buildings once stood, people once lived, and there's nothing left. we'll have more of anna foster's first—hand account coming up. also on the programme... the owner of these dogs is arrested, after a man attacked by two of them dies. the prime minister says the american xl bully will be banned. dialling it down in wales — how a new speed limit for built—up areas is coming into force this weekend. and the "american" premier league — everton is set to make it half of top football clubs in the hands of us owners. and on bbc london, a secondary school in stepney shuts just two weeks into term, after the government changes its mind over unsafe concrete on the site. on newsnight at 10.30 — half a billion to secure britain's future as a steel—maker in the green age, with port talbot�*s coal—filled blast furnaces to be replaced by electric.

but thousands ofjobs are at risk. in the last few hours, a bbc team in derna in libya have seen for themselves the terrible impact of the floodwaters that have washed much of the town into the mediterranean sea, and killed thousands. it's now five days since the disaster that hit derna, which is in eastern libya, along the coast from the libyan capital tripoli and the city of neghazi, and the city of benghazi, towards the egyptian border. today, our colleagues found little evidence of much international assistance. correspondent anna foster and team saw the extent of the devastation, and heard the fears over a lack of basic supplies and the likelihood of disease spreading. here's the report she's just sent us. even by night, derna's recovery teams don't sleep. as darkness falls, another

body is carefully pulled from the ruins, wrapped and taken to a waiting ambulance. it is a scene that has now been repeated thousands of times. i can't describe it, when you see people's death. maybe when you see one or two, it is... you can control yourself but when you see, maybe it's 500 people in one street, there is a woman, a child, old people... this grainy security camera footage is from the moment when the floods hit and derna was changed forever. two dams, meant to protect the city, were broken apart by the force of the water. the deluge carried everything away with it. this wave of death and destruction sealed the fate of thousands. and glimpses of the horror are still emerging. here in derna, people began

to pray for god's mercy. when the torrent passed, some were able to escape. as the rain continued to fall, they headed to the rooftops, with few understanding the scale of the unfolding catastrophe. down below, the force of the water swept away everything in its wake. those who could sought safety on higher ground. it is things like this that really show you the explosive power of the water that cascaded through this city. things like cars that have been picked up and crushed all through these streets. trees have been ripped from their roots. you can see now this scar on the landscape where buildings once stood, people once lived, and there is nothing left. rescuers are still working here, day and night, and perhaps improbably, almost a week after this disaster, there are still hopes of survival. "speak to us, so we can find where you are," the team calls out.

turkish rescuers wade through the pools of destruction, in search of what remains. the thick mud and dirt coat everything, and makes the work slow and dangerous. the risk of disease is growing. translation: our feelings towards the ci is translation: our feelings towards the city is very _ translation: our feelings towards the city is very difficult _ translation: our feelings towards the city is very difficult to _ the city is very difficult to describe, to be honest with you. we lost friends, relatives, and a big portion of derna's society. people are returning to derna, not to resume their lives, but to identify the dead. the bodies keep coming, laid out on city pavements, in the hope they might be claimed. eastern libya has been hideously transformed. we travelled across a shattered landscape. derna's distinctive mosque a lone survivor among the ravaged homes and smashed bridge that once stood here. in elbeida, ahmed al—hawal says life as he knew it has ended.

translation: it came from here, comletel translation: it came from here, completely washed _ translation: it came from here, completely washed away - translation: it came from here, completely washed away the - translation: it came from here, | completely washed away the valley. it hit the wall and destroyed everything around it. ahmed is one of more than 30,000 people desperate for shelter, food and water. libya's eastern government failed to protect them from this disaster. now, in their greatest hour of need, it is struggling to cope with the aftermath. anna foster, bbc news, derna. the united nations estimated today that nearly 900,000 people living in the north of libya have been affected by the unprecedented flooding. in derna, the rescuers are now working mostly to remove and bury bodies — and anna's also seen the conditions in which they are doing that. the first thing that you will notice is how incredibly dark it is. there is no electricity in this city and, actually, the workers, you can see some of them over there, who are using big diggers to search for bodies, really, now, rather than survivors, you can see them trying to do their work in the darkness.

