and it was the smirk and just everything about it — i felt dirty, i felt humiliated. we'll have more about a major new piece of research which shows a pattern of trainees being abused. also this lunchtime: thousands feared dead and 10,000 missing — storm daniel causes widespread flooding in libya. wages are rising at the same rate as inflation for the first time in nearly two years. raw sewage in our waterways — the environment watchdog suspects the government and regulators may have broken the law. cheering and applause and... rescued, after nine days more than half a mile underground — the american explorer brought out of a turkish cave. and coming up on bbc news...

and coming up on the bbc news channel, hamdan parks is the oldest fixture in international football, as scotland take on england in a friendly, 150 years on from their first meeting. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. female surgeons working in nhs hospitals are subjected to a culture of sexual harassment and assaults by male colleagues, according to a major new report shared exclusively with bbc news. the research, described by the royal college of surgeons as "truly shocking", identifies a pattern of female trainees being abused by senior male surgeons. 0ur health correspondent james gallagher reports. one example that i've got when i was a junior surgeon, so the person with the least power in the operating theatre

is, i was i was assisting a consultant on a case. i guess he'd got a bit sweaty but turned around and just buried his head right into my breasts. and i realised he was wiping his brow on me. and you just freeze, right? why is his face in my cleavage, you know? and then a little while later, he turns around, he does exactly the same thing all over again. so i said, "excuse me, do you want me to get you a towel?" and he said, "no, this is much more fun." and it was the smirk and that, you know, just everything about it. i felt dirty. i felt humiliated. the operating theatre — home of life saving surgery performed by our brightest minds and now revealed to be the scene of sexual assault. there were four consultants in that room, two registrars, a whole surgical scrub nurse team, and not a single person thought

that that was wrong. this person wasn't even the most senior person in the operating theatre, but he knew that that behaviour was okay, and that's just rotten. judith�*s experience was over a decade ago, but this report invited surgeons to share what happened in just the past five years. 11100 responded. the experience of women surgeons is rarely talked about openly. for the first time, this report reveals the problem. more than 60% were sexually harassed, such as receiving suggestive messages. almost 30% were sexually assaulted by a colleague, including instances of groping. nearly 11% experienced forced physical contact linked to the progression of their careers. the report states men and women surgeons are living a different reality. female surgeons have had their breasts fondled underneath their scrubs, and in the most serious cases, have even been raped by their colleagues.

i didn't know him well, but i trusted him. i looked up to him. he walked me back to the place i was staying. he just suddenly turned on me and he had sex with me. i froze. i couldn't... i couldn't stop him. it had never been what i'd wanted. it was totally unexpected. and you were a trainee? yes. and he was a consultant? yes. the next day, when i saw him, i was barely able to hold myself together. i didn't feel i could make a fuss. i felt like there was a very strong culture ofjust putting up with whatever was done to you. more women choosing surgery as a career and getting into senior positions is helping to drive culture change. but these figures show that sexual assault and harassment are not yesterday's problem. so what needs to change? one of the report's authors tells me there's little faith that incidents will be properly investigated. the commonest scenario is that a juniorfemale trainee is abused by a senior male perpetrator who is often their supervisor.

people are in realfear of their future in their careers if they do speak up. we need there to be major change in investigation processes so that they become external and independent and are trusted in order for health care to become a safe place to work. the royal college of surgeons of england said the findings were truly shocking, incredibly upsetting, and that such abhorrent behaviour will not be tolerated. is surgery a safe place for women? not always. and that's a dreadful thing to have to admit. james is here now. it is very difficult to hear a lot of what you were told there, james. what sort of reactions are you getting to your story and this research?—

getting to your story and this research? ., , , ., research? there has been a huge reaction, research? there has been a huge reaction. and _ research? there has been a huge reaction, and i _ research? there has been a huge reaction, and i have _ research? there has been a huge reaction, and i have been - research? there has been a huge i reaction, and i have been messaged by many people saying, this happens in my part of the nhs also might. the british medical association today, the union that represents doctors, saying the scale and severity of sexual assault against female surgeons is atrocious, and describe experiences like the ones we have just heard as being truly horrifying. they were clear that doctors who abuse their positions of power to do these kinds of behaviours should not be practising medicine. both the department of health and nhs england today have had to say the words that this has no place in the nhs. they have had to say that this has no place in the nhs today, and that they were clear that they are already taking measures to make sure that this doesn't happen as much in the future. , . , doesn't happen as much in the future. , ., , ., ., doesn't happen as much in the future. , ., ., ., ~ doesn't happen as much in the future. , ., , ., ., ., ~ if you have been affected by sexual abuse or violence, details of help and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline,

or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. thousands of people are feared to have died after a powerful storm triggered heavy flooding in libya. the red cross says 10,000 people are missing. after it caused flooding in greece last week, storm daniel reached libya on sunday, prompting the authorities to declare a state of emergency. the eastern cities of benghazi, derna and al—marj have all been affected, with reports that a number of bridges and dams have collapsed. anna foster has the latest. a torrent of water washing away everything in its path. the devastation is clear to see. the death toll is harder to quantify.

