luis rubiales denies accusations of sexual assault over that world cup kiss. the british government will provide up to £500 million to tata steel to keep the steelworks ar port talbot open, but thousands ofjobs are still at risk. hello, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in libya, where the red crescent says the number of people who've died as a result of flooding in the city of derna has risen to 11,000. this aerial footage captures the sheer scale of the destruction and the number of people who've died is expected to grow considerably as recovery efforts continue. there have already been some shocking details. thousands of people were carried out to sea, and some bodies have washed up to shore more than 100km away. here's one survivor whose home

was destroyed by the flooding. translation: the flood came and completely - washed away the valley, destroying everything around it. my life before was stable, everything was 100% good — i had my house and my family, but now there is nothing, there is no life any more. live now to beirut to speak to the bbc�*s middle east correspondent lina sinjab. lina, what more are we hearing about how this happened, and also about what the recovery is looking like right now? it what the recovery is looking like riaht now? , what the recovery is looking like right now?— right now? it is really a devastating _ right now? it is really a devastating situation, i right now? it is really a i devastating situation, day right now? it is really a - devastating situation, day in, day out, people are still shocked with the traumatic experience they have lived, with the loss that they have had, you know, everywhere around people are looking for bodies of their beloved ones, some families are counting, like, tends of members

of theirfamilies have are counting, like, tends of members of their families have disappeared or confirmed dead. imagine you are sleeping in your bed and floods under the waters sweep you away into the water, this is really terrible, you know. the storm hit the city of derna, and because of the floods and the rain, you know, two dams collapsed, breaking four bridges and destroying many streets and swept away many parts of the city derna, the most affected by this flooding, basically. 0fficials the most affected by this flooding, basically. officials say more than, you know, the number of dead could reach 20,000, and at the un says that, you know, they need to provide aid for nearly 900,000 people, so the scale of the situation is massive, it is not a situation that the city can get out of it in days or weeks, the city can get out of it in days orweeks, it the city can get out of it in days or weeks, it will be months before it comes back to some sort of normality, but living with this is something they will live with for the rest of their lives.—

something they will live with for the rest of their lives. lina, a lot has been — the rest of their lives. lina, a lot has been said _ the rest of their lives. lina, a lot has been said about _ the rest of their lives. lina, a lot has been said about the - the rest of their lives. lina, a lot has been said about the lack - the rest of their lives. lina, a lot has been said about the lack of l has been said about the lack of warnings before this happened, what more do we know?— warnings before this happened, what more do we know? unfortunately, this art of the more do we know? unfortunately, this part of the world. _ more do we know? unfortunately, this part of the world, in _ more do we know? unfortunately, this part of the world, in a _ more do we know? unfortunately, this part of the world, in a developing - part of the world, in a developing country with inefficient government and corruption, people went to the government and reported cracks in the dams, warning them there was something wrong, but nobody took action. authorities in east and west, this is a country with rival governments on both sides of the country after the toppling of the dictator muammar gaddafi in 2011, both sides they would launch an investigation into what happened, but unfortunately, experience in this part of the world, no transparency, no accountability, and it is hard to say they will do something proper about it. what happened happened, but hopefully that this is a lesson that they will build better infrastructure, the city of derna, the hospital is a very weak and need everything from scratch, and for the moment they are

also worried about diseases spreading because of the number of corpses that could be buried under rubble is until the rescue operation can pull bodies out. live now to geneva where i'm joined by the spokesperson for the united nations humanitarian 0ffice, jens laerke. good to talk to you, thank you for taking the time to speak to us, give us an idea of the scale of what is faced by people in this area? there is no doubt — faced by people in this area? there is no doubt that _ faced by people in this area? there is no doubt that this _ faced by people in this area? there is no doubt that this is _ faced by people in this area? there is no doubt that this is a _ faced by people in this area? ii—ii” is no doubt that this is a colossal disaster. it came in surprise people in the middle of the night, and our hearts goes out to all of those people, it is absolutely terrifying, what we are seeing, and i have spoken to very experienced emergency responders who tell us that this is some of the worst scenes that we have seen. so now the

