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Welcome to the programme. We start in morocco, where Search And Rescue crews are trying to reach people in the areas worst affected by friday nights powerful earthquake. More than 2,000 people are now known to have died. Three days of National Mourning have been declared. This is the small town of asni in the Atlas Mountains about 30 miles 45km south of marrakesh. Very few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6. 8 magnitude quake. Live now to marrakesh, we can speak to our correspondent anna holligan. This is a un World Heritage site and the Culture Agency has offered to help morocco come up with a repair strategy. In marrakesh, 300,000 people, about a quarter of the population, has been affected. I just want to take you closer to give you the full picture. This is the mask and the minaret has crumbled. There are piles of rubble here earlier which have been removed by heavy machinery. Some of the street signs have been vented and twisted. Here, you can see some of the debris has fallen onto the trucks. But if you look around the square, there is a very different picture, tourists returning to the souks and cafes all around this medina. We have been getting more information on the International Assistance that is starting to trickle in now. Spain has sent a team of rescuers. The Czech Republic too, and president macron in france has said he is prepared to help. But the real help is needed beyond the walls of this medina up in the remote Atlas Mountains. In the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, the small town of asni, a Community Crushed and crumbling. Rescuers struggling to access these remote villages close to the epicentre, where hundreds of people are still feared to be trapped under the ruins of their fragile clay homes. � , � the ruins of their fragile clay homes. � , ~. ,. ,. , homes. Translation there are a lot of blocked roads, homes. Translation there are a lot of blocked roads, a homes. Translation there are a lot of blocked roads, a lot homes. Translation there are a lot of blocked roads, a lot of homes. Translation there are a lot of blocked roads, a lot of people of blocked roads, a lot of people cant find their parents and a lot of people are still under the rubble. Everything went down on them the mountains, their homes. White maker in the historic heart of marrakesh, shards of Cultural Heritage lie strewn beneath the crumbled minaret of the Djemaa El Fna mosque. Electric cables and shutters hang precariously over the famous market souks. Adam smith, a british tourist from sheffield, recalls the moment the tremors struck. Gathered our belongings as fast as we could. We heard the entire room shaking, the class and the doors. We grabbed our passports and ran out. All the guests were doing a similarthing. And ran out. All the guests were doing a similar thing. There was plaster coming down from the ceiling. 0nce everyone congregated in the front of the hotel, we just had to wait for the remainder of the night. Had to wait for the remainder of the niuht. ,. ,. , had to wait for the remainder of the niuht. ,. ,. , night. Thousands of people have set u. Night. Thousands of people have set up makeshift night. Thousands of people have set up makeshift camps night. Thousands of people have set up makeshift camps in night. Thousands of people have set up makeshift camps in the night. Thousands of people have set up makeshift camps in the open night. Thousands of people have set up makeshift camps in the open air, j up makeshift camps in the open air, too afraid of aftershocks to go home. Forso too afraid of aftershocks to go home. For so many people, there is simply no home left to return to. But its beyond the walls of this medina weather earthquakes most medina weather ea rthquakes most deadly medina weather earthquakes most deadly damage has been inflicted. The red cross has warned that the next 2a hours are critical for reaching any survivors in time. Pope francis has also used sunday mass at the vatican to express sympathy for the cherished people of morocco. And amid all of this destruction and devastation, there are stories of hope and resilience notjust in the people who are turning out here in marrakesh to help, but also all around the country, people are queueing up to donate blood. We saw the Moroccan National Football Team all setting the example, donating blood. But the realfear the example, donating blood. But the real fear is for the people in those remote communities. You saw asni at the top. The landslide has prevented rescue teams from getting there. Thats where the focus of the Search And Rescue efforts will continue in the hope that they can reach the survivors who are still trapped underneath the rubble. Anna holligan in marrakesh, thank you. Lets stick with marrakesh, around 72 kilometres or 45 miles from the epicentre. This was the moment the quake struck there, prompting people to sprint for the streets. The city has reported a lower death toll than other areas, but considerable damage to buildings. Thousands of moroccans spent a second Night Sleeping outside on the streets, fearing aftershocks. Some have been describing their fears and sense of loss translation | returned to my house and noticed many cracks in the walls. I cannot sleep there. Im asking the authorities to help me and bring in an expert to assess whether its possible for me to return to the house or not. Look where all these people are sleeping. Theres no help for us. 0ur houses have been cracked, others destroyed, like my daughters house, which has collapsed. We are in a chaotic state. Its painful to enter the ancient city and witness the collapsed homes and see people in great suffering. Its a painful experience when this happens to your brother