here at bbc verify, the team have _ flooding. here at bbc verify, the team have been _ flooding. the team have been going _ flooding. here at bbc verify, the team have been going through . flooding. here at bbc verify, the - team have been going through footage to try to get a clearer picture of what happened in those floods in libya. this is one of the latest videos we have been able to verify. it shows you dana mac, which is the place we have been mentioning in our coverage, the worst impacted, you can just see their the force of the water and the devastation it caused. that is a road bridge on the coast which is completely gone. remember that because we welcome back to it in the second. just to give you a sense of the geography, we have mapped some of the site. this is the eastern side of libya, that is benghazi, a city that many people will have heard of. these are other cities in the mediterranean coast that have also been impacted in the floods, we've been talking a lot about derna over here, which is the worst affected so far. this is the mountain range. we are going to go

here at bbc verify _ and devastation. exactly that. here at bbc verify we — and devastation. exactly that. here at bbc verify we have been - and devastation. exactly that. here at bbc verify we have been going l at bbc verify we have been going through videos and verifying them and also satellite images. we start with one of the videos we verified from derna. ifi with one of the videos we verified from derna. if i can press play and that, you can see the devastation, there is a road bridge here that is completely gone. you canjust there is a road bridge here that is completely gone. you can just see the scale of that destruction, not just destruction but death as well. to give you more context, this map shows you more about where things are, this is the eastern side of libya, this is the city of benghazi which of course many people will have heard about other cities in the mediterranean coast here which have been impacted, this is a mountain range. it is derna we have been mostly talking about because that is where we understand most of the devastation and casualties are. let

she is in the bbc verify hub with more.ortant and key ways that we can actually work out exactly what has happened in libya is using some of the videos, some of the photos that have been on social media, but checking them. and that's what the team at bbc verify have been doing today. now, i want to take you notjust to libya, but particularly to the east of the country. now, these are some of the cities that have been suffering from flooding, and in particular, this one, derna, is one that has been very badly affected. now, you can see here the river that runs all the way down to the sea and these two red blocks, mark dams. now, this was holding a huge volume of water back from the population that live here. and if you look at this video, first of all, now, this is one of the videos that we've been able to verify on social media. and the reason we know this is genuine is because it was posted on snap maps. you can see the water running through the streets and snap is one of the apps that we can really use to work out where a

tt’s from bbc verify. what have you been lookin: at? �*, ., , from bbc verify.'s going on — looking at? it's really hard to know what's going on on _ looking at? it's really hard to know what's going on on the _ looking at? it's really hard to know what's going on on the ground. - looking at? it's really hard to know. what's going on on the ground. there haven't been many international journalists that have been able to go in so we are relying on information that comes into us. the first thing we have been looking at at bbc verify, there is a team that does this every day, in some of the videos coming in. just to talk about how very loosely these things are verified, we know they are accurate, we might look at the geolocation to see where the map might track that video if it has a geo— tag. we might look at landmarks. 0ne video if it has a geo— tag. we might look at landmarks. one thing the team has been looking at, the mosque in derna is a big landmark, so using satellites, overhead maps and looking at some of the videos coming in off the discussion, you can se

that is what the team at bbc verify have been doing.t to take you not just to libya, but particularly to the east of the country. these are some of the cities that have been suffering from flooding. . in particular, this one is one that has been very badly affected. you can see here, the river tt runs all the way down to the sea, and these two red blocks marked dams. this was holding a huge volume of water back from the population that live here. if you look at this video, this is one of the videos we have been able to verify on social media. the reason we know this is genuine is because it was posted on snap apps. you canee the water running through the streets. snap is one of those apps where you can work out where a video is filmed, because the location data is automatically uploaded, along with the video. similarly, here is another one. in this one, you can see the water, but also the aftermath, the devastation, the buildings that have been damaged, some of the water left behind, in the vehicles that have been picked up and thrown a