the red crescent and red cross say as many as 10,000 people are missing, but in a country without a single functioning government, getting accurate information is hard. since muammar gaddafi was deposed that it leader —— as its leader in 2011, libya has been in turmoil. there are two rival governments and regular fighting for control between factions in the east and west. , . control between factions in the east and west. ,. . , control between factions in the east andwest. , . , control between factions in the east andwest. , . i, and west. libya has effectively been stuck in a political _ and west. libya has effectively been stuck in a political quagmire - and west. libya has effectively been stuck in a political quagmire now - stuck in a political quagmire now for at least eight or nine years, and really, even though there has been no major outbreak of violence since 2020, sporadic violence has taken place, but there has been no settlement, really, to that conflict. . . ~ settlement, really, to that conflict. ., . ~ ., conflict. the lack of internationally - conflict. the lack of - internationally recognised government sources makes it difficult to know which details to trust. all the videos you see here have been checked by bbc verify. now the authorities need to get help to the authorities need to get help to the people who filmed them, but the

ongoing conflict makes access to libya difficult, and any aid that arrives will be far slower than its desperate survivors need. anna foster, bbc news. in morocco, rescue teams are continuing to search for anyone who may have survived the devasting earthquake at the weekend. at least 2,500 people are known to have died. the red cross has today appealed for the equivalent of more than £85 million in aid, to help provide shelter, water and sanitation for survivors. 0ur correspondent tom bateman is close to the atlas mountains — to the south of marrakech — close to the epicentre. he sent us this update. this team is moving quickly, heading off to one of the more remote villages. it's around an hourand of the more remote villages. it's around an hour and a half away from here. this is a team of around 20 people, and you can see the dog here. they also have some specialist equipment. these are fire and rescue

crews, some from leicestershire, who were deployed out here at the weekend. you can see the scale of this deployment. they are heading to a village around an hour and a half away, one of the more remote locations, and what they have been told is a critical piece of information, that they believe there may still be survivors in the rubble there. i'm told the firstjob is to make an assessment in the village, to work out exactly what is needed to work out exactly what is needed to be done, whether or not it's possible to get into the damaged structures there. that might require extra equipment, might require specific skills, so first they try to work at the situation on the ground. then they say if they can help they will go in. there is this possibility of still being able to save lives. that is why we are seeing this team being briefed here pretty quickly, and now they are about to head off. tom bateman there in morocco. wages are rising at the same rate as inflation for the first time in nearly two years. the office for national statistics

says pay increased by 7.8% between may and july compared to a year ago. here's our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. from film sets to train carriages and defensive systems, this led manufacturer in cumbria is keeping the lights on. but for its boss, attracting and keeping the brightest sparks amidst a shortage of skilled workers means offering wage rises of up to 20%, and more flexible working. i would imagine it's taking you back to really where the crisis wasn't really there, but it doesn't make us stress as much. you're not constantly looking at the pennies all the time, which is really, really good, and just that little bit extra makes you a little bit more comfortable at home and in your home life, which makes your work life less stressful. that scramble for staff in some sectors meant average wages across britain rose by 7.8% in the three months tojuly, matching inflation for the first time in nearly two years, but that wage growth may not last.

207,000 jobs were shed between may and july. the widerjobs market is at a turning point, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.3% as higher interest rates and other costs impact employers. as it is, some workers are no closer to meeting the cost of living. this red line is inflation. it's down from last year's peak of 11%, but those prices are still rising fast. however, pay rises in the private sector, this green line, are now beating that inflation on average. but take a look at public sector pay. if you take away one off payments for some staff, and as this purple line shows, pay rises are still below inflation, the source of disputes and pressure. this specialist heart nurse is sufficiently senior to prescribe medicines and train doctors, but with her hospital

unable to afford to offer her more hours, she still needs two otherjobs to make ends meet. energy bills are doubling, our car insurance has doubled, petrol has increased, my weekly food shop is increasing every time i go, and my wage is not allowing me to keep up with that. the way it's going, i may have to have a decision to come away and find anotherjob. i'm already working three jobs as it is. and wages for many like anna still aren't going far enough, but economists warn that these figures may still be solid enough to prompt a rate rise next week, adding to the burden of many households. today's pay data is used to calculate the rise in the state pension and means it could go up by 8.5% in april. under the so—called triple lock, the state pension increases by average earnings, inflation or 2.5%, whichever is the highest. the system was introduced by the coalition government in 2010 to combat pensioner poverty.

