rescuers in morocco dig for survivors, more than 48 hours after a powerful earthquake claimed nealy 2,500 lives. the home secretary says she is seeking urgent legal advice on banning american bully xl dogs after a spate of attacks. game, set, match djokovic.

and victory for novak djokovic at the us open — as he equals margaret court's all—time record of 2a major singles titles. and coming up on bbc news: we look ahead to wales against latvia in riga. a win is all but essential for rob page's side as they try to automatically qualify for next summer's euros. the retailer wilko is set disappear from uk high streets, after a rescue deal for the chain collapsed over the weekend. all of its 400 stores across the uk will close by early october, the gmb union has said. it was hoped that a bid from the billionaire owner of hmv would save 300 shops, but rising costs complicated the deal. it leaves the future of more

than 12,000 workers and hundreds of stores uncertain. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been speaking to shoppers in greater manchester. they always had the stuff in there and it was good stuff. i'm just gutted. in and it was good stuff. i'm “ust cutted. . ., ., , gutted. in the corner of this showing — gutted. in the corner of this shopping centre _ gutted. in the corner of this shopping centre in this - gutted. in the corner of this | shopping centre in this small gutted. in the corner of this - shopping centre in this small town, like hundreds of others, the doors of wilko's have been opened but that's about to change. i of wilko's have been opened but that's about to change.— of wilko's have been opened but that's about to change. i don't know what they will do _ that's about to change. i don't know what they will do with _ that's about to change. i don't know what they will do with this _ that's about to change. i don't know what they will do with this place - what they will do with this place when it goes because there's not much going, is there? i when it goes because there's not much going, is there?— much going, is there? i don't come in very often _ much going, is there? i don't come in very often but — much going, is there? i don't come in very often but i _ much going, is there? i don't come in very often but i do _ much going, is there? i don't come in very often but i do come - much going, is there? i don't come in very often but i do come in - much going, is there? i don't come in very often but i do come in for. in very often but i do come in for div, _ in very often but i do come in for diy, tooling _ in very often but i do come in for diy, tooling and things, but it will be a great — diy, tooling and things, but it will be a great loss because we will have to go _ be a great loss because we will have to go to _ be a great loss because we will have to go to b&q, not everybody has a car. to go to 8&0, not everybody has a car, ., ., , to go to 8&0, not everybody has a car. . , ,,,_ to go to 8&0, not everybody has a car. that was probably one of the better stores _ car. that was probably one of the better stores on _ car. that was probably one of the better stores on here. _ car. that was probably one of the better stores on here. there onlyj better stores on here. there only cafe '5 _ better stores on here. there only cafe '5 that — better stores on here. there only cafe 's that people _

better stores on here. there only cafe 's that people come - better stores on here. there only cafe 's that people come here - better stores on here. there only cafe 's that people come here forj cafe 's that people come here for now _ cafe 's that people come here for now. , , ., ., cafe 's that people come here for now. , ., , now. this is one of 52 stores already marked _ now. this is one of 52 stores already marked to _ now. this is one of 52 stores already marked to close - now. this is one of 52 stores already marked to close thisj now. this is one of 52 stores - already marked to close this week but now we know the other 300 were shot dead doors, too. the firm collapsed in august and administrators have been running the stores in the hopes of finding a buyer. there's a lot of people shopping today hoping to snap up a deal but loads of the shelves are empty and that's because they were in discussions with the man hoping to rescue the whole chain, those talks have fallen apart this weekend. he said despite having the support of managers and staff and the administrator, the structure of the administrator, the structure of the company means a deal wasn't possible. with a big competition from rivals in recent years, despite its long history, wilko'sjust hasn't kept up. its long history, wilko's 'ust hasn't kept upi its long history, wilko's 'ust hasn't kept up. just a few bits, 'ust hasn't kept up. just a few bits, just some _ hasn't kept up. just a few bits, just some cream _ hasn't kept up. just a few bits, just some cream for— hasn't kept up. just a few bits, just some cream for my - hasn't kept up. just a few bits, just some cream for my face . hasn't kept up. just a few bits, l just some cream for my face and hasn't kept up. just a few bits, - just some cream for my face and tea towels and an oven glove and tidy

