just let you — children in drc. thanks very much. just let you know _ children in drc.us for that. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. we have a joint statement by the state of qatar, the arab republic of egypt and the united states on the ceasefire talks which are taking place in qatar, regarding the situation in gaza. it is worth listening to it. over the past a8 hours in doha senior officialfrom our governments have engaged in intensive talks as mediators with the aim of concluding and an agreement for the ceasefire in gaza and release of hostages and detainees. these talks were serious and constructive and conducted any positive atmosphere. earlier today the us with the support of the state of qatar and egypt presented to both parties a proposal that narrows the gaps between the parties and is consistent with the principle set out by president biden back in may and these security council resolution 2735. this proposal builds on the points of agreement achieved over the past week and closes the remaining gaps in a manner that allows for the rapid li

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it was brokered by angola and signed by the governments from the drc and rwanda.the east of the drc is a vast mineral rich region which has more than 100 armed groups that are active there. m23 over the last two and a half years has been active there in gaining territory and as you mentioned, advanced yesterday taking one more town near the border with uganda. this is a group that is predominantly tutsi ethnic group which is from rwanda and now this conflict is essentially an overspill of the 1994 rwanda genocide when you had more than 2 million people from rwanda crossing the border to the drc and among them said to be alleged perpetrators of genocide and some of them allegedly formed a rebel group which rwanda has been particularly critical of and then this m23 was formed around 2012 which comes from the rival ethnic group and you know, basically has been advancing and taking over towns and villages in the region. rwanda has been accused of backing it but it has denied those allegations. so with this ceasefire, rwanda is optimistic that it will work however the

in the drc to try and mitigate s - read? �* in the drc to try and mitigate sread?c to try and mitigate sread? �* ., , ., ., spread? being able to mitigate sread of spread? being able to mitigate spread of mpox _ spread? being able to mitigate spread of mpox really - spread? being able to mitigate spread of mpox really does - spread of mpox really does require a lot of social mobilisation and giving people the understanding of how the virus is spread. for decades we have been working on reducing spread of mpox in rural hunting villages, giving people the understanding that it can be from a variety of animals and how they may do better when they hunt or are in contact with these animals and also to isolate key people in different rooms, really stay away and avoid contact if possible. but now we talk about sexual contact and sexual contact requires a very different set of public health measures because now we are talking about and often working in vulnerable populations here, sex workers, men who have sex with men, these are groups that are often hard to reach and har

it's bad for news the drc because the virus does seem to have taken off. the deaths that unfortunately, the deaths that occurred there, well, there's nothing new about that. what's new is the number of deaths it really goes for, for young children. and it also goes for people who have, immune systems that aren't very healthy either. so of course, they have a fair amount of hiv. is, is, is a would be a problem. >> yeah. so it's so it's interesting isn't it . because we interesting isn't it. because we tend not to eat a lot of bushmeat here in the uk. last time i was down the supermarket i didn't see the bushmeat aisle. and i suppose unless you are a like you say , a gay man who like you say, a gay man who might have multiple relationships, then we are. all of us are at very, very low risk of us are at very, very low risk of contracting this. so do you share some of my scepticism that as soon as something is labelled as soon as something is labelled as an emergency or a pandemic by the world health organisation, there are lots of people who are ready to rece

the world has enough vaccines but drc. is the hope.ccines but drc and others affected, the neighbouring countries are not getting access to them. there is progress towards getting those vaccines but it is not enough and too slow and the african cdc mention they need about 10 million doses to be able to stop the spread. find about 10 million doses to be able to stop the spread. and if the spread _ able to stop the spread. and if the spread is _ able to stop the spread. and if the spread is not _ able to stop the spread. and if the spread is not stopped, - able to stop the spread. and if. the spread is not stopped, what is the worst case scenario here? ~ ., , is the worst case scenario here? . .,, , is the worst case scenario here? ,. ., ., ., here? worst case scenario would reall be here? worst case scenario would really be a _ here? worst case scenario would really be a high _ here? worst case scenario would really be a high degree _ here? worst case scenario would really be a high degree of- really be a high degree of international spr