but with a growing debate about inter—generational fairness, labour has refused to commit to keeping the triple lock if they win the next general election. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, reports. what do we want? health care staff on strike on — what do we want? health care staff on strike on merseyside. _ what do we want? health care staff on strike on merseyside. labour's l on strike on merseyside. labour's commitment to a package of employment rights, including more protection against unfair dismissal, has gone down well at the tuc conference in nearby liverpool. labour. by bringing forward an employment rights bill within the first 100 days of entering office. but what about those who have retired? at the last election, both labour and the conservatives gave a cast—iron guarantee to the pension is triple lock. this could be costly when inflation shoots or like today, when inflation shoots or like today, when earnings growth is high. earlier, labour's deputy leader would not commit her party to

keeping the policy at the next election. ,, . 11" ., election. since 2019, the government had crashed — election. since 2019, the government had crashed the _ election. since 2019, the government had crashed the economy, _ election. since 2019, the government had crashed the economy, and - election. since 2019, the government had crashed the economy, and we - election. since 2019, the government| had crashed the economy, and we are in a very different place. labour has said that we will look at that in the run—up to a general election but we will not make unfunded spending commitments. we but we will not make unfunded spending commitments. we will do eve hinu spending commitments. we will do everything we _ spending commitments. we will do everything we can _ spending commitments. we will do everything we can do _ spending commitments. we will do everything we can do in _ spending commitments. we will do everything we can do in unison. - spending commitments. we will do | everything we can do in unison. you have _ everything we can do in unison. you have our— everything we can do in unison. you have our full— everything we can do in unison. you have our full support.— have our full support. labour's ambiguity _ have our full support. labour's ambiguity on _ have our full support. labour's ambiguity on pensions - have our full support. labour's ambiguity on pensions has - have our full support. labour's - ambiguity on pensions has angered some of the unions that were most supportive of the party leadership. i think they should keep the pensions triple lock. i understand there _ pensions triple lock. i understand there are — pensions triple lock. i understand there are lots of young people who need support and need better funding, — need support and need better funding, but there are lots of really — funding, but there are lots of really poor pensioners, people who have worked all their life, contributed to society, and they are entitled _ contributed to society, and they are entitled to — contributed to society, and they are entitled to a decent standard of living — entitled to a decent standard of livina. ., , living. the government says it is still committed _ living. the government says it is still committed to _ living. the government says it is still committed to the _ still committed to the pensions triple lock, but when rishi sunak was asked recently if that would still be the case at the next election, he said he wouldn't speculate on a manifesto. and if the government does consider scrapping it, it's clear that labour could

follow suit. some union leaders are concerned that labour is just too cautious about making any commitments.— cautious about making any commitments. �* ., , ., , , commitments. britain is absolutely in crisis. there _ commitments. britain is absolutely in crisis. there is _ commitments. britain is absolutely in crisis. there is a _ commitments. britain is absolutely in crisis. there is a huge _ commitments. britain is absolutely in crisis. there is a huge crisis - in crisis. there is a huge crisis going on here, and i do think they need to commit to things like the triple lock, and i do think they need to lay out more of their vision, because if they don't, people will be left wondering what they will do when they get into power. they will do when they get into ower. �* ., ., they will do when they get into ower. 1, ., ,., , they will do when they get into ower. ., , ~ ., ., power. both main parties know that older peeple _ power. both main parties know that older peeple are — power. both main parties know that older people are most _ power. both main parties know that older people are most likely - power. both main parties know that older people are most likely to - older people are most likely to vote, and there has been a reluctance to unpick the triple lock, but in these difficult times, its future now appears to be at least up for debate. ian watson, bbc news, liverpool. the uk's environment watchdog says ministers and regulators may have broken the law, in relation to the management of sewage releases. 0fwat and the environment agency now has two months to provide an official response. raw sewage was discharged into england's waterways more than 300,000 times last year — but only a fraction of the spills have been deemed a breach of permit.

