The United Nations has called for an independent investigation into an airstrike that killed at least 44 people in a Detention Centre near the libyan capital, tripoli. The top un official there has described it as a possible war crime. Libyan Officials Say forces loyal to the warlord, general haftar, are responsible. His group blames local militia. Thousands of african migrants trying to reach europe are being held in libya, as the conflict there intensifies. Quentin sommerville reports. They came to libya in search of an escape, but were killed before they could flee its shores. More than 100 migrants, mostly africans, were corralled inside the Detention Centre in east tripoli. They had nowhere to run to when it took a direct hit. Dozens were killed, many more injured. They had fled their countries war, persecution and poverty, with few possessions. In the rubble, they looked for any scraps that survived. People are still under the block, so we dont know what to say. All we know is we want the un to help people out of this place because this place is dangerous. The men and women who died were caught in the crossfire of libyas latest civil war. The government in tripoli is battling the forces of khalifa haftar, a warlord with his own self styled Libyan National army. The rebel forces had earlier threatened an escalation in air strikes, but now deny that they were responsible for the bombing of the Migrant Centre. The un says its unclear who is to blame, but again called on better protection for migrants in libya. We have to see a change now, there has to be an Immediate Release of all the detainees from the centres and we have to make sure that no rescued refugee rescued on the mediterranean is taken back to libya. Detention centres across the country are overwhelmed. The conditions inside are appalling. This one was filmed in april this year. People smuggling flourished after the fall of gaddafi eight years ago. Hundreds of thousands came here in the hope of making it to europe. For migrants, death is familiar. Around 500 have drowned this year alone trying to cross the sea. But as the war continues, the risk increases and libya offers them little refuge. Quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. We will be hearing more on this later. More analysis from refugees international, that organisation. Let us move on for a moment. Lets get some of the days other news. A federaljudge in ohio has temporarily blocked a law that would have banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. There have been rallies across the country and in washington, dc against states imposing such restrictive measures. The law in ohio would have been one of the strictest, with no exemptions even in case of rape or incest. Argentinas Energy Secretary has claimed the blackout that affected argentina and uruguay last month was caused by a chain of failures originating with an electricity transport company. More than 50 Million People were left without power across south america for several hours on june 16th. The government has promised a full investigation. Thereve been more protests in israel over the killing of a young man of ethiopian origin by an off duty police officer. The officer claims he opened fire because he felt his life was in danger, when he tried to break up a fight. Activists complain of discrimination and harassment against the Ethiopian Israeli community. Theres been an angry exchange of words between china and britain over the recent mass demonstrations in hong kong. The British Foreign secretary has warned of serious consequences for china if the rights of People Living in the territory are infringed. In response, chinese officials accuse the uk of indulging colonial era fantasies. 0ur Diplomatic CorrespondentJames Landale reports. The aftermath of an invasion. This was hong kongs parliament today, where they were beginning to clear up the mess left by protesters on monday. For many pro democracy campaigners, their demonstration was peaceful. But for some, it was violent, forcing their way into the legislative council, where they wrought substantial damage. Damage that also had diplomatic consequences in london. The uk government chose to stand on the wrong side. It has made inappropriate remarks. Chinas ambassador said britains support for the demonstrations was wrong, disappointing and hypocritical. It had damaged uk china relations. We strongly condemn and oppose the gross interference in Hong Kong Affairs and chinas internal affairs by the british side. I call on them to keep hands off hong kong. What upset the ambassador was the warning from the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt that there would be serious consequences if china diluted hong kongs freedoms, and the promise from borisjohnson that he would back the demonstrators every inch of the way. The row centres on the joint declaration agreed by britain and china in 1984 that in future, hong kong should retain some autonomy and freedom. This meant that after the handover in 1997, hong kong would exist under a so called one country, two systems policy. Britain thinks that until the declaration expires in 2047, hong kong should keep its freedom. But china says the treaty is now just an historical document. Theresa may said she had been shocked by the violence, but emphasised that the majority had marched peacefully and lawfully. Its vital that hong kongs high degree of