on the other side of that barrier is uvira town, in eastern drc.fficials take temperature and do temperature checks for each of the people who are coming into burundi from drc. in burundi, there have been no recorded deaths, and it is not yet clear how deadly the current outbreak is, because there is not enough capacity to carry out testing in the affected areas. in compounds like omar�*s — where people live communally, in very cramped conditions — there is a lot of fear because precautions like social distancing are almost impossible. translation: the kids that are sick, they play with our children, _ they share clothes and sleep in the same bed. we do not have space. like me, i sleep with my two children and husband in this room. if you tell me to go sleep elsewhere or find another space for the child, it's impossible. omar�*s children have been treated and discharged. but the worry is for those who have limited ability to keep themselves safe from this potentially deadly disease. merchuma, bbc news, bujumbura, burundi. the united nations has exp

for the last over 10, 10,000 st soldiers in the drc, things have not moved forward and killings are still going on, we look at sudan again war in sudan, we talk about that four years back, but again sudan with different conflict down there, and then gaza and then ukraine, so the world leaders today were not really interested in having um a relationship which is really based on fairness, you know, and this paris olympic, i mean just give more evidence, epitomize the double stand. of this international organization, because the ioc which is seen as an international community organization is making two different rules for two different communities, israel is still in the conflict allowed in russia has been banned, so i'm sorry to interrupt, i'm going to give you the last the last few seconds to uh, dr. abbas, um, can you expand for us, if you can, the issues associated with the repatriation. the over 80 palestinian bodies um to gaza in 30 seconds if possible. i think the sure in humaneness of israeli regime is they've not, they're not just killing life people, they also torturing the d

so in the past 24 hours, we understand that the drc is - we understand that the drc is expecting somea major development, and they initially needed 3 million doses, we understand there getting this from japan, and at least 50,000 from the united states. in the world health organization has released some guidelines for countries that are experiencing this outbreak. key among them is what to do in terms of vaccination and also just the contact tracing and surveillance which is important. lastly, we also understand the situation is becoming more concerning in burundi. there are reporting this new strain and it is spreading fast among communities. and of course, this is the world health organization declaring a health emergency for the second time in two years, there must be a lot of concern about the local populations. yes, and what is different this time compared to 2022 is we are seeing the strain of the virus. this one, some scientists say it could be the most dangerous yet. this parents is mutating, there's a lot we don't understand about it. —— this virus is mutating. previously it

for the last over 10, 10,00 staff soldiers in the drc, things have not moved forward and killings are still coming on, we look at sudan again, war in sudan, we talk about that four years back, but again sudan was different conflict down there, and then gaza and then ukraine, so the world leaders. today we are not really interested in having um a relationship which is really based on fairness you know and this paris olympic i mean just give more evidence epitomize the double standards of thisese international organization because the ioc which is seen as an international community organization is making two different rules for two different. communities, israel is still in the conflict allowed in, russia has been banned, so i'm sorry to interrupt, i'm going to give you the last the last few seconds to uh, dr. abbas, um, can you expand for us, if you can, the issues associated with the repatriation of the over 80 palestinian bodies um to gaza in 30 seconds if possible, i think the sure inhumaneness of israeli regime is they've not, they're not just killing... life people, they also tort

the drc has said the same thing as well. they also said they are planning a vaccination roll—out.t the vaccines, thatis authorisation to get the vaccines, that is the drc and nigeria. nigeria has said they are expecting 10,000 doses. that is just a has said they are expecting 10,000 doses. that isjust a drop in the ocean compared to the 10 million that the african cdc says the content and currently needs. we have been hearing — content and currently needs. we have been hearing from _ content and currently needs. we have been hearing from the _ content and currently needs. we have been hearing from the who _ content and currently needs. we have been hearing from the who today, i been hearing from the who today, calling on countries who have stockpiles to help out. in terms of the numbers that are needed, is it something like millions and millions of vaccines are required? has there been any reaction?— been any reaction? yes, there has been any reaction? yes, there has been any reaction? yes, there has been a call — been any reaction? yes, there has been a call from _ been any react

in terms of who is getting at first, in the drc, the health minister there said they will prioritisen rate is higher among children under the age of 15. meanwhile, here in nigeria, they have said health care workers, especially in areas most affected, will be getting the vaccine first. the africa cdc also spoke about the importance of local manufacturing and said they have partnered with the danish manufacturer bavaria nordic to transfer its technology to local manufacturers in order to get vaccine production going here on the continent, because that would not only make sure that there is an adequate supply for all countries that need it, but also reduce the cost of the vaccine. find that need it, but also reduce the cost of the vaccine.— that need it, but also reduce the cost of the vaccine. and what is the latest ou cost of the vaccine. and what is the latest you are _ cost of the vaccine. and what is the latest you are hearing _ cost of the vaccine. and what is the latest you are hearing on _ cost of the vaccine. and what is the latest you are hearing on the - cost of the vaccine.