she is in the bbc verify hub with more. of the really important and key ways that we can actually work out exactly what has happened in libya is using some of the videos, some of the photos that have been on social media, but checking them. and that's what the team at bbc verify have been doing today. now, i want to take you notjust to libya, but particularly to the east of the country. now, these are some of the cities that have been suffering from flooding, and in particular, this one, derna, is one that has been very badly affected. now, you can see here the river that runs all the way down to the sea and these two red blocks, mark dams. now, this was holding a huge volume of water back from the population that live here. and if you look at this video, first of all, now, this is one of the videos that we've been able to verify on social media. and the reason we know this is genuine is because it was posted on snap maps. you can see the water running through the streets and snap is one of the apps that we can really use t

and that's what the team at bbc verify have been doing today.i want to take you notjust to libya, but particularly to the east of the country. now, these are some of the cities that have been suffering from flooding, and in particular, this one, derna, is one that has been very badly affected. now, you can see here the river that runs all the way down to the sea and these two red blocks, mark dams. now, this was holding a huge volume of water back from the population that live here. and if you look at this video, first of all, now, this is one of the videos that we've been able to verify on social media. and the reason we know this is genuine is because it was posted on snap maps. you can see the water running through the streets and snap is one of the apps that we can really use to work out where a video is filmed because the location data is automatically uploaded along with the video. similarly, here is another one and in this one you can see some of the water, but also the aftermath, the devastation, the buildings that have been damaged, som

our correspondent anna foster joins us from the bbc�*s verify headquarters now, anna. is a country already suffering from libya is a country already suffering from more than a decade of conflict and now it has been hit by this devastating natural disaster. those two inks together make it difficult to assess the situation. i am about to assess the situation. i am about to start the journey towards libya and i spent the day working with our bbc verify experts to try and build up bbc verify experts to try and build up an accurate picture of what is happening. i should warn you you may find some of the images in this report distressing. a torrent 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. families were still alive, like this lad . , ., , ., ., families wer

and i had a look at that article, the bbc verify article this morning, and the verify team themselvesschools have had other maintenance work and other actions and renovations taken place. sir keir starmer, leader of the opposition says the prime minister is directly responsible for children not being in school. a number of the schools affected today were on the list for building schools for the future, the labour list, the labour programme that, in 2010 this government cut. and you aren't true that that in 2021 a list of schools that needed work done was put before the prime minister, when he was then chancellor, and he refused to allow the funding to go forward. as a direct result, you have pupils this morning who are not in school. just to remind you, we are going to prime minister's questions a little bit later and we will bring that to you. that will be an indication of exactly how tense this crisis has become between the tories and labour with a somewhat distant general election insight. many children now not in school at the moment. some of them are having to scramble to attend

bbc verified have been looking at it in more detail. ukraine's counteroffensive against russia. in the occupied southern regions. while bbc verified team has so far been unable to precisely locate the footage, it's consistent with other material that shows ukrainian forces deployed in the area around the village which they recently retook. why has it caught the attention? because it shows for the first time one of the 1a british made challenger tanks are donated to the ukrainian armed forces in combat on the front line. along with the leopard two, this is the most modern, capable tank at their disposal. it is understood to be deployed and used by one of the best trained and equipped units. how do we know this is a challenger to mike? ourteam has been we know this is a challenger to mike? our team has been speaking to experts and comparing the video is a reliable reference images. while the shape of the turret is similar, it is the gun sights which are a distinctive feature which help us identify this as a challenger too. there is also t

our correspodent nick beake from bbc verify told me what he has been finding out.arian crisis. so many people killed or badly injured. and we at bbc verify been taking a closer look at the possible layout of the wedding venue, the possible escape routes, and trying to work out why so many people lost their lives. if you have a look at this video, this shows people sitting at their seats and you can see there are large sparklers at one point which are reaching up towards the ceiling and they actually set alight some of the material up there at the top. and you can see that in the in the screen there in this next video taken from a different angle, you can see the bride and groom. and if we just play the video, it's a short video. you see the debris, which is now a light falling down and people at this point scrambling to get out of the video. and as we know, many people simply did not escape that room. in terms of where this all happened. have a look at this map. the wedding hall was in the north of this particular place. this is a satellite image that we've obtaine