our environment correspondent, jonah fisher, reports. i'm classed as vexatious and manifestly unreasonable. and ifeel as though i'm perfectly reasonable to ask the questions — why are you allowing this to happen? bob latimer has spent the last 25 years fighting against sewage and battling the local water company and regulators. that's, that's quite a lot. the 79—year—old showed me what he had filmed on sunday when, after heavy rain, the storm overflow pipes spilled onto the sand. the smell here was quite shocking, really. we don't know what was in that particular discharge, but releasing raw sewage when it rains is an established part of our sewage system. but how much rain should it take to trigger a spill? when it's exceptional, and that is written into the original permit —

due to exceptional rainfall. so, what you're saying is, if it's just a normal amount of rain, it shouldn't be spilling? no, it's got to be exceptional. a decade ago, bob took the government to the european court ofjustice and won, arguing that spills were taking place during normal weather. it's completely out of control. bob says little has changed since then. there were 300,000 sewage spills in england last year, and he has now complained again, this time to the office for environmental protection. the office for environmental protection is looking at whether the water industry regulators — that's the environment agency, 0fwat and the government — have been doing theirjob properly. and in particular, whether the water companies have been using these storm overflows too frequently when they release raw sewage. today, the 0ep said the regulators and government may have broken several environmental laws.

among them is bob's long—running complaint that storm overflows a re being used when the rain isn't exceptionally heavy. well, i never! feargal sharkey! how are you, sir? campaigning to stop sewage spills has come a long way since bob first got involved. we all owe you a massive round of applause, i have to say. i really appreciate you saying that. that's, that's great. in a statement, the government said the amount of sewage being discharged is totally unacceptable, but that it disagrees with the 0ep�*s interpretation of the law. jonah fisher, bbc news, in sunderland. the time is close to 20 past one. our top story this afternoon. female surgeons in nhs hospitals tell of a culture of sexual harassment and assaults.

and still to come: as the north korean leader takes his armoured train to meet president putin in russia, we'll bring you the latest. coming up on bbc news: the world cup of tennis coming up on bbc news, the world cup of tennis is under in manchester, france against switzerland kicking off. the group stages of the davis cup before andy murray returns to help great britain with their campaign starting tomorrow. ajudge in a judge in pakistan ajudge in pakistan has ruled that the five children who arrived in the country from the uk with the father of sara sharif and august will be sent to a governmental care facility but the time being. children have been living with the grandfather since arriving in pakistan. 10 euros sara sharif was found dead at the family home in woking in surrey in august. the day after her father, step and uncle left the uk with the other five

step and uncle left the uk with the otherfive children. 0ur step and uncle left the uk with the other five children. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies joins me now to explain more about the court proceedings. and what is happening?— court proceedings. and what is haueninu? , ., happening? this was not the 'udgment that many had — happening? this was not the 'udgment that many had expected, _ happening? this was not the 'udgment that many had expected, of h happening? this was not the judgment that many had expected, of course - that many had expected, of course yesterday the siblings of sara sharif were found at the home of the grandfather, mohammed sharif and they were taken to a police station and then they were reunited with mahama cho if later in the evening on the condition he would bring them to court today to decide what would happen in terms of their custody going forward. the children were taken from court to court today, when they first appeared in court decided that court did not have a jurisdiction to be able to make a decision about temporary custody and they were taken to a subsequent court and we were able to be inside there with them, every vote they were travelling they were in a blacked out police cars surrounded by armed police and of course by local media. inside the courtroom the children appeared, they are aged

13 down to one—year—old, they sat down side by side on a bench one the grandfather and lawyer about the custody. the custody. grandfather is trying to persuade the judge to be able to keep the children and during the course of the hearing some of the pakistan family but in cartons ofjuice and biscuits for the children to give them refreshments. the children were sent back to the police car waiting for them before the judgment was announced and thejudge for them before the judgment was announced and the judge said they would be sent to government childcare facility. we do not know how long they will be sent therefore, this is meant to be a temporary arrangement and he did not say, only that this would be for the time being. say, only that this would be for the time being-— legislation to provide a conditional amnesty for murders committed during the northern ireland conflict is due to pass its final stage in parliament today. former paramilitaries and soldiers will receive a guarantee they won't be prosecuted if they give information to a new commission. the bill, which will also end civil

court cases and inquests related to the troubles, is strongly opposed by most victims�* groups and local political parties, as our ireland correspondent chris page reports. northern ireland has changed hugely since the conflict known as the troubles. but this is a place where the past invades the present. explosion. almost 4,000 people died during 30 years of violence until the late 1990s. the legacy echoes strongly. 0ur uncles, gerard and rory cairns, age 18 and 22, was murdered here in this house. two gunmen, two loyalists. it was roisin�*s, my auntie roisin�*s, 11th birthday. and they came in through the front door and told roisin to be quiet inside the kitchen here. and then just in the living room there, gerard and rory were just watching tv.