there are limited numbers of rescue vehicles. very limited aid. in fact, all that we've seen here today on the way to derna has been local libyans. it's been people in pick—up trucks with mattresses in the back, people handing out water. when we came into the city, members of the libyan national army were handing out masks for people to wearjust to combat some of the dust and dirt and the smell that is in the air here. and just finally, you can see one of the red crescent vehicles here from the libyan red crescent and then that landmark mosque in the background that was so important in the early days of this story, when people were really trying to get a sense of how bad the damage was. the riverbank was not next to this mosque a week ago and now the damage and the destruction goes all the way up to its door. and all around here, you see things like cars that have been picked up, just over here, picked up and thrown into the front of a building with the force of the water. there are trees that have been

uprooted and snapped. people here, the survivors who are out in the elements tonight, we've seen them sitting around some of these buildings, sitting around the shells of them, with no clean water, no electricity, no health care. they have an enormously difficult job on their hands right now. they have survived this flood and now they have to survive these elements. that is anna foster reporting from derna in eastern libya. here — the prime minister said today that american xl bully dogs will be banned by the end of the year, after the death of a man who was attacked by two dogs thought to be of that breed. a 30—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. rishi sunak said work was beginning to add the breed to the dangerous dogs act, which applies across great britain, but dog charities and organisations have questioned the approach. phil mackie reports. another victim of the american bully xl.

ian price, a 52—year—old businessman, who was killed outside his home last night. the bbc understands these dogs were owned by the man who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. this was the aftermath of the attack, which involved two dogs. although neighbours did their best to pull them off, his injuries were so severe he couldn't be saved. we heard police cars and sirens and thought... then another one, then another one. and then i came to the gate to have a look, and, you know... in all, there was, like, ten, 12 police vehicles. for a while, there was concern more people could be hurt. it happened just after children had been let out of the village primary school. we were notified around about 3:25 by the police that there had been an incident on main street, and a text was immediately sent out to all parents to advise that they were to bring their children and selves back to the school site. where the police car is, is where the man was fatally attacked. and it's thought that the dogs belonged to somebody who lived in one of the houses there.

locals have told us that the same animals were involved in another incident back in march, in which a woman walking her pet dog was chased inside one of those shops there. when looking at the number of people killed by dogs, in 2021, there were five deaths in england and wales. last year, that numberjumped to ten. and so far this year, six deaths have been caused by dog attacks, including the one last night. the bully xl is also responsible for 22% of all reported non—fatal attacks since the start of the year. the latest fatality comes five days after an 11—year—old girl — and the men who tried to help her — were attacked by another american bully xl in birmingham. and now the prime minister says they need to be banned. i've asked ministers to convene a group together, including the police and experts in this field so that they can firstly define the breed, and then, using the powers under the dangerous dogs act, we will ban this breed with new laws in place by the end of the year.

the government bill will force owners of pit bull terriers - and japanese tosas to register their dogs. i we've been here before, in 1991, when the dangerous dogs act was introduced. vicious and widely reported attacks by pit bull terriers... but there have always been arguments that breed specific bans are hard to enforce. i think they're just playing whack—a—mole with breeds and it would be much more sensible to bring in tighter and smarter breeding regulations, as well as perhaps some licensing if you want to own a dog that carries that weight of responsibility because they are big and strong and powerful. that won't matter to relatives of the victims who've lost their lives to the bully xl, and to the family who are grieving tonight for ian price. phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire. let's look then at what banning these dogs would involve and how exactly a ban would work. our correspondent katharine da costa can explain. the american xl bully is a powerful, muscular dog which can weigh over nine stone — strong enough to overpower an adult. the government intends to ban it

by adding it to the list of breeds prohibited by the dangerous dogs act which was brough in in 1991. which was brought in in 1991. the act banned four specific breeds including the pit bull terrier, the japanese tosa, the dogo argentino and the fila brasileiro. so how does a ban work in practice? the process isn't straightforward. the american xl bully isn't a recognised breed in the uk, so the government will first have to work with experts to decide how to define it before it can be added to the list. that's usually done on visual characteristics, and there are fears other similar—looking dogs could be caught up in the definition. so what is the punishment for owning a banned breed? the police or the local council can take a dog away for investigation and decide whether it might be a danger to the public. in some circumstances, the dog will be destroyed. if it goes to court, and the owner can't prove their dogs not a banned type, they face an unlimited fine or up to six months in prison.