this is a lingering outbreak that has now spread to surrounding countries in drc.. we're moving too slowly. we have ignored this outbreak for months and months now it is far broader and more serious than it should've been by all estimations. i serious than it should've been by all estimations.— serious than it should've been by all estimations. i wanted to ask ou by all estimations. i wanted to ask you more _ by all estimations. i wanted to ask you more about _ by all estimations. i wanted to ask you more about the - by all estimations. i wanted to ask you more about the speed j by all estimations. i wanted to i ask you more about the speed of the international response. of course health infrastructure and agencies won could argue are well practised at this sense ebola, mers, covid, a whole host of outbreaks that we have seen in recent years. we know that in over 600 people have already died. why do you think we're seeing this slowness of response, in your words? , , , words? remember this is in terms of _ words? remember this is in terms of covid _ words? remember

it was in the drc in central africa. showing different characteristics. unfortunately, we are seeing a high death rate, particularly around children. these things that have concerned us very much and that's why we really call the public health with concern to galvanise world efforts to understand the unknowns. also to galvanise resources.— galvanise resources. that's the important _ galvanise resources. that's the important point _ galvanise resources. that's the important point to _ galvanise resources. that's the important point to make - galvanise resources. that's the important point to make about| important point to make about declaring that public health in orbit —— emergency. ijust wonder what you would say to people try travelling to the area, what people should be aware of, particularly those who may not have had the vaccines? . , , �* those who may not have had the vaccines? . , , ~ ., vaccines? precisely. at the moment, it's more about _ vaccines? precisely. at the moment, it's more about if _ vaccines? precis

we have seen mpox increase steadily over the last several years in drc and exponentially in the last better situational awareness and that is through better disease surveillance, providing resources to the drc and neighbouring countries to be able to better understand what is happening on the ground, be able to track transboundary spread, so spread between countries which can be very difficult to track, better access to testing so we know if there is a case of rash or illness, is this mpox or something else? better social mobilisation so public health campaigns to give the community is at greatest risk awareness of what is going on and how to protect themselves and very importantly, getting these countries access to vaccines and therapeutics which have been these tools available in high resource settings when we had the outbreak in 2022 —— 2022 we had a lot of access to vaccines and therapeutics. these things have not been available in these countries so this declaration will be very important in unlocking all of these resources.— important in unlocking all of these resources. you me

an agreement was made between the drc and rwanda earlier this week, but there is scepticism about howeizing control of a large town close to the border with uganda. the tutsi—led rebels insist that they are not part of the us—brokered deal. rwanda has always denied providing military support to the m23 rebels. the bbc�*s deputy africa editor anne soy has been following the developments. dm 23 has been very keen to advance on territory and therefore this comes as a major setback at a time when many people were hoping there would be a ceasefire that would hold for an indefinite period of time. and now rwanda has been a place to attempt to explain why it attempted attempt to explain why it attempted a ceasefire with drc despite insisting it is not part of the conflict and is not supporting m 23 as has been alleged. the foreign minister did say however that because there have been tensions between the countries and they are neighbours, for this conflict is happening is close to the border, it was necessary to have a deal with the government, but there is a separate peace process that is g

in burundi~ _ particularly in the drc and in burundi.ere _ communities spreading, households where people live together and children — where people live together and children come together, a mother and a child. _ children come together, a mother and a child. and _ children come together, a mother and a child, and that close contact is very— a child, and that close contact is very common. even when caring for somebody— very common. even when caring for somebody who is unwelcome you have to touch _ somebody who is unwelcome you have to touch their bedding they would feel the _ to touch their bedding they would feel the stigma. this is presenting it challenging how fast the outbreak is spreading. it challenging how fast the outbreak is spreading-— is spreading. dominic why do we no loner call is spreading. dominic why do we no longer call it _ is spreading. dominic why do we no longer call it monkeypox? - is spreading. dominic why do we no longer call it monkeypox? that - is spreading. dominic why do we no longer call it monkeypox? that is