for the sink. don't know what's going to happen. i'm hoping somebody will take it over. the going to happen. i'm hoping somebody will take it over.— will take it over. the future is bleak for _ will take it over. the future is bleak for more _ will take it over. the future is bleak for more than - will take it over. the future is bleak for more than 10,000 | will take it over. the future is - bleak for more than 10,000 staff across the chain. some stores may be sold on to rivals but that's no guarantee. sold on to rivals but that's no guarantee-— sold on to rivals but that's no auarantee. ., ~ ., . sold on to rivals but that's no auarantee. ., �* ., ~ ., guarantee. pound lan and wilko trade in similar locations _ guarantee. pound lan and wilko trade in similar locations so _ guarantee. pound lan and wilko trade in similar locations so there's - in similar locations so there's often one side by side. it's likely they would unfortunately get rid of they would unfortunately get rid of the wilko staff. 8, they would unfortunately get rid of the wilko staff.— they would unfortunately get rid of the wilko staff. a real sadness from staff and customers _ the wilko staff. a real sadness from staff and customers alike. _ colletta smith, bbc news. meanwhile, bmw has announced a £600 million investment in its mini factory in 0xfordshire, to prepare it for production of a new generation of electric cars. the government is also providing funding, thought to be around £75 million. the decision will secure the future of thousands of jobs, as our international business correspondent, theo leggett, explains. this is mini's factory in cowley.

cars have been built here for generations and now its future looks a lot more secure. parent company bmw says it will invest £600 million updating the factory and preparing it to build a new generation of electric cars. the move is expected to safeguard 4000 jobs both here and at another plant in swindon. for us, plant oxford is the home of mini and our target was for the future generation of fully electric minis to find a production opportunity here in our site. and this decision has been taken now, which makes us all proud and gives us confidence for the future. and this is what all the fuss is about. this is the new next generation electric mini. now, it's been designed and developed in china by bmw in partnership with a chinese company, and production is due to begin there next year. but now the really important decision�*s being taken that from 2026 it'll also be built right here in cowley.

cars have been made in cowley for more than a century. the factory started building minis in 1959, but with the brand due to go all electric by the end of the decade, new investment was vital. to help move the project forward, the government's also providing funding thought to be worth around £75 million. we've been helping a whole swathe of companies, notjust bmw mini, but this is what we need to do in order to make sure that our auto industry survives and actually thrives as well. among the companies that have received help are stellantis, which started making electric vans at its plant in ellesmere port last week. there's been funding for a new battery factory at nissan's base in sunderland and forjaguar land rover�*s parent to build its own battery plant in somerset. all this at a time when european countries are vying with one another to become leaders in the rapidly growing electric car industry. this is great news. but remember, the uk is playing catch—up. we've been lagging behind in ev production.

so great news here, great news at stellantis. we're going to need a lot more if we are going to preserve a mass car industry in the uk. but for the workforce here in cowley, this matters little. for them, the news that theirjobs are more secure today than they were yesterday is clearly something to celebrate. theo leggett, bbc news, cowley. our business editor, simonjack, is at the mini factory in cowley near 0xford. simon, two very different outcomes here, what do they tell us about the state of things today? here at the home of the mini it is all smiles today, great news for 3400 people who work here. it secures many production until 2026 and that was in a given, there was a chanceit and that was in a given, there was a chance it could have gone to china and it follows on from big investment from jaguar land rover, nissan and others but that didn't

come cheap, £75 million worth of taxpayer money to secure this bid and that the new price of admission if you want to stay relevant in the modern car manufacturing era. wilko desperately sad story there. there was hope that bid would come through to save between two and 300 stores. they are saying they couldn't make the operation cost structure work and that tells you over time it had become a business which had failed to compete with some of its rivals. the good news is some stores will be bought. audi have made positive noises about taking on some of the sites but very, very uncertain times for thousands of workers there. good news and bad news today.— news and bad news today. simon, thank yon — daniel khalife has appeared in court charged with escaping from custody at hmp wandsworth. the 21—year—old former soldier was arrested on a canal towpath in west london on saturday morning, four days after he went missing from the prison. anna foster is at westminster magistrates' court for us.

