sophie long reports from the spaceport in new mexico.a smalljoint military force on alert. leaders of the ecowas regional bloc countries met, trying to find a way to push niger back to democracy. the bloc�*s current chairman, nigerian president bola tinubu, said the organisation was prioritising diplomacy. earlier, there had been threats of military action if niger's ousted president mohamed bazoum was not reinstated, but the coup leaders didn't back down. instead, they have named a 21—member cabinet to consolidate power. our reporter chris ewokor is monitoring the situation from neighbouring nigeria. one of the major decisions reached by the ecowas leaders today is that, despite that all options are on the table and open, including the option of military force as a last resort, they have now ordered the activation of the ecowas standby force. when this is going to start, we don't know. one of the other things that the ecowas leaders have done is to reiterate their condemnation of the coup in niger, as well as the continued detention of

sophie long, bbc news, spaceport america, new mexico.ince the police service of northern ireland mistakenly made public the identities of 10,000 employees, and its chief constable has apologised for what he called an "industrial scale breach of data." many of the police officers try not to reveal their occupation even to family, because of security concerns, so their union says they're shocked and fearful. the chief constable said they had not be able to verify a claim by dissident republicans that they had obtained the staff list. here's sarah girvin. the terrorism threat level in northern ireland is severe — that's the highest in the uk — and it's because of that threat that some police officers keep their jobs secret from people in their community, theirfriends, even their children. today, the force's most senior officer acknowledged claims that dissident republicans are in possession of information from the data breaches. this is a claim. we haven't yet been able to verify what the substance is behind that claim, or see any of the in

sophie long, bbc news, maui.speaking to the governor of hawaii, josh green, and asked him about the lack of warning to residents of lahaina about the approaching wildfires. i think really what it was was an incredibly overwhelming circumstance, which was a hurricane and hurricane—force winds simultaneously with fire. and we've not experienced anything like that in the region in a town before. there was a lot of response going on amongst the firefighters all across the island. i think that was the greatest confounding issue. but my team is doing a thorough review. we've begun it with our attorney general, and that's the important piece for us now. of course, most of our efforts are going to be on recovery, finding a way to reunite families with either those that they've lost so that they have closure or getting them housing and survival. these processes normally come much after an incident like this, but we're doing it in parallel because we want to be safer and learn right now. while the authorities continue the

sophie long reports from the island. this is what remains of lahaina.d as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. president biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it. but days later, people here say it's not yet reaching those most in need. and people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. i'm frustrated. people are hungry. we're all together, we're one family. we need to take care of each other. no—one�*s feeding everybody. they're traumatised. they're upset. no—one�*s giving hugs. they need mental help. what do you need from me? do you hear people in the same pads since the fire on thursday? kids in the same diapers since thursday? people without food. like, they haven't drank since before the fire. what are we doing? hundreds of thousands flock to maui's stunning coastline every year, and thousands ofjobs here are dependent on tourism. but the jarring contrast between those holidaying and those hurtin

sophie long, bbc news, maui. let's cross to maui and speak to our presenter helena humphrey.you are? most --eole who what is going on where you are? most peeple who are _ what is going on where you are? most people who are here _ what is going on where you are? i’j�*if?3ii people who are here that there is a shelter have lost everything they own. they have escaped with only their lives. anyone who does have anything remaining is donating it here at this shelter. books, food, hygiene products, some food for animals, although people saying they were unable to take their animals with them. what we keep seeing time and again his moments when people just embrace. they hug and there is a moment ofjoy and then they break down because they are saying, i didn't expect to see you here. i didn't expect to see you here. i didn't know where you were. further down, perhaps you can see over my shoulder people out in the open because the shelter is at capacity, people sleeping on inflatable mattresses outside and other people here saying they are unable to find no capacity —— capacity at she

sophie long, bbc news, maui.to maui and we can speak to helena humphrey, what is it like where you are?— like where you are? lucy, i am at one of the _ like where you are? lucy, i am at one of the evacuation _ like where you are? lucy, i am at one of the evacuation shelters i like where you are? lucy, i am at l one of the evacuation shelters here one of the evacuation shelters here on maui island at the war memorial complex. i want to show you the facility is to get a full picture of the challenges this community is facing. 0ver my shoulder, and we won't pan around too far because thatis won't pan around too far because that is the triage 10 for the red cross and we are still seeing medical emergencies, this is the medical emergencies, this is the medical check—in, people coming in with burns, smoke inhalation, some people have left bandaged, feet, arms and legs as they try to get away from the flames. clearly still away from the flames. clearly still a lot of pain. 0ver my shoulder, you can see this board that e