under the act, there are some exemptions, allowing owners to keep their dogs if they're deemed safe and agree to have them neutered and muzzled. but some animal charities warn that a blanket ban won't stop attacks. instead, they think ministers should focus on the breeders "putting profit before welfare", and irresponsible owners whose dogs are dangerously out of control. thank you. lucy letby, the former nurse convicted of murdering seven babies and attemping to murder another six, has launched an application to appeal against her convictions. last month, she was given a whole life sentence for her crimes. meanwhile, a hearing is due at the end of the month to decide whether she should face a re—trial on six further counts of attempted murder, where the jury were unable to reach a verdict. the father, stepmother and uncle of sara sharif have appeared in court charged with her murder,

and with causing or allowing the death of a child. urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik denied the charges against them and were remanded in custody. ten—year—old sara was found dead at her family's home in woking on 10th august. the uk's biggest steelworks, port talbot in south wales, will receive up to £500 million from the government as part of plans to produce steel in a greener way — replacing coal—powered furnaces with electric ones. but the plant's owners say the changes are likely to mean fewer staff are needed, which means 3,000 jobs are at risk. our correspondent tomos morgan reports. towering over port talbot, the uk's largest steel plant with a workforce of almost 4,000 is an integral part of the economy and the industry as a whole. and today's announcement was outlined as an important step for the future of greener steel.

this is a transformation project. we're putting £500 million to transform port talbot into a green steel—making industry, and that's definitely something to be celebrated. along with the uk government's investment, tata steel will contribute £750 million, and the money will help to convert the coalfield blast furnaces to an electric arc furnace, pushing the plant towards net—zero. that's exactly where we want to be. we set out that road map one year ago as a sector, and today's announcement really kick—starts that journey, that vision, to get to net—zero. but this investment is less then half the £3 billion original proposal and no detail was given about the potential impact on employees. disgusted at the lack of consultation with the company, and the lack of transparency by the company has been shocking. we're used to working with them. we have done for many, many years,

and this is a bolt out of the blue. obviously we're in a whatsapp group, like most of the steelworkers there, and this has been red hot, there's a lot of concern. james works in the coke oven at the heart of the heavy line, and he knows that this new green proposal needs just 10% of the workforce a blast furnace demands to operate. i've still nearly another ten years' worth of work in the plant i was hoping for. is that there? i don't know. there is frustration, anger and disappointment here in port talbot today. yes, this deal secures the future of this plant and goes some way towards securing a greener steel future, but it comes with a heavy toll because as many as 3,000 jobs could be lost across the uk. this announcement had been looming over the town and south wales for some time. although the site's future seems secure, the question many are asking is — at what cost?

tomos morgan, bbc news, port talbot. wales is becoming the first nation of the united kingdom to have a default speed limit of 20 miles an hour in built up areas, rules that the welsh government says will save lives when they come into force on sunday. at westminster, the government says the move will damage the economy, cost drivers money, and is "insane." our correspondent hywel griffith reports. as a gardener, nathan's used to cutting down and applying some caution. driving between 25jobs a day, he says the new 20mph limit on residential roads will slow his team down, losing both time and money. i've done rough maths, and it's ten grand. if i spend an extra two hours a week travelling, over a year, it's ten grand. it's as simple as that. and how does that make you feel? ifeel like my days are going to be a lot longer. there's no dispute that the slowdown to 20mph will have an economic impact.

the welsh government's own analysis suggests that spread over 30 years, the bill for businesses in wales will be £1.6 billion. even bigger is the cost to commuters and leisure travellers, at £4] billion. in total, again spread over 30 years, the cost is expected to be £6.3 billion, massively outweighing any economic benefits. the first minister insists adding a few minutes a day to everyone's travel time is a price worth paying. it's a small contribution to make, that five minutes, isn't it? when you know what you are doing and other people are doing will be keeping other people from losing their lives. so to those couriers and those carers, "sorry, it'lljust take longer." i think, as i say, they will find that it is marginal. limiting speed has always got some people revved up. back in 1966, there were protests against introducing the 70mph restriction. well, because i think it's stupid.