anna, what happened in court today? it was relatively brief an appearance by quite a dramatic arrival here for daniel khalifa. you can see he was brought here in a blue armoured police van, not the usual white vans defendants arrive in. there were unmarked police cars accompanying him, even police officers in the street. he sat quietly in the dock, he was wearing a grey tracksuit and he spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth. the court was reminded why he was in prison in the first place, he was in prison in the first place, he was facing charges under the terrorism act and under the official secrets act. the court was also told about this new charge, escaping from prison and again, some details about the alleged method. it is alleged he used bed sheets and use them to make

a strap to fasten himself using a strap on clips underneath a food delivery van which he then to escape the premises. of course he was caught on that tow path and what has happened today is that he has been refused bail, he has been remanded in custody and told he will appear before the court again at the end of september at the central criminal court. . ~ september at the central criminal court. ., ~ i. thousands of families have spent a third night in the open in morocco, following friday's earthquake which killed nearly 2,500 people. international emergency workers are joining the rescue effort — with local residents having to use their bare hands to try and dig for survivors. the 6.8—magnitude earthquake struck 45 miles south—west of the tourist hub of marrakesh in the atlas mountains, from where tom bateman reports. dawn lights up the destruction in the village of moulay brahim. morocco's remote hillsides have

become encampments of the survivors. hakima has lost contact with her son who fled the village, she says, to get help. she was already grieving. her husband had been sick and died before the quake came. "we are staying in the street. i feel bad for my son. his dad passed away and i have to take care of him," says hakima. people are here to help each other. the village's mosque, still standing, becomes a makeshift refuge. but in the morning we spent here, there were no signs of any official aid response. hussain survived when his son freed him from the wreckage of their home. but his wife was killed. "my wife, she stayed in the house.

the ceiling came down and struck her. this comes from god but thankfully my son is safe," hussain tells me. this is where homes once stood. now people walk through a cascade of ruins. recovery attempts across this remote region have been painfully slow. so far this clear up is people having to do it by themselves. one of their neighbours at the top of the street here, the house was struck. a family of six was inside and five of them have been killed, only the father has survived. but it feels like people barely even have time to grieve. you can see the humanitarian challenge that now remains. in another village, locals pull a body from the rubble. spanish rescuers are on the ground there, too, say the destruction is absolute. meanwhile, british rescue gear has

arrived with a team of 60 specialists deployed from the uk. people are retrieving what they can from homes too damaged to live in. morocco's survivors are now on the land with all they have left. in this village they now believe they have accounted for all of those who were missing. residents have said around 40 bodies have been buried in the last 48 hours, those pulled from the rubble here but in the wider region, the challenge is extraordinarily large. the moroccan authorities say that their operation is continuing, there were chinook helicopters carrying the mountainside yesterday and as you have heard, four countries including the uk also asked to help with those official rescue attempts but it is the vastness of this region. it's

half a million residents in this area alone that is making all of that so painfully challenging. thank you. a uk parliamentary researcher arrested under anti—espionage laws amid claims he was spying for china has said he is "completely innocent". in a statement released through his lawyers, the man said he felt "forced to respond" to accusations in the media. the researcher was one of two men arrested in march under the official secrets act. 0ur political correspondent jess parker has the story. mps, visitors and staff pour into this place all the time. there is betting and security but with fresh claims of chinese spying, calls for a tougher stance on beijing have sharpened though the government is not ready to rewrite its approach. what we cannot describe china as foes, they are our fourth largest trading partner, there are many