autonomy and the rights and freedoms set down in the sino british joint declaration are respected. I have raised my concerns directly with chinese leaders, as has my right honourable friend the foreign secretary and other ministers, and we will continue to do so. Jeremy hunt did that in a tweet, telling the Chinese Government that good relations between countries are based on Mutual Respect and honouring the legally binding agreements between them. He also summoned the Chinese Ambassador to the foreign office, where he was told by britains top diplomat that what he had said was both unacceptable and inaccurate. Its rare for the Chinese Embassy to hold a news conference. Its even rarer for ambassadors to be so outspoken. The question now is whether this war of words escalates and causes lasting damage to britains relations with china. James landale, bbc news. Boeing has announced the creation of a 100 million fund for the families of those who died in two crashes, involving its 737 max aircraft. The fund promises to help pay for living and education expenses, but lawyers representing the victims families have dismissed the compa nys announcement. The bbcs nada tawfik has this update. Many believe boeings response to the crashes has been tone deaf and so the crashes has been tone deaf and so they see this as boeing trying to repaira so they see this as boeing trying to repair a loss of that damage. In this statement, the boeing ceo says he hopes that this money will give some comfort to the families who lost their loved ones in the crashes. The 100 million, the plan is, will be invested over a number of years. Boeing will partner with local governments and also non profit organisations to invest in things like Economic Development for communities, and also to pay Living Expenses and educational expenses for the families. Now, already one law firm in chicago, which represents 23 Family Members who have sued boeing, came out with a statement kind of pouring cold water on this pledge, saying that it was disingenuous when there are still so many facts that are unknown about what happened. They said boeing to take that money instead and help families recover the remains of their loved ones and ensure that the 737 max is safe to fly. Nomaan husain represents seven families of victims who were travelling on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 when it crashed in march. Welcome. Thank you for talking to us. Welcome. Thank you for talking to us. They know you are not representing anyone from any families from the other crash. There is some confusion about this announcement. Boeing knows the identities of the victims, it could have approached families direct. Yes, mike. And thats actually correct. This is nothing but an ill conceived scheme on boeings pa rt ill conceived scheme on boeings part to try to change the narrative stop boeing is desperate to change the narrative. They put profit over safety. As each day passes since march 2019, the day of the ethiopian crash, more and more information comes to light which supports a theory that boeing put profit over safety. And boeing wants to change the story. They have come out with this very vague statement. There we re this very vague statement. There were 149 passengers on the plane, and eight crew, coming from 35 different countries. 16 countries only have one passenger on it. So they want to help the families, they have the information and Contact Numbers for each Family Member on that plane. They could contact the Family Member or the lawyers and say, hey, we want to help the families. Instead they put out a very vague statement saying over multiple years they will give the money to the communities, which we really dont see happening and we really dont see happening and we really see this as disingenuous. suppose boeing would say, if it were here, that they are trying. It is unprecedented, isnt it, for a company that has not yet been held liable to create a 100 Million Dollars fund for the victims. What is unprecedented is having the story running for almost four months in the news cycle, which is the ethiopian crash in the 737 max. This isa ethiopian crash in the 737 max. This is a story that boeing cant go away. And they cant throw money at it to make it go away. As they cant understand. The flying public and the Family Members who lost loved ones on his plans want answers from boeing. We dont want their money. We wa nt boeing. We dont want their money. We want to know what happened. How this plane was certified and why boeing delivered to Ethiopian Airlines, month after the lion air crash, a defective dangerous plane, which they knew had a problem with the mcas system, which they knew had a problem with the angle of attack sensors, and which they knew pilots we re sensors, and which they knew pilots were not properly trained to fly should the data to the mcas be incorrect. It will have this plane back up in a few weeks. It has been four months and they still cant fix the problem, because the more they get into it and study of the more they realise there are more problems with the mcas. Nomaan husain, very good to talk to you. Thank you very much. One person has been killed during a volcanic eruption on the italian island of stromboli. The victim is believed to be a tourist. The unexpected eruption started fires on the small mediterranean island which lies north of sicily. Ramzan karmali reports. As an smoke rising in the airjust moments after the volcanic explosion on this properly. The mushroom shaped cloud grew taller. Witnesses say they heard a loud boom and saw streams of red hot lover running towards the small village. 