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here's sophie long.from their husbands, wives and families who were overwhelmed with emotion and pride. and what a morning it's been four people here, who really feel this is a major milestone for space tourism. three people with no previous experience went to space today, one was an 80—year—old man with parkinson's, and they experienced it for themselves. they proved along with themselves. they proved along with the crew that this guy is no longer the crew that this guy is no longer the limit. making the final footsteps towards realising their dreams. jon goodwin and mother and daughter duo keisha schahaff and ana mayers make their way to the spaceship unity. 0n the ground at the spaceport, there was huge excitement and nervous anticipation.— huge excitement and nervous anticipation. huge excitement and nervous anticiation. ~ , ., ., anticipation. when you say that he is on his way. _ anticipation. when you say that he is on his way. it — anticipation. when you say that he is on his way, it makes _ anti

sophie long sent this report from new mexico.er of my life on this earth to go into space. at 80 years old, jon goodwin is an 0lympian, an accomplished adventurer, and now almost an astronaut. this has been a long time coming. he bought his ticket for $200,000 nearly 20 years ago. jon goodwin... here he is talking to bbc breakfast in 2014. i was never...envisaged wanting to go into space, but the opportunity as a bit of an adventurer to actually go to 70 miles high, see the curvature of the earth, the blackness of space, going weightless, and all these things, was an opportunity that i couldn't miss. but news he received that same year made him think he might. jon was diagnosed with parkinson's disease, which damages parts of the brain, and its progression is impossible to predict. i was pretty convinced that they were going to turn round to me and say, "you're not able to go." but they have been fantastic. the fact that i can defy my parkinson's... three years ago, i climbed kilimanjaro and cycled down, just to prove that it was

sophie long, bbc news, maui.the high death toll, thousands of people have been left homeless and in need of help from the authorities. helena humphrey has been speaking to some of those seeking assistance in maui and also to the governor of hawaii. so many people are still unaccounted for when we were at the shelters today. so many people were coming looking for loved ones that had no cell phone reception. they haven't been able to get in touch. and some of the first things we asked them after asking, "are you 0k?" is how did you get out? did you hear a siren? did you get a text message alert? and every time the answer was no. we only got out because we saw a wall of flames coming towards us. we felt the heat. we heard our neighbors banging on our doors. and you really saw the testament of that in terms of essentially the walking wounded at times coming into that shelter, people with bandages on their feet, on their legs, on their hands, having essentially had to run from the flames. so, of course, one of the que

sophie long, bbc news, mao e. ——maui.spondent gave us this update on the search for victims — in the worst affected areas. today, officials are urging everyone who's missing a loved one to please go out and get a dna test to help them better identify the remains that they are uncovering. and the police chief says that they are meticulously searching the area. they are working on the recovery effort and going as quickly as possible. but they're hoping to do so with respect and what they call aloha, right to respect the dead. and, of course, this is going to take quite some time. only 3% of the area has been searched and 96 bodies have been found. but of those, only two have been positively identified. as we talk to you, jessica, we can see pictures of the devastation and so many people are now without their homes. what kind of help is available for all of those many, many people who have been affected by the fires? so donations, lucy, are pouring in, which is great. but of course the challenge is making sure that they get

sophie long, bbc news, maui. 0ur presenter helena humphrey is in maui in one of the shelters for victimswho are here have lost everything and have escaped with their lives. anyone who has anything left is donating it, books, food, hygiene products, baby products, pet food, even some people saying they weren't able to take their pets with them. what we keep seeing time and again is these moments when people embrace, they hug, a moment ofjoy, and then they break down, saying, did not expect to see you here, did not know where you were. haps you can see over my shoulder, people out in the open because this shelter is at capacity, people sleeping on inflatable mattresses now outside and other people i have been speaking to here saying they are not able to find any capacity at shelters saw sleeping in gardens with other families, simply sleeping out in the open, and it's very hot here, so still exposed to the elements. we know the death toll has been climbing, hundreds of people are still unaccounted for. we are just going out towards a tent for missing people, so people able to come here, re

our north america correspondent sophie long reports from maui.

