul mccartney wants to, well, get back. hello, i'm yalda hakim. welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. the debate over the safety of school buildings in england has intensified, with the uk's prime minister having to deny overseeing budget cuts that led to crumbling concrete in schools not being repaired. today, a former senior civil servant told the bbc that rishi sunak halved the money available for recommended safety work when he was in charge of the nation's finances in 2021. more than 100 schools in england have closed buildings because of problems with what's called reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, or raac. as well as causing anxiety for children, parents and teachers, it has also provoked a full—blown political row, as our political editor, chris mason, reports. you probably hadn't heard

bbc news, new york. next week, voters go to the polls in an important by—election in rutherglen and hamilton west.n rules. the labour leader sir keir starmer has been there today, hoping his party can win it back from the snp. from there, nick eardley reports. this contest not far from the centre of glasgow is an illustration of a crucial tussle come the next general election. yes, there are lots of candidates standing here, and all of the focus is on the battle between labour and the scottish national party. are labour reviving in races for westminster seats in scotland? the contest has come about after the former mp, who was elected on an snp ticket, acknowledged that she had broken the covid rules by getting a train from london to glasgow when she had covid, and when she knew she had covid. she has pleaded guilty to that but what has done for her politically is what is known as a recall petition, the first one in scotland, with folk here demanding a by—election. i was adhering to the covid rules. me and my partner couldn't see his dying grandmother, and they are out breaking rules. it's kind of

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. ano do stay with us here on bbc news. good afternoon. it was a fine start to the last day of september, albeit a little chilly, but rain is now moving in on this area of low pressure here. that will bring some rather wet weather across northern ireland, much of northern and western england and wales throughout the remainder of daylight today, but further north across scotland, staying fine and dry as it should do across southern and eastern areas, and still feeling quite warm, but with this rain, there is some really quite lively gusts of wind to come as well, which will make it feel a bit cooler, and fog over the hills around some of the coasts as well, but it is mild and muggy air which is pushing northwards, so we should still see the 19s and 20s, and temperatures will drop much overnight, because although a lot of the rain as it sweeps its way northward and eastward clears away, we are left with a legacy of cloud, with more rain coming in across parts of england and wales open eyed,

bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. ants, says its main system shut down for safety reasons on the august bank holiday weekend, because it detected a rare error. hundreds of flights were cancelled, and some people were stranded abroad for days. the report by nats said it had been a "one in 15 million" event. in the uk, parts of the country have hit 32 degrees celsius as an unseasonal heatwave sweeps across the country. usually september marks the start of autumn and cooler weather but forecasters say the mercury could hit levels higher than the middle of summer. heat—health alerts have been upgraded to amber for most of england. a former adviser to birmingham city council has said the hosting of the commonwealth games was a mistake, given its legacy of financial problems.max caller said last summer's event had been a "challenge too far" for the council. urgent talks are taking place following tuesday's announcement that the labour—run council is effectively bankrupt. you're live with bbc news. the global cost of living cri

pallab ghosh, bbc news, loughborough. ant down for safety reasons on the august bank holiday weekend, because it detected a rare error. hundreds of flights were cancelled, and some people were stuck abroad for days. the report by nats said it had been a "one in 15 million" event. rishi sunak appears set to announce that the uk will rejoin the eu's flagship science research scheme, horizon. talks on britain returning to the £85 billion programme began after a deal was cut on post—brexit arrangements for northern ireland this year. our correspondent, jessica parker, is in downing street for us tonight. what has brought this about, jessica? this what has brought this about, jessica? �* . , ., what has brought this about, jessica? a what has brought this about, jessica? ~ , ., ., what has brought this about, jessica? a ., ., , , jessica? as you say, horizon is this multi-billion _ jessica? as you say, horizon is this multi-billion pound _ jessica? as you say, horizon is this multi-billion pound research - jessica? as you say, ho

if you check out business to make bbc news online, there _ business to make bbc news online, there is— business to make bbc news online, there is an working in national parks and common sense they will lose _ national parks and common sense they will lose their livelihood. it would cost $11— will lose their livelihood. it would cost $11 billion like in 2018. moving to pakistan, investigations are underway into two deadly explosions which killed at least 60 people. the first explosion was near a mosque in the southwestern province of balochistan as people celebrated the birth of the prophet muhammad. police say at least 55 people were killed there, with another 50 injured. police suspect it was a suicide attack targeting the religious gathering in mastung city. balochistan, pakistan's largest province, has suffered mutiple attacks from groups including the pakistani taliban and islamic state group. and in a separate explosion, at least five people are reported to have died at a blast at a mosque near the city of peshawar. many more were feared trapped under the collapsed building. saher baloch has this report from mastung in baloch