responsibility, i want to say, is only international community also, to come to the aid of people in libya. we are still in that kind of critical emergency phase, where people are trying to get survivors out of the rubble, taking them out from under the mud, and it is only after some time that we will know the exact death toll. for example, and we are still hoping to see rescues. what is important is also the next phase, and that is where the next phase, and that is where the international aid community then come to help, and we are already there, and it is critical that we look at provision of clean water and finding shelter for people, critical that we provide food to them. so

that we provide food to them. so thatis that we provide food to them. so that is really the next phase now... calicut we have just launched an appeal for that. calicut we have just launched an appealforthat. forgive calicut we have just launched an appealfor that. forgive me for interrupting, what is the un doing at this time? we interrupting, what is the un doing at this time?— at this time? we have sent an emergency — at this time? we have sent an emergency response - at this time? we have sent an emergency response team - at this time? we have sent an emergency response team to | at this time? we have sent an i emergency response team to the at this time? we have sent an - emergency response team to the area, we are setting up a coordination hub in benghazi. we are supporting the un system which was already there in libya and has been for quite some time, it is a country which has seen its fair share of trouble over the past decade, there were already 300,000 people we were provided with aid, even before this disaster happened. we are setting up a hub to make sure that there is a clear and reliable channel into the area for the aid that is so clearly needed. it is good to talk to you, thank you for taking the time to speak to us on the bbc.

some breaking news now from spain with regards to luis rubiales, the former football federation boss, with regards to luis rubiales, the formerfootball federation boss, of course he steps down very recently, and today he has appeared in court. before we get to that, 39 of the spanish female soccer players have come out in the last few minutes to say they still do not feel safe playing for the national team following the issues of the former serco chief's allegedly nonconsensual case onjenni hermoso. in a statement, they have demanded further federation changes, they have understood exactly what the changes should look like, and they have also not said whether they will continue boycotting playing for the national team. continue boycotting playing for the nationalteam. so continue boycotting playing for the national team. so that is what 39 spanish female soccer players have said after a judge imposed a

restraining order on luis rubiales, preventing him from approaching jenni hermoso. earlierthis preventing him from approaching jenni hermoso. earlier this morning he appeared in court in madrid, where he denied accusations of sexual assault stemming from his case of hermoso. the incident took place after spain won the world cup against england, triggering protests over sexism in spanish boat and wider society. guy hedgecoe is outside the court building and he explained how the story has developed. —— in spanish sport. there has been never—ending twists and turns in the story, whether it was mr ruby galas, we were told he would resign, then he didn't, then the world governing body got involved and suspended him

provisionally. —— mr rubiales. his mother staged a brief hunger strike as well. finally, on sunday, he did resign, but that is not the end of the crisis. spain's female football players are still unhappy with the situation, they say there has not been enough of a change, and they are saying that they don't want to represent their country until there are further changes. so the crisis seems to be dragging on and on. three people have appeared in court charged with the murder of ten—year—old sara sharif, whose body was found at her family home in woking last month. the girl's father, urfan sharif, his partner and brother are also accused of causing or allowing the death of a child. the three were arrested on wednesday evening when they arrived back in the uk from pakistan. let's get more from our correspondentjessica lane, who's at guildford magistrates court. jessica, what happened in court?

those three relatives of sara sharif all appeared here early this afternoon, herfather, his stepmother and her uncle, all accused of the murder of sara sharif on or about tuesday the 8th of august, and also all accused of causing or allowing the death of a child. the hearing here at the court lasted for about 20 minutes, and all three deny all of the charges. the court heard that her body was found on the bottom of a bunk bed in an upstairs bedroom in the family home in woking, which is here in surrey, on the 10th of august. the court also heard that the cause of her death has yet to be established. the three defendants will remain in custody until the next court appearance, which is at the old bailey in london on tuesday. if aron sherrif, beinash batool and faisal malik all arrived back in the uk from pakistan on wednesday. —— if an

—— urfan sharif. they have all appeared in court this afternoon, and all have denied the charges of murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the news. the government has acknowledged that 80 prison officers did not turn up for their expected shifts at wandsworth prison on the day the terror suspect daniel khalife escaped. the prisons minister admittied nearly 40% of staff who were due to work were not there. khalife's escape prompted a four—day manhunt. labour has defended plans to tackle the small boats crisis after the government accused it of pursuing an "open border policy". sir keir starmer said he'd negotiate a returns agreement with eu countries if his party is elected. the home office minister said such an agreement could see thousands of migrants returned to the uk.