sophie long, bbc news, spaceport america, new mexico. it says the decision was to protect public ethics and social traditions. the move came after leben on�*s culture minister art sensors to ban the film in lebanon saying it promotes homosexuality and transgender homosexuality and tra nsgender culture homosexuality and transgender culture and undermines the family. taylor swift has used her final los angeles eras show to confirm online speculation that she will release the re—recorded version of her 201a album 1989 in october. her fifth studio album features hit songs including bad blood and shake it off. the singer began re—recording all her songs after when talent manager manager scooter braun when he bought herformer label. before we go, let's take you very briefly to abuja in the nigeria where people are meeting to discuss the coup in niger. there was an ultimatum given back by set to reinstate mohamed bazoum. we will be cross that on the bbc, stay with us. the warmest weather we've seen for some time but it may not last long because

sophie long, bbc news, lahaina, maui. united nations says the country is at risk of widespread hunger and the collapse of its health system. women and girls have also faced severe restrictions since the taliban came to power, with girls banned from secondary schools. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has this report. all in a day's work. 14 hours of labour. 13—year—old ismatula. his brother, asif, a year younger. their combined earnings, less than a pound a day at this workshop in kabul. translation: it's very difficult for me. - it's such heavy work, but i have no choice. i have to work to buy bread for my family. translation: all the boys are playing outside. - i wish i could play too. i pray my father finds work so we can go back to school, that he can repay our debts and we won't have to work here. it's the story of so many families. the un says 84% of afghans are now borrowing moneyjust to buy food. it's tough being a kid in this country. 12—year—old hadiya is waiting for her father. he works in this

sophie long, bbc news, maui.ty and college union, which represents academics and support staff, is meeting this lunchtime to discuss its next steps in its pay dispute with universities. members have been boycotting marking exam papers since april meaning many students have left university this summer without being given a grade or have been unable to graduate at all. 0ur correspondent harry farley is at the union's headquarters in central london. and this is a dispute which has caused huge upset and uncertainty for students when they are trying to plan their future, for students when they are trying to plan theirfuture, many for students when they are trying to plan their future, many of them? that is why, jane, those students who are graduating this summer without knowing their final grade or indeed having to postpone their graduation entirely, it might affect potentialjob offers, future career decisions, it might affect their other future plans. decisions, it might affect their otherfuture plans. the meeting ha

the bbc�*s sophie long reporting from maui.he next few days, it will start to turn increasingly humid and we will start to see some thundery downpours pushing in off the atlantic. warm and humid for the next few days, a little sunshine here and there, but an increasing threat of thundery downpours, thanks to this area of low pressure. we have high pressure is anchored to the east of the uk. that is bringing a fresh south—easterly wind, tapping into the warm air off the continent, but the humidity will increase over the next few days. through the rest of this afternoon there will be variable cloud. some sunshine and the risk ofjust one or two showers for northern england and into scotland. most places should be dry. temperatures reaching highs of around 2a, maybe 25 degrees in the south—east, given some good, sunny spells. as we head into this evening we start to see the first of a couple of weather fronts pushing into the south and west of the uk. winds are starting to increase as well through the night. we could see some thund

sophie long, bbc news, maui. captain vince carter runs a helicopter tour company, air maui. he realised just how devastating the fires were. we knew there were fires there previously the night before. we'd been having a lot of wildfires on the island previously, so there was already five or six fires burning through the night. we knew that the power was out on the other side over there, so there was no word coming back through the night of the destruction, of what had really happened there. i was working in the morning, we had a helicopterfired up and we went to see what was going on over there. as we turned the corner around the mountain from the airport, you could see the smoke rising from the city, from the former city. and as we got a little closer, there was a small bit of hope because there was some south—east condos that were still intact, but then quickly, as you looked up, you could see about half of that complex was gone and everything past that, as you were able to see through the smoke, was gone. that was the point where i believe we were the first civilians to s