rebecca morelle, bbc news, utah. anney transplant that means she does not have to take long term drugs to stop her rejecting the organ. aditi shankar received both stem cells and a kidney transplant from her mother which meant her body accepted the new organ. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has her story. aditi's health has been transformed, thanks to her mum and a team at great 0rmond street hospital in london. she has an extremely rare genetic condition which had weakened her immune system and meant her kidneys were failing. doctors came up with a radical new approach, which involved not one but two transplants. the medical team began by removing stem cells from aditi's mum. these were used for a bone marrow transplant which rebuilt and re—programmed aditi's immune system. six months later, aditi had a kidney transplant, again donated by her mother, and her reprogrammed immune system accepted the organ as her own. her immune deficiency had to be corrected by having mum's bone marrow first, and because aditi was able t

chris page, bbc news, belfast. annt putin in vladivostok. it's mr kim's first trip abroad forfour years. the united states believes the two countries are due to finalise an arms deal, allowing moscow to buy ammunition to use in ukraine. here's our russia editor, steve rosenberg. it was headline news in north korea. kim jong un was on his way to russia. it's the first time the leader's left the country in four years. later, his armoured train was spotted in the russian far east. it was slow progress. it can't do more than 37 miles an hour. final destination? for now, that's been kept secret. but we do know vladimir putin will meet him. he's already in the far east. so what will they talk about? the key question — will north korea supply moscow with weapons, ammunition and artillery for russia's war in ukraine? america thinks that moscow and pyongyang are close to an arms deal. the russian defense minister was recently in north korea, kimjong un played tour guide, showing him around a weapons exhibition. there's specula

prison officers�* association says individual staff should not be blamed for an underfunded prison system. daniel sandford, bbc news subject to a horrfying attack by an american bully xl dog has told the bbc she was terrified and screaming in fear. anna paun and two men were bitten by the dog in birmingham on saturday. the government is seeking urgent advice on whether to ban the breed. 0ur midlands correspondent navteonhal reports. a violent dog attack on the streets of birmingham. it bites a young girl who runs to safety in a shop. it then goes to attack to other people ——it then goes to attack two other people at a car wash nearby. the footage was posted online at the weekend. anna, who is 11, is now recovering at home after returning from hospital last night. she told me about the moment she was attacked. the dog was staring at me and i got scared so i started to run and i never ran that far, only ran for about five seconds. so the dog grabbed my hand and he started moving me around. someone grabbed him off my hand and after he let go of my arm he went on my shoulder and he bit my shoulder as well. i was feelin

bbc news. let's hearfrom our entertainment correspondent — colin paterson — who gave us an update on the bbc�*sions will be part of the investigation that they had already launched into russell brand's behaviour when he was a bbc radio presenter between 2006 and 2008. this investigation is trying to answer a number of questions what concerns and complaints were raised within the bbc when russell brand was a radio presenter? and if they were raised what was done with it? and other developments within the last 2a hours. so this happened in 2008. this incident with new allegations of come from but a bbc employee who heard about it in 2019 over in los angeles referred it up to their boss and says nothing was done about it at the time. it is also worth reminding people this is becoming a wider industry issue, with investigations being run by channel 4 and the production company also into russell brand's behaviour. and in the last few days we have seen the likes of russell brand's uk stand up tour, which was supposed to be taking place tonight in plymouth in the south coast of england, those three da

james landale, bbc news, in new york. an is due to address the assembly in the next couple of hours. there have been angry protests in libya, after the collapse of two dams triggered disastrous flooding in the country's east. hundreds of people in the city of derna vented their fury at officials, including the head of the eastern—based parliament. libya has two rival administrations — an internationally—recognised government in the west, and a self—proclaimed government in the east. there are also reports that the mayor's house was burned down. the extensive recovery process continues in the region. the united nations has revised down its estimate of the number of deaths, to 4,000, with at least 5,000 missing. here's our correspondent anna foster, in eastern libya — with more on the protests. these protests started in the late afternoon and in fact, the previous day, people in that area had told us that they were planning to gather together and make their anger against the eastern libyan authorities known because they blame