with more on this, here's our correspondent, nick beake, from bbc verify.loser look at the possible layout of the wedding venue, possible escape routes and trying to work out why so many people lost their lives. this video shows people sitting at their seats, and you can see there are large sparklers at one point, which are reaching up towards the ceiling. they actually set alight some of the material up there at the top. you can see that in the screen. in this next video, taken from a different angle, the bride and groom, and if wejust play the video, a short video, you see the debris, which is now alight, falling down. people at this point are scrambling to get out of the video and many people did not escape that room. the wedding hall was in the north of this particular area. this is a satellite image that we have obtained, showing the venue within what is a predominantly christian town in the north of iraq. this is an image from facebook. it was posted in may and it shows at the venue. we think this is the view if you come into the place. you can see th

nick beake from bbc verify explains more. we're talking about one of the longest—running conflicts.h, with warnings that could potentially be concerns about ethnic cleansing, forcing out a group from an area. look at this video from the past 2a hours. if we play at now you can see some of the more than 3000 people, possibly 5,000, who have fled nagorno—karabakh already. these are ethnic armenian families who have been living in the region. these pictures are from armenian tv. let's step back and try get our bearings. we are talking about a part of the world which is where the east europe meets asia. specifically between the black sea and caspian sea. here we have armenia, predominantly christian, azerbaijan mostly muslim. both parts were former parts of the soviet union. you can see what we are talking about, nagorno—karabakh. recognised as being part of azerbaijan. but large areas happy controlled by ethnic armenians for three decades and about 120,000 ethnic armenians call it home. now, what happened last week was the azerbaijan military launched this offensive, a quick operation

this is something that we've been taking a look at at bbc verify.ually within the city of stepanakert. and you can see the big plume of thick smoke. this was from yesterday, even though a peace deal is supposed to be in place and we verified this looking at the outline of the mountains and also the shape and the colour of some of the buildings in the city itself. now, i want to show you this video here, because this is something that was taken showing people on the streets. you can see the traffic leaving nagorno—karabakh. this was actually filmed by the peacekeepers in the region. they're not from the united nations, they're from russia. and basically nagorno—karabakh, the people there have been told that they will be safe. that is the promise from azerbaijan. but armenian leaders are saying that they fear there will be ethnic cleansing. now, we talk about peacekeepers, but actually it's the responsibility, some would say, of lots of people within the international community to protect the human rights and the lives of thousands of armenians, peopl

the bbc has not been able to verify the video.nam, signing a deal that will lend us help to build vietnam's defence capabilities. the countries agreed to cooperate on defence and trade, with mr biden saying relations with vietnam have "entered a new stage". it's been mr biden's goal to counter china as a heavyweight in the region. in a positive sign for the us, vietnam bumped up the us's diplomatic status to "comprehensive strategic partner" — that's their highest tier — putting the us on par with china. for more on all of this, my colleague helena humphrey spoke to lucy hornby, chair in china studies at the center for international and stragetic studies. later, thank you forjoining us today. president biden has signed a new strategic partnership with vietnam, bringing the two countries closer than they have ever been before. how significant do you see this pact as being? i before. how significant do you see this pact as being?- see this pact as being? i think it's very significant _ see this pact as being? i think it's very signi

this is something that we've been taking a look at at bbc verify.you can see the big plume of thick smoke. this was from yesterday, even though a peace deal is supposed to be in place and we verified this looking at the outline of the mountains and also the shape and the colour of some of the buildings in the city itself. now, i want to show you this video here, because this is something that was taken showing people on the streets. you can see the traffic leaving nagorno—karabakh. this was actually filmed by the peacekeepers in the region. they're not from the united nations, they're from russia. and basically nagorno—karabakh, the people there have been told that they will be safe. that is the promise from azerbaijan. but armenian leaders are saying that they fear there will be ethnic cleansing. now we talk about peacekeepers, but actually it's the responsibility, some would say, of lots of people within the international community to protect the human rights and the lives of thousands of armenians, people who a week ago were living in their homes