businesses which are integrated with the chinese economy. the parliamentary _ the chinese economy. the parliamentary researcher who with the bbc is not naming was one of two arrested in march and then bailed under anti—espionage laws. in a statement released through lawyers he said, it is vital that it is known that i am completely innocent. i have spent my career trying to educate others about the challenge and threats presented by the chinese communist party. to do what has been claimed against me in extravagant news reporting would be against everything i stand for.— news reporting would be against everything i stand for. they're very bi . everything i stand for. they're very big question _ everything i stand for. they're very big question for — everything i stand for. they're very big question for the _ everything i stand for. they're very big question for the prime - everything i stand for. they're very big question for the prime minister which is was this raised when these arrests took place back in march? 0r arrests took place back in march? or has it only been raised now that it has it only been raised now that it has come into the public domain? that needs to be answered by the prime minister today.— that needs to be answered by the prime minister today. downing street said rishi sunak _ prime minister today. downing street said rishi sunak did _ prime minister today. downing street said rishi sunak did confront - said rishi sunak did confront chinese officials yesterday though some in his own party sink the government's stances to sell.

china's foreign ministry has hit back at the claim saying it is fabricated, a typically defensive response from beijing but whatever the claims and counter claims this has fuelled a live and complicated discussion about the uk's approach to china. a centralforeign policy question of our time. the list of tensions between china's ruling communist party and the west is long. ranging from accusations of espionage and human rights abuses to beijing's stance on russia's invasion of ukraine but it is a vast economic power that no one can ignore. jessica parker, bbc news in westminster. the home secretary says she has comissioned urgent advice on whether to ban a breed of dog — the american bully xl — saying they are a clear and lethal danger particularly to children. it follows a dog attack in birmingham on saturday. navtej johal reports. this video captures the scene of a violent attack in birmingham.

after biting a young girl, a dog goes on to attack two other people at a carwash nearby. the footage was posted online at the weekend. speaking to the girl's mother, who did not want to appear on camera, she told me her 11—year—old daughter returned home from hospital last night and was recovering well. she's allowed us to use this photo, which shows her injury. what happened on saturday? just go to shop with the sister and just the dog attack the little girl, and is fine now. she's fine now. so what happened to after she was attacked? how badly was she injured? just come the ambulance and go to hospital. this man was also bitten by the dog as he tried to intervene. translation: i tried to grab the girl. - my first attempt failed. and the second time i managed to free the girl from the dog. the owner of the dog pulled the dog and i pulled the girl. the girl ran and entered the shop. the dog ran towards us. i went there and another boy came this way. the dog brought him to the ground. then i picked up a stick and tried

to hit the dog a couple of times. west midlands police have said the dog was taken to a local vet before being transported to secure kennels while investigations continued. they said its owner has also been spoken to by officers. in a social media post last night, the home secretary, suella braverman, said the attack was appalling and described the breed as a clear and lethal danger. she said she was seeking urgent advice on banning them. adding dogs to the banned list is the responsibility of the department for environment, food and rural affairs. it said it takes dog attacks very seriously and is making sure the full force of the law is applied. but the calls for greater action are growing in the wake of this disturbing incident. naftejjohal, bbc news, birmingham. the time is 1:18pm. our top story this afternoon... the future of thousands of jobs is uncertain as a rescue deal for high street chain wilko collapses. and coming up, accusations of bullying and body—shaming have

been made at some of the uk's elite ballet schools. coming up on bbc news: three weeks after the controversial kiss, coming up on bbc news, three weeks after the controversial case, luis rubiales says he will resign as president of the spanish football federation. he says he cannot continue his work, but vowed to defend his innocence. —— kiss. and wales from today — starting with people in care homes and those who are housebound. the vaccination programme has been brought forward earlier than planned, after a new variant of coronavirus was detected in the uk. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. what is now a pretty familiar routine is under way at this elderly care home in 0ldham in greater manchester. so we're going to give you a covid vaccine first in your left arm, jean. 0k. it's the start of the autumn vaccination programmes for flu and covid.