an increase in "hygiene poverty" issues in their school in the last year. dirty uniforms and pe kits and unwashed hair were the most cited indicators of the issue. you're live with bbc news at the global cost of living crisis's impact on the world's children. here's a preview of some of the stories we will be featuring. translation: when i was at school, used _ translation: when i was at school, used to _ translation: when i was at school, used to dream - translation: when i was at school, used to dream of- school, used to dream of becoming a teacher now, i stopped dreaming. lebanon's oor are stopped dreaming. lebanon's poor are getting _ stopped dreaming. lebanon's poor are getting poorer. - stopped dreaming. lebanon's poor are getting poorer. so i poor are getting poorer. so man poor are getting poorer. sr many students poor are getting poorer. 5r many students ask us for, "may i have this tomato for my mum?" so many forced to fend both for themselves and their family. the childhood, stress daily grind. i the childhood, stress daily rind. , grind. i too with this situation, _ grind. i too with this situation, all- grind. i too with this situation, all i - grind. i too

jonah fisher, bbc news, in cardiff. anse of a computer error. newcastle hospitals said the problem, which dates back to 2018, is significant and the healthcare regulator has asked for assurance that no—one's treatment has been delayed as a result of the mistake. sharon barbour has the story. the unsent letters date back to 2018, when a new computer system was introduced. many are discharge summaries, which explain what the care was that the patient received in hospital and what medications the patients need to now take. but there are also a significant number of unsent letters from specialist clinics which may spell out that urgent treatment is needed. all these letters are vital for a patient�*s continuing care. it is very important because, one, we will have the results of the investigations, that is very significant. and also, frequently there are tests which have been undertaken, blood tests and scans and so forth. so it's very important that we know the result of that. and also once the patient has been to the outpati

he�*s an eritrea expert at the oslo new university college. thank you forjoining us here on bbcain to us. who are these migrants who are in tel aviv, who are in israel? why have they left eritrea?— who are in israel? why have they left eritrea? they have fled one of the most repressive _ left eritrea? they have fled one of the most repressive and _ left eritrea? they have fled one of the most repressive and human i left eritrea? they have fled one of- the most repressive and human rights abusing regimes in the world. president isaias afwerki has ruled eritrea with an iron fist since he came to power in 1981, and he is still there. came to power in 1981, and he is still there-— came to power in 1981, and he is stillthere. ., , still there. so, today's lashes, you have supporters — still there. so, today's lashes, you have supporters and _ still there. so, today's lashes, you have supporters and opposition - have supporters and opposition government supporters coming together and clashing. —— the clashes today. how will this be regarded by eritrea? it is clashes today. how will th

bbc news. turning to an extraordinary story now. oot down a british surveillance aircraft carrying dozens of military personnel. the bbc has learned that, last year, a russian fighter pilot the russian su—27 jets were similar to these ones here. the kremlin blamed the incident, which happened over the black sea on a "technical malfunction". dr patrick bury is a defence and security expert at the university of bath and a former nato analyst. and hejoins us and he joins us live and every detail in this story is absolutely startling, isn't it? a missile was actually fired, and another one released and remarkably this rafjet left unscathed? released and remarkably this raf 'et left unscathed?d left unscathed? good afternoon, exactl . left unscathed? good afternoon, exactly- it _ left unscathed? good afternoon, exactly- it is _ left unscathed? good afternoon, exactly. it is the _ left unscathed? good afternoon, exactly. it is the kind _ left unscathed? good afternoon, exactly. it is the kind of - left unscathed? good afternoon, exactly. i

coming up on bbc news — what an introduction to european football for brighton.h rangers among the other british sides featuring in the draw, too. there's a new coronavirus variant and it has prompted the government to roll out covid and flu vaccines earlier than planned in england. it'll begin in less than a fortnight and the aim is to immunise as many people as possible by the end of october. but how worried should we all be? 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is here. there does seem to be more covid about than in early summer. for most it will be little more than an irritant but for some the virus still poses a potentially lethal threat. covid is mentioned on around 100 death certificates a week in the uk but at the peak of the pandemic it was over 1,000 a day. this is what has prompted the nhs to bring forward the autumn vaccine push by several weeks, a new variant called ba 2.86. it has a high number of mutations which means the antibodies we have may not recognise it so well. there have been just three confirmed cases in the uk and there's no evidence as yet