we've also been looking at more detailed satellite imagery that has come into us today at bbc verify.d picture of one neighbourhood in derna. we arejust going to zone in on this row of cars next to what we think would have been a block of flats. this is the before... just look at that. that is the aftermath. everything washed away in that area. the ex mayor of derna told our colleagues at bbc arabic that they think the worst force of the water hit at around 3am. if you go back to that picture, presumably many people were inside those buildings, they were fast asleep when that water caused this devastation. the other thing that we've been looking at here this afternoon at bbc verify is the un's damage assessment report. we've put that onto a map of derna and every dot symbolises a structure that the un has identified. most of those are buildings, some of them are bridges. the un says that more than 2200 structures were affected by the floods in derna. we've been hearing different figures for the death toll, some saying it could be more than 20,000. if you just look at some of the image

with more, here's our correspondent nick beake from bbc verify.e floor. hundreds of the relatives had crammed into the wedding hall to celebrate. but fireworks changed everything. the fires spread in minutes, ceiling lights were in flames, more than a hundred died, the bride and groom's feeder unknown. windows smashed to allow people to escape. this man made it out alive but believes his parents, wife and two children died. arrest warrants have been issued for the owners of the building according to state media with officials saying that flammable material was used inside. some of the latest pictures because the funerals, look at that, so many people were there at the first of the funerals but so many family involved in this fire and at least 115 people were killed as the investigations started. if you are watching bbc news. good evening. we've had a tale of contrasts weather—wise today. we've had lots of sunshine in the far north of scotland, and in the south and east where it's been quite warm. but this defined swirl of cloud denotes storm agnes

well, a little earlier, rajini vaidyanathan at bbc verify gave us this update. oing through some of the videos that have been coming into us at the bbc. this is one of the latest ones we have been able to verify. it shows you the scale of the devastation in derna, which has had the biggest impact since the floods in terms of destruction and indeed death toll. the video really does speak for itself. you can see entire coastal roads completely washed away. remember that coastal road, we will come back to that in a minute. to give you an idea of the geography, this is a map of the eastern side of libya. that's the city of benghazi, which many people have heard of. these are some of the other cities which have been impacted. that's the jabal al akhdar mountain range. and this is derna which is where that video we showed you has come from. we are going to go a bit closer into derna. these are two dams in derna which were breached in the aftermath of storm daniel and as the water gushed up towards the mediterranean a lot of people living here of course have borne the b

nick beake from bbc verify has the latest.t's not often in the headlines, but now, once again, attention is on nagorno—karabakh, with warnings there could be ethnic cleansing. in other words, forcing out an ethnic group from an area. now, have a look at this video from the past 24 hours. the people you can see here are the ones who have already left nagorno—karabakh. thousands have done this already. and the people you see here are ethnic armenians who have been living in the region. these pictures are from armenian television. now, to understand why this is happening, let'sjust step back and try and get our bearings, because we're talking about the south caucasus. basically where eastern europe meets asia. specifically the area between the black sea and the caspian sea. here, armenia. it's a country which is predominantly christian, azerbaijan, mainly muslim. they're both parts of what used to be the soviet union. and if we zoom in, you can see the territory we're talking about, nagorno—karabakh. it's recognised international

the bbc has not been able to verify the video." chinese interference in the uk's democracy. rishi sunak�*s comments come after news that a parliamentary researcher was arrested amid accusations he spied for china. police officials confirmed that two men were arrested under the official secrets act in march. the researcher denies the allegations. you're live with bbc news. thousands of israelis have been protesting ahead of a supreme court hearing on tuesday on the government's judicial overhaul. justices will hear petitions against a recently passed law which prevents the use of the so—called reasonableness clause. yolande knell has more. so another huge, noisy protest. this is in the heart of jerusalem, outside of israel's supreme court. now, after months of demonstrations against the hardline government's plans to overhaul the justice system, really things are starting to come to a head. the supreme court, with all 15 of its justices — this is something unprecedented — is having a hearing about a bit by this government to limit