very stupid. what's stupid about going at a safe speed? well, it depends on who's driving the car, whether the speed is safe or not, doesn't it? different speeds can change how long it takes to both spot a hazard and actually stop. at 20mph, a car would travel a total of 12 metres before coming to a halt. but at 30mph, both thinking and braking take longer. the car would need 23 metres to stop. the risk of dying after being hit by a car at 30mph is five times greater than at 20. for rebecca, it's about confidence. her village trialled the 20 mile an hour limit and saw a change in family life. we're always out walking, cycling. _ and the children are always playing together. and not only has it made a difference to the noise level, but a difference to how we feel as parents, i think. it's a lot safer. scotland is set to follow wales on 20mph limits, some parts of london too. but a tory cabinet minister has put

the brakes on a uk—wide change, calling the idea "insane." hywel griffith, bbc news. now a look at some other stories making the news today. train drivers have announced further strike dates in their long—running dispute about pay. members of the aslef union will walk out on the 30th of september and on the 11th of october — coinciding with the conservative party conference in manchester. ajudge in madrid has imposed a restraining order on the former head of the spanish football federation, luis rubiales, preventing him from being within 200 metres of the striker, jenni hermoso. he had kissed her on the lips after the women's world cup final, an act she says was without her consent. and tiktok has been fined almost 350 million euros by the eu, after an investigation found that children's accounts were set to "public" by default. the social media platform says it disagrees with the decision and has since introduced privacy changes.

it is a year since a 22—year—old woman died in police custody in iran, sparking protests in which women of all ages defied the country's strict rules on clothing. mahsa amini had been arrested for wearing her headscarf incorrectly. ahead of the anniversary of her death, the authorities have increased security in her home town. caroline hawley�*s report, i should warn you, contains some distressing images. elahe had never taken part in protests before. now in exile in italy, she says that after mahsa amini's death, she felt compelled to take a stand. gunshot that's the sound of the bullet that changed her life. she'd rushed to help young protesters who'd been shot while pulling down pictures of the supreme leader. she came here for medical treatment. surgeons removed the bullet from her head but couldn't save her right eye.

translation: it was like losing a loved one. - an eye is a part of someone's beauty. i'm just one of many wounded protesters. even though he shot my eye, my heart is still beating. my heart beats for life, for iran, for the people of iran. it beats too with the agony of separation for her twins, now being looked after by their grandparents. translation: the last moment i was with my children before . iwas shot, i had bought them school supplies. all their clothes and hands were covered with blood and they kept shouting, "my mum was killed!" it was a tough moment. i can neverforget it. so many iranians suffered terribly in a brutal crackdown against the women—led uprising. hundreds were killed. thousands upon thousands were arrested and seven executed.

the protests eventually died down, but not the widespread fury that had ignited them. one western diplomat estimates that, around the country, about 20% of iranian women now go out unveiled. they know they're being watched and that they risk being fined, denied public services orjailed. mojgan ilanlou, a prominent film—maker, began posting pictures of herself unveiled last year. she was jailed for several months after also criticising iran's supreme leader. she says a profound social revolution is taking place across classes and across the country. extraordinarily, she spoke to me from tehran without wearing the veil. translation: what has changed after mahsa's death is men's - public opinion of women. in the streets, in the metro, in bazaars, they praise women's courage, even at family gatherings, which i believe is the most significant fruit of mahsa's movement.

back in the suburbs of milan, elahe has no idea when she'll be able to go home. she still needs an operation so she can close her eyelid over her new glass eye. translation: i don't regret it, because i can't remain silent. in the face of oppression. it was for the freedom of my homeland, for my people, for the next generation. whenever i'm speaking to the kids, we always say that we hope we'll be reunited in iran in better days. caroline hawley reporting there. football — and in the premier league, everton look set to become the latest club to have american owners, with agreement for a 94% stake to go to a miami—based investment fund. the deal would mean half of all of premier league clubs being american—owned, as our sports correspondent jane dougall explains. cheering commentator: fifuc the referee has blown his whistle! on the last day of the season,

one of england's oldest football clubs escaped relegation for the second year in a row. and everton have survived again! owner farhad moshiri's investment of £750 million hasn't alleviated everton�*s struggles. in a statement he said... the rising costs of the new bramley—moore dock stadium escalated the urgency to sell and american investment firm, 777 partners, have agreed to guarantee full funding of the new site. they will have to pass the premier league owners and directors test first. well, there's no impact on me at the moment, or the players, other than the news, obviously. of course, as manager, i was aware something may be happening but i know as much as you from this morning. so what do we know about everton�*s potential new owners? well, they're estimated to be worth

around £8 billion and they've already invested in seven other football clubs, including spain's sevilla and italy's genoa. they say they're investing in the long game, but some supporters have been critical of their methods of running football clubs. if the everton sale is approved, they will be the tenth club in the premier league with an american majority ownership, including the likes of manchester united and arsenal. billionairejim ratcliffe is bidding to buy manchester united from the american family, the glazers. if successful, united would become one of the few premier league clubs with a british owner. that passion and uniqueness of the english sport is hopefully, you know, goes across the pond and that infects some of those owners and they're there for the right reasons. that's what we've got to hope for, that they are there for the right reasons and they do really care about the great clubs that we have in this country. next year, everton will be in their new stadium, as the premier league's american revolution continues.