film director, or an engineer, or a writer, and i think about what she would be doing and how much fun she would be having, and how much fun she has already missed. you are watching bbc newsmissing guitar that once belonged to sir paul mccartney say hundreds of people have got in touch since the campaign was launched. it went missing more than 50 years ago, and was used by sir paul for the beatles�* recordings at abbey road studios. i spoke to nick wass, who is at the head of the search to find sir paul mccartney's missing bass, and he told us whether he has had any luck yet. over the weekend, we've had some very interesting leads sent to us, some of which tie back to information we had before. so i think this is going to progress it greatly, yes. nick, it's sort of been missing for more than 50 years. why have you guys decided to look for it now? well, i had a conversation with paul mccartney. i was meeting him on something else, but then he brought this matter up. he said, "hey, do you know where my lost bass is?" and it was from that conversation, i thought, "well, maybe we should "start a campaign to go and find it." and, well, here we are. and just tell us what makes

bbc news. let's return now to morocco where an earthquake has killed more than 600 people.he epicentre was in the high atlas mountains — 71 kilometres south—west of marrakesh. but tremors were said to have been felt in the capital rabat. many of the fatalities are said to be in hard—to—reach areas south of marrakesh. earlier i spoke to bbc arabic�*s mohamed taha about the situation in morocco. as you can see, the numbers of casualties are rising. there are over 600 now. we started with 30. then over 300, and the number is now reaching over 600, and we are unfortunately expecting these numbers will get higher and higher with some estimations that numbers will exceed 1000 very soon. as the report said, the epicentre was out —— outside marrakesh old city, and the epicentre was the on the high atlas mountains, and these mountains are full of poor and old buildings and villages that will be really difficult to reach. as you can see, the whole attention of the world turns to morocco. condolences and offers of support came from india, from germany, from france, and everybody is tr

nataliya zotova, bbc news, goris in southern armenia. edmon marukyan is anician currently serving as ambassador—at—large in armenia. he told us more about the number of ethnic armenians reported to have fled nagorno karabakh. so, right now, we have information that about 14,000 people already crossed the border, so you can see from images car rivers coming to armenia. and armenian government is organising everything. we announced that we have already a8,000 places for these people to settle them in different hotels, houses, in villages, in cities. so this is going to become a big humanitarian crisis in armenia. a small country with small resources that we have. and i think we will for sure need international support in this as well. also, it appears that the lachin corridor will be closed again, maybe some one or two days, and there are rumours about it. and the main big issue is that nagorno—karabakh is in a process of big exodus and depopulation because of azerbaijani military attack, because of all commitments violated by azerbaijan, not ensuring the righ

danny savage, bbc news, york. ank dickey from the morca cave, which is the third deepest in the country. 0rganisers say it was one of the most complicated underground rescues ever mounted. after his rescue, mr dickey said there were times he doubted if he would live. this is ok, i've got some blood going on here, but it's bacterial, it's like an infection, it's like whatever. then my consciousness started to get hold of are harder to hold onto. this masterpiece by van gogh is at the centre of a remarkable story of theft and recovery. it was stolen in 2020 from a museum in the netherlands, but then three and a half years later, handed back in a pillow and an ikea bag to a dutch art detective — because the criminal underworld decided it was too hot to handle. 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 f

bbc news. steve nolan is an economist from the liverpooljohn moores university.e've liverpooljohn moores university. heard about this has we've heard about this surprise that has affected economies. what had the data being pointing to? why did it seem counterintuitive? 50. data being pointing to? why did it seem counterintuitive?— data being pointing to? why did it seem counterintuitive? so, it was a bi shock. seem counterintuitive? so, it was a big shock- the _ seem counterintuitive? so, it was a big shock. the projection _ seem counterintuitive? so, it was a big shock. the projection was - seem counterintuitive? so, it was aj big shock. the projection was about 7.2%, 7.1%. most of it was down to this rising oil cost. it is the price we all notice when we are driving, the prices are there. that's been rising for a bit. that was offset by some other falls in food, thankfully, which has been persistently high and is coming down. overall, that was what meant the prices were rising but not as much as we thought. the chancellor's reaction was — much as we thought. th

you're live with bbc news. anwe know? prosecutors in new york held a press conference to i new york held a press conference to outline the allegations and the evidence they said the fbi conducted a search of his home and they found stacks of cash, including some in envelopes in his jacket that had the fingerprints of one of the new jersey businessman who they said he had accepted bribes from. they found gold bars, he also accepted a luxury vehicle and mortgage payments for his home in exchange for helping these three newjersey businessman. one was to enrich him, help him with a company he had a monopoly over with the egyptian government. the others, he allegedly helped them to protect them from law enforcement prosecutions. those are some of the allegations that go along with the businessmen he is accused of helping. they were big fundraising friends of his. prosecution also alleged he passed on sensitive information from the us government to egyptian official. mick information from the us government to egyptian o