and they went in and shot both of them dead. so for you, you're young people, this isn't history. this is something that is affecting you and your generation now. i'm the youngest of the family, and i have watched my family, campaign tirelessly their entire lives forjustice over the murders of gerard and rory. and i believe this legislation is completely cruel and unjust. almost all victims�* groups are against a plan to give a conditional amnesty to suspects who provide information to a new commission. what we're seeing here in terms of the justice system _ is an amnesty for murder. when he was ten, shane laverty walked behind the coffin of his brother robert, a police officer who was murdered by the ira. there's huge ramifications for society ifjustice - is not seen to prevail, i i don't think it would be accepted in england, - wales or scotland and yet in northern ireland, - it's one of those things again

that's been foisted upon us. but the government says the passage of time means a change is needed. the prospect of traditional criminal justice outcomes in respect of troubles—related cases such as prosecutions and convictions is, unfortunately for many, going to be vanishingly rare. so the best that we can offer in those circumstances is to get more information to people. the trail of trauma from unsolved killings is stretching into the future. victims are now set to bring legal challenges against the legislation and the irish government is considering whether to take the uk to the international courts. chris page, bbc news, belfast. an armoured train has taken the north korean leader kimjong—un into russia for a meeting with president putin in vladivostok. it's mr kim's first trip abroad forfour years. the united states believes the two countries are due to finalise an arms deal,

allowing moscow to buy ammunition to use in ukraine. here's our russia editor, steve rosenberg. it was headline news in north korea. kim jong un was on his way to russia. it's the first time the leader's left the country in four years. later, his armoured train was spotted in the russian far east. it was slow progress. it can't do more than 37 miles an hour. final destination? for now, that's been kept secret. but we do know vladimir putin will meet him. he's already in the far east. so what will they talk about? the key question — will north korea supply moscow with weapons, ammunition and artillery for russia's war in ukraine? america thinks that moscow and pyongyang are close

to an arms deal. the russian defense minister was recently in north korea, kimjong un played tour guide, showing him around a weapons exhibition. there's speculation that in return for munitions, pyongyang may want food aid, cash, perhaps even advanced military technologies. the americans are watching closely. we're going to monitor very closely the outcome of this meeting. i will remind both countries that any transfer of arms from north korea to russia would be in violation of multiple united nations security council resolutions. neither russia nor north korea will care much what america thinks. this was putin and kim's first meeting four years ago. this time, the toast may be to much closer co—operation. steve rosenberg, bbc news.

the italian city of venice is expected to approve trialling a daily fee for visitors in what it says is an attempt to control tourism. anyone aged over 1a would have to pay five euros a day, about £4.30, and book their entry to the city in advance. the trial is planned for the peak holiday periods next year. an american explorer who was trapped more than half a mile underground in a turkish cave for nine days has been brought to safety. more than 150 people were involved in the effort to rescue mark dickey from the morca cave, which is the third deepest in the country. 0rganisers say it was one of the most complicated underground rescues ever mounted. jessica lane has the story. from 3,000 feet below ground this was the moment mark dickey was finally lifted to freedom and talked about how ill he'd been.

it's like this isn't that serious? i'm not going to die. this is ok. like, i've got some blood going on here, but, like, it's bacterial. it's like an infection. it's like, whatever. and then my consciousness started to, like, get harder to hold on to. and i reached the point that i was like, i'm not going to live. the rescue itself took nine days. mark dickey had been mapping a new passage in turkey's third deepest cave when he became ill and had to be given a blood transfusion below ground. more than 150 rescuers and fellow caving enthusiasts travelled to turkey to help. this is quite a difficult cave because there are some small, narrow passages and the shafts are quite muddy. so it's not not the easiest cave to travel. we've been very emotional and i was trying hard not . to cry for days. at the end of the day, _ we are working as rescuers here.

we could not become emotional. i was forcing myself, - but when i saw him come out, i cried of happiness. the caver said he was grateful to everyone who saved his life. i got to tell you, i don't know what to say. this is overwhelming. this is a first. make it a blast! make it a last, thank yon _ while mark dickey was taken for immediate medical treatment. rescuers continue to celebrate what they're calling one of the largest and most complicated underground rescues ever carried out. jessica lane, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. hello, we are starting to see a change, really autumnal in scotland this morning with temperatures in low single figures put scotland and northern ireland have the best of the weather today. you see the sunshine setting and there is a

weather front at the moment introducing, go to the