or sisterj its really painful. Lets talk to david wightwick, whos with the Organisation Uk med. Its deploying a Specialist Team of aid workers to morocco. When did you make the decision to go . When did you make the decision to io . ,. ,. ,. , go . Yesterday morning, and then it was a matter go . Yesterday morning, and then it was a matter of go . Yesterday morning, and then it was a matter of getting go . Yesterday morning, and then it was a matter of getting people go . Yesterday morning, and then it was a matter of getting people and | was a matter of getting people and the right flights together and making sure we had the most appropriate team for the circumstances. I appropriate team for the circumstances. ,. ,. , circumstances. I understand that you are due to arrive circumstances. I understand that you are due to arrive around circumstances. I understand that you are due to arrive around six circumstances. I understand that you are due to arrive around six oclock. Are due to arrive around six oclock in the morning on monday. What is the plan when your team land . We have the plan when your team land . Have actually got one person arriving this afternoon and then another three tomorrow morning. The focus will be on Search And Rescue. But rapidly, that is going to move to provision of services for those who are injured or in need or displaced. We bring medical care in one way or another. Your package earlier mentioned the need in the mountains, and that will be one of the Priority Areas for our team, to get to those areas and see how we can bring health care, whether that is mobile, by vehicles or helicopters or something else, or whether we need to put in place a big field hospital. We have a couple of Field Hospitals we can deploy. We have deployed one in the turkey earthquake earlier this year. So it is seeing what the situation is, but more to the point, how we can work best with the local Ministry Of Health and local communities. I was iioin health and local communities. I was ioiin to health and local communities. I was going to ask health and local communities. I was going to ask about health and local communities. I was going to ask about that. Health and local communities. I was going to ask about that. You health and local communities. I was going to ask about that. You cant just turn up in another country and start doing your own thing. How do you work with local officials, but also other Aid Organisations on the ground . Also other Aid Organisations on the iround . ,. ,. ,. , ground . There is a United Nations coordination ground . There is a United Nations Coordination Body ground . There is a United Nations Coordination Body which ground . There is a United Nations Coordination Body which brings Coordination Body which brings together all of the international actors. We work with them. We also work with the British Government and the embassy in the country. There is a process of negotiation with the local Ministry Of Health and hospitals on the ground and local communities. Bringing in external actors to provide medical care obviously needs to be done with care. And it is a negotiation and it is working alongside local providers to make sure we can bring what the Population Want and need. Goad to make sure we can bring what the Population Want and need. Population want and need. Good to hear from from Population Want and need. Good to hear from you. David Population Want and need. Good to hear from you. David wightwick Population Want and need. Good to l hear from you. David wightwick from ukmed, hear from you. David wightwick from uk med, whose team are landing imminently in morocco. All the best. Manchester united Winger Antony has agreed to delay his return to the club to address allegations of assault made against him. The 23 year old was due back to training on monday after being dropped from brazils squad for their World Cup Qualifiers against bolivia and peru. But united say it has been agreed with the player that he will delay his return until further notice in order to address the matter. Antony denies all the allegations. In a statement, the club said Manchester United acknowledges the allegations made against antony. Players who have not participated in International Matches are due back in training on monday. However, it has been agreed with antony that he will delay his return until further notice in order to address the allegations. As a club, we condemn acts of violence and abuse. We recognise the importance of safeguarding all those involved in this situation, and acknowledge the impact these allegations have on survivors of abuse. The uk Prime Minister rishi sunak has warned the chinese premier of his significant concerns about beijings interference in democracy. It follows the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying. Mr sunak met li qiang at the g20 summit in delhi hours after news of two arrests in the uk under the Official Secrets Act emerged. Mr sunak has been speaking in the past couple of hours. Well, i obviously cant comment on the specifics of an ongoing investigation, but with regard to my meeting with premier li, what i said very specifically is that i raised a range of different concerns that we have and areas of disagreement and, in particular, my very strong concerns about any interference in our parliamentary democracy, which is obviously unacceptable. Lets turn to delhi, where india has formally handed over the g20 presidency to brazil at the Closing Ceremony of the groups annual summit. Prime minister Narendra Modi completed the transition by passing the ceremonial gavel of the presidency to the brazils Luiz Inacio Lula da silva. Earlier the leaders gathered for a ceremony at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, indias independence