sophie long, bbc news, maui. the press conferences just starting.the hand of dissident republicans in planning assumption that they will use this list to generate fear and uncertainty as it was intimidating or targeting officers and staff. i will not go into detail for operational reasons but we are working around the clock to assess this risk and take measures to mitigate it. contrary to commentary circulating, we are not seeing any movement of officers or staff out of the organisation. indeed, i would like to pay tribute to them in the way they have demonstrated tremendous results in resilience since the news of this preach broke last week. their determination to stick to our values and continue to serve the public with professionalism. we are being strongly supported by a range of cyber specialists from across the policing system in dealing with this unprecedented incident. you have measures in place to reassure and invites our work force of what the risks means for them. —— advise. as well as of the partners as we develop our response to this ma

sophie long, bbc news, maui.our correspondent john sudworth who's in maui, where it's early morning. everyone there seems overwhelmed by the scale of the recovery effort required? the scale of the recovery effort reuuired? ~ , ., required? well, it is overwhelming. eve bod required? well, it is overwhelming. everybody accepts _ required? well, it is overwhelming. everybody accepts that. _ required? well, it is overwhelming. everybody accepts that. waking - required? well, it is overwhelming. everybody accepts that. waking up| required? well, it is overwhelming. l everybody accepts that. waking up on another morning, though, there are these mounting frustrations. not only over the initial handling of the disaster, this sense that the authorities could have done more to warn people of the threat posed by the fire, but also over the relief effort and the response since. as you heard in sophie's report, we spent a few hours out on the water with the volunteer relief boats that have been taking multiple trips into the

sophie long, bbc news, maui. to maui and speak to our presenter helena humphrey, who's there. what is going on where you are? we are at a what is going on where you are? - are at a shelter here on maui island. it is one of six, and we are seeing seems like there across the island. this shelter is at capacity and invite beds now spilling out into the open. 0ther and invite beds now spilling out into the open. other people i have been speaking to coming here saying they are sleeping outside with other families in people's gardens, trying to get some shelter however they can. also here, you can see this missing persons tent which has been set up, being run by local volunteers here on the island. they say people are coming to them with horrific tales of people surviving, but questions of their loved ones so they have not been able to contact due to restricted cell phone service here which are still down in parts of the island. people come and fill any police report here and those firms go to the office of the sheriff

sophie long, bbc news, maui.r douglas kelley — from the uk centre for ecology and hydrology — and who was the lead analyst for a un report last year, predicting a global increase in wildfire activity. welcome to the programme. we will talk about hawaii are specifically in a moment but if we could talk about that report first of all, you talked about this huge increase in the number of extreme fires. some of the number of extreme fires. some of the figures, up 30% by 2050 and then by the end of the century up 50%, talk us through what it is down to. we talk about climate change a lot but it isn'tjust that, is it? climate change does play a large role in that and some of the big heat we have had recently wouldn't have been possible without climate change and these are the things that dry out the conditions that promote wildfires and make them more intense but loud use plays a role as well, particularly in places where you have natural vegetation which might hold in more water which creates dumb and prevents wild fi

sophie long, bbc news, maui. we can now speak to sophie long in maui. what sophie long in maui.ee, if you go to other parts of the island that have not been affected, you come into the airport and he would not necessarily a no anything had happened here. hotels are reliant on the tourism business. people are going to work in hotels and seeing people still coming here on holiday and having a lovely time. it is kind of a surreal situation where you have the island, which is so beautiful, and one part of it has been so devastated. you have seen the pictures, it is amazing what has happened. where peoples homes and businesses are, there are charred remains. they are sifting through the remains and still trying to recover more remains.- the remains and still trying to recover more remains. thank you very much. something _ recover more remains. thank you very much. something that _ recover more remains. thank you very much. something that sophie - recover more remains. thank you very much. something that sophie said - much. something that sophie said earlier, that academy dogs have on