they're being rolled out across england and wales to those who are most at risk this winter, lilian is enthusiastic about getting her latestjab. well, it's very important everybody has a jab. those people that don't have it cause trouble for others, don't they? those eligible for the autumn covid vaccine roll—out include older adults in care homes, all adults aged 65 and over, and front line health and social care workers. i really do urge people to come forward and get protected. it's the same as it has been in previous campaigns. if we get in touch with you, if you're asked to come forward for a vaccination, please do, because it's our best way of keeping you and your family safe. vaccinations started last week in scotland and will commence next week in northern ireland. the roll—out has been brought forward because of concerns over a new variant known as ba2.86. experts say it's now likely to be circulating in the community. and while the new variant may not

necessarily cause a more severe illness or be better at evading the protection offered by vaccines, they advise a precautionary approach. the nhs says those eligible for the autumn jab will receive an invitation to book an appointment. dominic hughes, bbc news. accusations of bullying and body—shaming have been made at some of the uk's elite ballet schools. the bbc�*s file on 4 and panorama programmes have spoken to a number of ex—dancers who say they've suffered eating disorders and depression after attending the schools as children. mark daly reports. every year, hundreds of children audition for a coveted place at the royal ballet school in london and elmhurst ballet school in birmingham, widely regarded as among the best schools in the world. now former students of the schools are speaking out about what they say was a culture of bullying and body—shaming. i felt really ashamed that my body wasn't bright and that it was so bad she had

to talk to my parents about it. ellen elphick said this message was delivered when she was 13 to her parents from an elmhurst teacher, sparking an eating disorder that lasted 15 years. and then i started making myself sick. that was the snowball effect, really. it is expected that ballet dancers should be slim and athletic. but the industry has had a reputation for favouring extremely thin ballerinas. in 2009, aged 16, ellen won a place at the royal ballet school. there, she says, she had a one—on—one with a teacher who described the perfect line a ballerina's figure was supposed to take. she just basically said to me, "if i had a knife, this is what i would cutoff." and she literally cut my entire bum off, kind of all of half my thigh, basically, and then a third of my calf. i was just filled with hate for my body.

ellen is now taking legal action against the royal ballet school for the treatment she says she suffered there. jacob tidmarsh was 11 when he joined the royal ballet school in 2014. he says some of his teachers were unpredictable and cruel. for the two and a half years i was at the ballet school, i was intimidated, humiliated and left feeling very scared and, quite frankly, broken. you don't prepare anyone for anything by cruelty. . i'm not saying that the . teachers are bad people. they think they're . doing the right thing. they're doing exactly. what was done to them. both schools dispute the accounts given to the bbc and say their own records differ. the royal ballet school told the bbc... "nothing is more important to us" than the happiness and continued well—being of its students, and it is continuously improving and innovating in order to protect their health and welfare.

elmhurst says it "promotes good physical, mental health and acts whenever issues are identified." while the ballet schools insist they're doing everything they can to improve the culture, these former students believe much still has to be done to ensure the safety and well—being of their successors. mark daly, bbc news. you can watch bbc panorama's the dark side of ballet schools on bbc iplayer now and on bbc one at 8pm. you can also listen to the story on file on 4 on bbc sounds. the national trust says bird flu has spread more widely through important seabird colonies around the coast of england, wales and northern ireland. it estimates that more than 7000 birds have died from the disease. the situation is said to be easing in the farne islands off the northumberland coast, which was the only colony badly hit last year, from where fiona trott reports.