the aslef train drivers union has announced two more days of strike action — on 30th september and 11th october. it's part of their long—running dispute over pay. the dates coincide with the conservative party conference in manchester. the action will affect 16 rail companies. here, the government has agreed to provide up to £500 million to tata steel to upgrade its site at port talbot in wales. the money will be put towards new electric arc furnaces, which will help the site move towards becoming carbon neutral. union say up to 3000 jobs are still at risk. tata steel's long term future always

seems to be shrouded in uncertainty. with the majority of its workforce here in port talbot, today's looming announcement has been towering over south wales for some time. and just before midday, the business and trade secretary outlined the importance of today's investment. we are saving jobs which would have been lost. without this investment, we would probably have seen the end of steel—making, certainly in this part of the country, possibly in the whole of the uk. it has turned out the media speculation regarding this investment was completely on the money. £500 million will come from the uk government, with tata steel putting in another 750 to make this plant greener, converting the coal blast furnaces into electric arc furnaces. but there is no detail aboutjobs and what it means for those working here, much to the frustration of unions, steelworkers and a wider steel community and industry here in south wales. disappointed, really, if i'm honest. the big concern for us is the volume

going through the plant, and obviously with this lower end package of investment, there is a big worry forjob losses and for the future. according to the government, the uk's emissions as a whole will be reduced by 1.5% due to this intervention, but there is frustration — and a catch, according to the unions. roughly 1,500 workers are on the heavy blast furnace line here, and they estimate just 10% of that number is needed for this greener proposal. working in the coke ovens, matthew is one of those that will almost certainly be impacted by the creation of an electric arc furnace. it is disappointing. obviously, we know there will be an impact, and especially where i am in the coke ovens and the heavy end, we knowjobs will go. if they give us a timeline, something we can work to, we could get to the point at the end of where we know everyone will get crossposted or vrs, and none of my colleagues will have to go down the route of hard redundancies. as union steelworkers attempted to block the minister's car as she left, there is clearly

bitterness today and disillusionment at what the future holds. live now to bbc wales' business correspondent, huw thomas, in port talbot. huw, just explain to viewers exactly what this deal will mean.— what this deal will mean. well, it means that _ what this deal will mean. well, it means that the _ what this deal will mean. well, it means that the workers - what this deal will mean. well, it means that the workers here - what this deal will mean. well, it| means that the workers here now what this deal will mean. well, it - means that the workers here now that the plant is secure, and i also know there will be big changes happening over the coming years as well. what we got today was an answer to an awful lot of uncertainty about whether the steel—making that has been here for decades would continue to happen, but this is the biggest polluter in wales behind me, they make tonnes of steel every emitting tonnes of carbon is into the atmosphere as well. the whole point of what has been announced is to decarbonise these operations in the uk. the uk government says it will

do that with this funding, but the unions and the opposition labour party say it is not enough, what they have done is give £500 million and cut 3000 jobs in the process. we don't yet have details of the jobs and how it will pan out, but the government are talking about safeguarding 5000 of the workforce of 8000, and we know in the next few days the steel bosses and unions are going to meet, and they will be sharing their proposals about how they change the way they operate things here. but we know they are now committing to electric arc furnaces, and a big blast furnaces behind me will be coming down. with electric arc, it means that they are essentially recycling, processing scrap metal, rather than producing their own brand—new virgin steele from ino their own brand—new virgin steele from imo and melting it into lava in those furnaces. so production method will change, they know that means fewerjobs on site, and the people

who make a living and what they call the heavy end of this plant. there are different knock—ons for associated industries, automotive and packaging, who rely on steel from this plant at the moment. some of the unions argue that electric arc does not provide all the steel, and i will be implications downstream for other processes and plants. but today what we had was an outline of funding, confirmation of what is being put into this plant, and over the coming weeks we will get a better idea of how it will impact workers here in port talbot. the gmb has said it will rip the heart of the local community, what is the feeling you have been getting speaking to people there? there is the feeling you have been getting speaking to people there?— is the feeling you have been getting speaking to people there? there is a real sense of — speaking to people there? there is a real sense of anger, _ speaking to people there? there is a real sense of anger, because - speaking to people there? there is a real sense of anger, because they i real sense of anger, because they know that this announcement comes with a huge number ofjob losses over the long term. but we also know that there had to be a solution to a