the one we see in the drc, which has the highest case fatality rate, but still reasonably low, in kids0ne b, very low case fatality rate, that is spreading sexually. we have only seen one case of this, in sweden, so far. so i think everybody to take it a little bit a piece at a time and understand that it's bit a piece at a time and understand that its complex. a volcano has erupted in iceland for the sixth time since december. these are live pictures of the eruption, in the southwest of the country — as you can see there lava is spewing into the air. the icelandic meteorological office said the eruption began on thursday following a series of earthquakes. the nearby fishing village of grindavik was evacuated. it is not known how many people were in the area because most of its nearly 4,000 residents left in november. thanks for your company in washington, our colleagues in london take overfrom washington, our colleagues in london take over from here. have a good day. hello there. the weather's looking very mixed this weekend. yes, there will be some rain at times, temperatures a bit d

we're seeing people in remote rural areas in drc who are traditionally hunting wild animals for foodseeing spillover from an animal to a human, so human to human transmission within households. the other thing that we're seeing in more urban areas is sexual transmission, primarily happening in sexual and gender minorities and also in sex workers as well. ali: and why are we seeing such a rise in reported cases and deaths this year as compared to last year? anne: well, there are a number of reasons that this could be happening and nobody knows for sure because we just haven't had terrific disease surveillance on the ground given all of the logistical barriers that that are in place given the vastness of a place like drc and the limited resources available. so, you know, we don't have excellent surveillance on the ground. we don't have enough diagnostics, so many of these cases are reported, they don't go with big case investigations. that give us the data that we need to really know what's happening on the ground. we don't have the tests available to be able to determine this is monke

eastern part of the country. 0ur africa correspondent simijolaoso has this report, filmed inside the drcg, viewers may find some images distressing from the start. toddler cries. weary and in pain. two—year—old encima caught mpox from one of her five siblings, who have all had the disease. translation: this is - the first time i've seen it. when my child got sick, other parents told me it might be measles, but we started treating measles and failed. this hospital in kavumu is in south kivu, the epicentre of this new mpox crisis. it has had 800 patients sincejune. more than 70% have been children. eight have died — all under the age of five. about 100 miles away, the spring in amani's step slowly returns after four days of free treatment at this centre in munigi neargoma. like the hospital, three—quarters of patients here have been under the age of ten. health workers have told the bbc they've had up to ten new cases every day. the idp camps are overcrowded, so you see children in idp camps, they are always playing together, so they have time together. they don't really care about distanc

if we zero in on the drc, because those are the pictures we are looking at now, what we have seen inast is that there is an older strain that has been spilling from a humans. but perhaps the good thing is we aren't seeing as much airborne transition happening. there is concern about children on the impact on children and it appears at least on the ground at the drc again, 80% of child cases has been a subvariant called clay one a. the concern is this clade one beta variant that is expected to be a bit more deadly and a bit more concerning. and really what we are hearing from public health officials is similar to what we have seen in the past with covid and with ebola. this virus is mutating and spreading quite aggressively. so they are trying to do their best to keep up with the transmission and the infections just to understand more about how it's spreading across the world. >> on the vaccine front, the maker of one of the only approved vaccines is reporting earnings. do we get any guidance about how it impacts is going to affect their business? quakes it is interesting, as you ment

in the drc, there have been 15,600 cases since the start of the year and more than 500 deaths.yet. it's transmitted through close contact, including sexual contact, it causes flu—like symptoms and skin lesions. dr sarah pitt, virologist at the university of brighton. she explains to me why this outbreak may well spiral out of control. the difference is

the drc, nigeria have both got large outbreaks, and some of the neighboring countries, and have stillt been able to access vaccines. now, this is not only a disaster for individuals who are now going to be exposed to the disease who would otherwise be protected, but it's a problem in terms of containing the outbreak. one of the things that vaccines do apart from protecting you as an individual is it stops transmission, so if you can stop someone transmitting to another person, you stop an outbreak where one person infects another and another. that's where you get international spread as well. go ahead. lizzy: you see that the vaccine is not easy to acquire -- you say that the vaccine is not easy to acquire. i wonder what the local response is. helen: we have not got the vaccine yet, but if you look in 2022 and the outbreak there, there was a high acceptance of the vaccine. there were over 100 countries affected then and there was a high acceptance of the vaccine. in the setting here, we have had outbreaks of ebola, where we have had vaccines, and there's been a high acceptance of thos