on their way to work. their office is an island off the northumberland coast. these days, all precautions are needed. here's why. hundreds and hundreds of carcasses have been collected over the past 18 months. today's research shows the number of dead birds here has reduced and they wonder if quicker collections are the reason why. but different and rarer species are perishing. for species like the terns, there are fewer of them to begin with anyway. so their loss this year is significant and is worrying. and here at neighbouring long nanny, hundreds of arctic terns have also died, along with 40% of their chicks. at cemlyn in north wales, more than half of the common terns have been lost. the national trust says the government's been concentrating on how to protect the poultry industry and more needs to be done.

we're asking for urgent action from the government to help support greater collaboration between themselves, research scientists as well as conservation organisations like the national trust, such that we can combine our efforts and enable us to build an evidence base. defra says it shares concerns about the impact on seabirds and is aiming to publish its plan on how to deal with them later this year. inner fame is a globally significant breeding site for the charity and it needs paying visitors. this is the closest they can get. right now we're the only ones allowed on inner fame and that feels really strange. normally, at this time of year, there'd be about 500 people a day coming onto the island. but bird flu is still having a devastating effect. and for the rangers who work here, it's really tough. i walked past one of my arctic tern nests and the chick was so close to fledging and had obviouslyjust died and i was doing my daily checks

and the adult was kind of just sat there thinking, "oh, what do i do now?" kind of thing. and, yeah, it was, yeah, kind of gut—wrenching, really. but there's hope. the rangers are working hard to give the birds a fighting chance for when they return next year. today's research raises important questions. are different species doing better because they're becoming immune? are others doing worse because of how they interact? that's why the national trust is calling for more research and more guidance to protect these precious birds. fiona trott, bbc news, northumberland. at the us open in new york, novak djokovic has made history by winning his 24th grand slam singles title — equalling a 50—year record held by margaret court. he beat daniil medvedev in straight sets to reach the milestone — asjoe wilson reports. this is novak. he's going nowhere. to be the best, you've

still got to beat him. in this final, the second set alone lasted one hour and 44 minutes. here's just one point from it. a point daniil medvedevjust had to win, and look who plays the decisive shot. no! a moment of complete djokovic. still went to a tie—break, there were still chances for medvedev and, ultimately, mistakes. djokovic marching on. medvedev taking a massage. so much work and two sets down. the third wasn't straightforward, of course, but you just knew this was going to happen sooner or later. it happened at 6—3. novak djokovic's 24th grand slam title. briefly he seemed genuinely overwhelmed but this is everything he prepares for. reflecting on the whole journey, it's been an incredible, incredible ride that we all can be very proud of.

and this kind of upbringing and experiences i had in childhood really allows me to appreciate this moment or any other moments that i experience, big moments in my career and the history of the sport. djokovic at 36? djokovic as good as ever. that's what the trophy proves. joe wilson, bbc news. it's often said we know more about the surface of the moon than the depths of the ocean floor. now american researchers have discovered a mysterious gold—coloured dome—shaped specimen, stuck to a rock, deep on the alaskan sea bed, but they're unsure what it is. it was brought to the surface and there have been many theories about it floating around on social media since. but a scientist here is confident he knows the truth. we've found similar things. actually, we've worked

for ten years or more in the central pacific abyss, so this is a little bit further south than where we were, and we find often bizarre animals which really sort of defy description. one of my favourites actually makes me think that this golden thing is a sponge. it was exactly like a plastic broken bucket but it's that fact, it's a sponge, so it's a very primitive kind of animal. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. those guys have been creating some records. the extreme heatwave we had over the last week brought us seven consecutive days over the 30 degrees mark for the first time in september. that has never happened. we do have now a cool down in our weather with cooler air arriving behind this slow—moving front that will trickle south. by the time we get to the middle of the week those temperatures will be quite a bit lower. they will actually be quite close to average for the time of year but certainly a long way away from the heat many of us had last week. today we still have some warm if not hot weather across east

anglia and south—east england with a