however, research by bbc verify shows that less than 2% of asylum seekers to the uk last year includedheir claim, and most of those came from pakistan, bangladesh and nigeria, where same—sex relationships are punishable by life imprisonment or even death. i think the home secretary has totally failed to tackle the tories' asylum chaos, so she's ramping up the rhetoric and looking around for someone else to blame. suella braverman's speech is not about changing uk policy, yet, but with polls suggesting the tories are likely to lose the next election, her comments will boost her popularity with right—wingers, ahead of what some anticipate will be a bitter fight for the soul of the tory party. mark easton, bbc news. ukraine is seeking to establish whether a senior russian naval commander was killed in an attack on crimea last week. on monday, kyiv said the leader of russia's black sea fleet was killed by a missile strike on their headquarters. moscow, though, insists admiral viktor sokolov is in fact alive. the russian ministry of defence has shared a video with sokolov appearing via vide

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all the videos you see here have been checked i bbc verify.the authorities need to get help to the people who filmed them. by the ongoing conflict makes access to libya difficult in any aid that arise will be far slower than its desperate survivors need. helena: with the recovery efforts underway in libya, just a couple thousand kilometers away, morocco is recovering from a natural disaster of its own after a powerful earthquake caused widespread devastation. moroccan state television reports 2900 people have died from the quake. another 5500 were injured. the 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the high atlas mountains late friday. and major focus is now aid. the moroccan government is now facing some criticism. they accepted help from spain, britain, the united arab emirates, and qatar. it is not however taken offers from italy, belgium, france, and germany. germany said it did not think the decision was political, while italy said morocco only received aid from companies with -- countries where they have close relations. court is in session for

and i had a look at that article, the bbc verify article this morning, and the verify team themselvesenance work and other actions and renovations taken place. a number of the schools affected today were on the list for building schools for the future, the labour list, the labour programme that, in 2010 this government cut. and you aren't true that that in 2021 a list of schools that needed work done was put before the prime minister, when he was then chancellor, and he refused to allow the funding to go forward. as a direct result, you have pupils this morning who are not in school. so, it's a story which has featured last minute decisions to close schools on safety grounds, crumbling classrooms — and even a few swear words from the education secretary. we're expecting plenty of political drama in prime minister's questions — that's at noon uk time so do join us for that. the father and step mother of sara sharif have said they are willing to co—operate with uk authorities in a video — the first time they've spoken out publicly since her death. the 10—year—old's body was found at her

what is crucial is trying to work out exactly what has happened on the ground and that is what bbc verifye been doing, particularly with landmark buildings like this mosque. some of the videos that have been posted on social media show the torrent of water. but we know where they are and we know they are real because of the mosque. again, in this picture, film from a slightly different angle, you can see the water and you can see that building right in the centre of the shot. when we look at videos like this one, that really show some of the destruction, the aftermath of the water that poured through, we can see the rubble in the streets, we can see the buildings that have been damaged, but we know where it is and we know it is real because once again, we can see the mosque. now the authorities need to get help to the people who filmed those pictures. but the ongoing conflict makes access to libya difficult and dangerous. and any aid that arrives will be far slower than its desperate survivors need. anna foster, bbc news. we have been trying to get voices from the ground. doctor anas barg

our security correspondent frank gardner has been working with the bbc verify team to come up with thisffensive in the south is making progress. but how far have their troops really got? and can they break through russia's defences to turn the tide of this war? let's just remind ourselves. the dark red area is the area occupied by russian forces. the purple area is ground the ukrainians have recaptured. the russian defences consist of two major lines, each composed of several interlocking obstacles — trenches, anti—tank devices and minefields, all covered by artillery. the ukrainians have had to spend most of the last three months picking their way through minefields like this one. you can see the hidden mines circled in red here. they are doing this on foot, sometimes at night and often under fire. hence the slow progress to date. they're also having to find their way through obstacles like this, known as dragon's teeth, designed to stop tanks and armoured vehicles. but we do have confirmed sightings of ukrainian troops just beyond the first line of russia's defences. like this one, wh