0ne male hiker died after being hit by a falling stone while others were injured lava. Many tourists threw themselves into the sea for safety. The volcano, nicknamed of the mediterranean, is one of the most active on the planet and has been under a regular state of eruption since 1932. But experts arent entirely sure what caused this explosion. Its probably to do with the accumulation of a large amount of gas deep in the volcanic system, which is then released in one great big double and that rises up and pushes all of the magma out in one go. Rescue services that the eruption had started fires on the western side of the island. Firefighters even sent a plane to drop water on the flames below. Just 500 live on the island, which relies heavily on tourists. Many of whom claim the 920 for summit to peer into its cradle. Something volcano enthusiasts are likely to keep doing, despite the obvious dangers. Ramzan karmali, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come how hundreds ended up in hospital, after partying with the philippines china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. A huge firework display was held in the former colony. The chinese president , jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. The worlds first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. Scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell of another sheep. For the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. Challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. And there was no hiding the sheer elation of Richard Branson and his crew. This is bbc news. The main story this hour the un says an air strike on a Migrant Centre in libya could be a war crime. Dozens of people died in an attack that the government and rebels blame on each other. Lets get more on libya now. Hardin lang is from refugees international, and joins me now. Thank you very much for your time. What do you make of this . Well, all evidence would suggest at this stage that we are potentially looking at a warcrime, that we are potentially looking at a war crime, indeed. If nothing else, were war crime, indeed. If nothing else, we re pretty war crime, indeed. If nothing else, were pretty sure at this stage that this is the worst civilian casualty incident in the course of the libyan civil war to date, which is saying something. And all of this has made the is made all that more horrific by the fact that the information regarding the location of the Migrant Centre, Detention Centre, and the people who run it, had been shared to the parties to the conflict. So all this is shaping up the conflict. So all this is shaping up to be extremely serious. So do you deduce from that that it was some kind of mistake, or the co m bata nts some kind of mistake, or the com bata nts actually some kind of mistake, or the combatants actually didnt care. Some kind of mistake, or the combatants actually didnt carem is quite hard to tell at this stage, one way 01 is quite hard to tell at this stage, one way or the other. Really, that doesnt absolve them of the response ability to whats taken place here. And i think there are a couple of things that we would want to see going forward. The first is that additional pressure be brought to bear not only on the general, but also on the countries that support him from outside libya, including the uae, saudi arabia, egypt. So they must pull back on this offensive into libya, and perhaps to bring them back to the peace table, where we were hoping to get a couple of months ago. In addition, there is some. Of months ago. In addition, there is some. Forgive me, i didnt need to interrupt you, i was just going to ask you about this issue of a war crime and lame generally. It does seem crime and lame generally. It does seem that they have been put in a warehouse next to a weapon store, or a weapon store had been put next to them. Perhaps they were in some way being used as human shields stop it appears that that could be a possibility. That nonetheless does not absolve the parties, and potentially general haftar and his forces of responsibility for the deaths. And of course, i guess, the overall picture here is European Countries are in effect paying libyan militia because they want to avoid taking in more migrants themselves, to key migrants in these conditions, and treat them terribly in many cases. Indeed, and in addition to whats going on inside of libya itself, in the actual centres, the European Union has been, and its members have been, supporting the european coastguard libyan coastguard now, for a number of years. The libyan coastguard in essence does europes dirty work for it. They prevent the migrants at sea, turn them around and bring them back into libyan waters and back into the Detention Centres. So in essence, by ignoring its responsibilities to provide some sort of legal pathway for these asylu m sort of legal pathway for these Asylum Seekers to make their way into europe, europe is now working through the libyan coastguard to prevent that from happening, and this needs to change immediately. What do you think the chances are of improving this desperate situation . Well, ironically there are a couple of things that can be done. There are some pilot programmes that are in place to evacuate migrants and refugees in these Detention Centres. Right now we are thinking in immediate area of tripoli, roughly 3000 who are in that area in those Detention Centres. And there is a programme that will bring them to share and some of these other countries, where they will be helped and then tra nsited countries, where they will be helped and then transited on for resettlement in these other countries. And we want to see is to immediately expand, enhance and accelerate these programmes to get these people out of danger. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thursday is Independence Day, of course, in the us, and President Trump will be celebrating the 243rd of them with a salute to the country, complete with tanks and a flypast. He will speak from the lincoln memorial, where Martin Luther king gave his i have a dream oration. 0pponents in the Democratic Party complain the president is politicising a national holiday, and the us military has warned residents of washington, dc not to be alarmed by tanks on the streets. Here is the bbcs chris buckler. Every year on 4july, huge numbers gather here at the National Mall in washington for Independence Day celebrations. But this year is going to be a little bit different. President trump is putting on what he calls a salute to america. He promises it is going to be a show of a lifetime, and you can see just how much work is going into it here at the lincoln memorial. We believe that about 2. 5 million has been diverted from Us National Parks funds in order to pay for some of this, but actually, we dont know how much it is going to cost in total. Mr trump is promising tanks, flyovers and fireworks. This is going to be a show of military might, as well as a thank you to americas troops, although some in the pentagon are said to be a little concerned that this could become political. The armed forces want to stay away from that, but ultimately, it is up to the president. Right at the centre of events, he will deliver an address from here in front of the iconic lincoln memorial. White house officials are insisting that that speech will not be political, it will be a celebration of service. But of course, that depends if President Trump sticks to the script. Sometimes he doesnt. And it is worth pointing out that some of the best seats here have been reserved for Republican Party supporters and donors. Democrats say they have not been given any tickets. This is not a donald trump rally, and therefore the audience will not be filled full of his supporters necessarily. And how they react if he gets political that will be interesting. And there is another question for organisers, and that is to do with the weather. Thunder and lightning has been forecast. If there is a downpour, that could have a massive effect on the half an hour of fireworks that have been planned. Football, and the netherlands, in only their second time competing in the womens world cup, are through to the final. A slightly lacklustre game came to life in extra time, and they beat sweden 1 0. They are already european champions, but now face the current holders of the world cup, the usa, in sundays final. Colm harrison reports. The netherlands may be european champions, but in playing in a world cup semi final, they were breaking new ground. For sweden, though, it is a fairly well worn path. This is their fourth time in the last four, and they were runner up back in 2003. A goalless first half maybe should have been expected between two sides who like to leave it late to score, and so it came to pass. This goalmouth scramble was the nearest either side came to a goal in the opening 45 minutes. Both teams went closer after the break, though, with Nilla Fischer denied by Sari Van Veenendaal and a post at one end, and vivianne miedema thwarted by hedvig lindahl, and the crossbar, at the other. In truth, though, this was a poor game, and no neutral watching really deserved to sit through another 30 minutes. Yet extra time brought the goal that won it for the dutch, Jackie Groenen the scorer, sending them into sundays final. Sweden fall short once again, but the netherlands still have the chance to add the world title to their european crown. Hundreds of people are believed to have suffered Food Poisoning at a 90th Birthday Celebration for former philippines first lady Imelda Marcos. Guests were rushed to hospital after experiencing vomiting and dizziness. Officials say more than 260 people fell ill, although ms marcos was unaffected. The bbcs tim allman reports. It was quite the turnout. Around 2500 people coming to celebrate Imelda Marcoss big day. The former first lady can be seen talking to her guests, while others were trying to ta ke her guests, while others were trying to take pictures. 