jane dougall, bbc news, liverpool. a school in the west midlands has become the first in britain to set up in partnership with a professional orchestra and have music embedded in the curriculum. it comes at a time when the take—up of music at gcse and a level in england has fallen by nearly 50% in the last 15 years. our culture editor katie razzall reports. orchestra plays. a workshop by professional musicians for year 7s in west bromwich. it's entertaining, a way of learning life skills like teamwork through music. and what's happening at shireland cbso academy is a uk first. this new school has opened in partnership with a world class orchestra — the city of birmingham symphony orchestra. i love music, and it's one of my favorite things

in the whole entire world to do. i'm not really that type of music guy, but i really enjoy doing music lessons and that stuff. what's going to happen- to the sound of this instrument? what i always hope for is just to think about aspiration - in young people. what do you really want - and how can you achieve it? and whatever that is, whether that's "i want to be an astronaut, - but i need to learn team building skills and i need to learn - creativity and i need to learn resilience,"j you can learn all those things through music. and then they're - utterly transferable then into being a politician - or an astronaut or a teacher or whatever it is you want to be. this state school sits in one of the most deprived boroughs in england, and there's real excitement here about the opportunities it could offer. we're a completely normal school, as you can see. we're in a science lab. we have french, art, maths, all the things you'd expect to see. but, of course, we have this real special partnership with the cbso, which is giving these students a level of musical opportunities they just wouldn't get. the expectation is that all students at shireland cbso will study

gcse music, which has seen a dramatic fall in recent years. in england, fewer than 30,000 took the gcse this summer - down 45% since 2008. under 5,000 took music a—level, down nearly 48%. there's pretty much a crisis in music education in schools. there's not the funding, there's not the skill set, there's not the time made to study music. and this school is here to try and buck that trend and prove what an amazing part of a young person's education music can be. rhythmic clapping. excellent. so, you are reading rhythms within a graphic score. music is embedded into the curriculum here, while studying sherlock holmes and the morse code. this partnership between the school and the cbso is about widening the talent pipeline to reflect diversity in britain and showcase other opportunities in the creative arts. with access to the likes of the cbso's new chief conductor, this school could be a trailblazer.

katie razzall, bbc news, west bromwich. and on that note, let's turn to the weather. here's chris fawkes. a stunning weather watcher picture to start off with, look at the colours in this one. from northern scotland's john colours in this one. from northern scotland'sjohn o groats. i wonder if it was something of an apology from mother nature because the weather in scotland hasn't been the best today. stuck beneath this rain band today, the same for northern ireland, the north of england, and under that it has been a lot cooler. in newcastle, 18 yesterday, just 12 today. quite a contrast, these low temperatures, compared with the 27 celsius which was the highest recorded in the uk, in stjames park, central london. overnight, the weather front is still there, the rain turning a little lighter later in the night. the chance of an old

thundery shower in south—west england, otherwise drive a central and eastern england and for most of us quite a comfortable night's's sleep ahead. a whole mixture of weather tomorrow. the weather front is still there in southern scotland, central scotland, northern england, north wales. a view patches of rain probably eating through the day. an odd shower for south—west england and southern parts of wales. for the midlands and eastern england, a hot day and temperatures could reach 27 again. should see increasing amounts of sunshine working southwards across scotland and into northern ireland through the afternoon. for sunday, another change in the weather picture. some thundery rain moving up from the south. the amount of rain we see from this will vary a lot from place to place but could be heavy enough to bring some localised surface water flooding. the temperatures, rather than mid to high 20s, generally high teens to low 20s. as we look at the weather picture next week, all change again. something that will feel and look a lot more like a typical autumn spell of weather. wet, windy, blustery,

lots of showers around at those