plant in south wales which was haemorrhaging money, which was also polluting the atmosphere, and at a crucial moment in deciding whether the plant survives at all, the government says only with this funding cannot guarantee the existence of steel—making in this community. certainly a lot of anger, we saw that with the unions protesting on the roundabout behind me as the ministers were trying to leave the announcement here at the plant earlier on today. you know, in the town, the mood is subdued, there is a sense that people want to process what has been announced today, but these questions are still, what will it mean, when will the furnaces come down, and what will be new workforce look like he will be new workforce look like he will be new workforce look like he will be able to operate a new furnace here, and when they do not need the big heavy bits of the plant of the site, things like the coking ovens, which will disappear with this transition into a greener way of making steel in south wales. ii'illlifi�*.

of making steel in south wales. huw, thank ou of making steel in south wales. huw, thank you for— of making steel in south wales. huw, thank you for bringing _ of making steel in south wales. huw, thank you for bringing that to us. tiktok has been fined 3115 million euros for breaching privacy laws over the processing of children's personal data in the european union. the chinese—owned platform breached several eu privacy laws between july 2020 and the end of that year, according to ireland's data protection commissioner. it's the first time bytedance—owned tiktok has been reprimanded by the regulator. morocco's government says it will rebuild about 50,000 homes damaged by last week's earthquake. authorities say they'll provide more than $13,000 for each home that was completedly destroyed and now needs reconstruction. they'll also offer 8,000 for those partially damaged. residents will, meanwhile, be given temporary shelters equipped to withstand cold weather, and each household will receive a grant of $3,000. the exact number of people left homeless is still not known. nearly 3,000 people have been confirmed dead and more than 5000 injured in the 6.8 magnitude quake.

for more on this, i'm joined by thejournalist and spokesperson for the local ngo hands off my child, nina anwar. it is so good to talk to you, thank you for taking the time to speak to us. give me a sense of, you know, the reconstruction, the kind of recovery we are starting to see in those areas affected in morocco. sure. well, first of all, thank you so much for having us, i am a spokesperson for and is 0f so much for having us, i am a spokesperson for and is of my child, and we have been covering this 21w. —— hands off my child. we have been so pleased by the response of our audience, we have seen fundraising efforts across the country, like just with morocco news we have

already raised 25 k, which is amazing, and throughout all of the other funds we have raised amazing, and throughout all of the otherfunds we have raised millions, like, you canjust tell otherfunds we have raised millions, like, you can just tell how much, like, you can just tell how much, like, involved the moroccan community is, and we are still, unfortunately, trying to access some very, very difficult to access areas, because of how much roads have been destroyed, how much helicopters need to be deployed for all of this, but this is an ongoing situation, and this is still very, very critical, and still seeking so much help. the government has promised money for those who have been affected by this and have lost their homes, is there a feeling that the government

is doing enough? honestly, yes, because the government, like. because the government, like, everything _ because the government, like, everything that _ because the government, like, everything that has _ because the government, like, everything that has been - because the government, l «e everything that has been promised because the government, l le everything that has been promised as something that was worked on, like, a lot. i note that there is a sense of, why is the government doing this a little bit light? it is not light, this has been under the works throughout the whole thing, like throughout the whole thing, like throughout the whole devastating earthquake of our country, and now that everything is, like, out there, this is just the first step. there is so many initiatives being taken by the government in order to relocate people, and there are so many other donations, so, yes, i think that moroccan people have this sense of, like, we feel that the government is doing enough, and i think that it is wrong to say otherwise. think that it is wrong to say otherwise-— think that it is wrong to say otherwise. �*, ., ,, ., ., think that it is wrong to say otherwise. �* , ., ,, ., ., , ., otherwise. let's talk about what you secialise otherwise. let's talk about what you specialise in — otherwise. let's talk about what you specialise in within _