0n the menu chicken, boiled eggs, and rice. But it seems this particular birthday meal may not have agreed with everyone. Not long after, and the Casualty Department at a nearby hospital. Hundreds of well wishers suddenly not feeling all that well. Translation we felt dizzy, felt dizzy and vomited. I went to the toilet, then i went back again. All of us, all at the same time. How did the food taste . Very spoiled. An investigation is under way, and the marcos family have apologised. Imeldas daughter said on facebook, the food may have been spoiled, but we remain solid. They have been hydrated, which is the first and most fundamental step. So for as long as they are hydrated, i am confident that they are going to be ok. Confident that they are going to be 0k. Beloved by some, reviled by others, Imelda Marcos remains a controversial figure. Others, Imelda Marcos remains a controversialfigure. Famous others, Imelda Marcos remains a controversial figure. Famous for her love of the highlife, especially her love of the highlife, especially her love of the highlife, especially her love of shoes, was first lady for more than two decades. Despite her fall from power, despite recently being convicted of corruption, she is still a popularfigure being convicted of corruption, she is still a popular figure with many in the philippines. It seems unlikely this unfortunate culinary incident will do much to change that opinion. Lets just give you this. American whiskey companyjim beam is saying a Lightning Strike appears to be the cause of a massive fire at one of its warehouses in kentucky. 45,000 barrels of bourbon have been destroyed. Each of the barrels contained 200 litres of whiskey. Some estimate the value of that is between 90 million and 300 million of bourbon going up in flames. Watch it and weep. Lets just leave you with these pictures from ukraine. If you look closely, you can just about make out this baby albino kangaroo poking his head out of his mothers pouch. He has been unveiled to the public at the kharkiv ecological park. He has been named george, and is just four months old. Georges father is grey and red, but his mum is also an albino. They are extremely rare. Only one in 100,000 kangaroo births result in an albino baby. Thank you for watching. Hello there. For some parts of the uk, the next couple of days will bring blue skies, sunshine and warmth. But in other places, it will look and feel very different. This is how it looked in the far north of scotland on wednesday. 0n the satellite picture, you can see the way in which this cloud has been approaching, pushing in from the north west, and as this cloud makes a bit more progress, we will see some outbreaks of rain. So, as we head through thursday, rain initially across the northern and the Western Isles will increasingly spread across the northern half of mainland scotland. The heaviest rain always across hills in the west. To the east of high ground, the rain very showery, very patchy in nature. More cloud filtering into northern england, Northern Ireland through the day, but the further south you are, were going to see quite a lot of sunshine and some real warmth. 24 degrees for birmingham, 26 degrees in london, so thats the sort of temperature we could well attain at wimbledon during thursday afternoon. Certainly sunny skies overhead, very light winds as well. The day ends on a sunny note across the southern half of the uk. But further north, we have our cloud, we have our outbreaks of patchy rain, sinking a little further southwards, and then a new push of slightly heavier, more persistent rain gets into the far north west of scotland by the end of the night. Quite a mild night, as well lows of 11 15 degrees. So, as we go into friday, High Pressure still trying to hold on across the south. Some fine weather here, but these frontal systems will continue to bring some outbreaks of rain across the north of the uk. Certainly a lot of cloud into Northern Ireland, north west england and scotland, some rain once again pushing down across the northern half of scotland through the day. Ahead of that, in the sunshine, some real warmth 26, maybe 27 degrees. But underneath the cloud, with the outbreaks of rain, it will feel cooler 17 degrees in aberdeen, 18 in belfast. And that is a sign of things to come, because as we move out of friday into the weekend, these frontal systems in the north will make some progress further south, and as this cold front here moves southwards, it will open the door to some cooler air. The winds switching round to north or north westerlies. This band of cloud sinking southwards, maybe getting stuck across southern england and south wales for a time. Could be the odd spot of rain here on saturday. Elsewhere, patchy cloud and sunny spells, but with those north or north westerly winds, not especially brisk for most of us, butjust bringing a slightly cooler feel, so temperatures 13 degrees in aberdeen, maybe 22 in london. And we keep those slightly lower temperatures as we head into sunday. A lot of dry weather, a lot of cloud as well, but some spells of sunshine. This is bbc news. The headlines the United Nations has called for an independent investigation into an airstrike that killed at least 44 people in a Migrant Centre near the libyan capital, tripoli. The top un official there has described it as a possible war crime. The government and rebels both blame each other. Theres been an angry exchange of words between china and britain over the protests in hong kong. The British Foreign secretary has warned of serious consequences for china if the rights of People Living in the territory are infringed. In response, chinese officials accuse the uk of indulging colonial era fantasies. Boeing is giving 100 million to help families affected by the two crashes of the companys 737 max planes in indonesia and ethiopia. The payment, stretching over several years, is independent of lawsuits filed in the wake of the disasters in which 346 people were killed. It is about