bbc verify�*s marianna spring has been looking into it.h this idaho murder case. what connects false accusations of murder in the us... four students were brutally stabbed to death. ..amateur sleuths turning up in a british town and antisocial behaviour and vandalism in uk schools? the answer is they are all examples of tik tok frenzies, identified by the bbc. when you post a video on tiktok, it can be pushed to users everywhere on the for you page at a speed and scale that doesn't seem possible on other social media platforms, creating a frenzy of posts. former employees and creators have told me how this design means people are seeing videos they normally would not see and being incentivised to behave in a harmful way to produce more popular content. the search for mum of two, nicola bulley, continues eight days after she went missing. nicola bulley�*s disappearance earlier this year shocked the uk. an inquest ruled the 45—year—old died by accidental drowning, but conspiracy theories exploded on tiktok, with police saying it interfered w

bbc verify�*s marianna spring has been looking into it and is live in the newsroom. ples of what we are calling tiktok frenzies where tiktok drives disproportionate amount of engagement are some topics which then lead to destruction disorder in everyday life. the four examples we have identified our an online session with a murder case in idaho, interfering into the police investigation of nicola billy. and then the fanning flames when whites are taking place in france which spread out an unusual intensity. why is this happening? the answer is, let's turn to tiktok�*s design. when you post a video on tiktok, whether thanit you post a video on tiktok, whether than it being promoted your friends and followers, it will apply to the themes of other users. the algorithm may decide this is something people like and push it to millions more at the speed and scale that doesn't seem possible on the other social media sites. after seeing the original video's success, other users may try to create their own versions which in turn will be sent out to more people. the cycle starts

foreign minister dymtro kuleba said ukraine has photographic evidence supporting its claim, but bbc verifyan foreign minister luminita odobescu said "of course, there is a risk of accidents or incidents, but for the time being, it was not the case." it's not the first time ukraine has accused russia of a missile landing in a neighboring country. last november a missile landed in poland during a russian air attack and ukraine initially claimed it was a russian missile, but it turned out to likely be a stray ukrainian air defence missile. here in washingon, first ladyjill biden has we have making news now from washington. —— breaking news. here in washingon, first ladyjill biden has tested positive for covid. her office says she is currently experiencing only mild symptoms, and will remain at their home in rehoboth beach, delaware. as for the president, the white house isued a statement saying quote: "following the first lady's positive test for covid—i9, president biden was administered a covid test this evening. the president tested negative. the president will test at a regular cadence th

on this partly because of concerns about value for money and how expensive the schools were, and bbc verifythe list of projects that had their money poured, more than 700, and found 13 of the schools that now are dealing with the disruption of raac and having to have some or all of their buildings close, raising the question that if they had had more help earlier, with they had had more help earlier, with they have been in these difficulty now? although some have had some money towards their buildings in the intervening years, it clearly has not been enough to replace their ageing buildings and prevent them from having to stop the term in such a disruptive way.— from having to stop the term in such a disruptive way._ -- l from having to stop the term in such| a disruptive way._ -- to a disruptive way. many thanks. -- to start the term _ a disruptive way. many thanks. -- to start the term in _ a disruptive way. many thanks. -- to start the term in such _ a disruptive way. many thanks. -- to start the term in such a _ a disruptive way. many thanks. -- to start the term in such a disruptive i

they mark a particular features of a landscape and from the people like bbc verify for example of over the whole new area. and there be in their news room at to verify for the so we've applied some of that to this footage. and the end paper, the shows that this missile did not come from russian health territory. it could not have come from ocean health dirty, and that was indisputable. and even some of the most diverse supporters of you find has the grudgingly and quite sheepishly suggested that that's the case to them. you can have a look at julian lapka also who, who, who also said that as well, really judging from where people luke's q and the sound from before the impact and the likely reflection of the incoming projects out on the car. the rock at the head constance enough call, came from the northwest. hope it's as possible to stay that fact without being called names. so it's just so important to, to kind of push back on these what are predictable, mastery narratives here, and actually show people the direction of this election to miss out or show that the witness is looking thi