it appeared only in... last year in the mining town of komitoug in the drc, from here it began to spreadto neighboring countries, affecting both children and adults, while other strains and varieties of the disease are also recorded in the region. as a result, more than 14 thousand cases have been registered in africa, more than half a thousand have ended in death. from 85 to 90% of infected people are cured if they are taken to the hospital in time for treatment patients. bed linen, clothing or needles. the virus affects the skin with a painful rash, causes fever, swollen lymph nodes and is fatal in four out of a hundred cases. i noticed several sores on the child's skin. that it will pass it was on saturday, on monday all are susceptible to small children, pregnant women and patients with high blood pressure, for children under 5 years of age there is a special risk of complications, which for the whole world, and called for a fundraiser to combat it, smallpox was detected in sweden, this is the first case in a new outbreak outside africa, where the patient had previously been, an infe

then, we're also seeing in the east of drc and now in a couple other places in adjacent countries we'reaven't seen previously, so there are a lot of big questions as to what's driving the increases in kids, and the number of deaths and what's driving the sexual transmission that's happening in other parts of the country. liz: well its already made it to sweden and pakistan. the big worry is it gets to here in the united states and are we prepared? give me your best guess. is it coming here? >> well listen. as i've said to you before, on many occasions. an infection anywhere is potentially an infection everywhere, and when you start having viruses that are transmitting easily through close contact and sexual contact, wide sexual networks, i mean, that is an opportunity for a virus to spread. we saw it in 2,022 with the mpox outbreak related to the other variant, and i see that that could happen very easily. you know, if you aren't looking for it, you aren't going to find it. it might be misdiagnosed as other things. we don't know how much a symptomatic infection actually occurs so it's v

. >> some of the vaccines, as tim said, will arrive in the next few days in drc. >> the relief can't come fast enough as those recovering from mpox in the drc are now facing a stigma in their communities for catching the disease. >> customers don't come to my small business like they used to because they say my children were sick with mpox, so they are afraid they will contaminate them too. >> mpox symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over. it is spread through intimate contact and saliva. there have been more than 30,000 cases in the u.s, with more than 50 deaths reported. in atlanta, steve harrigan, fox news. >> as we wrap up, national immunization month, health care advocates are urging seniors to make sure that they are vaccinated for preventable diseases. seniors are at higher risk of complications from diseases including covid 19, shingles, and influenza. we're delighted to have joining us now, doctor james mittelberger, the chief medical officer with the east bay's center for elders independence. thanks for taking some time today. thank you. >> it's grea

we have been tracking cases in the drc during 2023 and 2024 and we have been working actively to helpandle on this. >> why are we seeing this bread right now? >> people are coming in touch with animals that spread it. we no longer vaccinated against smallpox. once upon a time that protected us. most people in the world are not vaccinated against smallpox. we have a very large population that are at risk. >> in most cases, it is self-limiting. fatal cases were quite low during that outbreak. for people who have immuno compromising conditions or other conditions that put them at risk , it can be a very severe illness with rash and legions -- lay-ins that spread all over the body. we have seen fatal infections. for played one, we are concerned because it is a little more serious version of it. we expect a higher proportion of people to have severe cases, some people who are not immuno compromised. we would see a higher fatality rate if they started to circulate more widely. >> how will this help country stop the spread? >> i think the main thing is raising awareness and bringing together