sophie long sent this report from new mexico. now almost an astronaut. this has been a long time coming. he bought his ticket for $200,000 nearly 20 years ago. jon goodwin... here he is talking to bbc breakfast in 201a. i was never...envisaged wanting to go into space, but the opportunity as a bit of an adventurer to actually go to 70 miles high, see the curvature of the earth, the blackness of space, going weightless, and all these things, was an opportunity that i couldn't miss. but news he received that same year made him think he might. jon was diagnosed with parkinson's disease, which damages parts of the brain, and its progression is impossible to predict. i was pretty convinced that they were going to turn round to me and say, "you're not able to go." but they have been fantastic. the fact that i can defy my parkinson's... three years ago, i climbed kilimanjaro and cycled down, just to prove that it wasn't going to get me. and this is the same thing. you're going to space despite the parkinson's... and sojon is now finally

our north america correspondent sophie long reports from maui.istoric city of lahaina, once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom, has been reduced to ruins. almost everyone who lives here has lost everything. we already know this is the deadliest disaster in the state's history, and the number of those who died is still climbing. this was lahaina's historic seafront, now reduced to ashes. bustling streets and shops all razed to the ground. but it's too early to accurately assess the full extent and impact of this disaster. buildings burned to the ground have not yet been searched. the fires that claimed them and the lives of those inside may be contained, but they're still burning. thousands have been left homeless by the ferocious flames fanned by winds from an offshore hurricane. thank you very much. yeah. they flocked to shelters seeking food and water. the need for assistance is great, but so too are the challenges to meeting it. the only land route to those most in need has been blocked. sirens. as road access to lahaina was opened and people

sophie long, bbc news, spaceport america, new mexico.contract with the club. it is now up to him whether or not he leaves. spurs kick off their premier league campaign this weekend. england's laurenjames has been given a two—match ban following her red card against nigeria at the women's world cup on monday. james was send off for stamping on an opponent and will miss the quarterfinal against colombia on saturday and the semifinal, should england progress. she has since apologised. cycling and at the world championships, dame sarah story has regained her world c5 time trial title at the age of 45. one of the most decorated paralympians, she rode to gold on the streets of dumfries, while britain also won medals in the hills of glentress, from where nesta mcgregor reports. dame sarah storey won her first world title almost three decades ago. remarkably, this was the quest for number 42. as with any time trial, it is rider against clock, as demanding on the body as on the mind. this is the event i live for. and i've still no idea if i've wo

sophie long, bbc news, maui.he regional director for an air ambulance company. thank you forjoining us. the pictures we have been looking at are just so shocking. can you tell us what you have seen and what your teams have been doing over the past few days? teams have been doing over the past few da s? , :, ~ i. teams have been doing over the past fewda s? , :, ~ , teams have been doing over the past fewda s? , :, , : few days? yes, thank you very much. first, i want — few days? yes, thank you very much. first. i want to _ few days? yes, thank you very much. first, i want to say _ few days? yes, thank you very much. first, i want to say that _ few days? yes, thank you very much. first, i want to say that i _ few days? yes, thank you very much. first, i want to say that i also - first, i want to say that i also operate a team, american medical response, and we were the medics on the ground on maui during the incident. so starting at about three o'clock on august the 8th of the fires breached into the community. an

sophie long, bbc news, spaceport america, new mexico. good luck to all of them. and you can see live coverage of the galactic launch — due at 3.30 — on the bbc news website and on iplayer. time for a look at the weather. very nice for quite a lot of us today, ben. very nice for quite a lot of us today. ben-— very nice for quite a lot of us today, ben. very nice for quite a lot of us toda , ben. ~ . ., ., , ~ ., today, ben. what a novelty! a day of sunshine and — today, ben. what a novelty! a day of sunshine and warmth _ today, ben. what a novelty! a day of sunshine and warmth for _ today, ben. what a novelty! a day of sunshine and warmth for many of. sunshine and warmth for many of us, and have a look at this picture from and have a look at this picture from a weather watcher in kent. beautiful blue sky overhead, no wonder people have flocked to the beach, but it isn't like that everywhere. some places like northern ireland have more in the way of cloud. northern ireland is turning cloudy because of this approaching weather front which will change things. it mean