our security correspondent frank gardner has been working with the bbc verify team to come up with thiskraine's big counter offensive in the south is making progress, but how far have their troops really got and can they break through russia's defences to turn the tide of this war? let's just remind ourselves. the dark red area is the area occupied by russian forces. the purple area is ground that the ukrainians have recaptured. the russian defences consist of two major lines, each composed of several interlocking obstacles — trenches, anti—tank devices, minefields, all covered by artillery. the ukrainians have had to spend most of the last three months picking their way through minefields like this one. you can see the hidden mines circled in red here, and they're doing this on foot, sometimes at night, often underfire. hence the slow progress to date. they're also having to find their way through obstacles like this one known as dragon's teeth, designed to stop tanks and armoured vehicles. but we do have confirmed sightings of ukrainian troops just beyond the first line of russia's de

our security correspondent frank gardner has been working with the bbc verify team to determine whetherkraine is making any significant process. ukraine's big counter offensive in the south is making progress, but how far have their troops really got and can they break through russia's defences to turn the tide of this war? let's just remind ourselves. the dark red area is the area occupied by russian forces. the purple area is ground that the ukrainians have recaptured. the russian defences consist of two major lines, each composed of several interlocking obstacles — trenches, anti—tank devices, minefields, all covered by artillery. the ukrainians have had to spend most of the last three months picking their way through minefields like this one. you can see the hidden mines circled in red here. and they're doing this on foot, sometimes at night, often underfire, hence the slow progress to date. they're also having to find their way through obstacles like this one, known as dragon's teeth, designed to stop tanks and armoured vehicles. but we do have confirmed sightings of ukrainian troo

however, research by bbc verify shows that less than 2% of asylum seekers to the uk last year included their claim, and most of those came from pakistan, bangladesh and nigeria, where same—sex relationships are punishable by life imprisonment or even death. i think the home secretary has totally failed to tackle the tories' asylum chaos, so she's ramping up the rhetoric and looking around for someone else to blame. suella braverman�*s speech is not about changing uk policy, yet, but with polls suggesting the tories are likely to lose the next election, her comments will boost her popularity with right—wingers, ahead of what some anticipate will be a bitter fight for the soul of the tory party. mark easton, bbc news. to the us now, and some newsjust in. donald trump and his family business has been found liable for fraud by a new yorkjudge. the former president is being accused of illegally inflating wealth by up to $3.6 billion to get cheap loans for nearly a decade. mr trump denies wrongdoing. the ruling comesjust days before a civil case involving the new york attorney general�*s off

what's crucial is trying to work out exactly what has happened on the ground, and that is what bbc verify have been doing, particularly with landmark buildings like this mosque. some of the videos that have been posted on social media show the torrent of water. but we know where they are and we know they are real because of the mosque. again, in this picture, filmed from a slightly different angle, you can see the water and you can see that building right in the centre of the shot. when we look at videos like this one, that really show some of the destruction, the aftermath of the water that poured through, we can see the rubble in the streets, we can see the buildings that have been damaged, but we know where it is and we know it's real because once again, we can see the mosque. now the authorities need to get help to the people who filmed those pictures. but the ongoing conflict makes access to libya difficult and dangerous. and any aid that arrives will be far slower than its desperate survivors need. anna foster, bbc news. with recovery efforts under way in libya, just a couple of tho