bbc news. —— you are live with bbc news. here in the uk, the former conservative whip, chris pincher is standing down as an mp after losing his allegations which allegedly took place at a club away from the houses of parliament. the decision will trigger a by—election in his tamworth constituency in staffordshire. live now to pat mcfadden mp, from the opposition labour party who is now the shadow chancellor of the duchy of lancaster — and the party's national campaign co—ordinator. good to talk to you. you have a new role thanks to the reshuffle, including the national campaign coordinator. many are seeing this seat as a tough fight for the conservatives. it is also a tough fight for labour, which is a big majority to overturn. it is tough. and with every by—election that happens, we will do our best to runny winning campaign. imilli happens, we will do our best to runny winning campaign. will be a ve bi runny winning campaign. will be a very his task— runny winning campaign. will be a very his task for— runny winning campaign. will be a very big task for in _ runny winning campaign. will be a very big task for in tamworth, -

bbc news. house republicans launch an impeachment inquiry into president biden as democrats urge lawmakers to focusits separatist leader announces the struggle for independence is over. at least three people are killed, including a 14—year—old girl, after a gunman opens fire in rotterdam. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. it's been a busy day here in washington as house republicans launched their impeachment inquiry into president biden. meanwhile, a potential government shutdown is looming with only a couple of days left for lawmakers to reach a deal. but on thursday, republicans spent the day focussed on making their impeachment case against president biden. they accuse him of profiting from his son hunter's business ventures while he served as vice president. the house

jonah fisher, bbc news, in cardiff. anause of a computer error. newcastle hospitals said the problem which dates back to 2018 is significant and they health care regulator has asked for assured that no treatment has been delayed as a result. the unsent letters date back to 2018, when a new computer system was introduced. many are discharge summaries, which explain what the care was that the patient received in hospital and what medications the patients need to now take. but there are also a significant number of unsent letters from specialist clinics which may spell out that urgent treatment is needed. all these letters are vital for a patient“s continuing care. it is very important because, one, we will have the results of the investigations, that is very significant. and also, frequently there are tests which have been undertaken, blood tests and scans and so forth. so it's very important that we know the result of that. and also once the patient has been to the outpatients, medication, tablets, what is going to be presc

an hour. so we're talking about potentially damaging disruptive gusts of wind towards the middle part of the week. live from london. this is bbc newst could reveal new details about how the planets were formed will return to earth. iam i am live here in utah where, less than an hour, we will see a capsule carrying these precious samples from asteroid bennu landing in the desert. the uk home secretary orders a review of armed policing — after dozens of officers withdraw from firearms duties after an officer is charged with murder. uncertainty surrounds the future of the uk's high speed hs2 rail line — the defence secretary says it would be "crazy" not to review the project amid rising costs.

bbc news. this is ahmed, an 11—year—old boy living in yemen, a country which has endured almost a decade of civilmed — who has been blind from birth — refused to let the destruction of his school put an end to his education. since then, through donations, his school has been rebuilt. our senior international correspondent orla guerin has been back to the city of taiz to visit him. smiling through. this is ahmed rageeb. 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. he's been blind from birth, along with four of his siblings. we've come back to meet him at his home near a front—line. "it's very scary," he tells me. "we're afraid of gunshots. "when fighting starts, we can't go to the park or the valley or anywhere." when was the last time you heard fighting and explosions? "last night," he says. for ahmed, school has always been a refuge — of sorts. this was our first glimpse of him injanuary 2021, leading morning assembly at al wahda primary. it was bombed by the sau

autistic people have died after serious care failings, despite repeated warnings from coroners — bbc news has found. antion revealed more than 50 cases where health and social care authorities across england and wales were told to take action to prevent future deaths. our reporter ruth clegg has been following the stories of two young autistic women. i'm saffron. and i have a lot of problems, but that's not all about. i love rainbows, i love the colour yellow, and i really want to help people. this is saffie. we've been chatting for over six months now. we chat via video call, video message, like the one that you've seen here. she's autistic, she's bold, and she's ambitious. but she's also been in and out of mental health units for the past nine years. i mean, hospital, like, really sucks. i've been sectioned. there's been a lot of stress, and it's hard, but i'm going to get through this and things are going to get better, or, i don't know, that's really it. saffie took thisjust a few months ago. she was at a low ebb and her weight was dangerously low. she was being treated in a hospital on a general w