leader. On saturday, the group issued a joint declaration on The War In Ukraine, but the statement made no mention of russian aggression. My colleague Christian Fraser is in delhi at the summit and sent us this update a short while ago. Yes, the Leadersjetting Out Of New Delhi this hour, at the end of two days of the g20 summit. And i would think immense satisfaction on the part of the indians that they got the communique across the line, because when the leaders arrived here 48 hours ago, there was a giant gap in that text specifically in relation to ukraine. There were 200 sherpa meetings to find the right language that would find consensus in the room. But today, as the gavel was passed to brazil, that communique adopted in full. Earlier in the day, though, a lot of it was about the ceremony. The leaders were out and about in new delhi. First, lets focus on rishi sunak, who went to a hindu temple proud hindu himself, of course with his wife, akshata murty. This was the akshardham temple, in new delhi. He prayed there, they were shown around the temple. And then he made his way to raj ghat, which is the memorial for Mahatma Gandhi who, of course, was assassinated in 1948, just after india had secured its independence from the british empire. This is the spot where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated all those years ago. And all 20 leaders joining in the rain, monsoon weather here in india today, in the rain to present their memorial, their wreaths to Mahatma Gandhi. Interesting because, of course, he was a man who was very much focused on self reliance. He made his own clothes, he didnt want to pay taxes to the british empire, Mahatma Gandhi, and theres a little bit of that in Narendra Modi. He talks about india becoming self reliant itself, and there is a theme there, in the way he approaches the Indian Economy at the moment. But for him personally, mr modi, in the run up to an election next year and a third term, i would think hell be very pleased with what hes got out of the weekend. But lets talk specifically about the ukraine passage, because thats where most of the focus has been. And particularly how its been watered down when you compare it to the document they agreed in bali a year ago. So gone is deplores in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation against ukraine. And inserted in its place, we reiterated our National Positions all states must refrain from the threat of the use of force to seek territorial acquisition. Sergei lavrov has been giving a press conferencejust an hour ago at a hotel here in new delhi, clearly well satisfied with the language that they secured. But he spoke specifically about the black sea initiative, the supply of grain which theyve cut off, theyve walked away from that deal and theyve renewed their bombardment of the ukrainian ports, which was widely condemned here. Mr lavrov said it is possible to revive the black sea initiative, as long as the west removes obstacles to the export of russian grain and fertiliser. Heres the response from the british Prime Minister, rishi sunak. The 620 is obviously a large collection of countries that dont all necessarily share the same values and the same perspective, but it is important that the 620 has come together and issued very strong condemnation for the impact of The War In Ukraine on food prices and energy security. Thats something that i was keen to highlight. Im glad that that is there in the statement, in black and white. And theres very Strong Language highlighting the suffering that the war is doing and the impact its having on food prices, and the need for russia to rejoin the black Sea Grain Initiative and to halt attacks on civilian infrastructure in ukraine. Thats something that i wanted to make sure we did here, thats something that has happened, and thats something that everyone has sat up and taken notice of. Uk Prime Minister rishi sunak there, speaking at the g20 in delhi. President joe biden has hailed a greater era of cooperation with vietnam as he arrived on a visit that aims to bring the two countries closer than theyve ever been and counter the rising influence of china in southeast asia. Hanoi and washington are expected to sign a new partnership agreement, less than 50 years after the end of a conflict that left millions of vietnamese and 58,000 us Service People dead. Well, lets get the latest on that war in ukraine, where there are little more than 30 days of fighting left before the weather will hinder kyiv� s counter offensive. Thats according to americas top ranking us Military Officer. Speaking to the bbc, general mark milley said colder conditions would make it much harder for ukraine to manoeuvre. It comes as kyiv was attacked by russian drones early on sunday, with debris falling in several districts. But ukrainian Officials Say no casualties have been reported. At least ten explosions were heard in the capital as Air Raid Sirens sounded. A short while ago we spoke to paul adams who is in kyiv for us. Hes been speaking to ukrainian officials about the g20 summit declaration. It has been praised by russia and the us. Heres what he had to say. The response from the spokesman at the Foreign Ministry yesterday was that there was nothing for the g20 to be proud about. In fact, he reprinted the words of the g20 on The War In Ukraine as if he was a teacher correcting a pupils homework, scoring out the references to The War In Ukraine and replacing them with the phrase The War Against Ukraine and including the word aggression because last year, last november when the g20 addressed this subject, they included a reference to russian aggression. That was conspicuously absent in the communique released in delhi yesterday. So as far as ukraine are concerned, it represents a step back from