however, research by bbc verify shows that less than 2% of asylum seekers to the uk last year included, and most of those came from pakistan, bangladesh and nigeria, where same—sex relationships are punishable by life imprisonment or even death. i think the home secretary has totally failed to tackle the tories' asylum chaos. so she is ramping up the rhetoric and looking around for someone else to blame. suella braverman�*s speech is not about changing uk policy, yet, but with polls suggesting the tories are likely to lose the next election, her comments will boost her popularity with right—wingers, ahead of what some anticipate will be a bitter fight for the soul of the tory party. mark easton, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas, is at westminster. 0n on that last point that mark made, the home secretary was chris speech was delivered in america but some are suggesting the intended audience was a bit closer to home. i are suggesting the intended audience was a bit closer to home.— was a bit closer to home. i think it certainly is- _ was a bit closer to home. i t

bbc verify�*s nick beake looked into some of these claims.committed to delivering the uk's climate promises, reaching net zero by 2050, but says he'll be protecting families along the way, insulating them from extra costs and excessive measures. however, he's been accused of scrapping some things which were never going to happen. so what is the reality? well, let's have a look at this tweet from the prime minister — you can see it here. "we're stopping heavy—handed measures. number one, taxes on eating meat." now, the prime minister says this proposal came from the government's own climate change committee, which urged ministers, he says, to implement an accelerated shift in people's diets. in fact, the committee recommended action to encourage a 20% shift away from all meat by 2030. so not a specific meat tax. the next one, the prime minister says, "we're stopping new taxes to discourage flying." what is the reality here? well, the prime minister has said he will protect families from further levies if they travel. and, yes, the climate chan

bbc verify�*s marianna spring has been looking into it.ects false accusations of murder in the us...? four students were brutally stabbed to death. ..amateur sleuths turning up in a british town, and anti—social behaviour and vandalism in uk schools? the answer is they are all examples of tiktok frenzies identified by the bbc. when you post a video on tiktok, it can be pushed to users everywhere on the for you page at a speed and scale that doesn't seem possible on other social media platforms, creating a frenzy of posts. former employees and creators have told me how this design means people are seeing videos they normally would not see, and being incentivised to behave in a harmful way to produce more popular content. the search for mum of two nicola bulley continues. eight days after she went missing... nicola bulley�*s disappearance earlier this year shocked the uk. an inquest ruled the 45—year—old died by accidental drowning, but conspiracy theories exploded on tiktok, with police saying it interfered with the investigation. hello. hi

however, research by bbc verify shows that less than 2% of asylum seekers to the uk last year includedesh and nigeria, where same—sex relationships are punishable by life imprisonment or even death. i think the home secretary has totally failed to tackle the tories' asylum chaos, so she's ramping up the rhetoric and looking around for someone else to blame. suella braverman's speech is not about changing uk policy — yet — but with polls suggesting the tories are likely to lose the next election, her comments will boost her popularity with right—wingers, ahead of what some anticipate will be a bitter fight for the soul of the tory party. mark easton, bbc news. you can buy pretty much anything online these days, but priceless ancient artefacts are usually off the table. that is until last month when valuable items disappeared from the british museum and turned up on ebay. 0ur correspondent joe inwood has more. have you come across any priceless antiquities — a bronze age earring, a roman bracelet, an egyptian engraving of a goddess fighting a four—headed snake, or this roman carving of a

welcome to verified live on bbc news.next half hour we're going to focus entirely on the horrifying situation in libya. more than 5,00 people are now known to have died, in devastating floods that hit the east of the country. these are the pictures from derna — with people describing a tsunnami of water hitting the city, after two dams collapsed. it is total destruction — only three of the city's 10 districts remain recognisable. more than 10,000 people are still missing — the authorities fear the death toll will double. people are desperately searching for relatives under collapsed buildings and the mud. all the details are disturbing — more than 3a,000 people are now homeless. witnesses talk of the sea constantly depositing bodies on the shoreline. before i show you more of the aftermath, have a look at the moments the floodwater actually hit this city — the power, the speed, the force, sweeping everything away. people describe the land, just disappearing in an instant. aid agencies on the ground talk of an overwhelming

all the videos you see here have been checked by bbc verify. need to get help to 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 be far slower than its desperate survivors need. anna foster, bbc news. in morocco, rescue 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