otherwise. let's talk about what you specialise in within your— otherwise. let's talk about what you specialise in within your ngo, - otherwise. let's talk about what you specialise in within your ngo, what | specialise in within your ngo, what are the risks posed to children and young people after a disaster like this in morocco? it is young people after a disaster like this in morocco? it is horrendous, it is horrendous. _ this in morocco? it is horrendous, it is horrendous. what _ this in morocco? it is horrendous, it is horrendous. what we - this in morocco? it is horrendous, it is horrendous. what we have i this in morocco? it is horrendous, i it is horrendous. what we have been seeing, notjust with the ngo but with our news outlet is people sending us screenshots, pictures of certain people who pass as contributors, and they are literally taking pictures of young, especially young girls, as young as may be nine or ten years old, and they are selling them out for money. and this is the amount of things that we have received is, like, impossible to even comprehend. this is a huge crisis, and what we're doing right now, of course, with the help of the government, is to try to from these poor excuses 0k, it has been so good

to talk to you, thank you very much indeed forjoining us to talk to you, thank you very much indeed forjoinin— indeed for “oining us and telling us stories, indeed forjoining us and telling us stories, thank— indeed forjoining us and telling us stories, thank you _ indeed forjoining us and telling us stories, thank you once _ indeed forjoining us and telling us stories, thank you once again. - it hasn't been understood until now but scientists in the uk and belgium beleive they've worked out how brain cells die in alzheimer's disease. the team has connected the abnormal proteins that build up in the brain with necroptosis, a form of cellular suicide, which leads to symptoms such as memory loss. their findings may give scientists new ideas about how to treat the disease. before we go, i want to show you a dramatic wildlife rescue in brazil. this is the moment police in rio dejaneiro swooped in and rescued a puma cub being held illegally. the police say it was due to be sold for more than $4,000 us. after the rescue, the cub was sent to an animal centre in for a health check—up, with the long—term aim being for it to return to the wild. officers are investigating who is responsible, but no arrests have been made yet.

as always, you can get in touch on twitter or you can go to the bbc news website or app for the stories you have been watching. i am back in a couple of minutes, stay with us on the bbc. hello there, good afternoon. some rather stark temperature contrasts across the uk again today. this contrasts across the uk again today. is market har leicestershire, this is market harborough in leicestershire, as captured by one of our weather watchers, warm in that sunshine, lots of blue sky

here. further north across northern england, southern scotland, there is some rain, and it is feeling rather cool, and you can see where that band of rain is quite nicely on the satellite picture, that is very slowly pushing further northwards through today, but it is more or less stationary and we will see that drainpipe up at times. towards the south of that rain band, there is cloud and humid air moving in from the south as we head through today and tomorrow in particular. for the rest of the afternoon, where we have got rain, it is set to continue, so is moving into north—west scotland at times, where it is cooler. temperatures here just 11 or 12 celsius, but look at this, further south across much of england and wales, the low to mid 20s in celsius. as we head through this evening and overnight, the rain band is gradually going to weaken, the rain will fragment and become more showery. watch out for a rumble of thunder moving into the south—west across the channel islands into tomorrow morning. still dry across much of northern scotland with clear spells and a range of temperatures yet again.

into saturday, the rain has mostly petered out, still a few showers towards the north—west of england in particular. further north, across scotland, some sunshine, largely dry, highest temperatures, humid feeling towards the south—east of england and east anglia, temperatures possibly as high as 27 celsius here. but on sunday, we are likely to see heavy, thundery downpours pushed northward and eastwards across much of england, wales and northern ireland. further north, scotland is largely dry, rain moving into the north—west, still humid, but we're all going to be coming into some fresh feeling air into the of next week. a rain band pushes eastwards throughout the day on monday, behind it feeling cooler, rain for all throughout the day on monday, temperature starting to drop, fairly humid for a while in the south. here is the outlook for our capital cities as we head through next week, feeling a lot more like autumn. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines... shelter, food and medical care. the un's humanitarian chief outlines the immediate needs forflood—ravaged libya. at least 11,000 people are dead. mahsa amini's continuing impact on iranian society. it's a year ago tomorrow she died in custody, arrested by the country's morality police.

british prime minister rishi sunak plans to ban the american xl bully dog in the uk by the end of the year, in response to a recent spate of attacks. we have some glamour with stars stepping on the red carpet to mark the start of london fashion week. sport and time for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. ajudge has banned the former head of the spanish football association, luis rubiales, from going within 200m of footballerjenni hermoso. prosecutors asked for the restraining order as the national court in madrid considered a criminal complaint of sexual assault and coercion. appearing in court for the first time, mr rubiales denied sexually assaulting ms hermoso by kissing her on the lips after spain's women's world cup win. ms hermoso has insisted she did not consent to the kiss.