the kind of comments the g20 was making last year. I dont think there was any great sense of surprise. I think there was always an expectation that india would try and find some middle ground between the western nations that are very keen on strong expressions of condemnation for russia, and other members of the g20 who are a little less comfortable with that. Its worth pointing out, and this is something that carl bildt, the former swedish Prime Minister, mentioned yesterday, that it does refer to the inadmissibility of countries altering International Boundaries through the use of force and the importance of sovereignty. So its a mixed package as far as ukraine is concerned, but certainly not as strong as they would have liked. Now its time for a look at todays sport with hugh ferris. Hello from the bbc sport centre. The defending champions will enter the fray at the Rugby World Cup today. But before south africa, the opening Match Of The Day at the tournament in france has provided a win forjapan. They actually went behind to chile in pool d. But the deficit didnt last long. Japan eventually winning a2 i2. Later, its wales v fiji in pool c. But between the two, scotland take on south africa in marseille. And thats an intriguing game, partly because only two of scotland south africa and ireland can make it out of pool b and into the quarter finals. The boks have won the last 7 meetings. But scotand have one of the most dangerous attacks in the world at the moment. As they showed with convincing wins over england and wales in the six nations earlier this year. Its the biggest opportunity you will get, a World Cup Game Playing The world champions. We believe we have been building to our best performance, and i know that is a continualjourney. This is where it all counts for our players to deliver what they have been delivering in training and in other games we have played this year. We have every belief that they will be able to do that. Its obviously going to be a massive challenge, its obviously going to be a massive challenge, something we are excited for. Challenge, something we are excited for~ on challenge, something we are excited for~ on the challenge, something we are excited for. On the winner, it is something we as for. On the winner, it is something we as a for. On the winner, it is something we as a team for. On the winner, it is something we as a team has been embracing the weathen we as a team has been embracing the weather. We prefer the heat to the weather. We prefer the heat to the rain. The weather. We prefer the heat to the rain. So the weather. We prefer the heat to the rain, so a lot of the guys have been the rain, so a lot of the guys have been happy the rain, so a lot of the guys have been happy with the heat and we have adapted been happy with the heat and we have adapted well. After coco gauff won her first ever grand slam, the mens singles final at the us open could deliver Novak Djokovic his 24th. That would equal the sports record. But hell have to beat Danil Medvedev to do it. Something he couldnt in the final two years ago. But djokovic admits hes now at the stage of his career that every moment like this is worth cherishing. The fact is that at 36, every grand slam final, yeah, i dont know, could be the last one. So i think i probably value these occasions and opportunities to win another slam more than i have maybe ten years ago, because ten years ago, i thought, 0k, ago, because ten years ago, i thought, ok, i ago, because ten years ago, i thought, 0k, istill ago, because ten years ago, i thought, ok, i still have quite a few years ahead of me. I dont know how many i have ahead of me now. Manchester united Winger Antony has been allowed time off by his club to answer allegations made against him of domestic abuse. The brazilian was due to return to training on monday having been dropped from his National Squad after claims made by his former girlfriend, which are being investigated by police and which he denies. But united say hell have a leave of absence until further notice. Given antony has not been charged or arrested, his club dont consider this a suspension and he remains on full pay. Its the first sunday of the new nfl season and an opportunity for the rest of the league to get ahead of the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs after they lost to the Detroit Lions in the leagues opening game on thursday. One of those teams are the cincinnati bengals, who have just made their quarterback joe burrow the highest paid player in nfl history. They start against Division Rivals the cleveland browns, while, speaking of quarterbacks, all three selected in the first round of the 2023 draft are in action in the early window as well. And in the late games, last years beaten Super Bowl Team the Philadelphia Eagles start against the new england patriots, who will be honouring tom brady with a half time ceremony. Green bay play their first game without Aaron Rodgers on the roster since 2005 against nfc north rivals chicago. And theres another divisional rivalry in the primetime Game On Sunday Night as the Dallas Cowboys face the new york giants. And thats all the sport for now. Head to the bbc sport website for more. Here in the uk, a Terror Suspect who was on the run for more than three days, sparking a major manhunt, has been returned to custody and charged with the offence of escaping. 21 year old daniel khalife, a former soldier, escaped prison in south london on wednesday. He was caught on saturday while riding a bike along a Canal Tow Path in west london. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on monday. Meanwhile, thejustice secretary, alex chalk, has confirmed that approximately a0 prisoners have been moved from Wandsworth Prison following daniel khalifes escape. He told the bbc� s sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that the initial findings of a report into the escape have shown that the necessary Security Arrangements were in place at the jail. Its clear that the relevant Security Protocols were in place. The relevant Security Staff were in place. So there were enough staff and they did follow all the rules, including on Vehicle Searches . Now, this is the point. So the real question is, were the relevant protocols followed to the extent that they should be . Prince harry has opened the Invictus Games in the german city of dusseldorf, where 550 injured Military Personnel from 21 nations will compete. Today, competitors are taking part in athletics, Wheelchair Rugby and powerlifting events. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the duke of sussex said more and more nations were taking part more and more people havejoined the invictus community. We have colombia, israel and nigeria joining us this year, which is fantastic. But every year, we end up going to a different country. And with that, we take the invictus message, the invictus community, the core values and the principles of which we, as Service People, learnt and try to continue for as much as we can, and encourage people from All Around The World to join this invictus community, but also, to be inspired by these people. It is one of the most coveted prizes in cinema. This years Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival has gone to the british made poor things, about a woman whos brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist. Its the latest quirky black comedy from the greek director yorgos lanthimos. He said everyone was disappointed that its star and producer, emma stone, couldnt be in venice because of the actors strike. A reminder of our top story. The death toll in morocco has climbed to more than 2000 following friday nights earthquake. Some of the worst affected areas were around the city of marrakesh and have yet to be reached because of landslides which have blocked roads. Some of those areas are now being opened up by the army. There had been a warning that aftershocks may continue for days or weeks, prompting many people sleep outside of the fears of building collapses. Much more on that on the bbc news website and the bbc news app. Bye bye for now. The storm clouds are now building and we are expecting the showers and thunderstorms to be more frequent for the rest of the day. It has now beenin for the rest of the day. It has now been in the seventh consecutive day when temperatures have reached 30 degrees or more. They may challenge the 33. 2 we saw yesterday, making it the 33. 2 we saw yesterday, making it the warmest or hottest day of the year so far. But if it is too much for you, as it is for me, it will become fresher through the week ahead. Why . This weatherfront is going to meander southwards. Behind that weatherfront, we have a change in Wind Direction and a change in air mass, so a cooler and fresher source of our air. But at the moment, it is still humid out there. This is the cloud that has been bubbling up, intense thunderstorms developing across the north west of england. They will develop more widely across england and wales, probably in two parts of Northern Ireland in southern and eastern scotland. This will be the game changer, the weatherfront behind which we have that fresher air. But for the rest of today, it is still stifling out there. There is still stifling out there. There is sunshine across central and eastern areas, but even here, there will be Thundery Downpours which could lead to sudden flooding, as we will see potentially england and wales. Not for all. Will see potentially england and wales. Not forall. Some will see potentially england and wales. Not for all. Some places will keep bright weather in the sunshine and high humidity. Temperatures are not as high as yesterday, because we have more clout. It is just in central and eastern areas where we are seeing temperatures above 30 degrees again. 0vernight, the storms continue. Starting to clear away from Northern Ireland and southern and eastern scotland, but we will see some sea fog, and our weatherfront starts to advance in the north. Slightly fresher behind, but for most of us, yet again, and uncomfortably muggy night for sleeping. Into monday, that weatherfront looks to fizzle out somewhat, but it is introducing more cloud as it trundles southwards. Again, Centraland Cloud as it trundles southwards. Again, central and eastern areas might see a good deal of dry and bright weather. Still very warm and humid, but not as high temperatures as recent days. Certainly fresher behind our weatherfront to the north, which made pep up again as we go through tomorrow evening and overnight. It is not a wash out, but it is turning cooler and fresher and more unsettled for most. The warnings are online. This is bbc news, the headlines the army clears a main road leading to the area worst affected by moroccos deadly earthquake allowing vital assistance to reach people. A landslide had blocked the way to the town of asni in the Atlas Mountains. The death toll currently stands at more than than two thousand. Uks Prime Minister rishi sunak tells chinas premier that he has significant concerns about beijings interference in british democracy. It follows the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying amid growing concern about chinese espionage. A top ranking us Military Officer has told the bbc that ukraines army has no more than forty five days of fighting left before autumn rains hamper its offensive. General mark milley said the ukrainian attack was going more slowly than hoped, but was progressing at a steady pace

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