famous restaurant and music venue fleetwood's, owned by musician mick fleetwood. 0ur correspondent sophie longman cost could take many months. so much was lost here. man, lahaina was the capital before it was honolulu. the kings and queens used to live in lahaina, it was a sacred place. lahaina town and the community of lahaina epitomises that culture of the hawaiian story. it's a crazy, vibrant town that actually was alive and wasn'tjust a tourist attraction. all the surroundings of that town was a real community that lived and breathed way before creatures like me even knew about this island. so many buildings burned, but one had a special place in the hearts of locals and of people around the world. they all flocked to fleetwoods on front street. it may have been owned by a non—native who happened to be a rock star, but it had hawaiian culture at its heart. chanting. it was myjob, my responsibility tojust keep the hawaiian culture there. that was one of the first things i feel that nick wanted things i feel that mick wanted to do since opening, he always wanted to have a hawaiian presence t

the bbc�*s sophie long has been following developments. 50—year—old robert bowers carried out the deadliesth community in united states history. his guilt was never in doubt, but his defence team had hoped to spare his life and that he would be sentenced to a life behind bars. well, injune, he was convicted of all 63 charges against him the following month, injuly. the same jury found that he was eligible for the death penalty. and today they unanimously voted that he should indeed be sentenced to death. now, the prosecution said that he had planned the attacks and he carried them out in the heart of thejewish community in order to instill fear in it. the defence said that he had a severe, untreated mental illness and cited evidence of a childhood marked by trauma and neglect. well, the jury found that he should be sentenced to the death penalty. there has been mixed reaction. there is no consensus amongst the victim's families on this sentence. 0ne family of rose mallinger who died in the attack. she was 97 years old and her daughter, andrea wedner, who survived after being shot and wounde

sophie long, bbc news, lahaina.oss england will have an extra 900 beds this winter. that's according to the government, which has announced £250 million of funding. 0ur political correspondent peter saull is in westminster. peter, how much will this help to ease pressure on the health service? we report every year on the intense pressure that the nhs comes under as we head into the winter months. we are talking about 5000 new beds ultimately, 900 byjanuary. this will be spread across the different hospital trusts across england, so it might not amount to a huge amount per hospital, it is around about 5% rise. this is the government trying to get out of the game here. rishi sunak saying the planning has earlier than ever before for the winter, and we are notjust talking about new beds, we're also talking about new beds, we're also talking about on the day treatment services so that people can be sent home and not have to be admitted to hospital. we are also talking about what is called virtual beds so that people can

mounting evidence shows downed power lines could have played a role. 0ur correspondent in maui, sophie longnce this tragedy happened and we started to learn about the loss of life, we've heard from people who escaped that night and how they had no warnings. everyone has demanded to know why they didn't get more warning. they knew that a fire was burning, they knew that there were very high gusts of wind and yet maui has a very good outdoor alert system and those sirens were not used. they're in place to alert people to wildfires and tsunamis, mainly. those sirens were not sounded on the day. instead, we heard harrowing tales from survivors as they fled with heat burning their back. now, yesterday, on wednesday, the head of maui's emergency management agency defended the decision not to sound those sirens. he said that people could have gone mauka. now mauka is a hawaiian directional term. it means into the mountains or inland. he was implying that people may have been panicked and gone in the wrong direction. well, you'll find very few people here in maui who will agree with that. a search

our north america correspondent sophie long, who's on maui, has been hearing from some of the bereaved survivors who have lost everything. she sent this report. the fire left more than a city devastated, and charred black buildings behind. existential questions hover above the emptiness. how can you rebuild from this? what will exist here in the future? a now churchless congregation gathers at a coffee shop to share their pain. one of the police officers sent me pictures. it used to be my house. i wept, but weeping is not a lack of faith. god gave us tears. # amazing grace... there are so many questions that remain without answers. why did one survive to sit in a makeshift church when their neighbour didn't? what will become of their community so crippled by a loss that's still being counted? i don't think it will ever be the same. i hope it will be better. that's my prayer. and i believe that, i think one day, you know, it can be an even better lahaina than it was hopefully, that is what i hope at least. how do they explain to those too young to understand what their parents can't com