. >> some of the vaccines, as tim said, will arrive in the next few days in drc. the relief can't come fast enough as those recovering from mpox in the drc are now facing a stigma in their communities for catching the disease. >> customers don't come to my small business like they used to because they say my children were sick with mpox, so they are afraid they will contaminate them too. >> mpox symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over. it is spread through intimate contact and saliva. there have been more than 30,000 cases in the u.s, with more than 50 deaths reported. in atlanta, steve harrigan, fox news. >> tomorrow is international overdose awareness day. a local nonprofit is marking the day by partnering with a bar in oakland to train industry workers on how to handle overdoses. the organization, fent chec, distributes free fentanyl test strips and narcan nasal spray to bars in the bay area. fenske says bar staff are sometimes first responders to overdoses. tomorrow, the organization will be at the legionnaire saloon in downtown oaklan

our reporter has this report filmed inside the drc for the bbc by a local camera operator. may find some images distressing from the start. >> weary and in pain, a two-year-old caught mpox from one of her five siblings who have all had the disease. >> [translated] this is the first time i have seen it. when my child got sick, their parents told me it might be measles, but we started treating measles and failed. reporter: this hospital is in the epicenter of this new mpox crisis. it has had 800 patients since june. more than 70% have been children. eight have died, all under the age of five. about 100 miles away, the spring in imani's step slowly returns after three days of free treatment at the center. like the hospital, three quarters of patients here have been under0. health workers told the bbc they have had up to 10 new cases a day. >> they are always playing together. they don't care about social distance. so they are always together. you can also see in the household, they even pass the night on the same bed. 3, 4, 5 children, so that means the transmission is present

also an exclusive report from drc from our corresponded their own mpox.for most of us a better day today,. all that rain that we had yesterday across the northern half of the uk has moved away. there is more cloud tending to come in from the atlantic and, eventually, that will bring some more rain. we may see the cloud increasing across some western areas, but ahead of that it has been a very pleasant bank holiday monday here in warwickshire with some sunshine. these are the temperatures that we're seeing late on in the afternoon, so a little bit warmer than it has been through the weekend. nothing startling, but somewhat of an improvement. as we head overnight the winds are going to start to pick up and we start to see some rain coming into northern ireland, heading further into scotland, and perhaps over the irish sea, as well. for large parts of england and wales it will be dry with some clearer skies. quite a warm night, particularly so where we've got that wetter, windier weather in northern ireland. that should move away, though, fairly quickly on t

the world health organisation declared an upsurge of mpox cases in the drc.last week . official announcement last week. official figures show the rising cost of pubuc figures show the rising cost of public services and benefits caused government borrowing last month to surge on the year before borrowing hit £3.1 billion last month, around £18 billion last month, around £18 billion more than in july last yeah billion more than in july last year. the increase means borrowing has hit its highest level for the month since 2021. the office for national statistics also revealed the uk's national debt remained at its highest level since the early 1960s. and european brown bears a bongos and a red billed hornbill have been measured today during the annual weigh in at whipsnade zoo in bedfordshire. it's an important part of the care for these animals. it keeps track of the creatures vital statistics, helping zookeepers keep track of the health and wellbeing of all the health and wellbeing of all the animals at the conservation zoo . those are the latest gb zoo. those

in the drc, there have been 15,600 cases since the start of the year — — and more than 500 deaths.close contact including sexual contact — it causes flu—like symptoms and skin lesions. dr sarah pitt is a virologist at the university of brighton, i asked her how this mpox outbreak is different from the one in 2022.

they have said the emergence of a new clade of mpox, its rapid spread in eastern drc.atic republic of congo and the reporting of cases in several neighbouring countries are very worrying. on top of outbreaks of other mpox clades in drc and other countries in africa, it's clear that a coordinated international response is needed to stop these outbreaks and save lives, ben, there are few phrases more likely to make my blood run cold than a coordinated, coordinated international response . international response. >> i know, i know exactly what you mean . you mean. >> you mean. >> forgive me for being cynical . >> forgive me for being cynical. sceptical. maybe you would say wise after the pandemic that we went through. yeah. what's going on here is my question . on here is my question. >> well, i mean, at a political level, a number of things are going on. you know, when i, when l, going on. you know, when i, when i, one of the political things that i think are going, is going on is the following. i looked at that announcement this morning and literally i just rolled my ey

the latest outbreak has killed a50 people in the drc.de ib is more virulent and more dangerous, and it's now been detected in neighbouring countries — including burundi, kenya, rwanda, uganda and the central african republic. and so the world health organization has declared a global health emergency. it's clear that a coordinated international response is essential to stop this outbreak and save lives. a public health emergency of international concern is the highest level of alarm under international health law. it is possible to vaccinate against mpox as happened in previous outbreaks, but these vaccines are not widely available in the drc, where these children had to rely on their immune systems. the who is warning if more is not done to stop the spread of this new variant, the consequences will spread far beyond these camps. joe inwood, bbc news. a review of the metropolitan police has found the force is not adequately investigating crimes, or managing the risks posed by sex offenders. his majesty's inspectorate of constabulary foun