sophie long, bbc. maui.ding in one day is threatening many people in the western province of british columbia, many residents have been evacuate at any moment on a friday. british columbia declared a state of emergency around the airport which is been closed and travel restrictions put in place and some members thought to of leapt across nearby some members thought to of lea pt across nearby lakes lea pt across nearby la kes fanned lea pt across nearby lakes fanned by strong winds sparking even more fires. jason is a local fire chief. yesterday was one of the most difficult days my department is of her face. 0ur christmas into a street in west and found three houses were burning. and it was expanding up the hill. it was threatening hundreds of homes above those three and we of homes above those three and we had multiple fire engines involved in combating three single family house fires which, under normal day for us is a massive operation. in the western area, brady, bring this up to date with the latest whe

sophie long, bbc news, spaceport america, new mexico. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. settled. we will see a change coming in from the west a bit later on in the day. that is courtesy of the weather front wrapped around the area of low pressure that will come in late afternoon and early evening, cross us overnight, bring some rain and fresh conditions. before that, the cloud across scotland, northern england, northern ireland and the south will continue to break, sunny spells, some will be hazy, a chance of an isolated shower in the midlands, wales, northern ireland, central and southern scotland, but that is all. it will feel muggy today. southerly winds, top temperatures roughly 22 to 27 degrees, not as windy in shetland. you can see the progress of the front pushing northwards and eastwards, picking up across northern ireland and scotland, where the rain will be heaviest and thundery, the tail end of the weather front across southern areas will not do much more than produce clouds and the odd shower. it will be a muggy night, subtle change in the wind direction from

the fires, after some residents said they received no warning. 0ur north america correspondent, sophie longic city of lahaina, once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom has been reduced to ruins. almost everyone who lives here has lost everything. this is the deadliest disaster in the states history and the number of people who died is climbing. this was lahaina's historic seafront, now reduced to ashes. streets and shops razed to the ground. it is to early to accurately assessed the impact of the disaster. buildings burned to the ground have not been searched, the fires that claim them in the lives of those inside may be contained, still burning. thousands have been left homeless by the ferocious flames, fanned by flames by an offshore hurricane. they go to shelters seeking food and water. the need for assistance is great but so too is the challenge to meet it. the only land route has been blocked. road access to lahaina was opened and people started to make their way back to see what if anything remains. hawaii's governor asked people to steady themselves to see destruction like they have

more now from our north america correspondent sophie long who is in maui. death toll now stands at 93 but we are told that that will rise. over the past five days we have heard countless harrowing tales from survivors about their escape and we have also watched frustration build with the authorities as people demand to know why they weren't given more warning and where they can't get back to their homes. but to day i went to speak to some members of a congregation of a lahaina church who were meeting some 20 miles away because their normal place of worship had been destroyed. the fire left more than a city devastated, and charred black buildings behind. existential questions hover above the emptiness. how can you rebuild from this? what will exist here in the future? a now churchless congregation gathers at a coffee shop to share their pain. one of the police officers sent me pictures. it used to be my house. i wept, but weeping is not a lack of faith. god gave us tears. # amazing grace... there are so many questions that remain without answers. why did one

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our north america correspondent sophie long sent this update from maui — on the process of identifyinga behind me, the town that was engulfed by flames a week ago. now the recovery operation continues. as you said there, the cadaver teams have now covered nearly a0%, 38% of the worst affected area. we know that a mobile morgue and more coroners have arrived to help with the grim task of identifying those who lost their lives. only five have been identified so far, but we do know that some of the most vulnerable, the very old and the very young are among those who lost their lives. there are some signs of hope and recovery now emerging. the road to lahaina, the main road that's been closed for a week now, was reopened today during daylight hours, although you can probably see the roadblock behind me. they're not letting people into the worst affected area itself because that search and recovery operation is still ongoing. in europe, a wildfire on spain's holiday island of tenerife has prompted the evacuation of nearly 4,000 people. the fire, which broke out on tuesday, is spreading thro