in the drc, there have been 15,600 cases since the start of the year — — and more than 500 deaths.lth officials say the new strain of mpox may be the most deadly yet. it's transmitted through close contact including sexual contact — it causes flu—like symptoms and skin lesions. dr sarah pitt is a virologist at the university of brighton, i asked her how this mpox outbreak is different from the one in 2022. and the difference with this one is that it's a slightly different strain of the pox virus. a slightly different strain of the mpox virus. it's the one which is normally found in central africa, which is a more deadly strain. you're more likely to develop serious disease and there are greater risk of people dying from them. although i stress — it is a low risk. most people still get mild disease and recover without any medical intervention. but this is nasty and has actually, um, changed the, this strain of the virus, even though it's the one, the version that's normally found in central africa, it's also slightly changed. so it is a little bit nastier than the one that we even n

our africa correspondent simijola—oso has this report, filmed inside the drc for the bbc by a local cameradistressing from the start. toddler cries. weary and in pain. two—year—old encima caught mpox from one of her five siblings, who have all had the disease. translation: this is - the first time i've seen it. when my child got sick, other parents told me it might be measles, but we started treating measles and failed. this hospital in kavumu is in south kivu, the epicentre of this new mpox crisis. it has had 800 patients sincejune. more than 70% have been children. eight have died — all under the age of five. about 100 miles away, the spring in amani's step slowly returns after four days of free treatment at this centre in munigi neargoma. like the hospital, three—quarters of patients here have been under the age of ten. the idp camps are overcrowded, so you see children in idp camps, they are always playing together, so they have time together. they don't really care about distance, social distance, they don't care about that. so they play together. they are always together. and you can

of the latest mpox outbreak. 0ur africa correspondent simijolaoso has this report, filmed inside the drccamera operator. a warning, viewers may find some images distressing from the start. toddler cries. weary and in pain. two—year—old encima caught mpox from one of her five siblings, who have all had the disease. translation: this is - the first time i've seen it. when my child got sick, other parents told me it might be measles, but we started treating measles and failed. this hospital in kavumu is in south kivu, the epicentre of this new mpox crisis. it has had 800 patients sincejune — more than 70% have been children. eight have died — all under the age of five. about 100 miles away, the spring in amani's step slowly returns after four days of free treatment at this centre in munigi near goma. like the hospital, three—quarters of patients here have been under the age of ten. health workers told the bbc they've had up to ten new cases a day. the idp camps are overcrowded, so you see children in idp camps, they are always playing together, so they have time together. they don't really

have seen officials taking temperature checks for each of the people who are coming into burundi from drcg. there is there is a lot of fear because precautions like social distancing are not possible. translation: the distancing are not possible. translation:— distancing are not possible. translation: ~ , ., ., distancing are not possible. translation: 4' , ., ., translation: the kids that are sick share clothes — translation: the kids that are sick share clothes with _ translation: the kids that are sick share clothes with our _ translation: the kids that are sick share clothes with our children. - translation: the kids that are sick share clothes with our children. we i share clothes with our children. we do not have space. me and my children sleep in the same room, if you tell me to go somewhere else or sleep with another child it is not possible. sleep with another child it is not ossible. ., �* , . sleep with another child it is not ossible. . �* , . ., , possible. omar's children have been treated and — possible. omar's children have been treated and discharged. _ possible. omar's c

most of those cases have been restricted to the democratic republic of congo, the drc, but what is reallyen seen now in at least 15 other countries. now, there was a global outbreak of mpox in 2022—23. there were more than 3000 cases in the uk alone, but we heard this week from the uk health security agency that they are monitoring the situation very carefully. there are no known cases in the uk at the moment, but they say they have the measures in place, the surveillance and the monitoring to make sure that should the time come, they are well prepared. the time come, they are well prepared-— the time come, they are well --reared. ., ~ ,, , . prepared. thank you very much, dominic. a woman from cheshire has been jailed for 15 months after suggesting on social media that a mosque "should be blown up with the adults inside". 53—year—old julie sweeney made the comments on facebook after the violence that followed the southport stabbings. elsewhere, a man who kicked a female police officer to the ground during disturbances in hull has been jailed for three years. during connor whiteley�*s sen

we have seen increasing cases of mpox for the last decade in drc, and now we have reached a point whererease over the last year, seen approximately more than 150% or hundred and 60% increase in cases this time this year versus what we saw by this point last year. some of this could be related to a better surveillance and diagnostics, but the major increases something new. number two, the way we are seeing this virus now being transmitted through close contacts, included sexual contact is something that is new, so therefore it really needs to be addressed as quickly as possible. we should have learned at this point that getting in front of something early on is going to pay off in dividends versus waiting for it to become a global problem first. in terms of preparing for it, i gather there are two vaccines for —— vaccines for mpox but have not been generally available in that part of africa where we are seeing this outbreak. . ~ ,., ., . . , outbreak. there are mpox vaccines available, outbreak. there are mpox vaccines available. and _ outbreak. there are mpox vaccines available, and the

it is often transmitted through skin to skin contact so what measures have been put in place in the drcto mitigate spread of mpox really does require a lot of social mobilisation and giving people the understanding of how the virus is spread. for decades we have been working on reducing spread of mpox in rural hunting villages, giving people the understanding that it can be from a variety of animals and how they may do better when they hunt or are in contact with these animals and also to isolate key people in different rooms, really stay away and avoid contact if possible. but now we talk about sexual contact and sexual contact requires a very different set of public health measures because now we are talking about and often working in vulnerable populations here, sex workers, men who have sex with men, these are groups that are often hard to reach and hard to transmit information to one how to protect themselves. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the family of nine—year—old alice da silva aguiar have used her funeral to

breaking news from the democratic republic of congo, because we are told that the drc and other africannfection, mpox, this new strain of mpox that we have been telling you about in a few days' time if everything is in place. that's from the african director of the centers for disease control and vaccination. saying that vaccinations have not started yet, will start in a few days if everything is in place. we are told that by the end of the week vaccine should start to arrive in the dnc and other countries in africa. we have hurt that is one of the key issues and try to do with this disease, that there were not enough vaccinations available. an update is coming into us on that situation with mpox. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. specialist italian divers have begun a fresh search for six people missing after a british luxury yacht sank in a freak storm off sicily on monday morning. morgan stanley international bank chairmanjonathan bloomer — together with his wifejudy, and lawyer, chris morvillo, are among those missing. british tech tycoon mike lynch and his 18—ye

the epicentre of africa's current health care crisis is neighbouring drc, less than 20 miles from herestand the dangers of this disease, but that hasn't got through yet and it will take time. public awareness about mpox is quite limited here. most of those we spoke to do not even know what it is. those who do are not aware that it is spreading in their country. this lack of awareness means that while, on one side of bujumbura town, efforts are being made to help those affected survive and recover, elsewhere, life carries on as usual. containment is difficult, making the need for an adequate vaccine even more urgent. merchuma, bbc news, bujumbura, burundi. ukraine is marking the country's ssrd anniversary of its independence from the former soviet union. as the war with russia continues, the us has warned that kyiv faced an increased threat of attacks around independence day. meanwhile, the british prime minister sir keir starmer has said the uk will �*today and always' back ukraine. let's speak to a journalist based in kyiv, jay schnell. it is an independence day that has been marked i

an agreement was made between the drc and rwanda earlier this week, but there is scepticism on how long23 rebels seizing control of a large town close to the border with uganda. the tutsi—led rebels insist that they are not part of the us—brokered deal. rwanda has always denied providing military support to the m23 rebels. at least nine people have been killed in bangladesh as clashes have erupted between police and anti—government protesters. dozens have been injured. police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators in several parts of the country and mobile internet has been suspended in dhaka. let's get the latest from our reporter shahn—ewaz rocky who's in dhaka. 0k, what's happening here? it's actually totally violent protest in a violent protest. now, because i have been to different places of dhaka since morning and what i have seen, tens of thousand protesters are on the street and took place in different entrances of dhaka and demanding to resign the government. this is their one point demand at this moment now. but later it became violent and there was lots of